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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) [Ulysses S. Grant clipped signature]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06018.02 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Place Written: s.l. Type: Signature Date: circa 1864-1866 Pagination: 1 p. ; 9.5 x 4 cm. Order a Copy

Grant's clipped signature matted in front of a photograph of Grant, GLC06018.01. Signed "U. S. Grant Lt. Gen." Signature must date between 1864, when Grant first became a Lieutenant General, and 1866, when he was promoted to full General.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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