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Page 3 3119 at present. Stephen Willets told them in meeting month before last that he desired that they might examine and see whether they had not given some cause to publish what had been _ George replyd if the friend knows of any thing it would be well for the overseers to see to it. John Comly has been in N York again which is the 3rd time he has come an to try to bring about a reeonertiation. I am now sitting by the bedside of Ann Smith it is nearly I’d have been disapointed in writing to night as she has not slept scarcely at all until the last quarter hour she is apparent just on the verge of eternity takes nothing but water her feet cold and once this night have I called some of the family supposing her end was near she has revived again and I am sitting alone by her she has her sences but her thoughts occasionally wander a little

 Henry C Wright has gone home to rest awhile we hope to see him here 

next month was the time he proposed to come if he does not get occupied in other places of more consequence Oh how is it about Elizabeth __ Clinton is there any __ in the report of PDHathaways attention to her I have lately had a letter from E and Mary they speak of the visit at your house as being very agreeable to them. Do you hear much about Sarah Underwood how she gets along nothing at all The Ohio friends were at our quarterly meeting and I George F White in a short communication (which to me was a singular one) commenced with the text “Agree with thy adversary quickly “ to the adver =sary was explained by him to be our maker anothe The Philistines be upon thee Sampson he addressed himself to one individual several times quoting the last spoke of sphere woman was designed by her maker to file there was much that man engaged in which would be very unproper for her he was designed to be her protector and defender and if anyone must suffer he ought to be the first _ said “Christ is head of the man and man is the head of the woman “ Cassanda rose__ soon and it was very evident she was for womans rights and we have different duties to perform but that in Chist all were one said it was very evident Paul did not intend to prevent women from speaking in public although he said that they should ask their husbands at home now what must those do who have no husbands to ask for he has given directions how they should appear when they spoke she said she was aware it was an unpopular subject but she would query with those of other denominations whether if it be unproper for a woman to address a promiscuous assembly it is not as much so for them to pray or sing in such an assembly on 5 day George was pretty short but lengthy enough to caution friends against those fawning canting hypocrites __who were going about professing to feel a great deal for their fellows and weeping crocodile tears to deceive the simple