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Very Respectfully yours,
JAMES ID. PORTER.
LITTLE Rock. May 25th, 1877

LITTLE hOCks may Sotn, 1911
10 his Excellency. HORACE FAIRBANKS
Governor of Vermont,
DEAR SIR: i have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your courteous letter
rendering to me the invitation of your assO-
citation TO attend and participate in the Cen
tennial celebration Of the Independence of
Vermont as a State, and the centennial cele-
bration of the Battle Of Bennington.
regret that the pressure of official duties
renders it impossible for me to have the
pleasure of Joining you in person. l am,
however permitted that of sincerely con-
graduating your commonwealth upon the
completion Of ISIS first century of existence as
State, and upon the recurrance of an ami
versary so glorious as that of Bennington.
Peculiarly hOnOi able, of course, to the State
upon whose soil it was fought, the recollec-
tlons and triumphs of such an event are yet
the property of the whole American people !;
and claim for myself and the citizens Of my
own state our share Of interest in their COM
memOratiOn.
With fraternal wishes, remain,
Very Respectfully.
Your Obd't Serv't.,
w. b. MILLER,
Governor of Arkansas,
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NoRrnAMroN, MASS. Aup. I. IAN.

., NORTHAMPTON, MASS, Aug. /, 1877.
charles Nj. Bliss, Secretary.
DEAR SIR: The invitation addressed to
me at New Haven found me here. MY hearty
thanks are due to the ASSOCIATION for the
honor which they confer by inviting me to
partake with them in the double celebration
Of the fifteenth and sixteenth insts, but |
md that 1t will not be possible for me to be
there; and while ! claim no near relation tu
the Green Mountain Boys of q hundred years
ago. L rsmember that one of MY ancestors
and others OF my fathers kindred fonnd
homes and graves In Vermont AS q citizen
OF Conneeticut I am proud to read on the
maps OF your state 80 many names of our old
towns, like Windsor, Hartford aud New Ha-
ven, reminding us what IS now Vermont was
once as western reserve, and was at a later
date called New Connecticut And as n citi-
zen of the United States l give thanks to
God, not only for what Vermont was and was
doing o hundred years ago, but also for all
her hardy and heroic sons have contributed
IN peace and war by tireess industry, by
daring enterprise, by genius of artist and
poet, by philosOphic scholarship, by wise and
faithful statemanship, by the patriot blood
that mas cOnseGrated many field of battle,
and by self-sacrlficing zeal in the service OF
the Prince of Peace to the stability, the
wealth, the beneticences, aud the renOwn of
our National Union.
Respectfully and truly yours.
LEONARD BACON.
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JACKSON, Miss, May 25th 1877.
To His ExcelIency Horace Fairbanks, Gov
ernOr Of Vermont.
Ny DEAR SIR: have the honor to return
my sincere thanks for your courteous invita-
tion to attend and participate in the Centen-
nial celebration Of the Independence of Yer
mont as q State, and the Centennial celebra-
tion of the Battle of Bennington on the 18th
and 10th of August next.
assure you, my dear sir, that it would
afford me great pleasure to accept your inyi-
tation and be present and participate in the
proceedings of your association, but my en-
gagements are such as to compel me to deny
myself that pleasure.
fully sympathize with the principles and
purposes Of the association and tender my
best wishes for the success Of your Centen-
NAL celebrations.
| am most respectfully,
Your Obdt seryt.,
j. NJ. STONE.
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vEGETINE.
NECROSIS, SCRoFULA, DYSPEP.
STA, GENERAL DEBILITY,
CANKER HUMOR, LIV-
Err CONTAMINATED
MATISM, CONSUMP-
TION OF THE
BOWELS.
cnAnLarowH, Mass., March Is, 1862.

