Thos. H. Murray, Secretary.
Dear Sir: I acknowledge with great pleasure the receipt of the Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Volume VI, 1906. I have perused it with great satisfaction and am happy and proud to know that the glorious part which the Irish bore in our early history, and are bearing today, is being so well brought before the eyes of the world.
“To make better known the Irish Chapter in American History,” your neat and wholesome volume will undoubtedly contribute much, for the spirit manifested throughout the book is such as to beget love of the race and an interest to continue reading. And you build up the glorious edifice of true American-Irish history by simply claiming your due and disparaging no man. This intention, your illustrious President-General McGowan, in his address to the members of the Society, has chivalrously expressed in these memorable words: “We rob no race to gild the Irish name when we undertake to unearth the records of the past.... We merely wish to claim, assert and set forth the credit which to us belongs, for the part that men and women of Irish blood took in bringing about the reign of liberty and freedom we now enjoy.... We do not wish to praise ourselves by ‘masquerading in borrowed plumes,’ nor have we any desire to detract one iota from the credit that is honestly that of others.”
Wishing you and your Society continued success and influence, and thanking you once again for your kindness, believe me,
Most sincerely yours,
(Very Rev.) James F. Mooney,
President, Seton Hall College.
From Hon. P. T. Barry, Chicago, Ill.:
87–97 South Jefferson Street,