Letter from Annie Sullivan to Michael Anagnos, March 2, 1890 (pp. 3 & 4 of 6)
Letter from Annie Sullivan to Michael Anagnos, March 2, 1890 (pp. 3 & 4 of 6)
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Letter from Annie Sullivan to Michael Anagnos, March 2, 1890 (pp. 3 & 4 of 6)
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... for her when you came home. You have probably received her last letter before this, and have laughed heartily over it. She is a little troubled lest her French should prove too puzzling for you. I hope you will reply to her letter in French, as that will delight her vain little heart. You will be pleased to hear that St. Nicholas has accepted one of Helen's stories, and has paid her eight dollars for it. I will send you a copy as soon as it comes out. You will also be glad to know that Oliver Wendall Holmes has taken a lively interest in Helen. A short time ago he asked our good friend Mr. Endicott to bring her to see him. She went, and won the venerable poet's love and admiration immediately. I saw a letter which he wrote about her, on reading some of her letters, and even you could not have spoken with more enthusiasm on the same subject. I think everybody in the Inst. is well at present. It has...
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
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Handwritten letter from Anne Sullivan to Michael Anagnos, Director of Perkins School for the Blind. Anagnos was responsible for sending Anne Sullivan to Tuscumbia, Alabama to teach Helen Keller. The letter discusses observations and details relating to the early education of Helen Keller.
