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26. West 61st
N.Y. Dec 5

Dear Mr. Ward
	I send an article on the abuses of this wholesale giving of parents on Christmas If you feel moved do say an editorial word on the amount of nerve force delicate women 
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expend in that way and the Tax it is on husbands these hard times. The President recommends economy in his message and surely there are times to give all we can spare to the poor.
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Yours sincerely
Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Alma Lutz Collection

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26. W 61st
N.Y. Dec. 5 [189-]

Dear Mr. Ward
	I send an article on the abuses of this wholesale giving of parents on Christmas. If you feel moved do say an editorial word on the amount of nerve force delicate women expend in that way & the Tax it is on husbands these hard times. The President recommends economy in his message and surely there are times to give all we can spare to the poor.
Yours sincerely
Elizabeth Cady Stanton

[Mr. Ward was an editor of the Independent.]