times happens, that these poor creatures are very
unnecessarily exposed to dangers, when they dare
not remonstrate with their owners.

Arriving at Alexandria

in time, I attended their
afternoon meeting, and dined with W. P. a valu-
able old customer; and afterwards supped and
spent the evening with his partner J. B.
a worthy Minister.

9th Month, 24th.

I set out in the mail stage
for Fredericksburg

, where I spent the evening, and
lodged at the house of a hospitable person of the
name of J. C. who, though not a member of our
society, has a regard for friends and their prin-
ciples. In some conversation I had with him, he
told me that he came over to America with his
parents, in early life, from Ireland; and being soon
left an orphan, had many difficulties and dis-
couragements to surmount; but that he had been
favoured to establish himself here. I found he
was considered by his neighbours, as a man of re-
spectability; and by many of them was supposed to
be a member of our society. Although convinced
of the truth of our principles, yet I believe he has
never applied to be received as a member; and
being at a considerably distance from any meeting
of friends, and having but little of their society,
except the transient call of such as may be travel-
ling that way, it is probable he never may apply.