Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-06
A Scrap sG Private History 0rshe
Nrama faml0y

A correspondent Of the Chicago Times.
gives the following information, now rem
dered legitimate matter for publication, by
that tidiculoun life sketch appearing week
ly in the New York Ledger, from the pen Of
. foolish, garrulous old man, who is pervsrt-
ing truth, classifying facts, snd drawing up
on his imagination generally. The renders
Unsuitable such 'rreclions as the following:
CaicAGo, March IL, 1865.
Noticing in Jour issue Of this morning On
article from the Clepsidnd PieiHdsoisr, in
relation to the elder Grants generosity to-
wards "hs boy Ciyssess, and there being
so much truth in the Aforesaid article, feel
constrained to here confirm all that il Their
asserted. being formerly myself resident
oil the city OF Gslena.
The partnership Gen. Grant had IN the
leather business ~ that city consisted in
hauling in the green hides of the sidewalk
when there deposited BY butchers, for just
$500 year and that was only given. ~
asserted by his brother Orville, because
they concluded they would have to support
bin at any rate. The dwelling accepted
then consisted Of two rooms and kitchn.
for which he paid the heavy sum Of s. per
month rent, and complained severely Of
that tax, stating that his father and brother
refused to assist him any way other than
the pension Of $500 per year. This can be
substaniiated by Mr.. II. W. Foitz, city
! Treasurer OF the City of Galena, and owner
Of the house in question.
| la regard to Nj i 4. Collins donation
t. the Grant family through my boy
| Ulysses, the facts are as follows: When
Cur noble Dick" appointed "my boy"
| colonel OF the 2lst reeirneut, he had no
clothes His overcoat AT that time consist
81 OF an old Mexican infantry oyefc at,
| torn on one side, and by which blue article
| the majority Of the citizens of Galene are
| now enabled 10 recognize their distinguish
Ell citizen" An application to his brother
Tor $500 or $500 was met by refusal. His
| lather answered that he (U.ysses) was on
his books now for more than ever he would
be worth, and declined any assistance IN
MS extremity "my boy" applied to Z. A.
Collins, Esq, who was called a jeff Davis
Democrat at that time. and who promptly
advanced the necessary funds to get the
outfit, and also to feed the family until re-
turns could be had from my boy" Also,
when my boy" was at West Point, no oc-
casionallv needed littlc money, which he
""o uiApAS ~ gcS iIou HIS anu SuO
said Collins being then in business with
the elder Grant furnished it, unknown to
any one save the recipient, and charged the
amount. in settling with his partner, TO
him-when he refused to pay. and told
Collins II lie furnished my boy" with any
'hlthy lucre," he must not expect any re-
| dress from him.
That is the way the distinguished citi-
zsn' received his $500. or his share
" hiio the brothers Oryllle and Simpson
were established in lucrative business, my
boy Ulysses" vas suffered to remain in
the most AFFECT poverty, with a large family
to support, and withal, very respectable
family at that Mrs. Grant being y lady in
every sense of the ord-though they had
no society nor associates =: that time The
Galenlnns had not discovered the Bourbon
at that pericd Osy VINO Eyows