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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to Benjamin F. Butler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05456 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: City Point, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 30 December 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 27.7 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Arranging for a courier to deliver a sealed letter to "a Commissioned Confederate officer," who will pass it on to Jefferson Davis. The sealed letter requested a meeting with Davis to negotiate peace, and is possibly related to the Hampton Roads Conference.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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