Scope and Contents:
This collection includes photostats of eighteen letters written or collected by President Andrew Johnson from 1860 to 1869. The correspondence is written by President Johnson, members of his cabinet, and Illinois residents. The letters discuss political topics such as a cabinet meeting about Ulysses S. Grant, the Philadelphia convention, and problematic cabinet members.
The original letters are in the papers of President Andrew Johnson and miscellaneous other collections in the Library of Congress.