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| Accession: | 509Z.56.002 |
| Editorial Title: | Abbie K. Whiting to Mary Baker Eddy, March 24, 1882 |
| Author: | Abbie K. Whiting |
| Recipient: | Mary Baker Eddy |
| Date: | March 24, 1882 |
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Abbie K. Whiting on lined paper from Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Editorial Note: Whiting says she is coming to Mary Baker Eddy in this letter, not with joy, but with
a sad and heavy heart. Eddy had told her that when she is in trouble, she could come
to Eddy for advice. Whiting reminds Eddy that she had asked Whiting to treat "little
Miss P." for insanity. Whiting says that the patient is manifesting symptoms of mental
illness, but the main problem is that she is also manifesting symptoms of pregnancy.
Whiting wants to know if she is really pregnant or if mortal mind can create an illusion
of pregnancy as a manifestation of insanity. Miss P. believes she has sinned against
the Holy Ghost and is suffering and thinks she should resign her membership in the
Christian Scientist Association. Miss P.'s father is also very concerned about the situation and reports that her
grandmother also suffered from mental illness. Whiting is enclosing a letter from
Miss P. (not extant) so that Eddy can get a better sense of where Miss P.'s thought
is. Whiting reiterates that she greatly desires Eddy's advice about this case.
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