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Badeau, Adam (1831-1895) to Henry J. Tackerman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01596.05 Author/Creator: Badeau, Adam (1831-1895) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 March 1870 Pagination: 1 p. ; 19.6 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks Tackerman for his photographs of President Ulysses S. Grant and for a pleasant note Tackerman wrote, and declares that Grant was gratified and appreciative. Written on Executive Mansion stationery.

Adam Badeau was a military aide and secretary for Ulysses S. Grant.

Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895
Tackerman, Henry T., fl. 1870
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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