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

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GLC#
GLC03924
Type
Letters
Date
1868/01/14
Author/Creator
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Title
to Andrew Johnson re: ceasing to be Secretary of War ad interim
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 19.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

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."

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