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will be engaged, as well as lots of others who will allow the circus. The committee are desirous that a number of you will attend on the 23d as they expect to have a large concourse of persons assembled in a beautiful grove about 1/2 mile south of Monrovia. Charles Locks told me last evening that the members of their church were a unit in regard to deeding a portion of their church lot for school purposes. If it will not be too much trouble, please bring up 1/2 dozen of the First Readers, for which I will pay thee and be much obliged. With my kindest regards for thy future welfare, I remain thy most sincere humble servant - [[signature]] James Russell [[/signature]]