Yours most sincerely,
ROSEBERY.
DEAR G. RUSSELL,
I saw with sorrow the announcement of your father's death. He was a good and kind friend to me in the days long ago, and I mourn his loss. In these backsliding days he set a great example of steadfastness and loyalty to the faith of his youth and his race.
Yours very truly,
W. V. HARCOURT.
July 31rd 1894.
DEAR RUSSELL,
I was very grieved to hear of your revered father's death.
He was a fine specimen of our real aristocracy, and such specimens are becoming rarer and rarer in these degenerate days.