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I therefore myself dismissed the contractor and made a new contract with a native, at more than double the original price.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “I therefore myself dismissed the contractor and made a new contract with a native, at more than double the original…”
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Grant describes taking decisive action to secure transportation by dismissing the contractor and making a new deal.
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