Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir

It is unnecessary to call attention to his anxiety that I should complete my work. He knew at this time nothing of literary labor or historical research, and it probably seemed to him that I could have accomplished my task more promptly. He learned something of the necessity for study and revision years afterward, when he was engaged upon his ‘Personal Memoirs.’

Hotel Bristol, Paris, Nov. 30th 1877.

Dear General,—Your letters of the 28th, with enclosures, were received this morning. I took time to read your chapter of history with which I am much pleased, and find nothing to correct. Being my last day in Paris—for the present — I had much to do, calls to return, &c., and to dine out this evening. I could not answer until now—nearly midnight.

The cattle raid took place while I was away from City Point. I cannot call to memory the time of my visit to Burlington to see after the children's schooling; but Mrs. Grant never went with me there before the night of Mr. Lincoln's assassination.

The present Atty. Gen. Devens was, I think, the Cavalry Gen. Gen. Torbert can answer that question, and it is too late for me to ask him. He goes with me in the morning however and I will ask him then.

I believe this answers all your questions in your last letters. For the next fifteen days my address will be Nice, France. After that anything directed to Drexel, Paris will reach me. But it is likely you will have my directions.

I told you in a former letter that I had written to Sherman as I stated I would. I also wrote to Porter, but nothing affecting your status in your present position. Porter received my letter I know because Buck says in one of his last that it was shown to him.