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Grant Cottage State Historic Site where Ulysses S. Grant lived his last days (June 16-July 23, 1885) & finished his memoirs. Wilton, NY. | Grant Cottage State Historic Site on the slope of Mount MacGregor run by Friends of the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage. Wilton, NY. | Grant Cottage architectural details. Wilton, NY. | Grant Cottage verandah. Wilton, NY. |
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Woven wood strip chairs on verandah of Grant Cottage. Wilton, NY. | Memorial plaque to Ulysses S. Grant at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Parlor with two facing leather chairs where U.S. Grant slept sitting up because of pain caused by his throat cancer at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Parlor where President Grant spent most of his remaining days at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. |
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Grant's "bedside" table as it was when he died at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Chest of drawers with mirror as it was when he died at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Gothic-style desk in Grant's sick room at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Lamps & candlesticks on Gothic-style desk in Grant's sick room at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. |
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Grant's final possessions in his room at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Grant's laudanum pain reliever bottle at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Some notes Grant wrote to communicate since throat cancer kept him from speaking at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Washstand with pitcher & basin plus other wash items in set at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. |
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Cast metal mirror frame in Grant's room at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Wallpaper in Grant's room at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Panorama of room in which the former President & Civil War General Grant spent his final days at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Fireplace in reception room where President Grant died at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. |
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Mantle clock stopped at the moment of President Grant's death at 8:08 AM on July 23, 1885, at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Reception room looking toward bed where President Grant died at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Deathbed of Ulysses S. Grant at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Photo showing how deathbed of Ulysses S. Grant folds into a cabinet at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. |
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Side table with metal objects in reception room death room at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | General Grant's favorite chair with wreath at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Wicker sofa at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Graphic of two youths with dog at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. |
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Graphic of Grant's funeral at Mount MacGregor with son Fred Grant placing ring on his father's finger at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Dining room with original floral arrangements from Grant's funeral at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Original floral gate from Grant's funeral in dining room at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Blue & white porcelain coffee service at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. |
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Graphic of English country scene with boat & swans at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Portrait of George Washington at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Portrait of Martha Washington at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Portrait of Abraham Lincoln at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. |
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Portrait of Gen. U.S. Grant at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Photo of Gen. U.S. Grant & Family at Mt. MacGregor taken June 19, 1885 at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | U.S. Grant & his family (Julia, Fred, Nellie, Ulysses & Jesse) engraving (1869) by John Dainty after photo by H. Ulke at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. |
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Note Grant wrote to communicate since throat cancer kept him from speaking at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | General Grant at Mount MacGregor book by O.P. Clarke, Custodian of Grant Cottage at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | Postcard showing railway to Saratoga Springs, transport used by Grant & family, at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. | The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (Nov. 1885) covering death of Gen. Grant at Grant Cottage SHS. Wilton, NY. |
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Grant Cottage Register with signature of Julia D. Grant on her visit (Sept. 6, 1892) to Grant Cottage. Wilton, NY. | Detail of signature of Julia D. Grant on her visit (Sept. 6, 1892) in Grant Cottage Register at Grant Cottage. Wilton, NY. |
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