Colfax, Schuyler (1823-1885) to John Sherman re: castigating Pres. Johnson shortly before impeachment trial
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02760 Author/Creator: Colfax, Schuyler (1823-1885) Place Written: Washington Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1868/02/17 Pagination: 1 p. 20.2 x 13.1 cm Order a Copy
Fortieth Congress, U.S.
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C., Feb 17 1868.
Dear Sherman
How nobly & magnanimously your gallant brother has acted. If A.J. was not callous to all that would affect gentlemen generally, he would feel this rebuke stingingly. But since he has betrayed the men who elected him he is proof against such things.
Yrs truly
Schuyler Colfax
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