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Eddy, Mary Baker (1821-1910) to Oliver C. Sabin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02509.05 Author/Creator: Eddy, Mary Baker (1821-1910) Place Written: Concord, New Hampshire Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 September 1898 Pagination: 2 p. + env. Order a Copy

Thanks him for his vindication of Christian Science in his "interesting Washington News letter." Adds, "we are about to start a weekly newspaper in Boston, but I see no reason for its conflicting in the least with the circulation of your paper."

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