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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 [Notes during a meeting with the Sioux Indians]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06035.01 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 2 June 1875 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Comments on a treaty with the Sioux and rights to lands in Nebraska. A note in the margin by Benjamin R. Cowen, Grant's assistant secretary of the interior, identifies Grant's authorship and date. Another unattributed note identifies Cowen. Accompanied by an engraving (see GLC06035.02).

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Cowen, Benjamin Rush, 1831-1908

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