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George Boutwell: “The simplicity of General Grant's nature, his frankness in all his intercourse with his fellow men, his freedom from…”

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The simplicity of General Grant's nature, his frankness in all his intercourse with his fellow men, his freedom from duplicity were not touched unfavorably in any degree by his rapid advancement from the ordinary pursuits of ordinary men to the highest places in military and civil life.
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George Boutwell
Massachusetts

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Boutwell praises General Grant's character, highlighting his integrity and straightforwardness.

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