Accession: V03051
Editorial Title: Mary Baker Eddy to Samuel Putnam Bancroft, April 28, 1871
Author: Mary Baker Eddy 
Recipient: Samuel Putnam Bancroft 
Annotator: Unknown 
Date: April 28, 1871 - archivist estimate
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Mary Baker Eddy on unlined paper, embossed with the letter “G,” from Lynn, Massachusetts.
Archival Note: This letter is in the collection of Longyear Museum. V03051 is a copy of this letter. This letter contains a notation in unknown handwriting. The date of this letter is an archivist estimate.
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LynnEditorial Note: Lynn, Massachusetts Apr'l 28.th
Dear Student,

Your brief letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. lies before me, and I have no objection to your decision As Written: decission because I know experience is the best teacher, if this experience be not bought too dearly. I would advise you to continue to meet with and converse with the class. You say "you are vanquished", but this is an error of statement; you are unchanging, this Mr. Bancroft is not.

You say 'love has triumphed over wisdom', this cannot be, for love and wisdom are one, but you might have said sense has overruled the soul for a brief time; ErelongAs Written:Ere long the case will be changed and you will wish; this had not have been the case I fear you will inhert this truth through the discipline of affliction

With much love & truth
Yours M M B G—
⇉ Handshift:Unknown Decide As Written: Deside to marry?
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LynnEditorial Note: Lynn, Massachusetts Apr'l 28.th
Dear Student,

Your brief letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. lies before me, and I have no objection to your decission Corrected: decision because I know experience is the best teacher, if this experience be nowt bought too dearly. I would advise you to continue to meet with and converse with the class. You say "you are vanquished", but this is an error of statement; you are unchanging, this Mr. Bancroft is not.

You say 'love has triumphed over wisdom', this cannot be, for love and wisdom are one, but you might have said sense has overruled the soul for a brief time; Ere longCorrected:Erelong the case will be changed and you will wish; this had not have been the case I fear you will inhert this truth through the discipline of affliction

With much love & truth
Yours M M B G—
⇉ Handshift:Unknown Deside Corrected: Decide to marry?
 
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Lynn, Massachusetts This letter is not extant.