Accession: A11206
Editorial Title: Sketch of my own knowledge of Dr. Quimby
Author: Mary Baker Eddy 
Scribe: Calvin A. Frye 
Date: date unknown
Manuscript Description: Document by Mary Baker Eddy, handwritten by Calvin A. Frye (as scribe), on unlined paper. The last line is in Mary Baker Eddy’s handwriting.
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Sketch of my own knowledge of Dr. Quimby.

Mr Eugene H Greene went to Quimby's son George in Belfast Maine and asked him if he had his father's manuscripts and he replied that he had. Then asked him why he did not publish them & he replied because they were in advance of the times. Mr. Greene asked him if there were no others extant and he answered there were not he had all of his father's writings.

Mr Edward H. Hammd visited this son Mr Geo. Quimby and asked him similar questions & he answered in substance as before to Mr Greene. Mr H then asked him to sign his name to his answers & he did.

Mrs. E. A. Thompson who was a patient of Dr Quimby's at the time when I was his patient Certifies as follows [Affidavit]

Mr J A Dresser a patient of Dr Qmbys at the time when I was his (Qs) patient soon after the death of Dr Qmby wrote the following letter to me and in a newspaper article Mr D wrote in 18– that himself & I [then Mrs Glover] were students of Dr Q and I learned of him Christian Science

Mr A J Swartz of ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois & Mrs Philbrick [See C. S. Journal]

Dr Quimby was a magnetic physician. [Mode of practice et ceteraAs Written:&c.]

His portrait hung in the window of the Banner of LightEditorial Note: The Banner of Light was an American spiritualist periodical published between 1857 and 1907. office in BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts with this inscription

Dr P P Qmby Magnetic doctor

[Mrs. Easton's testimony.]

[See copyright suit with Arens]

In Arens reply to Mrs Eddy's Bill of Complaint he said in substance that she was not the originator of the matter contained in her books but one Quimby was. He was unable however to prove this or any other points of his defense and the case was decided in Mrs Eddys favor et ceteraAs Written:&c

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A11206
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library

Sketch of my own knowledge of Dr. Quimby.

Mr Eugene H Greene went to Quimby's son George in Belfast Maine and asked him if he had his father's manuscripts and he replied that he had. Then asked him why he did not publish them & he replied because they were in advance of the times. Mr. Greene asked him if there were no others extant and he answered there were not he had all of his father's writings.

Mr Edward H. Hammd visited this son Mr Geo. Quimby and asked him similar questions & he answered in substance as before to Mr Greene. Mr H then asked him to sign his name to his answers & he did.

Mrs. E. A. Thompson who was a patient of Dr Quimby's at the time when I was his patient She wrote Certifies as follows [Affidavit]

Mr J A Dresser a patient of Dr Qmbys at the time when I was his (Qs) patient soon after the death of Dr Qmby wrote as the followsing letter to me and in a newspaper article Mr D wrote in 18– that himself & I [then Mrs Glover] were students of Dr Q and I learned of him Christian Science

Mr A J Swartz of ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois & Mrs Philbrick [See C. S. Journal]

Dr Quimby was a magnetic physic [?] Unclear or illegible ian. [Mode of practice &c.Expanded:et cetera]

His portrait hung in the window of the Banner of LightEditorial Note: The Banner of Light was an American spiritualist periodical published between 1857 and 1907. office in BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts with this inscription

Dr P P Qmby Ma [?] Unclear or illegible gnetic doctor

[Mrs. Easton's testimony.]

[See copyright suit with Arens]

In Arens reply to Mrs Eddy's Bill of Complaint he said in substance that she was not the originator of the matter contained in her books but one Quimby was. He was unable howeve however to prove this or any other points of his defense and the case was decided in Mrs Eddys favor &cExpanded:et cetera

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The Banner of Light was an American spiritualist periodical published between 1857 and 1907. Chicago, Illinois Boston, Massachusetts