Aug 15th/1886As Written:86.
Yours of the 10thEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. received.– I should much regret misrepresentingAs Written:mis-representing Mr Campbell: it is doubtless due to my own slowness in grasping new ideas, that I feel so far from satisfied with the amount of instruction I have received.
You will please consider me as an applicant for next collegiate course; it would be a great accommodation As Written: accomodation to me to know just when term begins, as I have to make arrangements for the comfort of my husband and childrenEditorial Note: Kate and William Peirce had three children: Mary S. Gestefeld (b. Peirce), Helen Seward (b. Peirce), and Charles "Kingsley" Peirce. during my absence.
Trusting to have a line from you shortly
Can refer you to Mr Campbell and Miss S. Pine regarding my character.