1876 trial of Orville Babcock, President Grants
1876 trial of Orville Babcock, President Grants private secretary, for enabling whiskey distillers to evade millions in federal taxes on the whiskey. Grant made a written deposition on Babcocks behalf that resulted his acquittal, only to later see proof of his guilt (BSLOC_2018_10_157). For E
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