Title: 1844-08-16 +DIXBORO MICH----WASHTENAW CO-----#MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS FREE WILLIAM M CLEMENTS P.M.----FREE FRANK----TO COUNTY CLERK, STEUBEN CO, IND.----LETTER REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1840------GENEALOGY----COURTESY OF ALLEN- WHITFORD AUCTION 2001 LOT 259 $65 Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-08-16
County: Washtenaw
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-16 +ADRIAN MICH***W----LENAWEE CO---BLACK CDS & MS 25 RATE----TO REV. G.M. P. MYER, COHOES, ALBANY CO, N.Y.-----FROM FRANCOIS RENE STEBBINS( B. 1818-10-26, D. 1892-09-29, CABINET MAKER, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, FATHER, BLISS STEBBINS, MOTHER, BETSEY RUTH COSSIT, 1ST SPOUSE, MARY ELIZA MYER, CHILDREN, FRANCIS GILBERT "FRANK" STEBBINS, MARY LAVINIA STEBBINS, ELLEN CORNELIA STEBBINS, 2ND SPOUSE, SARAH LOUISE BRIGGS, CHILDREN, LILLA LOUISE STEBBINS, FREDERICK "FRED" BRIGGS STEVENS, EDWIN J. STEBBINS), ADRIAN, LENAWEE CO, MICH——-“AWAY, DULL FOG, FAR FANCY WILL BE FREE- YE DRIZZLING MISTS WITHDRAW- MAGNETIC POWER IS MINE. SHINE OUT THOU GLORIOUS ARBOR YOU’RE WANT- YE FLOWERS SHED FORTH SUCH PERFUME AS IN EDEN CHARMED ITS BLISS.- TIS WELL-YE ALL OBEY. NOW LET US WALK INTO THE FOREST-WHAT A SWEET BREEZE!- SEE HOW THE GOLDEN LIGHT OF THE SETTING SUN SHOOTS THROUGH THE NEWBORN FOLIAGE! WHAT A DELICIOUS FRAGRANCE FROM THESE VIRGIN FLOWERS. LOOK ON THOSE OAKS- MONARCHS OF VEGETATION.- HOW MAJESTICALLY PROUD THEY SPREAD THEIR ARMS IN BOLD DEFIANCE TO THE STORM, WHILE THE GREEN WOODBINE CLINGS IN ITS FRESH LOVELINESS TO THE MIGHTY TRUNK- WEDDED FOR LIFE LIKE AS THE MAID TWINES HER AFFECTIONS AND HER BEING AROUND SOME LORD OF EARTH, AND FALLS ONLY WITH THE SUPPORTER—WHAT A PROSPECT! A NATURAL PARK!- THE GREEN GRASS GEMMED WITH FLOWERS ALL AROUND- NO FOUL BRUSH TO OBSTRUCT THE VISION, BUT HERE AND THERE A CLUSTER OF YOUTHFUL HICKORIES WHICH WITH THERE THICK FOLIAGE WAVING IN THE BREEZE SEEMS LIKE FAIRY GROVES. LOOK YOUNDER! DOWN THAT FORREST PATH WHICH STRECHES (SIC) OFF INTO THE DEEP GREENWOOD. A DEER! HURRAH! NOW SEE HER BOUND AWAY! AWAY INTO THE DEEP BOSOM OF HER NATIVE HOME.”-----GENEALOGY——WEATHER—-A LOT OF POLITICS-----ELLIS II/WHITFORD AUCTION 2019 LOT 2—-4PGS----ERNIES COLLECTION $20 Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-08-16
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 4

Title: 1844-08-16 GRAND RAPIDS MICH--KENT CO.--GREEN 30MM CDS--2 pg--COURTESY OF BILL BROOKS Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-08-16
County: Kent
City:
Category: Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1844-08-17 BIRMINGHAM MICH---RED 30MM CDS AND RED STAMPED FREE AND 6 CROSSED OUT---FREE FRANK---OAKLAND CO.--FROM JOHN J. RAYNER AT BIRMINGHAM TO W.M. FENTON, POSTMASTER AT FENTONVILLE, GENESEE CO, MICH------GENEALOGY 2-----1 pg--COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-08-17
County: , Oakland , , , , , ,
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Free Franks , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1844-08-18--- IONIA MICH---CDS---AHMS LETTER 1113/1608---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-08-18
County: Ionia
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-19--- RICHLAND MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---AHMS LETTER 1059/1491---DATELINED GULL PRAIRIE---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-08-19
County: Kalamazoo
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-20--- FENTONVILLE MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---AHMS LETTER 1030/1361---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-08-20
County:
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-21--- ROCHESTER MICH---CDS---AHMS LETTER 902/1459---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-08-21
County: Oakland
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-21--- ADRIAN MICH----CDS---AHMS LETTER 996/1580 --- COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-08-21
County: Lenawee
City: Adrian
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-22--- ALGONAC MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---AHMS LETTER 1025/1546 ---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-08-22
County: Saint Clair
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-22 VERMONTVILLE MICH---AHMS LETTER 1044/1333---#MANUSCRIPT-----EATON CO---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-08-22
County:
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-24 +HARTWELLVILLE MICH---SHIAWASSEE CO---BROWN #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 10 RATE-----TO CHARLES G. HAMMOND, AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, DETROIT, MICH----GENEALOGY----COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTION 2013 LOT 284 $90 Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-08-24
County: Shiwassee
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Ann Arbor Hampden Cancels , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-25 ANN ARBOR MICH--RED SERIFED 30 MM CDS---SIX TIMES THE NORMAL RATE--60 CENTS--COVER ONLY--PROBABLY CARRYING COURT DOCUMENTS---GENEALOGY---ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-08-25
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-26--- JONESVILLE MICH---AHMS LETTER 1105/1569 ----OUTSIDE THE MAIL---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-08-26
County: Hillsdale
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-08-28 +BYRON MICH---SHIAWASSEE CO-----DATE ESTIMATED--BROWN #MANUSCRIPT AND MS 25----TO MRS JANE BREWSTER, POQUETONUCK, CONN---GENEALOGY----IN PHIL BANSNER 1995 AUCTION LOT 19---COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTION 2013 LOT 170 Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-08-28
County: Shiwassee
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Ann Arbor Hampden Cancels , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Women's Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-01--- LYONS MICH---CDS---AHMS LETTER 1101/1560 --COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-09-01
County: Ionia
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-02--- TROY MICH---#MANUSCRIPT--- AHMS LETTER 935/1587---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-09-02
County: Oakland
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-04--- PONTIAC MICH---AHMS LETTER 997/1328---CDS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-09-04
County: Oakland
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-05 DETROIT MICH----WELLS LETTER EXPRESS 5 CENT BLACK ON PINK GLAZED-96L 1---LARGE MARGINS, MS X CANCEL BLUE LETTER TO JOHN B WARING AT CLEVELAND OHIO----DATELINED DETROIT 1844-09-05-----FROM CHARLES HOWARD--A THANK YOU LETTER FOR A GIFT OF FRUIT-----IN THE FALL OF 1844, HENRY WELLS ESTABLISHED A LETTER EXPRESS OFFICE IN DETROIT THAT CARRIED MAIL TO POINTS IN WESTERN NEW YORK, CHICAGO, AND DULUTH. THE STAMPS OF THIS SERVICE WERE THE FIRST ADHESIVE STAMPS OF ANY SORT USED FROM MICHIGAN AND THEY PREDATED THE FIRST GOVERNMENT ISSUES.----GENEALOGY 2----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 1159 $1000 Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-05
County: Wayne
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned , Horticulture/ Fruit
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-06--- EATON RAPIDS MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---AHMS LETTER 1100/1553 ----REV. J.W. SMITH-- COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-06
County:
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-06---- EATON RAPIDS MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---AHMS LETTER 1809/1554 ----REV. J.W. SMITH--- COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-06
County:
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-07 RAISIN MICH {1835-1855} DPO--V8----LENAWEE CO.--BLACK #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL AND BLACK MS 25 RATE--TO SILAS HELMS AT GALESBURGH, KNOX COUNTY ILLINOIS FROM HIS BROTHER STEPHEN D. HELMS AT RAISIN--NEWS OF TRAVELS; HE WORKED 5 MONTHS IN HUDSON FOR 0. WHEATLAND; "A COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED AND AN AGENT APPOINTED TO SOLICIT AID FOR COLOURED STUDENTS AND ALSO TO GET RESPECTABLE COLOURED FAMILIES TO COME AND SETTLE HERE AND MAKE IT THEIR OWN SCHOOL"---GENEALOGY-- 3 pg--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN 3 COLLECTOR Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-07
County: Lenawee
City:
Category: Black History , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 3

