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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02332 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | William Tecumseh Sherman to Horace Rublee discussing politics and his daughter visiting Europe |
| Date | 1 October 1872 |
| Author | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Recipient | Rublee, Horace |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Rublee for gifts and hospitality on his recent trip to Switzerland. Discusses President Ulysses S. Grant's reelection contest, declaring, "I see the President daily and he takes things as easy as though he had no interest in the Contest that now captivates our newspapers." Also states he might send his daughter to Europe over the winter and will have her stop in to see Rublee and his wife. Written on Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead. |
| Subjects | Union General Travel Global History and Civics President Politics Election Government and Civics Journalism Children and Family Women's History |
| People | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Rublee, Horace (fl. 1860-1880) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Horace Rublee was the American Minister to Switzerland, 1869-1876. After his command in the Civil War, William Tecumseh Sherman was Commanding General of the Army, 1869-1883. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |