Miriam Van Waters Papers. Reformatory for Women at Framingham, 1876-1970. Subseries 3. Student correspondence, 1936-1971, n.d. Correspondence: L, 1949-1957. A-71, folder 313. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

To Dr Miriam Van Waters 5-2-57

My dear friend just a few lines in answer to your most welcome letter of may 3rd which I am always so happy to hear from you dear Please don't try to do so much you just hurt yourself when you do try to do so much have you forgotten you are normal young so please do take good care of yourself we all need you maybe more now than ever I know that I do need your support and advice more now than I ever did when I was there I miss so many nice officers you come first then the mill offiers that were so kind to me I wonder why I didn't hear from an Mrs Helen and I wrote to her but got no answer from her ho well I can't make her write if she doesn't care to write well I finely got a real nice letter from my margaret ho how I miss her is Ms H Briggs still in the armes I would like to write to her she was nice to me so I like to show them that do appreciate what people do for me I hope you had a nice trip to Vermont and again dear Dr please take easy dont put yourself back in bed you know there others who can do the work but no one can suffer in your place so dear do listen to this old fool your true sincere friend and

do take care of our dear lady you I hope I have beg you enough so you will be more careful in the future Pleasee do say hello to my dear friend Mrs Ralph Van Waters for me tell her how I do miss her so much also the children there is no words to tell you how lonesome I am out here in this state of scandal ho dear lord how can People live that way, I miss the birthday Partys it was fun to watch the expression on those faces when they open there gifts it warm my hart I was there for good many but not this year I shall miss it a lot ho well enough of my misfortune but I am almost out of news ho yes I heard that miss A.Gladding has taken Mrs Ena Watsons Place she must be good there shes so good to the girls I bet she likes it well I am out of news for tonight so I will say so long for now hope to hear from you real soon may God bless you and all your dear ones and give you good health for many more I cant help you any other way so God love you as I do Sincerely ours

Victoria Sefebore 422 Chula Vista Street Chula Vista California

To Dr Miriam Van Waters 5-21-57

Dear Dr my dear friend tho is business would you Please ask commisioner R. Oswald if that no good for nothing C Heaten could say I had to leave Massachutte state if he sign my freedom I dont see his signature no Place on my Papers did he have that night to tell me what I was to do here after Please dear Dr do this for one I am not a bit happy out here I am sorry to they give me good care but life is long when you dont get to go any Place only for a ride now an then my Edna is not a talktive one so I am like a stick in the mud Please dear do this for me

and no one will even know about it as I said before I cant see what right he had to say were I was to live do you dear I thank you for this service Sincerely yours

Victoria Seleborne

may God bless you and yours

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