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In case anything should happen to me, I should like to have one of your
other children ready to take over your financial affairs. It seems to me that
Bob is the best one to do this. He is level-headed, conscientious and as
capable as any of us in money matters. I shall keep him informed of
all these financial transactions I am making for you.

I keep all of your investments in my safe deposit box at the bank, clearly
marked for you. Your cash I have in a savings account in your name and
mine. I don't think that you would have any difficulty in getting your
money in case of my death.

By the way, where is your will and whom have you made executor of your
estate? I should like to have this information in my box with your
investments.

I sincerely hope that you approve of the plans I have made, but if you
do not wish to put your money into any of these things, it is not too
late to change. The money for this installment refund annuity is still
in the bank. Any of the securities which I have purchased can be sold
if you desire.

Isabelle asked me whether she and Bill might borrow three or four thousand
at 4% interest to help toward the purchase of a house. They offered to
pay back at the rate of one thousand dollars a year. I told her I was
holding the money for this annuity, which is the backbone of the whole plan.
The question of buying it for you has been taken up with the highest
officials of the insurance company. I feel more or less obligated to go
through with this unless you yourself disapprove. If she had asked me
before I purchased the securities, I should have felt differently.

I shall be glad to give you any more information about any of these
investments. I am not bothering you with all the details unless you want them.
You have entrusted me with the money. I, in turn, am depending on the
integrity and judgment of the broker.

Please let me hear from you as soon as possible as to whether you are satisfied and send me back the application for annuity, if you wish to have me purchase it for you.

I shall be sending you a letter from the lawyer before long.

Affectionately,

New Orleans, Louisiana

October 21, 1941.

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
41 Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts.

Attention: the Treasurer.

Dear Sir,

In case my mother, Mrs. J. H. Ingram of Peking, China should need extra money, would it be possible for me to send money to her through the American Board of Commissioners?

She has not asked for money and probably does not need it, but I should feel more comfortable about her if I knew that I could get money to her in case of an emergency.

Does the Board have any legal evidence of mother's age? I am thinking of purchasing a small annuity for her and need to have legal endorsement of her age.

Since she is abroad, I would also need to have a yearly letter saying that she is alive to present to the insurance company. Would the Board be able to furnish me with this letter?

I trust that these requests will not cause you too much inconvenience.

Sincerely yours,