29 January 1854
Sund 29 Pleasant—Letter from Fitzgerald …slipeditor of the "City Item" Philada , informing me that Bowers sought to arrogate to himself all the credit of procuring the Dramatic Block for the Washington Monument—When the movement was set on foot, of all those who professed to be the leaders of it, Mr Bowers made the least exertion to secure its success—He did not even attend the preliminary meeting—nor the meeting organising the society; from the first, business, he said, prevented his attendance—and when the second was held he had made an engagement to dine out. yet now, forsooth this individual would clothe his little body with whatever honors may accrue to him, a those, who originated the idea. I wrote Fitzgerald a full account of the whole affair—with whom it originated—and who were the active promoters of its success