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London Nov. 3rd

Dear Friend.
Had I the control of my own movements or even of Henry’s I should have been with you now, but the fact is Joseph Sturge commands and we obey. I have not however yet given up the hope of seeing you at Burlington. We did think of sailing on the 7th but it is now postponed indefinitely. To morrow we go to Norwich where we shall have a meeting on Friday night.
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There is to be a gathering of the civilizationists there at that time. I spent a week at Dublin very pleasantly and received your not there. I was glad to find that Garrison has so many warm friends in Ireland Richard Webb and I had much pleasure in comparing my notes of the past. James G. Birney sails in the G.W. the 7th. We parted with him at Birmingham where we spent a day with that dear [great] man Joseph Sturge. What do you think of the
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Belfast breakfast? Not a single she was admitted. Had I been there I would have gone, though express orders came from London that on that morning the Lords of creation must breakfast alone. The women of Belfast were indignant and well they might be. I do hope soon to get time to write you a long letter, but this evening I am in haste having many notes and some American letters to write before I leave London.
Good night. Henry
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joins me in kind regards to yourself. Father, Mother and all those whom we know in Darlington Adieu your sincere friend
Elizabeth C. Stanton.
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Miss Elizabeth Pease
Darlington
1840

[photocopy of envelope form Nov 3rd letter from Elizabeth C. Stanton]

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[typed transcript]

Original in Alma Lutz
Collection

London Nov.3rd (1840)
Dear friend.

Had I the control of my own movements or even of Henry's I should have been with you now, but the fact is Joseph Sturge commands and we obey. I have not however yet given up the hope of seeing you at Darlington. We did think of sailing on the 7th but It is now postponed Indefinitely. Tomorrow we go to Norwich where we shall have a meeting on Friday night there is to be a gathering of the civilizationists there at that time. I spent a week at Dublin very pleasantly and received your note there. I was glad to find that Garrison has so many warm friends in Ireland, Richard Webb and I had much pleasure in comparing notes of the past’
James G. Birney sails in the G.W. the 7th, we parted with him at Birmingham where we spent a day with that dear good man Joseph Sturge. What do you think of the Belfast breakfast? Not a single she was admitted. Had I been there I would have gone though express orders came from London that on that morning the Lord of Creation must breakfast alone. The women of Belfast were indignant, and well they might be. I do hope soon to get time to write you a long letter but this evening I am in haste having many notes and some American letters to write before I leave London.
Good night - Henry Joins me in kind regards to yourself. Father, Mother and all those whom we know in Darlington. Adieu
Your sincere friend
Elizabeth C. Stanton

To Elizabeth Pease
Darlington