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Bloomington Ill. [i think it is Illinois] The Revolution 219 East 23rd street New York Publish [Siltons? Circular?]---National Association invites all friends of Woman Suffrage, (hence[?] American Mass Convention, individually and collectively to [unite deleted] participate anniverary and have [word unclear] [unclear] vote on new officers, Constitution, plans, [unclear] and [page is torn] I cannot see any other time or place for Conference. It is the people [underlined] who are to decide differences not Presidents and Committees. Make day May tenth. Impossible get friends together sooner. Susan B. Anthony
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Dear Mrs S?. I have just telegraphed this to P.P. to put in this weeks resolutions & written [Wilton?] a [?] for a letter---which I hope will be published next week---You see this effort [words unclear] intention, of [word unclear] would surely end in placing us on the defense---& be [?] guided by his plans & amendments to our disadvantage. You remember, every time in all those Equal Rights patchings [?]. So do for [word unclear] [word unclear] not make any [word unclear] concessions without first submitting it to me--[word unclear] Judge Green when you [staffed?]. One must hold ourselves as plaintiffs, as [?] say & with stiff upper lip--right straight through--If the friends who [lines damaged at bottom of page]
page two would but just take their places with us--the [word unclear] would see themselves pretty much alone---So let us just say we never pushed anybody off our platform nor ran away from the one on which others stood with us---Let us go right on serene calm & self possessed---& let those come to us who want to & those go elsewhere who want to-- [word unclear] Mrs William & Mrs Phelps can be [?] & I have written them to make no concession--[unclear] say to the 5th [unclear] 6the of April proposition The 10th of May the day previous to [unclear of [unclear] of our [unclear] is the time for all friends-- Presidents, Ex. Comm. members of all associations & resolve to [bottom of page torn off]
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Minneapolis March 26
Dear Madame Anneke.
I have [unclear] seen the propositions & the [unclear] letters with your telegram is all I have seen & I cannot say what I think of them. From Miss A's letters it is evident she does not think [unclear] [unclear] propositions to come from our side, but I think if we could
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[first line two words unclear] it would be far more dignified & respectable I am always [?] ready for conciliation Boston[?] has behaved badly but I am ready to treat her like a spirited child & forgive her bad behavior. Even if advances from us are not to be expected it would be magnanimous in us to overlook their
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petty [?] presentations [several words unclear] & extend to them the right hand of friendship. if they do turn away & refuse to accept us why it does not hurt us but themselves If Mr B?ucher? & [name ?] can effect anything I say amen
