Title: 1840-12-13 +NILES MICH----BERRIEN CO----GREEN CDS & BLUE MS 25 RATE CROSSED OUT AND BLACK MS 50 RATE------TO THOMAS BRADFORD JR, COUNSELOR AT LAW, PHILADELPHIA PENN----FROM HIS SON VINCENT BRADFORD AT NILES MICH-----GENEALOGY 2----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 715 $22 Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-12-13
County: Berrien
City: Niles
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned , Unusual Postage
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1840-12-16 +SARANAC MICH---IONIA CO---V7---BROWN #MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE---FROM ARBA BENSON (B. VERMONT 1809, D. 1882, FATHER, LYMAN BENSON, MOTHER EMILLIA BENSON, WIFE ADELINE BENSON, CHILDREN, EMILY BENSON, ROSAMOND BENSON, ARBA BENSON, CAROLINE BENSON, LYMAN W BENSON, AT SARANAC TO HIS PARENTS MR. AND MRS. LYMAN BENSON, (1850 CENSUS, B. MASS 1783, WIFE AMELIA BENSON) AT ROYALTON, WINDSOR CO, VERMONT---GENEALOGY---4PGS---PAGE 4----PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2013 LOT 482 $35 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1840-12-16
County: Ionia
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1840-12-16 +SARANAC MICH---IONIA CO---V7---BROWN #MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE---FROM ARBA BENSON (B. VERMONT 1809, D. 1882, FATHER, LYMAN BENSON, MOTHER EMILLIA BENSON, WIFE ADELINE BENSON, CHILDREN, EMILY BENSON, ROSAMOND BENSON, ARBA BENSON, CAROLINE BENSON, LYMAN W BENSON, AT SARANAC TO HIS PARENTS MR. AND MRS. LYMAN BENSON, (1850 CENSUS, B. MASS 1783, WIFE AMELIA BENSON) AT ROYALTON, WINDSOR CO, VERMONT---GENEALOGY---4PGS---PAGE 3----PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2013 LOT 482 $35 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1840-12-16
County: Ionia
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1840-12-16 +SARANAC MICH---IONIA CO---V7---BROWN #MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE---FROM ARBA BENSON (B. VERMONT 1809, D. 1882, FATHER, LYMAN BENSON, MOTHER EMILLIA BENSON, WIFE ADELINE BENSON, CHILDREN, EMILY BENSON, ROSAMOND BENSON, ARBA BENSON, CAROLINE BENSON, LYMAN W BENSON, AT SARANAC TO HIS PARENTS MR. AND MRS. LYMAN BENSON, (1850 CENSUS, B. MASS 1783, WIFE AMELIA BENSON) AT ROYALTON, WINDSOR CO, VERMONT---GENEALOGY---4PGS---PAGE 2----PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2013 LOT 482 $35 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1840-12-16
County: Ionia
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1840-12-16 +SARANAC MICH---IONIA CO---V7---BROWN #MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE---FROM ARBA BENSON (B. VERMONT 1809, D. 1882, FATHER, LYMAN BENSON, MOTHER EMILLIA BENSON, WIFE ADELINE BENSON, CHILDREN, EMILY BENSON, ROSAMOND BENSON, ARBA BENSON, CAROLINE BENSON, LYMAN W BENSON, AT SARANAC TO HIS PARENTS MR. AND MRS. LYMAN BENSON, (1850 CENSUS, B. MASS 1783, WIFE AMELIA BENSON) AT ROYALTON, WINDSOR CO, VERMONT---GENEALOGY---4PGS---PAGE 1----PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2013 LOT 482 $35 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1840-12-16
County: Ionia
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1840-12-16 +SARANAC MICH---IONIA CO---V7---BROWN #MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE---FROM ARBA BENSON (B. VERMONT 1809, D. 1882, FATHER, LYMAN BENSON, MOTHER EMILLIA BENSON, WIFE ADELINE BENSON, CHILDREN, EMILY BENSON, ROSAMOND BENSON, ARBA BENSON, CAROLINE BENSON, LYMAN W BENSON, AT SARANAC TO HIS PARENTS MR. AND MRS. LYMAN BENSON, (1850 CENSUS, B. MASS 1783, WIFE AMELIA BENSON) AT ROYALTON, WINDSOR CO, VERMONT---NEWS OF TRAVELS. ATTEMPTS TO DIG A WELL "DUG 73 FEET FOUND NO WATER", FARM NEWS, CROP PRICES, LAND PRICES, DEER HUNTING---MENTIONS ADELINE, WORCESTER ENGLISH, BECKET CHAPMAN BROWN LUCY, UNCLE RUFUS, MARTIN AND WILLIAM, EMILY VICTORY---"WHAT A PLACE WE HAVE LIVED IN FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS A LOG SHANTY THAT 5 OF US TOOK UP PRETTY MUCH ALL THE ROOM AND ONE BED WE HAD NO WINDOW IN THE SHANTY NO CANDLES NOTHING TO MAKE ANY LIGHT WITH UNTIL ARBA KILLED 2 DEER...THEY FURNISHED US WITH MEAT AND SOME TALLOW FOR LIGHTS AND A LITTLE GREASE SOAP"---GENEALOGY---4PGS----PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2013 LOT 482 $35 - N Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-12-16
County: Ionia
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1840-12-18 +MONT LAKE MICH-----LIVINGSTON CO----V9----BLUE #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS FREE/ W A CLARK P.M.----TO REV JOHN A. CLARK D.D., PHILADELPHIA, PENN-----FROM W.A.CLARK TO HIS BROTHER WHICH READS LIKE A SERMON ON WHAT HIS FAITH HAS REVELED-----GENEALOGY-----COURTESY OF ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 315 Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-12-18
County: Livingston
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1840-12-18 IONIA MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---FROM M. HEARSEY AT IONIA TO GORHAM AND BREWER AT MARSHALL---REGARDING A CASE VS. CAMERON, OPINION OF ESQ. CORNELL---2 PAGES---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-12-18
County: Calhoun , Ionia , , , , , ,
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1840-12-18 IONIA MICH---MANUSCRIPT---PAGE 2---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-12-18
County: Calhoun , Ionia , , , , , ,
City:
Category: Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1840-12-18 IONIA MICH---MANUSCRIPT---PAGE 1---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-12-18
County: Calhoun , Ionia , , , , , ,
City:
Category: Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1840-12-21 ANN ARBOR MICH*****W----WASHTENAW CO----YEAR ESTIMATED----RED 30 MM CDS AND MS 25------TO JOHN ALLEN AT NEW YORK FROM D PAGE AT ANN ARBOR MICH-----GENEALOGY-----COVER ONLY-----ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-12-21
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1840-12-25 NILES MICH*****W---BERRIEN CO----GREEN 31MM CDS AND BLUE MS 25 RATE--LETTER TO THOMAS BRADFORD COUNCELLOR AT LAW, NO. 5 SANSON ST., PHILADELPHIA, PENN-----FROM HIS SON VINCENT L. BRADFORD, NILES MICH----REGARDING CHECK FROM HIS GRANDFATHER; THEY USED TO WRITE CHECKS AND COUNTER-CHECKS TO EACH OTHER---MENTIONS JESSE CARTER, A SOLICITOR---3 pgs------ERNIE'S COLLECTION - N Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-12-25
County: Berrien
City: Niles
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1840-12-25 NILES MICH---BERRIEN CO----GREEN 31MM CDS AND BLUE MS 25 RATE--LETTER TO THOMAS BRADFORD COUNCELLOR AT LAW, NO. 5 SANSON ST., PHILADELPHIA, PENN-----FROM HIS SON VINCENT L. BRADFORD, NILES MICH-----3 pgs---PAGE 1------ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1840-12-25
County: Berrien
City: Niles
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1840-12-25 NILES MICH---BERRIEN CO----GREEN 31MM CDS AND BLUE MS 25 RATE--LETTER TO THOMAS BRADFORD COUNCELLOR AT LAW, NO. 5 SANSON ST., PHILADELPHIA, PENN-----FROM HIS SON VINCENT L. BRADFORD, NILES MICH-----3 pgs---PAGE 2------ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1840-12-25
County: Berrien
City: Niles
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1840-12-25 NILES MICH---BERRIEN CO----GREEN 31MM CDS AND BLUE MS 25 RATE--LETTER TO THOMAS BRADFORD COUNCELLOR AT LAW, NO. 5 SANSON ST., PHILADELPHIA, PENN-----FROM HIS SON VINCENT L. BRADFORD, NILES MICH-----3 pgs---PAGE 3------ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1840-12-25
County: Berrien
City: Niles
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1840-12-31 +BRANCH MICH----BRANCH CO-----BLUE #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS PAID 12 1/2 RATE----TO E.P. HASTINGS ESQ., AUDITOR GENERAL AT DETROIT MICH-----FROM BRANCH CO CLERK, C.P. WEST----REGARDING SENATORIAL CANVASS----GENEALOGY------COURTESY OF ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 105 Read More..
Year: 1840
Date: 1840-12-31
County: Branch
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1841-01-01 +BERRIEN MICH----BERRIEN CO----BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25 RATE----TO WILLIAM LAW AT SALEM, WASHINGTON CO, N.Y.----FROM EDWIN RICHARDSON, NOTING 22 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, SECTION NUMBERS, ACREAGE & TAXES----GENEALOGY-----COURTESY OF ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 97 Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-01
County: Berrien
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1841-01-06 ROMEO MICH---MANUSCRIPT---PAGE 2---PRIVATELY OWNED—--EX-ERNIE'S COLLECTION---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-06
County: Macomb
City:
Category: Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1841-01-06 ROMEO MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---FROM ELIZAR ARNOLD AT ROMEO TO HIS BROTHER REMICK K. ARNOLD AT WILLIMANTIC, WINDHAM COUNTY CONNECTICUT---FAMILY NEWS---ELIZAR HAS A FOUR YEAR OLD SON ALSO NAMED ELIZAR, ASKS THE NAME OF REMICK' SON; SARAH HAS A DAUGHTER ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD, HER FIRST CHILD DIED AT BIRTH; RANDOLPH; COUSIN ORVIN HURLIBUT VISITED LAST JUNE; THEY THINK JOHN HAS LEFT NEW HAVEN; UNCLE JOHN'S SON ADOLPH IS A GREAT STOUT FELLOW; CROP PRICES, HE KILLED AND PUT UP BETWEEN 7 AND 8 HUNDRED WT. OF PORK---2 PAGES---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED—--EX-ERNIE'S COLLECTION---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-06
County: Macomb
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1841-01-06 ROMEO MICH---MANUSCRIPT---PAGE 1---PRIVATELY OWNED—--EX-ERNIE'S COLLECTION---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-06
County: Macomb
City:
Category: Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1841-01-06 ROMEO MICH ----DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--BLUE #MANUSCRIPT --FROM ELIZAR ARNOLD AT ROMEO TO HIS BROTHER REMICK K. ARNOLD AT WILLIMANTIC, WINDHAM COUNTY CONNECTICUT---FAMILY NEWS---ELIZAR HAS A FOUR YEAR OLD SON ALSO NAMED ELIZAR, ASKS THE NAME OF REMICK' SON; SARAH HAS A DAUGHTER ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD, HER FIRST CHILD DIED AT BIRTH; RANDOLPH; COUSIN ORVIN HURLIBUT VISITED LAST JUNE; THEY THINK JOHN HAS LEFT NEW HAVEN; UNCLE JOHN'S SON ADOLPH IS A GREAT STOUT FELLOW; CROP PRICES, HE KILLED AND PUT UP BETWEEN 7 AND 8 HUNDRED WT. OF PORK---2 PAGES---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED—--EX-ERNIE'S COLLECTION---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-06
County: Macomb
City:
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1841-01-06 ROMEO MICH ----DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--FAMILY NEWS---ELIZAR HAS A FOUR YEAR OLD SON ALSO NAMED ELIZAR, ASKS THE NAME OF REMICK' SON; SARAH HAS A DAUGHTER ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD, HER FIRST CHILD DIED AT BIRTH; RANDOLPH; COUSIN ORVIN HURLIBUT VISITED LAST JUNE; THEY THINK JOHN HAS LEFT NEW HAVEN; UNCLE JOHN'S SON ADOLPH IS A GREAT STOUT FELLOW; CROP PRICES, HE KILLED AND PUT UP BETWEEN 7 AND 8 HUNDRED WT. OF PORK---PAGE 2---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED—--EX-ERNIE'S COLLECTION---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-06
County: Macomb
City:
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1841-01-06 ROMEO MICH ----DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--FAMILY NEWS---ELIZAR HAS A FOUR YEAR OLD SON ALSO NAMED ELIZAR, ASKS THE NAME OF REMICK' SON; SARAH HAS A DAUGHTER ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD, HER FIRST CHILD DIED AT BIRTH; RANDOLPH; COUSIN ORVIN HURLIBUT VISITED LAST JUNE; THEY THINK JOHN HAS LEFT NEW HAVEN; UNCLE JOHN'S SON ADOLPH IS A GREAT STOUT FELLOW; CROP PRICES, HE KILLED AND PUT UP BETWEEN 7 AND 8 HUNDRED WT. OF PORK---PAGE 1---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED—--EX-ERNIE'S COLLECTION---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-06
County: Macomb
City:
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1841-01-15 VINCENNES IND.*****W-----KNOX CO-----RED 29MM CDS & MS 12 1/2 RATE------TO B.F. HARRIS, CASHIER, BRANCH BANK, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA-------FROM JOHN ROSS, BRANCH BANK, VINCENNES, INDIANA---FINANCIAL----GENEALOGY-----1PG-----ERNIES COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-15
County:
City:
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1841-01-15 VINCINNES IND.***W-----KNOX CO-----RED 29MM CDS & MS 12 1/2 RATE------TO B.F. HARRIS, CASHIER, BRANCH BANK, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA-------FROM JOHN ROSS, BRANCH BANK, VINCENNES, INDIANA------GENEALOGY-----1PG-----PAGE 1-----ERNIES COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1841-01-15
County:
City:
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1841-01-16 DETROIT MICH--WAYNE CO.--RED 30MM CDS & STAMPED 5 IN OVAL RATE----TO THE OAKLAND GAZETTE, PONTIAC, OAKLAND CO, MICH------FROM GEORGE C. BATES, DETROIT, MICH----GENEALOGY---1 pg---PAGE 1----COURTESY OF BILL BROOKS Read More..
Year:
Date: 1841-01-16
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1841-01-16 DETROIT MICH--WAYNE CO.--RED 30MM CDS & STAMPED 5 IN OVAL RATE----TO THE OAKLAND GAZETTE, PONTIAC, OAKLAND CO, MICH------FROM GEORGE C. BATES, DETROIT, MICH----ASKING TO STOP RECEIVING THE PAPER---GENEALOGY---1 pg--COURTESY OF BILL BROOKS - N Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-16
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1841-01-21 +NORTHFIELD MICH----WASHTENAW CO----#MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25 RATE----TO HELEN YOUNG LEWIS AT LENOX, MADISON CO, N.Y.-----GENEALOGY----COURTESY OF ALLEN- WHITFORD AUCTION 2001 LOT 382 $75 Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-21
County: Washtenaw
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1841-01-24 +ROSE MICH---OAKLAND CO---BROWN #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 10 RATE-----TO THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, DETROIT, MICH----FROM CHARLES JONES (1870 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1800, WIFE, LUCY JONES, CHILD MARY J JONES, APPOINTED POSTMASTER, LAKEVILLE, OAKLAND CO, MICH 1867)---ABOUT PAYING TAXES OWNED ON LAND---"I HAVE JUST COME TO THE STATE BUT HAVE SENT MONEY REGULARLY TO PAY MY TAXES BUT THE PERSON I TO WHOM I HAVE SENT THIS HAS USED IT OR HIS OWN PURPOSES"----GENEALOGY----COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTION 2013 LOT 452 $36----1PG----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 2 COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-24
County: Oakland , Wayne , , , , , ,
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Women's Correspondence , Privately Owned , Letters Containing Correspondence
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1841-01-30 KENT MICH----KENT CO-----BLACK CDS & STAMPED PAID TWICE & MS 18 3/4 RATE----TO E W MORGAN AT ANN ARBOR MICH---FROM J L WHEELER---BRIEF NOTE ABOUT MONEY----GENEALOGY 2----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 572 Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-01-30
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0