Item 68: Letter from Rutherford B. Hayes to [Henry Martyn] Hoyt (removed to Oversized Box #1), 1879 July 30
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 68
Dates
- Created: 1879 July 30
Creator
- Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893. (Person)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
6 ¾ in. x 4 ½ in. {letter}; 13 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in. {backing}
Description:
The following letter dated July 30, 1879, is written by Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States, to Henry Martyn Hoyt, the 18th governor of Pennsylvania, American politician and Union general officer. In the letter, Hayes is writing his reaction to a recent news article related to local debts. He explains that Hoyt has said many of the same points and he would like to discuss the topics at more length in the future.
On the back, there is an annotation in pencil by Gilbert Stuart McClintock stating that the daughter of Hoyt gave him this letter. This identification has been made by a comparison with other annotations made by his hand on items in Series I: The McClintock Family Series, such as 1.57. Item 57a-b: Two Photographs of the McClintock Dining Room, Staged for the Centennial Celebration, 1926. (removed to Oversized Box #1).
Transcription:
Printed Text Bolded:
Private Soldiery House Executive Mansion Washington. 30 July 1879. My Dear Governor: In the Tribune of yesterday is a short article on Local debts suggested by what you have been saying. That question is one of my hobbies. I expect to talk on it from time to time hereafter as is the best, and will be obliged if you will send me your message or paper referred to by the Tribune. Any aspect or Statistics on the subject will interest me. You are altogether right on it. Gen Hoyt Sincerely &c &c [etcetera] R B Hayes
Back: Given to me by Gov. [Governor] Hoyts daughter in 1899 McC [Gilbert McClintock]
Private Soldiery House Executive Mansion Washington. 30 July 1879. My Dear Governor: In the Tribune of yesterday is a short article on Local debts suggested by what you have been saying. That question is one of my hobbies. I expect to talk on it from time to time hereafter as is the best, and will be obliged if you will send me your message or paper referred to by the Tribune. Any aspect or Statistics on the subject will interest me. You are altogether right on it. Gen Hoyt Sincerely &c &c [etcetera] R B Hayes
Back: Given to me by Gov. [Governor] Hoyts daughter in 1899 McC [Gilbert McClintock]
Creator
- Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893. (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu