Accession: 578.59.019
Editorial Title: Thomas Swartwout to Mary Baker Eddy, April 30, 1884
Author: Thomas Swartwout 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Annotator: Calvin A. Frye 
Date: April 30, 1884
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Thomas Swartwout on lined printed stationery of the Astor House, New York, New York.
Archival Note: This letter includes a notation in the handwriting of Calvin A. Frye.
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⇉ Handshift:Calvin A. FryeAnsweredAs Written:Ans May 6
⇉ Handshift:Thomas SwartwoutApril 30 1884
Mrs M.B.G. Eddy
Dear Madam

As you will remember As Written: rember I had some correspondence As Written: corespondence while in ColoradoEditorial Note: See 578.59.012, 578.59.013, 578.59.014, 578.59.015. with you – on my return to Chicago I found that my son had learned of one of Dr Shermans students As Written: Studence paid him $100Editorial Note: $100 in 1884 is the equivalent of $2,768.90 in 2017. I also found that he hadn’t As Written: hadent learned any more than I had learned from reading the BooksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy I got of you – I told him he had thrown away his time and money – I Received a letter from my Son today he Said Both of the ShermansEditorial Note: Bradford Sherman and Roger Sherman had been down to learn of you – that was just as I told him if I was going to learn (which I intend to) I would go to the fountain head to learn it. I think it is a Shame for anyoneAs Written:any one to take people’s As Written: peoples money and learn them nothing. and a great injury to the causeEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science. which I think a good one – I Regret very much being So near Boston that I cannot go down and See you. but circumstances are Such that I cannot this time – I intend Some time if I live to join your Class. When I do I don’t As Written: dont want to make half way work of it – if it is in me to learn it I am going As Written: agoing to do it.

My Son writes me you are talking of going to Chicago about the first of MayEditorial Note: Mary Baker Eddy taught a class in Chicago in May 1884. I do hope you will I Shall be back there about the 5th or 6th and would like to Meet you –

Please write me at Englewood Ills that is a Suburb of Chicago 7 miles

Most Respectfully Yours
T. Swartwout
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⇉ Handshift:Calvin A. FryeAnsExpanded:Answered May 6
⇉ Handshift:Thomas SwartwoutApril 30 1884
Mrs M.B.G. Eddy
Dear Madam

As you will rember Corrected: remember I had some corespondence Corrected: correspondence while in ColoradoEditorial Note: See 578.59.012, 578.59.013, 578.59.014, 578.59.015. with you – on my return to Chicago I found that my son had learned of one of Dr Shermans Studence Corrected: students paid him $100Editorial Note: $100 in 1884 is the equivalent of $2,768.90 in 2017. I also found that he hadent Corrected: hadn’t learned any more than I had learned from reading the BooksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy I got of you – I told him he had thrown away his time and money – I Received a letter from my Son today he Said Both of the ShermansEditorial Note: Bradford Sherman and Roger Sherman had been down to learn of you – that was just as I told him if I was going to learn (which I intend to) I would go to the fountain head to learn it. I think it is a Shame for any oneCorrected:anyone to take peoples Corrected: people’s money and learn them nothing. and a great injury to the causeEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science. which I think a good one – I Regret very much being So near Boston that I cannot go down and See you. but circumstances are Such that I cannot this time – I intend Some time if I live to join your Class. When I do I dont Corrected: don’t want to make half way work of it – if it is in me to learn it I am agoing Corrected: going to do it.

My Son writes me you are talking of going to Chicago about the first of MayEditorial Note: Mary Baker Eddy taught a class in Chicago in May 1884. I do hope you will I Shall be back there about the 5th or 6th and would like to Meet you –

Please write me at Englewood Ills that is a Suburb of Chicago 7 miles

Most Respectfully Yours
T. Swartwout
 
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See 578.59.012, 578.59.013, 578.59.014, 578.59.015. $100 in 1884 is the equivalent of $2,768.90 in 2017. Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy Bradford Sherman and Roger Sherman The cause of Christian Science. Mary Baker Eddy taught a class in Chicago in May 1884.