Title: 1839-10-28 DETROIT MICH---CDS---FROM SAMUEL T. DOUGLASS AT DETROIT TO HIS BROTHER SILAS H DOUGLASS AT FREDONIA N Y---REGARDING A POSITION WITH A PHYSICIAN FOR HIS BROTHER AND THE COST OF ROOM AND BOARD---MENTIONS DR. RICE, DR. PITCHER, WALKER, DR. H., HOUGHTON, OSCAR AND LYDIA---"HOUGHTON HAS A GOOD LIBRARY IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES INCLUDING HIS PRIVATE LIBRARY AND BOOKS BELONGING TO THE STATE UNDER THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY APPROPRIATION AND A VERY LARGE COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS ALL ARRANGED IN CASES TO WHICH YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS IN YOUR LEISURE HOURS"---GENEALOGY---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-10-28
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Northern Michigan
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1839-10-30 COMSTOCK MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---TO THE TREASURER OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AT DETROIT FROM HENRY SHELDON AT COOMSTOCK---1 PAGE---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-10-30
County: Kalamazoo
City:
Category: MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1839-11-06 FLINT MICH*****W---RED CDS WITH MATCHING PAID AND LARGE 25---AHMS LETTER 902/610---SIGNED BY WAIT BEACH, WILLIAM MOONE, S.B. WICKS, EZRA CARRIER, AND L. BUCKINGHAM, TRUSTEES OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF FLINT, REQUESTING AID TO SUPPORT REV. JOHN BEACH---GENEALOGY-- PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF CRAIG A. WHITFORD AUCTIONS/HAYES 2017 LOT 152----4PGS---$28----ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-06
County:
City: Flint
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1839-11-06 FLINT MICH---CDS & LARGE FANCY STAMPED 25---AHMS LETTER 947/ 611---REV JOHN BEACH---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan---AND PRIVATELY OWNED Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-06
County: Gennessee
City: Flint
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1839-11-06 FLINT MICH---DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--RED CDS WITH MATCHING PAID AND 25---AHMS LETTER 902/610---SIGNED BY WAIT BEACH, WILLIAM MOONE, S.B. WICKS, EZRA CARRIER, AND L. BUCKINGHAM, TRUSTEES OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF FLINT, REQUESTING AID TO SUPPORT REV. JOHN BEACH---GENEALOGY-- PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF CRAIG A. WHITFORD AUCTIONS Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-06
County: Gennessee
City: Flint
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1839-11-09 ALBION MICH--CALHOUN CO.--BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & FREE FRANK OF J. CROWELL P.M.----FROM J. CROWELL, ALBION, CALHOUN CO, MICH-----TO JACOB GREEN, OHIO---REGARDING PAYMENT FOR CLAY BEDS---MENTIONS MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND MR. PECK--GENEALOGY----1pg--COURTESY OF BILL BROOKS - N Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-09
County: Calhoun
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1839-11-10 ADRIAN MICH----CDS AND FREE FRANK OF A.J. COMSTOCK P.M.---TO ALPHEUS FELCH---FROM ADDISON JOSEPH COMSTOCK P.M. ADRIAN(B. 1802-10-17, D. 1867-01-20, BECAME POSTMASTER ADRIAN MICH 1841-06-23, WITH HIS FATHER HE WAS A CONTRACTOR IN 1825 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ERIE CANAL NEAR LOCKPORT. FOUNDER OF ADRIAN, FATHER, DARIUS COMSTOCK, MOTHER, PHOEBE SMITH, SPOUSE, SARAH SWIFT DEANE, CHILDREN, LEANDER COMSTOCK{FIRST PERSON TO DIE IN ADRIAN}, HELEN MARIA COMSTOCK, ISAAC DEANE COMSTOCK, DARIUS EDWARD COMSTOCK, CHARLES HENRY COMSTOCK, JAMES WATSON COMSTOCK, ADDISON JOSEPH COMSTOCKSARAH ELIZABETH COMSTOCK)---- AT ADRIAN MICH---MENTIONS ATTY. PATTERSON-----REQUESTS GUIDANCE IN HOW TO PROCEED IN THE LEGAL MATTER----- GENEALOGY 3------1 pg-----COURTESY OF BILL ALLEN AND CRAIG WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2001 LOT 126 Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-10
County: Lenawee , Monroe , , , , , ,
City: Adrian , Monroe
