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..
Year: 1807
Date: 1807-12-07
County:
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Revolutionary War , War of 1812
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1828-11-19 ANN ARBOR M T--ARBOUR)--#MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE--LETTER FROM 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) AT WASHTENAW COUNTY TO WILLIAM GEDDES AT MOUNTJOY, LANCASTER COUNTY PA---GENEALOGY 2---GEDDES FAMILY PAPERS BX 1 #1---DISCUSSES PROGRESS WITH THE SAWMILL CONSTRUCTION; THE LAW HAS BEEN CHANGED REGARDING FLOODING ANOTHER PERSON'S LAND, FROM OWING THE VALUE OF THE LAND AT THE TIME IS WAS FLOODED TO TRESPASS EVERY 24 HOURS. HE THINKS THEY WILL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THE NEW LAW BECAUSE THEY BEGAN THE DAM BEFORE IT WAS PASSED ---MENTIONS BOTSFORD; REV. CLARK "THIS PRETENDED MINISTER OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE"; MR. HICKS; DETAILS OFFER MR. PARSONS HAS MADE FOR WILLIAM'S LOT; AND SAMUEL HARBER---CROP PRICES---GENEALOGY---2PGS--- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1828
Date: 1828-11-19
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1829-02-18 ANN ARBOR M T--(ARBOUR)--#MANUSCRIPT & MS 25 RATE---FROM 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) AT WASHTENAW COUNTY TO WILLIAM GEDDES AT MOUNTJOY, LANCASTER COUNTY PA---THE SAWMILL SHOULD BE GOING NEXT MONTH; THERE ARE ABOUT 400 LOG IN THE SAW YARD, FOUR FIFTH OF WHICH ARE OAK; HE HAD A LETTER FROM UNCLE JAMES, HE HAS NOT HEARD FROM PA SINCE LAST MARCH, AND HAS RECEIVED NO REPLY FROM WILLIAM; DISCUSSES SOIL QUALITIES AND CROP PRICES; ANTI-MASONRY MEETING EVENTS---"YOU VERY WELL KNOW THAT REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES ARE OPEN AND CANDID, MASONIC ARE SECRET AND MYSTERIOUS"----MENTIONS PARSONS, ALLEN, DEXTER, KINGSLEY, ROBERT, BOTSFORD---WEATHER REPORT---GENEALOGY 2---3PGS-----BHL-GFP-BX1-#2 Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1829
Date: 1829-02-18
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: 1829-05-13 ANN ARBOR M T--(ARBOUR)--#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 ROBERT GEDDES --BHL-GFP-BX1-#3----MENTIONS WILLIAM, ROBERT, MR. CLARK, FLEMING'S SAWMILL, MISS ISABEL---JOHN BIDDLE WAS NOMINATED AS DELEGATE TO OFFICE AFTER HE DECLARED HIMSELF ANTI-MASONIC---"THIS MODERATE ANTI-MASONRY WHICH WILLIAM ADVOCATES MAY POSSIBLY DO THERE IT WOULD NOT DO HERE. A MODERATE CHRISTIAN, (OUR PREACHER SAYS) IS AN INFIDEL, AND WOMAN OF MODERATE PURITY IS A PROSTITUTE"---MODERATE ANTI-MASON HERE IS CALLED A JACK ---JANE WAS MARRIED APRIL 28 TO ALVAH EWERS, FORMERLY OF CAYUGA COUNTY NEW YORK; THEY RESIDE A MILE AND A HALF UP THE RIVER FROM HERE, FARMING IS HIS BUSINESS; HE IS SAID TO BE WORTH $2000---ROBERT WAS MARRIED MAY 7 TO MARI LOUISA LANE, FORMERLY OF BROOME COUNTY NEW YORK. "SHE IS SAID TO BE A WOMAN OF MORE THAN COMMON INTELLECT, AND CORRESPONDING ENERGY"---DISCUSSES WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WRITING RELATIVES AND HOW OFTEN---THE SAWMILL BEGAN OPERATIONS ON MARCH 19 AND DOES ABOUT 100 FEET PER DAY; "100 FEET PER DAY IS NOT BAD, BUT IT IS POOR CONSIDERING THE POWER THERE"; DETAILS ABOUT THE DIMENSIONS AND COMPONENTS OF THE MILL, AND COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING BARRELS OF WHISKEY---MANY DAMS ON THE HURON HAVE BEEN INJURED BY HIGH WATER LEVELS----"[SOME OF] THE LOGS ARE TO BE SAWED ON SHARES, THAT IS WE HAVE HALF OF THE LOGS FOR SAWING THE OTHER HALF"---DESCRIBES THE LOGS HOUSE THEY LIVED IN---WEATHER REPORT AND CROP PRICES---GENEALOGY 2---3PGS---COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1829
Date: 1829-05-13
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: 1829-08-19-- ANN ARBOR M T--(ARBOUR)--BLACK #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 ---GFP-BX1-#4---BELIEVES HIS BROTHER'S LETTER WAS DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE "BUNGLING OR SIMPLE MANNER" IN WHICH IT WAS POSTMARKED, WITH NO DATE INCLUDED---DISCUSSES ANTI-MASONRY---MENTIONS GABRIEL RICHARD, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST; JOHN BIDDLE; BOTSFORD'S WATER RIGHT; ROBERT; JANE; AND MARIA---DISCUSSES AND DESCRIBES THE SAWMILLS AND GRISTMILLS IN WASHTENAW; ESTIMATES THE 15 SAWMILLS CUT 100,000 FEET EACH ON AVERAGE PER YEAR. HE IS AVERAGING 1000 FEET PER DAY---WEATHER REPORT---CROP PRICES AND WHAT IS AND ISN'T GROWING WELL THERE; WILD FRUITS ARE PLENTIFUL AND ROBERT PLANTED ABOUT 100 APPLE TREES, 13 PEACH TREES, AND 3 CHERRY TREES---"ROBERT HAS NOT BUILT A BARN YET AND I THINK WILL NOT THIS SUMMER. MATRIMONY IS AN ERA IN A PERSON'S LIFE AND BUILDING A BARN IS ANOTHER. TWO ERAS IN ONE YEAR IS SCARCELY TO BE EXPECTED."---GENEALOGY---2PGS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1829
Date: 1829-08-19
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Horticulture/ Fruit , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1831-02-02-- ANN ARBOR M T --RED #MANUSCRIPT & RED 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- #6---GENEALOGY 2---THE DISPUTED DEED HAS ARRIVED AND HE WILL PRESENT IT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST PARSONS----LISTS CROP PRICES IN THE AREA---THE POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO GROW, BUT THE OLDER STATES STILL HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OVER THE YOUNGER ONES---JACKSON HAS DIRECTLY OPPOSED THE UNITED STATES BANK---MORE TIME IS BEING ASKED FOR TO COMPLETE THE CENSUS---"HIS OPPOSITION TO THE INDIANS (THE CHEROKEE) IS MORE LIKE OLD HICKORY, THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES"---THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE WAS APPOINTED MINISTER TO RUSSIA---"BUT STILL IF CLAY AND JACKSON ARE TO BE THE NEXT CANDIDATES I WOULD VOTE FOR JACKSON ON ANTI-MASONIC PRINCIPLES"---HE IS NOT GRIEVED THAT WOLFENBERGER AND HUMMELL WERE NOT ELECTED---"I HAVE AN IDEA THERE IS MORE UNDERHAND WORK PRACTICED IN A NEW COUNTRY THAN AN OLD ONE. I HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF IT HERE"---REPORTS ON THE WEATHER---MARIA IS STARTING TO FEEL BETTER---MUSES ON BEING A BACHELOR---"THE EMIGRANT HAS HAD 600 SUBSCRIBERS. IT HAS LOST 150 WHICH MAY IN A GREAT WAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE INDIFFERENCE OF THE EDITORS WHO THOUGH DEXTER AND ALLEN ISSUED AN UNINTERESTING PAPER"---ASKS AFTER ALEXANDER AND LITTLE ROBERT---NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY---GENEALOGY---4PGS---COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1831
Date: 1831-02-02
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: 1831-03-31 DETROIT M T-----WAYNE CO----OUTSIDE THE MAIL-----TO E.W. MORGAN, ANN ARBOR M T-------FROM HENRY RAYMOND (1850,60,70,80 US CENSUS, B. VERMONT 29 AUG 1804, D. 13 APR 1889, LOGGING, LUMBERMAN, U.S. REVENUE OFFICER, DESCENDANT OF WILLIAM RAYMOND{1744-1822} SERVED AS PRIVATE IN CAPT. NATHANIEL WOOD'S COMPANY WHICH MARCHED ON THE LEXINGTON ALARM, AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, FATHER, GEORGE RAYMOND, MOTHER, PHEBE RAYMOND, SPOUSE, MARY A RAYMOND, CHILDREN, HELEN VALENTINE RAYMOND WHIPPLE, HENRIETTA FRANCES RAYMOND, AMELIA RAYMOND, HENRY RAYMOND, MARY RAYMOND CRANDALL, DOMESTIC SERVANT, MAGGIE COPPERFIELD{B. IRELAND 1848}), DETROIT M T-----REQUESTING HELP WITH A LEGAL MATTER-----REVOLUTIONARY WAR----GENEALOGY----1PG-----COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year: 1831
Date: 1831-03-31
County: Washtenaw , Wayne , , , , , ,
City: AnnArbor , Detroit
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1831-09-14 ANN ARBOR M T --STRAIGHT LINE CANCEL & STAMPED 25 RATE USED FOR THE 1ST TIME----PHOTOCOPY--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-#7---GENEALOGY 2---PARSONS CAME TO CALL AND THEY SETTLED PAYMENT FOR A PIECE OF LAND---HE AND ROBERT HAVE "BOUGHT MR. EWERS FAVOR", PLANS TO PURCHASE ALVAH EWERS'S FARM, WHICH ADJOINS ROBERT'S LAND---MR. EWERS'S BROTHER, TILLOTSON EWER, WAS THE FORMER TENANT OF THE FARM---THOUGHTS ON LOANING MONEY---PRODUCTION AND FINANCES OF THE SAW MILL, AND CROP YIELDS AND PRICES---MENTIONS LUNA, JANE (THE BABY), JANE EWERS, SUGGESTS WILLIAM BRING ISABEL WHEN HE VISITS, SINCE MICHIGAN WILL EVENTUALLY BE HER HOME---AUSTIN E. WING ELECTED THE DELEGATE TO CONGRESS, ALSO TELLS VOTES RECEIVED BY DEXTER AND WILLIAMS---GOV. CASS WAS ANNOUNCED AS SECRETARY OF WAR AND STEVENS MASON APPOINTED AS SECRETARY OF MICHIGAN, THE ACTING GOV. WHEN THE GOV. IS OUT OF THE TERRITORY; THIS HAS INJURED JACKSON'S POPULARITY BECAUSE MASON IS ONLY 20 YEARS OF AGE---GEORGE PORTER WAS APPOINTED GOV.---MORE THOUGHTS ON POLITICS AND A WEATHER REPORT---GENEALOGY---3PGS---- COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1831
Date: 1831-09-14
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1831-12-06 YPSILANTI M.T.--#MANUSCRIPT CANCEL--GEDDES FAMILY PAPERS--3pg--TURNED COVER--GENEALOGY---TO WILLIAM GEDDES AT LEBANON, PA.FROM 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) AT WASHTENAW; THEN TO ANDREW GRAYDON AT HARRISBURGH, PA.---DISCUSSES THE AGUE AND TREATMENTS; HIGH LEVELS OF THE HURON RIVER AND RELATED WEATHER---DISCUSSES DIX AND HIS SAWMILL BUSINESS, CROP PRICES---DISCUSSES ANTI-MASONRY AND RELIGION---MENTIONS ROBERT, MR. EWERS AND JANE----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY---COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1831
Date: 1831-12-06
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1831-12-11--- YPSILANTI M T ---#MANUSCRIPT----JOHN GEDDES AT YPSILANTI M T---TO WILLIAM GEDDES AT CAMPBELLTOWN LEBANON CO PA ---THEN TURNED TO ANDREW GRAYDON AT HARRISBURG PA----MENTIONS LUNA, SAW MILL NEWS, ROBERT, WEATHER REPORT, CROP PRICES, ANTI-MASONRY, WILLIAM WIRT, CLAY, JACKSON, TAXES, MR. EWERS AND JANE, MR. MOSES CLARK, HE HAS BECOME A MEMBER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF YPSILANTI AND MORE ABOUT HIS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS---REGARDING THE AGUE "IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN THE INCLINATION AND THE NATURE OF THE PERSON DOES MORE TOWARD CONFIRMING THEIR BELIEF THAN ANY EVIDENCE WHATEVER; AN INDOLENT PERSON WILL TAKE AN INDOLENT METHOD. IT TAKES BUT LITTLE TO CONVINCE THEM THAT A LITTLE WORK IS THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD FOR THE AGUE, THEIR INCLINATION SUPPORTS THE SENTIMENT SO STRONGLY THAT REASON, AND EVIDENCE, LOSE THEIR EFFECT AND THE PERSON BECOMES THE MERE CREATURE OF AN INDOLENT WILL, OR LAZY APATHY"---"DIX IS A VERY UNPOPULAR MAN, THERE IS NO ACCOMMODATION ABOUT HIM AND AFTER HE DOES HAVE THEIR LOGS SAWED AND DIVIDED IF THE OWNER DOES NOT TAKE IT HOME RIGHT AWAY HE MUST CALCULATE TO LOSE MORE OR LESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A GREAT DEMAND FOR LUMBER AS THERE WAS THIS PAST SEASON"---BHL-GFP-BX1-#8---GENEALOGY---4 PGS---COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1831
Date: 1831-12-11
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1832-03-10 +YPSILANTI M T---WASHTENAW CO---STRAIGHTLINE CANCEL & MS 25 RATE---FROM 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) AT WASHTENAW TO WILLIAM GEDDES AT CAMPBELLSTOWN, LEBANON COUNTY PA.----BHL-GFP-BX1-#9-- GENEALOGY---MENTIONS ANDREW JACKSON, GOV. PORTER, DEXTER, SCHULTZ, UNCLE JAMES, AND ROBERT---GEORGE'S WIFE HAD A SON; MARIA'S SISTER LUNA MARRIED MR. LYON ON FEB. 23---RELATES THE STORY OF STEVENS T. MASON STRIKING AN EDITOR OF THE NEWSPAPER EMIGRANT, MR. CORSELIUS--- DISCUSSES POLITICS, BEING A BACHELOR, THE SAWMILL BUSINESS, WEATHER REPORT, DAMS IN YPSILANTI--- 4PGS---CIVIL WAR---REVOLUTIONARY WAR---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan---COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTION 2013 LOT 112 $625 - N Read More..
