New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-12


n,o,ons against him: were not allayed when fnalIy
in 1871 the Compromised work appeared, and twas
said that very valuable parts of the papers had not
been used. After the publication Of Temple Frank
Inns work, he locked the manuscripts up in the fam
ily iron-bound chest at his bankers in London ana
went to Paris, where he married, and IN five years
from the issue of his book died. His widow III the
same year, removed the papers from the banRerS
taking them to her husbands former lodgings over
a tailors shop, where Nj Stevens says, they lay Oh
a top shelf in loose bundles for seventeen years
both those which had been used and those whch
had not. In 1910 gentleman who had oech
lodger with Temple Franklin in this house reseueo
them, and kept them ten or twelve years he kie"
they were valuable but never having leisure 10 eA
anime then he did not know, nor did any one else,
apparently, that they contained largo amount OF
unpublished matter. They were offered TO the brlt.
ish Museum and successive American MINISTER'S, put
in vain apparently for the reason that they were
supposed to be merely the originals OF published
matter. They were purchased IN 1902 py MI; Ste-
vens who has thus had themiin bis possession thrty
years during which time be has kept them almost
sealed book In fact, they have been In piedgea
good part of that time to. various London bankers
and others for loans which were made Necessary ny
the constant pecuniary, difficulties which Mr. STE
vens's biblomania got him into They We're nnaiiy navy
forced to sale, and through the efforts of those
who understood their value, an opportunity was
Mr.. Stevens who likes lit mysteries, has never
given the name of the gentleman from whom nc
got the collection, but has agreed to 1urntsh IL az
some future time. He has allowed very little ac-
cess TO the papers, intending to make use OF then
himself which 10 dOub: accounts for the tact Ihat
Temple Frankins reputation has been allowed So
There IS no doubt In the minds OF the state De
| partment officials. and there can be none apPar-
emily, OF the entire authenticity OF TINS coleetloI
| The proof is overwhelming lhere are not oliy
! hundreds Of documents in Frankiins own manu-
| but many of them bear tpe penCn
marks, showing they were used oy Inc nGO
printers us copy" in printing Temple trahhK-
Inns work. aud have many notes and MARKS III ms
hand-thc same as that of the dehnitiye treaty Oh
peace Of 1888, which Temple IranknH WrVoc us us
| Srchives of the Department. Here are also whole
letters OF which Temple Franklin used only poru3,uS
| In bis book and which still bear his eTaslnG maIhs
| There are lnnumcrablo Items of evidence or TINS
| kind besides which the mass OF letters ana HocH-
ments is IA fabric too closely interviewer WIN 'he
history of the time TO make any DECEPTION poslole
| The collection includes two Typewriter copies ol
! every mauuscrpt-which can be used for purposes
of reference while tn orig mails are pleSelVe9 RON
| the dangers of handling. II now remains IoI tle
historians and blogTaphers to ascertain the proper
ton of literary value i'll the unpuol'he9 papers 10
those already published MI stevens tec."leS tht
| published, leaving the Autobiography out OF
| view. ,,,. +. a., To-.
After he had sold his collection to the GoVerhilehl
| at a liked price he spout several hundred pound IN
blrdng volumes III the best style OF the art. ana III
having many Of the precious sheets ana leaves care
! fully inlald for better preservation; ms Is OF
course clear loss to him but the collection comes
| TO he Government in pc feet order ana handsome
| dress and the Uibl ouianac cares nothing ABOUT
| money. 4 book might easily be- written about me
eccentric guardian of this treasure who II IS SAID,
was very slow TO part with II even after the money
was waiting for him. "Henry Stevens. o. NJ. Is.
he often signs and prints himself; the last
! letters standing for Green Mountain Boy" The
boy" is very large, rather big around mas las
| q long beard and Is over sixty
years old. As a photographer he Is famous, and
| has written, compiled and edited books lnnumer-
| able He-is as learned as he Is eccentric On the
tile-pagc OF Que OF his books he posts himself rs
| follows: Henry Stevens, o. NJ. b. tSA" etc, Dix.
| blld Athnm. Glib, LNDN.," which MEANS - black
| baled bv the Atheneum Club" Perhaps the descrip-
tion be gives in one Of his preface Of his father n
famous Vermont character In his day, VIII serve in
lis wav as portrait of the son " \ kind neighbour
he pastured the widows COW, protected the father
| less and annually supplemented his minister TX
| with one load of hay and TWO bushels OF white
| beans Educated in the good old school o. I'M
| swerving integrity and no breeches pockets, he
could not bear 10 the rising generation standing
| around the stores, taverns and railway stations,
| wearing whskers, chewing tobacco, with hands IN
| their breeches." One of the pleashntest thlnts
| about Henry Stevens is his intense Amerlcanisin,
which leads HIM always te sign hmsel either as Just
| dascrihed ar AZ ''of Vermont ID. ID. L.