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Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 16: (search)
friend, owing indeed to Grant much of his advancement, he behaved to his great inferior with consummate tact and delicacy, deferring to him whenever this was proper, and nevertheless maintaining the dignity of his own position. Their relations were always extremely cordial. With Evarts and Schofield in the Cabinet, Grant was able, even as the candidate of the party that was so hostile to the President, to retain something like concord with the Government. Extract from letter of Hon. Edwards Pierrepont to General Badeau. I knew Johnson personally; not very well, but well enough to see that he had immense cunning and persistency; and it seemed clear to me that in the contest with his Secretary of War the President, clothed with all the powers of his great office, would in the end prevail, and that Stanton would sometime, somehow, be ousted from his place, and our long intimacy, I thought, warranted me in writing him the most earnest letter that I could pen, urging him to resign
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 19: (search)
mmoth fortune and the importance and opportunities it gave him. This fortune and his patriotic course brought him into connection with General Grant, and thus made his name national. During the winter preceding Grant's first inauguration, I remember dining at Stewart's house with the President-elect. The company was composed exclusively of men, but of as much distinction, social or personal, as often meets under one roof in New York: Hamilton Fish, John Jacob Astor, Joseph Harper, Edwards Pierrepont, Charles P. Daly, Henry Hilton, all were present, and others, perhaps as eminent. The table of course was sumptuous, and all the accessories elaborate. Mr. Stewart called especial attention to the Johannisberger wine of some famous vintage, which, at the close of the dinner, was served by the thimbleful; he only brought it out, he said, on extraordinary occasions; it had cost him thirty dollars a bottle. Nobody dreamed then that Mr. Stewart was to be appointed Secretary of the Treas
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 30: (search)
dingly, he divided his time between us. Mr. Pierrepont had taken every step in advance to secure more and Mr. Van Buren, and nothing more. Mr. Pierrepont said, that in a country where such mattersirst place, after the actual President. Mr. Pierrepont discussed these points with Lord Derby, thrward and then leave out the Ambassadors. Mr. Pierrepont was obliged to go to the dinner, for he wa as ex-President was due to the efforts of Mr. Pierrepont. Without those efforts General Grant woulted or officially ignored. The difficulty Mr. Pierrepont had in arranging the matter shows that sucl half the next day leaving cards. When Mr. Pierrepont gave a dinner to the Prince of Wales for Gnly two ladies present the Prince took in Mrs. Pierrepont and Mr. Pierrepont took Mrs. Grant. The ssadors followed, and there was no war. Mr. Pierrepont constantly gave up his place to General Gr and others whenever the occasion arose; for Pierrepont's difficulties were presented to other Minis[4 more...]
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 31: (search)
oyalty arrived. No place was assigned him, but he was allowed to find room with the diplomatic corps. He stood with Mr. Pierrepont below the Ambassadors, who were on the steps of a dais nearer the Royal Family. When the Prince entered he offered htheir Imperial Majesties, the Emperor and Empress of Brazil. I accompanied them on this occasion. The Minister and Mrs. Pierrepont were also present. When General and Mrs. Grant arrived they passed first into a large ante-chamber in which the Pmpress and the Prince. After every noble person present was thus assigned General Grant was requested to go in with Mrs. Pierrepont, and Mrs. Grant with the Brazilian Minister, whom the Emperor of Brazil looked upon as his servant. The British Government had agreed with Mr. Pierrepont that the ex-President of the United States should have precedence of dukes, but the Prince of Wales deliberately put him as near as possible to the foot of the table. There was no English person of noble rank
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 32: (search)
invited to Windsor, but it is the fashion in which Her Majesty commands the presence of her own subjects. The American Minister and Mrs. Pierrepont were summoned in precisely the same way, and a similar card was sent to me. The invitations were accMrs. Pierrepont were summoned in precisely the same way, and a similar card was sent to me. The invitations were accepted according to the ordinary etiquette: General and Mrs. Grant had the honor to accept Her Majesty's most gracious invitation, etc. The General's youngest son, Jesse, a youth of nineteen, was traveling with his father at this time, and Mrs. Grahe afternoon appointed we set out by train for Windsor. The party included General and Mrs. Grant, the Minister and Mrs. Pierrepont, Jesse and myself, with four or five servants. The Queen's carriages were in waiting at the station, and the Mastero say that the ladies and gentlemen-in-waiting were all persons of distinction, and then withdrew. The Minister and Mrs. Pierrepont were now present, and Jesse at once repeated that he preferred to return to town rather than dine with the servants.
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 50: (search)
delay in returning your manuscript. I wrote Judge Pierrepont that we would arrive in England late in June. Phila. I wish you would explain this matter to Judge Pierrepont, and present my kindest regards to him and MrsMrs. Pierrepont. Yours faithfully, U. S. Grant. Gen. A. Badeau. Letter no. Eighteen. In June, 1877, Geof Trinity and Lord Houghton, and many others. Mr. Pierrepont invited the Prince of Wales to meet him at dinninent and in England. In London, the Minister, Mr. Pierrepont, directed one or two of the most important arrabut did not tell him that you had submitted it to Pierrepont before sending it to me. I have nothing new to saked whether the General had thought to write to Mr. Pierrepont after his visit at the Minister's house, and the efforts of Pierrepont to make the stay in London successful. Paris, France, Nov. 27th 1877. Dear ashington, on my return from Monocacy. I wrote Pierrepont a letter in reply to one from him containing a re