1867 – A letter from an officer in the War Department describing the turmoil caused by President Johnson’s firing of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and appointment of General Grant to temporarily fill the position, an act which led to his impeachment by Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives.
Washington, DC: 1867. Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter from William Atwood in Washington, DC to a family member in Pittsburgh is dated October 26, 1867. Its mailing envelope is franked with a 3-cent stamp (Scott #65) canceled with a cork ‘killer’ and bearing a circular Washington, DC postmark. In..... More