AUTOBIOGRAPHY. i>l 



panying testimonial, and our sincere wishes for your con- 

 tinued success, health and happiness. 



General W. T. Sherman, Brevet Maj. Gen. Allen, 



Gen. O. E. Babcock, Gen. Ely S. Parker, 



General Banks, Mayor Emory, 



Count De Catacazy, H. A. L'Astrange, of the 

 Mayor Matthew G. Emory, British Legation, 



W, S. Shepherd, Rev. Dr. Newman, Chaplain 

 Surgeon Gen. Barnes, to the Senate, 



Commodore Ammen, Wm. W. Belknap, Secretary 

 Gen. Horace Porter, of War, 



Gen. J. C. Fremont, Gen. Meichler, 



Senator Wm. Sprague, Governor Cooke, 



Commodore Pickering, P. H. La Poor, of the French 



Legation. 



On the next page the reader will find a cor- 

 rect cut of the gold medal which accompanied 

 the diploma. 



On the following day the Metropolitan Church 

 arranged an excursion to Mount Vernon. The 

 day was beautiful, and the company all that could 

 be desired. The sail down the lovely stream, 

 with its wooded banks, was delightful On our 

 arrival at the spot the laugh was hushed, for we 

 felt ourselves on sacred soil as we neared the 



