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shown their committee by Mr. Packard. Also
their Depositary C. Godfrey wants you to send
samples of all your childrens books — ie S.S books
to him — thinks he can do something with them.
Will try to interest their committee in making
business connections with us. Let choice samples
come. Now is the time to hook on to these
publication societies. They want new works to
make a noise with, but have not means to get
up things of their own. Please them if you
can. They all evidently see that we are in
the drift of the times — & competent to produce
what they must have. Their active men in
the depositories see this more quickly than
their committees. They also sympathize with us
more intimately — & assure me that they can
sell from their counties what some in their
committees, would not allow to be published
& so desire to take the above steps in getting
samples &c that ^hoping it^ may lead to ^permanent^ business connections.

Mrs. Hamilton you have strong hold of, & she is
a host — said to be the most accomplished bookseller in Phil^a. J. W. Bradley will pay the $26 for [illegible], but
his bookkeeper was out, & could not [illegible] to the [illegible].
Let the 50 Memos come at once—as I hope if Bro. Luther gets hold
of this city canvass he will want several hundreds. All
the others will do something with it from their shelves—Bro.
Bruick is to do the same (ie canvass) in N. Y.— Have been
striving up the Young Mens Christn Assoc. here.

Yours truly J. W. Alvord