Letter from Mayor F. L. Schmersahl to Hoboken City Council, Oct. 10, 1871 re the Chicago fire & setting up a victims benefit fund.

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Hoboken Historical Museum

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Name/Title

Letter from Mayor F. L. Schmersahl to Hoboken City Council, Oct. 10, 1871 re the Chicago fire & setting up a victims benefit fund.

Entry/Object ID

2012.004.0044

Scope and Content

Letter from Mayor F[rederick]. L. Schmersahl to Hoboken City Council, Oct. 10, 1871 re the Chicago fire and setting up a benefit fund for the victims. Text is in notes. See archives 2012.004.0045 for a report on The Chicago Relief Fund of which Schmersahl served as Treasurer. City of Hoboken document with file notations

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Accession

2012.004

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Found in collection

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Found in Collection

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1871 - 1871

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1871 Date(s): 1871

General Notes

Note

Notes: archives 2012.004.0044 ==== Mayor's Office Hoboken, Oct 10th, 1871 To the Council of the City of Hoboken Gentlemen. When as the sad news has been spread over the Country, that, a large portion of the great City of the West, the City of Chicago, has been visited by one of the most terrible conflagrations on record whereby many thousands of people are left homeless and in a destitute and [?] condition, and the appeal comes to us for help and assistance, and I think that we should heed this call upon us and contribute our share, and do all in our power to assist, and relieve this suffering people - I would therefore recommend to your honorable body, to take such action as you may deem judicious at this most critical moment, toward relieving the distress of the suffering by a [?] contriution to the fund now being raised in the unions, cities and towns in this state and throughout the country. Yours respectfully F.L. Schmersahl, Mayor ----- Communication from His Honor of the Mayor calling attention of Council as to the destitution of the citizens of Chicago caused by the last fire. Presented, read & ref'd to the Com. On Finance & Salaries Oct 10/71 F.E. Rowald M/C City Clerk [?] on File Nov 14/71 J.S. Yeager Chas. H. Williams Placed on file Nov/71 F. E. Rowald M/C City Clerk ---- Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2012-10-22