New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-01
URsULNE CONVENT.

BAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Jan. u. 1861.
Mr. WIN. McCAMdoH, AIbany, NY:
Kind Sir-Witn sentiments Of respect and ersti-
tude. address you few lines to announce the safe
arrival Of the Pianos, and also my great satisfaction
am much pleased with the sweet tones of the
Pianos as well as with the workmanship, and feel
myself greatly obliged to you for your charitable and
generous Offering. present you my sincere thanks
for the great reduction you have made in the price
of the Pianos Permit me to give you place among
the number of our kind benefactors, for whom our
daily prayers ascend, to obtain all necessares spiri
tual and temporal
Yours. very respectfully.
SISTER ST. q, DE CHANIAr,
Superioress,
The following, oct Of numerous hattering test
monials that have been received by the manufac
tuners, Boardman Gray's Piano FoTtes.
Jenny Lind, that Queen of Song" writes as fol
lows
Gentlemen-lt gives me much pleasure to speak in
faver of your Piano Fortes which have been used BY
at different times during my stay in this country
have every reason to be satisfied with their quality
nd eNoeiienve vi vuuv, ami nope tney viii continue
receive the patronage Of the public they 50 well
eserve. remain, gentlemen, yours, truly obliged
New York. JENNY LIND.
THALBERs's CONCERT IN Albany. - Thalberg
Aheu llla OCChAi0nf anu ALSO next evening Al
Troy, one of the new Grand Pianos of Boardmaa
Gray Co., and repeatedly expressed himself as de-
lighted sith it, both in tone and touch. At the
close OF each concert, he found the instrument in
complete tune without even an imperfect unison
New York Musical Review.
Rev. j. B. Hague, Principal Of the Hudson Female
Academy and author of the beautiful Oantata Ths
Return of Spring" SO fAvorably noticed in the New
York Musical World, writes;
have had in daily use, for several years, in the
Hudson Female Academy, the Piano Fortes Of
Boardman, Cray 4 Co. VITA the most abundant op
portunities for thoroughly testing them in every
respect can speak with unqualified appreciation in
their praise. For durability, strength standing in
tune and for those qualities generally SO desirable in
Piano Fortes subjected to severe and constant usage
consider them unexcelled by any which have besn
brought to my notice / most cordially recommend
them to ALL and particularly to those who may be in
terested in procuring, for schools and academies
INSTRUMENTS Of superior character
aplO'6Ily JOHN B. HAGUE
THA1BERe IN A1BANY.-Ths New York Musics
World speaks as follows;
The Piano used on this occasion was Grand from
the WareroomB of Msssrs. Boardman, Gray Co.. Of
that city. Mr. Thalberg secured the instrument also
for his concert in Troy. the following evening. II
was the same one 50 highly praised By Gottschalh
and strakossh. when they gave their concerts in
Albany
Graham 5 Illustrated Magazine in an article on the
"origin, history and manufacture Of the Piano
Forte" pays the following compliment;
A most gratifying proof Of the superiority Of
MssHs- Boardman, Gray Cos Piano Fortss is
found in the fact that both their elegant Squares and
magnificent Grands have been sought for and pup
hely used not only by the beatof American pianists
Put also By nearly al the great artists Who have
visited this country. Thalbers, Gottachalk William
Mason, strakosch. Jenny Lind. Oatharins Hayes and
many others Ia borne public testimony 10 thai
great and acknowledged merit in the most Attsring
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