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Ulysses S. Grant Signature from Memoirs Dedication

Ulysses S. Grant · 23 May 1885

Grant's own handwritten signature from the dedication page of his memoirs, signed in 1885.

Grant's own handwritten signature, directly linking him as author to the dedication of his memoirs.

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Handwritten cursive signature in black ink on white background, with a long underline stroke beneath it. The signature has looping letters and a large flourish at the right end.
Ulysses S. Grant, signature from the dedication page of his memoirs, 23 May 1885.

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This is the handwritten signature of Ulysses S. Grant, taken from the dedication page of his memoirs, signed in 1885, the year he died.

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Grant wrote his memoirs near the end of his life, and this signature is a direct, personal trace of his own hand connected to that book. It is a primary artifact tying Grant himself to the written record of his life and career.

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