Title: 1836-08-11 ADRIAN M T---BLACK CDS WITH MS 18¾ ---FAMILY LETTER OF CORNELIA AND S.H. MERRICK ABOUT THEIR TRAVEL TO MICHIGAN AND FAMILY---GENEALOGY---PAGE 4---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF CRAIG A. WHITFORD AUCTIONS Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-08-11
County: Lenawee
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-08-11 ADRIAN M T---BLACK CDS WITH MS 18¾ ---FAMILY LETTER OF CORNELIA AND S.H. MERRICK ABOUT THEIR TRAVEL TO MICHIGAN AND FAMILY---GENEALOGY---PAGE 3---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF CRAIG A. WHITFORD AUCTIONS Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-08-11
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-08-11 ADRIAN M T---BLACK CDS WITH MS 18¾ ---FAMILY LETTER OF CORNELIA AND S.H. MERRICK ABOUT THEIR TRAVEL TO MICHIGAN AND FAMILY---GENEALOGY---PAGE 2---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF CRAIG A. WHITFORD AUCTIONS Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-08-11
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-08-11 ADRIAN M T---BLACK CDS WITH MS 18¾ ---FAMILY LETTER OF CORNELIA AND S.H. MERRICK ABOUT THEIR TRAVEL TO MICHIGAN AND FAMILY---GENEALOGY---PAGE 1---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF CRAIG A. WHITFORD AUCTIONS Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-08-11
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-08-11 ADRIAN M T---BLACK CDS WITH MS 18¾ ---TO SAMUEL WHITSLEY ESQ. AT ASHTABULA OHIO FROM CORNELIA AND S.H. MERRICK AT ADRIAN---FAMILY LETTER OF CORNELIA AND S.H. MERRICK ABOUT THEIR TRAVEL TO MICHIGAN AND FAMILY---BOARDED THE "THOMAS JEFFERSON" AT ASHTABULA AND RODE IT TO TOLEDO, WHERE THEY SAW DR. COLEMAN, WITH A STOP AT GRAND RIVER WHERE THEY'D HOPED TO VISIT BROTHER THOMAS BUT HE'D LEFT TO GO WEST; THEY RAN INTO ONE OF MR. PIERCE'S SONS THERE THAT HAD BOUGHT FATHER'S FARM OUT EAST; SABAN WENT HOME BEFORE THEM; THEY RODE THE NORTH AMERICA TO DETROIT; ELIZA AND BETSEY SEND THEIR LOVE; MENTIONS WILLIAM, MR. WARRINER, PHEBE AND REBECA, AND MR. HILLS---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF ERNIE/WHITFORD AUCTIONS 2013 $95 - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-08-11
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , MI Waterways
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-10-06 +KENT M T--BLACK #MANUSCRIPT--FREE FRANK OF DARIUS WINSOR---DATELINE GRAND RAPIDS---THERE IS A LOT MORE IN THIS LETTER TO BE DATA-MINED---FROM DARIUS WINSOR (1850 US CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, US POSTMASTERS,NEW YORK MARRIAGE RECORDS, B. RHODE ISLAND 1784, D. 15 MAR 1855, APPOINTED POSTMASTER KENT,MICH TERR 1 SEPT 1836, SPOUSE, M. SALLY YATES WINSOR GREENFIELD, N.Y. 1813, CHILDREN, JACOB W WINSOR, EUGENE E WINSOR, ZENAS G WINSOR, FOR MORE ON THIS FAMILY GO TO https://books.google.com/books?id=HzNSj-K2FsEC&pg=PA150&lpg=PA150&dq=macy+and+winsor+grand+rapids&source=bl&ots=bLczCQgfOs&sig=ACfU3U2W4VkJW_1oKrg-oEyP4IbA-ftIAw&hl=en&ppis=_e&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiF8ZPT-M_nAhVKHM0KHWodC2YQ6AEwBHoECB4QAQ#v=onepage&q=macy%20and%20winsor%20grand%20rapids&f=false) AND HIS SON ZENAS G. WINSOR (1850,60,80 US CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. SKANEATELES,N.Y. 12 DEC 1814, D. 2 AUG 1890, APPOINTED POSTMASTER AUSTERLITZ, KENT CO, MICH TERR 30 JAN 1841, SPOUSE, HANNAH TOWER WINSOR-B.1824,CHILDREN, EMILY WINSOR-B. 1843, HENRY WINDSOR-B. 1845, ADELL WINDSOR-B. 1847, ADELAIDE WINSOR-B. 1850, FANNY E WINSOR-B.1854, DOMESTICS, YORKEE LOVE-B. 1831, KATE SULLIVAN-B. 1841, DRESSMAKER, THEODOCIA TOWER-B. 1828, CLERK, EVELYN WINDSOR-B. 1840) AT GRAND RAPIDS TO HOWELL GARDNER AT WEST GREENFIELD, SARATOGA COUNTY NEW YORK----VALUABLE LUMBER LAND WELL WATERED WITH OAK, MAPLE, ELM, BLACK WALNUT & A SMALL PROPORTION OF BUSH LAND---MENTIONS MR. DEXTER, THE FIRM OF MACY AND WINSOR, MOTHER YATES, AND SAMUEL YATES---DISCUSSES LAND PURCHASES---GENEALOGY----ALLEN/WHITFORD AUCTION 2001 LOT 41 $175--PRIVATELY OWNED---4PGS---PAGE 1---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-10-06
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-10-06 +KENT M T--BLACK #MANUSCRIPT--FREE FRANK OF DARIUS WINSOR---DATELINE GRAND RAPIDS---THERE IS A LOT MORE IN THIS LETTER TO BE DATA-MINED---FROM DARIUS WINSOR (1850 US CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, US POSTMASTERS,NEW YORK MARRIAGE RECORDS, B. RHODE ISLAND 1784, D. 15 MAR 1855, APPOINTED POSTMASTER KENT,MICH TERR 1 SEPT 1836, SPOUSE, M. SALLY YATES WINSOR GREENFIELD, N.Y. 1813, CHILDREN, JACOB W WINSOR, EUGENE E WINSOR, ZENAS G WINSOR, FOR MORE ON THIS FAMILY GO TO https://books.google.com/books?id=HzNSj-K2FsEC&pg=PA150&lpg=PA150&dq=macy+and+winsor+grand+rapids&source=bl&ots=bLczCQgfOs&sig=ACfU3U2W4VkJW_1oKrg-oEyP4IbA-ftIAw&hl=en&ppis=_e&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiF8ZPT-M_nAhVKHM0KHWodC2YQ6AEwBHoECB4QAQ#v=onepage&q=macy%20and%20winsor%20grand%20rapids&f=false) AND HIS SON ZENAS G. WINSOR (1850,60,80 US CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. SKANEATELES,N.Y. 12 DEC 1814, D. 2 AUG 1890, APPOINTED POSTMASTER AUSTERLITZ, KENT CO, MICH TERR 30 JAN 1841, SPOUSE, HANNAH TOWER WINSOR-B.1824,CHILDREN, EMILY WINSOR-B. 1843, HENRY WINDSOR-B. 1845, ADELL WINDSOR-B. 1847, ADELAIDE WINSOR-B. 1850, FANNY E WINSOR-B.1854, DOMESTICS, YORKEE LOVE-B. 1831, KATE SULLIVAN-B. 1841, DRESSMAKER, THEODOCIA TOWER-B. 1828, CLERK, EVELYN WINDSOR-B. 1840) AT GRAND RAPIDS TO HOWELL GARDNER AT WEST GREENFIELD, SARATOGA COUNTY NEW YORK----VALUABLE LUMBER LAND WELL WATERED WITH OAK, MAPLE, ELM, BLACK WALNUT & A SMALL PROPORTION OF BUSH LAND---MENTIONS MR. DEXTER, THE FIRM OF MACY AND WINSOR, MOTHER YATES, AND SAMUEL YATES---DISCUSSES LAND PURCHASES---GENEALOGY----ALLEN/WHITFORD AUCTION 2001 LOT 41 $175--PRIVATELY OWNED---4PGS---TOP OF PAGE 2---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-10-06
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-10-06 +KENT M T--BLACK #MANUSCRIPT--FREE FRANK OF DARIUS WINSOR---DATELINE GRAND RAPIDS---THERE IS A LOT MORE IN THIS LETTER TO BE DATA-MINED---FROM DARIUS WINSOR (1850 US CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, US POSTMASTERS,NEW YORK MARRIAGE RECORDS, B. RHODE ISLAND 1784, D. 15 MAR 1855, APPOINTED POSTMASTER KENT,MICH TERR 1 SEPT 1836, SPOUSE, M. SALLY YATES WINSOR GREENFIELD, N.Y. 1813, CHILDREN, JACOB W WINSOR, EUGENE E WINSOR, ZENAS G WINSOR, FOR MORE ON THIS FAMILY GO TO https://books.google.com/books?id=HzNSj-K2FsEC&pg=PA150&lpg=PA150&dq=macy+and+winsor+grand+rapids&source=bl&ots=bLczCQgfOs&sig=ACfU3U2W4VkJW_1oKrg-oEyP4IbA-ftIAw&hl=en&ppis=_e&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiF8ZPT-M_nAhVKHM0KHWodC2YQ6AEwBHoECB4QAQ#v=onepage&q=macy%20and%20winsor%20grand%20rapids&f=false) AND HIS SON ZENAS G. WINSOR (1850,60,80 US CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. SKANEATELES,N.Y. 12 DEC 1814, D. 2 AUG 1890, APPOINTED POSTMASTER AUSTERLITZ, KENT CO, MICH TERR 30 JAN 1841, SPOUSE, HANNAH TOWER WINSOR-B.1824,CHILDREN, EMILY WINSOR-B. 1843, HENRY WINDSOR-B. 1845, ADELL WINDSOR-B. 1847, ADELAIDE WINSOR-B. 1850, FANNY E WINSOR-B.1854, DOMESTICS, YORKEE LOVE-B. 1831, KATE SULLIVAN-B. 1841, DRESSMAKER, THEODOCIA TOWER-B. 1828, CLERK, EVELYN WINDSOR-B. 1840) AT GRAND RAPIDS TO HOWELL GARDNER AT WEST GREENFIELD, SARATOGA COUNTY NEW YORK----VALUABLE LUMBER LAND WELL WATERED WITH OAK, MAPLE, ELM, BLACK WALNUT & A SMALL PROPORTION OF BUSH LAND---MENTIONS MR. DEXTER, THE FIRM OF MACY AND WINSOR, MOTHER YATES, AND SAMUEL YATES---DISCUSSES LAND PURCHASES---GENEALOGY----ALLEN/WHITFORD AUCTION 2001 LOT 41 $175--PRIVATELY OWNED---4PGS---PAGE 3---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-10-06
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-10-06--PAGE 4--DOCKETING ON BACK OF LETTER--PRIVATELY OWNED--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-10-06
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-10-06 +KENT M T--BLACK #MANUSCRIPT--FREE FRANK OF DARIUS WINSOR---DATELINE GRAND RAPIDS---THERE IS A LOT MORE IN THIS LETTER TO BE DATA-MINED---FROM DARIUS WINSOR (1850 US CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, US POSTMASTERS,NEW YORK MARRIAGE RECORDS, B. RHODE ISLAND 1784, D. 15 MAR 1855, APPOINTED POSTMASTER KENT,MICH TERR 1 SEPT 1836, SPOUSE, M. SALLY YATES WINSOR GREENFIELD, N.Y. 1813, CHILDREN, JACOB W WINSOR, EUGENE E WINSOR, ZENAS G WINSOR, FOR MORE ON THIS FAMILY GO TO https://books.google.com/books?id=HzNSj-K2FsEC&pg=PA150&lpg=PA150&dq=macy+and+winsor+grand+rapids&source=bl&ots=bLczCQgfOs&sig=ACfU3U2W4VkJW_1oKrg-oEyP4IbA-ftIAw&hl=en&ppis=_e&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiF8ZPT-M_nAhVKHM0KHWodC2YQ6AEwBHoECB4QAQ#v=onepage&q=macy%20and%20winsor%20grand%20rapids&f=false) AND HIS SON ZENAS G. WINSOR (1850,60,80 US CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. SKANEATELES,N.Y. 12 DEC 1814, D. 2 AUG 1890, APPOINTED POSTMASTER AUSTERLITZ, KENT CO, MICH TERR 30 JAN 1841, SPOUSE, HANNAH TOWER WINSOR-B.1824,CHILDREN, EMILY WINSOR-B. 1843, HENRY WINDSOR-B. 1845, ADELL WINDSOR-B. 1847, ADELAIDE WINSOR-B. 1850, FANNY E WINSOR-B.1854, DOMESTICS, YORKEE LOVE-B. 1831, KATE SULLIVAN-B. 1841, DRESSMAKER, THEODOCIA TOWER-B. 1828, CLERK, EVELYN WINDSOR-B. 1840) AT GRAND RAPIDS TO HOWELL GARDNER AT WEST GREENFIELD, SARATOGA COUNTY NEW YORK----VALUABLE LUMBER LAND WELL WATERED WITH OAK, MAPLE, ELM, BLACK WALNUT & A SMALL PROPORTION OF BUSH LAND---MENTIONS MR. DEXTER, THE FIRM OF MACY AND WINSOR, MOTHER YATES, AND SAMUEL YATES---DISCUSSES LAND PURCHASES---GENEALOGY----ALLEN/WHITFORD AUCTION 2001 LOT 41 $175--PRIVATELY OWNED---4PGS---BOTTOM OF PAGE 2---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-10-06
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-10-29 ADRIAN M.T.--LENAWEE CO.--BLACK 30MM CDS AND BROWN MS 18 3/4 RATE--DATELINED CANADAIGUA--LENAWEE CO.--TO WILLIAM WHILPLEY AT ASHTABULA OHIO FROM HIS SISTER CORNELIA MERRICK AT CANADAIGUA---MENTIONS BROTHER SAMUEL, PHEBE, REBECA (SIC), ELIZA, BETSY, BROTHER THOMAS, UNCLE HENREY (SIC) AND AUNT POLLY; SHE HEARS ELDER MORTON IS SETTLED AT ASHTABULA; LABAN SET OUT FOR YORK STATE; JOSEPH MERRICK HAS LEFT FOR HOME BUT ABIGAIL WILL STAY ALL WINTER---GENEALOGY-- 2 pgs--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-10-29
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1836-11-19--ANN ARBOR M T--CDS & MS 25 RATE---ANN ALLEN TO HER SON THOMAS McCUE-----AFC---BX1---DATELINED 11-19-1836--RECEIVED HIS LETTER BY MR. BARTLET; MENTIONS ALLEN, JAMES THE HOSTLER, RACHEL, UNCLE JAMES, MISS CHILD, MRS. RAMSDELL, SARAH, JOHN, AND MR. GOODSPEED---REGARDING HER PLANNED JOURNEY TO NEW YORK----"I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER BY MR BARTLETT AND WAS GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU. MR ALLEN RETURNED BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK YOU LEFT. HE HAS PURCHASED A SMALL CARRIAGE FOR US TO GO TO NEW YORK IN. JAMES THE HOSTLER GOES IN A LUMBER WAGON AND CARRIES OUR BAGGAGE. I TRY AGAIN TO GET RACHEL TO GO BUT HER FATHER WON'T CONSENT. WE START NEXT MONDAY TO GO BY LAND TO NEW YORK. GO FROM HERE TO MONROW THEN INTERSECT THE NATIONAL ROAD SOMEWHERE IN OHIO, THERE WAS QUITE A FALL OF SNOW YESTERDAY A DULL PROSPECT FOR GOOD ROADS(I DREAD MY JOURNEY) BUT I THINK IT IS THE BEST TO GO BY LAND IT HAS GOT SO LATE TO CROSS THE LAKE. O MY DEAR SON HOW GLAD I SHOULD BE TO HEAR OF YOUR SAFE ARRIVAL AT YOUR UNCLE JAMES, BUT I MUST BE PATIENT AS IT CAN NOT BE I MUST LIVE ON HOPE FOR THE PRESENT AS I CANNOT DEVISE WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT OF MY REMOVAL OR YOUR JOURNEY, WHEN EVER I ARRIVE AT NEW YORK AND KNOW WHERE MY FUTURE HOME IS GOING TO BE I WILL WRITE THEN YOU MUST NOT FAIL TO ANSWER IMMEDIATELY AND RELIEF MY SUSPENSE. THERE IS NOTHING NEW TAKEN PLACE SINCE YOU LEFT, SARAH ANN IS WELL AT PRESENT MISS CHILD FEELS PRETTY BAD ABOUT OUR GOING. WILLIAM RAMSDALE SAYS SHE CANNOT BOARD FOR ANY LONGER. SARAH PROMISE VERY FAIRLY SHE WILL WRITE WHEN SHE GETS TO HER DESTINATION. HAVE YOU SEEN JOHN YET. WHEN YOU WRITE TELL ME EVERY PARTICULAR ABOUT JOHN AND YOURSELF AS EVERY THING THAT INTERESTS MY DEAR CHILDREN WILL INTEREST THEIR MOTHER. YOU MUST WRITE ALL THE PARTICULARS OF YOUR JOURNEY HOW IS YOUR HEALTH, I HAVE BEEN UNEASY ABOUT THAT COLD...WHEN YOU