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Margaret Lawson saying that her mother had died Sunday (the 4th) —

I feel so sorry for Mrs. Pickens — and feel that a “lesser person” would not be able to carry the burden of sorrow and care that she is bearing — and know that even remarkable people must sometimes feel that the loneliness of “carrying on” against such odds is too difficult — I wish that I were nearer and

AI Notes

Continuation sheet of Julia’s letter of Feb. 10, 1945. Picks up mid-sentence from page 153 (‘a letter came yesterday from…’) with the news that Margaret Lawson’s mother had died Sunday the 4th. Julia then turns to ‘Mrs. Pickens’ — the album’s compiler, Amy FitzSimons Walker — reflecting on the strength required of remarkable people to carry on against such odds.