"Dear Sir:—
"I have examined with interest the steel engraving of President Lincoln published by you. I knew him intimately more than thirty years, being at times a member of his family.
"I regard this portrait the happiest likeness—and it conveys to me the most pleasing recollection of Abraham Lincoln of any that I have seen.
"Very truly yours,
"J. B. S. TODD.
"Col. John B. Bachelder."
Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., July 30, 1868.
Dear Sir:—
"I have carefully examined the portrait of the late President, Mr. Lincoln, engraved by Mr. H. B. Hall, Jr., and published by yourself. The engraving is exceedingly fine, and the likeness is superior to any that I have seen. As a work of Art, it is in the highest degree creditable to Mr. Hall.
"Very respectfully,
"Hugh McCulloch,
"Secretary of the Treasury.