14 November 1879 • Chicago, Ill. (MS, in pencil: CU-MARK, UCCL 01716)
Private.
Well, it was a memorable night. I never shall see its like again. I never shall hear such speeches any more in th in this life—I don’t believe the human tongue can improve on them.
And I had a triumph;
, for Gen. Grant sat pretty serenely through fourteen speeches, but I
fetched him, I broke him up. He told me he laughed till his bones ached. Gen. Sherman
said—well, never mind what he said,
but he was mighty cordial & complimentary.
It was a great night, a memorable night.
I’m mighty sorry I can’t go to Keokuk, but I must rush home right away.
It is 7 in the morning, now, & I must go to bed & quit fooling.
This is all strictly confidential & privateⒶemendation
With love to Mollie,
MS, in pencil, CU-MARK.
MicroML, reel 4.
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