Newport Chartists Vol.24, p.9

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___________(A) Document No. 874


Stapleton, Decr 14 th [18]73

My Dear Mr Thomas.

Since the fall which I
had a few weeks ago, my mind as
well as my body has suffered
much. I wrote to you a few days
ago, put a stamp on the letter, set
in on side and in turning over
some papers, there I found the
letter intended for you.

I will inform you some
time the reasons which
induced me to withdraw my money
from the building society. I told
you some time ago
[words excised]

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[words excised] I shall,
between you and me apply a
part of the money withdrawn
from the bank to a similar
purpose.

I shall never recover from the effects arising from that
terrible fall: Good heavens what
a crash, I became in a moment
helpless had no power of resist -
-ance and fell as if as a house
had fallen on me. Well it is I
suppose a warning to think no
more of temporal things and
and employ my mind on those of /a/
another, and I believe of a better

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world. Have you heard from

America yet? I suppose that
by this time, they have arrived
in that land of Washington.
If Washington, Jefferies and the
really great men that established
liberty in America could see its
present state, they would mourn
over the moral state of their
beloved country. Vice of every
description reigns paramount,
and were I to say the same of our
own country I should not be
far from the truth. Very Kind
love to my old friend Mr Thomas
and love, Kind love to the young
ladies. Dear Sir

truly yours

John Frost

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39-17 March Committe, 1939

D.4.874 Donor: Mr. A. A. Newman

Stapleton Decr 5th 1871

My Dear Sir,

I congratulate you
warmly and sincerely on your late
victory, had I been in health I would
have been in Newport to assist in
the struggle.

I read your speech with much
pleasure, it was a very able one, you
selected your topics well. The agents
of the land owners on the Council, do
what they please, it is full time an
alteration for the better took place.
Before your election I
wrote to the Mayor, Mr Homfray

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requesting to be examined before
anything were done as to the
crossing on Thomas Street and I
asked him to read the letter to the
Council, I wrote to Mr Townsend
informing him what I had done
and I desired him to bring the
matter before the Council, if Mr
Homfray held back the letter, Mr
Townsend did not comply with
my request, for which I think
he deserves censure. Now as the
letter was not intended for the
Mayor, only, but sent to him
as the leading man, I have reason
to complain of the conduct of
Mr Homfray, I athorise you
to require that he read the

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letter to the Council, or hand it
over to you. I am of the opinion
that before anything be done
in regard to the crossing on Thomas
Street that my evidence should be
taken , for no one Knows so much
about the public property

I intend to address the
rate payers of Newport in a
series of letters in the Star of Gwent
I fancy I shall be able to show
them where their true interest
lies. Regards
Truly Yours

John Frost
Questions of vast importance
will be brought before the next

Parliament