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- Description:
- 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:
- Head-and-shoulders portrait lithograph of Lewis Cass, by J.C. Buttre and printed by Johnson, Fry, and Company of New York. Cass is depicted in a dark suit and tie looking to the right. The oval-shaped portrait is surrounded by a border composed of scrollwork and images of an eagle perched atop a book beneath a semi-circle of stars, and of two War of 1812-era officers on horseback leading marching soldiers. Lewis Cass' signature is printed at the bottom.
- Date Issued:
- 1858-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Typewritten letter of introduction written by the Acting Secretary of State Huntington Wilson, on behalf of the windowed Annette Alger, who is about to embark on a trip abroad, and addressed to "the Diplomatic and Consular Officers of the United States." The letter is dated August 17, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Description:
- The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 admission certificate with envelope, granted to United States Representative Alpheus Starkey Williams. The envelope and the exterior of the quarter-folded certificate are signed by the event's Director General Alfred T. Goshorn, President of the Board of Finance John Welsh, and President of the U.S. Centennial Commission Joseph R. Hawley. The interior of the certificate lists its terms.
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Handwritten letter from Lewis Cass to William Foxen. The letter reads: Washington September 26, 1861 Dear William, Mr. [...] wrote me, that the dining table was coming on. We want it very much, in a [...] First you can let me know just the breadth of the table, and the length to check I can hold out if they [...] Meals are, an [...] Lewis Cass
- Date Issued:
- 1861-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Handwritten note from Katherine J. Zimmer, Corresponding Secretary of the National Organization of Catholic Women to Emma Etheridge Moran, informing her that she has been elected the group's vice-president. The Note is written on both sides of a cardstock card. It reads: Detroit, Mich. 1175 Cass Ave. Mrs. John V. Moran My dear Mrs. Moran: It is my privilege to notify you of your election to Seventh Vice-President of the National Organization of Catholic Women, at the last annual meeting. Yours Sincerely Katherine J. Zimmer, Corresponding Sec'y Feb. 14 - 1917
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Invitation to the unveiling ceremony of the Stevens T. Mason monument in Capitol Park, on Saturday May 13, 1908, sent on behalf of the Mason Monument Commission. Daniel McCoy, Lawton T. Hemans, and Arthur L. Holmes are listed as the commissioners. The invitation is printed in script on the front panel of a beige half-folded piece of paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Receipt book receipt dated June 19, 1900 for membership dues for Detroit Light Guard made out to Arthur S. Hampton.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Invitation note from Governor Hazen S. Pingree to the Michigan Legislature for a complimentary dinner on December 18, 1900 in the Executive Parlor of the Capitol. The note includes Pingree's signature and an orange embossed Michigan seal with a blue ribbon.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
