Accession: 543.57.005
Editorial Title: Joseph W. French to Mary Baker Eddy, December 9, 1884
Author: Joseph W. French 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: December 9, 1884
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Joseph W. French on embossed lined paper from Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Dear Madam

This letter may be time thrown away but it will relieve me of some things I am in a place where I do not know which As Written: whitch way to turn

I don’t As Written: dont know as I commenced right. You said in your class to one of your students that if she did not leave her store and give her time to the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science that she would lose As Written: loose it all. and that she was called As Written: call to do that work.

I supposed that if she could lose As Written: loose it I should. So after I got home having As Written: haveing no work in the shop or in any other in this City, gave my time to ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science I have helped some but not satisfied with their As Written: there gain. I do not make enough to earn my living. They have sent for me to work in the shop and being in debt would it not be wise for me to work a while, or should I loose everythingAs Written: every thing . my wife does not have any interest in the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science now. I have been trying to keep her up: perhaps tried too As Written: to hard. I should like to keep in the scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science and do nothing else but have got to provide for my family. I have the most faith in you of anybody As Written: any body and hope you can foresee and advise me a little. altho that Mrs Berry says you are not any higher than any of the old students. not that I have anything As Written: any thing against her do I say this. but you know best you are the other and know better how to demonstrate I think. That is all now. All you will want to hear As Written: here probably As Written: poberly of this sortAs Written: sot .

Yours truly
J.W. French
376 Manchester St
ManchesterAs Written:Manchest New HampshireAs Written:N.H.
543.57.005
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Dear Madam

This letter may be time thrown away but it will relieve me of some things I am in a place that where I do not know whitch Corrected: which way to turn

I dont Corrected: don’t know as I commenced right. You said in your class to one of your students that if she did not leave her store and give her time to the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science that she would loose Corrected: lose it all. and that she was call Corrected: called to do that work.

I supposed that was if she could loose Corrected: lose it I should. So after I got home haveing Corrected: having no work in the shop or in any other in this City, gave my time to ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science I have helped some but not satisfied with there Corrected: their gain. I do not make enough to earn my living. They have sent for me to work in the shop and being in debt would it not be wise for me to work a while, or should I loose every thing Corrected: everything. my wife does not have any interest in the ScienceEditorial Note: Christian Science now. I have been trying to keep her up: perhaps tried to Corrected: too hard. I should like to keep in the scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science and do nothing else but have got to provide for my family. I have the most faith in you of any body Corrected: anybody and hope you can foresee and advise me a little. altho that Mrs Berry says you you are not any higher than any of the old students. not that I have any thing Corrected: anything against her do I say this. but you know best you are the other and know better how to demonstrate I think. That is all now. All you will want to here Corrected: hear poberly Corrected: probably of this sot Corrected: sort.

Yours truly
J.W. French
376 Manchester St
ManchestExpanded:Manchester N.H.Expanded:New Hampshire
 
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