Letter, 1873 Feb. 26-27, Washington D.C. [to] Henry Johnson.

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Letter, 1873 Feb. 26-27, Washington D.C. [to] Henry Johnson.

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The collection consists of one letter (8 pp. and typewritten transcript) from Johnson in Washington, D.C. to Henry Johnson, written from the Reporters' Gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives. He describes the debate on the expulsion of Representatives Brooks and Ames during the Credit Mobilier scandal, as well as Brooks, Ames, Ben Butler, Judge Luke Poland, and others. The Credit Mobilier company was formed to construct the Union Pacific Railroad; Ames sold shares of the company to other members of Congress to to protect himself.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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