Title: 1807-08-07 DETROIT M.T.--WAYNE CO.--RED MANUSCRIPT CANCEL AND RED MS 25 RATE--1 pg--PAGE 1--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1807-08-07
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Title: 1807-08-07 DETROIT M.T.--WAYNE CO.--RED #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL AND RED MS 25 RATE--FROM WILLIAM HULL AT DETROIT TO FREDERICK BATES, SECRETARY OF THE TERRITORY OF UPPER LOUISIANA AT ST.LOUIS---ENCLOSING A LETTER TO FREDERICK BATES---1 pg--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1807
Date: 1807-08-07
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MI Covers
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, Michigan Territorial
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Title: 1807-12-07 WASHINGTON CITY----D.C.----BLACK CDS & STAMPED FREE & MS WAR DEPARTMENT, & AUTOGRAPH OF HENRY DEARBORN----FREE FRANK----TO WILLIAM LENNARD AT PHILADELPHIA, PENN-----HENRY DEARBORN-1751-1829, AMERICAN GENERAL,AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND WAR OF 1812, SECRETARY OF WAR UNDER JEFFERSON, MARCH 1801, ORDERED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A POST CALLED FORT DEARBORN AT WHAT IS NOW CHICAGO.---WAR DEPARTMENT- HENRY DEARBORN, DECEMBER 15, 1807, SIR YOUR LETTER OF THE 12 INST. IS BEFORE ME. MY OBSERVATIONS TO WHICH YOU ALLUDE, WERE INTENDED TO APPLY TO FIELD PIECES MERELY, AND NOT TO HEAVY CANNON. YOU WILL PLEASE TO FURNISH DOCTOR HUNTER WITH THE SALT PETRE CASKS MENTIONED. I AM VERY RESPECTFULLY, SIR YOUR OB. SERVANT, H. DEARBORN-----GENEALOGY 3---COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 7 $400 - N Read More..
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Title: 1807-12-07 WASHINGTON CITY----D.C.----BLACK CDS & STAMPED FREE & MS WAR DEPARTMENT, & AUTOGRAPH OF HENRY DEARBORN----FREE FRANK----TO WILLIAM LENNARD AT PHILADELPHIA, PENN-----HENRY DEARBORN-1751-1829, AMERICAN GENERAL,AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND WAR OF 1812, SECRETARY OF WAR UNDER JEFFERSON, MARCH 1801, ORDERED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A POST CALLED FORT DEARBORN AT WHAT IS NOW CHICAGO.---WAR DEPARTMENT- HENRY DEARBORN, DECEMBER 15, 1807, SIR YOUR LETTER OF THE 12 INST. IS BEFORE ME. MY OBSERVATIONS TO WHICH YOU ALLUDE, WERE INTENDED TO APPLY TO FIELD PIECES MERELY, AND NOT TO HEAVY CANNON. YOU WILL PLEASE TO FURNISH DOCTOR HUNTER WITH THE SALT PETRE CASKS MENTIONED. I AM VERY RESPECTFULLY, SIR YOUR OB. SERVANT, H. DEARBORN-----GENEALOGY 3---COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 7 $400 - N
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Title: 1808-08-27 DETROIT M.T.--WAYNE CO.--RED #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL AND RED MS 25 RATE--TO FREDERIC BATES AT ST. LOUIS FROM STANLEY GRISWOLD AT DETROIT---DENYING ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PUBLICATION OF THE HANDBILLS; MENTIONS THE MEASURES OF MESSRS. HULL AND WOODWARD; WILL BE LEAVING THE TERRITORY AND HAS SETTLED WITH THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT ALL OWED TO THE U.S. AS COLLECTOR; THE PROPERTY HE HELD HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO JAMES ABBOTT; NEWS OF THE FAMILY; HE WILL BE SAILING TO NEW CONNECTICUT IN THE STATE OF OHIO---HIS ELDEST SON LEFT TO JOIN THE MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT, STATE OF NEW YORK, AS A CADET IN THE REGIMENT OF LIGHT ARTILLERY; MRS. GRISWOLD AND HIS YOUNGEST SON ARE VISITING FRIENDS IN NEW ENGLAND---GENEALOGY----2 pgs--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1808
Date: 1808-08-27
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City:
Detroit
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MI Covers
, MI Genealogy
, Manuscripts
, Michigan Territorial
, Letters Containing Correspondence
, Privately Owned
, MI Waterways
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Title: 1808-08-27 DETROIT M.T.--WAYNE CO.--RED MANUSCRIPT CANCEL AND RED MS 25 RATE--TO FREDERIC BATES--2 pgs--PAGE 1--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1808-08-27
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Michigan Territorial
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, Privately Owned
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Title: 1808-08-27 DETROIT M.T.--WAYNE CO.--RED MANUSCRIPT CANCEL AND RED MS 25 RATE--TO FREDERIC BATES--2 pgs--PAGE 2--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1808-08-27
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Title: 1809-09-06 DETROIT M T----DESTINATION----FROM NORWICH----TO COL. JACOB KINGSBURY, DETROIT M T---FROM ASA SPAULDING REGARDING MONEY MATTERS----KINGSBURY WAS THE AMERICAN COMMANDING OFFICER IN DETROIT-1809-1811-----GENEALOGY 2----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 61 $150 Read More..
Year: 1809
Date: 1809-09-06
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
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, MI Genealogy
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Title: 1809-11-30 TO DETROIT M.T.--FORT DETROIT--1809 ARMY MAIL--HISTORICAL CONTENTS--1 pg--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR-----PAGE TO HELP WITH THE HISTORICAL CONTENTS--INFO ONLY---DO NOT SHOW ON SITE Read More..
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Date: 1809-11-30
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Detroit
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Michigan Stampless Letters
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Title: 1809-11-30 TO DETROIT M.T.--FORT DETROIT--1809 ARMY MAIL--HISTORICAL CONTENTS--1 pg--PAGE 1--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1809-11-30
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Detroit
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Michigan Territorial
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Title: 1809-11-30 TO DETROIT M.T.--FORT DETROIT--1809 ARMY MAIL--HISTORICAL CONTENTS--DATELINE FRANKLIN---FROM BENJAMIN ELLIS AT FRANKLIN TO COL. JACOB KINGSBURY AT FORT DETROIT---"WE HAVE NEITHER NEWS NOR PROSPECTS OF WAR WITH ENGLAND"; DISMISSAL OF JAMES WILKINSON FROM COMMAND OF THE ARMY; "WHEN ROGUES FALL OUT HONEST MEN GET THE TRUTH JEFFERSON, BURR, WILKINSON, WILKINSON, BURR, JEFFERSON"; GIVE HIS LOVE TO SALLY AND CHILDREN---GENEALOGY---1 pg--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1809
Date: 1809-11-30
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
Category:
MI Covers
, MI Genealogy
, Michigan Territorial
, Letters Containing Correspondence
, Privately Owned
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM D. BEARD--2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--HISTORICAL INFORMATION-------DO NOT SHOW ON SITE-------COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1810-02-16
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM D. BEARD--2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--HISTORICAL INFORMATION-------DO NOT SHOW ON SITE-------COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1810-02-16
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM D. BEARD--2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--HISTORICAL INFORMATION-------DO NOT SHOW ON SITE-------COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1810-02-16
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM D. BEARD--2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--HISTORICAL INFORMATION-------DO NOT SHOW ON SITE-------COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM D. BEARD--2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--HISTORICAL INFORMATION-------DO NOT SHOW ON SITE-------COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM D. BEARD--2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--HISTORICAL INFORMATION-------DO NOT SHOW ON SITE-------COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1810-02-16
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM D. BEARD--2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--HISTORICAL INFORMATION-------DO NOT SHOW ON SITE-------COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1810-02-16
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM D. BEARD--2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--PAGE 3 TRANSCRIPT--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1810-02-16
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM D. BEARD--2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--PAGE 2--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1810-02-16
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM D. BEARD--2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--PAGE 1--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1810-02-16
