{"1": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3069", "width": "2068", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2984", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1976", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2984", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1976", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2984", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1976", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "^\u00e2\u0096\u00bak^", "height": "2984", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "HISTORY\\nMonroe County\\nMICHIGAN.\\nILLTJSTK/^TBID\\nTALCOTT E. WING, Editor.\\nNEW YORK:\\nMUNSELL COMPANY, PUBLISHERS.\\n1890.", "height": "3027", "width": "1976", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "48934\\nCOPYRIGHT, 1890,\\nBY\\nMuNSELL Co., New York.\\nO\\ny\\nBl.ADE Printino I apek CO.,\\nEJigrarers, PriiiUrn and Bookbindtra,\\nTOLEDO, OHIO.\\n7 tt99", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1976", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "MONROE COUNTY COURT HOUSE.\\nErected iSSo-iSSi, upon the site of Court House built in 1836-1S37,\\nAND destroyed BY FIRE FEBRUARY 27TH, 1S79.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "PREFACE.\\nHon. Talcott E. Wing, the author of this work, in January, 1886, entered into an agreement\\nwith Messrs. Munsell Co., publishers, of New York, fo write a histoiy of tiie cit^ and county (\u00c2\u00bbf\\nMonroe, and complete the same within a reasonable time. As pri-]i;i rations progressed, the im-\\npossibility of gathering all the necessary information and of in-odueing a complete history in a\\nlimited time became increasingly apparent, the time was extended and the last manuscript was\\ncompleted and read} for the publisliers only a daj^ befoi-e the author s death, which occurred\\nJanuary 25, 1890.\\nDuring this period many have asked whj- the volume was not tinished, and to not a few\\nthe necessity of expending so much time was not clearly apparent. The labor involved in the\\nplanning, writing and editing was far greater than the author had anticipated or than any but a\\ncareful historian can ap])rcciate.\\nThe editor received valuable aid in special contributions from writers whose names are\\ngiven, except in a few instances where they were omitted by special recpiest of the eontrihutoi-.\\nMany others contributed facts and suggestions which were gratefully received, and in writing\\nof the explorations and early history of the State and county, Parkman. Camjibell and other\\nwell-known writers of the early history of the Xortliwest were consulted.\\nAn exhaustive history of Monroe county, and a full history of all the men, women aixl\\nevents that have contributed, both directly and indirectly, to its history. ])rospcrity and proirress.\\nwould require several volumes of the size of this. A judicious selection of material therefore\\nbecame necessarj-, and some pruning, to make publication possible.\\nAn investigation of citj county and township records had fi-eqiiently to he made, and a\\nresearch of several days was often nece.s.sary to obtain the material and facts for two or thi ec\\npages of this volume.\\nNot oply was it necessary to emi)ody here, for the present generation, the history of the\\npast, but also of the present time for future generations.\\nIt has been the aim of the author to give also biographies of some of the old settlers and\\nthe representative men of all professions, and a representative exhibit of the various industries\\nof the county.\\nThis volume, with its excellencies and defects, is committed to the friends who have en-\\ncouraged its author, and whom he has labored to please, ami to no one with more confidence\\nthan to the faithful student of history, who will most readil}- appreciate what is good and\\npardon what is bad.\\nchari;es r. wing,", "height": "3027", "width": "1976", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "PUBLISHERS NOTE.\\nWith heurtfelt siiicorilN we, in conunon with all intimate frioiuls of the author of this\\nniagniticent volume, and citizens of Monroe County srenerally, desire to unite in the richly\\ndeserved tributes due him l)ecause of the great love, the extraordinary care, the indefatigable\\nindustry and incessant labor of years, of which this volume is the ripened fruit.\\nBy none was the fact more vividh appreciated than the aullior that the history of a\\ncity and county is inseparable from the history of its representative men, past and present,\\nwhose lives and achievements form an important factor and to this end sketches of such per-\\nsonal history are embodied, accompanied by jjortraits whore practicable. It would have lieen\\nboth a matter of choice and profit to the jjublisliers to have seen this volume completed at\\nan earlier day, but the author, true to the thorough completeness of his work and as devoted\\nto the best interests of its subscribers as he is ilear to the memory of all. would in no case\\nsacrifice intrinsic worth of the finished volume to a saving of time in its completion,\\nwhich course merits and must receive the hearty commendation of all. And this, the\\ngreat and last work of a long and useful life, will thus remain a tit monument to his\\nmemory.\\nMUNSELL COMPANY.\\nNew York, April, 1890.", "height": "3027", "width": "1976", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES.\\nAdams, Kphraiin,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Uii\\nAdams, James Q.\\n245\\nAdams, Tliomas D\\n464\\nAlford, John,\\n325\\nAllen, Edward I ayson\\n283\\nAllen, Seneca\\n486\\nAnderson, John\\n106\\nAngerer, Charles,\\n355\\nArmitage, James,\\n347\\nArnold, Silas R\\n433\\n.\\\\selstyne, Isaac,\\n475\\n.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Vselstyiie, Josiali C\\n474\\nAustin Harvey,\\n157\\nBacon, Daniel S\\n149\\nBaker, Seward,\\n465\\nBaldwin, L\\n442\\nBaldwin. Newton,\\n471\\n157\\nBeaman, Fernando\\n281\\nBeck, Christian F\\n489\\nBenson, Peter,\\n149\\nBentley, James\\n118\\nP.ilhiiire, John W\\n464\\nBissonette, Gabriel,\\n121\\nBissonette, Joseph,\\n121\\nBliss Family,\\n125\\nBovd, Erasmus James\\n500\\nBovd, William H\\n163\\nBragdon, Alonzo B.\\n462\\nBruckner, Christopher,\\n316\\nBuck, Cieorge\\n488\\nBulklev, Ciershom Taintor,\\n311\\nCandee Family,\\n599\\nCass. Lewis,\\n90\\nChapman, Austin Bostwick,\\n474\\n-Ohoate, Emerson,\\n360\\nChristiancv, Isaac P\\n24()\\nClark, Robert\\n144\\nClarke, Stephen G\\n478\\nClarke, Walter P\\n478\\nCole, Tliomas G\\n152\\nConant, Harry,\\n150\\nConant, Harry Armitage,\\n347\\nCorbin, B. J\\n465\\nCrampton, Darius Ralph,\\n495\\nCritchett, Otis Adams,\\n458\\nCurtiss, Benjamin H.\\n585\\nCurtis, D. A.\\n585\\nCuster, George Armstrong,\\n319\\nCuster, Emanuel Henry,\\n31S\\nDaiber, Anton,\\n489\\nDamon, Elwin H\\n444\\nDansard, Benjau)in,\\nDarrah, Archibald Baird,\\nDarrah, Lewis,\\nDavis, John,\\nDawe, D\\nDisbrow, Henry,\\nDorsch, Edward,\\nDunbar, Addison Edwin,\\nDunbar William,\\nDurocher, Laurent,\\nEdwards, Thomas Smith\\nEgnew, Samuel,\\nEldredge, Nathaniel D.\\nFay, Orion Jonathan,\\nFelch, Alpheus,\\nFerry, Peter Pcyre,\\nFifield, Benjamin F.\\nGale, Joseph B.\\nGalloway, Jerome B.\\nGifford, w. R.\\nGilday, Edwin R.\\nGodfrey, James Jacques,\\nGolden, Charles A.\\nGolden, Patrick,\\nGonsolus. K.\\nGoodwin, Daniel,\\nGorman, James S.\\nGrant, Alexander,\\nGreene, George Henry,\\nGreene, Jacob Lyman,\\nGrosvenor, Ira R.\\nHackett, Walter,\\nHardy, Stephen Thurston\\nHeath, George Francis,\\nHitchcock, Elisha Bardow,\\nHoffman, Leopold,\\nHogarth, John Packard.\\nHumphrey, Levi S.\\nHurd, George Robinson,\\nIlgenfritz, I. E.\\nJackson, George W.\\nJackson, Samuel P.\\nJaminet, John P.\\nJohnson, Oliver,\\nJones, S. L.\\nJoos, Edward,\\nJoslyn, Chauncey,\\nKedzie Family.\\nKeeney, Andrew Jackson,\\nKeeney, ^almon,\\nKirby, Restcome R.\\nKnaggs, James,", "height": "3027", "width": "1976", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES.\\nKnapp, W. F.\\nLacroix, Hubert,\\nLaFontain, Louis, sr.,\\nLandon, George,\\nLandon, George M.\\nLanman, Charles,\\nLanman, Charles James\\nLasselle, Antoine,\\nLasselle, Francis,\\nLasselle, Jacques,\\nLauer, Edward G. J.\\nLawrence, Wolcott,\\nLewis, Isaac,\\nLewis, Samuel Baker,\\nLockwook, Ezra L.\\nLockwood, Harry A.\\nLoranger, Edward,\\nLoranger, Philip J.\\nMcCallum, George Barclay,\\nMcClelland, Robert,\\nMcMillan, James.\\nMan, Harry V.\\nMartin, John,\\nMaseoar, Alfred J.\\nMason, John Warner,\\nMoore, James,\\nMorris, Gouverneur,\\nMorrow, P. H.\\nMulhoUen, James, sr.,\\nMulhoUen, James, jr.,\\nMulhollen, Samuel,\\nMunro, Charles E. H.\\nMurphy, Seba,\\nMurphy, William Walton,\\nNavarre, Francis,\\nNavarre, Isadort\\nNavarre, Jacques,\\nNavarre, Joseph G.\\nNavarre, Peter,\\nNavarre, Robert,\\nNoble, Charles,\\nNoble, Charles Wing,\\nNoble, Conway Wing,\\nNoble, Daniel,\\nNoble, David_ Addison,\\nNoble, Deodatus,\\nNoble, Henry Shaw,\\nNoble, William Addison,\\nPaquette, Nazarth,\\nParker, Burton,\\nPeabody, John (i.\\nPeters, George,\\nPeters, Richard,\\nPage.\\n439 Randall. Seth C.\\n106 Ranch, John R.\\n124 Richard, Gabriel,\\n431 Richardson, George W.\\n460 Robert, Antoine Francis,\\n322 Robert, Joseph,\\n.321 Root, Philander Sheldon,\\n119 Russell, James I.\\n119 Sancraint, John B.\\n118 Sawyer, Alfred Isaac,\\n367 Schmittdiel, Benjamin D.\\n244 Slayton. William Earl.\\n525 Smith, Henry,\\n420 Smith, Winfield,\\n484 SotTcrs, Bernard G.\\n464 Solcau. Alexis,\\n108 Southworth, Charles Tracy,\\n487 Southworth, Charles Tracy,\\n437 Southworth, Hartia E.\\n246 Southworth, Tracy,\\n280 Spalding, George,\\n252 Stevens, John J.\\n423 Stockbridge, Francis B.\\n438 Stone, Harvey,\\n-145 Strong, John, jr.,\\n119 Studdiford, William V.\\n455 Stump, John,\\n442 Thurber, Jefferson Gage.\\n116 Tibbetts, Benjamin,\\n590 Toll, Philip R.\\n471 Tucker, Joseph L.\\n441 TuU, John,\\n160 Valade, Jerome J.\\n161 Valade, Joseph L.\\n93 Van Kleeck, James,\\n115 Wakefield, Stephen B.\\n120 Waldron, Henry,\\n358 Weier, Joseph,\\n125 Wells, Noah M.\\n115 West, William C.\\n151 White, William Tandy,\\n312 Wilkerson, Alfred,\\n313 Willett. Benjamin T.\\n166 Willitts, Edwin,\\n250 Wing, Austin E.\\n1 6 Wing, Charles R.\\n464 Wing, Talc jtt E.\\n167 Wing, Warner,\\n444 Winney, A. F.\\n461 Wood, James C.\\n590 Wood, John,\\n484 Zabel, JohnO.\\n484\\nILLUSTRATIONS.\\nVeterans of the War of 1812, 82\\nDredging Machine 177\\nFirst Locomotive, 218\\nStore of Ed. G. J. Lauer 370\\nSho-wae-cae-mettes, 391\\nFrogging on the Raisin, 410\\nCapture of Richmond 529\\nCourt House, 3\\nMap, 9", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCHAPTER 1.\\nKARLY DISCOVERIES MISSIONARIES INDIAN VILLAGES CONGEESS OF INDIANS AT ST. MARTS\\nFALLS THEIK MODE OF LIVING LIFE OF THE INDIANS IN PEACE AND WAR.\\nMICIIIGAX derives its name from two In-\\ndian words in the Chippewa language,\\n:]fi7c/ta(f, great, and Sagiegan, lake the land\\nof the great lakes. The Territory of Michigan\\nwas a part of New France, whose boundaries\\nwere as illusive as its history was romantic\\nand mysterious. One historian tells us Michi-\\ngan embraced that part of the Mississippi Val-\\nlej- north of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois;\\nbounded on the east bj Canada, and on the\\nwest b} the great plains west of the Father of\\nWaters. The Huron trihe of Indians occupied\\nthe Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and were\\nmore civilized and less nomadic than the other\\nwestern Indians. Thej- early formed friend-\\nships with the energetic and adventurous fur\\ntraders, who had penetrated the wilderness for\\ngain and advancement in civil and military\\npositions. When the French traders returned\\nto Montreal they gave such glowing descrip-\\ntions of the countiy, rich in furs and sunny\\nand fertile lands, they inspired the slumbering\\nspirit of the colonists. As early as 1536, when\\n.Jac(|ues Cartier reached Montreal on his second\\nvoyage, he was told bj the Indians of the\\nthree great lakes a sea of fresh water [proba-\\nbly Lake Superior], of which no man had\\nfound an end of great stores of gold and\\ncopper; that there was a river running south-\\nwest, which required a month s sailing to reach\\na beautiful land where there was no snow or\\nice. where oranges, almonds, nuts of various\\nkinds and apples grew in abundance. The\\npeople in that region dressed as the French [no\\ndoubt the S))aniards] and lived in walled towns,\\nand Were at war vvith the inhabitants con-\\ntinually.\\nThe Indians were prudent husbandmen and\\ncultivated large fields of corn, laid out in sym-\\nmetrical order, the remains of which can be\\ntraced in some localities to this day. The\\nsquaws prejiared the corn with mortars and\\npestles. They made many kinds of pottage with\\ncorn, pease and beans. Fish were preserved in\\nlarge vessels. Ijike more civilized people they\\ndepended upon hunting, fishing and farming.\\nThe villages were sometimes largo and laid out\\nregularly, often surrounded with timber anil\\nwell protected.\\nDetroit was visited as early as ItilO, and\\nChamplain s maps of 1()12 show the connection\\nof the straits between the lakes. On the strait\\nthe wandering traders established stations, and\\na village of Hurons existed near, or on, the\\npresent site of the city, and was named by the\\nIndians Ka-ron-taen, meaning The Coast of\\nthe Strait. Thus it seems Detroit can claim to\\nhave been located befoi-e Boston, New York,\\nPhiladelphia, or New Orleans. The most relia-\\nble records of the early days of this State are\\nderived from the Jesuit missionaries, of whom\\nBrebeuf and Daniel were the pioneers. They\\njoined a party of Ilurons at Quebec in the year\\n1634, and sailed through the Ottawa River to\\nLake Huron, upon whose shores they erected\\nthe first log house, which served for home and\\nsanctuary for many long and weary days.\\nThey daily rang the church bell and called the\\nsavages to prayers. Here the}- educated a\\nsmall band of Hurons, and trained them for\\nmissionary assistants.\\nEaymbault began a mission at St. Mary s\\nFalls in 1641, but his strength soon succumbed\\nto the rigorous climate and his arduous duties,\\nand in the last stages of consumption he re-\\nturned to Quebec to lay down his life, worn out\\nfor his Master. Thus it was with many of the\\nearly missionai-ies. Their zeal was greater\\nthan their .strength, and their enthusiasm\\nburned with a fervid and unquenchable flame.\\nWhile carrying the cross through the trackless\\nwilds, they braved all obstacles; they suffered\\nat the hand of the savage every indignity; they\\nwere scarred with hot irons, covered with\\nburning bark, and often tortured to death.\\nWhat wonder Tallemand and other martyrs", "height": "3027", "width": "1976", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "10\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncried out in dying agony, We are a spectacle\\nunto the world, and to angels and to men.\\nThe ranks of these devoted men were filled as\\nthey fell in this century s highways by no less\\nardent followers of the cross, thus testifying\\nto the world the wonderful missionary zeal of\\nthat age. Although they formed no permanent\\nmission for over a quarter of a century, who\\ncan estimate the influence they exerted from\\nthe Gulf of Mexico to the St. Lawi-ence? They\\ntaught the Indians to cultivate the soil upon a\\nmore generous plan introduced new seeds and\\nplants, as well as fruits; and led them to pro-\\nvide against the adverse seasons and failures\\nin the chase, thus avoiding the famines which\\nhad, it is supposed, decimated their numbers\\nfrom the Atlantic to the Pacific shores to an\\nalarming extent. These pioneer missionaries\\nrendered the only accurate and scientific ac-\\ncount of the regions they penetrated, and con-\\ntributed the earliest geographical knowledge\\nof the great Northwest to the world.\\nThe French explorers engaged these conse-\\ncrated men upon all important expeditions, and\\nit is believed their gentle policy mitigated ma-\\nterially the experience of those who fell into\\nthe hands of men whose ambition for France,\\nas well as their own selfish motives, caused\\nthem to overlook the rights of a weaker and\\nless intelligent race.\\nThe shores of the northern lakes and adja-\\ncent lands were explored in 1654 by two young\\nfur traders, accompanied by a band of Ottawas\\nand Algonquins. They penetrated ihe wilds for\\na distance of fifteen hundred miles, and after\\ntwo years returned to Montreal with such eu-\\ncoui-aging rejDorts of the richness and beauty\\nof the country, that they were granted per-\\nmission to fit out an expedition to extend\\nFrench commerce into the Northwest. Gabrielle\\nDreuillettes and Leonard Gareau, former mis-\\nsionaries among the Hurons, were selected for\\nthe enterprise, but the} met with discourage-\\nment at the outset, owing to the enmity exist-\\ning among most of the Indian tribes at that\\ntime. They were attacked just below Montreal\\nby a band of Mohawks and completely demoral-\\nized. During the following five years various\\ncompanies from Montreal interested in the fur\\ntrade pushed their waj- into the new regions,\\nand eventually formed an alliance with a num-\\nber of western tribes who desired a league with\\nthe French whereby they might resist the\\nIroquois. The Indians were represented by\\ntwo explorei s, who returned to Quebec in 1660\\naccompanied by sixty canoes, laden with rare\\npeltries and paddled by three hundred Algon-\\nquins; whereupon the Government determined\\nto explore tlie territory around Green Bay and\\nLake Superior, and establish at some conven-\\nient point a post for the general rendezvous of\\nthe tribes. This task was appointed Rene\\nMenard, a Jesuit missionary, who entered\\nupon his M ork with a determination to pene-\\ntrate the Northwest farther than any of his\\npredecessors. He left Quebec on the 28th of\\nAugust, 1660, with but few supplies or comforts\\nof life, but with the trusting faith of a\\nchild, saying, I trust in Providence, which\\nfeeds the little birds of the air and clothes the\\nwild flowers of the desert. Menard reached\\nthe bay now known as L Anse, where he re-\\nmained eight long months, with no compan-\\nions but the rude, untutored savages. The\\nHurons invited him to visit them on the Island\\nof St. Michael, where they had taken refuge.\\nHe left his converts in the spring, and with\\none Indian pursued his journey to the Bay of\\nChe-goi-me-gon. After passing through Port-\\nage Lake, his companion moved the canoe and\\nits contents across the portage, and the aged\\nmissionary, who was now quite feeble, strayed\\ninto the woods and was never seen again.\\nYears afterwards his breviary and cassock were\\ndiscovered among the Sioux.\\nFather Allouez, undaunted by the fate of the\\naged Menard, and full of the spirit of his\\norder, embarked at Three Rivers in company\\nwith about four hundred Indians, who were\\nreturning homo fi om Quebec, where they had\\nbeen for the purpose of trade. The missionary\\nwith his Indian hordes reached Sault Ste. Marie\\nin safety; from there he i)roceeded to Lake\\nSufierior, which he named in honor of M. de\\nTracy, and the first map of Lalie Superior, sup-\\nposed to be the work of Marquette and Allouez,\\nbears the name o^ Lac Tracy ou Superieur.\\nThe Indians regarded this lake as a divinity,\\non account of its size and in consequence of its\\nfurnishing them with fish when hunting failed.\\nAllouez reported the existence of copjier in this\\nregion, and that he had seen pieces weighing\\nfrom ten to twenty pounds in the keeping of\\nseveral savages, who regarded these specimens\\nas gods, and kept them wrapped up with their\\nmost precious articles, some families having", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "CONGRESS OF INDIANS AT ST. MARY S FALLS.\\n11\\nhad them in possession fortifty years toothers\\nthey had deseendcd Irom time oiit of mind,\\npresented by the gods wlio dwell beneath the\\nwaters. At St. Theresa Bay this missionary\\nfound a tew of the converts of Father Menard,\\nwiiose memories he refreshed with the mys-\\nteries of his religion, and pressed on his jour-\\nney After ma n^- discouragements by means\\nof famine, storms and great weariness both\\nday and night, he landed at Che-goi-me-gon\\n(La Pointc) on the first day of October, 1665.\\nHere Allouez remained nearly two yeai s, win-\\nning converts to the faith and establishing\\npeace between the Chipjiewas and the Sioux.\\nGreat bands of Indians gathered about the\\nmission and listened to his instruction. He\\nalso visited Fond du Lac, and there the Sioux\\ninformed him of vast plains farther west where\\nroamed immense herds of buffalo. Becoming\\nmore and more enthusiastic in his mi.ssion,and\\nfeeling the need of better aid in establishing\\nstations among the various tribes, he repaired\\nto (Quebec in the fall of 1667. With burning\\nwords he appealed to his brethren, and was so\\nsuccessful in interesting theni that his object\\nwas accomplished in two days. He imme-\\niliately returned to the Indians with fresh re\\ncruitij and augmented zeal.\\nFather Marquette and Claud Dablon were\\nso thoroughly interested in the project that\\nthey soon followed, and succeeded in estab-\\nlishing the first permanent mission at the Sault\\n(le Ste. Marie, and the second was soon begun\\non the Island of Michilimackinac. Both were\\nwisely chosen as important points. Marquette\\ncalls them the keys or gates for the tribes\\nnorth and south, as they were obliged to go\\nthiough ihem in order to reach the French\\nsettlements. Soon after the establishment of the\\nmission the French Government, in May, 1671,\\nconvened the long-desired congress of the In-\\ndians at the Falls of Ste. Marie. Here the}-\\nconsolidated as far as possible the interests of\\nthe various tribes of the Northwest. Kepre-\\nseiitatives of the Indian nations came in great\\nnumbers from the St. Lawrence on the north,\\nand from as far south as the Eed River. They\\nsal in council with the veteran French officers\\nand priests. The Governor-General of New\\nFrance was represented by M. de Lusson, who\\ntook possession of all lands between the east\\nand west, and from Montreal on the north to\\nthe south where any land existed, in the name\\nof his Majesty, the King of France. The tribes\\nwere assembled upon a hill near the village,\\nthe standard of the cross was erected with the\\nmost solemn ceremonies of the church, while\\nthe soldiers chanted the Vaxilla to the admira-\\ntion of the Indians. Then the lilies of France\\nwere marked upon a cedar post, while the\\nFrench chanted the inspiring Exaiideat, and\\noffered prayers for the sacred person of his\\nMajesty. The chiefs were informed they were\\nunder the protection of the French king, and\\nguns were fired. After much ceremony Father\\nAllouez addressed the savages in their own\\ntongue as follows, which is a sample of the ora-\\ntory impressive to the Indians of that time:\\nIt is a most important affair that calls us\\ntogether. Cast your ey\u00c2\u00abs on that cross which\\nis high above yo\\\\iv heads. It is there where\\nthe Son of God was willing to be attached and to\\ndie in order to satisfy His eternal Father for\\nyour sins. He is the master of j our lives and\\nalso of heaven and earth and hell. It is He of\\nwhom I have often spoken, and whose name\\nand words I have borne into these distant\\nlands. But at the same time look upon that\\nother column, to which are attached the arms\\nof that great chief of France whom we call\\nKing. He lives beyond the sea. He is the chief\\nof chiefs, and has not his like in the world.\\nAll the chiefs of whom you have heard are but\\nchildren compared witii him. He is like a\\ngreat tree, while they are mere shrubs which we\\ntread upon. You know Onontio [the Governor-\\nGeneral], the renowned chief of Quebec. You\\nknow that he is the terror of the Iroquois, and\\nthat his name is sufficient to make them tremble,\\nsince he has desolated their lands, and carried\\nfire among their settlements. There are be-\\nyond the sea ten thousand Onontios like him,\\nwho are but warriors of the great chief, our\\nKing of whom I speak. When he says I go\\nto war, everybody obeys, and these ten thou-\\nsand chiefs raise bands of warriors, both for the\\nland and the sea. Some embark in ships like\\nthose you have seen at Quebec. Your canoes\\nwill hold but four or five men, twelve at the\\nutmost. Our vessels carry four or five hundred\\nand even a thousand.\\nAnother portion go to war on land, but in\\nsuch numbers that when ari-ayed in double\\nranks, they would reach to Mississaquenk,\\nwhich is twenty leagues from here. When he\\nattacks he is more fearful than thunder. The", "height": "3027", "width": "1976", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "12\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nearth trembles, and the air and sea are on fire\\nfrom the discharge of his camion. He has\\nbeen seen in the midst of his squadrons\\ncovered with the blood of his enemies, so many\\nof whom has he put to the sword, that he does\\nnot nuniber their scalps, but merely the rivers\\nof blood which he causes to flow. He carries\\nsuch a number of captives with him that he\\ndoes not value them, but lets them go where\\nthej^ please, to show that he does not fear\\nthem. Nobody dares make war on him. All\\nnations beyond the sea have sued for peace\\nwith great submission. They come from\\nevery quarter of the globe to listen to him,\\nand to admire him. It is he who decides upon\\nthe affairs of the world.\\nWhat shall I say of his riches? You think\\nyourselves rich when you have ten or twelve\\nsacks of corn, and hatchets, and kettles, and\\nother things of the kind. He has more cities\\nthan you have men, which are scattered over a\\n.space of more than five hundred leagues. In\\neach city there are hatchets enough to cut all\\nyour wood, kettles enough to cook all your\\ncaribou, and sugar enough to fill all your wig-\\nwams. His house extends farther than from\\nhere to the Sault, is higher than the tallest of\\nyour trees, and contains more peojile than the\\nlargest of your settlements ever contained.\\nA military jjost was soon established at the\\nSault Ste. Marie, invested with a commandant\\nand small garrison. An industry in copper\\narticles sprung up. Bracelets and other orna-\\nments were made for the Indians, as well as\\ncrosses, censers and candlesticks for the church.\\nThese wore manufactured from masses of pure\\ncopper brought by the natives from the shores\\nof Lake Suj)erior. A large Indian village\\nflourished uear. Their dwellings were sur-\\nrounded by palisades, sometimes in triple\\nrows, with j)latforms built within, where they\\nkept supplies of stones to hurl upon intruders.\\nThe Indian dwellings were sometimes more\\nthan a hundred feet in length, were thatched\\nwith bark, and secured on the sides by a net-\\nwork of poles covered with bark. They con-\\ntained several distinct families, who were as-\\nsigned compartments on the side, like stalls of\\na stable, where their couches were spread with\\nthe skins of the chase. The ceiling was deco-\\nrated with the ripened ears of corn. In these\\ncomfortable habitations they passed the long\\nand bitter winters. A bright fire blazed upon\\nthe earthen hearth, and the blue smoke curled\\nto an outlet in the roof Around these lodge\\nfires clustered the warriors, squaws, and little\\nchildren, and listened to the legends of\\nancient chiefs and mighty medicine men,\\nwhose deeds of valor fired their impulsive\\nhearts; or while the pipe was passed from\\nhand to hand the story-teller recounted to\\nthese superstitious children of the forests, the\\nmission of the spirits who dwelt in the fire,\\nwater and air, whose messages came uj^on the\\nwings of the wind, were written in the light-\\nning and sfioken in the thunder.\\nThe life of the Indian was one of contrast\\nfrom the excitement of the chase, to the long,\\npatient fishing days on the ice; from the dan-\\ngers on the war-path, to the festivals and\\ndance. Political ambition burned with a fervid\\nheat within the breast of the red man, and he\\nwould dare many dangers to be counted among\\nthe notable men of the tribe. When the great\\nchiefs of the confederations had deliberated\\nbefore the council fires and decided on war,\\nthey sent forth their messengers to call the\\nwarriors to arms from the East and West,\\nwlierever their allies might be found. Their\\nwarlike natures responded with speed and\\ngladness, although first must be consulted the\\nomens and dreams of the proi^het, and a prepa-\\nration made to insure success, b} fasting, and\\nprayer to the great war-god, ending in a war-\\ndance, during which they chanted the storj^ of\\nformer exploits, and promised superior feats of\\nstrength and bravery in the coming expedition.\\nWhen the required rites were concluded, they\\nbegan to steal away through the wilderness,\\ncarrying their arms, food and canoes with them\\nuntil they reached the rivers or lakes, when\\nthey paddled rapidly to theirdestination. They\\nstormed the strongholds of their enemies, using\\ntheir canoes as scaling ladders. They fell like\\ntigers upon the unprepared, and butchered\\nthem without mere} Their victories were\\nstained with excess of cruelty, and not until\\nthey were exhausted in their vengeance did they\\nspare the lives of those who remained and adojjt\\nthem into their tribe. Wives were separated\\nfrom husbands, and children from parents, and\\nthey were distributed among different villages\\nthat old affections and associations might be\\nobliterated. Thus their losses, which were\\nconsiderable in the jiracti-ce of almost constant\\nwarfare, were repaired by this means, which the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "LIFE OK THE INDIANS IN PEACE AND WAR.\\n13\\nIndians designated by a word meaning flesh\\ncut into pieces and scattered among the tribes.\\nThe Five Nations or, as the French named\\nthem, the Iroquois were the most powerful\\npeople. Thej- dwelt within the pre.senl limits\\nof the State of New York, and owed their tri-\\numphs in part to the importance of their posi-\\ntion. The rivers and hikes were highways\\nthrough the regions for their roving and am-\\nbitious warriors. They were as a people thor-\\noughly organized. Each of the Five Nations\\nhad several sachems, who, with subordinate\\nchiefs and honorable men, regulated all affairs\\nof importance. When a foreign power was to\\nbe treated with, a general assembly of all the\\nchiefs convened at the great council house in\\nthe Onondaga valley. The order of debate was\\nprescribed by custom, and during the fiercest\\narguments they preserved an iron .self-control.\\nThe Iroquois in boundless pride styled them-\\nselves the men surpassing all others, and\\ntheir ambition for conquest was insatiable.\\nTheir war-parties wei e sent over half America,\\nand their victories were so frequent that their\\nname was a terror from the Atlantic to the far\\nWest. They were a superior people intel-\\nlectually, and were thoroughly organized.\\nTheir greatest numerical strength in their\\nmost prosperous age was not four thousand\\nwarriors; and yet, in less than a quarter of a\\ncentury, they destroj ed and scattered four na-\\ntions as brave and powerful as any in America.\\nThe Hurons or Wyandots occupied the pen-\\ninsula between the lakes Huron, Erie and\\nOntario. Their population has been variously\\nestimated at from ten to thirtj- thousand souls.\\nThey were an agricultural people, and bartered\\ntheir corn to surrounding tribes, receiving in\\nexchange fish and other articles tiiey valued.\\nThe early Fathers called this country the\\ngranary of the Algonquins, which family sur-\\nrounded the powerful Iroquois, and em-\\nbraced the country on the north fiom Hudson\\nBay to the Cai olinas, from the Atlantic on the\\neast to Lake Winnipeg on tlie west. The Hu-\\nrons, like the Iroquois, were divided into tribes,\\nbut unlike them were not professional warriors.\\nThe peaceful Hurons met a disastrous fate in\\nthe depths of the winter of KUO. The Iroquois\\nswept down upon them and destroyed all be-\\nfore them. Thej- dispersed the whole nation.\\nSome found refuge among the French of Can-\\nada, others established themselves upon the\\nshores of Lake Superior and (he islands in the\\nnorthern part of Lake Huron, while numbers\\nwere absorbed in the victorious ranks of the\\nIroquois. Some years afterwards the Hurons\\ndescended to the Straits of Detroit, where they\\nflourished for a time.\\nThe Neutral Nation inhabited the northern\\nshores of Lake Erie as far east as the Straits of\\nNiagara. They derived their name from their\\nneutrality in the war between the Hurons and\\nIroquois. But they soon met the fate of the peace-\\nful Hurons, and the Iroquois had scai-cely rested\\nfrom their vengeance when they attacked the\\nEries with their usual success. The Andastcs\\nreceived their next siege, and though they had\\nresisted their enemies for years, they fell as\\ningloriously as the Hurons, in 1672. The Five\\nNations soon absorbed all the adjacent tribes\\nand i-eceived into their ranks as ecjuals the\\nwarlike Tuscaroras, admitting them as a Sixth\\nNation, and giving their sachems a seat in the\\ncouncils at Onondaga. The wrongs the Tus-\\ncaroras had sustained at the hands of white\\nsettlers, in the loss of land and over-reaching\\nin trade of various kinds, the Iroquois made\\ntheir own and with an intrepid, unreasoning\\nvengeance, peculiar to the Indian, they nursed\\na cruel hatred of all white settlers and sought\\nto wreak it upon the French in Canada. They\\nalso had treasured their own wrongs and the\\ninjury they received at the hands of Cham-\\nplain in 1600, when he came into their midst\\nwith a band of Algonquins and shot with his\\narquebuse two of their chiefs and when they\\nfled in terror to the woods and caves to escape\\nfurther destruction, Champlain imagined he\\nhad for all time taught the red man to respect\\nthe power of France. From that time the Iro-\\nquois never ceased to harass them. They\\nburned their houses, laid waste their fields.\\nThe} kept a vigilant watch upon the route be-\\ntween Quebec, Montreal and other points.\\nThey attacked Montreal with fire and steel, and\\ntheir horrible cruelties were scarcely credible.\\nThey placed infants on the embers and required\\ntheir own mothers to turn the spit. Others\\nsuffered torments too barbarous to describe.\\nAt times the Jesuits would obtain an influence\\nover the savages and for some weeks they\\nwould rest from their raids upon their peaceful\\nneighbors. Hope would again cheer the strug-\\ngling and afllicted settlers, only to be again de-\\nceived by the treacherous Indians.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER II.\\nCOUNT FKONTENAC SOUTH SEA PASS M. TALON\\nOF THE MISSISSIPPI LA SALLE THE GRIFFIN-\\n-M. JOLIET FATHER MARQUETTE DISCGVEEY\\nCOUREURS DE-BOIS DEATH OF LA SALLE.\\nCOUNT FKONTENAC was appoiuted Gov-\\nernor-General of New France in the year\\n1672, when he was fifty-two years old. He\\nwas descended from an old and noble house,\\nand was the godchild of Louis XIII. Owing\\nto the position held by his father in the house-\\nhold of the King, Count Frontenac was rapidly\\npromoted to positions of importance during\\nthe stirring times of that age. When merely\\na boy he fought M. Holland and distinguished\\nhimself for bravery, and before he was twenty-\\none had been actively engaged in several bat-\\ntles. Frontenac was made colonel of a regi-\\nment when twenty-three, and at the age of\\ntwenty-sis was raised to the rank of marechal\\nde camp (brigadier-general). His worldly\\nprospects were not commensurate with his\\nmilitary glory, and his siege to the heart of a\\nyoung lady of sixteen was for a long time un-\\nsuccessful. The young lady s guardians op-\\nposed the match, as they thought she might do\\nbetter than unite her fortunes to a man who\\nhad but twenty thousand francs a jear. But\\nboth were imperious and restive under oppo-\\nsition, and soon settled the matter by a secret\\nmarriage. The union was short-lived. Mad-\\name Frontenac was ambitious, brilliant in\\nsociety, and utterly worldly. She seemed to\\nsoon tire of her husband and child. The child\\nwas placed in charge of a nurse, devoting her-\\nself to the society of Mademoiselle de Mont-\\npensier. From time to time various disputes\\n(in regard to property) with the Count widened\\nthe breach and embittered the nature of her\\nhusband, so he welcomed the appointment to\\nCanada ard was glad to escape from his an-\\nnoyances. In his case, like many others,\\ndistance lent enchantment, for during all\\nCount Frontenac s exile in the New World, his\\nwife constantly exerted an influence for his\\nadvancement, and succeeded in a great measure\\nin counteracting the intrigues of his enemies.\\nFrontenac stands a conspicuous figure of the\\nage, and was a man of great ability, brave.\\nenergetic, and peculiarly fitted to administer\\nthe affairs of a new country. He encouraged\\nthe establishment of a chain of military posts\\nalong the lakes and rivers. Exploring com-\\npanies were sent forth and treaties made with\\nthe Far Indians, as they were called, in the\\nvicinity of the great lakes. Two years before\\nFrontenac was made Governor- General, in\\n1670, Father Marquette removed the mission\\nof Miehilimackinac to St. Ignace, where he\\nremained three years, engaged in his holy\\noffice, and also perfecting his plans for the dis\\ncovery of the Mississippi. The great Father\\nof Waters was supposed to bo the direct pas-\\nsage to China and the East Indies through the\\nmythical South Sea, into which it was believed\\nit emptied. Vast wealth was supjjosed to await\\nthe monarch whose subjects were enterprising\\nenough to discover this highway to wealth.\\nThe ambitious Louis XIV. and his ministers\\nschemed to control this passage to Eastern\\ntreasure, and encouraged their representatives\\nin New France to search out this long-hidden\\npath. M. Talon, a former Intendant General,\\nambitious for the honor of the discovery, dis-\\npatched M. .Toliet, a citizen of Quebec, to\\nFather Marquette, whom he found ready and\\nanxious to embark in the project, his desire to\\nspread his faith equal to that of France for\\ntreasure. They selected five Frenchmen to ac-\\ncompany them, and left Mackinac the 13th of\\nMay, 1673, in two canoes, supplied with Indian\\ncorn and jerked meat. The}- crossed Lake\\nMichigan to the Wisconsin Eiver, a beautiful\\nstream, bordered by green banks, groves of\\ntrees and pleasant slopes. Floating down\\nthis placid stream they reached the Mississippi\\non the 17th of June. They saw -great herds\\nof buftalo and deer roaming the borders of the\\nriver. Swans floated before them and great\\nfish endangered their canoes. At length they\\ndiscovered footprints in the sand, and leaving\\ntheir bark canoes in charge of the crew they\\nfollowed the trail leading to a meadow, where\\n[14]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "LA SALLE COUREURS-DE-BOIS.\\n15\\nthoy found a large Indian village. Joliel and\\nMarquette made known their presence and\\nwaited to be received. An embassy of four\\nold men soon approached and presented the\\npipe of peace. They were informed that the\\ntribe belonged to the Illinois, whose country\\nthej- were in. The next daj- they were enter-\\ntained b} a feast of four courses the first was\\nhoniin} cooked in the Indian style, the second\\nof fish, the third of dog, and the fourth of\\nroasted buffalo. They were treated with great\\nconsideration, attended through the village,\\nand given a lodge where thej rested comfort-\\nably through the night, and in the morning\\nsignifying their intention of proceeding on\\ntlieir voyage, were escorted to their canoes by\\nsix hundred Indians. They pursued their\\njourney unmolested until the} reached the\\nArkansas, where they were attacked by a crowd\\nof warriors, but Marquette s usual diplomacy\\nsaved them from any serious trouble. He pre-\\nsented a pipe of peace, and, as he quaintly said,\\nGod touched their hearts. Their ])rovisions\\nwore nearlj- exhausted, and being convinced the\\nMississippi flowed into the Gulf at no great\\ndistance from that place, they retraced their\\nway. Joliet repaired to Quebec to render an\\naccount of the ex2)edition, and Father Mar-\\nquette again entered upon his chosen mission\\namong the Indians. The wonderfully glowing\\ndescription of this voyage kindled the ad-\\nventurous spirit of Eobert Cavalier de la\\nSalle, a native of Normandj-, and a descend-\\nant of a noble but impoverished family.\\nHis early life had been passed with the\\n.lesuits, where the natural tendency of his\\nmind was confirmed and strengthened. His\\niron will could brook no obstacle, and\\nwith great sagacity and penetration into the\\niiearts of men, he possessed sound judgment\\nand boundless enterprise. La Salle took coun-\\nsel of no man, and was stern and austere toward\\nthose under his command. He had been among\\nthe Indians, traders, and bushrangers of Can-\\nada for a number of years, and in various ways\\nhad been actively engaged in extending the\\ninterests of France. He found in Count Fron-\\nlenac, the Governor General, a friend and\\nabettor in his great designs to build a chain of\\nforts aU)ng the lakes and rivers, comitlete the\\nexploration of the Mississippi, and plant the\\nstandard of his King upon the shores of the\\nGulf of Mexico. The far-seeing and judicious\\nFrontenac advised La Salle to apply directly\\nto the King of France, and gave him a letter\\nto the Minister of Marine, who proved a valua-\\nble friend to his interests. La Salle was in-\\nvested with the title of chevalier, and the seign-\\niory of Fort Frontenac on condition that he\\nwould rebuild it. Encouraged by the King\\nand nobility of France, he with his devoted\\nfriend and comrade, tlic Chevalier Tonti, and\\nthirty men, loft France in July, 1678, and\\nreached Quebec the 15th of September. Al-\\nthough La Salle returned with but little monej-\\nhe was rich in resources. He soon found means\\nto advance his plans.\\nFort Frontenac was to be altered and re-\\npaired, a new fort was to be built on Lake\\nErie, and the navigation of Lake Ontario to be\\ncompleted, for which latter purpose a barque\\nwas to be built. Materials for these objects\\nexisted in the wilds, and wliat to other men,\\nperhaps as practical, would have been insur-\\nmountable obstacles, but fired his energy. He\\nsent men into the wilderness to gather choice\\nfurs, from which he hoped to realize enough to\\npay his heavy expenses. These men were also\\ncommissioned to conciliate and prepare the In-\\ndians for his coming. The French traders, or\\nas they were then called, coureurs de hois, wore\\noften men whose youth had been passed in the\\ngay and extravagant court of the King of\\nFrance, or among the excitements of the camp.\\nTheir lack of fortune and natural restlessness\\nled them to seek this life of adventure and\\nhardshijD. They were naturally cheerful and\\ngay, and always hopeful of a golden reward in\\nthe service of the fur trade (the chief source of\\nincome to the colony). The coureur de bois, or\\nland loper, lived happ} in the midst of poverty,\\nbraved cold and peril of every sort, and his rol-\\nlicking songs rang over the plains and down\\nthe rivers to the delight of the Indian. He\\nwas ever welcome to the wigwam, and mingled\\nin the dance. He was often adopted into the\\ntribe and became the favorite leader in all\\ntheir sports. Many of these hardy men were\\nlured on to explore the farthest confines of the\\nwilderness by the hope of niilitar}- or political\\nadvancement.\\nIn the latter part of the year 1678 La Salle\\nwith his command repaired to the western bank\\nof the Niagara River, two leagues above the\\ncataract, where, protected within a fort of pali-\\nsades, he built a vessel of sixty tons burden,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "l(i\\nHISTORY OK MONROP: county, MinilCAN.\\nwliicli wiiH tlie lir.st lo sail Jjiikc Krio or the\\nii] )icr liikoH. She was named the Griffin, in\\nhonor of Llio arms of Frontenac. This ship\\nstartoel on lior first voyage in August, KiTl),\\namid tlie most imposing ceronionies. The Te\\ni eu7n was clianted, cannons wore fired, and a\\ncrowd of curious Indians stood upon the banlc,\\nfilled with speechless wonder at the size of the\\nwooden canoe, and awed by the carved figure of\\na god (a griflin) crouched with expanded wings\\nupon the prow. The crew of the Griffin con-\\nsisted ofvoyageurs and three priests. The head\\nof the mission was Gabriel de la Eobourde, the\\nlast living nobleman of an aristocratic house\\nof Burgundy another was Hennepin, who\\nwrote a history of tliis expedition. He was\\nnot a favorite with La Salle, and was also dis-\\ntrusted by Tonti. The Jesuits anxiety to\\nextend a spiritual kingdom was often met and\\nopposed by as great a zeal to extend an earthly\\nkingdom, and La Salle was often at variance\\nwith the nnseions, as tlieir methods were seldom\\none or the same. The Griffin entered the Straits\\nof Detroit on the 10th of August, 1679. Hen-\\nnepin describes the ])rospect so well disposed\\nthat one would not think nature alone could\\nhave made il. They passed through Lake\\nSt. Olair on the saint s-day for which it is\\nnamed, and when they reached Mackinaw La\\nSalle rebuilt the old fort, after which he sailed\\nto (iroon Ray and there met the coureiirs de\\nhois ho had sent out the 3ear before, with a\\nvaluable cargo of furs, which he placed upon\\nthe tiriffin and despatched her with her valua-\\nble cargo to Niagara to pay the debts he had\\ncontracted. The Griffin sailed away, but was\\nnever heard from again. This great misfortune\\ndetained La Salle many months at Fort Miami\\non tlie St. Joseph River, where ho waited for\\nsup])lios the ill-fated Gritlin was lo bring on\\nher return. In view of the cold wintry weather\\nand the limited supplies, he concluded to con-\\ntinue his journey. He left the fort in charge\\nof a few men and with a small band and three\\nmonks proceeded to the Illinois River, upon\\nwhose banks he built a fort and named it Creve\\nCojur (Broken Heart), to commemorate his\\ndisappointment at the loss of the Griffin. This\\nexpedition was badly equipped lor so extended\\na journey, and as thei o was no hope of further\\naid. La Salle was nearly discouraged. His\\nmen, worn out with exposure and threatened\\nwith famine, were deserting him and enterins;\\nthe camps iif llie Indians, and sjircading sus-\\n)iicion and discontent among tliem. La Salle s\\njiacific i)olicy which ho had advocated aniongthe\\nwarlike Indians was viewed by the Indians\\nas a pretense to deceive them, and in formal\\ncouncil they sentenced him to death; but he\\nwho had braved so many dangers was equal to\\nthe emergency. La Salle, unatten dcd, i-epaired\\nto the camp of the Illinois, and defended his\\nconduct. Ho refuted with scorn the charge of\\ntreachery, and boldly demanded the author of\\nthe slander. Ho placed before the Indians\\nsuch convincing arguments for maintaining\\npeace between the tribes, thej yielded to his\\neloquence. The calumet was sn\\\\oked and a\\ntreaty of peace signed. The intrepid La Salic\\ndetermined to return to Canada for re-enfoi-ce-\\nments and a better outfit. The fort was left\\nin charge of a few men, and facing a toilsome\\nand dangerous journey he pursued his way on\\nfoot over twelve hundred miles of frozen wil-\\nderness. He subsisted on what ho could kill\\nwith his gun; was thi-eatened continually by\\nwild beasts or the lui-king savage. When he\\nat last reached his tlestination he met fresh dis-\\ncouragements. His enemies had circulated\\nthe report of his death, and all his propertj\\nhad been seized for debt. Fi-ontenac proved a\\nfriend indeed in this dark hour, and joined\\nhim in a battle against these adversities; and\\nsoon, with fresh supplies of men, ammunition\\nand necessary stores of various kinds, ha em-\\nbarked for another ex])cdition. When he\\nreached the fort on the Illinois Rive not a man\\nwas there. All had fled before the treacherous\\nfoe, and sought jieace and safety he knew not\\nwhere. Again the undaunted explorer re-\\npaired to Frontenac, with whose credit and\\nevery available means of his own, he succeeded\\nin again being equipjied fur another enterprise.\\nHe found himself uj)on the waters of the Illi-\\nnois in January, l()8i5, and his faithful friend\\nand constant companion, Tonti, reported that\\nthej reached the Jlississippi on the 7th of Feb-\\nruary. As they sailed down this long-sought\\nstream, thoy marked the shoals by hanging a\\nbear skin on a i)olo driven into the sand.\\nThey were welcomed by peaceful Indians at\\nvarious times, and once when their provisions\\nwere well-nigh exhausted, they came upon a\\ndeserted village of the Illinois and found quan-\\ntities of corn hidden in holes under their wig-\\nwams. They api ropriated the sui)plies and", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "DEATH or I, A SAI.LE.\\n17\\nloa Joil their i-aiious. The never-failing Hiipjily\\nof fiHh seasoned their frugal fare. La Salle,\\nthoroughly impressed with the right of France\\nto all he could pre-empt in her name, took pos-\\nsession of the Missis. .ippi valley, lli. own\\nnotarj- accompanied him from Fort Frontenac,\\nand at important j\u00c2\u00bboint8 as he met the Indiatis\\nat his landings, he made public proclamations\\nand with imposing ceiemonj- placed tablets or\\nrude memorials on trees or rocks. These were\\nattested by his notarj-, and the Indians made\\nto understand they were under the protection\\nof the greatest King on earth.\\nThe long-sought outlet of the Mississipjd\\nwas reached on the fUh of April, and the\\naciiievement was celebrated witii many demon-\\nstrations of joy. The Te JJenm was chanted,\\ncannons were fired, and the successful French-\\nmen shouted Vive le rot. La Salle took formal\\n]\u00c2\u00bbossesslon of the country in the name of Louis\\nthe Great, King of France and Navarre, and\\nLouisiana was named in honor of Louis XIV.\\nThe chevalier saw at once tlic importance of\\nplanting permanent colonial settlements in this\\nrich and beautiful land, and he determined to\\nestablish one near, or on, the ])reHont site of\\nNew Orleans. He returned to France for this\\npurpose and again apjjeared before the Court,\\nile met a well-eai-ncd welcome, and presented\\nhis cause to the willing ears of interested and\\ninfluential men. La Salle [iroposed to his\\ngovernment the feasibility of taking all the\\nSpanish provinces in America; that they\\nwere rich in silver and gold mines, and\\nwere only defended by a few effeminate\\nSpanish soldiers; that he could relj on four\\nthousaml Indian warriors from Fort St. Louis,\\nwho would respond with alacrity to his sum-\\nmons and descend the Father of Waters and\\njoin him in the expedition. Such prospects of\\nuntold treasure won the hearts of all who heard\\nLa Salle, and he was given four shij s, one\\nhundred soldiers were enrolled, Vjesides me-\\nchanics and laborers, including a number of\\ngentlemen and burgers of distinction. Nor\\nwere the missionaries wanting. Among them\\nwere La Salle s brother and two other priests\\nof the order of St. Sulpicc,and three Recollects.\\nThe compan)-, including the families of the\\ncolonists and the sailors, numbered two hun-\\ndred and eighty. They were ordered to stop at\\nSt. Domingo to take on board fifty buccaneers.\\nThe largest ship was named the Jolly, and\\ncarried thirly-si.x guns. All the shijis were\\nladen with goods, provisions, farming imple-\\nments, guns and other necessary articles for a\\npioneer s outfit. Thus amply provided with\\nmen and materials to found a colonj La Salle\\nleft his native land full of hope. After the .ships\\nwere well on their voyage a spirit of rivalry,\\nfrom the captain of the Jolly to the smallest\\nofficer, became manifest, and one disaster after\\nanother but added to the discontent. The\\nS(iuadron missed the mouth of the river, one\\nship after another was wrecked, and at last as\\nthe store ship sunk and the worthless captain\\ndeserting, the men who saw from the land the\\nmismanagement disi)laycd in this last priceless\\nloss, broke out openly in their reproaches\\nagainstone who had led them on their ill-starred\\nadventure. The spirit of insubordination had\\npermeated the hearts of the colonists for so\\nlong a period, it was impossible to restore con-\\nfidence and courage. La Salle shared all their\\nhardships, and promised, if necessary, to go on\\nfoot to Quebec for re-enforcements and sujjplies.\\nThe half famished men with a few families de-\\npended upon game for food their clothing was\\nworn to shreds; they protected their feet on\\nthe rou h way with buffalo-hide, which they\\nwere obliged to keep moist in order to walk\\nwithout pain. While all about him were dis-\\ncouraged and reproaching him for the unlooked-\\nfor and unavoidable disasters that encompassed\\nthem. La Salle, constant in adversity and un-\\ndismayed in the midst of the gravest difficulty,\\npursued his journey to Creve Ca-ur. At times\\nhe seemed oppressed by a profound melancholy,\\nas if warned of his approaching doom, and the\\nlast day of his weary march on earth expressed\\nhimself surprised at his want of confidence in\\nevery one of his followers, as he had never in-\\njured any one, and had not lived for himself,\\nbut had endured many hardships that he might\\nlead his countrymen to a land of plenty, if only\\nthej- had the required means to obtain it.\\nWhile he was alone in thefadingday, wrapi ed\\nin meditation, he was assassinated by a vin-\\ndictive miscreant on the 19tb of March, 1687.\\nThus perished ingloriously the ardent, self-\\n.sacrificing La Salle. Hennepin .said, He was\\ngenerous, courteous, ingenious, learned, and\\ncapable of everything. One of the many he-\\nroes, who in seeking glory, wealth and domin-\\nion for their country, sacrifice their comfort,\\ntheir own hapjiiness and their life.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER III.*\\nEARLY MISSIONARIES IN THE NORTHWEST.\\nFROM the time when the footsteps of the\\nwhite man first penetrated the forests of\\nour Commonwealth, until the power of France\\non our continent was terminated by the victory\\nof Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham, the entire\\nTerritory of Michigan was under the undis-\\nputed dominion of France, and virtually it re-\\nmained a part of Canada until 1796, when,\\nunder the jjrovisions of Jay s treat} it was\\nsurrendered to the United States. From\\nFrance we received our first laws, our original\\nsocial polity, our early religious character; and\\nalthough the wave of Anglo Saxon emigration\\nhas within a third of a century rolled in upon\\nus a population of half a million, it has not\\nobliterated, and it is to be hoped it never will\\nobliterate, the clear and distinct influence upon\\nour social character of the era of French do-\\nminion.\\nWe may not forget\u00e2\u0080\u0094 we should ever be proud\\nto remember that for the first century of its\\nexistence the metropolis of our State, the City\\nof the Straits, was essentially French in all\\nits characteristics. We should never forget\\nthat the pioneers of civilization and Chris-\\ntianity along the shores of the noble rivers and\\nmighty lakes that form the boundaries of our\\nState, were French .Jesuits. These men, with a\\nfirm and inti-epid step, in the face of dangers,\\ntoils, sacrifices and suff erings which no language\\ncan portray and no imagination adequately\\nconceive, bore aloft the torch of Christian\\ntruth amidst the moral darkness and desola-\\ntion that here reigned in terrible and savage\\ngrandeur; and, sustained by a mental and\\nmoral discipline known to few, and hj that\\nunfaltering trust in God which, thank heaven,\\nis confined to no creed or sect, they met -nay,\\nwelcomed torture and death with a calm joy-\\nousness that finds few parallels in the annals\\nof mankind.\\nThe memory of those early .Jesuit mission-\\nai-ies to the Indians has been embalmed in the\\nglowing pages of Bancroft. Be mine the far\\nhumbleitask to call your attention for an hour,\\nsomewhat more in detail than comports with\\ngeneral history, to the labors of these men\\non our own soil, or so immediately adjacent\\nthereto as appropriately to form a part of our\\nhistory.\\nOn the 3d of July, 1608, less than fourteen\\nmonths after the establishment of the first per-\\nmanent English colony at Jamestown, the gal-\\nlant Champlain founded Quebec\\nOn the rock whose haughty brow\\nFrowned o er St. Lawrence foaming tide,\\nand for acenturj^ and a half, during which the\\nfearful struggle was kept uj) on this continent\\nbetween France and England for its dominion,\\nit continued the center of French power in\\nAmerica. In 1615 the first priests reached\\nNew France. They were Recollects, four in\\nnumber, with Father Cari on, the Superior of\\nthe Mission, at their head. In 1625 they were\\nreenforcod bj- three otiier priests of the same\\norder, and at this time the first religions senii-\\nnar} in America was founded by them at\\nQuebec.\\nIn 1625 the first company of Jesuits arrived.\\nThey \u00c2\u00abere sent out under the patronage of the\\nDuke de Ventadour, a nobleman of great piety,\\nwho was Viceroj- of the colony, but who gave\\nto Champlain the entire direction of temporal\\naffairs, reserving to himself the charge of pro-\\nmoting the conversion of the Indians to Chris-\\ntianity. Up to 1627 the colony of Quebec,\\nalthough founded under the regal sanction,\\nhad been established and mainly governed by\\na comjiany of traders, many of whom were\\nHuguenots and, although they were restrained\\nb}- royal authoritj from teaching the Indians\\nanything but the Catholic faith, among the\\ncolonists tiiemselves religious differences and\\ndissensions sprang up and disturbed their\\nharmony. Cardinal Richelieu, who then with\\nan absolute sway governed France in the name\\nFrom Pioneer Collection, by C. I. Walker.\\n[18]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "EARLY MISSIONARIES IN THE NORTHWEST.\\n19\\nof the King, and whose universal panacea for\\nsocial evils was the harsh exercise of an iron\\npower, revoked the privileges of the original\\ncompany, and transferred Canada, its trade\\nand its government, to the Company of the\\nHundred Associates, granting to them exten-\\nsive powers and privileges. The company on\\ntheir part were to take out sixteen thousand\\nemigrants in fifteen years, none of whom were\\nto bo Protestants or other heretics, or Jews.\\nIn 1( 29 the infant colony, not yet rooted to\\nthe soil, was captured by an English fleet under\\nSir David Kirk. So feeble was it in numbers\\nthat in the articles of capitulation Champlain\\nrovided for a single ship to be furnished to\\ntake the settlers back to their native bind.\\n.^[ost of the ecclesiastics returned to France\\nwitli Champlain, but the body of the colonists\\nremained. The French Government scarcely\\ndeemed the colony of sufficient value to make\\nan effort for its recovery, but the counsels of\\ntlie enlightened Champlain prevailed, and\\nCanada was restored to France by the Peace\\nof St. Germain, in 1()82. In lfi33 Champlain\\nreturned to Quebec to resume his government,\\nand with him came Brebeuf and one other\\nJesuit.\\nThe Recollects were not permitted to return,\\nunder the pretense that, being a mendicant\\norder, they were not well adapted to a new\\ncountry, nor was it until 1669 that thoj- were\\nre-established in the colony.\\nUp to this period (1638) but little progress\\nhad been made in the conversion of the In-\\ndians. The Hurons were the first nation that\\ncordially opened their hearts to the reception\\nof the Christian faith. They occupied a some-\\nwhat anomalous position in ix lation to the two\\ngreat divisions into which the Indians border-\\ning on the St. Ijawrcnce and its tributaries\\nwere divided the Algonquins and the Iroquois.\\nWhen Jacques Cartier ascended the St. Law-\\nrence in 1534, he found its banks inhabited by\\ntribes of the great Algonquins, and at Hoce-\\nlaga, or Montreal, he found a very populous\\nIndian town. When Champlain first raised\\nthe banner of France on the rock of St. Louis,\\nthe Algonquins gathered arouml him to give\\nhim welcome. He found them the hereditary\\nenemies of their neighbors, the Iroquois, a race\\nwith similar habits but a radically different\\nlanguage, fewer in numbers and occupying a\\ncountry far less in extent of territory; but\\nthese disadvantages were more than comi)en-\\nsated by their compactness, their admirable\\nsystem of government, by their superior\\nprowess, and by their haughty ambition. Oc-\\ncupying a territory but little larger than the\\nState of New York, they arrogantly aspired to\\nbe the Komans of the western world, the arbi-\\nters of peace and war from the Atlantic to the\\nMississippi, from the great lakes to the ever-\\nglades of Florida. Their tomahawks carried\\nterror and destruction to the villages of the\\npeaceful Illinois on the broad prairies of the\\nWest, and the fiendlike yell of their war-parties\\nwas echoed back by the rocks tiiat r.mged\\nthemselves on the shores of the mighty lake of\\nthe North.\\nThe Hurons, or Wyandots, were of the\\n.same lingual stock as the Iroquois, and occu-\\npied for a time a sort of neutral position be-\\ntween the great contestants for aboriginal\\ndominion. They had the intellectual superior-\\nity of the Iroquois without their love of war or\\ntheir lust of power. They had gathered in\\nlarge numbers about Georgian Bay and Lake\\nSimcoe, where they sustained themselves b3-\\nhunting, fishing, and a more perfect system of\\nagriculture than generally prevaileil among the\\nIndians. The ^-ear of the settlement of Quebec,\\nChamplain joined an expedition of the Algon-\\nquins of the St. I^awrence into the country of\\nthe Iroquois, by way of the beautiful lake that\\nbears his name and from him in that expedi-\\ntion those fierce warriors first learned the terri-\\nble power of firearms. From that moment thej\\nbecame the bitter enemies of the French, who\\nhad thus espoused the c:iuse of their hereditary\\nfoes, and at frequent inlei-vals for a century\\nand a half the French colonies suffered from\\ntheir vindictive and cruel wrath.\\nThe Hurons at a very early day became the\\nfast friends of the French. As early as 1615\\nFather Carron visited them on an embassy of\\npeace and love, and from 1622 to 1625 the\\nRecollects had a mission among them. On the\\narrival of Brebeuf they commenced their labors\\namongst the Hurons labors which were to\\nhave so tragic an end. Brebeuf acquired a\\nknowledge of the language and manners, and\\nwas adopted into their nation. By the conquest\\nof Canada, 1629, the mi.ssion was broken up,\\nbut it was renewed with increa.sed zeal and\\nnumbers in 1633, on the restoration of French\\npower. Then villages were reached by the", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "20\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncircuitous, lalioriotiK nmi ihuigerous route of\\nthe Ottawa Eiver, the mor6 direct route being\\ntln-ough a country occupied by the Iroquois,\\nwho were found upon tlie war-path. The jour-\\nney was replete with diificulties, havdsiiips and\\ndangers, reaching for three hundred leagues\\nthrough dense forests. The rivers were full of\\nroclvs and waterfalls, and the missionaries were\\ncompelled to ply the paddle, draw the canoe\\nover rapids, and carry heavy burdens over\\nroughest portages. Food was scarce and the\\nIndians unfriendly, but after severe toil and\\nintense suffering, the sacred envoys, Brebeuf\\nand Daniel, reached the heart of the Huron\\nwilderness and commenced their labors, soon\\nto be followed by Lalemant and many others.\\nHere for fifteen subsequent years the Jesuits\\ncontinued with calm, impassive courage and un-\\nwearied patience their self-denying labors, in\\nthe midst of privations, peril, suffering, insult,\\ncontumely, and danger the most imminent, the\\ndetails of which would make a volume of\\nthrilling interest.\\nThe arm of French power had not yet taught\\nthe savages the sacred character of the Black\\nCoats, as the Jesuits were called to distinguisli\\nthem from the Recollects, or the Gray Coats.\\nThe medicine men of the Indians, feeling that\\ntheir craft was in danger, spared no opportu\\nnity to arouse against them savage hate. Mis-\\nfortune, sickness and death were all charged\\nupon them as the fruit of their prayers and\\nceremonies, and the baptism of a dj ing infant\\nwas sometimes a source of imminent danger.\\nTo avoid this they often resorted to stratagem.\\nFather Pigart, being rudely repulsed from a\\ncabin whose inmates refused to have a dying\\ninfant baptized, offered to the little sufferer\\na piece of sugar, and unperceived, though\\nwatched, pressed from a wet cloth a droj) of\\nholy water upon his favorite s brow. But ulti-\\nmately the patience and loving perseverance of\\nthe missionaries overcame all opposition, and\\nthe Huron nation received the truth. But the\\nhour of their destruction was at hand. The\\nterrihle Iroquois came down upon them like a\\nwolf upon the fold.\\nIn Jul} 1648, at carl} dawn, while the men\\nwere mostl} absent on a hunting ])arty, the\\npopulous town of Te-an-an-sta-gue was aroused\\nby the fearful war-cry of the Iroquois. The\\nfew defenders arrive at the feeble palisades, en-\\ncouraged by the godly Father Daniel. Hastil}\\nas if the salvation of souls hung on each flying\\nmoment, he confesses, baptizes by asj^ersion,\\npronounces general absolution, and flies to the\\nchapel, where many of his flock have gathered\\nfor safety He does the same there, exhorts\\nthem to flee from the rear of the chapel, and\\nhimself boldlj opens the front door and faces\\nthe approaching foe to give a moment s time\\nto his flying flock. They recoil at the brave\\nman s presence, but soon they rally, his body\\nis riddled with aiu ows, a fatal bullet finishes\\nthe work he falls, breathing the name of\\nJesus, and his body is cast into the fire made\\nby his burning chapel.\\nThe following year, in March, other towns\\nfell, and the brave and noble Brebeuf and the\\ngentle and loving Gabriel Lalemant met death\\nbj tortures that only demons could invent or\\ndemons inflict. The whole annals of martyr-\\ndom scarcely afford a parallel either of the in-\\ngenious cruelty of the tormentors or the won-\\nderful fortitude and Christian heroism of the\\nvictims.\\nThe Huron nation was destroyed. Many\\npieri.shed by the hand of the enemy, others sub-\\nmitted and became incorporated in their tribes.\\nAnother portion settled near Quebec; and a\\nsmall fraction, consisting of six or eight hun-\\ndred, fled first to the Manitoulin Islands,\\nthence to Mackinaw, from there to Bay de\\nNoquet, and when the mission at La Pointe\\nwas established, 1665, they gathered around the\\nstandard of the cross erected by Father Allouez.\\nDriven from thence by the Dacotahs, they\\nwere established at Mackinaw by Marquette in\\n1671. When Detroit was founded in 1701, they\\nremoved to this point. In 1751 they removed\\nmostly to Sandusky, and subsequently, by the\\nname of the Wj-andots, took an active and\\nconspicuous part on the side of the British\\nin the War of the Revolution. They have\\nbeen from the time of their dispersion, wander-\\ners without territory of their own, depending\\nfor a home upon the hospitalitj of other na-\\ntions.\\nIt was from the Huron mission that the first\\nmissionary exjjlorers were sent forth to ex-\\namine the moral desolation of our Territory.\\nAt a feast of the dead held in Huronia, in early\\nsummer, 1641, there was in attendance a dele-\\ngation from the Chippewas of Sault Ste. Marie.\\nThe missionaries, with that skill which was\\npeculiar to them, soon ingratiated themselves", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "EARLY MISSIONARIES IN THE NORTHWEST.\\n21\\ninto their favoi and were conlially invited to\\nreturn with thoni to their homes on the con-\\ntines of the Great Lake, the charms of which\\ntliey depicted in glowing colors. The mis-\\nsionaries, ever anxious to extend the domin-\\nion of the cross, joyfully accepted the invita-\\ntion. Charles IJaj-mbauit, a Father thoroughly\\nversed in the Algonquin language and customs,\\nand Isaac Jogues, eqnall} familiar with the\\nHuron, were selected, and were the first who\\nplanted the cross within the limits of our\\nState. On the 17th of June, 1641, they started\\nupon their adventurous voyage, and for seven-\\nteen days plied the paddle on the clear waters\\nof the northern lakes and through the channel\\nof the Ste. Marie River, gemmed by a thou.sand\\nbeautiful islands. They were kindly and\\nhospitably received by the Chippewas at the\\nSaiilt, who urged them to remain with them\\nthat they might profit by their word. They\\ntold them of the Great Lake, of the fierce Da-\\ncotahs, and of numerous other tribes of whom\\nthe Fathers had never before heard. But they\\nwere compelled to return, and after planting\\nthe cross they left, hoping soon to be able to es-\\ntablish a mission at this promising point among\\nthe docile Chippewas. Eaymbault died with\\nconsumption the following 3 ear, anil Jogues\\nmet a martyr s death among the Iroquois.\\nNo further attempt was made to send the\\ngospel to the great Northwest until 1656.\\nAfter the destruction of the Hurons, the\\nIroquois reigned in proud and haughty tri-\\numph from Lake Erie to Lake Superior. Up-\\nper Canada was a desolation, and even the\\nroute by- the Ottawa River was not safe from\\nthe war-parties of these bold marauders.\\nThis year some Ottawas made their waj- to the\\nSt. Lawrence. Two missionaries left to return\\nwith them, one the celebrated and devout\\nDreuiilettes. They were attacked by the\\nIroquois. Father Gareau was mortally woun-\\nded, and Dreuiilettes lirutally abandoned. An-\\nother company of Ottawas and other Algon-\\nquius appeared in (Quebec in IGtiO.aiul asked a\\nmissionary-.\\nMissions had now n^ceived a fresh impulse\\nfrom the pious Lalle,the first bishop of Quebec,\\nwho came out in 1669, and Father Menard was\\nselected as the first ambassadoi- of the cause on\\nthe shores of Gitchie Guraee, the Big Sea\\nWater. The choice was a fit one. He had\\nbeen a compeer of the noble men who had en-\\nriched Huronia with thoir blood, and had ex-\\nperienced every vicissitude of missionary serv-\\nice and suffering. He had rejoiced in bap-\\ntizing many a convert on the banks of the\\nbeautiful Cayuga, and his seamed face attested\\nthe wounds he had received in the cause of\\ntruth. The frosts of many winters adorned his\\nbi ow, and severity of toil and suffering had\\nsomewhat broken his frame, but his spirit was\\nstill stx ong and he was ready for the sacrifice.\\nAlthough not buoyed up by the enthusiasm of\\nyouth or inexperience, he not only did not recoil\\nfrom the labor, peril, suffering and death which\\nhe felt awaited him, but he cheerfully looked\\nforward to a death of misery in the service of\\nGod as the truest happiness. Alone in August,\\n1660, he leaves the haunts of civilization, puts\\nhimself into the hands of .savage strangers.\\nThey- treat the aged priest with coar.se bru-\\ntality. From morning until night theycompel\\nhim in a cramped position to j)iy the unwel-\\ncome paddle, to drag the canoe up the rapids,\\nand at portages to carry heavy burdens. He\\nis subjected to every form of drudgery, to\\nevery phase of insult and contempt. AVant,\\nabsolute and terrible, comes in to enhance the\\nhorrors of the voyage. Berries and edible\\nmoss are exhausted, and the moose-skin of\\ntheir dresses is made to yield its scanty and\\ndisgusting nutriment. Finally, with his bre.\\nviary contemj)tuously cast into the water, bare-\\nfoot, wounded by sharp stones, exhausted with\\ntoil, hunger and brutal treatment, without\\nfood or the means \u00c2\u00bbf procuring any, he is aban-\\ndoned on the shores of Lake Superior to die.\\nBut even savage cruelty relents. After a few\\ndays, during which time he supports life on\\npounded bones, his Indian companions return\\nand convey him to their winter rendezvous,\\nwhich they reach October 15th, St. Theresa s\\nday, and from that circumstance he called it\\nSt. Theresa s Bay (probably Keweenaw Bay).\\nHere, amidst every discouragement and priva-\\ntion, and with no white brethren nearer than\\nMontreal, he began a mission and said mass,\\nwhich, he says, repaid me with usury for all\\nmy past hardships. For a time he was per-\\nmitted a place in the dirty camp of Le Bouchet,\\nthe chief of the band he who had so cruelly\\nabandoned him but he was soon thrust out,\\nand this aged and feeble servant of God spent\\ntwo long, bitter, cold winters on that inliospi-\\ntable shore in a little cabin of fir branches piled", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "22\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\none upon another, throiigli which the winter\\nwinds whistled freely, and which answered the\\njjurpose, not so much, says the meek mis-\\nsionary to shield me from the rigor of the\\nseason, as to correct my imagination and per-\\nsuade me that I was sheltered. Want, famine,\\nthat frequent curse of the improvident tribes\\nthat skirt the great northern lake, came with\\nits horrors to make more memorable this first\\neffort to plant the cross by the waters of Lake\\nSuperior.\\nBut the good Father found sources of conso-\\nlation even here, and desired not to be taken\\ndown from the adorable wood. One of my\\nfli-st visits, says he, was in a wretched hut,\\ndug out under a large rotten tree, which\\nshielded it on one side, and supported by some\\nfir branches which sheltered it from the wind.\\nI entered on the other side almost flat on mj^\\nface, but creeping in I found a treasure\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a fioor\\nwoman, abandoned by her husband and her\\ndaughter, who had left her two dying children,\\none about two and the other about three years\\nold. I spoke of tiie faith to this poor afflicted\\ncreature, who listened to me with pleasure.\\nBrother, said she, I know well that our folks\\nreject thy words, but for my part I like them\\nwell; what thou sayest is full of consolation.