“ January 16. 1843— Esqre.— Dr. Sir— I now sit down to inform you of our safe arrival home on Tuesday last, after a cold and troublesome journey of four days. We found our families well and cheerful. The news of our arrival was soon generally known, and when it was understood that justice had once more triumphed over oppression, and the innocent been rescued from the power of Mobocracy, gladness filled the hearts of the Citizens of , and gratitude to those who had so nobly and manfully defended the cause of justice and innocence was universally manifest, and of course I rejoiced with them and felt like a free man at home. Yesterday a letter was received by Esqre. from which was handed to me this morning[.] From that letter it appears that was at a few days after we left there, and that he is determined if possible to keep up the persecution against me[.] I herewith transmit a copy of his letter and shall rely upon your Council, in the event of any further attempt to oppress me, and deprive me of liberty; but I am in hopes that will not gratify the spirit of oppression and mobocracy so glaringly manifest in the conduct of .” The following is a copy of his letter