The Bixby Letter

[RJNorton]

It's interesting to note what it says regarding the letter to Phillips: "The draft or copy in the Nicolay Papers is on Executive Mansion stationery in an unidentified handwriting."

Could it be John Hay's handwriting? If this were true it might be an indication Hay was writing Lincoln's letters that day. I did a search in the Collected Works for "Psalmist's limit," and this is the only time he ever used it.