Robert Mackay and his wife visited this historic house in 1902. They
were met at the door and escorted through the various rooms containing
the Collection by Little Josephine, and were deeply impressed at the
knowledge she exhibited of Lincoln and the Collection, although she
was but six years of age. Mr. Mackay was born at Virginia City,
Nevada, April 22, 1871. Reporter _San Francisco Chronicle_, 1886.
Worked on newspapers as printer, reporter and editor until 1895, when
he traveled extensively over the world for the International News
Syndicate; joined staff of the _New York World_ in 1899; managing
editor of _Success Magazine_, 1900-1908. Editor the _Delineator_,
1908. Joined editorial department of the Frank A. Munsey Company in
1909, contributor of short stories, also other prose and verse.