Providence March 13th 1856
My Dear Sir
Yours of the 12th is now before me
and I cordially agree with you in the ideas
they mentioned of a meeting of the Directory.
Mitchell has played the devil with us by
warning the people against paying money &
cautioning them against humbugs.
I am not informed that he practiced self
denial to the extent of refusing filthy
lucre; perhaps the vile dross agrees better
with his constitution while he played upon
his harp of a thousand strings.
In all my letters I have indignantly repudiated
his ungentlemanly & vulgar insinuations & in
a letter sent yesterday I could hold in no
longer & poured out my vials of wrath
upon his head. It was to McClenahan
I think that the Sup. Directory should meet
and demand an explanation from the
conceited overbearing martyr.
The earlier the day, the better; I think the
best course would be to telegraph to the members

as soon you appoint a day, which you might 
as on receipt of this. You might telegraph
to the members yourself or else send me
word what time would be agreeable to you
and where. Wherever we meet it would
be a good place to have a monster meeting
(not of ourselves) with addresses etc to stir
the slumbering fires & also to do [Iago's] bidding
as to putting money in the purse, of the association
as otherwise the members will most likely have
to bear their own expenses for some time at 
least. The last clause of your letter has 
for three mortal hours defied my Champollion
like scrutiny but at length I can exclaim
Eureka and if I am not mistaken it reads
"I will lecture as you propose sometime or
other". This of course will modify somewhat
the previous portion of this letter.
Please state whether you mean to visit us
as requested in a former letter or whether you
mean a meeting near your home.
Either way only keep the ball a rolling on
for Buchanan-an-oo and Tyler too.
Matters in Europe & here seem to take the
course we would wish. War seems to me
to be certain to continue in Europe & to

commence here. I hope that this government
is only delaying to put itself in fighting trim
to try a bout for the Champions belt.
Awaiting your reply I am Yrs
Sincerely
Jno. J. McGowan M. D.
R. Tyler Esq.
I wrote to Col. Conroy today before receiving
yours; enclosed are some extracts from letters
showing Mitchells behavior.

A. E. A[...] Society
Dr. J. J. McGowan
Sending
Providence R. Island
March 13 1856
In reply to Mr. Tyler, 
as to a meeting of
the Directory.
In reference to the
course of John Mitchell,
thinks he ought to be
denounced.