The Bishop found the system so simple that he wrote the above letter in Stenotypy (almost without a mistake) after less than one week's practice.
In a letter dated February 5, 1S95, the Bishop wrote: "For legibility and rapidity your system is infinitely preferable to any of the known systems of shorthand. The fact that in two days I got control of its principles, shows how easy of acquisition and practical your invention is. For those who have neither the time nor aptitude to learn any of the complicated systems in vogue, Stenotypy is invaluable."
Note-McKee, in his introduction to his "New Rapid ' Shorthand, proves that Pitman's boasted claim to philosophy and nature is a false allegation. McKee clearly shows that most of the Pitmanic loops, hooks and vowels are used in direct contradiction to his (Pitman's) principles. The author of Stenotypy, however, fails to see where Mr. McKee has given a better substitute for Pittman's combinations. McKee's quintuple vowel system, as also his half, whole and double length strokes, although aiding speed, will forever remain an insurmountable obstacle to legibility, which, in all cases, is more necessary than any rate of speed.
Chancellor's Office,
Rev. D. A. Quinn:
Rev. Dear Sir-Having heard a good deal spoken of your system of shorthand for the typewriter, please send me the book of instruction and bill of costs.
Yours in Xto,
After the Rev. Chancellor received the book, in less than two weeks he wrote the Author a letter in Stenotypy, which evinced a thorough knowledge of its principles.
Rev. D. A. Quinn:
Dear Rev. Sir-I thank you very heartily for your copies of Stenotypy. It is just the needed thing. I banded the second copy to an expert typewriter and stenographer, who declared it GOOD. Accept again my thanks, and best wishes for your continued success.
Yours in Xt,
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