Title: 1838-02-28 KENT MICH {1836-1844 NAME CHANGE-GRAND RAPIDS---V6----KENT CO.--GREEN 32MM CDS AND BLACK MS 18 3/4 RATE--TO JOHN BALL AT DETROIT FROM E.B. BOSTWICK AT KENT---DECLINING TO FURNISH GOSSIP---GENEALOGY---1 pg--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-02-28
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1838-02-28 KENT MICH--KENT CO.--GREEN 32MM CDS AND BLACK MS 18 3/4 RATE--1 pg--PAGE 1--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-02-28
County: Kent
City:
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1838-09-21 IONIA MICH--IONIA CO--CDS---DATELINED FLATRIVER--KENT CO-- 1838-09-15---FROM C.C. DOUGLASS AT FLATRIVER TO HIS COUSIN SILAS DOUGLASS AT DETROIT---REGARDING NEWS OF HIS FATHER'S ARRIVAL, A JOURNEY UP FLAT RIVER TO EXAMINE A SLAT SPRING "...IN MANY PLACES FOR ACRES IT IS A PERFECT PLAIN ENTIRELY DESTITUTE OF TIMBER, AND COVERED WITH A DENSE GROWTH OF GRASS THAT REACHED ABOVE MY HEAD WHILE ON THE HORSE" AND MORE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE LAND ALONG THE RIVER---MENTIONS MR. WALKER---2 PGS---GENEALOGY---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-09-21
County: Ionia , Kent , Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1838-09-21 IONIA MICH-IONIA CO--PAGE 1---DATELINED FLATRIVER--KENT CO-- 1838-09-15---TO SILAS DOUGLASS AT DETROIT---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-09-21
County: Ionia , Kent , Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1838-09-21 IONIA MICH--IONIA CO---PAGE 2---DATELINED FLATRIVER--KENT CO-- 1838-09-15---TO SILAS DOUGLASS AT DETROIT---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-09-21
County: Ionia , Kent , Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1838-12-12 KENT MICH----PAGE 3----DATELINED GRAND RAPIDS MICH 1938-12-07---ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-12-12
County: Kent
City:
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1838-12-12 KENT MICH----PAGE 1----DATELINED GRAND RAPIDS 1838-12-07----ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-12-12
County: Kent
City:
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1838-12-12 KENT MICH----BLACK CDS AND MS 25---FROM H. JENNETT HINSDILE AT GRAND RAPIDS TO ANN M. HICKS AT BENNINGTON VT.---MR. BOSTWICK DONATED FIVE ACRES FOR A COLLEGE; THE SEWING SOCIETY MEETS AT HER UNCLE WILLIAMS'; MRS. HENRY SENDS HER LOVE TO EVERYONE IN BENNINGTON; HER AUNT JULIA ANN WOULD HAVE ENJOYED THE THANKSGIVING SUPPER; LITTLE STEPHEN IS TWO YEARS OLD; ALSO MENTIONS HER COUSIN WILLIAM HENRY, MRS. BROWN, SIX-YEAR-OLD DOROTHY SOPHIA, MR. BALLARD, AUNT LUCRETIA;"IT IS SAID A PERSON CANNOT COME INTO MICHIGAN WITHOUT HAVING THE AGUE"; ASKS AFTER GEORGIANA CORNELIA GERTRUDE JENNETT ELISABETH AND SISTER EMELINE AND LUCRETIA AND AARON; THE DEATH OF UNCLE MYRON HINSDILE; UNCLE HIRAM'S FAMILY AND AUNT EMILY (THE WIDOW) HAVE EXCHANGED HOUSES---GENEALOGY---ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1838
Date: 1838-12-12
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1838-12-12 KENT MICH----PAGE 2----DATELINED GRAND RAPIDS 1838-12-07----ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year:
Date: 1838-12-12
County: Kent
City:
Category: Ernie's Michigan Collection , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 3

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

Title: 1839-04-19 + GRAND RAPIDS MICH-----KENT CO----V6----BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25 RATE & STAMPED PAID CROSSED OUT & LANSINGBURGH APR 21 & PENCIL "fr"---TO J. BALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW, LANSINGBURGH, RENSSELAER CO, N.Y.---DOCKETING NOTING FROM SANFORD & MARSSELIS----NICE USAGE DURING THE PERIOD WHEN GRAND RAPIDS P.O. WAS NAMED KENT-----GENEALOGY-----COURTESY OF ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 214 Read More..
Year: 1839
Date: 1839-04-19
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