CHARLnTowH, Mass., March 25, 1862.
R. II. r. STEVENS
Dear sir. The following is a statement Of my.ex
earienee with the great Blood Remedy. YEGKTINE
cave been keeping boarding house here for many
years, and have had the misfortune TO have great
deal Of sickness In my family. In 10 patiic
Ar, noticed the wonderful effect OF VEeErfNE.
ahTbout the year leiI, young man, then sixteen
ON old, who was a distant relative o: mine came
shIpe from sea. lie had injured his leg on board the
ulnt some months before; and when the ship came
that this port be came 70 my house, being so feeble
tahshe could not 20 TO his home In Ln@ell iis leg
MWaewollen above the knee more than twice ta
tunaral size, and he was obliged to drag II along
qlyl him. having no use OF 1t whatever. The effect
Of this had reduced him To q mere skeleton. His
father came down. and employed DR.. Hayward Of
Boston 10 attend him WIN then occupied a promi-
neut position In the Massachusetts, General Hospital
He pronounced II bad case OF Necrosis; said he
must be removdd TO the hospital have hls leg opened
and the bone bored tO allow the discharge Of mat
ter there collected; otherwise the leg must be ampu
tAted.
Not thinking Il advisable to pursue this course and
having used VEeErtEE. the Blood Remedy, In The
past with good effect, concluded to try II In THIS
case After taking Il regularly for six weeks bis LEG
but little swollen. and his general health so
much improved that he did not look like the same
person. At the end OF five months he went home to
Lowell perfectly cured. He remained In Lowell IN
Ill the commencement Of the war: then Joined the
.rmy, and was pronou need sound and well man.
The above is but one case out Of many where
have seen this Blood Remedy used with unparalleled
success. have taken II myself Tor twenty years,
more or ess fo Dyspepsia and General Debility and
II always appear ed to give me new life and vlgor.
One lady boarder was completely cured from Can
her HumOr, after she had suffered for years, and
tried almost everything else without receiving any
benefit Another lady was enrtd from Liver Com
plant which was bad Gaze and 80 considered by
the many physicians who had attended her from
time to time.
have known It's use by other boaTders for Rheu
maticm with extraordinary good effect
A lady I0Ok II for Consumption Of the Bowels, and
found more relief than 10 anything else she could
pr0cnra.
l do not want to over-cptimate Its usefulness; hat
l do want those suffering from sickness TO know
what this good medicine has done and Is still doing
for know what II s 10 be imposed upon when sick,
and think II is wrong for anyone TO over estimate
remedy at the expense Of the helplass siek and !,
for one, will not do II under any circumstances What
ever.
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AsHFIELD, MASS, July 80, 1877.
C.. NJ. Bliss, ESQ: ss-sh
DEAR SIR: / am sincerely obliged by your
invitation on behalf of the Centennial Asso-
citation to attend the celebration at Benning-
ton on the 18th and 10th of August, and am
sorry that am unable to accept it. But we
shall all rejoice and celebrate with you wher-
ever we may be,-and if any true American
refuses, his wife ought to sleep widow that
night Yours truly,
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.
VERGENNEs, August 7th 1877.
@. NJ. BLISS. ESQ.,,
DEAR SIR: Your note Of invitation in the
name of the Bennington Battle Monument
Association was received this morning. It
would give me great pleasure to be present
and participate IN the celebrations at Ben
nington on the 10Th and 10th inst. But since
my return from the session of the Supreme
Court at St. Albans last week, 1 have not
been well, and for day or two was quite ill.
Years of experience has taught me TO avoid
as far as possible all excitement and fatigue
ia hot weather. and especially during the
month Of August. In view OF my present
condition and what may reasonable .sutioi.
pate should go to Bennington, 1 feel com
PEELED to decline the very kind invitation
extended to me by your ASSOCIATION,
Yours most respectfully,
j. PERPONT
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DANyrns. MAss.. Aurnat. 1s77.

BANNAhh' NlANost August loff
c. NJ, BLISS, ESQ;
My DEAR SIR regret leeply that have
not been present at the Vermont Centennial
celebration. to which the letter invites me-
The state of my health viii not permit, and
the same reason prevents me from attempt
ing TO embOdy in verse the spirit and feeling
of the great occasion. The record of Yer
mont throughout the century of her exist
enoe has been one Of which her sons have
every reason to be proud Your sister states
and the neighbOrinR provinces of the fair
dominion which stretches along your border
will not fail to be represented at your gath
ering and the congratulations Of the Cana
das will minRle with those of Massachusetts
aud New Hampshire The cause of peace
will be strengthened by such a celebration.
To me, as a life long opponent of human
slavery. Vermont has been a subject of es-
pecial interest Her soil has never been pol
luted with slavery. and her sons were among
the first to oppose the encroachments OF the
detestable wrong elsewhere With my very
best wishes for the complete success Of your
celebration,
am very truly yours,
JoHN G. WHITTIER.
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r. II. HUBBARD.
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION
OF THE MISSOURI,

HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIvIsIoN)
OF THE MISSOURI,
CHICAGO, July 81,
To the Hon. Horace Fairbanks, President
Bennington Battle Monument Association
and Governor of Vermont;
DEAR SIR: have Just returned from a
we weeks trip in the west, and among other
letters awaiting my action lind yours Of the
I'd inst, including copy of resolution of
the Monument ASSOCIATION. and also your
cordial invitation to be present on the 18th
and 10th Of August next at the centennial
celebration of the independence of Vermont
and the Battle of bennington. | am very
sorry to be obliged to decline the invitation,
but from present appearances | shall be kept
busy with my military division for some
months to come. No man living has higher
appreciation of the patriotism of the sons of
the sires of 1777 than | have, and no one
knows what the defendants of the Green
Mountain boys can do upon hard fought
fields better than do, and / feel that it is
eminently fitting that we do everything in
these centennial years to honor the memory
Of the fathers of the republic. Trusting that
your celebration will be worthy of its objects,
| am, SIR, with great respect, your obedient
servant, 7. II. SHERIDAN,
Lleut-Genl U. S. Army.
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Governor of Arkansas,

To his Excellency, HORACE FAIRBANKs.
Governor of Vermont,
DEAR SIR; l have the honor to aclnOwl-
edge the receipt of the invitation conveyed
by you to attend and participate in the CEN
tennial celebration of the Independence of
Vermont as State, and the centennial eel
ebration of the Battle of Bennington, at
Bennington, Vermont, on the 18th and 18th
days of August next.
Please accept for yourself and the assOcia-
ton over which you preside my thanks aud
best wishes for the success of your celebra-
tion.
1t would afford me pleasure to be present
on that occasion, but fear that my dutiel
here will prevent.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES ID. WILLIAMS.
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IiiE excursion to Nebraska noticed else
where calls to mind remark about the soil
ol Inat state. The general character of this
region Is broad, undulating and rolling prai-
re OF rich loan, varying in depth from two
10 SIX feet or more absolutely froe from
stones and stumps, and is perfectly adapted
for cultivation and grazing. No better soil
is found in the world,
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Wn.MINGroN. Del. Aug. 1. 1877


CHAs. NJ, BLISS, Secretary.
DEAR SIR ;-0n my return home, yesterday
received the invitation of your Association
20 attend and participate on the 18th inst
in the celebration of the one hundTedth ami
versary of VermOnt's existence as a State in
the Union and on the day following the cell
ebratiOn of the anniversary of the American
victory at bennington.
A prolonged absence has caused an accnm-
ulatlOn of my duties here, which fOrbids my
leaving home for some time, and therefore
am compelled, with many regrets, to decline
your kind invitation,
1t is with sincere satisfaction that | wit
ness these exhibitions of respect for the wOr-
thy deeds ofouT fOrefathers, and the evident
disposition of our fellow cOuntrymen every
where to cherish the memory of their patri-
Otic ancestry, especially in times like the pres
ept when public and private virtue 80 need
the IeinVtgoratlOns of such examples. YER
mont is iich in such associations, and in tleld
and council her sons have done good and
honorable service, which has redounded to
the honor aud welfare of the whole country
In the glory of her past history, which you
now commemorate, we all, as Americans
claim SHARE and, in her present prosperity,
l am sure that we all must heartily and sim
cerely rejoice.
Truly and respectfully,
Your friend and fellow citizen,
I. +. BAYABD.
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AUSTIN, May 9th. 1877

AUSTIN, May S4tn, 1917.
To His Exeellency Horace Fairbanks, Gov
ernOr of Vermont, and President of the
bennington Monument Association.
DEAR SIR:-I have the honor 10 acknOwl-
edge the receipt of yOuroomplimentary invi-
tation to be present and participate with
your Association in celebrating the one hmm
dredth anniversaries of the Independence of
Vermont as State, and of the Battle of Ben
ningtOn.
your invitation, and be. with you to mingle
my congratulations with those of the de-
scendents of the Green Mountain Boys" of
the Revolution, but my official engagements
VIII donbtless prevent my attendance on
these suggestive anniversaries.
With sentiments of high esteem,
have the honor to be
Very truly and respectfully yours.
X. b. HUBBARD,
Governor Of Texas,
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NAsnv1ILr. Tenn., July 8lst 1s77.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 3lst 1877.
To His ExcellencY, Horace Fairbanks, Gov
ernOr of Vermont.
DEAR SIR have postponed an answer t.
your invitation to attend and participate IL
the Centennial celebration of the lndepend'
ence of Vermont as a State and the Centen-
nial eelebrationOf the Battle Of Bennington
in the hope that l might Crafty a wish
STATES, but now find that 1 shall be COM
pelled to foregO that pleasure for the pre-
sent.
With thanks for your attention, have the
honor to be,
Very Respectfully yours,
JAMES ID. PORTER.
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Roster or the Ih&. voseruns .
Camp Ethan Allen"

