George H. Hopkins
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Excerpt from Memorial Address on the Life and Character of John Judson Bagley: Delivered Before the Michigan State Pioneer Society, at Their Request, in Representative Hall, Lansing Hon. Geo. H, Hopkins, Detroit, Mich. Dear Sir - At a meeting of the Committee of Historians and Executive Committee of the State Pioneer Society, held at the Capitol on the 6th inst., the following resolution was unanimously passed: "Resolved, That the Corresponding Secretary of the State Pioneer Society be, and he is hereby directed to correspond with Hon. George H. Hopkins, of Detroit, and request from him a memorial paper for publication in Vol. IV. of Pioneer Collections in reference to the late Gov. John J. Bagley." Gov. Bagley was a member of the Society, and such a paper is very much desired by the committees, and the matter was thoroughly discussed by hem as to who would be the best person to prepare such a paper, and all agreed that you were the one. Hoping a favorable reply from you, I am, yours very truly, Geo. H. Greene, Corresponding Secretary. [The following letter was received in reply to one asking when it was expected to publish Vol. IV., referred to.] Kalamazoo, December 27, 1881. Hon. Geo. H. Hopkins: Dear Sir - Mr. Geo. H. Greene, Corresponding Secretary of the State Pioneer Society, has forwarded me your letter of Dec. 21, inst., in reference to memorial paper of the late Governor Bagley. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.