Veto Message
03/01/1867
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I have this day removed Mr. Stanton from office and designated the Adjutant-General of the Army to act as Secretary of W...
I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to depredations upon and the future care of...
It was to prevent such an appointment that I accepted the office of Secretary of War ad interim.
The extraordinary character of your letter of the 3d instant would seem to preclude any reply on my part.