Address of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, and reply of Ulysses S. Grant, Commande-in-Chief, U.S. Army, upon presentation to the latter of his commission as Lieutenant-General, 1864 March 8.

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Address of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, and reply of Ulysses S. Grant, Commande-in-Chief, U.S. Army, upon presentation to the latter of his commission as Lieutenant-General, 1864 March 8.

Holographs. Lincoln presents military commission; Grant accepts.

1 v. (2 leaves) ; 28 cm.

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George Washington University

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