Handwritten letter from Evelyn E. Plummer to William H. Benade. Undated, filed under 1878. Half page, double-sided.

Contents: -explanation of disagreement btwn Miss Pitcairn & Mlle. Cheminat: Cheminat runs Institution in French style w/ severe restrictions & regulations (e.g. reads girls’ letters, won’t let them go outside alone, etc.), Pitcairn considers Institution merely boarding house where she & nieces take a few lessons; Pitcairn indignant that Cheminat has expressed some interest in New Church doctrines but persists in moral failings (dishonesty, selfishness, etc.) -description of how E. Plummer came to be involved in Cheminat’s school -Plummer trying to save/convert Cheminat, but fears school may do more harm than good if Cheminat continues in her present moral state

Names mentioned: Miss Pitcairn (Maggie / Margaret Pitcairn), Mlle. Cheminat (Mademoiselle Cheminat) Places mentioned: France