Correspondence (incoming): Carr, Austie L., 1894-1895

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ALS awaiting birth of her baby, asks for a RR pass 1894 Jan 12 ALS named her son Leland 1894 Mar 22 ALS living in San Francisco, would like to call on her 1895 Dec 1



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Congress has been so disorganized for some years & so averse to Tensions that they have told me nothing could be done. Now, there are a number of Officer's widows, in the same catagory with my self - some who need it even more, for I have a house over my head although according to law I have been on third in terest in it; - my dear husband having died without a will. But I murmur at nothing but have much to thank God for. I have

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Sep. 10. 1894 1316 Conn. ave. Washington D.C.

My dear Mrs Stanford

I have sent you two letters, but do not believe you have received either of them:- but I feel prompted to tell you again, how often I have thought of you and of the happy days in Washington. I rarely pass up Connecticut Avenue, that I do not look at your old home on the Corner of K st. and wonder where & how you are & pray

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friends in town under the belief of sickness and it seemed to me that the right thing was to remain here all summer & do what I could to comfort them - for now dear friend, the world is not what it was to us - it offers not the pleasure that it once did. We both know too well how changed! - how changed!

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it is. Dear Mrs Stanford I have heard of your many trials in addition to your great sorrow; but knowing so well even from, my short friendship, what you were, I feel sure, things will all turn out right. "Fear not! I am with thee Oh! be not dismayed I am thy God & will still give thee aid I will strengthen thee yea

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help thee & cause thee to stand upheld by thy righteous omnipotent hand. When through the deep waters I cause thee to go, the rivers of woe, shall not then overflow - "For the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand ongoing unto thee fear not; I will help thee

I fear I have not quoted all this correctly, but as it came to me & it is always, so comforting to me - It is a treatment, when we say it sometimes to the unconscious mind. Good bye (or "God be with you" as it means in Saxon - most affectionatly your M. C. W. Carter

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5) been in town all this hot summer - August has been intense & I feel the need of a sniff of fresh cool air & I am going out to Chevy Chase for a week, while I have some plumbing done in my house - I have been very will all summer for which I feel most grateful to Christian Science. (for the temptation often came to think the wrong way. I have had several

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