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Anthony, Susan B. | to "My Dear Friend," July 1, 1863

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: vcl_Susan-B-Anthony_F01-09_1863-07-01_001
Office of the Women's Loyal National League,
ROOM No. 20, COOPER INSTITUTE.
New York, July 1, 1863.
My Dear Friend
I send you blank headings of Petitions & Pledge, and letter of instruction, to hand to persons who shall interest themselves in the work of Emancipation.
Will you make Statement of the work of the "Women's Loyal National League" - ask all the friends to cooperate with us in their localities - - get signatures to Petitions form Auxilliary Leagues, & hold meetings - and send in to the Central League in N. Y.

 


: vcl_Susan-B-Anthony_F01-09_1863-07-01_002
both names & money
Will you take measures to have a Collection taken at the Framingham Celebration in aid of our Movement- Money is the great desideratum with us- We are Mailing six thousand copies of the enclosed - in three cent packages- Postage $180. - and this is but the smallest fraction of the number we intend to send out -
Gerritt Smith has given us $100 - We hoped for $1000. From him -

 


: vcl_Susan-B-Anthony_F01-09_1863-07-01_003
- Our work is to roll up the largest Petition ever seen since the World began - and we want every body to join us in the undertaking -
Each envelope contains the papers necessary for each individual who circulates the Petition -
I send Package by Express -
Sincerely Yours
Susan B. Anthony
Sec'y W. L. N. League
P.S. - If you can't attend to this, or think it better for Mr. May to do it - please hand all to Mr. May - I feared it was too late to reach him

 


: vcl_Susan-B-Anthony_F01-09_1863-07-01_004_tr
Copy Alma Lutz Collection
Office of the Women's Loyal national League, Room No. 20, Cooper Institute.
New York, July 1, 1865.
My Dear Friend
I send you blank headings of Petitions & Pledge, and Circular letter of instruction, to persons who shall interest themselves in the Work of Emancipation.
Will you make Statement of the work of the "Women's Loyal National League"- ask all the friends to cooperate with us in their respective localties - - get signatures to Petitions- from Auxilliary Leagues, & hold meetings- and send in names to the Central League in N. Y. both names & money.
Will you take measures to have a Collection taken at the Framingham Celebration in aid of our Movement- Money is the great desideratum with us- We are mailing six thousand copies of the enclosed- in three cent packages- Postage $180.- and this is but the smallest fraction of the number we intend to send out-
Gerritt Smith has given us ยง100- We hoped for $lOOO from him-
-Our work is to roll up the largest Petition ever
seen since the world began- and we want every body to join us
in the undertaking-
Each envelope contains the papers necessary for
each individual who circulates the Petition-
I send Package by Express-
Sincerely Yours
Susan B* Anthony
Sec'y W. L. N. League
P.S.- If you can!t, attend to this, or think it better for Mr. May
to do it- please hand all to Mr. May- I feared it was too late to
reach him.