Accession: 003B.03.039
Editorial Title: Joseph Armstrong to Mary Baker Eddy, December 3, 1901
Author: Joseph Armstrong 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: December 3, 1901
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Joseph Armstrong on the unlined stationery of the Publisher's Office from Boston, Massachusetts.
Archival Note: This document contains illegible erasures. See original.
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Beloved Teacher

The last lot of copyEditorial Note: This is referring to the 226th edition of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. It was the most significant revision since the 50th edition. of S. & H.Editorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy went to the printer yesterday afternoon. The manager told me there would be no difficulty in having the plates completed in two weeks. So far there has been no delay.

Do you wish me to get a proof from the plates as fast as finished and forward to you? I can do this independent of the proofreader's copy.

Some time ago you sent me word to tell Mr. McKenzie you would give him $200Editorial Note: 200.00. for the work and I so informed him. A few days ago I received a letter from Mr. Hatten of which the enclosed is a copyEditorial Note: Likely L16327. I believed at the time and still think I was carrying out instructions but when you say you are astonished, I do not know whether it is at my stupidity or at someone'sAs Written:some one's cupidity, or both.

I have never known anyoneAs Written:any one who could turn out work and accomplish what you do. It is marvelous even to me who have known you to do so many wonderful things. If you had a student who could accomplish half what you do my hope for the establishment of scientific Christianity in the near future would rise proportionately.

Enclosed is Mr. Elder's letter relative to copyright. If you wish I will have some title pages printed for filing for copyright. When this is done it will be necessary to have the number of edition printed on title page so that it will correspond with the copies filed with Librarian The last edition printed is numbered 225. It will be necessary when we begin to print from new plates to have copies printed on both the common paper and the India Bible paper. If either is to come out first it would be better I think to issue edition on Bible paper first on account of the demand for a copy of "first edition" in best binding

With much love
Your Student
Joseph Armstrong
003B.03.039
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Beloved Teacher

The last lot of copyEditorial Note: This is referring to the 226th edition of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. It was the most significant revision since the 50th edition. of S. & H.Editorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy went to the printer yesterday afternoon. The manager told me there would be no difficulty in having the plates completed in two weeks. So far there has been no delay.

Do you wish me to get a proof from the plates as fast as finished and forward to you? I can do this independent of the proofreader's copy.

Some time ago you sent me word to tell Mr. McKenzie you would give him $200Editorial Note: 200.00. for the work and I so informed him. A few days ago I received a letter from Mr. Hatten of which the enclosed is a copyEditorial Note: Likely L16327. I believed at the time and still think I was carrying out instructions but when you say you are astonished, I do not know whether it is at my stupidity or at some one'sCorrected:someone's cupidity, or both.

I have never known any oneCorrected:anyone who could turn out work and accomplish what you do. It is marvelous even to me who have known you to do so many wonderful things. If you had a student who could accomplish half what you do my hope for the establishment of scientific Christianity in the near future would rise proportionately.

Enclosed is Mr. Elder's letter relative to copyright. If you wish I will have some title pages printed for filing for copyright. When this is done it will be necessary to have the number of edition printed on title page so that it will correspond with the copies filed with Librarian The last edition printed is numbered 225. It will be necessary when we begin to print from new plates to have copies printed on both the common paper and the India Bible paper. If either is to come out first it would be better I think to issue edition on Bible paper first on account of the demand for a copy of "first edition" in best binding

With much love
Your Student
Joseph Armstrong
 
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This is referring to the 226th edition of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. It was the most significant revision since the 50th edition. Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy 200.00 Likely L16327