HAYES, RUTHERFORD B. Autograph Letter Signed, to Lewis
HAYES, RUTHERFORD B. Autograph Letter Signed, to Lewis M. Hosea ("My Dear Major & Companion"), agreeing to attend a meeting [of the Loyal Legion] provided he not be required to deliver a speech. 1 page, 8vo; horizontal folds, remnants of hinging at upper and lower edges verso. - Fremont, 20 December 1889
". . . [I]t 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 to be called on to Speak--not otherwise."
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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HAYES, RUTHERFORD B. Autograph Letter Signed, to Lewis M. Hosea ("My Dear Major & Companion"), agreeing to attend a meeting [of the Loyal Legion] provided he not be required to deliver a speech. 1 page, 8vo; horizontal folds, remnants of hinging at upper and lower edges verso. - Fremont, 20 December 1889
". . . [I]t 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 to be called on to Speak--not otherwise."
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."
