COLUMBUS, November 23, 1869.
MY DEAR SIR:—I am in receipt of your favor of the 20th as to a recommendation for an office in the revenue service. I am called upon to sign so many recommendations that I have acted upon a rule which practically destroys in a great measure the value of the testimonials I give, viz., to give only general recommendations, and to give those to all who desire it with this qualification, that I state what I know or believe to be true in each case. In this matter I have already given a general testimonial to a gentleman who applied to me before your letter came to hand. If a general letter of the sort indicated will be of service to you I will be glad to furnish it. Should you wish a letter, please send me a specimen of the testimonials you are furnished with.
My kind regards to Mrs. Pittenger.
Tiffin, Ohio.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 3, p. 72-3
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