Grant, Frederick Dent (1850-1912) To General Wilson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04360.014 Author/Creator: Grant, Frederick Dent (1850-1912) Place Written: New York Type: Letter Date: 1905/04/02 Pagination: Order a Copy
He is unable to forward a letter that is among his Mother's papers in Chicago. The letter, written by Ulysses S. Grant before his death, requested that Frederick's son Ulysses S. Grant III, be admitted to West Point. It was cosigned by William T. Sherman and written "to the President, whoever he might be." President Mckinley endorsed the letter and ordered Ulysses III to be admitted to West Point.
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