John Hallowell Dickinson to Cary T. Grayson
Title
John Hallowell Dickinson to Cary T. Grayson
Creator
Dickinson, John Hallowell
Identifier
WWP20749
Date
1913 August 19
Description
John Hallowell Dickinson asks Cary T. Grayson to use his influence with President Woodrow Wilson to get him an appointment as a Navy chaplain.
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
My dear Cary
Reckon you have not forgotten me from our Wm & Mary days. I want to make a request of you in regards to an application I’ve made to the Secty of the Navy as to an appointment as Chaplain in the Navy. I know you can be of great use by saying a word to the good President, I dont know whether he names the men or the Secty, however it may be, I am desirous of serving my Country in event of war especially
I can get all sorts of endorsement here & in Virginia—I am now Chaplain-in-Chief—of the Military Depmt. Knights of Pythias, whose parent organization represents nearly a million men.
I am proud of all the good things I hear of you, especially what Ty Cobb told me recently in Detroit.
Fraternally
Jno Hallowell Dickinson
Reckon you have not forgotten me from our Wm & Mary days. I want to make a request of you in regards to an application I’ve made to the Secty of the Navy as to an appointment as Chaplain in the Navy. I know you can be of great use by saying a word to the good President, I dont know whether he names the men or the Secty, however it may be, I am desirous of serving my Country in event of war especially
I can get all sorts of endorsement here & in Virginia—I am now Chaplain-in-Chief—of the Military Depmt. Knights of Pythias, whose parent organization represents nearly a million men.
I am proud of all the good things I hear of you, especially what Ty Cobb told me recently in Detroit.
Fraternally
Jno Hallowell Dickinson
Original Format
Letter
To
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Files
Collection
Citation
Dickinson, John Hallowell, “John Hallowell Dickinson to Cary T. Grayson,” 1913 August 19, WWP20749, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.