Howells' review appears in the
Century, XXVIII (May, 1884), 153-154; and for Dennett's
statement, see his John Hay: From Poetry to Politics (1933),
p.
115.
[2]
Manuscript letter in the John Hay Library,
Brown University. I wish to thank Dr. David A. Jonah, Librarian of Brown
University, for the courtesy of allowing me to work with the John Hay
Papers at Brown.