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Reverdy Johnson 1850 Autograph letter, signed Dred Scott Case- Mary Surratt Reverdy Johnson 1850 Autograph letter, signed Dred Scott Case- Mary Surratt
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Description Johnson, Reverdy. Autograph letter, signed. January 15, 1850. One sheet. Difficult to discern script. Creasing form old folds, scattered stains.
Reverdy Johnson (May 21, 1796 – February 10, 1876) was an American politician, statesman, and jurist from Annapolis, Maryland. He gained fame as a defense attorney, defending notables such as Sandford of the Dred Scott case, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter at his courts-martial, and Mary Surratt, conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A former Whig, he was a strong supporter of the Union war effort. At first he opposed wartime efforts to abolish slavery until 1864, and in 1865 supported the 13th Amendment banning slavery.
Johnson served as United States Minister to the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1869.
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