Descripción
Autograph letter signed, one page, 5,5 x 8,25 inch, Fremont, 20.12.1889, to Lewis M. Hosea - agreeing to attend a meeting (of the Loyal Legion) provided he not be required to deliver a speech, written and signed in black ink "Rutherford B. Hayes", attractively mounted (removable) for fine display with a photograph, shows Rutherford B. Hayes in a chest-up portrait (altogether 12,5 x 9 inch), with two horizontal mailing folds, and mild mounting remnants verso - in fine to very fine condition.
"My Dear Major & Companion:
I appreciate your kind invitation for the January Meeting. But it is simply impossible for me, as yet, to speak to a Soldiers gathering. I have tried it recently. I will be glad to enjoy the Meeting with the Companions & their ladies if it can be distinctly understood that I am not be called on to Speak - not otherwise.
Sincerely - R.B. Hayes
Maj. Hosea - Cincinnati"
The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States is an hereditary military society founded by members of the armed forces just before the end of the American Civil War to preserve patriotic values. The members of this order, which included President Hayes and Major Hosea, are sometimes called `Companions`.
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Profession:
(1822-1893) American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio.
Year of Birth: 1822
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