enmanship and arithmetic.

From Rhode-Island, Connecticut, Washington, Wilmington, Delaware,
Chester-town, Choptank, Virginia, Winchester, and Kentucky
societies--no information received.

IX. _To establish periodical discourses on the subject of slavery and
the means of its abolition._

_Connecticut._ No information this year--there have been seven or
eight discourses delivered before the society, the greater part of
which have been printed and circulated extensively.

_New-York._ The first annual discourse delivered before this society
the twelfth of April, 1797.

_Pennsylvania._ Not deemed necessary in this state, where the general
sentiments of the people are, in a great degree, congenial with those
of the society.

_Maryland._ Complied with.

Rhode-Island, New-Jersey, Washington, Wilmington, Delaware,
Chestertown, Choptank, Alexandria, Virginia, Winchester, and Kentucky
Societies transmitted no information on the subject.

X. _To keep accurate registers of all deeds of manumission executed
within the precincts of each society._

_New-York._ Attended to by this society from the first, so far as
depended on itself.

_Pennsylvania._ A register of manumissions kept by the acting
committee.

_Maryland at Baltimore, and Choptank._ The society preserve a
register--and all manumissions are matter of record in the county
courts.

_Alexandria._ A register is kept by the society, manumissions are
recorded in the court of Common Pleas.

_Virginia._ Deeds of emancipation are recorded in the county courts.

From Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-Jersey, Washington, Wilmington,
Delaware, Chester-town, Winchester and Kentucky societies--no
information.

XI. _To distribute suitable publications tending to promote the design
of the institutions._

_New-York._ Attended to partially.

_New-Jersey._ Attended to generally.

_Pennsylvania._ Faithfully attended to.

_Alexandria._ Attended to, and a new publication is soon to be made on
the subject of slavery.

From Rhode-Island, Connecticut, Washington, Wilmington, Delaware,
Maryland, Chester-town, Choptank, Virginia, Winchester, and Kentucky
societies--no information.

XII. _To endeavour to free negroes from St. Domingo retained here as
slaves, contrary to the decree of the National Convention of France._

_Pennsylvania._ Acted on as cases have occurred--from the other
societies--no information.

XIII. _To discourage the use of articles manufacture