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Lewis Tappan Circular Letter of November 6, 1846

Soliciting Funding for the National Era Newspaper

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you take hold vigorously in accomplishing the great ob-

ject we have in view.

Respectfully & truly Yours,

Lewis Tappan

Acting Correspg Secretary

Apportionment

Maine $1,250

N. H 1,100

Vt. 1,150

Mass. 3,000

R. Isl. 500

Conn. 1,500

N.Y. 4,000

N. J. 500

Pennsa. 2,000

Ohio 2,500

Mich. 500

Ills. 800

Ind. 500

Wisc. 350

Iowa 350

$20,000

New York, 5 Nov. 1846

Rev. W. W. Patton

Hartford

Conn

Dear Brother

Can you help us? Will you

see what can be done in your county: Can you go to

Farmington & obtain a good [sufus?]? We will pay

expenses & a satisfactory compensation.

[Whence be 1300th?] [?]

We have a strong hope of success.