Invitation to the Inauguration Reception of President Ulysses S. Grant

Mrs. George J. Anderson received an invitation to the Inauguration Reception of President Ulysses S. Grant, which was held at the United States Treasury Building on March 4, 1869. (Presidents were not inaugurated in january until 1937.) Listed on the General Committee for the Inauguration Reception is H. D. Cooke, who was the son of Sandusky’s first lawyer Eleutheros Cooke.

Mrs. George J. Anderson’s maiden name was Emily Coan. She was the daughter of Peter and Abigail (Camp) Coan. Mr. and Mrs. George J. Anderson were the parents of George F. Anderson, who was active in the Sandusky Philharmonic Orchestra. The granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Anderson was college professor Dr. Marjorie Anderson, who was considered an expert in Chaucerian literature.