Lot
1562 
Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-85, 18th President of the United States 1869-77. Free frank "U.S. Grant" signature as President on 1875 cover addressed in his hand to Judge Edwards Pierrepont, Atty. Gen. at Washington D.C., "Elizabeth N.J. Sep 21" origin cds, endorsed "President" at left; flap reattached, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Pierrepont Attorney General of the United States on April 26, 1875. A former Democrat, Pierrepont had difficulty fitting into the Grant Administration, as stress was created over his tenor during the prosecution of the Whiskey Ring and the indictment of Grant's private secretary, American Civil War general, Orville E. Babcock. On May 22, 1876 President Grant appointed Pierrepont Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to Britain, having replaced Robert Schenck, serving until December 1, 1877.
Realized: $2,200