summons prepared
On March 6, 1868 Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase completed organizing the impeachment court by swearing in the rest of the United States senators, including President Pro Tempore Benjamin F. Wade. The Senate notified the House of Representatives and it was agreed that President Andrew Johnson would be summoned to appear before the impeachment court on Friday, March 13th. 150 years ago today the summons was served.
From The New-York Times March 8, 1868:
Dispatches to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 7.
THE IMPEACHMENT WRIT SERVED ON THE PRESIDENT.
Mr. GEORGE T. BROWN, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, waited upon President JOHNSON at 4 o’clock this afternoon, and served upon him the summons to appear before the Court of Impeachment.
The President replied that he would attend to the matter.
George T. Brown ordered
to deliver the summons
summons presented