STARTED. THEY ARE ALL WELL OVER AT...MA ALLENS. I HAVE NOT SEEN WILLIAM GOODSPEED SINCE YOU LEFT AND I CARE VERY LITTLE IF I NEVER DO, ON YOUR ACCOUNT, IF CAN READ THIS SHORT LETTER IT WILL BE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN DO, I WRITE BY CANDLE LIGHT AND IN SOME HASTE. I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO WRITE ABOUT AT PRESENT MAY GOD ALMIGHTY BLESS MY DEAR CHILDREN MAKE THEM ALL THAT IS GOOD....THING MY FOND HEART COULD...SARAH SENDS MUCH LOVE TO YOU AND JOHN REMEMBER ME AFFECTIONATELY TO YOUR UNCLE JAMES FAMILY AND ALL THAT MAY THINK WORTH WHILE TO INQUIRE AFTER YOUR MOTHER YOUR ATTACHED EVERY YOU AFFECTIONATE MOTHER TO DEATH. ANN I. ALLEN"----WATERWAYS---RAILROADS---WEATHER-------GENEALOGY 10---2PGS---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-11-19
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Railroads , MI Waterways , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1836-11-19--ANN ARBOR M T--CDS & MS 25 RATE---ANN ALLEN TO HER SON THOMAS McCUE-----AFC---BX1---DATELINED 11-19-1836--RECEIVED HIS LETTER BY MR. BARTLET; MENTIONS ALLEN, JAMES THE HOSTLER, RACHEL, UNCLE JAMES, MISS CHILD, MRS. RAMSDELL, SARAH, JOHN, AND MR. GOODSPEED---REGARDING HER PLANNED JOURNEY TO NEW YORK----"I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER BY MR BARTLETT AND WAS GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU. MR ALLEN RETURNED BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK YOU LEFT. HE HAS PURCHASED A SMALL CARRIAGE FOR US TO GO TO NEW YORK IN. JAMES THE HOSTLER GOES IN A LUMBER WAGON AND CARRIES OUR BAGGAGE. I TRY AGAIN TO GET RACHEL TO GO BUT HER FATHER WON'T CONSENT. WE START NEXT MONDAY TO GO BY LAND TO NEW YORK. GO FROM HERE TO MONROW THEN INTERSECT THE NATIONAL ROAD SOMEWHERE IN OHIO, THERE WAS QUITE A FALL OF SNOW YESTERDAY A DULL PROSPECT FOR GOOD ROADS(I DREAD MY JOURNEY) BUT I THINK IT IS THE BEST TO GO BY LAND IT HAS GOT SO LATE TO CROSS THE LAKE. O MY DEAR SON HOW GLAD I SHOULD BE TO HEAR OF YOUR SAFE ARRIVAL AT YOUR UNCLE JAMES, BUT I MUST BE PATIENT AS IT CAN NOT BE I MUST LIVE ON HOPE FOR THE PRESENT AS I CANNOT DEVISE WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT OF MY REMOVAL OR YOUR JOURNEY, WHEN EVER I ARRIVE AT NEW YORK AND KNOW WHERE MY FUTURE HOME IS GOING TO BE I WILL WRITE THEN YOU MUST NOT FAIL TO ANSWER IMMEDIATELY AND RELIEF MY SUSPENSE. THERE IS NOTHING NEW TAKEN PLACE SINCE YOU LEFT, SARAH ANN IS WELL AT PRESENT MISS CHILD FEELS PRETTY BAD ABOUT OUR GOING. WILLIAM RAMSDALE SAYS SHE CANNOT BOARD FOR ANY LONGER. SARAH PROMISE VERY FAIRLY SHE WILL WRITE WHEN SHE GETS TO HER DESTINATION. HAVE YOU SEEN JOHN YET. WHEN YOU WRITE TELL ME EVERY PARTICULAR ABOUT JOHN AND YOURSELF AS EVERY THING THAT INTERESTS MY DEAR CHILDREN WILL INTEREST THEIR MOTHER. YOU MUST WRITE ALL THE PARTICULARS OF YOUR JOURNEY HOW IS YOUR HEALTH, I HAVE BEEN UNEASY ABOUT THAT COLD...WHEN YOU STARTED. THEY ARE ALL WELL OVER AT...MA ALLENS. I HAVE NOT SEEN WILLIAM GOODSPEED SINCE YOU LEFT AND I CARE VERY LITTLE IF I NEVER DO, ON YOUR ACCOUNT, IF CAN READ THIS SHORT LETTER IT WILL BE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN DO, I WRITE BY CANDLE LIGHT AND IN SOME HASTE. I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO WRITE ABOUT AT PRESENT MAY GOD ALMIGHTY BLESS MY DEAR CHILDREN MAKE THEM ALL THAT IS GOOD....THING MY FOND HEART COULD...SARAH SENDS MUCH LOVE TO YOU AND JOHN REMEMBER ME AFFECTIONATELY TO YOUR UNCLE JAMES FAMILY AND ALL THAT MAY THINK WORTH WHILE TO INQUIRE AFTER YOUR MOTHER YOUR ATTACHED EVERY YOU AFFECTIONATE MOTHER TO DEATH. ANN I. ALLEN----WATERWAYS---RAILROADS---WEATHER-------GENEALOGY 10---2PGS---PAGE 2---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-11-19
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Railroads , MI Waterways , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1836-11-19--ANN ARBOR M T--CDS & MS 25 RATE---ANN ALLEN TO HER SON THOMAS McCUE-----AFC---BX1---DATELINED 11-19-1836--RECEIVED HIS LETTER BY MR. BARTLET; MENTIONS ALLEN, JAMES THE HOSTLER, RACHEL, UNCLE JAMES, MISS CHILD, MRS. RAMSDELL, SARAH, JOHN, AND MR. GOODSPEED---REGARDING HER PLANNED JOURNEY TO NEW YORK----"I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER BY MR BARTLETT AND WAS GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU. MR ALLEN RETURNED BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK YOU LEFT. HE HAS PURCHASED A SMALL CARRIAGE FOR US TO GO TO NEW YORK IN. JAMES THE HOSTLER GOES IN A LUMBER WAGON AND CARRIES OUR BAGGAGE. I TRY AGAIN TO GET RACHEL TO GO BUT HER FATHER WON'T CONSENT. WE START NEXT MONDAY TO GO BY LAND TO NEW YORK. GO FROM HERE TO MONROW THEN INTERSECT THE NATIONAL ROAD SOMEWHERE IN OHIO, THERE WAS QUITE A FALL OF SNOW YESTERDAY A DULL PROSPECT FOR GOOD ROADS(I DREAD MY JOURNEY) BUT I THINK IT IS THE BEST TO GO BY LAND IT HAS GOT SO LATE TO CROSS THE LAKE. O MY DEAR SON HOW GLAD I SHOULD BE TO HEAR OF YOUR SAFE ARRIVAL AT YOUR UNCLE JAMES, BUT I MUST BE PATIENT AS IT CAN NOT BE I MUST LIVE ON HOPE FOR THE PRESENT AS I CANNOT DEVISE WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT OF MY REMOVAL OR YOUR JOURNEY, WHEN EVER I ARRIVE AT NEW YORK AND KNOW WHERE MY FUTURE HOME IS GOING TO BE I WILL WRITE THEN YOU MUST NOT FAIL TO ANSWER IMMEDIATELY AND RELIEF MY SUSPENSE. THERE IS NOTHING NEW TAKEN PLACE SINCE YOU LEFT, SARAH ANN IS WELL AT PRESENT MISS CHILD FEELS PRETTY BAD ABOUT OUR GOING. WILLIAM RAMSDALE SAYS SHE CANNOT BOARD FOR ANY LONGER. SARAH PROMISE VERY FAIRLY SHE WILL WRITE WHEN SHE GETS TO HER DESTINATION. HAVE YOU SEEN JOHN YET. WHEN YOU WRITE TELL ME EVERY PARTICULAR ABOUT JOHN AND YOURSELF AS EVERY THING THAT INTERESTS MY DEAR CHILDREN WILL INTEREST THEIR MOTHER. YOU MUST WRITE ALL THE PARTICULARS OF YOUR JOURNEY HOW IS YOUR HEALTH, I HAVE BEEN UNEASY ABOUT THAT COLD...WHEN YOU STARTED. THEY ARE ALL WELL OVER AT...MA ALLENS. I HAVE NOT SEEN WILLIAM GOODSPEED SINCE YOU LEFT AND I CARE VERY LITTLE IF I NEVER DO, ON YOUR ACCOUNT, IF CAN READ THIS SHORT LETTER IT WILL BE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN DO, I WRITE BY CANDLE LIGHT AND IN SOME HASTE. I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO WRITE ABOUT AT PRESENT MAY GOD ALMIGHTY BLESS MY DEAR CHILDREN MAKE THEM ALL THAT IS GOOD....THING MY FOND HEART COULD...SARAH SENDS MUCH LOVE TO YOU AND JOHN REMEMBER ME AFFECTIONATELY TO YOUR UNCLE JAMES FAMILY AND ALL THAT MAY THINK WORTH WHILE TO INQUIRE AFTER YOUR MOTHER YOUR ATTACHED EVERY YOU AFFECTIONATE MOTHER TO DEATH. ANN I. ALLEN----WATERWAYS---RAILROADS---WEATHER-------GENEALOGY 10---2PGS---PAGE 1---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-11-19
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Railroads , MI Waterways , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1836-11-19--ANN ARBOR M T--CDS---DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--ANN ALLEN TO THOMAS---PAGE 2---BHL---AFC---BX1---DATELINED 11-19-1836-- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-11-19
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1836-11-19--ANN ARBOR M T--CDS---DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--ANN ALLEN TO THOMAS---BHL---AFC---BX1---DATELINED 11-19-1836-- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-11-19
County: Washtenaw
City:
Category: MI Covers , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1836-11-19--ANN ARBOR M T--CDS---DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--ANN ALLEN TO THOMAS---PAGE 1---BHL---AFC---BX1---DATELINED 11-19-1836-- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-11-19
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1836-11-20 HOWELL M T---#MANUSCRIPT---WAY LETTER---FROM HIS SISTER CHARLOTTE AND PAMELIA B. NORTHRUP AT HOWELL TO POLLY ADAMS, ADDRESSED TO JOSEPH ADAMS, AT BRIDGEPORT, MADISON COUNTY NEW YORK---GIVES NEWS ABOUT CROPS AND THE FAMILY; MENTIONS BABY MARY, AUNT BETSY AND HER FAMILY, WILLIAM, AND JOHANNAH---5 PAGES----AG/ECON---GENEALOGY---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-11-20
County: Livingston
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned , Crops/ Agriculture Econ
