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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to Andrew Johnson re: ceasing to be Secretary of War ad interim

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03924 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter Date: 1868/01/14 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Probably a retained draft. Grant has blotted and overwritten numerous words. He claims that he cannot serve because of the Senate's "Act Regulating the Tenure of Certain Civil Officers."

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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