CLARA BARTON GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Sangster, Margaret E. Dec. 1888-Jan. 1899[handwritten "38"] 210 Penn Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. Dec. 22/88 My Dear Miss Barton, I am preparing for Harper's Young People an article on the Red Cross Society & its work, and find myself in need of illustrations and information. I want specially to mention yourself and your work. Will you kindly tell me where to find Reports, and where a sketch of yourself may be found? I am sorry to give you this trouble, but I want the children to know of this beautiful work for humanity Very Truly Yours /Mrs/ Margaret E. Sangster[added by hand "38"] Harper & Brothers' Editorial Rooms, Franklin Square, New York. Dec 5./89 My Dear Miss Barton, I am about to ask a great favor. The Bazar would like its great circle of readers to look into your face. May we have your portrait for our paper? If you will consent you shall be as little troubled as possible, and our artist will go to Washington to sketch you, in the Environment you prefer. Since Johnstown you are more than ever Endeared with American homes. Very Truly Yours Margaret E. Sangster. [added by hand "33 Pictures" and "For sitting for portrait by Smedley"] 210 Penn St. Brooklyn, April 16, 1890 My Dear Miss Barton, Some time ago I wrote to you, asking your consent to give an artist a sitting for your picture for Harper's Bazar. Mr. W. T. Smedley who will call on you tomorrow, desires the honor of drawing your portrait, and I think you may safely trust yourself to his skill. Hoping that Mr. Smedley may be so fortunate as to find you at leisure to receive him I am Ever Faithfully Yours, Margaret E. SangsterMr. William T. Smedley The Chelsea 222 West 23rd St. [added by hand "34 M. E. Sangster"] Harper & Brothers' Editorial Rooms. Franklin Square, New York April 17, 1890 My Dear Miss Barton, May I have the pleasure of presenting to you Mr. W. T Smedley, of whose pleasant errand to Washington I wrote you last evening? Very Sincerely Yours, M. E. Sangster [added by hand "34"] Margaret E. Sangster re Young Women's Settlement. 1-31/2-7 - 99 Ans / 2/7/99 489 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. [added by hand "file"] Dear Miss Barton, Miss Allen, who intends calling on you tomorrow morning has asked me to tell you something about the Young Women's Settlement at 147 Avenue B. New York, as she and the ladies there are very anxious to have the honor of a little visit from you, if your time and strength will allowyour making one. This Settlement is in one of the most crowded portions of New York, and around it are ^the houses of^ 25000 working girls. Many of these are very poor but they are brave and unselfish as the daughters of the poor so often are. It would be to the girls who go to Christodora House, as this Settlement is called a great event in their lives, if they could see you, and if you could say just a few words to them, it would be a call to a nobler womanhood. You mean a much dear lady to all Americans, to all the world. [that?] if you can do this sweet and gracious thing, it will be more than appreciated. It was a disappointment to me that I was very unwell on Saturday Evening and could not go 2 meet you at 8 Hall Brown's Very Sincerely Yours Margaret E. Sangster [added by hand "1.31.1899"]