distance is as fertile as that of Illinois.
I saw your Aunt Jennie yesterday. She is quite well. All my family are
well and join in love to you. I think neither your Aunt nor I will ever
visit Europe again. We may, however, change our minds. But we are
getting a little too old to enjoy travelling, and then we have such
pleasant homes for both summer and winter.

Love to your father and mother.

Yours truly,

U.S. GRANT.

3 East 66th Street,
June 10th, '84.

DEAR CLARA:

Your letter, with one from your Aunt Jennie, reached me a few days
since. I regret that I have not more cheerful news to write you than I
have. Financially the Grant family is ruined for the present, and by
the most stupendous frauds ever perpetrated. But your Aunt Jennie must
not fret over it. I still have a home and as long as I live she shall
enjoy it as a matter of right; at least until she recovers what she has
lost. Fred is young, active, honest, and intelligent, and will work
with a vim to recuperate his losses. Of course his first effort will be
to repay his aunts.--We go to Long Branch this week. We expected to
live with Fred this summer in Morristown, N.J. But failing to rent our
cottage we will occupy it and Fred will live with us and rent his if he
can.

All send love to you, your father and mother and Aunt Jennie.

Yours affectionately,

U.S. GRANT.

[To Mrs. Cramer. General Grant was then writing his _Memoirs_. Dr.
Cramer was United States Minister to Switzerland from 1881 to 1885.
Simpson is U.S. Grant, son of Orvil Grant. Reference is made to the
customary resignation of diplomatic officials of the party opposed to
the incoming political party. Cleveland became President in 1885.]

New York City,
Jan'y 13th, 1885.

DEAR SISTER:

I am just in receipt of Jennie's letter of the 2nd of January. I am
busy on my book which Fred is copying for the press. I hope to have it
ready for the press by May next. But I may fail in this on account of
weakness. My mouth has been very sore, but not so bad I think as the
papers have made out. But it has been bad enough. The rest of the
family are all well.

My advice is that Mr. Cramer does not resign until he is asked to.
Simpson I do not suppose will be disturbed in his position. He is very
competent, and the soul of honor, both qualities wanted in the
Sub-treasury.

All send love.

Yours affectionately,

U.S. GRANT.

PROCLAMATION TO THE CITIZENS OF PADUCAH!