NAWSA
General Correspondence
Larned, Augusta

Brooklyn April 24th 1872 -

My dear Miss Stone
I thank you for
the kind expressions contained on your
letter which I have just received
& jolly appreciate the generosity which
lead you to pay a compliment to
the Revolution.
I have labored often times during these
months past under great discouragements
with a sense of my own weakness
which has made me feel that but
little of any value attached to the
results of my work.
I love the things which make for
peace. I love women of pure hands
& pure hearts, & have the loftiest ideals
for my sex.  I have deplored a great deal
on the fact to which it is needless now
to refer, & all this I say to you in
a spirit of confidence which I know


will never be abused.
In regard to Mrs. Kelsey I think
I can promise that she shall not  annoy
you again through the Revolution.  Of
course I cannot answer for this fur
ther than this.  I am not responsible
for what she has done in the past,
& sincerely regret any breach of
propriety committed in the name
of our paper.  I think in the future
she will be more likely to attempt
in-seatter Woodhull & Claflins jour
nal than our:- this is a mere conje
ture on my part - Could I see you, I
could tell you much more than I can
In-commit In-paper.
Allow me In-say, Mrs Stone that
you were the first woman speaker who
sent the shape of connection deep into
my soul on the subject of woman's
rights.  I have looked up to you with
the truest reverense & I hope you will some
time know how far it [it] from the wish
of my heart to breed or perpetuate any man
ner of strife, Very Truly Yours Augusta Larned

Augusta Larned
1872

Brooklyn, Apr. 24, 1842

My Dear Mrs. Stone:
I thank you for the kind expressions contained 
in your letter which I have just received and 
fully appreciate the generosity which leads you to pay
a compliment to the Revolution.
I have labored oftentimes during these months
past under great discouragements, with a sense of my
own weakness which has made me feel that but
little, if any, value attached to the results of my
work.
I love the things which make for peace. I
love women of pure hearts, and
have the loftiest ideals for my sex.  I have deplored 
a great deal in the past to which it is
needless now to refer, and all this I say
to you in a spirit of confidence which I know
will never be abused
In regard to Mrs. Kelsey, I think I
can promise that she shall not annoy you


again, through the Revolution.  Of course, I
cannot answer for her further than this.  I am
not responsible for what she has done in the
past, and sincerely regret any breach of propriety 
committed in the name of our paper.  I
think in the future she will be more likely to
attempt to scatter Woodhull and Claflin's Journal
than ours.  This is a mere conjecture on my
part.  Could I see you, I could tell you much
more than I care to commit to paper.
Allow me to say, Mrs. Stone, that you
were the first woman speaker who sent
the shafts of conviction deep into my soul on
the subject of woman's rights.  I have looked up to
you with the truest reverence and I hope you will some
time know how far it is from the wish of my heart to
breed or perpetuate any manner of strife.

Very truly yours,
Agusta Larned,

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