November 23 Tuesday – The Hartford Courant, p2 “Blackbird Again,” reported:

The barrel of clothing and provisions for A.I. Blackbird, the Ottawa Indian in northern Michigan, will be forwarded this week if there are articles enough sent to fill it. The ladies connected with the First Congregational church (the Center), have it in charge, and anything designed for the barrel should be sent as soon as possible…./ The younger children of Blackbird’s family are nearly provided with clothing by the Sunday school classes of the Center church, but the oldest son, Red Deer, who is lame and cannot work, and the next youngest son, North Wind, who is sixteen years old, have very little sent in for them….The ladies acknowledge with thanks ten dollars from Mr. S. L. Clemens for Blackbird.