Document: Harrisburg, Penn., 1868 Dec. 2.

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Document: Harrisburg, Penn., 1868 Dec. 2.

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Document signed by George Morrison Coates and 24 others as presidential electors in Pennsylvania, testifying that Ulysses S. Grant had 26 votes for president.

1 item (2 p.); 32 cm.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

Coates, George Morrison, 1779-1868

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George Coates was a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia, Pa. Born into a mercantile family, he attend Friends Grammar School in Philadelphia and then learned the hardware business in a store owned by Benjamin Horner. He married Horner's daughter and later joined his brother-in-law, Joseph P. Horner, selling hardware. By 1824, he was working as a jobber in the pottery business. From the description of Account book, 1824-1835. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84666152 ...