. Daniel Ricketson and his friends; letters, poems, sketches, theacquaintance of your family, of whom my brotherhas so often told me. If convenient, will you please bring the ambro-type of Henry which was taken last autumn in NewBedford ? I am interested to see it. Mr. Channingwill take the crayon likeness to Boston this week tosecure some photographs. My intention was to apologize for not writing youat this time : but I must now trust to your generos-ity to pardon this hasty letter, written under agreat pressure of cares and amid frequent interrup-tions. My mother unites with me in very
. Daniel Ricketson and his friends; letters, poems, sketches, theacquaintance of your family, of whom my brotherhas so often told me. If convenient, will you please bring the ambro-type of Henry which was taken last autumn in NewBedford ? I am interested to see it. Mr. Channingwill take the crayon likeness to Boston this week tosecure some photographs. My intention was to apologize for not writing youat this time : but I must now trust to your generos-ity to pardon this hasty letter, written under agreat pressure of cares and amid frequent interrup-tions. My mother unites with me in very kind regardsto your family. Yours truly, S. E. Thoreau. Brooklawn, 22d May, 1862. Dear Miss Thoreau, — Your deeply affectingletter of the 20th inst. relative to Henrys deatharrived yesterday. My family as weU as myselfhave read and reread the contents with truly rev-erential feelings for the beautiful and noble spiritof your brother. You hardly need our sympathy,sustained as you are by a higher and better supportthan any earthly friend can lend. O*^ N .^ ^IIjo. > .^i^ j ^ Vi^A 1
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