Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-17

script in Lincoln's own handwriting is scarcely an inch thick, bound in green
 norroco and gold. It also contains the autograph manuscript of the Gettys- burg address of Edward Everett. Sen ator Reyes has written President Low ell of Harvard that he shall very soon present the volume to Harvard col lege where it win be preserved for all time. Senator Reyes makes this gift in behalf of himself and his two broth
 CTS, all three of whom were Harvard graduates The little volumn was
 compiled by Edward Everett in 1865
 and is in it's original form and bind ing, and not a separate collection made
 by the Reyes family. Senator Reyes will make the formal presentation to
 Harvard sometime within the year
 1920 but the exact date is not yet fixed.
 He may do so this spring but has in
 mind holding it in his possession until after the formal dedication of the great Lincoln Memorial now nearing
 completion in Potomac Park, 50 that the original document may be used
 on that occasion. The manuscript is
 almost priceless in value and the
 Reyes family have refused fabulous sums for it at the hands of collectors. The two brothers of the Senator George T. Reyes and Charles W. Reyes are in entire sympathy with the pre- sentation of the manuscript to Har yard Senator Reyes has already had facsimile of the address made, to- gether with a letter fully establishing it's authenticity and how it came into the possion of his family. Before turn 1 ing over the paper to Harvard he will have fassimiles made of the resst of the volunn and haYe-them bound for preservation in his own family.
 l It seems that in 1864 a fair was to 1 be given in New York for the benefit of soldiers of the civil war, and the sale of autographs was used to swell the fund. Senator Reyes explains the copy in his possession as follows: = Tt was given by President Lincoln to
 Edward Everett, and he presented it. together with the manuscript of his
 own address, also delivered at Gettys-
 burg, at the conservation of the Ma i tional cemetery on the 18th of Noyem ber, 1883 to Mrs Hamilton Fish, who was then president of the executive committee of ladies having charge al the fair in aid of the sanitary commis- sion held in New York in March 1864
 to be disposed of for the benefit oi I our soldiers of the civil war. These two manuscripts were purchased a
 the fair by an uncle of mine and HaV'
 been in the family ever since" Th'
 manuscript from which Lincoln reaG
 or spoke his address was jotted dowl in pencil, but afterwards Lincoln mad two copies in ink, one of which wa
 used in his own collection now i . possession of his son, Robert Lincoln i. and the other is the copy owned b, Senator Reyes, and which Harvar will soon rank among it's greates l treasures.
 r Another interesting incident of tn r Lincoln birthday Congressional obser : vance took place in the House, wher j, Gen. Sherwood of Ohio now a membe S of Congress from that state, delivere e a short address. Gen. Sherwood wa . made brevet Brigidier General by Iir . coin. for heroic deeds during the civ e war: Senator Brandagee has accepte
 the invitation to preside at at the Rs = publican state convention in March.