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“It is by no means certain that we shall get in.”—Rutherford B. Hayes

May 22, 2011

Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes

CINCINNATI, May 22, 1861.

DEAR UNCLE:—Your last is highly satisfactory. It is by no means certain that we shall get in, but we shall keep trying and sooner or later I suspect we shall succeed.

Lucy rather prefers, I think, not to go out to Fremont this summer if I should go away, but will of course do what we think best. I will come out before going away, even if I can stay only a day. If I should not leave, I shall of course visit you this summer and stay some time.

Sincerely,

R. B. HAYES.

S. BIRCHARD.

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