Papers, 1809-1908.

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Papers, 1809-1908.

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Copies of typewritten transcripts of documentation assembled by the Bishop Baraga Association in support of the cause for his canonization as a saint; consisting of correspondence, reports, journal and account-book entries, and invoices. Also microfilm containing correspondence, 1850s-1860s; an Indian language (Ottawa or Chippewa) catechism; an introduction to Catholicism in North America, in German, possibly written for the Leopoldine Society. And correspondence and records of the Michigan Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1825-1850, concerning a conflict between Baptist and Catholic officials over the proceeds coming from the sale of mission lands near Grand Rapids, Michigan, with correspondents including Bishop Peter LeFevre, John Tyler, James Polk, department officials and representatives of the litigants.

3 reels of microfilm.

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University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library

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University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library

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United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Michigan Superintendency.

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Bishop Baraga Association.

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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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John Tyler (b. March 29, 1790, Charles City County, Virginia–d. January 18, 1862, Richmond, Virginia), was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845) and the first to succeed to the office following the death of President William Henry Harrison....

Lefevre, Peter Paul, 1804-1869.

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Baraga, Frederic, 1797-1868

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Frederic Baraga was born on June 29, 1797 in a Slovene province of Dobrinic, Carniola, later known as Slovenia. After receiving his preparatory education in Ljubljana, where his talent for languages was marked, he studied law at the University of Vienna. Upon graduation in 1821 he broke his engagement to marry, renounced his inheritance, and entered Ljubljana's seminary. He was ordained September 21, 1823. In 1830 he emigrated to the United States, and devoted thirty- six years of his life to th...