BLACKWELL FAMILY                                               From Ringwalt, Jessie
ELIZABETH BLACKWELL2159 N. 29th St.
Philadelphia
Feb. 19th/98

My dear Elizabeth
Your kind token of
remembrance has settled into
my hand in the shape of a
golden eagle, and my Mother
and I are glad that the old
times live in your memory
as they do in ours.  Fancy
us, two little widow women
in a little house far to
the north of where we used
to live, for Philadelphia
has spread almost to the
old pic-nic places where
we long ago wandered
under the trees.  You willperhaps guess that my Father
left no fortune in cash
behind him, and my husband
died after long ill-health and
serious business losses.
    Of my four children, Roland
the eldest has inherited the
brain, eloquence and
enthusiasm of my Father and
I wish you could hear him
preach!
    My second son William,
full of zeal and power
died one year ago serving
a church in Long Island,
where he abade with a
loving friend Mrs. Shutt,
who welcomed him even
more warmly because of
his name, for as Miss
Lazarus she was proud

to remember an old
acquaintance with you.
So strangely do things come
about.
My youngest daughter
is married in Baltimore,
and has aged me into
a grandmother.  My
eldest daughter Kate stays
with us to be the light
of our eyes.  She is an
artist, taught by Emily
Sartain, but our poverty
restricts her to teaching
which she does well
as she does everything!
I keep house and try
to give my Mother and
Kate a cozy nest, and 
pull the ends pretty hardto make them meet.
Roland is keenly gratified
to place a window in his
church to the memory of his
grandfather.  Among those
that have "remembered" are
your old friend Mrs, Thomas L.
Kane, Dr. Shields and the old
"Associationist" Jacob Byrnnes.
Here  - I have told of ourselves
hoping that you wanted to know
of us, and we will be warmly
gratified if you would find
leisure to tell us of yourself,
and I trust that you will
recognize our interest in your
life and that it is as close and
warm as in the long past, and
that my Mother and myself are
proud and glad to be linked
into your life of glorious
endeavor, and triumphant
achievement
Sincerely yours,
Jessie E. Ringwalt