Henry Stanbery to Andrew Johnson, 31 December 1866

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Title: Henry Stanbery to Andrew Johnson, 31 December 1866
Date: December 31, 1866
Creator(s): Henry Stanbery | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00174
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Cite this page: Stanbery, Henry and Walt Whitman. "Henry Stanbery to Andrew Johnson, 31 December 1866." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 26 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Dec. 31, 1866 To the President. Sir: I have the honor to submit to you, in reply to the Resolution of the House of Representatives of December 10, 1866, calling for information in regard to pardons granted, the enclosed partial Report, which embraces all the pardons granted to the higher officials lately in rebellion. It is impossible, with the small clerical force allowed by law to this office, to reply to said resolution in full, before the adjournment of Congress. I have the honor to be Very respectfully, Henry Stanbery Attorney General.