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- Black and white reproduction of a drawing of Theodore Roosevelt, drawn by Gari Melchers in 1908. The drawing depicts Roosevelt standing, wearing a hat, glasses, a coat with a fur collar, and black knee high boots. Printed text on the lower right corner right reads "Copr. Gari Melchers Copr. Detroit Publishing Co." The print is mounted on beige paper from a former framing. A hand written caption on the verso reads "Reproduced from drawing by Gari Melchers, Detroit artist 1908."
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Government
- Description:
- Black and white engraving of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln is pictured sitting upright in a chair. He is wearing a dark three piece suit, a dark bow tie, and a white shirt. He is holding papers in his left hand.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Government
- Description:
- Colored lithograph published by N. Currier in 1945 titled "Death of Genl Andrew Jackson: President of the United States from 1829 to 1837." The drawing depicts President Jackson lying on his deathbed, with two women and two men standing at his bedside. The man and woman in the center of the image are standing beside the bed looking at President Jackson, while the man depicted on the left side of the drawing is sitting in a chair with a hand covering his face and the woman on the right side is kneeling next to the bed in prayer. The text underneath the lower left border of the drawing reads "Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier." The text underneath the lower right border of the drawing reads "2 Spruce St. N.Y." The text underneath the border of the drawing in the center reads "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1845 by N. Currier in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y." At the bottom of the lithograph is a quote from Andrew Jackson reading "I am in the hand's of a merciful god._ I have full confidence in his goodness and mercy._ The Bible is true._"
- Date Issued:
- 1845-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Government
- Description:
- Colored lithograph from Kelloggs & Comstock titled "Death of James Knox Polk: President of the United States from 1845 to 1849." The drawing depicts President Polk lying on his deathbed, with two women and three men standing at his bedside. A cloth covered table is visible beside the bed. The text underneath the lower left border of the drawing reads "Kelloggs & Comstock 150 Fulton St. N.Y. & 136 Main St. Hartford Conn." The text underneath the lower right border of the drawing reads "D. Needham 12 Exchange St. Buffalo."
- Date Issued:
- 1849-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Government
- Description:
- Deed. Deed, signed by President James Madison, and Secretary of State James Monroe grant landing to Abijah and Jesse Hunt, bearing the Great Seal of the United States, embossed in white: James Madison, President of the United States of America To all to whom these presents shall come, greetings: Know ye, that Abijah and Jefse Hunt having lodged in the Treasury, a certificate of the register of the Land-office of Detroit, whereby it appears that the said Abijah and Jefse Hunt are confirmed by the virtue of an act of Congress, entitled "An act regulating the grants of land in the territory of Michigan," in their claim to a certain tract of land, containing six hundred eighteen and 26/100ths acres, situate on the border of River Raisins (sic) bounded and describes as follows, to wit: Beginning at a post standing on the south border of River Raisins, between this tract and a tract confirmed to the claimants; thence south nineteen degrees, west, one hundred ninety one chains sixty one links to a post, thence north seventy one degrees west, thirty two chains, thirty seven links to a post; thence north nineteen degrees east, one hundred ninety chains, thirty nine links to a post standing on the border of the river Raisins, between this tract and a tract confirmed to H.F. Lafselle; thence along the border of said river down stream, south sixty seven degrees, east, thirteen chains twenty two links; thence south eighty seven degrees, east, fifteen chains, thence south fifty two degrees, east, five chains, ten links to the place of the beginning. There is granted by the United States, unto the said Abijah and Jefse Hunt the tract or parcel of land above described; to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land, with the appurtenances, unto the said Abijah and Jefse Hunt heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof, I have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Give under my hand at the city of Washington, the twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven and of the Independence of the United States of America, the thirty-fifth. By the President James Madison. James Monroe Secretary of State.
- Date Issued:
- 1811-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Government
- Description:
- Black and white engraved drawing of Abraham Lincoln, photographed by Brady and engraved by Ritchie. Printed text at the bottom of the document reads "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1865, by Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of Ohio. Mounted on cloth/linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Government
