Copeland, George, Rev.

"Do you know what a 'suckawing' is? It sounds like some kind of a bird, doesn't it? That is what John calls Harris' velocipede...."

"We got home about 3 o'clock and found the house nice and warm. There is no place like home!...."

"...I know you are anxious to know how the youngsters are and that is why I am writing. For the last two days the baby's breathing has been much better...."

"...The baby is still feverish and fretful and has kept us busy looking after her...."

"I know you want to hear about the baby and if it wasn't for that I wouldn't write at all. I am so sleepy that I could go to sleep writing...."

"...You are quite right I believe to break away from this locality and reach out to New York and Washington. There is no need of stopping there; why not travel on to Providence and Boston...."

"I have been chuckling away to myself at my ambiguous reference in my letter to Ambler. I wouldn't wish my worst enemy to be rector at Ambler...."

"...I feel that the thing to do is for the responsible body--the Board--to first agree on a general plan then present it to the large committee you mention for ironing out details...."

"It is only six months since I heard from you. And that's nothing as I shall evidently have to wait forever before I hear from our other classmates...."

"...Shortly after Bishop Hart came here, having heard that Bishop Taitt had told him that there was one thing he must never do, and that was, try to change anything. I took pains to tell Bishop Hart that while the people of this diocese...were conservative and saw red at a proposition to change...."

Includes a copy of a typed letter from Hartshorne to Bishop Hart with the note: "I enclose letter from George Copeland, and part of my reply...."