To William H. Seward1Jump to section
Please Telegraph Dr. Gray asking him whether he could come and serve the government one month more or less, & how soon.
Sept. 2. 1863. A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] AES, NAuE. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a note from Seward, September 2, 1863, as follows:
``Dr Nicholl's surroundings are so disloyal as to shake public confidence in himself. Dr Gray of Utica occurs to me as a very proper person.''
Dr. Nicholl has not been identified. See further Lincoln's letter to John P. Gray, September 10, infra.