Accession: 578.59.017
Editorial Title: Thomas Swartwout to Mary Baker Eddy, November 1883
Author: Thomas Swartwout 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: November 1883
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Thomas Swartwout from Black Hawk, Colorado.
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I ReceivedAs Written:Rec your very As Written: vary welcome As Written: welcom letter of Nov 6Editorial Note: This letter is not extant. I also ReceivedAs Written:Rec the BooksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy & Paper I am very As Written: vary much interested in the perusal As Written: perusel of them although I don't As Written: dont get much time to read but little at a time. I find that it is going As Written: agoing to require all attention to learn the whole thing. consequently As Written: concequentely it may be some time before I will be ready to join your class I regret very As Written: vary much that I cannot join it now but I want to have all other business As Written: buisness off my mind then As Written: them I think I can learn it without much difficultyAs Written:dificulty, in the meantimeAs Written:mean time I will read the booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy and by that means I will be better prepared to go through with my lessons when I do undertake it- the means I expected to have to carry me through with it this winter I had to give a year's As Written: years extension As Written: extention on it I have mining interests As Written: intrests here that I am going As Written: agoing to put in the markets. So how long it will be before I get these matters off my mind I can't As Written: cant tell, but there is one thing sure when I do learn I shall learn of you. I want to be perfect in it when I do go into it– I am truly thankful that I have lived to see the day that I think I can learn more fully the Doctorings of Christ I have been a professed As Written: profesed follower of Christ for many years but I confess I never was satisfied with the understanding I had of it I hope I may more fully understand it by the time I get through with your lessons. I think you are a doing a great good to the world and mankindAs Written:man kind— and I feel as though everyoneAs Written:every one ought to help it along May God bless you in your work is my prayer ––

I have heard that there is two Ladies in ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois said to be your students by the name of Brown & Noyse I saw it in the Chicago papers –– I shall be pleased to hear from you at any time convenient

Yours Very As Written: Vary Respectfully
Thomas Swartwout

My Wife went to Chicago about a month ago and I expect to go soon to stay a short time that is our home has been for many years, or EnglewoodEditorial Note: Englewood, Illinois that is 6 miles out we call As Written: cull it Chicago

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I RecExpanded:Received your vary Corrected: very welcom Corrected: welcome letter of Nov 6Editorial Note: This letter is not extant. I also RecExpanded:Received the BooksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy & Paper I am vary Corrected: very much interested in the perusel Corrected: perusal of them although I dont Corrected: don't get much time to read but little at a time. I find that it is agoing Corrected: going to require all attention to learn the whole thing. concequentely Corrected: consequently it may be some time before I will be ready to join your class I regret vary Corrected: very much that I cannot join it now but I want to have all other buisness Corrected: business off my mind them Corrected: then I think I can learn it without much dificultyCorrected:difficulty, in the mean timeCorrected:meantime I will read the booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy and by that means I will be better prepared to go through with my lessons when I do undertake it- the means I expected to have to carry me through with it this winter I had to give a years Corrected: year's extention Corrected: extension on it I have mining intrests Corrected: interests here that I am agoing Corrected: going to put in the markets. So how long it will be before I get these matters off my mind I cant Corrected: can't tell, but there is one thing sure when I do learn I shall learn of you. I want to be perfect in it when I do go into it– I am truly thankful that I have lived to see the day that I think I can learn more fully the Doctorings of Christ I have been a profesed Corrected: professed follower of Christ for mayny years but I confess I never was satisfied with the understanding I had of it I hope I may more fully understand it by t [?] Unclear or illegible he time I get through with your lessons. I think you are a doing a great good to the world and man kindCorrected:mankind— and I feel as though every oneCorrected:everyone ought to help it along May God bless you in your work is my prayer ––

I have heard that there is two Ladies in ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois said to be your students by the name of Brown & Noyse I saw it in the Chicago papers –– I shall be pleased to hear from you at any time convenient

Yours Vary Corrected: Very Respectfully
Thomas Swartwout

My Wife went to Chicago about a month ago and I expect to go soon to stay a short time that is our home has been for many years, or EnglewoodEditorial Note: Englewood, Illinois that is 6 miles out we cull Corrected: call it Chicago

 
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Black Hawk, Colorado This letter is not extant. Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy Chicago, Illinois Englewood, Illinois