Correction to listing Mr. Otis G. Hammond as Deceased, Sprague's Journal of Maine History

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Correction - Mr. Otis G. Hammond
Sprague's Journal of Maine History
Vol. 6
May, June, July 1918
No. 1
page 39

Correction
       
A most regrettable blunder occurred in the last issue of the jour-
nal when (P. 284) the death of Mr. Otis G. Hammond, Superin-
tendent of the New Hampshire Historical Society was reported.
The fact is that Mr. Hammond is not dead very much alive.

Upon learning of this error, too late to make the proper change,
we wrote Mr. Hammond expressing our chagrin and sorrow for it
and immediately received the following kind and gentlemanly reply:
       
Mr. John F. Sprague,
Foxcroft, Maine,

My Dear Sir:-

While I regret the error which occurred in the recent issue of your mag-
ainze in relation to myself, as it may possibly cause unnecessary sorrow to
some of my friends, yet I can easily forgive you as I know how often those
things occur. It is not of great consequence, and a note of correction in
your next issue will be acceptable.

The error which you made was in stating that I died on the 10th of
February last. It was Mrs. Hammond and not myself. The fact in
regard to date and place were correct.

Yours very truly,
OTIS G. HAMMOND,
Superintendent.
       
(N.B. Otis Grant Hammond was born 4 May 1869 at Manchester, NH and died 2 Oct. 1944.
So Mr. Hammond died during WW2 and not WW1.
SEE page v of the book titled "Notices From The New Hampshire Gazette 1765-1800"
(c) 1970 by Thomas B. Wilson)