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| PAMPHLET—TO THE FRIENDS OF THE SLA VE. 605 It? Why not, in time, become "merchants and princes," in those countries? I am told (as a secret) that this subject is likely, ere long, to be taken up in high quarters in England. \Ve are feeling hopeful, dear friends, about thy crushed and persecuted people, for surely God is -working for them by ways and means that we know not. I have been careful to keep it to private circles, but thy valuable letter of last July, has been read by many with the deepest interest. A dear young lady from Dublin is by my side, and has but this minute returned it to me. It is but a little, but I have gathered £4> by its perusal here and there. I am not able to forward so small a sum in this letter, but some way wish to seiid £2 of this amount for thy own use, and the other £'2 to your Vigilance Committee. It so happens that we have not anything for the better from our own Anti-slavery Association this year. Very sincerely thy friend, my dear husband uniting in kind regards, ANXA. H. RICHAHDSON. WOOD HOUSE, near XEWCASTLE, May 3, I860. [An occasional rural residence of ours, five miles from home.] To WiiiiAM STII.L :—I have again to thank thec, dear friend, for a kind letter and for the perusal of three letters from thy fugitive friends. It must be truly cheering to receive such, and their warm and affectionate gratitude must be as rich reward for many anxieties. I conclude that it is not necessary for those letters to be returned, but should it be so, let me know, and I will be on the lookout for some private opportunity of returning them to Philadelphia. Such occur now and then. We like to see such letters. They assist us to realize the condition of these poor wanderers. I am sorry for not having explained myself distinctly in my last. The promised £-i were for the fugitives, being gathered from various Christian friends, who gave it me for their particular use. But we wished half of that sum to be laid out (as on a previous occasion), at thy own discretion, irrespective of the Vigilance Committee. I have no\v another £\. to add to the latter half, and would gladly have enclosed a £5 note in this envelope, but we are rather afraid of seuding the actual money in letters, and our London bankers do not like to remit small sums. I shall continue to vratch for the first opportunity of forwarding the above. Our valued friend, Samuel Rhoads, has been lately in heavy sorrow. I send this through his medium, but fear to add more lest I should make his letter too heavy. With our united kind regards, very truly, thy friend, ANNA H. RICHAEDSON. 54, WESTMOBELAND TEKEACE, June 8, 1860. DEAR FRIEND :—WIUJAM STILL :—It is a good plan to send me these interesting communications. The letter to your coadjutor at Elmira, reached us a few days since. That depot must not be allowed to go down if it be possible for this to be prevented. Perhaps J. W. Jones might be |