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Letter from Lucy W. Bll to richard Harvey Wright, August 1885: Electronic Edition. Author: Ball, Lucy W. Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Funder: Funding by the Institute of Museum of Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO. Transcription Information: Text transcribed by: Barbara Post Images scanned by: Digital Production Center Text encoded by: Katherine M. Wisser Transcription Edition: Edition: First edition, Date: 2006 Publication Information: Publisher: Duke University Libraries Date: 2006 Availability: ©This work is the property of the Duke University Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Source Information: Title: Letter from Lucy W. Ball to Richard Harvey Wright, August 1885 Author: Lucy W. Ball Date: 188508 Note: [description goes here] P: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Class: Watts, George, 1851-1921 Class: Wright, Mamie Exum, d. 1885 Class: Religion and sociology -- North Carolina -- 19th century Class: Dead Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Class: Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History Class: Duke, Washington, 1820-1905 Class: Duke family Class: Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Class: Ball, Lucy W. Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Class: Durham (N.C.) Class: Greensboro (N.C.)
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Watts, George, 1851-1921 Wright, Mamie Exum, d. 1885 Religion and sociology -- North Carolina -- 19th century Dead Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Durham (N.C.) -- History Duke, Washington, 1820-1905 Duke family Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Ball, Lucy W. Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Durham (N.C.) Greensboro (N.C.) This lovely sabbath A. M., I will say a few words to you, although you know I do not often write on Sunday, except about things not inconsistent with what I think are the claims of this sanctified portion of our time. I think this is one of those days, those peculiarly lovely mornings which exhilarates ones [sic] spirits & as Longfellow says, makes men greet each other more cordially on the street; & which some other poet has spoken, as "the bridol (???) of the earth & sky" - Don't you remember Julia used to say it & read it often - "sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright." I have thought of her often this morning & wondered how she is employed in her far away home. I believe the doctrine taught in the bible will be the law in Heaven & we all will obey its every injunction implicitly - Don't you imagine there's good society up there. Every thing excluded that can work discord! Since she died, that lingering death of suffering & since our dear Mamie was snatched away so suddenly, I can not feel like singing; but this morning I felt like I must sing "Rock of Ages." When I sung a verse, I had to keep on & I went in the parlor to be alone & I kept singing.
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