April 25, 1864: Lincoln Sends Speech to Philadelphia Sanitary Fair

The manuscript of Lincoln’s Baltimore Address (given April 18, 1864) was sent to John W. Forney for publication in the Washington Daily Chronicle. It was then returned to John Hay, Lincoln’s secretary. A few days Forney asks on behalf of his wife for a donation from Lincoln for the Philadelphia Sanitary Fair and Lincoln directed Hay to provide the manuscript.

Transcript:

My Dear Sir

I have the honor to send to you by direction of the President the notes of the remarks made by him at Baltimore, for the benefit of the Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia

I am very truly yours

John Hay

Citation: John Hay (1838-1905), autograph letter signed to John Wien Forney. Washington, D.C.; 25 April 1864. AMs 575/7