It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in a solvent bank.
-- John George Nicolay
   
John George Nicolay   Name:
John George Nicolay
Type:
Writer
Nationality:
American
Birth:
February 26, 1832
Death:
September 26, 1901
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