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1862
Laura E. Harris
O’ford Benton County
Indiana
28 June
Mr Vasser [sic]
As I take my pen for the purpose of writing to you fearful foreboding fill my heart perhaps you will treat it with scorn & silent contempt. But still I hope not from the (…) reputation you hear. & believe me that which I am about to ask of you is no rash unpremeditated act. But me long premeditated & analyzed, in my mind. I have in my evening (…) asked God in heaven to guide me in this that I might not do anything contrary to his will. I must that I have his sustaining hand to aid me now. That his holy spirit may hover around thee & help you to decide aright in behalf of an Orphan who wishes
oh! yearns to drink deep at the fountain of knowledge. I said an Orphan. My mother is living, but I have a step-father & of course I don’t look to him for assistance as he has a family of his own. I want to go to school & the bitter thought of not going almost makes me wild. Your name I have often noticed in magazines, papers &c— as a man live to the belief that woman should be equal to man in her mental qualifications. I have concluded to ask you to aid me in getting an education. I am willing & glad to do anything honorable to get the desired means to do so. but you know how hard it is for a woman to Educate herself. If you will only help me I will be so thankful. no words could express my deep untold thanks. If you only know how much I want to go I know you would assist me if
you possibly could. I want to go to school & finish, & then I will teach & pay you. If you see fit to help me. I have no choice where I attend school & I will gladly go any place you should dictate. I trust this with you what no me but God knows. & I don’t wish anyone to knowing have said I would got to school & many of my friends think it only a saying. This is why I don’t want anyone to find it out. consequently I hope you will keep perfectly silent concerning it. Hoping I will hear from you as soon as possible I will close. May God who watches over us all help you to be lenient toward me & not consider this wrong. Write if nothing more.
Respectfully
Laura E Harris
O’ford Benton County
Indiana
June, the 20th 1869
Laura E. Harris
O’ford Benton County
Indiana
28 June
Mr Vasser [sic]
As I take my pen for the purpose of writing to you fearful foreboding fill my heart perhaps you will treat it with scorn & silent contempt. But still I hope not from the (…) reputation you hear. & believe me that which I am about to ask of you is no rash unpremeditated act. But me long premeditated & analyzed, in my mind. I have in my evening (…) asked God in heaven to guide me in this that I might not do anything contrary to his will. I must that I have his sustaining hand to aid me now. That his holy spirit may hover around thee & help you to decide aright in behalf of an Orphan who wishes
oh! yearns to drink deep at the fountain of knowledge. I said an Orphan. My mother is living, but I have a step-father & of course I don’t look to him for assistance as he has a family of his own. I want to go to school & the bitter thought of not going almost makes me wild. Your name I have often noticed in magazines, papers &c— as a man live to the belief that woman should be equal to man in her mental qualifications. I have concluded to ask you to aid me in getting an education. I am willing & glad to do anything honorable to get the desired means to do so. but you know how hard it is for a woman to Educate herself. If you will only help me I will be so thankful. no words could express my deep untold thanks. If you only know how much I want to go I know you would assist me if
you possibly could. I want to go to school & finish, & then I will teach & pay you. If you see fit to help me. I have no choice where I attend school & I will gladly go any place you should dictate. I trust this with you what no me but God knows. & I don’t wish anyone to knowing have said I would got to school & many of my friends think it only a saying. This is why I don’t want anyone to find it out. consequently I hope you will keep perfectly silent concerning it. Hoping I will hear from you as soon as possible I will close. May God who watches over us all help you to be lenient toward me & not consider this wrong. Write if nothing more.
Respectfully
Laura E Harris
O’ford Benton County
Indiana
June, the 20th 1869
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