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GRANT, ULYSSES S., President. Autograph letter signed ("U.S. Grant") as Lieutenant General, to William D. Lewis, Chairman of the Philadelphia Soldiers' and Sailors' Fair, Washington, D.C., 18 December 1865. 1 1/4 pages, 8vo, integral blank, on lined Headquarters, Armies of the United States stationery, in very good condition.
A cordial note: "I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt this day of 'The Tribute Book' [by Frank B. Goodrich] which I have been honored with by the Executive Committee of the Fair of which you are Chairman. Please return my thanks to the Committee for this mark of their esteem..." The book in question was a tribute to the work of the Sanitary Commission and the various sanitary fairs held during the Civil War.
A cordial note: "I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt this day of 'The Tribute Book' [by Frank B. Goodrich] which I have been honored with by the Executive Committee of the Fair of which you are Chairman. Please return my thanks to the Committee for this mark of their esteem..." The book in question was a tribute to the work of the Sanitary Commission and the various sanitary fairs held during the Civil War.