Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH*****W---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL-----FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH TO HIS WIFE MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY----MENTIONS WEALTHA, JUDGE HAND, AUNT NANNY, NAOMI, UNCLE DEWITT, MISS BACKUS, JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE, MRS. NORTON STRONG, MRS. MORRISON, MILLY, MRS. BAILEY, AND UNCLE TOLSMAN---"WEALTHA LEFT THIS MORNING...WHAT A TIME SHE HAD OF IT HERE - JUDGE HAND WAS ALL DEVOTION - DINED WITH HER AND GAVE HER HIS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION - BORED HER TO DEATH"---"UNCLE DEWITT PROPOSED A CONUNDRUM 'WHY IS MISS BACKUS THE MOST SERVICEABLE OF OUR LADIES'? DO YOU GIVE IT UP? BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS ON HAND!" ---"JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE BOTH LOOK IN A DESPERATE WAY ONLY WORSE - SHAMEFUL IS IT NOT THAT MARRIAGE SHOULD HAVE SUCH AN EFFECT ON SOME COUPLES - SHE REALLY DOES NOT LOOK FIT TO BE SEEN ON THE STREETS"---GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER----4 pgs--COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH*****W---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL-----FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH TO HIS WIFE MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY----MENTIONS WEALTHA, JUDGE HAND, AUNT NANNY, NAOMI, UNCLE DEWITT, MISS BACKUS, JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE, MRS. NORTON STRONG, MRS. MORRISON, MILLY, MRS. BAILEY, AND UNCLE TOLSMAN---"WEALTHA LEFT THIS MORNING...WHAT A TIME SHE HAD OF IT HERE - JUDGE HAND WAS ALL DEVOTION - DINED WITH HER AND GAVE HER HIS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION - BORED HER TO DEATH"---"UNCLE DEWITT PROPOSED A CONUNDRUM 'WHY IS MISS BACKUS THE MOST SERVICEABLE OF OUR LADIES'? DO YOU GIVE IT UP? BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS ON HAND!" ---"JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE BOTH LOOK IN A DESPERATE WAY ONLY WORSE - SHAMEFUL IS IT NOT THAT MARRIAGE SHOULD HAVE SUCH AN EFFECT ON SOME COUPLES - SHE REALLY DOES NOT LOOK FIT TO BE SEEN ON THE STREETS"---GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER----4 pgs---PAGE 1---COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH*****W---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL-----FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH TO HIS WIFE MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY----MENTIONS WEALTHA, JUDGE HAND, AUNT NANNY, NAOMI, UNCLE DEWITT, MISS BACKUS, JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE, MRS. NORTON STRONG, MRS. MORRISON, MILLY, MRS. BAILEY, AND UNCLE TOLSMAN---"WEALTHA LEFT THIS MORNING...WHAT A TIME SHE HAD OF IT HERE - JUDGE HAND WAS ALL DEVOTION - DINED WITH HER AND GAVE HER HIS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION - BORED HER TO DEATH"---"UNCLE DEWITT PROPOSED A CONUNDRUM 'WHY IS MISS BACKUS THE MOST SERVICEABLE OF OUR LADIES'? DO YOU GIVE IT UP? BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS ON HAND!" ---"JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE BOTH LOOK IN A DESPERATE WAY ONLY WORSE - SHAMEFUL IS IT NOT THAT MARRIAGE SHOULD HAVE SUCH AN EFFECT ON SOME COUPLES - SHE REALLY DOES NOT LOOK FIT TO BE SEEN ON THE STREETS"---GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER----4 pgs---PAGE 2----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH*****W---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL-----FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH TO HIS WIFE MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY----MENTIONS