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Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878 to Horace Porter re: claim against Government, support for Grant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05852 Author/Creator: Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878 Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1872/07/27 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

The claim against the government should be paid but not publicized in order to preserve his support and influence for Grant in the upcoming election.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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