Letter to Amanda Carter from an expectant mother

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An envelope (a) with enclosed letter (b) sent to midwife Amanda Carey Carter from an expectant mother regarding Carter potentially attending a birth at the woman's home. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on a single sheet of white paper, folded to form two joined pages. At top right of the first page is the date [Aug 10, 1972] and the letter begins [Dear Mrs. Carter, / Thanks so much for your letter. / I have another request to make of / you.]. The letter continues to detail the potential timing of the woman going into labor and asks if Carter would be willing to attend the birth at the woman's home if another midwife, Mrs. Fisk, is unavailable at that time. The letter is in a standard white envelope, addressed to [Mrs. Amanda Carter] in Farmville, Virginia with a return address in Crozet, Virginia. The postmark is dated August 12, 1972 in Crozet.

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