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been struck, the President should cause n cop
Of the joint resolution TO he eugrossed on parch
ment and transmit the same 10 you, togethe
with the medal, to be presented To you In til
uame Ct the people OF the United States Q
America. The medal provided for in the eai,
resolution has been completed and the resolu
tiOn engrotsed, aud the lresi lent has commits
stoned me 10 deliver the same to you. Il only
remains for me, therefore, to discharge the dut,
which has been devolyed upon me. | frs
present you with The open letter of tho Presi
dent, which, with your permission, will read
THE PRESIDENTS LETTgn.
Executive MANSION 4
WARRINGTON, March :, 1866
LIEUTENANT GBNERAL GRANT In accordance
with joint resolution Of Congress, approved
December n, 1863, | now have tho hlnor oil
Transmitting and presenting TO you, in the name
OF the people Of The United States OF America, a
copy OF said resolution. engrossed on parchment,
together with the gold medal therein ordered
and directed.
Please accept for yourself. aud ali under your
command, the renewed expression Of my graft
tude for your an their erluouq and welI-per-
formed public service.
Your ohd't seTv't, A LlNCoLN.
nov deliver you copy Of the joint resolu-
lion Of COrgie's. eDgtossed or parchment
pleasure to place 10 your hands the medal.
THR JOINT RESOLUTION OF cosdAEss.
The Joint resolution was as follows.
Joint Resolution Of thanks to Major General
Ulysses s. Grant and th officers aud soldiers
who fought under his command dnring the
rebellion. aud providing that the President of
the United States shall onuse medal 10 be
struck ani presented to Major General Grant,
In the name Of the people Of the United States
Of America
Resoicsd BY The Senate and House Of Rsprestt-
tdtpes cf The United Stdes Of AmerieI in CoBgr:si
assembled, That the thanks Of Congress be aud
they are hereby presented to Major General
Ulysses S. Grant, and through him to the 1ihcers
and soldiers who have fought under his com
mand during this rebellion, for their gallaptry
and good conduct in the battles in which they
have been engaged; and that tue Presidcnt Of
the United States be requested to cause gold
medal to be struck with suitable emblems,
devices aud inscriptions, to be presented to
MBjor General Grant.
And be IL further resolved, That when the said
medal shall have been struck, the President
shall cause a copy Of this joint resolution 10 be
engrOssed on parchment, and shall transmit the
same, together with said medal, to Major General
Grant, 10 be presented to him in the nanio OF
the people of tho United States of America.
Ind DO il further resolrsd That sufficient
sum OF money to carry this resolution into effect
is hereby appropriated out Of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
ScuuYLER CoLTAx,
Speeker Of the House Of Representatives
IT, lIAMLIN,
Vice President Of the United States aud Presi-
dent Of the Senate.
Approved, December II, 1868
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
RNDoRsRMENr.
UaITRD STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF
STATE;
10 all pEom Mtss presents shall come Greeting
hereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy Of an original joint resolution OF Congress
on file on this Department In testimony
thereof ], william II. Seward, Secretary of
State Of the United States, have hereby sub
scribed my name aud caused the seal Of the
Department Of State 10 be affixed
Done at the city Of Washington, this 2Slh day
Of December, A. D. 1868 and Of the indie
pendenoe Of the United States Of Amerca
the eighty eighth
WILLIAM II SEWARD.
GRsERAL uRANTs REPLY.
Al the eonclu sion of.AIr. Washburne'sremarks
and the reading OF the Joint resolution, General
Grant made the following modest and charao-
teristio reply;
accept the medal and joint resolution of
Congress which the President has commissioned
you to deliver to me. will do myself the
honor at an early day to acknowledge the receipt
of the letter Of the President accompanying
them, and TO communicate in orders to the
officers and soldiers who served under nay COM
mand prior TO the passage of the resolution the
thanks 30 generously rendered to them by tho
Congress OF the Unted States.
The band struck up "Ilail 10 the Chief"
Conversation succeeded the oppressive silence Of
few preceding minutes, and all pressed eagerly
forward to obtain a nearer view and closer in--
Hpeotion Of the famous medal.
THE MEDAL AND cAsKBT
have been 10 often aud SO miuutely described
that details will be omitted, The medal itself
Is massive and elegant, and contains nearly
500 worth of gold. Its entire cost will not be
far from $4,000. The casket containing it IL a
perfect gem Of art, and would no considered
more valuable present than the medal itself.
TuE iNaRossED CORY on THE RESOLUTION.
The JOINT resolution eugrOssed Gu parchment
Was encnsed in q tube OF pure silver, about
eighteen inches In length aud one and three.
quarter inches in diameter, neatly inscribed.
Those assembled filed past the tube ior nearly
an hour, and then sat down to an elegant co liza
tion, spread for all present. nfier which they
departed at an early hour to their respective
posts.