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Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Mary Lewis Gannett, June 17, 1904

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your <u>good news</u> letter - - It is splendid
 
your <u>good news</u> letter - - It is splendid
 
that the <u>man</u> contributed the $9000 [$900?] and made  
 
that the <u>man</u> contributed the $9000 [$900?] and made  
a "Helen [South?] Montgomery" scholarship. I [prefer?]  
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a "Helen Barrett Montgomery" scholarship. I [prefer?]  
[ ??? ]  it a [?] "Mrs W. S. [?] [scholarship?].
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[ ??? ]  it a [?] "Mrs W. S. [?] [scholarship?] [although?]
[
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there is very [??  ??] for that one! -  Now
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I wish there were 25 other men who would
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give $2000 - and make 25 scholarships - that
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is, raise the original [amount?] of $100,000 - it would
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be most magnificent - wouldn't it?  Why
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won't the stars come forth - & make us [?] !!
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    The Council & Congress have gone off
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splendidly - This [?] [?] have the political
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[?] Mrs Fawcett, Mrs [Chapman?] [Post?] & Miss [?] -
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and me - - I will tell you of it tomorrow 
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after it is over - if I can get a [?] to [?] -

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June 17, 1904

Dear Mrs. Gannett

    I have just received

your good news letter - - It is splendid that the man contributed the $9000 [$900?] and made a "Helen Barrett Montgomery" scholarship. I [prefer?] [ ??? ] it a [?] "Mrs W. S. [?] [scholarship?] [although?] there is very [??  ??] for that one! - Now I wish there were 25 other men who would give $2000 - and make 25 scholarships - that is, raise the original [amount?] of $100,000 - it would be most magnificent - wouldn't it? Why won't the stars come forth - & make us [?] !!

   The Council & Congress have gone off 

splendidly - This [?] [?] have the political [?] Mrs Fawcett, Mrs [Chapman?] [Post?] & Miss [?] - and me - - I will tell you of it tomorrow after it is over - if I can get a [?] to [?] -