cHITTENDEN COUNTY BATTALION.
Warren Gibbs, Commander.
B. A. Stevens, Adiutant.
co. A. BURLINGTON.
Capt. AN. Merchant, 47thN Y.
LIST Lieut.. Il. ). Francs, 18th Conn.
I'd Lieut.. l.. j. Smith, u. s. Navy.
Quartermaster, Il. II. Trick, 9th vt.
.. NJ. Serg't, Mark Thompson, 18th vt.
Orderly Serg't, r. G. Strong 1st vt cavalry
Geo Geo. !; Iyti sttiannard, Mai. Gen 18th 4. c.
6 Geo; u +. I Foster By.t. Brig. Gen. eth LC.
Alex. G. Watson. Bvt. Mai. 1st VT. cavalry
X. II. Start, Capt. Sd VT. battery
U. A. Woodbury., Capt. I'd vt.
G. p. Thayer, Asst Sur. 18th Vt.
G. IL. BiRelow, Quartermaster 18th VT
IL. Ballard. 1st Lieut.. 5th Vt.
W. II. Root, I'd Lieut., 22d Conn.
Il. Taplin, I'd Lieut.. Sd Vt. Battery.
A. H. Weed, LIST Lieut.. I'd Vt.
G. Is. Drury, I'd Lieut.. 59th u. S. C.. l.
ID. w. Snead, lst Lieut.. 1st Tenn. Battery.
o. B. Ferguson, LIST Vt. cavalry.
T. +. Edgar, list N. Y.
Z. z. Carter, 10th U. $. Regulars.
p. LOOMS, 18th Vt.
s. Worcester, U, 5. Army.
VIM. Francis, Sd VT.
u. S. Lucas, 14th U. $. Regulars.
W. $. Vincent, 9th vt.
G. w. Austin, list Vt. cavalry.
K. b. Curtiss, l06th N. Y.
I, w. Fisher 31st Mass.
+. n; Peck. 1sth VT
Thos. johnson,
L. o. Womell, 10th Me.
NJ. p. Scullen. 18th vt.
p. Downs, 9th Vt.
VIM. Schroeder, lst N Y. Engineers.
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ATLANTA. Ga. June 10th. 1871.

ATLANTA, Ga, June 10th, 1877.
To His Excellency Horace Fairbanks, Gov.
ernOr Of Vermont:
DEAR SIR; Your polite invitation to at
tend and participate in the centennial cele.
bTatiOn Of the Independence Of Vermont as q
state, and the centennial celebration Of the
80 far in adyanc. give you any degree OF as
surnnce that can avail myself Of your kind
invitation, but will say now, that most hear
tily sympsthlzlng IN tue object OF your con.
tomplated celebration. shall take the great.
est pleasure in uniting with you on that Oc-
Most respectfully yours
~ ALFRED H. CoLoUrrT.
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LETTERS FROM DISTINGUISHED
CHESTS.

The following letters were received by the
Literary Committee of the Battle Monument
Association before and during the recent eel.
ebration. Lord Duferin's was read at the
banquet, and several Others were upon pro-
gramme for reading and response, but the
time did not admit of it. We omit from the
list about a score, and publish only those
from prominent men:
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BURLINGToN. VI, August 7th, 1871.

BURLINGTON. VT, August 18th, 1877.
SEC'Y CHARLES NJ. BLISS.
SIR: | highly appreciate the honor con
terred upon me by the invitati IN of your as
sociation to be present as its guest to the
great celebrations at Bennington. regret
that previous engagements will prevent me
from participating in the said celebrations.
association. and hope that your labor will
be crowned with full success. God grant that
the celebration Of the forthcoming auniver-
saries may help to perpetuate aud increase
the patriotism of the sous Of Vermont. l
have the honor to be your obedient servant,
L. DE GoEsBRIAND,
Bishop, of Burlington. VT
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HARTFORD, Conn, July 20, 1877.
To the Honorable Horace Fairbanks, Presi.

