[LINCOLN, Mary Todd (1818-1882), her copy]. HOWS, John William Stanho (1797-1871), editor. Golden Leaves from the American Poets. New York: James G. Gregory, 1865.
8vo. Original green cloth gilt, top edge gilt, a few tiny stains and frayed areas to extremities; in slip case.
PRESENTATION COPY TO "MRS. A. LINCOLN" IN HER HAND from Francis Wade Ballard: "To Mrs. A. Lincoln--with compliments of Frank W. Ballard Dec 8th 1864."
Francis W. Ballard (1827-87) was Secretary of the Young Men's Republican Union of New York. On 24 September 1864 Ballard sent a telegram to President Lincoln: "A delegation from the New York Young Mens republican union desires a brief interview...", to which the President replied two days later, "I shall be happy to receive the delegation you mention."
Two of Ballard's poems appear on pp. 521-522.
Provenance:
Louise Taper, Beverly Hills, California
Property from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Foundation
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