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109556Rare original carte de visite signed by Ulysses S. Grant "U.S. Grant Maj. Gen. U.S.A." In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 9.5 inches by 8 inches. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869-77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864-69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown books
1897251581Np: Tiffany & Co 1897. 64mm. in diameter. Copper medal. No scuffs or scratches. Very good. 64mm. in diameter. An attractive well preserved example of this medal which was commissioned by the American Numismatic and Archaeological Society by Tiffany & Co. in conjunction with the dedication of the Grant Memorial in New York City on April 27 1897. A lovely medal with design elements that were struck in high relief. Tiffany & Co unknown books
1885125381New York: Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. c. 1885. Attractive bronze bust of of Ulysses S. Grant as General of the Army by famed American sculptor Henry Kirke Bush-Brown. The adopted nephew of sculptor Henry Kirke Brown Henry Kirke Bush-Brown was revered for his accurate realist sculptures illustrating American history. He produced three equestrian bronze sculptures erected at the Gettysburg battlefield depicting General George Mead the victor at Gettysburg General John F. Reynolds killed in action July 1 1863 and General John Sedgwick the senior most Union casualty of the American Civil War. In addition Bush-Brown made a bust of Abraham Lincoln dedicated in 1912 as part of the Lincoln Speech Memorial commemorating Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Mounted on a bronze base the entire piece measures 7.75 inches in height. In fine condition. Following the close of the American Civil War Congress revisited the idea of a superior General rank initially intended for bestowal upon George Washington who held the rank of "General and Commander-in-Chief" which was a grade senior to all American major generals and brigadier generals from the American Revolutionary War but only entitled him to the three-star insignia of an Army lieutenant general. On July 25 1866 Congress enacted legislation authorizing the grade of General of the Army and on that same date the new grade was conferred on Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant as a reward for saving the Union in the American Civil War. The grade was recognized and continued in various acts until the Act of July 15 1870 which contained the requirement that "the offices of general and lieutenant general shall continue until a vacancy shall exist in the same and no longer and when such vacancy shall occur in either of said offices shall become inoperative and shall by virtue of this act from thence forward be held to be repealed. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. unknown books
102885Original bronze bust of Ulysses S. Grant by Henry Shrady the famed sculptor of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the west front of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Mounted on socle and base the entire piece measures 18.5 inches in height. In fine condition. An exceptional piece of Americana. Henry Merwin Shrady was an American sculptor known for the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the west front of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Shrady and architect Edward Pearce Casey won the competition to build the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in 1902. In the twenty years Shrady spent executing its sculpture program he studied biology at the American Museum of Natural History and dissected horses to gain a better understanding of animal anatomy. The memorial was dedicated on April 27 1922 two weeks after Shrady's death. The Grant Memorial is described as "one of the most important sculptures in Washington" by James M. Goode in The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C. It consists of a colossal equestrian statue of Grant atop a marble pedestal with bas relief plaques guarded by four lions. unknown books
26093Autograph of President Ulysses S. Grant on an off-white sheet which measures 3.5 inches by 1.75 inches. Double-matted and framed with a nameplate engraving and a Grant-Wilson Republican ticket. The entire piece measures 18.25 inches by 17.5 inches. In fine condition. A very attractive piece. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869-77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864-69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown books
1876991221876. Document signed Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America one page January 29 1876. President Grant authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the conditional pardon of H.H. Mareau." Signed boldly at the conclusion by Grant. Accompanied by a small folder of papers generated from the National Archives which provide information on the pardon of H.H. Mareau whose offense was "issuing business cards in likeness of Treasury notes." Matted and framed. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869-77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864-69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown books
