Grant, Jesse Root 1866 May 11 Letter.

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Grant, Jesse Root 1866 May 11 Letter.

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Grant, father of U.S. Grant, mentions that he was in Washington, D.C., in late February, 1866, when the President vetoed a bill extending the powers of the Freedmen's Bureau. Although claiming to be opposed to slavery, Grant feels that the Negro race is inferior and that extending the right to vote would degrade the government.

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United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen (freed slaves) in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedmen's Bureau, was initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and was intended to last for one year after the end of the Civil War. It was passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves ...

Grant, Jesse Root, 1794-1873

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Jesse Root Grant was President Ulysses S. Grant's father. From the description of Letter : Covington, Ky., to [Elihu Benjamin] Washburn[e], [Washington, D.C.], 1865 Jan. 31. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 84171845 Grant, a successful tanner, was the father of general and president Ulysses S. Grant. From the description of Letter, November 27, 1867. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 304459852 Jesse Root Gran...