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be extended to [[underlined]] all, [[/underlined]] white & black to attend; and to suggest for them that if you desire such of the white citizens to attend as may feel disposed to do so, to say that [[underlined]] you [[/underlined]] or some one representing the Bureau ought to give a short notice in the County paper stating the object of the meeting & extending a cordial invitation to all persons, especially those whites favorable to the movement to attend

4th, that when you have fixed on the [[underlined]] time, [[/underlined]] place, [[underlined]] hour &c, [[/underlined]] & prepare the notice to be published that some of the [[strikethrough]] white [[/strikethrough]] persons ((B[[?]]ling or Smith) will have it inserted at their cost

5th In a word - that they would like to know in advance the whole programme, in order to make the best arrangements - and in this convection[[guess]] to have an idea as to the length of time that will likely be occupied by [[underlined]] all [[/underlined]] the Speakers, & whether it is contemplated to have