Letter from John Early (Washington, D.C.) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - May 25, 1860

This letter contains harmful and/or objectionable language and perspectives.A letter from John Early to Robert Paine discussing his introduction to the Japanese delegation visiting Washington a part of the exchange and ratification of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce signed in 1858, sharing his observations of and opinions the delegates, expressing concern for Bishop Pierce's health, listing several preachers who have agreed to oversee the building of a new church, asking if Paine would begin searching for volunteers to travel to Japan, and mentioning issues with preachers in Buffalo and Baltimore.