good and to assist them in every way at our command.

My impressions respecting Palestine as a land to
sustain life are very good, and though but little
can be said of the signs of the fruitfulness of the land
returning, yet there are sufficient demonstrations
that if God had a people there whom he felt to
especially bless the land would be a good land much
to be desired. There is a good deal of vacant
land in various parts of Gallelee and alto
also on the Jordan and on the other side in the
country that Reuben, Gad & the half tribe of Manassa
inherited. [Deuteronomy 29:8] This land may be obtained by ferman
from the Sultan, and much easier if it can
be had through the natives as we will be able
to do, as the Turks are more or less afraid of
foreignors.

There is no price on land in Turkey. It is
cheifly disposed off in Turkey as gifts and in order
to obtain these land gifts, backshish, or money
gifts are nessesary. The heaviest expences are
here, hence we have no certainty how much it may
cost. It will, however, not depend on the quantity of the
Land only to advance the backshish.

I have no idea that we can do much less
than 30,000 dollars and it may take much
more. And then it will take something to cover ex
pences pending the transaction which generally takes

good and to assist them in every way at our command.

My impressions respecting Palestine as a land to sustain life are very good, and though but little can be said of the signs of the fruitfulness of the land returning, yet there are sufficient demonstrations that if God had a people there whom he felt to especially bless the land would be a good land much to be desired. There is a good deal of vacant land in various parts of Gallelee and also on the Jordan and on the other side in the country that Reuben, Gad & the half tribe of Manassa inherited. This land may be obtained by ferman from the Sultan, and much easier if it can be had through the natives as we will be able to do, as the Turks are more or less afraid of foreignors.

There is no price on land in Turkey. It is cheifly disposed off in Turkey as gifts and in order to obtain these land gifts, backshish, or money gifts are nessssary. The heaviest expences are here, hence we have no certainty how much it may cost. It will, however, not depend on the quantity of the Land only to advance the backshish.

I have no idea that we can do much less than 30,000 dollars and it may take much more. And then it will take something to cover ex pences pending the transaction which generally takes