dent, etc.
DEAR SIR am in receipt of your kind
invitation to attend the coming centennial
celebration of the independence of your
state and of the battle Of Bennington. have
delayed ITS acknowledgements until now in
hope that | might find myself able to accept
your courtesy, and convey in person to the
association you represent the greeting of the
sister state of Connecticut. find, however,
at last, that l shall be Obliged to deny myself
this pleasure. But, although compelled to be
absent suffer me to present by a single word
"a word of homage to the memory of the
glorious dead whose heroism you cOmmemO-
rate and of salutation to your gallant Com
monwealth-the younger sister of the origin
al thirteen, born and cradled in the reyolu-
tion. Denied admission in the confederacy,
with an intrepidity which has scarcely par
allel in history she erected herself into SOW
erelgn state, and, separate and alone, de-
clared her Independence, not only of Great
Britain, but of sister state which did in
violation of the tenth commandment, cOyet
her lands; gave her blood aud treasure, with.
OUT stunt, TO the common struggle for liberty,
Kept her cOnstancy and her loyalty to the
common cause, unseduced aud mistaken to
the end. Honor and glory, then, to your
noble state, the Lone Star" of the reYolus
tion, and to the heroic dead who sleep In her
green bosom III blessings The state of Israel
Putnam and Jonathan Trumbull, which fur
nisheo to your fOTefathers their great SOL
diers, Ethan Allen and their first governor,
Thomas Ch1ttenden, sends homage to the
memory of the Green Mountain boys of the
revolution, and centennial congratulations
and slsterly greetings to their sons and
daughters, With renewed acknowledgment
for your courtesy, | have the honor to be.
with the highest respect, your obedient SER
want.
(Signed) r. II. HUBBARD.
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MENTION, ONO, August 7th, 1877,

CHARLES NJ. BLISS. ESQ.,,
DEAR SIR: Yours of the 3Oth ult., inviting
Bennington on the l5th inst, came duly at
hand. | regret that my engagements do not
make it possible for me to accept. / DELAYED
answering day or two in hopes that / might
see my way to attend. as / am about to make
journey to Quebec, and thought 1t possible
could take in bennington ON way, but 1t
doesn appear possible to do so, Very truly
yours, j, A. Garfield.
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WHEELING, West Va. NAV 99d. 1877.

WHEELING, West Va, May 22d, 1877.
To His Excellency Horace Fairbanks, Gov
ernor of Vermont.
DEAR SIR: l have Just received your kind
invitation to participate in the Centennial
celebration of the independence of Vermont
as State, and the Centennial celebration of
the Battle Of bennington, on the 18th and
18th Of August next.
1t would give me great pleasure to be
present on these interesting occasions. and /
hope to be able to attend, but can not now
say whether ! shall be able to leave home al
that time.
Very respectfully,
Your Obedient servant,
HENRY N. MATHEWS
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To his Excelency, Horace Fairbanks, Cover
ner of Vermont and President Of the Ben
nington Battle Monument Association,
DEAR SIR; l take pleasure in acknoW-
Lodging tue reception OF your very courteous
ton Of the Independence of Vermont as a
state, and the centennial celebration OF the
Battle Of Bennington on the 18th and 10th of
August next, and TO assure you Of my high
appreciation Of the Invitation.
would be most happy to accept, but the
exigencles Of my office are such, as to pre-
vent so long an absence from my state.
With assurance of my best wishes for the
great success Of the celebration, and that a
grand aud happy time may be had,
am yours very respectfully,
ZEBuLoN b. VANCE.
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ICE W4TER

and sweetened. FERNS mixture which, as a cooling,
healthy. and refreshing Summer Beverage. has no
equal. Barrels OF Ice water pre- pared IN this way
may be drank Without the slightest injury and hap
py is the man who apds In this substitute for spirit
zoos liquors. It's value 10 the Farmer, the Mechanic
and llHboTer cannot be oVer-estimated. II is 40
cheap as 10 be within the reach of all: so finely
favored as to be enjoyed by lovers Of the choicest
liQuoFG.
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PIGEON Cow, Mass, July 90, 1877.
Mr.. G, NJ. BIIssi

DEAR SIR; Permit me, through you, to
return my sincere thanks to the association
Of which you are the secretary. for the invi
tation with which they have hOnOred me,
and also to express my extreme regret that
the state Of my health renders il very doubt
ful whether l can be in Bennington at the
celebration on the 10Th of August, and | am
therefore compelled to decline,
Very truly yours,
E. Fl. CHAPIN.
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FRANKFORT. KY, May 90, 1877.
Hon. Horace Fairbanks, Governor Of Yer
mont and President Bennington Battle
Monument Association:
| DEAR SIR:. The kind invitation of your
association to attend the centennial celebra-
ton Of the battle of Bennington. aud the in.
dependence of the State Of Vermont, tender
ed me through you as its president. is at
hand, and can only regret that official en-
gagements will prevent me from attending
Respectfully yours,
JAMES b. MCCREARY