Letter from Myron Eells declining an invitation

Title

Letter from Myron Eells declining an invitation

Description

Letter from Myron Eells to Reverend Horace Lyman. He declines an invitation for him and his family to visit during the Pacific University Commencement.
Myron was the son of Congregational missionary Cushing Eells and Myra Fairbanks Eells. He was a missionary and a graduate of Pacific University.

Creator

Eells, Myron

Is Part Of

Lyman Family Papers

Language

English

Identifier

PUA_MS31_22_b

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Pacific University Archives

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Letter

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Text

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Skokomish, Mason Co. [?]
May 18, 1878.
Reverend H. Lyman,

Dear Friend and Teacher

Yours of Apr. 24

I found at home on my return a few days since. I thank you very much for your kind invitation to your house during Commencement. I should be very glad to be present, I have just however returned from a two & a half weeks trip down the Sound in order to dedicate an Indian church. Should I attend the Commencement exercises I would [necessarily?] have to stay until after the Association. My family cannot well go & it seems to me that duty both to the church here & also to my family demands that I should not be absent so soon again for so long a time. Hence I am regretfully obliged to decline your kind invitation.

Our families are now all in comfortable health, & we join in kind regards to yourself and family.

Yours Very Sincerely,

M. Eells

P.S. I send you a copy of our Chinook Hymns M.E.