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Just Days After Announcing He Would Not Seek a 3rd Term, President Ulysses S. Grant Writes the Son of His Confidant and Longtime Aide, John Rawlins, Wishing Him Luck on the West Point Graduation Examination

Just Days After Announcing He Would Not Seek a 3rd Term, President Ulysses S. Grant Writes the Son of His Confidant and Longtime Aide, John Rawlins, Wishing Him Luck on the West Point Graduation Examination by Ulysses S. Grant

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Just Days After Announcing He Would Not Seek a 3rd Term, President Ulysses S. Grant Writes the Son of His Confidant and Longtime Aide, John Rawlins, Wishing Him Luck on the West Point Graduation Examination
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Ulysses S. Grant
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05/06/1875. An uncommon handwritten letter as President, showing Grant supporting Rawlins son after the General's deathUlysses S. Grant met John Rawlins in Galena, Ill., where they both lived before the Civil War. Rawlins was a lawyer who did work for the Grant family business and the two men became close. When Grant was appointed brigadier general in August 1861, he immediately added Rawlins onto his staff as adjutant; Rawlins effectively acted as Grant’s chief of staff for the rest of the war. Rawlins rose to the rank of brevet major general by war’s end, and during the conflict was Grant's chief defender. General James Harrison Wilson said of him, ""John A. Rawlins, all things considered, was the most remarkable man I met during the Civil War…"" That is a remarkable statement from one who served under McClellan and Grant, and was a cavalry leader in his own right. Some historians believe that without Rawlins, Grant would not have soared to the heights he achieved in the war. He was appointed Secretary of War when Grant was elected President of the United States. He died in September 1869.After Rawlins death, Grant became guardian of his three children. Rawlins had a son, James Rawlins, who sought to follow his father's military footsteps, deciding to go West Point, where Grant himself had gone. Of the 39 West Point cadets who graduated in 1843 along with Grant, four died in the Mexican-American War, 15 became Union generals during the Civil War and 3 served as Confederate generals during the war. Ironically, all three Confederate generals from the class of 1843 were from northern states. Young Rawlins entered the Military Academy.On May 29, 1875, Grant announced he would not run for a 3rd term, a momentous announcement at the time.Autograph letter signed, Long Branch, NJ, June 5, 1875, to James Rawlins. ""Dear Jimmie, Your letter of the 3rd instant was received yesterday. If I can go to West Point at all it will be about the 16th of this month. I do not know when your examination takes place but I think about that time. No doubt you will be able to pass the examination and I trust will do well afterwards.”Whether or not he passed the examination, Rawlins decided on a different career path. Grant got him a job working for former New York governor Edwin Morgan.
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by J. F. G. La Pérouse: Published Conformably to the Decree of the National Assembly, of the 22d of April, 1791, and Edited by M. L. A. Milet-Mureau. [3 volumes]..

A Voyage Round the World, In the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by J. F. G. La Pérouse: Published Conformably to the Decree of the National Assembly, of the 22d of April, 1791, and Edited by M. L. A. Milet-Mureau. [3 volumes].. by LA PÉROUSE, Jean François de Galaup.

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A Voyage Round the World, In the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by J. F. G. La Pérouse: Published Conformably to the Decree of the National Assembly, of the 22d of April, 1791, and Edited by M. L. A. Milet-Mureau. [3 volumes]..
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LA PÉROUSE, Jean François de Galaup.
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First visit of a foreigner to missionary establishments in Upper California 3 volumes. Octavo (8½x5 inches). Pp. x, [2], 532 + x, 498 + viii, 466, 1-60 (Tables). 42 copper-engraved maps, views, charts and specimens, mostly folding. Full brown calf, gilt & blind rules on spines, black leather spine labels. Volume I rebacked to match, with original spine label and new endpapers. Bookplates on inner covers of volumes II and III. Early inked signature on each title page, crossed out ink on verso of titles. Front hinges of volumes II and III broken but attached, rear hinges starting. General wear to edges and corners. Most maps and plates foxed or toned, small closed tear to p.477-78 of Volume II, with remnants of old repair, folding frontis plate in volume III with early paper reinforcement on the verso of one fold. Overall, a very good set. Collated complete. First English edition. "There are three separate translations into English from the original French, of which two (this one published by Johnson, and another one published by Stockdale) appeared in the same year, 1798. Johnson's was issued slightly earlier. Both of these 1798 editions are abridged. In both first English printings, the number of maps were reduced "Stockdale's edition reproduced only fifty-one of the original plates and Johnson's edition only forty-two" (Hill). La Perouse sailed to the Pacific and the west coast of North America to examine regions not explored by Cook; to seek the famous Northwest Passage; to obtain information about the fur trade and the Spanish settlements in California; to make scientific observations; and to promote French enterprise in the region. He made valuable contributions to the history of geographical discovery, particularly in regard to the American coast. He sent his dispatches from Kamchatka and Botany Bay. After leaving Botany Bay, his expedition disappeared and his ships' wrecks were not discovered for another 39 years on one of the Santa Cruz Islands. [Hill, Collection of Pacific Voyages: p. 974].

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