Mr. Hunt writes from Natick, Mass.:
March 7, 1876.
My Dear Miss Carroll:
I remember well your failure to recover twice all the papers you intrusted to the charge of the Military Committee and our inability to account for their loss.
Hoping you will have better success now, I remain as ever,
Very truly yours,
S. Hunt,
Late Secretary of Senate Military Committee.
Senator Howard tells Miss Carroll she has a right to feel disappointed that her claims should be neglected, but he says, "you know the great power of the military, who don't want you to have the recognition."
"Senator Howard," she replies, "there is something in moral integrity. I understand you, but just tell the truth. I ask only to be sustained by truth, and am not afraid of this power."
"Miss Carroll," he says with emphasis, "you have done more for the country than them all. You told and showed where to fight and how to strike the rebellion upon its head. No one comprehends the magnitude of that service more than I."