The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-26
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o;,oa Mr,Jeff. Davis was not Wanteu ~
poct ford. H., be has puDllsned Inc
spea an, ~ rom The secretary, who In the nfst
"sa ,arsnode,l him to write an aecePtanee
p'"oo' "RcCKFoRp, ILL, July LII, 1910.
/" Hon. jefferson Dau,s: ,,,.;no vour ser.
,,;(os a, spe ,ker for our next exposition, oep,
,ao,ber 14,b. / will guarantee that you VIII
ha heard with pleasure, and that you VIII not
rsgrct,a visit with US. we compensate our
snsakers literally. I will give you S4oo 10
i've MS an hours talk on September lotn'
Tnnrsday afternoon. Let me know imme-
tiatcly. Yours truly,
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, August l, 1919.
:. Hon. Jefferson Daris, Memphis, Tenn:
.Hayinu addressed an invitation 10 your
uonnr before TO deliver brief Talk 10 tne
n.1rons of our Industrial Association, aud
nor having received . reply-perhaps
,brougb miscarriage of the letter. again
write YOU, through our Board OF Managers,
soliciting your presence rs Suest aur.uS
rho week of September, commencing Win
the 1Atb. to address Us on the ION OF tnat
month. guaranteeing you grand ovation Oh
forty thousand hearers and compensation
of $500. Will you please reply st once,
and. if possible. accept the invitation so cor
daily extended! :
III. p. KENDALL, Secretary" 3,
"RoCKFoRD, ILL August y, 1870.
.sHon. Jefferson DaUis: .........., e.,
"Sir,-Your letter tof acceptance is re-
ceiyed, The Society seDCs you its coDgratu-
Iations. In regard to speaking on the l5.h,
( would say that it will make q great dtfsr-
ence to us; aud if your Honor Gao possibly
sueak in Columbus on the 18th we Shall De
every way satisfied. Our Fair opens on the
n. This day and the 18th are also days oil
entries and arrangements; and as our Fair
cont nues OILY four days, THURSDAY the l6th
i always our orators day. The Fair at Co
lumbus CONTINUES five days, aud you couo
eas,ly arrive there TO speak in the forenoon
or afternoon OF the 18Th. Could you come
| 10 lis on our lust Cay we should like IL as
well: but as YOU cannot we urgently request
that YOU will notify the friends at Columbus
thai YOU will be there the last day OF their
exhibil,on. and so honor US with your yIs!ta-
ton on Thursday the 18th. We offer you the
LARGEST remuneration by four hundred dollars
that was ever paid such speakers as MAI.
Csrpepter, Schulz, Beverage, S!orrs, Col
,ier and others, because we are aware tnat
| ,honld YOU speak on Thursday, when our
Eyuositlou is in Its meridlan spleBdor, we
hail yet it oil back. And another deeper
significance uuderlies our engagement Wild
YOU: we sincerely wish TO show The country
AID the world our purpose ana de'efmina'
| lion TO +, iustate talent and slateSmansnlp
wherever recognized, and smother forever
prejudice and luminosity that are now ever
and anon rekndled for political ends. Please
write me what you can accomplish TO De
here Thursday, soon as possible, that may
incorporate Your acceptance IN Inc puo'ica'
lions of our Society. We accept your en-.
eagement. and trust to an overriding Prov.
| depce to bless you with health and Continued
prosperity. Yours very truly
81. p. KIMBALL, Secretary"
Invitations to speak at fairs have been
pouring in upon JET. He publishes invita-
lions from Wisconsin,, Illinois, Iowa, MIS-
souri,, and Pennsylvania.