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| Accession: | 146.23.007 |
| Editorial Title: | James Ackland to Mary Baker Eddy, June 4, 1882 |
| Author: | James Ackland |
| Recipient: | Mary Baker Eddy |
| Date: | June 4, 1882 |
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by James Ackland on lined paper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Editorial Note: This is primarily a sympathy letter, written by James Ackland to Mary Baker Eddy upon
the death of her husband, Asa Gilbert Eddy (June 3, 1882). Ackland had recently received a letter from Mary Baker Eddy (not
extant), which gave him the impression that Asa Gilbert Eddy was recovering from the
symptoms of illness he had been manifesting recently. Ackland calls Asa Gilbert Eddy
a martyr, suggesting that he believes that Asa Eddy's death had been caused by mental malpractice, and Ackland says that he can hardly realize that he has died. He says that his relationship
with Asa Gilbert Eddy has been characterized by never-to-be-forgotten kindness and
goodwill, and he extends to Mary Baker Eddy his heartfelt sympathy and prayers in
her great bereavement. He adds that God must be her main consolation and the consciousness
of duty her unfailing hope. Ackland cannot go to Boston now due to his financial condition,
but he will try to go during the summer.
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