Carolina QuotesI must be permitted to say that I have been almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event which has so recently occurred. I feel incompetent to perform duties so important and responsible as those which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.
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- 1865
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“I must be permitted to say that I have been almost overwhelm…” Andrew Johnson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-E475D93C8C. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/e475d93c8c
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