Appletons' encyclopaedia - Wikizionario di American biografia . -Zione alla letteratura è stato un articolo intitolato un ONU-meritato lo stigma, nel North American ri-vista per dicembre 1882, che ha scritto come anact di giustizia a gen. Fitz-John Porter, la cui casehe personalmente avevano investigato. Ma ora egli wasapproached dai conduttori del Centurymagazine con un invito a scrivere una serie ofarticles sui suoi principali campagne che egli ac-cepted, allo scopo di guadagnare denaro, di whichlie era quindi notevolmente in necessità, e lui accordinglyproduced quattro articoli per che periodico. Trovare-ing questo congeniale occupazione,

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Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . -tion to literature was an article entitled An Un-deserved Stigma, in the North American Re-view for December, 1882, which he wrote as anact of justice to Gen. Fitz-John Porter, whose casehe had personally investigated. But now he wasapproached by the conductors of the Centurymagazine with an invitation to write a series ofarticles on his principal campaigns, which he ac-cepted, for the purpose of earning money, of whichlie was then greatly in need, and he accordinglyproduced four articles for that periodical. Find-ing this a congenial occupation, and receivinghandsome offers from several publishers, he sethimself to the task of preparing two volumes ofpersonal memoirs, in which he told the story ofhis life down to the close of the war, and provedhimself a natural and charmingwriter, and a valuable contribu-tor to history. The contractfor the publication of the bookwas made on 27 Feb., 1885, /.%•! and the work appeared about a year afterward. The sales wereenormous, having reached up. and for thirty-six ballots he received a vote that onlyvaried between 302 and 313. Many of his warm-est admirers were influenced against his nomina-tion by a traditional sentiment against a thirdpresidential term, and after a long and exciting-••--ion the delegates to the convention compro-mised by nominating Gen. James A. Garfield.Gen. Grant devoted himself loyally during thispolitical canvass to the success of the party thathad so often honored him, and contributed largelyby his efforts to the election of the candidate. In August, 1881, Gen. Grant bought a house inNew York, where he afterward spent his winters, while his summers were passed at his cottage atLong Branch. On Christmas eve, 1883, he slippedand fell upon the icy sidewalk in front of his house, and received an injury to his hip, which proved sosevere thai he never afterward walked without theaid of a crutch. Finding himself unable with hisincome to support his family prope

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