Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) to Horace Rublee
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02332 Author/Creator: Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 October 1872 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks Rublee for gifts and hospitality on his recent trip to Switzerland. Discusses President Ulysses S. Grant's reelection contest, declaring, "I see the President daily and he takes things as easy as though he had no interest in the Contest that now captivates our newspapers." Also states he might send his daughter to Europe over the winter and will have her stop in to see Rublee and his wife. Written on Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead.
Horace Rublee was the American Minister to Switzerland, 1869-1876. After his command in the Civil War, William Tecumseh Sherman was Commanding General of the Army, 1869-1883.
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