New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-20
FALSE AND INACCURATE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE
BOOK CORRECTED

FALSE AND INACCURATE STATEMENTS ABOUT TIN
BOOK CORRECTED
Charles L. Webster & Company, publishers
OF the Personal Memoirs of General Grant, issue the
following card TO the public:
AZ EAST FoURTEENTusr. NEw-yoRK Aug. 1s, 1885.
To Mc Public:
Since was announced that General Grant was writ
Ing book for publication great interest has been mani
tested by the public In IT, While relations 1t have
the TACT that this was not sufficient to the
numerous inquiries that have been made The circun-
main purpose for which they written and the stua-
ton and character OF the writer dramatcinter
est which made 1t In some the property OF the
public. From tine to time statements have appeared
IN the publc3ournas, some grounded upon interviews
OF the facts in regard to the contract the condition OF
the m, manuscript or The time of publication The publ
ceedcd by shower or letters inquring to their TRUTH
most OF them from persons who as intending purchasers
private letters given such information as thought
%ho In % the sSs 'n:
large sale as possible that the inaccurate
newspapers Of the country calculated to mslead the
pubic and nure the sale OF the book The contradiction
may be contradcted keep abreast of false
rumors put In circulation AS the inaccurate reports
termlned after some hesitation to make the following
statement and respectfully request that the newspapers
accordance with It
with General Grant for the publication Of his personal
Memoirs" The first volume was at that time completed
done upon 1t. IL was In such condition that with Cen
era Grants notes IL could probably have been completed
by another hand After the contract signed he
tnned to work upon the second volume until prevented
by the Illness which Is familiar to ALL At such times
the disease seemed TO give him temporary relief
thought advisable that certain historical events should
be treated by him II possible and among them the par
tcuars OF the surrender of General Lee trusted
ploye Of ours who was also shorthand writer. at
tended from day TO day at General Grants house
and the work commenced. From event
he went to another until he had written several hun
here and at Mt McGregor by the aid Of another short
hand writer and by the Generals hand. The first
all written ana completed originally Intended and
VIII In due course be published prepared by General
Grant himself It comes down to the close of the Civil
War. BY the terms Of our contract Mrs. Grant will re-
ceye nearly threeourths OF the profits arising from the
sale OF tho book, and upon sales So far
the book has had unprecedented success and unless
plish what General Grant earnestly hoped and ex-
pected
Tho first volume OF the "Memoirs" will be published
about December l. The second volume about tnelst Of
March nextor IA thereafter possible Numerous
country. General Grant was greatly troubled In tho
last days OF his life that attempts should be made by
others to reap the benefits of labor done by MIN under
the hes: and only comment which need be made Is that
which he has himself written in his letter US, fol-
lows:
To CHAs. T. WEBSTER Co.
DEAR SRs:
Your letter with reference to limitations OF the title
page OF my Personal Memoirs" is received IL seems
incredible TO me that any one would be unprinctpled
enough TO obtain subscriptions to book Of the char
actcr by leading the public TO believe that 10
Is the which have written. But II such Is the case
think the wisest is simply to let the public
Yours truly. U. g. GRANT"
Very respectfully, CHARLES l.. WEBSTER & Co.,
Publishers OF Personal Memoirs Of c. s. Grant"