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der Ideen, wodurch die Mourschheit Alles ist, was sie ist. Nie entsteht etwas absolut Neues sondern das Neue ist immer nur eine Modification oder weiterbilding der Akten. " Das Vorgeben der rationalistischen Denkweife. ( die sogenannte Freidenkind) wonach die menschliche Vernunft, rein aus sich heraus, Neues produzeren soll, was eben der ungeheure Grund- (illegible) der letzten Jahrhunderte, welche darum auch nur eine (Kriterihe ?) negative Philospshie hevoorbrachten, der jetzt die positive entgegentreten soll ! "

Fur dich positive positive Philosophie erorheint die Menscheit in einem coninuirlichen (illegible) Fortribreiten begriffen. Die Menschen "

[National Woman Suffrage Association. letterhead] Rochester Jan. 6. 187 [strike through 2.]3 My Dear Friend Madam Anneke Many, Many thanks for your [widows ?] mite - May it bring its promised blessing to our good cause - in all there are now $160.00 - Chicago gives the $100 - Gerritt Smith the $30 - and the rest cme in $5's and less - it promise to be a long and I fear expensive job - but there is no telling how the [underline] layers may [end underline] cut or lengthen it - - No - I had not heard of the death of your husband - these break of the nearest & dearest - earths this are

always cruel & hard to hear - still we all must pass through the trial - Poor, dear Lillie Peckham - I never think of you & Milwaukee - but her beautiful spirit flashes at before me too - Mr. Paerflinger added his $5- so $10- came - thanks to him - please - & I will not write another - - My time is full - Washington [underline] stares [ end underline] me in fear for the 16th - hearing before Judge Hall the 10th & between times, working hard to get [underline] my argument [end underline] [?] our [underline] Women's Votes not illegal [end underline] perfected & strong as possible - When I go West again - I shall try hard to go & see you - if that [fits?] a few plans - With a great deal of love and a great many thanks - I am Sincerely Yours Susan B. Anthony

