To John G. Nicolay1Jump to section
Mr. Nicolay, please run over this & tell me what is in it.
Dec. 23, 1862. A.L.
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Mr. Nicolay, please run over this & tell me what is in it.
Dec. 23, 1862. A.L.
[1] AES, DLC-RTL. Lincoln's endorsement, and one by David Davis, are written on an envelope containing a fifteen-page letter from the Reverend Henry P. Tappan, president of the University of Michigan, November 22, 1862, reporting from a trip to Europe on the prevailing opinion abroad as unfavorable to the Union because of military reverses and indecisive administration.