Antique book?

I just found a curious book.

"Manual of the National Union" printed by the Senate 1887

Evidently there's a "committee on secret work" or something too. It's basically a How-to manual of the National Union's proceedings.

I can't find anything about it through Google or the Library of Congress. The only mention of it online is on a Freemasonry website that says an older printing was used as reference for something.

Can anyone get more info on this? I'm at a complete loss. I can't even find a "National Union" that was active in 1887.

MIB's coming for you.

Sounds like you're in the first act of an adventure movie.

Have fun.

>>3
adventure movies aren't divided into acts you dumb bitch

Some of us are historian and actually know how to find books.

Manual of the National Union :
revised and reported to the senate by the committee on secret work, and adopted at the sixth annual session, at Fremont, Ohio, June 24, 1887 ; approved by President Creager, September 7, 1887.

National Union.
1887
English Book Book 62 p. : ill., music ; 19 cm.


Where to find:

Location     Library     Code
US,AL    AUBURN UNIV    AAA 
US,OH    RUTHERFORD B HAYES PRESIDENTIAL CTR    ODH 
US,OH    WESTERN RSV HIST SOC LIBR

>>5
Ah, thanks. Any ideas as to what the National Union was exactly?

Well the report has something to do with fraternal organizations and insurance as well as rituals, rites, and ceremonies. Guessing, I'd have to say the National Union was a type fraternity but could very well be labor-union related seeing there was a bit of a surge in labor-union activity in the late nineteenth century.

>>8

Yeah, it seems you are right. Wikipedia has an article about a National Union club, but they weren't supposed to be active around the time the book was printed. So, wikipedia must be wrong about the dates.

Without looking at the book it is sort of hard to trace since the name is used so often (i.e. the pro-Lincoln).  I might be able to request a copy of it if they all aren't on microfilm.