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I have not as much
confidence as many of my
friends in its power to
eradicate the great
evils of the day. The government
of the United States
ought either free women
from paying tax or else
give them the vote.

Wish I could accept
your invitation to attend
your National Convention
& hear the great womanly
leaders, but I must
be elsewhere.

May you always
dwell in the light!

Yours &c
T. De Witt Tahnage