BLACKWELL FAMILY
LUCY STONE

Bowditch, William (Mr.)OFFICE OF
The Woman's Journal,
No. 5 PARK STREET.

Boston, July 14, 1884
 
Dear Mr. Bowditch
I agree with your note
this morning received about [announ]
announcement in Journal.
Now I enclose the letter of Mrs. 
Hopkins just received for your consideration.
 I [do not] think we need an 
agent not to superintend 
office work but to go out himself
to meet in every representative
district, men who will look after
the nominations, so that friends
may be elected and enemies
defeated.  That is the first work.
Nor do I think the society should 
furnish any extra office in the
present stage of our work.
The agent must see personally
the men who are to look after[*L.S. to Mr. Bowditch
1884*]
the nominations, and as he
goes from place to place, secure
names of those who will make
a force with which to cooperate.
This is what we want of him
now.  [The] An office we certainly
do not wish to pay for -
But you will consider it
and perhaps when you have done
so, we had better call another
meeting of the committee.

Yours truly
Lucy Stone

Office of
The Woman's Journal,
No. 5 PARK STREET.

Boston, July 7th 1884

Dear Mr. Bowditch
I have your note about
a telegram to the English Suffragists--
you know today is the day
in which the suffrage bill is 
discussed in the house of Lords.
If we had thought of it earlier
your suggestion would have been
a good one.  I think it is now 
too late--I do so much wish
they could carry it!  As it is
Mrs Lydia E. Becker writes
me, they consider they have won
a distinct victory.  The question
being now fairly in politics.
I am glad of your card saying
we have $2513.76--I shall now
call the committee soon to
take the next steps--over[*L.S.
1884*]
A Mr. Ballard of Worcester
has this moment left. He called
to find just how he could make
a will to give something to suffrage.
It really seems as though the
tide has turned!
Yours truly,
Lucy Stone

I enclosed a letter from Sam
May, about a general agent
which please keep for me.
At our committee meeting, we should be
ready to define as nearly as we
can the duty of the Gen. Agent
and to make it clear what is to be
expected of him

[*Lucy Stone
to
Mrs. Bowditch*]