The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . They never cloy,Nor lessen joy,Hut add thereunto often; And many know^That pain and woeTheir presence serves to soften. The flowers I send Full soon will blendTheir beauty with the dead dust; But that which gives, For ever lives,—My love, esteem, and trust. G. W. Pattkhson. Washin(;ton, D. C,Dec. 15th, 188.:;.John N. , Esq.; Dear Sir:—in looking over the listof portraits named in yom^ last num-ber, as being in the State House, I waspleased to see that it embraced thename of my old col

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The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . They never cloy,Nor lessen joy,Hut add thereunto often; And many know^That pain and woeTheir presence serves to soften. The flowers I send Full soon will blendTheir beauty with the dead dust; But that which gives, For ever lives,—My love, esteem, and trust. G. W. Pattkhson. Washin(;ton, D. C,Dec. 15th, 188.:;.John N. , Esq.; Dear Sir:—in looking over the listof portraits named in yom^ last num-ber, as being in the State House, I waspleased to see that it embraced thename of my old college classmate, atNorwich University, Col. Jesse A. Gove, the gallant Jesse, than whom a moregenial companion never lived. I wasalso pained to see that yon had omitted from the list my first army commanderGol. E. E. Cross, of the fighting 5tliand my army associate. Maj. EdwardSturtevant, the first soldier in Ne^^Hampshire to enlist in 1S61. Thereis no need of any ])ortraits to perpet-uate the memory of either, so long asbrave deeds are remembered by ourpeople. \ours tnilw (;. W. 2/ -fcA^

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