Handwritten letter from Willis N. Tuller* in Columbus, Ohio to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. 3 pages, double sided. “State of Ohio Attorney General’s Office” letterhead.

Contents: -Tuller would like to be in Philadelphia; only enjoyment these days is from studying law & law books; hopes to return to Phila. within 3 years; cannot stay away from dearest friends -has been expecting a letter from Pauline -debates Gerturde’s various arguments on the “wine question”; moderate use might be alright, but persistent drunkenness opens a person’s capacity to receive evil; alcohol is bad for the stomach and what is bad for the body cannot be spiritually sanctioned -has not yet read “The Human Body” by Wilkinson -has “Gertie” seen Janauschek perform in “Catherine of Russia” or Modjeska in “Camille”?; hopes Booth will perform in Columbus; hopes to attend Catholic public performance of Mozart’s Twelfth Mass on Easter Sunday -trees are blossoming, and Tuller is too- must shave once a week now

Names mentioned: Pauline (Pauline Starkey Wells), S. (Emanuel Swedenborg?), (J. J. G.) Wilkinson, (Fanny) Janauschek, (Helena) Modjeska, (Edwin) Booth Places mentioned: Phila. (Philadelphia), Pittsburgh

*mistakenly filed under “W. A. Fuller” originally; author is Willis N. Tuller, son of Dr. E. R. Tuller