A FEW OF THE LETTERS RECEIVED CONCERNING VOLUME VIII.
The following are a few of the letters received by the Secretary-General, commenting on Vol. VIII. of the Journal, which was distributed last year:
John F. O’Connell, Providence, R. I.
Some time ago I received a copy of the 8th Volume of the American Irish Historical Society’s records. I want at this time to apologize for not acknowledging receipt of it before. While I have not been asked by any publishing house to fill a 5-ft. shelf of the best sellers, I will cheerfully recommend this book to anybody in search of a liberal education of the Irish chapter in American History. The book and yourself reflect credit upon one another.
M. R. F. McCarthy, Binghamton, N. Y.
The purpose of this note is to acknowledge receipt of Volume Eight, Journal of the American Irish Historical Society. It is a very creditable work indeed and most interesting. The merits of the book are many and I desire to thank you for my copy.
J. B. Spillane, New York City.
The latest volume, bearing on the proceedings of the American-Irish Historical Society, has just reached me, and I congratulate you most heartily on its general excellence, both from literary and typographical view-points.
These volumes have become a veritable encyclopedia of important data bearing upon the achievements of people of Irish birth in America, and they supplement the work of the Society in a most valuable way, for the facts presented within the covers of these volumes will last long after its members shall have passed away.
Up to the time the American Irish Historical Society was organized nothing had been done in a really practical way to identify those of Irish birth and descent with the history and development of the Colonies and the United States outside of fugitive articles in the daily press. But now we have a permanent record of actual accomplishments, the value of which will grow with the years.