Martin Kundig papers, 1827-1848

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Martin Kundig papers, 1827-1848

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/432665341

Detroit priest who set up a hospital during cholera epidemic of 1834; interested in aiding the poor. Letters are written to his parents in Switzerland.

0.2 linear ft. (1 wallet)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Kundig, Martin, 1805-1879

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A native of Switzerland, who came to America in 1828, and finished his studies for the priesthood in Bardstown, Ky. After a few years in Cincinnati, in 1833 he came to Detroit where he remained 9 years. During the cholera epidemic of 1834 he established a hospital, and later did much for poor relief. In 1842 he was transferred to Milwaukee where he died in 1879, aged 74. MMQ (blue index cards) From the description of Martin Kundig papers, 1827-1848 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat ...