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Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Mary Lewis Gannett, June 17, 1904
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I have just received | I have just received | ||
your <u>good news</u> letter - - It is splendid | your <u>good news</u> letter - - It is splendid | ||
| − | that the <u>man</u> contributed the | + | that the <u>man</u> contributed the [$2000?] and make |
| − | a "Helen Barrett Montgomery" scholarship. I [ | + | a "Helen Barrett Montgomery" scholarship. I [hope?] |
| − | + | she won't call it a "Mrs W. S. Montgomery" [scholarship?]. | |
| − | + | [Keen is my hope and wish for that one!] - Now | |
I wish there were 25 other men who would | I wish there were 25 other men who would | ||
give $2000 - and make 25 scholarships - that | give $2000 - and make 25 scholarships - that | ||
| − | is, raise the original | + | is, raise the original sum of $100,000 - it would |
be most magnificent - wouldn't it? Why | be most magnificent - wouldn't it? Why | ||
| − | won't the stars come forth - & make us [?] !! | + | won't the stars come forth - & make us [free?] !! |
The Council & Congress have gone off | The Council & Congress have gone off | ||
| − | splendidly - This [ | + | splendidly - This [eve'g] have the [?] |
| − | [?] Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Chapman Catt & Miss [?] - | + | with Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Chapman Catt & Miss [Shaw?] - |
and me - - I will tell you of it tomorrow | and me - - I will tell you of it tomorrow | ||
| − | after it is over - if I can get a | + | after it is over - if I can get a <u>pen</u> to write with |
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June 17, 1904
Dear Mrs. Gannett
I have just received
your good news letter - - It is splendid that the man contributed the [$2000?] and make a "Helen Barrett Montgomery" scholarship. I [hope?] she won't call it a "Mrs W. S. Montgomery" [scholarship?]. [Keen is my hope and wish for that one!] - Now I wish there were 25 other men who would give $2000 - and make 25 scholarships - that is, raise the original sum of $100,000 - it would be most magnificent - wouldn't it? Why won't the stars come forth - & make us [free?] !!
The Council & Congress have gone off
splendidly - This [eve'g] have the [?] with Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Chapman Catt & Miss [Shaw?] - and me - - I will tell you of it tomorrow after it is over - if I can get a pen to write with