LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



Boston, Mass., December 1, 1887. 



Dear Sir : In uudertakiug to tell the story of Mr. Glover's life, I feel 

 that, while it is a pleasant privilege to be able to review such interest- 

 ing reminiscences of our long acquaintance as may bear upon the man 

 and his work, the account must be necessarily imperfect and incomplete 

 in portions from lack of important data. 



The facts regarding his boyhood life are gleaned from your visits to, 

 and correspondence with, Mr. C.Gr. Gates and Mr. Abram Clapham, of 

 Loudon, England — Mr, Gates's mother and Mr. Clapham being Mr. 

 Glover's tirst cousins, the nearest English relatives who were living at 

 the time, — and also from early personal diaries and family papers? 

 loaned me by Mrs. Hopper. 



Mrs. Glover has rendered me valuable aid by furnishing importaut in- 

 formation regarding dates, and by placing at my disposal a considerable 

 amount of documentary evidence relating to the middle period of his 

 life, which, with a few early letters and my own" recollection of the man, 

 ' and of many conversations with him touching ujion his personal history, 

 are the principal materials that have been available. I am also in- 

 debted to you for portions of the bibliography of his entomological 

 writings, prepared by Mr. B. P. Mann, and for your kind assistance in 

 other directions. 



As the subject of tiiis sketch was a man of great individuality, I have 

 t bought it best to present the main facts ot his life in such manner as 

 will more fully bring out his personal attributes and peculiarities, aud 

 leave the treatment of his entomological and museum work, or that 

 which bears directly on his connection with the Department of Agri- 

 culture, to special chapters. Some of the extracts or incidents may 

 seem trivial, but the make-up of the man embodies such diversity of 

 talent, and at the same time presents such originality, that it has seemed 

 best to use that material which will best show him forth as he was. 

 T am yours, respectfully, 



Charles Richards Dodge. 



Prof. Charles V. Riley, 



Entomologist^ U. 8. Department of Agriculture. 



