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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07023 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Ulysses S. Grant to Zachariah Chandler about firing a black servant for drunkenness |
| Date | 27 February 1866 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Recipient | Chandler, Zachariah |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the firing of his black servant for drunkenness; also mentions recommending him for employment. Chandler was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury |
| Subjects | President Union General Servant Alcohol Letter of Introduction or Recommendation African American History |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Chandler, Zachariah (1813-1879) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | Reconstruction; African Americans; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |