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- Handwritten letter from the Colored Citizens of Detroit sent to the family of Jacob Merritt Howard, upon the occasion of Howard's death to accompany a copy of resolutions adopted in memorial of the late senator (2013.048.672). The letter reads: To the family of the late Jacob M. Howard, at a meeting of the Colored Citizens of Detroit held in the Union League Rooms on the 5th of April 1871, the inclosed Pre-amble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted, and we as a Committee instructed to present them to you, The duty is a sad one, and we perform it, with that sorrow, that is born of our affection for one, who has always been our earnest and sincere friend. Respectfully, Geo. DeBaptist } John D. Richards } Com. Jas. D. Carter } William Lambert - Prest. W.Y. Clark - Secty.
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
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- Law diploma awarded to Jacob M. Howard from Williams College in Massachusetts, 1866.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
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- Handwritten letter and two newspaper clippings, sent by John F. Driggs to A. Mandall, instructing him to deliver the enclosed document (presumably 2013.048.665) to the family of William Howard. The clippings are "Good Progress is Reported at Howard Mines," and "Richest Silver Vein of Mexico Find Declared." The letter reads: East Saginaw April 6, 1841 A. Mandall [...] Dear Sir Will you please see that the enclosed is delivered to the son, or some member of the Wm. Howards family Oblige. yours, Truely J.F. Diggs
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
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- Envelope with three different writings on it. "Jacob M. Howard" "My [...]" and a list "salt, [...], soap, wood"
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Handwritten letter, with envelope, from Divie Bethune Duffield to the family of Jacob Merritt Howard, expressing sympathy upon the senator's death. The letter is handwritten on both sides of a piece of stationery from the "Law Offices of D.B. and H.M. Duffield, Nos. 23, 25, and 27 Seitz Building, Congress Street." The letter reads: Detroit Mich., April 7th, 1871 In pursuance of instructions, I beg leave to transmit the enclosed proceedings of the Detroit Bar to the members of the family of the late Senator Howard as expressive of their views of his professional & individual character & to announce that the Lance have been duly presented to the U.S. District Court & also to the Supreme Court of the State, the latter of which ordered the same to be published in the forthcoming volume of its reports. Accompanying this paper with my own deep sympathy for you all in this very sore bereavement, I beg leave to [?] myself with great respect. Your ob't sev't D. Bethune Duffield Secretary of the Detroit Bar To the children & family of the late Senator Howard.
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
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- Three page handwritten copy of a resolution passed by the Citizens of East Saginaw in honor of the late Jacob M. Howard, which was presented to his family. The document is bound at the top by three grommets. It reads: To the Family of the late Hon. Jacob M. Howard. At a meeting of the Citizens of East Saginaw held in the parlors of the Bancroft House on the 4th mth. call for the purpose of paying a tribute of respect to the memory of your lamented father and for the purpose of extending their condolences and sympathy to his family and relatives. The following resolutions were submitted by the Hon. John F. Driggs and unanimously adopted. In pursuance of the same a committee was appointed to attend the funeral and present a copy of the proceedings to you. In discharging that duty the committee desire to say that they in common with all of our citizens deeply regret the sad event by which the State has been deprived of one its best citizens and you of a kind and affectionate father. In the remarks made at the meeting these sentiments were feelingly expressed and earnestly sympathized by all: Whereas, We have heard with profound regret of the sudden death of Hon. Jacob M. Howard, late U.S. Senator from our State, and for many years one of Michigan's most talented, esteemed and honored citizens, whom in life without distinction of party we felt proud to call our own. Not only on account of his long and valuable service rendered the State while in the various positions of honor and trust to which he had been called, but for the national reputation he enjoyed as a statesman of exalted ability and learning; a citizen whose devotion to duty and principles, as well as what he believed to be for the best interests of his country and state, secured to himself the confidence and respect of all fair and honorable men of all parties; a citizen whose death we mourn as a loss to the community and whose memory though sadly, we delight to honor; and Whereas, It has been decreed by the inscrutable laws of the Supreme Rules of the Universe that our esteemed fellow citizen should be thus suddenly taken from his family and the country while in the maturity of his manhood and usefulness, we deem it not only a duty but fit and proper that we should express our deep sorrow