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have others do unto us that we should do unto them I have not given scarce an idea but it charmed me and I regret not being able to impart some of its excellence L Levie finished off by quoting some of the most orthodox quotes making Jesus out to be God that he was now making inter cession for us &c &c [etc etc] it seemed to me it would be as much as the more conservative could accept but then any thing to neutralise a natural sensible & reasonable view of religion J and L stay in NY until fourth day Anne Dickenson lectures there 8[?] day eve I wish we might hear him but we cannot indulge in all our wishes the girls went down to hear L Today R spoke and if we had not known what she was aiming at would have it was good communed by saying Truth was eternal and could not be overthrown altho[ugh] error might seem to triumph & so you see we have food for thought in the many ideas afloat We are busily at work for the freedmen to the neglect of husbands clothes and some other necessary things have quite a large quantity expect to send to the freedmen association in NY but will now send them to our com[mittee] in NY for shipment we are to have a fair for the good cause too we are solicited to help the great fairs in NY and Brooklyn but the freemen need even more than the other sufferers I had no idea I should scribble this full as it was so late when I commenced & must act for my poorness of description of summons & and I have been quite an invalid since Amy was here asthma Joseph and girls have had many severe colds but I think a little wearing off dont let anyone see this forlorn scroll burn it if you have any respect for my character as a letter writer write when you can I carried my petition quite a long string of signatures and forgot to give or say anything about the morning to accompany the signatures time I had none