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              Washington, 7th October, 1866.

I have received your kind invitation to join in the excursion of inauguration of the road from Omaha, N. T., westward to the 100th meridian of longitude.
I am very sorry not to be able «4 avai4wi
«o interesting a country.
1 hope you win accept my thanks for you
Mr. Thos. C. Dprant, Vice-President and
y
Washington City, D. C October 7th, 1866.
Sib:
nyself of the opportunity of visiting
amiability, and consider me,
Yours resj>ectfully,
G. TASSABA.
eneral Manager,
I had the honor of receiving your kin I invitation, dated September 28th,
1866, to join in an excursion given by the Di ectors of your Company.
I am very much obliged to the Company sor their cor.iial invitation, and it
would afford me great pleasure to be able tl accept it. But unfortunately my
public duties will not allow me to be away fr*m this city, the time that excursion
will take.
It is, therefore, with great regret, that 1 ii form you that I am compelled to
decline your invitation.
I am sir. very respectfully, y< in m
y
M. rOMERO.
Mr. Rmw Von Limbubc
allow him to accept the very kind invitation o
Railroad Company, to join in
tlifir road.
Sir:
Nbw Sobb, 6th October, 1866.
ly that bis official duties will not
f the Union Pacific
n to celebrate the completion of
JWashii tb   leW,
.;
1 exec ■ ■'■■' accepting your very k nd an I geu to celebrate
the completion of tbo road < -Mian
of longitude.
Please accept hectors, my sincere acknowledgments and good wishes.
Thos. C. Dphant, Esq.. &c. &c.
Respectfully yours,
LUIS MOLINA.
Washington, October 5th, I860.
Bahon Gerolt presents his compliments to Mr. C. Dcrant. and
expresses his regret that bis official duties willjnot allow him to accept the kind
invitation of the Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, for the contemplated very interesting excursion.
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Dear Sir:
I have had the honor to receive your letter of invitation, to join in an
excursion given to celegrate the C oad from Omaha westward,
to the 100th meridian ui longitude. In thanking you for the honor and the kind
attention expressed by this invitation, I regret to add that my official occupations
prevent me from accepting it at pi
1 am, very re* peel Folly, your ob t servant,
OSTEUSTACKEN.
Consul Gen'l of Russia.
Mr, Thos. C. Dura.vi   Vi e-Presid nt and General Manager.
HBAB-QUABTBBB,   A H  DHITBD STATE
Washington, B.C., Oct. 5th, 1866.
T   is. C. DtrRA.vT. Bsq.,
Vice-Pres't and Gen'l Manager Union Pacific R. R. Co.
Sib: \
General Grant directs me to acknowledge the receipt of an invital
the Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, to join in an excursion
to celebrate the completion of their road from Omaha westward, to the
meridian of longitude.    It would give him great pleasure to accept th<
but his official engagements render this impossible.
I am sir, very respectfully, your ob'tjservant,
ADAM BADEAU,
Ool. and A. D
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given
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Head Quarters j>. pkm nu r ob thb East,
Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 6. 1866.
C,  DURANT.
Vice-Pres't and Gen'l Mana   ■; Union Pacific R. R. Co.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of the 28th alt,, only reached me toiday.
I am very much flattered by your polite invitation, put regret exceedingly that
my duties will not permit of my accepting it.
With many thanks for the honor conferred on me,
1 remain,
With great retpecl .-ant,
Gfc MEADE,
Major-Gen M    3. A.
Nashville, Tehn., October 19th. 1866.
Tu/s. C. Dueant,
Vice-Pres't &c.. Union Pacific R. R. Co.
Dear Sib :
I only received your invitation of the 28th September, to join in an excur- t
nan giren to celebrate the completion of your road from Omaha, to the 100th   -.^ _i
in odium, on my return yesterday to this place. ^ \l/r*' VU*-o-\/\.
It would have afforded me much pleasure to have availed myself of the courtesy, but my long absence from my Head-Quarters had accumulated much business of importance, requiring immediate attention^and \ am therefore compelled
to dene myself the pleasure.
I am sir, very respectfully your ob/S
GEO.
Head-Quarters, Department op the Gulp
New Orleans. La
Mr
. THOMAS,
Major-Gen'! U. S. A.
Oct. 11   I860.
Thomas 0. Ddrast.
Vice-Pres't mid Gen'l Manager Union Pacific u. R. Co.,
No 71 Nasaai Street   New York.
Dear Sir:
Your very polite letter of the 28th nit., inviting m to join in an excursion
to celebrate the completion of the Union Pacific Railro: d from Omaha, to the
100th meridian of longitude, is received.
I am oblige!  to you for the courtesy therein extent ed me. and should be A
pleased to accept, but that my official duties, at present
Be g»od enough to present my thanks to the Directors \
being able to avail myself of the kind invitation.
I am sir.
Very respectfully, your ob't sen
P. 11. SHERIDAN
Major-Gen'] U  B.  ^.
prevent my sodoing.
Knd my regrets at not
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Quartermaster General's    ppicb,
Washington, D. \.  Oct. 8th. 1860. J
Thos. C. Durant.
Vice-Pres't and Gen'l Manager Union Pacific R  R. Co.
Nassau I tree!   New York.
My Dear Sir:
I regret that official engagements at this season, the season for preparing
annual estimates and reports of the Departments, make it i upossible forme to be
present with the Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad C mipany in their proposed celebration of its completion westward, to the 100th Meridian.
Looking upon this enterprise as one of th most import: nt public works, and
public measures of this age and country 1 should be par Icnlarlv interested in
this public celebration. .
Regretting that I am unable to avail myself of your polite invitation,  /"
I am.
Very respectfully, your ob't servan
M.
Quartermaster Gen'l, Brev Maj  Gen'l U. S. A,
0. MEIGS