Lot 1010
Grant, Ulysses Simpson (1822-1885), 18th President of the U.S. (1869-77), U.S. Army Lt. General and general-in-chief, , ES "U.S. Grant", 8 x 10, Headquarters Armies United States, City Point, Va. Feb. 20, 1865. Signed endorsement on verso of ALS from Robert Ould, Confederate Agent for Prisoner Exchange, to Lt. Col. Jonathon E. Mulford, Asst. Agent of Exchange requesting the whereabouts of a 2nd Lot. Edward S. Ruggles of the C.S. Signal Corps, the request is passed from Mulford to Grant to Bt. Brig. Gen'l W Hoffman, Commissary Gen'l of Prisoners, who adds his signature to a Feb 23 endorsement telling of Ruggles' presence as P.O.W. in New Orleans. The letter is then sent on to Asst. Adj. Gen'l T.S. Burrell, who adds his signature to a Feb 27 endorsement, and finally, back to Mulford, who again signs on Mar. 27 at Fort Monroe upon returning the letter to Ould. The letter has been split into thirds and mended along folds, Ould's letter is faded but endorsements are strong.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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