Clara Barton

General Correspondence

Bishop, Eleanor Fletcher
Oct. 1884 - Dec. 1890Oct 84
My Dear Friend
Accept my
heart-felt thanks
for your paper -
just received - I
have been very
ill ever since
we parted at the pier - Glad dear
Clara & her friends
will soon return -
Would it be too
much trouble for
you to send me
one of your books
relative to the
Red Cross regulations
& all particulars?

Hoping to see, or
hear from you
very soon -
Believe me
your grateful
friend
Eleanor Fletcher Bishop
[?aperon?] of
Shakespearean Collej
1145 Broadway
New York
Oct 3 - 1884 -My Dearest Clara
Do please
write & tell me
what you are
willing & able
to do for our
poor suffering
Loraine - before
she [ha?] [comits?] takes
her own lifeI am yet very
feeble - am
anxious to recover
as I am wanted
in Washington. - Expect
Denmark will pay
me very soon - I
received a letter
from Hon J.B. [Blare?]
last week - 
But my fortune
may come too 
late to help
our poor
dear Loraine -

Pardon scrawl
as I have La Grippe
pneumonia -
& it hurts me
to write - & my
secty is down with
La Grippe also -
Loving [Jomis?]
L S Bishop
2137 Uber Place
Phila. 13-1889
8 months to-day since
the inhuman butchers
murdered my darling
& idolized son -
My book will be out
in 2 weeks - your letter is
in it -. Will send you a copy -The book I will send
to all the Crownes Heads
in Europe So - &
all distinguished
persons - Many
of whom are your
personal friends
L D B

Jay 10/90
My Beloved Clara
Although suffering
with "La Grippe" &
pneumonia - which
may cause my death
as I have had
another severe shock
to my overstrung nerves,
in hearing the sad
news of the suicide
of one of my best &
most beloved friends
Matron S. A. McAuliffe
of The Tombs New York
City - and at the 
same time I receiveda letter from poor
Loraine in which she
threatnes her life by
drowning. 
as she is homeless
& destitute &  unable
at present to protect
her. I sent her an
note for $1,000 if
she could get it
cashed for herself -
But - it is doubtful -
Now my dear dear
dear sister, in the
name of God and
all the noble deeds
you have done
send a letter for
Loraine to me
invite her to come to

to your home until
I can get some
money - or even
the casket of diamonds
I left in poor Matron
McAuliffs care - which
her son will bring
me. Then I will
pawn them &
send you some
money to give Loraine
& she can get a 
cheap boarding place -
& hire a piano
& teach - Oh! Clara
we would never
be reconciled, if poor
Loraine should
commit suicide.I am out of town
ill, among friends
& my means are
exhausted at present
But hope Denmark
will soon pay
me a fortune -
Now I will help
the Red Cross - am
too ill to sit
up longer - Write
& enable me
to protect poor
Loraine whom
we both love -
Ever yours
Eleanor Fletcher Bishop
My address is as usual -- &
letters are brought to me
2137 - 2137 - Uber Place
Phila Pa

8. a.m-
Jany 14 -1890
Yesterday my angel had been
butchered 8 months -

My Dearest Clara -
Your welcome letter
just received - & I
cried with Joy, knowing
dear Loraine was
safe under your
gentle care - Bless
you my sweet sister -
God grant Demnark
will pay me soon - &
I will reward you a
thousand fold for
all you do for our
poor suffering sister
Loraine - Tell herto write to me - Am yet
very very feeble & not yet
out of danger -. I am
coming to Washington as
soon as I can travel -
as I have been sent
for - Rest assured if I get
my money I will make
dear Loraine happy
in a home of her own
with our dear little gyp -
(The dog) - Love to
Loraine - & self.
from your true
but suffering sister
[? er?] laborer -
Eleanor F. Bishop

Mrs. C Barton. -
Levi P. Morton is a friend
of Loraines - he might help
her if you asked him for
her - 

I will also compel
Lizzie & George Raymond
to pay Loraine &
surrender to her the
home she owns in
Winchendon - 

Expect my book
from the publisher
every day -My Beloved Clara-
     At last - I 
have (through great
exertion caused
through want of
money-) succeeded
in getting my books
bound.  One of
which I send
to you with this
letter, imploring
you to do allin your power
with your wealthy
friends to send me
financial aid
to pave my way
to justice and
drag the murderers
of my beloved and
only son to prison.
I will have them
tried as soon as
I am empowered
to retain powerful
counsel.  I regret
to tell you I
am going blind

through weeping for 
my idolized son --
My left eye is dark
forever & soon I
will loose my
right eye, unless
I can cease using
it so much
writing & weeping -
Dear Loraine
has been very ill,
but is improving if
I may judge from
her last letter.
Write to me darlingand let your
name lead this
list - in my next
book, of those who
had the courage
to aid me in
the Cause of 
Justice.  May
your Xmas &
New Year be as
joyous as mine will
be sad, prays your
devoted friend
Eleanor Fletcher Bishop
2137 Uber Planes
Philadelphia
Dec 17/90 Pa