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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

"Sovereigns. No. 10. General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of America." [Vanity Fair]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04360.115 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 1872/06/01 Pagination: 1 p. + 1 print Order a Copy

"Sovereigns. No. 10. General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of America." Article in Vanity Fair which provides a brief account of Grant's former occupations. With additional page featuring a color lithograph of Grant smoking a cigar.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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