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(P. 705.) Capt. Charles F. Humphrey l3'7oJ. u. s. a., udtes to complain that
in the notice given of him and his military record during the civil war, suitable care has not
been taken to render his record as clear and complete as it might have been made from the ample
records furnished. The most weighty allegation of omission is that the record does not make it
quite clear that "his furlough was awarded him by a board of army officers, duly authorized, for
merilorious services upon the field of battle. " We had supposed the record given to have made plain
this fact, though we confess we were not aware that such record had a military and technical
value which the ordinary reader may not have recognized. We regret that our record of a worthy
name and a distinguished officer was not so ample as to have covered the merits of the case.
(P. 6S5) Mrs. Harriette L., the widow of the late Rev. Dr. Zephaniah M. Humphrey,
writes that she is sadly grieved and chagrined at the appearance of the wood-cut print of her
husband, which appears in connection with his biography, on pp. 685 of the work, and she earnestly
desires that we shall suppress the picture in the remaining numbers issued, and that all into whose
hands the " cariacature " may have come, may e.xpunge the same from the book. We confess that
the cut is a disappointment. It does not do Dr. Humphrey justice, as we remember him. It is
a strong head and has his features, but the coarse lines of the cut give an impression of coarse-
ness, which was the very opposite of the man in character and appearance; for in no man was the
element of refinement in thought, expression and person more ingrained and thorough than in him.
The cut appeared in some religious journal in connection with a notice of Dr. Humphrey, and
we supposed with the full knowledge and consent of the family, and so when offered to us by the
owners we innocently purchased and used it. We have since made effort to obtain for publication
the photo-engraving which appeared in a "memorial" of him, but without success, though we
think it falls far short of justice to the man. We have done what we could to make amends for
our error and misfortune, and must leave the subject with our readers. The picture can easily be
omitted when the work is finally bound.
COERECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE GEORGIA FAMILY, PAGE 1071,
(Furnished hy Kkhard M. Humphrey— (3 } line S of that page—who iimu resi.ies at Saliiia, Utah.
(P. 1071.) Corrected list of children of John = and Elmina (Murphy) Humphreys:
i. Richard M.^
ii. Thomas Griffin.'
iii. Charles Gray'; m. . Child: Milford Albert,* b. at Salina, Utah, in Sept., i8S6.
iv. Joseph Murphy'; m. . Children: (i) Charles Griffin