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Show Page 12 "Dough" Sack toured the States and Territories. Utah and Colorado contributed and most states from there east to Washington, D. C. In Washington, D. C , the Sack was sold to President Lincoln and Secretary of War Stanton. General Grant purchased it, and for a brief moment, it was the property of John Wilkes Booth. General J. E. B. Stuart and General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate States of America tried to buy it, but they tendered, through emissaries, Confederate bills in payment. These were refused. President Lincoln offered to purchase them at face value, but the proud Southerners sent gold that they could ill afford. Then, suddenly, it seemed as though everyone wanted to forget the war and the Sanitary Sack auctions fell off to nothing. Gridiey didn't mind too much. He had raised almost $300,000 for the Sanitary Fund and had spent over a year doing it. He was glad to be going home at Last. When, in early L865, he arrived in Austin, he was completely unprepared for the tumultuous welcome that he received. He was elected to the City Council and served honorably and well. In 1869 he moved to California and established a store in central California. He died a very respected man, but |