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Letter from Willis N. Tuller to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn, 1878-04-06

 Item
Identifier: Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter from Willis N. Tuller* in Columbus, Ohio to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn.1 page, double-sided. “Law Office of Chas. E Burr, Jr.”

Contents: -Tuller received “the letter” today (underlined)**; has complete trust in Gertrude; does not believe implications others have ascribed to the letter she wrote to his father; hopes she will answer non-argumentative questions

Names mentioned: Pauline (Pauline Starkey Wells), Auntie P. (Piersol)

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

**likely refers to letter written by Gertrude Starkey to the family doctor, Rev. Dr. E. R. Tuller, regarding teachings about concubinage in latter half of Conjugial Love. Letter was circulated amongst Convention members and was the source of “scandalous” rumors against Gertrude and the Academy (see “John Pitcairn: uncommon entrepreneur” by Richard Gladish, 1989, pp. 342-343)

Dates

  • 1878-04-06

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Qualified researchers have unrestricted access to this collection

Extent

From the Collection: 15.00 Linear Feet

From the Collection: 3.00 Linear Feet

From the Collection: 25.00 Linear Feet

From the Collection: 6.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English