Circular. The strong conviction of the great good which has resulted the past year from the experiment of aiding Mr. John Augustus in his good work ... induces us to make another appeal

Walter Channing, Edward Winslow, Samuel Johnson, Moses Grant, R.W. Bayley, J.A. Andrew, Geo. G. Channing, committee ... Date inferred from account of Augustus's work given in his A report of the labors of John Augustus, for the last ten years (1852), in which see p. 28, quoting a memorial to the Massachusetts legislature, dated 17 Feb. 1845, noting that "within a few months, a number of 'merchant princes,' and other eminent philanthropists of Boston, have given Mr. Augustus a substantial testimonial of their respect": a date of late 1845 or early 1846 would be consistent with this circular's statement that "the above is the result of but one year of the labor of Mr. Augustus, aided by a small subscription, though it is well known that he has been for several years engaged in this work at much personal cost and sacrifice". Brown University copy addressed to Samuel K. Lothrop, acquired together with four circulars of the Boston Washington Total Abstinence Society, dated 1841 to 1845, also addressed to Lothrop. Walter Channing was active in that society, which engaged in related work with alcoholics and the indigent. Concludes with three printed columns to be filled in with subscribers' names, residences, and amount.