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Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 1868.
Dear Brother :
I never expected to be appointed Secretary of the Treasury, as you suggest he might, for if he thought of it I could not accept by reason of the political complication of the Ohio Legislature. I should be gratified with the offer and opportunity to decline, but I suppose in this matter he will not choose to deal in compliments. . . .
Affectionately,
- John Sherman
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