to Ulysses Mercur

Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889 to Ulysses Mercur

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GLC#
GLC01232
Type
Letters
Date
May 22, 1866
Author/Creator
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889
Title
to Ulysses Mercur
Place Written
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13.2 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Cameron responds to a letter from Mercur, a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He denies recommending W. Clark for political appointment. Referring to the debate regarding reconstruction between Congress and President Andrew Johnson, he 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."

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