“I spent a few minutes with one of the new brothers as he passed through here on his way to Oxford. He appears to be a very companionable fellow and no doubt an ornament to the society. That prosperity and success may ever attend you is the sincere wish of your friend.” — Michael Clarkson Ryan, Miami 1839 Letter to Pater Knox, April 15, 1840 (Beta Lore, pg. 180)
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“I heartily send you congratulations, respect and love. I would be glad to know each Beta personally. Go forward, straight forward. The founders are proud of you!” — Thomas Boston Gordon, Miami 1840 Letter to C. L. Thornburg, September 4, 1889
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