Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Sun Fayuen, March 25, 1909
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Title
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Sun Fayuen, March 25, 1909
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Sun Fayuen, March 25, 1909
Description
Typed letter sent from Alfred E. Stearns to Sun Fayuen. Sent $40 check for vacation expenses. Explains money from China has not arrived. Took a loan in order to pay bills for Chinese students. Urges Sun not to spend more than necessary. Asks for Sun's vacation address.
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25 March, 1909
Mr. Sun Fayuen
Duxbury, Mass.
My dear Sun:
You needn't worry longer, for you will find a check enclosed for forty dollars to cover your vacation expenses. It seems to me that this ought to be more than enough for two weeks. It is more than I have been accustomed to give the boys in the past for a similar period, except where they have gone off on long trips. I understood from your earlier letter that you were going to visit a friend. In that case the regular hotel and board bills would naturally be eliminated. In your last letter you speak of having to pay such expenses as [illegible], room-rent, etc. I can’t quite reconcile these two statements.
The money has not yet come from China, but in view of the numerous
bills which I owe on the accounts of you three boys, I decided to arrange a temporary loan pending the arrival of money from China. This loan I had negotiated and deposited at the bank before your letter arrived. This arrangement will help us all out for the time being, but as it involves a little extra expense, I am particularly anxious that you should not spend any more money now than is absolutely necessary,
Please let me know where you are to be during the vacation, so that a letter can be sent you if necessary.
Sincerely yours,
Enclosure.
Mr. Sun Fayuen
Duxbury, Mass.
My dear Sun:
You needn't worry longer, for you will find a check enclosed for forty dollars to cover your vacation expenses. It seems to me that this ought to be more than enough for two weeks. It is more than I have been accustomed to give the boys in the past for a similar period, except where they have gone off on long trips. I understood from your earlier letter that you were going to visit a friend. In that case the regular hotel and board bills would naturally be eliminated. In your last letter you speak of having to pay such expenses as [illegible], room-rent, etc. I can’t quite reconcile these two statements.
The money has not yet come from China, but in view of the numerous
bills which I owe on the accounts of you three boys, I decided to arrange a temporary loan pending the arrival of money from China. This loan I had negotiated and deposited at the bank before your letter arrived. This arrangement will help us all out for the time being, but as it involves a little extra expense, I am particularly anxious that you should not spend any more money now than is absolutely necessary,
Please let me know where you are to be during the vacation, so that a letter can be sent you if necessary.
Sincerely yours,
Enclosure.
Creator
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
March 25, 1909
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence