p.

Charles F. Coffin, from Main, David Hunt Ioa
Deborah H Thomas Baltimore
Hannah Arnot Ohio
Sarah M Hiat lately from Minneapolis Min
Sarah Ann Linton Ohio
Elizabeth Page N England
Francess Jenkins Ohio
Cornelius Duplass Ohio
Aron L [Bennidic?] Ohio
Enos G Pray

I think many of them were very much
favored to speek to our several conditions,
indeed some days there was but little
business done, as so many had a word
of exhortation or encouragement.

On seventh day afternoon the men and
women met together to hear read the
doings of the representative meeting the
accounts given of what had been done
for the freed men was very long and very
interesting, this and the labors of the
committe in visiting the President

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and others in authority in Washington
memoralizing congress in behalf of our
friends that have been drafted and that
are liable to be, have rendered their labors
for the past year very laborious, we under-
stood that one friend paid $1000. in tra-
veling expenses, the sitting lasted until
it became so dark that they were unable
to see to read and the remainder was left
until another time.

The first day school conference met on 6 day
it was largely attended, it was exceedingly
interesting to hear the reports from many
of the Q Meetings. There seems to be a growing
interest in the cause, which I was glad
to see although we are doing so little in
our own neighborhood, not being able to get
through with the business it adjourned
until the next eve a [report?] of which I
suppose we shall have in due time.

The public meetings on first day
were much crowded particularly in the