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Title: 1810-02-16 DETROIT M.T.--TO PETER PORTER FROM DAVID BEARD AT DETROIT---REGARDING DETROIT GARRISON AND INDIAN ABSTRACTS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY AND CHICAGO ABSTRACTS FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY---ADVISES THEY SHOULD IMPORT FLOUR FROM CANADA TO FULFILL THEIR NEEDS, AS HE HAS ALREADY SECURED ALL THAT IS LOCALLY AVAILABLE---MENTIONS GOVERNOR HULL---NATIVE AMERICANS---GENEALOGY---2 pgs AND TRANSCRIPT--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1810
Date: 1810-02-16
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
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, Privately Owned
, Crops/ Agriculture Econ
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Title: 1810-03-23 +DETROIT M T---RED #MANUSCRIPT---FREE FRANK--TO PETER PORTER AT CONGRESS--WASHINGTON---FROM DAVID BEARD-DETROIT--BY SOME COMMUNICATIONS LATELY RECEIVED AT THIS PLACE WE PERCEIVE THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO ESTABLISH A GARRISON AT PRAIRIE DU CHEN. I BELIEVE A CUSTOM HOUSE AT THE MOUTH OF THE FOX RIVER ON GREEN BAY WOULD BE OF USE TO THE GOVERNMENT IN COLLECTING DUTIES ON VAST QUANTITIES OF GOODS THAT ARE SMUGGLED IN THERE YEARLY BY THE BRITISH MERCHANTS I ALSO BELIEVE A FACTORY AT THAT PLACE WOULD DO MORE THAN MACKINAC AND CHICAGO TOGETHER. ..AND HEREAFTER BE ESTABLISHED HIGH UP THE MISSISSIPPI BY AN EASIER ROUTE THAN THE OTHER....GENEALOGY---1 PG---PAGE 1---PRIVATELY OWNED--HAYES/WHITFORD AUCTION 2017 LOT 18---ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1810
Date: 1810-03-23
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
Category:
Ernie's Michigan Collection
, MI Genealogy
, Michigan Territorial
, Letters Containing Correspondence
, Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2
Title: 1810-03-23 +DETROIT M T---RED #MANUSCRIPT---FREE FRANK--TO PETER PORTER AT CONGRESS--WASHINGTON---FROM DAVID BEARD-DETROIT--BY SOME COMMUNICATIONS LATELY RECEIVED AT THIS PLACE WE PERCEIVE THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO ESTABLISH A GARRISON AT PRAIRIE DU CHEN. I BELIEVE THAT A PORT AND CUSTOM HOUSE AT THE MOUTH OF THE FOX RIVER ON GREEN BAY WOULD BE OF USE TO THE GOVERNMENT IN COLLECTING DUTIES ON VAST QUANTITIES OF GOODS THAT ARE SMUGGLED IN THERE YEARLY BY THE BRITISH MERCHANTS I ALSO BELIEVE A FACTORY AT THAT PLACE WOULD DO MORE THAN MACKINAC AND CHICAGO TOGETHER. ..AND HEREAFTER BE ESTABLISHED HIGH UP THE MISSISSIPPI BY AN EASIER ROUTE THAN THE OTHER....GENEALOGY---1 PG--PRIVATELY OWNED--HAYES/WHITFORD AUCTION 2017 LOT 18---ERNIE'S COLLECTION $500 - N Read More..
Year: 1810
Date: 1810-03-23
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
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, Ernie's Michigan Collection
, MI Free Franks
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, Manuscripts
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, Wisconsin/Michigan Territory
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Associated Pages: 2
Title: 1810-03-23 +DETROIT M T---RED #MANUSCRIPT---FREE FRANK---FROM DAVID BEARD AT DETROIT TO THE HONORABLE PETER B. PORTER IN CONGRESS, WASHINGTON---MR ERWIN HAS FORWARDED A NUMBER OF CHARGES AGAINST CAPT. WHISTLOR AND SOME OF THE OTHER AFFAIRS AT CHICAGO WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE THE CAUSE OF CAPT. WHISTLORS REMOVAL.--DANIEL BAKER WISHES YOUR INFLUENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THAT COMMAND FOR HIM---YOUR BROTHER WOULD BE PLEASED WITH SUCH A COMMANDING OFFICER AT THAT FORT---HE WISHES THEIR MIGHT BE ONE COMPANY OF HIS REGIMENT STATIONED THERE AND ONE AT MACKINAC---IF YOU CAN PREVAIL ON THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO ACCEPT THE PLAN IT WILL BE PLEASING TO THE CAPT. AS WELL AS ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE COMMAND--GENEALOGY 7---SIGNED WILKINSON, EWING, HICKENASE, W DOUGAL, LT. SMITH----2PGS---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF CRAIG A. WHITFORD AUCTIONS Read More..
Year: 1810
Date: 1810-03-23
County:
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City:
Detroit
Category:
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, Michigan Territorial
, Letters Containing Correspondence
, Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2
Title: 1810-03-23 +DETROIT M T---RED #MANUSCRIPT---FREE FRANK---FROM DAVID BEARD AT DETROIT TO THE HONORABLE PETER B. PORTER IN CONGRESS, WASHINGTON---MR ERWIN HAS FORWARDED A NUMBER OF CHARGES AGAINST CAPT. WHISTLOR AND SOME OF THE OTHER AFFAIRS AT CHICAGO WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE THE CAUSE OF CAPT. WHISTLORS REMOVAL.--DANIEL BAKER WISHES YOUR INFLUENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THAT COMMAND FOR HIM---YOUR BROTHER WOULD BE PLEASED WITH SUCH A COMMANDING OFFICER AT THAT FORT---HE WISHES THEIR MIGHT BE ONE COMPANY OF HIS REGIMENT STATIONED THERE AND ONE AT MACKINAC---IF YOU CAN PREVAIL ON THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO ACCEPT THE PLAN IT WILL BE PLEASING TO THE CAPT. AS WELL AS ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE COMMAND--GENEALOGY 7---SIGNED WILKINSON, EWING, HICKENASE, W DOUGAL, LT. SMITH----2PGS---PAGE 2---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF CRAIG A. WHITFORD AUCTIONS Read More..
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Date: 1810-03-23
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Wayne
City:
Detroit
Category:
MI Genealogy
, Manuscripts
, Michigan Territorial
, Letters Containing Correspondence
, Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2
Title: 1810-03-23 +DETROIT M T---RED #MANUSCRIPT---FREE FRANK---FROM DAVID BEARD AT DETROIT TO THE HONORABLE PETER B. PORTER IN CONGRESS, WASHINGTON---MR ERWIN HAS FORWARDED A NUMBER OF CHARGES AGAINST CAPT. WHISTLOR AND SOME OF THE OTHER AFFAIRS AT CHICAGO WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE THE CAUSE OF CAPT. WHISTLORS REMOVAL.--DANIEL BAKER WISHES YOUR INFLUENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THAT COMMAND FOR HIM---YOUR BROTHER WOULD BE PLEASED WITH SUCH A COMMANDING OFFICER AT THAT FORT---HE WISHES THEIR MIGHT BE ONE COMPANY OF HIS REGIMENT STATIONED THERE AND ONE AT MACKINAC---IF YOU CAN PREVAIL ON THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO ACCEPT THE PLAN IT WILL BE PLEASING TO THE CAPT. AS WELL AS ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE COMMAND--GENEALOGY 7---SIGNED WILKINSON, EWING, HICKENASE, W DOUGAL, LT. SMITH----2PGS---PAGE 1---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF CRAIG A. WHITFORD AUCTIONS Read More..
