ALS, 1880 April 23, Galena, Illinois, to George W. Childs.

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ALS, 1880 April 23, Galena, Illinois, to George W. Childs.

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Commenting on his recent trip to Mexico, he says: "I hope before many years to see two Republics, Mexico and the United States, bound together by continuous lines of railroads, bonds of friendship, commerce and mutual confidences." Childs wrote "Recollections of General Grant" after Grant's death."

3 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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