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1836-12-02 ADRIAN M.T.--LENAWEE CO.--FORWARDED EXTRA RATE 25+6=31--BLACK 30MM CDS--TO EDWIN JEWETT AT SO. H. CANAL, MASS. FROM HIS SISTER HARRIET AT ADRIAN---CONCERNING THEIR JOURNEY FROM NORTHAMPTON TO MICHIGAN; SHE HAS ALSO WRITTEN TO AUNT BETSY AND HENRY; THEY SAW WILLIAM, BENJAMIN AND ENOCH IN ALBANY; THEY SAW LEWIS HUBBARD, WHO WILL BE "KEEPING STORE" IN TECUMSEH; HE FOUND A LOG CABIN IN THE WOODS, AND THE NEIGHBORS ARE ALL NEW ENGLAND PEOPLE; "LAND IS RISING IN VALUE VERY FAST, LAND THAT WAS BOUGHT HERE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO FOR 1.25 AND ACRE NOW SELLS READILY FOR 5 DOLLARS"; ALSO MENTIONS ENOCH-- 3pg--COURTESY OF BILL BROOKS - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-12-02
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1836-12-05 DETROIT M T------WAYNE CO----RED 27MM CDS & STAMPED ARC PAID & MS PAID 12 1/2 RATE------TO SIDNEY SMITH ALCOTT (1860 US CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. NEW YORK 20 DEC 1803, D. 1 MAY 1867, FATHER, AMOS ALLCOTT, MOTHER, MEHETABEL ALCOTT, 1ST SPOUSE, M. DELIA C HUBBARD ALLCOTT 20 DEC 1825-B. 19 JUN 1810, D. 31 MAY 1834, FATHER, GEORGE HUBBARD, MOTHER, JULIA PORTER HUBBARD, 2ND SPOUSE, M. JULIA MARIA BECKLEY 8 SEP 1836-B. CONN 16 JAN 1813, D. 30 OCT 1860, FATHER, ORIN BECKLEY, MOTHER, HARRIET PATTISON BECKLEY, CHILDREN, JULIA MARIE ALCOTT, WILLIAM WASHINGTON ALLCOTT, WILLIAM SEYMOUR ALLCOTT, JULIUS LEE ALLCOTT, FRANK ALLCOTT, CHARLES HENRY ALLCOTT, AMOS ALLCOTT, GEORGE BROOKS ALLCOTT, WILLIAM EGBERT ALLCOTT, DOMESTIC, CATHERINE CORCORAN-B. IRELAND 1840), MARSHALL, CALHOUN CO, M T------FROM GEORGE F. PORTER, DETROIT M T----GENEALOGY-----2PGS---PAGE 2-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $40 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-12-05
County: Calhoun , Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1836-12-05 DETROIT M T------WAYNE CO----RED 27MM CDS & STAMPED ARC PAID & MS PAID 12 1/2 RATE------TO SIDNEY SMITH ALCOTT (1860 US CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. NEW YORK 20 DEC 1803, D. 1 MAY 1867, FATHER, AMOS ALLCOTT, MOTHER, MEHETABEL ALCOTT, 1ST SPOUSE, M. DELIA C HUBBARD ALLCOTT 20 DEC 1825-B. 19 JUN 1810, D. 31 MAY 1834, FATHER, GEORGE HUBBARD, MOTHER, JULIA PORTER HUBBARD, 2ND SPOUSE, M. JULIA MARIA BECKLEY 8 SEP 1836-B. CONN 16 JAN 1813, D. 30 OCT 1860, FATHER, ORIN BECKLEY, MOTHER, HARRIET PATTISON BECKLEY, CHILDREN, JULIA MARIE ALCOTT, WILLIAM WASHINGTON ALLCOTT, WILLIAM SEYMOUR ALLCOTT, JULIUS LEE ALLCOTT, FRANK ALLCOTT, CHARLES HENRY ALLCOTT, AMOS ALLCOTT, GEORGE BROOKS ALLCOTT, WILLIAM EGBERT ALLCOTT, DOMESTIC, CATHERINE CORCORAN-B. IRELAND 1840), MARSHALL, CALHOUN CO, M T------FROM GEORGE F. PORTER, DETROIT M T----GENEALOGY-----2PGS---PAGE 1-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $40 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-12-05
County: Calhoun , Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1836-12-18 +TECUMSEH M T-----LENAWEE CO-----RED CDS & STAMPED PAID & MS PAID 25 RATE----TO MISS MARIA M WALKER, SMITHS VALLEY, MADISON CO, N.Y. (1850 CENSUS--HUSBAND HENRY WALKER, CHILDREN SHERBEAL WALKER & EMILY J. WALKER)-----FROM ALPHONSO TO HIS SWEETHEART WITH POETRY, MENTIONING HIS LONGING AND THE FIRE WHICH DESTROYED HIS HOUSE-----GENEALOGY----COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTION 2013 LOT 103 $35 Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-12-18
County: Lenawee
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Love Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1836-12-26 ADRIAN M T-----LENAWEE CO-----BLACK 30MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO MRS ASENATH J. JEWETT (MASS VITAL RECORDS, 1850,80 CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. 