J.A. Hay

This letter is from J.A. Hay, the uncle of President Lincoln's private secretary, to Rev. Jonathan B. Fuller, a pastor in Kansas City, Missouri. Hay writes from St. Joseph, Missouri on January 30, 1863 and asks Fuller to visit a church in that town. He tells Fuller that the pastor supports the Union and mentions that he was "much gratified to hear brother Doulin make an earnest prayer for our Government."

January 30, 1863

Surviving a Guerrilla War

J.A. Hay
Abraham Lincoln

St. Joseph, Missouri
Buchanan County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri

State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City

Jonathan B. Fuller (1840?-1928) Papers (K0040): f.9, Item 1

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