Accession: 476.54.001
Editorial Title: Emma A. McDonald to Mary Baker Eddy, September 1884
Author: Emma A. McDonald 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Annotator: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: September 1884 - archivist estimate
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Emma A. McDonald on embossed lined paper from Fort Howard, Wisconsin.
Archival Note: This letter includes a notation in the handwriting of Mary Baker Eddy.
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I have thought so many times I would like to hear from you. But have not written knowing you must have so much to do. But I have one case I would like to ask you about. it is one that was treated by one of Dr Sawyer students a Mrs Hill. the woman got along well for six weeks, and got so that she was up most of the day then she grew worse and Mrs Hill commenced using ginger tea and sweet flag as remediesAs Written:remides and also used salt and water to bathe her back and used to rub her back and side every day till she grew worse then she thought she would leave she asked me to take this patient. I had seen her last when she was able to sit up and supposed she was just as well till after Mrs Hill had gone. I had treated the patient two weeks before I knew she had used other means to help her along. I have treated her five weeks she does not seem much better, and she is no worse Mrs Hill done injury to the scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science here. all of her patients have gone back and are bad as ever. and of course theyAs Written:the have lost faith. If I could heal this woman I think it would restore people'sAs Written:peoples confidence in the scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science. she has a belief that she is diseased all over the stomach, back, head, womb, and ovariesAs Written:overies. I have treated her faithfully. I am not discouraged but thought I would ask you about her. I have had very good success with all my other patients the more I work the stronger grows my love for the scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science Hoping you will write me a few lines I will close I hope you will excuse this long letter.

Yours in Love
Mrs H. McDonald.
Ft HowardEditorial Note: Fort Howard, Wisconsin
Brown Co

P.S. I heard from the [?] Unclear or illegible  ladies in Oconto that you had sent them pictures of yourself may I hope you may favor me with one I do not know of anything I would prize more highly. E.McD.

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476.54.001
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library

I have thought so many times I would like to hear from you. But have not written knowing you must have so much to do. But I have one case I would like to ask you about. it is one that was treated by one of Dr Sawyer students a Mrs Hill. the woman got along well for six weeks, and got so that she was up most of the day then she grew worse and Mrs Hill commenced using ginger tea and sweet flag as remidesCorrected:remedies and also used salt and water to bathe her back and used to rub her back and side every day till she grew worse then she thought she would leave she asked me to take this patient. I had seen her last when she was able to sit up and supposed she was just as well till after Mrs Hill had gone. I had treated the patient two weeks before I knew she had used other means to help her along. I have treated her five weeks she does not seem much better, and she is no worse Mrs Hill done injury to the scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science here. all of her patients have gone back and are bad as ever. and of course theCorrected:they have lost faith. If I could heal this woman I think it would restore peoplesCorrected:people's confidence in the scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science. she has a belief that she is diseased all over the stomach, back, head, womb, and overiesCorrected:ovaries. I have treated her faithfully. I am not discouraged but thought I would ask you about her. I have had very good success with all my other patients the more I work the stronger grows my love for the scienceEditorial Note: Christian Science Hoping you will write me a few lines I will close I hope you will excuse this long letter.

Yours in Love
Mrs H. McDonald.
Ft HowardEditorial Note: Fort Howard, Wisconsin
Brown Co

P.S. I heard from the [?] Unclear or illegible  ladies in Oconto that you had sent them pictures of yourself may I hope you may favor me with one I do not know of anything I would prize more highly. E.McD.

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