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DAVID THAYER, M. D.,
94 Boylston Street,

Boston, 187

and they carried their opposition
so far as to forbid the forma-
tion of anti-slavery societies in the
institution--In the Seminary we
attempted to organize an Anti-
slavery society. Poor Mr. Johnson--
who was a lame man (lame
men & sick men are apt to be cowards)
was a tool in the hands of the
Faculty of the Seminary. He forbade
our organization. We, some of
us, joined the Anti-slavery Society
in the village. This to was for-
bidden. We then discussed the
subject in our little society.
(Philomathem I think it was called)
This to was interdicted. We
called a meeting in the hall of
the Academy, to consider what
was best to do. We were driven
out. & then we adjourned to the forest

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