I remain, sir,
Your obedient servant,
H. Gawler.
_From a Printer_.
Bangor, ME., Jan. 1, 1845.
_Mr. George Ripley_,
Dear Sir: While on a visit to Brook Farm Association last August, it
was intimated to me that it was probable, on the completion of the
arrangements then in progress for the accommodation of an additional
number of members, that a printing press might be introduced, a weekly
paper published and something done at the printing business generally;
further, that though there were two or three practical printers in the
Association, yet others in all likelihood would also be required; in
which case, a selection from the number of candidates would be made.
Should it be the intention to adopt the plan, which was then in doubt,
I beg most respectfully to present myself as a candidate for the
acceptance of the Association.
I am at present situated as foreman of a daily paper in Bangor, and
previous to this time, have had a somewhat varied experience in other
branches of the business. Though now rather favorably located, in the
ordinary acceptation of the term, yet I would prefer a thousand times
mingling even in the struggles of an infant Association, founded upon
what I deem to be substantial principles, than the most desirable
possession in an overgrown and distorted civilization.
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