- unitid
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{"value"=>"65402", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1880-1888", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1880/1888"}
{"value"=>"n.d.", "type"=>"inclusive"}
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1880
- date_inclusive_end
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1888
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series II. Presidential Retiring Fund"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>In 1880, a subscription fund was established to support Ulysses S. Grant and other retired United States presidents. An editorial appeared in the New-York Daily Times on November 12 detailing the terms of the fund and inviting members of the public to contribute. Jones served as Treasurer and a Trustee.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This series includes correspondence and financial records regarding the establishment and management of the Presidential Retiring Fund. The correspondence is composed of letters accompanying donations to the Fund and letters from other trustees regarding the management of the Fund.</p> <p>Prominent correspondents in this series include John Jacob Astor, John Murray Forbes, Jay Gould, Henry Hilton, John D. Rockefeller, William Rockefeller, and William H. Vanderbilt.</p> <p>The financial records of the Presidential Retiring Fund include an account book, receipts, and subscription books listing prominent men of the time and the amount of their donations.</p>"}
- date_start
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1880
- date_end
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1888
- keydate
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1880