[LINCOLN, A.]. HAY, John. Letters of John Hay and Extracts from Diary. Washington, 1908. 3 vols.

8vo, original blue cloth with paper labels on spine, Francis B. Loomis ownership stamp on the front and rear pastedowns of each volume (light wear to covers; contents very good). Printed but not published. Anonymously edited by Henry Adams.

John Hay was Abraham Lincoln's personal assistant, and this represents an important compilation of letters and diary extracts involving Lincoln during the Civil War years.

Property from the Estate of Amelia and Aubrey Abramson, Sunnyvale, California

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[LINCOLN, A.]. HAY, John. Letters of John Hay and Extracts from Diary. Washington, 1908. 3 vols.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online

[LINCOLN, A.]. HAY, John. Letters of John Hay and Extracts from Diary. Washington, 1908. 3 vols.

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