Telegram

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I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected.

William Tecumseh Sherman

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Topic

American Presidency

Author

William Tecumseh Sherman

Medium

Telegram

Language

English

Time

1884 1880s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sherman, William Tecumseh. Telegram to General Henderson. 1884.

Success. Four flights Thursday morning. All against twenty-one mile wind. Started from level with engine power alone. Average speed through air thirty-one miles. Longest 57 seconds. Inform press. Home Christmas.

Orville Wright

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Topic

Flying Moments of discovery

Author

Orville Wright

Medium

Telegram

Language

English

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Wright, Orville. Telegram to Reverend Milton Wright. 17 Dec. 1903.

Current Citation

Wright, Orville. Quoted in To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers, written by Wendie C. Old. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002.