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U. S. Grant

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
U. S. Grant

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Auction Date:2012 Nov 14 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Ink signature, “Ulysses S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A., Galena, Ill., Aug. 28th, 1865,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with light scattered toning and soiling. Grant had returned to Galena, his hometown, on August 18, welcomed by a jubilant populous excited to see its new war hero. There were parades, fireworks, and speeches given, and Grant was presented with a house, which he lived in until becoming president. An astoundingly rare signature from his triumphant return at the end of the Civil War, this is the first and only full signature we have ever seen or heard of.