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-03-10
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Civil war , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1832-06-30 YPSILANTI M T ---#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-#10----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY 2---MENTIONS ROBERT,MARIA'S BROTHER DANIEL, COL. LANE, JACKSON'S EXCUSE(SIC) OF VAN BUREN---POLITICS AND THE ACTIONS OF THE VOLUNTEERS OF MICHIGAN, CROPS---"I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR IMPROVING YOUR EDUCATION. IF I WAS TEN YEARS YOUNGER THAN I AM I WOULD LAY DOWN THE SAW FILE AND GO TO SCHOOL TOO"---"I THINK THAT THE EDUCATION OF THE LADIES IS TOO MUCH NEGLECTED"----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY----3PGS -----COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-06-30
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Women's Correspondence , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1832-09-06 YPSILANTI M T --#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--#11--GENEALOGY 2---COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POSTMASTER AND BEING ASKED TO PAY DOUBLE POSTAGE---DISCUSSES THEIR FATHER'S DEATH AND WILL---MARIA AND ROBERT'S SON WAS BORN ON THE 13TH OF AUGUST---THE VILLAGES OF YPSILANTI AND ANN ARBOR SENT OUT AN ARMED GUARD TO TURN BACK PEOPLE FLEEING CHOLERA IN DETROIT. HE WAS OPPOSED TO THE GUARD "THINKING THAT THE REMEDY WAS WORSE THAN THE EVIL WHETHER IT IS INDIANS OR CHOLERA"---THE INDIANS AND THE CHOLERA STOPPED EMIGRATIONS IN JULY AND AUGUST, BUT IT HAS STARTED AGAIN---MENTIONS ROBERT, ISABEL, AUNT MOLLY, JANE, JAMES, JOHN, DANIEL, ---REPORTS ON THE WEATHER AND CROPS---AG/ECON---GENEALOGY---NATIVE AMERICAN---3PGS---COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-09-06
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1833-01-09 ANN ARBOR M T --(ARBOUR)--#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-#12-----------THEN TURNED BACK TO JOHN GEDDES --MENTIONS JOSEPH RITNER, PRES. JACKSON, ROBERT, ISABEL MCCLURE, JANE, JANE GRAYDON, AND PARSONS---ROBERT HAS CONSTRUCTED A BALANCE PUMP TO PROVIDE WATER---DISCUSSES POLITICS,SAWMILL BUSINESS, WEATHER REPORT, CROP PRICES---DANIEL LANE DIED SEPTEMBER 7---ROBERT NAMED HIS SON ROBERT L. "THE L IS TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN HIM AND HIS SON AS BOB AND ROBIN ARE SUCH VULGAR APPELLATIONS ITS THOUGHT TO BE HIGH TIME TO DRIVE THEM OUT OF DECENT SOCIETY"----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY 2---4PGS---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-01-09
