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U. S. Veterans Hospital
Bedford, Massachusetts
February 27, 1951.

Dr. Miriam Van Waters
Reformatory for Women
Framingham, Massachusetts

Dear Dr. Van Waters:

I called Miss Rose Abrams, Secretary to the Civil Service
Commission yesterday in regard to my appeal on the accept-
ance of my application for State employment. She told me
that they were waiting to hear from you. I am now wonder-
ing if I was asking for too much in requesting this letter
from you. You may see some complications in the whole
procedure which are not apparant to me. As I stated before,
I was not left any alternative but to make this request how-
ever, Dr. Van Water, I have always thought a great deal of
your judgement and if you feel that in fairness to yourself
you cannot write this letter I shall accept this decision,
disappointing as it will be, as part of that good judgment.

It was a Mr. Griffin, assistant to the Civil Service Comm-
issioner who investigated my case and who told at that
time of the possibility of rejection. He urged me to appeal
when I wanted to give the whole thing up last Fall and point-
ed out to me that I did not appeal on my arrest and that I
should appeal this decision. He even suggested that I get
some politician busy on the case hence, the Governor's Council-
lor Mr. McDonough's interest.

For some reason the winning of this appeal means a great deal
to me. Perhaps it is just psychological but, to me, it is a
sort of vindication for I have had it made very clear to me here
at the Veteran's Hospital that I have been ill and that my
actions in the past were not due to wilfullness on my part.

I am better now than I have been in years and I am sure that
you will have no reason to regret having helped me. I assure
you that it will not obligate you in any way as far as the
future is concerned.

May I hear from you on this matter and please accept my kind-
est personal regards.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth M. Toner

U. S. Veterans Hospital
Bedford, Massachusetts
February 27, 1951.

Dr. Miriam Van Waters
Reformatory for Women
Framingham, Massachusetts

Dear Dr. Van Waters:

I called Miss Rose Abrams, Secretary to the Civil Service
Commission yesterday in regard to my appeal on the accept-
ance of my application for State employment. She told me
that they were waiting to hear from you. I am now wonder-
ing if I was asking for too much in requesting this letter
from you. You may see some complications in the whole
procedure which are not apparant to me. As I sdtated before,
I was not left any alternative but to make this request how-
ever, Dr. Van Water, I have always thought a great deal of
your judgement and if you feel that in fairness to yourself
you cannot write this letter I shall accept this decision,
disappointing as it will be, as part of that good judgment.

It was a Mr. Griffin, assistant to the Civil Service Comm-
issioner who investigated my case and who told at that
time of the possibility of rejection. He urged me to appeal
when I wanted to give the whole thing up last Fall and point-
ed out to me that I did not sppeal on my arrest and that I
should appeal this decision. He even suggested that I get
some politician busy on the case hence, the Governor's Couneil-
lor Mr. McDonoughs interest.

For some reason the winning of this appeal means a great deal
to me. Perhaps it is just psychological but, to me, it is a
sort of vindiation for I have had it made very clear to me here
at the Veteran's Hospital that I have been ill and that my
actions in the past were not due to wilfullness on my part.

I am better now than I have been in years and I am sure that
you will have no reason to regret having helped me. I assure
you that it will not obligate you in any way as far as the
future is concerned.

May I hear from you on this matter and please accept my kind-
est personal regards.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth M. Toner