Grant Monument subscription ticket : Chicago, [Ill.], 1885 Aug.

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Grant Monument subscription ticket : Chicago, [Ill.], 1885 Aug.

Ticket certifying purchase of one share for ten cents in fund for U.S. Grant monument for Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois.

1 item ; 5 x 7 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7334215

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...

Chicago Daily News Fund.

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Fund started after death of Ulysses S. Grant to build the equestrian statue erected in 1891 honoring Grant, in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. From the description of Grant Monument subscription ticket : Chicago, [Ill.], 1885 Aug. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 32039357 ...