Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-28

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Gcn.SLeridan. w WHY zen Vrl ana
"Gpn. Grant prceted 90, - -.
civilly, and fhcy cnsegr5 'T ~, ~ tery
time In conversation nbnni tbctr fnrr,as
acquaintance during the Mesir,n vnr
Some other Federal officers took n,ri IN
the conversation, which was tcrntinatei
by Gen, Ice snying 10 Gen Grant thm
he had come 10 discuss tl.e terms Of NO
Surrender Of his army, MS Indicated M
ms ho'n OF ihnt morning, and he suggest
80 10 Hen; Srant TO reduce his PROPOSE
ton 70 Wiluus'
Stn' Nnthl asSenieu, anu Vol Parker.
~ NY sg'N, moved small table irom
,'ef VI ule room liu placed 10
u, ~, N'Ni,'' Wh9 ~ lNelhg ,ien Lee
IN ' nn,,cN Xxx" Ivy Mrll',n my le'ler
m',Inei s.9io, a., W ~. - WY re-
All cstied Gen Gra,i,s ,i,' n anr le,cr
f,ct that a. r.i,,t"'1 ~. ,'',inn ~ NY,
no horses III ITO r.,,,ir, a.. N r,,,. ~
public horses Ilr tolI 't;rn Grant th,t
Confederate caynlrymcn owned thcir
horses and that tbev vould neoI II cn,
for plnnting d sprlnr crop. Cen. Grant
an once accepted the suggesteln and In.
teriincd the provision allowing Tho rctcn.
ton by fine men Of the horses that be.
longcd TO them
The terms of the letter having been
agreed 10, Gen Grant directed Col Par
ber to make copy Of II in ink. and
Gen Lee directed me 10 Write his ac-
cepuuce.
Col. Parker took the light table upon
which Gen. Grant had been writing IN
the opposite corner Of the room, and !
accompanied him There was an inkatand
IN the room, but the ink was NJ thick
that II was Of no use, ! had small
lockwood iukslnnd which I always car
rird. and I gave n with nv men. 10 al
pnrker who proceeded Ia conv Con
Grnnt's lettor.
while he was Ga engaged / sat nc,r
tbe end of Inc sofn ON Which Con sbe5.
dan VA, s;tting md ,re cntcr,,I ;nto s,,,.
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sue; "yho'a' wv tnal ps enough
Ion lN' required Moic llln enough
$50 IhercupQn zen. Grant sald 10 ten.
NhcIlunh, birarl Your comhlssary TO
send 21.UOo r0tons TO Gen. Lees coin
nlls.saIy', ~,
IA giyc thn n ,eg oricrs a'''' ~" '"'''
when col. Parker had completed the
copying of Gen. Grants letter | sat
down nj the anne little table and wrote
Gen. Lees answer.
when t;cn. Grant had signed the copy
Of his letter made by Col. Parker ana
Gen. Leo had signed the answer. dol
Parker handel 10 me Con. Grants letter.
and / handed 10 him Gen. Iep'a repIy
and tbe work was done Some nribar
conversation of a General ,,nt,,re taol,
place. IN Tho rorrc II ,yljcb Con Gram
said TO Gen. I,rr tbnt he had come IN the
meeting "a he wns without bis sword
heranse h. di1 pn, wish to dstoi, Gnr
loo, mil Ia. could snnJ ho"t to liz ,,o,,'
any,, q. VIA, Vow sornr,i III, a ns W"H
"Tbig ,,os the ,niv r"forencc mod. II,
aus Jln p" 'i'' 'uuJe'' VI "''N7 v" 'n'''
1s,o'' o, b,d mona .,5 ,,;,,s,,r s,. .,,o
neru9E win inYr IMAM usual care ana
Mna IN lu' usior a Wont,'i W; q very
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