In memoriam: William Harrison Lambert, May, 1842-June, 1912 : first president of the Lincoln Fellowship ... . rything he wanted. Major Lambert 27 Of first editions he had a complete set; in originaldrawings, books from Thackerays library, letters, man-uscripts, etc., the collection was very rich. Apropos of the above paragraph it will be remem-bered that Augustine Daly owned the original letterswritten by Thackeray to Mrs. Brookfield, which werebegun and published in the initial number of ScribnersMagazine. At the Daly sale in iqoo, these fetched thehandsome sum of $16,200, and are safely plac
In memoriam: William Harrison Lambert, May, 1842-June, 1912 : first president of the Lincoln Fellowship ... . rything he wanted. Major Lambert 27 Of first editions he had a complete set; in originaldrawings, books from Thackerays library, letters, man-uscripts, etc., the collection was very rich. Apropos of the above paragraph it will be remem-bered that Augustine Daly owned the original letterswritten by Thackeray to Mrs. Brookfield, which werebegun and published in the initial number of ScribnersMagazine. At the Daly sale in iqoo, these fetched thehandsome sum of $16,200, and are safely placed in thelibrary of Mr. J. P. Morgan. This Brookfield correspondence was edited by JamesRussell Lowell while Minister to the Court of Some of the letters were of so intimate andprivate a character that Mr. Lowell did not think itadvisable to publish them. The rejected letters were in the Thackeray collec-tion of Major Lambert, and he used to point withsatisfaction and pride to the fact that while Mr. Morganowned the letters the public had read, he possessed theletters the public had never MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGIONOF THE UNITED STATES Headquarters Commandery of the Stateof Pennsylvania Circular No. 14 Series of 1912. Whole No. 750. Philadelphia, October 21, 1912. William Harrison Lambert Private Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, August 22, 1862;discharged for promotion November 24, 1862. First Lieutenant and Adjutant Twenty-seventh New JerseyInfantry November 27, 1862; honorably mustered out July 2,1863. First Lieutenant and Adjutant Thirty-third New Jersey In-fantry, July 25, 1863; Captain, January 16, 1864; honorably mus-tered out July 17, 1865. Brevetted Major U. S. Volunteers, March 13, 1865, forgallant and meritorious conduct during the war. Awarded the Medal of Honor, under resolution of Congress,for having offered his services to the Government after expirationof his term. Elected January 14, 1880. Class 1. Insignia 1985. Junior Vice-Commander of t
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