Accession: 709BP2.85.030
Editorial Title: Louisa Scribner to Mary Baker Eddy, March 15, 1887
Author: Louisa Scribner 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: March 15, 1887
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Louisa Scribner on lined paper from Richmond, Missouri.
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Please allow me the privilege As Written: privalage of writing to you, as the subject I am aboutAs Written:a bout to write aboutAs Written:a bout is a very As Written: verry important one to me. I was a Student of Jenet T Colmans a year agoAs Written:a go last October when she taught in Beatrice Nebraska, (as that is my home.) I then sat in Mrs Fenn class that she taught there. you have probably As Written: proably heard As Written: hurd from As Written: form some of the other students from As Written: form there as they wrote me they were going to write you. One object in my writing this letter is to ask you if you will allow me to sit in your next primary class. as the students from As Written: form Beatrice would like to go together As Written: togather to Boston. I have been here in MissouriAs Written:Mo most of the time since last June, healing, have had good demonstrations. I had a class aboutAs Written:a bout ready to be taught Christian ScienceAs Written:C. S. in CarrolltonEditorial Note: Carrolton, Missouri that is a town I first came to to heal, had expected Mr Norvell would teach it, but the word came he is not teaching as Mrs Eddy teaches, he visited me a week agoAs Written:a go and said he would not teach a class until As Written: untill he received As Written: recived a letter from As Written: form you that would clear up the story As Written: storry , so yesterday As Written: yestarday I received As Written: recived a letter from As Written: form him with a letter from As Written: form you enclosed, and by that I thought he was all right As Written: wright . but in the afternoonAs Written:after noon I received As Written: recived one from As Written: form one of the Students in Beatrice and one also enclosed with it from As Written: form Mrs Fenn to the Students in Beatrice and then all my hopes were blasted againAs Written:a gain. What to do I do not know. I could write you much more concerning this matter but I know you already As Written: allready hear too As Written: to much of the belief of error. but I know of no As Written: know one else to go to for an understanding because I know the information we get from As Written: form you is right As Written: wright . and we can abide by that. just before the class was to begin in Carrollton one of your Students went there and told those that were intending to go in class that Mr Norvell was not teaching right As Written: write , they don't As Written: dont know what to do now there who to trust. please answer this letter and if you think me fit for your primary class I shall be very As Written: verry happy to go. please address As Written: addres me at this place, from As Written: form one who is trying to be a Christian ScientistAs Written:C. S.

Yours in Truth
Mrs Louisa Scribner
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Please allow me the privalage Corrected: privilege o [?] Unclear or illegible f writing to you, as the subject I am a boutCorrected:about to write a boutCorrected:about is a verry Corrected: very [?] Unclear or illegible  important one to me. I was a Student of Jenet T Colmans a year a goCorrected:ago last October when she taught in Beatrice Nebraska, (as that is my home.) I then sat in Mrs Fenn class that she taught there. you have proably Corrected: probably hurd Corrected: heard form Corrected: from some of the other students form Corrected: from there as they wrote me they were going to write you. One object in my writing this letter is to ask you if you will allow me to sit in your next primary class. as the students form Corrected: from Beatrice would like to go togather Corrected: together to Boston. I have been here in MoExpanded:Missouri most of the time since last June, healing, have had good demonstrations. I had a class a boutCorrected:about ready to be taught C. S.Expanded:Christian Science in CarrolltonEditorial Note: Carrolton, Missouri that is a town I first came to to heal, had expected Mr Norvell would teach it, but the word came he is not teaching as Mrs Eddy teaches, he visited me a week a goCorrected:ago and said he would not teach a class untill Corrected: until he recived Corrected: received a letter form Corrected: from you that would clear up the storry Corrected: story , so yestarday Corrected: yesterday I recived Corrected: received a letter form Corrected: from him with a letter form Corrected: from you enclosed, and by that I thought he was all wright Corrected: right . but in the after noonCorrected:afternoon I recived Corrected: received one form Corrected: from one of the Students in Beatrice and one also enclosed with it form Corrected: from Mrs Fenn to the Students in Beatrice and then all my hopes were blasted a gainCorrected:again. What to do I do not know. I could write you much more concerning this matter but I know you allready Corrected: already hear to Corrected: too much of the belief of error. but I know of know Corrected: no one else to go to for an understanding because I know the information we get form Corrected: from you is wright Corrected: right . and we can abide by that. just before the class was to begin in Carrollton one of your Students went there and told those that were intending to go in class that Mr Norvell was not teaching write Corrected: right , they dont Corrected: don't know what to do now there who to trust. please answer this letter and if you think me fit for your primary class I shall be verry Corrected: very happy to go. please addres Corrected: address me at this place, form Corrected: from one who is trying to be a C. S.Expanded:Christian Scientist

Yours in Truth
Mrs Louisa Scribner
 
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