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1839-11-13 +BRONSON PRAIRIE MICH---BRANCH CO---BROWN #MANUSCRIPT & MS 18 3/4---FROM E. LUCE AT BRONSON PRAIRIE TO HER UNCLE WILLIAM DOUGLASS LUCE AT URBANA, CHAMPAIGN CO, OHIO REGARDING HER FATHER LUCE'S ILLNESS AND DEATH; ALFORD IS SICK WITH FEVER BUT THEY WILL START FOR URBANA WHEN HE IS ABLE, BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE; GIVE THEIR LOVE TO GRANPA AND GRANMA; ---GENEALOGY---4PGS---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2013 LOT 166 $40 Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-13
County: Branch
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1839-11-16 DOVER MICH {1836-1841} DPO----V9--CASS CO--DATELINED NILES MICH--TO IRELAND--BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL AND BLUE MS PAID AND BLACK MS 25 RATE--TO THOMAS RICHARDSON AT SPRINGFIELD IRELAND FROM ARTHUR RICHARDSON AT NILES---ADDRESSED TO "MY DEAR ELICIA"--FAMILY NEWS---ANOTHER LETTER TO TOM FROM ARTHUR RICHARDSON MENTIONING JOHN AND HELEN'S ARRIVAL HOME, PLANS TO GO INTO BUSINESS, AND A LIST OF GOODS---GENEALOGY---3 pg--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-16
County: Berrien , Cass , , , , , ,
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1839-11-16 +GRAND HAVEN MICH----OTTAWA CO-----#MANUSCRIPT CANCEL &MS PAID 12 1/2 RATE----TO COUNTY CLERK OF KALAMAZOO COUNTY, KALAMAZOO MICH-----COUNTY CANVASSERS STATEMENT OF VOTES GIVEN FOR SENATOR....AT THE GENERAL ELECTION.....1839. SIGNED, HARLOW JUDSON AND TIMOTHY EASTMAN-----GENEALOGY 2----COURTESY OF ALLEN- WHITFORD AUCTION 2001 LOT 294 Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-16
County: Kalamazoo
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1839-11-16 DETROIT MICH--WAYNE CO.----STEAMBOAT STRAIGHTLINE--DATELINED BUFFALO N.Y. TO GROVELAND, OAKLAND CO.,MICH--TO ELIZA GOODRICH AT GROVELAND FROM HER BROTHER JOHN AT BUFFALO--MENTIONS AARON, REUBEN, MR. DANSER, ENOS, MR. AND MRS. NEIL, ROSET, SARAH AND GEORGE; NORTON FILMORE IS MARRIED TO MISS ATWELL, AND JAMES SADLER TO ESTHER FULTON - "I BELIEVE"; HE IS READING LAW UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JOHN T. BUSH; HE GAVE HER LETTER TO MR. DODGE, WHO APOLOGIZES FOR THE MISUNDERSTANDING, AS HE DID NOT GET THE LETTER FROM WILKES---GENEALOGY-- 3 pgs--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-16
County: Oakland , Wayne , , , , , ,
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1839-11-16 FLINT MICH---CDS---DATELINE GENESEE---AHMS LETTER--1044/1085//620 a & b---FROM DANIEL CURTIS, LUBA BARROWS AND JOHN BEACH AT GENESEE TO E.P. HASTINGS, AGENT OF THE AHMS, AT DETROIT---THEN SENT ON TO AHMS OFFICE IN NEW YORK---GENEALOGY--Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-16
County: Gennessee , Wayne
City: Detroit , Flint
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1839-11-18 ADRIAN MICH--CDS--TO MARTIN BRIMMER AT BOSTON MASS--REGARDING TAXES---ERNIE'S COLLECTION - N Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-18
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1839-11-25 +LAKEVILLE MICH----OAKLAND CO---BLACK #MANUSCRIPT POSTMASTER FREE FRANK---MS FREE/ WILLIAM T. SNOW P.M.(SERVED AS LAKEVILLES SECOND POSTMASTER)----TO HENRY HOWARD, AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE STATE, DETROIT, MICH----FROM WILLIAM T. SNOW ABOUT LAND----GENEALOGY----COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTION 2013 LOT 336 $65 Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-25
County: Oakland , Wayne , , , , , ,
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1839-11-27 +YPSILANTI MICH----WASHTENAW CO----RED CDS & MS FREE & MS FREE FRANK OF RICHARD E MORSE P.M.------TO MRS LOUISA BROWN, ONONDAGA, ONONDAGA CO, N.Y.---REGARDING HIM BEING UNABLE TO TRAVEL DUE TO ILLNESS----GENEALOGY 2----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 935 $30 Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-11-27
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1839-12-01 CENTREVILLE MICH---#MANUSCRIPT AND MS 12 1/2----TO HENRY HOWARD, AUDITOR GENERAL, DETROIT ,MICH----GENEALOGY----IN PHIL BANSNER 1995 AUCTION LOT 22---PRIVATELY OWNED Read More..
