Nicolay, John G. (1832-1901) to F.N. Barrett
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02490.12 Author/Creator: Nicolay, John G. (1832-1901) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 February 1892 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks him for an extract of Gerrit Smith's comment on Abraham Lincoln. Mentions a problem with his eyesight.
Nicolay was President Abraham Lincoln's private secretary, a diplomat, and a Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court. He wrote the book, Abraham Lincoln: A History, with John Hay. Smith was a widely known philanthropist and social reformer who ran for President in 1848. He used some of his money to set up communities of freed black enslaved people.
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