To the Rev. H. W. PIERSON, D.D.,
_President of Cumberland College, Kentucky:_
DEAR SIR: The undersigned beg leave respectfully to suggest to you the
propriety of repeating your paper read before the Historical Society at
a recent meeting, on the Private Life of Thomas Jefferson, and making
public a larger portion of your ample materials, in the form of public
lectures. The unanimous expression of approbation on the part of the
Society, which your paper elicited, is an earnest of the satisfaction
with which your consent to lecture will be received by the public at
large.
We have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
GEORGE BANCROFT,
HAMILTON FISH,
WM. M. EVARTS,
FREDERIC DE PEYSTER,
BENJ. H. FIELD,
GEORGE FOLSOM,
L. BRADISH,
ISAAC FERRIS,
GORHAM D. ABBOT,
SAMUEL OSGOOD,
GEORGE POTTS,
HENRY W. BELLOWS,
JOSEPH G. COGSWELL,
HORACE WEBSTER,
And many others.