ASHLAND, July 4, 1848. DEAR SIR,—I comply so far with the request contained in your note of the 23d ultimo, as to acknowledge its receipt,...

House of Representatives not yet organized, no Speaker elected and government at a deadlock. Members spend their time during the interval be...

Boston , July 4th, 1852. Dearest Sumner : — I got your note yesterday, and read most of it to Carter; 1 afterwards I sent it to Parker...

Worcester , February, 1859 George Curtis lectured here last week. With the most delicious elocution we have — except perhaps Wendell P...

Do you remember, on your last visit to Worcester, that I said that there was but one thing wanting to your position — that you should becom...

Brooklyn, N.Y. , November, 1852 . . . We reached Norwich at nine and took the steamer; and here, better still, appeared Henry Ward Beec...

Naushon Island , August 12,1862. My Dear Sir , — Your favor of the 7th has been sent me here, where I am established for a month or two...

Sunday evening, 25 September, 1864. . . . We had a pleasant Club dinner yesterday.   . . . Sumner has toned down greatly since it seems...

Shady Hill , October 18,1864. . . . When I got home last Wednesday night I found a telegram from Goldwin Smith to say that he had been ...

Home , 6 September, 1864. I have just read your paper on Hawthorne, and am greatly pleased with it. Your analysis of his mental and mor...

Cedarcroft, Kennett Square, Pa ., October 31,1861. I hoped to have fallen in with you when I was in New York t'other day, but my st...

Ashfield , 10 August, 1864. . . . George Curtis spent last Sunday with us, and desired me not to forget to send you his love. He was ve...

Ashfield, Mass ., 24 July, 1864. . . . This week, let us hope, we shall hear that Sherman is in Atlanta, and that he is breaking up the...

Ashfield , 14 July, 1864. Your notes are so pleasant and add to the worth of our evening mail so much that I wish you would write to me...

Summit Point , Aug. 30, 8 A. M. If we ever do have any money to help the Government with, I would rather put it in the 5-20 Bonds than ...

Shady Hill , Class Day, 24 June, 1864. . . . The Baltimore Convention 1 did its duty well, and the air has cleared a good deal since i...

Oct. 13, 1863. I am sorry to disturb George, — but Mosby is an honourable foe, and should be treated as such. S. and I had various tilt...

Shady Hill , Thursday, 10 December, 1863. . . . Last night we went to hear Beecher. He spoke admirably, and it was a great pleasure to ...

Shady Hill , 16 October, 1863. I heartily and with all my heart rejoice with you in the result of Tuesday's elections. All our conf...

Mem says she feels like sitting down, as an Irishwoman does at a wake, and howling night and day. Why did Huger let McClellan slip through...