In 1873, there is a continuation of some of the writers and types of correspondences from 1872. Most of the letters are from male suitors/acquaintances with the last letter from "M" which is most likely Mollie Davidson who had also written Cordelia in 1872 and appears to be a close friend and possibly a fellow, female teacher. The first letter is a warning letter. The man writing this letter is warning Cordelia that a man she might be engaged to has ruined the reputation of another girl. One can only wonder if this is the same man that is referenced in the last letter of this year from Mollie. In that letter, Mollie is sympathetic to Cordelia and said she did not sleep for two nights upon receiving a letter from Cordelia. She goes on to describe a man that is heart broken over what has happened, that he loves Cordelia, can't imagine living without her, a secret, and wanting her forgiveness. Mollie seems sympathetic to the man and in her letter goes into great detail to Cordelia about how miserable and upset he is.

It appears Cordelia has either moved or done some traveling this year, as well. Two other letters from two other men this year reference missing her and requesting her company. Cordelia Green appears to have been quite sought after in her 27th year!

The letter from August 26 is of a different nature. The author is most certainly a man and he owes Cordelia quite a sum of money and has owed her this money for two years! He goes on to explain how sorry he was that he has not paid her and that he has every intention to pay her, but that he can't pay her until someone else pays him. He appears to put his business and his financial needs, even referencing the children he has to care for, above her needs as a single female. He writes that he knows "any lady thrown in their own measures has a hard time" recognizing the social and financial position Cordelia is in, yet that doesn't seem to equate prompt payment.

Kansas City, MO

March 6th 1873

Miss Cora Green

Dear Maddam

You may no doubt think I am taking a good many libertys in pursuing you these few times. But never the less it is for your own personal safety that I take there I was informed that you are engaged to P.T. Sereggs of our Liberty, if such is the case of whitch I hope not. I take it as my duty to save you from a life of Misery and unhappiness. I am one that is acquainted with his passed History and if you could see it -as I see you would refrain from him for ever and … lives out. Some 8 years ago he took a young lady from School and came to this City to live. She being only 14 years old was very easily led astray. Of witch he took advantage of and seduced her everything went very peasant for 1 year until the … party made its appearance and there he left her without support without friends to were her life a way in disgrace before you proceed ay further you can write for further information to Miss Louise Richards

Kansas City MO

Charles (?)

An interested (?) Friend

Richmond August 26^th 1873

Miss C. Green

You no doubt think very strange of my conduct and indeed you have room to do so, I can scarcely realize that it has been two years since I saw you. When I left you I full intended to pay you in the course of a few days or weeks at least but I have been so situated that I could not do so and it has been a source of mortification to me, as well as a source of annoyance to you that I have not payed you long ago, but time set in so remarkably dull shortly after I came home that I have not been able to settle it. I defended on a gentleman that was owing me some $700.00 has been owing it for three years and has not payed it yet and has been promising to pay from time to time. I knew it was not to promise to pay you and then fail to do so, but I will try and make arrangements to settle it in a few weeks if I possibly can. I do not wish you to think I had the most distant idea of not settling my just accounts, I expect to get some money by the 10^th of Sept if I do I shall send you the amount due immediately if not I shall send it as soon as I can get it, I pay five hundred dollars rent a year and it takes all the ready money I can earn to run the house a surplus I have not had in fact I have been more cramped in my financial affairs than I have been for the last five years, I am sorry that I have not been able to pay you before now for I know any lady thrown in their own measures has a hard time, I for one know from experiences as I have had to battle with the world for the last ten years with no one to assist me, besides having family of four children to support of whom Emily is the eldest, you shall hear from me again soon.

Your friend

F. A. Clearn (spelling?)

Welton's High School

Dec. 23 '73

My darling Friend!

Your dear letter came a few days ago, but our Open Session comes of tonight and I have been so very busy. I did not want anything like an exhibition but Mrs. Jones has the charge of Eunomian girls and never let opportunity slip so I set forth her own accomplishments, which are I assure you only surface deep, and she thought best to have an entertainment in the school and I consented. But enough-

Your previous letter stirred all the sympathy in my ... heart. I scarcely slept a wink the night I received it and the next evening the same and I had to tell him you were not willing to give him"friendship" and that you had already walked blindly so long. He said he knew it and I never saw anyone so miserable as he is, it is no light thing with him, Miss Cordie and he is surely not to blame he thinks you ought to know it too (I mean the secret) but is is "impossible" for him to reveal to you now. He said "Oh! Miss Mollie what have I ever done to have this torture come upon one _ I care not to live or die." He does not blame you and says his "warmest prayer in that God in His infinite way will always bless you." If you could only hear him talk and see how he feels, you would be touched with pity- for him.

Mr. Love said to one, he never saw such devotions and really he thought you ought to care for "D" and should not flirt with so fine a man. I replied Miss Cordie liked "D" as well as he liked her. I could not stand to hear him do you both such injustice. "D" said let them believe you had flirted him, it was best that it should be so that he much preferred it if it screened you in any way that he loved you more than his own life. He said all this and a thousand things else. I asked him if he wrote you when he sent your letters, he said he did but thinking it would be construed into-idle flirting he tore it up. I asked him to write to you, again any way and I thought you would maybe grant him friendship, he said he would start to Baltimore tomorrow if he were at liberty - to say to you what he was dying to tell you. Now one thing else was Dear Miss Cordie, I am afraid you will censure one for if you know how good the motive from ... I know you will forgive.

He wanted your photograph and I proposed to let him have it _ he was so honorable and refused to take it thinking you would not desire him to keep it. I told him if it were any comfort I would give it up. He almost blessed me for it. He asked me how I would account to you for it. I guessed I would manage it in some way I intended to tell you if you are angry at me I will take it away but please let him have it.

I start home tomorrow. I will write you again as soon as I determine what to do. I am certainly going to Jefferson and you must not start home until I write and then you must come the St. Louis route if you can not a long one make me a kind visit at the

P.S. "D" has comforted me and helped me to bear all this gossip. He thinks he will go to Papa's burial one day. We are to have a family reunion.

M