Improved Order of Redmen in Michigan

Source:

1.    Detroit Free Press, May 13, 1870 Pl. Col. 3 founding, growth, and local anniversary celebration.
2.    Folder published ca 1930 devotes two pages to facts about organization and “Red Cloud Tribe No. 5.  Meets 2nd and 4th Friday, Germania Hall, 3381 Mack Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.”  Cut of Clarence W. Beyma, Great Sachem on cover. Other pams:
3.    Origin and history of the Improved Order of Red Men to which is prefexed hints on forming a tribe…Wilmington, Deleware, James Brown, ptr. 1874, 24 p.
4.    Record…Improved Order of Red Men – Great Council of the U.S. – September 1877, Consitution, rules of order, and code of procedure for the government of tribes.  Published by the Great Council 397-1887.  Hartford, Fowler, and Miller Company, Ptrs. 1888, 63 pages.
5.    By Laws for Wangunk Tribe, Number Eleven, Reservation of Conn. 1888,  12 pages.
6.    MS from Detroit Free Press Comp. By C. M. Burton “Detroit in 1872” Vol. 1, pages 187, 189.
7.    The Leader  Newspaper published in Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan, January 29, 1875.  First page, column 3:  “The Improved Order of Red Men,” have a Grand Masque Ball at the Anderson House, in Eaton Rapids, on Tuesday evening, February 16th.
8.    See Vertical File.  Copy of account in Woman’s Edition Lansing State Republican, February 22, (date?).  P. 13.  “Wash Kotang Tribe, No. 39 meets Thursday evenings in Red Man’s Hall over Lederer’s Store.”
9.    Michigan Pioneer Collections Vol. 2 P346.  Jackson.  Cayuga Tribe, No. 6.
10.    Laws of Michigan, 1875.  No. 16, pages 16 and 17.
11.    Grand Traverse HERALD, June 25, 1885.  Note and list of officers of Y Ihquagonaba tribe in T.C.

*Pams all available at Burton Historical Collection.

Present constitution on organized in 1847.  Hdtrs:  1521 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.

150,000 Members.  Women’s Auxlliary:  Degree of Pocahontas.

No men’s council in Michigan as of 4/2/56.  Two councils of Degree of Pocahontas:

Waunita Council, No. 1            Winona Council No. 5
Florence Griffin, K. of R.            Maude Brooker, K. of R.
1005 East Brentwood            39 South Avenue
Detroit, 3                    Battle Creek, 27
Twinbrook 1-5486

Report to:  Frank Carey, Michigan Civil Defense, 1V 41483

Keywords: Indian, American Indian, Native American

Huron Territory

Twentieth Congress, 2nd Session
H.D. 66 (Washington)
January 13, 1829

Letter from Austin Wing, delegate from Territory of Michigan, to Committee on the Territories.  5 pp.

Recommended separation of area from Michigan Territory.

Hunting Licenses and Gun Permits

Hunting License & Gun Permit

RG 61-26

Elon Hudson

Source:

1.     Detroit Free Press.  April 3, 1901.  Obit.  B.  Ch.  Co., N.Y., January 23, 1818.  Son of George P. and Deborah (Winsor).  One of 13 children.  Came to Detroit in 1846.  Built and owned ships, “Zachariah Chandler” and “Henry P. Baldwin, Harvest Queen.”  Gave land for Grace Eipsc.  Church on west Fort St., M. Sarah E. Fuller.

Benjamin Carlton Hoyt

Source:

1.     Detroit Free Press, March 28, 1901.  Obit.  Founder of St. Joseph, Michigan, Veteran of Black Hawk War.  Died March 27, 1901, ae 94.

Howell Sanitorium

Gov II
1921-4
Delegates   DLE
B 134

Annual Reports for the year ending June 30, 1924.

1923-
B88
1925

National Tuberculosis Association, Minneapolis, Minn. 6-17-20-25

1924-6
B188

1927
B 16
1928-H    New building, patients, etc.
B107

1929-H
B189

24 pieces
New hospital opening Wednesday, March 20, 1929, at 5 p.m.

1921-26
Exec file
Burned
Groesbeck

1925    34 pieces

Mentions reports of Howell T. B. Sanatorium by D. G. L. Bellis, under Dr. Olie.

Reports – Michigan Tuberculosis Association.  Many.  1944, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, available at MSL – Documents.

Miss Marion McClench of State association reports only small amounts of records available at Howell.

Source:

1.     Burr, C. B. Medical History of Michigan.  Minneapolis and St. Paul:  Bruce, 1930, P. 642-3.  See index.

GII
554
F9

Allold boxes, 1905 beginning, 10 pieces

Action of National Association for Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis.

502, F13

1909-10, 7 pieces

554, F10

1906-10, 11 pieces

1910-B110

1910, 2 pieces

1911-B7

1911

1912-B7

1912, 19 pieces and clippings

Chase Osborn criticizes Howell Sanatorium and replies to newspaper publicity.
Keywords: Infectious disease, tuburculosis

House of David

 76-105 AG B 7-10
RG 49 1927
B31 F3

ALS relating to King Ben case sent to the Governor from Francis Thrope, owner-manager of the House of David baseball club; Judge Louis H. Fead, circuit judge who rendered decision in case; George Nichols, attorney for the state; “Mary” (Mrs. Benjamin Purnell) and others.

