Title: 1832-07-04 YPSILANTI M T ---AHMS LETTER 300/218 --- PAGE 2 Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-07-04
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1832-07-18 YPSILANTI M T---PAGE 1---CHOLERA--FROM MARK NORRIS(BLACK HISTORY) AT YPSILANTI TO HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR PORTER OF THE TERRITORY OF MICHIGAN AT DETROIT--SIR, I AM INFORMED BY JOHN NORVELL P.M. AT DETROIT THAT THERE HAS BEEN HEAVY CHARGES PREFERENCE TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AGAINST OUR CITIZENS FOR ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH A QUARANTINE AS A PREVENTATIVE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE CHOLERA AMONG US-- AND I AM PUT DOWN AS AN AIDER OR ABETTOR IN WHAT HE CALLS VIOLENT OUTRAGES BECAUSE I DO NOT PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS. I AM NOT PROPOSED TO SANCTION OR CONDEM THE DOINGS OF OUR CITIZENS. I AM NOT THE TRIBUNAL BEFORE WHOM THEY ARE TO BE TRIED AND IF I WOULD RESERVE MY DECISION UNTIL I HAVE HEARD BOTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION. I WOULD THEREFORE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A COPY OF THE CHARGES AND AFFIDAVITS PREPARED AGAINST OUR CITIZENS AND ME AMOUNG THE REST IF I AM NUMBERED WITH THE TRANSGRESSORS. I SHOULD HAVE COME TO TOWN TODAY- BUT I MUST DELAY IT A FEW DAYS, IN THE MEAN TIME I HOPE YOUR EXCELLENCY WILL FAVOR US WITH A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT,AS IT IS ASKED IN BEHALF OF A RESPECTABLE NUMBER OF CITIZENS.-- VERY RESPECTFULLY YOURS, MARK NORRIS--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
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Date: 1832-07-18
County: Washtenaw , Wayne
City: Detroit , Ypsilanti
Category: Black History , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1832-07-18 YPSILANTI M T---#MANUSCRIPT--FREE FRANK--BLACK HISTORY LETTER----CHOLERA--FROM MARK NORRIS (1850,60 US CENSUS, FIND A GRAVE, SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, SHERIFF OF YPSILANTI MICH, MILLER, REAL ESTATE BROKER, FATHER, BENJAMIN NORRIS, MOTHER, LUCY KETTRIDGE, DESCENDANT OF DAVID NORRIS WHO ENLISTED IN 1776 IN BENJAMIN SIAS' COMPANY, COL. DAVID GILMAN'S NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT; ENGAGED IN THE BATTLES OF TRENTON AND PRINCETON, B. VERMONT 16 FEB 1796, D. 6 MAY 1862, SPOUSE, ROCENNA B. NORRIS{1798-27 OCT 1876},CHILDREN, ELVIRA NORRIS FOLLETT, LYMAN DECATUR NORRIS) AT YPSILANTI TO HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR PORTER OF THE TERRITORY OF MICHIGAN AT DETROIT--SIR, I AM INFORMED BY JOHN NORVELL P.M. AT DETROIT THAT THERE HAS BEEN HEAVY CHARGES PREFERENCE TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AGAINST OUR CITIZENS FOR ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH A QUARANTINE AS A PREVENTATIVE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE CHOLERA AMONG US-- AND I AM PUT DOWN AS AN AIDER OR ABETTOR IN WHAT HE CALLS VIOLENT OUTRAGES BECAUSE I DO NOT PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS. I AM NOT PROPOSED TO SANCTION OR CONDEMN THE DOINGS OF OUR CITIZENS. I AM NOT THE TRIBUNAL BEFORE WHOM THEY ARE TO BE TRIED AND IF I WOULD RESERVE MY DECISION UNTIL I HAVE HEARD BOTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION. I WOULD THEREFORE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A COPY OF THE CHARGES AND AFFIDAVITS PREPARED AGAINST OUR CITIZENS AND ME AMONG THE REST IF I AM NUMBERED WITH THE TRANSGRESSORS. I SHOULD HAVE COME TO TOWN TODAY- BUT I MUST DELAY IT A FEW DAYS, IN THE MEAN TIME I HOPE YOUR EXCELLENCY WILL FAVOR US WITH A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT,AS IT IS ASKED IN BEHALF OF A RESPECTABLE NUMBER OF CITIZENS.-- VERY RESPECTFULLY YOURS, MARK NORRIS---1 PAGE---GENEALOGY 3---EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 188---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-07-18
County: Washtenaw , Wayne , , , , , ,
City: Detroit , Ypsilanti
Category: Black History , MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1832-07-26 YPSILANTI M T---DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE---MANUSCRIPT AND FREE FRANK TO THE POSTMASTER AND COUNTY CLERK JAMES ALLEN AT ANN ARBOR M T ----LISTING A MARRIAGE TO BE REGISTERED IN COUNTY RECORDS-----FROM THE ALLEN PAPERS BOX 1 FOLDER 1----COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
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Date: 1832-07-26
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1832-07-26 YPSILANTI M T---DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE---MANUSCRIPT AND FREE FRANK TO THE POSTMASTER AND COUNTY CLERK JAMES ALLEN AT ANN ARBOR M T ----LISTING A MARRIAGE TO BE REGISTERED IN COUNTY RECORDS-----FROM THE ALLEN PAPERS BOX 1 FOLDER 1----PAGE 1---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
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Date: 1832-07-26
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1832-07-26 YPSILANTI M T---#MANUSCRIPT AND FREE FRANK TO THE POSTMASTER AND COUNTY CLERK JAMES ALLEN AT ANN ARBOR M T ----LISTING A MARRIAGE TO BE REGISTERED IN COUNTY RECORDS---BETWEEN JAMES STOCKDALE & CATHERINE DICKINSON--FROM THE ALLEN PAPERS BOX 1 FOLDER 1----GENEALOGY 3---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN- N Read More..
