Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to "My dear Brother Quad" [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia, 1863 April 10

File — Box: 1, Folder: 19

Identifier: MSN/CW 5061-19

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Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to &quot;My dear Brother Quad&quot; [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia, Page 1

Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to "My dear Brother Quad" [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia, Page 1

Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to &quot;My dear Brother Quad&quot; [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia, Page 2 and 3

Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to "My dear Brother Quad" [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia, Page 2 and 3

Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to &quot;My dear Brother Quad&quot; [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia, Envelope, front

Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to "My dear Brother Quad" [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia, Envelope, front

Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to &quot;My dear Brother Quad&quot; [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia, Envelope, back

Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to "My dear Brother Quad" [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia, Envelope, back

Scope and Contents

Stilson speaks of teaching and of playing chess, and talks of the sexes: "So the poets do dare say that the longing to love and be loved is the strong passion of a woman's heart, do they? . . . Well, all right, I presume they know, but then you don't know but I may be an exception to all women. I may have no desire to love and be loved, you know? Suppose you ask the poets where the case stands."