Friend Palmer papers, 1820-1906

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Friend Palmer papers, 1820-1906

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Papers principally pertain to his activities as Michigan State Agent for prosecuting military claims against the Federal government. Also included are various real estate records; a record of the firm of Currier & McChesney; a minute book of the Long Island Clam Extract Company; Mariners' Church, Detroit; and a typescript of account of the discover of Conglomerate in Calumet in 1864.

4 linear ft. (1 box, 10 volumes, 2 wallets).

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7443043

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Long Island Clam Extract Company.

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Mariners' Church of Detroit (Detroit, Mich.)

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Hulbert, Edward J.

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Ed Hulbert was in music school in Grand Rapids (Mich.), 1861-1863. Hez may be a nickname or an abbreviation for Hezekiel. There is no Hez Hulbert listed in the Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Index. All three boys were grandsons of Rev. Abel Bingham, whose papers are also at the Clarke Historical Library. From the description of Correspondence, 1861,1863. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 40790003 ...

Palmer, Friend, 1820-1906

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Born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., 17 May 1820; came to Detroit with his family in 1827. Lived in Detroit for most of his life; worked in the book business. He spent about 5 years in Buffalo during the 1840s, where he worked for W.B. & C.E. Peck Booksellers and Stationers, agents for Pomeroy & Co., forerunner of American Express. During the Mexican War, he served as quartermaster for the U.S. Army, and during the Civil War he was appointed quartermaster-general of Michigan. Died ...