“Believe me, dear Mr. Field,
“Yours very truly,
“Lorne.”
This is from Professor Roswell D. Hitchcock, of the Union Theological Seminary in New York:
“I hardly need say how glad I am that such a service has been provided for. Your countrymen owe you much gratitude for the lead you have taken in the matter.”
It was after his return home this year that this telegraphic correspondence occurred between him and his brothers and Mr. George Bancroft, then at Newport:
“Most hearty congratulations on your eighty-fifth birthday—congratulations which we hope to renew for many years to come.
“David, Stephen, Cyrus, and Henry Field.”
“Dear David, Stephen, Cyrus, and Henry Field,—Thanks for your good-will, and when I am gone keep the departed traveller kindly in memory.
“Ever yours,
“George Bancroft.
“6th October.”