Handwritten half-folded resolution from the Colored Citizens of Detroit sent to the Howard Family along with the letter 2013

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

Subject Topic:

Colored Citizens of Detroit

Subject Name:

Howard, Jacob Merritt, DeBaptiste, George, Richards, John D., Carter, James D., Clark, Walter Y., and Lambert, William

Format:

Resolution

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/AE7C61C1-F025-4A04-AE44-829292814343