Title: 1834-02-28 ANN ARBOR M.T.--RED #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL AND RED MS 25 RATE---TO GILES S. AND SALLY BARDWELL, WILLIAMSTOWN, BERKSHIRE CO, MASS FROM THEIR FATHER DAVID McGEE AT SPRING ARBOUR---STATING THAT MICHIGAN WOULD BE A LESS EXPENSIVE PLACE FOR THEM TO LIVE, AND JUST AS HEALTHY AS IN MASSACHUSETTS OR NEW YORK---JANE WAS MARRIED THE 4TH OF DECEMBER TO A MAN NAMED HURD FROM CONNECTICUT---4PGS---WEATHER---GENEALOGY---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 2 COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1834
Date: 1834-02-28
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1834-03-09 ANN ARBOR M T--(ARBOUR)--RED #MANUSCRIPT & MS 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--BHL--GFP--BX1-#15---SAWMILL BUSINESS, CROP PRICES, POSSIBLE END OF THE ANTIMASONIC POLITICAL PART IN MICHIGAN---DIVISION OF ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP AND THE CREATION OF PITT TOWNSHIP---WEATHER REPORT---MENTIONS JOHN WOLFENSBURGER, JACKSON'S WAR ON THE BANK, A PAMPHLET CALLED THE "POLITICAL REGISTER" PUBLISHED BY DUFF GREEN, MR. EWERS AND FAMILY, ISABEL, AND UNCLE JAMES----FINANCIAL---AG/ECON---GENEALOGY---3PGS---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1834
Date: 1834-03-09
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1834-07-14 ANN ARBOR M T --RED #MANUSCRIPT & BLACK MS 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--BHL--GFP--BX1--#16 --HE LANDED IN DETROIT TEN YEARS BEFORE, ON JULY 14, 1824, AND REFLECTIONS ON THAT TIME---CROPS, WEATHER REPORT, SAWMILL BUSINESS, 5 DAMS BROKE ON THE HURON---GOV. GEORGE PORTER DIED A FEW DAYS AGO---MENTIONS ROBERT, BOTSFORD, GEN. JACKSON, AGRIPPA---DISCUSSES MONEY LENDING AND INTEREST RATES----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY 2---4PGS---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1834
Date: 1834-07-14
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1834-09-28 YPSILANTI M T ---BLACK CDS--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---BHL--GFP--BX1--#17 --UNCLE JAMES WROTE THAT HE WAS CALLED UPON TO GIVE AN OPINION ON THE PLANS TO IMPROVE THE NAVIGATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER; ALSO HE HAS A GRANDDAUGHTER 7 OR 8 WEEKS OLD, CROP PRICES AND LAND VALUES---MENTIONS AUNT LUCY, AUNT BETSY, MR. EWERS, ISABEL, JANE, ROBERT, MARIA, JOHN, SAMUEL HARPER, BOTSFORD, AGRIPPA---CHOLERA KILLED ABOUT 400 PEOPLE IN DETROIT---IN ANN ARBOR AARON BROWN OF BROWN AND CO. DIED FROM CHOLERA, ONE OF ONLY A FEW PEOPLE THERE---THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF LOCUSTS THAT YEAR---DISCUSSES THE PROPOSED RAIL ROUTE----A CARAVAN OF ANIMALS VISITED ANN ARBOR INCLUDING A LION, BENGAL TIGER, TWO LEOPARDS, A WHITE BEAR, BLACK BEAR, PANTHER, SOUTH AMERICAN PUMA, HYENAS, OSTRICHES, AN ELEPHANT, CAMEL, AND SEVERAL MONKEYS----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY 2---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1834
Date: 1834-09-28
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Railroads , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1834-12-16 YPSILANTI M T --BLACK CDS--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---BHL--GFP--BOX1--#18 ---TELLING OF THE DEATH OF THEIR SISTER ISABELLA---ISABELLA'S FUNERAL COSTS, PLANS FOR THE ESTATE---INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED RAIL ROUTE---REPORTS CENSUS NUMBERS FOR MANY COUNTIES IN THE STATE---CROP PRICES---MENTIONS JANE, MR. EWERS, ROBERT GEDDES GRAYDON, AGRIPPA, JOHN WOLFFENSBERGER, MR. HAWKS, AND ROBERT---AG/ECON---GENEALOGY---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1834
Date: 1834-12-16
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Railroads , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1835-05-28 YPSILANTI M T --BLACK CDS--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---BHL--GFP--BX1--#19---AGRIPPA WHO HAS NOT WORKED OUT IN THE SAWMILL; "IT HAS CURED ME OF INTERESTING MYSELF ABOUT ANY OF MY HALF RELATIVES MUCH MORE"---MENTIONS ROBERT, JAMES, JOHN SAWYER, SAMUEL ETTER, MR. EWERS, ELIZA MCALLEN, MARIA, AND HANNAH MORE---DISCUSSES BANKS, BANKING SHARES AND INTEREST RATES, CROP PRICES---"THERE HAS BEEN SOMETHING OF A BATTLE ON OUR FRONTIER WITH OHIO THIS SPRING BUT IT HAS ALL PASSED AWAY WITHOUT KILLING ANYONE"---FINANCIAL----AG/ECON-----GENEALOGY 2---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1835
Date: 1835-05-28
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Ohio Toledo Strip Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1835-06-16 +BERRIEN M T---BERRIEN CO---V6---#MANUSCRIPT & MS 18 3/4---FROM TOBIAS WHETSTONE AT BERRIEN TO DUGLIS LUCE AT URBANA, CHAMPAIGN CO, OHIO ABOUT BLACK SWAMP AND LAND, CROP PRICES---MENTIONS GEORGE DAVIS AND MRS. LUCE---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2013 LOT 8 $135 - N Read More..
Year: 1835
Date: 1835-06-16
County: Berrien
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1835-07-21 SWAINSVILLE M T--#MANUSCRIPT--DATELINED CLARKS LAKE--FROM JOHN H. DUBOIS AT CLARKS LAKE TO PHILLIP HASBROUK AT LIBERTYVILLE, ULSTER COUNTY NEW YORK---DESCRIBES THE LAND, CROP PRICES---"THE EMIGRATION INTO THIS TERRITORY THIS SPRING HAS BEEN ASTONISHING THE PRINCIPLE ROADS HAVE BEEN THRONGED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, SOME DAYS OVER 100 LOTS WERE SOLD AT ONE OFFICE"---MENTIONS JOHN GILBERT---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1835
Date: 1835-07-21
County: Jackson
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1835-08-07 ANN ARBOR M T --RED #MANUSCRIPT & MS 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---BHL--GFP--BX1--#20---MENTIONS UNCLE TOBY, MARCUS LANE, JAMES MARTIN, ROBERT, FREDERICK HARPER, MARIA, AGRIPPA, MR. AND MRS. EWERS AND JANE; MCILVAIN'S EVIDENCE OF CHRISTIANITY; UNCLE ROBERT; JAMES, THOMAS AND ANN; AND MR. JOHNSON---CONCERNING THE SALE OF WILLIAM'S LAND, CROP PRICES, HE PLANS TO FINALLY BUILD A HOUSE----DISCUSSES SOMEONE WHOSE NAME IS BLACKED OUT EACH TIME-----AG/ECON---- GENEALOGY---4PGS---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1835
Date: 1835-08-07
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1835-09-18 ORION #1 M.T.--OAKLAND CO.--BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL--FROM J. HANKINSON AT ORION TO JOHN J. BLAIR, P.M., AT GRAVEL HILL N.J.---CONCERNING THE BUYING AND SELLING OF GOODS, GRAIN PRICES---ASKS GOODS TO BE SENT CARE OF JAMES ABBOTT AT DETROIT---MENTIONS A.B. MEECK AGENT AT NEW YORK, WILLIAM MARSH, MR. BLAIR AT NEW JERSEY---4pg--COURTESY OF BILL BROOKS - N Read More..
Year: 1835
Date: 1835-09-18
County: Oakland
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1835-09-20 YPSILANTI M T ---CDS---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----BHL--GFP--BX1--#22---DATELINED ANN ARBOR 1835-09-18---HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ELIZA MCALLEN SAYING SHE WAS GOING TO MARRY ROBERT STRAIN, AFTER WHICH THEY WOULD MOVE TO SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, SO HE IS POSTPONING HIS TRIP TO PENNSYLVANIA---"SHE WAS MUCH MORE WILLING TO MARRY THAN I WAS"---JOHN GEDDES OF NEW ORLEANS MARRIED MISS HARRIS OF HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO. ROBERT, HIS BROTHER, WAS DAILY EXPECTED---"THE OHIO WAR IS OVER AND NOBODY KILLED. GENERAL JACKSON INTERFERED AND REMOVED OUR ACTING GOVERNOR AND THE MILITIA WERE SENT HOME. AT PRESENT WE ARE WITHOUT A GOVERNOR"---"STEVENS T. MASON (WHO WAS LATELY REMOVED BY JACKSON) IS THE VAN BUREN CANDIDATE AND I HAVE NO DOUBT WILL BE ELECTED"---MENTIONS ROBERT, JANE, AND MARIA---WEATHER REPORT AND EFFECT ON CROPS----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1835
Date: 1835-09-20
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor , Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Ohio Toledo Strip Letters , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1835-10-02 ORION M T--OAKLAND CO--#MANUSCRIPT AND RED CDS DETROIT---FREE FRANK---DATELINE ORION---FROM JOHN HAWKINSON AT ORION TO JOHN BLAIR, POSTMASTER, AT GRAVEL HILL, WAREEN COUNTY, NJ---ASKING TO BE SENT MORE BOOTS TO SELL, CROP PRICES---MENTIONS WILDRICK, CRISMAN, ARON, AND CHARLES---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1835
Date: 1835-10-02
County: Oakland
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1835-12-26 MONROE M.T.*****W---MONROE CO----BLACK CDS AND MS 12 1/2--FROM FATHER TO SON ABOUT MAKING A PROFIT ON PORK, SALT, AND TURNING DOWN DEAL ON HORSES THAT WERE TOO OLD AND BLIND----TO JAMES J. FRANK, MOTTVILLE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T---FROM HIS FATHER HACHER FRANK, MONROE M T---MENTIONS LEANDER LOCKWOOD AND LODERNA------GENEALOGY---2PGS---ERNIE'S COLLECTION $68 - N Read More..
Year: 1835
Date: 1835-12-26
County: Monroe , Saint Joseph , , , , , ,
City: Monroe
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1836-02-08 +GROVELAND M T----OAKLAND CO---BROWN #MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE---DATELINED ATLAS---FROM EZRA K. LARSHALL AT ATLAS TO FRIEND MOSES GOODRICH D.D. AT CLARENCE, ERIE CO, NEW YORK---MENTIONS A LETTER FOR THE DOCTOR AT THE OFFICE FROM CLARENCE, HUTCHINS, AND MR. DANCER---AT PRESENT HE IS TEACHING SCHOOL, CROP PRICES---GENEALOGY---2PGS---PRIVATELY OWNED---HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTION 2013 LOT 62 $280--—COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-02-08
County: , Oakland , , , , , ,
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1836-03-13 ANN ARBOR M T ---RED #MANUSCRIPT--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----BHL---GFP--BX1--#23----DATELINED ANN ARBOR 3/12/1836 ---MENTIONS SAWYER, ROBERT G. GRAYDON, JAMES, AGRIPPA, RITNER, GEN. HARRISON, AND H. DENNY---DISCUSSES LAND SPECULATION IN MICHIGAN---HE PLANS TO LET OUT THE SAWMILL AND HEAD WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO PARTNER WITH MR. BRONSON OF KALAMAZOO, IF THE LAND LOOKS GOOD TO HIM, ELSE HE WILL STAY IN MICHIGAN AND ENGAGE IN LAND SPECULATION---WEATHER REPORT---DISCUSSES POLITICS, CROP PRICES, THE PLANNED RAILROAD----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY 2---3PGS---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-03-13
