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George Boutwell: “There was not in General Grant's nature any element of suspicion, and his confidence in his friends was free and full.”

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There was not in General Grant's nature any element of suspicion, and his confidence in his friends was free and full.
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George Boutwell
Massachusetts

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Boutwell reflects on Grant's trusting nature and confidence in his friends.

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