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Eaton, John (1829-1906) [Description of a note from General Ulysses S. Grant]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05485.02.02 Author/Creator: Eaton, John (1829-1906) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: circa 12 July 1885 Pagination: 1 p. ; 4.1 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

General Eaton describes a note given to him by General Ulysses S. Grant (see GLC05485.02.01). States that Grant's note was written at Mt. McGregor, Wilton, New York. Asserts that General Grant handed him the note after they witnessed a sermon by D. L. Newman, possibly titled "The pure in heart shall see God." Written in pencil.

Eaton served as chaplain to the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, colonel of the 63rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment, and superintendent in charge of freedmen, based on Grant's appointment.

Written & handed, to me. by Genl Grant on the piassa of the cottage at Mt-McGregor N.Y. after the sermon by Dr. Newmon, The pure in heart shall see God, Job. P.S. July 12th 1885 - John Eaton

Eaton, John, 1829-1906
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Newman, D. L., fl. 1885
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
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