Letter from Florence Fenwick Miller to May Wright Sewall. (May Wright Sewall Papers)

Letter from Florence Fenwick Miller to May Wright Sewall.

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My Dear Mrs Sewall Your sweet letter dated Oct 9th just reached me & shall not have expected to be so long in replying, but the arrangements for my coming over to the Conference at Washington in February have been rather hanging in the air & I have waited till I knew more before writing.

Within the last day or two, however, it seems to have become quite clear that

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I am to come - health permitting. The London Com.ee & the Edinburgh Com.ee have appointed me their delegate & after deliberation [sole?] as to wheter, their subscriptions list being [?] for English work, they might apprpriate a little out of them for general purposes, they have decided to make some grant toward the cost of the jourey. It will by no means cover the expense; I must look to the paid lecture engagement on your side for that; & [his?] [?] corresponding secretary

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gave me rather a 'turn' of writing to me that they had not yet received any responses to the circulars. However, she has since written again to say that she did not expect any so early, & does not doubt some will be forthcoming; so it all seems [?], & I am going to begin to prepare to come.

Dates, of course, I must leave to be fixed entirely by those who are kindly going to try to organize a little lecturing tour on your side. If I were to try to fix anything myself, it might just clash with their fixtures & cause difficulties. Whether I

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come to Indianapolis or no, I shall surely see your bright face & feel the pressure of your magnetic hands? You will be at Washington, will you not? I do hope so. Truly, as you say it is sometimes very hard to keep on with public work - one gets depressed & hopeless. But we must not let go our [grip?] of our [flag?]. I wish I saw better young women rising up to take hold. Perhaps on your side of the water there are; here, probably owing to the wicked war, the vile spirit it arouses & the distration it causes, we are stagnating sadly.

Hoping with all my heart to see you again so soon as Feb, dear [?] friend - I am yours Florence Fenwick Miller.

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