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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC07997
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1859
Title	Ulysses S. Grant to Jesse R. Grant regarding a new career and the free states
Date	12 March 1859
Author	Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
Recipient	Grant, Jesse Root
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Embarking on a new career, concerns about Julia traveling into free states with a slave.
Subjects	Children and Family Union General Women's History Marriage Military History Slavery African American History
People	Grant, Jesse Root (1794-1873) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
Place written	St. Louis, Missouri
Theme	Children & Family; Women in American History; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide St. Louis Mo. March 12th 1859. Dear Father; It has now been over a month, I believe, since I wrote to you last although I expected to have written again [inserted: the] next week. I can hardly tell how the new business I am engaged in is going to succeed but I believe it will be something more than a support. If I find an opportunity next week I will send you some of our cards which if you will distribute among such persons as may have business to attend to in this city, such as buying or selling property, collecting either rents or other liabilities, it may [2] prove the means of giving no additional commissions. Mr. Benton was here for some time and used to call in to see me frequently. Whilst he was here I submitted to him some property for sale belonging to a Mr. Tucker. Since Mr. B's departure Mr Tucker has called several times and wants me to submit his propositions again and say that if he is disposed to buy, and pay considerable cash, he will make his prices such as to secure to him a good investment. I enclose with this a list of [inserted: the] property, and prices, as first asked, one third cash, bal. one & two years. Please tell Mr. Benton if he feels like making any proposition for any part of this property [3] to let me know and I will submit it and give him an answer. We are living now in the lower part of the City, full two miles from my office. The house is a comfortable little one just suited to my means, We have one spare room and also a spare bed in the childrens room so that we can accomodate any of our friends that are likely to come to see us. I want two of the girls, or all of them for that matter, to come and pay us a long visit soon. Julia and the children are well. They will not make a visit to Ky. now. I was anxious to have them go before rented [4] but with four children she could not go without a servant and she was afraid that landing so often as she would have to do in free states she might have some trouble. Tell one of the girls to write soon. - Has Simp gone South? - Are you going to the City to live? Yours Truly, U. S. Grant To J. R. Grant, Esq, Covington Ky

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