Woodrow Wilson to RH Selfridge
Title
Woodrow Wilson to RH Selfridge
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP15024
Date
1911 October 31
Description
Woodrow Wilson writes R.H. Selfridge to decline an invitation.
Source
Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York Historical Society, New York
Text
My dear Mr. Selfridge:-
It is exceedingly hard to be obliged to say No to the kind invitation conveyed by your letter of October thirtieth, but I simply have no choice in the matter. I have become involved in every direction in speaking engagements, and I cannot go any further without seriously imperiling the proper performance of my State duties.
I can only tell you how warmly I appreciate your kindness and how heartily I wish I could put myself at your service.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson
It is exceedingly hard to be obliged to say No to the kind invitation conveyed by your letter of October thirtieth, but I simply have no choice in the matter. I have become involved in every direction in speaking engagements, and I cannot go any further without seriously imperiling the proper performance of my State duties.
I can only tell you how warmly I appreciate your kindness and how heartily I wish I could put myself at your service.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson
Original Format
Letter
To
R. H. Selfridge
Files
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to RH Selfridge,” 1911 October 31, WWP15024, Gilder-Lehrman Institute for American History Woodrow Wilson Documents, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.