Accession: 655.69.030
Editorial Title: A. H. Carsley to Mary Baker Eddy, February 12, 1885
Author: A. H. Carsley 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Annotator: Calvin A. Frye  Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: February 12, 1885
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by A. H. Carsley on embossed lined paper.
Archival Note: This letter includes notations in the handwriting of Calvin A. Frye and Mary Baker Eddy.
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655.69.030
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Handshift:Calvin A. FryeSent Feb 15
Handshift:Mary Baker EddySend Chrs Healing & Jour without price send Mrs Hales card

I am a poor girl, struggling As Written: strugling against poor health myself, and taking care of myself and mother who is very near blind, She has cataracts As Written: cateracts on her eyes.

I have heard of your wonderful healing And cannot get rid of the thought, that perhaps As Written: prehaps you can restore my mother’s As Written: mothers eyesight, so she can knit and read

She used to be a great reader, but has not been able to read a word for a number of years, I used to be in the habit of going to meeting and Sabbath As Written: sabath school but now stay at home and read to her, I feel sometimes that my lot is very hard I know my Heavenly Father is wiser than I am

I do not know your terms, but will do my best to pay you, and be very grateful to,

I have never seen any of your writings but understand you have published a book on healingEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy

Hoping hear from you I am yours respectfullyAs Written:respect
Miss A H Carsley
655.69.030
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Handshift:Calvin A. FryeSent Feb 15
Handshift:Mary Baker EddySend Chrs Healing & Jour without price send Mrs Hales card

I am a poor girl, strugling Corrected: struggling against poor health myself, and taking care of myself and mother who is very near blind, She has cateracts Corrected: cataracts on her eyes.

I have heard of your wonderful healing And cannot get rid of the thought, that prehaps Corrected: perhaps you can restore my mothers Corrected: mother’s eyesight, so she can knit and read

She used to be a great reader, but has not been able to read a word for a number of years, I used to be in the habit of going to meeting and sabath Corrected: Sabbath school but now stay at home and read to her, I feel sometimes that my lot is very hard I know my Heavenly Father is wiser than I am but how can he

I do not know your terms, but will do my best to pay you, and be very grateful to,

I have never seen any of your writings but understand you have published a book on healingEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy

Hoping hear from you I am yours respectExpanded:respectfully
Miss A H Carsley
 
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