Lt 90, 1909

Atkinson, Ellen F.

Washington, D. C.

June 7, 1909

Previously unpublished.

Ellen F. Atkinson

My dear Niece:

I received your letter and feel sorry and distressed over your case. I have had an interview with the manager of the Loma Linda Sanitarium in Southern California since reading your letter and spoke to him in regard to the matter of your going to that sanitarium. He says that they are pledged not to receive patients who have tubercular trouble, and that if they should do this, their sanitarium would have to be closed up.24LtMs, Lt 90, 1909, par. 1

Dear Miss Atkinson:

When your Aunt Ellen had written thus far, she was interrupted and handed me the letter, asking me to finish it for her. I wish I might say something by way of encouragement, but I really do not know what to say. I think if I had the case to deal with, I would seek out some dry climate like Mexico and pitch a tent and spend a few months in it, living outdoors, sleeping outdoors, and doing everything possible to regain my health.24LtMs, Lt 90, 1909, par. 2

We expect to leave here tomorrow and spend a little time in Philadelphia, then New York, from there to Rhode Island, then to New Hampshire, and about July 3 we hope to be in Portland, Maine. A letter sent here to Takoma Park, C/O Sanitarium would be forwarded to us at any time. Yours with love.24LtMs, Lt 90, 1909, par. 3