List of contributors, [1868].

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List of contributors, [1868].

Handwritten list of 113 contributors in Coldwater (Mich.) who supported Grant and Colfax in their run for election. The contributors signed their names and listed the amounts of their pledges, undated. Grant and Colfax ran for election as the Republican nominees for U.S. president and vice-president in 1868.

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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...

Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

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Schuyler Colfax Jr. (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 9th congressional district as a member of the anti-slavery Indiana People's Party in 1854, Colfax joined the Republican Party during his first term. He served as ...

Grant and Colfax Club (Coldwater, Mich.)

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For information on Grant and Colfax see encylcopedias and books in the Clarke Historical Library. From the description of List of contributors, [1868]. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 44175986 ...