Clem, John Lincoln, 1851-1937 to Thomas John Wood and others
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02467.10 Author/Creator: Clem, John Lincoln, 1851-1937 Place Written: Fort Mckavett, Texas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 August 1872 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.4 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy
Clem, Lieutenant of the 24th Infantry, writes to General Wood and other members of an executive committee organizing a reunion in Dayton, Ohio. Regretfully declines an invitation to attend a reunion 20 and 21 November, 1872. Writes, "I would rather miss any other reunion than the one at Dayton, as I have some very pleasant recollections of the place, besides the natural love for my native "Buckeye State."
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