Michigan historical collections . REMOVAL OF GOVERNOR MASONS REMAINS. 33 lution into effect. Repairing to New York city they, with the assistanceof Mr. Edward H. Wright, Jr., of Newark, N. J., a grandson of Gover-nor Mason, had the body disinterred. The identity of the remains wasclearly established by a silver plate on the casket, which bore the in-scription, B. T. Mason Died Jan. 4th, 1843. This commission accompanied, at the special invitation of the Stateof Michigan, by Miss Emily V. Mason, of Washington, D. C, the sister;Mrs. Dorothea Wright, of Newark, N. J., the daughter; Edward
Michigan historical collections . REMOVAL OF GOVERNOR MASONS REMAINS. 33 lution into effect. Repairing to New York city they, with the assistanceof Mr. Edward H. Wright, Jr., of Newark, N. J., a grandson of Gover-nor Mason, had the body disinterred. The identity of the remains wasclearly established by a silver plate on the casket, which bore the in-scription, B. T. Mason Died Jan. 4th, 1843. This commission accompanied, at the special invitation of the Stateof Michigan, by Miss Emily V. Mason, of Washington, D. C, the sister;Mrs. Dorothea Wright, of Newark, N. J., the daughter; Edward , Jr., the grandson, and Stevens T. Mason, of Baltimore, Md., agrand nephew, then acted as escort to the remains on the journey toMichigan, arriving at Detroit Sunday morning, June 4, 1905. At once, upon action being taken by the State authorities, Hon. GeorgeP. Codd, Mayor of Detroit, sent a special message to the common coun-cil of that city, calling attention to the action of the State Legislature,and the common council took
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