93578Autograph boldly signed "U.S. Grant Lt. Gen." on a card. Double matted and framed with a photograph of Grant. The entire piece measures 12.5 inches by 8.5 inches. In fine condition. Ulysses S. Grant served as president of the United States from March 4 1869 to March 4 1877. On January 29 1877 five days before he left office Grant gave an address to the Senate of the United States regarding a controversial dispute that had arisen over the results of the upcoming presidential election. In the address Grant argued that the people must put their trust in Congress stating: "In all periods of history controversies have arisen as to the succession or choice of the chiefs of states and no party or citizens loving their country and its free institutions can sacrifice too much of mere feeling in preserving through the upright course of law their country from the smallest danger to its peace on such an occasion; and it can not be impressed too firmly in the hearts of all the people that true liberty and real progress can exist only through a cheerful adherence to constitutional law. unknown books
95274Autograph military commission boldly signed by President Ulysses S. Grant dated December 20th 1876. One page partially printed on vellum and retaining the original blue seal the commission appoints Alexander L. Morton as First Lieutenant in the Fifth Regiment of Artillery in the service of the United States. Signed by Grant at the conclusion and countersigned by Secretary of War J. Donald Cameron and Adjutant General Edward D. Townsend. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 26.5 inches by 22.5 inches. In fine condition. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869-77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864-69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. hardcover books
18491129431849. Rare autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant as First Lieutenant and Company Commander of the Madison Barracks in Sackets Harbor New York. One page dated April 2nd 1849 the letter is addressed by Grant to Gen. Brigadier Talcott Chief of Ordnance and reads in full "Gen. I have the honor herewith to forward my return of Ordnance and Ordnance stores pertaining to I Co. 4th Reg't of Inf'y for the quarter ending the 31st of March 1849. I am Gen. Very Respectfully your Obt. Svt. U.S. Grant 1st Lt. 4th Inf." After entering the army as a Third Lieutenant of Infantry in 1813 George Talcott was transferred to Ordnance duty and promoted on March 3 1849 to Brevet Brigadier General only weeks before the present letter was sent to him by Grant. In near fine condition with creasing and two small closed tears. Autograph letters from this period in Grant's military career are scarce. Following Grant's service in the Mexican-American War his first post-war assignments took him and his new wife Julia to Detroit and Madison Barracks a desolate outpost in upstate New York in bad need of supplies and repair. After four months at Madison Barracks Grant was sent back to his prior quartermaster job in Detroit and when the discovery of gold in California brought droves of prospectors and settlers to the territory Grant and the 4th infantry were ordered to reinforce the small garrison there. unknown books
112637Rare Autograph Letter signed and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant. One page folded the letter is dated February 10th 1883 on Grant's 3 East 66th Street letterhead and reads in full "My dear Mrs. Fish: I am very sorry to withdraw Mrs. Grants and my acceptance to dine with you and Governor Fish on Tuesday next but I am obliged to. On Thursday last I received letter from the Secretary of State requesting my presence in Washington the first of the coming week in connection with the commercial treaty between the United States and Mexico. I wrote to him how inconvenient it would be for me to go before the last of the week and that if not absolutely necessary I would postpone my visit to that time. Today I received an answer saying that the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate desires me to appear before that committee on Thursday next. In view of the fact that there will be but three weeks of the sessions after Thursday next and the great importance of the treaty under consideration I put that I must go to Washington Thursday evening. General and Mts. Beale will be here Thursday evening to spend some days with us and Mrs. Grant feels that she would not like to have them and General Beale writes me that Mrs. Beale is suffering so with her eye that she will have to keep to the house and out of strong light. Very Truly yous U.S. Grant." In near fine condition. When Grant returned to America from Post-presidnecy world tour he had depleted most of his savings and needed to earn money and find a new home. Wealthy friends bought him a home on Manhattan's Upper East Side and to make an income Grant Jay Gould and former Mexican Finance Secretary Matias Romero chartered the Mexican Southern Railroad with plans to build a railroad from Oaxaca to Mexico City. Grant urged Chester A. Arthur who had succeeded Garfield as president in 1881 to negotiate a free trade treaty with Mexico. Arthur and the Mexican government agreed but the United States Senate rejected the treaty in 1883. The railroad was similarly unsuccessful falling into bankruptcy the following year. unknown books
101208Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant as President. Addressed to the Attorney General of the United States Edwards Pierrepont the letter reads "Elizabeth N.J. Sept. 2nd 1876 Dear Judge While in Utica Judge Hunt spoke to me of the importance of appointing a member to Judge Woodruff at as early as a day as practicable on account of the great amount of business before the court. I do not know of any lawyer in the circuit to whom to tender the position when it should be Senator Edmunds and he I should dislike to see leave the Senate. But you are well acquainted with the Bar in that circuit and its wants and can no doubt suggest the right man for the place. If you will send me a commission therefore to St. Louis so as to reach me there between the 24th and 28th either filled up of the name blank with suggestions as to the best man I will sign and return it. Very truly your humble servant U.S. Grant." Grant appointed Pierrepont Attorney General of the United States on April 26 1875. When he assumed the office Pierrepont immediately implemented overdue reform in the South's U.S. Marshal and U.S. Attorney departments including extensive investigations into the conduct of the U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals exposing fraud and corruption. Double matted and framed with a carte de visite of Grant. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 21.75 inches by 15.75 inches. Prior to serving as the 18th President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant served as the Commanding General of the United States Army and led the Union to victory over the Confederacy under the supervision of President Abraham Lincoln. Elected president in 1868 Grant stabilized the post-war national economy created the Department of Justice and led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism racism and slavery. The presidential administration including the cabinet of Ulysses S. Grant was fraught with scandal and corruption following the Black Friday gold panic in 1869 scandals were discovered in seven federal departments including the Treasury Interior and State. Known to run his cabinet in an unprecedented military style Grant often pardoned whose accused and convicted of government crimes nepotism became prevalent in his appointments with over 40 family members appointed by him to the United States government throughout his two terms. unknown books
1897251581Np: Tiffany & Co 1897. 64mm. in diameter. Copper medal. No scuffs or scratches. Very good. 64mm. in diameter. An attractive well preserved example of this medal which was commissioned by the American Numismatic and Archaeological Society by Tiffany & Co. in conjunction with the dedication of the Grant Memorial in New York City on April 27 1897. A lovely medal with design elements that were struck in high relief. Tiffany & Co unknown
143272Rare collection of documents related to the 1871 Treaty of Washington including signatures of all of the key figures involved in its signing including President Ulysses S. Grant his Secretary of State Hamilton Fish and the British delegation led by George Robinson Earl de Grey and Ripon. The collection was assembled by Frederic Daustini Cremer who acted as secretary to de Grey and travelled with him and his son Viscount Goderich to Washington for the proceedings where he also obtained letters by William Sherman amongst others for his collection and contains: Two lined folio pages containing the signatures of the British and American signatories of the Treaty of Washington including: the British High Commissioners George Robinson the Earl de Grey and Ripon chairman Stafford Northcote Edward Thornton John Macdonald and Montague Bernard and the American delegation U.S. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish chairman Robert Schenck Samuel Nelson Ebenezer Hoar and George Williams with seven other protagonists. 2 pages folio written on recto only on lined paper watermark 'Department of State/ US' creased page one affixed to an album leaf page two loose dated at head "May 8 1871 11am." A portrait photograph of President Ulysses S. Grant seated in an armchair signed in ink on lower margin "U.S. Grant." Affixed to the reverse of the above album leaf. An autograph note in the third person from General W. T. Sherman to Earl de Grey accepting an invitation to dine on US Army Headquarters notepaper. One page on a bifolium lined paper affixed to an album leaf dated "28 February 1871." Two autograph letters signed "U.S. Grant" the first to Hamilton Fish making arrangements to meet the Italian Minister on Executive Mansion notepaper one page on a bifolium creased dated 13 May 1870; the second to an unknown recipient arranging to meet at Harrisburg 3 pages on a bifolium lined paper torn along fold creased sent from Long Branch N.J. 6 August 1870 both affixed to an album leaf with an accompanying letter to Frederic Daustini Cremer on Executive Mansion notepaper sending him ".an autograph letter of Gen Grant's as a memento. it is one selected for the reason that it is entirely unofficial." Three pages on a bifolium sent from Washington 5 May 1871. An autograph letter signed "Hamilton Fish" to Hon Ogden Hoffman of San Francisco a letter of introduction for ".Lord Goderich and his friend Mr Cremer. The former is the son of the Earl de Grey & the latter is his Lordships Secretary." 