Harvard University - Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School / Heard family. Heard family business records, Volume FP-4, Folder GQ-2-2, and Volume JP-2.
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bu.t rather monotol\01lII. '!here were not roomy people there toot we
knew.
Jack had. Ero'll'llie there and. enjoyed.
h1m
very much but the little wretch
'
IIould not 0.110" any one elae to drive
him.
Mr .
and LIn. Hs,ynes were at
the
.
~
hotel but I do not remember
m.e.ny
others there .
When 'lie nturced. 'lie "eet to Hotel OJtford .
The
firlt rO=8 "e
had there were very unpleasant, but we
lbort~
Chtr.n8ed. thee for lome
Cl\lCh better . lie
r~ined
at tbt OJtford fivl yearl , chlln&:lll& our room.
t ..
ice during that period. The last Illite. we had we furniehed ourselveB.
We got very tired of
it
at laet. '!he hoUlle Wtul kept during the first four
yearl'lle ..ere ther e br :;"sU_l
&
,
l'1ng, the In8t year by I1r. UQrll1f1
alone .
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r00lll8 at the OX... ord are the be.t in the city, and their priCeR are
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r1<¥
brother Au6.lltlne waa appointed minister of the
United State. in Cortla . He ha. no.. (1891) been there nearly two years,
and
StoeDS
to like
it
very well . Jane and
Utu:
ars there with him, and
tl'.ey
make occasional trips over to China .
The
lociety there is better
than
'
lie
had.
nlpyoud and I fancy 11 much like that 'llhich 'lie had. in
China when I firet went out. TJ::e legation buUdint; belo!lf';s to the
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c.llite cowfortable.
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Leed.' health
had not been very good for flome
t~,
and
he
'
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SQme–
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