Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to William Pitt Kellogg
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01545.04 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter Date: 7 January 1877 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20 x 13.4 cm. Order a Copy
President Grant informs Kellogg, Governor of Louisiana, that no troops will be supplied for the 8 January 1877 inauguration of the Louisiana Government. States that he cannot send troops, because to do so would express recognition of one of two rival governments claiming legitimacy. Reports that soldiers will be sent only to suppress violence while facts are investigated regarding the differing claims. States that following the establishment of a legal government, "troops may be used to uphold the rightful government in the state if called upon in accordance with the spirit and meaning of the Constitution." Possibly penned by a clerk. Written on Western Union Telegraph Company stationery.
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