Woodrow Wilson to Joseph Ruggles Wilson Jr.

Woodrow Wilson to Joseph Ruggles Wilson Jr.

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

WWP17692

1913 April 22

Woodrow Wilson tells his brother, Joseph Ruggles Wilson, Jr., that he will not be able to appoint him as postmaster of the Nashville post office.

Wilson Papers, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence

My dear, dear Brother

I never in my life had anything quite so hard to do as this that I must do about the Nashville Post Office. Knowing as I do that a better man could not possibly be found for the place, and sure though I am that it would meet with the general approval of the citizens of Nashville, I yet feel that it would be a very serious mistake both for you and for me if I were to appoint you to the Postmastership there. I can not tell you how I have worried about this or how much I have had to struggle against affection and temptation, but I am clear in the conviction and I am sure that in the long run, if not now, you will agree with me that I am deciding rightly.
I can't write any more just now, because I feel too deeply.

With deepest love, I remain
Your affectionate brother,
Woodrow Wilson

Mr. Joseph R. Wilson,
Nashville, Tennessee.

Letter

Wilson, Joseph Ruggles, Jr., 1867-1927