for this great loss to the State and country, and that we should extend our unfeigned condolences and sympathy to his afflicted family, therefore, Resolved, That we the citizens of East Saginaw, without distinction of party, deeply lament the sudden and untimely death of Hon. Jacob M. Howard. That we mourn his loss as one that will meet with responsive regrets from the hearts of the people of the State and nation. Resolved, That we extend to the family and intimate friends of the lamented deceased our sincere condolence and sympathy. That though we may not feel as they must by this sad event, we realize the uncertainty of life, and feel assured that his loss will be felt and regretted by all. Resolved, That as a mark of due respect to the memory of the distinguished dead, a committee of citizens be appointed to attend his funeral at Detroit, and to present a copy of these proceedings to his family and see that the same are given to the public through the press. Committee: Hon. John F. Driggs, chairman B.J. Brown H.C. Potter C.W. Wisner Rev. S.A. Wishard Hon. Leander Simoneau " John G. Owen " Edwin Eddy Chas. L. Ostman L.H. Eastman B.M. Thompson W.L. Webber Hon. A.B. Wood H.C. Ripley Prof. Jos. Estabrook Capt. M.L. Gage Jas. F. Brown C.W. Grant B.B. Buckhont J.S. Estabrook T.P. Sheldon Geo. K. Newcomb East Saginaw, April 5th, 1871 J.F. Driggs, Chairman meeting T.B. Fox, Secretary
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Handwritten half-folded resolution from the Colored Citizens of Detroit sent to the Howard Family along with the letter 2013.048.670 on the event of the death of Jacob M. Howard. The document reads: Whereas, In the Providence of God, our friend and benefactor Jacob M. Howard has been called from among men to that bourne from which no traveller returns and Whereas, He was one of the firmest, truest and best friends of our race, ever ready to assist us with his tongue, pen or purse, and Whereas, We know that during his service in the Senate of the United States, he was ever vigilant for the rights of Colored men. Never giving a vote of which we as Colored men could complain, Always maintaining, with signal ability, and consistency the rights of the oppressed, and at last drafting, with his own hands the immortal 13th Amendment to the constitution of the United States, that conferred freedom upon four millions of slaves, and Whereas, His whole life has shown him to be a friend of the oppressed, and lowly, - whose voice was ever ready to sustain our cause, and whose person was among us, at our meetings, to give us words of comfort and cheer Whereas, Throughout the late rebellion, when the institutions of Republican Government were submitted to the arbitrament of the sword, and when the time of reconstruction came he was still the friend of the oppressed, battling on the side of justice, and right and for the preservation of the Union, Therefore be it Resolved That in the death of Jacob M. Howard we as a people have lost a true friend, whose memory we will cherish, and the nation a man, whose ability, and justice as a statesman will never be forgotten. Resolved That we revere his memory as one who was largely instrumental in securing for the Colored men of this County their Liberty and Enfranchisement, and we extend to his family our heart felt sympathy in this hour of their bereavement. Resolved, That as a sorrowing people we will attend his funeral in a body Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the family of the deceased.
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned bust portrait photograph of Jacob Merritt Howard. Howard is wearing a waistcoat, vest, and high-collared shirt. HIs hair is short and slightly ruffled. He is looking straight at the camera with his eyes half closed. The signature of the photographer C.M. Hayes is handwritten near the lower right corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Booklet, written by Hamilton Gay Howard, containing a biography of Senator Jacob M. Howard. The booklet is bound in a grey paper cover listing Howard's major accomplishments, and bearing an excerpt from the 13th Ammendment on the front.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Handwritten copy of a series of resolutions adopted by the Detroit Law Students' Association in honor of the late Senator Jacob Merritt Howard, and presented to his family, as well as the accompanying envelope. The document reads: In Memorandum. At a special meeting of the Detroit Law Students' Association, held at these rooms on Wednesday afternoon April 5, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty and All wise Providence to remove from among us the Hon. Jacob M. Howard; therefore, Resolved, that we the members of the Detroit Law Students' Association, sympathize with his afflicted family, the sorrowing public and particularly with the members of the legal profession in the loss of one of its ablest members of the legal profession, who was ever the friend of the student and the young and inexperienced lawyer, and, whose private and public life is worthy to be followed by the scholar, the lawyer and the statesman; and, also Resolved, That the Secretary transmit a copy of the foregoing resolutions to the family of Mr. Howard. Henry Plass, Jr. President John Don[n]olly Secretary E. T. Niebling Cor. Ser'y"
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
