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Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880 to Andrew Johnson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06011 Author/Creator: Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 May 1865 Pagination: 1 p. 24.9 x 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Seddon thanks Johnson for pardoning him. Seddon was the longest lasting Confederate Secretary of War.

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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