>From a letter of Mrs. Elizabeth Nay of Princeton, Ill, to the Shinnston, (W. Va.) News: "Since my old school mate, G. D. Hall, has written "Daughter of the Elm, I have been transported in my mind back to the old home many times. My father was the old ferryman in Mr. Hall's Book. And when the evening mail brought the eagerly looked for "Daughter of the Elm, " I soon became oblivious to about everything else until its pages were all perused-before retiring. Rev. Leroy F. Fortney, Plainfield, Vt. I think I recognize most of the characters who are given fictitious names and personally acquainted with some of them as well as nearly all of those whom real names are given. I was born in '60 and did not know--------,---------and some of the others, but the incidents, or similar ones, I have heard spoken of at home in a kind of traditionary manner. ________(George Holmes) was a cousin of my mother's and Uncle Andy-----(Morrow) is my great uncle. "Old Black Joe," Daddy Long's servant, lived for several years on my father's farm. I was well acquainted with -------. My father owns and has lived on the Old Higginbotham farm adjoining Peter B. Righter's place since '71. Capt. John Righter owns a mill just below Worthington. I wish to congratulate you on your book. It will certainly reach a great sale. I do not pretend to be a critic but it seems to me to contain all the element of a successful story. L.E. Strum, Waverly, Ohio