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Document 47877
ANDREW JOHNSON and WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Partly
Printed DS: "Andrew Johnson" as President and "William H.
Seward" as Secretary of State, 1p, 13¾x10. Washington, 1866 May
4. Appointment of William T. Coggeshall of Ohio as "Minister Resident of
the United States of America to the Republic of Ecuador". COGGESHALL
(1824-1867) presented his credentials on September 20, 1866, serving until his
death in Guapolo, Ecuador on August 3, 1867. Congress had passed the Tenure of
Office Act on March 2, 1867, over JOHNSON's veto. It required Senate
approval for a president to remove any federal official previously confirmed by
the Senate. On August 12, 1867, just nine days after Coggeshall's death,
Johnson dismissed Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a Radical Republican, in
defiance of the act. This action led to Johnson's impeachment in 1868. The
Radical Republicans controlling the Senate then refused to confirm most of
Johnson's appointments, including three successive Ministers to Ecuador. It
was not until Grant became President in 1869 that the Senate confirmed the
appointment of Coggeshall's successor. SEWARD, who had been appointed by
President Lincoln on March 5, 1861, served as Secretary of State through
Johnson's administration. Lightly creased. Folds, vertical fold touches the
second "l" in William. Lightly soiled, light stains. Pinhead-size holes at blank
cross folds. Pencil notes (unknown hand) and heavy glue stains on verso (no show
through).
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