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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02305.01 |
From Archive Folder | Documents related to Ulysses S. Grant and loss of $1000 in public funds |
Title | Affidavit of Lieutenant D. F. Jones 4th Infantry |
Date | 26 June 1848 |
Author | Jones, D. Floyd (fl. 1848) |
Additional authors | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), (1822-1885) Waller, H. D. (fl. 1848) |
Document Type | Legal document |
Content Description | Swears that he assisted Ulysses S. Grant in counting a bag of money that Grant brought into his quarters in early June. It was exactly $1000. They put it in a bag and Grant said he would place it in the trunk of Captain Alvord, but Jones understands that he later placed it in the trunk of Captain Gore. Signed by DeL. Floyd Jones and by 1st Lieutenant H.D. Waller, Judge Advocate of the General Court Marshall. |
Subjects | President Union General Mexican War Latin and South America Finance Criminals and Outlaws Military History Military Law |
People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Jones, D. Floyd (fl. 1848) Waller, H. D. (fl. 1848) Gore, John H. (fl. 1848) |
Place written | Jalapa, Mexico |
Theme | Law; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | The letter is written in Grant's own hand, though it is signed by Jones and Waller. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |