Ulysses S. Grant Document Signed as President.

GRANT, Ulysses S.

Ulysses S. Grant Document Signed as President.

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Rare Ulysses S. Grant Document Congratulating the New President of El Salvador Rafael Zaldivar; Signed as President of the United States

Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Quarto, one page, partially printed. The document reads in full, "I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to the envelope of my letter to His Excellency Rafael Zaldivar, President of the Republic of Salvador (congratulatory), dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. U.S. Grant Washington November 25, 1876." Rafael Zaldivar (1834-1903) was President of El Salvador from 1876 to 1885 and later served as a diplomat. Trained as a physician in Europe, he later taught philosophy and hygiene at the University of Guatemala before entering politics. His administration enacted liberal reforms that ended collectively owned lands and laid the groundwork for large-scale coffee cultivation, a key phase of El Salvador's "Coffee Revolution." In fine condition with light toning. The piece measures 7.75 inches by 9.75 inches.

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States (1869–77). As Commanding General of the United States Army (1864–69), Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction, often at odds with Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president, Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery, protect African-American citizenship, and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age.