New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-05
LETTERS FROM GEN. GRANT.
SOME UNPUBLISHED CORRESPONDENCE
lie HAD NOT 500 IN CASH AFTER THE GRANT d
WARD FAILURE-A NOTE FROM
HIS DEATH BED.


Asbury Park. Aug (SpeciaD.-A reception was
given here last evening under the auspices OF fOuo
James A. Bradley and C. X. Hall Post, g. A. r. 10
Charles Wood Of Lansngburg. y. Y. The most III.
tere.ting feature OF the everng the reading VI
several unpublished letters Of General T. =. "r'n''
which throw light upon his circumstances a' '"
time Of the failure OF Grant & Ward
When General Grant was financially rulned uy NV
failure Of this firm the whole Nation expressed SYM
pathy but no one put 1t in practical form 'mtll "i.
Wood sent him his check for 300, with the ohcr Oh
81 600 more II acceptable. The autograph le'c'9
which General Grant wrote to Mr. Wood amer IT,
ceiving the first check and which have never F'o'
been printed were read last evening by General Joseph
c. Patterson OF Ocean Grove. In the hrst leieF VIC"
eral Grant acc-p:ed the offer u Mr. Wood saying ~
without this money he would not have enough mo'e'
IN nay ona mopth', servant hire.7 The Hext letter
acknowledges the receipt OF two checks FOR 500 ec
and indicates the struitened circumstances ~ whicn
the sx President had been reduced Ihl' F"c' -
dated May 10. 1884 and is aS follows;
Nv Dear Sir ain receipt of your very hino l''Uer VI
the eth Inst with two checks foT $500 each You nav
csn,.rr,d An .aieatlon more than repay The
money OF course. l do doubt but can return pu'
being taught without 500 In my pocket ana ho","s
coming until August. 1t became serious qnS''" ""
TO do You in the generosity ~ your heart, nave ~,
ley that anxiety Every preparation at once ma"
10 reduce EXPENSES q minimum. MY bNSe W Lons
Branch and the one we occupy mere "'
bc in
Hoping that prosperity may attend you and yours
remain faithfully yJurr, l. D "tsA-'i l.
The third letter contained the Generals cheek i"r
~ 900 In part payment OF the loan II Is dated Jan
uary D. 1850, and Is u follows:
Nv dear Mr. Wood: | take wofoupd pleasure IN IN
closing to YOU the which viii hnd "lth u'7.
I wish 10 state TO you also how great wac the fe'ei
afforded by your timely loan At the tmo o ue Is''uS
OF Grant Ward hundred dollars In my poche''
| had paid my bills fer the previous month Win cn'.
paf nrHs
tbe failure Your check. enabled me to meet h'
sec,qd call. and gave me something 10 20 "io',
until another could be made M''' "'
MAS fortunate enough own couI"
OF small houses Ia Washington, oi Whch she sou oi
the sum OF Sc 500 since which been coHortlbe
In means upon but with nothing to pay past ucO-
r-turn you with the gicaie~; pleasure 1lVo :" u''
= 800 which you kindly, ana "l'hOHt Sol'A-o" VI
usm upon Won. sent IL affords greater pleasure
from the fact ths; have this by ng own "otA
hope H. the near send you the other 800
with my best wishes to You aai your an very truly
L. ) GRANT
Tin. last Ietfcr contains no date adde,,, and is
scribbled Ia pencil. 1t WIS written al Mount Nc
Grcgor on July g. 1853, short time before the Gen
erals death. 1t says
am very sorry that an unable 70 conv'rse even
in a whisper. / reclining IN bed a. long II rests
me- this mo,ning iccause yesterday had ycfy trying
dov Nv worst hour~-most pdnful one-arf from 4 u
: In thu afternoon. Yesterday had numler Of par
ticulsr frcnds all and stay through those hours had
to ,oayest nccssanty with ny pencil About h" clos;
the Mexican ,ditors csued body and delivered a
,ueech in Splnl.h that had % DE translated aud spoken
in EEgli.h / replied Ny speech read IN Eng
lish then translated and spoken In spanish Ih"h h'r'
was q second speech and nply. By that ume i was
nearly exhausted l ladly Oh this minute because
the doctor has dressing my mouth, and this j. al
wa ~ painful feel very thankful for the kind
ness YOU did m ysar. 1 am glad n say that while
there il much unbuhlnG wiokedDes- In ths world. yot
therc Is compcnsane generosity sad grandeur of soul
IN my css. have not found that republic, u-Iatful
nor the people.