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Letter from abolitionist soliciting for Cradle of Liberty distributors, 1839-03-25. '...the object of this paper is not to get gain, but to disseminate abolition principles, and this to you, no doubt will be a reward. It seems desirable to have as few names on our books as possible, to save expense in bookkeeping, and hence it will be necessary that some individual in each town should act as agent. Send on his name for as many papers as he wishes, with the money, agreeable to the prospectus, and have them directed to him in a package. The package can be sent by mail or private conveyance; if by the latter, much will be saved in postage. After you have throroughly scoured the town in obtaining subscribers, it occurs to me that your society could not appropriate its money to a better purpose that by taking from 20 to 40 copies for your gratuitious circulation. Respectfully yours, for God & the slave, Maria W. Chapman'.