Hay, John, 1838-1905 Collection of items related to John Hay, letter and two photographs [Decimalized .01-.03]

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Collection Details

GLC#: GLC01822
Type: Header Record
Date: 1862
Author/Creator: Hay, John, 1838-1905
Title: Collection of items related to John Hay, letter and two photographs [Decimalized .01-.03]
Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination: 3 items

Time Period

Primary time period: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Sub-Era: The American Civil War

People

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Subjects

Humor and Satire

Women's History

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Collection Item

Autograph letter signed

to Mrs. Ames

5 August 1862

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Tongue-in-cheek letter written as President Abraham Lincoln's private secretary on Executive Mansion stationery sending a photograph. Comments humorously about his reputation as a tough person stating, "It [the photograph] represents the...

GLC01822.01