Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. C.L. Li, January 8, 1909
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Title
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. C.L. Li, January 8, 1909
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. C.L. Li, January 8, 1909
Description
Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to C.L. Li. Received letter with $25 check. Glad to hear of Li's success and encourages Li to keep working hard.
Transcription
8 January, 1909
Mr.C.L.Li
Easton, Pa.
My dear Li:
Your letter of the 7th inst. with enclosed check for twenty five dollars to balance your account arrived in this morning. Accept my thanks for the letter as well as for the check. I hope the settlement at this time has not inconvenienced you.
I am delighted to hear of the successful outcome of your first term at Lafayette. That is the kind of record that we like to see all you Chinese boys make, for it will mean much to you in later life, and through you, more than you can perhaps realize to your country and the world. The opportunities which will lie before you when you return to China will be tremendous, and your people must look to you educated boys for the leadership which China is going to need in the next few of years of history. Keep up the good work while the chance is still yours, for you will never have occasion to neglect it in later years.
I appreciate very much your own and your father’s kindness is remembering Mrs. Stearns and myself at this time. I trust, however, that you will both realize that whatever I have done or can do for you while you are in this country is a privilege, and should never be thought to place you under any obligations.
Wishing you every success and satisfaction during the New year on which we are just entering, believe me,
Yours sincerely yours,
Mr.C.L.Li
Easton, Pa.
My dear Li:
Your letter of the 7th inst. with enclosed check for twenty five dollars to balance your account arrived in this morning. Accept my thanks for the letter as well as for the check. I hope the settlement at this time has not inconvenienced you.
I am delighted to hear of the successful outcome of your first term at Lafayette. That is the kind of record that we like to see all you Chinese boys make, for it will mean much to you in later life, and through you, more than you can perhaps realize to your country and the world. The opportunities which will lie before you when you return to China will be tremendous, and your people must look to you educated boys for the leadership which China is going to need in the next few of years of history. Keep up the good work while the chance is still yours, for you will never have occasion to neglect it in later years.
I appreciate very much your own and your father’s kindness is remembering Mrs. Stearns and myself at this time. I trust, however, that you will both realize that whatever I have done or can do for you while you are in this country is a privilege, and should never be thought to place you under any obligations.
Wishing you every success and satisfaction during the New year on which we are just entering, believe me,
Yours sincerely yours,
Creator
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
January 8, 1909
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence