Among  the  friends  and  correspondents  with  whom  for  long
years  Mr.  Upham  maintained  the  most  hearty  and  confidential
intercourse  was  Edward  Everett,  who  turned  to  him  freely
for  sympathy,  advice,  and  sometimes  for  helpful  guidance  on
exigencies  in  his  brilliant  career.  This  correspondence  is
preserved,  and  doubtless  on  the  appearance  of  the  much
desired  Biography  of  Mr.  Everett  will  be  found  of  interest.
By  a  letter  not  received  by  Mr.  Upham's  family  till  after
his  clecease, — indeed,  it  was  not  written  till  nearly  a  fortnight
after  that  event  had  occurred,  as  it  was  dated  June  27,  1875,
—  it  appeared  that  he  had  been  elected  a  Fellow  of  "  the
Royal  Historical  Society  of  London."

Fifteen  children  were  born  to  Mr.  Upham,  only  two  of
whom,  William  Phinehas  and  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  sur-
vive him  ;  the  others,  for  the  most  part,  dying  in  very  early
infancy.  The  names  of  family  or  friendly  endearment  given
in  baptism  to  these  deceased  children  indicate  the  affection-
ate purpose  of  the  parents,  as  the  following:  Edward  Chan-
dler, John  Ropes,  Mary  Wendell,  Mary  Wilder,  Ann  Holmes,
George  Murray,  Stephen  Higginson,  and  Francis  Chandler,
&c.  Of  the  disappointments  and  griefs  attendant  upon  the
succession  of  such  afflictions  as  darkened  his  household  in
these  bereavements,  the  record  kept  in  the  hearts  of  those
who  bore  them  is  sufficient.
