JOITNSON'S FAREWELL LETTER TO HIS


FAMILY,
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Bride,ceN Prison, Sat. March 90, 1924.
Once more before | leave this earthly Prison,
\ write 10 you; perhaps you vii not get it while


l am in this world But my dear, thank God


that am quite easy and resigned to death, for


have great hopes in the pardon aud forgiveness
Iof Sod trusting in the mercies of Jesus Chris,


our Saviour, who is able to forgive all our SINS
NJ, dear, have done all in my power with pray
Icr and tears of repentance, and am in \ state Of
mind, that hope will make happy change
The clergy attend me regular every day. nm
preparing myself to take my sacrament on Wed
Inesday: you know what solemn thing ii is. Mr.
Onderdonk attends me- so hope with Gods help
all will be for my good; but still am troubled


for You and the children, but if you will commit
Iall your affairs to God, pray for his mercy and


blessing, you will find that all will work together
for the good for you.


Don't despair, God says he will help the widow
and fatherl, IS. Mr. Onderdonk has wrote to Mr.
Brown for you, and the Rev. Mr., ogllby has wort
to the Rev. Mr.. johnson in Newburg for to see
to you and the children, SO and see them the,
will help you to bear your trouble, My dear, fol-


Gods sake pray for patience, don't grieye for me


tor am so we'll supported by the grace of God


that hope Twill die happy happy death; trust
ling my self TO Jesus, who died for us all.


4 My dear, don't let the reports of the newspa
'lPers trouble you, they say every thing about u
d all, but God knows all things, leave all to God
MY dear, got your letter. am content that yo'
n are at home with my dear chdren.-God bles
I you all My dear, when you are able to go, MI
. rhorp will give you my bed clothes and books


land you must see Mr.. Onderdonk, and the Rev
:, Mr.; fetus, in the Bowery, wants you to csll NJ
n on him, he wants to see you; and MIR, Ogilby. TIL


e minister that attends me, wrote to Mr. Johnso
~ about you he wants to see you at his house, M
5ll Greenwich street, he says it will help yo
3 and the children. So my dear, you will find tn.
God will turn up friends to you, therefore be COZ
l. tent, trust to God and all will be for YOUR goo


9 My dear, since got my sentence of death al
, greatly changed II now plainly see that did M
live Cody life. You may thank Cod that yc
., have your health, and hope in God that my CHI
n dren will live in the fear of God and be comic
" to their mother. / know that have ruined Al
distressed you my dear wife and children, but


hope you will forgive me, and hope God VI
y forgive me also. My dear you have hard wor
s. 20 come through but you wont starve with hu
lglger, little will do you, short time will end
,dl}our cares of this troublesome world. May Il
;s Lord take you and my little flock under his car


.lunto. .-uch times as we will all meet in bett
',IIworlo. My dear, can write no more, my hal
" begins 20 tremtlc we must pa. 70. lime,