Carolina QuotesI have had a son killed, a son-in-law die during the last battle of Nashville, another son has thrown himself away, a second son-in-law is in no better condition, I think I have had sorrow enough without having my bank account examined by a Committee of Congress.
Andrew Johnson Carolinian
Source
Letter to his friend Colonel William G. Moore, complaining of Congressional investigations.... (1 May 1867).
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- 1867
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