Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd - Typed Letter Signed 11/26/1926

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RICHARD E. BYRD. TLS: "R E Byrd Jr", 1p, 8½x11. Boston, 1926 November 26. On Byrd Arctic Expedition letterhead to James B. Pond, The Pond Bureau, New York, N.Y. In full: "I am enclosing you herewith copy of a letter from a Mr. W. T. Reid (Sales Manager of Dillon, Read & Co., Boston) inviting me to speak before the Unitarian Club here in Boston. I am also enclosing copy of a letter which Mr. Reid wrote my friend Mr. Porter Adams. I am rather keen about doing this, and if you have no objections, I shall be glad if you will write and fix it up with Mr. Reid. As to date - I would suggest December 20th if that is agreeable to you. I don't think I have any engagement on that date. Mr. Reid has telephoned me twice about the matter and I have told him that I would like to do it and that I have referred it to you for your decision. I am sending this letter by Special because these people are anxious to put out some kind of circular by next Wednesday if possible. I am also sending you copy of a letter from Mrs. James A. Bane of Roanoke, Va. I think I wrote you about this once before. Would you please write these people and let me know the result. I am also enclosing copy of a telegram from a Mr. Myron M. Hughel of the Military Order of Foreign Wars at Indianapolis. They want me to be guest at an Annual Dinner on any date within next sixty or ninety days. I have written that I would refer the matter to you, but that I am so heavily booked up I didn't want them to count on me. As a matter of fact, I am not keen about the matter anyway, and it might be good for you to write them that I am booked up. I am just leaving here for Carlisle, Pa. Cordially." On May 9, 1926, Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957) and Floyd Bennett made their historic flight over the North Pole. The flight had been funded in part by business leaders including Vincent Astor, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Rodman W... More information available. Please contact us if you have questions. HFSID 265101