Lot 50
[Presidents] Andrew Johnson and William McKinley. Two presidential items: (1) Fuchsia-colored admittance ticket to the Gallery of the U.S. Senate for the "Impeachment of the President," 3½ x 3 in., dated April 11, 1868; stub not present. With facsimile signature of George T. Brown, Sergeant-at Arms. On February 24, 1868, the House voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson by a vote of 126 to 47. On May 26, 1868, the Senate acquitted the President by a vote of 35 to 19, only one vote short of the two-thirds required for conviction. (2) Rare ticket to the 1897 inauguration ceremonies of William McKinley and Garret A. Holbart (who would die in office in 1899), 4½ x 3 in. The ticket admits Col. Geo. McGown to the Senate Wing of the Capitol. With facsimile signature of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Estimated Value $400 - 600
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