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| Accession: | 243.39.021 |
| Editorial Title: | Arthur T. Buswell to Mary Baker Eddy, February 20, 1884 |
| Author: | Arthur T. Buswell |
| Recipient: | Mary Baker Eddy |
| Date: | February 20, 1884 |
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Arthur T. Buswell on his lined printed stationery from Boston, Massachusetts.
Editorial Note: This is Buswell's response to a letter (see L13968) he received from Mary Baker Eddy,
asking him to vacate the premises of the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, where he'd been living. It seems that Buswell took certain actions in the case of
Clara E. Choate that Eddy did not approve of. He lists three possible reasons why Eddy asked him
to leave: 1. Eddy had informed Buswell of a communication she'd received in which
it was stated that Buswell had wronged Eddy. Buswell does not know the contents of
this communication and thus cannot take any action concerning it. He adds that the
individual making the communication should have come directly to him instead of going
to Eddy behind his back. 2. Buswell's sending of a duplicate of the letter informing
Choate of her expulsion from the Church of Christ (Scientist) without obtaining legal advice about whether or not is was necessary to do so. He
states that Clara Choate's husband, George D. Choate, had intimated that Clara had not received a notice of her expulsion, and Buswell
was convinced that there needed to be proof that she'd been notified. He took the
action he did after consulting with Julia S. Bartlett and Calvin A. Frye, and adds that he is sincerely sorry if what he did was wrong. 3. Buswell's visit
to former Governor Nathaniel Banks after Eddy asked him not to visit Banks. It is not completely clear what this is
about, but Buswell says that he only consulted Banks after not reaching the others
he'd originally set out to meet with. Finally, Buswell asks Eddy's forgiveness for
any wrongs he has committed and that she will inform him of any other reasons for
her action that he has not mentioned in this letter. He affirms his desire to live
up to Eddy's wise teachings, that his moving out can be averted and that he can continue
living at the Massachusetts Metaphysical College.
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