John Hay, Autograph Letter Signed, Lincoln's Private Sec., Tribune Letterhead For Sale

Letter written by John Hay, on New York Tribune letterhead to Jacob R. Shipherd, a "Man of Many Schemes".John Hay was the personal secretary for President Abraham Lincoln, and later was Secretary of State for Presidents William McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt.Jacob R. Shipherd was a financial promoter best known for organizing the controversial "Peruvian Company" in 1881—a high-stakes, speculative scheme attempting to enforce massive guano and silver claims against Peru following the War of the Pacific.Transcription:New York June 2. 1881
Dear Sir
I regret that I have delayed so long an answer to your letter of the 21st May. I inclose your prospectus. I am not in position to take part in the enterprise.
Yours trulyJohn Hay
Jacob R. Shipherd Esq
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