Note 35 — 1861-1867
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Mr. Gillett was a neighbor, a friend, and the authorized biographer of Silas Wright. His letter is only interesting as another illustration of the diversities of opinion among the spectators, about the first thing to do when the neighbor's house is on fire.
The letter of Mr. Tilden to Judge William Kent first appeared in the Evening Post in 1860, and was republished in the New York World in 1863.