Letter from Ilus Fabyan Carter, 15 March 1854
Portland
Brother Wilford
Your favor of Jany. 1st
containing Draft on M. J. N. B. was recd
to day. Came through expiditiously for the season
of the year. I do not hear a word from Huner
or any of his friends, not one cent of the money
you sent last year by him has been forwarded
I think that under the circumstance you was
very successful indeed in securing that
and in my opinion it was the best and only
course to take with him to save it, to drive
him right into it, after the principle is paid
should he not pay the interest? I had no
confidence in his former statements to you
and I suppose he would liked to have put you
off until he could have got away. I really
desire to feel thankful that it is in so good
a shape. As you remark about business, we
hardly know what a day may bring forth. I
feel that it is very true matters are very fluc
tuating here. I am still in Portland and as
much unsettled as I have ever been, which
is indeed unpleasant. I am hoping that there
will be some change for the better, in old
affairs still drag along, but I hope we shall dispose
