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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01232 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | A United States Representative responds to Ulysses Mercur, denying the recommendation of W. Clark for political appointment |
| Date | 22 May 1866 |
| Author | Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Responds to a letter from Mercur, a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Denies recommending W. Clark for political appointment. Referring to the debate regarding reconstruction between Congress and President Andrew Johnson, states "the contest now, between congress & the President in my mind, is very far above all personal considerations. Congress must be sustained or the rebels, who have been murdering our kindred will control and destroy the Government." |
| Subjects | Reconstruction Office Seeker Congress President Politics Government and Civics |
| People | Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) Mercur, Ulysses (1818-1887) Clark, W. (fl. 1866) Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) |
| Place written | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Cameron, from Pennsylvania, served as a United States Senator 1845-1848, 1857-1862, and 1867-1878, and as Secretary of War 1861-1862. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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