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were exempted on the ground of their performing certain 

 public duties. Mrs. DOROTHY or Doi.LY ThomaSi 

 wanted to get these taken off and she " went to London 

 to see the King," her mission being such a success that 

 the coloured ladies presented her with a testimonial and 

 the following address: — 



Georgetown, gth 06lober, 1824. 



" Madam, — A few Coloured Ladies of Georgetown, 

 desirous of presenting you with a pledge of their respe6t 

 and esteem, and to express the high sense they entertain 

 of your services, rendered them in removing an oppres- 

 sive Tax, — request your acceptance of a Silver Cup and 

 Waiter, value Fifty Guineas, as a lasting testimony of 

 their gratitude for the eminent services rendered by you 

 on that occasion. We feel great personal satisfaction in 

 being charged with this communication of the sentiments 

 of the Coloured Ladies and request to add our own sin- 

 cere wishes for your future welfare and happiness. 

 We have the honour, &c., 



Mary Ostrehan, E. A. Ross, Christian Blackman, 

 E. Richards, Mary Brett, Rebecca Ritchie, 

 Sarah Ann Delph, Dorothy E. Coxall." 

 To which Mrs. Thomas replied : — 



" Ladies, — The kind sentiments in which you have 

 expressed the wishes of the Coloured Ladies of George- 

 town, in your communication of this date, in relation to 

 my humble exertions in obtaining the repeal of the Tax 

 of Ten Guilders, levied annually on Free Women of 

 Colour — are most gratifying to me, and which I shall 

 always remember with great satisfaction. 



" I accept with much pleasure the token offered me of 

 their grateful feelings — though such a memorial were 



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