Resolutions

Scope and Contents This collection includes a January 17, 1901 letter sent by the Pittsboro (IN) Lodge No. 342 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows to Mrs. Samuel (Elizabeth) Scott of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The letter was in response to the lodge learning that Samuel Scott, a member of the lodge, had died. The incomplete letter extends the lodge's sympathy and mentions the lodge's resolutions regarding Scott's character and his faithful membership.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a resolution from the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 12, 1870 to Vice President Schuyler Colfax for a public reception during his visit to the city.

Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of Thomas A. Hendricks’ correspondence as well as a few receipts and checks ranging from 1825 to 1885 in Indiana. A speech given by his nephew Thomas at a Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Celebration at Thomas A. Hendricks School in Shelbyville, Indiana is also included. There are also oversize memorial resolutions passed upon Thomas A. Hendricks' death and other certificates, 1885 and undated (OBD005).Correspondents include William English,...