\\nWith these words she drew from under the tree\\na piece of dry fish which, so to say, she took\\nfrom her very mouth to repay my visit. I\\nthanked her, however, valuing more the happy\\noccasion which God gave me of securing the\\n.salvation of these two children, hj conferring\\non them holy baptism. I returned some time\\nafter to this good creature, and found her full\\nof resolution lo serve God and in fact from\\nthat time she began to come to morning and\\nevening prayers so constantly that she did not\\nfail once, however busied or engaged in gaining\\nher livelihood. A pure and noble young man\\nalso embraced the faith, and a few others gladly\\nreceived the prayer.\\nSpring came and relieved the pressure of\\nsuffering, and hopefully did the missionai-}\\nlabor on. The band of partially Christianized\\nilurons, who on the destruction of their nation\\nhad sought refuge from the Iroquois in these\\nnorthern fastnesses, were now at Bay de No-\\nquet, and sent to Father Menard to come and\\nsee them and administer to them the rites of\\nreligion. It was a call that he could not resist,\\nalthough warned that the toil of the journey\\nwas too great for his failing strength, and that\\ndanger beset his path. He replied God calls\\nme thither. I must go if it cost me my life.\\nHe started, and, at a portage, while his only at-\\ntendant was getting the canoe over, on the 10th\\nof August, 1661, he wandered into the forest\\nand was never more seen. Whether he took a\\nwrong path and was lost in the wood, or\\nwhether some straggling Indian struck him\\ndown, was never known.\\nThus ended the life of Father Menard, the\\nfirst Christian missionary who labored within\\nthe bounds of our Commonwealth. Without\\nstriking qualities, by his fervent piety, by his\\nfiiithful and incessant toil, by his calm endu-\\nrance of suffering and hardship, by his noble\\nChristian courage, by his earnest faith and\\nChristian hope, he had become one of the most\\nuseful missionaries in the New World, com-\\nmanding the respect of his superiors, the love\\nof his equals, and the veneration of the Indians.\\nAs a pioneer in our own State, Michigan should\\ncherish his memory and seek to perpetuate a\\nknowledge of his virtues; but as yet, not a\\nstream, not a bay, not a headland, bears his\\nhonored name, and on the shores of the great\\nlake where he first raised the cross, that em-\\nblem of our faith, even his existence is hardly\\nknown.\\nHardships, discouragements, persecutions\\nand death seemed oulj- to excite the Jesuits to\\nrenewed and more energetic effort to carry the\\ngospel to the poor Indian. In 1665, Claude\\nAllouez left Quebec to commence a Christian\\nmission on the shores of Lake Superior. He\\nmay -well be called the founder of the north-\\nwestern missions, the real pioneer of Christian-\\nity and civilization in the region bordering on\\nthe great northern and western lakes. He\\nhad not that cultivated intellect, that refined\\ntaste, that genial heart, that elevation of soul,\\nthat fbrgetfulness of self, that freedom from\\nexaggeration, that distinguished Father Mar-\\nquette but his was a strong character of daunt-\\nless courage, of ceaseless and untiring energy,\\nfull of zeal, thoroughly acquainted with Indian\\ncharacter, and eminentlj- a practical man, and\\nfor a full quarter of a century he was the life\\nand soul of the missionary enterprise into Wis-\\nconsin and Illinois, and, to some extent, in\\nMichigan.\\nIn his voyage to the Sault he was subjected,\\nas was generally the case with the missionaries", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "EARLY MISSIONARIES IN THE NORTHWEST.\\n23\\nuntil the arm of French power was distinctly\\nfelt in those remote regions, to keenest insult\\nanil coarsest brutality from his Indian conduc-\\ntors. He passed on heyond the Sault; for a\\nwhole month he coasted along the shores of\\nthe great lake, and in October, at Chegoimegon,\\nthe beautiful La Pointe of our day, he raised\\nthe standard of the cross and boldly preached\\nits doctrines. The Hurons, in search of whom\\nFather Menard lost his life, some of tlic con-\\nverts of Father Menard, and many heathen\\nbands, gathered around the solitary priest and\\nlistened to his words, yet they opened not their\\nhearts readily to the prayer. He visited\\nremote tribes; and alter seeing how broad\\nwas the harvest and how ripe for the sickle,\\nhe descended in 1G67 to Quebec for more\\nlaborers. Quickly he moved, promptly he\\nacted. In two days after his arrival he was on\\nhis wa} back to the beautiful northern tield,\\nwith an additional priest and a lay-brother in\\nhis company.\\nHe remained at La Pointe until Father Mar-\\nquette took his place in the fall of 1679, when\\nhe founded the mission of St. Francis Xavier\\nat Green Bay. After Father Marquette s death\\nhe succeeded him in the Illinois mission, and\\nafterwards founded the mission of St. Joseph\\non our own beautiful river of that name. It\\ndoes not fall in with our purpose to trace the\\ninteresting career of this man, and point out\\nhis abundant labors and untiring zeal as a mis-\\nsionary, or his valuable services as an explorer.\\nas our own soil was but incidentally the tield\\nof his efforts.\\nOf all the men whose names ai-e connected\\nwith the early history of our State, there is none\\ntoward whom we turn with so warm a love, so\\nhigh a veneration, as to Father Jacques Mar-\\nquette. His cultivated mind, his refined taste,\\nhis warm and genial nature, his tender love for\\nthe souls in his charge, his calm and im-\\nmovable courage in every hour of danger, his\\ncheerful submission to the bitter privations\\nand keen sufferings of the missionary life, his\\nimportant discoveries, his devotion to truth,\\nhis catholic faith, and last but not least, his\\nearly, calm, joyous and heroic death, all en-\\ntitle him to that high place in the regard of\\nposterity which he has been slowly but surely\\nacquiring.\\nMarquette was born in 1637, and was of\\ngentle blood, being descended from the most\\nnotable famil} in the small but ancient and\\nstately city of Leon, in the North of France.\\nThe family have for centuries been eminent for\\ndevotion to military life, and three of its\\nmembers shed their blood upon our own soil\\nduring the AVar of the Eevolution.\\nThrough the instructions of a pious mother\\nhe became at an early age imbued with an\\nearnest desire to devote himself to a religiou.s\\nlife. At the age of seventeen he renounced the\\nallurements of the world, and entered the\\nSociety of Jesus. As required by the rules of\\nthe order, he spent two years in those spiritual\\nexercises prescribed by its great founder. Then\\nfor ten long years he remained under the re-\\nmarkable training and teachii-.g of the order,\\nand acquired that wonderful control, that quiet\\nrepose, that power of calm endurance, that un-\\nquestioning obedience to his superiors, that\\nthirst for trial, suffering and death that marked\\nthe Jesuits in this golden age of their power.\\nHe took for his model in life the great Xavier,\\nand longed like him to devote his da3-s to the\\nconversion of the heathen, and like him to die\\nin the midst of his labors in a foreign land\\nalone. Although he liad not that joyous\\nhilarity of soul, that gay buoj-ancy of spirit,\\nand that wondei ful power overmen, that sodis-\\ntinguished the Apostle to the Indies, he had\\nmuch of that sweetness of disposition, that\\ngenial temperament, that facile adaptation to\\nthe surrounding circumstances, that depth of\\nlove, and that apostolic zeal, that belonged t-j\\nthat remarkable man. Panting for a mission-\\nary life, at the age of twenty-nine he sailed for\\nNew Prance, which he reached September 20,\\n1666. Early in October he was placed under\\nthe tuition of the celebrated Father Dreuil-\\nlettes, at Three Rivers, to learn the native lan-\\nguage. After a year and a half of preparation\\nhe left for the Sault Ste. Marie, to plant the\\nfirst permanent mission and settlement within\\nthe bounds of our State.\\nThere were then about two thousand Indians\\nat this point, the facility with which they could\\nlive b}^ hunting and fishing making it one of\\nthe most populous places in the Indian territory.\\nThey were Algonquins, mostly Chippewas, and\\nreceived the teachings of the good Father with\\ngreat docility and would gladlj- have been bap-\\ntized, but the wi.so and ca\\\\itious missionary-\\nwithheld the rite until he could clearly instruct\\nthem in Christian duty. In the following year", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "24\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nhe was joined by Father Dablon, when the first\\nChristian church on Michigan soil was erected.\\nBut he was not long to remain in this first\\nfield of his labors. In obedience to orders from\\nhis superiors, in the fill! of 1669 he went to La\\nPointe to take the place of Allouez, who pro-\\nceeded to found a mission at Green Bay. For\\na whole month, through much suffering and in\\nconstant peril of life, he coasted along the\\nshores of the lake, contending with tierce winds,\\nice, and snow. At La Pointe he found four or\\nfive hundi-ed Hurons, a companj- of Ottawas,\\nand some other tribes. The Hurons had mosth^\\nbeen baptized, and, he says, still preserve\\n.some Christianity. Other tribes were, to use\\nhis own language, proud and undeveloped,\\nand he had so little hope of them that he did\\nnot baptize healthy infants, watching only for\\nsuch as were sick. It was onl) after long\\nmonths of trial that he baptized the fii-st adult,\\nafter seeing his assiduity in prayer, his frank-\\nness in recounting his past lilo, and his ])rom-\\nises for the future. Here an Illinois captive\\nwas given to him, and he immediately com-\\nmenced learning the language from the rude\\nteacher, and as he gradually acquired a knowl-\\nedge of it his loving heart warmed toward the\\nkind-hearted and peaceful nation, and he longed\\nto break to them the bread of life.\\nNo one, he exclaimed, must hoj^e to es-\\ncape cros.ses in our missions, and the best\\nmeans to live happy is not to fear them, but in\\nthe enjoyment of little crosses hope for others\\nstill greater. The Illinois desire us like In-\\ndians to sliai e their misery, and suffer all that\\ncan be imagined in bai barism. They are lost\\nsheep, to be sought through woods and thorns.\\nHere it was, in the heart of this northern win-\\nter, surrounded by his Indians, talking in a\\nbroken manner with his Illinois captive, that\\nhe conceived the idea of a voyage of discovery.\\nHe heai s of a great river, the Mississippi, ^vhose\\ncourse is southward. He says this great river\\ncan hardly empty into Virginia, and he rather\\nbelieves that its mouth is in California. He\\nrejoices in the prospect of seeking for this un-\\nknown stream with one Frenchman and this\\nIllinois captive as his only companions, if the\\nIndians will, according to their agreement,\\nmake him a canoe. This discovery, he says,\\nwill give us a complete knowledge of the\\nsouthern or western sea. But his further\\nlabors at La Pointe, and his plans of present\\ndiscovery, were suddenly terminated by the\\nbreaking out of war. The fierce Dacotahs,\\nthose Iroquois of the West, who inspired the\\nfeeble tribes about them with an overpowering\\nawe, threatened to desolate the region of La\\nPointe. The Ottawas first left, and then the\\nHurons who seemed to be destined to be wan-\\nderers on the face of the earth, without a .spot\\nthey could call their own turned their faces\\ntoward the East. Their hearts fondlj^ yearned\\nfor that delightful home from which they had\\nbeen .so cruelly driven twenty years before,\\nand we may well imagine that the devoted mis-\\nsionary longed to labor in that field made\\nsacred b} the blood of Daniel, Brebeuf, Lale-\\nmant and others. But the dreaded Iroquois\\nwere too near and too dangerous neighbors for\\nsuch an experiment, and with their missionary\\nat their head they selected for their home the\\npoint known as St. Ignace, opposite Mackinaw.\\nBleak, barren and inhospitable as this spot\\nwas, it bad some peculiar and compen.satory\\nadvantages. It abounded in fish, and was on\\nthe great highway of a growing Indian com.\\nmerce. Here, in the summer of 1671, a rude\\nchurch, made of logs and covered with bark,\\nwas erected, and around it clustered the still\\nruder cabins of the Hurons. Near the chapel,\\nand enclosing the cabins of the Hurons, was\\nerected a palisade, to protect the little colony\\nagainstthe attacksofpi edatory Indians. Thus\\ndid Marquette become the founder of Macki-\\nnaw, as he had before been of Sault Ste. Marie.\\nSome of the Hurons were still idolaters, and\\nthe Christians were wild and wayward, but lie\\nlooked upon them with parental love. They\\nhave, he writes in 1672, come regularly to\\nprayers, and have listened more readily to the\\ninstructions I have given them, consenting to\\nwhat I have required to prevent their disor-\\nders and abominations. We must have patience\\nwith untutored minds, who know only the\\ndevil; who, like their ancestors, have been his\\nslaves, and who often relapse into the sins in\\nwhich they were nurtured. God alone can fix\\ntheir feeble minds and place and keep them in\\nhis grace, and touch their hearts, while we\\nstammer at their ears.\\nA large colony of Ottawas located near the\\nmission, and though intractable, received his\\nfaithful and loving attention. This stammer-\\ning at their ears and trusting that God would\\nreach the heart, through privation, suffering,\\nI", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "EARLY MISSIONARIES IN THE NORTHWEST.\\nand incessant toil, subject to every caprice, in-\\nsult and petty persecution, the good father\\nlabored at for two years, cheered by theprivilege\\nof occasionally baptizing a dying infant, and\\nrejoicing in a simple, mournful, loving faith in\\nits death. Hearing of a sick infant he says, I\\nwent at once and baptized it, and it died the\\nnext night. Some of the other children, too,\\nare dead, and are now in heaven. These are\\nthe consolations which God sends us, which\\nmake us esteem our life more happy as it is\\nmore wretched.\\nHere again his attention was called to the\\ndiscovery of the Mississippi, which he sought\\nthat new nations might be open to the gospel\\nof peace and good will. In a letter to his Su-\\nperior, after speaking of his field of labor, he\\nsays: I am ready to leave it in the hands of\\nanother missionary and go on your order to seek\\nnew nations toward the South Sea who are still\\nunknown to us, and teach them of our great\\nGod, whom they have hitherto unknown. His\\nfond wishes in this regard were about to be\\ngratified. The news of the great river at the\\nwestward, running to the South Sea, had\\nreached the ears of the great Colbert, and\\nthrough him of the great Louis XIV. himself.\\nThey did not fail to see the infinite advantage\\nof discovering and possessing this great element\\nof territorial power.\\nThe struggle between the English and French\\nin America was then pending. If the English\\nsettlements, then feeble, scattered along the\\nAtlantic coast, could be hemmed in by a series\\nof French posts from the great lakes to the\\nsouthern sea, France would control the conti-\\nnent and the ambitious schemes of Britain be\\nnipped in the bud. Colbert authorized the\\nexpedition, and was abl^- seconded b}- the\\nwise energj- and sagacious forecast of Count\\nFrontenac, Governor and Inteudant of New\\nFrance. Joliet, a young, intelligent, enter-\\nprising merchant of Quebec, and Marciuette,\\nwere appointed to e.xecute the pioject. In the\\nfall of 1672 Joliet arrived at -Mackinaw with\\nthe joyful news. Marquette had, as he says,\\nlong invoked the Blessed Virgin that he might\\nobtain of God the grace to visit the nations of\\nthe Mississippi. He was enraptured at the\\ngood news that his desires were about to be\\naccomplished, that he was to expose his life for\\nthe salvation of those nations, and especially of\\nthe Illinois .Thev were not to leave until\\nspring. During that long, dreary winter on\\nthat desolate point, he spent his leisure time\\nin gathering from the Indians all possible\\ninformation of the unknown region they were\\nabout to visit, tracing upon the bark of the\\nbirch maps of the course of rivers, and writing\\ndown the names of the tribes and nations in-\\nhabiting their banks and of the villages they\\nshould visit.\\nOn the 17th of Maj 1673, in two bark canoes,\\nmanned by five men, and stocked with a small\\nsupply of Indian corn and dried venison, the\\ntwo explorers left JIackinaw. Our joy at\\nbeing chosen, says the great Father, for this\\nexpedition, roused our courage and sweetened\\nthe labor of rowing from morning till night,\\nand merrily over the waters of Lake Michigan\\ndid they ply the paddles of their light canoe\\nAnd the forest s life was in it,\\nAll its mystery and magic,\\nAll the lightness of the birch-tree,\\nAll the toughness of the cedar,\\nAll the larch s supple sinews\\nAnd it floated on the water\\nLike a yellow leaf m .Autumn,\\nLike a yellow water-lily.\\nAt Green Bay the Indians did all in their\\npower to prevent the further progress of the\\nexpeilition. They pictured to the explorers\\nthe fierce Dacotahs with tifeir long black hair,\\ntheir eyes of fire, and their terrible tomahawks\\nof stone, who never spared strangers; tiiey told\\nof the wars then raging, and the war parties\\non every trail they described the dangers of\\nnavigation of frightful rapids and sunken\\nrocks, of fearful mon.sters that swallowed up\\nmen and canoes together; of a cruel demon\\nwho stops the passage and engulfs the navi-\\ngator who dares to invade his dominion of\\nexcessive heats that would infallibly cause their\\ndeath. The good Father told them that the\\nsalvation of souls was concerned, and that in\\nsuch a cause he would gladly lay down his life\\nthat of the dangers they described he had no\\nfear.\\nOn went the travelers, faithfully ascending\\nthe Fox River, dragging their canoes up the\\nrai)ids over .sharp stones that lacerated their\\nbleeding and unprotected feet. In ten days\\nfrom leaving Mackinaw they have passed the\\nportage and launched their canoes upon the\\nwaters of the Wisconsin, and commenced their\\ndescent toward the Mississippi. For seven", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "26\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ndays they floated down its crystal waters.\\nVineclad islets, fertile banks diversified with,\\nwood, prairie and hill, alive with deer and\\nmoose, delight their vision, but no human\\nbeing is seen. On the 17th of June, 1673, with\\njoy, which, says the good Father, I cannot\\nexpress, they enter the great river, and the\\nlonged-for discovery is made, and the Father\\nof Waters is given to the civilized world.\\nIt is true that De Soto, in that fool-hardy and\\nuufortuu.ate expedition that has added a thrill-\\ning chapter to American history, had 130 years\\nbefore discovered the lower Mississippi, but it\\nseems never to have been revisited, and the\\nvery knowledge of it had died out. For seven\\ndays more the jo^ ous adventurers floated down\\nits broad bosom, following its gentle curves,\\nbefore they saw a single human being. The\\nscenerj has changed the islands are more beau-\\ntiful there is little wood and no hills. Deer,\\nmoose, bustards and wingless swans abound.\\nAs they descend, the turkey takes the place of\\nsmaller game and the buffalo of other beasts.\\nAlthough the solitude becomes almost insup-\\nportable and they long to see other human\\nfaces beside their own, yet they move with cau-\\ntion. They light but little fire at night on the\\nshore, just to {)repare a meal, then move as far\\nfrom it as possible, anchor their canoes in the\\nstream, and post a sentinel to warn them of\\napproaching danger. Finally, on the 26th of\\nJune, they discover footprints by the waterside\\nand a well-beaten trail leading off through a\\nbeautiful prairie on the west bank. They are\\nin the region of the wild and dreaded Bacotahs,\\nand they conclude that a village is at hand.\\nCoolly braving the danger, Marquette and Jol-\\niet leave their canoes in charge of the men.\\nThey take to the trail, and in silence for two\\nleagues they follow its gentle windings until\\nthey come in sight of three Indian villages.\\nHaving committed themselves to God and im-\\nplored His help, they approach so near they\\nhear the conversation withoutbeingdiseovered,\\nand then stop and announce their presence by\\na loud outcry. The Indians rush from their\\ncabins, and, seeing the unarmed travelers, they\\nafter a little depute four old men to approach\\nthem, which they do very slowly. Father\\nMarquette inquires who they are, and is re-\\njoiced to learn that they are Illinois. He can\\nspeak to them in their own language. They\\noffer the pipe of peace, which is here first called\\nthe calumet. They are most graciously re-\\nceived at the first village. An old man, per-\\nfectly naked, stands at the cabin door with his\\nhands raised towards the sun, and exclaims\\nHow beautiful is the sun, O Frenchman, when\\nthou comest to visit us. Our town awaits thee,\\nand thou shalt enter all our cabins in peace.\\nThere was a crowd o( people.who devoured them\\nwith their eyes. They had never before seen\\na white man. As the travelers passed to an-\\nother village to visit the chief sachem, the peo\\npie ran ahead, threw themselves on the grass\\nby the wayside and awaited their coming, and\\nthen again ran ahead to get a second and third\\nopportunity to gaze at them. After several\\ndays stay with this kind and hospitable peo-\\nple, our adventurers pass down the sti-eam\\nas far as Arkansas, when, finding that they\\ncould not with safety proceed any farther,\\non the 17th of July, just one month after enter-\\ning the Mississippi and two months after leav-\\ning Mackinaw, they commenced retracing their\\nsteps. They ascend the beautiful Illinois River,\\nwhich is now for the first time navigated by\\ncivilized man. They are delighted at the fer-\\ntility of the soil, with the beautiful ijrairies\\nand charming forests, which swarm with wild\\ncattle, stag, deer, bustards, swans, ducks, and\\nparrots. They stop at an Illinois town of\\nseventy-four cabins, and Father Marquette\\npromises to return and instruct them in the\\ntruths of religion. One of the chiefs with his\\nyoung men escort the company to the lake at\\nChicago, and they return to Green Bay.\\nThus ended that delightful voyage that\\nadded the region of the Upper Mississippi to\\nthe geography of the known world, and gave\\nto France advantages which, had they not\\nbeen prodigally thrown away in the wicked\\nfolly of the reign of Louis XV., might have\\ngiven to America a widely difi erent history.\\nJoliet, with his journal and maps, passed on to\\nQuebec, but lost all his papers before reaching\\nthere b^ the capsizing of his canoe. Marquette\\nremained at Green Bay to recruit from a dis-\\nease brougiit on by his exhausting toils and his\\nmany exposures. From here he forwarded a\\ni-eport of his journey to his Superior, drawn\\nup with admirable clearness and a genuine\\nmodesty that became his magnanimous soul.\\nThe maj) accompanying the report, prepared\\nas it was without surveys and without instru-\\nments, is wonderful for its accurjlcy of outline.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "EARLY MISSIONARIES IN THE NORTHWEST.\\nIndeed, tliis may be said of most of the maps\\nof tins period drawn by the Jesuits, who, while\\nthey seemed to have mainly in view the con-\\nversion of the savages, yet proved themselves\\nto be the most valuable of discoverers and the\\nmost careful of observers.\\nIt was not until late in October, 1()74, that\\nMarquette was so far recruited as to attempt\\nto perform his promise to the Illinois. He then\\nleft Green Ba}- with two French voyageurs for\\nhis companions, but before he reached Chicago\\nby the slow process of coasting the shores of a\\nstormy lake at an inclement season, his disease,\\na chronic dysenteiy, returned upon him with\\nits full force. The streams by which he ex-\\npected to reach his mission ground were frozen,\\nand he was all too weak to go by land and here,\\nthen a solitude but where now stands a city of\\nseven hundred thousand inhabitants, alone with\\nhis two voyageurs, in a rude cabin which\\natforded but a slender protection from the in-\\nclemencies of the season, in feeble health, liv-\\ning on the coarsest food, with a consciousness\\nthat he was never to recover, he passed the\\nlong winter of 1674-7.5.\\nHe spent much time in devotion, beginning\\nwith the e.Kcrcises of St. Ignatius, saying mass\\ndaily, confessing his companions twice a week\\nand exhorting them as his strength allowed\\nearnestly longing to commence his mission\\namong his beloved Illinois, 3-et cheerfully re-\\nsigned to the will of God. After a season of\\nspecial prayer that he might so far recover as\\nto take possession of the land of the Illinois in\\nthe name of Christ, his strength increase l, and\\non the 29th of March he left his solitary and\\ndesolate wintering-place and in ten da^ s reach-\\ned his destination. He found the Illinois to\\nthe number of six hundred fires, awaiting his\\narrival. They received him with unbounded\\njoy as an angel from heaven come to teach\\nthem the prayer, and after much private\\nteaching and exhortation to the principal chiefs\\nand from cabin to cabin, he gathered them in\\ngrand concourse, and there, on a lovely April\\nday, upon a beautiful open plain, with thou-\\nsands of the tawny sons and daughters of the\\nprairie hanging upon his lips, the d3 ing man\\npreached to them Christ and Him crucified.\\nHis persuasive words were received with uni-\\nversal approbation, but his rapidly failing\\nstrength warned him that his own days were\\nnumbered. He desired to reach his fbi-mer\\nmission of St. Ignatius at Mackinaw before his\\ndeparture, to die with his religious brethren\\nand leave his bones amongst his beloved Hu-\\nrons. He promised the Illinois that some other\\nteacher of the prayer should take his place\\nand continue the mission, and bade them a\\nloving and regretful farewell. They escorted\\nhim with great barbaric pomp, contending with\\none another for the honor of carrying his little\\nbaggage. For many days, accompanied only\\nby his two voyageurs, he coasted in his frail\\ncanoe along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan,\\nhis strength rapidlj failing and his precious\\nlife ebbing away. He became helpless, and\\nwas lifted like a child into and from the canoe.\\nHis vision, too, failed; but his gentleness, his\\ncheerful joy in the prospect before iiim, his calm\\ntrust in God, never faltered. Dailj- he recited\\nhis breviary. He encouraged his companions\\nand exhorted them to put confidence in the\\nGod of their salvation, who would not forsake\\nthem. They read to him, at his request, a med-\\nitation on death which he had long before pre-\\npared for this eventful hour. Often did he\\nwith hopeful voice exclaim; I know that\\nmy Redeemer liveth. On the evening before\\nhis death, with a face radiant with joy, he told\\nhis companions that on the morrow he should\\ndie. Calmly and sweetly, as if talking of the\\ndeath of another, he gave directions as to the\\ndisposition of his body. On the following day\\nas he approached the mouth of a river, he\\npointed out the place of his burial on an emi-\\nnence on its banks. The weather was propi-\\ntious and the voyageurs passed on but a wind\\narose, and they were driven back to the river s\\nmouth, which they entered. He was carried\\non shore, a fire was kindled, a slight shelter of\\nbai-k raised and he was laid upon the sand.\\nHere he gave his last instructions, thanked his\\nfollowers for their faithful and loving service,\\nadministered to them the rites of their religion,\\nsent by them his last kind message to his re-\\nligious brethren, and bade them go and take\\ntheir rest until his final hour should come.\\nAfter two or three hours and as he was about\\nto enter his agony, he called them, gave them\\na last embrace, asked for the holy water, handed\\none of them his crucifix from his neck, asking\\nhim to hold it before him, and with his eye\\nfixed sweetly upon it pronounced hispi-ofession\\nof faith, and thanked God that He had granted\\nhim the grace to die a missionary of the cross", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "28\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nin a foreign land alone. As his spirit was\\nabout to pass, one of his companions cried\\naloud: Jesus! Marie! Aroused by the\\nsound he repeated the words, and as if some\\nglorious object appeared to him, he fixed his\\ndying gaze above and beyond the crucifix, and\\nwith a countenance all beaming with a holy\\nrapture, his soul dei:)arted without a struggle as\\ngently as if he had fallen asleep.\\nThus, on the 18th day of May, 1G75, at the\\nage of thirty-eight, after nine years of faithful\\nservice in the missionary field, Father Mar-\\nquette departed and like his great model, the\\nAjiostle to the Indies, he died upon a desolate\\nbeach, and like him his dying hour was illumi-\\nnated by a radiance from above. The little\\nstream upon whose banks he breathed his last,\\nstill bears his honored name, and there will\\never be connected with that spot tender re-\\nmembrances and hallowed associations. In\\n1821 our own revered Father Richard paid to\\nit a loving pilgrimage, and erected thereon a\\nwooden cross with an inscription traced in\\nrude characters with a penknife in its crude\\nsimplicity, fit tribute from fit man. But no\\nenduring marble is required to jDreserve in\\nfresh fragrance the memory of his virtues. His\\nis one of those few, those immortal names, that\\nwere not born to die. His mortal remains do\\nnot repose in their original resting-place. Two\\nyears after his death, the Indians belonging to\\nhis mission of St. Ignatius, returning from their\\nwinter hunting-grounds, stopped at his grave,\\nsought his i-emains, and, according to an Indian\\ncustom, cleaned his bones, placed them rever-\\neutl} in a box of birchen bark, and then in a\\nmournful procession the thirty canoes moved\\non toward Mackinaw. Before I eaching the\\nmission they were met by Fathers Pierson and\\nNouvelle, and all the Indians at the mission,\\nwho came out to pay a fond tribute to their\\nbest beloved missionary. There the solemn\\nDe Projxmdis was intoned, and then with all\\najipropriate rites the precious remains were\\ndeposited in the church. The mission was\\nsubsequently moved to old Mackinaw, the rude\\nchurch has long since disappeared, and the\\nprecise sf)ot where the remains of Father Mar-\\nquette now lie mingled with the common dust\\nis not known.\\nWhen Marquette left the Sault for LaPointe\\nin lfi()9, the wise and even Gallic Dablon, then\\nprincipal of all the Ottawa missions, as the\\nmissions of the Upper Lakes were named, was\\nin charge of the mission at that point. He\\nwas succeeded by Father Dreuillettes, who, full\\nof sanctity and zeal, labored there with most\\nwonderful success for nine years. Large num-\\nbers were baptized, and in general council the\\nIndians adopted the God of prayer as their\\nGod. Here in 1G7I an envoy of the PVench,\\naccompanied by French soldiers, gathered a\\ngrand council of all the northwestern tribes\\nand formally took iiossession of all the land be-\\ntween Montreal and the South Sea, and Allouez\\nmade that I emarkable and well-known speech\\nto the Indians in praise of the greatness of the\\nFrench King, and from that time the Sault be-\\ncame a military post. When Marquette left\\nMackinaw for his great discover^ in 1673,\\nFather Pierson was left in charge, and was\\nthere in 1677, when he was joined by Father\\nNouvelle. The mission was a very prosperous\\none. At what time it was moved across the\\nstraits to the site of old Mackinaw and that be-\\ncame a military post, I am unable to say, but it\\nmust have been about this time (1677). In\\n1094, when De la Motte Cadillac, the founder\\nof Detroit, was jjlaced in command, Mackinaw\\nwas one of the largest villages in Canada.\\nThere was a fine fort of pickets, sixty houses,\\ntwo hundred soldiers, and many other resi-\\ndents. But with the foundation of Detroit in\\n1701, Mackinaw dwindled into comparative in-\\nsignificance. Cadillac, a man of great energy\\nand address, drew away most of the Indians,\\nboth Ottawas and Hiirons; and so complete\\nwas the desertion that in 1706 the missionaries,\\ndiscouraged by this desertion and the licentious-\\nness of the coureurs de bois, abandoned the post\\nand burned their church. But the French\\nGovernment would not permit the post to be\\nabandoned, and with the promise of protection\\nthe missionaries returned.\\nAlthough Detroit was founded in 1701, I\\nhave been unable to find any record of a Jesuit\\nstationed at this point previous to 1732. Cadil-\\nlac, although a zealous Catholic, was a lutter\\nenemy of the Jesuits. He bad quarreled with\\nthem on the brandy question when he was in\\ncommand at Mackinaw, from 1694 to 1697, and\\nin receiving the personal orders from Count\\nPonchartrain to establish Detroit, he frankly\\ntold the Minister that the Jesuits were his\\njiei sonal enemies and would thwart his objects.\\nHe quarreled with Father Vaillant, who ac-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "EARLY MISSIONARIES IN THE NORTHWEST.\\n2U\\ncompaniofl him on liis first oxpodition, charg-\\ning him with treaclier^ and his sucoossful\\nefforts in drawing away the Indians from Macki-\\nnaw still further embittered the eonti oversy\\nwith the Jesiuits. Ee glories in his success in\\na spirit not eminently Christian. In a dis-\\npatch to the French Mi ni.ster, 1705, after boast-\\ning of the arrival of thirty Hurons from\\nMackinaw, he says J here remain only\\nabout twenty-five. Father Carheil, who is a\\nmissionary there, remains always firm. I hope\\nthis fall to pluck out the last feather in his\\nwing, and I am persuaded that this obstinate\\nold priest will die in his parish without a hav-\\ning a single parishioner to bury him.\\nYet he seems to wonder that the Jesuits\\nwere not his friends and says: I do my best\\nto make the Jesuits my friends, wishing truly\\nto be theirs; but if 1 dare say it, all impiet}\\napart, it would be better to speak against God\\nthan against them, because on the one side a\\nperson might receive His pardon, but on the\\nother the offense, even though doubtful, is\\nnever forgiven in this world, and would not be\\nforgiven in the other if their credit was as good\\nthere as it is in this country.\\nIt is not wonderful, with this feeling on the\\npart of the Commandant, that Detroit was\\nserved by the Eecollects rather than by the\\nJesuits. When Charlevoix was there in 1721\\nthere was no missionary among the Indians at\\nthat place, but he says measures were to be\\ntaken to KUf)ply them with one.\\nIt would be a grateful task, did time permit,\\nto dwell upon the laborsand characters of those\\nJesuits who were the compeers of ilarquette\\nsuch men as Allouez, Dreuillettes, Dablon, and\\nNouvelle. But with these men passed awaj-\\nthe golden age of the Jesuits in the Northwest.\\nThej were among the best fruits of that won-\\nderful sj-stem that for a century and a half made\\nthe Order of Jesus one of the great powers of\\nthe world. They were placed in circumstances\\nthat developed in an extraordinary degree\\nmany of the best results of that training and\\ndiscii)line instituted by Loyale, witliout at the\\nsame time bringing forth those bitter evils that\\nare among its natural fruits. They exhibited\\ngreat learning, a high self-control, an inflexi-\\nbility of purpose, an enduring constancy, an\\nunwearied patience in toil and hardship, a calm\\ncourage that despised danger and triumphed\\nover intenscst suffering, a fervent zeal and an\\nearnestness of devotion that find few parallels\\nin history. They did not develop, nor did the\\ncircumstances of the situation tend to develop,\\nthat bitter intolei anco, that hatred of civil and\\nreligious freedom, that passion for intrigue,\\nthat systematic treachery, that insatiate lust of\\npower, and that unscrupulous and cruel abuse\\nof power when obtained, that marked the Jesuits\\nof Europe and aroused against them the deep\\nindignation of Protestant and Catholic Chris-\\ntendom, that led to their expulsion from the\\nmost enlightened C!atholic kingdoms in Europe\\nand their suppression by the Pope himself.\\nBut the influences that were already operat-\\ning in the courts of Europe and undermining\\nthe Jesuitical power there, began to be felt in\\nthe wilds of Canada. Colbert, the great Minis-\\nter of the Grand Monarch, liked them not, and\\nFrontenac cordially hated them. From 1671 to\\n1681, and from 1689 to his death in 1698, he\\nwas at the head of affairs in Canada. The Recol-\\nlects, whom he favored, were re established in\\nthe New Woi ld. Jealousies and dissensions\\narose, and in a thousand ways the plans and\\npurposes of the Jesuits were thwarted. Special\\nefforts w ere made to ruin their influence at\\ncourt. It is a curious study to read the volu-\\nminous dispatches that passed between\\nCanada and the court of France. Louis XIV.\\nwas at the very culmination of power, in\\nthe full exercise of that centralized absolu-\\ntism founded by Richelieu and perfected\\nby himself. He was as minutely informed of\\nthe transactions of an insignificant post on the\\nwatery wastes of Lake Superior as if they were\\ntaking place on the banks of the Seine; and\\nthe most minute oi ders issued from his minis-\\nters, and sometimes from himself, in rela-\\ntion to these distant places. Thus, in 1707\\nDetroit was a distant and insignificant post\\nwith .some thirtj soldiers. A complaint is\\nmade at Versailles that De la Motto Cadillac is\\ntrading in brandy and making a great profit\\nthereon. An inquiry is made into the subject,\\nand amid the great affairs of state involving\\nthe welfare of France and the destinies of\\nEurope, the Grand Monarch is gravely in-\\nformed that M. De la Motte has bought of four\\nindividuals 104 quarts of brandy at four francs\\nper quart and sold it at twenty francs, thus\\nmaking a profit of four-fifths.\\nIn this same way petty complaints against\\nthe Jesuits arc made the subject of grave dis-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "80\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\npatches. Indeed, in this system of espionage,\\nof centralization, of absolutism, lies the grand\\nfundamental reason why Canada never pros-\\npered under French rule. There was no free-\\ndom, no self-government, and consequently no\\ndevelopment of the real power of its people or\\nthe resources of the country. The English\\ncolonies were left to wholesome neglect, to self-\\ngovernment, to freedom. As earlj as 1671, M.\\nTalon, Intendant of Canada, informs the King\\nthat Boston is more republican than mon-\\narchical; and in 1679 another Canadian Inten-\\ndant informs the French Minister in regard to\\nthe same city: Their government is demo-\\ncratic, and it is a republic under the protection\\nof England, faintly recognizing his Britannic\\nMajesty. The fruits of these two systems,\\nside by side, teach a lesson against centralized\\npower in any form of government civil, ec-\\nclesiastical, monarchical, or republican.\\nThere was one cause of difficulty between\\nthe Jesuits and the local authorities that did\\nmuch to bring upon them the wrath of the\\ngoverning power, but which redounds greatly\\nto their credit. They, at an early day, boldly,\\nearnestly and persistently opposed and de-\\nnounced the sale of brandy to the Indians.\\nThe pious Laval was made Bishop of Quebec,\\nor, as was his title, of Petra, in 1659. As early\\nas 1665 he bad, in concert with the Jesuits, for-\\nbidden the sale of brandy to the Indians on\\npain of excommunication, because it led them\\ninto mortal sin. So effectual was this order\\nthat no one dare sell or give a glass of liquor\\nto Huron or Algonquin. Complaint .seems to\\nhave been make to the King; for the Minister\\nof the Marine, in writing to M. de Talon,\\nGovernor of Canada, in 1665, disapjiroves of\\nthe order in a course of reasoning quite Jesu-\\nitical. He acknowledges the jjrinciple to be\\ngood, but contends that it is hurtful to trade, as\\nit will drive the Indians to trade with the\\nDutch, and they will be taught heresy, a\\ngreater evil than drunkenness; and he bitterly\\ncomplains that notwithstanding the force of\\nthis reasoning, the Bishop and the Jesuits still\\npersist, not reflecting, says he, that pru-\\ndence and even Christian charitj- requires us\\nto shut our eyes to one evil to avoid a greater.\\nFor more than a quarter of a century the\\nbrandy war raged between the traders and the\\npriests. Most of the secular officers were inter-\\nested in Indian trade, and as now, nothing\\npaid so good a profit as brandy consequently\\nthey took sides in favor of the traffic. Perhaps\\nthose who have so recently fought the battle of\\nprohibition on the one side and the other in\\nthis State, were not aware that the same battle\\nwas fought upon our own soil nearly two hun-\\ndred years ago. Mackinaw and Detroit were\\nboth battle-fields, and the arguments on both\\nsides were perhaps as full and forcible as any\\nthat have been used by the recent combatants.\\nThe holy Fathers were not content with the\\nmere exercise of spiritual power. They cnlled\\nupon the strong arm of the law, and as early as\\n1681 they had obtained an ordinance from the\\nKing prohibiting the traffic. At a later period,\\n1694, there seems to have been a special order for-\\nbidding the transportation of brandy to Mack-\\ninaw. The worthj- founder of Detroit, while\\nyet in command at Mackinaw, made himself\\nthe champion of the unrestrained traffic. Some\\nof his arguments are worthy of note. He sa^ s\\nthe principal food of the inhabitants is fish\\nand smoked meat, and a drink of brandy after\\nthe repast is necessary to cook the bilious\\nmeats and the crudities they leave in the stom-\\nach. He appeals also to the patriotic ardor of\\nthe Frenchmen, and asks In what country or\\nin what land, until now, have they taken from\\nthe French the right to use brandy Are we\\nnot subjects of the same King as others? He\\nasks, too, with the same ardor that marks our\\nrecent debates What reason can be given\\nwhy savages have not a right to drink brandy\\npurchased with their own money? and scouts\\nat the reason urged by the Jesuits, that it\\nwould injure them. The savage himself\\nasks, says he, why they do not leave him in\\nhis beggary, his liberty, his idleness. He was\\nborn in it, and he wishes to die in it. He\\nwould not exchange his wigwam, and the mat\\non which he camps like a monkey, for a pal-\\nace. He also uses the now familiar argument\\nthat if the savage can not get brandy of the\\nFrench he will get it of the English, and there-\\nfore no good will bo accomplished by prohibi-\\ntion, while trade will be injured.\\nOn the other hand it would be tlitficult to\\nfind in modern temperance documents, more\\ngraphic descriptions of the evils of intem-\\nperance, and stronger arguments against the\\ntraffic, than are found in the memorials of\\nthe Jesuit Fathers and the dispatches of the\\ntime. Thus, in a dispatch to the Minister of", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "KARI.Y MISSIONARIES IN THR NORTHWEST.\\n31\\nthe Marine in IfiOO. tlie Minister is assured\\nthat this unfortunate tratfic proves the destruc-\\ntion not only of the Indians but of the French\\ntiiomseives, and of trade. This, says the\\nwriter, is established bj the experience of\\nmany j-ears, during which we have seen none\\nbecome wealthy by that traffic, while the Indi-\\nans are destroyed and the French become old\\nand decrepit at forty. Even the women\\ndrink. Among the Indians it is the horror of\\nhorrors. There is no crime nor infamj- they\\ndo not perpetrate in their excesses a mother\\nthrows her child into the fire; no.ses are bitten\\noflf, and it is another hell among them during\\nthese orgies; their entrails are .set on fire, and\\ntlicy beggar themselves by giving their peltries\\nand their very clothes for drink. Thus, man-\\nfully, like true heralds of the cross, did the\\nJesuit Fathers fight again.st this great evil;\\nand De la Motte charges them with adopting\\nhigher law opinions on the subject, and says\\nthat Father Carheil, in a sermon at Mackinaw,\\n1(597, exclaimed: There is neither divine\\nnor human power that can permit the sale of\\nthis drink.\\nThis controversy, in which the Jesuits never\\nfaltered, aroused against them the whole class\\nof Indian traders, and many of the local offi-\\ncers did much to make their position uncom-\\nfortable, and their ultimate recall under the\\nreign of Louis XV. ended for man\\\\ years their\\ntoils among the savages of Canada.\\nIn seeking to give to the Jesuits who dis-\\ntinguished themselves in the early annals of\\nthe Northwest their true place upon the page\\nof history, we cannot place them beside the\\nfounders of New England. They were not in\\nany sense the founders of empires. They did\\nnot laj- foundations broad and deep for free\\ninstitutions. And even as missionaries among\\nIho Indians they seem to have exerted but\\nlittle permanent influence upon Indian life\\nand character.\\nAs from the wintr no sear the sky returns.\\nThe parted wave no furrow from the keel,\\nso Indian character and destiny- show us no\\ndistinct trace of the abundant and self-denying\\nlabors of these men. At least those traces\\nare sadly disproporlioned to the learning,\\nthe piety, the fervent zeal and the precious\\nhuman life bestowed upon this field of labor.\\nDoubtless some of the causes of this result lie\\ndeep in Indian character and the unfavorable\\ncircumstances surrounding them; but there\\nare, as we conceive, other causes, growing\\nout of the fundamentally erroneous system of\\nJesuit Catholicism, still more effective causes\\nthat must ever prevent that system from ac-\\ncomplishing any great permanent good for the\\nrace. There is no element of freedom in it. Un-\\nlimited, unquestioning obedience is of its vcrj\\nessence. To develop the human soul and intel-\\nlect, it must, like the body, have freedom.\\nBut if they were not founders of empii-es, if\\nthey did but little or nothing toward the eleva-\\ntion of the Indian race and character, these men\\nstill have a proud place upon the historical page,\\nwhich all should readily concede. As discov-\\nerers and explorers they have had few supe-\\nriors. Persevering, self-denying, toil-enduring,\\ncourageous, no obstacles discouraged, no pri-\\nvations di.sgusted, no hardships appalled, no\\ndangers terrified. Contemptuous of threatened\\nevil, they boldly placed themselves in the\\npower of the untutored and unfriendly Indians,\\nliving wnth them in their dirty camps, par-\\ntaking of their inconceivably filthy food, sleep-\\ning with them and their dogs, annoyed with\\ntheir vermin, poisoned with their stench, sub-\\nmitting meekly to the contumely of the\\nhaughty and the insults and brutality of the\\nmean. Calmly, persistently they braved the\\nforced toil of paddling the canoe, or over sharp\\nstones of dragging its weight up foaming\\nrapids, often wading waist deep in the water or\\nplunging through ice and snow. Piercing\\nwinds, bitter cold, dire want and terrific danger\\nwere among their common trials, yet they per-\\nsevered with a ceaseless assiduity and untiring\\nenergy that no suffering could subdue. Indus-\\ntriousl}^ they traveled, anxiously they inquired,\\ncarefully they observed, and minutelj- under\\nevery disadvantage by the light of the glim-\\nmering camp-fires they committed the result\\nof their travels, inquiries and observations to\\nwriting. They opened to France and the world\\na knowledge of the great Northwest, of these\\nmighty lakes and noble rivers, of these beauti-\\nful prairies and extensive forests.\\nThey were not only discoverers, but they\\nwere pioneers in the pathway of civilization.\\nFollowing in their footsteps came the trader,\\nthe voyageur, the soldier, and ultimatelj- the\\nmechanic, the farmer, the merchant, and the\\ngentleman. Delightful French hamlets sprung", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "32\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nup by tlie side of the mission station, and there\\nwas reproduced in the forest recesses of the\\nNorthwest a new and delightful edition of rural\\nlife amid the sunny vales and vineclad hills of\\nFrance.\\nBut the chiefest claim to admiration lies in\\ntheir personal character, their apostolic zeal,\\ntheir sublime and heroic virtues. Actuated by\\nno love of glory, inspired by no hope of self-\\naggrandizement, but panting with an earnest\\ndesire to save souls for whom Christ had died\\nand open tiie pathway to heaven to benighted\\nheathen, they^ faced the untold horrors of a\\nmissionary life among wild, wandering, irrev-\\nerent, brutal savages, and here developed, in\\nthemidst of trials the most severe, those Chris-\\ntian graces of character to which our attention\\nhas been called, and that entitle them to a rank\\namong the Christian heroes of the world. Suc-\\ncess could have added nothing to the rich fra-\\ngrance of their virtues.\\nIt becomes us who now occupy the soil, en-\\nriciied and made sacred by tlieir tears, their\\ntoil, their suffering and their death, not onl}\\nto revere their memories but to perpetuate\\nthem.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER IV.\\nI LOT FOR obtaining; THK I.OWKlt PENINSULA OF MICIlKiAN FKO.M THK INITKO 8TATKS IN 17! 5.\\nIT is not generally known that Michigan was\\nat a very early dax the theater of some of\\nthe most extensive land speculations ever known\\nin this country. One which was brought to\\nthe attention of Congress in 1795 was so re-\\nmarkable in some of its features that it is singu-\\nlar that it should be so generally unknown.\\nWhen General Wayne brought his Indian\\ncampaign to a successful termination he ap-\\npointed a time for the ti ibes to meet him at\\nGreenville, to concludea definitive treaty. This\\ncouncil opened in June, 1795, and continued\\ninto August. It is well known that the hos-\\ntilities were kept alive by the covert inter-\\nference of the British, and that Detroit was\\nthe source whence this influence was exerted\\nmost powerfully. In spite of the treat} of\\npeace at the close of the Revolution, the British,\\non one pretext or another, kept possession of\\nthe country, and it was not until Jay s treaty\\nprovided definitely for its ces.sion that any\\nsteps were taken toward its possession. The\\nBritish merchants, who were largolj interested\\nin the fur business, were very reluctant to see\\nthe American dominion established, and there\\nis no doubt that, by this means, disaffection\\nwas long kept up among the Indians.\\nImmediately upon the conclusion of Waj ne s\\ntreaty (which put an end to all private deal-\\nings with the Indians for the purchase of\\nlands), an agreement was made between sev-\\neral prominent inhabitaiits of Detroit and\\nseveral persons fi-om Vermont and Pennsyl-\\nvania, which, if it had proved successful, would\\nhave made an entire change in the destiny of\\nthis region.\\nEbenezer Allen and Charles Whitney of Ver-\\nmont, and Robert Randall of Philadelphia,\\nwho were professedly American citizens, en-\\ntered into a contract with John Askin, Jona-\\nthan Schiftiin, William Robertson, John As-\\nkin, jr., David Robertson, Robert Jones and\\nRichard Patterson, all of Detroit, and all at-\\ntached to Great Britain, the terms of which\\nwere in effect as follows: They propo.sed to\\nobtain from the United States the title to all\\nthe land within the limits of the present penin-\\nsula of Michigan, then estimated at from eigh-\\nteen to twenty millions of acres (excepting such\\nparts as were appro))riated along the settle-\\nments), upon the understandingthat they would\\nthemselves extinguish the Indian title. They\\nmeant to secure the purchase from Congress at\\nhalf a million dollars (or a million at the outside),\\nby inducing that body to believe that the Indians\\nhad not really been pacified by Wayne, and\\nthat nothing but the influence of the Canadian\\nmerchants could bring them to terms or render\\nthe important interests of the fur-trade safe\\nunder the American rule.\\nBut they relied upon a more jioteiil method\\nof persuasion in secret. Their enterprise was\\nto take the form of a joint stock company, di-\\nvided into forty -one shares. Five shares were\\nallotted to the Detroit partners, twelve to\\nthe others, and the remaining twenty-four\\nwere to be divided among members of Con-\\ngress to secure their votes. The connection of\\nthe Canadian proprietors with the scheme does\\nnot appear to have been made public, and it is\\nprobable they were not intended to appear\\nuntil the scheme was consummated.\\nImmediate!} after the plan was concocted,\\nthe three American partners set about oper-\\nating upon the members of the next Congress.\\nThey associated with them Colonel Pepune\\nand others; also Jones of Massachusetts, who\\naided them in the dishonorable work. Whitney\\nfirst applied to Daniel Buck, a member from\\nVermont, and was indiscreet enough not only\\nto inform him jjretty plainlj- of the plan pro-\\nposed, but also to show him the articles of\\nagreement. Ho also applied to Theodore Sedg-\\nwick more cautiously, but allowed enough to\\nbe drawn from him to expose the true character\\nof the plot. Mr. Sedgwick quietly put himself\\n[33]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "34\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nin pommunifation with the Vermont nienibcrs\\nto pvomote its progress.\\nIn the meantime Randall ajiproaehed the\\nSouthern members and laid open his views to\\nWilliam Smith of South Carolina, William B.\\nGiles of Virginia and Mr. Muri-ay of Maryland.\\nThese gentlemen, after consulting with the\\nPresident and many other persons of character\\nand standing, determined to throw no obstacle\\nin the way of a presentation of a memorial to\\nCongress, desiring to fix the parties where\\nthey would be sure of exposure.\\nThe confederation, blindly imagining that\\nthoj were on the highway to success, put into\\nthe hands of the members whom they approach-\\ned the fullest information concerning all but\\nthe names of their Detroit associates, and as-\\nsured Mr. Giles that they had secured a major-\\nity of the votes in the Senate and lacked only\\nthree of a majority in the House.\\nOn the 28th of December, 1795, Messrs.\\nSmith, Murra} and Giles -finnounced to the\\nHouse of Representatives that Randall had\\nmade propo.sals to them to obtain their support\\nto his memorial, for which support they were\\nto receive a consideration in lands or money.\\nMr. Buck also stated that Whitney had made\\nsimilar propo.sals to him, and he supposed him\\nto be an associate of Randall. Randall and\\nWhitney were at once taken into custody and\\nan investigation had, in the course of which\\nseveral other members came forward and testi-\\nfied to similar facts. Whitney made a full dis-\\nclosure and produced the written agreement.\\nRandall made no confession, but contented\\nhimself with questioning the witnesses. He\\nwas detained in arrest, but Whitney, who ap-\\npears to have been less guilty, was discharged\\nvery soon after the investigation closed. The\\nmemorial never made its appearance.\\nThe partners at Detroit had not been inac-\\ntive. They, or most of them, had already,\\nfrom time to time, obtained from the Indians\\nlarge grants of land, in the hope, doubtless,\\nthat the purchase might be ratified by the\\nauthorities. Schiftiin in particular had ac-\\nquired enormous grants in this way. There is,\\nhowever, much reason to believe these grants\\nwere not all obtained from the recognized In-\\ndian rulers.\\nAn examination of the records shows that\\none of the largest was made under very pecu-\\nliar circumstances. We have seen that the\\ncouncil in Greenville was in session from June\\ntill sometime in August. While this treaty of\\nGi eenville was in progress, and the tribes were\\nrepresented thei-e bj theirchiefs and head men,\\na private council was held at Detroit on the\\nfirst day of July, 1795, by theChippewas, Otta-\\nwas and Pottawatomies, as high contracting\\nparties on the one side, there being present, as\\nwitnesses, the Askins, Governor Hay, his oldest\\nson, Henrj a British officer, and some others\\nof the principal British residents.\\nThe purpose of the council was private in its\\nnature, and under the treaties then existing the\\nBritish authorities could not have well acted as\\nprincipals on such an occasion. Certain chiefs,\\npurporting to act for their tribes there named,\\ngranted to Jonathan Sehiffiin, Jacobus Vizgar,\\nRichard Patterson and Robert Jones, a large\\ntract of land embracing thirteen or fourteen of\\nthe oldest and best counties in the present\\nState, for the expressed consideration of twenty-\\nfive pounds sterling.\\nWe can readily imagine that if their plan\\nhad succeeded in Congress they would have\\nhad little difficult} in buying up the Indian\\nclaim to the whole peninsula.\\nIt may not be out of place to state that in\\nspite of their ill success, the four gentlemen\\nnamed sold their Indian title just mentioned in\\n1797 for two hundred thousand pounds of York\\ncurrency, amounting to half a million dollars.\\nWhether the purchaser expected to claim\\nagainst the treaty of Greenville, we are not in-\\nformed.\\nThis formidable title has never turned up\\nsince. Whether disgusted with the experience\\nof republics, or from some other cause, the\\nDetroit partners in the joint stock company all\\nelected, under Jay s treaty, to become British\\nsubjects. The annals of our country have\\nnever shown a more extensive or audacious\\nplan of briberj-, and the public suffered no great\\ndetriment by their defection.\\nHad the plan of these confederates received\\nthe aid of Congress, it is difficult to imagine the\\nimportance of such an event or its bearing on\\nthe future of the peninsula. The circumstances\\nrender it highly probable that it was intended\\nto retain a footing for the advancement of the\\nBritish interests in the Northwest. Be this as\\nit may, the evil effect of having so large a pro-\\nprietary monopoly, covering the whole eoun-\\ntrj cannot well be estimated. Neither the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "PLOT FOR OBTAINING THE LOWER PENINSULA.\\n35\\nUnited States nor the future State woulfl have\\nowned any lands in tiie Lower Peninsula of\\n.Michiiran, while we should have been subjected\\nto all the evils which abound when the tillers\\nof the soil are mere tenants and not freehold-\\ners. Such a domain would have been a power-\\nful barrier aj^ainst the increase of the Union in\\nthis direction, and would have kept up a bor-\\nder population of a character by no means to be\\nadmired.\\nThe important and singular facts refterred to\\nshould not be lost sight of b} the liist(5rian who\\nmay narrate the annals of our State.\\nUnder Jaj- s treaty British subjects wei-e at\\nlihei tj lo reside within the American borders\\nit thej- saw fit, but if thej- did this, unless thej\\ndeclared their intention to retain their nation-\\nality within a year from the rendition of the\\nposts, the} were regarded as having chosen to\\nbecome citizens of the United States. A large\\nM\\\\imber of persons removed to Canada within\\nthe year, while many more remained in De-\\ntroit and vicinitj of whom a large number\\nsignified their desire to remain British sub-\\njects by notification addressed to Peter Audrian,\\nEsq., at Detroit. Upon examining the li.st it\\napj)ear8 that the feeling was verj strong in\\nfavor of Great Britain, and any step tending to\\ncarry out the interests of that Kingdom would\\nhave met with favor from many if not from a\\nmajority of the men of substance. The neigh-\\nborhood in Canada had been settled to a con-\\nsiderable extent by a population to whom the\\nAmerican name was an abomination. At the\\nclose of the Revolution the refugee tories were\\ncast upon the care of the British, and lands\\nwere set apart in that portion of Canada lying\\nalong Lake Erie, Detroit River and Lake St.\\nClair for the benefit of these people, and their\\ndescendants of the Mohawk loyalists are still\\nto be found in strength upon the lake shore in\\nthe districts east of Maiden. They are in\\npeculiarly bad odor among shipwrecked mar-\\niners.\\nThe following names ai)jicar in the records\\nas electing to retain their British character.\\nMany of the number removed to Canada, iind\\nmany who removed within the year now made\\na written election\\nAugustin Amelle.\\nLauret Maure.\\nJames Mcintosh.\\nRobert Innis.\\nJohn Little.\\nCh. Poupard.\\nIn. Kobital.\\nNicholas Boyer.\\nRichard Patterson.\\nRobert Grant.\\nJonathan Schifflin.\\nJohn Martin.\\nD. McRae.\\nWilliam Forsyth.\\nFrancis Bertraml.\\nPre. Gabarne.\\nKugh Ilewai-d.\\n^S illiam Fleming.\\nCharles Chovin.\\nJames Donahlson.\\nLouis Mooi e.\\nJames Condon.\\nPre. Dolorme.\\nAlexander Har.son.\\nThomas Smith.\\nJohn Askin, Sr.\\nPierre Vallee.\\nJohn McKirgan.\\nJames Smith.\\nJo.seph Mason.\\nJohn Anderson.\\nAgnes Mackintosh.\\nConra l Showier.\\nCharles Roque.\\nWilliam Thorn.\\nJonathan Nelson.\\nGeorge Mel drum.\\nA. Iredell.\\nJ. Bte. Barthe.\\nJ. Bte. Barthe, Jr.\\nRobert Nichol.\\nJohn McGregor.\\nJoseph Borrelle, perc\\nRobert Goine.\\nJames Fraser.\\nWilliam Hands.\\nSimon Druillar.\\nPierre Rell.\\nAlexis Crait.\\nAlexis Borrell. tils.\\nNcel Delisle.\\nWilliam Baker.\\nR. McDoncU.\\nJohn McDonnell.\\nAmable Latour.\\nJames Anderson.\\nIsaac Ganize, pere.\\nBt. Tclemaindit St. L\\nRichard Donovan.\\nIsaac Gragnier, fils.\\nDominique Druillard\\n.lohn Feai son.\\nHenoit Chapaton.\\nJames Gartwright.\\nGabriel Hewes.\\nRobert Forsyth.\\nAntoine Chanvin.\\nJean Bt. Petre.\\nJean Bt. Montroi.\\nThomas Green.\\nFrancis Prin\\\\o.\\nCharles Petre.\\nPre. Lanoux.\\nRedmond Condon.\\nJoseph Bernard.\\nJohn Grant.\\nGeorge Sharp.\\nJames Vincent.\\nLouis Barthy.\\nAlexander Duff.\\nBatiste Boete.\\nJohn Dainc.\\nWilliam Ilarfy.\\nSamuel Edge.\\nJohn liangloi.\\nJames Guthrie,\\nJno. Whitehead.\\nAlex. Maisonville.\\nJean Bt. Bernard.\\nJohn Renl.\\nMathew Dolson.\\nWilliam Park.\\nWilliam Smith.\\nRobert McDougall.\\nJohn Askin, Jr.\\nJames McGregor.\\nJohn Clark.\\nJ. Portier Benac.\\nFrancis Rassette.\\nGeorge Jacob Rudhart.\\nBasile Dnrocher.\\nJosc] h Boi rell, fils.\\nRichard Money.\\nWilliam Mickle.\\nJolin aiti\\nJohn Wheaton.\\nLewis Coutre.\\nWilliam Mills.\\nI eter Blanch.\\nJohn Jjagord.\\n,ouis.\\nBte. Monmerell.\\nFranc Lenaire.\\nSamuel Eddy.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "36\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nBapt. Rousseau. Bapt. Druillard.\\nJoseph Grenist. Phillip Bellanger.\\nThese are the names as thej- appear of record.\\nThere are doubtless some inaccuracies.\\nTo understand the important bearing of the\\nconspiracy in a national point of view, it may\\nbe well to mention the condition in which its\\nsuccess would have left the frontier. Many of\\nthe names appended to the notice of election\\nwill be recognized in Detroit as land owners,\\nholding valuable private claims along the river.\\nBut with the exception of eight or ten, all these\\nclaims had reverted to the government. The\\nlands not embraced in the narrow private\\nclaims along the Detroit River, and its tribu-\\ntaries, were by various Indian deeds convoyed\\nto some of the persons engaged in the plot,\\nsingly or together, from the foot of Lake\\nHuron to the Cu^ ahoga River, with some in-\\nconsiderable exceptions. If those Indian titles\\ncould have been made good, those parties would\\nhave an almost entire control of the country,\\nand the condition of the private claims would\\nhave left the holders of these too at their mercy.\\nWith all these circumstances combining, it is not\\na wild conjecture to suppose that the possibility\\nof getting back into British allegiance a coun-\\ntry controlled by British subjects may have\\nbeen in the thoughts of the conspirators as an\\nincident if not an object of their action.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER V.\\nKARLY SETl LEMENTS.\\nTHE early adventurers in tLciradvancefroin Our lako region of country- was ln-ld by Uic\\nthe broad expanse of Lake Erie, up French Crown until 17fi;^, when it was trans-\\ntiirough our beautiful river, saw all around fcrred from France to Great Britain. This\\nthem a glorious scene of waters ajid forests, as was the period when the first beams of civiliza-\\nyct untouched bj the hand of civilization, and tion had scarcelj^ penetrated its forests, and\\ninhabited by savages as strange and wild as the paddle of the French fur-traders swept the\\ntheir own wilderness. Herds of deer wandered lakes, and the boat songs of the traders awak-\\nthrough the forests and drank from the clear ened tribes as wild as the wolves which howh-d\\nwaters of the river, whose iinrufiied surface re- around their wigwams.\\nfleeted their graceful forms. Fish of great\\nvalue glided through the waters, flocks of water-\\nfowl traversed their course along the shores or\\ndipped in the current, and snow-white gulls\\nskimmed its surface; beautiful woods of lofty\\ntrees extended as far as the ej-e could see,\\naround whose trunks were twined grapevines\\nof the largest size, whose luscious fruit hung in\\nrich clusters gracefulh from the boughs above,\\nthe vast quantity of which growing along the\\nbanks gave to om* river its name, originally\\ncalled by the French Eiver Aux Eaisin; and\\nnow, over 100 years later, the name is very\\nappropriate, for what we have lo.st in wild\\nfruit by the clearing of the forests, we have\\nmore than replaced by our extensive vineyards\\nof various varieties of the best of cultivated\\ngrapes. The Indians called it the Numma-\\nsepee, or River of Sturgeon, from the vast\\nquantities of those fish found in it.\\nAs the travelers advanced into the interior,\\nbj Indian trails, a beautiful scene opened be-\\nfore them, the country being covered with\\ngroves of forest trees like extended parks. Lux-\\n\\\\iriant flowers of various and gorgeous colors\\ncovered the whole surface of the ground. It\\nseemed as if nature, amid the solitude, fresh in\\nher virgin bloom, had adorned her bosom with\\nthe fragrant roses of summer in honor of her\\nMaker; and vain of her charms had set our\\nlake and river upon the landscape as mirrors to\\nreflect her own beauty. Such were the scenes\\nthat colored the description of the French\\ntravelers of the eighteenth century through\\nthis country.\\nTwo Indian villages formerly occupied the\\nplace wiiereon now stands the city of Monroe,\\nviz.: those of the Ottawas and Fottawatomies,\\nand previous to that time the Krri-er-ro-nous\\nlived upon the confines of the lake, from which\\ntribe, it is supposed, Lake Erie derived its\\nname. It was a peaceably disposed tribe, but\\nwas finally exterminated by the fierce Iro-\\nquois, who comprised the most powerful In-\\ndian league known to have existed on the con-\\ntinent.\\nThe Iroquois league consisted of the Oiion-\\ndagas, the Cayugas, the Senecas, the Oneidas,\\nand the Mohawks, with their headquarters in the\\nwestern part of New York State. The war-\\nriors of these tribes were men of large stature\\nand muscular forms, and a savage determina-\\ntion marked evei y feature of the face.\\nMilitary skill, courage, shrewdness, energy,\\nambition and eloquence were their prominent\\ntraits. In their policy they appear to have had\\nmore vigor and system than the other Indian\\ntribes, and cherished a sort of spartan disci-\\npline throughout their confederac} Tiiey were\\nalso equally crafty and ferocious. They could\\ncrawl, unseen, along the track of their enemies,\\nor rush down upon the French in fearless bands\\nof naked and gigantic warriors, and it is well\\nknown that their marches against the French\\ncolonists and the remote missionary posts\\nwere like the rushing of a tornailo through the\\nforest.\\nIn 1784 a small body of Canadians settled on\\nthe River Raisin and laid the foundation of\\nFrenchtown, built a few log cabins nu bdtli\\n[37]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "38\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nbanks of tho river, and enclosed them and tlio\\nsurrounding laud with pickets or puncheons,\\nmade of sapling logs, split in two, driven in tiie\\nground and sometimes sharjjened at the top,\\nthus terming a very good means of defense\\nagainst the Indians.\\nA narrow path ran along the bank of the\\nriver and border of the front of the farms on\\neach side of the River Raisin. It was a depot\\nof the fur-traders for the Northwest Company,\\nand fora long pei iod the concentrating point for\\nthe surrounding Indians, who were continually\\nrepairing to the town in order to exchange\\ntheir furs for blankets, red cloth, silver orna-\\nments, arms and ammunition, mindful also of\\nthe stock of fire-water, of which ample provision\\nwas made. Money was refused in exchange for\\ngoods, and the French were required to bring\\nin produce in exchange for them, which was\\nti-ansported to the Upper Lakes for the use of\\nthe Fur Company stations.\\nIn the year 1785, a treaty was made with\\nthe tribes of the Ottawas, Chijjpewas, Dela-\\nwares and Wyaudots, by which a belt of land,\\ncommencing at the River Raisin and extending\\nto Lake St. Clair, with a breadth of six\\nmiles along the strait, was ceded to the United\\nStates, and was the only soil which could be\\nappropriated by the whites for cultivation.\\nAbout this time was organized the iirst\\nchurch on the River Raisin, the French Catholic,\\nwhen the Rev. Mr. Frichett visited the settle-\\nment as a missionary. Soon after the first\\nstationed priest arrived the Rev. Antoine\\nA. Gillett, who remained until the year 1805.\\nThis society built, about the j ear 1788, the first\\nchurch building ever erected in the county\\nwas located some two miles west of our city on\\nthe north bank of the river, and was at this\\ntime tho central part of the settlement. The\\nbuilding was in a dilapidated condition taken\\ndown in 1842.\\nThe first settler or fur-trader was Joseph\\nPulier Benac, then Colonel Francis Navarre,\\nCharles and John Baptiste Jerome. In 1780,\\nColonel Francis Navarre rode from Detroit by\\nthe Indian trail on a French pony, carrying\\nin his hand some pear trees the size of your\\nlittle finger that he set out on his lot west of the\\nblock-house, which was subsequently clap-\\nboarded and used as the Episcopal Church par-\\nsonage, afterwards demolished. The site thereof\\nis now owned and occupied as the residence of\\nDr. A. I. Sawj^er of this city, and the famed\\npear trees, i^lanted by the hands of Colonel Fran-\\ncis Navarre over a century ago, now yield their\\nfruit, as they so bountifully have done for so\\nmany years, averaging yearly forty bushels.\\nThey stand as monuments to the memory o.f\\nan industrious man, and remind us that a few\\nhours of pleasant labor live with blessings for\\nour own brief life and for those that follow us.\\nThe first American settlement was established\\nat Frenchtown in 1793, and at that time Detroit\\nand Frenchtown were the principal settle-\\nments on the eastern side of the peninsula of\\nMichigan. In 1706 Captain Porter first raised\\nthe American banner at this point on the soil\\nof Michigan.\\nOn the 11th of Januarj 1805, the act was\\npassed for the organization of the Territor}- of\\nMichigan, and General William Hull was ap-\\npointed Governor and Indian Agent, and on\\nthe 5th of September following, measures were\\ntaken for the organization of the militia of the\\nTerritory. The Second Regiment was organ-\\nized for the district of Erie, and John Anderson,\\nof Frenchtown, was appointed colonel.\\nIt was very difficult to organize efficient\\nmilitary companies among the population of\\nthe Territory at this time. The French in-\\nhabitants, although brave almost to a fault, and\\nhaving genuine taste for military glory, were\\nhere unaccustomed to discipline and disliked\\nits restraints. Amusing accounts are given of\\nattempts to organize the militia in the dis-\\ntrict of Erie. Atone time Colonel Anderson had\\nmost of his officers under arrest for appearing\\non jiarade without uniforms, and they were\\nver} anxious to know their fate. He com-\\nplained that the more he drilled his men the\\nless they knew.\\nAs early as 180G, rumors of a deep-seated\\nand growing feeling of dissatisfaction among\\nthe Indians began to prevail. Tecumseh (the\\nword in Indian parlance signifying the tiger\\ncrouching for his prey and Ell-shwa-taw-a\\n(or the prophet), the twin brother of Tecumseh,\\nsprang into great prominence.\\nTecumseh was a warrior of the Shawanese\\ntribe without any hereditary claim to dis-\\ntinction a seceder from the legitimate au-\\nthority of his nation, the builder of his own\\nfortune. He was an open and avowed hater\\nof the Americans, and was determined in his\\nopposition to the advance of the nation on", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "EARLY SETTLEMENTS.\\n39\\nthe Indian domain, and doubtless urged bj-\\nthe British Government to organize a general\\nconfederacy against the United States.\\nIn 1807 the efforts to organize this confeder-\\nacy on the lakes had been commenced. Agents\\nwere dispatched from the headquarters of the\\nShawanese to the lake Indians, with messages\\nand belts of wampum; and the minds of the\\nsavages were aroused to desperate action. The\\npoints insisted on were that the Americans\\nshould be driven back over the Allegheny\\nMountains, and that the war should not be ter-\\nminated until that object was accomplished.\\nThat after this was effected, the Indians should\\nliave undisturbed possession of their ancient\\nhunting-grounds and be placed under the pro-\\ntection of the British Government, and the\\nwarriors that distinguished themselves in tlie\\nwar should be publicly recognized and receive\\npresents from the British monarch of large\\nmedals.