p.

morning, Charles [J?] Coffin an elderly friend
occupied the first part of the meeting,
he addressed the young men and boys
very feelings, principally in regard to
obedience to their parents, and obedience
to magistrates, enlarging on the subject
which seemd very suitable to the present
state of feeling of many of us in regard to
our country at the present time.
The President and those in authority
were often remembered in the many
petitions to the Throne of Grace that they
might be endowed with wisdom and
a spirit of discernment to rightly direct
the affairs of the nation now in this [trying?]
hour, also were many prayers raised
for the poor soldiers on the tented [field?]
and in the hospitals, and for the poor
afflicted mourning ones at home that
they might be comforted.

Elizabeth Comstock gave us many inter-
esting particulars of her visits to the freed
mens camps, and the soldiers hospitals,
which was particularly interesting to me
as she was one of my old school fellows
while in England her maiden name was
Rouse I think she has been twice married
She seems to be doing much good in
many ways. Those will please escuse
this very imperfect sketch, but in the ab
sense of a better one it may give thee a [fairer?]
idea of what took place. Sister Eliza [Staples?]
is now with us, we met her in NY she will
probably stay a part of the summer with
us.
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