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Pg. 3 not been published so I will leave this subject with saying that the resolutions and perhaps the speeches too give some of our neighbors a doleful idea of our doings as they think we are desirous of introducing anarchy and con fusion in place of the now glorious union we hear William and Elisabeth ____ say they would greatly prefer attending a horse race (underline) or Theater to an antislavery meeting-if such is their feeling an we wonder they feel so unkindly tow ards all of us who will not give up attending them and still remain members of their darling sect- I think they would gladly disown if they could believe it could be done without driving some others off who are more tolerant Joseph still continues to be a troubler in the camp Amy has kindly read us some of thy letters which have been very interesting to us since thee has neglected us so long when Amy returns we shall effect a more faithful performance of duty Farewell as amy will fill this more interestingly I will leave it for her Mary Post ^5 day morning brought this yesterday not so well filled as I hoped to see it + wanted her to tell what passed in the men’s meeting at Matimcock about the Oysterbay meeting House being used for Lecturing purposes, I believe it was William ____ informed the meeting that it had been used for such purpose and wished to know whether the meeting appro ved ____ 4 or 5 gave their judgement against it, when Samuel Mott thought the meeting had better adjourn unity was very desirable, Joseph was the only one who spoke in favor, so it looks doubtful whether Abby gets it again- I can tell them they had better let her in if they do not want to be held up to the scorn of ^an Antisl avery profession, we hear the people at Oysterbay were very much interested in her and will turn out largely again if she comes + well it is after breakfast, I find on going down that mother is not as well this morning, awoke with hard head ache, and has been taking pills so that we hope when they have their effect she will feel better, she seems quite feeble though was smart enough to walk alone over to uncle Willetts before she was taken with this poor spel father seems so comfortable and happy that it is a real treat to be with him this morning I was down stairs before five o’clock, and he sat by the window a reading and at breakfast he told as he had been reading abou t the ridge road, and the arguments about it caused