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 :::His footnote doesn't even mention ""anti-semitism"". In any case it has too many varied speculations in it. If you insist that we mention ""anti-semitism"" in the text, then we need to get into the details as to what exactly prompted Grant's order. Please don't expect us to believe that Grant just wanted to dump on Jews while doing nothing about the problem of speculators collaborating with the enemy.    "