@ Gwillhickers...If any weight should be given is should be given to Sarna 2012...Letters two or from Grant are not orders from Washington concerning shipments of gold. Sarna states there is no record of any orders from the War Department warning Grant of a gold shipment by Jewish interests.  I believe my edit was signifigant and in order...We can put unsupported claims into the article...I do agree that this issue is important, but we need to put in the most reliable and recent research into the article. Sarna believes Grant's order came after his visit with his father Jesse lobbying for Mack and Brothers. That is most current research.