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- Aug 25, 2012
The newest issue of Michigan History magazine arrived today and Timothy D. Lusch has an article in the magazine with the above name. The article covers Grant's time in Detroit and is interesting. When Grant move to Detroit he rented a house on Fort Street. Fort Street at that time was where young men would race their buggies. Mr. Lusch states that fellow officer James E. Pitman stated "In Detroit, he (Grant) bought a jet-black mare from a French-Canadian man named David Cicottee for $200. Grant trained her, and she became so fast that, according to Pitman, Grant showed "the back of his buggy to almost anything in the town." To me the thought of a young Grant racing other young men in the streets of Detroit is humorous.
Mr. Lusch also quotes James E. Pitman who served with Gant in Detroit as saying Grant "At other times rode French ponies that "ran wild in the marshes outside of the city." Pitman said, "He was the best horseman I ever saw. he could fly on a horse, faster than a slicked bullet."
The article also makes a brief mention of Gregorio who followed Grant back from the Mexican War and was Grant's hired servant.
Mr. Lusch also quotes James E. Pitman who served with Gant in Detroit as saying Grant "At other times rode French ponies that "ran wild in the marshes outside of the city." Pitman said, "He was the best horseman I ever saw. he could fly on a horse, faster than a slicked bullet."
The article also makes a brief mention of Gregorio who followed Grant back from the Mexican War and was Grant's hired servant.