Papers of John Hay and Abraham Lincoln, 1840-1911.

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Papers of John Hay and Abraham Lincoln, 1840-1911.

Collection consists of papers of John Hay and papers of Abraham Lincoln collected by Hay. Includes autograph manuscript of Hay's novel The bread-winners, the 1911 edition with manuscript revisions, and a reader's report in French for the publisher Hachette. Includes portions of the manuscript biography in Hay's hand of his joint work with John G. Nicolay, Abraham Lincoln: A History. Autograph manuscripts in Lincoln's hand include a Thanksgiving proclamation (1863); speech on the abolition of slavery in Maryland (1864); letters to B. F. James; two briefs relating to legal cases (1840-1842); and a facsimile copy of the Emancipation Proclamation with manuscript additions. Includes a retained copy of a letter (1865) from Mary Todd Lincoln to Queen Victoria concerning the death of Lincoln. Also contains a typescript letter with manuscript revisions from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay recounting his western trip in the summer of 1903.

10 v. (.33 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6707192

Houghton Library

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Hay, John, 1838-1905

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