\\nTecumseh and the Prophet were doubtless\\ninstigated by the British Government to effect\\nthis confederation, in order to co-operate with\\nthe Pjnglish when war should be declared be-\\ntween England and the United States, which\\nthen seemed inevitable. While these events\\nwere transpiring the Territoiy of Michigan was\\nin a comparatively defenseless state. The sot-\\ntlements on the Miami, the Kaisin and the\\nHuron comprised a population of only 1,340\\nfour-fifths were French, and the remainder\\nAmericans, with a small portion of British.\\nThe hostile spirit which had been thus ex-\\ncited by Tecumseh and the Prophet, soon man-\\nifested itself upon our frontier. The scattered\\nsettlements along the inland streams were at\\nthat time much exposed to the depredations of\\nthe Indians, and the emigrants found their\\ncattle slaughtered around their huts. At French-\\ntown this devastation was carried to the most\\nformidable extent before the declaration of war\\nbetween England and the United States.\\nAt one time bands of naked warriors, with\\nfeathers on their heads (the Iroquois before\\nalluded to), made a descent upon Frenchtown,\\nand in silence proceeded to destroy all property\\nwhich was supposed to be required for the sup.\\nport of the army in the coming contest. En-\\ntering the houses of the French peasantry, thej-\\nplundered the defenseless tenants of the pro-\\nvisions within them without exchanging a\\nword with the occupants, cut down the cattle\\nin the fields, and with their tomahawks demol-\\nished the beehives which were found in their\\ngardens.\\nSoon after the surrender, Colonel Anderson,\\nwho had from his efficiency as colonel of the\\nmilitia and exertions as an organizer become\\nprominent, was a marked man by Tecumseh\\nand his band, and they were determined to\\ntake his life. The Colonel, with the small\\nnumber of Americans on the river, were com-\\npelled to leave to escape the vengeance of the\\nIndians, leaving his wife (the sister of James\\nKnaggs) in possession of his store and property.\\nHe then resided on the site on Elm Avenue\\nnow owned and occupied as the residence of\\nTalcott E. Wing, Esq. A portion of the house\\nwas occupied as a residence, the remainder as\\na store and fur-trading establishment, liber-\\nally supplied with goods adapteil to the wants\\nof the Indians, together with an abundant\\nsupply of fire-water. Mrs. Anderson was con-\\nversant and familiar with the language of the\\nvarious tribes of Indians, and had as a clerk\\nand helper in the store become well acquainted\\nwith most of the trading Indians. When the\\nnewsreachedherof the capture of General Win-\\nchester and his forces, knowing well the habits\\nand customs of the savages, especially when\\nunder the influence of liquor, she hurried to\\nthe cellar of the store, where the liquors were\\nstored, and caused the heads of the whisky\\nbarrels to be knocked in. The Indians burst\\nin the door, ransacked the store, then repaire l\\nto the cellar, prostrated themselves on their\\nIjreasts and filled themselves with whisk}\\nWhen besotted, drunk and wild, they returned\\nto the portion of the hou.se occupied us a resi-\\ndence, with the most unearthly yells and\\nwhoops; emptied the scalps they had gathered\\nin bags on the parlor floor, and dancing around\\nthe room, slapped the bleeding scalps against\\nand bespattering and disfiguring the walls and\\ncoiling. Mrs. Anderson was in the room ad-\\njoining, seated on a large chest containing the\\nmonej and valuables of her husband. The\\nIndians approached her in a threatening and\\nmenacing manner, and with upraised toma-\\nhawks and knives commanded her to rise up.\\nShe having often traded with them and speak-\\ning fluently their language, raised her voice to\\nits highest pitch and pointing her finger at\\nthem, with the expression, Shame, so many\\nIndians fightone squaw, and was then, with the", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "40\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ninterference of two resolute Indians, left un-\\nmolested, retaining her treasures.\\nColonel John Anderson was of Scotch descent,\\nand married at Maumee Miss Knaggs, the sister\\nof James Knaggs, wiio became distinguished in\\nthe war of 1812 as a scout, under Generals\\nIIuU, Cass and Harrison. He removed to\\nPrenchtowu about the year 1800, having one\\nson, John Anderson, who was born at Maumee.\\nAfter removing toFrenchtown he had one son,\\nAlexander D. Anderson, who was an attorney,\\nand for many yeai-s Judge of Probate for the\\nCounty of Monroe, and one daughter, Eliza,\\nwho became the wife of the Hon. Warren Wing.\\nImmediatelj- after the massacre in January, 18 13,\\nMrs. Anderson, with her three children, John,\\nAlexander and Eliza, tied to Detroit and remain-\\ned there, hiring a house and keepingboarders to\\nmaintain herself and fiimily until the return of\\nColonel Anderson fi om Dayton, Ohio. As their\\nnames were identical, the Colonel Anderson\\nreferred to above is olten confounded with\\n(Jolonel John Anderson, of the United States\\nArmy, who, with Plj-mpton and Kirbj pur-\\nchased the farms of Mulhollen and Egnew next\\nwest of Monroe street, extendingfrom the River\\nRaisin south to Plumb Creek, a portion of\\nwhich was subsequently platted, and consti-\\ntutes that portion of the city west of Monroe\\nstreet.\\nThe Loranger farm on the east side of Mon-\\nroe street was purchased by Joseph Loranger\\nof Judge Augustus B Woodward, who bought it\\noriginal!}- to qualify himself as judge under the\\nfourth section of the ordinance which required\\najudge to own at least 500 acres of land, and\\nhad given his place the euphonious name of\\nEuphemia, which it retained until tlie name of\\nMonroe was substituted.\\nAmong the number of the American families\\nthat escaped about the same time with Colonel\\nAnderson, were the families of Samuel Mul-\\nhollen and Jared Egnew, who purchased for\\nper acre the farm next adjoining the Joseph\\nIjoranger tract on the west, the east lineof which\\nwas Monroe street, and the west Adams street,\\nextending south from the river to Plumb Creek,\\nconstituting a part now of the first ward of the\\ncity of Monroe. The western farm in the di-\\nvision fell to Mr. Mulhollen, who built a log\\nhouse on the site where the Harleston House\\nstood, now occupied by the German Catholic\\nChurch as a school-room, near and a little to\\nthe northeast of the brick church building,\\nopposite the Isle of Patmos. The site of the\\nMulhollen house was subsequently purchased\\nby the Hon. Charles Lanman, thereafter bj\\nGeorge B. Harleston.\\nThe site of the village, now city, of Monroe,\\nwas at that time occupied as farming land, and\\nthe Loranger farm, east of this tract, was, in\\n1817, platted by Joseph Loranger into village\\nlots. After the settlement of Mr. Mulhollen on\\nthe river three children were born Samuel,\\nSaraband Aurilia- the first of whom is now liv-\\ning; the last named married Sylvester Brown, a\\nvery successful farmer of eminent piety, who,\\nlate in life, sold his possessions, and with his\\nwife, spent the last years of their lives in the\\ncity of Monroe. There were at that time no\\nbridges, and Mrs. Sarah Rowe (?iee Mulhollen)\\nwell remembers fording the river in the sum-\\nmer months when the water was low, going to\\nand coming from school, and when the water\\nwas high going and coming on horseback, the\\nfather having one child in front and the other\\nholdingon behind. The first schoolmaster was\\na Mr. Hicock, who occupied a log house on the\\nnorth side of the river between the Clark and\\nDowning farms. The second school was taught\\non the north side of the river, opposite the\\npresent residence of Talcott E. Wing, Esq.\\nThe first school taught on the south side of\\nthe River Raisin was bylsaac P. Skinner, who\\nwill be remembered as for so many years there-\\nafter Register of Deeds of the county of Mon-\\nroe. He occupied as a school house a large\\nbuilding built for and for many years used as\\na distillery, on the river bank, a little east of\\nthe present residence of Doctor A. I. Saw3-er.\\nIn an interview with Mrs. Rowe in 1887, she\\nwell remembered for months before the surren-\\nder of Hull (which surrender was in August,\\n1812), the rumors of war between England and\\nAmerica which were rife. The drilling of the\\nmilitia was of frequent occurrence, and for two\\nweeks before the surrender the family, in com-\\nmon with other American families, sought pro-\\ntection nights in the fort or stockade on the site\\nof the present residence of Major E. Chapman.\\nShe also well remembers the scene that occurred\\nat her father s house immediately after the sur-\\nrender of General Hull. The family were mak-\\ning preparations to flee from the country, fear-\\ning and apprehensive of the ravages of hostile\\nIndians, who were in hordes traversing the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "EARLY SETTLEMENTS.\\n41\\ncountry. Tlie family lioiisoliold goochs, with\\neverything that would bear tran.sportatioii,\\nwere boxed up in anticipation of leaving the\\nnext morning, the last washing preparatory to\\nmoving was done and the clothes hanging on\\nthe line to dry, when tlie house was approached\\nbj about 200 Indians. Mrs. Eowe, in common\\nwith the rest of the family, was frightened, and\\nshe well remembers as though it had occurred\\nbut yesterday, of escaping and concealing her-\\nself in the garret behind some old barrels, llo-\\nsistance was useless, and Mr. Mulhollen was\\ncompelled quietly to 8ubn\\\\it to their ransacking\\nthe whole house, and with their tomahawks\\nchopping open the boxes in which the goods\\nwere packed and appropriating everything to\\ntheir own use, leaving the family destitute;\\npouring a quantity of tea on the floor for\\nwhich they had no desire, in fact did not know\\nits use.\\nMr. Mulhollen and Egnew werecajjtured, but\\nsoon released bj Colonel Proctor. Immediately\\nthereafter they, with their families, fled by\\nsmall open boats, following the meanderings of\\nthe river to the lake, then following the shores\\nof Lake Erie to Cleveland, camping by night\\non the shore and during the days when the\\nlake was rough, and after many days of fatigue\\nand suffering readied their destination.\\nWhen rowing along the border of the lake\\nopposite Sandusky, Mrs. Mulhollen wuth a\\nyoung child (Samuel, now living in Toledo)\\nwas nearly exhausted from exposure, and called\\nattention to some burning embers on shore,\\nand in compliance with her request tliey rowed\\nashore that she might, by the tire, malte a cuj)\\nof tea. She had but stirred up the fire and\\nplaced the teapot on the embers when thej-\\nwere amazed by the sight a few feet from the\\nfire, of some ribbons whidi they recognized as\\nliaving left in their hou.se on the River Kaisiii.\\nAmerican scalps were then valuable to Indians,\\nand knowing they had left these ribbons at\\nhome but a few days before, they concluded tliey\\nwere followed by Indians, who were probably\\nlying in ambush awaiting their landing. Leav-\\ning the teapot on the coals, they immediately\\nsought their boats and with all haste shoved\\nout into the lake and pursued their journey.\\nThey remained in Ohio about sixty miles\\nwest of Cleveland, about two years, then re-\\nturned to the River Raisin to find everything\\ndestroved ou the farm, fences burned and\\nnaught remaining but the log house, whicli\\ngave many indications of barbarous usage.\\nAt this time and for many years thereafter,\\nthe land between First and Front streets, ad-\\njoining Monroe street on the west, was occu-\\npied as a burj-ing ground, and a numbcrof our\\ncitizens well romcmbcr the time when the\\nbodies were exhumed and removed to the old\\ncemetery between Sixth and Seventh streets,\\non the west side of Monroe street.\\nMr. Mulhollen sold, reserving a few lots on\\nMonroe street, his farm to Messrs. Anderson\\nand Kirby, ofHcers of the United States Army,\\nand invested proceeds in wild lands in the\\ncount}- and State, piirchased a large fiarm about\\ntwo miles south of Monroe on the turnpike,\\nwhere ho resided until the time of his death,\\nwhich farm was inherited by his son Daniel.\\nThe old homestead remains in the family.\\nJuly 3, 1805, Governor Hull, Ijy proclamation,\\nestablished the District of Erie, a portion of\\nwhich constituted Monroe county, embracing\\nthe strip on the south of the width often miles,\\nwhich was subsequeutlj the cause of .strife, and\\ngave ri.se to the bloodless Toledo war.\\nOn the 3d of July, 1805, the first United\\nStates District Court was held by Chief Justice\\nAugustus B. Woodward; Frederick Bates, As-\\nsociate Judge; George McDougall, Clerk; Solo-\\nmon Siblej Elijah Brush, attorne\\\\-s and coun-\\nselors, at the house of Jean Baptiste Jercaume,\\non the north bank of the River Raisin, below\\nwhere the Canada Southern Railroad crosses the\\nriver in the eastern part of the present city of\\nMonroe. The Grand Jury called at that session\\nconsisted of John Anderson, Francis Navarre,\\nIsrael Ruland, Ethan Baldwin, Alexander\\nEwing, Isidore Navarre, Jacques Navarre,\\nJoseph Francis Moutou, Robert Navarre, Joseph\\nDazette, Joseph Jobin, John B. Lasselle, Bar-\\nney Parker, Jean Chavet, Samuel Ewing, Sam-\\nuel Egnew and Joseph Pouget. Well do I re-\\nmember as a lad the familiar faces of most of\\nthese courteous French gentlemen constituting\\ntlie first grand jury. Two years thereafter the\\ndemoralizing influence of liquors gave rise to\\nthe only presentment made by the grand jury\\nagainst those persons having license to sell\\nwhisky, deserving the intervention and au-\\nthority of the court that they might be re-\\nstrained from selling on the Sabliath.\\nDuring the year 1807, the Indian title was\\nrelinquished to all the lands in the county of", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "42\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMonroe, excepting a tract of three miles square\\nknown as the Macon Reserve, which was\\nsubsequently ceded by the Indians to the\\nCatholic Church of St. Ann, Detroit, the title\\nto which was subsequently acquired by the\\nHon. Isaac P. Christiancy, and called the\\nChristiancy tract.\\nWhen war was declared, June 18, 1812, it\\nwas impossible for Americans to remain with\\nany degree of safety, and for six weeks there-\\nafter it was necessary for the wives and chil-\\ndren of the American .settlers to si^end their\\ntime in the stockade or fort, on the premises\\nnow occupied and owned by Major Edward C.\\nChapman on Elm Avenue. So intolerable was\\nthe annoyance and danger, the Americans with\\ntheir families tied to Ohio and Kentucky, the\\nFrench to Detroit and Canada, and for the fol-\\nlowing three years this portion of the State\\nwas deserted. Immediately after their flight\\nCol. Proctor ordei-ed the stockade burned and\\ndestroyed, through fear it might fall into the\\nbands of the American forces.\\nDuring the next three years mails, however,\\nwere regularly carried from Detroit to San-\\ndusky, by the Indian trails, weekly, and three\\nyears after triweekly, by Francis Cousino, of\\nErie, and Mr. Barron, of LaSalle, contractors,\\non French ponies, who performed their trips\\nwith great regularity and speed when we con-\\nsider thei e were no roads or bridges across the\\nstreams. Their appi oach to each postoifice on\\nthe I oute was announced by blowing the old-\\nfashioned tin horn. Persons traveling then to\\norfrom Michigan timed their departure by these\\nmail carriers, whom they followed as guides.\\nOne after another of the families who had\\nfled before the war of 1812, returned during\\nthe years 181G, 1817 and 1818 to Frenchtown,\\nthe principal settlement on the north side\\nof the River Raisin. All of the stores and\\ntrading-posts were on the north bank of the\\nriver, on the front of the Campau, trodfroy\\nand Lacroix farms, now occupied bj residences\\nof Louis Lafontain and E. B. Lewis, and the\\nflourishing nurseries of Messrs. Reynolds,\\nLewis and Ilgianfritz. A strife then ai ose for\\nthe location of the county-seat on the site of\\nFrenchtown on the north side of the river, but\\nthe proposition of Joseph Lorangerto locate in\\ntown of Monroe in consideration of his grant-\\ning public grounds, with streets and alleys, was\\naccepted, and the county-seat was established\\non the south side of the river, the present site\\nof the city of Monroe.\\nIt was during the three years that Daniel\\nMulhoUen, Samuel Bgnew, General Levi S.\\nHumphrey, Loriu Marsh, Daniel S. Bacon. Col.\\nOliver Johnson, Samuel Felt, Almon Chase,\\nAlcott Chapman, Thomas Wilson, Luther\\nHarvey, Henry Di.sbrow, Dr. Harry Conant,\\nWaleott Lawrence, Seneca Allen, Robert Clark,\\nCol. Taylor and Col. Charles Lanman, names\\nnow familiar to our older citizens, came as the\\njjioneers of Southern Michigan.\\nIn 1816 Dr. Horatio Conant (uncle of ex-\\nSecretary of State Harry A. Conant) settled at\\nMaumee, and was appointed by Governor Cass\\nJustice of the Peace. In 1819 Seneca Allen held\\na commission from the Governor of Ohio as Jus-\\ntice of the Peace, with jurisdiction over the dis-\\nputed territorj and notified Dr. Conant that he\\nmust not attempt to do any business under his\\ncommission from the Governor of Michigan.\\nBut Allen, in December, 1819, had an engage-\\nment to marry a couple on the north side of\\nthe Maumee river. The river was high, full of\\nrunning ice, and very unsafe to cross. Conant\\nlived near the bank of the river on the Mau-\\nmee side, Allen near the bank on the Perrys-\\nburg side and nearly opposite. Allen, finding\\nit impracticable to cross to fill his engagement,\\ncalled to Dr. Conant across the river and re-\\nquested him to marry tire couple. The doctor\\nreminded him (Allen) of his former prohibition\\nto act under his commission, but Allen insisted,\\non the ground that necessity knows no law.\\nDr. Conant married the couple, and received\\nfor his marriage fee a jackknife.\\nJuly 14, 1817, Monroe county was established,\\nthen including all of Lenawee and a portion of\\nthe present counties of Wayne and Washtenaw,\\nand the county court was required to be held\\nat such place not exceeding two miles from the\\nhouse of Francois Lasalle, on the bank of the\\nRiver Raisin (the site being the jji-esent resi-\\ndence of Peter Melosh), as the court might\\ndesignate. Sei:)tember 4, 1817, the town of\\nMonroe was established and made the county-\\nseat of Monroe county. In December of the\\nsame year, jirovision was made for the con-\\nstruction of the first court house, on the\\nsouthwest quarter of the public square, a little\\nin front of the present site of the First Presby-\\ntei ian Church. The second story of the court\\nhouse was used for the court, while the east part", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "EARLY SETTLEMENTS.\\n43\\nof the first story served as the residence of\\nthe jailer, and the west part for the jail, and it\\nhad a small space in the rear surrounded by a\\nstockade that served as a yard for prisoners.\\nJt was in front of this building the whipping\\npost was located where criminals were senten-\\nced to be lashed the same mode of punish-\\nment now retained and practiced in the State\\nof New Jersey. One result of this mode of\\npunishment was that such a degree of mortitica-\\ntion and disgrace on the part of the criminal\\nfollowed that he was never the second time\\nthus punished for a like offense. This old yel-\\nlow court house was the only public building in\\nthe county for the following fifteen years, and\\nthe second story the only room used for public\\nassemblies for either religious, political or secu-\\nlar purposes.\\nJune 1, 1819, John Anilorsou, Olivei JohiKson\\nand twelve others were authorized to build and\\nmaintain for twciitj-tive ears, a toll-bridge\\nacross the River Raisin, which everitually gave\\nplace to the present Monroe street bridge.\\nThe French inhabitants of Monroe count}-\\nwere neai ly all farmers, and lived bj- the culti-\\nvation of the soil. Some few might be called\\nlarge farmers, but generally they cultivated\\nmuch less ground than the same number of\\nAmerican farmers under like circumstances.\\nUntil 1828 and 1830 they had no market for a\\nsurplus except the small local demand among\\nthemselves, and by habit had quite generally\\ncome to think there was no great object in\\nraising a crop much beyond the necessary an-\\nnual supplj- for their own families. And this\\nhabit continued to a considerable extent, l ut\\ngradually wore away. They were unambi-\\nlious, limiting their wants to the real necessa-\\nries of life, which were casil}- sup))lied indus-\\ntrious so far as thev felt labor to be necessary,\\nbut with none of that dis[)08ition to excessive\\nexertion for the sake of gain or the rapid accu-\\nmuialion of wealth which generallj- distin-\\nguished the American of New England or New\\nYork descent. They did not see the wisdom of\\nover-exertion, nor believe that happiness con-\\nsisted in the constant over-exercise of the\\nmental or physical powers for accumulation of\\nwealth. They were simple and inexpensive in\\ntheir habits, and content with little. All devoted\\nCatholics, they scrupulously ob.served all the\\nfete days of the church, and followed implicitly\\nthe instructions of their clergy, who, judging\\nfrom the effects, must have been faithful shep-\\nherds of their flocks. Kind and obliging to all,\\ngood neighbors and faithful friends. In those\\ndays their standard of morality and integrit}\\nwas as high as among any |)coplc, crime being\\nalmost unknown among them.\\nThe following is an extract from a letter\\nwritten at River Raisin, ]\\\\Iarcii S, 1808, by\\nJudge A. B. Woodward\\nThe French inhabitants, tliouRh they may some-\\ntimes be uninformed, are not generally ill-disposed.\\nIn a Catholic country, where there is not one Prot-\\nestant minister,or one Protestant religious society\\nof any denomination, a Protestant minister, particu-\\nlarly of eastern manners, even though his character\\nwas adorned witli all the virtues appropriate to his\\nprofession, is not naturally the most acceptable.\\nIndeed, to the people of this country, as well others\\na.s the French, the eastern habits are the least re-\\nspected. The British gentlemen have always indulged\\na sort of contemptuous and unjustifiable hatred of\\nthem; and when displcascd.the term Yankee is one\\nof the most virulent epithets which they conceive they\\ncan apply. The French do not use this term, though\\nthey entertain the same idea and perhaps with still\\ngreater force. They have another term which an-\\nswers them the same purpose. It is the term Bos-\\ntonnois, which they pronounce Bastonnois.\\nSacre Bastonnois, or Sacre cochon de Bas-\\ntonnois, is their most virulent term of abuse wlien\\nthey are displeased with an American, or with a\\nperson from the Eastern States particularly.\\nThe first French settlers that located on the\\nRiver Raisin were the direct descendants from\\nthe old French pioneers of Detroit. Few\\namong the French farmers had much of the\\neducation to be derived from books, yet there\\nwas quite a number of intelligent, strong\\nthinkers, men of sound judgment, wlio well de-\\nserved their reputations for integrity and up-\\nrightness. Though all are able to speak the\\nFrench language, the English language is\\nspoken bj a very large proportion of them\\nnow.\\nThe old French pioneer clung with great\\ntenacity to the traditions and customs of France;\\nthey were the links connecting him with the\\nshores of his sunny dime. The French lan-\\nguage was spoken with all the purity and\\nelegance of the time of Louis XIV. After the\\nconquest it lost much of its purity by the\\nmingling of the two languages. It was the\\npolite language of the upper cla.ss, English\\nofficers and their wives alwaj s speaking it\\nfluently. No people piciued themselves more", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "44\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nin pride of aucestry. Manj of iiie first\\ncolonists belonged to the ancient nobles of\\nFranco, retired officei s and soldiers. vSeveral of\\ntheir descendants still preserve their name and\\ntradition. Tlie commandants at PortPontcluu\\ntrain at Detroit all belonged to distinguished\\nfamilies, and many bore historic names. We\\nfind in every bi anch of the Navarres, whether\\nin Florida, Canada, New York or Michigan,\\nthe tradition of a descent from tlie King of\\nFrance. These old traditions were banded\\ndown from generation to generation, and can\\nstill be found in the remotest branches.\\nGlimpses of their domestic life become more\\nvaluable, as our knowledge of their manners\\nand customs is very limited.\\nOn New Year s eve a number of young men,\\nmasked, wont from house to house singing a\\npeculiar song, suitable for the occasion the\\nhost and hostess brought out bundles of cloth-\\ning, provisions and sometimes money, and fill-\\ned the carts of the minstrels. These contribu-\\ntions were afterwards distributed among the\\npoor.\\nOn New Year s day the exchanging of jjres-\\nents was very universally followed; also the\\nmaking of calls. The fair hostess always pre-\\nsented her rosy cheek to be saluted by the\\ncallers. The right of precedence was strictly\\nobserved, the oldest persons always being\\nfirst and the officers according to rank. The\\nwives of the English officers at first objected to\\nthe custom of being thus saluted, but soon\\nadopted the style, though in trying to improve\\nit, rather vulgarized it by kissing on the lips.\\nNew Year s morning every child knelt to re-\\nceive its parents blessing, and even when\\nmarried hastened with husband and little ones\\nto receive this coveted benediction. The chil-\\ndren were all sent this da} to visit all their\\nrelatives. On entering a room Bon jour,\\nMonsieur, Bon jour, Madame, was the usual\\ngreeting of every French child to its pai ents.\\nChildren, constantly seeing the respect and\\ndeference their parents j)aid to their elders,\\nsoon acquired that gi-aceful courtesy and affa-\\nbility of manners which is so distinguishing a\\ntrait of the old French habitant.\\nMardi Gras evening was one of unusual\\nmirth and enjoyment with the easy-going, fun-\\nloving inhabitants. Vives les crepes, the toss-\\ning of pancakes, was an old custom handed\\ndown. A large number of guests Mere invi-\\nted to the house and all repaired to the spa-\\ncious kitchen. The large open fire-place with\\nits huge hickory logs brflliantlj illuminated\\nthe room. Each guest in turn would\\ntake hold of the pan with its long handle,\\nwhile some one would pour in the thin batter,\\nbarely enough to cover the bottom of the pan.\\nThe art consisted in trying to turn by tossing\\nit as high as po.ssible and bringing it down\\nwithout injuring the perfection of its shape.\\nMany were the ringing peals of laughter that\\ngreeted a failure. The cakes were piled up in\\npyramid shape, butter and maple sugar placed\\nbetween each layer, and formed the central\\ndish in the substantial supper which took place\\nlater. After sup per dancing commenced and\\nat the first stroke of twelve all saluted the host\\nand hostess and took farewell of jjleasure until\\nEaster, Lent being rigidly observed. The fes-\\ntivities of a wedding lasted for several days.\\nThe maiTiage bans were published for three\\nsuccessive Sundays in church, and formed the\\nall-absorbing topic of conversation. Marriage\\nwas then a serious undertaking. Divorces were\\nunknown among them.\\nAt the betrothal the marriage contract was\\nsigned by both parties, their relations and\\nfriends. Tlie health of the newly married\\ncouple was drunk in many a bumper. This\\nsigning of names and stating pi ofessions or oc-\\ncupations on the marriage certificate and\\nchurch register was a usual custom. As soon\\nas the marriage ceremony was over each one\\ngot into his cariole, calash oV cart, according to\\nthe season, and headed by the newlj- wedded\\npair, formed a procession, and passed along the\\nprincipal streets, then racing, if roads were\\nsuitable. Dancing and the great supper took\\nplace at the home of the bride. The bride\\nopened the ball with the most distinguished\\nguest the stately minuets and graceful cotil-\\nlions, French four, with fisher s hornpipe and\\nthe reel, concluding by filing into the suj^per-\\nroom by tsvos. Knives and forks were brought\\nby each guest often a spring-knife that\\nwould close and be carried in the pocket, or a\\ndagger-knife suspended from the neck in a\\nsheath.\\nAdjoining the kitchen was the bake house.\\nThe oven,built of brick, was generally plastered\\nover with mortar. In the center was a wooden\\ntrough, in which the bread was kneaded. The\\nfront door always oj)ened into the parlor. The", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "EAIU.Y SF/rTLEMENTS.\\n45\\nlatch was raised by means of a long strip of\\nbuciiskin hanging outside. Whenever the in-\\nmates were out no one, not oven an Indian,\\nwould enter, to do so being considered abreach\\nof hospitality. The clothes were taken to the\\nriver bank to be beaten with a mallet, the use\\nof pounding barrels and clothes wringers being\\nthen unknown. Tlie spinning-wheel was con-\\nstantl} used by the women they made a sort\\nof linsi v uDolscy which was the principal\\nclotli usihI. The making of straw hats was\\nthe principal occupation of the children and\\nmaidens during the winter evenings.\\nThe horses used were better known as Cana-\\ndian ponies. The French wore passionately\\nfond of racing on the ice in the winter, and\\nSaturday afternoons in the summer montlis in\\nfair weather large numbers met for what we\\nwould now term scrub races \u00e2\u0080\u0094commencing at\\nthe residence of E. P. Campbell and running to\\nMacomb street, on the river road on the south\\nside of the River Raisin. Tiiis was the resort\\nfor many years Saturday afternoons for fun and\\nfrolic. When horses of greater pretensions for\\nspeed and bottom, and for racing greater dis-\\ntances, came from Detroit, the Rouge or Mau-\\nmee, the race grounds in front of the Jean\\nRt. Cccott (now Bisonetto farm), one and one-\\nhalf miles above Monroe, on the north side of\\ntlie River Raisin, were resorted to, affording a\\nmile of track well adapted for racing.\\nTlie whipping post was common in Michigan.\\nThe post in Monroe was on the public square\\nin front of the First Presbyterian Church, and\\nmanj- now living remember the scenes tiiere\\nenacted. Colonel Peter P. Ferry as justice of the\\npeace often sentenced ofi enders to the post, and\\nJohn MulhoUen and Miles Thorp applied the\\nlash. The thrashing was generally effectual,\\nanfl in most cases, those punished felt the dis-\\ngrace of being publicly whipped im Ihi bare\\nback so keenly that they generally Kfl i ov\\nparts unknown, glad to escape from Monroe.\\nThe facts in relation to the early settlement\\nof the River Raisin are every day becoming\\nmore and more difficult to obtain, and aftci-the\\nolder residents now living are gone and they\\nare rapidly jjassingaway the difficult}- will be\\ngreatl} increased.\\nSeptember 10, 1822, Monroe county was es-\\ntablished as it now is, including the disputed\\nterritory, but attached to it was the pre. *ciit\\ncount}- of Lenawee. June 30, 1824, the seat\\nof justice for Lenawee county was established\\nat Tecumseli, but the county was not fully\\norganized until November 26, 1826. All suits\\nthen pending before the Monroe county court\\nwere to be considered before that court.\\nApril 19, 1825, Laplaisance Bay Harbor\\nCompany was oi-ganized by Colonel John An-\\nderson and seven others, and was the harbor\\nfor Southern Michigan until the completion of\\nthe Government canal in 1842.\\nDecember 25, 182G, our delegate in Congress\\nwas instructed to protest against any change\\nof the southern boundary of the county a\\npremonitory sj-mptom of the Toledo war.\\nAs before stated, about 100 French fami-\\nlies settled on the River Raisin in 1784, and\\nfrom that time settlements spread with con-\\nsiderable rapidity to Otter Creek, about five\\nmiles south, and to Stony Creek, about four\\nmiles north, and Swan Creek, nine miles north-\\neast. So that, as appears by the subsequent\\ngrants of donated tracts to these settlers under\\nthe act of Congress, March 3, 1807, which con-\\nfined the right to such grants to lands occu-\\npied and in part improved prior to July 1, 1796,\\nthese settlements must, prior to the last named\\ndate, have extended all along both sides of the\\nRiver Riiisin almost continuousl}^ for eight or\\nnine miles, and a few isolated tracts a little\\nfurther up and along both sides of Otter Creek,\\nfrom near the lake to some four miles into the\\ninterior and along Stony Creek. These early-\\nsettlers, for the sake of security and protection\\nfrom the Indians, had settled very near each\\nother along the River Raisin and other streams\\nmentioned, clearing only a small portion of\\nland in front along the stream. But as the\\nact of Congress confined each claimant to the\\nlands the front of which he improved, and al-\\nlowed him any quantity up to 640 acres, re-\\nquiring him to paj the government surveyor\\nfor surveying his tract, several remarkable re-\\nsults followed: First, to gel any considerable\\nquantity of land each would be compelled to\\ntake a narrow tract, thus making up the quan-\\ntity by extending a greater or less distance back\\nfrom the river or stream. This resulted in\\nmaking the tract of each a narrow, ribbon-\\nlike piece of land, fronting on the stream.\\nSecond, as the claimant had to pay the gov-\\nernment surveyor for surveying his claim, and\\nmost of the settlers, in the honest simplicity\\nof those days, could see no use in extcn iing", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "46\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntheir tracts further back from the front than\\nwould be convenieut to work as a fai m, together\\nwith enough woodland in the rear for fire-\\nwood and timber, most of them declined to pay\\nthe extra cost of surveying out the large tract\\nof 160 acres to which each would have been\\nentitled, which in most cases, would have ex-\\ntended from three to five miles to make up the\\nquantity, and not more than one in ten of them\\nwould consent to make their tracts longer than\\nabout two miles, and many of them not more\\nthan one. But occasionally a claimant more\\nfiir-seeing or more confident of the future, or\\nperhaps stimulated bj some Yankee (who\\nhad agreed with the claimant to purchase his\\nclaim), would extend his claim four miles or\\nmore in depth so as to include nearly 640 acres\\nallowed bj law. But these cases were excep-\\ntional, and did not amount to one in twenty.\\nVery generally the adjoining claimants\\nwould make their claims of the same depth,\\nand most generally about two miles, so as to\\nmake the rear of their claims a straight line;\\nbut occasionally would come in the midst of\\nthem, a more modest claimant, who refused to\\nextend his claim more than about one mile.\\nThis, of coui se, rendered the rear of the body\\nof claims jagged and unequal, and the conse-\\nquence of this was, tiiat when the Government,\\nsome years after, surveyed the public lands,\\nfinding a conssiderable body of claims extend-\\ning the same distance back and bounded\\nalike by one straight line, it omitted to notice\\nthe fact that among these claims were some\\nwhich only extended back about half the dis-\\ntance, and the land in rear of these short\\nclaims was thus, by mistake, left unsurveyed,\\nand treated as a part of the claim in front.\\nAlthough the original claimants knew that\\nthese lands were not included in their grants,\\ntheir descendants, who were generally illiter-\\nate, most of them unable to read, I eally be-\\nlieved that such lands were a part of the front\\nclaim which they had inherited, and they\\ntreated them as such in perfect good faith, sell-\\ning, mortgaging and leasing them as if a part of\\nthe front grant. And they might well do so in\\ngood faith, as the patents for a large jiortion of\\nthese claims were sent on to Michigan in 1812,\\nand were captured by the British on a schooner\\nbringing them. The heirs of the claimants,\\ntotally unacquainted with routine, never\\ntroubled themselves to inquire, and with their\\nlimited knowledge could not, if they wished,\\nhave ascertained the truth in relation to these\\ngrants. There were several thousand acres of\\nthese so-called lost lands, many of which\\nwere among the best lands in the county. Be-\\ntween 1850 and 1854 (while Hon. Charles\\nNoble was surveyor-general in Michigan) a\\nfull and complete survey of such lands was\\nmade and returned to the general land- office in\\nWashington.\\nBut the diflBculty in making provision upon\\nequitable principles for the adjustment of the\\nvarious complications which had grown up\\nunder such a state of things, had prevented\\nany adjustment of these titles, and the truly\\npaternal nature of our trovernment towards\\nthose who have in good faith converted the\\nwilderness into fertile fields, has jjrevented any\\nhasty legislation which might disturb the oc-\\ncupants of these lands.\\nThe possession of these various tracts of\\nland led to much litigation in Monroe county,\\nand the connection of the public surveys with\\nthe prior grants of claims led to some litiga-\\ntion in another way. The surveyor of the pri-\\nvate claims did not always make the side line\\nof some claims isolated from the general body\\nof claims, and the government surveyor, on\\nsome occasions, included in the public surveys\\nlarge portions of such claims; and the govern-\\nment lands were bought in good faith, but\\nafterwards found to i all within the patent of\\nprior claims. Such was the case of a purchase\\nof public land by Wakott Lawrence in Raisin-\\nville, some nine miles above Monroe on the\\nnorth side of the river. A large part of his\\npurchase turned out to be within the bounds\\nof a prior patent, or a claim which had been\\npurchased by Christopher Bruckner; and this\\ncase, after a long litigation, was settled by the\\ndecision of the Supreme Court of Michigan in\\nBruckner vs. Lawrence, 1 Doug. 19, and all\\nother cases of a similar kind were settled or\\ndecided on the basis of this decision.\\nWhile on the subject of public lands and\\nland grants, I should state there was one In-\\ndian reservation within the limits of Monroe\\ncounty, of nine sections of land, at a place call-\\ned Macon, on the River Raisin, where the\\nRiver Macon falls into the River Raisin. This\\nwas reserved to the Ottawa, Chijipewa, Wy-\\nandot and Pottawatomie Indians by Hull s\\ntreaty at Detroit, of November 17, 1807. But", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "EARLV SETTLEMENTS.\\n47\\nby the treatj- at the foot of the Rapids of\\nMiami, made bj- Lewis Cass and Duncan Mc-\\nArthur on the part of the United States, with\\nthese and other tribes of Indians, September\\n29, 1817, all these lands, except three sections\\non the Eivcr Eaisin at the place called Ma-\\ncon, were ceded to the United States.\\nThe sixteenth article of this treaty granted\\nto the Eector of the Catholic Church of St.\\nAnn, of Detroit, for the use of the said church\\nand to the corporation of the College of De-\\ntroit in common, each one-half of tlireo .sections\\nof land at Macon and three sections of land not\\nyet located, and the superintendent of Indian af-\\nfairs of Michigan (the Governor) was authorized\\nto select the said tract of land. Suit was brought\\nin 1841 b}- Hon. Isaac P.Christiancy as the attor-\\nney of St. Ann s Church, Detroit, to recover\\nthe three -sections at the Macon for which a\\npatent had been issued January 25, 182G, by\\nthe President (John (^uinc} Adams) to the\\nrector of the church and his successors. It be-\\ncame necessary to ascertain how the patent\\ncame to be issued for the three sections at the\\nMacon in severalty to the rector of the church\\nand his successoi S in office, or how the rector\\nbecame the owner in severalty. For this pur-\\npose it was necessary to ascertain what was the\\nCollege of Detroit, and how, if at all, a par-\\ntition had been made. After a great deal of\\nresearch and numerous inquiries of the oldest\\ncitizens, he finallv ascertained the facts in the\\nca.se fi om General Cass. He informed Judge\\nChristiancy that Ihe College of Detroit was the\\nnest egg of the Universitj- of Michigan. The\\nUniversity had been incorporated by an act\\nof the Governor and judges, drawn up b}-\\nJudge Woodward, by such a pedantic and un-\\ncouth name the Governor and remaining\\njudges refused to adopt the name and we chose\\nto call it the College of Detroit. The name\\ngiven in the act was the Catholoj)i8tetniad.\\nWith this information. Judge Christiancy\\nsearched and found the act incoi-porating the\\nCatholopistemiad, which had never been\\nprinted, but had remained unknown to the\\npublic and uncited from the day of its passage.\\nJudge Christiancy found the original record of\\ntlie action of the church and college in the\\nhands of Mott Williams, Ksq., at Detroit, con-\\ntaining a full and formal partition recorded\\nbetween the rector of the church and the cor-\\nporation of the college (University) of the three\\nsections yet unlocated to the University. He\\nfound also that Austin E. Wing, Philip Seceeycr\\nand Mr. Brown were appointed to examine and\\nselect the other three sections on behalf of the\\nUniversity that they had performed this duty\\nand that they had made an able report, extoll-\\ning in enthusiastic, though no more than truth-\\nful terms, the great excellence of Michigan\\nlands, and the advantages to settlers which\\nMichigan offered over most other States of the\\nUnion. Judge Christiancy found that the\\nState had already sold part of the land selected\\n(of these three sections) and thus ratified the\\npartition. As to the other six sections of the\\nreserve, they were proclaimed for sale by the\\nGovernment in 1839 and 1840, and at his sug-\\ngestion John D. Pierce, then Superintendent of\\nPublic Instruction for the Slate, applied to\\nhave these sections assigned to the State as\\nschool lands to make up deficiencies for school\\nsections in the county of Monroe, covered by\\nwhat were called the old French private\\nclaims. The Judge made out the papers\\nfor the signature of the Governor, and the\\nCommissioner of the United States land\\nofiSce at once recognized the claim, and\\nthe lands were so assigned. While Judge\\nChristiancy was a member of the Michigan\\nSenate in tha winter of 18.50, he brought to the\\nattention of Frank Sherman, then Superintend-\\nent of Public In.struction, the original charter\\nof the Catholopistemiad, or University of\\nMichigan, and suggested its publication. Ho\\nat once accepted the suggestion and in the\\nnext report inserted the full text of the act. In\\nthis way the original charter of the Michigan\\nUniversity first saw the light in print, and was\\nat last rescued from the oblivion to which its\\npedantic name had theretofore consigned it.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER VI.\\nCAUSES THAT LED TO THE WAR OF 1812 SURRENDER OF DETROIT BY OKNERAI, HITI.I,.\\nTHE ruling passion of Great Britain has\\nover been the acquisition of territory,\\nby no means limited to the eastern continent\\nand the isles of the sea. She persisted in her\\nwarfare with the Government of France until\\nthe year 1763, when she acquired from that\\nGovernment all of her American possessions,\\nand by treaty claimed the exclusive con-\\ntrol until the close of the Kevolutionary War\\nin 1783, at which time, by the treaty commonly\\nknown as the .Jay treaty, she ceded thorn to\\nthe Government of the United States of Amer-\\nica. After holding undisputed sway for twenty\\nyears, appreciating the vast income derived\\nfrom our fisheries and grants and licenses to\\nthose engaged in the fur-trade, she with great\\nreluctance and with a poor grace re-ceded to\\nour Government all her acquisitions from\\nFrance. In making this cession by the treaty\\nof 1783 of all the capacious harbors, noble\\nrivers and tho Northwest Territory, it was the\\nopinion among many of our eminent statesmen\\nthat she ever cherished the desire and deter-\\nmination of regaining them. This opinion\\nwas based not only on the well-known desire\\nfor acquisition, but from her persistent efforts\\nbefore and at the time of the treaty to limit our\\nterritory as far as practicable, and to the full\\nextent of her power. Satisfied from her ex-\\nperience in tho War of the Revolution that\\nthey could not be regained by force of arms,\\nthe energies of her statesmen were wasted in\\ntheir efforts to have this vast territory organ-\\nized into independent states, and to recognize\\nthe various Indian nations as indejjendent\\nnations. Could Great Britain have accom-\\nplished this purpose through the numerous\\nand powerful tribes of Indians that roamed\\nover those vast tracts of territory which have\\nsince become populous States, a large portion\\nof whom were then in sympath} with and\\nallies of the English during the Revolutionary\\nWar, she could then by treaty and purchase\\nhave acquired that which she could not hold\\nby force and arms. She could then have colon-\\nized and occupied nearly the whole line of\\nterritory on the lakes, and the territory west\\nof Lake Brie would have been an insuperable\\nobstacle to the growth of the Northwest, and\\nwould have to-day been subject to the British\\nGovernment instead of a free and independent\\ngovernment.\\nThis design on the part of Great Britain is\\nfurther apparent from the fact that although\\nthis territory had been, by the treaty of 1783,\\nceded to our Government, the stipulations of the\\ntreaty were not carried out; and for years she\\nretained possession of American f orts captured\\nduring the Revolutionary War, and was con-\\nstantly by bribes and presents instigating the\\nsavage tribes to make imjiractieable the settle-\\nment of the pioneers in the Northwest Terri-\\ntory. Notwithstanding the stipulations of the\\ntreaty of 1783, the British Government, in\\nviolation thereof, still retained possession of the\\nterritory north of the Ohio, and at the decisive\\nvictory of General Wayne after the treaty-, tho\\nCanadian volunteers and militia constituted a\\nconsiderable part of the Indian armies. The de-\\ncisive battle was fought under the walls of a\\nBritish fort, standing on territory previously\\nceded to the United States Government.\\nThese violations of a sacred ti-eaty and en-\\ncroachments u2)on our territory on the frontier\\nwere still more exasperating upon the high\\nseas. Napoleon was at this time in the very\\nzenith of his power; and Great Britain, in.stead\\nof overthrowing and crushing at once the\\nFrench Republic, began to tremble for her own\\nsafety. The deadly strife that followed ex-\\nhausted her resources and crippled her strength.\\nShe had for years been mistress of the seas,\\nand to supply her navy with seamen, resorted\\nto impressment of not only her own subjects\\nbut on American ships of American sailors.\\nShe arrested our merchant vessels on the\\n[48]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "CAUSES THAT LED TO THE WAR OF l8l2.\\n40\\nhigli seas undor tlio preteiiso of seeking de-\\nserters, and without hesitation with groundless\\ncharges forced our sailors into the British navy\\nand pressed them into the service of a hated\\nnation. Over six thousand were known to\\nhave been thus impressed into the enemy s\\nnavy, though the real number was far in ex-\\ncess of that number. This disregard of treaty\\nobligations and these insults to our Govern-\\nment were not confined to the high seas, but\\nour American merchantmen were boarded on\\nour own coasts and captured. American sea-\\nmen were ])re8scd into their service in tiie very\\nharbor of New York. Tliese aggressions on\\nhuul and violations of laws of nations and\\ntreaty stipulations continued, and becoming in-\\ntensely aggravating, led on the part of our\\nGovernment to an open declaration of war.\\nTlie New England States, with fresh recollec-\\ntion of the carnage, bloodshed and strife of\\nthe Eevolutionary War, with their sympathies\\nfor a monarchical form of government, were\\naverse to the declaration of war; and we were\\nnot only compelled to encounter the armies\\nand navy of the most powerful nation on land\\nand 8ea,but to meet with wisdom and great tirni-\\nness the opposition of a powerful part} com-\\nposed of our own citizens. Having just recov-\\nered from the consequences of the long and ex-\\nhaustive KevoliitioiKuy struggle, and feeling\\ntiie invigorating influence of prosperity, the\\nnation instinctively shrank from a war that\\nwould necessarily paralj-ze her commerce and\\nthe rising ho])es of a young nation. The Gov-\\nernment determined to exhaust all the efforts\\nof diplomacy before resorting to arms, but\\nEngland s encroachments were so barefaced\\nand outrageous that Thomas Jefferson conclud-\\ned that patience and forbearance ceased to be\\nvirtues, and in communicating his impressions\\nderived from intercourse with the English\\nauthorities, writes to our Government irom\\nEngland In spite of treaties England is our\\nenemy. Her hatred is deep-rooted and cordial,\\nand nothing with her is wanted but power, to\\nwipe us and the land we live in out of existence.\\nAssuming the role of dictator, by her orders\\nshe not onlj- violated all our rights as a nation\\nwhile submitting a treaty that was for protec-\\ntion, but plundered our vessels, impressed our\\nseamen and threatened the towns along our\\ncoasts with conflagration.\\nA powerful party within our own borders\\nthat was opposed to the War of ISl J compris-\\ned many of the leading statesmen of this\\ncountry, and it should not appear to us strange\\nwhen we consider the patriotism that charac-\\nterized many in the party. Many of the\\nnoblest men had offered their lives and for-\\ntunes to the cause of liberty in the iJovolution-\\nary struggle, and yet regarded the British\\nGovernment as the best in the world. The}-\\nmade their sacrifices and evinced their patriot-\\nism not so much against the form of govern-\\nment, but to be free from its oppressive acts.\\nThey admired the British constitution, and\\ntook up arms not so much to destroj- as to cn-\\njoj the rights it guai-anteed its subjects.\\nA great majority of the patriots and states-\\nmen believed that sufficient provocation had\\nbeen given to justif) us in a resort to arms.\\nThe impressment of 6,000 or 7,000 seamen,\\nmost of them American citizens, the destruc-\\ntion of nearl} a thousand merchantmen, and\\nthe insults heaped upon our flag, were wrongs\\nwhich could not be justified.\\nIn anticipation of the War of 1S12, General\\nHull, the Governor of Michigan Territorj had\\nbeen ordered to occupy tlie Territory with an\\narmy of two thousand men, for the purpose of\\ndefending the northwest frontier from the In-\\ndians, and in case of war vvith Great Britain to\\nobtain command of Lake Erie. lie would thus\\nbe able to co-operate with General Dearborn,\\nwho had served in the Revolution and had\\nbeen appointed commander-in-chief of the\\nnorthern forces, and had repaired to Platts-\\nburg; while General VanRensselaer of the\\nNew York militia, and General Smith, were\\nstationed on the Niagara frontier.\\nThe design of this work will not a lmit of\\nfollowing further and in detail the campaign of\\nGenerals Dearborn, VanRensselaer and Smith,\\nhaving in view the invasion and conquest of\\nCanada, but will be devoted in future to the cam-\\npaign in the Northwest Territory under tlie\\ncommand of General Hull, who had been an offi-\\ncer of merit under General Wa.shington in the\\nRevolutionary War, and whose appointment at\\nthat time was considered a vcrj- judicious one.\\nIn compliance with the call of the President,\\nauthorized by Congress, to the several States\\nin anticipation of a war with Great Britain,\\nGovernor Meigs, of Ohio, issued his proclama-\\ntion and drafted twelve hundred men from Ohio,\\nwhich with three hundred volunteers under", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "50\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nColonel Miller, three companies ofartilleiy and\\na part of the First regiment of infantry, assem-\\nbled at Dayton, Ohio. The command thereof\\nwas by Governor Meigs assigned to General\\nHull, with instructions from the War Depart-\\nment to march to Detroit with all possible\\nspeed. The three regiments, under the com-\\nmand of Colonels Cass, McArthur and Findlay,\\nleft Daj ton June 1st with over two thousand\\nrank and file for Detroit. While en route for\\nDetroit General Hull at Findlay received infor-\\nmation from the Secretary of War that war\\nicotild probably soon be declared, dated June\\n8tli, 1812; but the declaration of war dated the\\nsame daj was not received by General Hull\\nuntil July 2d, at Frenchtown, on the River\\nRaisin, where he rested with his army over one\\nday. On the Ist of July, at Miami, on the\\nMaumee river. General Hull employed a\\nschooner, the Cuyahoga, of which one Chapin\\nwas captain, to carry his baggage, hospital\\nstores, intrenching tools and about thirty\\nofficers and privates, with muster rolls, which\\nhad just been completed, and with instructions\\nfrom Secretary of War. The General declared\\nthat as he had not then received a declaration\\nof war, the two Governments were yet at peace.\\nBut official notice of the declaration of war had\\nbeen received by the British commander at\\nMaiden six days before the declaration was\\nreceived by General Hull, giving the British\\nofficers a great advantage in preparations. When\\nthe vessel with army supplies attempted to pass\\nthe British fort at Maiden it was seized and\\ncaptured with all on board. This advantage\\ngained over him had a depressing effect on\\nGeneral Hull.\\nOn the4thof July, General Hull, with his arm j\\nreached Huron River, about two miles east of\\nthe present site of Gibraltar, and constructed a\\nbridge. Here he was met by troops from De-\\ntroit to aid in preparing the road. On the 5th\\nthe army crossed the Ecorse and Rouge rivers\\nand reached the same evening Springwells,\\nhaving traveled over 200 miles through an\\nalmost unbroken wilderness and forests, build-\\ning bridges as they came to streams and rivers,\\nwading through tlie memorable black swamp,\\nenduring great hardships. On the morning of\\nthe 6th of July General Hull ordered General\\nCass to Maiden with a flag of truce to demand the\\nbaggage and prisoners captured on the schooner\\nCuyahoga. On his arrival at Maiden he was\\nblindfolded, his demands refused, and he was\\nescorted back to Detroit.\\nGeneral Hull, having reached Detroit with\\nhis capable and patriotic officers and army of\\n2,000 men, could have easily captured Maiden,\\nand was urged to the necessity of doing some-\\nthing to carry out the objects of the campaign.\\nOn the 12th of July he yielded to the pressure\\nand marched with bis army to Sandwich. Hei e\\nhe paused and was vacillating; to the great\\ndisgust of his officers, he halted four days\\nissued a proclamation to the Canadians, and\\nsent out detachments penetrating into the\\ncountry. After this delay, General Hull sent\\nColonels Lewis Cass and Miller with a detach-\\nment of 280 men, toward Maiden. These officers\\npushed on to the River Canard, within four\\nmiles of the British fort at Maiden, drove in\\nthe pickets, took possession of and held the\\nbridge, and immediately dispatched a messen-\\nger to General Hull announcing their success.\\nFor.some unaccountaljle reason General Hull, in-\\nstead of being gratified at their success, seemed\\nirritated, condemned the attack, and directed the\\nimmediate return of the detachment to Detroit.\\nThe brave officers persisted in their request to\\nattack the enemy to no purpose.\\nFrom the statements of the British afterwards,\\nit appeared that the approach of this detach-\\nment tilled the British garrison with alarm\\ntheir shipping was brought up to the wharves\\nand the loading of baggage and stores com-\\nmenced jDreparatorj- to flight. Two sides of\\nthe fort were dilapidated, while 700 men, of\\nwhom only 100 were regulars, constituted the\\nentire garrison. From the panic which the\\napproach of Colonels Cass and Miller created,\\nthere is no doubt that the appearance of Gen-\\neral Hull s army of 2,000 men before the place\\nwould have been followed by an immediate sur-\\nrender. The American officers and array felt\\ncertain of success and were impatient to be led\\nto the attack; but General Hull thought it un-\\n.safe to advance without heav}- artillery, and\\ndesii-ed to know the effect of his proclamation.\\nTwo thousand men quietly waited for this\\nmiserable garrison of 700 men, 600 of whom\\nwere Canadian militia, restrained by the vac-\\nillating course of the commanding officer. The\\nAmerican army was kept in this position three\\nweeks. When at length two twenty-pounders\\nand three howitzers were mounted and with\\nthe ammunition placed on floating batteries,", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "SURRENDER OF nETROIT P.Y GENERAL HULL.\\n51\\nready to move on Maiden, the order to mareli\\nwas countermanded, and the army instead\\nof advancing against the enemy, recrossed\\nthe river to Detroit, over which it had passed\\na few weelis before to the conquest of Can.\\nada. During his delay of weeks the gathering\\nof the Indian clans and re-enforcements pour-\\ning into the British garrison at Maiden seem-\\ned to alarm General Hull. The surrender at\\nthis time, on the 17th of July, of our post at\\nMackinac was announced b3 the olRcers and\\ntroops paroled, and increased his fears, lor it\\nthreatened the opposing forces of the Indians,\\nCanadians and British in all the Northwest. The\\nfort at Mackinac was the grand depot of the\\nfur companies, and had shielded General Hull\\nfrom all attacks from that quarter.\\nThree days previous to the retreat of General\\nHull from Canada, Colonel Proctor, of the\\nBritish armj had arrived at Maiden with re-\\nenforcements, and threw a detachment across\\nthe river to Brownstown to intercept an\\\\ pro-\\nvisions and army supplies that might be ad-\\nvancing from Ohio to the American army.\\nColonel Brush, who was on the waj- from Ohio\\nwith the mail, flour, cattle and supjjlies for the\\nfort at Detroit, was advised of the naovemeiits\\nof Colonel Proctor and was ordered to halt at\\nthe River Eaisin. To open the communication\\nand aid Colonel Brush, Major Van Home was\\ndispatched with 200 volunteers and militia but\\nthe detachment was led into an ambush at\\nBrownstown and utlerlj defeated, but about\\none-half returning to the army. Both General\\nHull and Major Van Horno were censured\\nthe general for not sending a stronger force,\\nremaining quietly in Canada and crossing his\\nforces leisurely to Detroit the latter for not\\nheeding the information received that the\\nenemy were in advance, and allowing his small\\nforce to rush into an ambuscade. General\\nHull s position was now embarrassing. Re-\\nenforcements were hastening to the support of\\nMaiden, his communications on Lake Erie were\\ncut off by the British vessels, while the defeat\\nof Van Ilorne indicated that his communica-\\ntions by land were also cut off. The general\\nknew the land communications must be opened\\nat all hazards, and dispatched Colonel Miller,\\nwith 400 men, on the route which Van Home\\nhad taken, to clear the road to the River Raisin.\\nColonel Miller left Detroit August 8, 1S12,\\nand the next day in the afternoon, as he was\\napproaching Brown.-itown, came upon the\\nenemy, covered with a breastwork of logs and\\nbranches of trees, protected on the one side by\\nthe Detroit river and on the other by swamps\\nand thickets. The British were commanded\\nby Muir and the Indians by Tecumseb. Caj)-\\ntain Snelling, leading the advance guard, ap-\\nproached to within half musket shot, when he\\ndiscovered the enemy. A fierce and deadly\\nfire was opened on him, which he sustained\\nwith great courage until Colonel Miller, convert-\\ning his march into order of battle, advanced to\\nhis support. Seeing how destructive the fire of\\nthe enemjT was, while the bullets of his own\\nmen buried themselves for the most part in the\\nlogs of the breastwork, also perceiving some\\nsymptoms of wavering. Miller determinetl to\\ncarrj the works by the bayonet. The order to\\ncharge was received with loud cheers, and the\\nnext moment one detachment poured fiercely\\nover the breastworks, routing the British and\\nCanadians, and pressed swiftlj^ on their retreat-\\ning footsteps. Tecumseb, however, maintain-\\ned bis post, and Van Home, who commanded\\nthe right flank of the American lines, suppos-\\ning from bis stubl)orn resistance that it would\\nrequire more force than he possessed to dis-\\nlodge him, sent to Colonel Miller for re-enforce-\\nments. The latter iiumediatcly ordered a halt,\\nand with reluctance turned from the fugitives,\\nnow almost within his grasp, and hastened to\\nthe relief of his subordinate. On arriving at\\nthe breastworks he found the Indians in full\\nflight. He started again in pursuit, but ar-\\nrived in view of the oneiu}- only to see it on\\nthe water floating away beyond his grasp. He\\nhad, however, established the communication\\nbetween Detroit and the River Raisin, and dis-\\npatched Colonel Snelling to Detroit with an\\naccount of the victory and a request for boats\\nto remove the wounded, bring provisions for\\nthe living and re-enforcements to supply the\\nplaces of the dead and disabled. General\\nHull promptly sent Colonel McArthur vv ith\\n100 men and the boats, but with provisions\\nsuflicient only for a single meal. Colonel Mil-\\nler was then some twent} miles from su])plies,\\nbut not deeming it prudent with his slender\\nforce and scanty provisions to proceed, re-\\nmained on the battle field and sent another\\nmessenger, declaring communication opened,\\nand assuring him a few more men and provi-\\nsions would keep it so, expecting, as soon as", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "52\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsupplies came and he was relieved of the sick\\nand wounded, to march to Brush at the Eaisin.\\nThe nest evening the messenger i-eturned,\\nbringing instead of the provisions a peremptory\\norder to return to Detroit with his forces.\\nOn the evening of thel4th General Hull sent\\nColonels McArthur and Cass, with a detachment\\nof 400 men, to obtain by a back, circuitous and\\nunknown route through the woods, that^which\\nColonel Miller had secui-ed and then been com-\\npelled to relinquish.\\nOn the evening of the 15th General Hull\\nsent a courier to the detachment under Cass\\nand McArthur, ordering them before reaching\\nthe Eaisin to return, as the fort had been\\nsummoned to surrender. The detachment\\nmarched until two o clock that night on their\\nreturn, and early the next morning arrived at\\nthe edge of the woods in the vicinity of Detroit,\\nwhere they drew up in order of battle.\\nIn the meantime General Brock, commander\\nof the British forces, approached Detroit on\\nthe opposite side of the River Detroit, and com-\\nmenced erecting batteries to j)rotect his army\\nand cover it in crossing the river. General\\nHull s officers proposed and urged him to ])er-\\nmit.them to cross and spike the guns and dis-\\nable the enemy, but every project suggested\\nwas rejected, and the 24-pounders and howitzers\\nwere dumb on their carriages in front of these\\nhostile preparations.\\nOn the morning of the 15th of August, 1S12,\\na messenger arrived from General Brock de-\\nmanding an immediate surrender of the town\\nand fort. General Hull replied, refusing\\nin a very spirited manner. General Brock\\nimmediately opened his fire from a newlj erect-\\ned batterj-, and after knocking down chim-\\nneys and disabling a few soldiers, ceased firing\\nabout ten o clock in the evening. The next\\nmorning General Brock, under the protection\\nof his battery, commenced crossing the river\\nand without loss succeeded. The opposing\\nforces were nearly equal, but the position of\\nthe Americans gave them greatly the advan-\\ntage. TheAmerican fort was of great strength,\\nsurrounded by a deep, wide ditch, and strongly\\npalisaded, witii an e.xtcrior battery of two 24-\\npounders. At this time Colonel Anderson,\\nstationed at corner of Jefferson avenue and\\nWayne street with two 24-pounder8, with his\\nfuse readj was confident he could with one\\ncharge have blown General Brock s close\\ncolumn to pieces, but instead received an order\\nfrom General Hull not to fire. The ditch was\\noccupied by 400 men, while 400 more lay be-\\nhind a picket fence which flanked the approach\\nto it. Three hundred more held the town.\\nAgainst this formidable army General Brock\\nboldly advanced, riding in front of his column,\\napparently doomed to swift destruction, with\\nhis troops advancing, while with impatience\\nevery eye of our forces was sternly bent, and\\nevery heart beating intensely to hear the com-\\nmand to fire. In this moment of thrilling ex-\\ncitement a white flag was hoisted above the\\nfort, and an order came for all the troops to\\nwithdraAv from the outer posts and stack their\\narms. Such a cry of indignation arose as\\nprobably never before assailed the ears of a\\ncommander.\\nThis shameful deed was done on the 16th\\nof August, 1812, and by the articles of capitu-\\nlation included Colonels McArthur and Cass,\\nwith their detachments that had been sent to\\nthe River Raisin, together with the detachment\\nunder Colonel Brush at the River Raisin that\\nwas entrusted with the supplies. Colonels\\nMcArthur and Cass, having heard the cannon-\\nading twenty-four hours before, were return-\\ning, and at the moment the white flag was\\nraised were with their forces within one and a\\nhalf miles from the fort, advancing so as to\\ntake the enemy in the rear. Thus ended a\\ndefense which was thought by the most intelli-\\ngent officers would have resulted in the entire\\ndestruction of the British army.\\nThe terms of capitulation surrendered 2,000\\nmen, 40 barrels of powder, 400 rounds of 24-\\npouud shot, 100,000 ball cartridges, 24,000\\nstand of arms, 35 iron and 8 brass cannon and\\na large supply of provisions and for weeks\\nthereafter small boats were engaged in trans-\\nporting the military stores to Maiden.\\nGeneral Hull was tried by court-martial, of\\nwhich Martin Van Buren was judge advocate.\\nAcquitted of treason, he was found guilty of\\ncowardice, and was sentenced to be shot, but\\nwas pardoned by the President. His life was\\nsaved, but he was ever after a blighted and\\nruined man. It is sad to think he went down\\nto the grave in sorrow and disgrace that one\\nwho had marched beside General Washington\\nin the perilous advance on Trenton, stood\\nfirmly amidst the hottest fire at Princeton,\\ngallantly led his men to the charge at Bemis", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "SURRENDER OF DETROIT BY GENERAL HULL,\\n53\\nHeights, aiul faced without flinching the fiery\\nsleet that swept the column pressing up the\\nrugged heights of Stony Point, should be\\nadjudged a coward. He had been a gallant\\nsubordinate officer in the Revolution; but a\\nman may be a good major or even colonel, yet\\na very poor commander-in-chief qualified and\\neminently fit to act under orders, whom per-\\nsonal danger never moves, but unnerved by\\ngreat responsibility.\\nIt is a singular coincidence that Napoleon was\\nadvancing on Moscow, and the very morning\\nthat Murat and Ney attacked and fell on the\\nrear Russian Guard who began the memorable\\nretreat, was the same morning that General\\nHull made his ignominious surrender of De-\\ntroit to General Brock, commander of the\\nBritish forces.\\nA considerable force of British and Indians\\nwas stationed at Detroit from the time of the\\nsurrender until the following winter, while\\nColonel Proctor s headquarters were at Maiden\\nwith the main British army.\\nIn order to secure the foi-ce under Colonel\\nBrush and the supplies in his charge, Captain\\nElliot, a British officer, was immediately after\\nthe surrender and capitulation sent to the\\nRiver Raisin fi om Detroit, accompanied by a\\nFrenchman and a Wyandot Indian, with a\\ncopy of the capitulation. Colonel Brush, learn-\\ning from his scout that Captain Elliot was\\ncoming with a flag of truce, sent a guard out\\nto meet him. Elliot and his companions were\\nblindfolded and brought into the stockade.\\nColonel Brush would not believe Captain\\nElliot s story thought it a hoax, and the copy\\nof the capitulation a forgery, so utterly im-\\nprobable did it seem to him that Detroit had\\nbeen taken. For this reason he confined Cap-\\ntain Elliot and his companions in the block-\\nhouse. The next day, August 17th, the story\\nof the surrender was confirmed by an Ameri-\\ncan soldier who had escaped from Detroit.\\nUpon learning this, Colonel Brush packed up\\nwhat provisions he could, retaining Captain\\nElliot s horse to aid in carrying the sick, and\\ndriving his cattle befbi e him, escaped with his\\nstores and army to Ohio, leaving orders to re-\\nlease Elliot on the next day, which was done.\\nElliot was of course indignant at his treatment\\nand at the escape of Colonel Brush with so\\nmuch of the supplies. To add to his rage, a\\ngreat portion of the provisions and ammunition\\nleft by Brush had been carried off and secreted\\nby the inhabitants of the place before his re-\\nlease, they thinking it no great harm to take\\nfrom their own what would otherwise fall into\\nthe hands of the rascally British, as they\\ncalled them. Captain Elliot sent for the Indian\\nChief Tecumseh and his band to pursue Brush,\\nand encouraged the Indians to ravage and\\nplunder the settlement, in spite of the remon-\\nstrance of Tecumseh.\\nThe settlement was plundered not onh- of\\njjrovisions and cattle, but horses, saddles,\\nbridles, household furniture, and every valu-\\nable that had not been secreted. The settle-\\nment was so thoroughly stripped of horses that\\nJames Knaggs, who had for days been con-\\ncealed in the settlement (a reward of S500\\nhaving been oflFcred for his scalp), could find\\nonly one on which to escape to Ohio, and that\\nhorse had been hidden bj^ a tailor in a cellar.\\nKnaggs gave his coat and a silver watch for\\nit. After much peril he succeeded in escaping.\\nHe was tjie scout or messenger who was en-\\ntrusted with communication between Colonel\\nBrush and General Hull when it was extreme-\\nly hazardous to travei se the forests by In-\\ndian trails among hostile savages. Mr. James\\nKnaggs subsequently fought under Colonel\\nRichard M. Johnson at the Battle of the\\nThames, and with Medard Labadie of River\\nRaisin carried Colonel Johnson, wounded, in a\\nblanket from the field.\\nThe chief Tecumseh was the soul of honor\\nwhen his word was pledged. When Tecumseh s\\nhunting parties approached the white settle-\\nments, horses and cattle were occasionally stolen\\nfrom the French settlers, but notice to the chief\\nfailed not to produce instant redress. The\\ncharacter of Tecumseh was that of a gallant\\nwarrior, an honest and honorable man, and\\nhis memory was respected by many of our old\\ncitizens who personally knew him. One inci-\\ndent will illustrate the character of the great\\nIndian chieftain. When summoned by Elliot\\nimmediately after the surrender in August,\\n1812, to come to the River Raisin and pursue\\nColonel Brush, he found that most of the cattle\\nof the settlement had been driven off, either by\\nthe settlers in order to save them or by the In-\\ndians as plunder. Therefore he experienced\\ngreat difficulty in getting meat for his warriors.\\nHe, however, discovered a )-oko of fine black\\noxen, belonging to a Frenchman by the name", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "54\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nof Eivard, who resided up the river some dis-\\ntance. Tecumseh insisted on taking the cattle,\\nbut Eivard begged hard, stating they were the\\nonly property ho had left, and taking him into\\nthe house showed the chieftain his father sick\\nand in need of medicine. He appealed urgent-\\nly to Tecumseh s genei-osity, but Tecumseh\\nsaid he must have the oxen, as his men were\\nhungry. Young Eivard remonstrated. He\\ntold the chief that if he took them his father\\nwould starve to death.\\nWell, said Tecumseh, we are the con-\\nquerors. I must have the oxen, my people\\nmust not starve, but I will not rob you of them.\\nI will pay you flOO, which is more than they\\nare worth, but I must have them.\\nThe cattle were speedily killed, large fires\\nbuilt, and the warriors were soon feasting on\\ntheir flesh. During the evening Tecumseh got\\na white man to write an order on the British\\nIndian agent. Captain Elliot (who was on the\\nriver some distance below), for the money.\\nYoung Eivard took the order immediately to\\nColonel Elliot, who refused to pa} it, and treated\\nhim harshly, saying:\\nWe are entitled to our support from the\\ncountry we have conquered, and I will not\\npay it.\\nThe young man returned with a sorrowful\\nheart and Elliot s answer to Tecumseh, who said:\\nHe won t pay it, will he? Stay all night\\nand to-morrow we will go and see.\\nThe next morning he took .young Eivard\\nstraight into the presence of the captain in the\\nblock-house. On meeting him he said\\nDo you refuse to pay for the oxen I bought?\\nYes, said the captain, and reiterated the\\nreason for refusal.\\nThe chieftain felt insulted, and said\\nI bought them for my joung men, who\\nwere very hungry. I promised to pay for\\nthem, and they shall be paid for if I have to sell\\nall my own horses to pay for them. I have\\nalways heard that the white people went to\\nwar with each other and not with peaceable\\ninhabitants; that they did not rob and plunder\\npoor people. I will not.\\nWell, said the captain, I will not pay for\\nthem.\\nThe chief replied\\nYou can do as you please, but before Te-\\ncumseh, the Prophet and his warriors came to\\nfight the battles of the great king, they had\\nenough to eat, for which they had only to thank\\nthe Great Spirit and their good rifles. Their\\nhunting grounds supplied them food enough\\nand to them they can return.\\nHe said further that the man was poor and\\nhad a sick father, as he knew, having seen\\nhim; thatitw^as notrightthat this man should\\nsuffer for the evil deeds of his government, and\\nthat if this was the way the British intended to\\ncarry on the war he would pay the debt and\\nthen leave with his men for his home and let\\nthe British do their own fighting. Elliot was\\nalarmed and frightened bj- the angry and de-\\ntermined chieftain, and brought out $100 in\\ngovernment scrip, but Tecumseh told him to\\ntake it back, as be promised the man the\\nmoney and money he should have or he would\\nleave. Elliot was with great reluctance com-\\npelled to pay the specie, and then Tecumseh\\nmade him pay the man a dollar extra for the\\ntrouble he had been to. Eivard went his way\\nrejoicing with his $100, and Tecumseh s ire was\\nappeased and his word vindicated.\\nSoon after this the block-house on the site\\nnow occupied by Major Chapman was by the\\ncommand of Captain Elliot burned also a por-\\ntion of the pickets were destroyed, deeming it\\nprudent to destroy them, as he knew it was\\nimpossible for the British to keep an armed\\nforce at this point. Elliot then left, and from\\nthis time until the month of October, bands of\\nIndians frequently returned to the Eiver Eaisin\\nand plundered the settlement.\\nIn October, 1812, British officers came with\\na force of militia from Maiden and took perma-\\nnent possession of the town of Frenchtown.\\nThe officers occupied the houses of Jerome and\\nCouture, below the brick house now owned by\\nLouis Lafontain,not far from the present bridge\\nof the Michigan Central Eailroad. The Lafon-\\ntain house was not then built, and was the site\\nof Colonel Lacroix s residence; but the site of\\nthe building with those eastward was occupied\\nwith wooden buildings, all of which were\\nburned to the ground at the time of the massa-\\ncre in the following January. This location\\nwas made from the fact that it was adjacent to\\nand commanded the only road from the south,\\nwhich had been previously made by General\\nHull, and from which point the British natur-\\nally expected the approach of American forces;\\nalso because from its elevation it overlooked\\nthe opposite (south) side of the Eiver Eaisin,\\nas General Harrison was daily expected on his\\nway with his army to Detroit.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER VII.\\nFROM THE SUKREXnER OF GENERAL HULL TO AND INCLUDING THE MASSACRE AT THE\\nRIVER RAISIN.\\nBY the terms of the capitulation, Fort Detroit\\nwas immediately surrendered to the Brit-\\nisli forces under the command of Major-General\\nBrock, toj^ether with all the troops, regulars as\\nwell as militia, and all i)uhlic stores, arms, and\\ndocuments. The troops wei-e considered as\\nprisoners of war, with the exception of such of\\nthe Michigan militia as had not joined thearniy.\\nThe Ohio troops were paroled and sent home\\nby way of Cleveland, the Michigan militia\\nreleased, and most of the regular troops were\\nsent in flat bottomed boats down the St. Law-\\nrence Eivcr to Montreal and Quebec.\\nMajor-General Brock left Detroit in command\\nof Colonel Proctor, with two hundred and fifty\\nmen. He by proclamation suspended the laws\\nof the Territory, and declared the Territory\\nmuler martial law until such time as the danger\\nthen existing or to be apprehended should be\\nremoved.\\nThe siirrender of the northwestern army\\nastonished and surprised the whole country,\\nand was followed by indignation and a spirit of\\nretaliation and revenge. The whole Northwest\\nTerritory was now laid open to the incursions\\nof the savages. This army was regarded at\\nthe time by our Government as sure of success,\\nand was expected to sweep everything before\\nit, and this shameful surrender was not at first\\ncredited. Kentuckj-, Ohio, Pennsj lvania and\\nVirginia sent forth crowds of -volunteers, eager\\nto redeem the tarnished reputation of the\\ncountry. Several members of Congrcss from\\nKentucky enlisted as private soldiers. The\\nyoung and ardent Heniy Clay at the musters\\nthrilled the 3-ouug m.en who surrounded him\\nwith his ardent zeal and eloquence. Ten thou-\\nsand men were raised iu a very short time and\\nplaced under General Harrison, the hero of\\nTippecanoe. To these were added portions of\\nthe 17th and 19th Rcgimentsof regular infantry,\\nand two regiments from Kentucky and Ohio.\\nFour thousand men raised by order of Governor\\nShelby of Kentucky, all mounted, were put\\nunder Major-General Hopkins, of the militia,\\nwho, jointly with three regiments already sent\\nto Vincennes by General Harrison, were ex-\\npected to defend the frontiers of Illinois and\\nIndiana.\\nSeptember 12, 1812, General Harri.son with\\nabout 2,500 men reached li ort Deposit and\\nrelieved the garrison, composed of about seventy\\nmen, who had gallantl}^ withstood the attacks\\nof hordes of Indians. Here he remained until\\nthe arrival of other troops, and occupied the\\ntime in sending out detachments against the\\nIndian villages, all of which were successful.\\nOn the 18th of the same month, he returned to\\nFort Wayne, where he met General Winchester\\nwith i-e-enforcemcnts of 2,000 men from Ohio\\nand Kentucky.\\nIn the latter part of September he arrived at\\nFort Defiance. Leaving his forces there he\\nreturned to the settlements to organize and\\nhasten up the forces designed to constitute the\\ncenter and right wing of his army. He aban-\\ndoned the original plan of boldly marching on\\nDetroit and recapturing it at once, anti determin-\\ned to advance in three different columns, bj- as\\nmany different routes, to the Miami Rapids,\\nthence move suddenl} to Brownstown, cro.ss\\nthe liiver Deti-oit and seize Maiden, which had\\nbeen the source of so much annoj-ance to Gen-\\neral Hull, and avenge the disgrace of the sur-\\nrender.\\nThe lakes being in possc. ision of the enemy,\\nprovisions, ammunition and cannon had to be\\ntransported by land, through swamps and\\nmarshes, and along forest paths aud Indian\\ntrails, which could be traced only bj- blazed\\ntrees, and traversed only when the ground was\\nfrozen He therefore occupied his time in send-\\ning out detachments and hurrying up his forces,\\niu order to be ready to advance when the frozen\\n[55]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "56\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nground, and csjiecially llie ice along the margin\\nof the hike, would facilitate the transportation\\nof his guns and munitions of war.\\nGeneral Harrison in December gave the order\\nfor the whole army to move forward in three\\ndivisions: One from Sandusky, with a park of\\nartillery and a nominal force of 10,000 strong;\\none from Fort Mc Arthur and the third, under\\nGeneral Winchester, was to advance from Fort\\nDefiance to the Eapids of the Maumee, there\\ntake in their supplies of ordnance and provi\\nsions, and proceed at once to invest Maiden.\\nHarrison, commanding the central division,\\nstarted on the 31st of December. General\\nWinchester, who had moved six miles from\\nFort Defiance towards the Maumee Rapids,\\ncommenced his march on the 8th of January.\\nIt was a cold,bittei- day, and the snow lay over\\ntwo feet deep in the forest when that doomed\\ncolumn, one thousand strong, set out for tiie\\nMaumee Rapids, twonty-seven miles distant.\\nThe troops, most of whom were Keutuckians,\\nwere brave and hardy, and cheerfully harnessed\\nthemselves to sledges, dragging their baggage\\nthrough the deep snow. General Winchester\\nwas ordered to fortify himself at the Maumee\\nRapids, and wait for the arrival of the other\\ntroops. Three days after arriving at this place,\\non the 13th of January, 1813, while construct-\\ning liuts to receive the suj)plies on the way and\\nsleds for their tran.sportution to Maiden, he\\nreceived an urgent request from the inhabi-\\ntants of Frenchtowu, on the River Raisin, to\\ncome to their assistance. Feeling the imjjor-\\ntance of fulfillirig his general orders, he gave\\nthe messenger no encouragement. But another\\nexpress on the next day and a third the day\\nafter, assured him that the whole settlement\\nwas threatened with massacre by the Indians,\\nthat only a small force of the enemy held pos-\\nsession of the place, and by a prompt answer to\\ntheir prayer the ruin of all would be prevented,\\n(jreneral Harrison called a council of officers.\\nColonel Allen and other gallant officers pleaded\\nthe cause of the helpless settlers, declaring that\\nthe true object of the expedition was the protec-\\ntion of the frontiers from the merciless Indi-\\nans that brave men spurned danger when\\nprayers of women and children were sounding\\nin their ears. The troops, touched by the\\nearnestness of the messengers and the peril of\\nthe inhabitants of Fi onchtown, were anxious\\nto move at once towards the River Raisin. Such\\nappeals prevailed over the cooler and safer\\narguments drawn from the necessity of not\\ndamaging the success of the whole campaign by\\njjeriling one of the wings of the advancing\\narmy.\\nThe result of this council with the officers\\nwas a determination to send ti-oops immediately\\nto the Raisin, thirty-five miles distant by the\\nroute they must travel. On the morning of\\nthe 17th, Colonel Lewis with 500 men started\\nfor Frenchtowu, instructed to attack and rout\\nthe enemy an-dhold the place. These were\\nfollowed a few hours later by Colonel Allen and\\n100 men, who joined Colonel Lewis at Presque\\nIsle, a point on Maumee Bay a little below the\\npresent city of Toledo. There the troops passed\\nan intensely cold night. Strong ice covered the\\nbay and shores of Lake Erie, and over that icy\\nbridge the little army moved early and rapidly.\\nThey breakfasted on the shores of the lake in\\nsnow several inches deep, then moved steadily\\nforward in three lines, so arranged as to fall\\ninto order of battle with a moment s notice.\\nTliey moved rapidly on the morning of the 18th,\\nand were within six miles of Frenchtown before\\nthey were discovered by the scouts of the enemy\\nthen about 500 strong and consisting of Cana-\\ndians and Indians.\\nFrenchtown at this time was a settlement\\ncontaining thirty-five French families, twenty-\\ntwo of whom resided on the north side, and had\\nbeen taken possession of by the enemy soon alter\\nHull surrendered. At the time of the approach of\\nColonel Lewis and his command, it was held bj\\ntwo companies of Canadians, 100 in number,\\nunder Major Reynolds, and about 400 Indians\\nled by Round-Head and Split-Log, eminent\\nIndian chiefs. The River Raisin was frozen\\nhard, and when Colonel Lewis reached it the\\nenemy were on the north bank, between the\\nresidence of Mr. Dubois and where the Lake\\nShore Railroad bridge now is, ready to dispute\\nthe passage. Thej- had a six-pounder, which\\nthey commence d firing diagonally down the\\nriver while Lewis and Allen were approaching\\nthe present site of the old docks. They moved\\nsteadily forward in the face of cannon and\\nblazing musketry, and at a given signal made\\na furious charge upon the foe with bayonets.\\nAlter a short contest with so much vigor and\\nbravery, the Canadians and Indians of the\\nBritish army were dislodged and driven in\\nconfusion to the forest on the north side of the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "PREPARATIONS FOR TFIE BATTLE.\\nriver. The eiiciiiy then forinod behind fallen\\ntimber and brushwood in tiie forest, and a .sharp\\nencounter en.sued. The battle lasted from\\nthree o cloek in the afternoon until dark, the\\nenemy all the time falling back before the brave\\nKentuekians, who pursued them so heedlessly\\nthat in the darkness they fell into an ambush\\nand lost thirteen men killed and several wounded.\\nThe exact loss in the afternoon is not known,\\nbut was supposed to be as many more. The\\nA rnericans returned to the Raisin, and ocoupied\\nthecampabandonedb} the enemy. The Indians\\ngathered up the dead, and the allies retreated\\ntoward Maiden. Colonels Lewis and Allen\\ntook possession of the quarters vacated by the\\nBritish, and established guards at the picket\\nfences and some distance from the houses in\\nthe woods. Colonel Ijewis hastened to inform\\nGeneral Winchester of his success by one of his\\nscouts.\\nImmediately after the battle of the iSth,\\n.some of the French inhabitants who had sold\\nprovisions to the British followed them, and\\npursued their journey to Maiden to get their\\npay. On their return they brought word that\\nthe British were collecting in large force to\\nthe number of 3,000 to attack Frenchtown.\\nGeneral Winchester paid but little attention to\\nthese reports, feeling considerable confidence\\nin hie own strength, and expecting re-enforce-\\nments which would render him safe be^ oud a\\ndoubt before the enemy could possibly- attack\\nhim. The British seemed to be aware that\\nthey must make the attack before the re-enforce-\\nments came up, if they wished to effect any-\\nthing hence they hastened their preparations.\\nOn the 19th 200 Americans arrived, under\\nthe command of Colonel Wells, and encamped\\non the Eeaunie farm, about eighty rods east\\nand below the other troops.\\nOn the 20th General Winchester arrived with\\nColonel Madi.son, whose forces were stationed\\nin the camp with those of Colonels Lewis and\\nAllen, while General Winchester made his\\nheailquarters in the house of Colonel Francis\\nNavarre, on the opposite side of the river, about\\nthree-fourths of a mile above the position of\\nColonels Lewis and Allen. The site of the\\nheadquarters of General Winchester is now\\noccupied as the residence of Doctor A. I. Sawj-er.\\nThe American forces at the time amounted to\\nabout 1,000 men.\\nOn the morning of the 21st I eter Navarre\\nand his four brothers (grand.sons of Holjcit\\nI3eNavarre, a French officer who came to\\nAmerica in 1749) went on a scouting expedi-\\ntion on the ice towards the mouth of Detroit\\nEiver by Winchester s request. They saw on\\nthe ice a solitaiy man approaching them on\\nthe run. He proved to be Joseph Bordeau, a\\nFrenchman who had escaped from Maiden.\\nMy lads, said he, addressing Petei-, the\\nAmericans will be attacked by the whole British\\narmy to-night. I know it, and Colonel Proctor\\nwill bo at the Kaisin to-night with a large bod}\\nof Indians.\\nGeneral Winchester was soon apprised of\\nthe fact, buta traitorous resident of Frenchtown\\n(who proved to have been in the British interest)\\nby the name of Jocko Lasselle, stood by and\\nasserted in the most postive language that it\\nmust be a mistake, and persuaded the General\\nthat there was no truth in the story. Winches-\\nter dismissed the scouts with a laugh, but niaile\\nno preparation to meet the threatened danger.\\nAnother scout was in during the afternoon\\nwith intelligence confirmator} of that given by\\nBordeau. A number of the French residents\\nfrom the rumors that reached the town also\\ncalled upon the General and strove to impi css\\nupon his mind that the American forces would\\nbe attacked that night. Yet AVinchester was\\nincredulous, a nd retired to bed without making\\nanj- efficient arrangements of sentinels or pick-\\nets to watch the approach of the enemy.\\nLate in the evening word was brought to\\nColonel Lewis s camp that a large force of Bi it-\\nish and Indians, with several pieces of artillery,\\nwere at Stony Creek, only four miles distant,\\nand would be at Frenchtown before morning.\\nThat vigilant officer at once doubled the picket\\nguard and sent word to General Winchester.\\nThe commander-in-chief did not believe the\\nreport, and composed himself for slumber.\\nLewis s field officers did believe it and remained\\nup for sometime, but they finally partook of\\nthe incredulity of their commander and retired.\\nThe small hours of the morning passed in\\nperfect ([uietude, and Colonel Lewis, who had\\nscarcely dared to .slumber, began to doubt the\\ntruth of the last rumor, when suddenly just as\\nthe reveille was beaten, between four and five\\no clock in the morning, the sharp crack of the\\nsentinels musketry tiring an alarm was heard\\nby still dull ears. These were followed b} a\\nshower of shell and canister shot, hurled from", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsix field pieces aud mortars, accompanied by a\\nfurious charge of almost invisible British i-egu-\\nlars and the terrible yells of savages. The\\nsound and missiles fell upon the startled camp\\nwith appalling suddenness. The character and\\nnumber of the assailants wore unknown; all\\nwas darkness and mysterj% and the Americans\\ncould do nothing but oppose force to force as\\ngallantly as possible until the approach of dawn.\\nThe exposed re-enforcements in the open field\\nhad been driven in toward Captain Lewis s\\npicketed camp.\\nAbout daylight on the morning of the 22d of\\nJanuary, 1813, a large force of British and\\nIndians, under Colonel Proctor and the celebra-\\nted Indian chiefs Round-Head and Split-Log,\\nattacked the camp of the Americans. The at-\\ntack was made all along the lines, but the British\\nforces were more particularly led against the\\nupper camp occupied by Major Madison and\\nColonels Lewis and Allen, and the Indians\\nagainst the lower camp occupied by Colonel\\nWells. The British were unsuccessful at their\\npart of the line where the Americans fought\\nwith great bravery and were protected to some\\nextent by pickets, which being placed some\\ndistance from the woods afforded the Kentucky\\nriflemen a fine opj)ortunity to shoot the enemy\\ndown as they were advancing. An attempt\\nwas tlien made by the British to use a field\\npiece just at the edge of the woods, by which\\nthey hoped to prostrate the pickets and batter\\ndown the houses but the Kentuckians with\\ntheir sharpshooters picked the men off as fast\\nas they attempted to load it, so that they were\\nforced to abandon the attack aud suffer a re-\\npulse.\\nWhile those things were happening at the\\nujjper camp, a very different state of things\\nexisted at the lower one. The attack of the\\nIndians was so impetuous, the position so in-\\ndefensible, and the American force at that point\\nso inadequate (consisting of only 200 men) that\\nnotwithstanding the bravery and courage of\\nColonel Wells and his men, it was impossible\\nto hold the position. Colonels Lewis and Allen\\nattempted to take a re-enforcement to the right\\nwing to enable Colonel Wells to retreat up the\\nriver on the ice under cover of the high bank\\nto the upper camp, but before they arrived with\\ntheir re-enfoi-cements at the lower camp, the\\nfire of the savages had become so galling that\\nColonel Wells was forced to abandon his posi-\\ntion. This he attempted to do in good order,\\nbut as soon as his men began to give way, the\\nIndians redoubled their unearthly yells and\\nthe impetuosity of their attack, so that the re-\\ntreat speedily became a rout. In this condition\\nthey were met by Colonel Allen, who made\\nevery effort in his power to call them to order\\naud lead them into safety in the upper camp;\\nbut notwithstanding the heroic efforts of Colonel\\nAllen and his earnest protestations and com-\\nmand.s, they continued their disorderly flight,\\nand from some unexplained and unaccountable\\nreason, but probably on account of an irretriev-\\nable panic caused by the terrible cries and war-\\nwhoops of the savages, instead of continuing\\nup the river to the upper camp, they fled diag-\\nonally across the river, up to the Hull road\\n(so called) which led to Maumee, aud attempted\\nto escape to Ohio.\\nThen the flight became a carnage. The In-\\ndians, seeing the disorder of the Americans,\\nwho thought of nothing save running for their\\nlives and escaping the tomahawks of the sav-\\nages, having warriors jjosted all along the woods\\nwhich lined or were within a short distance of\\nthe river, now raised theory that the Americans\\nwere flying, which cry was echoed b}- thousands\\nof warriors, who all rushed to the spotand out-\\nsti ipped the fleeing soldiers. Sonie followed\\nthem closely in their tracks and brained them\\nwith their tomahawks from behind some posted\\nthemselves on both sides of the narrow road\\nand shot them down as they were passing;\\nfinally some of the savages got in advance and\\nheaded them off at Plumb Creek, a small stream\\nabout a mile from the Eiver Haisin. Here the\\npanic-stricken soldie-rs, who had thrown away\\nmost of their arms to facilitate their flight, hud-\\ndled together like sheep, with the bi utal foe on\\nall sides, were slaughtered and so closely were\\nthey hemmed in that after the battle forty dead\\nbodies were found lying scalped and plundered\\nin a space two rods square. The savages tore\\nthe scalps from their heads and carried them in\\ntriumph to Maiden to receive the prizes prom-\\nised by the British Government.\\nWhile tiiese bloody scenes were in progress\\non the south side of the Raisin, the remainder\\nof the trooj)s under Graves and Madison w^ei-e\\nmanfully defending themselves in their camp.\\nThe British had planted a howitzer within 200\\nyards of the camp, behind a small bouse on the\\nroad to Detroit, but it was soon silenced by", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "THE MASSACRE AT THE RIVER RAISIN.\\n59\\nthe Keiitiu ky sharpshooters behind the stout\\npickets. The conflict was maintained until\\nabout ten o clock, when Proctor withdrew his\\ntroops to the woods witli the intention of eittier\\nabandoning the conflict or awaiting the return\\n(if the savages from the feast of blood beyond\\ntlic Kaisin. Navarre and his brothers had\\ntaken possession of an old horse-mill a short\\ndistance from the camp, where they continued\\nto do good service with their rifles duriug the\\nengagement. After the withdi-awal of Proctor s\\ntroops, the Americans quietly breakfasted, and\\nwhile eating, a white flag was seen aj proach-\\ning. Major Madison, supposing it was a flag\\nof truce to enable the British to bur3- their\\ndead, went out to meet it, when to his aston-\\nishment and mortification he found it borne\\nby one of Winchester s staff, accompanied by\\nProctor, with an order from Winchester for\\nthe unconditional surrender of all the troops\\nas prisoners of war. The gallant Madison re-\\nfused to obej- the order for surrender. Win-\\nchester then went to Madison in charge of\\nan Indian and told him that his own life and\\nthe safety of the army depended upon his\\nprompt and unconditional surrender. Madison\\nagain declined, but finally agreed to sun-ender\\nupon the condition that all private property\\nshould be respected that sleds should be pro-\\nvided next morning to remove the sick and\\nwounded to Maiden; that iti the meantime\\nthey should be protected by a guard and that\\ntheir side-arms should be restored to them\\non their arrival at Maiden, to which Colonel\\nProctor agreed. Madison trusted to his prom-\\nises, but the word had scarcely been passed to\\nthe foe, before the Indians began plundering.\\nProctor forfeited his word, abandoned the\\nwounded prisoners, and left them to be mur-\\ndered by the bloody savages.\\n(ieneral Winchester, impressed with the be-\\nlief that an attack would not be made, had re-\\ntired the night before without having made\\nany arrangements for safety or dispatch in\\ncase of an attack. Colonel Francis Navarre\\nfrom the bottom of the stairs, with his sten-\\ntorian voice aroused General Winchester and\\nhis aids, urging them to make all possible\\nhaste, as the enemj- were upon them, for the\\nfiring was distinctlj- heard. The General and\\nbis aids were greatlj* confused by being thus\\nawakened from a sound sleep, all clamoring\\nfor their horses, which were in Colonel Na-\\nvarre s stable, and the servants scarcely awake\\nenough to realize their situation or equip them\\nwith dispatch. The luckless commander be-\\ncame very impatient to join his forces, three-\\nquarters of a mile distant, and to gratify his\\ndesire, Colonel Navarre offered his best and\\nfleetest horse, which had been kept saddled all\\nnight, as Navarre, in common with the French\\ninhabitants, expected an attack before morn-\\ning. On this horse ho started for the camp,\\nbut on the way finding that a large number of\\nhis troops were then fleeing on the Hull road, he\\nfollowed after them to rally them and if possi-\\nble to regain the day. On his way he was\\ntaken prisoner by an Indian said to have been\\nJack Brandj-, who knew by his clothing that\\nhe was an officer and therefore spared his life,\\nbut stripped him of his clothes and nearly\\nfrozen brought him to Colonel Proctor. Colonel\\nProctor persuaded the Indian to deliver the\\nGeneral into his hands.\\nWith General Winchester as his prisoner.\\nColonel Proctor felt that he could dictate terms\\nto that portion of the troops under command\\nof Major Madison in the upper camp, who\\nhad thus far made a successful resistance.\\nColonel Allen was also taken prisoner about\\nthe same time. He had behaved with extra-\\nordinary courage during the whole action in\\nstriving to rally his men, although wounded in\\nthe thigh. He was finally killed by an Indian\\nwhile held a prisoner.\\nOn the morning of the 23d of January, 1813,\\nthe General and prisoners started for Maiden,\\nnot, however, until the Indians had violated\\nthe first article of the agreement, by plunder-\\ning the settlement. But finally all departed\\nexcept the sick and wounded American sol-\\ndiers, who were left in the two houses of the\\nupper camp to await tlie coming of the sleds on\\nthe morrow. Only two or three British sol-\\ndiers were left in charge of them, a neglect\\nwhich was shameful and criminal on the part\\nof Proctor. The last and most disgraceful\\nscene in this bloodj tragedj was yet to bo en-\\nacted. The sleds that were to take the ill-\\nfated sufferers to Maiden never came. In their\\nstead came the next morning three hundred\\nIndians painted black and red, determined on\\nmassacring the wounded American prisoners\\nin revenge for the loss the day before. The\\nslaughter soon commenced in earnest. Break-\\nin into the houses wliere the .\\\\mericans wei-e.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "no\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthey flr\u00c2\u00abt ]iluiuk rod and then tonialiawked\\nthem. The houses were set on fire, and those\\nwithin wci-c consumed; if any attempted to\\norawl out of the doors or windows, they were\\nwounded with the tomahawks and pushed\\nback with bayonets into the flames those that\\nhappened to be outside were stricken down,\\nand their bleeding and dying bodies were\\nthrown into the burning dwellings. Major\\nWoolfolk, the secretary of Genenil Winchester,\\nwas killed in the massacre.\\nThus perished in cold blood many of Ken-\\ntucky s noblest heroes. Their death filled with\\nsorrow many homes south of the Ohio. But\\nlittle is known of the jjrivate history of those\\nbrave spirits who traversed a wilderness of\\nseveral hundred miles and gave up their lives\\nfor their country who died, alone, wounded,\\nand unprotected, in a settlement far from the\\nabode of civilization. Their memory should\\nbe preserved so long as the massacre of the\\niliver Eaisin is remembered among men.\\nNever should Americans forget the heartless\\nand diabolical pjliey adopted by England in\\nenlisting in lier cause the reckless animosity of\\nthe aborigines, without restraining their ruth-\\nless spirit. Colonel Proctor richly deserves\\nthe lasting condemnation of history for leaving\\nhis wounded prisoners to the mercy of infuri-\\nated and intoxicated savages.\\nBut few of the killed were ever buried; their\\nbones lay bleaching in the sun for years. Five\\nyears after, on July 4, 1818, a company of men\\nunder the charge of Colonel John Anderson, of\\nMonroe, went to the battle grounds and col-\\nlected a large quantity of the bones and skulls\\n(it was noticed that all the skulls showed\\nmarks of the tomahawk), and they were buried\\nwith appropriate ceremonies in the old grave-\\nyard on the west side of Monroe street, between\\nI ^ront street and First street, in the now city of\\nMonroe. Two years after, however, itwas not\\nuncommon to find a skull fractured by the\\nfiital tomahawk, hidden away in some clump\\nof bushes, where the dogs and wild beasts had\\ndi agged the bodies to devour their flesh.\\nThe collection of the bones of the massacred\\nKentuckians which occurred July 4, 1818, was\\nill compliance with measures taken by a public-\\ns])iriled meeting at which (Jeneral Lewis Cass\\npresided, held in Detroit the 22d of June, at\\nwhich time a committee was appointed for the\\npurpose. On the 8th of August, 1818, the re-\\nmains were exhumed, and under the escort of\\nthe committee were removed to Deti oit and\\nburied in the Protestant burying ground, with\\nmilitary honors, and accompanied by a large\\nconcourse of citizens to their new resting-place.\\nEarly in 1834 the boxes containing the re-\\nmains were removed to thecity cemeteryouClin-\\nton street, in the city of Detroit, and in Se])tein-\\nber, 1834, they were again removed b3 Colonel\\nBrooks, who carried them, with other skulls\\nand bones collected in Monroe, to Frankfort,\\nKentucky, where thej^ were received by an\\nimmense concourse of Kentuckians, and the\\nvenerated remains were deposited with appro-\\npriate ceremonies in the State Cemetery of\\nKentucky. The inscription on the boxes con-\\ntaining the remains was, Kentucky s (lallant\\nDead, January 18, 1813, Kiver Raisin, Michi-\\ngan.\\nIt is a well-attested fact that early on the\\nmorning after the surrender a council was held\\nby the Indian chiefs, when it was determined\\nto kill, tomahawk and scalp, in revenge for\\ntheir losses, all prisoners who were unable to\\nmarch; that Colonel Proctor, after providing\\nfor the removal of the wounded of his own\\narmy to Maiden, did not in accordance with\\nhis positive assurances provide (with few ex-\\nceptions) for the removal of prisoners captured\\nthat the prisoners were marched through snow-\\nnearly two feet in depth, and as fast as their\\nstrength gave out were tomahawked by the\\nIndians. At Sandy Creek, three miles north\\nof the River Raisin, the British army encamped\\nthe first night, and a large number of bodies of\\nthe captives were found tomahawked and\\nwithout scalps. Quite a number of those that\\nwere able to walk were taken by the Indians\\nto Detroit those that gave out were toma-\\nhawked, their scalps taken, and left to die\\nwhile many that endured the march were\\nhawked about the streets of Detroit, and sold\\nor ransomed at prices varying from SIO to\\n$100 for any price that exceeded the value of\\na scalp. Indians, for weeks after the massacre,\\ncame into Detroit with prisoners, from whom\\nthey were in many instances ransomed l)y\\ncitizens of Detroit.\\nMedard Couture, the father of Samuel Cou-\\nture, now of California, and son of Mrs. James\\nKnaggs, formerly Mrs. Couture, is well re-\\nmembered by many of our residents, and died at\\nMonroe. He, with Doctors Bower and Hunter,", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "DR. liOWERS ACCOUNT OK THE MASSACRK.\\n01\\nl)a l cimryc of tlio liospitsil, a liou.sc near by,\\nliolonging to John Jeromo, in which were\\nforty-five wounded, among others Major Mad-\\nison and Captain Hart, a brother of Mrs.\\nHenry Cla} The building was fired, and\\nCouture and Doctor Bower were stripped and\\ntied by a band of Chippowas, and stood near\\nthe blazing ruins in momentary expectation of\\ndeath. An old Ottawa cliief by tlie name of\\nWau-gon, who had been a friend of Couture\\nbefore the war, was reeling with drunkenness\\nin the road near by. Couture beckoned to\\nliim; he came to him, recognized him and com-\\nprehending the horrors of his condition, ])ut\\nhis fingers to his mouth and gave a shrill\\nwhistle. Immediately several Indians came\\nrunning to the spot.\\nTake care of him, .said Wnu-gon, jjointiiig\\nto Couture, lie is m\\\\ son his fatiier lies dead\\nin the yard and I am now his father. Don t\\nharm him. He gave Couture the name of\\nSa-gus na, which signifies Be Brave.\\nCouture, understanding that he was now\\nsafe, interceded successfully with his Indian\\nfather for the life of Doctor Bower. He was\\ntaken to Detroit and afterwards Couture saw\\nhim on their march to the Thames. Doctor\\nBower, who was surgeon s mate of the Kifth\\nKentucky Regiment, gives the following ac-\\ncount of the murderous scene\\nYours of the 5th instant, requesting mo to\\ngive j ou a statement respecting the late dis-\\naster at Frenchtown, was duly received. Rest\\nassured, sir, that it is with sensations the most\\nunpleasant that I undertake to recount the in-\\nfamous and barbarous conduct of the British\\nand Indians after the battle of the 22d of Jan-\\nuary. The blood runs cold in my veins when\\nthink of it.\\nOn the morning of tiie ^od, shortly after\\nlight, six or eight Indians came to the house of\\nJean Baptiste Jereaume, where I was, in com-\\npany- with Major Graves, Captains Hart and\\nHickman, Doctor Todd, and fifteen or twenty-\\nvolunteers, belonging to different corps. They\\ndid not molest any person or tiling on their\\nfir.st approach, hut kept .sauntering about until\\nthere was a large number collected (say one\\nor two hundred), at which time thej com-\\nmenced plundering the houses of the inhabit-\\nants, and the massacre of the wounded prison-\\ners. I was one amongst the first that was\\ntaken prisoner, and was taken to a horse about\\ntwenty paces from the, house, after being clj-\\nvested of part of my clothing, and commanded\\nby signs there to remain for further oi-ders.\\nShortljf after being there, I saw them knock\\ndown Captain Hickman at the door, together\\nwith several others with whom I was not ac-\\nquainted. Supposing a general massacre had\\ncommenced, I made an effort to get to a house\\nabout one hundred yards distant, whicii con-\\ntained a numberof wounded, but on mj- reaching\\nthe house, to my great mortification, found it\\nsurrounded by Indians, which precluded the\\npossibility- of my giving notice to the unfortu-\\nnate victims of savage barbaritj-.. An Indian\\nchief of the Tawa tribe of the name of McCarty,\\ngave tne possession of his horse and blanket, tell-\\ning me by signs to load the horse to the house\\nwhich I had just before left. The Indian tliat\\nfirst took me, by this time came up, and man-\\nifested a hostile disposition towards me, by\\nraising his tomahawk as if to give me the fatal\\nblow, which was prevented by my ver^- good\\nfriend McCarty. On m3 reaching the house\\nwhich I had first started from, I saw the In-\\ndians take off several prisoners, which I after-\\nwards saw in the road, in a most mangled con-\\ndition, and entirely stripped of their clothing.\\nMe.ssrs.Bradford,Searls,Turnerand Blythe,\\nwere collected round a carryall, which con-\\ntained articles taken by the Indians from the\\ncitizens. We had all been placed there, by\\nour respective captors, except Blythe, who\\ncame where we were entreating an Indian to\\nconvey him to Maiden, promising to give him\\nforty or fifty dollars, and w^hilst in the act of\\npleading for mercy, an Indian more savage\\nthan the other, stepped up behind, tomahawked,\\nstripped and scalped him. The next that at-\\ntracted my attention was the houses on fire\\nthat contained several wounded, whom I knew\\nwere not able to get out. After the houses\\nwere nearly consumed, we received marching\\norders, and after arriving at Sandy Creek, the\\nIndians called a halt and commenced cooking;\\nafter preparing and eating a little sweetened\\ngruel, Messrs. Bradford, Searls, Turner and\\nmj^self received some, and were eating, wlien\\nan Indian came up and propose l exchanging\\nhis moccasins for Mr. Searl s shoes, which he\\nreadily complied with. They then exchanged\\nhats, after which the Indian inquired how\\nmany men Harrison had with him, and, at the\\nsame time, calling Searls a Washington or", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "62\\nITISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMadison, then raised his tomahawk and struck\\nhim on the shoulder, which cut into the cavity\\nof the bod}-. Searls then caught hold of the\\ntomahawk and appeared to resist, and upon\\nmy telling him his fate was inevitable, he\\nclosed his eyes and received the savage blow\\nwhich terminated his existence. I was nenr\\nenough to him to receive the brains and blood,\\nafter the fatal blow, on ray blanket. A short\\ntime after the death of Searls, I saw three\\nothers share a similar fate. We then set out\\nfor Brownstown, which place we reached about\\n12 or 1 o clock at night. After being exposed\\nto several hours incessant rain in reaching that\\nplace, we were put into the Council-house, the\\nfloor of which was partly covered with water,\\nat which place we remained until next morn-\\ning, when we again received marching orders\\nfor their village on the Eiver Eouge, which\\nplace we made that day, where I was kept six\\ndays, then taken to Detroit and sold. For a\\nmore detailed account of the proceedings, I\\ntake the liberty of referring you to a publica-\\ntion which appei.red in the public prints, signed\\nby Ensign J. L. Baker, and to the publication\\nof Judge Woodward, both of which I have\\nparticularly examined, and find them to be\\nliterally correct, so far as came under my\\nnotice.\\nThe fate of Captain Hart was a very sad one.\\nHe had been wounded, and when tlie Indians\\ncame up to the hospital he offered a friendly\\nPottawatomie chief by the name of Os-a-med\\n$100 if be would conduct him safely to Maiden.\\nThe chief attempted the service, threw his\\nblanket over the captain, lifted him upon his\\nponj and started for Detroit. They had pro-\\nceeded but a shoi t distance before Captain Hart\\nfell from his saddle with a bullet in his brain,\\nfired by a Chippewa. This Indian stripped\\nhim and scalped him, leaving his body a prey\\nto the wolves. In the night, after the Indians\\nhad departed. Couture, with the iielp of a set-\\ntler by the name of Chovin, buried the bodj^\\noC Captain Hart in a hollow made by the roots\\nof a fallen tree, first covering it with bark.\\nAs some controversy subsequentlj arose as\\nto the manner and time of Captain Hart s\\nmassacre, I here add the statement of .Judge\\nLaurent Durocher, a member of our territorial\\nLegislature, for many years a Judge of Probate\\nfor the county of Monroe, and his statements\\nai-e regarded reliable by many of our citizens\\nnow living. I also add the statement of P.\\nLecuyer to Major Charles Lamed, of Detroit,\\nless than two months after the massacre, to-\\ngether with the letter of the Hon. Daniel S.\\nBacon, addressed to the Hon. E. McClelland.\\nThe following is Judge Duroeher s narrative\\nof Captain Hart s massacre\\nIn the action of January 22, 1813, Captain\\nHart received a wound in one of his ankles.\\nHe was taken prisoner by a Pottawatomie In-\\ndian about the same time that General Win-\\nchester was taken in the attempt to rally the\\nflying soldiers, and near the place where the\\ngeneral was captured. After Captain Hart\\nwas murdered, the Indian who took him captive\\ndeclared that he intended to have saved his\\nlife. When the captain was taken, his captor\\nTnade him remain on the horse he had been\\nriding, and led the animal, with his rider upon\\nhim, toward the battleground. He then made\\nsigns to Captain Hart lo follow him up the\\nEiver Eaisin, to get out of the way of the other\\nIndians. On their way up the river, about\\n100 rods west from the battle ground, the In-\\ndian stopped at the house of Antoine Campeau\\nand made signs to Captain Hart to proceed,\\nwhich he accordinglj- did. On arriving in\\nfront of Francis Lasselle s house, which was\\nabout forty rods up the river from Campeau s,\\nhe stopped the horse in the road and hailed\\nand when Lasselle partially opened the front\\ndoor, Captain Hart earnestly entreated that he\\nwould save him from the hands of the Indians.\\nLasselle answered sorrowfully that it was out\\nof his power to save him; that in the morning,\\nat the beginning of the action, several Indians,\\nmostly Wyandots, had come into the yard back\\nof his (Lasselle s) house, and asked who were\\nwithin, particularly inquiring if any Ameri-\\ncans were there and on being answered by\\nLasselle from an upper window that there\\nwere no Americans there, and no one at all ex-\\ncept women and children, the Indians had\\nwarned him not to suffer any one to come in,\\nand to keep his doors and window shuttei-s\\nclosely shut, for it an American were found in\\nhis house every one in it should be killed and\\nall the buildings should be destroyed.\\nAs the road appeared clear of Indians, Mr.\\nLasselle thought the best and only way for Cap-\\ntain Hart would be to proceed with his captor\\nto his brother, James Lasselle, whose influence\\nwith the Indians would save him, and said", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "PFATH OF CAPTAIN HART.\\nfi.S\\nttiiit he himself would aocomjinnv the ea]itivin\\nbut for the apprehension that, in his absence,\\nsome Indians migiit come into his house and\\ncommit acts of pillage and cruelty or murder.\\nDuring this conversation tiie Indian already\\nmentioned had overtaken Captain Hart, and\\nFrancis Lassclle spoke to him and entreated\\nhim in the mo.st earnest manner to take good\\ncare of the captain, to which he signitied his\\nwillingness.\\nCaptain Hart in despair followed the In\\ndian. Unfortunately, in the next house (which\\nwas about fifteen rods distant from the dwel-\\nling of Lasselle) were five Delaware Indians,\\nwho had entered it seeking for plunder, and\\nhad found some whiskj- and become intoxi-\\ncated. This Lasselle did not know. As the\\nIndian and Captain Hart came in front of his\\nhouse, the Indians within the house called to\\nthe one in the road to come in. He went to\\nthe gate, leading the horse on which Captain\\nHart was. tied the halter to the gate-po.st, and\\nwent in. One of the Indians from within,\\nstanding at the door, leveled his rifle at Cap-\\ntain Hart and shot him in the breast. An-\\nother ran and scalped him and tomahawked\\nhim and left the body stretcheo in the road\\nalmost naked. Then the Indian who had cap-\\ntured Captain Hart, feeling very much grieved\\nat the outrage, threatened to avenge his\\ndeath; and would have killed the one who sliot\\nthe captain, had it not been for the interfei-ence\\nof the others, who prevented him.\\nAs the Indians had threatened and warned\\nthe inhabitants that the}- should not remove the\\nbodies of Americans h ing exposed in the roads\\nor elsewhere, the body of Captain Hart remain-\\ned on the same spot until in the night, when\\none Joseph Euland (who occupied the house),\\nwith some others, took it and placed it in a\\npotato hole from which the potatoes had vvn\\npi-ovio\u00c2\u00bbsly taken out, and covered it up well\\nuntil the next night. The next day Messrs.\\nChovin, Campeau and St. Cosrae dug a grave\\nin a thicket back of a field, on Kobert Navarro s\\ntiirm, and under the protection of the darkness\\nof the night, wrapped up the body in a jiiccc of\\ncarpet and buried it there.\\nMr. St. Cosme has informed Judge Bacon,\\nof Monroe, that he was in the road and saw\\nCaptain Hart shot that he fell from his horse\\niDStanti) on being shot and died without a\\ngroan. Some years after, at the i-ci|ucst of a\\nfriend from LoxingtoTi then at Monroe for the\\npurpose, the grave was opened and the lower\\njaw taken out, and the visitor carried it awaj-\\nwith him.\\nDetroit, 9th .March, 1818.\\nMajor Charles Lamed\\nDear Sik My best endeavors to procure\\nfrom Lasselle or others, honorarj notes of the\\ncircumstances attending the death of Captain\\nHart, were in vain they promised, but their\\nneglect to perform compelled me to leave Ilivor\\nRaisin without them. However, the following\\nis the substance of the historj- they gave of it\\nas far as I can recollect.\\nYours very sincerely,\\nP. Lecuyer.\\nCaptain Hart in the action of the 22d January,\\n1813, received a wound in his leg or ankle\\n(thej- disagree), and among other wounded\\ntook refuge in Jerome s house. Whether before\\nor after the general mas.sacre (1 did not learn\\nor do not recollect) he chanced to fall in the\\nhands of a Pottawatomie Indian who considered\\nhim his prisoner, and, as is reported, intended\\nto take him to Maiden; at all events, from the\\nmild treatment Captain Hart received from\\nthis Indian, no doubt is entertained of his in-\\ntention to save him. He caused Captain Hart\\nto mount his own (Captain Hart s) horse, and,\\nif I remember well, gave him his saddle bags,\\nthen beckoned the Captain to follow him up\\nthe river. When they arrived op)K)site old\\nCampeau s the Indian stopped, and as ho was\\ngoing into the house, made signs to Captain\\nHart to proceed, which he did until he arrived\\nopposite Mr. Lasselle s, and finding him within\\ncall, he most earnestly entreated him to rescue\\nhim from the barbarous hands of the savages;\\nto which Mr. Lasselle griovingl}- assured him\\nthat it was not in his power to save him that,\\nsince the morning, five of the Delaware Indians\\nhad taken possession of his house and were\\nconstantly offering him insults and threatening\\nto burn up his property, and in fact were using\\nevery means to find an apparently plausible\\ncause to begin their hellish deeds; and should\\nhe attempt to shelter him, he (Captain Hart)\\nnot only would be exposed to more danger and\\nundoubtedly the first victim, but afford a ])r(\\ntext to these savages to destroy lives and \\\\n-o]\\nerty indiscriminately that, as itthen appeared,\\nthe road being clear of Indians, the best and", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "04\\nHISTORY C V MDNKOK COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nDiily way iiir him would be for liim to proceed\\n1,0 his brother James, whose influenee with the\\nIndians, he had no doubt, would save him, and\\nhe would follow him thither if it was in his\\npower to get rid of the Indians.\\nCaptain Hart, then, with the deepest anguish\\nand despair depicted in his face, turned away\\nhis head and rode on. Most unfortunately the\\nnext house above Lasselle s was full of Indians,\\nthe greatest part of whom wei e intoxicated,\\nwhich circumstance, Lasselle says, he then\\nw-as totally ignorant of; and as soon as Captain\\nHart came in sight of them, one leveled his\\nrifle at him and shot him through the breast\\nanother ran, scalped him and sunk the head of\\nhis tomahawk into the back of his skull, as\\nthe iiole, yet to be seen through that part, fully\\nproves.\\nAs the Indians had positively declared that\\nwhoever should dare to touch one of the bodies\\nof these American dogs should share the same\\nfate. Captain Hart s body, consequently, re-\\nmained on the same spot nearly two days and\\nat last, Messrs. Lacroix and Lasselle s humane\\nfeelings prevailing over all apprehensions of\\nthe consequences, they resolved to pay to his\\nremains (as they expressed themselves) the last\\nti-ibute of their respect due his memory, and,\\nafter having in daytime reconnoitered a suit-\\nable place for the purpose, they, aided by an\\nold man named Chovin, under the protection\\nof thu darkness of night, went and de|)osited\\nhis remains in a grave.\\nMonroe, 3Iarch 29th, 1858.\\nHon. Jf. McClelland\\nDear Sir: The accomj)anying statement of\\nour friend Dui ocher I had intended giving to\\nyon personally and to have made some explana-\\ntion, that you might not err in glutting it in\\nform.\\nLest I might not see you on my way east, I\\nenclose the ])a):)erwith the request of the Judge,\\nto which I add my own, that it be prepared for\\npublication.\\nI will add that St. Cosine has informed me\\nthat he was in the road and near Captiin Hart\\nwhen shot; tiiat he fell from hishoi-se instantly\\non being shot without a word or a groan.\\nHe says further, that some years after, at the\\nrequest of some Lexington friend, then here\\ntor the ])ur|)osi the grave was 0])ened and the\\niinder jaw taken by said friend. 1 hav(^ the\\npromise of our friend that he will commence a\\nhistory of the settlement of this county.\\nEespectfully Yours,\\ni). 8. Bacon.\\nJack Brady (before mentioned) also ca])turcd\\nWhitemorc Knaggs, the old Pottawatomie\\nagent, and father of George and James Knaggs,\\nof the Raisin valley. Some time before the\\nwar Knaggs had caused Jack to be flogged for\\nsome offense, and now supposed as a matter of\\ncourse he would be slain, but Jack re-assured\\nhim with promises of safety. Before they ar-\\nrived at the camp they were met by a band if\\nPottawatomies who with upraised tomahawks\\nrushed toward Knaggs. Jack stepped between\\nthem and his prisoner, told them they must\\nkill him before they killed Knaggs, and saved\\nhim from massacre.\\nThis same Jack Brady, a few days l)efbre\\nthe massacre of the Eaisin, in conversation\\nwith Harry Hunt, of Detroit, said that if oc-\\ncasion ever offered he would be kind to the\\nYankees and bring anj that might fall into his\\nhands to Detroit without injury. This promise\\nhe so far fulfilled as to drag from the buildings\\nat the time of the massacre, a large Keiituckian\\nby the name of John Green, who had been\\nwounded in the engagement. Wrapj)ing him\\ncarefully in his blanket he laid him in the bot-\\ntom of his carryall and started on a trot for De-\\ntroit. The next morning Hunt saw Jack drive\\nup in front of the town, and with one or two\\nfriends went out to see him.\\nWell, Jack, he enquired, have you brought\\nus some venison to-day?\\nYes, Harry Hunt, replied the Indian,\\nthrowing his blanket off the captive, good\\nYankee venison.\\nThere, Harrj Hunt, he continued, as soon\\nas discovered that the prisoner was one of the\\nRaisin captives, 1 told j ou. Jack Brady can-\\nnot lie.\\nMr. Hunt pui-cha.sed the liberty of Green,\\ntook him to his house and afterwards restored\\nhim to his friends, who supposed he was slain.\\nSoon after he enlisted under Harrison to avenge\\nthe death of his comrades.\\nOn the retreat of the Indians from the en-\\ngagen\\\\ent of the 18th, some of them entered", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "AFI DAVITS CUNCKRNIN*; TIIK MASSACKK.\\n65\\nthe caltiii of At luiii liiiln). an old Freiicliinaii\\nliving upon Sandy Creek. They killed Labo\\nand hisson-in-law, Jolin Soleau. Two children,\\nAlexis and Genevieve, crept between the beds,\\nwhere they remained all night without dis-\\ncover} and by running barefooted the next\\nday a mile or more over frozen ground, escaped\\nwith their lives.\\nThe lives of the French inhabitants, in con-\\n.sidcralion of former kindnc. to the Indians,\\nwere generalh spared, and they exerted them-\\nselves in behalf of the suffering captives and\\nsaved some from untimely graves. After the\\nbattle of the 22d the Indians came into the\\nhouse of Colonel Francis Navarro, and accord-\\ning to statements of Mrs. Navarre piled up the\\nbloody scalps they had just cut from the heads\\nof these brave Iventuckiaiis, upon her table\\nagainst the wall, making a high heap, of which\\nshe could not reach the top. This incident\\nwas confirmed by the statement of the nephew\\nof Colonel Xavarre, who at the time of the\\nbattle of the Raisin was j-oung. He had taken\\nrefuge with others in the house of his uncle,\\nand was an eye witness of many of the bloody\\nscenes of the battle, and said he did not feel\\nfrightened until he saw the burning buildings\\non the morning of the 22d then he feared their\\nturn might come next.\\nThe following incident will show how the\\nIndians were paid by the British for their hor-\\nrid work at the battle of the IJaisin. Squa-ga-\\nna-ba,an ohl chief of the Olta was, died in 1868,\\nami a medal was found banging on his neck\\nwhich he had worn fift^ -four years, and which\\nwas presented tohim in 1814 by the British Gov-\\nernment for the part be had taken in killing\\nand scalping the Americans at the River Raisin\\nmassacre.\\nOn the 2d of February, ISIIJ, one of the\\nUnited States Judges, Augustus B.Woodward,\\nof Detroit, wrote to General Proctor, the Brit-\\nish commander, stating the barbarities of which\\nthe Indians bad been guilty after the battle\\nand capitulation of the Raisin. He charges\\nthat the American prisoners were tomahawked\\nby the savages, some of them shot, .some burned,\\nand that the buildings of many of the settlers\\nhad been destroyed by fire. General Proctor\\ni-cijuested him to substantiate his statements\\nby proofs, and Judge Woodward presented for\\nhis consiileration the fbllowini; aftidavils:\\nTeUUITORV ok .MlCMIliAN, I\\nDistrict of Detroit,\\nPersonallj- appeared before mc, the uii lcr-\\nsigned, one of the Justices of the Peace in the\\nDistrict of Detroit, Joseph JJobert, an inhabit-\\nant on tlie River Aux Haisins, who being dulj-\\nsworn on the Holy Evangelists, deposes and\\nsays that on the next da}^ after the battle on\\nthe River Raisin, a short time after sunrise, he\\nsaw the Indians kill the American prisoners\\nwith their tomahawks, and they also shot sev-\\neral that the Indians set the houses in which\\nthe prisoners were on fire, and that in going\\nout the prisoners were massacred as aforesaid,\\ni.e., three men shot the others were killed\\nin their houses and burned with them The\\nIndians burned first the house of Jean Ba))tist(^\\nJereaunie, and afterwards that of Gabriel (lod-\\nfroy, jr. The deponent has been informed that\\nthere were about fifty prisoners in the two\\nhouses. The deponent has seen dead bodies on\\nthe Iiighwaj- which the hogs were tearing and\\neating. He also says that Baptiste Couture\\n(father of Medard Couture) was killed near\\ndeponent s house on the day of the second bat-\\ntle, a little after sunrise. The Indians have\\noften threatened to burn deponent s house and\\nbarn if he did not march against the Ameri-\\ncans. .FOSEPH HoliEIlT.\\nSworn an l subscribed before mc the 4th of\\nFebruary, IKK!. Peter Aiorian,\\nJustice, of the Peace.\\nTerritory of MininiAN,\\nDistrict of Detroit,\\nPer.sonally appeared before me, the undei\\nsigncd, one of the Justices of the Peace in the\\nDistrict of Detroit, Antoine Boulard, of the\\nRiver Aux Raisins, who, being duly sworn on\\nthe Holy Evangelists, deposes and says that on\\nthe next day after the last battle on the River\\nAux Raisins, he saw the Indians kill the Secre-\\ntary of the American Genei-al, who was on tlie\\nhorse of the Indian who had taken him jii is-\\noner. He fell on one sitle and an Indian came\\nup and finished him with a sabre, scalped him\\nand carried away his clothes. The bod}- i-e-\\nniained two days on the highway before the\\ndoor of the deponent, and was |)artl} eaten up\\nb} the hogs. Afterward the deponent, to-\\ngether with Francois Lasselle, Hubert Lacroix,\\nCharles Chovin and liouis Lajoj took up the\\nremains at ilusk and carried them into a Held", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "6fi\\nHISTORY OF MONROK COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nnear the woods wlierc the liogs diil not ii;o.\\nThey dare not bury them for fear of bein i; sur-\\nprised by the Indians, bis\\nAntoine X Boi LAUP.\\nmark\\nSworn and snbscrilK d in my ])reNcnce liiis\\n5tii (hiy of Feln-nary, ISKi.\\nUKTRorr, February 5, ISII!.\\nI cerlity tliat the bodies of the Americans\\nkilled al the battle of La Riviere Aux Kaisins\\non the 2i d of January last remained unburiod,\\nand thai I have seen hogs and dogs eating\\nI hem, who seemed to be rendered mad by so\\n|ii-oinse a diet of Christian flesh. The inhabit-\\nanis did nol dai e to hury the dead on aeeoiint\\nof ilu Indians. I he Kreneh inhabitants have\\nbeen threalenod by the Indians if they did not\\ntake up arms and march against the Ameri-\\naiis. i.EXis L.MiAniK.\\nTekuitorv of Miciik.an,\\nCoiiniy of Monroe,\\nBe it remembered, that personally appeared\\nbefore me, .James J. Godfro}-, a Justice of the\\nPeace in and for .-;aid county of Monroe, in said\\nTerritory, Francis Gaudon, who, being duly\\nsworn, deposelh and says that at the commence-\\nment of the last war with Groat Britain he\\nlived at Sandy Creek, about three miles from\\nKivcr Kaisin. on the road leading fi oni said\\nriver to Detroit, and tliat on the 21st or 22d\\nday of August, 1S13, or one or two daj s alter\\nthe burning of the stockade and bloek-hou. se\\nand the iilundoriiig and destruction of Colonel\\n.lohn .\\\\nderson s property, four chiefs, two\\nOttawas and two Dclawares, came to my house\\nand told me that they were going to the River\\nK aisin to cut oft the two hands and pull out\\nthe tongue of said Anderson, so that he could\\nnot write or talk to the Big Knives (a name\\ntlu y have lor the Americans). I told a young\\nman who liveil with me to go as fast as possi-\\nble and give said Anderson notice, and I gave\\nthe Indians some retreshments to detain them.\\nThey took out their large knife and stuck it in\\nthe floor, saying That is to cut oft his hands.\\nThey hated me heartily, and called me a dog\\nand a Big Knife, etc., as I had light colored\\nhail-.\\nFrom that time to the L 2d of January, 18i;\\nI was much troubled with the Indians going to\\nand from the River Raisin to Detroit, so that\\nI had to move my fauiilj to Detroit, and I\\nwould return as often as possible to save my\\ngrain to kce]i my family from starving. On\\nthe ISth of January Colonel Lewis came to\\nRiver Raisin and drove the British and In-\\ndians from that place, and on passing this\\nplace, they shot two citizens, Eatane Labo and\\nJohn Bt. Soleau, and the on!} reason for doing\\nit they said the young men asked them if they\\nwore running away from the Big Knives. On\\nthe 22(1 of Januarj- they took possession of my\\nhouse, with a number of prisoners. One they\\nroa.sted by tiie fire, then made holes in the\\nfloor, and he was the whole day dying, as I\\nwas told by one of my neighbors, Alexis Gee,\\nwho saw him often through the daj and his\\ncries could be heard a mile; but he dare not\\nsay anything or even speak to him, as it would\\nbo certain death. When I came home in the\\nevening to see my house bo was lying on the\\ndoor-step, one side black. I cannot describe\\nmy feelings on this mournful occasion, but on\\nthe 2;5d was still more gloomy. The poor\\nwounded men on the battle ground were all\\nbutchered or burned alive in the houses of\\nMessrs. Godfroy, Lacroix, McDougall, Jerome\\nand Couture, and the families of ftiver Raisin,\\nOtter Creek and this place running in every\\ndii cction some to Detroit, some to Sandusky,\\nin sleighs, or horseback and afoot, leaving\\ntln^ir jiropcrty behind. The British had pro-\\nvided a number of sleighs on the 22d to take\\ntheir wounded to Maiden, and these poor eo-\\nple had to go on foot and carr3 their children\\non their backs, and man} who were in afflu-\\nence the day before were beggars now, f,\\nwith the others, went to Detroit, and when the\\nIndians left my house, they ])ut fire to it and it\\nwas consumed, as I was informed by Captain\\nJosejih Jabian, who saw it burning; and after\\nthe arrival of General Harrison at Detroit\\nwith the army, I returned to my farm and\\nfound house and barn and fruit trees destroyed,\\nand n\\\\y wife would not agree to live there any\\nmore on accour)t of the dead bodies she had\\nseen there where the house stood there were\\nthree or four skeletons which wore burned. I\\nwas to exchange my farm at a great loss for a\\npiece up the creek. I am now 60 years of age.\\nI was a volunteer in the service of the LTnitod\\nStates under the command of Captain Hubert\\nTjacroix, in consequence of which the Indians\\ntreated me harshU saying I was a dog. They\\ntook from me fourteen horses and most all my\\nhogs, cattle and sheep. They killed one ox", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "HARRISON AT FORT MEIC;S.\\nfit\\nami left the meat to rot, and further this depo-\\nnent saitli not.\\n(Sifined) Framis X. Gandon.\\nSworn and subscribed before me this 25th\\nday of November, 1SH4. J. J. Gopkrov,\\nJustice of the Peace.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Iinisje Woodward also forwarded to General\\nProctor affidavits concerning the freijuent rob-\\nberies committed b\\\\- the Indians upon the set-\\ntlers; but the communications seem to have\\nbeen attended with tlie usual results of such\\ncorrespondence a number of ;)o/i/e letters iind\\nMO action tending to stoj) the outrages.\\n.\\\\s heretofore stated, General Harrison was\\nat Sanduskj- when Winchester arrived at the\\nRapids on the Maumee River. On the night\\nof the Ifiti) of January 1813, General Harrison\\nreceived information of the movements of\\nGeneral Winchester. Genei-al Uarri.son hast-\\nened to Lower Sanduskj-, and on the morning\\nof the IStb sent a battalion of troops to sup-\\nport General Winchostei-. On the morning of\\nthe 10th of Januarj^ he forwarded additional\\ntroops to the Rapids of Maumee, whore he with\\nthe troops arrived on the morning of the 20th.\\nThe whole bodj* from this point moved for-\\nward to strengthen Winchestci but, meeting\\nthe survivors of the massacre of the River\\nRaisin and being informed of the disaster, re-\\nturned to the Rapids of the Maumee. Here a\\ncouncil of war was held, resulting in a determi-\\nnation to retreat farther in order to prevent\\nbeing cut off from the stores and artillery- on\\ntheir way from Sandusk}-, and to Portage River,\\nthere to await the guns and re enforcements,\\nwhich were daily expected but which were\\ndetained bj- rains until the 30th of January.\\nOn the first of February, 1813, he again ad-\\nvanced to the Rapids of Maumee, where he\\ntook up a new and stronger position, to which\\npoint he ordered all the troops as rapidly as\\npossible to gather. He then hoped before the\\nmiddle of February to advance on Maiden, but\\nthe continued rain and warm weather rendered\\nthe roads nearly impas.sabic, his troops were\\nunable to join him, and the prospects of ad-\\nvancing on the ice frustrated. The winter\\ncampaign against Maiden was then abandoned,\\nas the campaign the previous fall had been be-\\nfore.\\nThe military measures thus far foi- the recov-\\nery of the Northwest had proved a failure.\\nThe Americans had been defeated in iicarlj-\\nevery instance, and hundreds had fallen under\\nthe Indian tomahawk. It was the reverse with\\nTecumseh and his warriors; they had been\\nconquerors, and had proved invaluable as Brit-\\nish allies.\\nWith the opening of spring the Hritish at\\ntempted the conquest of General Hanison s\\nposition on the Maumee. The General, appre-\\nhending their measures, urged forward ri -cni-\\nforcements, which were, however, delayed by\\nthe spring freshets atid ini])as8able roads. On\\nthe 28lh of April the Hritish forces began the\\ninvestment of Harrison s cam]), and by the first\\nof the following month had comi)leted their\\nbatteries. In the mean time the Americans had\\nconstructed an embankment twelve feet high,\\nbehind which the garrison withdrew as .soon\\nas the gunners of the British commenced firing.\\nAgainst this defensive wall the British wasted\\ntheir energies and ammunition for five daj s.\\nWith this ineffectual effort, the British general,\\nhaving failed to accomplish anything, and ap-\\nprehensive of re-enforcements to the Ameri-\\ncan ranks, determined to retreat, and on the\\n9th of May returned with hi.s forces to Maiden.\\nOn the 18tli of July General Proctor made a\\nsecond attempt on Fort Meigs, and with his\\nsoldiers and savages ai, ain surrounded it, but\\nfinding the Americans prepared for them ac.\\ncomplished nothing.\\nUnsuccessful at this point, he moved on with\\nhis forces to Sandusky, the pi-inci])al stores of\\nGeneral Harrison being at that point. Major\\nCroghan commanded at Fort Stephenson, now\\nLower Sandusk}-. This point was illy prepared\\nfor a defense against heavy cannon, and it being\\nknown that General I roctor was apjiroaching\\nwith artillery. General Harrison held a council\\nwith bis officers and detei mincd to abandon it.\\nBefore this could be done the ap])earance before\\nthe fort of General Proctor, on the 31st of July,\\n1813, made it impracticable. The garrison\\nconsisted of 150 soldiers, wiih but one field\\npiece; while the investing force, including\\nTecum,seh and his warriors, was over 3,30fl\\nstrong, with six pieces of artillery. General\\nProctor- at once demanded a surrender, with\\nthe assurance that if his demands were not\\ncomplied withageneral massacre would follow.\\nTo this the daring young officer but twenty-one\\nyears of age replied, saying the Indians\\nwould have none to massacre if the British", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "08\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nconqiiorcd. for eviTy man of his garrison\\nwould die at his post. rroctoi- at once oiJened\\nfire upon the northeast angle of the fort. Cro-\\nghan, believing the British intended to make a\\nbreach at this point, concentrated his whole\\nefforts there. He at once strengthened this\\npoint by ba;;s of sand and flour, placed his six-\\nponTidei-in position to rake thepointthreatened,\\nand then havincr charged his infant battery\\nwith slugs and hidden from the enemy, awaited\\nthe attack for twenty-four hours. The firing\\ncontinued upon tlienorthwestcorner,thcn under\\ncover of smoke and darkness ii column of 350\\nmen approached unseen within twenty paces\\nof the wall tiic ditch was gained and in a\\nmoment filled with men then the si.x-pounder,\\nonly thirty feet distant and so directed as to\\nsweep the ditch, was unmasked and fired, kill-\\ning at once twenty-seven of the assailants and\\ncreating a general panic. The column retired,\\nand the little fort, with the loss of one man,\\nwas saved. The next morning the British and\\ntheir allies, fearing the approach of re-enforce-\\nments under (rrncral Harrison, were gone,\\nleaving in their haste guns, stores and clothing.\\nThe War Department in October, 1812, had\\nurged uj)on the Government the importance of\\nobtaining command of the lakes by preparing\\na fleet for that 2:)urpose at Erie. Appropria-\\ntions were made, and on the 4th of the follow-\\ning August (1813) Commodore Perry suc-\\nceeded in getting his fleet over the bar into\\ndeep water.\\nAt til is time active preparations were being\\nmade for concentrating all the land forces pre-\\n])aratory to an attack on Maiden. Kentucky\\nsent her best men in great numbers under Gov-\\nernor Shelby and Colonel Richard M.Johnson.\\nOn the 20th of September, 1813, the forces of\\nGeneral Harrison at Port Clinton wei-e trans-\\n|)orted by the fleet to Put in-Bay Island, on the\\n24th reached Middle Sister Island, and on the\\n27th arrived at Maiden, to find it ruined, de-\\nserted and wasted. The news of Perry s victory\\nand the advance of Harrison s army disheart-\\nened Colonel Proctor, who with his army of\\nregulai-s and Indians with army stores of\\nevery description, evacuated the place and\\nhurried with all convenient speed to the valley\\nof (he Hi ver Thames. On the 28th the last of\\nthe British army left Detroit, arriving at Wind-\\nsor, op])osite Detroit, with the last of the guns,\\nammunition and stores. On the 29th Colonel\\nMcArthur took possession of Detroit and Mich-\\nigan Territoiy.\\nOn the 25th of September Colonel Richard\\nM. Johnson, who was with hi.s regiment of\\nKentuckj cavalry at Fort Meigs, received or-\\nders from General Harrison to march imme-\\ndiately to the River Raisin and hasten to Mai-\\nden, where ho expected the fleet would land\\nthe army the next day. Johnson s regiment\\nhurried on to Frenchtown, remained nearly\\none day occupied in burying the remains of the\\nbrave Iventuckians that were the previous\\nwinter ma.ssacred, and on the following day\\nmarched into Detroit, and were received by the\\nwhole population, who turned out en masse to\\nwelcome 1,100 cavalry as they thundered by,\\nunder the command of Governor Shelby and\\nColonel Richard M. Johnson. The 1st of Oc-\\ntober following. Colonel Johnson with his army-\\ncrossed to Sandwich, and General Harrison and\\nGeneral Shelby with 3,500 troOps left Detroit\\nin pursuit of the British army. Commodore\\nPerry with his fleet sailed up the river, and\\nwhen he arrived fifteen miles up the Thames\\nRiver disembarked and joined the land forces\\nin pursuit of Colonel Proctor, who was with all\\nhaste making his way- to the heart of Canada\\nby the valley of the Thames.\\nThe lirilliant victory at Lower Sandusky\\nsubstantial h^ closed the military movements\\nin Northwestern Ohio, and attention was next\\ndirected toward Erie, and Perry s preparations\\nfor naval operations. It so happened that that\\ncommander, on the very day of Cvoghan s vic-\\ntory (August 2d) had completed the equiioment\\nof his fleet at Erie, but, owing to a lack of\\nwater, he did not cross the bar in the harbor\\nuntil the 4th, when he set sail in search of the\\nenemy. Not finding them, he returned on the\\n8th to Brie, to take in re -enforcements. August\\n12th he again left, and anchored in Sandusky\\nBay on the 15th, whence he soon departed in\\nquest of the enemy. Cruising off Maiden, but\\nnot finding the object of his search, he retired\\nto Put-in -Bay. His fleet consisted of the Brig\\nLawrence (the flag ship), of 20 guns; the\\nNiagara, of 20 the Caledonia, of 3 the\\nSchoonei- Ariel, of 4; the Sloop Trip]:)e, and\\nSchooners Tigress and Porcupine, of 1 gun\\neach nine vessels with 54 guns and two\\nswivels. The British had six vessels, but they\\nwere superior in size, with a greater number\\nof guns.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE.\\n(19\\nOn llif iiioniii)i^ of llio niemor-:ible lOtli of\\nSeptember, Commodore Perr^- discovered the\\nenemy bearing down upon liim, wben lie at\\nonce made preparation for tiio conflict, wliich\\nwas accepted on both aides as j)robably deci-\\nsive of supremacy on the laUo, and as certain\\nto have most important bearing on the ;enoral\\ncontest. The report made by Perry consti-\\ntutes the most compact and interesting account\\nof the engagement to be had. It is as follows:\\nluMTEi) States .Schooner Ariel,\\nPut-in-Bay, IHth Sept., 1813.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2At sunrise on the morning of the 10th, the\\nenemy s vessels were discovered from Put-in-\\nBay, where I lay at anchor with tiie squadron\\nunder my command.\\nWe got under way, the wind light S. W.,\\nand stood for them. At ten a. m. the wind\\nhauled to S. E., and brought us to windwai d;\\nformed the line and brought up. At fifteen\\nminutes before twelve the enemy commenced\\ntiring. At five minutes before twelve the action\\ncommenced on our part. Finding their fire\\nvery destructive, owing to their long guns, and\\nit being most directed to the Lawrence, I made\\nsail and directed the other vessels to follow, for\\nthe purpose of closing with the enemy. Every\\nbrace and bow being shot away, she became\\nunmanageable, notwithstanding the great ex-\\nertions of the sailing master. In this situation\\nshe sustained the action upwards of two hours,\\nwithin canister-shot distance, until every gun\\nwas rendered useless, and a greater part of the\\ncrew either killed or wounded. Finding she\\ncould no longer annoy the enemy, T left her in\\ncharge of fjieutenant Yarnall, who, as I was\\nconvinced, from the bravery already displayed\\nby him, would do what would comport with\\nthe honor of the flag.\\nAt half-past two, the wind sjiringing up.\\nCaptain Elliott was enabled to bring his vessel,\\nthe ^Niagara, gallantly into close action. I im-\\nmediately went on board her, when he antici-\\npated mj^ wish by volunteering to bring the\\nschooner, which had been kept astern by the\\nlightness of the wind, into close action.\\nIt was with unspeakable pain that I saw,\\nsoon after I got on board the Niagara, the flag\\nof the Lawrence come down, although 1 was\\nperfectly sensible that she had been defended\\nto the last, and that to have continued to make\\na show of resistance, would have been a wan-\\nton .sacrifice of the remainins of her Inavf crfw,\\nBut the enemy was not able to tak(? pussession\\nof her, and circumstances soon permitted hci-\\nflag to be hoisted.\\nAt fortj -five minutes past two, the signal\\nwas made (or close action. The Niagara being\\nvery little injured, I determined to pass through\\nthe enemy s line, bore up and passed ahead of\\ntheir two ships and a brig, giving a raking fii-e\\nto them from the starboard guns, and to a small\\nschooner and sloop, from the larboard side, at\\nhalf-pistol shot di-stance. The smaller vessels\\nat this time having got within grape and can-\\nister distance, under the direction of Cai)tain\\nElliott, and keeping up a well-directed fire, the\\ntwo ships, a brig and a schooner surrendered,\\na schooner and sloop making vain attempt to\\nescape.\\nThose otficei-s and men wIkj were imme-\\ndiately under my observation, evinced the\\ngreatest gallantry, and I have no doubt that\\nall others conducted themselves as became\\nAmerican officers and seamen.\\nOn the 27th of September the American\\narmy set .sail for the shores of Canada, and in\\na short time stood around the ruins of the de-\\nserted and wasted Maiden, from which Gen-\\neral Proctor had retreated to Sandwich, and\\nwas with haste making his way to the heart of\\nCanada by the valley of the Thames. On the\\n29th of September General Ilarri.son was at\\nSandwich, and McArthur took possession of\\nDetroit and the Territory of Michigan. At\\nthis time Colonel Bichard M. Johnson s mount-\\ned riflemen, which had gone up the west side\\nof the Kiver Detroit, rejoined the main army.\\nOn the 2d of October the American army be-\\ngan their march in pursuit of General Proctor,\\nwhom they overtook on the 5th. The British\\nwere in two lines, occupying the field between\\nthe river and a small swamp. The Indians ex-\\ntended from the small to the large swamp, the\\nground being suitable to their mode of waifare\\nand unfavorable for the cavalry. General Har-\\nrison ordered Colonel JRichard M. .Johnson\\nwith his mounted men to charge and try to\\nbreak the regular troops by passing through\\ntheir ranks and forming in the rear. Colonel\\nJohnson gave the right hand body of his\\ncavalry opposite the regulars in charge of his\\nbrother James, while crossing the swamj) with\\nthe remainder he led the way against Tecum-\\n.seh and his savage followers. The charge of his\\nbrotlur James was successful. TheKentuckiaus", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "70\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nret eived the fire of the eneiri)-, broke through\\nthe ranks, and forming beyond them produced\\nsuch a panic by the novelty of the attack that\\nthe whole body of troops yielded at once. On\\nthe left the Indians fought courageou8l3 and\\nthe American cavalry were forced to dismount,\\nas their horses were in danger of miring in the\\nswamp. In a few moments, Tecumseh, wiio\\nmore than any other man brought about this\\nwar, fell dead from a shot from Colonel John-\\nson s pistol. The British soon gave up the\\ncontest, and now all was over but the pursuit\\nof Proctor, who had fled at the coniniencement\\nof the action.\\nSuch were the glorious victories of our arms\\nover the British and Indians, Commodore\\nPerry had conquered on Lake Erie, and the\\nbrave Harrison and his army at the Thames.\\nThis last contest practically ended the war in\\nthe Northwest. Tecumseh had fallen, the In-\\ndians lost their power and prestige, and the\\nBritish having been thoroughlj^ defeated gave\\nbut little trouble afterwards.\\nControversy has arisen as to Who killed\\nTecumseh? but the fact that James Knagi^s\\nand Medard Labadie, who were personally\\nwell acquainted with Tecumseh, who lived on\\nthe River Raisin for mauy years both before\\nand after the War of 1812, and who frequently\\nstated all the facts and details, and who car-\\nried Colonel Richard M. Johnson wounded from\\nthe field, were esteemed by those who knew\\nthem as good authority for any statement they\\nmight make, has settled the controvei-sy. The\\nattidavit of James Knaggs having reference\\nthereto will be perused with interest, and is\\nregarded as conclusive proof of the statements\\ntherein made by those in this vicinity-, by\\nwhom he was held in high esteem. General\\nCass, in the presidential campaign of 1840, was\\naccompanied through this State by Mr. James\\nKnaggs and Medard Labadie, who occupied\\nthe platform and were exhibited as the cour-\\nageous soldiers who carried Colonel Johnson\\nfrom the field. The General stated frequently\\nhis belief that Colonel Johnson was entitled to\\nthe credit generally awarded him of being the\\nhero who killed b3 a pistol shot the great Indian\\nchieftain, and from the fact that General Cass\\nwas an officer in the same engagement, full\\ncredence was given to his statement. The\\nrecognition of the kind offices of James Knaggs\\nat the battle of the Thames by a letter now in\\nthe possession of John Knaggs, the son of\\nJames, 1 have been recently permitted to copy,\\nand annex hereto.\\n(hTY OF WASIlI.NliTON, Juiie G, 1841.\\nMajor James Knaggs\\nMy Dear Old Friend I have received your\\nkind and esteemed favor, wishing me a safe\\narrival home among my friends. I truly and\\nsincerely thank you for the friendship which\\nyou have shown to me; and if ever it should\\nbe in my power to serve you, I am ready and\\nwilling. That you may live long to enjoy the\\nblessings of that Government which you have\\ndefended, is the prayer of your devoted friend\\nand fellow citizen, Richard M. Johnson.\\nThe following is the affidavit of James\\nKnaggs;\\nState of Mioukjan,\\nCounty of Monroe, j\\nJames Knaggs deposeth and saith I was\\nattached to a company of mounted men called\\nRangers at the battle of the Thames in Upper\\nCanada in the year 1813. During the battle\\nwe charged into the swamp, where several of\\nour horses mired down, and an order was given\\nto retire to the hard ground in our rear, which\\nwe did. The Indians in front of us, believing we\\nwere retreating, immediately advanced upon us\\nwith Tecutnseh at their head. I distinctly\\nheard his voice, with which I was perfectly\\nfamiliar. He yelled like a tiger, and urged on\\nhis braves to the attack. We were then but a\\nfew yards apart. We halted on the hard\\nground and continued our tire. After a few\\nminutes of very severe firing, I discovered\\nColonel Richard M. Johnson lying on the\\nground with one leg confined by the body of\\nhis white mare, which had been killed. My\\nfriend M. Labadie was with me. We went\\nup to the Colonel (with whom we were pre-\\nviously acquainted) and found him badly\\nwounded, lying on his side with one of his\\npistols lying in his hand. I saw Tecumseh at\\nthe same time, lying on his face dead, and about\\nfifteen or twenty feet from the colonel. He\\nwas stretched at full length and was shot\\nthrough the body, I think near the heart; the\\nball went through his back. He held his tom-\\nahawk in his right hand (it had a brass pipe\\non the head of it) his arm was extended as if\\nstriking, and the edge of the tomahawk was", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "DISTRESS OF SETTLERS.\\n71\\nstuck in the ground. Tei-umseh was dressed\\nin red speckled legginijs and a fringed hunting\\nshirt; he lay slretclied directly towards Colonel\\nJohnson. When we went up to the (Jolonel,\\nwe offered to help him he replied with anirau-\\ntioii, Knaggs, let me lay here and push on\\nand take Proctor. However, we liberated him\\nfrom his dead horse, took his blanket from his\\nsaddle, placed him in it and bore him ott the\\nfield. I had known Tecum.seh from my boy-\\nhood we were boys together. There was no\\nOther Indian immediately around where Te-\\ncunisoh and Colonel Johnson la^ though there\\nWere man}- near the small creek a few rods back\\nof the place where Tecumseh fell. I had no\\ndoubt then and have none now that Tecumseh\\nfell by the hand of Colonel Johnson.\\n(Signed) J.\\\\mes KN.\\\\(ius.\\nSworn to and subscriboil before me the 22d\\nday of September, 1853.\\nB. F. H. WiTHEUELI.,\\nNotary Public.\\nColonel Johnson stated at the time and alter-\\nward often reiterated it, thai he killed an I lulian\\nwith his pistol, who was advancing upon him\\nat the time his horse fell under him. The testi-\\nmony of Captain Knaggs shows conclusively\\nthat it could have been no other than Tecumseh.\\nThe foregoing transaction is of no little im-\\nportance in our history, as the ball that bore\\nwith it the fate of the great Indian warrior\\ndissolved at once the last great Indian confed-\\neracy and gave peace to our Irontier.\\nSome thirteen months intervened between\\nthe surrender of General Hull and the occupa-\\ntion of Detroit and River Raisin by Colonel\\nMcArthur, during the most of which time the\\nTerritory was under martial law, the inhabi-\\ntants were plundered and subject to every kind\\nof indignity, and nearly all of the inhabitants\\nthat were prominent and that had been identi-\\ntied in sympathy and feeling with the Ameri-\\ncan cause were, in the midst of a bitter cold\\nwinter, compelled to leave the country by the\\nbarbarous and inhuman command of Colonel\\nProctor.\\nNotices, of which the following isa copy, were\\nsent to the prominent men of Detroit, viz.\\nI am ordered by Colonel Proctor to say that\\nhe expects you will be prepared to leave the\\ncountry on Friday next, in company with a\\nnumber of American citizens from this place.\\n(Signed) William Jones.\\nThese orilers were followed by a jjrotest that\\nwas very numerously signed and yiresented to\\nColonel Proctor by the citizens, a copy of which\\nfollows\\nWhereas, it has been signified to us, the\\nundersigned, citizens of the United States, resi-\\ndent at Detroit, in the Territory of Michigan,\\nbv Colonel Henry Proctor, the British com-\\nmanding officer, that it is his will and pleasure\\nwe should depart from and leave the said Ter-\\nritory, and be so orders and directs it, leaving\\nbehind us at the same time, as we necessarily\\nmust, our dearest (amilies and relatives, exposed\\nto the cruelties and evils incident to a state of\\nwar. and our property at the mercy ot the\\nmaurading savages.\\nThis appeal was disregarded, and the citizens\\nin. the month of February were compelled to\\nleave. The Canadians living in Detroit were\\nprotected from plunder by marking their cattle\\nwith a red mark, while the American citizens\\nsuffered the loss of all of their properly. At\\nthis time the residentsat the River Raisin were\\nreduced to such a state of starvation that they\\nresorted to boiling down hay, using it as a sub-\\nstitute for tea, for nourishment. To give some\\nidea of the destitution at Detroit and the River\\nRaisin Judge Woodward writes thus to James\\nMonroe, Secretary of War\\nThe desolation of this country is be_\\\\ ond all\\nconception. No kind of Hour or meal is to be\\nprocuretl, and nothing lor the subsistence of\\ncattle, no animals for slaughter, and more than\\nhalf of the population destitute of aii^ for do-\\nmestic or agricultural purposes; the fencing\\nof the farms entirely destroyed by the incur-\\nsions of the enemy for fuel for the military\\ntheir houses left without glass, and in man^-\\ninstances even the flooring burned; their\\nclothing plundered from them by the Indians.\\nIt is a literal fact, and it will scarcely be\\ndeemed possible to shock the feelings of human\\nnature so much as to state it, that the inhabi-\\ntants of the River Raisin have been obliged to\\nresort to chopped hay, boiled, for subsistence.\\nMany, possessing neither firmness of mind or\\nbody sufficient to sustain the calamities with\\nwhich they have been assailed, have sunk into", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "72 HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthe asj luin where tlic wicked cease to trouble be g-iveii by the coninianding officer of the\\nand the wearj are at rest. company in whose bounds the applicant re-\\nin reply to these representations tlie Secrc- sides, stating his infirmity or inability to sup-\\ntai-y of War authorized Governor Cass to dis- j)orl himself, which certificate shall, if the per-\\ntribute$l,5()0 to thesettlers on the River Raisin, son be of the Roman Catholic religion, be\\nand the mone} was expended in flour. Every countersigned by the Rev. Mr. Richard and a\\nprecaution was used in the distribution, and in justice of the peace, and if a person is not of\\norder that this might not be misapplied the the Roman (Jatholic religion it shall be caun-\\n(Jovernor ilctcrmincd that a certifieate should tersigned by two justices of the jieace.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER VIII.\\nCOKRESPONDENCE OF COLONEL PROCTOR, COMMANDER OF URITISH ARMY AT BATTLE OK RIVER\\nRAISIN, AND REPORTS AFTER THE DAITLE.\\nTHE following reports and correspondence\\nbetween Colonel Proctor and General\\nSlieafFe were obtained from the arcliives of the\\nCanadian capital by Judge Woodward\\nSandwich, January 25, 18i;5.\\nMajor- General Sheaffe, Fort George\\nMv Dear General In my last dispatch I\\nacquainted you that the enemy was in the\\nMichigan Territory and that he was marcli-\\ning on Detroit. I therefore deemed it requisite\\nthat he shojld be attacked without delay and\\nwith all and every description ol force within\\nmy reach. Early on the morning of the 19th\\ninst. I was informed of his being in possession\\nof Frenchlown, on the Eiver Raisin, twenty-\\nsix miles from Detroit. After ex])eriencing\\never}- resistance that Major Reynolds, of the\\nEs.sex militia, had it in his power to make with\\na tlirec-pounder well served and directed bj\\nBombardier Kitson,of the Royal Artiiler} and\\nthe militiamen whom lie had well trained to the\\nuse of it, the retreat ofthc gun was covered bj- a\\nbrave baud of Indians, who made the enemy\\npay dearl}- for what he obtained. The Indians\\nfell back eighteen miles to Brownstown, the\\nsettlement of the brave Wyandots, whei e I\\ndirected my forces to assemble. On the 21st\\ninst. I advanced twelve miles to Swan Creek,\\nwhence we marched to the enemj- and attacked\\nhim at breaU of day on the 22d inst.. and after\\nexperiencing for our number a considerable\\nloss, about half of the enemy s forces posted in\\nhouses and enclosures, and which in the dread\\nof falling into the hands of the Indians they\\nmost obstinatelj defended, at last surrendered\\nat discretion. The other part of their force,\\nin attempting to return whence they came,\\nwere, I believe, all, or perhaps excepting a very\\nfew, killed by the Indians. Brigadier-General\\nWinchester was taken in the pursuit by the\\nWyandot chii^f Round-Head. He was cut off\\nfrom those who were posted and whom he\\nafterward surrendered.\\nI had much difficulty in bringing the Indians\\nto consent to the sparing of the lives of those\\nthat were wounded. You will perceive that I\\nhave lost no time; indeed, there w as none to\\nspare, as they would have been joined b}^ Mr.\\nHarrison in a few days, and the people of De-\\ntroit had already begun to show themselves.\\nThe troops, the marines and militia disi)layed\\ngreat bravery; all behaved well. Where so\\nmuch zeal and spirit was displayed by all, it\\nwould be unjust to attempt to particularize. I\\nshall only mention some of the wounded\\nLieutenant Colonel St. George, who received\\nfour wounds in a gallant attempt to occupy a\\nbuilding favorably situated by the enemy for\\nour annoyance Lieutenant Kerr, of the Roj^al\\nN. F. L. regiment, who I fear is very danger-\\nouslj- wounded (since dead). The zeal and\\ncourai;e of the Indian department never were\\nraoi-e conspicuous than on this occasion. The\\nIndian warriors displayed their usual courage.\\nI am much indebted to the different depart-\\nments, the troops, etc., having been well and\\ntimely supplied with every requisite the district\\ncan afford. We feel the insufficienc}- of surgical\\nassistance. If the Indians had not appeared\\nquite as soon in the enemy s rear, whicti deter-\\nred them from quitting their fastness, scarcely\\na man could have escaped death.\\nI send my aid-dc-camp. Acting Lieutenant\\nMcLean, with this dispatch. He will be able\\nto answer any questions respecting the affairs\\nat Frcnchtown that you may be desirous of\\nasking concerning our situation here generally.\\nI have decided to the best of my judgment\\nrespecting the prisoners, which is to send them\\nbj- tlie River Thames, to be passed over on your\\nfrontier. The reasons for not sending them\\nback the route by which they came are so\\nobvious that 1 shall not. except required, ob-\\n[73]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "u\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntriule them on you. Indeed, I see no option\\nor arrangement that could be made but the one\\ndirected. I fortunately have not been deprived\\nof the services of Lieutenant Trough ton, of the\\nRoyal Artillery, and acting in the quarter-\\nmaster-general s department. Though he was\\nwounded, I am indebted much to his zeal and\\nunwearied exertions. 1 could wish his continu-\\nance in the quarterniaster-geueral s depart-\\nment. Were it not unjust to particularize any\\ncorps, where all did their utmost, I would men-\\ntion the zeal and courage of the Koyal Artillery.\\nEach officer is deserving of being named, could\\n1 do it within the compass of a dispatch. I\\nenclose a list of the killed and wounded. I\\nlament there being so many of both, but of the\\nlatter a large portion will soon return to duty,\\nand most of them before long. Before the re-\\nduction of my force 1 had too few for the de-\\nfen.se of the frontier. May I not hope that\\nyou will send me a company of the Forty-First\\nRegiment? You are aware of the insufficiency\\nof my means. I also send a return of the\\narms, ammunition, etc., taken on the 22d inst.\\nlikewise of the prisoners, whom you will per-\\nceive to be equal to ray utmost force, exclusive\\nof the Indians, who though a j)owerful aid are\\nan uncertain one, being dependent on success,\\nand which would have strongly appeared had\\nI failed on the 22d in.st. Nor could I have\\nbeen sure of the militia in the event of any\\ndisaster. I have not heard it officially, but I\\nbelieve a party of the enemy of 100, bringing\\n500 hogs for General Winchester s force, has\\nbeen completely cut off. I shall defer until the\\nnext opportunity, which shall be in a few days,\\nsaying anything more, having already detained\\nliieutenant McLean too long, of whose courage\\nand exertions disiDlayedou the 22d inst. I would\\nspeak, did I think it just to attempt particu-\\nlarizing any one, especially when I may be sup-\\nposed partial. I remain, my dear General,\\nfaithfulljr yours,\\nHenry Proctor,\\nColonel Commanding.\\nccssity of sending several Crom tlio depot of\\ntreachery, Detroit. I shall endeavor to send\\ncorrect returns (nominally) of both, with my\\nrecommendation of the disposal of the latter.\\nMy opinion of the enem}- is not more favorable\\nthan it was, from what I have seen and heard\\nof them. Tliey were ai med with knives and\\ntomahawks, and some of them used them they\\nfired at the wounded as they lay on the ground,\\nthemselves behind enclosures and in buildings.\\nEvery art, ever} means have been employed\\nto prejudice and influence these misguided\\npeople against us. There have been some in-\\nstances, I am sorry to say, of Indian barbarity,\\nbut the example was set by the enemy, and\\nthey came to seek them I know one shall be\\nvilified, for the truth is not in them. I have\\nnot anj thing to accuse myself of\\nI enclose you an extract of a letter from\\nGeneral Winchester just previous to his de-\\nparture. I also enclose returns, by which you\\nwill perceive what my force was when I at-\\ntacked the enemy and what it is at present.\\nIf you do not send me as many as will replace\\nthose who are in consequence of the aifairof the\\n22d unfit foi service, 1 mean of the Forty-First\\nRegiment, very serious consequences may fol-\\nlow the enemy s advance, which should be ex-\\npected, and im)nedi;itely. We shall do our\\nduty, but that will not save the country though\\nit may our ci edit. I have been given to un-\\nderstand that General Harrison is at the foot\\nof the rapids, so that no time should be lost in\\nmoving on, if they should not be already on\\nthe way here, whatever assistance can be af-\\nforded.\\nI fear I shall not be enabled, without delay-\\ning the express too long, to send you a moi-e\\ncorrect return of the jDrisoners than I already\\nhave doni^ You shall receive it, however,\\nbefore the (irisoners can reach you.\\nExtract from a letter from Colonel Proctor:\\nSandwich, February 1, 1813.\\nI have hastened off for many reasons the\\nGeneral and the other prisoners, excepting the\\nwounded, and a few others whom the Indians\\nare bringing in. I shall also be under the ne-\\nFebrtjary 2d.\\nMajor-- General Sheaffe\\nGeneral Harrison has sent, with a flag of\\ntruce, the person to whom the enclosed order\\nis directed. You will perceive his object to be\\nthe gaining of information. I shall keep the\\ngentleman and send some person to him. He\\nis at the foot of the rapids, and we may ex-\\npect him with more thousands than I can find\\nhundreds. The Indian force is a strong aid\\nw", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "CORRESPONDENCE OF COLONEL PROCTOR.\\n75\\nwhen there is si la-obabilil}- of suceess, but any\\nreverse would quickly disperse it. Our militia\\nforce dejiends also on success in a great meas-\\nure. I h;ivo had some little e.xperience of both.\\nYou will see how much I am in need of officers.\\nThe wounds are in general not dangerous;\\nthey are, however, severe ones. I shall .say no\\nMiDre. My situation is well known to j-ou.and\\nI trust j-ou will afford mc speed}- aid.\\n(Signed) Henry Proctor,\\nColonel Commanding.\\nWhereas, It bath been signified to us, the\\nundersigned, citizens of the United States,\\nresidents of Detroit, in the Territory of Michi-\\ngan, by Henry Proctor, the British command-\\ning officer, that it is his will and pleasure we\\nshould depart from and leave the said Terri-\\ntor} and he so orders and directs it, leaving\\nbehind at the same time, as we necessarily\\nmust do,our dearest relatives exposed to all the\\ncasualties and evils incident to a state of war,\\nand our proper!}- at the mere} of marauding\\nsavages\\nResolved, Therefore, that we consider the .said\\norder of the said Colonel Proctor as a flagrant\\nand gross violation of the third article of the\\ncapitulation made and concluded at Detroit on\\nthe ICth daj- of August last, and b}- reason\\nw-hcreof this place was surrendered to the\\nBritiish flag.\\nResolved, Secondly, that it is a duty we own\\nto ourselves and to our country to resist man-\\nfully and spiritedly, by all the powers of reason\\nand argument, every unwarrantable attempt\\nupon our personal riglits that is not strietly\\ncompatible with the articles of capitulation.\\nWhereas, Wc entertain a very sensible and\\nthorough conviction that a military officer,\\nby an unjustifiable and wanton invasion of the\\nprivate rights of an individual, may not only\\nincur the displeasure of his own Government\\nbut will lav himself personally responsible to\\ntlu individual injured:\\nResolved, Therefore, thirdly, tiiat for every\\nviolation of our rights and privileges attended\\nwith an injury to our persons or property, we\\nwill make a solemn appeal in the dernier\\nressort to the umjjire of the law.\\nResolved, Fourthlj-, that we entertain a high\\nsense of the honor of a military parole and the\\nvirtuous and delicate use thatouyht to be made\\nof it, as likewise the necessitv and the pro-\\npriety of a strict and exem])lary neutrality as\\nlong as wo remain under the British flag and\\nare ])rotected in our persons and property,\\nagreeable to the true s))irit and letter of the\\narticles of capitulation.\\nResolved, Fifthly, that if there are any\\namongst us whose conduct and behavior does\\nnot strictly comport with the spirit and moan-\\ning of the preceding resolutions, they ought\\nnot to be screened from punishment but that it\\nis our duty to assist in exposing them to the just\\nanimadversion and censure of their own im-\\nproper conduct.\\nAnp Whereas, We entertain a high sense of\\nthe manly, dignified and spirited conduct of\\nAugustus B. Woodward, whose services have\\nheretofore been as pre-eminently useful to the\\ninhabitants\\nResolved, Therefore, sixthl}-, that he be pre-\\nsented with these resolutions with a request to\\nla\\\\- them before the said Colonel Henry Proc-\\ntor, and to use all lawful and honorable en-\\ntreaty with him to obtain a revocation of iiis\\naforesaid order, so diametrically o]iposed to\\nthe aforesaid third article of capitulation, and\\nso manifesth injurious at this particular season\\nof the year to our pei-sons and property.\\nDated Detroit, February Lst, 1818. Signed\\nby twenty-nine persons.\\nA true copy. A. H. McLean, A. I). C.\\nMioiiiOAN, .lanuary 31, 1S18.\\nThe Hon. James Monroe, Secretary of State\\nSir: Iliad the honor to transmit to yo.i some\\ndays ago, simply under an envelope, some in-\\nformation for the friends of Messrs. Baker and\\nMcCarthy, and I now beg to transmit commu-\\nnications of a similar nature for twelve of the\\nfamilies.\\nIn the battle of La liiviere Aux Raisins of\\nthe 22d of the month, and which terminated in\\na complete victory on the part of the British\\ncommander, the American general evidently\\ncommitted four military errors.\\nFirst, His troops were posted on the left\\nbank of the Eiver Eaisin, when the}- should\\nhave been, unquestionably, on the right.\\nSecond, They were posted at the extremity\\nof a i)ublic road, when, if posted on the left\\nbank at all, they should have been in a situa-\\ntion that either fences or woods inighl have", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "76\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\npresented some obstructions to the appronch of\\ncannon.\\nThird, He slept a mile and a half from his\\nmen, and the next to him in command being\\nabsent, they in fact had no commander.\\nFourth, He received intelligence of the\\nmarch of the attacking army in the evening,\\nbut would not credit it.\\nThe operations of the British commandei-\\nare marked with the same minute correctness\\nof judgment in this instance, and the same\\nboldness of conception and execution which\\ndistinguished in the former instance his illus-\\ntrious predecessor, General Brock. It is a\\nmilitary movement of equal and in fact of\\ngreater sjjlendor. His allies, however, will\\ntarnish his military laurels and plant a thorn\\nin his heart. But that I am, etc., Hamlet, Act\\nII. Scene 4. The American soldiers fought\\nlike lions. The enemy do justice to their in-\\ntrepid bravery, and being the first iu.stance\\nthey have felt in this quarter of American\\nspirit, it is not without its impression. What-\\never credit is, liowever, given to the bravery of\\nthe men, the superiority of generalship beyond\\nall doubt or question belongs to the British\\ncommanders. If General Winchester ad-\\nvanced without the approbation of the com-\\nmanding general, this was a still greater and\\nmore military error.\\nI have the honor to be, sir, respectfully your\\nobedient servant,\\n(Signed) A. B. Woodward.\\nA true copy.\\nA. H. McLean,A.I).C.\\nSandwich, February 4, 1813.\\nMajor- (xeneral Sheaffe, Fort George\\nMy Dear General; The advance of Gen-\\neral Winchester s force gave an opportunity to\\na part of the inhabitants of the Michigan Ter\\nritory to display their hostile sentiments to-\\nward our Government. A number of them\\nwere prepared, I have reason to believe, in the\\nevent of my having failed in my attack on the\\nenemy, to rise and possess themselves of Fort\\nDetroit, in which, at the time, I could afford a\\ngarrison of militia only; but disappointed in\\nthat expectation, and acquiring confidence from\\nthe approach of General Harrison, they held\\nmeetings which were productive of the inde-\\ncent resolutions dated February 1, 181.3, and\\nof the conditions for a convention insolently\\n]iroposed in a letter to me from Chief Justice\\nWoodward. Of the impropriety of this man s\\nconduct, I certainly cannot entertain a doubt.\\nHe is an artful, designing and ambitious man,\\nand his only objects have been to ingratiate\\nhimself with his own Government and to court\\npopularity. In such a man I could not place\\nconfidence, and associated with him in the ad-\\nministration of the government it was impos-\\nsible for that government to possess sufficient\\nenerg} to control such men. To preserve the\\nTerritory, therefore, I found myself under the\\nabsolute necessity of declaring martial law\\ntherein. I have also found it necessary to\\norder some of the more suspicious and turbu-\\nlent characters to quit the Territory, among\\nwhom are some British subjects. They will\\n2)roceed to Fort George under an escort and\\nthen will be at your disjjosal, though I shall\\ntake upon me to make some remarks respect-\\ning some of them.\\nAfter having rid the Tei ritory of these men,\\nas there are a considerable number of the in-\\nhabitants who are or were British subjects,\\nwho were greatly controlled in their actions\\nby the persons sent off, it is mj^ intention to\\nbring over as maiiy of the inhabitants as lean\\nto take the oath of allegiance to his Majesty,\\nand if I find they can be tru.sted, arm them in\\ndefense of the Territory. As the majority of\\nthe inhabitants are Canadians, and as it is so\\nmuch for their own interest to be on good\\nterms with the Indians, I have hopes of suc-\\nceeding in procuring a considerable number to\\njoin us. And in respect to those who are con-\\nfirmed citizens of the United States, and whom\\nI have not thought j)roper to order away, 1\\nshall call on them to take an oath of strict\\nneutrality during the war. The most of those\\nsent away were, by the capitulation for the\\nsurrender of Detroit, made prisoners of war, as\\nthey had joined the army, and as such, I con-\\nceive, liable to be sent away. What I have\\ndone has been under the firm conviction that\\nit was not only for the best but absolutely\\nnecessary. I have, therefore, reasons to hope\\nthat my conduct will be full)- approved. I\\nremain, my dear General, faithfully yours,\\nHenry Proctor,\\nCommanding.\\nI", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "CORUESrONDENCE OF COr.ONEI, PROCTOR.\\n77\\nTo Colonel Proctor:\\nI^ctuni of jjrisoners taken after the action at\\nRiver Raisin, January 22, 181:!;\\nBrigadier Generals 1\\nColonels 1\\nMajors 1\\nCaptains i\\nLieutenants i\\nEnsigns 10\\nBrigade Majors.. 1\\nAdjutants 1\\nQuartermasters 1\\nSurgeons\\nSergeants 27\\nRank and File 435\\nTotal 495\\nlie Inilians have brought in and delivered\\nuj) sevei al prisoners since this return was\\ntaken. They continucci to do sotliis morning,\\nso that tlio return i.s not exactlj^ correct, nor\\ncan a correct one be procured until they arrive\\nat Sandwich.\\n(Signed) Felix Troughton, Lt. R. A.,\\nAct g Asst. Qvartermaster (ren l.\\nAmhersthurc, January 25, 181o.\\nReturn of arms, ammunition, etc., taken\\nfrom the enemy at River Raisin on the 22d\\ninst.\\nAf 1 Serviceable, with Bavonets 9\\n.\\\\liisKets-j Repairable, without Bayonets 28 397\\nServiceable, with Belts 292\\n1 oucnes-^ Repairable, without Belts 57 349\\nMusket Ball, serviceable 900\\nCartridfres, un.serviceable 500 1400\\nSwords with scabbards 10 10\\n(Signed) Fei.ix Troiciito.n,\\nLieut. Com d g Royal Artillery.\\nS.vMTKi. Wood,\\nClerk of Ordnance Stores Train Dept.\\nN. B. There was mncli ammunition and\\nmany muskets, ritles, swords and pistols which\\nit was politic to allow the Indians to take away\\nwith them.\\nS.\\\\Nii\\\\vi(ii, January 24, 1811!.\\n.Major Evans, Fort George\\n5Iv Dear Major: Though much oceujiied,\\nI shall take a few moments to ac piaint you\\nthat on the 10th inst., at 2 a. m., I was informed\\nthat the encmj was in complete possession of\\ntlie settlement at the River Raisin, and that on\\nthe 22d inst. at break of tlay, I attacked him\\nwith all the forces I could collect, the result of\\nwhich is that Brigadier General Winchester, his\\nsurviving officers and upwards of 4(i0 men are\\nprisoners, the remainder (I believe about the\\nsame number) being killed by the Indians in\\ntheir flight. I am sorry to say that our loss\\nhas been for our number considerable. We\\nhad no time to lose, for Mr, Harrison is on the\\nadvance. A week s delay would have lost us\\never3 thing. Perhaps this specimen of what\\nthey are to expect in the Territory may deter\\ntheiii from making another attempt .soon. The\\ntroops, marine and militia, displayed great\\nbravery, as did also the Indians. The officers\\ndid their duty well. It would be scarcely just\\nto mention individuals. Colonel St, George re-\\nceived four wounds whilst acting very gal-\\nlantly. Lieutenant Kerr, N, V. L,, is, I fear,\\nmortally wounded, I have not time for further\\nparticulars. Believe me, with regard and esteem,\\never yours,\\nHenry Proctor,\\nExtract from a letter from General J roctor\\nto Major-Genoral Sheaffe\\nSaniiwiiii, January 1 3, 1813.\\nNothing can be more gratifying to me than\\nto find effectual measures taken to insure the\\nsuperiority of the lakes, so requisite to the\\nsecurity of the country. Every exertion is\\nmaking and shall be persevered in, as far as de-\\npends on me to attain that object. The gun-\\nboats are to be built on the Thames, bj which\\nmuch time and expense will be saved, I want\\nno assistance toward building the gunboats.\\nThe labor and materials I have at hand. It is\\nnot so with respect to the ship; however, no\\ntime need be lost. An estimate of the materials\\nis sent, and a saving of time and expense will\\narise in proportion to the number of ship-\\nwrights employed in building her. In the rig-\\nging of the ship, a naval officer should direct\\nand sailors be employed, I do not believe\\nthere are either here properly qualified. I have\\ntaken it for granted that we are to receive\\nofficers and seamen from the only adequate\\n.source, the royal navj-. There are two very\\nimportant points which I conceive it requisite\\nto occupy with block-liouses. The expense\\nwill be very trifling, the timber being at hand,\\nand the effect they may produce on our allies\\nvery beneficial, as calculated to preserve our", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "IS\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncommuuication willi them and ensure their\\nretreat. One gun only will be requisite in each.\\nMature reflection on the reading within my\\nreach had determined me against demanding\\nthe railitar}- service of the inhabitants of the\\nceded Territory. I dread the consequences on\\ntheir account solely of the enemy entering into\\ntiie Territorj No commands or influence of\\nmine will be of sufficient weight to preserve the\\nproperty, and J doubt not the lives, of the most\\nof the inhabitants in the event of it. With my\\ninadequate means the game will be a difficult\\none however, I will do my best and trust that\\nthe result may be as favorable as hitherto.\\nThe Indians in council have formally re-\\nquested the aid of such a corps (Butler s) as\\nwere attached to and acted with them during\\n(as it is called) the Revolutionary War, and\\n*Captain Caldwell, whom they well know and\\nthink highly of, niaj^ be employed. A corps of\\nthat description would be, I am convinced, of\\nthe highest utility, both in restraining and di-\\nrecting the hostility of the Indians to the\\nproper objects of it. I would propose one\\ncompany at first, and if found to answer the in-\\ntended purpose, a second might be added under\\na major. It ould soon prove a good substi-\\ntute for militia, whose officers here are almost\\nall as bad as can be. An efficient corps of the\\ndescription pi oposed, I doubt not, could soon\\nbe raised in this district. From the Indians I\\nhave had manj- applications for the regular\\ntroops to move and serve immediately with\\nthem, and which wifh some difficulty I have\\nbeen able to evade, since the expedition in-\\ntended for Fort Wayne, often much to their\\ndissatisfaction. Having the corps in question,\\nno other would be required to act immediatelj-\\nwith them. The Indians are endeavoring to\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Captain Caldwell referred to, soon after the War\\nof 1812, married Miss Catharine, the daughter of\\nJaques Lasselle, who was a wealthy Indian trader.\\nMiss Catharine was an accomplished lady, who re-\\nceived her education at Montreal, making her trips\\nfrom the River Raisin to Montreal and return in open\\nflat boats. The records in the Register s office of\\nMonroe county show that in 1840 she was the owner\\nof forty-four farms in Monroe county, inherited from\\nher father. Captain Caldwell resided on the farm\\nknown by his name, five miles west of Monroe on\\nthe north side of the River Raisin. He died, leaving\\na large family, and many of his descendants yet re-\\nside in Monroe county. His grandson, Charles, is at\\nthis time the Clerk of Monroe county.\\nget those nations which are in the United\\nStates from among the Americans. Their plans\\nare well laid. The Americans, I undei-stand,\\nhave in considerable force ascended the Illinois\\nin boats shot proof, intending to build or estab-\\nlish themselves half waj^ up, thence proceed to\\nChicago and there establish themselves again.\\nYou will perceive their object to be the cutting\\noff from us the most formidable Indian nations.\\nMopock, whom we knew here, has collected a\\nbody of Indians to oj)j)ose them. Tecumseh, I\\nfear, has scarcely recovered his health. I have\\njust learned that the enemy are at the foot of\\nthe rapids, computed at 1,000 men. Two da^s\\nsince a few Indians and Americans encountered\\neach other, when the latter had two killed and\\nsome wounded, and the former one wounded.\\nThe Indians contrived to bring off three of the\\nenemy s horses.\\nIt may bo requisite to dislodge the enemy\\nfrom their present position, which is in the Ter-\\nritory, and therefore we have no choice nor\\noption but to employ all and every description\\nof force in our reach. I am under the necessity\\nof calling out some more of the militia, but I\\nhoj)e it will be but for a short time.\\n(Signed) Henry Proctoe,\\nCnloiwl Commanding\\nTrue extracts.\\nRobert R. Lojiing, Captain, A. D. C.\\nFort George, Februarj- 10, 1813.\\nColonel Baynes, Adjutant General\\nSir: I have the honor to transmit for your\\ninformation a return of the troops, regulars,\\nmilitia, marine and Indian department who\\nwere engaged at Frenchtown on the River\\nRaisin on the 22d January, 18LS, with a state-\\nment of the killed and wounded.\\nA return of the re-enforcements that left this\\npost on the 2d inst. to join Colonel Proctor at\\nAmherstburg, is herewith enclosed. I avail\\nmj self of this opportunity to inform j-ou that\\nBrigadier General Winchester, with about\\ntwenty officers, arrived here two daj S since,\\nand with the exception of the General, a few\\nfield officers and his personal staff, they have\\nbeen allowed to go over to the American side\\non their parole; those remaining are merely\\ndetained until his Excellency s pleasure shall", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "CORRESPONDENCE OF COLONEL PROCTOR.\\n70\\nbe known. I liavo the honor to be, sir, youi\\nobedient humble servant, I. B. Gleuo,\\nCaptain, Acting B. M.\\nHeaixjuartkus, Janiuny 31, ISKi.\\nDr. McKechen\\nSir: You will proceed with the two men\\nwho are to attend you, to the River Eaisin,\\nbearin a Hag of truce. The object of your trip\\nis to ascertain the situation of the wounded\\nwhich were left, as it is said, at that place. If\\na British officer should be there you will de-\\nliver him the letter with which you are charged,\\nand proceed to give such assistance to the sick\\nas the}- may need and you be able to procure.\\nYou are furnished with \u00c2\u00a7100 in gold for the pur-\\npose. Should there be no British officer on the\\nRiver Raisin, you will proceed toward Maiden\\nuntil 3 ou meet with one, unless there should be\\ngreat danger from the Indians. Indeed, it is my\\nwish that you should go on to Maiden, if you\\narc permitted to do so, to bring dispatches\\nfrom General AVinchester, or the senior officer\\nremaining with our prisoners. If your pro-\\nfessional services are wanted with the w^ounded,\\nj ou will remain with them and send back the\\ntwo men to bring me an account of your pro-\\nceedings. I am, respectfully, your obedient\\n.servant,\\n(Signed) \\\\Vm. IIk.nkv Harkison.\\nTo His Excellency, Sir George Provost, Baronet,\\nCaptain General and Governor-in- Chief in\\nand over the Province of Lower Canada, Up-\\nper Canada, etc., etc.:\\nThe memorial of a number of the principal\\ninhabitants residing within the western Dis-\\ntrict of the Province of Ujiper Canada, most\\nrespectful!}- represents:\\nThat the post of Amhcrstburg is oi the utmost\\nim|)ortancc in the defense of the Province,\\nand that if the enemy should become pos.sessed\\nthereof, the Province would become an easy\\nconquest.\\nThat the late acquisition of the Territory of\\nMichigan, by giving us the entire possession of\\nthe strait, and removing the enemy to a\\ngreater distance, must be attended with the\\ngrcalcsi advantage, as well toward the more\\neasy defense of the Province as in commercial\\nand other benefits to his Majestj^ s subjects.\\nThat the posts of Amherstburg and Detroit\\nare the keys of the western countries, and their\\nloss would in great measure deprive his\\nMajesty of the aid of the Indian tribes, and also\\nrender them an easy prey to their implacable\\nenemies.\\nThat the aid of the Indians is of infinite im-\\nportance to the success of his Majest3 s arms\\nin these parts; but your memorialists beg leave\\nto observe that they are thinly scattered over\\nimmense tracts of land and throu gh immense\\nforests, and from their necessities as well as\\ntheir habits, they cannotlong continue together\\nin large bodies, and that therefore an occasional\\naid only from them can be depended on.\\nThat the States of Ohio, Kentacky,Tenne,s8ee\\nand others which border on the Indian lands\\nare large and very populous, and that the\\nAmerican Government and commanders are\\nresorting to every means to conciliate, intimi-\\ndate and divide the different tribes.\\nThat the Americans have already- opt ned\\nseveral roads leading through the Indian lands\\ntowards Detroit, and have strongi} fortified\\nthemselves adjacent to the newly acquired Ter-\\nritory of Michigan, within one day s march of\\nthe River Au.x Raisins and fift} miles of Am-\\nherstburg.\\nThat as well to unite the Indians and com-\\nmand their respect for us as to secure the ports\\nof Amherstburg and Detroit, and thereby in\\ngreat measure the Pi oviace at large, and occa-\\nsionally to co-operate with them, 3 our memo-\\nrialists deem it essentially necessarj that a con-\\nsiderable regular force shouUl be immediatelj-\\nstationed at tho.se ))orts.\\nYour memorialists also beg leave to observe\\nthat the late General Brock was so well con-\\nvinced of the absolute necessitj of a consider-\\nable regular force being stationed in this\\nquarter, that he repeatedly declared to several\\nof your memorialists that at least 1,600 men\\nshould be stationed at Amherstburg alone.\\nThat from the want of such a force, the militia\\nof the district having been kept absent from\\ntheir agricultural concerns, a very large pro-\\nportion of th last year s crops was destroyed,\\nand that very little wheat was .sown last fall,\\nwhich will jiroduco a groat scarcity during the\\ncoming season.\\nThat this evil can alone be palliated by suf-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "80\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nferiiiy the inhabitants as much as possible to\\nremain on their farms and raise spring crops\\nof Indian corn, oats, etc.\\nWherefore your memorialists humbly pray\\nthat your Excellency will be pleased to take\\nthe premises into your consideration, and af-\\nford the country such relief as your Excellency\\nin your wisdom shall deem expedient, and j our\\nmemorialists as in duty bound shall ever pi-ay.\\n(Signed) Thomas Cai.hwell, Captain.\\nand forty-six inhabitants.\\nSandwich, Febi-uary 20, 1813.\\nSandwich, May 14, 1813.\\nCaptain McDonall, Quebec\\nMy Dear Sir: I shall not say anything to\\nyou respecting our visit to Mr. Harrison or of\\nwhat passed between us McLean will fully\\ninform j ou of the j)articulars. If his Excel-\\nlency approves I shall be much gratified. I\\nam just sending off an express to Mr. Dickson,\\nand have also to write to Niagara. You will be\\nmuch surprised to hear that I have received\\nonly half of the Forty-First Regiment. If his\\nExcellency does not interfere I shall be kept\\nso ueak as to tempt the enemj forward. If Sir\\nGeoi ge s intentions had been fulfilled I could\\nventure to ensure the safety of this flank for some\\nmonths at least. Should I be left to the con-\\nsideration of any person but Sir George, this\\ndistrict will be entered also. You will learn\\nfrom McTjean that I can not with safety use\\nthe militia. I should be much gratified il\\nColonel Elliot, from his ago and long service,\\nwa.s permitted to retire on his full pay. Ho is\\npast seventy, I have understood near eighty.\\n1 have the pleasure to acquaint you that Te-\\ncumseh and his people are settling on the River\\nHuron between the River Raisin and Detroit\\nthe Pottawatomies twenty miles higher up\\nthat river, and the Ottawason the River Rouge\\nbetween the Huron and Detroit, and that I\\nhave ordered the Indian department to Detroit,\\nwhich will make the Territory completely an\\nIndian country, and render its conquest still\\nmore difficult, if not impossible, if I can have\\na due proportion of regulars, for I repeat it,\\nthey cannot be dispensed with. We ai e anx-\\niously looking to the Lower Province. 1 hope\\nthe fleet is at hand. Our tars will soon set\\nthings to rights on the lower lake, when York\\nmust fall to the right owners, though I sup-\\npose the enemy are fortifying themselves there,\\nwhich maj cause us much trouble and lose us\\nmany lives. Excu.se haste. Mrs. and Miss\\nProctor desire their best compliments, and\\nHarry begs to bo kindly remembered to you.\\nI remain, etc.,\\nHenry Proctor.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "CORRESPONDENCE OF COI.ONEI. PROCTOR.\\n81\\nIVXOJ,\\nX M -X X -C ?1 M 1 1 1\\nsa.daajai nuipni j j I j 1 1\\n1 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 C-l\\na\u00c2\u00bbm\u00c2\u00ab3s I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1\\n1 iie^^c 5rt^\u00c2\u00abii ii:=\\nsjaaan j j i j i j\\n!2;\\nc\\ni3!pjBqmos j ri 1 1 i j 1 j j i j\\niqniodjoa 1 I .-H 1 IN eo 1 j 1 j 1 j --s\\ngjoBsSjas 1 1 1 r^ CO 1 1 j j j 1 1 t-\\nsojajiBqng 1 1 i j .i I cj 1 1 I 1 i ic\\nsniBidtio j 1 j j I 1 (N 1 I j 1 1 -f\\nsisuoioo -jnan j i i J j\\n(N\\nQ\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00baJ\\n3\\nI W llO^riWCO 1 I 1 1\\niviox II 1 1\\nN\\nnarasag I 1 i 1 i w 1 i 1 j 1 i 1\\n1 1 1.C 1 t 1 C-]\\nsioBaSaas 1 \u00e2\u0080\u0094i 1 i j 1 1 j 1 1 1 I\\no\\nH\\no\\na\\nuamBag\\n1 1 1 j le-i i 1 1 j 1 1\\nej\\nsjaunno\\ni i i i i i i\\nSniBAVS\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2jBog\\ni i i i i i i i 1\\nuain\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2diqspiK\\n1 j 1 i Ir. 1 i i i i I^J\\nS\\nsi.Buajnan\\n1 1 1 i IIM i 1 1 1 1 1 IM\\n8i3}aJdji))ai\\n1 1 1 1 O 1 O\\nJ.dsax aiois j.ssy\\ni i i 1 i i i i-^ i i i h\\nJ8a I niBidBO\\ni i i i i-^ i i\\ninapaainijadns\\ni i 1 i i i i i\\n9J8K nOSlJJBO\\nIBjanau\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2raojj.ssv X.daa\\ni i i i 1 i i h\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2aao K b idaa\\ni i i i i i i i i i 1\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i\\n-5\\n1\\naiMW=[nBa| is-^SS |8S 1 1 j\\nsaanininjQ i i i rH i t i i i 1 c-i\\nsjasaSaas Ir-iioo i l ^t^llil S\\nsajojs\\nJO jjjaio\\ni i 1 i i i i-^ i i-\\ns,3jns l.esv\\ni i i^ i i i i i i i i\\n8aia)[Bqns\\n1 1 Tf M 1 --C S I 1 I 1 j S\\nsniBjdBO\\n1 j 1 rH 1 lo CO 1 j j 1\\nSlOtBK\\ni i i i i i i 1 H\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2stoo -man 1 i i i i i i i i i\\nsjaaoioo\\ni i i i i i i i-\\nH\\nQ\\n1\\nand St\\nette an\\nLieuts.\\nrge.\\no\\n8\\n;\u00c2\u00a7.-\u00c2\u00abA\u00c2\u00ab0\\nE^feSs E-\\n5-=^ rto;\\nc c\u00e2\u0096\u00a0-;\\n-K\u00e2\u0080\u00a2J 3 -j; D o\\nOiihJOOO\\naatuBas\\nsaJBAUJ\\nsjaaany\\nSlBJOdjOJ\\nsjaBDSjas\\n.oidiqspijv^\\nsiBJodjoo\\nCO (M I- OO CC M\\nC-i CO I t^ CO\\nlO (M CO\\n3 fc-\\n.S K\\nI 5.^ y It!\\n1 :;ks2sI\\ne-i\\nr-, Z\\n-1 o\\n_\u00e2\u0096\u00a0 p\\nT O\\nI H\\nil X\\n2 a\\ng, fa", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER IX.\\nMONROE COUNTY VETKRANS OF THE WAR OF 1812.\\nTHE resident survivors of the War of 1812\\nwere early in June, 1871, by a publislied\\ncard in the Monroe city papei-s, invited by\\nJoseph Guyor to assemble at his residence as\\nhis guests, on what was known as Guyor s\\nIsland, the present site of the Monroe Marsh\\nClub-house, two miles east of Monroe. In\\nresponse to the invitation, on the 15th of\\nJune, nineteen survivors of the battle of\\nthe Eiver Eaisin made their appearance, ac-\\ncompanied by a number of the citizens of\\nMonroe. A banquet was prepared in honor of\\nthe old heroes, and a cordial welcome tendered\\nthe guests by the Hon. Heman J. Redfiold,\\nmayor of the city, who was followed by addresses\\nbj General George A. Custer, Colonel I. R.\\nGrosvenor, Colonel Luce, and others. The after-\\nnoon was plea.santly passed in recounting the\\nscenes, trials and hardships of the war, inter-\\nspersed with anecdotes of a local character. A\\ncopy of the photograj^h of the survivors, taken\\non Guyor s Island, appears on the opjjosite\\npage.\\nThe occasion was so thoroughly enjo3 ed by\\nthe guests that a suggestion was made and\\ncordially received that ample preparations for\\nthe sixtietli anniversary of the battle of Eiver\\nEaisin should be made the following year, and\\nthat general invitations should be extended by\\ncorrespondence and published notices in the\\nnewspapers of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee,\\nto all the survivors of the battle of the River\\nIlaisin. It was afterward determined, as the\\nanniversary would occur at such an inclement\\nseason of the j-ear that few of the old survivors\\ncould attend from such a distance, to hold a\\nconvention on the following 4th of July, lS7 i.\\nThe names and ages of the veterans were as\\nfollows\\nBeseau, John, 80. Lazarre, Franci.s, 82.\\nBoroff, F.jlOOyrs. 7 mos.Mason, Henry, 79.\\nClap])er, John, 76. Nadeau, James B., 77.\\nI)e Chovin, Jean, 77. JNavarre, Peter, 82.\\nDeland, Hall, 75. Navarre, Robert F., SO.\\nFrench, Bronson, 82. Van Felt, David, 80.\\nFoulke, Joseph, SO. Walters, William, 88.\\nGuyor, Joseph, 88. Whelpley, Thomas, 7:!.\\nHixon, Charles, 7(). Younglove, George, 77.\\nJacobs, Louis, Of!.\\nPeter Navarre and Eobert Navarre con-\\ntinued to reside in this vicinity until ihcir\\ndeaths. Frank BorofF, the centenarian, was\\nborn in Pennsylvania in 1770. The united\\nages of the group were 1,158 years the aver-\\nage being nearly 90 years.\\nThe pleasure derived at this assembly gave\\nrise to extensive ^^reparations for welcoming to\\nthe old battle grounds the survivors of the War\\nof 1812. July 4, 1872, 121 veterans of Harri-\\nson s army, serving at Fort Meigs and else-\\nwhere in this section during the War of 1812,\\nresponded in person to the invitations.\\nThe arrangements for celebrating the 4th in\\nMonroe, in connection with a grand re-union\\nof the veterans of 1812, and the pioneers of the\\nEaisin vallej^, were fully completed on the night\\nof the 3d, and everything gave promise of a\\nlarge crowd and a successful celebration. The\\nevening train from the south brought a large\\ndelegation of veterans from Kentucky and\\nOhio, some seventy-five in number, with repre-\\nsentatives of the Kentucky press, accompanied\\nby General G. A. Custer, one of the members\\nof the Committee of Invitation. These were\\nmet at Toledo by other members of the Com-\\nmittee of Invitation, and on their arrival at\\nMonroe Junction were received by the Com-\\nmittee of Reception, headed by the Monroe\\nband, and were escorted in carriages to the\\nYoung Ladies Seminary, where arrangements\\nhad been made for their comfort while tarrying\\namong us. Among this goodlie companic\\nof venerable patriarchs were General Leslie\\nCombs, of Kentuckj aged seventy-eight. Gen-\\neral Samuel Williams, of Kentucky, who bore\\na conspicuous part in the war of 1812, aged\\n[82]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "VETKRANS OF THE WAR OF l8l2.\\n83\\niiinoty-uiie, and Henry Ctaitlier, of Cincinnati,\\naged eighty-two.\\nThe morning of the 4th opened a little cloudy\\nand cooler than the preceding da\\\\-, giving\\nj)romi9e of the best of weather for the festivi-\\nties of the daj and though the middle of the\\nday proved warmer than was necessarj for\\ncomfort, j-et very little comiilainl could reason-\\nably be made on that score.\\nTiietlay was ushered in with a national salute\\nof tiiirtj^-eight guns at sunrise, fired from the\\nmilitary encampment, in the west grove, and\\ntiie gun was fired every five minutes while the\\n]irocession was moving.\\nThe Committee of Arrangements had made\\nample jii-eparations in Noble s Grove, east of\\nWashington street, for the ceremonies and the\\nban(juet. A large stand, with raised seats, had\\nbeen erected, witii a stand for the speakers, and\\ntables sufficient to seat 1,000 people were ar-\\nranged in a hollow sq\\\\iare, under the spreading\\nboughs, at a short distance from the grand stand.\\nAt the entrance to the grove an arch of ever-\\ngreens was erected, on which was the motto,\\nWelcome, brave defenders, and anotiier and\\nlarger triumphal arch was erected over Wash-\\nington street, at the public squai o. with the\\nmotto, Welcome, veterans. This arch was\\ncovered with evergreens, and tastefully decora-\\nted with shields, flags, etc. Many of the busi-\\nness blocks and private i-esidences, especially\\nalong the line of march of the procession, were\\nhand.somely decorated with the national colors,\\nevergreens, mottoes, streamers, flags and ban-\\nners.\\nAt an early hour the people from the country\\ncame flocking in, by wagon loads, on horseback\\nand on foot, and before the arrival of any of\\nthe trains, the streets seemed crowded with\\npeople. The first train from the north brought\\nthe National Guanls of Detroit, Governor Bald-\\nwin, Judge Campbell, Hon. C. C. Trowbridge,\\nHon. Levi Bishop, Judge Cooley, and other\\ncelebrities. The train from the west brought\\nthe Adrian Commander} of Knights Templar,\\nand the tra-in from the south brought Mayor\\nJones, Ex- Mayor Kraus, the Toledo Cadets,\\nwith thousands of people to join in the festivi-\\nties of the day.\\nThe procession commenced to move soon after\\neleven o clock, and was formed as follows,\\nheaded by General George Sjjalding, Chief\\nMarshal\\nChief of Police.\\nCliief Marslial and Aids.\\nF1R.ST DIVISIO.N.\\nColonel I. R. Grosvenor, Marslial.\\nMonroe City Band.\\nNational Guards, of Detroit.\\nMonroe I ight Guards.\\nToledo Cadets.\\nSECOND DIVISION.\\nColonel C. Luce, Marshal.\\nMartial Band.\\nAdrian Comniandery, Knights Teiiiphir.\\nMonroe Comniandery, Knights Templar.\\nTHIRD DIVISION-.\\nFlat Rock Band.\\nMonroe Fire Department\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Captain 1 W:\\nEngineer.\\nirf, Chief\\nFOIRTH DIVISION.\\nCharles F. Frank, Marshal.\\nSt. .To.seph s Benevolent Society, of Monroe.\\nGerman Workinginen s Society, of Monroe.\\nI IFTH DIVISION.\\nMajor S.W. Curtis, Marslial.\\nPioneers f the Raisin Valley to the miiiilier of loO.\\n.SLVTII DIVISION.\\nMajor J. G. McBride, Marshal.\\nVeterans of the War of LSI 2 in carriages.\\nSEVENTH DIVISION.\\nThe Hon. Thomas Doyle, Marshal.\\nCitizens in carriages.\\nThe National Guanls of Detroit made a fine\\nappearance, and the Toledo Cadets (a company\\nof mere lads) attracted much attention during\\nthe entire day, for their soldierly bearing and\\ngenerally excellent behavior. The Knights\\nTemplar, too, were an attractive feature of\\nthe procession. The route of the procession\\nwas from the corner of First and Macomb\\nstreets, north to Elm avenue, thence west to\\nMonroe street, thence south to Front, thence\\nwest to Cass, thence south to Seventh, thence\\neast to Monroe, thence north to Front, thence\\neast to Washington, thence south to the grove.\\nAs the procession passed the Monroe street\\ncemetery, where the Kentuckians who fell at\\nthe battle of the Kiver llaisiii arc buried, it\\nhalted, and the bands played a dirge, the flags\\nwere drooped, the military came to a shoulder\\narms, the Knights Tem]dar made the .salute\\nof their order, and the veterans and citizens\\ngenerally uncovered.\\nA short distance from the entrance to the\\ngrove a reviewing stand had been crecteil,\\nwhere Governor Baldwin, the orator and dis-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "84\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntinguished guests, and the officers of the day,\\nreviewed the procession as it passed.\\nArriving at the grove, the organizations\\nformed in open order, and tiie veterans and in-\\nvited guests passed to the grand stand with\\nappropriate military honors.\\nThe grand stand was erected with the tim-\\nbers, phinlcs and 1)oards from the recent resi-\\ndence of Dr. A. I. Sawj-er, which was the\\nbuilding in uliich General Winchester had his\\nheadquarters at tiie time of the celebrated battle\\nand massacre of the Raisin, January, 1813.\\nAfter the veterans and guests hud been seated\\nand tiie assemblage was called to order, the\\nHon. Warner Wing, president of the day, de-\\nlivered the following opening address:\\nFellow Citizens It has been customaiy\\nwith all nations to perpetuate the memory of\\ngreat events, either by the erection of temples,\\nmonuments, triumphal arches, statues, or the\\ngathering of the people together on stated\\ndaj-s. Such events are not unfrequentl3 the\\nglorious achievements of armies, the death of\\ngreat men who have been public benefactors,\\nthe destruction of cities or of nations.\\nShould a stranger from foreign lands come\\namong us tliis day and inquire what means\\nthis great gathering of the people from every\\npart of our land, and why this great excite-\\nment, let him know tiiat ninety-six years ago\\nthis day our foi-efathers, who were colonists\\nfrom England, after struggling long with the\\ninjustice of the home government, and finding\\ntheir burdens greater than they could bear,\\nthrew off their colonial dependence, renounced\\nall allegiance to the parent government, and\\nmade and published to the world a declaration\\nof their independence to the support of which\\nthey. ]jledged their fortunes, their lives and\\ntheir sacred honor, by whicii the connection of\\nthe colonies with the parent government was\\nforever severed and they were left free to\\ngovern themselves, and free to worship God as\\nthey pleased and this freedom is the common\\nheritage of every citizen of these United Stntes.\\nWe have met together on this 4th day of\\nJuly, the anniversarj of our Nation s inde])eu-\\ndence, to exchange friendly greetings with each\\nother; to receive and take by the hand, and\\nrender thanksgiving and homage to our soldiers\\nof many \\\\var.s, who have so gloriously fouL;ht\\nthe battles of our common country, and signally\\naided in redeeming the solemn pledge which\\nour fathers gave; and, above all, to render\\nthanks to God that notwithstanding all the\\nsore trials through which our Nation has passed,\\nour liberties have been preserved to us that\\nthis land is a sure refuge to the oppressed and\\ndown-trodden of all nations, and is in very\\ndeed the land of the free and the home of the\\nbrave.\\nI will not enlarge on any of these topics.\\nTo the orator of the day is assigned the duty\\nand the honor of rehearsing to you the story\\nof our revolutionary struggles, and of sketch-\\ning the history of our National and State Gov-\\nernments, and of the legislation by which our\\ncivil rights are defended and protected, having\\ntheir foundations deep in the hearts of the people.\\nTo another is ai5.signed the pleasing duty\\nof addressing (for u.s) the war-worn veterans\\nwho have gathered with us from many a dis-\\ntant State of this Republic, and who at the call\\nof our rulers in the hour of adversitj- and peril\\nactuated by feelings of patriotism rushed\\nto the front and bore back the invading enemy\\nof our country, and finally triumphed glori-\\nously, in which triumjih and glory we claim\\nan honorable part. He will greet them in our\\nbe nalf with a cordial welcome. He will express\\nto them our joy at being able to meet them\\nhei c on the ground where they fought, and\\nsome of them shed their blood, and where their\\ncomrades and some of their brothers laid down\\ntheir lives in defense of this (then) frontier. It\\nis the ground where other soldiers, now present,\\nat a later period, at the call of our late Presi-\\ndent, first enlisted under our National banner,\\nand joined that great army\u00e2\u0080\u0094 600,000 strong\\nand marched to many a field of battle. They\\nfought to repel a great wrong and to establish\\nand perjjetuate a great good, and by their\\ncourage and the blessing of God they achieved\\nvictorj^ and saved our country from anarchj-,\\nand aided to jjlace on a more firm foundation\\nour liberties and our institutions, under which\\nevery living being is noic ,free. Our orator will\\nwelcome them to our festive board, to the hos-\\njDitalities of our houses, and to our hearts\\nand ma\\\\ we learn from the absence of many a\\nloved one who laid down his life for us, and\\nfrom the scars and wounds of those present,\\nwhat is the price of liberty.\\nThere is also committed to another the\\nreading of the Declaration of Independence\\nthe palladium of our liberties. And as we", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "VETERANS OK THE WAR OF l8l2.\\n85\\nlisten to its masterly statomoiits, embodying\\nthe principles of civil libertj and especially to\\nthe closing personal pledge of those who signed\\nit. may we all realize that not alone upon those\\nhonored delegates was the ])ledgo binding\\nby their act and deed we arc also bound to\\nmaintain and perpetuate what they pledged\\nthemselves and their constituents to observe\\nand maintain.\\nAVe have recently passed through a deso-\\nlating civil war. Peace now reigns in all our\\nborders. The Ship of State seems to be put on\\nits true course under full and flowing sails.\\nWe are greatly increased in wealth, and with\\nit we may e.xpect its usual concomitants cor-\\nrupt counsels and a low state of morals re-\\nquiring of every lover of his country and its\\ninstitutions, increased watchfulness, knowing\\nthat eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.\\nWe have met under the sound of our cannon\\nand with many imposing cereuionies, to bo ac-\\ncompanied with the singing of anthems and\\nour merry song of Yankee Doodle, which to\\nthose who are not well acquainted with Amer-\\nican character, maj* savor of frivolity and\\nthoughtlessness. Well, suppose it does we\\nare free, and wo have the right lo do as we\\nplease on this, our Fourth of July, our Inde-\\npendence Day. We choose to be merry now\\nand wise afterwards therefore we are not\\nafraid to sing this song as expressive of our\\nhappy light-heartedness but let cavilers and\\nour enemies beware when they hear their own\\nnational music on the decks of our war ships,\\nor at the head of our armies, as they move to\\nbattle it will then have a different meaning\\nand will then be a warning to all, and espe-\\ncially to our enemies, that our soldiers and\\nsailors are terriblj in earnest. It will then\\nmean fight, not fun.\\nWhen we shall have concluded our cere-\\nmonies, maj- no one of us fail of being impressed\\nwith the solemn conviction that as we enjoy\\nso many b!essinL;s we are under renewed obli-\\ngation to guard with scrupulous vigilance, in-\\nstitutions which have secured and will secure\\nthe continuance of them to us and to our pos-\\nterity. Let us resolve, in the words of the old\\nNMiig, that\\nWe freemen will live, we freemen will die,\\nThis oath we ll renew on each Fourth of July.\\nThe President s address was followed bj the\\nsinging of the Red, White and Blue, by a\\nchorus of 150 voices, young men and young\\nladies of the city, led by Professor C. C. Zeus,\\nand accompanied b}- the orchestra. This fea-\\ntui-e was a great success, and reflected credit\\nupon those who conceived it and carried it out.\\nPra^ cr was then offered bj- the Rev. C. W.\\nFitch, U. S. A., Chaplain of Fort Wayne.\\nAfter the prayer the choir sang America,\\nand Mayor Kedfield being introduced, delivered\\nthe following address of welcome:\\neteran Volunteers, Pio.neeks and\\nGi ESTs: It is appointed to me as the execu-\\ntive officer of this ancient and honorable town\\nin the name of the Floral City and all its\\npeople to thank you for the honor of your\\npresence and in their name to bid you a hearty\\nwelcome and a most earnest and joyous greet-\\ning.\\nAbove all woi-ds of mine this groat con-\\ncourse of the people of the State its high\\nofficials, its eminent jurists, its pioneers and\\nj-comanry, its honored mothers and young\\nmen and maidens speaks a welcome, based\\nupon gratitude and affection, spontaneous, deep\\nand genuine, and warrants me in embracing\\nthe name of the State of Michigan in our wel-\\ncome. The day itself in all its pleasant char-\\nacter\u00e2\u0080\u0094every branch and leaf above dip and\\nwhisper their gladness at your coming. The\\nunited melody of our historic lake and river\\ngreets you. Every plank and timber in this\\nplatform, which in that cold dismal winter of\\n1813 formed the walls within which Winches-\\nter surrendered, seem to vibrate with the story\\nof that terrible tragedy, when Proctor fled,\\nleaving j our companions to be massacred with\\npitiless ferocity [Cheers.]\\nThe uncompleted history of that scene and\\nof those days welcomes you to this place and\\ndemands its vindication through you to-day in\\nthis, that the war was carried on and the Fed-\\neral Government supported b} volunteers alone,\\nfrom June, 1.S12, to October, 1814; and that in\\nall that time the only assistance vve had ujion\\nthis frontier was from Ohio, Kentuck\\\\- and\\nother Southern States, while Northern and\\nEastern States held back from the contest,\\neven until after this and the New York frontier\\nhad been desolated and laid waste, and the\\ncapital of the Nation was sacked and burned.\\n[Cheers.J\\nAnd this celebration and this welcome and\\nthese facts are dues to the memory of those", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "86\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nbrave men who fought, and to the memory of\\ntheir brave comrades who left their bones on\\nthe Miami, the Raisin and the Thames. From\\nthese groves and fields and from the graves of\\nthose 300 victims of the slaughter come a sad\\nanil solemn welcome to these old coni|)anions\\nand comrades.\\nWelcome to you of Kentucky, who in our\\nday and youth, baptized as the dark and\\nbloody ground, from sav.-ige cruel tj in your\\nold age again denoted the dark and bloody\\nground in a contest for the Nation s life.\\nWelcome, and thank God that \\\\-ou are permit-\\nted to pass over the river of the Ohio no longer\\na vexed and fettered boundary of institutions\\nsocial, domestic, or municipal, antagonistic to\\nChristianity, and that where you encountered\\nin your earl\\\\ march the wild forest and still\\nwilder savage, flourishing towns and cities and\\nfruitful fields delight to meet and welcome you.\\nThe lonely line of the Hull Road is to-day a\\ngreat highway of travel and one succession of\\nfertile farms. The seat of Winchester s camp\\nis there before you behold its spires, its towers,\\nits broad fields and busy life. All around you\\nin earnest devotion behold its generous people.\\n[Cheers.] Beside j-ou are the noble band of\\npioneers whose strong will and sturdy arms\\nhave caused this tlieir wilderness to blossom\\ninto such rich profusion, and they from their\\nhearts do welcome j ou. And so as they and\\nall of us in our daily round of life-carea, duties\\nand memories, think of the past and of you, we\\nremember, that the battle cry of Kentuckj and\\nOhio, under Green Clay at Fort Meigs, the\\ngallant Croghan at Sandusky, Harrison at the\\nThames, Jackson at New Orleans and in ever^\\nfield was. Remember the River Raisin. We, of\\nMonroe, all honor to him whose patriotic heart\\nand liberal hand gave impulse, have caught up\\nthe slogan of your youth and day we will re-\\nmember the River Raisin and have resolved in\\nyour presence, over the graves of fallen braves,\\nto pledge that veneration for 30ur toils and\\nsacrifices still lives with us, that gratitude to\\nyou and all the fathers of the Republic is as\\nstrong, quick and deep a sentiment with us as\\nwith our fathers. And so remembering the\\nRiver Raisin, and you and your dead in our\\ncare and keeping, we will build a monument.\\n[Cheers.]\\nWe know that in the larger sense we can\\nnot dedicate we can not consecrate we can\\nnot hallow this ground. The bravo men who\\ndied, and jou patriots who struggled here,\\nhave consecrated it far above our power to add\\nor detract. The world will little heed nor re-\\nmember what we say here, but it will never\\nforget what they did here. It is therefore for\\nus to bo dedicated to the task before us; and\\nfour years from this day, with the blessing of\\nGod, upon the one-hundredth anniversary of\\nAmerican independence, we will complete our\\nwelcome and perpetuate our gratitude in an\\nenduring monument, and once more gather\\nyou in who are left, and bid you to behold our\\nfinished work. In memory of the River Raisin\\nupon its northern face^in letters large and\\ndeep and lasting so we may read\\nThis is for the blood that was shed for\\nus by Southern heroes in defense of a com-\\nmon country against a foreign foe and savage\\nallies.\\nAnd upon its other face, looking out over\\nall the sunny South This in remembrance of\\nblood that w as shed for all that which was\\nsaved from the condition of dependent colonies\\nin the first war and preserved for us by you\\nin 1812, was not lost through sedition, privy\\nconspiracy and rebellion. [Cheers.]\\nGeneral Leslie Combs, of Kentucky was\\nthen introduced, who replied on behalf of the\\nvisitors, and made a very happy and telling-\\nspeech. He narrated many incidents of the\\nWar of 1812 connected with the camjjaign of\\nGeneral Harrison and the movements of Gen-\\neral Winchester, in many of which he took a\\npersonal and active part, and some of which\\nhave never been placed on historic record. In\\nall of these movements the brave sons of Ken-\\ntucky bore conspicuous and honorable part.\\nGeneral Combs was frequently interrupted by\\nvociferous cheers, and his remarks were listened\\nto with close attention.\\nDuring General Combs remarks he made\\nsome pleasant allusions to General S. L. Wil-\\nliams, and to the prominent part he took in\\nthe campaign under General Harrison; when\\nGeneral Williams was called for by the audi-\\nence, and as the veteran arose from his seat on\\nthe speaker s platform, he was greeted with\\nprolonged and furious applause and cheers.\\nThe roll of veterans was then called by Gen-\\neral Custer, each one rising in his seat and\\nanswering to his name. The following is the\\nlist, with their ages", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "VETERANS OF THE WAR OF l8r2.\\n87\\nArmstrong, .las. I{..K5\\nArmstrong, S. J., 84.\\nB\u00c2\u00abxll, Lewi.s, 79.\\nBarrett, .lo.s. C, 7S.\\nBaiite, Peter, 81.\\nBoall, Leoiianl, 75.\\nBeach, Lewis, 7!t.\\nBenson, E. W., 75.\\nBeseau, John B., SI.\\nBisnelt, Joseph, 7!t.\\nBittinger, llcnry, 7S\\nBlanchanl, S., 77.\\nBolivur, Tlios., 70.\\nBoroir, Fre.i 10 U.\\nliortine, Benson L.,79.\\nBurns, Andrew, 77.\\nCarrick, Robert, 77.\\nClappei-, Jolin, 77.\\nClusin, Jas., 85.\\nCouseign, A. C, 82.\\nCombs, Ijeslie, 78.\\nCorrey, Jas., 75.\\nCraddock, J. G., 84.\\nCrawford, Alex., 81.\\nCrawford, A. B., 82.\\nCurtis, Alvah, 7li.\\nCurtis, Dr., 78.\\nl)avi.s, Henry, 82.\\nDavis, H M., 79.\\nDavis, Thos. A., 83.\\nDavis, AV. B., 81.\\nDehuKl Hall, 7ti.\\nDewese, Samuel, 80.\\nDrayor, W. L., 82.\\nDuncan, Jere., 80.\\nIvldlcnian, Aaron, 81.\\nEwalt, Joseph, 87.\\nFoulke, Joseph, 83.\\nFrench, Brown, 8I-5.\\nFultzna, Isaac C, 74.\\nCaither, Henry, 82.\\nGanarke, Simeon, 82.\\nGebhart, John, 78.\\nGibson, Mattiiew, 83.\\nGoatney, Robt. S., 82.\\nGoodrigiit, Michael, 78.\\nGoodwin, J. K., 80.\\nGrant, L. V.. 77.\\nGuj or, Jose[il), 85.\\nHall, C, 77.\\nHall, Jcscph, 88.\\nHamilton, Wm., 80.\\nHar-vey, James, 80.\\nJohnson, Moore, 77.\\nJones, Thomas, 80.\\nKirk, James, 83.\\nKolfu.ss, J. W., 77.\\nIjaforge, John B., 7(5.\\nLewis, Shubael, 70.\\nLindsley, Thos., 83.\\nLocke, W. R., 79.\\nLove, James Y., 74.\\nMcChesney, David, 79.\\nMcDowell, J. C, 78.\\nMcGoodwin, J. C, 80.\\nMcLean, John B., 77.\\nMcLock, Francis, 78.\\nMcNain, C. H., 84.\\nMeXain, Chas., 85.\\nMcNeil, Robert, 77.\\nMcVa} Solomon, 7(!.\\nMartin, John, 75.\\nMason, Henry, 80.\\nMount, Thos., 78.\\nMoyer, X., 77.\\nMulhoUen, John, 75.\\nXadeau, J. B., 77.\\nXavarre, Ale.v., 82.\\nXavarre, Nap., 81.\\nNavarre, Peter, 86.\\nNedmore, Perry, 82.\\nParker, J. C, 77.\\nPasko, A. A., 78.\\nPendleton, Edward, 84.\\nPen wick, James, 78.\\nPostwood, John, 84.\\nPuller, B. J., 81.\\nQuinsberry, Roger, 79.\\nReid, J. C. 75.\\nRessenet, Isaac C, 79.\\nRogers, J. R., 80.\\nRoot, John, 78.\\nRowell, F., 77.\\nSautour, Francis, 7(\\nShafer, William, 89.\\nShapiiie, George, 84.\\nShearer, Jona., 76.\\nSuano, Louis, 89.\\nTalbot, Oliver, 79.\\nThomasson, J. P., 74.\\nan Aiken, .Simon, 82.\\nV ance, Joseph, 84.\\nVanderwalker, Jas., 82.\\nVan Pelt, David, 91.\\nVerkies, Joseph, 82.\\nWalters, W., 78.\\nWarring, Edward, 79.\\nWebster, Larken, 80.\\nWhelpley, Thos., 97.\\nWilliams, Elisha, 86.\\nWilliams, Sam. L., 91.\\nYounglove, Geo., 79.\\nYounglove, Jas., 74.\\nHayes, D. S., 72.\\nHelwig, Daniel, 82.\\nHixson, W. D., 91.\\nHoi I J Jesse, 72.\\nHudnut, E. P., 78.\\nIvor, Charles, 77.\\nJacobs, Louis, 97.\\nJameson, John, 70,\\nWhen the name of Frederick Borolf, who\\nresides in Bedford, Monroe county, was called,\\nand his age announced (101 years and 6\\nmonths), calls were made from all parts of the\\ncrowd that he should show himself; and as the\\nold veteran, comparatively smart, climbed up-\\non his seat, three hearty cheers were given\\nhim, and a shower of bouquets began to fall\\naround and among the veterans, and on the\\nspeaker s platform, from the ladies of the\\norchestra, until it seemed that the veteran s(jl-\\ndiers were fairlj- covered with flowers.\\nAfter more music by the orchestra, Hon.\\nEdwin Willits announced that owing to the\\nlateness of the hour, and the proceedfngs \\\\-et\\nto follow, he would road only a portion of the\\nDeclaration of Independence. He then reail\\nin a clear and distinct voice, a portion of this\\ntime-honored instrument, and after more music,\\nthe Hon. James V. Campbell was introduced,\\nwho delivered the oration. Judge Campbell\\nrecounted in a very happy and felicitous man-\\nner manj of the events preceding the War of\\n1812, with facts and incidents concerning the\\nwar, as relating especially to the operations in\\nMichigan, Northern Ohio, and Canada. The\\noration was listened to with marked attention\\nand eagerness by the graj-haired veterans who\\nclustered ai ound the speaker, and who seemed\\nto drink in every word with great satisfaction.\\nAs the oration was quite lengthy we omit\\nthe major part of it, giving the closing portion,\\nmerely, as follows\\nNow, after more than half a century-, we\\nmeet here beside the Raisin and in sight of the\\nscene of Perry s victory, to recall those event-\\nful times, and to honor those who fought there.\\nOn the lake that was then almost solitary,\\nthe waves that roll over the place of the battle\\nare disturbed bj the keels of laden vessels,\\nbearing heavy and costly freights of timber,\\nand grain, and merchandise. The lonely bay\\nthat sheltered Perry s fleet is girt about with\\nfair houses and green vineyards, and thronged\\nby thousands in search of health anil rest. This", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nfield of blood, that was then too far off for suc-\\ncor, is passed by heavy trains that i-each the\\nsea in one circuit of the sun. The great North-\\nwest had then less people than any one out of\\nscores of its pleasant cities has now. This\\nState of Michigan, that owed its deliverance to\\na few thousand volunteers from Ohio and Ken-\\ntuck} has sent out more than ninety thousand\\nof its citizen soldiers, to defend the Union\\nwhich those generous helpers then maintained.\\nIt is with great pride, and with thankful\\nremembrance, that we find represented in our\\ngathering here the powerful States of that\\nancient Territory, meeting in this corner of the\\nold homestead, and joining us in commemorat-\\ning the perils and triumphs of the past. They\\nhad their share in the charges, and they have\\ninherited a full share of the glory.\\nThe pious care of Kentucky- has reclaimed\\nthe precious remains of her children that hal-\\nlowed our soil, but the land they died for can\\nnever forget them. And the heroes of those\\ndays have not all departed. The soldiers of\\nthis generation, assembled here in force, give\\nhomage to-day to the veterans who taught\\nthem how to fight, and made this land worth\\nfighting for. They have seen their country\\ntried by wor.se trials than foreign wars, and\\nhave seen the contending hosts fall back as\\nthey did into the ranks of citizens, and restored\\nto the industries of Peace. They see yet a land\\nof freedom under law, and a people able, when\\nthej choose, to enforce their will. The people\\nof Michigan rejoice to honor all those whose\\nvalor and sacrifices secured this pleasant land\\nunder the protecting care of the Union.\\nSoldiers of the War of 1812, worthy fol-\\nlowers of the men of 1776, accept our homage\\nMa} you live many long years to remind our\\nchildren bow freedom is gained, and how she\\nis guarded.\\nTo J ou, our welcome guest.s, whose courtesy\\nhas again brought Kentucky to Michigan, we\\noffer our warmest greetings on this spot, which\\nwill ever be as sacred to you as to us. Its\\nmemories recall to you friends and kinsmen,\\nwho.se loss made sorrow through all your\\nhouseholds. To us they ai e the glorified mem-\\nories of martyrs, who died in our behalf, and\\nnot for themselves. May their 82)irit still live\\nwhere their bodies perished And may the\\ngracious Power that maketh men to be of one\\nmind in an house, bind the elder and the\\nyounger sister in unbroken union, till those\\ndark days are lost in hoary antiquity, and\\nthose heroes shine out of the far-off past like\\nstars in the firmament.\\nTime may destroy the gathered wealth,\\nthe great works of commerce and enterprise.\\nBut the chronicles of freedom are written in\\ncharacters of light that will last undimmed\\nthrough all ages.\\nAfter the oration, and singing of the Star\\nSpangled Banner, the veterans and the guests\\nwere escorted to the tables, which were bounti-\\nfull} loaded with all the substantials and deli-\\ncacies which heart could wish, provided by the\\nladies of this city, and guests were waited iijion\\nwith every attention by the young ladies, until\\nthe wants of the inner man were full} su])-\\nplied. After the substantials of the feast had\\nbeen partaken of by about 1,500 people, the\\ntables were liberally supplied with pure native\\nwines of Monroe manufacture, supplied by the\\nPoint de Pean Wine Co., and the regular\\ntoasts were offered and responded to as follows\\n1. The Day Wo Celebrate Eesponse by\\nJ. J. Adams, of Lenawee.\\n2. Washington The world honors the\\nman who conquered his own ambition to give\\nfreedom to the continent. Response by Judge\\nPatchin, of Detroit.\\n3. The Statesmen and Heroes of 1776\\nThe founders of a system of government that\\nmakes ours a powerful continental Republic\\nfor the good of the world, if in our political\\nadvice we imitate their integrity. Response\\nby Hon. B. G. Morton, of Monroe.\\n4. The Veterans of 1812 -Their march\\nto victory was not by Pullman palace cars, but\\nthrough dense forests, di agging their cannon\\nwith weary marches; yet they conquered at\\nTippecanoe, Fort Meigs and the Thames, and\\nsaid to the world on Lake Erie, We have met\\nthe enemy and they are ours. Response by\\nGeneral Leslie Combs, of Kentucky.\\n5. The Brave Men Who Perished in the\\nMassacre at the River Raisin in 1813 They\\nstill live in our hearts. Let us erect a monu-\\nment to their memor} that they may live in\\nthe hearts of our children s children. They\\nmade the city of Monroe memorable in history\\nby their devotion to their country. Response\\nby Hon. C. C. Trowbridge, of Detroit.\\n6. Old Kentucky Once the dark and\\nbloody battle ground, whose heroes fell alike\\nI", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "VETERANS OF THE WAR OF l8l2.\\n80\\nat Tipi)ec-anoo, the River Raisin, l- ort ^fcig9.\\nthe Thames and at New Orleans; always the\\nsame good and brave old Kentucky. Response\\nby Hon. W. P. Thomason, of Kentucky.\\n7. Ohio The eldest of the galaxy of the\\nNorthwest; bright as ever; may her luster\\nnever die. Response by Maj-or Jones, of Toledo.\\n8. Michigan No less eminent for her\\ncommerce, agricultural and mineral resources\\nthan for her intelligent and liberal sj^stem of\\neducation and public charities. Response by\\nGovernor Baldwin, of Detroit.\\n9. Detroit The oldest city in the North-\\nwest an honor to the State for her intelligence\\nand sterling worth and her connection with\\nthe pioneer history of the lakes, especially with\\ntiie River Jlaisin. Response by Hon. Levi\\nBishop, who read his poem entitled the Bat-\\ntle of the River Raisin.\\n10. No Nortli, no South, no Atlantic, Pacific\\nnor Western States, but our country, our whole\\ncountrj and nothing but our country would\\nthat she w ere ever right; but right or wrong,\\nour country, sacred, tangible and unprofaned\\nforever. Response by Chief Justice Campbell,\\nof the Supreme Court of Michigan.\\n11. The American Press Independent,\\nenterprising and intelligent, it distributes\\nknowledge and the spirit of freedom through-\\nout the length and breadth of the land, afford-\\ning the best evidence and guarantee of her in-\\nstitutions. Response by C. Waggoner, of the\\nToledo Commercial.\\n12. Our Regular Army Though small\\nin number j-et eminent in services, gallant in\\nspirit, the educated intelligence that guides\\nand instructs the patriotic zeal of a nation in\\nits defense. Response by General Custer.\\n13. The Sir Knights of the Order of the\\nKnights Templar The light shineth in dark-\\nness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.\\nResponse by Dr. A. I. Sawyer, of Monroe.\\n14. Sackett s Harbor One of the turn-\\ning jtoints of 1812. Response by (Jeneral\\nJoseph W. Brown, of (Meveland.\\n15. Civil and Religious Liberty Re-\\nsponse by Dr. Curtis, of Cincinnati.\\n16. Our Foreign-born Citizens Re-\\nsponse by ex-Maj-or Kraus, of Toledo.\\nThe .Monroe Commandery of Knights Temp-\\nlar ])repared a sumptuous repast at their hall\\non Washington street, to which after the exer-\\ncises at the grove, they invited the Knights\\nTemplar from abroad, and many other guests\\nand citizens. Their tables were spread with\\nevery luxury, and their guests were feasted,\\ntoasted and made merry to an entirely satisfac-\\ntory degree.\\nA quantity of fireworks were provided, to be\\nsent off in the grove in the evening, but owing\\nto an untoward accident the most and the best\\nof them were destroyed. In sending off a re-\\nvolving rocket, it discharged directly into the\\nbox containing the best pieces, and these were\\nthereby prematurely discharged and destroyed.\\nIt was a great wonder that the accident did not\\nresult in serious damage to those who were en-\\ngaged in sending off the fireworks, but luckily\\nno one was injured.\\nMany of the guests fi om abroad left on the\\nearlier trains, and the late trains were literally\\nalive with people, taking away the bulk of\\nthose who had united in the festivities of the\\nday. We heard of not a single accident\\nthroughout the day, atid as a whole, exceeding\\ngood order and decorum was maintained\\nthrough all ourstreets. Probably not less than\\n20,0(10 people were in the city, participating in\\nthe commemorative festivities, which will long\\nbe remembered hy the old veterans and pio-\\nneers, as one of the happiest of their lives.\\nThe\\\\- all expressed themselves highly pleased\\nand flattered with the reception given them,\\nthe provisions made for their comfort, and\\nwith the general arrangements for the occasion.\\nOn Friday morning the veterans were es-\\ncorted to the depot, and left for home, profuse\\nin their thanks to the citizens of Monroe for\\nconceiving and getting up the re-union and\\ncelebration.\\nPreparations hail been made for taking in\\ngroups the veterans and prisoners, and they\\nwere assembled on the porticoes of the semin-\\nary for that purpose. But the daguerrean\\nartist failed to meet his appointment promptly,\\nand their patience being exhausted they dis-\\npersed hence the failure to secure the pictures\\nas desired.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER X.\\nGENERAL LEWIS CASS.\\nTHE record of the deeds of an iiuliviilunl\\nwho by his own personal effort, the energy\\nof his spirit and force of his talents, has raised\\nhimself to a conspicuous and prominent posi-\\ntion among his countrymen, is the best incen-\\nti\\\\e that the young men of our country can\\nhave placed before thein. General Lewis Cass\\nhas risen from the station of the humblest\\ncitizen to that of one of the first statesmen of\\nhis country, scarcely less known and celebrated\\namong the great powers of Europe than in his\\nown country, and wherever known command-\\ning attention, esteem and respect.\\nHe was borii at Exeter, New Hampshire,\\nOctober 9, 1782. His father was a practical\\nmechanic, and at the commencement of the\\nRevolutionary War was industriously jJursuing\\nhis occupation in a quiet New Hampshire\\nvillage, but the first shot that proclaimed hos-\\ntilities between the mother country and the\\ncolonies awakened his patriotism. He Joined\\nthe army of patriots on the day after the battle\\nof Lexington, and served under General Wash-\\nington in the most memorable contests of the\\nwar. His services were rewarded with a\\nmajor s commission in Wayne s army. At the\\nclose of the war he settled down on the Mus-\\nkingum River, where he died respected by all,\\nhaving been permitted to witness the rising\\ngreatness of his son Lewis, who at the time of\\nhis father s death had been for thirteen year.s\\nGovernor of the Territory of Michigan.\\nThe foundation of the education of Lewis\\nCass was laid at the Exeter Academy, where he\\nreceived a classical education of a high order.\\nHe applied himself studiously to the acquire-\\nment of knowledge, and in a short time was\\nqualified to take charge of the Wilmington\\nAcademy, at Wilmington, Delaware. He re-\\nmained at the head of this institution until we\\nfind him at the age of seventeen, in the year\\n1799, crossing the Alleghenieson foot, carrjnng\\nhisknapsack, and seeking unaided and without\\nthe helj) of wealth or power a new home in the\\nwilderness of Ohio. He located at Marietta,\\nthen a small settlement at the mouth of the\\nMuskingum. Here he commenced the study\\nof the law, and entered upon its practice. At\\nthe bar he acquired a reputation which j)laced\\nhim among the eminent lawyers of the West.\\nHis fame as a lawyer spread through the\\ncountry, and the unfortunate pioneer who be-\\ncame entangled in the meshes of the law looked\\nupon his release as certain if he could secure\\nthe advocacy of Lewis Cass.\\nAt the age of twenty-five he was elected to\\nthe Legislature of Ohio, then just admitted as\\na State. Here he was no less conspicuous for his\\njjowers, both as a speaker and writer. He was\\n2)laced at the head of important committees,\\nand though the youngest member of the House\\nof Representatives was regarded as the leader\\nof his part}\\nThe detection and exposure of the conspii acy\\nof Aaron Burr brought the young legislator\\ninto more conspicuous notice, and made his\\nname and patriotism objects of national inter-\\nest. Ohio was then, in 1806, the scene of Aaron\\nBurr s incipient oj)erations. His progress was\\narrested by the ])rompt and decisive action of\\nMr. Cass, who drew up the law which ]nit an\\nend to Burr s designs. The Legislature of\\nOhio forwarded President Jefferson an address\\non the occasion written by Mr. Cass, which is\\nreplete with the noblest sentiments than can\\nanimate the bo.som of an American citizen.\\nIn 1807 President Jefferson appointed Mr.\\nCass Marshal of Ohio, in which capacity he\\nserved until the year 1811, when the Indians,\\ninstigated by the British officers at Maiden in\\nCanada, attempted the recovery of the lands\\nthey had ceded to the Americans by treaty,\\nand attacked the American camp on the Wa-\\nbash. Mr. Cass was one of the foremost who\\nreached Dayton, the place of rendezvous. Here\\nhe was by acclamation elected colonel of the\\n[90]\\nII", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "GENERAI. LEWIS CASS.\\n91\\nTliinl Hogiment of Ohio Voliiiiteers. In an-\\nticipation of the War of 1812, a call was made\\noil the Governor of Ohio for a draft of militia\\nand volunteers for the service of the United\\nStates. Colonel Kingsbury, of the First Regi-\\nment of United States Infimtrj was designated\\nas the commander of the force, and was ordered\\nto Washington to receive his instructions.\\nSickness at that j)lace prevented his assuming\\nthe post, and General William Hull, who had\\nac(|uircd a high rei)utation in the Revolution-\\nary War, and who was then at Washington,\\nliarncd,to Colonel Sylvester Lariied of Detroit\\nin 181515, with the promise it should not be made\\npublic until the last survivor should die. The\\nlast survivor was David (Joopcr of Detroit,\\nmany years ago.\\nAfter the death of Mr. Cooper, Colonel Syl-\\nvester Larned placed the original Round Robin\\nin the possession of lion. B. F. II. Witherell,\\nPresident of the Detroit Historical Society, and\\nit cannot now bo found.\\nTiiis conspiracy was defeated by tiie perfidy\\nof one of the number.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^ONDROe/;V\\nl^e, signers hereto, a\u00c2\u00a7ree to seise General j-i ull and\\ndepose him from commaqd, and to defeqd the ^ort\\nat all hazards.\\nC;\\nDavui Coopeh.\\nEli,iot Gray.\\nLabby Campat\\nJoseph Campav.\\nGabriel Godfrey.\\nLa Cuyer.\\nwas appointed brigadier-general, and was as- In April, 1812, under the order of Governor\\nsigned to the command of the Northwestern Meigs, the militia were in a very short time pre-\\nArmj (Jeneral Hull was at that time civil pared to march, and were to rendezvous at\\nGovernor of the Territory of Michigan. Dayton. Tiie Third Regiment of Ohio militia\\nThis Round Robin, signed by General Lewis and volunteers was commanded by Colonel\\nCass, Charles Larned and seventy-eight others, Lewis Cass. For his participation in the war\\nwas given by his father, (Jeneral Charles that soon followed, the reader is I eferred to", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "92\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthe chapters under the head of The War of\\n1812.\\nLewis Cass was the second Governor of the\\nTerritory of Michigan. As its executive he\\ngoverned wisely for seventeen years, taking\\nthe position in I IH and continuing until 1830.\\nHis sword has helped to win freedom to the\\ngreat Northwest. He was the fifth citizen to\\nrepresent the young State in the Senate of the\\nNation, and in that high station he served for\\ntwelve years. He was called to the cabinet of\\nPresident Jackson, and held the portfolio of\\nwar four j ears, and was then transferred to the\\nFrench court as envoy extraordinary and min-\\nister plenij)otentiary, which j^lace he graced\\nfor six years. His wisdom and discretion\\nprevented trouble between the two countries,\\nand restored friendly relations. While at this\\npost he prevented the ratification of the Quin-\\ntuple treaty, and thereby proiiibited the estab-\\nlishment of the rightof search on the high seas,\\nso strenuou.sly asserted b}- England. As Sec-\\nretary of State he served nearly four years, re-\\nsigning in the year 18G1, a few weeks prior to\\nthe close of the administration of President\\nBuchanan.\\nThe official life of Lewis Cass embraces a\\nperiod of fifty -seven yeai s of service as legis-\\nlator, soldier, executive, cabinet officer, and\\ndiplomat. But one citizen, John Quiney Adams,\\nexceeded that length of service.\\nAlthough he was approaching the age of life\\nwhen shadows foretell the nearness of evening,\\nhis days were prolonged that he might see the\\nflag for which he had given his early manhood\\ntriumphant, the Union he had loved so well re-\\nestablished, and again form one of the main\\nbulwarks of our civilization.\\nII", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XI.\\nUK If; RAP HIES OF RESIDKNTS ON TH K KIVER RAISIN PRIOR I O THE WAR OF 1812.\\nCOLONEL FRANCIS NAVARRE.\\npilK above gentleman, the first white settler\\n1 on the banks of the River Kaisin, was born\\nin Detroit in 17(37. His fatlier, Robert Navarre,\\nwas of a family illustrious in the earl}- days of\\nthe colonics. The family trace back in an un-\\nbroken line their ancestry to Antoine de Bour-\\nbon, Duke de V endome, fatlicr of Henry the\\nFourth. His father, Robert Navarre, was a\\nveiy hand.some man, with courtly manners,\\nmost engaging and charming in conversation,\\nand blessed like all tiie French of that period,\\nwill) an exceptionally large familj-.\\nFrancis and Marie (Suzor) Navarre were\\nmarried November 9, 1790. Their children\\nwere Robert F. Navarre, born Sej)teinber 2,\\n17111 marrieil Miss Du Chane, of Monroe.\\nFrancis Navarre, born December 8,1792; mar-\\nried Miss Mettez, of Monroe. David Navarre,\\nfather of Frank Navarre, of Monroe, married\\nthe daughter of Colonel Francis Lassclle, now\\nand for .so many j^ears connected with the Lake\\nShore Railway. Victoria Navarre married Hon.\\nJames J. Godfroy, of Monroe. Joseph tr. Na-\\nvarre, born December;}, 1795; married Miss\\nMartin of Monroe. Marie Archango Navarre,\\nborn April 1794 Julia Navarre, born Decem-\\nber 18, 179G Hessalette Navarre, born June 15,\\n1798; Paul or Perti Navarre; Rosellc Navarre.\\nSamuel Navarre had one son, Charles F.; and\\ntwo daughters, of whom the elder married\\nCharles Morris, of Monroe; the j ounger Mr.\\nRes .vick, of Toledo, connected with railroads.\\nJoseph fx. Navarre, fourth son of Colonel\\nI ^rancis, was intended by his father for the\\npriesthood, and spent seven years at the C^ath-\\nolic Institute at Bardstown, Kentucky, i)re-\\nparing for orders; but before completing his\\nstudies for the priesthood, entered as a law\\nstudent the office of Hon. William Woodbridge,\\nof Detroit. While there he was called home\\nby the sickness and death of his father, and\\nwas occupied a number of j cars in administer-\\ning and closing up the estate. He then\\nceased pursuing his studies, settled upon the\\nfarm south of and adjoining the city of Monroe\\nowned and occupied it up to the time of his\\ndeath, which farm is now owned and occupied\\nby his son, Alexander T. Navarre. Eliza Ann,\\ndaughter of Joseph G., married John Brevoort,\\nof Detroit Mary T., daughter of Joseph G.,\\nmai ried John D. Machin, of Pittsburgh, Pa.\\nJ. B. F. Navarre, son of Joseph G., marrieil\\nMiss Sweet; entered the United States armj-;\\nwas wounded at the battle of Bull Run was\\nbj- profession an engineer, attained prominence\\nin his profession, and at the time it was dis-\\ncovered that the Washington Monument was\\nsettling performed the wonderful enterprise of\\nlaying the second foundation now resides at\\nPortland, Oregon.\\nCharles F. Navarre, grandson of Colonel\\nFrancis, and son of Samuel, is a farmer resid-\\ning in Washington Territory, and is owner of\\na large ranch therein.\\nIgnatius, .son of Colonel Francis Navarre,\\nenlisted in the engineer department of the\\nUnited States army. When the War of the\\nRebellion closed, he sought Washington Ter-\\nritory for his future home followed his profes-\\nsion as a civil engineer; was many years en-\\ngaged in surveying the lands of the Territorj-\\nstudied and practiced law successfully, and\\nwas honored for years with the office of Judge\\nof Probate.\\nAlexander Touissaiit Navari e, grandson of\\nColonel Francis Navarre and son of Joseph G.\\nNavarre, was born in Monroe, married Ma-\\nrietta, the daughter of Ezekiel A. Peltier, a\\nmerchant of Monroe, May 5, 18(58; entered\\nthe Union Army; remained therein twenty\\nmonths; has been honored with the office of\\nsupervisor of Monroe a number of years has\\nalso been elected treasurer of Monroe county,\\nand discharged the duties with credit to him.self\\nand his constituents, and now resides on the\\n[!I3]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "94\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nol l lioiiies;tc:ul farm adjoining on the south the\\ncity of Monroe. He has six children Joseph\\nA., George W., Charles and Mary (twins),\\nEdith May and Leo John, all minors, residing\\nwith their parents.\\nColonel Francis Navarre, in the year 1780,\\nbargained for the right, title and interest of\\nthe Pottawatomie tribe of Indians, represented\\nby five chiefs, to the farm on the south bank of\\nthe Namet Cybi, so called by the Indians be-\\ncause of the great quantity of sturgeon caught\\ntherein, but called by the French Eiver Aux\\nEaisins (the French for grapes) from the pro-\\nfusion of grapevines which lined the banks of\\nthe river on either side. As late as the years\\n184H and 1844 they were growing on the banks\\nwest of Monroe, and in great profusion on the\\nSaline and Macon streams, tributary to the\\nRiver Raisin in the western part of the county,\\nwhere the forest trees had not yielded to the\\nwoodman s axe, growing on the tops of the\\ntallest forest trees. Some of the vines were\\nfrom six to eight inches through. After climb-\\ning to the tops of trees branches dropped to the\\nground, which again took root and made a\\nperfect mat of vines, filled with clusters, and\\nannually before the vine casteth her fruit\\ntheir ap])oarauco was highly picturesque. The\\noriginal deed executed by the Indian chiefs\\nwas written in the French language, and is\\nyet in the hands of Alexander Navarre, one of\\nthe grandchildren of Colonel Francis Navarre.\\nA translation into English I procured as a rare\\ncuriosity, a copy of which is hereto annexed:\\nWe, the principal chiefs of the village of the\\nPottawatomies, to wit: Askiby, Mongo-agon,\\nMinguinan, and Ona-oniattenne, Nana-onito,\\nSac-co-ni-binne, as well in our names as by\\nthe consent of our village, declare that of our\\ngood will we have conceded to Francis Navarre,\\nsurnamed Tchigoy, and to James, his brother\\n(both our allies), all the extension of land\\nwhich belongs to us upon the bank of the\\nEiver Raisin, formerly called Namet Cybi,\\ncommencing to take from the river road (as\\nfiled in court) to the end of the prairie, going up\\nthe stream Namet Cybi, allowing more or less\\ntwenty acres in width by eighty or one hun-\\ndred in depth the whole may be determined\\nby a line lengtliwise south and a league north\\nin width, going up the River Namet Cybi, in\\norder to possess on the whole in all propriety\\nand perpetuity by themselves and their repre-\\nsentatives. Jti f;iith and testimony of which we\\nhave freely made our ordinary marks of signa-\\nture in Detroit, June 3, 1785.\\nASKIBV.\\nOna-oni-attenne.\\nSac-co-ni-binne.\\nMlNC.riNAN.\\nNana-onito.\\nCharles Campeau.\\nHenemaruintemond.\\nIn presence of the undersigned witness, Mr.\\nPierre Labady has signed his ordinary mark\\nby a cross, the present contract countenanced.\\nPierre DeCompt de Labapv.\\nThis grant of land from the Indian tribe of\\nPottawatomies was subsequently ratified by\\nHenry Bassett, commanding at Detroit, in\\npresence of (ieorge McDougall, and afterwards\\nconfirmed by General Gage.\\nTwo of his brothers, Robert, born in 17()4,\\nand Jacques, born in 1760, at Detroit, within\\nthree years followed their brother Francis to\\nand settled upon the south bank of the River\\nRaisin, east of the farm of their brother.\\nColonel Francis Navarre was one of the first\\ngrand jurors at the first court held in French-\\ntown, September 2, 1805 colonel in the War\\nof 1812 and 181.3, and what is a little remark-\\nable thirty-six Navarres were enlisted and\\nfought in his regiment. He built on his farm\\nthe first log house erected ou the river, of\\nsquare hewn timber, fifty feet front, whicli was\\nthe headquarters of Generals Wayne, Winches-\\nter and St. Clair, and was occupied as head-\\nquarters by General Winchester at the time of\\nthe massacre on the River Raisin in 1813, and\\nis now the site of the elegant mansion of Doctor\\nA. I. Sawj-er.\\nColonel Navarre was thoroughly conversant\\nwith the language, peculiar habits and mode of\\nwai fare of the savages, and spoke with facility\\nand ease several of their languages. He was\\ncaptured at Brownstown, whither he had gone\\nin advance of Colonel Richard M. Johnson to\\nnegotiate with the Indians; was taken as a\\nprisoner to Sandwich, but fortunately escaped.\\nHe was the personal friend of Generals Wayne,\\nWinchester, St. Clair, Cass, McComb and\\nJudge Woodward, and his correspondence with\\nseveral of them has been preserved. It was\\nsoon after his settlement on the River Raisin,\\nstated by some as in the year 1783 and by", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "BIOORAPIITKS OK EARI.V SETTLERS.\\notliers in l~S(!,tli;it ridiiit; ouliis Fcoiicli pony,\\nfollowing the Indian trail, lie brought froiu Dc-\\niroit several scions about the size of one s lit-\\ntle finger of tlie French pear, which trees have\\nsince become famous for their delicious fruit.\\nA number of the trees are now vigorous and\\nhealthy, annually yielding from thirtj^ to forty\\nbushels.\\nI have frequently listened with great interest\\nto tlic narratives of Robert, the eldest son of\\nColonel Francis Navarro, of the incidents that\\noccurred at the time of the barbarous massacre\\nof the River Ilaisin in January, 1813. Then a\\nyoung man in his twenty-first year, he dis-\\ntinctly i-emcmbered being arouseil bj- his father\\nat midnight of going up the stairs and arous-\\ning General Winchester and his staff, who were\\nsomewhat bewildered, as they could distinctly\\nhear from the battle field the sharp crack of the\\nrifle, reports of musketry and booming of can-\\nnon. The report that General Winchester,\\nwith his officers, had, the evening previous to\\nthe attack, retired from afrolic under the influ-\\nence of liquor, aud were thereby incapacitated\\nfor duty, is without foundation. The general\\nrepaired in haste to the barn, leaving his uni-\\nform coat behind him in the house, mounted\\nColonel Navarre s horse and rode to the field\\nof battle.\\nThe night after the massacre Colonel Na\\nvarrc dispatched hisson Robert, w-ith his mother\\nand eleven children, on a French train to De-\\ntioit for safety, the train being so crowded\\nthat Robert rode with his feet braced on the\\nthills or shafts. As they passed the quarters\\nof Colonel Proctor on Sandy Creek, where\\nProctor s forces encamped the first night after\\nthe battle, he witnessed the drunken Indians\\nscal|)ing the wounded American prisoners and\\ntheir inhuman and barbarous manner of ac-\\ncdinplishing it by cutting with a butcher\\nkiii ea circle around the crown of the head,\\nand then pUuting one foot on the neck of the\\n])riKoncr. with tlicir hands in the hail by main\\nforce peeling the scalp from the head. Thi.s*\\nRobert Navarre, who died in Monroe, was the\\nlast of the survivors in our vicinity of the sol-\\nliers of the War of 1812 and 1813.\\n1 am under great obligations to the treasurer\\nof our county, the Hon. Alexander Navarro,\\nthe grandson of Colonel Francis Navarro, who\\nhas in his possession the original files of the\\na founts, statements and settlements between\\nhim and merchants and fin- traders of those\\nearly days. I was surprised, in perusing\\nthem, to learn the vast amount of money rep-\\nresented therein, and to see the methodical\\nand accurate manner in which the statements\\nand accounts were kept, and the ver^^ neat\\nand legible handwriting, which would favor-\\nably compare with the statements of the best\\naccountants of the present day.\\nColonel Navarre was highly esteemed by\\nGovernor St. Clair, General McComb, Gov-\\nernor Ijcwis Cass, Judge Woodward and Gen-\\neral Winchester, and a number more of dis-\\ntinguished men of his time, judging from the\\ncommissions to him and the voluminous cor-\\nrespondence with those gentlemen, which are\\npervaded with very strong expressions of\\nfriendship and great confidence in his patriot-\\nism and bravery. Believing the j)erusal of a\\nsmall portion of them would interest the citi-\\nzens of Monroe, I have pi-ocured translations\\nof a small number and annex them hereto, with\\na copy of the orignal letter written in English\\nby General Winchester to Colonel Francis\\nNavarre, in which he gives expression of grat-\\nitude and thanks to Mrs. Navarre for preserv-\\ning his watch, spectacles aud pen-knife from\\nthe general wreck and destruction of property\\non the morning of his tlefeat and hasty de-\\nparture from her hospitable home.\\nLewin Cass, Governor of the Terrilory of Michiijan, to all\\nwho shall see these presents, greetimi\\nKnow ye that reposing special trust and\\nconfidence in the integrit}-, diligence and\\nability of Francis Navarre, of the Count}- of\\nilonroe, in the said Territorj^ of Michigan,\\nKsquiro, I do herebj^ appoint him to be an\\nAssociate Justice of the County Court of said\\nCounty of Monroe, in said Territory of Mich-\\nigan, and do authorize him to execute and ful-\\nfill the duties of that office according to law,\\nto have and to hold the said office with all\\nthe powers, privileges and enioluments to the\\nsame of right appertaining, from the day of the\\ndate hereof, during tlie pleasure of the (iov-\\nernor of Michigan for the time being.\\nIn testimony whereof, I have caused these\\nletters to be made and the seal of said Territory\\nof Michigan to behereunto affixed. Given under\\nmy hand at Detroit, in the Terrilory aforesaid.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "96\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthis U)th day of July, 1817, and of the inde-\\npendence of the United States the forty-second.\\nBy the Governor Lew. Cass.\\n\\\\Vm. WOODBRIDOE,\\nSecretary of Michigan.\\nTerritory of Michigan,\\nDistrict of Monroe. f\\nPersonally appeared before me, the under-\\nsigned, the within named Francis Navarro,\\nand took the oath of office prescribed bj law.\\nLaurent Dlirocher, J. P. D. M.\\niliVER Raisin, August, A. D. 1817\\nHeadquarters, Detroit, July 13, 181ti.\\nTo Colonel Francis S avarrc:\\nSir: On due consideration I am of opinion\\nthat we cannot get on with the road without\\nthe assistance of some person well acquainted\\nwith the topography of the country, and I have\\nthought that no person is so well qualified as\\nyourself to guide and direct the trace of the\\ncontemplated route.\\nI shall be glad to know if j ou will under-\\ntake to mai k out the line and afford your\\ncounsel and advice. For this service a liberal\\nallowance will be made.\\nPlease to inform me as soon as convenient if\\nyou can render the services required by this\\ncommunication.\\nWith great consideration I have the honor\\nto be, sir, your most obedient and very humble\\nservant, General Alex. McComb.\\nDetroit, February 10, 1814.\\nColonel Francis Navarre:\\nDear Sir: On receipt of this you may set\\nout for Camp Meigs with ten trains. There\\nwas on the 14th instant seventy horse loads\\nthat arrived at that place and as many more\\nwere expected there the next day. Should j ou\\nnot have flour for all the ten sleighs, load them\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0with cannon ball or boxes of canister that is at\\nCamp Meigs. Yours, etc.,\\nJames McCloskey,\\nA. D. to the General.\\nLewis Cass, Governor in and over the Territory of Michi-\\ngan, to all to whom these presenix shall come, greetine/:\\nKnow ye, that reposing especial trust and\\nconfidence in the valor, patriotism, fidelity and\\nabilities of Francis Navarre, 1 have ajipointed\\nhim Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant in the\\nSecond Regiment of Militia. Ho is, therefore,\\ncarefully and diligently to discharge the\\nduties of that appointment by doing and per-\\nforming all manner of things thereuntobelong-\\ning, and I do strictly charge and require all\\nofficers and soldiers under his command to be\\nobedient to his orders as a lieutenant-colonel\\ncommandant, and he is to observe and follow\\nsuch orders and directions as ho shall receive\\nfrom time to time from the President of the\\nUnited States of America, or the Governor of\\nthe Territory of Michigan for the time being,\\nor general or other superior officers set over\\nhim according to the law and militaiy discipline.\\nThis commission to continue in force during\\nthe pleasure of the Governor of Michigan for\\nthe time being.\\nIn testimony whereof, I have caused these\\nletters to be made patent, and the seal of the\\nTerritoiy to be thereunto affixed. Given under\\nmy hand, at the city of Detroit, this sixteenth\\nday of December, A. D. 1813, and of the inde-\\npendence of the United States of America the\\nthirty-eighth.\\nBy the Governor: Lev* Cass.\\nExtract of letter written to Robert Navarre\\nfrom Jesse P. Green, who fought at the battle\\nof River Raisin in January-, 1813:\\nHarrison County, Kentucky,\\nMay 12, 1825. f\\nTo Colonel Robert Nararrr, River Raisin\\nBeloved Friend: I am ever mindful of\\nyour kind, benevolent and charitable services\\nat the River Raisin, though years have passed\\nsince our last interview.\\nIt would afford me great pleasure to meet\\nyou and your ai, ed father and mother. I can\\nnever think of them but with sentiments of\\ngratitude for their kind services rendered me\\nat their hospitable home. I have had the\\npleasure of seeing your brother, Joseph G.\\nNavarre, in Kentuckj-. Saytoyour fatherand\\nmother he is a gentleman of great promise, and\\nwill, doubtless, from his high sentiments and\\nsuperior abilities, prove an ornament to Mich-\\nigan Territory. .Say also to j our father that\\nhis .services in the defense of his country, and\\nhospitality and kindness to the sons of Ken-\\ntucky, will be gratefully remembered that if\\n1", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "BIOr.RArHIES Ol KARKY SETTLERS.\\n97\\nhe shouUl ever come to Kentuckj- he would\\nfind himself in the midst of a host of friends.\\nI have not received a replj* to my letter to\\nhim. lie maj- have failed to receive it, as you\\nhad no jicstoffice at Monroe.\\nYour affectionate fi iend,\\n.Iksse p. Green.\\nCaptain Franci.s Navarre, J uslice of the Peace\\nin and for the County of Wayne, enters for\\ntaxation a tract of land eontainini^ 708 arponts\\nor French acres, of second rate ((uality, which\\ntract of land the said Francis Navarre and\\nJames Navarre, his brother, received as a gift\\nfrom the chiefs of the Pottawatomie Nation in\\n1795, together with the farms ou which James\\nNavarre, Isadore Navarre and George Mc-\\nDougall now reside, making in the whole 2,400\\narpents, or French acres, in front, by 120 in\\ndepth, as may appear by the Indian deed\\nthereof, deposited by the said Francis Navarre\\nin the hands of the late Major-General Anthony\\nWayne while at the treat}- of Greenville in\\nAugust, 1793, the which he has lately au-\\nthorized Mr. Jonathan Schiefilin to obtain\\nback from the heirs of said Major-tioncral\\nWayne.\\nSaid Francis Navarre hereb} confirms to\\nand quits claiming in any Tnanner whatever,\\nall his rights to the aforesaid farms of James\\nand Isadore Navarre and (feorge McDougall,\\nhaving presented the two first to his said\\nbrothers, and allowed Colonel Chabert to re-\\nceive afterwards, as a gift of the said Indians,\\nthe farm on which the said George McDougall\\nnow resides, which ho purchased from said\\nColonel Chabert and afterwards settled. The\\nsaid tract which Francis Navarre has reserved\\nto himself as aforesaid, and is now entered\\nfor taxation, is situated on the River Raisin, in\\nthe county of Wayne, and bounded as follows:\\nFive arpents and nine poles in front, beginning\\non the west by a stone fi.xed in the division\\nline between the said farm and the farm of\\nGeorge McDougall, and on the west by another\\nstone, with pieces of glass, between the said farm\\nand the farm of Isadore Navarre, running in\\ndepth from thence 120 arpents in a parallelo-\\ngram south, thirty degrees westerly.\\nRiver Raisin, November 13, 1798.\\nTekkitorv of the U.srrKD State.s Nokthwest\\nOF THE KivER Ohio, Wayne, f\\nFrancis Navarre and Joseph Jobin, Esrjuircs, two nf the\\nJustices aasigned In keep the peace witliin and for the\\nmid count;/ of Wayne, to the Sheriff of mid county,\\ngreeting\\nSummon Francois Vallequet, of the township\\nof Sergeanv, in the said county of Wayne,\\nyeoman, to appear before us, at the house of\\nFrancis Navarre, Esq., in .said county, upon\\nthe 25th day of April instant, at ten o clock in\\nthe forenoon of the same day, then and there\\nto answer to and defend against the complaint\\nof George McDougall and George Meldrum to\\nus exhibited, wherein they complain that the\\nsaid Francois Vallequet, on the 8th day of April\\ninstant, at River Aux Sauble, in Sergeant town-\\nship, in the said county of Wayne.with force and\\narms and with a strong hand, did unlawfully\\nand forcibly enter into and ujjon a tract of\\nland of them, the said George Meldrum and\\nGeorge McDougall, in the said township of Ser-\\ngeant, on the River Aux Sauble aforesaid, con-\\ntaining 120 acres, French measure, being part\\nand parcel of a certain tract of land of them,\\nthe said Meldrum and McDougall, of 4,00(t\\nacres, bounded as foUowSjViz. Southerly on the\\nsaid River Aux Sauble, northerly and westerly\\non the lands of said Meldrum and McDougall,\\nand easterly on the lands of said Meldrum and\\nMcDougall, now in possession of Joseph Porlea\\nBenac; and them, the said Meldrum and .Mc-\\nDougall, with force and arms and a strong\\nhand, as aforesaid, did expel and unlawfully\\nput out of possession and them, the said Mel-\\ndrum and McDougall, does unlawfully and\\nunjustly and with a strong hand deforce and\\nstill keep out of possession of the same. And\\n3-ou are to make to us a return of this summons\\nand your proceedings thereon on or helcre the\\nsaid day.\\nWitness our hands and seals the 15tli day of\\nApril, A. D. 1799.\\nFr. Navarre, Jiisticrs of the\\nJoseph Johin, Peace.\\nI have made service of the within summons\\nby leaving a cop\\\\ with the defendant this day.\\nLewis Bond, Sheriff.\\nApril IC. 179 .i.\\nCopy of letter from (ieneral Winchester to\\nColonel Francis Navarre, French town", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "98\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nState of Tennesske,\\nCairo, ISth February, ISKl.\\nCohmcl Franck Navarre:\\nDear Sir: Your favor of the ISthofNovembei-\\nlast (lid not roach me until ycstcrda}-, though I\\nhad ])rcviousl3- received from Colonel Anderson\\na letter on the same subject, and without loss of\\ntime sent to his address at Washington a state-\\nment of facts to the best of my recollection, re-\\nlating to the public property as well as my\\nbaggage, which was in your house on the\\nfatal 22d of January, 18i:5, I regret the em-\\nbarrassments which Colonel Anderson impru-\\ndently and improperly got himself into in\\nWashington, and sincerely hope it will not\\noperate against the just claims of the peojile at\\nEiver Eaisin. I feel mj-self very much obliged\\nto Madam Navai-re for preserving ni}- watch,\\nspectacles and pen-knife from the general\\nwreck and destruction of propert}- on the\\nmorning of my defeat.\\nCan you give me any information concerning\\nmy papers and books? Some few of them\\nwere in my trunk at your house, but the most\\nof them in a trunk on the other side of the\\nriver. I should like to know if tiiese papers\\nfell into the hands of the Indians or the British.\\nPresent my respects to Madam Navarre, and\\naccept for yourself the consideration of the\\nregard of your obedient servant,\\nWinchester.\\nMailed February 23d received March 21,\\n1816 Postage, 25 cents.\\nDetroit, June lUh, 1821.\\nTo Mr. Francis Navarre:\\nMy Dear Friend and Relation: The new\\narrangement which has taken ])lace in our\\narmy calls me out of this country to go to\\nWashington. This circumstance alone Ikis\\nbeen able to separate me from a great number\\nof friends and relations who are dear, and to\\nwhom I am sincerely attached. As long as I\\nhave had the honor of commanding upon these\\nfrontiers I am constantly obliged to maintain\\npeace between our neighbors, as much in Can-\\nada as with the savages; and my onlj aim has\\nbeen to protect all citizens and guarantee to\\nthem their rightsand privileges. Theold French\\ninhabitants have been the continual object of\\nmy attention and solicitude above all that\\nthey arc ignorant of their own rights, and the\\njirinciples which form the base of our Ameri-\\ncan Government. The Congress of the United\\nStates has extended to the inhabitants of Mich-\\nigan Territory its friendship and protection, in\\npublishing laws to assure them of the posses-\\nsion of their lands, which were dependingupon\\nuncertain titles, which at present have been\\nconfirmed with true pi opriety in a com])lete\\nand legal manner. It is a great misfortune\\nthat amongst the Canadians are found so many\\nwho cannot read or write. The acquisition of\\nthese first princij)les of education is an indis-\\npensable necessity to everj- American citizen.\\nWithout these principles one can not be luUj\\napprised of the daily impi ovements; to know\\nthe la^vs which are published in the papers for\\nthe advantage of all and above all, be able to\\nkeep his own accounts and govern his own\\naffairs It is also essential to know the English\\nlanguage, because the acts of government and\\ncourts of justice are printed in that lan-\\nguage. I would urge you, therefore, jDarticularly,\\nthat all the descendants of Francis should\\nteach their children the English and French\\nlanguages. The advantage of speaking them\\nboth would be veiy great, because thoj- arc\\nused daily in the most ordinary details of life.\\nBesides that, the knowledge of several lan-\\nguages has always been regarded by people of\\nthe world, even the most polished, as a very\\ngreat accomplishment. The French of Michi-\\ngan Territory are always noticed for their\\npolite, gentle and engaging manners. These\\nvirtues, if I may call them such, contribute\\nmuch to distinguish a peoj)le and prove in them\\na degree of civilization which is appreciated,\\njustly, by all persons of enlightenment and in-\\nstruction. At the same time I should be de-\\nceiving j ou if I did not tell you that the in-\\nhabitants of this Territoiy are much inferior\\nto the rest of their fellow-citizens of the United\\nStates in point of arts and sciences; and above\\nall in agriculture, which is not regarded as the\\nleast oceujJation by which men may support\\nthemselves. The reason of it is simple, and\\nthe blame cannot be thrown upon the inhabit-\\nants. It should be attributed only to the pecu-\\nliar situation in which they have been jDlaced,\\neven since the first establishment of the coun-\\ntry. Neither the Government which inaugu-\\nrated these first colonies, nor the English who\\nhave succeeded that Government, have dreamed\\nof making of them an agricultural people.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "nioGRAriiiKs or eari.v settlers.\\n09\\nTlicy Iwivc boon trrtiisphuited only to licl]! in\\nthe fur trade, and in this branch of commorce\\nthe Canadians surpass all others; but now that\\nthe population advances (and tliat by the\\nmeans of the wise and equitable administra-\\ntion of the United States), the settlements in-\\nci-ease, and the people take a character and an\\nattitude which presages a great destiny, it be-\\ncomes us to form some just claims, and to\\nknow all that can interest its honor and inde-\\npendence. The French ought to frequent the\\ncourts where the laws are discussed, and assist\\nin tiie election of all their officers, and in this\\nway learn to hold gcnei-al assemblies, and how\\nto conduct public affairs. Ever}- American\\ncitizen ought to know how to use his rights\\nand privileges that assure to him his title of\\ncitizenship. This is why it is the duty of each\\nman to acquaint himself with laws, in order to\\nvote, and give his opinion on all occasions\\nwhich interest him himself in particular\\nas well as the public in general as a nation.\\nIt is thusthatone willcome to know the merits\\nof our e.\\\\cclleut constitution, and that the ad-\\nvantages which result therefrom will be appre-\\nciated in a general and sensible manner. Be-\\nsides all these ties that we possess or enjoy we\\nought to count the religious liberty of each\\nman being able to worshij) God according to\\nthe dictates of his own conscience, and live\\npeaceably in the religion of his fathers. The\\nsocial commerce established between good and\\nvirtuous men ought not to be interrupted bj\\nany religious dissension. In our day such\\ndisputes are regarded as unworthj- of this en-\\nlightened century in which we live. Formerly\\nthings were not the same, and for want of equal\\ndispositions among Christians, all was con-\\nfusion and was the cause of the schism which\\ndismembered the old church. For a long time\\ndisorder reigned; but to day such dissensions\\nare suppressed, and virtuous persons of all\\nclasses and all sects are generally esteemed\\nand respected. It is also the duty of every man\\nto follow strictly the religion of his ancestors,\\nto cherish it and to have it observed in his\\nfamily, for no house should be divided against\\nitself upon such an important subject. Without\\nreligion there is nothing for men, neither sen-\\ntiment nor honor. No one can rel} on their\\nword their oath is null. Thus you see, my\\ndear friend, the price of religion, and how im-\\nportant it is to our happiness on earth and to\\nour future life. 1 will not dwell longer u]ion\\nthis subject, because I believe that the inhabit-\\nants of this country are always remarkable for\\ntheir strict attachment to their religious duties,\\nas well as their gentle and kind manners to-\\nwards each other. In considering the jjarticu-\\nlar situation in which the old inhabitants of\\nthis country are found |)laced, one would be-\\nlieve that they have not made much effort to\\naid anv government in particular, if one ex-\\ncepts their first masters; but in examining\\nwith attention and diving into my searches, 1\\nhave discovered with great satisfaction that\\nthe French people have always been faithful\\nto the Government and hasten to defend its\\nfiresides and altars. The late war (considered\\nin its true light) will give to the inhabitants of\\nthe Territory of Michigan (whatever their rank\\nmay be) a right to the protection and esteem\\nof the American Government. Few persons\\nknow the critical situation of this country since\\nthe last war. Their zeal and eagerness to\\npluck out from the hands of the Indians the un-\\nfortunate victims of the Eiver Kaisin (and\\nsome other rights) will always be a sufficient\\ntitle to attract the gratitude of posterity. The\\nreclamations or claims that you have made to\\nthe Government for the losses you have sus-\\ntained during the last war, have been, it is true,\\nput off from one session to another, in spite of\\nthe efforts of our delegates to put them forward;\\nbut all these delays must not di.scourage you,\\nfor, although justice moves with slow steps, it\\nis none the less sure. If your claims are such\\nas they should be to be paid by the Govern-\\nment, the}- will not be refused but still one\\nmust not expect all the damages experienced\\nduring the war to be liquidated bj- the United\\nStates. Such an enterprise w^ould cause nec-\\nessarily the ruin of the richest country on\\nearth. The depredations committed by our\\nsoldiers, the property seized or destroyed by\\nthe enemy because it was occupied by our\\ntroops, the articles furnished for the use of the\\narmy, either for subsistence or for the quarter-\\nmaster department all these different things\\nhave been included amongst the oVyects which\\nthe Government ought to pay. All the claims\\nwhicli have had their sup])ort in unexception-\\nable certificates, have been reimbursed. A\\nconfused arrangement of all the accounts that\\nmight be presented would exhaust the treasury,\\nand would be exposing the honest ami timid", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "100\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncitizen, who would rather lose all his rights\\nunder the Government than to have the States\\nmade bankrupt. The Government only de-\\nmands sure proofs of the justice of the claims\\nin order to pay as far as its means will permit.\\nI am going to leave here on the first steam-\\nboat for the seat of Government. If it is in\\nmy power, t\u00c2\u00bbv my influence, while in the city,\\nto contribute to the advancement of the in-\\nterests of the inhabitants of Michigan, no one\\nwill find me lacking in zeal and activity, as far\\nas my intellectual faculties will permit me, to\\nsee that justice is rendered in an impartial\\nmanner. It is with the greatest regret that I\\nleave a country which is dear on so manj ac-\\ncounts, above all, when I reflect that I shall be\\n.separated from numerous friends, who have\\nshown such affection for myself and family.\\nHowever, my duty calls and I must go. Adieu,\\nmy dear friend, and please remember me to\\nyour wife and children, and mj^ friends on all\\nsides. Believe me always your devoted and\\nsincere friend and relative,\\nAlex. McUomb, Nepheir.\\nCincinnati, March 10, 1800.\\nTo Mr. Nnvarre\\nIt is a long time since I received the letter\\nthat you have done me the honor to write on\\nthe 17th of last January. Tliis is the first op-\\nportunity I have found to reply.\\nI am very sorry, Monsieur, in sjiite of the\\ncause. Monsieur, that it has deprived me of the\\njvleasure of seeing you here. No excuse, cer-\\ntainly, is necessai-y for having restored the\\nrepresentatives to other hands, and in truth,\\nMonsieur, a trip to Cincinnati, in the middle\\nof winter, might be a little too much for you.\\nAt the same time I thank j ou for your good\\nwill, and I am pleased that you have survived\\nsuch a severe season.\\nThe remaining disorders in the town of De-\\ntroit have given me many regrets, and demand\\nto be remedied; although our proceedings in\\njustice are slow, they are none the less sure.\\nThe only step I could take at present upon the\\nplea against Mrs. May and I have\\ntaken; that is, to suspend the functions of\\nboth, until the lime that an investigation will\\ntake place. Perhaps a resignation will follow.\\nLet that be as it may, when the judges visit\\nDetroit in June all will be examined and\\njustice rendered to each one. Besides this 1\\npromise myself the pleasure of seeing you at\\nyour home in passing from Fort Wayne to\\nDetroit.\\nMy ears are always open to the cries of the\\npeople I have the honor to lead; and it is to\\nme a great pleasure, as well as an indispen-\\nsable duty, to do themall thegoodin my power.\\nI am mortified that the}- have been molested\\nby Government officers, but Mr. Sargent\\n(stranger as he was) ran the risk, in spite of\\nbest intentions, of being deceived concerning\\nthe different characters, like any other man\\nin the same ca.se. With much consideration\\nfor your upright and sincere character, I am,\\nMonsieur, j-our verj^ humble servant,\\nA. St. Clair.\\nCei tificate of marriage of Colonel Francis\\nNavarre, November 9, 1790, and family record;\\nAfter the publication of the bans of marriage\\nmade at the sermon of the grand mass of the\\nparish, having obtained dispensation from two\\nothers of Mr. Dufaute, doing the duties of\\nGrand Vicar of Detroit, between Francis\\nNavarre (son of Robert Navarre and Ai-ch-\\nangel Marsaive), his parents belonging to the\\nparish of St. Anne, Detroit, and J. Marie Suzor\\n(daughter of Louis Suzor and Marie Josephine\\nLabeau), her parents belonging to another part\\nof the same parish, and not finding any\\nhinderance to said marriage, I, the undersigned\\npriest and curate, do certify to having received\\ntheir mutual consent of marriage, and to have\\ngiven the nuptial benediction with the cere-\\nmonies prescribed by our Mother, the Holy\\nCiuirch.\\nIn presence of Messrs. Charles Eeaume, Mar-\\ntin Nadeau, Louis Gaillard, Louis Suzor, and\\nseveral other witnesses. Among them some\\nhave signed and others have declared they\\nknow not how to sign this writing, accord-\\ning to the ordinance of the aforesaid day and\\nyear.\\nCopied from the original. Chas. K.,M. Nad.,\\nL. G., Pr. John Bt., Cure.\\nTi anscrij5t from record\\nRobert, son of Francis and Marie Suzor, born\\nSeptember 2, 1791 married Miss Duchane.\\nFrancis, son of Francis and Marie Suzor, born\\nDecember 8, 1792; married Miss Mettez. Marie", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAI HIES OF EARLY SETTLERS.\\n101\\nArcliange, ilaiiijliter ot Fi-aiicis and Marie\\nSuzor, born April G, 17! 4. Joseph Navarro,\\nson of Francis and Mario Suzor, born December\\n3, 1795 married Miss Martin. Julia Navarre,\\ndaughter of Fraticis and Marie Suzor, born\\nDecember IS, 17!I6. Hissaiette, daughter of\\nFrancis and Marie Suzor, born Juno 15, 1798;\\nDavid Navarre, son of P^-ancis and JIarie Suzor;\\nmarried Miss Lasselle. Sanuiel Navarre, s mi\\nof Francis and Marie Suzor. Paul or Porti\\nNavarre, son of Francis and .Mario Suzor.\\nVictoria, daughter of Francis and Mario Suzor;\\nmarried James J. Godfrov.\\nIn the correspondence and files of Colonel\\nFrancis Navarre, translated from the French,\\npreserved by Alexander T. Navarro and Mrs.\\nJames D. Machin, grandson and granddaughter\\nof Colonel Francis Navarre, appears the fol-\\nlowing proclamation by Arthur St. Clair,\\nGovernor of the Territory of the United\\nStates Northwest of the Ohio, fi-om which it\\nappears a property qualification was essential\\nto the exei cise of the right of suflfrago:\\nWhereas, by the ordinance of Congress for\\nthe government of the Territory northwest\\nof the Ohio, it is ordained, That so soon as\\nthere shall be 5,000 free male inhabitants of\\nfull age in the district, upon giving proof\\nthei eof to the Governor thej shall receive\\nauthority, with time and place, to elect repre-\\nsentatives from their several counties or town-\\nships to represent them in the general as-\\nsembly and whereas sufficient proof has been\\ngiven to me there is a much greater number of\\nfree male inhabitants in the district than the\\n5,000 required by the ordinance,! do in conform-\\nity thereto authorize and require the inhabit-\\nants of the several counties in the Territory,\\nqualified according to the said ordinance, to as-\\nsemble together on the third Monda\\\\- in Decem-\\nber next, at the places hereinafter mentioned,\\nand then and there elect representatives for the\\nsaid counties respectively, according to the di-\\nrections and restrictions of the aforesaid ordin-\\nance of Congress, and in the numbers and pro-\\nportions following, to serve in the general\\nassembly or legislature for two years, that is\\nto say; The inhabitants of the county of\\nWashington shall meet at Marietta and elect\\ntwo representatives; the inhabitants of the\\ncounty of Hamilton shall meet at the town of\\nCincinnati and oloct five roj)resentatives the\\ninhabitants of the county of St. Clair shall\\nmeet at the town of Cahokia and elect one rep-\\nresentative; the inhabitants of the county of\\nKnox shall meet at the town of St. Vincennos\\nand elect one representative; the inhabitants\\nof the county of Randol|)h shall meet at the\\ntown of K:iskaskia and elect one representative\\nthe inhabitants of tiie county of Adams shall\\nmeet at the town of Washington and elect one\\nrepresentative the inhabitants of the county of\\nJefferson shall meet at the town of Steul)on and\\nelect one representative; the inhabitants of the\\ncounty of Wayne shall meet at tlie town of\\nDetroit and elect one representative, and the\\ninhabitants of the county of Hoss shall meet at\\nthe town of Chillicothe and elect one rojire-\\nsentative; and the representatives so elected\\nshall meet in general assembl}- at the town of\\nCincinnati, in the county of Hamilton, on the\\n22d day of January next, to do and perform\\nwhat is required of them for the benefits of the\\npeople and the good government of the dis-\\ntrict. The restrictions with respect to tlie\\nelections in the aforesaid ordinance, are that\\nno person shall be eligible or qualified to act as\\na representative unless he shall have been a\\ncitizen of one of the United States three years\\nand be a resident in the district, or unless he\\nshall have resided in the district three years,\\nand in either case shall likewise hold in his\\nown right, in foe simple, 200 acres of land\\nwithin the same; and that a freehold in fifty\\nacres of land in the district, having been a\\ncitizen of one of the States, and being a resi-\\ndent in the district, or the like freehold and\\ntwo years residence in the district, shall be\\nnecessary to qualify a man as an elector of a\\nrepresentative.\\nAnd whereas a strict adherence to the\\nletter of the last restriction would exclude all\\nthose whose real estate consists of houses and\\nlots only, in the several towns, from any share\\nin the choice of representatives, while the\\nspirit and intention of it is, that the right of\\nelection should not be extended to those who\\nai e not possessed of real estate of a certain\\nvalue: all persons having a freehold estate in\\nhouses and lots in any of the towns in the\\ncounties where they respectively reside, equal\\nin value to the medium value of fifty acres of\\nland in the same counties, are to be considered\\nduly qualified as to property. And the sheriti s", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "102\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nof the counties, or the coroners in ease of any\\ncontingency whereby it maj be impossible for\\nthe sheriffs to attend, shall hold the said elec-\\ntions in the counties for which they are respec-\\ntively appointed, at the time and places before\\nmentioned, and in the manner as by the writs\\nto them directed is required.\\nGiven at Cincinnati, in the county of Ham-\\nilton, under the seal of the Territory, the 29tli\\nda^ of October, 1708, and of the independence\\nof the United States the twenty-third.\\nCoj)}- of letter from the Bishop of Baltimore,\\naddressed to Colonel Francis Navarre, for the\\ninhabitants of the River Raisin\\nBaltimore, October 19, 179fi.\\nYour petition that you had the kindness to\\naddress to nie the 10th of May did not reach\\nme before the month of August. I see in it,\\nwith great satisfaction, that you are sensible of\\nthe inexpressible advantages of the true relig-\\nion and of a ministrv of salvation which re-\\nsponds to its sanctity and may be worihy of\\nit. Feeling all the weight otiny pastoral duty,\\nit is very pleasant for me to find the charges it\\nimposes on me lightened by the Christian dis-\\npositions of those who share my solicitude. I\\ndid not reply immediately to your request be-\\ncause having already charged Mr. Labaudoux\\n(my grand vicar of this part of my diocese) to\\nmake report of the religious condition of the\\ncountry recently added to the United States,\\nI believed that I ought to wait until I received\\nit. This report has just come to hand, and in\\nthis which has relation to you, I see that it\\neoiifirnis the favoi able idea I had formed of\\nyour dispositions. In consequence I wrote to\\nhim to-day to make his arrangements to send\\n3-ou a very excellent priest, who dwells at pres-\\nent on the Illinois. If this cannot be brought\\nabout to advise me as promptly as possible, in\\norder that I maj send one from here as soon as\\nI have the necessary means to furnish the ex-\\npenses of his journey.\\nYour manners and habits of industry and\\nlove of order are to me a sure guaranty that\\nyou will make citizens peaceable and obedient\\nto laws of the Government, and that you will\\nnever abuse the liberty in which you partici-\\npate to make a pretextof living without check,\\nbe it of religion or civil authority. I prize\\ngreatlj- the assurance which you have made\\nme of j-our respect for your fathei-s, and the\\ngood wishes you have offered me for my health.\\nIn return I beg of you to regard me as one\\nhaving for jou the most fraternal affection, and\\nan earnest desire to see you and unite with\\nyou before the altar of the Most High, to pray\\nto Him to bestow upon j^ou and upon all our\\nCatholics and wandering brothers, the choicest\\nbenedictions. I am, sir, with regards and grat-\\nitude for all which you have done for the wel-\\nfare of religion, your very obedient servant\\nand father in Jesus Christ,\\nBishop of Baltimore.\\nTranslated from old deed signed by chief of\\nthe tribe of Pottawatomies, then inhabiting\\nRiver Raisin\\nDetroit, September 14, 1786.\\nSir Ask i by, chief of the Pottawatomies, of\\nthe River Raisin, given in my name and that\\nof my nation and of the families inhabiting of\\nmy^ tribe I declare that I have reserved a\\npiece of land, three acres in size, in all its pro-\\nfundity, for the building of a house of prayer,\\nsituated at that end of land, on right side of\\nRiver Raisin, joining the concession of Francis\\nNavarre Hutrow. This place, destined in per-\\npetuity as a place of prayer, can never be oc-\\ncupied for any other purpose but by the min-\\nister of the Great Spirit. For this reason it is\\nexpressly forbidden all persons, of whatever\\nnation they may be, to touch said place to cul-\\ntivate or build thereupon, under the penalty\\nof having their icoi k and \\\\ahov utterly destroyed.\\nFor this reason I affix my signature, to the end\\nthat people may not doubt of my resolution,\\nwhich will be forever irrevocable.\\nAt Detroit the 13th of September, 178G.\\nAs also the concession of land that we have\\ngiven to the brothers and children of Robert\\nNavarre as also that of Marie, widow of Alexis\\nCampau, shall remain in jierpetuity to her and\\nher children, the peaceful possession of which\\nshe may claim undisturbed.\\nASKIBY.\\nDetroit, May 9,1794.\\nTo Francis Narari-e, Jadlce of the Peace, River Ruialn\\nSir: I have the honor of informing j-ou\\nthat I have discovered a plot to pass counter-\\nfeit money. The principal actor lives in your\\ndistrict, and is named Moses Powers. He is a", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OK EARLY SETTLERS.\\n10.\\nbrother of the lawyer Powers, and lie has only\\none eye. He pretends to bo a carpenter, and\\nhas made a conraet with Israel to build iiin\\\\\\na house. I have had the otiier two arrested.\\nThe sheriff has my warrant to arrest Powers,\\nbut as he delays to start, I fear that the man\\nwill escape, learning that the others are taken.\\nI beg you instantly, as soon as you receive\\nm3- letter, to have him arrested and sent to me\\nunder assurance that they will be tried b) the\\ncourt. I praj you, also, to have a search made\\nof his house or lodgings and seize any tooLs\\nhe has made u.se of in making the money\\nand also any material you may find which has\\nbeen used in making it, and send all here.\\nAs this is the first discovery of a conspiracy\\nso dangei ous for society in general, it is of the\\ngreatest importance to 8U])press it in its com-\\nmencement, and the people of the liiver Raisin\\nare more interested than others, for following\\nthe information that I have that Mr. Powers\\nis the principal actor, 1 have reason to be-\\nlieve that he works in your canton inform\\nj our neighbors to take good care when they\\nreceive some bogus mone^-. I have the honor\\nof being very perfectly 3 our very humble ser-\\nvant,\\nJa.mes Mav, .7. P. County Wtujne.\\nJune ITitG.\\nDear Cousin A favorable opportunity pre-\\nsents itself for me to write you a letter, and\\nhave it delivered b}- Cajilain Chaniberg, lid-de-\\ncamp of General Wilkinson, commander of the\\nAmerican troops. He is going ahead of the\\narmy to demand possession of Detroit. (Colonel\\nHamtramck left here this morning with a large\\ndetachment to form the garrison at Detroit.\\nAs I know well your zeal for our American\\narmy, I have taken the liberty to assure Colo-\\nnel Hamtramck that you and your friendly\\ninhabitants of the River IJaisiri would take\\npleasure in accompanying Captain Chamberg\\nto Detroit. He has asked for the names of\\npersons that I consider as veritable patriots. 1\\ninformed him that he could not pride himself\\non more honest people in the establishment of\\nDetroit than my uncle Robiche and Mr. Bullet,\\nwho will be listened to by all the inhabitants, and\\nwho, I think, will give him all the assistance\\npossible. Althougli I have offered to have him\\nstay at Mr. Cecire s house, j-ou can have him\\nstay at your house. I think his horses will be\\nmore safe in your stable than in the fields.\\nCourage. I wish you good healtii, as well as\\nall your family. Your sincere cousin,\\nGeo. McDoniAi.i,.\\nDetroit, Mich., October 8, ITHII.\\nSir: The Court of (Quarter Sessions have\\nheld their first meeting to-day, and have\\nordered me to write a circular to the justices\\nof peace of each district, to inform them tiiat\\nthe first Tuesday of the month of December\\nnext, there will be a general Court of (Quarter\\nSessions, at which you are re |uired to be\\npresent.\\nThis same day the court will divide the\\ncounty into districts, will name three commis-\\nsioners and one constable for each district.\\nThe court desires that you will give advice to\\nall the inhabitants of your district that you\\nwill have occasion to see, in order that among\\nthemselves they recommend to the court a re-\\nspectable man to be one of the commissionei-s\\nof the district of the River Raisin. It is nec-\\nessary that they recommend also an honest\\nman to be constable of the district, who knows\\nhow to read and write, if it is possible. The\\ncourt desires very much to name persons gen-\\nerally agreeable to each district.\\nI have the honor of being, respectfully, your\\nvery humble servant,\\nPeter AijDrian,\\nCli rk of the Court of (Juarler Sessions.\\nDetroit, Mirii., Ajtril 2:i, 1797.\\nSir: The present letter to you will be\\nhanded you by John Bt. Sanscrainte, who will\\npresent you a contract of land that the savages\\nhave given him the tenth of May, 177!t. You\\nwill see that this conli act is well made, but\\nunfortunately for San.scrainte there was no\\nwitness who has signed with the savages. In\\nconsequence it is necessary that the .savage\\nchiefs who are still living come before j-ou to\\nrecognize their signatures, or better their\\nmarks, and that they make their mai-ks again\\nto the certificate that I have written immedi-\\natel3 under their names thatyouauil Monsieur\\nCecirc will sign as witnesses under the words\\nin presence of. After this you will sign your\\nname as justice of the ])eace to the certificate\\nthat I have written below that of the savages,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "104\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nanil Mr. Cecire will sign it also as witness un-\\nder the words in presence of. But you will sign\\nyours opposite that of Mr. Cecire.\\nAll this is formality, but it is neccssar}- in\\norder to preserve to San.scrainte a large prop-\\nerty that the savages have, to my knowledge,\\ngiven since to different persons. I know j-ou\\ntoo friendly to justice to doubt a moment that\\nyou would render justice to Sanscraintc, who\\nappears to me to merit it.\\nI have the honor to be, very perfectlj^, your\\nvery humble servant, Peter Audri.\\\\n.\\nAs Mr. Sanscrainte is going to the Fort at\\nDetroit City for his business, I advise you to\\nsend me by him the title of your land, in order\\nthat I may register it immediatel}-. This is a\\nformalit} absolutely necessary in order to have\\nthe confirmation of tlie title and the continua-\\ntion. Give the same advice to your brothers.\\nPeter.\\nWe, belonging to the chiefs of the Pottawat-\\nomie Nation, on Raisin Kiver, declare and\\nassert the following\\nThat the lands situate between Stony Creek\\nand Saudy Creek and bordering on Lake Erie,\\nsaid lands measuring to the depth of one\\nhundred acres, have been given long ago by\\nthe elders and principal chiefs of our Nation to\\nFrancis Pepin.\\nThat the whole Nation being familiar with\\nthis fact, will protect him in the possession\\nthereof In consequence we entreat our\\nAmerican brothers to leave said Popin in\\npeaceable ownership.\\nWo also declare that Mr. Portier Renais, who\\nhas a contract for a large tract of land, said\\ncontract having been made by himself alone,\\nand as soon as he tried to appropriate these\\nlands to himself, the chiefs, then still living,\\nhave said publicly- and openly that these lands\\nwere never given to him, and that they have\\nenjoined their successors to oppose themselves\\nto it, and to which they hei-ehy adhere and\\nhave this jirotest b} their names.\\n(Signed by the Chiefs.)\\nDone at River Raisin, lOlh May, 1797.\\naccording to the law to vote for a representa-\\ntive in the general assembly of this Territery,\\nthat an election for a representative for the\\ncounty of Wayne in the general assembly of\\nthis Territory, in virtue of writ of election,\\nwhich has been addi-essed to me by his Excel-\\nlency, the Governor of the Territory, to this\\neffect, will open and hold in Detroit, for the said\\ncounty, in the house where the court sits, Mon-\\nday, the 17th of December next, in which elec-\\ntion will be open from 10 o clock and will con-\\ntinue by regular adjournments until 4 o clock\\nin the afternoon of the 19th day of the same\\nmonth of December, at which hour the said\\nelection will bo closed according to law. In\\nconsequence of, by these presents, all the in-\\nhabitants qualified, thus included, are sum-\\nmoned and required to be on hand at the time\\nand place thus designated, in order to give\\ntheir voice for the person whom the} deem\\npi-oper for a representative in the general as-\\nsembly, in conformity with said warrant of\\nelection, etc. Lewis Bond,\\nSheriff County Wayne.\\nDetroit, May 14, 1798.\\nSir I am ordered by the court to require\\nyou to inform the inhabitants of j-our district\\nthat those of them who are summoned for the\\npetit jury of the next court, will be excused\\n(if they 80 desire) by paying $2.00 for a sub-\\nstitute that is to say, that each person who\\nprefers to rest or attend to his own business\\nrather than serve on jury, can leave it entirely\\nto his own option. I have the honor of being,\\nrespectfully, your very humble servant,\\nPeter Al drian,\\nChrk.\\nAdvice to the public\\nDetroit, 26th November, 1798.\\nBy these presents, advice is given to the in-\\nhabitants of Wayne county who are qualified\\nDetroit, May 22d, 1798.\\nSir: I liave the honor of announcing to\\nyou that the Judges of the Supreme Court,\\nwhom 3-ou have seen at your house, will hold,\\nin Detroit, a Circuit Court next Tuesday, 29th\\nof May. It is your duty to be there, also your\\nassociate, Mr. Jobiu, with the constable of\\nyour district. It is very important that Sun-\\nday next you should have announced at the\\nchurch door that all persons summoned upon\\ngrand or petit jury for this Circuit Court, must\\nbe here Tuesday before 11 o clock in the morn-\\ning, because they will be fined heavily if ab-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF EARLY SETTLERS.\\n105\\nsent. By doing so you will i-eiuler service to\\nmany people who might fail to be present on\\naccount of not being instructed to do so. 1\\nhave tlic honor of being, rcs])ectfully, j our verj-\\nhumble servant, Peter Aidrian, Clerk.\\nP. S. You will say, if you please, to Mr.\\nIsadore Navarre that I will take for nionej- ten\\nhundred weight of flour, good and marketable\\nat S4.(I0 a hundred, provided that it is delivered\\nhero.\\nUfkick of the Co.mmiss.vrv Gexer.\\\\i, of the\\nPrison Eiis, July 2.s, 1814. f\\nA convention having been definitely resolved\\non the ICth of July, at Chaniplain, iti the State\\nof New York, between the agents duly author-\\nized on the part of the United States Govern-\\nment and that of Great Britain, by which all\\nprisoners of war and all other prisoners, sub-\\njects or residentsof one, or citizens or residents\\nof the other, caplui-ed by the commandant in\\nauthority. Sir George Provost, or by the forces\\nunder hisorders during the present war, before\\nthe 15th day of April past, which were paroled\\nor otherwise left for their respective countries\\nbefore said daj or who were kept bj the\\nauthority- of the United States, or Canada or\\nNova Scotia, by the authority of Great Britain,\\nwere exchanged without exception.\\nAll officers and non-commissioned officers,\\nsoldiers and sailors, belonging to the forces by\\nland or sea of the United Stales, regulars or\\nmilitia, and all persons of all other description,\\nwho have been captured before the said 15th\\nof April, by any of the military forces under\\nsaid commander, and who were then in the\\nUnited States under. parole or otherwise, or\\nwho are to be released in conformity with said\\nconvention, are declared finally exchanged\\nand all such officers, non-commissioned officers,\\nsoldiers, sailors and other persons, are by these\\npresents notified that they are at liberty to\\nserve in any capacity as if lhe\\\\- had never been\\nprisoners. (Signed) T. Maso.n\\nCommuaary General of the Prisoners.\\nTranslated by order of General Cass.\\nG. McDour.Ai.L,\\nAdjutant-General T. M.