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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) to Allan McLane

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04675.20 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Letter signed Date: 29 March 1871 Pagination: 2 p. 20.2 x 12.3 cm Order a Copy

Declining to take a trip to China and Japan. Written by a clerk in purple ink on Executive Mansion Stationery

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

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