Grant's Handwritten Note on his Deathbed

This is a photograph of Ulysses S. Grant's handwritten note to his primary physician, Dr. Douglas, on his deathbed on July 3, 1885. He wrote, "What is to be my fate tonight doctor? Will I have to lay awake again? Making it a study how to get a breath! It is about as much as I could stand to go through another night."

Date:
July 03, 1885
Original Format:
Document
Item#:
18.337
Height:
1056px
Width:
1725px
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