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508 Hillary St. Dec. 18, 1901.

Mrs. Jane L. Stanford

Dear Madam,

You will please excuse me for daring to intrude upon you, but after reading about your noble gift to such a grand cause, a feeling of hope sprung into my burden heart and I just made up my mind to ask you if you would be so kind as to lend a helping hand to one who has struggle for 8 years to take care of an invalid sister who was intensely injured 15 years ago. We managed to get along during the life time of our dear Mother who was an invalid for 9 years, as my brothers

were then able to help us, but after the death of our Precious Mother, 8 years ago, the boys have not been able to do much for us, and I have been keeping a few boarders and trying to do all I could for the comfort of my dear sister, but last June my health broke down, and kind friends have help us along in many ways, but my sickness has caused us to run in debt, to our grocer and milk man. We are only two sisters and have a little home, which we pray we may be able to keep during our lives. My sister has been such a dreadful sufferer for years that last June, just as soon as

I was able to get about again her kind church friends sent her to an Infirmary in the City, to be treated and she under went with great success the operation of anchoring the uterus. The wonderful Kelly Operation introduced by Dr. Kelly of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.

My sister has gotten along very nicely, but for a year she will have to be most careful. If you will kindly help us just now to get out of our trouble you can be sure you will be deeply thanked by my sister and myself. As we are without any boarders just now, it makes

us very sad and miserable to ask of a stranger any help, but our Grand Father was such a help to the orphans that I feel as you have the means you may be glad to lift a heavy burden from the hearts of two frail girls.

With kind wishes I am yours truly.

Lalla Ogden

508 Hillary Street

New Orleans

La

help me a little, as I would go into raising berries and other kinds of fruit if I could just get a place of my own. I dont ask you to give the money to me. only lend it untill I can get started in business I can buy a place here for $1000 dollars. its a good farm, but the party wants five hundred down and the rest can remain on a mortgage. I can give you all the references that you wish. I am a hard working woman. And I have a poor mother to care for. and I am just as honest a woman as the day is long. And I have meet with a great deal of trouble I have had everything burnt up

by a fire. All of my household goods and clothing only what I had on, so you see mrs stanford, that I am having rather hard luck. So please dont be offend at me for writing to you, as I have buried a dear husband, so I know how to pity any one else.

now please to let me hear from you. I send you my address envelop.

yours Respt

Mebry T Ogden

Feeding Hills, Mass. Box 10