1881-10-10 SHERMAN MICH{1868-1925} DPO-----V2-----WEXFORD CO------TO S. FRANKLIN PRATT(ATTENDED MICHIGAN NORMAL COLLEGE, 1879, YPSILANTI, MICH), WILLIAMSTON, INGHAM CO, MICH--------FROM LOVINA "VINA" COOPER LEONARD(1870,80,1900 US CENSUS, B. PENN JUL 1851, D. JUN 1924, SPOUSE, M. LAFAYETTE LEONARD 1869{BUTCHER, 1847-1911, FATHER, WILLIAM L. LEONARD[1805-1854], MOTHER, PHOEBE L CLINTON LEONARD{1811-1897}, CHILDREN, AGNES LEONARD FURNIA{1874-1911}, GRACE ALBERTA LEONARD SMITH{1871-1908}, LEONA LEONARD{1897-0907}, FAY H LEONARD{MALE, 1872-1923}, FLORENCE LEONARD), SHERMAN, WEXFORD CO, MICH------"THIS SABBATH DAY FINDS ME IN SHERMAN [WEXFORD CO, MICH] WITH MY FRIEND MRS. GILBERT. I LEFT SUTTONS BAY TODAY AT 4 P.M. IN COMPANY WITH MY FRIEND LIDA, IN THE BOAT "CLARA BELL" FOR TRAVERSE CITY. IT RAINED VERY HARD ALL THE WAY, SO WE HAD TO STAY INSIDE BUT WOULD LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND WATCH THE "WILD WAVES" WHICH WE ENJOYED VERY MUCH. REACHED TRAVERSE JUST BEFORE DARK. WENT TO THE NEAREST HOTEL. WERE KINDLY CARED FOR. SAT. MORNING AT 7 O'CLOCK I WENT DOWN WITH LIDA AND SAW HER ABOARD THE BOAT BACK TO SUTTONS BAY, AND AT 8:30 TOOK THE STAGE FOR THIS PLACE. THERE WAS NO OTHER PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER WAS ENTERTAINING AS NEED BE AND TOOK GOOD CARE OF ME, BUT THE ROAD WAS VERY ROUGH AND AS THE STAGE IS SIMPLY A LUMBER WAGON WITH SPRING SEAT. I GOT VERY TIRED INDEED. WHEN WE GOT TO THE HALFWAY HOUSE WHERE THEY FEED AND TAKE DINNER, I WENT TO SLEEP FOR AN HOUR ELSE I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN OUT ENTIRELY. WE REACHED HERE JUST AT NIGHT FOUND MRS. GILBERT LOOKING FOR ME"-----WATERWAYS----STAGECOACH-------GENEALOGY-------4PGS-----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR
Year: 1881
Date: 1881-10-10
County:
Wexford
City:
Category:
19th Century Michigan Letters
, Letters Containing Correspondence
, MI Covers
, MI Genealogy
, Privately Owned
, Stamps
, Women's Correspondence
Associated Pages: 4
1. 1881-10-10 SHERMAN MICH{1868-1925} DPO-----V2-----WEXFORD CO------TO S. FRANKLIN PRATT(ATTENDED MICHIGAN NORMAL COLLEGE, 1879, YPSILANTI, MICH), WILLIAMSTON, INGHAM CO, MICH--------FROM LOVINA "VINA" COOPER LEONARD(1870,80,1900 US CENSUS, B. PENN JUL 1851, D. JUN 1924, SPOUSE, M. LAFAYETTE LEONARD 1869{BUTCHER, 1847-1911, FATHER, WILLIAM L. LEONARD[1805-1854], MOTHER, PHOEBE L CLINTON LEONARD{1811-1897}, CHILDREN, AGNES LEONARD FURNIA{1874-1911}, GRACE ALBERTA LEONARD SMITH{1871-1908}, LEONA LEONARD{1897-0907}, FAY H LEONARD{MALE, 1872-1923}, FLORENCE LEONARD), SHERMAN, WEXFORD CO, MICH-------GENEALOGY-------4PGS----PAGE 1-----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
2. 1881-10-10 SHERMAN MICH{1868-1925} DPO-----V2-----WEXFORD CO------TO S. FRANKLIN PRATT(ATTENDED MICHIGAN NORMAL COLLEGE, 1879, YPSILANTI, MICH), WILLIAMSTON, INGHAM CO, MICH--------FROM LOVINA "VINA" COOPER LEONARD(1870,80,1900 US CENSUS, B. PENN JUL 1851, D. JUN 1924, SPOUSE, M. LAFAYETTE LEONARD 1869{BUTCHER, 1847-1911, FATHER, WILLIAM L. LEONARD[1805-1854], MOTHER, PHOEBE L CLINTON LEONARD{1811-1897}, CHILDREN, AGNES LEONARD FURNIA{1874-1911}, GRACE ALBERTA LEONARD SMITH{1871-1908}, LEONA LEONARD{1897-0907}, FAY H LEONARD{MALE, 1872-1923}, FLORENCE LEONARD), SHERMAN, WEXFORD CO, MICH-------GENEALOGY-------4PGS----PAGE 2-----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
3. 1881-10-10 SHERMAN MICH{1868-1925} DPO-----V2-----WEXFORD CO------TO S. FRANKLIN PRATT(ATTENDED MICHIGAN NORMAL COLLEGE, 1879, YPSILANTI, MICH), WILLIAMSTON, INGHAM CO, MICH--------FROM LOVINA "VINA" COOPER LEONARD(1870,80,1900 US CENSUS, B. PENN JUL 1851, D. JUN 1924, SPOUSE, M. LAFAYETTE LEONARD 1869{BUTCHER, 1847-1911, FATHER, WILLIAM L. LEONARD[1805-1854], MOTHER, PHOEBE L CLINTON LEONARD{1811-1897}, CHILDREN, AGNES LEONARD FURNIA{1874-1911}, GRACE ALBERTA LEONARD SMITH{1871-1908}, LEONA LEONARD{1897-0907}, FAY H LEONARD{MALE, 1872-1923}, FLORENCE LEONARD), SHERMAN, WEXFORD CO, MICH-------GENEALOGY-------4PGS-----PAGE 3-----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
4. 1881-10-10 SHERMAN MICH{1868-1925} DPO-----V2-----WEXFORD CO------TO S. FRANKLIN PRATT(ATTENDED MICHIGAN NORMAL COLLEGE, 1879, YPSILANTI, MICH), WILLIAMSTON, INGHAM CO, MICH--------FROM LOVINA "VINA" COOPER LEONARD(1870,80,1900 US CENSUS, B. PENN JUL 1851, D. JUN 1924, SPOUSE, M. LAFAYETTE LEONARD 1869{BUTCHER, 1847-1911, FATHER, WILLIAM L. LEONARD[1805-1854], MOTHER, PHOEBE L CLINTON LEONARD{1811-1897}, CHILDREN, AGNES LEONARD FURNIA{1874-1911}, GRACE ALBERTA LEONARD SMITH{1871-1908}, LEONA LEONARD{1897-0907}, FAY H LEONARD{MALE, 1872-1923}, FLORENCE LEONARD), SHERMAN, WEXFORD CO, MICH-------GENEALOGY-------4PGS----PAGE 4-----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..