Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . < 5 o CO I. (255) 256 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications relates that the vacancy which he was appointed to fillwas not generally known to exist at the time. BartlettBailey, a son of Dr. Bailey, next door neighbor to theGrant family, had been given the appointment, but hisfailure to meet the entrance requirements at West Pointleft a vacancy. General Grant thus describes the situa-tion at that time: There were no telegraphs in those days to disseminate newsrapidly, no railroads west of the Alleghenies, and but few east;and above all, there
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . < 5 o CO I. (255) 256 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications relates that the vacancy which he was appointed to fillwas not generally known to exist at the time. BartlettBailey, a son of Dr. Bailey, next door neighbor to theGrant family, had been given the appointment, but hisfailure to meet the entrance requirements at West Pointleft a vacancy. General Grant thus describes the situa-tion at that time: There were no telegraphs in those days to disseminate newsrapidly, no railroads west of the Alleghenies, and but few east;and above all, there were no reporters prying into the peoplesprivate affairs. Consequently, it did not become generally knownthat there was a vacancy at West Point from our district untilI was appointed. I presume Mrs. Bailey confided to my motherthe fact that Bartlett had been dismissed, and that the doctorhad forbidden .his sons return home. Jesse R. Grant, learning of this vacancy, promptlyrequested the assistance of his friend, Senator Morris,to secure, if possible, the
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