Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-05-19
The following is the letter alluded to
above by the Post, and is from the Door
keeper of the House of Representatives to
a friend at Sherman, Texas:

dOONe Dy tnc fOSJ, ana is from the Door
keeper of the House of Representatives to
friend at Sherman, Texas:
D. c., Deer. Is, 1879.
Dear -: have been trying ever since
my election to write to you, but have been
bcseigued from light in the morning until one
or two at night, | had about one hundred d
thirty appointments to make IL have had
reckon without eXaggeratOn three thousand
applications besides men women IL children
pulling II lurking mo evervtime ! would put
my head out of the door of my office. / have
had to keep two ushers IL two to three clerks
ever since the hour of my election in my
office, u II is now five O'Clock in the morning
that have gotten up to write to you, In re-
gard TO - tried to save place for him but
the members are so clamorOus for their con-
stituants that so fur II has been impossible
to do so, my force after christmas will be in
creased and then | will be able to do some
thing for him & | will stick him in, Fay
[Fitzhugh's sonl arrived on Saturday morn
ing all safe / set him to work on Monday at
~ 100 place, Il he is the most delighted
fellow you ever saw.
wish you could be here with me do try
Il come on, the Govnt furnishes me with
fine turnout & spanking pair of Horses &
before * after the house sessions IL recess |
have exclusive use Of them, my coachman
comes down every morning for us, that is
Fay " myself and after driving around to
my breakfast take me to my office, come on
d ! will give you and - a good time. Con-
gress is invited over to the Centennial on
friday, we will have big time-come back
on Sunday, may draw on you for one hun
dred IL twenty five dollars tomorrow
which you can draw back for ON the LIST jan,
got your telegram telling me TO draw for
two hundred IL needed, but tried TO do with
out any, & may not have 10 draw tomor.
row, but all OF our members are like myself
tight up on the first mo IL hate to ask
them.
J w come on christmas for a few days d we
will have glorious time, ! have more invita-.
tions to frolcks with the members IL Sena-
tors than any man In Washington, am
biger man now with the members than old
GIANT, i cannot put my foot on the floor Of
the nall but that they make a break for me
q sometimes dozen begging at me at once
for places for some friend. / scarcely ever
cit out of the Office TO 90 on the floor Of
the House. i have under me the Folding
rooms, Document Rooms, File rooms all
committee rooms, all employees in the South
wing Of building Il entire south wing Of cap
ital, | have Supt IL assistant In each de-
partment and about dozen book keepers be-
sides my ONCE clerk, and we do things up in
stile, | have boy 10 take my hat IL coat or
i can't turn around without some one at my
beck & call 4 when | get all my new ap.
Roia'men's I,na broke. In shall have nice
l am making up party already to come
on 10 Texas ON the adiourmt, S. S Cox To
head II, he Is the warmest iIiend OF mine YOU
ever saw also the New Speaker Mr. Kerr
Fay Il myself spent the evening with Mr. &
Mrs Kerr last eyeng, am great lavorite