prepare a new Lyceum address. Not having any lecture upon the
position of woman that is full enough, and adequate in any way to
the present state of the discussion, I must reluctantly decline
the opportunity you offer.

With sincere thanks, I remain truly yours,
T. S. KING.

In the autumn of 1858, Francis Jackson, of Boston, placed $5,000 in
the hands of Wendell Phillips for woman's enfranchisement, as will be
seen by the following letter:

BOSTON, _Nov. 6, 1858_.

DEAR FRIENDS:--I have had given me five thousand dollars, to be
used for the Woman's Rights cause; to procure tracts on that
subject, publish and circulate them, pay for lectures, and secure
such other agitation of the question as we deem fit and best to
obtain equal civil and social position for woman.

The name of the giver of this generous fund I am not allowed to
tell you; the only condition of the gift is, that the fund is to
remain invested in my keeping. In other respects, we three are a
Committee of Trustees to spend it wisely and efficiently.

Let me ask you to write me what plan strikes you as best to begin
with. I think some agitation specially directed to the
Legislature very important. It is wished that we should begin our
efforts at once.

Yours truly,
WENDELL PHILLIPS,

Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY.
Mrs. LUCY STONE.

It was in the year 1859 that Charles F. Hovey of Boston left by
will,[153] a sum of $50,000 to be expended annually in the promotion
of various reforms. Woman's Rights among them.

MOZART HALL,

NEW YORK, MAY 13, 14, 1858.

The year 1857 seems to have passed without a National Convention,
although the work was still vigorously prosecuted in the State of New
York, but in the spring of 1858, the ninth National Convention was
called in New York during the week of the anniversaries when crowds
were always attracted to attend the various religious and reformatory
meetings. Henceforward, for many years, a Woman's Rights Convention
was a marked feature of this period in the month of May. There were
several persons at this Convention who had not before honored our
platform.[154] These, with the usual familiar speakers,[155] filled
the plat