Even as her health failed and she neared death, in 1972, Claiborne Pell's mother wrote to her son -- and she to him. This undated letter from Claiborne to Matilda (likely written in about 1970) shows his feelings for her. Pell writes:
"Rarely do I find it easier to write than speak, but this is one time since I get so choked by emotion when I try to say these thoughts... you have been a wonderful mother... I could not respect or love a parent more than I do you."
Image courtesy of Special Collections, University of Rhode Island Library.
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