Photocopy of original letter and envelope

This letter is replaced by a photocopy. The original letter is in series IX-63, box 1, folder 13: "Upon my return to Washington I find your letter of the 1st instant, resigning the position of Commissioner of the Civil Service Board on account of your inability to hold that position together with your responsible office of Mayor of Chicago. I appreciate your reason while I regret that the Board will lose your valuable services. And in accepting your resignation I beg to thank you for your earnest labors in the cause of Civil Service, and to assure you that the spirit of the rules adopoted will be maintained."