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Natchez, 29 May 1856 Dr. Bro. Norton      Your fav. of 19. is at hand. I do not wonder that hostility and persecution, ( of you will permit to say, of an unchristian character,) should produce the natural result, of hostility, if not hatred on the other hand -- but we must hope for better things in time to come, and we must all labor to bring about, with the air of true masonry[?], a better state of feeling. We have set the ball in motion and it must go on. You will see by my June No., that the "Ashlar" has come to the rescue, in an excellent article in the "Universality of Masonry."
     I wish to publish what you say about Br. Fardell (or Fandell? which,) but was afraid I might compromise him with Br. Oliver -- and have held up for your permission.
     Please receive my congratulations in your safe return. I have attended to your request about missing numbers --
Yours truly[?] & fraternally Wm P. Mellen Jacob Norton Esq Boston Mass
Natchez, 29 May 1856
Dr. Bro. Norton
<p-bgn>Your fav. of 19<sup>.</sup> is at hand. I do
not wonder that hostility and persecution, ( <del>of</del> you will
permit to say, of an <und>unchristian</und> character,) should produce
the natural result, of hostility, if not hatred
on the other hand -- but we must hope for better
things in time to come, and <und>we</und> must all labor
to bring about, with the air of <unclear>true masonry</unclear>, a better
state of feeling. We have set the ball in
motion and it must go on. You will see by
my June No., that the "Ashlar" has come to the
rescue, in an excellent article in the "Universality
of Masonry."<p-end>
<p-bgn>I wish to publish what you say about Br. Fardell
(or Fandell? which,) but was afraid I might compromise
him with Br. Oliver -- and have held up for
your permission.<p-end>
<p-bgn>Please receive my congratulations in your safe
return. I have attended to your request about
missing numbers --<p-end>
<unclear>Yours truly</unclear> & fraternally
W<sup>m</sup> P. Mellen

Jacob Norton Esq
Boston
Mass