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Railroads , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1836-04-07 WHITESVILLE M T---#MANUSCRIPT---DATELINE LAPEER---FROM REUBEN UNDERWOOD AT LAPEER TO HIS BROTHERS PHINEAS UNDERWOOD AND TIMOTHY UNDERWOOD AT OSWEGO, TIOGA COUNTY NEW YORK---GENERAL NEWS, CROP PRICES IN SHILLINGS, DEER HUNTING---MENTIONS DOCTOR BALDWIN, LENCIA, T. CAREY, MR. CLARK, AND ISAAC---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-04-07
County: Lapeer
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 6

Title: 1836-06-07 GRANDVILLE M T---#MANUSCRIPT---DATELINED IONIA COUNTY---FROM M. HAISY AT IONIA COUNTY TO ESTES W. FRENCH AT TURNER, ME.---DISCUSSES THE FUTURE SAWILL, CROP PRICES, LAND PRICES---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-06-07
County: Ionia
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1836-06-13 DUNDEE M T---BLACK #MANUSCRIPT & MS 12 1/2 RATE---FROM J.A. PARKER AT DUNDEE TO HIS BROTHER WILLIAM PARKER AT ROYAL OAK CONCERNING HIS ARRIVAL IN THE TERRITORY IN APRIL AND FAMILY, CROP PRICES---MENTIONS DAVID'S FAMILY, NEPHEW REED---ELIZABETH, GEORGE AND FRANKLIN SEND THEIR LOVE TO GRANDFATHER, UNCLE, AUNT AND COUSINS---"TELL FATHER THAT I HAVE FOUND A MAN OF THE NAME OF WARD NEARLY AS OLD AS HIMSELF"---GENEALOGY---5PGS---HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTION 2013 LOT 46 $45---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-06-13
County: Monroe , Oakland , , , , , ,
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-07-20 TOLEDO M T--PART OF TOLEDO STRIP--FORWARDED LETTER ORIGINALLY 1835-07-09 TOLEDO M T--BY STEAMBOAT TO BUFFALO--PART OF TOLEDO STRIP--TO JACOB BARKER AT BUFFALO FROM PLATT CARD AT TOLEDO---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTORFROM KALAMAZOO 1836-07-23--BY STEAMBOAT--FROM WILLIAM P. GRINNELL AT KALAMAZOO TO JOSEPH R. WILLIAMS AT BUFFALO NEW YORK---MENTIONS OLIVER NEWBURY AT DETROIT; JOSEPH, MOSES AND HENRY---REGARDING HIS WHEAT CROP, PLANS TO BUILD A SAWMILL, STOCK PRICES, REQUEST FOR FUNDS AND THE PROFITS THEY COULD YIELD---PRIVATELY OWNED--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-07-20
County: Kalamazoo , Monroe , , , , , ,
City: Kalamazoo
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Ohio Toledo Strip Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , MI Waterways
Associated Pages: 8

Title: 1836-11-20 HOWELL M T---#MANUSCRIPT---WAY LETTER---FROM HIS SISTER CHARLOTTE AND PAMELIA B. NORTHRUP AT HOWELL TO POLLY ADAMS, ADDRESSED TO JOSEPH ADAMS, AT BRIDGEPORT, MADISON COUNTY NEW YORK---GIVES NEWS ABOUT CROPS AND THE FAMILY; MENTIONS BABY MARY, AUNT BETSY AND HER FAMILY, WILLIAM, AND JOHANNAH---5 PAGES----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-11-20
County: Livingston
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-12-18 MORTON M T--#MANUSCRIPT--DATELINED COMSTOCK M T 1836-12-17--FROM PHILIP GRAY AT COMSTOCK TO HIS SON PHILIP GRAY JR. AT TIVERTON, NEWPORT COUNTY RHODE ISLAND---DATELINE COMSTOCK---BUSINESS NEWS, THERE IS A RACE FOR MILLS TO BE BUILT, LAYING OUT OF THE VILLAGE, CROP PRICES---MENTIONS ISAAC AND SUSANNAH, HUMPHREY---"I INTEND TO GIVE ISAAC AND SUSANNAH BESIDE ME GULL FARM AND THOUGHT THAT I WOULD GIVE YOU AND HUMPHREY THAT WITH THE PROVISO THAT IT SHOULD DESCEND TO YOUR DAUGHTER SUSANNAH AND HUMPHREY'S SON DAVID AFTER YOU"---4 PAGES--- PRIVATELY OWNED--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-12-18