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1833-04-10 DIXBORO M T----DESTINATION-----WASHTENAW CO----MANUSCRIPT CANCEL ORIGINAL FROM GORHAM, ONTARIO CO, N.Y., & MS 25 RATE--------FROM AARON YOUNGLOVE(B. 28 NOV 1763, D. 9 JAN 1841, FATHER, JOSEPH YOUNGLOVE{ 1741-1810, SERVED AS ADJUTANT AND QUARTERMASTER IN THE NEW YORK TROOPS UNDER COL. LEWIS VAN WOERT AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR}, MOTHER, AZUBAH SKINNER YOUNGLOVE{1742-1830}, SPOUSE, M. NANCY ANNA CONGER YOUNGLOVE 1790, CHILDREN, JANE YOUNGLOVE, CORNELIUS YOUNGLOVE, WILLIAM YOUNGLOVE, FANNY YOUNGLOVE), AT GORHAM, ONTARIO CO, N.Y. TO HIS SON WILLIAM YOUNGLOVE(1850,60,70 US CENSUS, B. VERMONT 4 MAR 1791, D. 19 MAR 1875, SPOUSE, THEDA MEAD YOUNGLOVE, CHILDREN, GEORGE YOUNGLOVE{B. 4 MAY 1827, D. 18 JUN 1920, SPOUSE, ADELAID M YOUNGLOVE, CHILDREN, BURT YOUNGLOVE, LYLE YOUNGLOVE, YOUNGLOVE BABY, DOMESTIC SERVANT, ALTA GRIPPIN[B. 1855]}, MARY YOUNGLOVE, WALTER M YOUNGLOVE, WILLIAM YOUNGLOVE) AT DIXBORO, WASHTENAW CO, M T---MENTIONS ELDER DAVID MARK, CAPT. DANIEL TURNER OF UPPER CANADA, CORNELIUS, AZUBAH,DOCTOR BRADLEY, JOSEPH BLODGET, JAMES STEWART, AND DOCTOR TARTWEL---AGRICULTURE----WEATHER----GENEALOGY----2PGS-----COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-04-10
County: Washtenaw
City:
Category: Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , MI Genealogy , Privately Owned , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 36102

Title: 1833-12-31 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-BOX 1-#14 --GENEALOGY 2---RELATES BUSINESS AT THE SAW MILL, WEATHER REPORT, PLANS FOR THE RAILROAD FROM DETROIT TO YPSILANTI OR THE MOUTH OF THE ST JOSEPH RIVER, CROP PRICES, POTENTIAL FOR A GRIST MILL, THEIR FATHER'S ESTATE, DISAGREEMENT WITH POSTMASTER OVER BEING CHARGED FOR WRITING ON THE WRAPPER OF THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH---MENTIONS JACOB EARLY, ROBERT, WELCH AND CO., BROWN AND CO., MOE, ISABEL, MR. HAWKS, JANE, SAMUEL GEDDES AND HIS SON PAUL, HIS WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN BOUGHT A SMALL FARM AND SETTLED IN LENAWEE COUNTY, MARIA'S UNCLE NATHAN---SOMEONE STOLE HIS DESK AND THE MONEY IN IT----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY-----Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-12-31
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Railroads , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 4

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: 1834-03-27 +FARMINGTON M T-----OAKLAND CO-----BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS FREE A. MEAD P.M. (SERVED AS POSTMASTER FROM 1830-36)----FREE FRANK-----TURNED COVER RED LEBANON N H CDS----TO BORIAH ABBOTT, LEBANON, GRAFTON CO, N H------TWO PAGES OF NOTES SIGNED BY A MEAD, NATHAN B. FULTON & JOHN BLANCHARD. BLANCHARD HAS APPLIED FOR HIS REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AND HAS LOST HIS DISCHARGE PAPERS AND NEEDS PROOF OF HIS SERVICE STATING IN PART"....THE TIME OF MY ENTERING THE SERVICE WAS IN THE LATER PART OF JULY 1779....WHEN I JOINED THE ARMY IN THE THREE YEARS SERVICE AT SARATOGA YOU WAS PRESENT...." BLANCHARD SERVED WITH THE N. HAMPSHIRE TROOPS IN THE WAR AND RELOCATED TO FARMINGTON MUCH LATER.-------REVOLUTIONARY WAR------GENEALOGY------COURTESY OF ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 16 Read More..
Year: 1834
Date: 1834-03-27
County: Oakland
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Privately Owned , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 0

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: 1835-08-07 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: 1835-09-20 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: 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: 1836-05-04 DIXBORO M T--DESTINATION--ORIGIN GORHAM N Y--HAND CARRIED THEN DROPPED INTO MAIL--UNUSUAL RATE FOR THIS TIME PERIOD--FROM AARON YOUNGLOVE(B. 28 NOV 1763, D. 9 JAN 1841, FATHER, JOSEPH YOUNGLOVE{ 1741-1810, SERVED AS ADJUTANT AND QUARTERMASTER IN THE NEW YORK TROOPS UNDER COL. LEWIS VAN WOERT AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR}, MOTHER, AZUBAH SKINNER YOUNGLOVE{1742-1830}, SPOUSE, M. NANCY ANNA CONGER YOUNGLOVE 1790, CHILDREN, JANE YOUNGLOVE, CORNELIUS YOUNGLOVE, WILLIAM YOUNGLOVE, FANNY YOUNGLOVE), AT GORHAM, ONTARIO CO, N.Y. TO HIS SON WILLIAM YOUNGLOVE(1850,60,70 US CENSUS, B. VERMONT 4 MAR 1791, D. 19 MAR 1875, SPOUSE, THEDA MEAD YOUNGLOVE, CHILDREN, GEORGE YOUNGLOVE{B. 4 MAY 1827, D. 18 JUN 1920, SPOUSE, ADELAID M YOUNGLOVE, CHILDREN, BURT YOUNGLOVE, LYLE YOUNGLOVE, YOUNGLOVE BABY, DOMESTIC SERVANT, ALTA GRIPPIN[B. 1855]}, MARY YOUNGLOVE, WALTER M YOUNGLOVE, WILLIAM YOUNGLOVE) AT DIXBORO-----REGARDING VISITING MICHIGAN AND PURCHASING LAND---MENTIONS J.H. LUTHER, HARVEY, REV. MR. ACKLY AT GORHAM, AND MR. STACY MINISTER AT DIXBORO---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED----1PG---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-05-04
County: Washtenaw
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Fancy Cancels , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Unusual Postage , Revolutionary War
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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
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Title: 1837-10-20---ANN ARBOR MICH--RED CDS & 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---DATELINED ANN ARBOR 1837-10-12---GFP--BX1--#27---MR. BULL HAS GONE TO WISCONSIN, "HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU $2000 CASH DOWN IN NEW YORK SAFETY FUND NOTES. WHICH IS THE BEST PAPER MONEY WE GET HERE"---MENTIONS MR. HULSE AND MR. WELCH; UNCLE JAMES, WILLIAM, JAMES AND AGRIPPA, SENATORS NORVELL AND LYONS, MR. EWERS---"INDEED THERE IS BUT FEW THAT WHEN THEIR ACCOUNT OR NOTE IS DUE WILL COME AND PAY YOU."---CROP PRICES, POLITICS, THE NEW SAWMILL, THE WASHTENAW AND YPSILANTI BANKS, SALE OF SCHOOL SECTION OF LAND---DIFFERENCE IN THE DATE OF THOMAS'S DEATH--FINANCIAL---AG/ECON---GENEALOGY--3PGS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-10-20
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1838-09-22---YPSILANTI MICH---BLACK CDS & MS 18 3/4 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 1838-09-22---GFP--BX1--#30---1 PG---THE SALINE RAILROAD WILL RUN THROUGH HIS BROTHERS LAND, AND ASKS WHAT DAMAGES HE SEEKS - HE THINKS $300 IS FAIR, ROBERT THINKS $500 - $600, REFERS HIM TO MR. RISDON OF SALINE TO SETTLE THE MATTER; MENTIONS THE SAWYER AFFAIR AND WEIDMAN; MARIA,CROP PRICES, SAW MILL NEWS----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY 2---1PG---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-09-22
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Revolutionary War , Railroads
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1839-01-19---YPSILANTI MICH--BLACK CDS & MS 50 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---DOUBLE RATE LETTER--DATELINED ANN ARBOR 1839-01-18---GFP--BX1--#31---THE RAILROAD MEN ARE WORKING ON THE OLD ROUTE AGAIN, FOUR PURCHASERS WANT TO BUY HIS LAND, ON LAND PRICES: "I AM NOT GIVEN TO SET HIGH PRICE ON LAND AND SO LITTLE IS SOLD NOW YOU CANNOT TELL BY THAT", MR. RASH HAS BUILT A SAWMILL, SAWMILL NEWS, CROP PRICES, HE IS CONSIDERING BUILDING A GRISTMILL, TAXES, POLITICS---MENTIONS ROBERT, GOVERNOR RITNER, LANE---"YANKEES ARE NOT EASILY FRIGHTENED OUT OF MONEY"---GENEALOGY 2---3PGS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-01-19
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned , Unusual Postage , Crops/ Agriculture Econ , Railroads , Revolutionary War
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