Letter written by W.O.A. Langs and sent to Dr. Frances Proctor Ames, May 21, 1947
Title
Letter written by W.O.A. Langs and sent to Dr. Frances Proctor Ames, May 21, 1947
Subject
Letter writing
Ames, Frances Proctor, 1856-1948
Description
This is a photograph of a letter written by W.O.A. Langs and sent to Dr. Frances Proctor Ames on February 18, 1947. From the letter, it sounds as though Dr. Ames is unwell.
Creator
Ames, Frances Proctor, 1856-1948
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Date
1947-05-21
Contributor
Ames, Frances Proctor, 1856-1948
Rights
Format
application/pdf
Language
en-US
Type
Text
Identifier
RG9-12-1043_1_3_007
Date Created
2016-05-10
Is Part Of
Frances Proctor Ames Papers, 1882-1948 (RG 9/12/1043)
LIB-UA041
Extent
20.3x25.4
Transcription
W.O.A. LANGS
987 COLBORNE STREET
BRANTFORD; ONT.
MAY 21/47
Mrs Ames, M.D
Bolivar, N.Y.
Dear Doctor: - Yours of recent date
received.
Sorry to hear you are poorly. You are
under no obligation to answer my communications
especially as it is tiresome for you to sit up.
You are welcome to them if they afford you
pastime. It is hard for we to realize that
anyone I never saw except as a relatively young
person can have changed to a grandmother
ninety years old and perhaps almost bed-rid-
den. Especially as I seem to be so young
and foolish as ever. Going through the
medical school was as unpleasant and trying
to adapt myself to practicing caused me so much
worry that my worrying proclivities must under
gone an apoplexy. Since quitting I have tried
quite successfully to see the [a??sing] side of
affairs even when my best girl friends mar-
ried some one else.
Have been living alone in one side of
a large old frame house formerly my grand-
mother and write letters just to pass the time.
In a week or two expect a married sister
will occupy the other side so shall not be
so ill at ease.
Enclose some poetry by a female who has piece
2
W.O.A LANGS
987 COLBORNE STREET
BRANTFORD; ONT.
in a daily paper every second or third day;
finally I got to cutting them out. Sent the
printed copy of this one to a female maid that
I cannot remember seeing laugh in forty years
acquaintance. I am very slow at taking a
[l??it], but after fifteen years or so it
really dawned on me there was some spiteful
ness about it. Another who invited me to
visit her on two or more occasions where she was
visiting and also would write to me and give me
all manners of hints had to finally ask me if I
did not wish to join up with her, before I
tumbled to her as [?] anything more than
a little hilarious, as she was a very jovial
individual. So you [?] stupid some
can be. Believe she was [?] for 10 000. I
was told 20 000 but doubted it. Told her as
gently as I could she ought to worry the
fellow who was courting her as I was not
in financial position to do so. She did. He
did smile and guess she spent a good part
of [?] funds trying to keep him alive. Now
she lives in Toronto or Montreal. They dont
seem to like to join with former acquaintances
after having been married.
If this is any amusement to you OK.
I am smiling while writing it.
Personally I have a gastric ulcer
or cancer developing. What is use worrying.
Old Bily [?] the therapeutist in N.Y. said
in abdominal troubles one is down hearted
in chest troubles always before Tuberculosis
Resp. WOA Lands
Written without glasses on
987 COLBORNE STREET
BRANTFORD; ONT.
MAY 21/47
Mrs Ames, M.D
Bolivar, N.Y.
Dear Doctor: - Yours of recent date
received.
Sorry to hear you are poorly. You are
under no obligation to answer my communications
especially as it is tiresome for you to sit up.
You are welcome to them if they afford you
pastime. It is hard for we to realize that
anyone I never saw except as a relatively young
person can have changed to a grandmother
ninety years old and perhaps almost bed-rid-
den. Especially as I seem to be so young
and foolish as ever. Going through the
medical school was as unpleasant and trying
to adapt myself to practicing caused me so much
worry that my worrying proclivities must under
gone an apoplexy. Since quitting I have tried
quite successfully to see the [a??sing] side of
affairs even when my best girl friends mar-
ried some one else.
Have been living alone in one side of
a large old frame house formerly my grand-
mother and write letters just to pass the time.
In a week or two expect a married sister
will occupy the other side so shall not be
so ill at ease.
Enclose some poetry by a female who has piece
2
W.O.A LANGS
987 COLBORNE STREET
BRANTFORD; ONT.
in a daily paper every second or third day;
finally I got to cutting them out. Sent the
printed copy of this one to a female maid that
I cannot remember seeing laugh in forty years
acquaintance. I am very slow at taking a
[l??it], but after fifteen years or so it
really dawned on me there was some spiteful
ness about it. Another who invited me to
visit her on two or more occasions where she was
visiting and also would write to me and give me
all manners of hints had to finally ask me if I
did not wish to join up with her, before I
tumbled to her as [?] anything more than
a little hilarious, as she was a very jovial
individual. So you [?] stupid some
can be. Believe she was [?] for 10 000. I
was told 20 000 but doubted it. Told her as
gently as I could she ought to worry the
fellow who was courting her as I was not
in financial position to do so. She did. He
did smile and guess she spent a good part
of [?] funds trying to keep him alive. Now
she lives in Toronto or Montreal. They dont
seem to like to join with former acquaintances
after having been married.
If this is any amusement to you OK.
I am smiling while writing it.
Personally I have a gastric ulcer
or cancer developing. What is use worrying.
Old Bily [?] the therapeutist in N.Y. said
in abdominal troubles one is down hearted
in chest troubles always before Tuberculosis
Resp. WOA Lands
Written without glasses on
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Ames, Frances Proctor, 1856-1948, “Letter written by W.O.A. Langs and sent to Dr. Frances Proctor Ames, May 21, 1947,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed February 10, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/79614.