WEALTHA, JUDGE HAND, AUNT NANNY, NAOMI, UNCLE DEWITT, MISS BACKUS, JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE, MRS. NORTON STRONG, MRS. MORRISON, MILLY, MRS. BAILEY, AND UNCLE TOLSMAN---"WEALTHA LEFT THIS MORNING...WHAT A TIME SHE HAD OF IT HERE - JUDGE HAND WAS ALL DEVOTION - DINED WITH HER AND GAVE HER HIS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION - BORED HER TO DEATH"---"UNCLE DEWITT PROPOSED A CONUNDRUM 'WHY IS MISS BACKUS THE MOST SERVICEABLE OF OUR LADIES'? DO YOU GIVE IT UP? BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS ON HAND!" ---"JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE BOTH LOOK IN A DESPERATE WAY ONLY WORSE - SHAMEFUL IS IT NOT THAT MARRIAGE SHOULD HAVE SUCH AN EFFECT ON SOME COUPLES - SHE REALLY DOES NOT LOOK FIT TO BE SEEN ON THE STREETS"---GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER----4 pgs---PAGE 3----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH*****W---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL-----FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH TO HIS WIFE MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY----MENTIONS WEALTHA, JUDGE HAND, AUNT NANNY, NAOMI, UNCLE DEWITT, MISS BACKUS, JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE, MRS. NORTON STRONG, MRS. MORRISON, MILLY, MRS. BAILEY, AND UNCLE TOLSMAN---"WEALTHA LEFT THIS MORNING...WHAT A TIME SHE HAD OF IT HERE - JUDGE HAND WAS ALL DEVOTION - DINED WITH HER AND GAVE HER HIS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION - BORED HER TO DEATH"---"UNCLE DEWITT PROPOSED A CONUNDRUM 'WHY IS MISS BACKUS THE MOST SERVICEABLE OF OUR LADIES'? DO YOU GIVE IT UP? BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS ON HAND!" ---"JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE BOTH LOOK IN A DESPERATE WAY ONLY WORSE - SHAMEFUL IS IT NOT THAT MARRIAGE SHOULD HAVE SUCH AN EFFECT ON SOME COUPLES - SHE REALLY DOES NOT LOOK FIT TO BE SEEN ON THE STREETS"---GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER----4 pgs----TOP OF PAGE 4----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH*****W---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL-----FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH TO HIS WIFE MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY----MENTIONS WEALTHA, JUDGE HAND, AUNT NANNY, NAOMI, UNCLE DEWITT, MISS BACKUS, JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE, MRS. NORTON STRONG, MRS. MORRISON, MILLY, MRS. BAILEY, AND UNCLE TOLSMAN---"WEALTHA LEFT THIS MORNING...WHAT A TIME SHE HAD OF IT HERE - JUDGE HAND WAS ALL DEVOTION - DINED WITH HER AND GAVE HER HIS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION - BORED HER TO DEATH"---"UNCLE DEWITT PROPOSED A CONUNDRUM 'WHY IS MISS BACKUS THE MOST SERVICEABLE OF OUR LADIES'? DO YOU GIVE IT UP? BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS ON HAND!" ---"JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE BOTH LOOK IN A DESPERATE WAY ONLY WORSE - SHAMEFUL IS IT NOT THAT MARRIAGE SHOULD HAVE SUCH AN EFFECT ON SOME COUPLES - SHE REALLY DOES NOT LOOK FIT TO BE SEEN ON THE STREETS"---GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER----4 pgs----BOTTOM OF PAGE 4----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH--DUPLICATE---DUPLICATE---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL-----FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH---TO MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY----MENTIONS WEALTHA, JUDGE HAND, AUNT NANNY, UNCLE MERRIT, MISS BACKUS, JOHN STRONG AND HIS WIFE, MRS. NORTON STRONG, MRS. MORRISON, MILLY, MRS. BAILEY, AND UNCLE TOLSMAN---GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER----4 pgs--COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS - N Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Women's Correspondence , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH--DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL------FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH---TO MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY-----GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER----4 pgs--PAGE 1--COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Women's Correspondence , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH--DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL-------FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH---TO MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY-----GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER---4 pgs--PAGE 2--COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Women's Correspondence , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH--DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL-------FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH---TO MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY-----GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER---4 pgs--PAGE 3--COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Women's Correspondence , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH--DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL-------FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH---TO MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY-----GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER---4 pgs--TOP OF PAGE 4--COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Women's Correspondence , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-07-05 DETROIT MICH--DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE---DATELINED DETROIT SATURDAY (1838-06-30)---ENTERED MAIL AT BUFFALO (1838-07-05 THURSDAY) BLUE OVAL AND STEAMBOAT SCROLL---------FROM WILLIAM BACKUS AT DETROIT MICH---TO MRS EMILY MONTGOMERY BACKUS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK FROM HER HUSBAND CARE OF H MONTGOMERY-----GENEALOGY----LOVE LETTER--4 pgs--BOTTOM OF PAGE 4--COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-07-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Women's Correspondence , Love Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1838-08-18 DETROIT MICH--WAYNE CO.----STEAMBOAT STRAIGHTLINE----DATELINED CHICAGO 1838-08-12--1 pg--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-08-18
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1838-08-18 DETROIT MICH--WAYNE CO.----STEAMBOAT STRAIGHTLINE----DATELINED CHICAGO 1838-08-12--1 pg--PAGE 1--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-08-18
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1838-08-25 +DEXTER MICH----WASHTENAW CO---BLACK #MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE AND RED NEW YORK AUG 31 CDS AND BLACK BOXED PAYS DOUTREMEO/PAR LE HAVRE ON THE FACE PLUS BLUE PARIS ROUTING STAMP AND BLACK T.T./HAMBURG/7 OCT. 38 ON THE BACK---FROM HANS THIELSEN (1850 & 1860 CENSUS, B. DENMARK 1814--WIFE ELLEN, CHILDREN ELIZA PARTLIN, CATHERINE BYRNS, HENRY THIELSON, HANNAH E. THIELSON, JULIUS THEILSON, HORACE THIELSON--NOV 10, 1840 BOUGHT FOR CASH 40 ACRES LAND DESCRIPTIO 1 SESE MICHIGAN-TOLEDO STRIP) AT DEXTER TO A.C. THIELSEN AT DENMARK---FOREIGN LANGUAGE LETTER---TRANSATLANTIC----WATERWAYS----GENEALOGY---3PGS--—COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2013 LOT 219 $180 - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-08-25
County: Washtenaw
City: Dexter
Category: MI Covers , Letters to Foreign Destinations , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , MI Waterways
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1838-09-01 +MACKINAC MICH--BY STEAMBOAT--FROM GEORGE P. ASTOR TO MACKINAC TO SAMUEL JONES MUMFORD, MASTER IN CHANCERY, AT NEW YORK---I HAVE THIS MOMENT RETURNED FROM GREEN BAY- AND TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF A BOAT NOW ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR BUFFALO TO WRITE YOU A FEW LINES-TOGETHER WITH WHICH I SEND YOU A GREEN BAY PAPER. I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER AT THE BAY- AND AM IN HOPE I MAY LEAVE ON FROM YOU HERE- WHERE I SHALL WAIT TO RECEIVE SOME MONEY OF WHICH AT PRESENT I AM DESTITUTE.---BEFORE I RETURN TO NEW YORK, I MUST AGAIN RETURN TO THE BAY- TO SEE JUDGE DOTY, BUT MUST RECEIVE FUNDS BEFORE I CAN BUDGE----I FIND THERE HAS BEEN PAYMENT MADE TO THE INDIANS HERE AND THE BOAT IS LITERALLY COVERED WITH THEM--THERE BEING BETWEEN 3 OR 4 THOUSAND INDIANS HERE----NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY----HOPING YOU AND LITTLE HARRIET ARE WELL, REMEMBER ME TO MR & MRS HYSLOP AND FAMILY AND GENERAL PENTZ----GENEALOGY---2PGS---ERNIE'S COLLECTION $150 - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-09-01
County: Mackinac
City:
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Northern Michigan , MI Waterways , Wisconsin/Michigan Territory , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1838-09-01 MACKINAC MICH--BY STEAMBOAT--FROM GEORGE P. ASTOR-----I HAVE THIS MOMENT RETURNED FROM GREEN BAY- AND TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF A BOAT NOW ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR BUFFALO TO WRITE YOU A FEW LINES-TOGETHER WITH WHICH I SEND YOU A GREEN BAY PAPER. i RECEIVED YOUR LETTER AT THE BAY- AND AM IN HOPE I MAY LEAVE ON FROM YOU HERE- WHERE I SHALL WAIT TO RECEIVE SOME MONEY OF WHICH AT PRESENT I AM DESTITUTE.---BRFORE I RETURN TO NEW YORK, I MUST AGAIN RETURN TO THE BAY- TO SEE JUDGE DOTY, BUT MUST RECEIVE FUNDS BEFORE I CAN BUDGE-----TO SAMUEL JONES MUMFORD-MASTER IN CHANCY-14 PINE STREET-NEW YORK------I FIND THERE HAS BEEN PAYMENT MADE TO THE INDIANS HERE AND THE BOAT IS LITERALLY COVERED WITH THEM--THERE BEING BETWEEN 3 OR 4 THOUSAND INDIANS HERE----NATIVE AMERICANS----HOPING YOU AND HARRIET ARE WELL, REMEMBER ME TO MR & MRS HYSLOP AND FAMILY AND GENERAL PENTZ----GENEALOGY---2PGS---PAGE 1---ERNIE'S COLLECTION $150 Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-09-01
County: Mackinac
City:
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Northern Michigan , MI Waterways , Wisconsin/Michigan Territory , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1838-09-01 MACKINAC MICH--BY STEAMBOAT--FROM GEORGE P. ASTOR-----I HAVE THIS MOMENT RETURNED FROM GREEN BAY- AND TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF A BOAT NOW ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR BUFFALO TO WRITE YOU A FEW LINES-TOGETHER WITH WHICH I SEND YOU A GREEN BAY PAPER. i RECEIVED YOUR LETTER AT THE BAY- AND AM IN HOPE I MAY LEAVE ON FROM YOU HERE- WHERE I SHALL WAIT TO RECEIVE SOME MONEY OF WHICH AT PRESENT I AM DESTITUTE.---BRFORE I RETURN TO NEW YORK, I MUST AGAIN RETURN TO THE BAY- TO SEE JUDGE DOTY, BUT MUST RECEIVE FUNDS BEFORE I CAN BUDGE-----TO SAMUEL JONES MUMFORD-MASTER IN CHANCY-14 PINE STREET-NEW YORK------I FIND THERE HAS BEEN PAYMENT MADE TO THE INDIANS HERE AND THE BOAT IS LITERALLY COVERED WITH THEM--THERE BEING BETWEEN 3 OR 4 THOUSAND INDIANS HERE----NATIVE AMERICANS----HOPING YOU AND HARRIET ARE WELL, REMEMBER ME TO MR & MRS HYSLOP AND FAMILY AND GENERAL PENTZ----GENEALOGY---2PGS---PAGE 2---ERNIE'S COLLECTION $150 Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-09-01
County: Mackinac
City:
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Northern Michigan , MI Waterways , Wisconsin/Michigan Territory , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1838-09-01 +MACKINAC MICH--BY STEAMBOAT--FROM GEORGE P. ASTOR TO MACKINAC TO SAMUEL JONES MUMFORD, MASTER IN CHANCERY, AT NEW YORK---I HAVE THIS MOMENT RETURNED FROM GREEN BAY- AND TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF A BOAT NOW ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR BUFFALO TO WRITE YOU A FEW LINES-TOGETHER WITH WHICH I SEND YOU A GREEN BAY PAPER. I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER AT THE BAY- AND AM IN HOPE I MAY LEAVE ON FROM YOU HERE- WHERE I SHALL WAIT TO RECEIVE SOME MONEY OF WHICH AT PRESENT I AM DESTITUTE.---BEFORE I RETURN TO NEW YORK, I MUST AGAIN RETURN TO THE BAY- TO SEE JUDGE DOTY, BUT MUST RECEIVE FUNDS BEFORE I CAN BUDGE----I FIND THERE HAS BEEN PAYMENT MADE TO THE INDIANS HERE AND THE BOAT IS LITERALLY COVERED WITH THEM--THERE BEING BETWEEN 3 OR 4 THOUSAND INDIANS HERE----NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY----HOPING YOU AND LITTLE HARRIET ARE WELL, REMEMBER ME TO MR & MRS HYSLOP AND FAMILY AND GENERAL PENTZ----GENEALOGY---2PGS---ERNIE'S COLLECTION $150 - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-09-01
County: Mackinac
City:
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Northern Michigan , MI Waterways , Wisconsin/Michigan Territory , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1838-09-01 MACKINAC MICH--BY STEAMBOAT--FROM GEORGE P. ASTOR-----I HAVE THIS MOMENT RETURNED FROM GREEN BAY- AND TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF A BOAT NOW ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR BUFFALO TO WRITE YOU A FEW LINES-TOGETHER WITH WHICH I SEND YOU A GREEN BAY PAPER. i RECEIVED YOUR LETTER AT THE BAY- AND AM IN HOPE I MAY LEAVE ON FROM YOU HERE- WHERE I SHALL WAIT TO RECEIVE SOME MONEY OF WHICH AT PRESENT I AM DESTITUTE.---BRFORE I RETURN TO NEW YORK, I MUST AGAIN RETURN TO THE BAY- TO SEE JUDGE DOTY, BUT MUST RECEIVE FUNDS BEFORE I CAN BUDGE-----TO SAMUEL JONES MUMFORD-MASTER IN CHANCY-14 PINE STREET-NEW YORK------I FIND THERE HAS BEEN PAYMENT MADE TO THE INDIANS HERE AND THE BOAT IS LITERALLY COVERED WITH THEM--THERE BEING BETWEEN 3 OR 4 THOUSAND INDIANS HERE----NATIVE AMERICANS----HOPING YOU AND HARRIET ARE WELL, REMEMBER ME TO MR & MRS HYSLOP AND FAMILY AND GENERAL PENTZ----GENEALOGY---2PGS---PAGE 1---ERNIE'S COLLECTION $150 Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-09-01
County: Mackinac
City:
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Northern Michigan , MI Waterways , Wisconsin/Michigan Territory , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1838-09-01 MACKINAC MICH--BY STEAMBOAT--FROM GEORGE P. ASTOR-----I HAVE THIS MOMENT RETURNED FROM GREEN BAY- AND TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF A BOAT NOW ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR BUFFALO TO WRITE YOU A FEW LINES-TOGETHER WITH WHICH I SEND YOU A GREEN BAY PAPER. i RECEIVED YOUR LETTER AT THE BAY- AND AM IN HOPE I MAY LEAVE ON FROM YOU HERE- WHERE I SHALL WAIT TO RECEIVE SOME MONEY OF WHICH AT PRESENT I AM DESTITUTE.---BRFORE I RETURN TO NEW YORK, I MUST AGAIN RETURN TO THE BAY- TO SEE JUDGE DOTY, BUT MUST RECEIVE FUNDS BEFORE I CAN BUDGE-----TO SAMUEL JONES MUMFORD-MASTER IN CHANCY-14 PINE STREET-NEW YORK------I FIND THERE HAS BEEN PAYMENT MADE TO THE INDIANS HERE AND THE BOAT IS LITERALLY COVERED WITH THEM--THERE BEING BETWEEN 3 OR 4 THOUSAND INDIANS HERE----NATIVE AMERICANS----HOPING YOU AND HARRIET ARE WELL, REMEMBER ME TO MR & MRS HYSLOP AND FAMILY AND GENERAL PENTZ----GENEALOGY---2PGS---PAGE 2---ERNIE'S COLLECTION $150 Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-09-01
County: Mackinac
City:
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Northern Michigan , MI Waterways , Wisconsin/Michigan Territory , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1838-10-16 DETROIT MICH--BLUE 31MM CDS AND BLUE STEAMSHIP STRAIGHTLINE--BUFFALO LINE--DATELINED BUFFALO NY--FROM JAY AND WEBSTER AT BUFFALO TO MESSRS. BOYER AND CO. AT MONROE ---THEY ARE UNABLE TO SEND THE MERCHANDISE BY STEAMBOAT, SO THEY WILL BE SENDING IT BY RAIL INSTEAD---1 pg--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-10-16
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1838-10-16 DETROIT MICH--BLUE 31MM CDS AND BLUE STEAMSHIP STRAIGHTLINE--BUFFALO LINE--DATELINED BUFFALO NY--1 pg--PAGE 1--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-10-16
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1839-01-09 +KENT MICH---KENT CO----BLACK CDS & STAMPED PAID &MS 25 RATE----TO MISS CAROLINE M. HURD AT MIDDLE HADDAM, MIDDLESEX CO, CONN-----FROM W.D. ROBERTS, DATELINED GRAND RAPIDS, TO HIS AUNT TELLING OF HIS FATHER'S JOURNEY FROM CLEVELAND TO CHICAGO THROUGH MACKINAC AND THE ISLANDS WITH "...HE WAS CHOSEN 1ST LIEUT OF THE MILITARY COMPANY--AND HE WRITES ME THAT THEY ARE NOW, DRAFTING MEN TO GO ON THE FRONTIER AS THERE IS MUCH DIFFICULTY BETWEEN THE COMANCHE INDIANS, AND THE WHITES---" AND CLOSING IN PART, "...N YEARS--IT WAS CELEBRATED HERE BY N. YEARS BALL--WHICH FOR SPLENDOR SURPASSED ANYTHING I'VE WITNESSED AT THE EAST THAT IS TO SAY ALLOWING--MICHIGAN WESTERN WILDERNESS." ---GENEALOGY----NATIVE AMERICANS---WATERWAY TRAVEL---COURTESY OF ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 274 Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-01-09
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1839-06-03 DETROIT MICH***W--- BY STEAMBOAT TO N.Y.---FROM SON J.P. WHEELER TO FATHER DR. JOHN PUNDERSON WHEELER (CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. RED HOOK, NEW YORK 1817, D. 1901, FATHER GAMALLIEL WHEELER, MOTHER, MARY WHEELER, SPOUSE, ALICE F WHEELER, CHILD, GEORGE FREEBORN WHEELER), UPPER RED HOOK, NEW YORK---REGARDING THEIR BUSINESS INTERESTS---MENTIONS MR. STEVENS, H.H. EMMONS, MR. MARTIN, MR. KETCHUM, DR. KALADY, MARIAN DR. FINCH, MR. TRUESDAIL, MR. MASTHER, MR. BIGELOW, MR. HASTINGS, MISS EMMONS, W. CLARKE, IMOGENE---"FARMERS AND LAWYERS ARE THE ONLY ONES MAKING MONEY IN MICHIGAN"---GENEALOGY----8 pg--ERNIE'S COLLECTION $150 - N Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-06-03
County:
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 8

Title: 1839-06-03 DETROIT MICH BY STEAMBOAT TO N.Y.--8 pg--TOP OF PAGE 1--ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1839-06-03
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 8

Title: 1839-06-03 DETROIT MICH BY STEAMBOAT TO N.Y.--8 pg--BOTTOM OF PAGE 1--ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1839-06-03
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 8

Title: 1839-06-03 DETROIT MICH BY STEAMBOAT TO N.Y.--8 pg--TOP OF PAGE 2--ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1839-06-03
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 8

Title: 1839-06-03 DETROIT MICH BY STEAMBOAT TO N.Y.--8 pg--BOTTOM OF PAGE 2--ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1839-06-03
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 8

Title: 1839-06-03 DETROIT MICH BY STEAMBOAT TO N.Y.--8 pg--TOP OF PAGE 3--ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1839-06-03
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 8