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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Estimate of funds required for the service of the Quartermasters Department at the District of Cairo by A. S. Baxter A. Q. Master in the month of January 1862.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01196 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: Cairo, Illinois Type: Manuscript document signed Date: January 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Report on funds needed by the Quartermaster for expenses including feed, forage, straw, stationery and hire of laborer. The required funds total $100,500.00. Written, prepared and signed by Baxter. Also signed by Grant, as Brigadier General, approving the estimate.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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