Notes

Through the courtesy of Dr. Philip Lehrman, we print the copy of a letter received from DR. ERNEST JONES, written March 3, 1948, from Sussex, England.

DEAR DR. LEHRMAN,

I have just received the very sad news of Brill's death, and shall be grateful if you would convey to the New York Psychoanalytic Society my very special condolence at the loss of their great pioneer. I enjoyed a quite unbroken friendship with him for just forty years, and being in his intimate confidence was able to appreciate his very sterling qualities. He was a man of unimpeachable integrity and always maintained the highest standards, both professionally and personally. We were in the early hard fight to establish psychoanalysis in America together, and I always admired his unyielding spirit and constancy. His generosity and readiness to help wherever he could were unfailing and of the highest order. What he accomplished for psychoanalysis is well known to you all, and will no doubt be recorded in the proper place. He was certainly one of the most valuable personalities our special branch of science has produced, and his loss will be widely and deeply felt.
Yours very sincerely,