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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01822.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of items related to John Hay, letter and two photographs |
| Title | Humorous letter from John Hay to Mrs. Ames |
| Date | 5 August 1862 |
| Author | Hay, John (1838-1905) |
| Recipient | Ames |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Tongue-in-cheek letter written as President Abraham Lincoln's private secretary on Executive Mansion stationery sending a photograph. Comments humorously about his reputation as a tough person stating, "It [the photograph] represents the distinguished subject in his milder moods, when news boys fear not to approach him, and school children ask him the time of day." Signed "Yours very slavishly." Accompanied by two photographs (see GLC1822.02, .03). |
| Subjects | Humor and Satire Women's History |
| People | Hay, John (1838-1905) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Hay later served as Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |