1844-01-26---ANN ARBOR MICH --RED CDS AND BLACK 25 RATE---JOHN GEDDES (1850,60,70,80 US CENSUS, MICHIGAN MARRIAGE RECORDS, FIND A GRAVE, B. PENN. MAR 1801, D.4 NOV 1889, FATHER, ROBERT GEDDES {FATHER, WILLIAM GEDDES, MOTHER, SARAH McCALLON GEDDES[MOTHER, ISABELLA LOCK McCALLON, FATHER, ROBERT McCALLON-1732-1800, WAS CAPTAIN OF A COMPANY OF FOOT OF THE LANCASTER ASSOCIATORS AT THE BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE. HIS SWORD IS STILL IN THE FAMILY], MOTHER, JANE SAWYER GEDDES, SPOUSE, M. "FANNY" FRANCES ELIZA SAVAGE GEDDES 6 APR 1837, CHILDREN, SARAH GEDDES-B. 1840 {SPOUSE, WILLIAM T RANDALL, CHILD, SARAH GERTRUDE RANDALL}, HENRY GEDDES, JOHN GEDDES-B. 1843, RACHAEL GEDDES-B. 1845, DOMESTIC, LELIA ALEXANDER-B.1831) TO WILLIAM GEDDES----DATELINED ANN ARBOR 1-24-1844---GFP--BX1--#40---THEY ARE WORKING ON BUILDING THE GRISTMILL "THE RUNNER OR UPPER STONE WEIGHS 4400 POUNDS IT'S FOUR AND A HALF FEET IN DIAMETER. THE LOWER STONE WEIGHS 1100." LOCAL FREIGHT AND WHEAT PRICES, THE POSTMASTER OF ANN ARBOR WAS REMOVED "IT WAS AN UNPOPULAR MOVE BUT JOHN TYLER IS A MEAN SCOUNDRELL, AND HIS CONDUCT IS IN ACCORDANCE", ELECTION RESUTS, THEY RENTED THE SAWMILL HOUSE TO THE MILL MEN AND THEY TURNED IT INTO A BOARDING HOUSE, OTHER RENTAL PROPERTY NEWS, A LIST OF HIS EXPENSES FOR 1843 INCLUDING COSTS OF FOOD AND FOR EMPLOYEES AND A LIST OF BOOKS, SAWMILL PRODUCTION AND FINANCES, TAXES, PROPERTY ASSESSMENT---MENTIONS GEN. HARRISON, VAN BUREN, CLAY, WILLIAM CORLY, MR. WEAD, MR. BATES, BOTSFORD, DELIA, THE LENAWEE COUNTY GEDDES, MR. CONVERSE Q. GARLAND OF ANN ARBOR VILLAGE, MR. AILS, MR. ROGERS, ROBERT---"I AM GLAD WE HAVE GOT THE MILL OFF OUR HANDS FOR THERE IS NO DEPENDENCE TO BE PLACED IN THE PEOPLE THAT OWE US. IT IS NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE DISHONEST BUT BECAUSE THEIR INCOME BARELY GIVES THEM A LIVING." ---GENEALOGY 2---3PGS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N

Year: 1844
Date: 1844-01-26
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
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