1788, D. 1846, FATHER, LUKE LYMAN, MOTHER, SUSANNA LYMAN, SPOUSE 1, M. ELI DAVIS 1813, SPOUSE 2, CECIL JEWETT, CHILDREN, MARTHA JEWETT BRIDGMAN, ELI FRANCIS DAVIS {BLACKSMITH, B. 1823, D. 1897, PNEUMONIA, SPOUSE, JOANN S DAVIS}, WILLIAM J DAVIS, CYNTHIA DAVIS, OLIVER T DAVIS, ANGELINE DAVIS, JULIA DAVIS, HELEN M DAVIS), NORTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE CO, MASS-------FROM HER CHILD H.J.C. AT ADRIAN MICH-------GENEALOGY-----3PGS-----MENTIONS R. TAYLOR, MARIA AND AUNT ESTHER, EDWIN, AUNT BETSY, THE PREACHER R. TODD OF NORTHAMPTON, AMUSON, SHE HOPES MARTHA WILL ONE DAY TEACH SCHOOL HERE, ENOCH, BENJAMIN LIVES IN PALMYRA THIS WINTER, COUSIN CHARLES, COUSIN JOE IS IN TECUMSEH WITH MR. T. WRIGHT, LEWIS HUBBARD IS KEEPING STORE IN TECUMSEH, AND AUNT LYMAN---"I AM MONARCH OF ALL I SURVEY; THERE ARE NO HOUSES IN SIGHT NOT ANY WITHIN HALF A MILE IT IS ALL WOODS AROUND US, AND SO YOU SEE I CANNOT SURVEY A GREAT DEAL"---"I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY ONE'S BEING VERY SICK SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE, WE ARE NOT AFRAID OF INDIANS, WOLVES...NOR SUFFER FROM FEAR OF ANY THING"-- COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $85 - N Read More..
Year: 1836
Date: 1836-12-26
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1836-12-26 ADRIAN M T-----LENAWEE CO-----BLACK 30MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO MRS ASENATH J. JEWETT (MASS VITAL RECORDS, 1850,80 CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. 1788, D. 1846, FATHER, LUKE LYMAN, MOTHER, SUSANNA LYMAN, SPOUSE 1, M. ELI DAVIS 1813, SPOUSE 2, CECIL JEWETT, CHILDREN, MARTHA JEWETT BRIDGMAN, ELI FRANCIS DAVIS {BLACKSMITH, B. 1823, D. 1897, PNEUMONIA, SPOUSE, JOANN S DAVIS}, WILLIAM J DAVIS, CYNTHIA DAVIS, OLIVER T DAVIS, ANGELINE DAVIS, JULIA DAVIS, HELEN M DAVIS), NORTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE CO, MASS-------FROM H.J.C. AT ADRIAN MICH-------GENEALOGY-----3PGS---PAGE 1-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $85 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-12-26
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1836-12-26 ADRIAN M T-----LENAWEE CO-----BLACK 30MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO MRS ASENATH J. JEWETT (MASS VITAL RECORDS, 1850,80 CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. 1788, D. 1846, FATHER, LUKE LYMAN, MOTHER, SUSANNA LYMAN, SPOUSE 1, M. ELI DAVIS 1813, SPOUSE 2, CECIL JEWETT, CHILDREN, MARTHA JEWETT BRIDGMAN, ELI FRANCIS DAVIS {BLACKSMITH, B. 1823, D. 1897, PNEUMONIA, SPOUSE, JOANN S DAVIS}, WILLIAM J DAVIS, CYNTHIA DAVIS, OLIVER T DAVIS, ANGELINE DAVIS, JULIA DAVIS, HELEN M DAVIS), NORTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE CO, MASS-------FROM H.J.C. AT ADRIAN MICH-------GENEALOGY-----3PGS---PAGE 3-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $85 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-12-26
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1836-12-26 ADRIAN M T-----LENAWEE CO-----BLACK 30MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO MRS ASENATH J. JEWETT (MASS VITAL RECORDS, 1850,80 CENSUS, GRAVE INDEX, B. 1788, D. 1846, FATHER, LUKE LYMAN, MOTHER, SUSANNA LYMAN, SPOUSE 1, M. ELI DAVIS 1813, SPOUSE 2, CECIL JEWETT, CHILDREN, MARTHA JEWETT BRIDGMAN, ELI FRANCIS DAVIS {BLACKSMITH, B. 1823, D. 1897, PNEUMONIA, SPOUSE, JOANN S DAVIS}, WILLIAM J DAVIS, CYNTHIA DAVIS, OLIVER T DAVIS, ANGELINE DAVIS, JULIA DAVIS, HELEN M DAVIS), NORTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE CO, MASS-------FROM H.J.C. AT ADRIAN MICH-------GENEALOGY-----3PGS---PAGE 2-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $85 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1836-12-26
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1837-01-01 CONSTANTINE M T------ST JOSEPH CO----BLACK 28MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO NATHANIEL KNIGHT (1860 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1805, WIFE, ELIZA KNIGHT, CHILDREN, LERAY KNIGHT, JUN KNIGHT), GROTON, CALEDONIA CO, VERMONT------FROM JOHN LAUGHLIN (1870 CENSUS, B. IRELAND 1799, WIFE, KATE LAUGHLIN {B. IRELAND 1800}, CHILDREN, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, KATE LAUGHLIN), CONSTANTINE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T-------DATELINED CONSTANTINE DEC. 31, 1836-----TO DEAR BROTHER & SISTER-----WEATHER----GENEALOGY-----5PGS---PAGE 1-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $60 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1837-01-01