CONSTITUTION OF THE National Woman Suffrage Association [ornate dividing line] ARTICLE 1. - This organization shall be called the National Woman Suffrage Association. ARTICLE 2. - The object of this Association shall be to secure STATE and NATIONAL protection for women citizens in the exercise of their right to vote. ARTICLE 3. - All citizens of the United States subscribing to this Constitution, and contributing not less than one dollar annually, shall be considered members of the Association, with the right to participate in its deliberations. ARTICLE 4. - The officers of this Association shall be a President, a Vice-President from each of the States and Territories, Corresponding and Recording Secretaries, a Treasurer, an Executive Committee of not less than five, and an Advisory Committee consisting of one person from each State and Territory. ARTICLE 5 - All Woman Suffrage Societies throughout the country shall be welcomed as auxiliaries; and their accredited officers or duly appointed representatives shall be recognized as members of the National Association [dividing line] OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION. PRESIDENT, SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Rochester, N.Y. VICE-PRESIDENTS. [column 1] Lucretia Mott, Philadelphia, Penn. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Tenafly, N.J. Isabella Beecher Hooker, Hartford, Ct. Martha C Wright, Auburn, N.Y. Jane Voorhees Leslie, New Castle, Del. Lavinia S. Dundore, Baltimore, Md. Paulina W. Davis, Providence, R.I. Sarah A. Vibbard, East Boston, Mass. Mrs. E. W. Willard, Montpelier, Vt. Abbie P. Ela, Rochester, N.H. Lucy A. Snowe, Rockalnd, Me. Elizabeth Coit, Columbus, Ohio. Catherine F. Stebbins, Detroit, Mich. Mary F. Thomas, Richmond, Ind. [column 2] Harriet S. Brooks, Chicago, Ill. Mathilde Anneke, Milwaukee, Wis. [handwritten dash before and after name] Fannie Eldridge Russsell, Silver Lake, Minn. Annie C. Savery, Des Moines, Iowa. Frances Miner, St. Louis, Mo. Eliz. Avery Meriwether, Memphis, Tenn. Ruth C. Denison, Washington, D.C. Anna W. Bodecker, Richmond, Va. Ada Gregg, Wheeling, West Va. Mary Brown, Ashville, N. Carolina. Frances Anne Pillsbury, Charleston, S.C. Emma Barber, Lexinton, Ky. Flora McMartin Wright, Pulatki, Fla. [column 3] Mary Spaulding, Atlanta, Georgia. Mrs. P. Holmes Drake, Mt. Hope, Ala. Emily P. Collins, New Orleans, La. Mrs. W. V. Tunstall, Palestine Texas. Elizabeth B. Schenck, San Francisco, Cal. Hannah H. Clapp, Carson City, Nevada. Julia Brown Bemis, Omaha, Nebraska. Clarinda I. H. Nichols, Wyandotte, Kan. Mary McCook, Denver, Colorado. Sarah Stenhouse, Salt Lake, Utah. Mary P. Sawtelle, Salem, Oregon. Mary O. Brown, Seattle, Wash. Ter. Mary B. Post, Cheyenne, Wyoming Ter. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. [column 1] Ernestine L. Rose, New York. Helen P. Jenkens, Pittsburg, Penn. Deborah W. Butler, Vineland, N.J. Ellen M. Harris, Baltimore, Md. M. Victor, Sturgis, Mich. Belva A. Lockwood, Washington, D.C. Ann T. Greely, Ellsworth, Me. Mary B. Moses, Great Falls, N.H. Emma Farrand Elkin, Fairfield, Vt. Sarah Southwick, Grantville, Mass. Lucy R. Elmes, Derby, Ct. Mrs. W. F. Channing, Providence, R. I. [column 2] Susan A. Richardson, Earlville, Ill. Eliza D. Stewart, Springfield, O. Mrs. Dr. Wilhite, Crawfordsville, Ind. Mrs. J. W. Allen, Ripon, Wis. Mrs. E. Berger Stearns, Rochester, Minn. Belle Mansfield, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Mrs. J. C. Underwood, Alexandria, Va. Mrs. E. J. Kirby, Pendleton, S.C. Phoebe W. Couzens, St. Louis, Mo. Ann L. Quinby, Newport, Ky. Mrs. N. H. Cramer, Nashville, Tenn. Hannah M. Rogers, Magnolia, Florida. [column 3] Mrs. A. Millspaugh, Washington, La. Mrs. S. N. Wood, Montague, Texas. LIzzie C. Aughey, Dakotah City, Neb. Helen E. Starrett, Lawrence, Kan. Mrs. M. H. Arnold, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mary Godbe, Salt Lake, Utah. Emily Pitts Stevns, San Francisco, Cal. Charlotte Baker, Virginia City, Nev. Mrs. Hayford, Laramie City, Wyoming. Mrs. W. A. Whiting, Central City, Col. Amelia Giddings, Olympia, Wash. Ter. SECRETARIES. Corresponding - Jane Graham Jones, Chicago, Ill. Foreign Corresponding - Laura Curtis Bullard, New York. Recording - Mary. F. Davis, Orange, N.J. TREASURER, - - - - - - - - - Ellen C. Sargent, Washington, D.C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE, Chairman, Fayetteville, N.Y. [column 1] Mathilde F. Wendt, New York. Laura De Force Gordon, Stockton, Cal. A. Jane Dunning, Portland. Oregon. Sarah Pugh, Germantown, Pa. Nannetta B. Gardner, Detroit, Mich. [column 2] Lillie Deveraux Blake, New York. Charlotte B. Wilbour, New York. Olympia Brown, Bridgeport, Ct. Elizabeth E. Loomis, Chicago, Ill. [pointing finger symbol] We propose to make a vigorous campaign of WOMAN SUFFRAGE MASS MEETINGS, with our ablest speakers, during September and October, and earnestly solicit our members and friends to forward contributions in aid thereof to the Chair. Ex. Committee, MRS. JOSLYN GAGE, Fayetteville, Onogada Co., N.Y. [on page notice is attached to, typewritten] Attached to letter from Susan B. Anthony to Mathilde Franziska Anneke, January 6, 1873.

P.S. The report of my trial for nothing will soon be read - then I shall forward you a copy - S.B.A