BIB_ID
417910
Accession number
MA 9894.4
Creator
Carpenter, William Boyd, 1841-1918.
Display Date
New York, New York, 1912 November 20.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 17.1 x 13.5 cm
Notes
Housed with a carbon typescript, dated January eighth 1912, of a reply to this letter from Mr. Morgan's librarian informing Carpenter "...that a letter I wrote you on Mr. Morgan's instance has been returned to me because of a wrong address. I enclosed a copy of it herewith and trust that the delay wil not have inconvenienced you. I dare say that you will have seen Mr. Morgan before this reaches you, as he sailed for Paris and London on December 30th.
Part of a small collection of four autograph letters signed from Bishop Carpenter to Mr. Morgan with an autograph letter signed from Mrs. Carpenter to Mr. Morgan and two carbon typescripts of letters to Bishop Carpenter from Mr. Morgan dated December 15, 1911 and January 8, 1912.
Written on stationery engraved "219 Madison Avenue", the residence of J.Pierpont Morgan.
Part of a small collection of four autograph letters signed from Bishop Carpenter to Mr. Morgan with an autograph letter signed from Mrs. Carpenter to Mr. Morgan and two carbon typescripts of letters to Bishop Carpenter from Mr. Morgan dated December 15, 1911 and January 8, 1912.
Written on stationery engraved "219 Madison Avenue", the residence of J.Pierpont Morgan.
Summary
Thanking him for his kindness while they were staying with him; saying "We leave your kindly roof with many happy memories; but may I say with much sympathy of feeling; for I know that things at present are worrying you, and I have been silent though I have seen this, for what could I say? and yet I have wished to say something - I can only think of those wonderful old Hymns of the past and remember how the Psalmist fled to God, from the men I say and from the Evil world - from the people that 'daily mistook his words' and rewarded him Evil for good to the great discomfort of his soul. For me there is one word of these dear old wise Singers which I love - / Teach me to do the thing which pleaseth Thee; / For Thou art my God. / Let Thy loving hand lead me forth into the / land of righteousness. / I have sometimes translated this thought somewhat brutally and said. / Where dogs bark, wise men walk on. / If the loving Hand is leading we may walk / on in perfect-peace - may we not? / Forgive my writing! I wanted to assure you of our thoughts and prayers for you till this tyranny be overpast;" adding, in a postscript, I wanted to consult you about my son, Douglas; but I really have not liked to add to your bothers - Mr. Finlay told me in Washington that Douglas was a valuable assistant & that they w'd be sorry to lose him - I must not write more but sometime perhaps you will let me consult you further as I want to advise Douglas wisely.
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