County: Saint Joseph
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1837-01-01 CONSTANTINE M T------ST JOSEPH CO----BLACK 28MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO NATHANIEL KNIGHT (1860 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1805, WIFE, ELIZA KNIGHT, CHILDREN, LERAY KNIGHT, JUN KNIGHT), GROTON, CALEDONIA CO, VERMONT------FROM JOHN LAUGHLIN (1870 CENSUS, B. IRELAND 1799, WIFE, KATE LAUGHLIN {B. IRELAND 1800}, CHILDREN, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, KATE LAUGHLIN), CONSTANTINE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T-------DATELINED CONSTANTINE DEC. 31, 1836-----TO DEAR BROTHER & SISTER-----WEATHER----GENEALOGY-----5PGS---PAGE 5-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $60 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1837-01-01
County: Saint Joseph
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1837-01-01 CONSTANTINE M T------ST JOSEPH CO----BLACK 28MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO NATHANIEL KNIGHT (1860 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1805, WIFE, ELIZA KNIGHT, CHILDREN, LERAY KNIGHT, JUN KNIGHT), GROTON, CALEDONIA CO, VERMONT------FROM JOHN LAUGHLIN (1870 CENSUS, B. IRELAND 1799, WIFE, KATE LAUGHLIN {B. IRELAND 1800}, CHILDREN, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, KATE LAUGHLIN), CONSTANTINE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T-------DATELINED CONSTANTINE DEC. 31, 1836-----TO DEAR BROTHER & SISTER-----WEATHER----GENEALOGY-----5PGS---PAGE 2-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $60 Read More..
Year:
Date: 1837-01-01
County: Saint Joseph
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5

Title: 1837-01-01 CONSTANTINE M T------ST JOSEPH CO----BLACK 28MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE---TO NATHANIEL KNIGHT (1860 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1805, WIFE, ELIZA KNIGHT, CHILDREN, LERAY KNIGHT, JUN KNIGHT), GROTON, CALEDONIA CO, VERMONT FROM JOHN LAUGHLIN (1870 CENSUS, B. IRELAND 1799, WIFE, KATE LAUGHLIN {B. IRELAND 1800}, CHILDREN, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, KATE LAUGHLIN), CONSTANTINE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T-------DATELINED CONSTANTINE DEC. 31, 1836-----TO DEAR BROTHER & SISTER---COST OF BOARD, WASHING, FOOD AND GOODS---HE IS WORKING AS A TEACHER AND IS BOARDING AT JUDGE MEEK'S HOUSE IN EXCHANGE FOR TEACHING HIS BOYS IN THE EVENINGS---DESCRIBES THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY---WEATHER REPORT----MENTIONS ISAAC W. EWELL OF PEACHAM, MARY JANE, BROTHER WILLIAM, PERKINS MAY GO TO ILLINOIS NEXT SUMMER, CAPT. MORSE, DEA. CHESTER MARSHALL FORMERLY OF CAMILLUS, AND ANDREW ----GIVING ADVICE IF THEY PLAN TO MOVE THERE, AND RELATING HIS REASONS FOR SETTLING IN MICHIGAN ,INCLUDING HIS HEALTH---"I HAD BEEN HERE BUT A SHORT TIME WHEN A CUTANEOUS IRRUPTION, KNOWN HERE BY THE NAME OF THE MICHIGAN ITCH, BROKE OUT ALL OVER ME... NOW ALL EASTERNERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME MILL, BECAUSE IT IS CAUSED BY THE CLIMATE, THOUGH SOME HAVE IT MORE SEVERELY THAN OTHERS"---"ONLY THINK! THE COUNTRY TWO YEARS AGO WAS A HOWLING WILDERNESS INHABITED ONLY BY WILD BEASTS AND THE ROVING PULTIWALTIMIES (SIC)"---"MY SCHOOL IS A VERY PLEASANT ONE, AND GENERALLY EASILY GOVERNED ALTHOUGH I HAD TO PLY HICKORY PRETTY SMARTLY TO THE BACKS OF REFRACTORY LITTLE CHAPS - BOTH RAN HOME AT NOON - ONE OF THEM WAS CONDUCTED BACK AGAIN BY HIS FATHER, FORTHWITH, AND I WAS REQUESTED WHIP HIM AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON IF HE DESERVED IT...THE OTHER WAS KEPT AT HOME 8 OR 10 DAYS TO SHOW PROPER RESENTMENT (I SUPPOSE) AND SENT BACK AGAIN - GOT ANOTHER WHIPPING AND BECAME AN OBEDIENT SCHOLAR - I HAVE NOT HAD TO CORRECT ANY SINCE"--- GENEALOGY-----NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY---5PGS-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $60 - N Read More..
Year: 1837
Date: 1837-01-01
County: Saint Joseph
City:
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 5