[ Autographs ] EDWIN M. STANTON (1814 - 1869) Secretary of War in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet whose dismissal by Andrew Johnson led to impeachment hearings for the president. War-date L.S. "Edwin M. Stanton" 1p. 8vo., Washington, May 28, 1863, to David Creamer, responding to his request for "notes taken by you of the proceedings before the Grand Jury". Slightly trimmed at right edge, affecting a few letters, else boldly signed and very good.