Year:
Date: 1839-12-01
County: Saint Joseph
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1839-12-10 PORT HURON MICH---STEAMBOAT---AHMS LETTER--1015/679---REV. OREN C. THOMPSON---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-12-10
County: Saint Clair
City:
Category: Michigan Advertising , American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1839-12-10 PORT HURON MICH---DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--STEAMBOAT---AHMS 1015/679---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1839-12-10
County: Saint Clair
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1839-12-20 PLAINWELL MICH----ALLEGAN CO-----RED *MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25 RATE----TO JOHN C CARYL, NASHUA, HILLSBOUROUGH CO, NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM EMALIN AND WILLIAM WARRANT AT PLAINWELL---MENTIONS SISTER AUGUSTA, FATHER WARRANT, UNCLE WILLARD CARYL IS GOING TO MOVE TO SCHOOLCRAFT ON PRAIRIE ROUND, BROTHER WILLIAM, SISTER NANCY AND OLIVE----"WE WILL SEND YOU A NEWSPAPER SOON DOTTED. WE WILL DOT THE FIRST COLUMN ON THE THIRD PAGE AND COMMENCE AT THE TOP AND DOT UNDER THE LETTERS THAT SPELL THE WORD. IF YOU ARE NOT USED TO READING DOTTED PAPERS PERHAPS YOU WILL BE OBLIGED TO GET YOUR SLATE TO MAKE IT OUT, AND IN RETURN YOU MUST DOT US ONE AND THEN WE CAN OFTEN HEAR FROM ONE AND THE OTHER AND SAVE THE POSTAGE OF SO MANY LETTERS." ---"I AM OPPOSED TO THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, ENTIRELY, FOR IT IS MORE CALCUALTED TO MAKE DUNCES, IN THE TRUE SENCE OF THE WORD, THAN ANYTHING ELSE." RECOMMENDS SOME BOOKS HE COULD LEARN FROM AT HIS LEISURE---GENEALOGY---3PGS-----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 2 COLLECTOR P-ID-45841 - N Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-12-20
County: Allegan
City:
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Covers , Manuscripts , MI Genealogy , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 36102

Title: 1839-12-21 YPSILANTI MICH---CDS---DATELINED PLAINFIELD, UNADILLA, WEBSTER, AND YPSILANTI---AHMS LETTER 1045/1086//628---GENEALOGY--SAMUEL WESSON,JOHN VON MAUR, AND LEVI CLAWSON AT PLAINFIELD; WILLIAM CRAIG AND LUKE MONTAGUE AT UNADILLA; CHARLES CLARKE AT WEBSTER AND D.R. DIXON AT YPSILANTI---GENEALOGY 7---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-12-21
County: Livingston , Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 6

Title: 1839-12-23 SAUGATUCK MICH*****W-----ALLEGAN CO-----BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS FREE/ WILLIAM G. BUTLER-----FREE FRANK------TO CHARLES HINKLE, ECKFORD, CALHOUN CO, MICH-------FROM WILLIAM G. BUTLER---REGARDING BRICKS---MENTIONS MR. LOOMIS, WILDER, AND THE DEATH OF HIS SON JAMES--GENEALOGY-----1PG----ERNIE'S COLLECTION $40 - N Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-12-23
County: Allegan , Calhoun , , , , , ,
City:
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1839-12-24 DETROIT MICH---PPP3 COVER & PAGES DON'T SHOW Wayne--- RED CDS 30MM --- FROM J.W. TILLMAN AT DETROIT TO S.S. ALLCOTT AT MARSHALL---GENEALOGY---ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-12-24
County: Calhoun , Wayne , , , , , ,
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1839-12-24 DETROIT MICH---PPP --- RED CDS 30MM --- FROM J.W. TILLMAN AT DETROIT TO S.S. ALLCOTT AT MARSHALL---GENEALOGY---ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-12-24
County: Calhoun , Wayne , , , , , ,
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1839-12-25 ADRIAN MICH---CDS--ALSO 1839-12-26 CDS---TO HENRY WALDRON AT ALBANY NY FROM LEVI BOWLSBY AT ADRIAN---1 PAGES---PRIVATELY OWNED—--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-12-25
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1839-12-26---DETROIT MICH---CDS---*AHMS LETTER 1044/1085/620---DATELINED GENESEE---SENT TO E.P. HASTINGS AT DETROIT THEN ON TO NEW YORK---GENEALOGY---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1839-12-26
County: Gennessee , Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1840-01-06---BRISTOL MICH ---*AHMS LETTER 1176/764 --- OUTSIDE MAIL ---TRUMAN SHAW, GARDNER CARR, CALVIN A. SHAW, S.T. HANSON, LOUSOU DEWEY-- GENEALOGY---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1840-01-06
County: Lapeer
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1840-01-07 NILES MICH---BLUE 30MM CDS---FROM THOMAS FITZGERALD AT NILES TO HIRAM GARDNER AT LOCKPORT NEW YORK---REGARDING TAXES, MENTIONS C. WALTON---GENEALOGY---ERNIE'S COLLECTION - N Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-01-07
County: Berrien
City: Niles
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1840-01-08--- HOWELL MICH ---#MANUSCRIPT ---*AHMS LETTER 1155/753 ---REV. H. ROOT-- COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1840-01-08
County: Livingston
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1840-01-09 MONROE MICH----BLUE CDS &MS 10 RATE---TO E.W. MORGAN AT ANN ARBOR----GENEALOGY---2PGS---ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-01-09
County: Monroe , Washtenaw , , , , , ,
City: AnnArbor , Monroe
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1840-01-13 ANN ARBOR MICH--RED SERIFED CDS (M/) AND BLACK MS 18 3/4 RATE---TO STEPHEN L. MILLER, URBANA, CHAMPAIGN CO, OHIO---FROM RUNSLLEER BALLARD, ANN ARBOR MICH---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 2 COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-01-13
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1