DEAR MADAME:—­I have seen several letters from your pupil A——­ B——­, in which she speaks in the highest terms of you, of your generous kindness and uniform courtesy to her.  I am glad A——­ has met with such a wise lady, for she is in every way deserving of your good will.  She lived with me for seven years, and I never saw any person more competent, more honest and upright.  In all that time I never found fault with any work she did for me, and she was as neat in her dress as she was morally particular.  Her family is in every way respected here by white as well as black, and A——­ has always been a favorite with all classes of people.  I am a Southern woman, and before the war my father was a planter who owned six hundred slaves and enormous tracts of land.  I merely mention this to explain to you what follows.  None of us have ever had any prejudice against colored people, and we try to help them with purse and pen, and have always met with gratitude and respect in return.  Of course these people are all freed now, but my sister and I still own a great deal of real estate, and upon it will be found many families of colored people who were our slaves.  You will see from this insight into my affairs that I am glad to know of the success of colored people, and I wish it was so they could all go to school and be educated, for as a rule, where they have been educated, they have done well.  Wishing you great success, and with personal regards and thanks for your kindness to A——.

Very truly yours, A.C.H.

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WOMAN’S STATE ORGANIZATIONS.

CO-OPERATING WITH THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

MAINE.

WOMAN’S AID TO A.M.A. 
Chairman of Committee—­Mrs. C.A.  Woodbury, Woodfords, Me.

VERMONT.

WOMAN’S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. 
President—­Mrs. A.B.  Swift, 167 King St., Burlington. 
Secretary—­Mrs. E.C.  Osgood, 14 First Ave., Montpelier. 
Treasurer—­Mrs. Wm. P. Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury.

MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

[1]WOMAN’S HOME MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.  President—­Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, Cambridge, Mass.  Secretary—­Miss Nathalie Lord, 32 Congregational House, Boston.  Treasurer—­Miss Ella A. Leland, 33 Congregational House, Boston.

[Footnote 1:  For the purpose of exact information, we note that while the W.H.M.A. appears in this list as a State body for Mass. and R.I., it has certain auxiliaries elsewhere.]

CONNECTICUT.

WOMAN’S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. 
President—­Mrs. Francis B. Cooley, Hartford. 
Secretary—­Mrs. S.M.  Hotchkiss, 171 Capitol Ave., Hartford. 
Treasurer—­Mrs. W.W.  Jacobs, 19 Spring St., Hartford.

NEW YORK.

WOMAN’S HOME MISSIONARY UNION. 
President—­Mrs. Wm. Kincaid, 483 Greene Ave., Brooklyn. 
Secretary—­Mrs. Spalding, 6 Salmon Block, Syracuse. 
Treasurer—­Mrs. L.H.  Cobb, 59 Bible House, New York City.