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Monthly Archives: February 2025
The Scandals of President Grant
Fallout from association could be traced to Adam’s and Eve’s friendship with a snake. The Honest Ulysses Hiram Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) was a mild mannered fellow, soft spoken, honest, and perhaps a bit naive in some regard. He had a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abel S. Corbin, Abraham Lincoln, American history, Credit Mobilier scandal, Feather Schwartz Foster, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant brother-in-law Abel S. Corbin, Grant secretary Orville Babcock, history, Interior Secretary Columbus Delano, James Fisk, Jay Gould, Navy Secretary George Robeson, Orville Babcock, President Ulysses Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The Whiskey Ring, Treasury Secretary William Richardson, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, VP Henry Wilson, VP Schuyler Colfax, War Secretary Robert Belknap, White House history
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The Sad and Tragic Tale of Kate Chase Sprague
The Tragedy of the Father Salmon Portland Chase (1808-73), was New Hampshire born. Only nine when his father died, his mother was left with ten children and meager resources, so young Salmon was raised by relatives in Ohio who provided … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Ohio Governor Samuel P. Chase, Rhode Island Governor William Chase, Roscoe Conkling, Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, The marriage of Kate Chase and William sprague, US history, Washington hostess Kate Chase
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