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Would you wish the [[Phenomena#Phenomena ascribed to H. P. Blavatsky|pillow phenomenon]] described in the [[The Pioneer (periodical)|paper]]? I will gladly follow your advice.
Would you wish the [[Brooch#Brooch_No._2|pillow phenomenon]] described in the [[The Pioneer (periodical)|paper]]? I will gladly follow your advice.
Ever yours,
Ever yours,
A. P. Sinnett.
A. P. Sinnett.

Revision as of 21:31, 25 October 2016

Quick Facts
People involved
Written by: A. P. Sinnett/Koot Hoomi
Received by: Koot Hoomi/A. P. Sinnett
Sent via: H. P. Blavatsky
Dates
Written on: unknown
Received on: October 27, 1880
Other dates: none
Places
Sent from: unknown
Received at: Allahabad, India
Via: none

This is Letter No. 143 in Barker numbering. See below for Context and background.

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Page 1 transcription, image, and notes

Would you wish the pillow phenomenon described in the paper? I will gladly follow your advice. Ever yours, A. P. Sinnett.

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NOTES:

  • CXLIII is written in pencil at the top center, probably by Sinnett or Barker. At the top right is a number 267.

Page 2

It certainly would be the best thing to do, and I personally would feel sincerely thankful to you on account of our much ill-used friend. You are at liberty to mention my first name if it will in the least help you.

Koot Hoomi Lal Sing.

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NOTES:

  • CXLIII is written in pencil at the top center, probably by Sinnett or Barker.

Context and background

Physical description of letter

The original letter in in Folio 3 at the British Library. According to George Linton and Virginia Hanson:

APS's message is on one side of a card; the Mahatma's reply is on the other side.[1]

Publication history

Commentary about this letter

Notes

  1. George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 4`.


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