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October. The other was a distracted father, and
citizen of Chicago being put through an exam,
by his wife, daughter and the cook, as to the
qualifications of a voter in his abiding place.
Such questions as, “What are the bounds of your
precinct?” “What residence is necessary in a ward
to qualify a voter?” and “Please sir, do I lose my
vote if I marry a foreign gentleman?”, had caused
him to break out into a profuse perspiration
all over his countenance which bore a look of agony.

M. B. T. also offered curious items and advertisements
from an Alex. Gazette of Nov. 19th, 1840.
A great jubilee in honor of the election of Harrison
and Tyler was to be given shortly, and Robert
H. Miller had received, “by ship Alexandria direct
from Liverpool, 57 creates of earthenware mfg’d for him.”
By next arrival he expects supplies of wares with
“Harrison and Log Cabin” decorations from designs
sent out to the Potteries by himself. (Whig!) Merchants
will be supplies upon the Credit system
at reasonable prices in time to celebrate the approaching
triumph of correct principles.”

The name of Mary B. Hutton was placed upon
the waiting list.

Adjourned to the home of Albina O. Stabler,
afterwards changed to that of our old friend Jennie
Holtzman of Washington, by special invitation,
for the 2nd time. Owing to illness in the families
of several members the first could not be accepted.

Mary Bentley Thomas, Sec’y.