The original is at the Houghton Library of Harvard University. From the Blagden Collection of Wendell Phillips Papers: 10 letters from M. Pinner to Wendell Phillips, 1860-1873, bMS Am 1953 (1006) [item 7].
Transcribed (by Doron Zeilberger) and posted on the web: November 2003.
By kind permission of the Houghton Library of Harvard University.
No. 4 Day Str
New York May 3, '65.
Dear friend,
Next week I expect sunshine, provided you come. How about stopping at my house? Schiller says: Room there is in the smallest hut for a happy loving pair. Come and stop with me, and let me know whether you will.
The time seems to have arrived for considering the question: What is to be done with the disbanded Army and Navy and I am thinking of my proposition of 2 years ago, coupling the idea of momentary military colonies with peace. Have you my peace proposition of then? And would you bring it along with you as well as that essay on Capital & labor. I like to have a talk with you on both of these questions, and such could probably be had if you stop with me. I shall try to be easy on you as far as occupying your time is concerned.
How is Mrs. P. at present? How I would love to see her once and have a real good chat with her. I am often thinking she could probably make up for the shortcomings of her husband in listening and talking to a poor fellow.
The Americans are a great people, they can mourn for a murdered President for nearly a whole week. But after all what of it. The dead and the past seem to have no further claim on the present than concerns the lessons taught by them. Please remember me to Mr Garrison's family and think once a while of your longing
friend
W. Phillips Esqr M Pinner
Boston