In this letter from September 20, 1924, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. Henry (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle thanking her for a package of apples and expressing his excitement and approval over her son, Thomas (Dick), obeying his parents' wish…
This brief letter of September 8, 1928, finds George Washington Carver writing to Mrs. Slagle, telling her of her son's arrival in Tuskegee and his plans and hopes to teach and train him, and Carver also mentions that he would like to visit Mrs.…
In this brief letter of September 10, 1928, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. Slagle to send his greetings and to discuss the scientific work he has been doing with Slagle's son and the plans they have made for their future work.
In this letter of December 29, 1929, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. Slagle thanking her for a Christmas letter she wrote to him and expressing how much he values her friendship and that of her family, especially that of her son Thomas…
In this letter of April 2, 1925, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. J.H. (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle regarding the health of her son Thomas (Dick), who had the mumps at the time, and also praises Dick's work and reputation as a student at the…
In this letter of July 25, 1925, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. J.H. (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle, talking of his affection for her son Thomas (Dick) and his desire to meet the rest of her family. Carver indicates that he wishes for Dick to…
This letter from September 21, 1924, finds George Washington Carver writing to Mrs. Henry (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle. He shares a Christian inspirational poem entitled "Others," which encourages the reader to live selflessly and pursue the good of…
In this letter from September 29, 1924, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. J. Henry (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle thanking her for her correspondence and expressing his joy over knowing her son, Thomas (Dick). Carver offers his hope that Dick will…
In this brief letter of February 2, 1925, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. J.H. (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle to thank her for sending an unspecified book and a photograph of her family. The photo included an inscription indicating that one of…
In this letter from September 1, 1925, George Washington Carver writes to Dick Slagle. Carver discusses his hopes and plans for the following summer; he hopes for Slagle to come to Tuskegee or, if that is not possible, to go to Franklin himself, to…