Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 [Grant's endorsement on docket of an autograph letter signed from Henry S. Hewit to John A. Rawlins]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00255.02 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: circa March 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 26 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
In his letter to Rawlins, Hewit requests the use of a steam boat as a hospital, and requests that no transfers of sick men be made at this time. The letter is dated 20 March 1862. Grant's undated docket reads "Surgeon Hewit, Medical Director, will make such arrangements for the sick as in his judgment be necessary." Some text loss.
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