I Remain

The letter is typed on the Assistant Secretary of State letterhead.

Sayre is sending two copies of the commencement address he plans to give at Lehigh to Gramley, the University news editor.

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Emerson thanks Sargent for her invitation and accepts with pleasure. He inquires whether there are two meetings, one "exclusive" and the other "inclusive" as he inferred in a communication from Mr. Whipple.

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Emerson begins, "I have a suspicion that you have not a due respect for the privileges of your youth." Dryly observing that Dorr has been too busy on outdoor rambles, Emerson details the progress of the Alumni Hall at Harvard, asserting that the class of 1821 must do its part.

The letter is date-stamped from Concord and bears the impression of a seal. See also other letters in the collection from Emerson.

Emerson agrees to come to the Lyceum on the 24th of December. Emerson established the foundation for transcendentalism, a philosophy derived in part from European Romanticism, becoming one of its most well-known spokespersons with the publication of _Nature_ (1836) and "The American Scholar." Actively writing essays, lectures, and poems during the period known as the American renaissance (1835-65), Emerson also helped launch _The Dial_ (1840) a magazine for expressing transcendental philosophies and ideas.

See also another letter in the collection from Flamsteed.

Flamsteed confirms that Joseph Crosthwait has been employed as an "Extraordinary Laborer under me" at the Greenwich Observatory. Flamsteed founded the Greenwich Observatory where he served as the first astronomer royal and conducted stellar observations.

Gilbert reports that he has been "anxiously waiting" for the remainder of "Bob Ballads" that he might complete the frontispiece; at present he has only up to page 140. Gilbert lists the items still missing complete with page numbers. He speculates that "Possibly Messrs Routledge have overlooked these 18 & have not forwarded them to you-- although I certainly forwarded them to _them_ ." Gilbert is referring here to his collection of comic verse originally published as _The Bab Ballads_ (1869), and later followed by _More Bab Ballads_ (1873) which Gilbert illustrated himself.

The letter is written on Bury House, Sussex letterhead. See also other letters from Galsworthy in the collection, including the 1907 letter to Hudson referenced here.

Forsyte tells Eckel that the letter from Hudson undoubtedly accompanied "A Man from Devon." He then states, however, that the letter made it sound as if he didn't know Hudson, when at the time the letter was written, he had known Hudson five or six years already. It is unclear if Galsworthy was commenting on a stylistic peculiarity in the 1907 letter, or if he was indicating that that letter may have been a forgery.

The letter is written on the Grove Lodge, Hampstead, London letterhead. In pencil, there is an annotation near the top of the recto stating that the letter was "answered 27/9/28." See also other letters from Galsworthy in the collection.

Galsworthy muses, "I suppose it's because the Forsyte books are so English that they appeal to the world at large which is to me a pleasant thought," yet he also remarks on the "general human nature" which his narrative contains. A playwright and a novelist, notable for his production of the _Forsyte Saga_ (1922), plays like _The Skin Game_ and short story collections such as _The Five Tales_ (1918), Galsworthy's works mark the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the modernist period.

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Emerson apologizes for his slow response to Norton's letter, explaining that it had been mislaid while he was absent from home. He accepts Norton's invitation to lecture on November 5th and states that if he prepares a lecture, the Association will pay him $50.

This document includes the original letter from Playfair to his publishers, Cadell & Davies; the publishers have then replied to Playfair in the space on the second recto sheet. The letter is date stamped. See also a letter from Banks in the collection.

Playfair states that the second part of the fifth volume of _Transactions of the Royal Society_ has been printed and will be shipped to London; he will send the recipients 200 copies and asks them to advise about the advertising schedule. Playfair also requests that a copy be sent to the Royal Society and another copy to Sir Joseph Banks. As for his own book ( _Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth_ , 1802), Playfair would like to learn about the progress of its sales, especially in Dublin; he asks that copies be sent to Robert Berry, Major William Rennel, and Dr. Thomson.

The letter bears the impression of a seal.

Griffith tells Allan "you will much oblige me" by showing some attention to Mr. Thomas Anderson, of Petersburgh, who is a near relation of Mr. Walders and will be visiting Edinburgh. Griffith mentions his plans to travel to Dublin which the snow has upset, as well as his visit to a limestone quarry which was filled with snow. He discusses the possibility of the presence of coal beneath the limestone in the Sunderland quarry, and includes an illustration. Griffith closes by discussing mutual acquaintances and his wife's ill health; he sends his best to Allan's wife as well.

The letter is written on Bury House, Sussex letterhead. See also other letters from Galsworthy in the collection.

Galsworthy thanks Wilson for the rememberance of his birthday, a pipe. A playwright and a novelist, notable for his production of the _Forsyte Saga_ (1922), plays like _The Skin Game_ and short story collections such as _The Five Tales_ (1918), Galsworthy's works mark the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the modernist period.

Phillpotts writes to thank the recipient for his courteous note. Phillpotts states that the book _The sinews of war; a romance of London and the sea_ (1906) was written with Arnold Bennett and that they were approached with an offer for a "cheap edition" but Pinker, Bennett's agent, turned it down and now the book "had better be regarded as dead." In any case, Phillpotts opines, "the prices offered for translations...

Pleasants writes to Minos, "Permit me to introduce you to Professor Castanis, a native of Athens and a man of talents" who is curious to visit the university.

Porter thanks the recipient for her letter and states that nothing but extreme illness could have kept her from responding "and even now I write from my Bed. I am sufficiently better not to be confined within it, but I am not strong enough to remain off it." She hopes to be able to receive her visitor as her illness is nothing to alarm: a combination of nervousness and rheumatism, "both of which torments wreaked their utmost malice on my unhappy head." Porter wishes her friend a pleasant two-month stay on the Continent and asks about her traveling companions.

The letter is written on Museum House, Oxford letterhead.

Poole writes in regard to that "little campaign in Flanders" whose chronology he characterizes as "very puzzling," detailing how different historians have placed the battle in 1070, 1071, or 1072. Poole surmises that the dating hinges on the consecration of Bishop Peter and on the ascension of the Earl of Chester of whom not much is known. He recommends a recently published article and includes a copy of his own work on the subject, _Seals and Documents_ published in 1919 for the British Academy.

Einstein briefly explains why the law of conservation of mass is "now recognized as not holding in principle." Originally born in Germany, Einstein had become a naturalized Swiss citizen at 15; he taught at the universities of Zurich, Deutsche, and Prague, returning to Germany to accept an appointment at the University of Berlin in 1914. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize for physics, and in 1933 he relocated to the United States where he became a naturalized citizen in 1940, and a member of the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton (1933-55).