Letter to President Ulysses S. Grant, 1869 May 24.

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Letter to President Ulysses S. Grant, 1869 May 24.

The collection consists of a letter from Joshua Hill to President Ulysses S. Grant, May 24, 1869 in which Hill assures Grant that Georgia supports the Federal government's reconstruction policy and that the recent murders and problems with race relations do not represent the feelings of the majority of Georgians.

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

Hill, Joshua, 1812-1891

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Joshua Hill (1812-1891), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Georgia. From the description of Letter to President Ulysses S. Grant, 1869 May 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476199 ...