1837-02-01 +CONSTANTINE MICH*****W----ST. JOSEPH CO----BLACK CDS & MS 12 1/2 RATE & SINGLE----WRITTEN JUST 5 DAYS AFTER MICHIGAN ATTAINED STATEHOOD-----TO JOSEPH R. WILLIAMS ESQ., TOLEDO, OHIO-----FROM JOHN C. FORY---ABOUT POOR & WRECKED CONDITION OF THE GRIST AND SAW MILLS AND NEEDED REPAIRS, CONDITION OF THE WORKERS ETC.---"IN THE FIRST PLACE THE GRISTMILL HAS BEEN VERY MUCH DAMAGED BY A MILLWRIGHT WHO I AM TOLD DID NOT UNDERSTAND HIS BUSINESS...THE GRISTMILL IS IN BAD REPUTE FOR MANY MILES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND I HAVE NOT SEEN A MAN AT MILLS WHO WAS SATISFIED WITH THE MANNER HIS GRAIN WAS FLOURED"---"IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A HORSE BELONGING TO THE CONCERN HERE TO RIDE ABOUT THE COUNTRY AND KEEP PEOPLE FROM CUTTING WOOD ON YOUR LAND"---MENTIONS JUDGE MEEK, AGENTS W. HOUSE AND CO., MR. GILBERT, RUSSELL, HUNT, MR. HOUSE AND ULLMAN, MARGARET, RICHARD MOTT, MR. AND MRS. BAKER AND LITTLE GEORGE----GENEALOGY----COURTESY OF ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 149 - N

Year: 1837
Date: 1837-02-01
County: Saint Joseph
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