Item 76: Letter from Grover Cleveland to Reverend S. Edward Young, 1891 August 2
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 76
Dates
- Created: 1891 August 2
Creator
- Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908. (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Good. No notable damage.
Measurements:
6 ¾ in. x 4 ½ in. (closed); 9 in. x 6 ¾ in. (open)
Description:
The letter dated August 2, 1891, is written by Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, to reverend S. Edward Young. In the letter, Cleveland is regretfully rejecting a recent invitation of the reverend due to the other invitations during a similar time that he has rejected. He says he has previous plans that disallow him to join the services.
Location:
Gray Gables, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Transcription:
Gray Gables.
Buzzards Bay,
Mass[achusetts].
Aug[ust] 2, 1891
Rev[erend] S. Edward Young
Dear sir:
Your letter of July
6th has remained unexamined
longer than it
should, though it has but
lately coarse to hand.
I am obliged to
say in reply that it is
impossible for me to accede
to your requests to
deliver an address in
the accessories of a
Second Page: National Service at Arbury Park. My plans and engagements for the sermon will not permit it. Yours very truly Grover Cleveland
Second Page: National Service at Arbury Park. My plans and engagements for the sermon will not permit it. Yours very truly Grover Cleveland
Creator
- Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908. (Person)
Repository Details
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