Title: 1844-09-08 +SAINT CLAIR MICH-----SAINT CLAIR CO----BLACK CDS & MS 10 RATE----TO REV CHARLES HALL, AHMS,N.Y.-----FROM REV O C THOMPSON REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF GOING TO LAKE SUPERIOR THIS FALL-----GENEALOGY----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD 2003 LOT 815 Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-08
County: Saint Clair
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-09--- MASON MICH---#MANUSCRIPT---AHMS LETTER 1142/1409---REV. T.P. EMERSON---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-09
County: Ingham
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-10-- KALAMAZOO MICH---CDS---AHMS LETTER 1141/1379---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-09-10
County: Kalamazoo
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Michigan Stampless Letters
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-10 DETROIT MICH----WAYNE CO----BLUE CDS & STAMPED PAID & BLACK MS 18 3/4 RATE----TO CLERK OF BERRIEN CO, BERRIEN MICH---FROM H L WHIPPLE AT THE AUDITOR GENERALS OFFICE AT DETROIT ---PRINTED CIRCULAR ABOUT TAXES----GENEALOGY----3 PGS----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 360 $35 Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-10
County: Berrien , Wayne , , , , , ,
City: Detroit
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 2

Title: 1844-09-10 MONROE MICH--BLUE CDS --FROM MARY CHIDSEY AT MONROE TO HER FATHER JOSEPH CHIDSEY AT MARSHALL---TAKING DICTATION FOR HER MOTHER; DR. SMITH ATTENDS HELEN, CURTIS DID HER NO GOOD; MENTIONS NATHAN AND MARIE---GENEALOGY-- ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-10
County: Calhoun , Monroe , , , , , ,
City: Monroe
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Women's Correspondence , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1844-09-11--- LEONI MICH---AHMS LETTER 1192/1325---#MANUSCRIPT----COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Read More..
Year:
Date: 1844-09-11
County: Jackson
City:
Category: American Home Missionary Society , MI Covers , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 0

Title: 1844-09-13 COLDWATER MICH---RED CDS --FROM J.T. HAYNES AT COLDWATER TO C.G. HAMMOND AUDITOR GENERAL AT DETROIT---GENEALOGY-- ERNIE'S COLLECTION Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-13
County: Branch , Wayne , , , , , ,
City: Coldwater , Detroit
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

Title: 1844-09-13 +CHESTER MICH---EATON CO---V5---BLACK STRAIGHTLINE POSTMARK (38 X 2 MM) & MS PAID 10 RATE----TO THE TREASURER OF KALAMAZOO CO----FROM EDWARD O. SMITH---DATELINED SUNFIELD, EATON CO, MICH----ABOUT LAND TAXES-----GENEALOGY-----COURTESY OF HAYES I/WHITFORD AUCTION 2013 LOT 186 $525 Read More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-13
County:
City:
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Manuscripts , Michigan Stampless Letters , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0