2pp. on a bifolium sent from Washington 6 May 1871. With an accompanying autograph envelope; and two autograph letters from Charles Sumner one to Mrs Fish regarding a book of Froissart illustrations and another in the third person to Earl de Grey accepting an invitation 4 pages 7 May 1866 and 13 March no date; with autograph letter signed "Schulyer Colfax" to Hamilton Fish reporting he has not yet received his copies of the Lincoln Memorial on Vice President's Chamber notepaper one page on a bifolium Washington 9 July 1870; with signature of J. G. Blaine Speaker dated 19 April 1871 one page three items affixed to an album leaf the others loose. An autograph letter signed "de Grey" to Cremer written on the voyage back to England after the signing of the Treaty sorry to leave Washington and regretting that the Senate would not ratify the Treaty before he left talking of the Free Trade movement in the US and asking him to report back on the reaction to the treaty in Canada 8pp. creased remains of guard 31 May 1871; with a manuscript fragment outlining two points of the treaty with regards to inshore fisheries one page torn from a larger sheet. In very good to near fine condition. Provenance: The Rev. Frederic Daustini Cremer 1848-1927; thence by descent to the present owner. The 1871 Treaty of Washington augmented permanent peaceful relations between the United States and Canada and the United States and Britain by settling various disputes lingering from the civil war navigation and fishing rights and defining the rules for neutral governments during times of war thereby establishing a precedent for future international arbitration. unknown
1885125381New York: Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. c. 1885. Attractive bronze bust of of Ulysses S. Grant as General of the Army by famed American sculptor Henry Kirke Bush-Brown. The adopted nephew of sculptor Henry Kirke Brown Henry Kirke Bush-Brown was revered for his accurate realist sculptures illustrating American history. He produced three equestrian bronze sculptures erected at the Gettysburg battlefield depicting General George Mead the victor at Gettysburg General John F. Reynolds killed in action July 1 1863 and General John Sedgwick the senior most Union casualty of the American Civil War. In addition Bush-Brown made a bust of Abraham Lincoln dedicated in 1912 as part of the Lincoln Speech Memorial commemorating Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Mounted on a bronze base the entire piece measures 7.75 inches in height. In fine condition. Following the close of the American Civil War Congress revisited the idea of a superior General rank initially intended for bestowal upon George Washington who held the rank of “General and Commander-in-Chief†which was a grade senior to all American major generals and brigadier generals from the American Revolutionary War but only entitled him to the three-star insignia of an Army lieutenant general. On July 25 1866 Congress enacted legislation authorizing the grade of General of the Army and on that same date the new grade was conferred on Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant as a reward for saving the Union in the American Civil War. The grade was recognized and continued in various acts until the Act of July 15 1870 which contained the requirement that “the offices of general and lieutenant general shall continue until a vacancy shall exist in the same and no longer and when such vacancy shall occur in either of said offices shall become inoperative and shall by virtue of this act from thence forward be held to be repealed.†Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. unknown
1897048038New York: Eaton & Mains 1897. First edition 1897. By a former US Minister to Denmark and Switzerland who knew Grant and had conversations and correspondence with him. Blue cloth with spine printed in black and gilt frontis portrait of Grant 207 pages. Some wear to corners and spine ends spine slightly yellowed good hinges sound text block far inner margins of title page and frontis adhered together a little more than typical probably from inserting the frontis plate only about a quarter inch and far away from printed areas pages clean no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Eaton & Mains Hardcover
