it of
Lincoln you were kind enough to send me, reproduced from an early
daguerreotype. It seems to me both striking and singular. The fine
brows and forehead, and the pensive sweetness of the clear eyes, give
to the noble face a peculiar charm. There is in the expression the
dreaminess of the familiar face without its later sadness. I shall
treasure it as a notable picture.

Very sincerely yours,

WOODROW WILSON.

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FROM C. R. MILLER, editor of the New York "Times."

NEW YORK, _October 24, 1895._

S. S. MCCLURE, ESQ., _City_.

_Dear Mr. McClure_: I thank you for the privilege you have given me of
looking over some of the text and illustrations of your new Life of
Lincoln. The portraits are of extraordinary interest, especially the
"earliest" portrait, which I have never seen before. It is surprising
that a portrait of such personal and historic interest could so long
remain unpublished.

Yours very truly,

C. R. MILLER.

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FROM THE HON. DAVID J. BREWER, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States.

WASHINGTON, _October 24, 1895._

S. S. MCCLURE, ESQ., _New York_.

_My Dear Sir_: I have yours of 19th inst., accompanied by an engraving
of an early picture of Abraham Lincoln. Please accept my thanks for
your kindness. The picture, if a likeness, must have been taken many
years before I saw him and he became the central figure in our
country's life. Indeed, I find it difficult to see in that face the
features with which we are all so familiar. It certainly is a valuable
contribution to any biography of Mr. Lincoln, and I wish that in some
way the date at which it was taken could be accurately determined.

Yours truly,

DAVID J. BREWER.

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FROM MURAT HALSTEAD, for many years editor of the Cincinnati
"Commercial Gazette," and now editor of the Brooklyn "Standard-Union."

BROOKLYN STANDARD-UNION, _October 23, 1895._

_S. S. MCCLURE_.

_My Dear Sir_: I am under obligations to you for the artist's proof of
the engraving of Abraham Lincoln as a young man. It is a surprising
good fortune that you have this most interesting and admirable
portrait. It is the one thing needed to tell the world the truth about
Lincoln. The old daguerreotype was, after all, the best likeness, in
the right light, ever made. This is incredibly fine. It shows Lincoln
to have been in his yout