His Excellency,
Horatio Seymour,
Governor of the State of New York.
Navy Yard, New York,
Decr. 23rd, 1863.
My Dear General:
My young friend, Henry C. Meyer, of the 2nd N. York Light Cavalry, has been serving in the field with Generals Kilpatrick and Gregg for eighteen months as a private, and his gallantry and manly bearing are well attested.
I have known him from childhood as estimable and charming in all his attributes as a gentleman.
He is well educated, high-toned in character, and in every way a young gentleman of great merit.
He entered the service from the love of a soldier's life and motives of patriotism.
He has won advancement by his service in the field and will make an excellent officer.
If you can give him a helping hand, I am sure you will. I have no acquaintance with the Sec. of War or General-in-Chief, and therefore commend the young gentleman to you as one of our fraternity when the Rebellion commenced.