Various letters of interest during these years from and to Mrs. Moulton are as follows: _Mr. Whittier to Mrs. Moulton_ AMESBURY, 3d, 8th month, 1870. DEAR MRS. MOULTON: I am greatly disappointed in not meeting the benediction of thy face when I called last month; but I shall seek it again sometime. It just occurs to me that I may yet have the pleasure of seeing thee under my roof at Amesbury. We have so many friends in common that I feel as if I knew thee through them. How much I thank thee for thy kind note. It reaches me at a time when its generous appreciation is very welcome and grateful. Believe me very truly thy friend, JOHN G. WHITTIER. _William Winter to Mrs. Moulton_ STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. November 8, 1875. DEAR MRS. MOULTON: I accept with pleasure and gratitude your very kind and sympathetic letter,--seeing beneath its delicate and cordial words the sincere heart of a comrade in literature, and the regard of a nature kindred with my own. I wish I could think that your praise is deserved. It has often seemed to me of late that there is no cheer in my newspaper work.... I am aware, however, that the sympathy of a bright mind and a tender heart and the approval of a delicate taste are not won without some sort of merit, and so I venture to find in your most genial and spontaneous letter a ray of encouragement. You will scarcely know how grateful this is to me at this time. I thank you and I shall not forget that you were thoughtful and delicately kind. To-day I have received a copy of Stedman's poems, which I want to read again with great care. A man who has missed poetic fame himself may find great satisfaction in the success of his friend, and I do feel exceedingly glad in the recognition that has come to Stedman. Your article on the book in the _Tribune_ was excellent. Faithfully yours, WILLIAM WINTER. _Mrs. Moulton to Mr. Stedman_