The Bixby Letter

[RJNorton]

Gene, I cannot give you specific sources, but I am pretty sure I have read two versions of this. In one version Hay and Nicolay actually wrote a lot of Lincoln's letters. In this version, Hay, in particular, was skilled in imitating Lincoln's handwriting. In the other version, Lincoln himself wrote most all of his own correspondence. Maybe someone else will know more specifics on this. I would like to believe the second version, but I do not know for sure.