Black, Jeremiah S. (Jeremiah Sullivan) (1810-1883) to Ward Hill Lamon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03481.16 Author/Creator: Black, Jeremiah S. (Jeremiah Sullivan) (1810-1883) Place Written: York, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 July 1866 Pagination: 1 p. ; 29.5 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy
Black writes "I don't see how I can get down just now or how I could do any thing if I were down... But in the mean time I own to the weakness of wanting to see you very much..."
Black served at various political and legal posts, including as Attorney General of the United States 1857-1860, Secretary of States 1860-1861, and as counsel to President Andrew Johnson. Lamon was law partner with Abraham Lincoln before his presidency. During Lincoln's term in office, Lamon served as marshal of Washington, D. C. and as the President's personal friend and bodyguard. After Lincoln's death, Lamon published several pieces about the President, including the book Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865 (1895); supposedly Jeremiah and his son Chauncey Black contributed largely to this work, but had a falling out with Lamon before its publication.
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