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ht up his eleven slaves, and now they must work to maintain him. Another owns it is all wrong, but cannot release his slaves; his tender wife under great concern of mind on account of his refusal. A third has fifty slaves; knows it to be wrong, but can't see his way clear out of it. Perhaps, the report says, interest dims his vision. A fourth is full of excuses and reasonings. Old Jos. Richison has forty, and is determined to keep them. Another man has fifty, and means to keep them. Robert Ward wants to release his slaves, but his wife and daughters hold back. Another owns it is wrong, but says he will not part with his negroes,—no, not while he lives. The far greater number, however, confess the wrong of slavery, and agree to take measures for freeing their slaves. An incident occurred during this visit of Isaac Jackson which impressed him deeply. On the last evening, just as he was about to turn homeward, he was told that a member of the Society whom he had not seen ow