The Bixby Letter

[wsanto]

Good point Roger. Surely his family would know and press for his legacy.

But we will never know with 100% confidence who wrote the Bixby letter.

In my opinion, the presumption must be that Lincoln was the author given that he signed the letter as though he were the author.

The letter was obviously not routine White House correspondence and, for me, the text invokes a personal sentiment that would be awkward to sign and claim as your own if it was not.