Birkbeck, Morris, 1764-1825 , 1817-08-23

Letter: Princeton, Ind., to William Rotch, Jr., 1759-1850

ALS. To a fellow Quaker, Birkbeck explains his views of an apparent misunderstanding: "I did not, I think feel the least disposition to impute neglect to the family on this side of the Atlantic . . . My intention was to state what I conceived would be the result of a certain line of proceeding . . . I am quite convinced by your letter that your views are correct." Goes on to discuss settlement in "this Western Region. A cultivated farm might probably be secured in . . . Ohio, but hardly in this more remote country. I am about to settle with my family in the Illinois Territory." Birkbeck, a Quaker, founded an English Quaker settlement in Illinois in 1817-1818.