The Residence of the Late General U. S. Grant, in 1849-50, Where he First "Kept House." No. 253 Fort Street East, Detroit Michigan-Albumen Print mounted on Board, 1885

Item — Box: 10, Folder: 003, item: 001

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

This collection consists of fourteen boxes of correspondence, ephemera, photographs, and scrapbooks related to Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent Grant, their acquaintances, and family members. It is arranged in five series: Correspondence and Ephemera; Photographs, Scrapbooks, oversized, and Addition I. The first two series have additional Sub-Series that break the material down into specific types which are then arranged either chronologically or alphabetically by topic. Series V: Addition I contains materials donated by Grant family members in 2025. These materials came through the family of USG and JDG's youngest son Jesse R. Grant (Jr.).

Correspondents in this collection include:

Ulysses S. Grant; Julia D. Grant; Frederick Dent Grant; Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.; Jesse Root Grant; William T. Sherman; Philip Sheridan; John Schofield; Orville E. Babcock; B. F. Butler; W. W. Smith; J. M. Schofield; John Rawlins; Hamilton Fish; Horace Porter; William McKinley; Mary Todd Lincoln; Adam Badeau; Rama V / Chulalongkorn; Matias Romero

Dates

1885

Extent

From the Collection: 7 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Note

Photograph of Grant's home in Detroit Michigan, where he lived in 1849-1850. The house is draped in funeral bunting and a large image of USG. On the verso is the Inscription "Mrs. Sartoris Compliments of R. A. Alger, Detroit Aug 1885." Mrs. Sartoris refers to USG's daughter Nellie Grant Sartoris. R. A. Alger was the United States Seantor from Michigan.