Special Message
02/02/1868
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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...
In reply to your communication, I have deemed it proper, in order to prevent further misunderstanding, to make this simp...
You knew it was the President's purpose to prevent Mr. Stanton from resuming the office of Secretary of War, and you int...
You here admit that from the very beginning of what you term 'the whole history' of your connection with Mr. Stanton's s...