Correspondence (incoming): begging letters, H

work and own my but so much of the it is going to be prety hard for us to pull thought as coal is high and wood is to and it is very cold hear. I wish I could see you and have a talk with you how I wish I could come out to Cal. Now if you are kind to the needy and charrible I will except any thing or any amount, your rite to give me I wish I could only see you as I could talk better than I can write

Dont though this away and don't put it in the paper but just send me a little sum I dont want any one know my affairs I am very quiet woman I wish I could talk to you to night as my little girl is a sleep and I am hear alone with the fire I think and I will pray to hear from you I would be happy to get a little box by express from you. My address

Jennie Burr, Hatton Attica Ind Fountain Co.

how I wish I could see you to night

I have a little home and I am trying to pay for it. If only I could get out of debt. I could save up some money for her to go to school. I have so many thing to buy with bills to pay so it takes money. Now I will look for a letter from you. I hope and pray you will be kind enough to send me some thing. Have you any children. If you are left alone

[text upside down] I feel sorry for you. I cant pay my church dues as I havent the money I need cloth as I havent any thing [ware? way?] to church. I give any thing if I was out of dept. [/text upside down]

#98 Ten Broeck St. Albany, N. Y.

My dear Mrs Stanford,

I hope you will pardon me for the liberty I have taken in writing to you but I want to make an appeal to you on behalf of the Womens Auxiliary of the Railroad Young Mens Christian Association of Albany, N. Y. Our Association are struggling under an indebtedness of over seven thousand dollars ($7000.00) and they were about to lose the piano which a dealer had very kindly loaned them

small incomes they do not have money to assist in paying for a Piano. Having tried to devise some plan to raise this money I have at last decided to appeal to some of our philanthropic friends and knowing of your great generosity to other organizations I thought you might consider it a pleasure to help us to cancel our indebtedness so that on January first we may be able to present the Association with a receipted bill & so commence the year 1902 free from debt & our young men can truly "Praise God from whom all blessings flow". Hoping for a favorable reply I am yours very respectfully -

Mrs F A Harrington President Womens Auxiliary

Dec 14th 1901