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New Market 9th mo: 11th 1868

Esteemed Friend
John Kimball

Soon after arriving home yesterday, Charles Locks, the colored man whom thee addressed, called on me and desired that I should write to thee and inform they had found it best to postpone their celebration meeting till 4th day, Wednesday, the 23rd instead of the 17th.  The reason the committee have considered it right [[strikeout]] to [[/strikeout]] not [[insert]] to [[/insert]] have it on the 17th, is this:  On that day, it is announced in the papers, there will be exhibited in Frederick City the largest circus that has ever visited that [[strikeout]]city [[/strikeout]] place, consequently many prominent colored men who are waiters at the hotels,