The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-01
PROFESSOR JOHN w. WEBSTER
TO THE
REV. DR.. FRANCIS PARkMAN,
Brother OF Doctor George Parkman,
&c. &c &c

The following letter, written on the 9th ult, by
Professor Webster to the Rev DR.. Francis Park
man, the brother of DIR. George Parkman, was
published yesterday, in Boston, by authority. We
had it telegraphed in full for the New York Herald
BY HOUSES PRINTING TELEaRApH
BosroS, August 81, 1850.
The following letter communicated to the T,an-
script of this evening, by the Rev DR.. Putnam, he
having been authorized to make it public by the late
Professor Webster -
Professor WEBSTER REV. DIR. PARxMAS.
Bosros, August 9, 1850.
DEAR SIR
cannot leave this world in the
peace Of mind for which pray without adore sing
you Is the head Of that family which have deeply
injured and afflicted, to make known to you and them
the bitter anguish of soul the sincere contrtion and
penitence have felt at having been the of the
aiction under which you and they have been called
to mourn.
can offer excuse.for my wicked and fatal ebulli-
tion Of passion but what you already know would
Ilattempt to pslliate it had never until the two or
three last interviews with your brother felt towards
him anything but gratitude for his many acts Of kind
ness and friendship. That should have allowed my
feelings excited the OCCASION to have overpo xered
me so as to involve the life of your brother and my
hardly realize may not from you receive forgive
mess in this world, yet but hope and bslieve
you win think of with compassion, and rsmsm Der
me In your prayers to Him that will not turn away
from the humble and repentan Had many lives,
with what joy would lay them all down could in the
least atone for the injury have DONE alleviate the
afhicton have caused but only pray for
forgiveness for myself and for every consolation and
blessing upon every member of your family.
r. ...&s H.. 49,
you, and entreat you to believe me- of my
family had the slightest doubt of my entire
up to the moment when the contrary communal
Gated to them by DR.. Putnam. That thew have your
sincere pity and sympathy feel assured There Is
family, towards every member Of which have always
felt greater degree of respect and regard than that
ofwhich you are the head From more than one
have received repeated acts of ndshp kindness
for which have been, and an truly CRATE
fnl Towards yourself, in particular have not oaly
my feelings been those of the most sincere regard
and gratitude but every individual Of my family has
felt towards you that you their pastor and their
friend Often has my wife recalled the interest you
took in her from her first becoming your parshoaer
and often has she spoken With feelings Of deep graft
tude of the influence of your public ninistrons and
of your private instructions and Conversations aud of
your direction of her enquiries and reading, in what
related to her religious views These she has OF ten
recalled and referred to- having firmly tabished
the religious faith and trust which such SOURCE
OF consolation and support to her aud our children
As to myself nothing that has occurred has weak
ened those feelings and although those Ileave behind
may not meet you without the keenest anguish,
trust you will exonerate them from any part adaptation
In or knowledge of the fathers Fin up to the moment
i have mentioned; and may you remember them in
your prayers to the Fatser of the fatherless aud
the widows God"
beg you, my dear sir, to consider this stri,tly
private letter and by to give 1t publcityi at
the same time, will request yos to make known to
the immediate members Of your family the state OF
feelings, and my oontrition
That every consolation and blessing may be vouch-
safed to youTsef and every msnbsr Of your family,
Is the heartfelt prayer Of
Yours wv. WEBSTER