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-07-26
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1832-07-26 YPSILANTI M T---PAGE 1---MANUSCRIPT AND FREE FRANK TO THE POSTMASTER AND COUNTY CLERK JAMES ALLEN AT ANN ARBOR M T ----LISTING A MARRIAGE TO BE REGISTERED IN COUNTY RECORDS-----FROM THE ALLEN PAPERS BOX 1 FOLDER 1----COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-07-26
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Women's Correspondence
Associated Pages: 1

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: 1832-09-06 YPSILANTI M T --MANUSCRIPT---JOHN GEDDES TO WILLIAM GEDDES ---PAGE 1---BHL-GFP--BX1--#11--COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-09-06
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1832-09-06 YPSILANTI M T --MANUSCRIPT---JOHN GEDDES TO WILLIAM GEDDES ---PAGE 2---BHL-GFP--BX1--#11--COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-09-06
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1832-09-06 YPSILANTI M T --MANUSCRIPT---JOHN GEDDES TO WILLIAM GEDDES ---PAGE 3---BHL-GFP--BX1--#11--COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-09-06
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1832-09-06 YPSILANTI M.T.--DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--MANUSCRIPT CANCEL--GEDDES FAMILY PAPERS--2 pg--COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
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Date: 1832-09-06
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1832-09-06 YPSILANTI M.T.--MANUSCRIPT CANCEL--GEDDES FAMILY PAPERS--2 pg--PAGE 1--COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
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Date: 1832-09-06
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1832-09-06 YPSILANTI M.T.--MANUSCRIPT CANCEL--GEDDES FAMILY PAPERS--2 pg--BOTTOM OF PAGE 1--COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
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Date: 1832-09-06
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1832-09-06 YPSILANTI M T --DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--MANUSCRIPT---JOHN GEDDES TO WILLIAM GEDDES ---BHL-GFP--BX1--#11--COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
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Date: 1832-09-06
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1832-09-11 YPSILANTI M T --DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--MANUSCRIPT---JOHN GEDDES TO WILLIAM GEDDES ---PAGE 1---BHL-GFP--BX1--#11--COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
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Date: 1832-09-11
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1832-09-11 YPSILANTI M T --DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE--MANUSCRIPT---JOHN GEDDES TO WILLIAM GEDDES ---PAGE 2---BHL-GFP--BX1--#11--COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
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Date: 1832-09-11
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1832-09-11 YPSILANTI M T --DUPLICATE---DUPLICATE--MANUSCRIPT---JOHN GEDDES TO WILLIAM GEDDES ---PAGE 3---BHL-GFP--BX1--#11--COURTESY OF BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
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Date: 1832-09-11
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1833-02-25 YPSILANTI M T---AHMS LETTER 1273/262--REV I M WEAD-- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-02-25
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: American Home Missionary Society , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1833-02-25 YPSILANTI M T --#MANUSCRIPT--AHMS-LETTER--1273/262--REV I M WEAD AND LEVI WHITE---GENEALOGY 2---4PGS---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-02-25
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1833-02-25 YPSILANTI M T--AHMS LETTER 1273/262--REV I.M. WEAD-- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-02-25
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: American Home Missionary Society , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1833-02-25 YPSILANTI M T---AHMS LETTER 1273/262--FROM LEVI WHITE--PAGE 4---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-02-25
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: American Home Missionary Society , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1833-02-25 YPSILANTI M T---AHMS LETTER 1273/262---I M WEAD-- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-02-25
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: American Home Missionary Society , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1833-04-10 YPSILANTI MIC.T.---1ST USE OF CDS --AHMS# 1607/263--REV IRA M WEAD---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan--AND PRIVATELY OWNED Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-04-10
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1833-04-10 YPSILANTI MICH--AHMS#1607/263--PAGE 2---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan---AND PRIVATELY OWNED Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-04-10
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: American Home Missionary Society , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1833-04-10 YPSILANTI M T--AHMS#1607/263--PAGE 1-- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-04-10
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: American Home Missionary Society , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1833-04-10 YPSILANTI M T--AHMS#1607/263--PAGE 3--REV J M WEAD-- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-04-10
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: American Home Missionary Society , Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1833-07-27 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-#13---MR. HAWKS BROUGHT A LETTER FROM MR. EWERS STATING JANE WAS VERY ILL AND NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE; THE BABY SHE HAD JULY 5 DIED ON JULY 10---MENTIONS ISABEL, ROBERT, BOAL, JACKSON---A MAN WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AND KILLED BY HIS OWN COMPANY---ELECTION RESULTS---LUCIUS LYON THE JACKSON CANDIDATE IS ELECTED DELEGATE TO CONGRESS---WEATHER REPORT---Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan - N Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-07-27
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1833-07-27 YPSILANTI M T --BLACK CDS--JOHN GEDDES TO WILLIAM GEDDES --PAGE 1---BHL-GFP-BX1-#13 Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-07-27
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1833-07-27 YPSILANTI M T --BLACK CDS--JOHN GEDDES TO WILLIAM GEDDES --PAGE 2---BHL-GFP-BX1-#13 Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1833
Date: 1833-07-27
County: Washtenaw
City: Ypsilanti
Category: Michigan Territorial
Associated Pages: 3