I desire to express my thanks here to Harper &
Brothers, of New York, for permission to use letters
already published in the "Autobiography and Correspondence
of Lyman Beecher." I have availed myself
freely of this permission in chapters i. and iii. In
chapter xx. I have given letters already published in
the "Life of George Eliot," by Mr. Cross; but in
every instance I have copied from the original MSS.
and not from the published work. In conclusion, I
desire to express my indebtedness to Mr. Kirk Munroe,
who has been my co-laborer in the work of compilation.
