John Hay, The Fells, Newbury, New Hampshire, Sept. 4, 1891 to : Mr. [Nicholas Longworth] Anderson

John Hay, The Fells, Newbury, New Hampshire, Sept. 4, 1891 to : Mr. [Nicholas Longworth] Anderson

Newbury, N.H. September 4, 1891

English

[4] p. ; 15 cm x 20 cm

MSS L1241.43

Hay writes Nicholas Longworth Anderson congratulating him on his son Larz's appointment to diplomatic service in London. Hay mentions that he is glad to hear that Larz enjoys the position and is getting along well with [Robert] Lincoln. Of London he says, "It is the one above all others suited to inform and widen a liberal and receptive mind."
Hay discusses his role in procuring the position for Larz Anderson saying, "I am far from decrying I had anything to say about the appointment. On the contrary I took great pleasure in speaking most emphatically. I only wanted you to know that the first motive in the case was Lincoln's regard and esteem for you."
John Hay was an Illinois lawyer who served Abraham Lincoln's personal secretary and went on to a career in the diplomatic service serving as ambassador to Great Britain and Secretary of State under William McKinley. He was also well known as a writer and poet.
Alexander Ferguson Anderson collection.

American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.

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