Accession: 506.56.018
Editorial Title: Fannie M. Silsbee to Mary Baker Eddy, April 1, 1884
Author: Fannie M. Silsbee 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: April 1, 1884
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Fannie M. Silsbee on lined paper from Smiths Basin, New York.
Editorial Note: In this letter, Silsbee discusses selling sets of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, which was then published in two volumes.
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506.56.018
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My Dear Teacher.

Your kind letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. was gladly receivedAs Written:rec’d And I mean to prove equal to duty that God has imposed on me. I am going to locate at Smiths Basin shall go to Wisconsin. leaving here Thursday. and just as soon as I can arrange my business there shall return. think I can return in two weeks. Enclosed you will find the money for the six sets of books. which are yet unpaid for. I have sold them all. eighteen sets since I came here. and I hope from the Circulation of the Specimen Copies that were given me that I have already distributed & from what I have talked with people that you may receive many new Subscribers to the Journal of Christian Science. There were twenty five people to see me Saturday & I receivedAs Written:rec’d four letters sent by some of those who could not get here. sixteen came on one train. I am trying to sow the seed, that others may reap the benefit. I think you were mistaken about my not claiming my commission. you told Mr Frye to give me five sets of books. and I sent for six sets. and as I understand it. I am to have ten per percent As Written: cent . and that would entitle me to one set of books for every ten sets I sell. & I sent $30.00Editorial Note: $30.00 in 1884 is the equivalent of $830.67 in 2017. for eleven sets. and this morning I will enclose the money for the last six sets which is $16.20Editorial Note: $16.20 in 1884 is the equivalent of $448.56 in 2017.. I will send for more as soon as I return

sincerely yours
Fannie M. Silsbee
Smiths Basin
N.Y.
506.56.018
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
My Dear Teacher.

Your kind letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. was gladly rec’dExpanded:received And I mean to prove equal to duty that God has imposed on me. I am going to locate at Smiths Basin shall go to Wisconsin. leaving here Thursday. and just as soon as I can arrange my business there shall return. think I can return in two weeks. Enclosed you will find the money for the six sets of books. which are yet unpaid for. I have sold them all. eighteen sets since I came here. and I hope from the Circulation of the Specimen Copies that were given me that I have already distributed & from what I have talked with people that you may receive many new Subscribers to the Journal of Christian Science. There were twenty five people to see me Saturday & I rec’dExpanded:received four letters sent by some of those who could not get here. sixteen came on one train. I am trying to sow the seed, that others may reap the benefit. I think you were mistaken about my not claiming my commission. you told Mr Frye to give me five sets of books. and I sent for six sets. and as I understand it. I am to have ten per cent Corrected: percent . and that would entitle me to one set of books for every ten sets I sell. & I sent $30.00Editorial Note: $30.00 in 1884 is the equivalent of $830.67 in 2017. for eleven sets. and this morning I will enclose the money for the last six sets which is $16.20Editorial Note: $16.20 in 1884 is the equivalent of $448.56 in 2017.. I will send for more as soon as I return

sincerely yours
Fannie M. Silsbee
Smiths Basin
N.Y.
 
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Smiths Basin, New York This letter is not extant. $30.00 in 1884 is the equivalent of $830.67 in 2017. $16.20 in 1884 is the equivalent of $448.56 in 2017.