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The letter itself is written in a friendly, informal tone, addressing Austen as “My Dear Miss Austin,” and includes logistical details such as a $2.00 payment to Mooren for transportation.
@fanny_blanchard:person {full_name: "Fanny Blanchard", role: "Correspondent"}
@alice_austen:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Alice Austen", birth_year: @date_1866, death_year: @date_1952, occupation: "Photographer"}
@date_1866
@date_1952
@staten_island_ny:place {city: "Staten Island", state: "New York", country: @united_states}
@alice_austen_house:organization {full_name: "Alice Austen House Museum", location: @staten_island_ny}
@fanny_blanchard_correspondence:collection {title: "Fanny Blanchard Correspondence Collection", creator: @fanny_blanchard, institution: @alice_austen_house, start_date: @date_1893_04_10, language: "en", subjects: ["Correspondence","Personal letters","Victorian-era social life","Church events","Health issues"], description: "Correspondence from Fanny Blanchard to Alice Austen discussing inability to attend church due to a headache caused by a gas leak and transportation arrangements."}
@date_1893_04_10
@letter_1893_04_10:document {author: @fanny_blanchard, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1893_04_10, summary: "Apology for missing church due to headache from gas leak; mentions Mooren will take parties for $2.00; asks for time to call."}
@moren:person {role: "Driver"}
@orderly:person {role: "orderly"}
@gas_leak:concept {type: "gas leak"}
@headache:concept {type: "symptom"}
@church:concept {type: "religious service"}
@payment_2_usd:concept {amount: "$2.00"}
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@letter_1893_04_10 -> mentions -> @gas_leak
@letter_1893_04_10 -> mentions -> @headache
@letter_1893_04_10 -> mentions -> @moren
@letter_1893_04_10 -> mentions -> @orderly
@letter_1893_04_10 -> mentions -> @payment_2_usdSunday— My Dear Miss Austin, I am very sorry that I shall be unable to come to church this morning but when I came home last night I left the stove door open by accident and the escaping gas has given me such a
sible. If you have the time please answer by the orderly, either verbally or by note. In haste Fanny or Blanchard # Woodsworth, 4/10/93 headache that I can hardly see. I saw Mooren however this morning and he will take our parties for $2.00 so if you will tell me what time to call for you I will let him know so he can get in some extra calls if pos
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