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"Cypher"

Washington, August 17, 1864.

Lieut. Gen. Grant
 * City Point, VA

I have seen your dispatch expressing your unwillingness to break your hold where you are. Neither am I willing. Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew & choke, as much as possible. A.Lincoln