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The letters mention specific addresses (222 West Fourth St., 222 West Fifth St., Pennsylvania Avenue) and refer to the social practice of visiting ill relatives, the “Golden Rule,” and the role of friends in providing care.
@caroline_sweet_correspondence:collection {title: "Caroline M. Sweet Correspondence to Alice Austen", creator: @caroline_sweet, created: @date_1888_02_05, description: "Letters from Caroline M. Sweet to photographer Alice Austen, discussing health, social norms, and personal connections in late 19th‑century Staten Island."}
@alice_austen:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Alice Austen", birth_year: @date_1866, death_year: @date_1952, occupation: "photographer", location: @staten_island}
@caroline_sweet:person {full_name: "Caroline M. Sweet", role: "correspondent"}
@julia_martin:person {full_name: "Julia T. Martin", relationship: "close friend", location: @albany}
@julie_bredt:person {full_name: "Julie Bredt"}
@violet_ward:person {full_name: "Violet M.E. Ward"}
@isabella_king:person {full_name: "Isabella King", role: "photograph buyer"}
@bessie_strong:person {full_name: "Bessie Strong"}
@clifton_staten_island:place {city: "Clifton", borough: "Staten Island", state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@new_york_city:place {city: "New York City", state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@pennsylvania_avenue:place {street: "Pennsylvania Avenue", city: "Clifton", borough: "Staten Island"}
@letter_1001:document {date: @date_1888_02_05, from: @caroline_sweet, to: @alice_austen, location: @clifton_staten_island, address: @pennsylvania_avenue}
@letter_1002:document {date: @date_1888_02_05, from: @caroline_sweet, to: @alice_austen, subject: "Mother's health", location: @clifton_staten_island}
@letter_1003:document {date: @date_1888_02_05, from: @caroline_sweet, to: @alice_austen, location: @clifton_staten_island, address: "222 West Fourth St., N.Y.C."}
@letter_1004:document {date: @date_1888_02_05, from: @caroline_sweet, to: @alice_austen, location: @clifton_staten_island, address: "222 West Fifth Street."}
@caroline_sweet_correspondence -> contains -> [@letter_1001, @letter_1002, @letter_1003, @letter_1004]
@caroline_sweet -> wrote -> @letter_1001
@caroline_sweet -> wrote -> @letter_1002
@caroline_sweet -> wrote -> @letter_1003
@caroline_sweet -> wrote -> @letter_1004
@letter_1001 -> addressed to -> @alice_austen
@letter_1002 -> addressed to -> @alice_austen
@letter_1003 -> addressed to -> @alice_austen
@letter_1004 -> addressed to -> @alice_austen
@file_pinax -> documents -> @caroline_sweet_correspondence
@date_1888_02_05
@date_1866
@date_1952Miss E. Alice Austen Pennsylvania Avenue Clifton, S.C. N.Y.
Tuesday Dear Miss Queen: I was glad to hear from you yesterday to learn your Mother is getting well so rapidly. A letter recently received from Mrs. Wheelock told me your Mother had gone to your home of her condition. We are all liable, you know, to meet with an accident away from our friends and to expect help from others; we must remember the Golden Rule, which I always try to keep green in my memory. I am glad I happened to be near your Mother at the time she was in need of help and if what little assistance I was able to
offer, made her trouble lighter, I am pleased. Kindly give her my regards and best wishes for a very quick recovery. Yours truly, Caroline M. Sweet. #222 West Fourth St. N.Y.C.
Dear Mrs. Waldo: Thank you very much for your letter, received this morning. I hope your pain is nearly well. I am glad it happened to be near her, so be of service and would like to hear from you later regarding her condition. Very truly, Caroline M. Sweet 222 West Fifth Street. Tuesday.
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