By-Laws of Improved Order of Red Men, CA 1870
Heading: (California - Placerville)
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Title: Constitution, By-Laws, Rules of Order, Etc., Culloma Tribe, No. 29, Improved Order of Red Men, of Placerville, State of California
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:F. Clarke, Printer to G.C., Calumet Office
Date Published: 1870
Description: 40 pp. 14x9.5 cm (5½x3¾"), printed wrappers.By-laws for a tribe of The Improved Order of Red Men in Placerville, California. The Order is one of the oldest fraternal organizations in the United States, with structure nominally based on Native American titles and customs, in honor of the Boston Tea Party contingent who dressed up in Native American costume to dump tea into the Boston Harbor, though membership was restricted to whites until 1974. The regulations included provide for the election of officers, payment of funeral expenses, and other activities associated with the group.
Condition Report: Minor staining to wrappers, slight stains to bottom outer corner of initial leaves; near fine.
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Heading: (California - Placerville)
Author:
Title: Constitution, By-Laws, Rules of Order, Etc., Culloma Tribe, No. 29, Improved Order of Red Men, of Placerville, State of California
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:F. Clarke, Printer to G.C., Calumet Office
Date Published: 1870
Description: 40 pp. 14x9.5 cm (5½x3¾"), printed wrappers.By-laws for a tribe of The Improved Order of Red Men in Placerville, California. The Order is one of the oldest fraternal organizations in the United States, with structure nominally based on Native American titles and customs, in honor of the Boston Tea Party contingent who dressed up in Native American costume to dump tea into the Boston Harbor, though membership was restricted to whites until 1974. The regulations included provide for the election of officers, payment of funeral expenses, and other activities associated with the group.
Condition Report: Minor staining to wrappers, slight stains to bottom outer corner of initial leaves; near fine.
