- As Elijah's notoriety spread, Harriet Beecher Stowe was among those who heard about him. She expressed her desire to meet him on her travels through Vermont.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe was invited to lunch at the home of the town's most prominent and progressive members. Elijah was delighted to learn about this upcoming event and felt the desire to meet her to discuss issues on the abolition of slavery.
- They met briefly before the lunch at a local library where Elijah's admirers had organized reading for her Harriet praised his work and was pleased to encounter him in person.
- During lunch, Elijah had the opportunity to interact with Harriet. They discussed several topics including the conditions facing enslaved people in America and the efforts to confront slavery.
- Through their conversations, Elijah realized Harriet's genuine empathy for the cause and her commitment to using literature to convey the reality of slavery to a wider audience.
- Their meeting inspired Elijah as it reinforced the importance of collective efforts, both in activism and storytelling, in the fight against injustice and human suffering.