Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) to Charles M. Bruce
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07301 Author/Creator: Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Typed letter signed Date: 18 April 1906 Pagination: 1 p. 26.8 x 20.4 cm Order a Copy
To be held at the Middlesex Club in Boston. "No man cherished General Grant's memory with more affection than I do. And it is always a pleasure to me to testify to the nobility of his character."
April 18, 1906.
Mr. Charles M. Bruce,
Executive Committee,
Middlesex Club,
60 State St.,
Boston, Massachusetts.
My dear sir:
I have received your polite letters of April 15th and 16th expressing your desire that I should be a guest at a dinner to be given by the Middlesex Club on "Grant night." I accept the invitation of the Club with the understanding that I shall not be expected to do any of the speechmaking. I have neither taste, or talent, for that sort of thing. No man cherishes General Grant's memory with more affection than I do, and it is always a pleasure to me to testify to the nobility of his character.
Very truly,
Jno: S. Mosby
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