Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from G. R. Starkey to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Seal pressed into upper left corner. Written “Sunday after Church.” With Gertrude’s 19th birthday approaching, G. R. Starkey notes that they have walked through life together for the last 18 years. As she enters adulthood, Gertrude is now approaching the final and most important stage of life, and Starkey feels it is his fatherly duty to give her a clear idea of what this last stage entails. He begins with a lesson on the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from G. R. Starkey in Washington to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Seal pressed into upper left corner. Starkey has received Gertrude’s reply to a previous letter. In response to her comment that she “does not know herself,” he writes that it will be many years at least before she is satisfied with her perception of her own spiritual state. He notes that she feels she is more selfish and worldly-minded than she used to be. He assures her that this is normal; It is the result...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from G. R. Starkey in Washington to “Chere Baby” Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. Seal pressed into upper left corner. Starkey has received Gerturde’s letter of January 31st. He wonders if her sore foot has kept her at home, and he notes that the foot corresponds spiritually to the proprium, or selfhood. He believes that keeping the natural body healthy is essential for spiritual development, and that self-love is good when it is in its proper place. He can’t see any good reason...