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

Title: 1841-02-26--- GRAND RAPIDS MICH---DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE---AHMS LETTER 835/1137---PAGE 1---FORWARDED LETTER---SHIP MARKING---GENEALOGY---CDS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1841-02-26
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1841-02-26--- GRAND RAPIDS MICH---DUPLICATE--DUPLICATE---CDS---AHMS LETTER 835/1137---FORWARDED LETTER---SHIP MARKING---W.G. HENRY, H.K. ROSE, EBENZAR DAVIS, G. HOWLAND, L.C. ROGERS, JEREMIAH HATHAWAY, C.G. ROGERS---GENEALOGY---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1841-02-26
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1841-02-26--- GRAND RAPIDS MICH---CDS---*AHMS LETTER 835/1137---FORWARDED LETTER---SHIP MARKING---W.G. HENRY, H.K. ROSE, EBENZAR DAVIS, G. HOWLAND, L.C. ROGERS, JEREMIAH HATHAWAY, C.G. ROGERS---GENEALOGY---1PG---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1841-02-26
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1841-02-26--- GRAND RAPIDS MICH---AHMS LETTER 835/1137---PAGE 1---SHIP MARKING---GENEALOGY---CDS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1841-02-26
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , MI Waterways
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1841-10-11 GRANDVILLE MICH --AHMS LETTER 922/788 -- PAGE 3 Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-10-11
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society
Associated Pages: 6

Title: 1841-10-11 GRANDVILLE MICH --AHMS LETTER 922/788 -- PAGE 2 Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-10-11
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society
Associated Pages: 6

Title: 1841-10-11 GRANDVILLE MICH --AHMS LETTER 922/788 -- PAGE 1 Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-10-11
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society
Associated Pages: 6

Title: 1841-10-11 GRANDVILLE MICH --#MANUSCRIPT --AHMS LETTER 922/788---J. ABBOTT AND LEWIS MOODY---GENEALOGY-- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-10-11
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 6

Title: 1841-10-11 GRANDVILLE MICH --AHMS LETTER 922/788 -- PAGE 3 Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-10-11
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society
Associated Pages: 6

Title: 1841-10-11 GRANDVILLE MICH --AHMS LETTER 922/788 -- PAGE 2 Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-10-11
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society
Associated Pages: 6

Title: 1841-10-11 GRANDVILLE MICH --AHMS LETTER 922/788 -- PAGE 1 Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-10-11
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society
Associated Pages: 6

Title: 1841-10-11 GRANDVILLE MICH --#MANUSCRIPT --AHMS LETTER 922/788---J. ABBOTT AND LEWIS MOODY---GENEALOGY---6PGS-- Courtesy of Bentley Historical Library at University of Michigan Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-10-11
County: Kent
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 6

Title: 1841-12-03 KENT MICH---CDS---DOCKETING ON BACK OF LETTER---PAGE 3---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-12-03
County: Kent
City:
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1841-12-03 KENT MICH---CDS---PAGE 2---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-12-03
County: Kent
City:
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1841-12-03 KENT MICH---BLACK CDS AND BLUE MS 25 RATE---FROM ISRAEL E. CARLETON AT KENT TO DAVID OAKES AT LA POINT NY---REGARDING BUSINESS AFFAIRS---GRIDLEY'S CORN DID NOT AMOUNT TO ANYTHING; HE HAS BUSHELS OF CORN AND POTATOES FROM SCOTT; MR. FERGUSON SAYS HE HAS BEEN CHARGED TOO HIGH; R. RANKINS REFUSES TO SETTLE HIS ACCOUNT; MR. HATCH SAYS HE HAS AN ACCOUNT IN OFFSET; MR. ABBOT HAS PAID THE ROAD TAX AGREED TO; MENTIONS JOHN GARDENER; DICKSEY; E.P. WALKER; THEY BUILT A COW SHED AND FIXED THE PIG PEN---ELECTION RESULTS: WILLIAM H. VOITTSEY, KENT COUNTY COMMISSIONER; DIGBY V. BELL, COM. SENATOR; GEORGE W. DEXTER, REP.; JOHN S. BARRY, GOV.; O.D. RICHARDSON, LT. GOV.---GENEALOGY---3 PAGES---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-12-03
County: Kent
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1841-12-03 KENT MICH---CDS---PAGE 1---PRIVATELY OWNED---COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1841
Date: 1841-12-03
County: Kent
City:
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1842-02-22 LYONS MICH--RED CDS--TO DETROIT ---FORWARDED 1842-02-26--TO GRAND RAPIDS----LUCIUS LYON TO HIS SISTER LUCRETIA---PAGE 3---LYON FAMILY PAPERS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year: 1842
Date: 1842-02-22
County: Ionia , Kent , , , , , ,
City:
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , Women's Correspondence
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1842-02-22 LYONS MICH--RED CDS--TO DETROIT ---FORWARDED 1842-02-26--TO GRAND RAPIDS----LUCIUS LYON TO HIS SISTER LUCRETIA---PAGE 2---LYON FAMILY PAPERS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1842-02-22
County: Ionia , Kent
City:
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , Women's Correspondence
Associated Pages: 3