Charles F. Bates papers 1861-1888

Hampton, Charles S., 1856-1917.

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Parker, Sampson, b. 1818.

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United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 20th (1862-1865). Company D.

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Bates, Charles F. (Charles Franklin), d. 1922

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Charles Franklin Bates was born ca. 1840 in Dexter, Michigan. He enlisted in the 20th Michigan Infantry Company D on August 9, 1862 with formal induction occurring nine days later. On January 18, 1863 Bates was discharged in Washington, D.C. on a surgeon's certificate of disability. Following the Civil War, Bates was a successful farmer and sawmill owner in Dexter. During the 1870s and 1880s, Bates was a Knights of Labor activist and chair of the Washtenaw County Committ...

Perry, George A., 1831 or 1832-

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Field, Moses W. (Moses Whelock), 1828-1889

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Field's subdivision was laid out upon a Dart of the old Malcher or "Church" Farm. From the description of Moses W. Field papers, 1821, 1911. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 430960233 ...

Potter, John M. (John McEwen)

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Mayo, Perry, 1839-1921

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Grange official from North Marshall, Michigan. From the description of Perry Mayo journal, 1865-1906. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 80292560 ...

Michigan State Grange

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The Michigan State Grange was formally organized on April 15, 1873 at the Court House in the Village of Kalamazoo. The formation united the twenty local Granges that had already been established in 1872. The first local grange organized was Burnside Grange #1 on January 10, 1872 in Lapeer County. The Michigan Grange held its first Annual Session in Kalamazoo on January 21-23, 1874. Members of the Grange "provide service to agriculture and rural areas on a variety of issu...

Innes, Wm. P. (William Powers), 1826-1893

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Morrow, James H.

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Markey, Daniel P., b. 1857.

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Greenback Labor Party (U.S.)

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Knights of Labor

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Labor organization. From the description of Minutes, 1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536651 From the guide to the Knights of Labor minutes, 1886, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Organized in Philadelphia in 1869 as a general labor organization to protect and promote American laborers. One of ther goals was to prohibit the importation of foreign labor under contract. In 1880's, California's local Assemblies worked to ban use of Chinese immigrants and to pr...

Powderly, Terence Vincent, 1849-1924

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Terence Vincent Powderly (1849-1924), labor leader and public servant, was the eloquent though flawed leader of the American Labor movement during the struggles of the late 19th century, specifically during his tenure as head of the fledgling Knights of Labor, 1879-1893. He was a committed Irish nationalist, serving as a member of Clan Na Gael and the Irish Land League. He was also a dedicated public servant, on both the local and federal level, with three terms as Mayor of Scranton, 1878-1884, ...