[34] Life of Benjamin Lundy, Phil. 1847, p. 218. The total membership of the 130 societies was 6625, exclusive of twelve societies in Illinois from which no returns had been received. These statistics were gathered by the American Anti-Slavery Convention, which was held at Philadelphia, in 1827. Addenda. Since the preceding pages were in type, I have seen, in the library of the New York Historical Society, the printed minutes of the first convention held by the Abolition Societies of the United States, which met at Philadelphia, January 1, 1794, and was several days in session, of which mention was made on page 59. These minutes show that my statement of the societies represented needs correction. The Rhode Island Society appears to have had no delegates present. The Virginia Society appointed delegates; but, for reasons stated below, they were not admitted. Several societies, however, were represented, of which before I had seen no mention. As the convention met in the depth of winter, and as traveling was then expensive and difficult, it is evidence of a deep interest in the subject, that so many delegations attended. The convention met in the City Hall, at Philadelphia, and organized by choosing Joseph Bloomfield, of New Jersey, President; John McCrea, Secretary; and Joseph Fry, Door-keeper. The following societies were represented by the delegates named: _Connecticut Society_--Uriah Tracy. _New York Society_--Peter Jay Munroe, Moses Rogers, Thomas Franklin, Jr., William Dunlap. _New Jersey Society_--Joseph Bloomfield, William Coxe, Jr., John Wistar, Robert Pearson, Franklin Davenport. _Pennsylvania Society_--William Rogers, William Rawle, Samuel Powel Griffitts, Robert Patterson, Samuel Coates, Benjamin Rush. _Washington (Pa.) Society_--Absalom Baird. _Delaware Society_--Warren Mifflin, Isaiah Rowland, Joseph Hodgson, John Pemberton. _Wilmington (Del.) Society_--Joseph Warner, Isaac H. Starr, Robert Coram. _Maryland Society_--Samuel Sterett, James Winchester, Joseph Townsend, Adam Fonerdon, Jesse Hollingsworth. _Chester-town (Md.) Society_--Joseph Wilkinson, James Maslin, Abraham Ridgely.