28 Mar 1912: AOH Division No. 1 dues ledger, p. 420: account of James J. Murphy (header), transferred from Division No. 2

Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): dues ledger · Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana · 1912-03-28

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Photograph IMG_7507 of the dues ledger of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (Division No. 1, Butte), held by the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. Pages in the photograph: 420 (the member page photographed, full); the facing page at the right edge is another member's card (partial, name not legible) Date: undated as a meeting; the ledger runs Jan 1912 through Dec 1919, with payment dates from 20 Mar 1912 to 9 Sept 1919 Officers signing: none Topics: dues ledger, transfer from Division No. 2, initiation fee, monthly dues $1.00, semi-annual payments of $6.00 James J. Murphy in this source (passages read from the image, dossier register of 26 Sept 2026): - 28 Mar 1912: Transferred from AOH Division No. 2 into Division No. 1 in March 1912 (the card reads 'Transferred from No 2 March 28th -12', dues 'Paid to Jan 1st 12'), giving his address as 423 N. Jackson. [confirmed] - 20 Mar 1912 to 9 Sep 1919: Paid Division No. 1 dues of $1.00 a month without a break from January 1912 to December 1919, quarterly in 1912 and half-yearly from 1913; the last payment on the page is dated 9 Sep 1919. [confirmed] The whole-page transcription is a single Sonnet reading of 13 Sept 2026 and has not been proofed against the image; quote James's passages from the readings listed above.

