Letter from John D. Caldwell to Mrs. A. B. Norton

Authors

John D. Caldwell

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PF2.2.27

Date

2-2-1894

Transcript

[?] 120 John St.

(Sick - [wom] -)

Feby - 2. 1894

Mrs. A.B. Norton -

Dear Madame -

The consolation of the Ohio [friends] of your late husband are but [headly] excluded you by his long time friend who uses from [?] [?] has been con-fined under medical care for three months. We who knew him clearly loved him.

In his [?] at [meshing] you. With tones of his voice. Shall manifest it once the kindness of his heart.

His heroic [aclaims] in Texas and his [unwavering] patriotic devotion [?] [attacked] [?] Confederate opponents.

[Surely] the war, and absent [?] close contest politically with the [?] somewhere—[apailing] the [?][?]. [?] her captive at [?] Chase [?] going the [?] prison experiences. I know, personally, of his cautions [?] [?]-his efforts to moderate and [?] and mitigate their sufferings.

Throughout the U.S. the [?] of his mild but manly devotion in the days of Henry Clay and later in the trying days od Abraham Lincoln, his [?] [?] became honorable [?] [?] the memory of his outgoing and [?] with the [?].

I called allen[?]en one year ago at one meeting of the Kenyon Alumni that he was so devoted as was his father before [?] Kenyon was built—in October [?] [mistaking] memorials of her [?] students and [] urges that [?] the Commencement I [allouds] [?] at which official [recognition] made of [?] Ex[?] Hays and [?] [?] Norton [?] to his [Colledian].

I could [congratulate] you, that you have his son in his seat with the same Old Eagle at heed[?] [?] with the same [never] [?] pf the H. Clay. He writes with vigor [worth] of his father [?] of the cause.

Ask him to [?] collect [?] of the Kenyon Historic pamphlet and [?] for f[?]dly [?] our [Cincinnati] Kenyon Clubs met at the Burnet House [after] [?]. I could not [?] but I wrote the secondary a note announcing the death of our friend on 31. Dec. Speaking of the [interest] he has [?] and of the [?] design of [?] Kenyon book also this [?] in life.

I would like your son to advise me if his callendar will be [?] as to what may be [?] your [?] to do with [?]

Dear madame, I know [because] by the [?]orelle [?] testimony[?] to the [?] of your late consort

Affectionately Yours,

John D. Caldwell

Recommended Citation

Caldwell, John D., "Letter from John D. Caldwell to Mrs. A. B. Norton" (1894). 19th Century Correspondence. 41.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/correspondence_19thc/41