Frederick D. Grant

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1885 July 20 on U.S. Grant's book and illness; 1889 March 20 on FG's appointment to Austrian mission; 1889 May 14 on trip to Vienna and reception there; 1891 Oct. 11 on statue of U.S. Grant in Chicago; destruction of European grape vines; 1892 Feb. 24 introduction of Mr. Watawabi (Japanese delegate)



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Personal

Mr McGregor

July 20th 1885

Dear Governor

Following out my promise to write, accounts for for this letter. As you have taken the trouble to answer the others I will say that although I am glad to get a letter from you, dont trouble yourself to answer unless you wish to. I know your time is all taken up

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I hope they are right. It has been a very great strain upon me, because I love my father and to see him suffering pain is worse than if I was undergoing it myself I wish I could change places with him. He has been a darling good father and deserves a better end. Father has finished his book. The first volume is in print and I am comparing the second volume before copying it, this will take them

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and I dont wish to bother you. Father seems to me worse, that is weaker, although the Doctors say that he is better than he has been for two weeks. If there is no change but the decrease progresses as it is doing now I dont see how he can live more than a month. Of course he may become rapidly worse and leave us sooner or the Doctors may be right and he may last longer

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or four weeks. Then nothing will be left to be done but to read proof. We start out with 205,000 sets sold, this requires 400 tons of paper a good beginning for a book.

We often think of you and Mrs Stanford and will be pleased to see you when you come east this fall. Will you present my highest regards to Mrs Stanford and say that the enclosed clipping was sent to her by my mother. Believe me ever yours and Mrs Stanfords sincere and if permitted affectionate young friend Fred Grant.

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Munich Bavaria

July 3rd 1890

My Dear Senator:

Many thanks for your very kind letter and telegram. We regret deeply that you and Mrs Stanford could not come to see us now, but we shall certaintly stop by to call upon you, at Kissinger, before you leave there. As our movements are quite uncertain, I beg that you will not engage

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