Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-17
INTRODUCTION

THE autobiography Of Pennypacker was written IN tb
years Of his m during what worker called
his vacations In 1912 he became of the Penn
syvana Railroad Commission by appointment of Governor Tenr
and 1915 chairman Of the Pennsylvania Public Commission
He requested Governor Brumbaugh reappont him W
e charmanshp of that body member of Il until
his death OF September 2, 1916.
Public duties and other activities and responsibilities necessarily
confined the writing of the autobiography brief the
summers four five summer of 1915
his right broken, and while still sling was
again injured in railroad train. He use the
arm the of life that remained Immediately after
the injury the of evenyo years. the and
resolution always him. he set out to write with
his hand The concluding CHAPTER 10
Of his the baeeds Fredericksburg Charlottesville
was the last portion of the autobiography written with the rgbt
hand The remainder of Chapter pages comment and
review Chapter H. the sketches of Walt Whitman
Chapter Is and the Introductory paragraph of Chapter
written with the left hand.
Pennypacker had opportunity revise the
manuscript He had intended add chapters philosophical
nature giving the of his study experience reflection
chapter about the law the other satecraf His reading
the notebooks which he kept
wide variety and scope science theology poetry and
American and European history in often accessible
historians in the French, German, Dutch Latin Spanish English
his familiarity with the origin develop
laws and customs of peoples combined with
power analysis mental integrity and dreness Of method
doubt would have made the chapters contemplated rich
mental criticism suggestion Bishop Darlington
has portrayed him ideast radical If part
he boh the following show, he had also firm
faith in the wisdom holding fast to that which good Increas
ing physical weakness and suffering the writing
two additional chapters which he had in contemplation.
known the public that Governor Pennypacker
omcaS prominent
Of Pennsylvania moved doubt by their knowledge Of the
fate that has oveaken similar life
the hands unhappy editors united signing the following letter.
family Of the Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker:
wrote puse for na' aha hs
N'I Of often spoken
fear exists the part Of the latter that IT,. desire
tempt his family to consider having the manuscript
md signatures appended
feel that they owe is family the institutions @ With which
packers Autobograph constitutes historical
%en Of public interest perhaps his greatest
the zens Of Pennyvans lvns and to come that we urge
MS t"t G ri was writer"
THOMAS /. @ @MoNTGoMERx, State Librarian. 25a,.
HAMPTON L. CARSON Formerly Attorney General Of
JOHN W. JORDAN. Society of
oREaoRy KEEN. Historical Society of
@HENRY @ EpAJNDs. m President Of Board Of Education.
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS. President Pennsylvania
WHak%oN as sns of Law
University 1 % y yman bsecPer @ ksStuper
HEHkY 1Ef sHifPEN HGipEKoPEF Ae%ssnsns coo"s
Major General National
Of Pennsylvania, Former oveseer OF Harvard Uni
STUART PATTERSON. President Savings Fund
cuAs Scey Rsss sys Sos Of Of
EDGAR SMITH Prcvost of University Of PsnnySania
NORRIS jAsTRoW. JR. n Of University Of
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MA3ER NsafSG sGH2BEReE
Of Common Pleas No. & dIrins n the presidency pre- f ] Of Gov
JOHN 1sTRsT sscry s the PSiloblSlon D'
December T. 1915
Beyond the vecaon Of certain dates titles and
honaly minor incident and the elimination of few repetons