Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to J. J. Speed
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00639.08 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: Chattanooga, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 30, 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
General Grant praises Speed, President of a Louisville, Kentucky Fair organized to benefit widows and orphans of deceased Civil War soldiers. Expresses gratitude, through Speed, to the ladies of Louisville for "the patriotic steps taken by them to provide for the wants of those unfortunate women and children whos natural protectors have offered up their lives a sacrifice for the preservation of our free and united government." Updates Speed on recent Union success in the Civil War.
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