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1842

8th 8m/o
A gentle rain this forenoon, which will probably do considerable good, as the top of the land had become dry & very warm.

13.8
Strong wind NE with much rain and Cold -

13th
The Anti-Slavery Convention has been in session for several days which has drawn together a great concourse of people both days & evening.
The manner is which they have treated the subject has caused great excitment; some in favour of their movements, but more have become disgusted, believing that some of them carries their views too far and farther than truth would warrant.
The greatest objection is they denounce all the Churches in terms that is thought reproachful.. They have mostly met at the Atheneum. In the evening there has a Mobish [MOBBISH] party surrounded the house, and provided themselves with rotten Eggs, bricks stones & dirt, which was thown at the Windows, which broke some of Glass, & put the imates [INMATES] of the house in danger of their limbs & even of their lives. The riotous actions was carried to so great a length that a town meeting was held, on the 12th. to see why the legal authority did not expel the Mobish actions after treating the subject in an extensive [MEETING?], a Committee of five was chosen to inquire into the subject and report at the adjournment of the meeting 20th of 8m/o.

13th
first day one o'clock. The town was called together to see if the town would grant liberty to the people to hold their meetings.
The people met by the Town house, but the Clerk declined opening the house without further orders.

15. 8
A town mg. [MEETING] was held this day at one o'clock to see if the town would grant liberty for meetings to be hold in the Town house, for free discussion, which after considerable debate it was voted that the petition should be granted.
This evening an anti-slavery meeting was held at the town house, notwithstanding the liberty granted by the town, a great disturbance ensued, by the Mobish people out of town, by throwing in rotten Eggs, stones &c - Toward the close of the Mg [MEETING] fire was proclaimed, the whole town was alarmed, Engines out, &c - but it proved there was no fire, but that some evil minded person struck the bell - struck the fire bell several times.