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GEN. U.S. GRANT AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:7,750.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD
GEN. U.S. GRANT AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED
<B>GEN. U.S. GRANT AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED, REQUEST FOR BRIGADIER GENERAL UNIFORM.</B></I> Grant was an American general and the eighteenth president of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War, capturing Vicksburg in 1863 and Richmond in 1865. He accepted the surrender of his Confederate opponent Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House. <B>General Ulysses S. Grant</B></I> document signed “<I>U. S. Grant</B></I>”. One page, 8” x 3.75”, document Grant orders his first brigadier general's uniform from Brooks Brothers (included in accompanying provenance). “<I>Please send in addition to the above one set of buttons and shoulder straps. The pants I would like full in the legs and quite long. Signed U. S. Grant</B></I>." Great historical content document. Verso of this document: <BR><BR><I>Round the breast under coat 35½<BR>Round the waist under coat 31<BR>From middle back seam to elbow 20½<BR>From elbow to wrist for length of sleeve 12½<BR>From collar seam to hip buttons 19<BR>Hip buttons to button of shirt for length of coat 16<BR>Round the wrist 8<BR>Round the elbow 12<BR><BR>For pants<BR>Round the waist 29<BR>From top of waistband to bottom outside 49</B></I><BR><BR><B>Condition:</B></I> Very fine.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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