Harriet Jane Hanson Robinson to Mary Baker Eddy, January 14, 1887

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519.56.004

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Harriet Jane Hanson Robinson

Recipient:

Mary Baker Eddy

Annotator:

Calvin A. Frye

Date:

January 14, 1887

Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Harriet Jane Hanson Robinson on embossed lined paper from Malden, Massachusetts.

Archival Note: This letter includes notations in the handwriting of Calvin A. Frye, some of which were dictated to him by Mary Baker Eddy.

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⇉ Handshift:Calvin A. Frye[*]Archival Note: There is what appears to be shorthand written here. 15/87
⇉ Handshift:Harriet Jane Hanson RobinsonMalden Jan 14 — 87

Mrs. Mary Glover Eddy:
Dear Madam.

Miss Anthony writes to me that you have VolumeAs Written:Vol I of her History of Woman Suffrage, and thinks that you may like to complete the set - VolumeAs Written:Vol II and III are both out and I shall be glad to furnish you with copies at $4.00Editorial Note: $4.00 in 1887 is the equivalent of $132.01 in 2024. a pieceAs Written:apiece. This is $1.00Editorial Note: $1.00 in 1887 is the equivalent of $33.00 in 2024. a copy under price. May I hope for your order? Or, if you do not care to keep the Copy you have, Miss Anthony suggests that (if you will kindly do so) you give the volume to some town or school (or other) library, and she will donate the two remaining volumes so that sets may remain unbroken. May I hope, however, that you, who know and appreciate Miss Anthonys work so well, will help her to the extent of purchasing the two copies?

Very Cordially Yours,

Harriet H. Robinson

Mrs. Mary B. Glover Eddy

⇉ Handshift:Calvin A. FryeGave Mrs Anthony $5.00Editorial Note: $5.00 in 1887 is the equivalent of $165.01 in in 2024. for bequest to Soc as I understood Ive never receivedAs Written:recd any volumeAs Written:vol of the kind & do not think best to sub. have no time to read it & can give help in some other way

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⇉ Handshift:Calvin A. Frye[*]Archival Note: There is what appears to be shorthand written here. 15/87
⇉ Handshift:Harriet Jane Hanson RobinsonMalden Jan 14 — 87

Mrs. Mary Glover Eddy:
Dear Madam.

Miss Anthony writes to me that you have VolExpanded:Volume I of her hHistory of Woman Suffrage, and thinks that you may like to complete the set - VolExpanded:Volume II and III are is ou both out and I shall be glad to furnish you with copies at $4.00Editorial Note: $4.00 in 1887 is the equivalent of $132.01 in 2024. apieceCorrected:a piece. This is $1.00Editorial Note: $1.00 in 1887 is the equivalent of $33.00 in 2024. a copy under price. May I hope for your order? Or, if you do not care to keep the Copy you have, Miss Anthony suggests that (if you will kindly do so) you give yo the volume to some town or school (or other) library, and she will donate the two remaining volumes so that sets may remain unbroken. May I hope, however, that you, who know and a [?] Unclear or illegible ppreciate Miss Anthonys work so well, will help her to the extent of purchasing the two copies?

Very Cordially Yours,

Harriet H. Robinson

Mrs. Mary B. Glover Eddy

⇉ Handshift:Calvin A. FryeGave Mrs Anthony $5.00Editorial Note: $5.00 in 1887 is the equivalent of $165.01 in in 2024. for bequest to Soc as I understood Ive never recdExpanded:received any volExpanded:volume of the kind & do not think best to sub. have no time to read it & can give help to in so [?] Unclear or illegible me other w [?] Unclear or illegible ay

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There is what appears to be shorthand written here. $4.00 in 1887 is the equivalent of $132.01 in 2024. $1.00 in 1887 is the equivalent of $33.00 in 2024. $5.00 in 1887 is the equivalent of $165.01 in in 2024.