SW_Sutcliff_Page_081

we had an agreeable sail down the Delaware; the pleasure of which was heightened, by the unre-served conversation of a number of sensible friends on board the packet. After landing near the spot where William Penn held his treaty with the In-dians, I made the best of my way to my old quar-ters in Arch-street, where I lodged this night. 4th Month, 15th, 1805. I attended the first sitting of the yearly meeting in Philadelphia. This yearly meeting comprises the following quarterly meetings, (viz.) Philadelphia, Abbington, Bucks Concord, Caln, Western, Southern, Bur- lington, Haddenfield, Salem, and Shrewsbury. The first sitting was chiefly occupied in calling over the representatives, reading several certifi- cates of public friends present, from distant yearly meetings, and in answering the five first queries. In the afternoon the remaining queries were answered. 4th Month, 16th. At the third sitting a number of epistles were received from different yearly meetings on this continent, as well as one from that held in London. Six thousand copies of the latter were ordered to be printed, for distribution within the district of this yearly meeting.