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# IMG_7507 - **Type:** other — printed dues ledger / member account page (not minutes). NOTE: the photo is rotated 90 degrees; rotated upright for transcription. - **Book page number(s) visible:** 420 (the member page photographed, full); the facing page at the right edge is another member's card (partial, name not legible) - **Meeting date(s):** undated as a meeting; the ledger runs Jan 1912 through Dec 1919, with payment dates from 20 Mar 1912 to 9 Sept 1919 - **Place / body:** AOHIrish societiesAncient Order of Hiberniansin America from 1836The largest Irish Catholic fraternal order in America: sick and death benefits for members, St. Patrick’s Day parades, and steady support for Irish nationalism.More in Key terms → Division No. 1 (Silver Bow County) dues ledger; member's address given as 423 N Jackson [Butte] - **Officers signing:** none - **Murphy mentions:** "James J. Murphy" — the member whose dues account this entire page is; "Address. [struck-out word] 423 N Jackson" - **Other key names present:** none - **Topics:** dues ledger, transfer from Division No. 2, initiation fee, monthly dues $1.00, semi-annual payments of $6.00 ## Transcription 420 Roll No. ______________ Member James J. Murphy Address ~~[struck out, illegible — possibly "Hibernia" or a former street]~~ 423 N Jackson Date Elected ______________ Date 2d Degree ______________ Date Initiated Transferred from No 2 March 28th - 12 Date 3rd Degree ______________ Paid to Jan 1 - 12 Initiation Fee, $ 3.00 Date 4th Degree ______________ Suspended ______________ Date Paid ______________ Reinstated ______________ [A pencil check mark "V" stands above "Date Elected".] ### Dues table (columns: year/month | Dues | Fines | Assm't | Special | Total | Date Paid | Cash) 1912 Bal. For'd — Jan. 1 00 Feb. 1 00 March 1 00 3 00 Mar 20 3 00 April 1 00 May 1 00 June 1 00 3 00 May 22 3 00 July 1 00 Aug. 1 00 Sept. 1 00 3 00 Aug 28 3 00 Oct. 1 00 Nov. 1 00 Dec. 1 00 3 00 Sept 25 3 00 1913 Bal. For'd — Jan. 1 00 Feb. 1 00 March 1 00 April 1 00 May 1 00 June 1 00 6 00 Feb 12 6 00 July 1 00 Aug 1 00 Sept. 1 00 Oct. 1 00 Nov. 1 00 Dec. 1 00 6 00 Sept 10 6 00 1914 Bal. For'd — Jan. 1 00 Feb. 1 00 March 1 00 April 1 00 May 1 00 June 1 00 6 00 Jan 21 1914 6 00 July 1 00 Aug. 1 00 Sept. 1 00 Oct. 1 00 Nov. 1 00 Dec. 1 00 6 00 Oct 7 6 00 1915 Bal. For'd — Jan. 1 00 Feb. 1 00 March 1 00 April 1 00 May 1 00 June 1 00 6 00 Jan 20 1915 6 00 July 1 00 Aug. 1 00 Sept. 1 00 Oct. 1 00 Nov. 1 00 Dec. 1 00 6 00 Sep 15 6 00 1916 Bal. For'd — Jan. 1 00 Feb. 1 00 March 1 00 April 1 00 May 1 00 June 1 00 6 00 Mar 22 1916 6 00 July 1 00 Aug. 1 00 Sept. 1 00 Oct. 1 00 Nov. 1 00 Dec. 1 00 6 00 Oct 4 6 00 1917 Bal. For'd — Jan. 1 00 Feb. 1 00 March 1 00 April 1 00 May 1 00 June 1 00 6 00 Mar 14 6 00 July 1 00 Aug. 1 00 Sept. 1 00 Oct. 1 00 Nov. 1 00 Dec. 1 00 6 00 Oct 10 6 00 1918 Bal. For'd — Jan. 1 00 Feb. 1 00 March 1 00 April 1 00 May 1 00 June 1 00 6 00 2/27/18 July 1 00 Aug. 1 00 Sept. 1 00 Oct. 1 00 Nov. 1 00 Dec. 1 00 6 00 11/13/18 1919 Bal. For'd — Jan. 1 00 Feb. 1 00 March 1 00 April 1 00 May 1 00 June 1 00 6 00 3/26/19 July 1 00 Aug. 1 00 Sept. 1 00 Oct. 1 00 Nov. 1 00 Dec. 1 00 6 00 9/9/19 The Fines, Assm't and Special columns are blank throughout. ### Facing page (partial) At the right edge, the head of the next member's card is visible: "Roll No. ___ / Member [illegible, begins "Je..." or "Ja..."] / Address 12[illegible]", with year blocks 1912, 1913, 1914 and dues of 1 00 per month. The name is not legible in this photograph. ## Passages re-read from the image (Opus, 26 Sept 2026) From the dossier register, `research/docs/jjm-dossier-2026-09-26/register/`. These readings, not the whole-page text above, are the ones to quote. - **div1_1912-03-28_dues-ledger_p420_header-transfer-from-div2** (confirmed; div1-a.yaml): Member James J. Murphy / Address 423 N Jackson > 420 Roll No. [blank] Member James J. Murphy Address [struck-out word, illegible] 423 N Jackson ... Date Elected [check mark] Date Initiated Transferred from No 2 March 28th -12 Paid to Jan 1st 12 Initiation Fee, $ 3.00 - **div1_1919-09-09_dues-ledger_p420_payments-1912-1919** (confirmed; div1-a.yaml): (account of 'James J. Murphy', named in the header of the same page) > 1912 ... Mar 20 ... 3 00 ... May 22 ... 3 00 ... Aug 28 ... 3 00 ... Sept 25 ... 3 00. 1913 ... Feb 12 ... 6 00 ... Sept 10 ... 6 00. 1914 ... Jan 21 1914 ... 6 00 ... Oct 7 ... 6 00. 1915 ... Jan 20 1915 ... 6 00 ... Sep 15. 1916 ... 6 00 Mar 22 1916 ... 6 00 Oct 4. 1917 ... 6 00 Mar 14 ... 6 00 Oct 10. 1918 ... 6 00 2/27/18 ... 6 00 11/13/18. 1919 ... 6 00 3/26/19 ... 6 00 9/9/19. [Dues column: 1 00 entered for every month, Jan 1912 to Dec 1919; Fines, Assm't and Special columns blank.]

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Source ID: 1912-03-28_aoh-div1-butte_dues-ledger-p420-james-j-murphy

Reference: AOH Division No. 1 (Butte) dues ledger, book p. 420, member's account of James J. Murphy, header entries of March 1912 (photo IMG_7507)

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