Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-04-04

- IFrom the New York Ledger
THE EARLY LIFE OF GEN. GRANT
OovINGToN, ky Jan. pa, us

GovISGToN, Ky. Jan. II, 1868.
ROBERT Bonner, ESQ.,: M
DEm SRY You inform me that you
wish to publish some articles about
Gen. Grant; and in order that they may
be perfectly correct and reliable, you
request me to furnish them. ] have nc
objection to doing SO, except the diff
Guilty which I labor under, at present,
of committing them to paper. Having
acquired, when very young, some facili-
ty in the use of the pen. l was, for ma
ny years, made, Secretary of almost ev-
cry public meeting which attended,
where clerical services were required (;
and through life have been in the hab-
it of doing agreatdeaf of writing; but,
lately, Shavelwritten so. muck that it
has affected the nerves and muscles of
my right arm SO as to partially disable
it temporarily, and make the use Of it,
for much length of time, inconvenient
You inform me that you wish me to
tell you something about, Gen. Grants
ancestors, and of my own history. : / :
InslsaO, ! settled temporarily, at a
small place called Point Pleasant, sit
uated directly on the Ohio river, twenty
five miles above Cincinnati; and, in
June, 1920, / was married to Miss Han
nah Simpson. and commenced house
keeping at that place.
Here, on the 9th day of April. 1922,
our firss child, Ulysses S. Grant, was
born. The house. in whichsthis event
occurred is still standing. y X
My early opportunities for education
were extremely limited. | never went
to school but about five months in my
life, though took lessons in English
grammar for four weeks after was
married. aes
I have taken pretty active interest,
generally, in the political questions of
the day; though not to the neglect of
Ivy private affairs. / wrote the Plat
form which was adopted at the last
Wing State Convention that ever AS
sembled at Columbus, and played a part
IN the first election of Salmon P. Chase
as Governor of Ohio. ~.
/ was never what was technically
known as an Abolitionist; but ! never
held q slave. | made up my mind,
when | was O young man, that would
never have slaves. This was the rea-
seasthat / left K entncky and went to
Ohl6 | would not own slaves, and ]
would not live where there were slaves
and not own them. X ~
Ivoted for Gen Jackson for Prcsi-
dent every time he was candidate
that is, three times.
In replying to your request for my
photograph, will adopt the response
which recently made to a similar APP
plication from a lady in Washington,
who asked for myownand Mrs. Grants:
Mrs. G.-My Kind. good friend
As you request, IbsrvHith send
A neatly taken photograph s gata4
OF Mrs. Grant. my better half
The pictures good the likeness true, &
Which now present to you. ts s9t
also send yen one of mine, est
Though that. indeed, IL not 30 ane :sass@
This was taken fonr years ago,
Before let my wliskers grow, 81
And to you may now look wrong
Bnt right to these whove known me long.
My best respects Iherewitl send -rgvfyeve
To you and to your room tna.o friend. "
And say 70 both, for what you want.
Just send your card TO J. Il. Grant,
rNx s14/ xs~iafx .5t8H
The leading passion Of Ulysses, al
most from the time be could go alone.