A letter written to Norwood [T. N. Carswell] from Eula [Eula Clark], Albuquerque, New Mexico. Eula expresses her appreciation by saying, "your letter & check saved my life today". She describes being hungry, of not being able to call or get to a Dr. and asks a rhetorical question then advises that all letters to Jr. are unanswered and he has sent "not 1 copper". She requests only five dollars from Carswell explaining that her next check comes the 5th and then closes her letter with "perhaps I shall be off your neck one day".
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A letter written to Norwood [T. N. Carswell] from Eula [Eula Clark], Albuquerque, New Mexico. Eula expresses her appreciation by saying, "your letter & check saved my life today". She describes being hungry, of not being able to call or get to a Dr. and asks a rhetorical question then advises that all letters to Jr. are unanswered and he has sent "not 1 copper". She requests only five dollars from Carswell explaining that her next check comes the 5th and then closes her letter with "perhaps I shall be off your neck one day".
This letter is part of the following collections of related materials.
T. N. Carswell Collection
This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.
Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.