1163. 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. A.L.S. as Secretary of War, 1p. 8vo., Boston, Sep. 11, 1865 to Edward Minturn. In part: "...We came here day before yesterday and have the intense dust and tumult of Boston instead of the pleasant quite shade of the Highlands. But life is made up of contrasts and changes..." Very good. $200-300