\\nI beg you will give immediate attention, and\\nmake them public to the cajitains in j-our bat-\\ntalion, in order that thej* will furnish you with\\nthe return of their forces and ammunition with-\\nout delay. I beg you to send the report the\\nsoonest possible. I have the honor of being\\nyour verj humble servant,\\nG. GODKROV,\\nLieut. Cnl. Com. \\\\.U Reg. of M., T. M.\\nP. S. I pray you present my compliments\\nto Captain Laeroix and urge him to aid you to\\nmake the returns required on the other side,\\nbecause the governor expects the reports im-\\nmediately, and see that j ou neglect nothing,\\nfearing the consequences. G. Goufroy.\\nDetroit, August 25, 1814.\\nTo Mr. Colonel Navarre:\\nSir: I have the honor of transmitting to\\nyou the original orders above n)entioned, which\\nIn Office of Adiutaxt-Geser.vl of the Mii.itia\\nOK Territory of Miciik;.\\\\n, Gener.^i- llE.vn-\\ntil arters, Detroit, August 2.5, J814. J\\nThe commissarv general of the prisoners\\nhaving declared that a convention has been\\nconcluded between the Governments of the\\nUnited States and Great Britain, by which all\\npersons, however taken, by either side since\\nthe declaration of war, and before the 15th day\\nof April last, were exchanged without excep-\\ntion, the commander-in-chief is gratified to\\nbe able to announce to the militia the glad\\ntidings. They are at present as free to serve as\\nif never taken prisoners. This situation re-\\nquires imperiously that the entire corps of\\nmilitia are placed in the most efficacious state\\nfor immediate service.\\nThe Adjutant-General will annomue thcaj)-\\npointments and promotions of officers which\\nhave taken place.\\nThe Second Kegiment of Infantiy will be\\nconsolidated with and form a part of First\\nRegiment, but remain a distinct battalion.\\nThe Lieutenant-Colonel Navarre will retain\\nhis rank and command, but will make his re-\\nport direct to Lieutenant-Colonel Godfroy.\\nLieutenant-Colonel Godfroy and Lieutenant-\\nColonel Smyth will make their reports (the\\nsoonest possible to the Adjutant-General) of the\\nforces and situation of their respective com-\\nmands.\\nBy order of his Excellenc} the Commander-\\nin-Chief\\nGeo. McDouoall,\\nAd/ulant-G eneral T. M.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "lOG\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCopy of General Proctor s order\\nTo Thomas Caldwell, River Raisin, Mich.\\nMr. Thomas Caldwell, or auy other person\\nacting under him, is hereby authorized and\\ndirected to impress for his Majesty s service in\\nthe Territory of Michigan, twelve horses and\\neight yoke or pairs of oxen, with their yokes\\nand chains, and such other articles as may be\\nrequisite to work the said horses and oxen.\\nDated at Detroit this 16th day of April, ISIH.\\n(Signed) Henry Proctor,\\nBrig. Geri l Commandimj.\\nIn perusing the correspondence and files of\\nColonel Francis Navarre, I am irajiressed with\\nthe belief that he was a very devout and ex-\\nemplary member of the Catholic church, and\\nthat no man outside of the priesthood has con-\\ntributed more time, labor and means in lay-\\ning the foundation thereof in the Northwest.\\nHis patriotism, energy and worth were appreci-\\nated and held in high esteem by the territorial\\ngovernors and officers of the American forces,\\nas it IS evident the greater part of orders and\\ncorrespondence from them to the River Raisin\\nsettlement before and during the war were\\naddressed to him. His power and influence\\nwere well known by officers of the British Gov-\\nernment, and for years a standing offer of a\\nreward of 1500 was proclaimed for his capture\\nor scalp. He was hunted as a spy; was twice\\ntaken prisoner by the British, but escaped. The\\nlast escape savored of the miraculous, for he was\\ncaptured by a British officer and delivered into\\nthe hands of infuriated and brutal Indians, and\\ntied to a stake prepared for burning, at Sand-\\nwich but the barbarians to whom he was de-\\nlivered went out to welcome about 500 In-\\ndians who were invited to the great sacrifice\\nand feast, and on their return found tlieir vic-\\ntim gone. Their fury knew no bounds; torches\\nwere lighted, and their yells and whoops filled\\nthe air. The colonel, knowing their manner of\\nhunting their victims, took advantage thereof\\nb} creeping into a hollow log a short distance\\nfrom where he had made his escape. They\\nhunted for him for days, houses were burned,\\nfeather-beds ripped open, and one day entered\\na barn where he was concealed under the haj-\\nthree feet under the surface. They thrust\\niheir bayonets through the hay, one just graz-\\ning his backbone. On leaving the barn they\\nset fire thereto, but fortunately it did not burn.\\nHe loved his church and country, and for\\nhis Christian and civil virtues and sacrifices on\\nthe battle field, his memory deserves grateful\\nremembrance.\\nAt the close of the war he returned to his\\nhome to find none of its former comforts, but in-\\nstead desolation and devastation. Courageous\\nin his declining years, he gathered around him\\nthe semblance of what had been the ambition\\nof his early years, A Home, tlie hospitality\\nof which was proverbial.\\nJOHN ANDERSON\\nWas born in Scotland, and emigrated to Can-\\nada when a boy. From Montreal he came to\\nMichigan to trade with the Indians. He estab-\\nlished himself upon the River Raisin in the\\nyear 1805, where he successfully prosecuted his\\naffairs until the War of 1812. His residence\\nand store were on the site on the north side of\\nthe river where T. E. Wing now resides. Dur-\\ning the war he was captured by the British\\nand Indians, but soon escaped and fled to Day-\\nton, Ohio, where he remained until peace was\\nrestored. On returning to Monroe he found\\nhis 2)roperty had not esca])ed the ravages of\\nwar, for his house and store wei e burned\\nto the ground and his goods confiscated but\\nhis energy and pei severance soon restored in\\npart what he had lo.st. His influence among\\nthe earlj settlers and Indians did much to\\nmitigate their hardships. He found homes for\\nthose left orphans and unprotected by the war,\\nand sought at Washington a redress for their\\nwrongs. His thorough knowledge of the In-\\ndian character rendered him efficient in restor-\\ning peace among the various tribes of Michi-\\ngan, and as he was fluent in eleven Indian\\ndialects, he was welcomed at all times by the\\nIndians as an interpreter. He filled with credit\\nmany local offices of honor and trust, and his\\nhabitual kindness and ingenuousness carried\\nhim safely through many trying scenes in his\\ncareer. He died athishomein Monroe in 1841,\\nleaving two sons, John and Alexander, and a\\ndaughter, the wife of Judge Warner Wing, of\\nMonroe.\\nCOLONEL HUBERT LACROIX\\nWas a native of Montreal, of higblj- re.spoctable\\njiarentage. He came to the River Raisin in\\nthe year 1800. where he lived to the time of his", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0118.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "COL. HUBERT iLACROIX.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0119.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0120.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF EARLY SETTLERS.\\n107\\ndeath, whicli occurred September 14, 1827, at\\nthe age of forty-eight years, enjoying tlie fullest\\nconfidence of his fellow-citizens.\\nAt the organization of the militia by Colonel\\nJohn Anderson, he was the tirst man to enlist\\nas a private soldier. He was unanimously\\nchosen captain of the company in which he\\nenlisted, in which capacity he continued until\\nthe commencement of the War of 1812. At\\nthe surrender of Detroit by General Hull,\\nCaptain Lacroix was taken prisoner by the\\nBritish and for some lime kept on board a\\nprison-ship at Maiden, and with others destined\\nto Quebec. Mr. Bongrand, an Indian trader\\nwho resided at Sandusky, was intimately ac-\\nquainted with Tecumseh, and being in Detroit\\nat the time, with his wife he called on the In-\\ndian chief Tecumseh to ask him to intercede\\nwith General Brock for the release of her\\nfather. By the persistent and determined\\nefforts of the Indian chief he was released and\\nreturned to the River Raisin.\\nAt the battle of River Raisin his residence\\nand most of his property fell a prey to the\\ndevouring element. Ho subsequently built on\\nthe site of the old home, the two-story brick\\nnow standing on the north bank of the River\\nRaisin, now owned by Louis Lafontain. His\\nclaims for destruction and loss of property were\\nrecognized by Congress, and he was I cmuner-\\nated for a portion thereof.\\nWhen the couuty of Monroe was organized\\nCaptain Ivacroix was appointed a colonel in the\\nthe militia and sheriff of the county. He was\\ntwice elected by his fellow-citizens a member\\nof the legislative council, and in returning at\\nthe close of the last session walked from De-\\ntroit, and bj- exposure contracted a severe\\ncold. After lingering a few months he ex-\\npired.\\nColonel Lacroix had two daughters. The\\nelder married one of our most prosperous and\\nenterprising ftirmers, Antoine F. Robert, now\\nresiding in the town of PVenchtown. The\\nyounger, the only surviving daughter, is the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0widow of James Navarre, now residing on the\\nhomestead farm on Plumb Creek Bay. She\\nnow has in her possession a very fine minia-\\nture, painted on ivory in Montreal, of Colonel\\nLacroix a remarkably 8t3li8h and soldier-\\nlike looking officer, dressed in full uniform.\\nShe also exhibited to me a full-length portrait,\\npainted in oil iu Montreal, of the mother of\\nColonel Lacroix- a stately and beautiful lady.\\nAt the time of the massacre on the River Raisin\\nthis portrait was suspended on the parlor walls.\\nThe Indians believing the French were con-\\ncealing and hiding the Kenluckians, seeking\\nprisoners and scalps, ransacked the house\\nfrom cellar to garret, and finding no prisoners\\nconcealed at last came to the parlor finding\\nnone there they wreaked iheir vengeance and\\ndisajjpointment by thrusting sabres through\\nthe left breast of the portrait, which still re-\\ntains the marks of violence, and without the\\nslightest alteration or change since the inci-\\ndent occurred.\\nJOHN WOOD,\\nOne of the survivors of the War of 1812, was\\na young and industrious farmer in Bracken\\ncounty, Kentucky, with a wife and two cliil-\\ndren, when the gallant Captain Butler, who\\nafterwards fell at the capture of the British\\nbatteries at Fort Meigs, raised his flag and\\nsolicited the hardy Kentuckians of Bracken\\ncounty to enroll themselves among the defend-\\ners of their country. John Wood was one of the\\nnumber. He suffered all the privations to\\nwhich the chivulric army of the Northwest\\nwas exposed during the disastrous campaign\\nwhich resulted in the defeat of General Win-\\nchester at the River Raisin. By good fortune\\nhe escaped the tomahawk of the savage allies of\\nGreat Britain and was sent a prisoner of war\\nto Quebec. He was next, with other American\\nprisoners, dispatched in a transport to Ply-\\nmouth, in England. From Plymouth, accom-\\npanied by a crowd of fellow-prisoners, he was\\nabout to be transferred to Dartmoor\u00e2\u0080\u0094 that\\nwell-remembered scene of British cruelty\\nwhen he found an opportunity to elude his\\nguard and make his escape. He; wandered\\nthrough the country, stealing through by-ways\\nuntil he found tiimself at Bristol. Hunger\\ncompelled him to enter a grocery, the head-\\nquarters of a British press-gang. Here he was\\npressed, and despite his protestations that he\\nwas a citizen of the United States and a fugi-\\ntive prisoner of war, he was hurried on\\nboard his Majesty s frigate Sea Horse, then\\nthe flag-ship of the celebrated Sir Peter Parker,\\nand compelled to bear arms against his own\\ncountrymen. On board the Sea Horse were\\nseveral Americans, who, like Wood, had fallen", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0121.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "108\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nvictims to the British system of imiiressnient.\\nTlioy determined on desertion, and wlien lying\\nin the j)ort of St. John s they succeeded in\\nsecuring a boat during an extremely dark\\nnight. They were instantl}^ pursued, and\\nobliged to desert this boat on the shoreof New\\nBrunswick and seek safety in the woods. After\\nwandering about two day.s, exhausted with cold\\nand hunger and fatigue, they were appre-\\nhended by a party of British soldiers and again\\ntransferred to the Sea Horse. The punishment\\nthat folk)wed was inflicted with all that ingen-\\nious refinemontof cruelty Cor which the British\\nnavy is so celebrated. The Sea Horse, attacked\\nby the squadron under Admiral Cockburn, was\\nshortly after ordered into the Chesapeake, and\\ntook an active part in robbing, burning and\\nmurdering the defenseless inhabitants of the\\ncoast. Mr. Wood and the other American\\nprisoners were never permitted to leave the\\nvessel. A few days after Sir Peter Parker\\nmet his fate, Mr. Wood, with seven impressed\\nAmericans, attempted to escape in broad day-\\nlight by jumping into a boat alongside and\\npulling rapidly for the shore. One of the num-\\nber was shot by the sentinel on duty, the rest\\nreached the beach, but were a]iprehended im-\\nmediately. By order of Admiral Cockburn\\nthey were sent in irons to Nova Scotia, and\\nafter undergoing the formality of a mock trial\\nwere sentenced to be shot. This sentence was\\ncommuted to service for life in his Britannic\\nMajesty s army in the East Indies. They were\\naccordingly shipped to England and thence\\ndispatched to Calcutta. For twenty-five years\\nMr. Wood served as a private soldier in the\\nEast India service, and when broken down in\\nspirit and constitution, he was permitted to\\nleave the army and sail for England. Desti-\\ntute and heart-broken he reached London,\\nstated his case to the United States consul\\nand by him was furnished with the means of\\nreaching New York, from thence wended his\\nweai-y pilgrimage towards the home of his\\nchildhood. After an absence of twenty-six\\nyears from his wife and children in Kentucky,\\nand without hearing one word with reference to\\ntheir situation, he arrived at Augusta, in Ken-\\ntucky, the home of his youth. A thousand\\novei powering emotions rushed upon the old\\nman s heart as he approached the spot that was\\nonce his home. The recognition and welcome\\nmust be left to the imagination of the reader.\\nJAMES KNAGGS,\\nCaptain of the sjiies and scouts under General\\nHarrison in the War of 1812, was born at Eush-\\ntaboo, about twelve miles above South To-\\nledo, Ohio, on the Kiver Maumee, about the\\nyear 1780. From earlj life he was familiar\\nwith the forests in the West, as well as the\\nhabits, customs and mode of warfare of the In-\\ndian tribes. His mother s maiden name was\\nEachel Fry, of Philadelphia. She kept a store\\nat Maumee a number of years. He first settled\\non the north bank of the Eiver Eaisin, about\\none mile west of the city of Monroe. In the\\nyear 1811 he established a regular ferry at the\\nEiver Huron, on the main road from the Eiver\\nEaisin to Detroit, with only Indians for neigh-\\nbors, who were excited by British emissaries,\\nhostile to all Americans, and were very trouble-\\nsome. Captain Kuaggs had frequent and des-\\nparate conflicts with them. On one occasion\\nhe had a severe encounter with one of the In-\\ndians for .some misconduct, and when a brother\\nof the vanquished Indian came at midnight to\\navenge his brother, a struggle ensued which\\nresulted in his breaking ever}- bone in the body\\nof the Indian by means of a club. During the\\nWar of 1812 he rendered the Government im-\\nportant aid, and performed a great many pat-\\nriotic deeds as a spy, scout, ranger and general\\nIndian fighter, and with Medard Labadie and\\nJames Bentley captured a British ofiicer. Major\\nMcGi-egor, whom they compelled to ride horse-\\nback on a pony with his legs tied, to Governor\\nHull s camp at Detroit. MeCuUoch subse-\\nquently offered a reward of $500 for his head.\\nA British officer with a squad of men some time\\nafter came to the Eiver Eaisin to secure this\\nreward, and landed on the north side of the\\nriver near the present site of the residence of\\nLouis Lafontain, where Kuaggs was unloading\\na boat. They were also seeking for Stephen\\nDowning, James Bentley, Medard Labadie and\\none other American soldier, for whose heads a\\nlarge reward had been offered. On inquiring\\nfor Knaggs they were shrewdly thrown off their\\nguard by being informed that Knaggs, Bentley,\\nDowning and Labadie had gone but a few days\\nbefore to Fort Meigs, and had joined the Amer-\\nican army.\\nMr. James Knaggs owned and was living on\\nthe farm about seven and a half miles west of\\nMonroe, on the north side of the Eiver Eaisin,\\nnow owned and occupied by Leonard Stadler.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0122.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "BIOGRArillKS f I- KAKT.Y SETTI.KRS.\\n109\\nWliilo Mr. Knaggs was busy drawing; in wlieat\\nwith iiis little chestnut pony hitched to a cart,\\nnews was brought to the settlement that 1,500\\nIndians were in the region of the Macon and\\nwere preparing to make an attack on the set-\\ntlers. Immediate action was necessary. ^Ii-.\\nKnaggs planned the movements, and aftei- bid-\\nding his family good-by, perhaps forever, en-\\ntreated tlicm to use all dexterity in reaching\\nMr. Robert s farm (the father of Mrs. Polly\\nKnaggs), now known as the Pegler farm and\\noccupied by him, a little west of Monroe, on the\\nsouth side of the river. He soon ascertained\\nthat his scalp was in great demand. The Hiig-\\nlish, through McGregor, had made a standing\\noffer of 850(1 for it, which prompted the In-\\ndians to do their best for the red-skin who\\ncould, in a hand to hand tight, encounter and\\ntake such a scalp. Knaggs was well known to\\nthe Indians as a great warrior and a great\\nbrave. Mr. Knaggs, after several fearful en-\\ncounters and fights with the red men, eon-\\neluded to visit his familj- at tiie Pegler farm.\\nHe found on arriving that three British officers\\nwere after him and on horseback, and arriving\\nin front of the hou.se dismounted and gave\\nchase. Mr. Knaggs, having no time to go to\\nthe door, jumped through the window and\\nsoon gained a cornfield near by the officers\\nnearly up with him. but by good dodging and\\nhard running kept out of their reach. He\\nmade several attempts to get one of their\\nhorses, but could not succeed. Finding they\\nwere no match for him on foot, they concluded\\nto run him down with h5r.ses, which they came\\nvery near doing, and would have been success-\\nful had it not been for an old Frenchman liv-\\ning where old man Hivon lived, adjoining the\\nold Catholic church, on the north side of the\\nRiver liaisin. This Frenchman befriended\\nhim by giving him a hoe for a weapon and\\nopening the trap door of his cellar, where Mr.\\nKnaggs. lost no time in hiding. The English\\nofficers came up in hot pursuit, and, on asking\\nfor Mr. Knaggs, vvere told that he had just\\ncrossed the river, thereby throwing them off\\nhis track. Mr. Knaggs, a few days atler, was\\nappointed a spy, and was also deputized to\\ncarrj- the mail, a task many a brave man\\nshrank from, and at which many a one lost his\\nscalp. Mr. Knaggs often, on his mi.ssion with\\nthe mail, came upon scenes that would nearly\\nparalj ze him, seeing many times where the\\nred demons iiad hi en but a few moments be-\\nfore, leaving as trophies of their barbarities\\nwhole families tomahawked and mutilated in\\nall conceivable ways the scalps of each indi-\\nvidual taken, little children cut to pieces, their\\nhearts taken out and rubbed against the look-\\ning-glasses and window panes. This was a\\ncommon way of showing their cruelty.\\nMr. Knaggs was a leading man among the\\nRaisin men, who were called by General\\nHarrison the best troops in the world, and\\nwith them was engaged in the various battles\\nat Fort Meigs, Brovvnstown, in many conflicts\\nin the vicinity of Detroit, and under Colonel\\nRichard M. Johnson was present at the battle\\nof the Thames, and was the man who identi-\\nfied the body of Tecumseh, with whom he had\\nbeen well acquainted.\\nJames Knaggs was the youngest of five\\nbrothers, all of whom were active in the mil-\\nitary service. One of them was killed at\\nChicago, another captured and carried to Hali-\\nfax. The mother of James was in the vicinity\\nat the time of the massacre, and one of those\\nspecially designated by Colonel Proctor to bo\\nordered away from the river. Although in her\\neightieth 3-ear, roblied of everything and nearly\\nall.her clothing, she almost perished in escap-\\ning in an open French train through the woods,\\nbut reached Detroit in safety. When asked\\nhow it happened that she did not perish, she\\nreplied, Mj spunk kept me warm.\\nMr. Knaggs married for his second wife the\\nwidow of John Bt. Couture. He sold hisfjirm\\non the River Raisin, and purchased the house\\nand lot next south of the Presbyterian churcli,\\nwhere he died in 185!), aged eight3--four. The\\nhouse has given place to the present residence\\nof Doctor P. S. Root.\\nIn those early days, when banks and safes\\nwere unknown in the West, it was customary\\nto conceal money in the earth in the vicinity\\nof their houses and when Mr. Knaggs lived\\non his farm in Raisinville he was known to\\nhave had hiding places for his money. At the\\ntime of his death it was generallj supposed he\\nhad considerable money. Knowing his for-\\nmer habits, it was believed by the heirs that he\\nhad continued the practice, and a verj diligent\\nsearch was made. The whole lot in rear of the\\nchurch was spaded over a number of times in\\nhopes of finding buried treasure, but without\\nsuccess.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0123.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "110\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThe oldest daughter of James and Polly\\nKnaggs was born August 26, 1811, on the farm\\nknown now as the Stadler farm, seven and a\\nhalf miles above Moni-oe. She was married\\nthree times: first, to William Street, who was\\nthe father of Job Street, of Caro, Michigan\\nsecond, to John Pegler; and last to Joseph G.\\nNavarre, of the town of Monroe. She died\\nFebruary 27, 1886, after a lingering illness of\\nfive months, at the residence of her brother,\\nGeorge Knaggs, in Eaisinvillo. She was a\\nChristian in work and deeds, and in full com-\\nmunion and faith of the Roman Catholicchureh,\\nleaving to mourn her loss one child, Job F.\\nStreet George, James, John and Robert\\nKnaggs, her brothers, and her only sister, Mrs.\\nRebecca Rogers, all of whom have i-esided in\\nMonroe county the most of their lives. The\\nfuneral services were held at St. Marj^ s church\\nin Monroe.\\nREVERKND FATHER GABRIEL RICHARD.\\nThe early pioneer in a new countr} is alwaj s\\nan object of interest, especiallj to the incoming\\ngeneration and for the reason that the Rev-\\nerend Father Gabriel Richard for nearly a\\nquarter of a century, from 1805 to 1827, was\\nthe most prominent and influential citizen in\\nthe county of Monroe, I feel assured that an ex-\\ntended sketch of his labors will be well re-\\nceived by many of our older citizens, who re-\\nmember him with great pleasure and affection.\\nGabriel Richard was born at Saintes, in the\\ndepartment of Charente-Inferieur, France, on\\nthe 15th of October, 1764, and was descended\\non the side of his mother fi om the illustrious\\nBishop Bossuet, one of the most distinguished\\ndivines of France, wiio lived during the reign\\nof Louis XIV. Having been placed at college\\nwhen quite young, and having finished his clas-\\nsical education and feeling himself called to the\\necclesiastical life, he entered the seminary of An-\\ngers, where he prosecuted his theological studies\\nwith great success. He subsequently repaired\\nto Losy, near Paris, in order to qualify himself\\nfor admi8.sion into tiie Society of St. Sulpice, a\\ncongregation of secular priests, devoted to the\\neducation of j oung men for the ministry. At\\nthe time of his elevation to the priesthood, in\\nthe year 17!tl, his native countr}- was violently\\nagitated by the revolutionary spirit, whicii was\\ndaily increasing in madness and in fury, threat-\\nening the destruction of the established order\\nboth in church and state. Owing to the un-\\nsettled state of things in France, the superior\\ngeneral of the Sulpicians determined with the\\napprobation of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Carroll, Bishop\\nof Baltimore, to send .some members of liis\\nsociety to the United States for the purjiose of\\nconducting an ecclesiastical seminary. In ac-\\ncordance with this arrangement several priests\\nof that congregation came to the city of Balti-\\nmore in the year 1791, and were followed in\\nsuccessive years by other members of the same\\nsociety. Among them was the subject of this\\nsketch, who arrived June 24, 1792, in company\\nwith Rev. Messrs. Coquard, Matigon and\\nMarechal, whose names arc entitled to honor-\\nable mention in the history of the Catholic\\nchurch of this country.\\nAs St. Mary s Seminary in Baltimore was\\nnot in such efficient operation as to require a\\nnumerous corps of professors, Father Richard\\nand others of St. Sulpice willingly acceded to\\nthe request of Bishop Carroll to aid in suj^ply-\\ning the wants of the Catholic population scat-\\ntered throughout his extensive diocese, reach-\\ning at that time from Maine to Tennessee and\\nfrom the Missls.sippi to the Atlantic Ocean.\\nWith this view he accepted the pastoral charge\\nof the Catholics in Illinois, that is. at Prairie\\nde Roche, and in the neighboring country,\\nconsisting chiefly of French Canadians.\\nIn 1797 Father Richard visited the congre-\\ngation of a tribe of Indians named the Cahokias,\\nwhich numbered about three hundred souls,\\nand who possessed a h-audsome church erected\\nb} the Rev. Mr. Leradoux, his predecessor.\\nThese missions had been established more than\\none hundred years previously by the early\\nJesuit Fathers, who were afterward aided by\\npriest.t from the Seminary of Foreign Missions\\nat Paris but the supply of missionaries, espe-\\ncially after the recall of the Jesuit Fathers, was\\naltogether insufficient for the wants of the\\nCatholic population. Father Richard applied\\nhimself in this distant and neglected field with\\nall the zeal and prudence which characterize\\nthe true missionary, and he had the pleasure\\nof seeing his active efforts crowned with suc-\\ncess. He was, there bre, invited by Bishop\\nCarroll to bo the assistant of Mr. Leradoux, for\\nthe important services he had rendered to re-\\nligion. He was insjiired by the hope that he\\nwould be equally successful in a more respous-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0124.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "RIOORAPHIES OK EARLY SETTLERS.\\nIll\\nil)le situation at Detroit, where tiie wants of\\nthe people loudly ealled for additional aid.\\nThus after having devoted .six long j-ears of\\nhis ininistrj- in Illinois, from Docenibor 14,\\n1702, up to the 22d of March, 171)8, he left for\\nDetroit, where the presence of a permanent\\npastor was murdi needed. He arrived in June,\\non the feast of Corpus Christi, accompanied bj-\\nthe Kev. John Dilhet, also a Sulpician mis-\\nsionary. Rev. Mr. Lcradou.x, who had been\\nstationed at Detroit for several years, was alone\\nin the discharge of his clerical duties, was\\nquite advanced in years, and had sought relief\\nfrom hi.s bishop for the purpose of returning to\\nhis native land. As soon as Father Richard\\narrived, he immediately entered upon his\\nduties as pastor, and soon won the confidence\\nof those under his spiritual charge. At this\\nperiod the town of Detroit and vicinitj- con-\\ntained .some 1,800 Catholics, mostly of French\\norigin, with a large number scattered along the\\nborder of our lakes and rivers and far into the\\nnorthern regions of Michigan. The French,\\nsays Archbisho]) Spalding, seem to have\\nvisited Michigan as early as the3 ear 1(510. and\\nmissionaries went thither occasionally soon\\naftoi-, liul no jiriest ajjpears to have been sta-\\ntioned at Detroit before 1701.\\nITardl3- had Father Richard been installed\\n]iastor than he commenced to provide his\\nflock with all the elements of religion and ed-\\nucation. Education at this period was at a very\\nlow ebb, and his great aim was to stimulate his\\nparishioners with alove of learning. Here and\\nthere, as occasion required, he established\\nschool.s for their benefit. He was indefatigable\\nin the discharge of the duties of his ministiy\\nvery austere in his habits arid mode of living,\\nfor his meals were composed of food of the\\nsimplest and coarsest kind his bed was of the\\nsimplest material, and hardly comfortable; his\\ndress was of the coarsest and cheapest of cloth\\nyet he was courteous and affable to everj one\\nwho had tlie ])lcasure of his acquaintance, lie\\ncommanded the highest respect, both from\\nCatholics and Protestants. He was a profound\\ntheolou ian, a good speaker, a good mathema-\\ntician, and eloquently thundered forth his\\nanathemas against the terrible vice of intem-\\nperance and the use of tobacco. The Catholics\\nof Detroit and vicinity consisted almost e.x-\\nclusivelj- of French Canadians; the remaining\\nihahilants of the town were mostly persons\\nwhose vernacular toiig\\\\ie was the Fnglish lan-\\nguage, but there were very few among them\\nwho were Catholics.\\nAbout a 3 ear after his arrival in Detroit, he\\nvisited the Catholic congregation on the Island\\nof Mackinaw and Point St. Ignace, where the\\nearly Jesuit Fathers had established a mission\\nmore than one hundred j-ears before. At these\\nstations and the fur-trading stations on Lakes\\nSuperior and Huron the (treat Northwest\\nCom])an3^ of Montreal employed annually 1,700\\nmen, almost all Canadians. Grand Portage\\nwas then a trading-post, where nearly 1,000\\nmen assembled in the summer time, and after a\\nshort stay dispersed to their winter quarters.\\nFather Eichard found such an ui-gent demand\\nat Mackinaw for the instruction of j outh and\\nthe correction of the habits of those more ad-\\nvanced in years, that he was dispo.sed to re-\\nmain there during the winter, having been\\nvery urgently- invited to do so by the inhabit-\\nants of the place. His services, however, were\\ntoo much needed at Detroit to admit of so long\\nan absence. He therefore returned to Detroit\\nin October, after having touched at St. Joseph .s\\nIsland and Sault Ste. Marie. One of the first\\nobjects which secured immediate attention\\nwas to repair and enlarge thechurch in the old\\ntown, which was too small for the congrega-\\ntion. This he accomplished at an expen.se of\\nsome 83,000, notwithstanding the low state of\\nhis finances. U u fortunate I j- on the 11th of\\nJune, in the year 1805, a most disastrous con-\\nflagration occurred, commencingat nine o clock\\nin the morning and lasting until noon, when\\nevery house was destroj-ed, together with his lit-\\ntle church, built by Father Hocque,a Franciscan\\nmissionarj in the \\\\ear 175(1.\\nIn 1805 Father Gabriel Richard vLsited the\\nchurch then located two miles above the ])i-es-\\nent St. Mary s church, on the north side of the\\nRiver Raisin, on the farm formerly- known as\\nthe Momonic farm. From that time to the\\n3 ear 1827 he was energetic not onl3 in minis-\\ntering to the church, but was ver3 successful\\nin giving aid to, and obtaining aid fi-om the\\n(Tovernmcnt of the United States, for those who\\nhad been rendered poor In the desolations of the\\nwar. Though he received aid and a.ssistance\\nfrom time to time from other priests, he had\\nsupervision of this church until 1827.\\nAs an indication of the esteem and res])eft\\nin which he was held by his Protestant fcHow", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0125.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "112\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncitizens, will state tluit in 1807 the Governor of\\nthe Territory and other Protestant gentlemen\\ninvited him to pi-each to them in the Euglisli\\nlanguage. He accordingly held his English\\nmeetings at noon every Sunday in the council\\nroom, where he delivered instructions on the\\ngeneral principles of the Christian religion.\\nFather Richard s zeal for his flock inspired\\nhim with tiie idea of establishing a printing\\npress and commencing the publication of a\\nFrench paper and books. For this purpose he\\nsent to Baltimore for the type and press in\\n1809, and the material in due course of time\\ncame by land over mountainous roads, accom-\\npanied by Mr. James M. Miller, the first printer\\nin Detroit. August 31, 1809, the first number of\\na small sheet, entitled in French Essai du\\nMichigan, made its appearance, and was con-\\ntinued for a time; but in those days the dis-\\ntance which sej)arated the people of the Terri-\\ntory, and the irregularity of the mails, led to\\nthe discontinuance of his journal. His press,\\nhowever, which was the first introduced into\\nthe northwestern portion of the United States,\\nand was for several years the only printing\\napparatus in Michigan, did useful service under\\nhis direction. He also had a bindery attached\\nto his printing office. The press was useful in\\nprinting deeds and conveyances for the gov-\\nernor and judges of the Territory, and when\\nthe English took pos.se.ssion of Detroit in 1812,\\nGeneral Brock s proclamation was printed on\\nit. The office, in consequence of the destruc-\\ntion of the old town, was for a long time located\\nat Springwells, in the house of Jacques Lasselle.\\nOne part of the building served as a dwelling,\\nanother part for his chapel, another for his\\nprinting office, and another for a school. The-\\nophilus Mettez, a native of Detroit, the ancestor\\nof a number of that name in our county, was\\nthe first Michigan printer bo3^\\nFather Eichard, by his fearless advocacy of\\nAmerican principles and denunciations of the\\ntyranny of England, had made himself obnox-\\nious to the British, who in the War of 1812\\nviolently seized and carried him a prisoner to\\nSandwich. During his captivity, by his elo-\\nquence and influence over the barbarous In-\\ndians, he persuaded many from torturing\\nAmerican prisoners who unfortunately fell\\ninto the hands of the British under the dis-\\ngraceful surrender of General Hull. Upon\\nhis return to Detroit, the consequence of the\\ndevastating policy of the war was seen in the\\nextreme dearth of food, bordering on a famine,\\nto which his people were reduced. He purchased\\na large quantity of provisions and distributed\\nthem gratuitously to all who were in need,\\nand as long as scarcity lasted so long did his\\nuntiring charity continue to the destitute.\\nThough a European by birth he was an\\nAmerican in feeling, always evincing a firm\\nattachment to American institutions and re-\\npublican principles, and the influence he ex-\\nerted and the part which he took in the War\\nof 1812 evinced in an eminent degree the ex-\\ntent of his patriotism and the value he placed\\non American liberty.\\nFather Richard petitioned the governor and\\njudges at a session held in October, 1806, and\\nupon his application they granted the land in\\nthe little military square, where the church\\nof St. Anne now stands, and where the gov-\\nernor and judges designated that it should be\\nbuilt. It had long been a cherished object of\\nFather Richard to lay the corner-stone upon\\nthe anniversary of the destruction of the\\nchurch in the old town, and for this purpose\\nhe had waited the arrival of his bishop for the\\nimposingceremony, which took place with much\\npomp on the 11th day of June, 1818, just twelve\\nyears aftei- the destruction of the old church.\\nHe continued the work upon St. Anne s church\\nuntil his means were entirely exhausted, and\\nthen his fertile imagination conceived the idea\\nof issuing due bills to the amount of several\\nhundred dollars, payable upon presentation,\\nthe highest amount being one dollar, in order\\nthat the work u])on his church might progress\\nwith more rapidity. These due bills were\\ntaken both bv contractors and workmen. But\\nhe, like all other men, was destined to meet\\nwith some trials and drawbacks in his under-\\ntaking. One of his contractors, by the name\\nof Young, got hold in some mysterious way of\\nFather Richard s blank due bills and forged\\nhis name to them to the amount of -S700 or\\n$800, which he freely circulated among the\\npeople. Father Richard did not discover the\\nforgery until too late, when he had honestly\\nredeemed the whole amount. The rascality\\nand villainy of this contractor contributed\\ngreatly in retarding the progress of this edi-\\nfice, which was the first one erected since the\\nfire of 1805. On this account the work upon\\nSt. Anne s became suspended for a time for the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0126.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "BIOCRArFIIES OF EARLY SETTLERS.\\n113\\nwant of fuiuls. He resorted to another expe-\\ndient, lie now conceived the idea of con-\\nstructing fishing seines, for the ])uri)Ose of\\ncatching fish from the Detroit River, in order\\nto raise the necessarj funds to continue the\\nwork upon iiis church. Good fortune attended\\nhis enterpri.se, and the consequence was that a\\nlarge quantitj- was salted and packed and sent\\nforward to the eastern markets, and there\\nfound immediate sale, which enabled him to\\ncontinue his labors on the church. The pro-\\nceeds of the sale of his fish, and what contri-\\nbutions his poor congregation were enabled to\\ngive from time to time, soon enabled him\\nto complete tlie basement so as to be used as a\\nchapel, and the services were held there for\\nseveral yeairs after, until the upper part was\\nfinished. The mason-work was done b} the\\nday, under his immediate superintendence.\\nThe present bell in the eastern tower was\\nsaved from the steeple of the old church in the\\nold town also the present pulpit, and two of\\nthe side altars.\\nTo Father Richard belongs the credit of im-\\nporting from France the first organ and the\\nfirst piano used in this part of the country.\\nThe little organ was used for a time by him,\\nand given to the Trinity church (Irish) after\\nhis death. It is now used, I understand, in\\nSt. Joseph s church (German), on the corner\\nof Orleans and Gratiot streets, in Detroit.\\nIn the j car 1821 Father Ricliard had been\\ninvited to assist at the conclusion of the treaty\\nby the Pottawatomie Indians between them\\nand the governor of the Northwest, which was\\nto take place at Chicago. He hoped to assist\\nthem in their petition to have a missionary\\nstationed among them. From thence he pro-\\nceeded by land to Cincinnati, and was present\\nat the ordination of the Rev. Viticent Badin,\\nwho, a few da3 s after, accompanied liim to\\nDetroit as an assistant missionary. In Decem-\\nber, 1822, there were only five churches, or\\nchapels, in Michigan and the Northwest, with\\na Catholic population of about 6,000 whites, and\\na number among the different savage tribes of\\nthat region. For the service of this immense\\ndistrict of country at that time. Father Richard\\nbad no assistance but that of Reverend Father\\nBadin.\\nIn the year 1823 he was elected a delegate\\nto represent the interests of Michigan in Con-\\ngress. His competitors were General John R\\nAViliiams and Major John IJidiilc. It was with\\nthe hope of being useful to his fellow-citizens,\\nand of liquidating debts incurred in building\\nhis church, that he had consented to become a\\ncandidate for congressional honors. But the\\n.seat was contested bj Major Biddlc, upon the\\nground that he was not a citizen of the United\\nStates, as not having gone through the (brniula\\nof naturalization. A committee of the House\\nof Kepresentatives was ap])ointcd to investi-\\ngate the case, and reported that it was not, in\\nhis case, necessary. His demeanor in the\\nHouse commanded great respect he spoke but\\nlittle, that little wisely, and accomplished\\nmuch for his constituents. The appropriations\\nfor roads made at his instance, and other acts,\\nattest the efficienc} of his services in the\\nnational legislature, especially his exertions in\\nbehalf of the Indian tribes who belonged to\\nhis flock, who had made liim the bearer of\\nmany petitions to the President of the United\\nStates.\\nAfter serving a term in Congress with honor\\nto himself and credit to his constituents, he was\\nagain nominated and put forward by his\\nfriends against the late Austin E. Wing. The\\ncontest was quite warm and animated, but this\\ntime he was defeated, when six more votes\\nwould have elected him. Some of our French\\nCatholic citizens would not support him, for\\nthe reason they thought that a priest had no\\nbusiness in legislative halls. His .salary- for\\nthe term he did serve w-as used b}- him in\\nliquidating the debts he had incurred in build-\\ning St. Anne s church. The Rev. Father Gat-\\nilzin, a distinguished missionary of that perioii,\\nremarked to him, When I heard of your elec-\\ntion to Congress I disapproved of it at once;\\nbut I have the honor to inform you that if you\\ncan manage to have a scat in Congress all your\\nlife, you will do more good for religion with\\nyour influence and salary than many other\\nmissionaries with all theirzcal and preaching.\\nMr. Levi E. Dolsen relates the following\\nWhen Daniel Webster was in Detroit in\\n1836, he made a speech in the old Cass orchard,\\nabout where James F. Joy s house now stands.\\nAfter the speech, I remember, in speaking to\\nme of our representative in Congress at that\\ntime, the Hev. Gabriel Richard, he paid Mr.\\nRichard the high compliment of aying that\\nlie was the smartest foreigner he hail ever\\nknown.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0127.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "114\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COIINTV, MICHIGAN.\\nTliei e was an intorestini; incident con-\\nnected witli the election of Kicliard to Con-\\ngress. He was a Catholic pi iest, and came of\\nthe best blood of Prance. When the revolu-\\ntion was beheading all the nobility, the Rev.\\nEichard wa.s ncarlj caught by Robespierre.\\nHe jumped from a window, and a woman\\nthrew a teapot and cut an ugly gash in his\\ncheek, the scar of which was in plain view to\\nthe end of his life. After living for several\\ndays in the sewers of Paris he escaped, and\\nreached Baltimore in 1796. Two years later,\\nin 1798, he reached Detroit. His statue is one\\nof the four on the city hall. In 1823, just about\\nthe time the reverend gentleman was elected\\nto Congress, a man named Labadie deserted\\nhis wife in Montreal, came to Detroit, married\\nagain, and engaged in the mercantile business.\\nHe was excommunicated from the church by\\nthe Rev. Father Richard, and the French\\npeople, who had been his principal patrons,\\nstopped trading with him. Labadie procured\\nthe arrest of the priest for slander, and he was\\nconfined in jail. When tlie time came for him\\nto go to Congress, the turnkey entered the\\ncorridor one morning, when the pi-iest ap-\\nproached him with majestic mien, and a lofty\\nwave of the hand, and said\\nStand aside, I am on my way to Con-\\ngress.\\nThe turnkej was so overwhelmed with the\\nmajestic bearing of the man that he offered no\\nopposition, and Father Richard took his seat\\non time. Ijiibadic afterward sued him and got\\na judgment of 11,1(10, but never collected a\\ncent\\nAmong the Pottawatomies, he, with Father\\nStephen Badin, labored wnth great success.\\nNothing can be more affecting or more edify-\\ning than the interview which took place in\\nJuly, 1830, between the chief of this tribe,\\nPokegon, and Father Richard, to whom he\\nhad applied for a resident missionary. After\\nsupplicating the Father in the most earnest\\nmanner to send a priest to the Pottawatomies,\\nho observed to him that they prayed everj\\nmorning and evening, men, women and chil-\\ndren, and fasted two days before Sunday,\\naccording to the traditions of their ancestors.\\nThere, said ho, arc the prayers we have\\nlearned; see if I know them properlj Then\\nfalling upon his knees and making the sign of\\nthe cross with great respect, he recited the Our\\nFather, Hail Mary, the Apostles Creed, and tlie\\nTen Commandments, without the slightest\\nmistake. Father Richard was deeply affected\\nby this address, and bj^ the means which had\\nbeen placed in his bands by the Association\\nfor the Propagation of the Faith, he was en-\\nabled to provide more effectually for the wants\\nof the district under his charge. He had the\\n])leasure of seeing churches erected in different\\nplaces, and schools established at Green Bay,\\nArbecrocke and St. Joseph s; and instead of\\none priest to assist him in his labors, he now\\nhad eight devoting themselves with zeal to the\\nmissionary work.\\nIn the year 1832 that scourge of nations, the\\nAsiatic cholera, smote the people of Detroit\\nand laid prostrate man)- of its inhabitants.\\nDetroit, at this season, presented the sjiectacle\\nof a deserted city, with nearly one-half of its\\ninhabitants either dead or dying, and the rest\\nhad taken flight to other parts through fear.\\nIn the midst of this awful epidemic, Gabriel\\nRichard was at his post, faithful and true to his\\nflock. Amidst the dj-ing and the dead he was\\nadministering the consolations of religion, da}\\nand night; and though afflicted himself with\\n.symptoms of the prevailing epidemic for nearly\\nthree months, and most of the time gi-eatly de-\\nbilitated, he never ceased discharging the\\nduties of his office with his accustomed zeal,\\nuntil he was completely overpowered by dis-\\nease. When, a few days after the attack, he\\nwas informed that he could not survive it, he\\nreceived the last sacrament of the church, and\\ncalmly expired with the words of the holy\\nSimeon on his lips: Now, O Lord, let thj\\nservant clei)art in peace, according to thj\\nword. Thus, after exercising his ministry\\nnearly alone for the space of twenty-four\\nj^ears, and after a residence in the city of\\nDetroit of thirty-four years and six months, he\\ndeparted this life on the 13th day of Septem-\\nber, A. 1). 1832, at the age of sixty-seven\\nyears, eleven months and two days.\\nBishop Fenwick, in speaking of him, said\\nHe was the oldest, the most respectable, and\\nthe most meritorious missionary in Michigan.\\nWith this distinguished appreciation of Father\\nRichard s worth as an apostle, he had no hesi-\\ntation in recommending him, some yeai s be-\\nfore his death, as a priest eminently qualified\\nbj- his zeal, learning and piety, to be appointed\\nthe first Bishop of Detroit.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0128.jp2"}, "129": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF EARI-Y SETTLERS.\\n115\\nFlis mortal remains now lie entombed in his\\nown beloved St. Anne s church, and his immor-\\ntal spirit has ascended to the Got! who ijavc it.\\nHe lives in the best affections of his people who\\nyet survive him, and is engraven on their\\nmemories.\\nISADORE NAVARRE,\\nBrother of Colonel Francis Navarre, came\\nfrom Detroit some three ^-ears after his brother.\\nHe settled on the farm east of his brother and\\nwest of the Lake Shore railroad, on the south\\nbank of the Kiver Raisin. lie was born in\\n17l)S, at Detroit, and married in 1795 the\\ndaughter of Francois Descompto Labadie.\\nTheir eldest son, Isadore, born in 1796, though\\na mere stripling, served in the war of 1812.\\nlie married Marie, daughter of Louis and Marie\\nJoselte Lebeau. Monique, his daughter, mar-\\nried John Askin, eldest son of Colonel James\\nAskin, of Sandwich. His eldest daughter,\\nAgathe, was married to Lambert Conchois, who\\nwas then a clerk in the dry goods store of the\\nlate Hon. Daniel B. .Miller. At the old Catho-\\nlic church, two miles above the then village of\\nMonroe, Mr. Miller and Hon. Harry Conant,\\nwith their wives, attended the ceremony and\\nwedding, and the eldest daughter of Daniel B.\\nMiller, Agathe, now Mrs Zabriskee, was christ-\\nened, and took her name from Mrs. Conchois.\\nLambert Conchois daughter married H. Du-\\nrell Mrs. Durell inherited the two-storj- brick\\nhouse and extensive grounds on Front street,\\nthe former residence of her father.\\nROBERT NAVARRE,\\nThe oldest son of Colonel Francis Navarre,\\nwas the first white male child born in the\\ncounty of Monroe, and lived until the day of\\nhis death in Monroe, on the rear of tlie home-\\nstead farm originally ceded to his father. He\\nremained, until within a few days of his death,\\nat the age of ninety years, in the full posses-\\nsion of all his faculties, and at that late day\\nhas described to me with wonderful animation\\nand through tears, the cruelties and atrocious\\nbarbarities of the Indians under Colonel Proc-\\ntor at the massacre of the noble sons of Ken-\\ntucky, very passionately describing them, and\\nas vividly as though occurring before him.\\nHe had then attained his twentj-first year, and\\nwas living with his father he was awakened\\nbefore daybreak on the morning of the defeat\\nof General Winchester b\\\\- his father s arousing\\nGeneral Winchester and his officers, who were\\nsomewhat bewildered at hearing from the\\nbattleground the booming of cannon, the sharp\\ncrack of the rifle and report of musketry.\\nRobert Navarre, with Platte Navarre, his\\ncousin, who, for many years, and until his\\ndeath, resided in the rear of the church farm,\\nso called, about one and a half miles north of\\nthe River Raisin on the road to Flat Rock,\\nboth of whom were enlisted in the cavalry\\n(now well remembered by our citizens), with\\nothers that were pressed into the service, were,\\nwith their ponies and French trains, u.sed in\\ntransporting the wounded American prisoners\\nthat had escaped the tomahawk and scalping\\nknife, from Frenchtown to Maiden. His family\\nreside in this vicinity.\\nJOSEPH ROBERT.\\nThe representations of Colonel Francis Na-\\nvarre on his return to Detroit gave a glowing\\ndescription to the French Canadians of Detroit\\nand those residing opposite Detroit on the\\nCanadian side of the river. He told of the\\nbanks on either side of the River Raisin, with\\nvines laden with clusters of wild grapes; the\\nrich soil, admirably adapted for farming pur-\\npo.ses, with prairie and heavily timbered land\\nwith a river abounding in whitefish, sturgeon,\\nl)ickerel and bass, with fine opportunities for\\ntrapping. By his representations he induced\\nabout one hundred families, in the years 1788\\nand 1784, to emigrate and settle on the River\\nRaisin. Joseph Robert, the subject of this\\nsketch, and his brotliers Isadore and Francis\\nwere of the number, all of whom purchased\\nfarms on the south side of the rivci-. Jose])h\\npurchased the right, title and interest acquired\\nby possession of one Labrush, a Yankee who\\nhad married a squaw. This farm, before plat-\\nting into city lots, was known as the Suzor\\nfarm, the front part of which is now owned by\\nthe heirs of Peter Tatro and George W. Strong\\nand the rear by the new Monroe County Agri-\\ncultural Society and the .Agricultural and Live\\nSlock Improvement Compan} The site of\\nthe log house built by Joseph Robert was upon", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0129.jp2"}, "130": {"fulltext": "116\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntlie rise oC gi-duiid back from the rivci-, and\\nwas tlie same as tlie pi esent site of the two-\\nstory frame building owned by the heirs of\\nTatro. It had a comniauding view of the\\nBritisli forces and their operations at the time\\nof the massacre of 1813. Joseph Robert was\\nthe fathoi of eigiit sons and f(Mir daugiiters.\\nStephen, the eldest, is now eighty-five yeai s\\nof age, and remarkabl}- well ])reserved; he\\nwas boi n on the homestead flirm now resides\\nin the third ward of the city of Monroe. His\\nsister Monique married John Lemerand, the\\nfather of Eli Lemerand, for two years the\\nsupervisor of the fourth ward in the city of\\nMonroe, now deceased. Mary Ann married\\nStephen Reaume, who owned and occupied the\\nfarm on the opposite side of the River Raisin,\\ncomposing a part of the homestead farm now\\nowned and occupied by Mr. Dubois. Clara\\nmarried a brother of John Lemerand, and\\nMary married Lyman McQuillen Joseph\\nmarried Miss Latone Hubert married Miss\\nReaume; and Alexis married Miss Geshon\\nall residents of Monroe count}-.\\nThe French settlers were, with few excep-\\ntions, in full sympathy with the Americans,\\nand hostile in feeling to tiio British and their\\nallies. Thej were regarded by the Indians as\\nentitled to their protection, and were seldom\\nhy tliem molested, while the Indians associated\\nwith the British army seldom lost an opportu-\\nnity of killing, scalping and tomahawking the\\nAmericans. Mr. Joseph Robert very distinctly\\nremembers, though but a lad at the time, the\\nscenes at the homestead on the morning of the\\nsecond battle The floor, and in fact all of the\\navailable room, was occupied with contractors\\nand those in various ways connected with the\\nAmerican army. They were all aroused by a\\ncannon ball, which carried away one end of\\nthe gable roof of the house. Immediately\\nthereafter the bullets were flying thick. The\\nblinds were closed as soon as possible, and the\\nfamil} sought refuge in the cellar, while the\\nmen were advised to and did flee by the marsh\\nand Plaisance Bay on the ice, as the forests in\\nthe rear and south were swarming with hostile\\nIndians. One Henderson lingered on account\\nof his children, who had with him fled to\\nRobert s for safetj whom he reluctantl} left\\nwith Mr. Robert and fled for Ohio, Mr. Robert\\nassuring him that if he remained he would not\\nonly be killed, but his (Robert s) family would\\nbe slaughtered for harboring a Yankee, or Big\\nKnife, as they were termed by the Indians.\\nPrior to the second battle, Messrs. Mul-\\nhollen, Egnew and Hunter drove and left with\\nMr. Robert a large number of live stock, be-\\nlieving they would be safe with him, and fled\\nfor Ohio. Mr. Robert subsequently received a\\nletter from an official of the British army at\\nMaiden, requesting him to come to Maiden.\\nHe complied with the request and returned\\nwith over a bushel of silver coin, all in quarter\\nof a dollar pieces, authorized to comjiensate\\nMulhollen, Egnew and Hunter for the stock\\nseized from Robert. On the morning after the\\ndefeat of General Winchester s army, one\\nIndian chief with eleven followers came into\\nthe house, laden with scalps of killed and\\nwounded American soldiers, threw them down\\non the middle of the floor, and required the\\nwomen to tear from all the windows the calico\\ncurtains and the bed curtains they then appro-\\npriated them for wraj^ping and tying up the\\nscalps. Soon thereafter Joseph Robert re-\\nmoved his family for safety to Detroit, and did\\nnot return home until the following October.\\nFrancis Robert, brother of Joseph, and\\nfather of our highly esteemed citizen, Antoine\\nF. Robert, owned and occupied until the specu-\\nlating days of 1835, the eastern farm on the\\nsouth side of the River Raisin, the Iront of\\nwhich is occupied by warehouses and docks,\\nand now owned by our fellow-citizen, the Hon.\\nJoseph M. Sterling.\\nJAMES MULHOLLEN,\\nA boy seven years of age, with his father s\\nfamily emigrated from Ireland, and first set-\\ntled in Steuben count} in the State of New\\nYork. At the age of twenty-one he married\\nSarah Egnew, the daughter of Samuel Egnew,\\nand in the year 1806 with a family of five\\nchildren, Polly, Eliza, John, James and Jane,\\nsought a home in the western wilderness. With\\nSamuel Egnew ho purchased at six dollars per\\nacre the tract now constituting part of the first\\nward of tlie city of Monroe, fronting upon the\\nsouth side of the River Raisin, bounded on the\\neast b}- the United States turnpike, and on the\\nwest bj the western boundary of the German\\nLutheran church, extending south from the\\nriver to Plumb Creek. The west half of the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0130.jp2"}, "131": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF EARLY SETTLERS.\\n117\\nfarm b} the division fell to Mr. Janu s Miilhol-\\nlen, and the east to Samuel Egnew. The .site\\nof the first log-house is now occupied by the\\nGerman Catholic school house, opposite the\\nIsle of Patnios, formerly the residence of\\nCharles James Lanman, and subsequently that\\nof George B. Harleston, adjoining the German\\nCatholic church. The roads on the north and\\nsouth borders of the Eiver liaisin followed the\\nmeandering of the river for ten miles west.\\nThe site of the village (now cit} of Monroe\\nwas at that time occupied as farming land, and\\nton years thereafter was platted by Joseph\\nLoranger into village lots.\\nOf the family of nine children, five were\\nborn before the removal to the River Raisin;\\none of whom, Jane, died at the age of fourteen.\\nPolly, who married Otia Stowell, for many\\nyears resided on what is known as the Bacon\\nlot, on Monroe street, now owned by Elizabeth\\nCuster, widow of the late General George\\nCuster.\\nEliza married James Cortiell. who fi)ll()wed\\nthe trade of a carpenter in Monroe. He pur-\\nchased a larm on the United States turnpike\\nleading from Monroe to Maumee, about eight\\nmiles south of Monroe, erected a two story brick\\nhouse, the first in the town of Ei ie, and foi-\\nmany years kept a hotel.\\nJohn MulhoUen, son of James, for many\\nyears and until the infirmities of age disquali-\\nfied him, was a very daring, courageous and\\nefficient executive officer of the city and county.\\nHe married for his first wife Abby Choate,and\\nfor his second wife the widow of Silas Lewis,\\none of the pioneers of the county.\\nJames Mulhollen purchased and resided upon\\nto the time of his death, a farm about seven\\nmiles south of Monroe, upon which James, one\\nof his sons, still resides.\\nFour children were born after the arrival of\\n.lames Mulhollen on the Eiver liaisin, viz.:\\nSamuel, Sarah, Aurilia and Daniel.\\nSanuiel, who married Miss Gager, of Monrge,\\npurchase l a farm one mile south of Vienna,\\nwhich is under a high state of cultivation was\\nvery prosperous and quite ])romiiient as a\\npolitician in the town and county. One of his\\ndaughters married the Hon. Christian Ilertzler,\\ni or many years supervisor of the town of Erie\\nand member of the State legislature. His\\ndaughter Cora married Dr. Brigham, a jirac-\\nticing physician of Toledo.\\nAurilia married Sylve.sttM- Brown, a very\\nsuccessful farmer of eminent ])iety. In hisohl\\nage they sold the farm and purchased a i-esi-\\ndencc in the cit}^ of Monroe, whore they lived\\nthe remainder of their days.\\nSarah married John P. Eowc, a gentleman of\\nculture, a graduate of Middlebury College,\\nwho for some time alter he arriveil at the\\nRiver Raisin, taught a very popular school in\\nMonroe. He was very industrious, energetic\\nand persevering, and accumulated a large for-\\ntune, owning at the time of his death a number\\nof valuable farms in Erie. Their only daughtei-\\nmarried George Kirtland, and is now a widow,\\nresiding on a highl} cultivated farm four miles\\nsouth of Vienna inherited from her father.\\nTheir only son, Charles Rowe, is like his father\\nin many respects. He is the owner of a num-\\nber of farms in the town of Erie, has an elei, ant\\nbrick residence near Vienna, with all modern\\nimprovements, capacious barns, very valuable\\nimproved stock of blooded cattle and horses, to\\nwhich he has given much time and attention.\\nHe married Sarah Ivinney, of Pennsylvania.\\nThey are highly esteemed as neighbors, and\\ndeservedly popular as citizens. Mrs. Sarah\\nRowe, the mother of Charles, was a lady of\\ncultivation and refinement eminent for her\\npiety and Christian virtues a very liberal\\ncontributor to all charitable purposes, espe\\ncially in the interest she manifested in the pros-\\nperity of the First Presbyterian church of Erie,\\nof which she was one of the early members\\nand founders. To the building of the new-\\nbrick church and parsonage she very liberallj\\ncontributed. Her removal by death in the\\nspring of 1887, aged over eighty years, was\\nmourned by the citizens of Erie and Monroe,\\nwho appreciated her worth and Christian\\ncharacter.\\nDaniel Mulhollen, the youngest son of James\\nMulhollen, inherited from his father the home-\\nstead farm, situated two miles south of Monroe\\non the main road from Monroe to Toledo. He\\nresided thereon up to the time of his death, at\\nthe age of seventy-four j ears. He was a very\\nsuccessful farmer. Married Elizabeth Choate,\\nof Monroe. Had a family of eight children.\\nThe son Daniel married Selena Iveson, owns\\nthe farm directly south of the old homestead,\\nand has built a handsome and spacious two-\\nstory brick house, with fine barns, and is re-\\ngarded as one of the best and most prosperous", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0131.jp2"}, "132": {"fulltext": "118\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nfanners iu the county. They have two chi\\n(Jren Allen, aged Hi; Gertrude, aged 9.\\nJAMKS BKXTLEY\\nW a.s born {oveniber 5, 1784, in England; was\\na s:oldier and fought in the battle of Copen-\\nhagen, but deserted in August, 1803, and came\\nto the River Raisin, joining the American\\narmy under Captain Isaac Lee. He enlisted\\nthe same dav with the Robb boys, neigh-\\nbors on the farm next adjoining on the west\\n(the Downing farm). James Bentley, imme-\\ndiately after the surrender of Winchester s\\narmy, with sixteen others joined Harrison s\\narmy at Mauniee, and fought at the battle of\\nFort Meigs. While stationed at Fort Meigs ho\\nfrequently ran the gauntlet with others to pro-\\ncure water for the fort from the river. Sur-\\nrounded as it then was by the British and\\nIndians, it proved very hazardous, as many\\nthus employed were picked off by Indians\\nconcealed in ambush. He was regarded as\\nvery courageous, and w as often sent on the\\nmost hazardous enterprises in can-ying orders\\nfrom post to post through the then vast wilder-\\nnesses of Ohio and Michigan. He carried the\\nmail from Maumee to Detroit, sometimes on\\nhorseback by the Indian trails, and often in a\\ncanoe with an Indian to paddle the boat. He\\nfought at the battle of the Thames, and saw\\nthe bodj- of the Indian chief Tecumseh soon\\nafter he was killed by Colonel Richard M.\\nJohnson, assisting James Knaggs and Medard\\nLabadie in carrying Colonel Johnson from the\\nbattlefield when wounded. During the war\\nthe same trio captured a British officer, Mc-\\nCulloch by name, on account of which a re-\\nward of five hundred dollars was offered for\\nthe capture and delivery at Maiden of each of\\nthem.\\nJames Bentley was married in 1816 to\\nAmanda Barker, w ho came to River Raisin in\\nMay, 1815, with her step-father, H. Brooks, in\\nan open boat from the Huron river. Stephen\\nDowning, father of Nelson Downing, now in\\nMontana, accompanied thorn on their bois-\\nterous and dangerous trip. James Bentley\\nwas a member of the Methodist Episcopal\\nchurch. In 1817 he settled on the farm in the\\ntown of Monroe commonly known by the\\nfamily name as the Bentley farm, and lived\\nthereon until his death, which occurred August\\n13, 1864, leaving four .sons and six daughters.\\nSamuel A. Bentley was born in 1810; now re-\\nsides in Allegan, Michigan. James was born\\nAugust 14, 1822; now resides iu Kent countj\\nMichigan. John was born September 18, 1824;\\nresides at Rock Falls, Illinois. William, born\\nJanuary 1.5, 1839, resides at Ipswich. Dakota.\\nThe oldest daughter, Tryphena, was born in\\n1817; married Harlow P. Hawkins, who re-\\nsided until very recently on his farm on the\\nPlaisance Baj- road, near the citj- of Monroe.\\nClymene Bentley was born January 11, 1827;\\nmarried Robert Clark, now living in Lasselle,\\nin Monroe county. Mary M. Beutlej born in\\n1829, married James M. Martin, now residing\\nin Monroe. Emmie, born February 18, 1832,\\nresides with lier mother in the city of Monroe.\\nAmanda, born April 9, 1841, married William\\nStoddard, the son of oneof the pioneers, Orson\\nStoddard. Eliza was born September 25, 1844\\nmarried Jabez Smith; resides at Saline, Wash-\\ntenaw county, ^lichigan.\\nJACQUES LASSELLK,\\nBrother of Colonel Francis and Antoine Las-\\nselle, was the most enterprising and shi-ewdest\\nIndian trader of the three brothers, and became\\nby far the wealthiest man in the Territorj-\\noutside of Detroit. He always had in his em-\\nploy a large number of Indians, half-breeds\\nand Canadian Frenchmen. Some fortj- log-\\nhouses were built by him on the north side of\\nthe River Raisin, about five miles above the\\nthen town of Frenchtown, now city of Monroe,\\non the land known as the Caldwell tract. As\\nlate as the year 1836 forty-five farms, mostly\\non the north and south banks of the River\\nRaisin, were owned by Mrs. Major Caldwell,\\ninherited from her father, Jacques Lasselle. At\\nan earl)- day quite a controversy arose between\\nthe settlers located on the Caldwell tract (it\\nbeing quite a village) and those on the banks\\nof the River Raisin (constituting now the citj\\nof Monroe) as to where the first Catholic church\\nshould bo placed. A compromise was effected\\nby locating it midway between the two on the\\nMomonie and Hivon farm, two and a half miles\\nabove the citj-.\\nThe Lasselles were natives of Montreal, allied\\nand related to the celebrated explorer and ad", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0132.jp2"}, "133": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF EARLY SETTLERS.\\n119\\nventurer, Robert De La Salle, promiucnt in all\\nhistories and sketches of the early explorers\\nand adventurers in the nortliwest territory.\\nThe Lasselles made all their purchases at\\nMontreal lor stocking their trading-posts and\\nstores with goods and merchandise for traffic\\nwith the Indians, and transported them l)y\\nlarge pirogues and canoes, or small boats man-\\nned by four or six half-breeds and Frenchmen.\\nOn one of the return trips Mr. Jacques Las-\\nsella accompanied his two daughters, Marie\\nAntoinette and Julia, to Montreal, and placed\\nthem in the convent, where they remained a\\nnumber of years and returned very attractive\\nand accomplished young ladies, .lulia married\\na Mr. Percy, died young and without issue.\\n-Marie Antoinette inherited the large fortune\\nof her father, and married Major Caldwell, an\\noflScer of the British army. It is said by the\\nearly settlers that he was (with what authority\\nI cannot state) an officer under Colonel Proctor\\nat the battle of the River Raisin. Major Cald-\\nwell retired under half paj- from the British\\nGovernment on the farm four miles west of the\\npresent city of Monroe. He was a very cour-\\nteous, refined and cultivated gentleman of\\nelegant leisure, unaccustomed to labor, and\\nspent the most of the latter part of his life in\\nhis library also made extensive collections of\\nminerals, birds and Indian relics. Well do I\\nremember how wonderful and interesting the\\ncollection appeared to me, having never before\\nas a boj witnessed anything to me so marvelous.\\nThe eldest daughter, Adeline, married tiie late\\nHon. Frank Johnson, who was for years before\\nhis marriage employed b\\\\ Major Calilwell as a\\nprivate teacher in his family. The major had\\na large family of .sons and daughters; all of\\nthose now living reside in the county of ifon-\\nroe. Mrs. Caldwell lived to a good old age,\\nand died at Monroe Dec. HI, 1881, one of the\\nmost accomplished ladies of her day. Ciiarles\\nH. Caldwell, a grandson of Major Caldwell,\\nresides in Monroe, and is now associated with\\nthe office of the Monroe iJemocra?, published in\\nthis city, and at this time clerk of the county\\nof Monroe.\\nANTOINK LA8SKLLE,\\nUue of the earliest Indian traders before the\\nWar of 1812, settled on the farm on the north\\nside of the River Raisin, and built the first two-\\nstor^ brick residence in the settlement. The\\nfarm was owned for many years and known as\\nthe Noyes W. Wadsworth farm the latter\\ngentleman set out the maple trees that consti-\\ntute the beautiful grove in front of the Ives\\nfarm (so called), now owned by the lion.\\nSamuel P. Williams, of Lima, Indiana.\\naJLONia. FRANCI.S LASSKI.l.K\\nAnd his brothers Jacques and Antoine were\\nthe earliest Indian traders in this vicinity.\\nColonel Francis settled on the farm on the\\nnorth side of the River Raisin commonly\\nknown as the Humphrey farm, now owned and\\noccupied by the heirs of the late Hon. David\\nA. Noble. His store was in a log-house on his\\nfarm, situated on the north border of the river,\\non the north side of the road the road in\\nthose days following the bank of the river. 1\\nwell remember him as an exceedingly coui\\nteous old gentleman, with a very pleasing ad-\\ndress. His beautiful and accomplished daughter\\nmarried the late David Navarre, son of Francis\\nNavarre, and father of Frank Navarre. The\\nlatter has been for many years and is now the\\ndeservedly popular baggagemastcr at the Lake\\nShore depot in this city.\\n.lAMES MOOItE\\ncame to the River Raisin in the year ISOU, and\\nsettled upon the farm known as the Gale farm.\\nHe had but one child, Martha, who inhei ited\\nthe farm. In the summer of 1812, he, in com-\\nmon with the Americans on the River Raisin,\\nescaped to Ohio. At the time of his escape\\nthe country south of the River Raisin was in-\\nfested with Indians, and communication with\\nOhio intercepted. Mr. Moore, with his wife\\nand daughter, took a northerly course on horse-\\nback swam their horses from Trenton to\\nGrosse Isle, pursued by the Indians. Previous\\nto leaving, the Indians had plundered the house\\nof everj thing excepting a set of silver spoons.\\nMr. Moore and his family escaped from Grosse\\nIsle in a bark canoe paddling along the lake\\nshore until they reached Cleveland. He re-\\nturned with his family to the River Raisin in\\n1814, with Messrs. Samuel Mulhollen and\\nEgnew. Mr. Moore died in 182G his wife", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0133.jp2"}, "134": {"fulltext": "120\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsurvived him until the year 1842. His daugh-\\nter married, late in the fall of 1817, Samuel\\nGale, who subsequently sold the east part of\\nthe farm to the county of Monroe. He was a\\nmillwright, and built most of the mills on the\\nRiver Raisin. Died in the ear 1848. The\\nwest part of the farm was afterwards sold by\\nthe estate to the county of Monroe, and is now\\nknown as the poor-house farm.\\nSamuel and Martha (Moore) Gale had eleven\\nchildren: William P. Gale, the father of Austin\\nGale; the latter now resides in Monroe, a very\\nsuccessful teacher iu vocal and instrumental\\nmusic. Mar}-, who first married Mr. Frisbee,\\nto whom Edgar and Emma were born she\\nsubsequently married Luther Bisbee Nellie\\nwas the daughter of the second marriage. Hib-\\nbard, who married and had three children;\\nmoved to Wisconsin, and from thence to\\nKansas. James, now deceased, has three chil-\\ndren living at Ludington. Jerusha and Martha\\ndied unmarried. Joseph Gale married Mrs.\\nHarrington; now residents of Monroe. Nathan\\nlived on the homestead farm, where he died,\\nleaving five children, who now reside in the\\nState of New York. Lydia married Henry\\nYounglove, and resides on the farm on the\\nsouth side of the River Raisin, in Raisinvillc,\\non the east part of the farm known as the\\nFarwell form. Henry was shot in a battle\\nnear Richmond in 1864. Franklin was killed\\nat the battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862.\\nSAMUEL EGNEW,\\nIn consequence of the contests in Ireland be-\\ntween the Orangemen and Defenders or Rib-\\nbonmen, felt the necessity of seeking a home\\nelsewhere. He came to America, and first\\nsettled in Steuben county, in the State of New\\nYork, where James MulhoUen resided, who\\nhad preceded him about ten years. In 1806\\nhe came to the River Raisin with James Mul-\\nhoUen, who had married his daughter, Sarah.\\nThey together jiurchased at six doUai-s per\\nacre the tract lying between Monroe sti eet and\\nSmith street, the German Catholic church\\nproperty being on the west line, and fronting\\non the river, and extending south to Plumb\\nCreek, comprising the eastern part of the first\\nward of the city of Monroe. This tract was\\ndivided, Egnew taking for his part the west\\nhalf, and James MulhoUen the east half Jarcd,\\nthe son of Samuel Egnew, a prosperous and\\nhighlj esteemed farmer, is now living in the\\ntown of Erie, for many years an elder in the\\nPresbyterian church of Erie. Samuel Egnew\\nwas a very courageous and energetic pioneer,\\nand for some time prior to and during the War\\nof 1812, enjoyed the confidence of American\\nofficers, and frequently carried messages and\\norders between the different posts of the Ameri-\\ncan army.\\nJACQUES NAVARRE,\\nBrother of Colonel Francis Navarre, joint\\nowner with him of the large tract ceded by the\\nPottawatomie Indians by deed, a fac-siraile of\\nwhich may be found opposite page 94, occupied\\nthat portion of the tract which adjoins, and is\\nbounded on the east by the Hull road, now\\nLake Shore railroad, which he occupied to the\\ntime of his death. Mrs. Mary Ann Navarre,\\nwidow of the late Mr. Jacques Navarre, was\\nborn in Detroit, and was the daughter of the\\nlate Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lafertier, one of the\\noldest and most respectable French families of\\nthat city, and therefore participators in manj^\\nof the thrilling scenes incident to those eai ly\\ntimes in the frontier of Michigan. Her hus-\\nband was a brother of the late Colonel Fran-\\ncis Navari e, and was one of several brothers of\\nthe Navarre family, who, by their valor and\\nmanly daring in the defense of our country\\nagainst the enemy in the War of 1812, have\\ngiven their name a conspicuous place in the\\nhistory of that war and of Michigan, and by\\ntheir high sense of honor in their private deal-\\nings with men, as well as bj- their warm hos-\\npitality in sharing their home comforts and\\nsocial pleasures with the weary traveler and\\npioneer of the West in their early times, have\\nendeared their memory to the old inhabitants\\nof River Raisin and Detroit, and secured for\\ntheir descendants a high respect from all who\\nknew them. Mrs. Navarre died October 20,\\n1863; she was a very fine old lady, much loved\\nand esteemed bj^ a large circle of friends and\\nrelatives for her kind and amiable disposition\\nand Christian devotion to her church. Those\\nof us who knew something of the courtly\\nmanners and social characteristics that dis-\\ntinguished the early French of Detroit and\\nRiver Raisin, note with sadness their rapid", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0134.jp2"}, "135": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0135.jp2"}, "136": {"fulltext": "^,J^^^^M^^i 9u/ti:r", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0136.jp2"}, "137": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF EARLY SETTLERS.