1835-09-02 TOLEDO M T(WITH OHIO DESIGNATION)--STRAIGHTLINE CANCEL--PART OF TOLEDO STRIP--- TO BEN JOHNSON ESQ. AT ITHACA NEW YORK FROM H.L. WALBRIDGE AT TOLEDO---DATELINE TOLEDO M T---ARRIVED YESTERDAY ON THE STEAMBOAT GENERAL PORTER FROM BUFFALO WHICH RAN AGROUND AND DETAINED US FOR 4 HOURS----THIS PLACE(TOLEDO) OR SOME SPOT NEAR HERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE A LARGE AND IMPORTANT PLACE--A RAILROAD IS NOW BUILDING FROM ADRIAN IN LENAWEE CO M T TO THIS PLACE 23 MILES--THERE IS NOW AND HAS BEEN A GREAT EXCITEMENT HERE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE BORDERING BETWEEN OHIO AND MICHIGAN...OFFICERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY OHIO FOR THE DISPUTED TERRITORY,AND GOVERNOR LUCAS HAS APPOINTED A COURT TO BE HELD IN THIS PLACE ONE WEEK FROM TODAY...THIS PLACE IS TO BE COUNTY SEAT OF NEW CO CALLED LUCAS...I INFER YOU TO A NEWSPAPER AND SEND FOR THE PARTICULARS OF THE CONTEMPLATED WAR---MENTIONS CAPT. NORTON, ORRIN L. PHELPS IN BUFFALO---PRIVATELY OWNED-COURTESY OF MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N

Year: 1835
Date: 1835-09-02
County: Monroe
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Fancy Cancels , Michigan Territorial , Ohio Toledo Strip Letters , Railroads , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 6

1. 1835-09-02 TOLEDO OHIO (MICHIGAN TERRITORY)---PAGE 4--THIS PLACE(TOLEDO) OR SOME SPOT NEAR HERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE A LARGE AND IMPORTANT PLACE--A RAILROAD IS NOW BUILDING FROM ADRIAN IN LENAWEE CO M T TO THIS PLACE 23 MILES--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..

2. 1935-09-02 TOLEDO M T(WITH OHIO DESIGNATION)--PAGE 1--PART OF TOLEDO STRIP--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..

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5. 1835-09-02 TOLEDO M T(WITH OHIO DESIGNATION)--PAGE 6--PART OF TOLEDO STRIP--BOUGHT INDIAN PONY TO RIDE TO GRAND RAPIDS--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..

6. 1835-09-02 TOLEDO OHIO (MICHIGAN TERRITORY)---PAGE 5--THERE IS NOW AND HAS BEEN A GREAT EXCITEMENT HERE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE BORDERING BETWEEN OHIO AND MICHIGAN...OFFICERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY OHIO FOR THE DISPUTED TERRITORY,AND GOVERNOR LUCAS HAS APPOINTED A COURT TO BE HELD IN THIS PLACE ONE WEEK FROM TODAY...THIS PLACE IS TO BE COUNTY SEAT OF NEW CO CALLED LUCAS...I INFER YOU TO A NEWSPAPER AND SEND FOR THE PARTICULARS OF THE CONTEMPLATED WAR--PRIVATELY OWNED--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..