1865146517Washington D.C. May 10 1865. Rare historical daily menu from the prestigious Willard's Hotel in Washington D.C. dating to the very day that Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured. One page double-sided signed inside by Ulysses S. Grant and Philip Sheridan "U. S. Grant Lt. Gen. U.S.A." and "Phil. H. Sheridan Maj. Genl. U.S.A." In fine condition with intersecting folds. Double-matted and framed with an engraved plaque and a window at the rear revealing the front of the menu. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 16 inches. This rare and unique historical document was obtained by the father of New York journalist Edward Page Mitchell who was in the Willard Hotel when the signatures were obtained. Mitchell documented the entire event in his 1924 book 'Memoirs of an Editor: Fifty Years of American Journalism.' The story which can be found on pages 31 and 32 reads: "Several times in the old Willard and many times in its grandiose successor as through a lens at focus I got close-up figures of great personages of the Civil War and of national politics. Of the Willard memories that persist in outstanding two more shall here suffice. Three years after the first visit I went back to that hotel in tow of my father the indefatigable collector of autographs coins memorabilia curios of all sorts. Something of that propensity must have been inherited by me but nothing of his systematic thoroughness in the practice. This sojourn at the inn of Messrs. Sykes Chadwick & Co. occurred a few weeks after the culminating events of the war and a few weeks before the grand review in Washington of the victorious armies. Sheridan's cavalry had rejoined Meade's army south of the James. Jefferson Davis had been captured by his pursuers under General James H. Wilson. Grant with the instinctive delicacy of a gentleman had delegated to General Joshua L. Chamberlain of Maine the honor of receiving Lee's surrender. The commander-in-chief was at the capital established in Halleck's old office in the War Department. Willard's was crowded with officers of the high command. I saw Grant there and Sheridan; the third of the great triad of military success General William Tecumseh Sherman of the march to the sea is not identified in my recollection of the assembled leaders. Immense was my father's satisfaction when he procured a dinner menu for Wednesday May 10 1865 setting forth in bronze ink the chef's programme for the day beginning with cove-plant oysters and promising the guests in a queer blending of good English and indifferent near-French such things as 'Fillet de Boeuf pique' and 'Assorted Vegetables' down to 'Petit pastry au Gelee' and coffee; the entire prospectus being displayed under the more or less mysterious legend 'Still so Gently.' But what gave interest and value in my father's eyes to this menu was its joint indorsement in close juxtaposition on a blank space opposite the 'Epigramme d'Agneau' and the 'Assorted Vegetables' by 'U. S. Grant Lt. Gen. U.S.A.' in acutely angular autograph and 'Phil. H. Sheridan Maj. Gen. U.S.A.' in the sprawling scrawl or scrawling sprawl characteristic of that dashing soldier's chirography." unknown
146568Rare antique print of the eighteenth president of the United States of America. Black and white print of Ulysses S. Grant with his wife Julia Grant and four children. Framed. In fine condition. This piece measures 13.25 inches by 16.25 inches. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869–77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864–69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown
18711466831871. Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Quarto one page partially printed the document reads 'I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the commutation of the sentence of Charles Purdue dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. "U.S. Grant" Washington May 2 1871.' The man referenced here Charles Purdue was a seaman aboard the Robert Edwards in the spring of 1871 who was accused of inexplicably setting fire to the ship causing all on board to abandon the vessel. Although he was charged and convicted of arson no lives were lost and Purdue claimed that his confession of the crime had been extorted. In very good condition. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869–77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864–69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown
1874146684N.p. 1874-1902. Autographs of President Ulysses S. Grant Secretary of State Hamilton Fish and United States Army Generals Leonard Wood and Joseph Wheeler. Octavo one page. Signed by Grant "U. S. Grant." Additionally signed and dated by Wheeler "Joseph Wheeler Genl. USA. Apl. 11. 1902" Wood Leonard Wood Army Genl USA June 30th 1902" and Fish "Hamilton Fish Sect of State June 5/74". In very good condition with light toning to the edges. Rare and desirable. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869–77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864–69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. N.p. unknown
PrakashN-9780940450585PENGUIN USA. Paperback. New. ENGLISH PENGUIN USA paperback
