University of Virginia Library

I send you Rhys's letter to me rec'd yesterday—tho I suppose the disagreeable item in it, relating to the pub'n of y'r book has been already written to you ab't by R ___ My under the weather spell still continues, but with a slight let up. I expect to go on to New York to speak my "Death of Lincoln" piece Thursday afternoon next—Probably the Shake up will do me good—

—I drove over last evening to spend a couple of hours with my friends Mr & Mrs. Talcott Williams Phila. & take dinner there—Enjoyed all—

—I receive the Transcripts & look them over—then send them to O'Connor—

—I don't make much reckoning of the N Y performance—the best is to be borne in mind (& warmly borne in mind) by a few dear N Y friends— Sunny & summery weather here & my canary is singing like a house afire—