Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to Robert N. Johnson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01305 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: Long Branch, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 16, 1884 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy
Grant replies to Johnson's letter and encloses his version of an anecdote told by Abraham Lincoln about Alexander Stephens and his overcoat at the Hampton Roads, Virginia Peace Conference. State he will use the anecdote in his memoirs. The story describes Stephens as wearing a very large and heavy overcoat, and when he removed the coat, he looked to weigh only 90 pounds. Grant relays that Lincoln remarked about Stephens in his coat, "wasn't it the biggest shuck and the littlest ear ever you did see."
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