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1881150473New York March 3 1881. Letter signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the Mexican Southern Railroad Company. One page on Mexican Southern Railroad Company letterhead manuscript in another hand the letter reads in full: New York March 8 1881 Hon Hubert O Thompson Commissioner of Public Works 31 Chambers St New York Dear Sir: I take great pleasure in presenting to you Mr Ricardo Orozco Civil Engineer of Mexico who has been in the employ of the Company which I represent in locating the Mexican Southern Railroad and who has been engaged and is now largely in-terested in the public works about the City of Mexico. Mr Orozco desires to examine the Water Works particularly and other of the public works of this City with a view of acquiring information which he may make available in the work to be accomplished about the capital of his own country. I would esteem it a favor if you would facilitate him in the object he has in view. Truly Yours "U.S. Grant." Mounted and framed with a ticket to Grant's Inaugural Procession two Mexican feather art pieces one depicting the Mexican eagle and flag and another with two American flags with the gold embossed words: Welcome to Grant Mexico 1880 and an engraved portrait of Grant. In near fine condition. Mounted and framed. The letter measures 8.25 inches by 11 inches. The entire piece measures 21 inches by 17 inches. After leaving the presidency Ulysses S. Grant sought to translate his public stature into commercial authority most notably through his role in founding and leading the Mexican Southern Railroad Company. Developed in collaboration with the Mexican diplomat and statesman Matías Romero the venture aimed to build a strategic passenger-and-freight corridor linking Puebla and Oaxaca strengthening regional commerce while attracting U.S. capital to Mexican infrastructure. The company was incorporated in New York on March 1 1881 with Grant serving as its president and functioning as the project’s principal public representative to investors and the press. Despite these high-profile beginnings the enterprise was weakened by slow surveying construction delays and persistent financial instability entering bankruptcy by the mid-1880s. Under subsequent ownership construction resumed and the line was completed in 1892 operating profitably for a time before its eventual nationalization in 1936 a trajectory that underscores both the ambition and volatility of transnational railroad development in the late nineteenth century. unknown
18761505761876. Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Quarto one page partially printed. The document reads in full "I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to the envelope of my letter to His Excellency Rafael Zaldivar President of the Republic of Salvador congratulatory dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. U.S. Grant Washington November 25 1876." Rafael Zaldivar 1834-1903 was President of El Salvador from 1876 to 1885 and later served as a diplomat. Trained as a physician in Europe he later taught philosophy and hygiene at the University of Guatemala before entering politics. His administration enacted liberal reforms that ended collectively owned lands and laid the groundwork for large-scale coffee cultivation a key phase of El Salvador's "Coffee Revolution." In fine condition with light toning. The piece measures 7.75 inches by 9.75 inches. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869–77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864–69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown
18701513891870. Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Octavo one page partially printed. The document reads in full "I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of John Thrasher Jr. dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. U.S. Grant Washington March 26 1870." In fine condition with mail folds. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869–77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864–69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown
1870151783New Jersey 24 September 1870. Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant as President. Two pages blue lined paper the letter is addressed to Governor M Jewell of Connecticut. The letter reads in full "Dear Governor: .Mrs. Grant and myself leave here for Boston on Monday next to put our son in College. We will return about Wednesday to Hartford and remain only long enough to take Nellie out to Farmington. We will be pleased to accept your proffered hospitality for the short time we do remain in your city. Please present Mrs. Grant's and my kindest regards to Mrs. Jewell and the children. Yours truly U.S. Grant." Double matted and framed with a portrait of Grant. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 13.5 inches. Prior to serving as the 18th President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant served as the Commanding General of the United States Army and led the Union to victory over the Confederacy under the supervision of President Abraham Lincoln. Elected president in 1868 Grant stabilized the post-war national economy created the Department of Justice and led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism racism and slavery. The presidential administration including the cabinet of Ulysses S. Grant was fraught with scandal and corruption following the Black Friday gold panic in 1869 scandals were discovered in seven federal departments including the Treasury Interior and State. Known to run his cabinet in an unprecedented military style Grant often pardoned whose accused and convicted of government crimes nepotism became prevalent in his appointments with over 40 family members appointed by him to the United States government throughout his two terms. unknown
