Kathryn Packard Collection
c.00306

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator - Donor
Packard, Kathryn
Title
Kathryn Packard collection
ID
c.00306
Date [inclusive]
1824-1869
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 4 folders
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Scope and Contents note

This collection includes grants of public lands in the District of Detroit, Michigan Territory, to Samuel W. Dexter of New York (1824-1825). The collection also contains deeds, pertaining to lands in Washtenaw and Shiawassee Counties, Michigan, purchased by Dexter. Also included are tax receipts for land in Shiawassee County belonging to Francis Prevost and Alvin Brown Lodge, Lodge No. 30 (1884), and a certificate of recommendation into the Masonic Order for Luther Boyden of Mississippi.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections October 1966

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  April 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Kathryn Packard, 1962-09-05. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.

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Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

  • Detroit (Mich.)
  • Shiawassee County (Mich.)
  • Washtenaw County (Mich.)

Subject(s)

  • Freemasonry
  • Land titles -- Michigan
  • Taxation -- Michigan

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Grants and Public Lands 1824-1825 

 1

Land Deeds in Washtenaw and Shiawassee Counties 1827-March 31, 1837 

 2

Deeds and Mortgages April 1, 1837-September 1840 

 3

Receipts and Booklets 1837-1869 

 4