Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29
JANE PORTER AND AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS

We have heretofore mentioned the receipt al Lon
don of the firm Chair presented TO JANE PoRTEr
by the Booksellers of this country, through Mayor
HARPER and the Lord Mayor of London. The fol
lowing reply of the distinguished authoress has beer
| handed to us for publicaton.-Eds. Cor g. Eng
| PORTLAND SaUARE, BaIsroL, Fen. IL, ls45.
DEAR Sin: II was not until late in last December that
had the honor of receiving your highly gratifying letter. dated
October 2sth 1884, and inded in the Of those esteem
Cd literary characters, who have distinguished its object by
whiting their signatures at its close
Illness Alone rather state of shattered and
therefore health has held long from duly
knowedging great compliment II was indeed surprise
peasanness to my present secsion from the general
world. II rcyiving sunbeam from the far West my
setting dayfrom hemisphere whose shores, norhward
and southwark my heart hath often delighted to dwell
The late Sit Robert Ke Porter, my honored and amened
brother, well knew that interesting continent from
As traveller he visited the United States and for than
sixteen years he served his country unswevngly and eec
lively British Minister the Venezuelan Republic in South
America through all the difficulties and dangers of Its military
and political struggles, until he left it early the spring
1884, IN peace and commercial prosperity During all that
PERIOD and Tor Previous wherever he placed
exemplary virtues both public and private were my study
from youth to age and meanwhile often attempted en-
graft their unosenatous models for manly excellence
the represented characters Of successive workhose very
works which, IN the course OF publication OF nearly half
tuy have indeed brought rewards all golden price
namely, such high and conscientious testimonials those
am now acknowledging IN the appreciation and sympathy Of
50 large portion OF the great European naon establish
cd on the vast continent of the New World
Allow therefore, dear sir express you though in
adequately deep of the intellectual honor and of the
also precious Christian suffrage, conferred the
terms with which you have conveyed the gratifying sentiments
of your distinguished countymen, the beautiful official let
ter which accompanied their costly and elegantly embemac
present to me-a softly cushioned CHAIR, manuac-
tured In New Yorkvoed by their and genial hearts,
to the hereafter epose of old and veneraed auoess
of their ancient Parent Land
Such memorial Of Past and Present cannot but be
iouby estimated by the heart that has received it, and may
ask oyour goodness to represent this grateful response those
highly considered tera of New York who have honor
ngy held me in their memories
His Lordship the Mayor of London arrival from the
United States, kindly lost time in forwarding the deal case
with its valuable contents to my usual address in town.
John Shepherds, Esq, The Square, Kensngon London, y
where they in safe charge until revisit the capital
myself Meanwhile am putting the last touches to sheet
revision OF the three works of early YOUTH most especially
noticed in your approving letter, for illustrated edition,
now in the press, beginning with Thaddeus of Warsaw
and to be published by Mr. George Virtue of Ivy Lane London
the of the When it ready for pubca
Of the copies to New York, addressed respected
Chief Magistrate, the Hon. James Harper-being small tr-
butte OF esteem from her who has much satisfaction subscb
ing herself dear SIR your most truly obliged and sincere hum
Bile servant JANE PORTER
The Hon. JAMES HAMPER,
The Mayor of New York