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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05603.01.30 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters, clipped signatures, and news clippings from Lincoln's cabinet members |
| Title | Remark about Abraham Lincoln's wisdom |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Brooks, Noah (1830-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes "When asked what trait of Abraham Lincoln's character most impressed me in the years of my intercourse with him, I reply - his wisdom. He was the wisest man I ever knew." |
| Subjects | President |
| People | Brooks, Noah (1830-1903) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Brooks was a California reporter who had followed Lincoln's rise to the Presidency. He was to be appointed Lincoln's personal secretary in the spring of 1865, but the assassination intervened. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |