Colby--Series: Correspondence - Suffrage and other activities, 1880-1916 (Clara Bewick Colby papers, 1860-1957; Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, Box 3, Folder 1)

The National Citizen and Ballot Box, Syracuse, N.Y. Monthly, . . . . $1.00 a Year.

Matilda Joslyn Gage, Editor. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept 10, 1881

Mrs Clara Berwick Colby

Dear Madam

The report of Nebraska work was crowded out of any N.P. but short acct will appear in Sept. I write to ask if you will not act as agent for the National Citizens especially upon your [leaving?] town this fall I will allow you to return twenty five per cent for your trouble which will also [and?] towards

your expenses. You have many [hand?] and like the column you yourself edit, and a fine Western Journal, but the National Citizen has a different place in the work from these. It keeps people posted upon all Congressional or National action foreign news National Conventions &c &c In addition I propose

to publish a series of articles upon Woman as Inventor, who will be found no where else & will inform woman upon a point of their sex's achievements of which they are mostly ignorant You can probably have from two

to six or eight subscriptions at each meeting or from twelve to fifty a week if you speak each evening

May I not hope you will take this agency Miss Anthony is the general agent and sends in many subscriptions when lecturing Truly yours M J Gage

"Truth, Justice and Honor" Association for the Advancement of Women.

President: Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Newport, R.I. Secretary: Mrs. Kate Gannet Wells, Boston, Mass. Treasurer: Mrs. H.L.T. Wolcott, 5 Park St. Boston, Mass.

Providence, Aug. 23. 81

My Dear Mrs. Colby,

I am now ready to write up my report for the Ass.

You will remember promising to serve on that Committee. I hope you have been able to secure for me some items that will make the report interesting and valuable.

Please send them to undersigned at as early a date as may be