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Ulysses S. Grant: “In attempting to regain our lost commerce and carrying trade I have heretofore called attention to the States south of…”

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In attempting to regain our lost commerce and carrying trade I have heretofore called attention to the States south of us offering a field where much might be accomplished.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Republican · Ohio

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Grant highlights the potential for trade growth with southern states as a means to recover lost commerce.

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