...f renewal at the same rate. He inclosed a cheque for $500, on account, he said, of my share for services ending April, 1865, and General Grant gratefully accepted the offer. About the same time Mathias Romero , the Mexican Minister, his valued friend from the time when the French were driven from Mexico, came on from Washington, and insisted on lending him $1,000. At first the General declined the offer, b...