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Randolph continues at length to urge Patsy to lead a virtuous life and to pray for help in being a \"good faithful servant\" to her \"earthly master.\" Randolph concludes with some general personal news, noting that \"Archie is playing out before the door with John Knox\" and \"Bet is at Chapel Hill.\" Randolph asks that Patsy have somebody write a return letter on her behalf and address it to her at the home of Dr. Robert C. Randolph. A note appended to the bottom of the letter states that Patsy was gone from Winchester before the letter had arrived there and that the family never heard from her.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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She directs that return mail be addressed to \"Doctor Robert C. Randolph, New Market, near Millwood, Frederick County, Virginia.\" Millwood was in that part of Frederick County that in 1836 became Clarke County, Virginia. Lucy Nelson Wellford (1810-1882) married Dr. Robert Carter Randolph (1808-1887)  at \"Chapel Hill,\" the Frederick (now Clarke) County home of her stepfather. The letter also mentions \"Bet\" and \"Archie,\" the context making it obvious that the latter was a boy at the time of the writing. Among Lucy Wellford Randolph's children were Elizabeth \"Bettyie\" (1831-1899) and Archibald (1833-1887). The 1830 census for Frederick County indicates that the Randolphs were enslaving 17 people that year. 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The organization is now known as the International Association of Ministers' Wives and Ministers' Widows, Inc.","The founder and first president of the association was Elizabeth Coles Bouey. She was born around 1890 in Liberia to American missionaries, Reverend John J. Coles and Lucy Anne Henry Coles. She came to Virginia in 1893, and graduated from Armstrong High School in Richmond as the class valedictorian. She studied at the Armstrong Normal School, attended the theological seminary at Virginia Union University, and earned a master's degree from Columbia University.\n \nIn 1920, Elizabeth married Edward H. Bouey (1890-1956), also the son of missionary parents who had lived in Africa. The pair traveled to Liberia for a mission lasting nearly five years, where they had three children and built the Carrie Dyer Hospital in Monrovia. \n \nUpon returning to the United States, Bouey worked as a school teacher, and also continued to lead Bible classes at Mt. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_41706215b086cde6b9163251912c3980\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains an undated fundraising handbill for the National Association of Ministers' Wives, listing Mrs. E. C. Bouey as president and Mrs. W. L. Ransome as secretary. The association was founded by Elizabeth C. 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