ook, which is a noble retrospect of the loyalty of our
forefathers. I earnestly hope that it may be the means of
quickening and strengthening the present generation in this land in
the endeavour to render themselves worthy of the noble inheritance
that the zeal and devotion of our ancestors obtained for us, and
that it will deepen our attachment to the British Crown and
Imperial connection.

"Always with much respect and regard,

"Your sincere friend,

(Signed) "Alpheus Todd."

Letter from His Excellency the Marquis of Lorne.

"Citadel, Quebec, June 10th, 1880.

"My Dear Dr. Ryerson,

"I have to-day received your most welcome gift, and hasten to tell
you my gratitude for what was to me a very pleasant surprise--a
surprise, for I had not heard that you were engaged in the task you
have now completed, and had I heard it, I could not have expected
the kindness which has made me the recipient from the author of
such a full and extremely interesting history.

"It should become a household book in Canada; and I can well
imagine the delight it will give to those who are able through the
work, as you have been in its composition, to trace the actions and
live again in sympathy with the thoughts of heroic ancestors.

"Believe me, with very many thanks,

"Yours very truly,

(Signed) "Lorne."

Letter from Lord Dufferin.

"St. Petersburg, September 6th, 1880.

"My Dear Dr. Ryerson,

"I have just received your two beautiful volumes. I cannot tell you
how grateful I am to you for your kind thought of me. There is no
present I value more than that of a book from its author. Indeed, I
have now a very interesting library composed of volumes given to me
at different times by the various distinguished men of the present
generation whom I have had the happiness to know, and your work
will find an honoured place upon its shelves.

"You well know how fully I understand and appreciate all that you
have done for education in Canada, and that there are few people in
the Dominion for whom I have always entertained a greater regard or
respect.

"Believe me, my dear Dr. Ryerson,

"Yours most sincerely,

(Signed) "Dufferin."

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