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Grant Visits Batavia in Early American Era
A memoir recounts Ulysses S. Grant and family visiting Batavia during his presidency. The account describes arrivals, a public reception, a cannon blast shattering a transom, a Grand Street address, and Grant’s witty exchange on women voting. It notes other notable visitors including Harriet Beecher Stowe and Lafayette, plus local theaters and the Thespian Society's 1859 plays.
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