Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2)

by Ann S. Stephens

William Dennison, Postmaster-General.

J. P. Usher, Secretary of the Interior.

James Speed, Attorney-General.

To Andrew Johnson, Vice-President of the United States.”

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Mr. Johnson requested that the ceremonies should take place at his rooms at the Kirkwood House, in Washington, at ten o’clock on the morning of the 15th.

The Hon. Salmon P. Chase, Chief-Justice, of the United States, was notified of the fact, and desired to be in attendance to administer the oath of office.

At the above-named hour the following gentlemen assembled in the Vice-President’s room to participate in the ceremony: Hon. Salmon P. Chase, the Hon. Hugh McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury; Mr. Attorney-General Speed; F. P. Blair, sr.; Montgomery Blair; Senators Foot of Vermont, Yates of Illinois, Ramsay of Minnesota, Stewart of Nevada, Hale of New Hampshire, and General Farnsworth, of Illinois.

After the presentation of the above letter, the Chief-Justice administered the following oath to Mr. Johnson: