A. McCoy to Julius White

Chenery's Hotel, 16 May 64

Brigadier General White

Dear General

I have just accepted an invitation to speak to the officers and soldiers of Butler. In regard to what you said to me about delivering a lecture in connection with the Sanitary Fair at St Louis, I will say that I have been written to by a distinguished lady patriot in St Louis on that point, but I have not received an invitation from their Lecture Committee The first lecture you heard was delivered there before the Ladies Union Aid Society in February last. If it should be your wish that I should be invited to deliver there the lecture on the President's Proclamation of Emancipation; and if you should feel sufficient interest to take the trouble of writing your wishes to that effect either to General Rosekrans, the President, or

to Rev. Dr. Post, the Chairman of the Fair Lecture Committee, and they should in consequence write me an invitation addressed Springfield, I would go and deliver it.

I remain, General, Your obt. Servt A. McCoy

Write Dr Post & Inform Prof McCoy