The Bixby Letter

[GARY POPOLO]

(04-01-2013 06:28 PM)ELCore Wrote:  

(04-01-2013 08:47 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Here is Bullard's interpretation:

What did John Hay mean when he went on record with the statement that "the letter of Mr. Lincoln to Mrs. Bixby is genuine?" A letter is "genuine" when it is not spurious, not counterfeit, when it is written by the person whose name it bears.

Since the central theme of Bullard's book was that Lincoln was the letter's author, this definition comes as no surprise.

No surprise, at all. Bullard's definition is, quite conveniently, too narrow. I suppose, though, that we need more context for Hay's remark. Do we have that?

Roger, I think you are correct that Bullards statement in his book does need to be expanded if to be believed. I wonder if this information is even available? I also have another question about what David said in his post. David you mentioned that Lydia Bixby falsely stated that she had lost five sons in the war. Is it true that she did not lose five sons? Best Gary P.