Lot 16
Grant, Ulysses S (1822-1885) 18th President of the United States (1869-77). Autograph Letter Signed "U.S. Grant / Maj. Gen." one page, 9¾ x 7½ in., "Head Qrs. Mil. Div. of the Miss. / Nashville Ten Jan. 16th 1864." To Maj. Gen. G. H. Thomas, Head of the Department of the Cumberland: "General, Please send the bearer of this, Mrs. Bransford, under Flag of Truce, to the Confederate lines…." The letter is silked on the verso and bears the scorched markings of a fire; a horizontal fold traverses the lower portion of the signature. This letter to the "Rock of Chickamauga" was written two months before Grant was appointed to the re-created grade of lieutenant general and given command of all the Union armies.
Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,200.
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