his name was cyrus blue comstock. and i have a copy of his diary. and in it, it mentions a number of times when he was in washington that he would have lunch with -- with general grant's wife. and i was wondering if anybody could elaborate on that. you know, mostly you hear about general grant and his war escapades, but afterwards, you know, does anybody -- has anybody ever heard of that? cyrus blue comstock, by the way, married elizabeth blair, of which her -- i think it was her grandfather was the secretary -- or postmaster general under lincoln. william seale: well, they were very close to the grants. john: yes. william seale: the blairs. susan swain: do you know any more for him on that? pamela sanfilippo: well, julia entertained so much that -- quite possible. and i recognize the name comstock, both from the civil war years and julia's memoirs in the white house. and frequently congressmen or people who were looking to get into see grant would try and do that through julia, or to gain favor from grant, they would frequently go through julia bec