Accession: 349A.47.004
Editorial Title: James Henry Wiggin to Mary Baker Eddy, January 21, 1886
Author: James Henry Wiggin 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: January 21, 1886
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by James Henry Wiggin on unlined paper from Boston, Massachusetts.
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27 Hammond St.
Jan. 21, 1886
Dear Mrs. Eddy.

Have just receivedAs Written:rec'd from the University Press their record of Index pages.

Each page contains 2263 ems. At the rate of $2.50Editorial Note: $2.50 in 1886 is the equivalent of $68.83 in 2020. per page, the 38 pp. = $95.00Editorial Note: $95.00 in 1886 is the equivalent of $2,615.65 in 2020..

This is somewhat less than usual prices, but something is due for such courtesy & promptness as you have always shown in settlement of accounts.

YoursAs Written:Yrs respectfullyAs Written:resp'y
J. H. Wiggin.
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27 Hammond St.
Jan. 21, 1886
Dear Mrs. Eddy.

Have just rec'dExpanded:received from the University Press their record of Index pages.

Each page contains 2263 ems. At the rate of $2.50Editorial Note: $2.50 in 1886 is the equivalent of $68.83 in 2020. per page, the 38 pp. = $95.00Editorial Note: $95.00 in 1886 is the equivalent of $2,615.65 in 2020..

This is somewhat less than usual prices, but something is due for such courtesy & promptness as you have always shown in settlement of accounts.

YrsExpanded:Yours resp'yExpanded:respectfully
J. H. Wiggin.
 
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$2.50 in 1886 is the equivalent of $68.83 in 2020. $95.00 in 1886 is the equivalent of $2,615.65 in 2020.