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proud to know that one universally loved and 

 admired had thought of me in her last moments 

 and had left a token of her friendship. 



On the morning of August first, I arranged my af- 

 fairs so as to be able to attend the funeral services of 

 my young friend the following day. 



The proceeds of my lecture were handed to the 

 Monument Fund committee with a letter from me 

 to be forwarded to Monroe, and its representatives 

 here acknowledged this in the following note : 



Oity Hall, 



Detroit, Michigan, 



August 1, 1876. 



Received of Captain Willard Glazier, forty dollars, for the benefit 

 of the Custer Monument Association, as the proceeds of his lecture, 

 at Detroit, on the evening of July 31, 1876, in aid of such associa- 

 tion. 



\Signed'\ L. S. Trowbridge, 



William A. Throop, 



Committee, 



On the afternoon of August second, I went to Kitty's 

 grave with her family and friends, where we arranged 

 on the little mound our gifts of flowers. I placed 

 my own offering — a crown — at her head. It was 

 the last tribute, the " farewell " which we hoped might 

 one day be lost in " welcome." 



During my stay here, many friends extended invi- 

 tations to visit them, but I was able to accept very few. 

 Among those whom I met was my old comrade, 

 Captain Charles G. Hampton, who was at the Russell 

 House to greet me when I arrived. No one could have 

 been more welcome. Captain Hampton and I began 

 our somewhat peculiar acquaintance as classmates in 

 the State Normal College at Albany, New York, in the 



