"U. S. S. S. 'KEARSARGE,' OFF DOVER,
_July 13, 1864_.
"MY DEAR SIR--I have read the proof-sheet of your pamphlet, entitled 'The
Alabama and the Kearsarge. An Account of the Naval Engagement in the
British Channel on Sunday, June 19, 1864.' I can fully endorse the
pamphlet as giving a fair, unvarnished statement of all the facts both
prior and subsequent to the engagement.
"With my best wishes, I remain, with feelings of obligation, very truly
yours,
"JOHN A. WINSLOW.
"FRED'K M. EDGE, ESQ.,
"LONDON."