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Date: 1810-03-23
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
Category:
MI Genealogy
, Manuscripts
, Michigan Territorial
, Letters Containing Correspondence
, Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2
Title: 1810-03-23 +DETROIT M T---RED #MANUSCRIPT---FREE FRANK--TO PETER PORTER AT CONGRESS--WASHINGTON---FROM DAVID BEARD-DETROIT--BY SOME COMMUNICATIONS LATELY RECEIVED AT THIS PLACE WE PERCEIVE THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO ESTABLISH A GARRISON AT PRAIRIE DU CHEN. I BELIEVE THAT A PORT AND CUSTOM HOUSE AT THE MOUTH OF THE FOX RIVER ON GREEN BAY WOULD BE OF USE TO THE GOVERNMENT IN COLLECTING DUTIES ON VAST QUANTITIES OF GOODS THAT ARE SMUGGLED IN THERE YEARLY BY THE BRITISH MERCHANTS I ALSO BELIEVE A FACTORY AT THAT PLACE WOULD DO MORE THAN MACKINAC AND CHICAGO TOGETHER. ..AND HEREAFTER BE ESTABLISHED HIGH UP THE MISSISSIPPI BY AN EASIER ROUTE THAN THE OTHER....GENEALOGY---1 PG--PRIVATELY OWNED--HAYES/WHITFORD AUCTION 2017 LOT 18---ERNIE'S COLLECTION $500 - N Read More..
Year: 1810
Date: 1810-03-23
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
Category:
MI Covers
, Ernie's Michigan Collection
, MI Free Franks
, MI Genealogy
, Manuscripts
, Michigan Territorial
, Wisconsin/Michigan Territory
, Letters Containing Correspondence
, Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2
Title: 1810-03-23 +DETROIT M T---RED #MANUSCRIPT---FREE FRANK--TO PETER PORTER AT CONGRESS--WASHINGTON---FROM DAVID BEARD-DETROIT--BY SOME COMMUNICATIONS LATELY RECEIVED AT THIS PLACE WE PERCEIVE THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO ESTABLISH A GARRISON AT PRAIRIE DU CHEN. I BELIEVE A CUSTOM HOUSE AT THE MOUTH OF THE FOX RIVER ON GREEN BAY WOULD BE OF USE TO THE GOVERNMENT IN COLLECTING DUTIES ON VAST QUANTITIES OF GOODS THAT ARE SMUGGLED IN THERE YEARLY BY THE BRITISH MERCHANTS I ALSO BELIEVE A FACTORY AT THAT PLACE WOULD DO MORE THAN MACKINAC AND CHICAGO TOGETHER. ..AND HEREAFTER BE ESTABLISHED HIGH UP THE MISSISSIPPI BY AN EASIER ROUTE THAN THE OTHER....GENEALOGY---1 PG---PAGE 1---PRIVATELY OWNED--HAYES/WHITFORD AUCTION 2017 LOT 18---ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1810
Date: 1810-03-23
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
Category:
Ernie's Michigan Collection
, MI Genealogy
, Michigan Territorial
, Letters Containing Correspondence
, Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2
Title: 1810-11-16 DETROIT M T----RED *MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25-----TO MRS ISAAC McLELLAN AT MAIDSTOWN, ESSEX CO, VERMONT---FROM HER SISTER MARIA HULL AT DETROIT----PAPA HAS DECIDED TO VISIT HIS FRIENDS IN THE STATES THE NEXT SEASON, SHOULD HE RECEIVE HIS APPOINTMENT FOR THIS GOVERNMENT ANOTHER THREE YEARS- THAT WILL BE DECIDED IN MARCH AND SHALL MOST CERTAINLY GO IF HE IS APPOINTED. PAPA ENJOYS GOOD HEALTH AND SPIRITS--HE HAS PURCHASED A FARM 3 MILES FROM OUR PLACE OF RESIDENCE--FROM THAT HE GETS ALL THE PRODUCE FOR THE FAMILY AT A MUCH CHEAPER RATE THAN BY PURCHASING THOSE THINGS ARE VERY DEAR IN THIS COUNTRY--BESIDES IT BEING AN AMUSEMENT AND VERY MUCH PROMOTING HIS HEALTH--YOU KNOW THAT HE IS VERY FOND OF FARMING, AND THINKS THE LIFE OF A FARMER THE HAPPIEST IN THE WORLD--HE GOT HIS FARM VERY CHEAP--INDEED FOR ALMOST NOTHING----GENEALOGY---3 PGS--PAGE 2---COURTESY OF EBACH- WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 63 Read More..
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Date: 1810-11-16
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
Category:
MI Genealogy
, Manuscripts
, Michigan Territorial
, Women's Correspondence
, Letters Containing Correspondence
, Privately Owned
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