Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Montgomery Blair” in chapter 17, page 473 of William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik:
...ard, but rendered the President-elect signal service in the formation of his cabinet.
In his autobiography Mr. Weed relates numerous incidents of this visit.
He was one day opposing the claims of Montgomery Blair who aspired to a cabinet appointment, when Mr. Lincoln inquired of Weed whom he would recommend.
Henry winter Davis, was the response.
David Davis, I see, has been posting you up on this
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