Two well colored letterheads of the Israelite House of David.

RG 49 1928
B66

Prosecuting attorney submitted bill for services.

RG 49 1929
B 120

Typewritten declarations of faith.

Printed financial state of receipts and disbursements of House of David, January 1, 1928 – December 31, 1928 (not including the Australian Branch).

GII B114 F7

Criminal cases. ALSs to Governor from Prince Michael and Princess Michael Israel (Michael Mills).

Attorney General. Payment of Rewards, Benj. Purnell Matter

Pictures in picture file.

Law Library has four volumes and briefs

RG 76-105 Lot 40

Department: Attorney General, House of David, 1892-1929

RG 53-7 Attorney General Investigation:

Box 3, payment of rewards in Benjamin Purnell case, no. 357, 1927.

State Law Library:

1.  Levy v. Israelite House of David, No. 65, (October Term 1921)

Record
Brief for Appellant and Appellee
Brief for Defendant and Appellant

2.  Israelite House of David v. Hansel et al.,  No. 80, (April Term, 1924)

Record
Brief for Appellants
Brief for Defendant and Appellee, Walter M. Nelson

3.  People v. Israelite House of David, No. 52, Oct. Term, 1928

Records and briefs are bound in 4 volumes

Record, consists of 7 numbered volumes, vol. 7 includes the Opinion of the Circuit Court for the County of Berrien In Chancery
Brief for Defendants and Appellants
Brief for Plaintiff and Appellee
Brief for Part of Defendants and Appellants
Plaintiff’s Reply brief
Reply brief for Part of Defendants and Appellants

Douglass Houghton

Source:  The Michigan Miner
Vol. 2, No. 1 (December 1, 1899), pp 26-27

Sketch of D. Houghton, first state geologist of Michigan and his work.

Show photo – full face portrait taken from portrait in State Museum.

See also copy of letter accompanying letter in from Mrs. Thomas Walsh Helen) dated December 12, 1972 (1972 Archives correspondence).

See:  RG 79-44 DNR, Geo. Survey, 1827-1952

MS sources:  Largest collection of Houghton Ms. with Helen Martin, Geol. Surv.

U*M General Library, Rare Book Room has small, but important, Coll.  Field book (342pp.), 1837 and letter-press book, Detroit January 12, 1842, to April 30, 1845.

Michigan Historical Collections has collection of papers.

Private collections.  Wife of geol. At U-M prepared book on Houghton as Botanist.  Photostates.  No source given.

Michigan History, December 1955.

Burton Historical Collections.

Library of Congress.  Schoolcraft Coll.

Russell, July 30, 1956.

Michigan Homestead Laws

57-31    Certificates, 1917-1922

60-8    Rejected applications, 1904-1909
Orders restoring parcels, 1910-1911

62-16    Applications for, 1929-1934
Record of, 1930-1939

64-52    Certificates 6707-6799, 1933-1938
Rejected applications, 1909-1910
Applications for, 1919-1925

85-50    Indexes to grantees, 1895-1975
Index to certificates, 1895-1935
Index to deeds, 1899-1957

Investigations of homesteads, 1911-1913 (see Card #2)

85-61 Homestead Lands Examiners’ Reports, 1900-1933

Hog Law

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HOGS FROM RUNNING AT LARGE, WITHIN THE CITY OF DETROIT.

Detroit Gazzette
March 24, 1820.

Be it enacted, and it is herby enacted, by the Board of Trustees of the City of Detroit, that if any owner of a hog, shall suffer the same to go at large, or be out of his or her enclosure within the City of Detroit, he or she shall forfeit one dollar to such person as shall take up the same; and if the owner be unknown, the person so finding and taking up any hog within the City of Detroit, shall secure and keep the same, and within twenty-four hours after, deliver a notice by him or her signed, in writing to the Marshall of the City, setting forth the colour and marks, natural and artificial, and the Marshall shall post up in three of the most public places within the said City, a copy of said notice, and shall file with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees, the original notice; and if the owner shall within five days next after the posting up of said notice pay, or tender the said forfeiture to the party so taking up such hog, the same shall be restored; but if the owner do not appear within that time, the hog or hogs so taken up shall be forfeited to the person taking up the same, for his benefit:  the Marshall’ to receive for his services twenty-five cents, to be paid by the person taking up such hog as aforesaid.  This act to take effect and be in force from and after the first day of April next; and all acts or parts of acts passed by the board of Trustees previous to the passage of this act, respecting the running of hogs at large within the City of Detroit, be and the same are hereby repealed.  Made and passed this twenty-first day of March, 1820.

JAMES M’CLOSKEY,
Ch’n B’d of Trustees.

Attest – THOMAS ROWLAND,
Secretary.

HOG LAW

Detroit Gazette
July 27, 1821.

BY an Ordinance passed by the Board of Trustees of the city of Detroit, no swine are permitted to run at large in the streets and alleys of the said city.  The above ordinance has not been duly enforced; and it becomes my duty to give notice, and public notice is hereby given, that from and after next Monday, which will be the thirtieth day of the present month, I shall take, take or cause to be taken, all hogs or swine that may be found running at large within the limits of the corporation, and detain them until the penalty and costs imposed by the said ordinance are paid.

SAMUEL SHERWOOD,
City Marshall

Detroit, July 26, 1821.
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