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From Nancy C. Russell to Mrs. T. G. Portis, May 23, 1929

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May 23, 1929.   Mrs. T. G. Portis, 5883 Enright Ave., St. Louis, Mo.   Dear Sue:                   Thank you for your letter telling me about Charlie’s pony. I thought the dog’s name was “Gyp” and not the pony but it really makes very little difference and I’m glad to get Archie Douglass’ address, as I wanted to ask him a few questions about the friendship he and Charlie had. You see, Sue, I’m trying to get together real facts about Charlie as a child because it has such great bearing on his life and the wonderful strides he made in the work that he could not help doing; it’s the little homely things like his playing with his pony and  intimate things tat occurred at Oak Hill. Father told me a great many things and I’ve hear Charlie laugh and talk about things so can get a little of that atmosphere, I believe.                   I’ll be going North some time[sic] in June for  two and a half months stay. Hope you will be comfortable this summer in the quarters that you now have. It sounds very attractive.                   Lots of love.                                   Sincerely,   NCR: ED

[Transcribed by Melynda Seaton, 2012-06-25]

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From Nancy C. Russell to Mrs. T. G. Portis