[8] Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies, 1801, pp. 42-46. [9] Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies, 1803, pp. 29-34. [10] Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies, 1804, pp. 35-39. [11] Minutes of Proceedings of Tenth American Convention for the Abolition of Slavery, 1805, pp. 26-35. [12] Minutes of the Proceedings of the Twelfth American Convention for promoting the Abolition of Slavery and improving the condition of the African Race Assembled at Philadelphia, 1809, pp. 26-31. [13] Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies, 1812, pp. 25-28. [14] Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies, 1827, pp. 20-22. [15] Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies, 1827, pp. 22-25. [16] Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies, 1828, pp. 28-30. [17] Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies, 1829, pp. 19-21. CORRESPONDENCE 245 WEST 139TH ST., NEW YORK CITY, January 11, 1920. CARTER G. WOODSON, Ph.D., Editor, THE JOURNAL OF NEGRO HISTORY, Washington, D. C. _Dear Sir_: In the January, 1920, number of _The Journal of Negro History_ there is an affidavit of Kelly Miller and Whitefield McKinlay to the effect that Mr. Cardoza, at one time secretary of State for South Carolina, stated to them that a number of colored men met and appointed a committee which was sent to Washington to get the advice of Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens concerning the formation of the political organization for the newly enfranchised Negro shortly after the adoption of the 14th Amendment, pains being taken to keep the plans from both the native whites and the so-called carpet-baggers from the North, and that both Mr. Sumner and Mr. Stevens advised the committee to tender the leadership to native whites of the master class of conservative views, but that the plan was frustrated because they were unable to secure the consent of desired representatives of the former class to assume the proffered leadership. I accept the fact that Mr. Cardoza made the statement as sworn to by Prof. Miller and Mr. McKinlay, but I must state with all of the emphasis that is possible that it is inconceivable to me how Mr. Sumner or Mr. Stevens could give such advice that would give the leadership of the newly enfranchised Negroes to native whites of the master class, however conservative. All rebels were alike to Mr. Sumner and Mr. Stevens. No reference to conservative men of the master class will be found in the speeches or writings of either one.