Wolf bounty certificate, 1838-1839.

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Wolf bounty certificate, 1838-1839.

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Wolf bounty certificate, 1838-1839, for a wolf scalp presented by Cornelius C. Vandenbergh of Convis Township (Mich.) to Asabel Quinlan (sp?), township clerk and justice of the peace. Vandenbergh supposedly caught the wolf in a trap. Notes on back of the certificate state "allowed Oct. 1839" and "not allowed-head not produced". The certificate is damaged by stains.

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Clarke Historical Library

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Vandenbergh, Cornelius C.

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Quinlan, Asabel.

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Michigan. Court of the Justice of the Peace (Calhoun County)

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No information is available on these men. In the 19th century and earlier, local governments paid people to kill wolves to prevent damage to domesticated animals, such as sheep. Wolf heads were preferred by local treasurers to prevent people from taking parts of a wolf skin to a different local officials and getting certificates from each locality. Certificates were then paid by the County Treasurer. Farmers were also reimbursed for damages to their herds caused by wolves. Thus, treasurers had "...