Accession: 640.65.001
Editorial Title: Harvey S. Abbey to Mary Baker Eddy, May 11, 1885
Author: Harvey S. Abbey 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: May 11, 1885
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Harvey S. Abbey on printed stationery of the Northern Central Railway Co., from Watkins Glen, New York.
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I have seen your book “Science & Health”Editorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy advertised As Written: advertized but don’t As Written: dont really understand its workings. Will you please give me a little information — My mother in law has been an invalid now most three years. "Nervous prostration" & now my wife is just getting out after a three week run of “low bilious fever” the Dr. said she has no ambition to do anythingAs Written:any thing only think of herself. Of course is not strong but cannot get her mind on anythingAs Written:any thing but herself — has been with her mother most all the three years she was sick & probably is influenced more or less by her. Both she & her mother very afraid of almost everything. Will not eat such a thing don’t agree with en et ceteraAs Written:&c. Afraid it is too hot or too cold et ceteraAs Written:&c. et ceteraAs Written:&c. ad infinitum. Do you think your BookEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy would be of any use in our familys.

Yours in haste
H. S. Abbey
640.65.001
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I have seen your book “Science & Health”Editorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy advertized Corrected: advertised but dont Corrected: don’t really understand its workings. Will you please give me a little information — My mother in law has been an invalid now most three years. "Nervous prostration" & now my wife is just getting out after a three week run of “low bilious fever” the Dr. said she has no ambition to do any thingCorrected:anything only think of herself. Of course is not strong but cannot get her mind on any thingCorrected:anything but herself — has been with her mother most all the three years she was sick & probably is influenced more or less by her. Both she & her mother very afraid of almost everything. Will not eat such a thing don’t agree with en &cExpanded:et cetera. Afraid it is too hot or too cold &cExpanded:et cetera. &cExpanded:et cetera. ad infinitum. Do you think your BookEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy would be of any use in our familys.

Yours in haste
H. S. Abbey
 
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