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George Boutwell: “Indeed, he assumed, without reserve, full responsibility for acts that had been charged on the President by others.”

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Indeed, he assumed, without reserve, full responsibility for acts that had been charged on the President by others.
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George Boutwell
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Boutwell notes Stanton's willingness to take responsibility for actions attributed to the President.

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