1842-03-10 +NILES MICH----BERRIEN CO----RED CDS & BLUE MS 18 3/4 RATE----TO MRS ELIZABETH COLTON, PLAINVILLE, HAMILTON CO, OHIO----FROM E.S. & D. BURNS TO THEIR AUNT REGARDING WRITING, RELIGION, LOCATION WITH HER HUSBAND GIVING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PLACE INCLUDING '...NILES, IT IS SITUATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER, 25 MILES FROM THE MOUTH OPPOSITE THE INDIAN RESERVE, WHICH YOU MAY SEE MARKED OUT ON THE MAP (NOT PRESENT-DARN!). SMALL STEAMBOATS CAN COME UP AS FAR AS THIS PLACE, AND KEEL BOATS CAN GO 40 OR 50 MILES HIGHER UP THE RIVER--NOW LET US GO ON BOARD ONE OF THESE BOATS AND IN FIVE HOURS WE WILL LAND AT ST. JOSEPH HARBOR ON LAKE MICHIGAN..." PLUS MUCH MORE-----GENEALOGY----COURTESY OF ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 329
Year: 1842
Date: 1842-03-10
County:
Berrien
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Category:
MI Covers
, MI Genealogy
, Michigan Stampless Letters
, MI Waterways
, Women's Correspondence
, Privately Owned
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