 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akaberekerwa muIndiana kumhuri yairwisana nouranda iyo yakatamira kuWarsaw, Illinois paakanga achiri muduku, Hay akaratidza mano makuru, uye mhuri yake yakamutumira kuBrown University. Pashure pokupedza kudzidza muna 1858, Hay akaverenga mutemo muhofisi yababamunini vake muSpringfield, Illinois, yakabatana neyaLincoln. Hay akashanda pakuronga kwaLincoln kuti ave purezidhendi uye akava mumwe wevanyori vake paWhite House. Mukati meHondo Yenyika yeAmerica yose, Hay akanga ari pedyo naLincoln uye akamira parutivi pomubhedha wake worufu pashure pokunge Mutungamiriri apfurwapaFords Theatre. Mukuwedzera kune mamwe mabasa ake ezvinyorwa, Hay akabatanidzwa naJohn George Nicolay uyo akabatsira kuumba mufananidzo wenhoroondo yemutungamiri akaurayiwa. 