Private secretary and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.
From the description of John George Nicolay autograph [manuscript], undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 174963388
A private secretary to Abraham Lincoln while he served as president and a biographer of Lincoln after his death.
From the description of Letters, 1854-1899. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53040007
Private secretaries to President Abraham Lincoln and co-authors of the ten volume "Abraham Lincoln: A History" published in 1890.
From the description of Papers, 1886-1890. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 56434078
Presidential secretary and biographer.
From the description of John G. Nicolay papers, 1811-1943 (bulk 1860-1901). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063613
American biographer and secretary to Lincoln.
From the description of Autograph signature as Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States to a report : Washington, D.C., 1885 Jun. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611674
From the description of Autograph signature on an endorsement : Washington, D.C., 1865 Feb. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611682
Nicolay served as a secretary for and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.
From the description of Letter, December 11, 1886. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 690959900
Biographical Note
1832, Feb. 26
Born, Essingen, near Landau, Bavaria
1838
Immigrated to the United States
1854
1856
Editor,
Free Press, Pittsfield, Ill.
1856
1860
Clerk for secretary of state of Illinois
1860
1865
Private secretary to Abraham Lincoln
1865
Married Therena Bates (died 1885)
1865
1869
United States consul, Paris, France
1872
1888
Marshall, Supreme Court of the United States
1890
Published with John Hay
Abraham Lincoln; A History. New York: Century Co. 10
vols.
1901, Sept. 26
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the John G. Nicolay Papers, 1811-1943, (bulk 1860-1901), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)