County: Kalamazoo
City:
Category: MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , MI Genealogy
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1837-01-11 SCHOOLCRAFT MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---FREE FRANK---TO MOSES POLLAND JR. AT PLYMOUTH VT. FROM R.J.S. AT SCHOOLCRAFT---FARM AND FAMILY NEWS---MENTIONS MARY, H. JAMES BATES, JULIA HATCH AND HER BROTHER IRA CAVENDISH, HE SPENT NEW YEAR'S WITH LEPHIA, ASA, PAGE, BETSEY, UNCLE T., SALLY HAS BEEN TO THREE RIVERS TO A BALL, DENNIS, AUNT POLLY, JOHN, LEMUEL, HANNAH, G. SMITH, G. BATES, H. BATES, THADEUS SMITH, MARYAM, MRS. MOOR, JOHN SLACK, AND FATHER SAMUEL----"I HAVE HAD ALL THE DISORDERS WHICH NEWCOMERS ARE SUBJECT TO AND EXPECT TO HAVE THE AGUE BY FEBRUARY"---INCLUDES A MAP OF THE AREA WITH PLANTS AND CROPS, OBSERVATIONS FOR THE CHILDREN, AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE: ASA BROGOS, BRADY, AND RUSSELL B. ----7 PAGES---AG/ECON---GENEALOGY----PRIVATELY OWNED—--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-01-11
County: Kalamazoo
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 7

Title: 1837-01-24 +SO. PLYMOUTH M T{1830-1870 NAME CHANGE-DENTON----WAYNE CO-----V6-----BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25 RATE----TO JAMES M McAPES AT LAVRENCEVILLE, TIOGA CO, PA------FROM JOHN & EMELIA JACKSON TO FRIENDS -----REGARDING WEATHER, HOUSE FINISHED, PRICES FOR GRAINS, ETC.----ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 40----GENEALOGY----3PGS---PAGE 3----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR P-ID-42818 Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-01-24
County: Wayne
City:
Category: Michigan Territorial , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 36102

Title: 1837-01-24 +SO. PLYMOUTH M T{1830-1870 NAME CHANGE-DENTON----WAYNE CO-----V6-----BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25 RATE----TO JAMES M McAPES AT LAVRENCEVILLE, TIOGA CO, PA------FROM JOHN & EMELIA JACKSON TO FRIENDS -----REGARDING WEATHER, HOUSE FINISHED, PRICES FOR GRAINS, ETC.----ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 40----GENEALOGY----3PGS---PAGE 2----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR P-ID-42818 Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-01-24
County: Wayne
City:
Category: Michigan Territorial , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Letters Containing Correspondence , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 36102

Title: 1837-01-24 +SO. PLYMOUTH M T{1830-1870 NAME CHANGE-DENTON----WAYNE CO-----V6-----BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25 RATE----TO JAMES M McAPES AT LAVRENCEVILLE, TIOGA CO, PA------FROM JOHN & EMELIA JACKSON TO FRIENDS -----REGARDING WEATHER, HOUSE FINISHED, PRICES FOR GRAINS, ETC.---MENTIONS MAHALA, RYAN, HIRAM, HUTCHINSON AND SARAH---"WELL BROTHER JAMES ABOUT YOUR COMING TO MICHIGAN WE WOULD BE EXTREMELY GLAD TO SEE YOU BUT I AM DOUBTFUL ABOUT FINDING A WIFE FOR YOU WITH ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS YOU REQUIRE BUT WE HAVE SOME VERY FINE GIRLS HERE"----ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 40----GENEALOGY----3PGS----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR P-ID-42818 - N Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-01-24
County: Wayne
