"Dear Governor,—Your note of this date rec'd. I am very much obliged to you for it.
"I think you have acted judiciously, not that I think the bonds unsafe, but I think the chances are that they will decline in price.
"Your note will be regarded as you request and again thanking you for it,
"I am, y'r friend,
"David Dows."
S. J. TILDEN TO GEORGE BANCROFT
"Greystone, Yonkers, N. Y., July 11, 1881.
"Dear Mr. Bancroft,—I thank you for your kind attention to Mrs. Rummel's[25] request. She is the same lady whom you knew in Berlin.
"I presume that you read other things in preference to the newspapers. That is often the taste of retired statesmen and men of letters. Notably it was of Mr. Jefferson. To mention little things with large, it is my own.
"You remind me that it is five years since I have had the pleasure of seeing you. I hope the interval may not be so long hereafter. In the mean time, I am always glad to hear of your health and happiness.