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1837-05-10 FORT PLEASANT MICH {1836-1850 NAME CHANGE-LEONIDAS----V7--SAINT JOSEPH CO.--DATELINED LEONIDAS MICH, SAINT JOSEPH CO.--BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL AND BLACK MS 25 RATE--TO MRS. SALLY (JOSIAH) SMITH AT VOLNEY, OSWEGO COUNTY N.Y. FROM HER BROTHER DARIUS PIERCE AT LEONIDAS---FAMILY NEWS, CROP PRICES, HE HAS NOT HEARD FROM FRANKLIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS---GENEALOGY---1 pg--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-05-10
County: Saint Joseph
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1837-05-13 GIRARD MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---DATELINED SHERWOOD---FROM P.P. LEE AT SHERWOOD TO CHARLES W. LEE AT NAPLES NEW YORK---MENTIONS JENIECE, JOSEPH HOLCOMB, AMANDA, JOHN, MR. WOOD, NANCY, MOTHER LEBHURTS, CHARLES, JASON---DISCUSSES CROP PRICES, MILL PLANS---7 PAGES---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-05-13
County: Branch
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 7

Title: 1837-06-26 +MORTON MICH---KALAMAZOO CO---V9---BROWN #MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE---DATELINED GALESBURGH, KALAMAZOO CO/ MORTON POST OFFICE---FROM ISAAC GRAY AT GALESBURGH TO PHILIP GRAY JR.(B.IRELAND 1800, WIFE ANN M GRAY, CHILDREN MARY J GRAY, THOMAS GRAY, SAMUEL H GRAY, MARTIN GRAY, ANNA GRAY, & SISTER SARAH W GRAY LIVED IN HOUSE, 1850 CENSUS, OWNED SECTIONS 24,23,15 IN KALAMAZOO MICH) AT TIVERTON FOUR CORNERS NEWPORT CO, RHODE ISLAND--- CONCERNING HEALTH AND FOOD AND CROP PRICES---THEY PLAN TO HIRE A CLERK TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR STORE, GRAY AND SON DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, AND GO TO KEEPING TAVERN---MENTIONS DEACON GRAY----EG/ECON---GENEALOGY---3PGS---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2013 LOT 386 $240 - N Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-06-26
County: Kalamazoo
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1837-07-03 ADRIAN MICH-----LENAWEE CO-----GREEN 30MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE------TO MARY ENGLISH, SPAFFORD, ONONDAGA CO, N.Y.-----FROM HER AFFECTIONATE LOVER, JOHN W. ENGLISH, ADRIAN, LENAWEE CO, MICH-----FARMING, CROP PRICES---MENTIONS UNCLE JOHN KNAPP, SALLY AMOS READ DROWNED, PETER AND CAROLINE, SIS---"I BOARD TO WILLIAMS STONES NOW I PAY $3 A WEEK AND DON'T HAVE NO PANCAKES NEITHER"--- GENEALOGY-----LOVE LETTER----3PGS----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $85 - N Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-07-03
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Women's Correspondence , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1837-07-05---YPSILANTI MICH---BLACK CDS & MS 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 1837-07-04---GFP--BX1--#26---"TEN YEARS AGO TODAY I LEFT LONDONDERRY FOR THE LAST TIME. THIS TENTH PART OF A CENTURY HAS MADE CONSIDERABLE OF A CHANGE ON OUR FAMILY. BUT PROBABLY NO MORE THAN THE NEXT TEN YEARS."---NEWS OF DEATHS IN THE FAMILY: THOMAS M. GEDDES, FORMERLY OF LEBANON, 25 YEARS OLD, DIED OF TYPHUS FEVER IN PITTSBURGH ON MAY 6TH; WILLIAM GEDDES, FORMERLY OF FAUNETOBURGH, DIED IN BALTIMORE---JOHN SAWYER ALSO DIED---MENTIONS AGRIPPA, UNCLE JAMES AND HIS SON GEORGE, DOCTOR JOHN P., JAMES GEDDES JR. OF LEWISBURG, ROBERT, MR. BULL---CROP PRICES AND PROSPECTS, LUMBER PRICES, PROGRESS ON THE NEW SAWMILL---LITTLE ROBERT IS IN ANN ARBOR GOING TO SCHOOL----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY---3PGS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-07-05
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 3