\\n121\\ndisappearance from our midst, giving place to\\na more lieartless and speculative generation\\nthat succeeds them. We loolc upon and think\\nof the noble and generous witli admiration,\\nbut seldom to emulate j-ielding rather tu the\\ncorrupting i-nfluencc of the busy lim)ng tiiat\\nsurrounds us.\\nJOS^:I II BISSONETTE,\\nA Canadian, tirst settled in Detroit. About the\\nyear 1800 he removed to the Kiver Kaisin, and\\nsettled upon tiie farm on the south side of tlie\\nriver, containing about two hundred acres, the\\nfi ontof which larm is now owned and occupied\\nby Mr. Kline. Joseph married Eunice Robert.\\nThe children of this marriage were Jo.seph,\\nAlexander, Gabriel, David and Antoiue Mar}\\nwho married Joseph Chovin Catharine, who\\nmarried Peter Valle(|uct; Pelisha, who married\\nAlexis Nadeau Julia, wiio married William\\nBrown and V ictorie, who married Richard\\nMettez.\\nJoseph Bi-ssonette lived on this farm during\\nthe War of 1812, but .sent his family for safety\\nto Detroit. He was a great favorite with the\\nIndians by whom he was surrounded, and quite\\nintimately acquainted with Shawenaw-Jiah,\\nWassagan and i onette, the chiefs of tlireo of\\nthe tribes, through whose influence lie was\\nprotected from depredations of the savages.\\nGabriel, one of the sons, then a little boy, was\\nadopted by one of the chiefs, Shawenaw-Bah.\\nThe child was a source of anuisenient to the\\nchiefs, who enjoyed making him dance. The\\nchiels ceded his father for the benefit of\\nGabriel one-half section of land on the Macon,\\nall signing a parchment conveying the tract.\\nBut Joseph, the lather, then owned two large\\nfarms, and as land was at that time considered\\nof little value, the gift was not appreciated.\\nAt this time Father IJichard, when in. this\\nvicinity in discharge of his duties as a pi iest\\nof the Catholic church, gcnerall}- made it his\\nhome with Mr. Joseph Bissonettc, and usually\\nhad the services of Mr. Bissonettc, who was\\nfamiliar with the Indian trails as guide to the\\nvarious tribes of Indians. Father liichard\\nsuggested to Mr. Bissonettc a gift of this tract\\ni on the Macon to the Catholic church, as he then\\n1 had more than he and his family could cultivate.\\nI He readily complied with the suggestion, and\\nceded the tract, expecting it would inure t(j the\\nbenefit of St. Mary s Catholic church, of Monroe,\\nbut by some mistake it was ceded to St. Anne s\\nchurch of Detroit. This tract was for many\\nyears known as the Macon Reservation, and\\nwas subsequently sold by St. Anne s church of\\nDetroit to the Hon. Isaac P. Christiaticy, who\\nopened and developed the stone quarry- thereon\\nof a very superior quality for building purposes\\nhe also built a two story stone dwelling and\\nmills thereon.\\nGabriel Bissonettc, the son of Joseph Bisso\\nnettc, was born in tlie year 1810, on the home-\\nstead farm; was vei-y well acquainted with Major\\nCaldwell, from whom he learned his catechism.\\nMajor Caldwell was a member of the Protestant\\nK))iscopal church prior to coming to Michigan,\\nbut became here a member of the Catholic\\nchurch, to which ho adhered ihe rest ot his\\nlife. Ho was an officer under Colonel Proctor\\nin the British army at the time of the massacre\\nat the liiver Raisin; was from a wealthy and\\ninfluential family in Montreal, at which place\\nhe made the acquaintance of Miss l asselle, who\\nsubsequently became his wife. She survived\\nthe Major a number of years, and died at the\\nresidence of her daughter in Monroe in ISS. i.\\nMajor Caldwell during life received a pension\\nfrom the British Government, and was in\\nsympathy with the British Government and\\nregarded by the American citizens for some\\ntime after the w ar with suspicion.\\nTo return to Gabriel Bissonettc from this\\ndigression. He was married to Mary Davis, to\\nwhom were born Charles and Daniel, now\\nliving in Grand Rapids; John, now living at\\nStillwater, Minnesota; Martha, married Mr.\\nBeach, living at Midland Mar} married John\\nGolden, who resides at Bay City, a justice of\\nthe peace. By his second marriage to Bridget\\nXavy, were born James and Joseph, who reside\\nat Grand Rapids; Louis apoleon, lives at Bay\\nCity; and Richard, now living with his parents;\\nthe daughter, Margarette, was married to\\nThomas Adams, Esq., an attorney and coiin-\\nselor-at-law in Monroe Annie ictorie, mar-\\nried William Fisher, now resides in Bay City\\nand Emily, now single. Mr. Gabriel Bissonettc\\nat the age of forty removed to Ionia, in Michi-\\ngan, and remained there eighteen years, then\\nreturned to Monroe county and pui-chased of\\nEUeroy Cicott, one of the sons ol John Bt.\\nCicott, the farm on the north side of Ihe river", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0137.jp2"}, "138": {"fulltext": "122\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nabout one atid oiie-lialf miles wost of Monroe,\\ngenerally known as the Cicott farm.\\nThe houses on the Lasselle farms (afterwards\\nCaldwell farms), as well as those on the river,\\nwere one story and a half log-houses, with a\\nchimney built of clay. A very capacious fire-\\nplace was at one end of the building, a gable\\nwindow at the other end, accessible by a rough\\nladder from tlie outside a front door with a\\nwindow on each side, and opposite it a looking-\\nglass, with a fiddle on one side and a crucifi-x\\non the other.\\nMr. Gabriel Bissonette still lives with us in\\ngood health, with the manners of a Parisian\\ngentleman, one of the most intelligent of the\\nFrench citizens, highly esteemed, and a very\\nexemplary and devoted member of the Catholic\\nchurch.\\nBENJAMIN TIBBETTS\\nWas born at French town, November 9, 1804.\\nHis parents were natives of Ehode Island. His\\nfather was a sea-captain before his removal to\\nthe then far West. He was in command of a\\nvessel at the time of his death, which was acci-\\ndental, the result of falling through an open\\nhatchway in the darkness at the dock at De-\\ntroit. The mother of Benjamin Tibbetts re-\\nmoved immediately after her husband s death\\nto Freuchtown, three months jjrior to the birth\\nof Benjamin. Benjamin, though a youth at\\nthat time, remembers distinctly the burning of\\nthe buildings in which the Kentuckians were\\nconfined, and from his home could hear the\\nshrieks of the doomed men. He frequently\\naccompanied his mother on her errands of\\nmercy to relieve the wants and pi-ovide for the\\ncomfort of the imprisoned captives, which\\ngave the family- a deep personal interest in their\\nwelfare. The succeeding horrors made a pev-\\nmanent impression on the mind of the youth-\\nful Benjamin. A full and connected account\\nof his child life would exceed in interest and\\nhairbreadth escapes many works of fiction.\\nHis life and the lives of the family were in\\nmany instances saved bj- their ability in speak-\\ning the French language. The Indians in a\\nnumber of instances lifted him up by his light\\nhair, and flourishing their scalping knives\\nasked him whether he was French or Yankee.\\nHis fluent French with his blue eyes and fair\\ncomplexion puzzled them, and they were un-\\ncertain as to duty. The period after Hull s\\nsurrender, when the country was in the posses-\\nsion of the British, was a time of especial peril.\\nMr. Tibbetts experience with a half-breed\\nIndian boy, the .son of a British officer, nearly\\nresulted in his captui e and death. He acci-\\ndentally- shot an arrow which hit the boy over\\nthe eye, making a black and blue spot. The\\nboy went to his mother with the grievance,\\nand she, a fierce squaw, took an older son\\nand a large rope and immediately started on\\nthe war-path to revenge the insult. The\\ngrandmother of Benjamin saw her coming and\\nhid him between two feather beds. A six-acre\\nfield of oats opposite their house was trodden\\ndown and served as an encampment for about\\nfifty Indians. Benjamin s mother fled to seek\\nthe protection of the British officer command-\\ning. He did not choose or dare to cross as a\\nrule the inclinations of the Indians, but in this\\ncase told her if she would hide the boy near a\\nhigh board fence which separated their yard\\nfrom the street, that he would ride by on horse-\\nback; to be on the lookoutfor him, and if the boy\\ncould be on the fence at the moment he rode\\nby he would take him on his horse to the fort,\\nas he could not protect him elsewhere. In an\\nopportune moment his mother removed him\\nfrom the house to the shelter of some large cur-\\nrant bushes in the garden. While waiting\\nthere for the noise of approaching hoofs, the In-\\ndians passed within six feet of them. At a\\nsignal given by his mother he mounted the\\nfence, so high that the feat at any other time\\nseemed impossible. The officer took him\\nto the fort, where he remained until Detroit\\nwas again in the possession of the American\\nforces and the Ironsides family were back in\\nCanada. While in the fort the soldiers amused\\nthemselves by trying to hire him to become a\\nBritish boy, but the inducements were indig-\\nnantly repelled.\\nHENRY DISBROW\\nWas born in Trenton, New Jersey, July 9,\\n1773. He married Sarah Anderson at Trenton,\\nMay 30, 1794; she was born August 30, 1775,\\nand died at Monroe December 7, 1859, aged\\neighty-four. The^ had one son and four\\ndaughters: Henry V^. Disbrow was born in\\nDayton, Kentucky, November 1, 1798 married\\nHarriet Cummings, of Detroit, where he was", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0138.jp2"}, "139": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OK EARLY SETTLERS.\\n123\\na iiUTcliant for mauy years, tlion removed to\\nGalesburg, Illinois, where ho died July 7, 1851.\\nAchsah was born in Trenton, New Jersej-,\\nFebruary It!, 1795; married Colonel (Jreen of\\nKentucky. Elizabeth was born in Kentucky\\nDecember IG, 1796; married Oliver Jolinson at\\nthe River Raisin July 23, 1818; they had one\\nson, Charles G. Johnson, now residinj^ in Mon-\\nroe, and one daughter, Elizabeth, who married\\nTalcott E. Wing, of Monroe, and died Septem-\\nber 26, 1857. Mary was born at Dayton, Ohio,\\nFebruary 13, 1809; married to Thomas G.\\nCole, a merchant of Monroe, January 27, 1828;\\nThomas G. was born F ebruary 24, ISOd, and\\ndied at Detroit January 25, 1862.\\nThe children of Thomas G. and Mary\\n(Disbrow) Cole were as follows Sarah E.,\\nborn October 22, 1828, who married James A.\\nRaj-ner at Monroe October 19, 1858; died in\\nNew York January 21, 1885, leaving two\\ndaughters Anna, who married Mr. Wells, of\\nNew York, and Lizzie, wlio married Mr. Bu.sh,\\nof New York, now deceased. James Luther,\\nborn August 25, 1830; died April 25, 1880.\\nEliza was born August 9, 1832 married (ieorge\\nW. Armitage I)ecember 7, 1853; had one son,\\nThomas, and two daughters, Harriet and Mary;\\nMary was married to Nelson Phinney,a law3 er,\\nwho resides in Kansas. Henry T., born Decem-\\nber 9, 1834; married Emily Paulditig, daughter\\nof Morrison Paulding, of Monroe; iiad three\\nsons, William, Thomas and Morrison, all resid-\\ning in Monroe; married for his .second wife Marv\\nKendall, daughter of Nathan N. Kendall, of\\nMonroe. Daniel T., born January 19, 1837:\\nnow residing in Monroe. Harriet Francis,\\nborn February 8, 1839; married Frank Tryon,\\na merchant of New York, July 25, 1865; had\\ntwo daughter.s, Sarah and Anna. Mary Dis-\\nbrow, born February 17,1846; married John\\nM. Bulkley June 22, 1865,merchant of Monroe\\nhas one son, Henry Conant Bulklej-, and one\\ndaughter, Mary, living.\\nHenr} Disbrow was in Detroit at the time\\nwar was declared with Great Britain he had\\ngone there with a load of provisions, and did\\nnot return to his family for about two j-ears.\\nHe was made a prisoner of war while visiting\\nhis wife in Sandwich, Canada, at the residence\\nof Major Caldw-ell. Mr. Kenzie was captured\\nat the same time and was with Mr. Disbrow\\nplaced under a guard of Indians. Mr. Disbrovv\\nwas released, but Kenzie was placed in irons\\nand sent to Montreal.\\nWhen Henry Disbrow removed his family\\nto the River Raisin, the}^ came in a schooner\\nfrom Sandusky and landed in front of the\\nfarm he subsequent!}^ bought of Menard. [)ia-\\nbrow afterwards sold the farm to Charles J.\\nLanman, and Lanman to Stuart, who platted\\nit as a subdivision known as Stuart Plat. A tier\\nselling the farm Mr. Disbrow removed to De-\\ntroit, remained there two years, then returned\\nto Monroe. He purchased in an unfinished\\ncondition the McComb Street House, of Mr.\\nTaylor, a lawyer.\\nMr. Disbrow was b}- profession a surveyor,\\nbut for a number of years both before and after\\nthe War of 1812 he was engaged as a merchant,\\ntran.s2)orting goods from Dayton and dispos-\\ning of ihem at River Raisin and Detroit. At\\none time he had a store on Front street, Mon-\\nroe, opposite the grocery of James Nadeau.\\nWhile occupying this place one Tebo, a French-\\nman, burglarized the store. The thief was de-\\ntected and punished on the public square at\\nthe whipping-po.st witli fifty lashes save one on\\nills bare back, ad ministered by John Mulhollen\\nand Miles Thorp. Well do I remember seeing\\nand hearing tlie blows of the rawhide, which\\ndrew blood at nearly every stroke, and how\\nshocking it was to my feelings in common with\\nthose of the bj-.stander8.\\nMr. Disbrow was a gentleman of great\\nstrength and force of character, highly es-\\nteemed as a citizen, and was at the time of his\\ndeath and for many years previous an elder\\nin the First Presbyterian church of Monroe.\\nALEX 18 SOLEAU,\\nThe grandfather of Touissant Soleau and\\nFrank X. Soleau, at present merchants of this\\ncity, came from France at a very early day,\\nand was among the first settlers on the River\\nRaisin. He purchased a farm on liis arrival at\\nDetroit, in Springwells, now West Detroit, and\\nsubsequently exchanged ids farm in Spring-\\nwells for the Doctor Clark farm, now owned\\nand occupied in part b} Mr. Andrew Beier as a\\nresidence, and a large portion by I. E. Ilgian-\\nfritz as a nursery. Ho exchanged tho Clark\\nfarm for a farm on Sandy Creek, three miles", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0139.jp2"}, "140": {"fulltext": "124\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nnoi-th of Monroe was in sympathy with the\\nAmericans, and took an active jjartiu the War\\nof 1812, and was, with his son Touissant, taken\\nprisoner by the British at Sandy Creek and\\nconfined at Maiden until both wereexchanged,\\nsoon after the battle of Brownstown. Was\\npresent at Detroit at the surrender of General\\nHull, and witnessed the indignation of the\\nAmerican arm)- when the white flag was run\\nup over the fort; saw General Cass in anger\\nthereat break his sword over one of the cannon,\\ndeclaring the surrender a national disgrace.\\nAlexis was a millwright and carjjenter, and\\nbuilt the first grist-mill on the front of the farm\\nsubsequently owned by Doctor Clark, near and\\nbelow the point where the dam crossed the\\nriver. He also built the mill at Stony Creek\\nwhere Brest is now located, both of which mills\\nwere burned and destroyed by the British in\\nthe War of 1812.\\nHe purchased a farm on Stony Creek, west\\nof the Lake Shore railroad, which Touissant,\\nsr., his son, cleared and resided on the remain-\\nder of his life,dying August 3, 1870; was buried\\nat Newport. Touissant Soleau, sr., was mar-\\nried to Genevieve Burke, at Frenchtown had\\neight sons and four daughters.\\nTouissant Soleau, jr., the eldest, was born\\nOctober 1, 1820 married November 25, 18-17,\\nPhoebe Boardman is now a merchant in Mon-\\nroe, copartner of James Bobert, on West\\nFront street. He has two sons and two daugh-\\nters William T., au attorney practicing in\\nMonroe, who was elected clei-k of the city for\\ntwo terms, also one of the Circuit Court com-\\nmissioners at this time his second son, Milton\\nB.,now resides at Monroe, clerk in a store his\\nelder daughter, Ada, married James I. Robert,\\nhis present copartner; the younger daughter\\nmarried Charles Golden, a lawyer in Monroe\\nand at present the prosecuting attorney of the\\ncounty.\\nThe second son of Touissant Soleau, sr.,\\nDavid A. Soleau, died early, in the State of\\nVirginia.\\nThe tliird son, Ale.xis, resides on his farm\\non Stony Creek.\\nThe fourth son, Oliver, studied forthe priest-\\nhood, and in crossing the ocean on his way to\\nSt. Thomas was lost at sea.\\nJames enlisted in the War of the Rebellion,\\nand died from disease contracted in the army.\\nAdrian was killed in the War of the Rebel-\\nlion at Pulaski.\\nHenry acted as sutler during the War of the\\nRebellion.\\nFrank X. Soleau, son of Touissant Soleau,\\nsr., now a merchant on West Monroe street,\\nserved with a very creditable record through\\nthe whole War of the Rebellion, and was com-\\nmissioned as cajjtain of a company.\\nOf the four daughters of Touissant Soleau,\\nsr., Roselle married Eli Sancraint; Adaline\\nmarried Joseph Hyatt; Zoe married Mr. Du-\\nboy, now deceased and Mary was a music\\nteacher, acquired an education in the convent,\\nand as a Sister died in the State of New York.\\nLOUIS LAFONTAIN, Sr.,\\nFather of Louis Lafontain, jr., a resident of\\nthis citj was for many years an Indian trader,\\nwith headquarters at Fort Wayne, Indiana.\\nIn the year 1804 he made a trip to Montreal,\\nCanada, for the pui-posc of purchasing goods;\\nther6 he made the acquaintance of Laurent\\nDurocher in the office of a notary public in\\nwhich he was a clerk, and induced him to re-\\nturn with him. Pleased with the beautiful\\nbanks of the River Raisin, lined on either side\\nwith vines loaded with clusters of grapes, Mr.\\nDurocher determined to locate here, and sub\\nsequently became quite prominent among the\\nearly settlers on the River Raisin, a particular\\nsketch of whose life will be found elsewhere in\\nthis volume.\\nLouis Lafontain, sr., purchased the farm on\\nthe bank of Detroit River, now constituting a\\npart of the city of Detroit, and known as the\\nLafontain farm. The farm adjoining was\\npurchased and occupied by Mr. Schoebert,\\nwhose four daughters married John Bougrand,\\nJoseph Loranger, Nathan Hubble, and Louis\\nIjafontain, sr all of whom moved to and were\\nidentified with the early settlement of French-\\ntown on the River Raisin.\\nJulia, one of the daughters of Louis Lafon-\\ntain, jr., married Major James W. Spalding, of\\nMonroe, and after his death she married Charles\\nRoss, of Detroit. A second daughter married\\nTheodore Ilgianfritz, one of the proprietors of\\nthe extensive nurseries in this city.\\nLouis Lafontain, sr., with Laurent Durocher,", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0140.jp2"}, "141": {"fulltext": "HIOC;KArHIES OF EARLY SETTLERS.\\n1:\\nJoseph Loraiigcr ami Juhn Hoiii^raiid wore\\nseated around a table in the store of Joseph\\nLoranger plaj-ing euchre, when the Indian\\nguide who always accompanied Mr. Lafontain,\\nrode up to the door the morning before the\\nmassacre, and announced the approach of\\nColonel Proctor s ami}-. All dropped their\\ncards without ceremonj-. Mr. Loranger and\\nBougrand crossed the Eiver Kaisin and trav-\\neled through the snow and ice night and day\\nuntil they reached Sandusky, where their\\nwives were sojourning at the time. Mr. La-\\nfontain rode up the river to avoid meeting any\\n])art of the enemy with his guide, then struck\\na direct route for Detroit, collected his family\\nand crossed over to Canada, ix inaining there\\nuntil hostilities ceased.\\nLAtlHENT DUROCHEK\\nWas the sou of a French C anadian, and was\\nborn at the Mission of St. Genevieve, in Mis\\nsouri, in 1780. He was educated at the Col-\\nlege of AIonlreal,and came to the Eiver Raisin\\nin 1805. He took part in the War of 1812\\nluidcr General Hull, and \\\\vas in the employ of\\ntlie Government for some years after the war.\\nlie was elected clerk of the county of Monroe\\nin 1818, and held the office for nearly twenty\\nyears. He was for six years a member oi the\\nterritorial council, also a member of the con-\\nvention which framed the first constitution of\\nthe State, and after the Territory became a\\nState a member of the legislature. He held\\nthe offices of judge of probate, circuit clerk,\\nclerk of the city of Monroe, at various times,\\nand filled with dignity all the positions he was\\ncalled b}- the people of the county to serve in.\\nHe was, like most ot the French settlers u]ion\\ntiie Haisin, an accoin) lished gentleman, and\\nwas the chief legal authority among the French\\nresidents.\\nPETER NAVARRE\\nbrave, while his bearing w-as over that of a\\nborn gentleman. With his brother Robert\\nhe erected a cabin twenty miles south of River\\nRaisin, opposite Manhattan, to which he re-\\nturned after the close of the war and spent the\\nrest of his days. He died in Mar-ch, 1874, aged\\neighty- nine years.\\nPeter and his three brothers, Robert, Ale.xis\\nand James, tendered their services to General\\nHull. They were included in the surrender\\nand paroled, though they denied the right to\\nbe treated as prisoners of war and at once took\\nan active part lor the United States, whereup-\\non General Proctor oftered a reward of two\\nhundred pounds for Peter s head or scalp.\\nUntil the close of the war he acted as a scout\\nto General Harrison. Peter Navarre and his\\nbrothers are referred to in this work in the his-\\ntory of the War of 1812, as those sent by Gen-\\neral Harrison from the River Raisin to recon-\\nnoiter the British army, and brought news of\\nthe approach of General Proctor. On the next\\npage is given a portrait of Peter Navarre in\\npassing through a forest in his favorite char-\\nacter as a scout.\\nMany of our older citizens well remember\\nthe hospitable tavern of Ma am Jobin, as it\\nwas familiarly called, four miles south of Mon-\\nroe, on the south baisk of Otter Creek. Her\\nhusband and Peter Navarre, the Indian scout,\\nupon wdiose head a large price had been set by\\nthe British if captured, were during the War\\nof 1812 taken prisoners by the Indians, bound\\nhand and foot, and were being carried as cap-\\ntives to Maiden. Encamping over night on the\\nroute, in the morning their bands were loos-\\nened for temporar3 relief, and after breakfast-\\ning Mr. Navarre said to Mr. Jobin: Now is\\nour time. If we reach Maiden we will bo hung,\\nand 1 would rather take my chances of being\\nshot than go any further with our captors\\nYou take one direction, I will another. Both\\nimmediately ran for their lives; the balls\\nwhistled about and above them, but both es-\\ncaped without injury.\\nTIIE BLISS FAMILY.\\nWas born in 1785 in Detroit, where his father\\nbefore him was born, and was the grandson of\\nRobert Navarre, a French officer who visited\\nthis section in 1745. No name is more promi- In the spring of 1814 two brothers, Silvanus\\nneiit among the early settlers than that of and Hervey Bliss, of Royalston, Worcester\\nPeter Navarre. In Indian methods of warfare county, Massachusetts, left the parental home,\\nhe was thoroughly posted, courageous and and the first named his young wife and two", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0141.jp2"}, "142": {"fulltext": "PETER NAVARRE, IN THE DRESS OF A SCOUT.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0142.jp2"}, "143": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF EARLY SETTLERS.\\n1-J7\\nchildren, aged respectively one and tiirec years,\\nand wended their way westward,\\nWith knapsacks on their backs\\nAnd their spirits were gay.\\nTo secure tliemselves homes\\nIn Michigania.\\nHailroads were not known or tiionght ol in\\ntliose days, and it required several weeks to\\nmake the journey on foot, as they w^ere obliged\\nto do. JIany incidents occurred to them bj the\\nway, some of which were of an exciting char-\\nacter, as it was war time. They at last reached\\nthe settlement on the shore of the lake between\\n(he Vermillion and Huron rivers, in Ohio.\\nTheir (eet getting sore and their funds getting\\nlow, they concluded to make their homes with\\nthe pioneers of the Buckeye State, and soon set\\nabout prej)aring for the coming of the wife and\\nchildren, arrangements to bring them and\\nsome household goods having been made with\\na man before leaving JIassachnsetts. It was\\nlate in the summer, however, and not until the\\nhot weather had brought to the newcomers the\\nague and chill fever, that they were sent for-\\nOwing to stormy weather and consequent bad\\nroads, obliging them to lie by several weeks,\\nihey did not reach the settlement until winter\\nhad set in, when the tired and woi n-out wife\\nand mother was informe l that her dear hus-\\nliand had died a few weeks before her arrival.\\nM r. Bliss was terribly shocked by the sad news,\\nhut receiving the sympathy and help of the\\nneighbors and the surviving brother, she in\\ntime recovered from the .sore bereavement.\\nThe summer following (1815) sickness and\\ndeath came again to the familj and took from\\nthe mother her youngest child, a little boy,\\naged two years and six months, the other mem-\\nbers of the family barelj- escaping with their\\nlives the ravages of the much dreaded chill\\nfever.\\nNot caring longer to remain in a climate so\\nunhealthy, Mr. Bliss having in the meantime\\nmarried the widow of his deceased brother, in\\ncompanj- with a neighbor (Mr. David Frary),\\nhe removed his famil3- to the Hiver Raisin\\n(now Moni-oe, Michigan). Arriving there the\\nlatter part of April, 181(i, he rented a farm of\\n.lerry Lawrence, a short distance above Mon-\\nroe, and farmed it that .season as best he could,\\nnot succeeding well, however, on account of\\nthe cold weather and early frosts, the summer\\nof 181t having since been known as the colil\\nseason.\\nThe following winter Mr. Bliss, in company\\nwith Mr. Frary, still his neighbor and friend,\\nmoved his family to the Macon settlement,\\nsome thirteen or fourteen miles above Monroe,\\non the river, opposite the point where the\\nMacon Creek enters the Eaisin. Here he built\\na house and made some improvements, suppos-\\ning that he was on Government land, which\\nhe intended to purchase when in market. lie\\nremained there some two years, during which\\ntime a number of families had settled about\\nhim. He then learned that the Indians had\\nwithheld from sale a tract of land known as\\nthe Macon reserve on the early maps, em-\\nbracing nine sections, and covering the im-\\nprovements made by the settlers, who were\\ndriven off b\\\\- the Indians, the log cabins of the\\nsquatters serving them as wigwams, and the\\ncleared land for pasturage, raising corn, etc.\\nWhile living there, in March, 1817, j our cor-\\nrespondent, W. W. Bliss, came to them a\\nstranger, and they took him in; naked, and\\nthey clothed him thirsty, and they gave him\\ndrink and for the many acts of kindness and\\ncare in subsequent years, they are held by him\\nin grateful remembrance.\\nIn the month of June following, Israel Bliss,\\na younger brother from Mas.sachusetts, came\\nto the settlement at the Macon, and remaine l\\nwith the family until his death, October 23,\\n1819. Calvin Burnham, a young man from\\nMassachusetts, came to Michigan with his\\nfriend, Israel Bliss, and remained with him\\nuntil his death. Then he returned to Massachu-\\nsetts and married his (Bliss s) sister, Ijucind\\nK., bj whom he had three children, and she\\nhaving died, he married again, and in 18:-i!t re-\\nmoved his family to Blissficld, Michigan, and\\nthe next year to Summertield, Monroe county,\\n.same State, where he died some years since,\\nhonored and respected by his fellow-men, leav-\\ning a wife and several children. Olive, the\\noldest daughter by his first wife, marrii^d\\nLysander Ormsbj of Deerfield, Michigan.\\nTwo daughters by his second wife married two\\nbrothers, John and Charles Peters, of I eters-\\nburgh, Michigan.\\nThe settlement at the Macon being broken\\nup, Mr. Bliss removed his family to the Giles\\nneighborhood, some three or four miles down\\nthe river and ten from Monroe, where he", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0143.jp2"}, "144": {"fulltext": "128\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nbought a squatter s claim of a man who had\\nbuilt a house and cleared a few acres on a tract\\nof Government land of several hundred acres,\\nwhich laj between (riles s French farm on\\nthe west and other claims on the east, a part of\\nwhich he intended to buy when subdivided and\\nin market. But before learning that it had been\\noffered for sale, a man by the name of Martin,\\nbought from under him that part of the\\ntract on which he lived, containing one hun-\\ndred and thirty acres, embracing the improve-\\nments which he had bought and subsequently\\nmade, and requiring him to vacate the same\\nwithout remuneration for the outlay which he\\nhad made.\\nMr. Blis.s being again without a home for his\\nfamily, and not caring to leave the neighbor-\\nhood, as a school had just been started, and\\na church (Presbyterian) had been organized\\nat Monroe, with which he and his wife had\\nunited at the time of its organization (January\\n13, 1S20), bought of said Martin thirty acres\\nof the unimproved landadjoining Giles s farm,\\non which he built a good hewed log house, and\\nimproved the greater part of it, when find-\\ning that he had not farm enough to support his\\nfamily, he sold his place and in June, 1824,\\nbought 132 acres of land some twenty miles up\\nthe river, of rich quality and well timbered.\\nTo this place the late Colonel Johnson, of\\nMonroe, gave the name of Blissfield. Here in\\nNovember following Mr. Bliss built a log house,\\nobtaining help to raise it from Petersburghand\\nEaisinville, ten and twenty miles distant, and\\nto which place he removed his family the fol-\\nlowing month (December, 1824), having no\\nneighboi S for a time nearer than Petersburgb,\\nand no mills, stores or shops nearer than\\nMonroe.\\nMr. Bliss in 1835 jjlatted a part of his farm,\\ngiving the name of Blissfield to the village.\\nHe was a man highly esteemed by his neigh-\\nbors and those with whom he was acquainted,\\nhaving hold many positions of trust and re-\\nsponsibilit} in the latter years of his life.\\nIn 1820 he was instrumental in effecting the\\norganization of the First Presbyterian church\\nof Blissfield, which occurred February 22d of\\nthat year, consisting of nine members, includ-\\ning himself and wife.\\nIn March, 1827, he was appointed by Gov-\\nernor Cass a justice of the peace, and at the\\nfirst township meeting in Blissfield, held in\\nMay following, he was elected a justice by the\\npeople, which office he held for a number of\\nyears.\\nIn March, 1828, he was appointed postmaster\\nat Blissfield, which office he held at the time\\nof his death, which occurred December 31,\\n1841, aged fifty-two j ears. His wife survived\\nhim some seven years.\\nMr. Bliss had seven children, five sons and\\ntwo daughters, and one step-daughter, .six of\\nwhom are still living.\\nWilliam W., born at the Macon March 28,\\n1817; married in Blissfield, Michigan, Feb-\\nruary 13, 1840, where he now resides, rtitired\\nfrom business.\\nHiram W., born in Eaisinville, Michigan,\\nJune 1,1822; farmer; married October 23, 1842,\\nI esidcs at Deerfield, Michigan.\\nWhiting G., born in Blissfield, Michigan,\\nNovember 15. 1827; died in childhood.\\nHervey K.,born in Blissfield, Michigan, Feb-\\nruary 11, 1830; farmer; married June 22, 1850,\\nand resides in Adrian, Michigan.\\nAlmond L., born November 27, 18 i2, in\\nBlissfield married November 25, 1853 real\\nestate and abstract office business in Adrian,\\nMichigan, where he resides.\\nEmeline B., born in Eaisinville, Michigan,\\nFebruary 24, 1819 married December 13, 1834.\\nHusband a farmer, now deceased lives with\\ndaughter in Adrian, Michijfan.\\nCaroline L., born in Eaisinville, Michigan,\\nSeptember 28, 1824: married June 30, 1842,\\nand resides with her son in Blissfield, Michigan.\\nDelight (the step-daughter), born in Massa-\\nchusetts September 24, 1811 married in Bliss-\\nfield, Michigan, November 23, 1826, by Loren\\nMarsh, Esq., a justice of the peace from Monroe,\\nMichigan, one of the first two marriages in\\nBlissfield, both occurring the same day.\\nThe first school in Blissfield was taught by\\nChester Stuart, late of Monroe, in the winter\\nofl82G-7, for thirteen dollars per month and\\nboard round.\\nThere are very many incidents in the lives\\nof the Bliss family connected with their settle-\\nment here, which show what hardships the\\npioneers endured. Tliey moved here in win-\\nter, into a log house without floors, doors, win-\\ndows, chimney, and no stoves, and not even\\nchinked between the logs. After putting\\ndown a puncheon floor of split logs, making\\ndoors and putting in windows, cutting and", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0144.jp2"}, "145": {"fulltext": "lUOflRArHIES OF EARLY SETTLERS.\\n129\\njireparing some wood, etc., occupying somo two\\nweeks, Hervey Bliss was obliged to leave his\\nfamily alone in the woods, no neighbors nearer\\nthan ten miles away, and go down to Eaisin-\\nville to work and pay for help in moving and\\nbuy supplies for the family. On his way down\\nho met a company of Indians who came and\\ncamped within a few rods of the hou.se, where\\nthey remained some two weeks.\\nTHE KEDZIE FAMILY.\\nHistory is being made ever} day, little by\\nlittle, but mainlj by recording events and\\nactions of men in the past, as they arc remem-\\nbered, from the standpoint of the historian.\\nMonroe has a long history, reaching beyond\\nthe memory of any now living; and we can\\nonly hope to gather fragments showing to com-\\ning generations the hopes and fears, the actual\\ntrials and troubles attending the settlement of\\na new countrj\\nWilliam Kedzic and wife, five sons and two\\ndaughters, emigrated from Delhi, Delaware\\ncount}-. New York, and came to tiie Great\\nWest, landing at Monroe, May 14, 1826. The\\nchange from a rough, hilly country, well cov-\\nered with rocks and stones, to one as level as a\\nhouse floor, so salubrious as this then was,\\nseemed to them as the Garden of Eden. But\\nwhen they looked upon the peopl\u00c2\u00bb, heard their\\nstrange language, saw their mode of travel as\\nthey daily passed with a pony and two-wheeled\\ncart, loaded with a family of six or eight, driv-\\ning like Jehu, with no tire on their wheels,\\nnor a strap of iron about their vehicle, thej-\\nlooked, but looked in vain, for a smash-down.\\nA four-wheeled carriage was very seldom seen\\non the streets.\\nThere was then no church building in the\\nvillage Protestants worshiped in the old\\nyellow court-house, and Catholics in a log\\nbuilding some two miles u]) on the north bank\\nof the lliver Eaisin, only distinguished from\\nthe log houses in that vicinitj^ bj a cross on\\nthe gable end and one over the front gate.\\nMr. Kedzie occupied the farm on the north\\nside of the River Raisin, next east of the Robert\\nClark farm. A large portion of the land at this\\ntime lay unoccu|)ied. From the toll bridge,\\nthen kept by Peter P. Ferry (one of the old\\nsoldiers under Napoleon, and for many years\\nafter county treasurer of Monroe county), iiii\\nto the Clark farm, between the road and river,\\nwas in commons also the lands north of the\\nold fort, where Charles Noble then lived, now\\nowned and occupied by Major A. C. Chapman,\\nwas in commons, extending a mile Ijack to the\\nwoods. The father and sons planted two acres\\nthereof in corn in June alter their arrival, and\\na fine crop was raised. One-half thereof would\\nhave been destroyed by the ravenous black-\\nbirds but for the free use of powder and shot.\\nThe birds seemed to fancy their farming, for\\nthey followed them into Lenawee county,\\nwhere large bounties checked their destructive\\nhabits.\\nIn October of that j carthe family moved up\\ninto the woods, twenty-five miles west of Mon-\\nroe, and within a county organized at a later\\ndate, and until May, 1H27, within the jurisdic-\\ntion of Monroe county. This was a bold push\\nfor life a dense forest, a log house without\\ndoors or windows to give protection from sav-\\nage wild beasts who made night hideous with\\ntheir unearthly howls, and without a neighbor\\nwithin five miles. With the supply of provi-\\nsions purchased at Monroe they sought their\\nnew home no light task considering the con-\\ndition of the roads, without a bridge on river,\\nstreams or gullies. The winter was spent\\nchopping twenty-seven acres, and in the spring\\nten acres were logged and planted to corn.\\nTheir crop not only suffered from the black-\\nbirds, but the coon lavishly presented his\\nclaims for a share, and no little depredations\\nwere committed by bears and wolves. Coon-\\nhunting was a pastime to the pioneer whoso\\npork barrel ran low, as the meat made a very\\npalatable and rich dish when properly pre-\\npared.\\nThat summer four acres more were cleared\\nand sown to wheat, which was reaped with a\\nsickle in July. The folloaing fall the father\\nyielded to the malarial diseases prevailing in\\nthe country, notwithstandijig the skill of his\\nold friend. Dr. Clark, of Monroe, who stood at\\nhis bedside the last si.x days of his life, ending\\nAugust 5, 1828, aged fortj -scven years.\\nI leave the reader to conceive what must\\nhave been the trials of a widowhood, left with\\nthe care of seven chil Iren, the eldest under\\nsixteen, with only a beginning made on a new\\nfarm in a vast wilderness. She lived, how-\\never, to see them all grown to maturit} who,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0145.jp2"}, "146": {"fulltext": "130\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwith one consent, call her one of the daugh-\\nters who have done virtuously, but she excelled\\nthem all. Prov. xxxi. 29. Thus ended the\\nlife of two pioneers, who were, for a season,\\ncitizens of Monroe count}- sixty years ago.\\nWilliam Kedzie, the eldest son, was a school-\\nmate of the writer in 1826, under the tuition\\nof Anthony McKee, since a resident of Deer-\\nfield, now deceased. Our school-mates of that\\nday were Alexander D. Anderson, John Ander-\\nson, Robert and Joiin Clark (all now deceased),\\nand Charles Ijanman, now residing in George-\\ntown, D. C. He lived on the same farm fitt}\\nthree years, up to the fall of 1879, when he,\\nwith a competency, i-emoved to Adrian to spend\\nin ease the remainder of life.\\nJames T. Kedzie still resides in BlissfieldjOne\\nof our most intelligent and highlj- esteemed\\ncitizens.\\nProfessor Kedzie, of the Michigan Agricul-\\ntural College, at Lansing, Michigan, the third\\nson, is constantly adding new laurels to an al-\\nready well-established reputation.\\nGeorge Kedzie resided in Deerfield, highly\\nesteemed, until April 13, 1886, when he do-\\nparted this life, stricken down with typhoid\\npneumonia, after an illness of eight days -the\\nfirst male in the family called by death since\\nthat of the father in 1828.\\nThe Reverend A. S. Kedzie, still living, re-\\nsides at Grand Haven, Michigan, and is editor\\nof the Grand Haven Herald.\\nThe Kedzie family have contributed as\\nlargelj as anj- family in Southern Michigan in\\nlading the foundations for moral, religious and\\neducational institutions in this portion of the\\nState.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0146.jp2"}, "147": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XII.\\nEVKNTS IN MICHIGAN FROM 1814 TO 1834\u00e2\u0080\u0094 POPULATION PUHLIC KOAOS CKNKRAI, CASS s\\nEXPEDITION IN 1820 GOVKRNOR MASON APPOINTED ASIATIC CIIOLKKA ADDITION AL\\nTERRITORY CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION APPOINTMENT OK JOHN R. IIORNKK\\nNOT RECOGNIZED UV THE STATE.\\nTIIR majority of llie |)()piilation of Michigan\\ncontinued to bo French until the year 1818,\\nwhen a portion of the public lands was thrown\\nupon tlie market. The moderate price and\\nea.sy terms of payment, hiisod u])on a credit\\nsj slem, encouraged a wonderful emigration of\\nthi-ifty and energetic Americans from the\\nKastern States, as well as Xew York. The\\npioneers immediately turned their attention to\\nsurveying public roads and facilitating com-\\nmerce.\\nceled with a strap or fettered at night, and the\\nbell which each one wore was freed from the\\nstraw which had bound its clapper thi-ough\\nthe day. The horses seldom strayed from\\ncamp,antl lived on what the} could pick u]) on\\nthe road. The surve^ ors and voyageun, on\\ntheir journeys through the wilderness along\\nthe Indian trails, took nothing superfluous\\nwith them. Their food consisted of parched\\ncorn, pounded fine and mi.xed with maple\\nsugar, pork or tallow in small quantities. They\\nThe 27th day of August of this 3 ear, 1818, added to this simple diet such fish, game, wild\\nthe first steamboat made its a])pearance in the plums or other fruit as they might secure on\\nstraits of Detroit. She was named Walk-in- the route. Quito a number of our ])romincnt\\ntiie-Water, and was built at Black Rock, and men and women came hundreds of miles on\\nwhen finished was taken to Buffalo, not by her these small ponies, and settled in Monroe and\\nown motive power, as steam then iiad limita- adjoining towns.\\nlions, but bj- what was called the horned\\nbreeze several yokes of oxen being em-\\njiloyed to tow her. The Indians wore told\\nthe ship was drawn by sturgeons, and they\\nswarmed along the shores to witness the won-\\nder. This steamboat matic weekly trips, and\\nolten brought one hundred passengers, which\\ncrowded her to her utmost capacity.\\nGradually roads were constructed for the\\nDuring the year 1818 an etfoi-t was made to\\nobtain a popular vote to make Michigan a State,\\nbut was not successful.\\nGeneral Cass, who was Governor over the\\nTerritory during eighteen years, w\\\\as one of its\\nmost public spirited men, and in every way ad-\\nvanced the interests of the people The land\\nhad been represented as worthless tamarack\\nswamps, bogs and sand-barrens, not worth\\npassage of emigrant wagons which came giving as bounty lands to the soldiers of the\\nthrough Oliio, or were loaded on schooners War of 1812, who instead received their\\nat Buffalo. military road extended ten miles grants in Illinois and Missouri.\\nl eyond Monroe. Still the use of pack animals In order to do away with the mischievous\\nwas necessary to penetrate the interior along representalions made in i-egai d to the resources\\nthe lesser streams. Judge CampboU s history of Michigan, Governor Cass organized an ex-\\ntells us The ponies which abounded in the podition by way of the lakes to the headwaters\\nwoods were very serviceable for traveling of the Mississippi. He communicated his plan\\nthrough the country- upon the trails. They ran to the Secretaiy of War, Mr. Calhoun, with tiie\\nat large, and droves of them were met near all\\nthe settlements. When the seasons were dry\\nthe}- would come to the streams for water in\\nlarge troops, and would gallop through the\\nstreets at night with a great clatter, but doing\\nobjects and purposes of his expedition, which\\nwere First, a personal examination of the\\ndifferent Indian tribes, of their moral and\\nsocial condition, of their feelings toward the\\nUnited States, of their numerical strength\\nno harm unle.ss salt barrels were left exposed, second, to procure the extinction of Indian\\nwhen they would break them in to get at the title to the land in the vicinity of the Straits of\\nsalt. On a journey they were usually span- St. Mary, Prairie du Chien and Green Bay,\\n[131]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0147.jp2"}, "148": {"fulltext": "132\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand open the (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2omniuniciition between the two\\nlatter j^laces third, the examination of the\\nbody of copper in the vicinity of Lake Supe-\\nrior; fourth, to ascertain the views of the\\nIndians in the vicinity of Chicago respecting\\nthe removal of the Six Nations to that coun-\\ntry fifth, to explain to the Indians the views\\nof the Government respecting their intercourse\\nwith liie British authorities at Maiden, and dis-\\ntinctly announce to thom that their visits must\\nbo discontinued sixth, to ascertain the state of\\nthe British fur trade within that part of our\\njurisdiction.\\nGeneral Cass asked for no compensation for\\nhis time and services, and one thousand dollars,\\nwhich had been appropriated for the expedi-\\ntion, was scarcely enough to defraj- the actual\\nexpenses of the trijJ.\\nThe expedition left Detroit, May 24, 1820.\\nGeneral Cass was accompanied b} Captain\\nDouglass of the Engineer Corps, Lieutenant\\nMcCay of the Corps of Artillery, Alexander\\nWolcott, physician, James Duane Doty, Major\\nllobert A. Forsyth, and Henry L. Schoolcraft,\\na scientific geologist and topographer, with\\nCharles C. Trowbridge as his assistant, and\\nAlexander R. Chase. Three bark canoes, each\\nadorned with a flag of the United States flying\\nfrom the stern and propelled bj Indians and\\nvoyageurs, carried the notable expedition from\\nthe wharf at Detroit, where the citizens all\\nassembled, well aware of tlie importance and\\nhazard of the undertaking. The canoes were\\npaddled into the stream amid the cheers and\\nhuzzas of the multitude, and seemed to fly\\nagainst a strong wind and (i{u\u00e2\u0096\u00a0l\u00e2\u0080\u00a2et^t, the voyageurs\\nregulating the strokes of their paddles to the\\ntime of theii inspiring row songs, and the\\nIndians encouraging each other by shouts of\\nwild exultation. An effort was made bj the\\nIndians, who propelled one of the large canoes,\\nto take the lead, and an exciting boat-race was\\nimprovised over the now fashionable race-\\ncourse, in which the Indians by their superior\\nskill soon left tlic other canoes far behind.\\nThe party reached Mackinaw on the 10th of\\nJune, where they divided the company and\\nfreinlit among four canoes, and added to their\\nescort a number sufficient to fill a twelve-\\noared barge, then proceeded to the Sault Ste.\\nMary, where Governor Cass negotiated a treaty\\nwith the Chippewas and secured a cession of\\nsixteen square miles of land for the purpose of\\nestablishing a military ]iost. But it was not\\naccomplished without danger to himself and\\nsmall band of sixty men. A chief appeared in\\nthe council at St. Mary s in the full dress of a\\nBritish officer of rank, and during the confer-\\nence showed the greatest contempt for the\\nAmericans. When the chiefs were about to\\nretire after General Cass had explained his\\nmission, and demanded no more interference\\nupon American soil of those who were subjects\\nof the British Crown, the chief in British\\ncolors spurned with a kick the presents which\\nwere laid in the center of the marquee where\\nthe council was held, and rushing out raised\\nthe British flag over the Indian lodges. When\\nGovernor Cass beheld this insult, he walked\\nover to the lodge over which the flag was fly-\\ning, where the discontented chief stood, and\\nseizing it, dashed it to the ground and trampled\\nit under his feet. The Indians were jjanic-\\nstruck by the indignation of Cass. He called\\nhis interpreter and addressed the chiefs; said a\\nrepetition of such acts would not go unpun-\\nished. In less than fifteen minutes the squaws\\nand children abandoned their camp atid were\\nlanded on the British shore, and everything\\n])ointcd to an immediate attack by the In-\\ndians, Preparations were made for defense,\\nbut a chief who had not been present at the\\ncouncil interposed and brought the Indians to\\na more favorable mind, and in a few hours\\nafter the sun had gone down the treat\\\\ was\\nsigned.\\nFrom tlie Sault they prosecuted their explora-\\ntions; visited the gi eat cojjper bowlder on the\\nOntonagon river; ])enetrated the St. Louis\\nriver to a portage near Savannah river, down\\nthat stream through Sandy Lake to the Mis-\\nsissippi, and ascended that river through\\nLake Winnipeg and beyond. The knowledge\\nof the country and its resources derived from\\nthe exploration was of great value. General\\nCass returned from Chicago to Detroit by\\nland over a I oad for which he had secured ap-\\npropriations from Congress as well as aiil from\\nthe Territory The construction of the vari-\\nous roads through the Territory encouraged\\nthe youu men prospecting for cheap lands to\\nsettle in Michigan, and the jiopulation which\\nhad remained nearly stationary (or fift}^ years\\nincreased to twice the number of a previous\\ncensus.\\nIn 1823 an act ol Congress provided for the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0148.jp2"}, "149": {"fulltext": "GOVERNOR MASON APPOINTED.\\n133\\nestablishment of a legislative council. Nino\\nmembers were to be selected (out of eighteen\\nelected by the people) by the President, and to\\nbe co!ifirnied by the Senate. This number was\\nincreased to thirteen, and in 1827 the choice\\nwas left entirely to the people of the Territory.\\nWhen in 1825 the Erie canal was finished\\nthat gigantic work conceived b3 the far-seeing\\nand liberal-minded Gouverueur Morris, a new\\nand direct route through the State of New\\nYork, connecting at Huflfalo with a line of boats\\nacross Lake Erie indeed the first grand and\\ndecided avenue to the ])rosperity of Michigan\\nwas opened. Settlers were now provided with\\ncheap and comfortable transportation for their\\nfamilies and merchandise, and the line was\\ncrowded by those who had left the hard and\\nstony soil of the East for the more generous\\nand promising land of Michigan. The Indians\\ncontinued to code their domains to the Gen-\\neral Government and retired farther into the\\nwilderness. Their canoes sought the winding\\nrivers, while our white sails dotted the lakes\\nand navigable streams Capitalists sought out\\nthe most eligible tracts to establish prospective\\ncities and towns. Villages sprang up as if by\\nmagic along the streams affording commercial\\nadvantages.\\nPresident Jackson summoned General Cass\\nto a .seat in his cabinet in 1881, which gratified\\nthe territorial pride although thej parted with\\nhim reluctantly. According to the Jacksonian\\npolicy, To the victors belong the spoils of\\noffice, General Cass s successor was chosen\\nfrom Virginia, passing over men of ability\\nand educ;Uion who were familiar with its\\naffairs and fully possessed of the public confi-\\ndence. Judge Cooley in his history of Mich-\\nigan writes: The appointment of any one of\\nthese to the vacant office would have been rec-\\nognized as that of a competent and suitable\\nperson. Some of them as for example, Wil-\\nliam Woodbridge, who had been secretarj^ of\\nthe Territory, and as such had occasionally\\nacted as governor in the absence of Governor\\nCass, and who, after resigning the office of\\nsecretary, had been successively delegate in\\nCongress and judge and Austin E. Wing, who\\nhad also been delegate to Congress were\\nalready well known at Washington, and others\\nmight have been Icnown through Governor\\nCass had he been consulted. John T. Mason\\nwas appointed, but did not servo, desiring to go\\nabroad on business of a private character. His\\nson, Stevens T. Mason, was appointed secretary\\nin his place. Ho was but nineteen j-ears of\\nage, and not, therefore, of legal majority. A\\ncommittee of citizens called upon him to in-\\nquire into the facts. Mr. Mason franklv told\\nthem he was under age, but that the President\\nvery well knew the fact when ho made the ap-\\npointment, and ingenuously justified tiie act,\\nsaying the emolumentsof theoffico were needed\\nfor the support of his fiather s family during his\\nabsence abroad. The papers of the day took\\nthe matter u]) and great excitement prevailed\\nthat a boy should be put over the heads of ex-\\nperienced men but nothing moved the deter-\\nmined President, and the people, finding they\\nappealed to deaf oars, made the best of it. At\\na banquet given bj- Governor Cass, after the\\nwine had flowed freely, and good- nature\\nreigned, the elder Mason appealed to the guests\\nto give the boy a chance. and thej* heartily\\npromised their support.- When the Toledo\\nWar broke out young Mason thi-ew himself\\ninto the cause of Michigan with all his heart,\\nand coniplololy won the good-will of her people.\\nPerhaps no State in the I nion was ever blest\\nby a more stable and creditable number of set-\\ntlers. They came from the older States where\\nthey were accustomed to self-rule, and valued\\nhighly the privileges of the ballot. The census\\ntaken in 1834 showed the population to he\\n87,273, more than the number authorizing them\\nto apply for admission into the L nion, two\\nyears before the question was agitated and a\\nvote obtained in its favor.\\nThe Black Hawk war had diverted the at-\\ntention of those actively engaged in politics.\\nManj- sharp fights occurred, and our Michigan\\nvolunteers rendered important service. Black\\nHawk was taken prisoner and confined in\\nFortress Monroe for several months. Black\\nHawk was a treacherous chief of the Sacs in\\nthe employ of the British, upon whom he de-\\npended in his last campaign. He had been\\nengaged in the War of 1812, and was familiar\\nwith the localities about Detroit. On his return\\nfrom prison, his surprise was great to see the\\nadvance of that city and villages near.\\nThere was a more silent encmj- at work in the\\nTerritory and quite as alarming as the Indians.\\nThe Asiatic cholera reached Detroit early in\\nthe summer of 1832, and although everj- pre-\\ncaution was taken by boards of hralth author-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0149.jp2"}, "150": {"fulltext": "134\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nized by the Michigan legislative council, it was\\nimpossible to avert its ravages. People fled\\nfrom Detroit into the country. A church was\\nconverted into a hospital. Business was para-\\nlyzed. Seven per cent, of the population of\\nDetroit died in a single month. At night, b}\\nthe street crossings, along the roads at inter-\\nvals, and before private houses, great kettles of\\nburning pitch blazed and filled the air with the\\nsmoUe, in a vain endeavor to disinfect the\\noppressive atmosphere. The returning vol-\\nunteers were attacked, and hundreds of them\\ndied in the woods on their return from the\\nWest. Such was the horror and consternation\\nof the inhabitants, the/)rt5.Sin^ bell was silenced.\\nThe continuous tolling for the departed added\\nto the general panic, as it was heard early and\\nlate during those oppressive and solemn days.\\nGovernor Porter was among the cholera s last\\nvictims. He died July, 1834. Governor Por-\\nter had been appointed from Pennsylvania.\\nHo took great interest in agricultural pursuits,\\nand encouraged the improvement of stock,\\nintroducing into the Territory a fine treed of\\ncattle.\\nThe boundary question, treated in tlie ciiap-\\nteron The Toledo War, continued to be agi-\\ntated with more or less heat.\\nIn Ma}-, 1835, a constitutional convention\\nmet in Detroit and framed a State constitution\\nto be submitted to the approval of the peoijle.\\nAn election was called for the first Monday in\\nOctober to vote for a governor, lieutenant-gov-\\nernor, members of the State legislature, and a\\nrepresentative in Congress. The constitution\\ngave the right of voting to all free adult white\\nmale inhabitants, then residents of Michigan,\\nwhether citizens of the United States or not.\\nThe legislature consisted of a senate and house\\nof representatives, over whose acts the gov-\\nernor possessed the power of veto. The\\ngovernor and lieutenant-governor were to be\\nelected for terms of two years. The courts\\nwere to consist of one supreme court, and such\\ninferior courts as the legislature might deem\\nnecessary. Provision was made for courts of\\nprobate and justices of the peace. Cabinet\\nofficers and other State officers were to be ap-\\npointed by the governor and senate. County\\nand town officers, judicial and ministerial, were\\nmade elective. Education was to be encour-\\naged, and a superintendent of public instruc-\\ntion was provided for. State officers and judges\\nin cases of criminal and corrupt conduct were\\nsubject to impeachment. Slavery and involun-\\ntary servitude were not to be countenanced,\\nexcept on conviction of crime.\\nThe constitution was plain and well adapted\\nto the necessities of an ambitious and growing\\nState. It was ratified, and Stevens T. Mason\\nwas elected governor Edward Munday, lieu-\\ntenant-governor, and Isaac Crar}- was elected\\ni-eprcsenlative in Congress. Judges were ap-\\npointed and courts organized. The legislature\\nelected Lucius Lyon and John Norvell United\\nStates senators.\\nMichigan constituted herself a State, but as\\nshe would not consent to the conditions relat-\\ning to the southern boundary, she still remained\\nout of the Union, and President Jackson, who\\nwas greatly displeased with Governor Mason\\nin regard to his action on that point, appointed\\nJohn S. Horner, of Virginia, governor of Michi-\\ngan. The president directed him not to recog-\\nnize the pretended State officers or judges, and\\nin accordance with these orders, Mr. Horner\\nmagnified his office and met with little or no\\nrespect. He found no one who would co-\\noperate with him, and after addressing a meet-\\ning at the Detroit city hall, giving his views\\nwith much self-assertion, those present organ-\\nized and resolutions were adopted. One hy\\nJacob M. Howard (who espoused the cause of\\nMichigan on the boundary question, and had\\ngone to Toledo in battle array) was as follows\\nResolved, That if our present secretary of\\nthe Territory should find it beyond his control,\\neither from the nature of his instructions, his\\nfeelings of tenderness toward those who had,\\nfor a long period of time, set at defiance as well\\nthe laws of the Territory as those of the United\\nStates, or any feelings of delicacy entertained\\ntoward the executive of a neighboring State,\\nwho has in vain endeavored to take a forcible\\npossession of a part of our Territory, to enable\\nhim to properly carry into effect the existing\\nlaws of this Territory, it is to be hoped he will\\nrelinquish the duties of his office, and return to\\nthe land of his nativity.\\nMr. Horner soon adopted Mr. Howard s ad-\\nvice and retired from Michigan.\\nCongress passed an act to admit Michigan as\\na State, June 15, 1836, but with a proviso\\nthat this act should not take effect until the\\nState of Michigan shall be admitted into the\\nUnion according to the provisions of the act", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0150.jp2"}, "151": {"fulltext": "CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.\\n13o\\nentitled, Aii act to establish the northern bound-\\nary of the State of Ohio, and to provide for the\\nadmission of the State of Michigan into the\\nUnion on certain conditions (See chapter on\\nToledo war.) Tlie legislature directed au\\nelection for a convention to meet at Ann Arbor\\nthe fourth Monday of September, and the con-\\nvention refused to purchase admission on those\\nterms. Soon another convention, originating\\nin the caueiise.H of the Jackson party, assem-\\nbled at Ann Arbor. Manj- absented them-\\nselves as it was not lawfully called, and was\\nknown as the Frost-bitten convention, only\\nthose favorable to admission being present.\\nThej- gave assent to the conditions and for-\\nwarded their action to Washington, and Michi-\\ngan was finally admitted as a State, January\\n26, 1837.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0151.jp2"}, "152": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XIII.\\nKVENTS IN MONROE COUNTY 7 -R0M 1825 TO 1834.\\nIN the year 182.5 Edward D. Ellis established\\nthe Michigan Sentinel, the first jiapor pub-\\nlished in Southern Miehiwan, and published it\\nuntil 183G, when he sold the press and office to\\nAbuer Morton and son. Mr. Ellis, though\\nquite young when he came to Monroe, took an\\nactive part and great interest in the prosperity\\nnot onl} of the then small but iri owing vil-\\nlage, but also of the entire Territory of Micli-\\niuan. He became a leading man in the village\\nand count} frequently holding offices of re-\\nsponsibility and trust; was one of the delegates\\nchosen to form the State constitution, and was\\none of the first State Senators Irom the couiitv-\\nof Monroe.\\nA very important service was rendered by\\nhim in the constitutional convention to the\\npeople of the State of Michigan. When an\\nenactment was under discussion for establi-sh-\\nremote western Indians, with some of whom\\nthey had carried on hereditary hostilities for\\nages. But when compact white settlements\\nsurrounded the reservations, the Indians re-\\nceded as they have always done before the ad-\\nvancing tide of civilized population, and sought\\nrefuge in the ocean of desert stretching along\\nthe bed of the Rocky Mountains.\\nDuring one day in the third week of June,\\n1825, the sales at the land office in Monroe\\namounted to $2,300 a large amount for those\\nearly days. The purchasers were from the\\nState of Now York,\\nDuring the same week Monroe Lodge of\\nFree and Accepted Masons was constituted,\\nand the officers installed by A. G. Whitriey,\\nGrand Master, by the authority of the Grand\\nLodge of the State of New York. The instal-\\nlations and constitution took place at the court-\\ning libraries in all the townships in the State, house, where an appropriate address .was de-\\nwithout any provision either to receive books\\nor sustain the libraries, it was Mr. Ellis who\\nproposed and carried through the idea that all\\nfines imposed for the violation of the penal\\nlaws through the State, and all sums assessed\\nfor the non-performance of military duty,\\nlivered by the Grand Master to an audience of\\nladies and gentlemen. The proceedings were\\npreceded and closed with prayer by the Rev.\\nNoah H. Wells. The following officers were\\ninstalled: Seneca Allen, Master; Hiram\\nBrown, Senior Warden Harry Conant (father\\nshould be set aside as a fund for the support of of our present Secretary of State), Junior War-\\nsaid libraries. The idea was original with him, den John Anderson, Treasurer; Charles Noble,\\nand has frequently been mentioned to his Secretary; together with subordinate officers,\\ncredit. He died in Detroit May 15, 1848. The members of the lodge, together with a\\nOn the first of June, 1825, Governor Cass number of the fraternity from t!ie adjoining\\npassed through Monroe on his return from the counties, after the installation partook of an\\nIndian council at Wa])akoneta, Ohio. The excellent dinner, prepared bj Alcott C. Chap-\\nobject of the council was to purchase the reser-\\nvations in the State of Ohio and to induce the\\nIndians to join their red brethren west of the\\nMissis-sijjpi. It was convened at the request of\\nman of the Mansion House, then located where\\nthe banking office of B. Dansard Son now\\nstands.\\nOn the 22d of July, 1825, a bateau arrived\\nthe Cherokees and some of the Shawnees, who at our wharf from the River Thames, U.\\nwere anxious that all the Indians east of the with one hundred and fifty bushels of wheat\\nMississippi should be removed to the country for grinding, having come a distance of one\\nwest o( that river. But the Indians in Ohio hundred and eighty miles in consequence of\\nwere not prepared for such a measure. Many of the scarcity of water in that vicinity. This\\nthem were respectable farmers and lived com- may be considered a striking evidence of the\\nfbrtably; were indisposed to remove among the singular changes which are sometimes effected\\n[136]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0152.jp2"}, "153": {"fulltext": "EARLY EVENTS IN MONROE COUNTY. 187\\nby tiiiie. Tlio depredations of our enemies March 1, 1S2(), a two-mile race on the lake\\ntwelve years previous had caused tlight from at the mouth of the River Kaisin, was run bj-\\ntheir friends in the deptli of winter to save the celebrated horse, White Stockins;;, owned\\ntheir lives and those of their families now, in by Isadorc Navarre, and one owned liy .Slej)hen\\nthe enjoyment of independence and comfort, l uval. White Stocking;, whose owner the jear\\nliappy were they for the opportunity of ren- belore challenged the world to run against iiim,\\nderingto their former enemies good for evil, not and which was prior to that time ticcmed the\\nforgetting to take a reasonable amount of toll swiftest horse in North America, catne out\\nfor the grists. several rods in the rear.\\nSeptember IG, 1825, there arrived at the port l)ui-ing thi.s year (1820) the population in-\\nof -Monroe a pine pumj) log seventy feet in creased more than one-third,\\nlength from the River St. Claii- for James Hale, A settlement on Stonj- Creek, four miles north\\nwho was then building a distiller}- in the ])res- of Monroe, was commenced four miles from its\\nent first ward. It was drawn tVom the River mouth, and in 1826 consisted of fourteen fami-\\nRaisin wharf bj six yoke of o.xen. lies, which was making ra))id improvements.\\nJanuarj- 26, I82t), the River Haisin was cov- The inhabitants thereof then supplied Monroe\\nered with very thick ice, and colder weather with many of the necessaries of life. An ex-\\nhad not been experienced for a number of tensive mill and other establi.shment.s were in\\nyears. Most business men were compelled to operation at the mouth of Stony Creek previous\\nsuspend opei-ations in consequence. In the to the War of 1812, but were destroyed by fire\\nprinting office of Kdward I). Kllis, boiling water by Colonel Proctoi- and the forces under his\\ncongealed instantly on being ajiplied to the command. It was during this year the United\\ntype. States road between Monroe and Otter Creek,\\nFebruary 17, 182(), the trial of Na-a-ga-bo or five miles south, was com])leted.\\nJcick-nes-brow, an Indian of the Ottawa tribe. The Chapman House, the site of which was\\nfor the murder of Ambegnaw, a squaw of the the corner of Washington and Front street,\\nPottawatomie nation, on the evening of the 6th where B. Dansard Son s bank now is, fbrt}-\\nof January, 1826, at Swan Creek, came on in six feet front and three stories high, was eom-\\nthe Circuit Court for Monroe county, Hon. picted this j-ear the highest building occu-\\nSolomon Siblej- presiding. The prosecution pied a.s a hotel at that time in the State of\\nwas managed on behalf of the Government by Michigan.\\nCharles Noble, district attorney, and A. M. The assessors of Monroe county C()m])leted\\nRobertson, Esq. The prisoner was defended by their assessments for the year 1826 in June of\\nMessrs. Wolcott Lawrence and Wiiitney. who that year. The total amount of property assess-\\nwere assigned him b}- the court. Itwaspi oven ed was 81,S28.38, an increase from the pre-\\nthat the accused committed the murder, but vions year of S;56:5.Ho. The assessors made it\\ndrunkenness was pleaded as an excuse. The a part of their duly to take a censu.s of the in-\\njury bnjugbt in a verdict of not guilty of mur- habitants, and the following was the result\\nder, but guilty of manslaughter. The sentence Monroe Counlv\\nof the court was declared, that the pri-soner be x,\u00e2\u0080\u009enber of white males l,-):56\\nconfined at hard labor in the county prison for Number of wU iU- females 1,182\\none year and pay a fine of one hundred dollars,\\ntogether with the costs of prosecution. Total inhabitants 2,618\\nThe change during the winter of 1826 in the Louiwfc Coun/;/ (attached to Monroe).\\nmode of carrying the mails through this part Number of white males 1-14\\nof the country from the back of a French pony Number of white females 12:\\nto the inside of a substantial covei-ed wagon, 3\\nand an additional trip in the week, proved a Total inhabitants 2io\\ngreat public convenience, and was the first line The result of the census in 1820 exhibited a\\nof stages established in Michigan. There were, population in the same district of country of\\nhowever, some old fogies who thought it a use- 1,851.\\nless expense to have a mail as often as twice a The officers of the Second Hcgimentof Mich-\\nweek, igan Militia, under command of f olonci Oliver", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0153.jp2"}, "154": {"fulltext": "138\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nJohnson, were engaged in military drill and\\nmaueuvering through the streets of Monroe\\nthe 16th, 17th and 18th of August, 1826. A\\ntwenty-dollar sword carried b3 Lieutenant-\\nColonel Briggs (father of Perry Briggs, of this\\ncity), a general supply of muskets, together \\\\Yith\\nthe music, formed their equipment. Mili-\\ntary affairs received but little attention for the\\ntwo previous years, but the sound of music,\\nthough consisting of fife and drum, was per-\\nfectly exhilarating.\\nOn the first of September, I82(j, Colonel\\nFrancis Navarre, the first white settler of Mon-\\nroe, departed this life. He located here by the\\ninvitation of the Indians, the then sole owners\\nof the soil, who granted him a tract of 1,200\\nor 1,500 acres of land, comjjrising the portion\\nof the city of Monroe east of Scott street, ex-\\ntending from the Eiver Eaisin south to the\\nfarms laid out on Otter Creek. He retained\\nat the time of his death about five hundred\\nacres of great value, which he willed to his\\nchildren. Was the first iterson who attempted\\nthe establishment of military discipline and\\nintroduced the forms of civil government in this\\ncounty was first appointed captain, afterwards\\ncolonel, in the first regiment formed in the\\ncounty. He held at different times and for\\nlong periods distinguished civil offices. He\\nmaintained during his whole life great influ-\\nence over the Indians: was conversant with\\nand spoke fluently the language of many of the\\nIndian tribes was distinguished for his energy\\nin aiding to accomplish the celebrated Indian\\ntreaty concluded at Greenville, Ohio, under the\\ndirection of General Wayne, by which the\\nUnited States became jjossessed of an immense\\nbody of land, and secured the right of con-\\nstructing roads through a valuable j)ortion of\\nthe State of Michigan. He witnessed the first\\ncommencement of a fine settlement here saw\\nthe same destroyed, the bouses of the inhabit-\\nants sacked and burned upon the battlefield,\\nand lived to see the remaining inhabitants\\nrecover from the shock occasioned bj the war,\\nsettled anew in comparative affluence, and build\\nup a flourishing village within a few rods of\\nhis own door. He was remarkable for his\\nhabits of temperance, industry and frugality.\\nhospitable to new-comers, and was noted for the\\nstrictest honesty and uprightness in all his in-\\ntercourse with mankind.\\nFebruary 11, 1827, at a meeting held at the\\ncourt-house a petition was adopted to be pre-\\nsented to the legislative council, praying for an\\nact of incorporation. Our citizens were some-\\nwhat divided in opinion, and two parties\\nsprang up. The majority were, however, de-\\ncidedly in favor of being incorporated. The\\nvote stood 43 for and 19 against.\\nMarch 17, 1827, Mr. Price and Mr. Allen,\\nfrom Virginia, seized a colored man at Water-\\nloo, one mile west of Monroe, as a slave of\\nwhom they claimed to be owners. Mr. Allen\\nwas committed by Peter P. Ferry, a justice of\\nthe peace, and held a number of months in the\\nMonroe county jail, under the care of Captain\\nThorpe, of Swan Creek, a deputy sheriff. The\\nexamination resulted in their commitment\\nunder bonds of $250 each to appear at the\\nnext term of the county court. Mr. Price pro-\\nduced on the examination a power of attorney,\\nthe genuineness of which was very question-\\nable, from the owner of the slave in question,\\ncertified by the pro])er officers of the State of\\nVirginia.\\nThe first annual township election for the\\ntown of Monroe was held May 2, 1827. Samuel\\nChoate was elected sujDcrvisor by a vote of 49;\\nEdward I). Ellis, township clerk; assessors,\\nSamuel Stone, jr., Joseph G. Navarre, Jere-\\nmiah Lawrence; commissioners of highways,\\nDaniel MulhoUen, Hiram Brown and Samuel\\nW. Gale; overseers of the poor, William W.\\nGale and George Alfred constables, James\\nMcManus and Ethel Burch collector, James\\nMcManus; poundmaster, Waterburj- Gray;\\nfence viewers, William Page, Francis Robert,\\nAiken Duval, David Barker.\\nMay 12, 1827, the first village election took\\nplace, resulting in the election of John Ander^\\nson, president; trustees, Hiram Brown, Ezekiel\\nA. Peltier, Edward D. Ellis, Peter P. Ferry,\\nAnthony L. Briggs treasurer, Thomas Wilson;\\nmarshal. Otia Stowell.\\nMaj SO, 1827, the annual meeting of the La-\\nPlaisance Bay Harbor Comjiany was held.\\nAlcott C. Chapman, Charles Noble, Levi S.\\nHumphrey, John Anderson and Harry Conant\\nwere chosen directors for the ensuing j ear.\\nJohn Anderson, Levi S. Humphrey, Oliver\\nJohnson, were chosen to superintend the next\\nannual election. The directors chose Levi S.\\nHumphrey president; Edward D. Ellis, secre-\\ntary; and Oliver Johnson, treasurer.\\nOn the 23d of June, 1827, Messrs. Miller and", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0154.jp2"}, "155": {"fulltext": "A DISTRESSING CALAMITY\\n139\\nGermain sl)i]i])cd from LaPlaisance Bay liarbor\\nfor the city of New York, two hundred barrels\\nof tloiir, manufactured at the mills in tlie vil-\\nIa2;e of Monroe. It is believed to be the first\\nflour exported from Michigan, and passed in\\nNew York market for superfine.\\nThe election in 1827 for niembers of the\\nlegislative council in Monroe and Lenawee\\ncounties resulted in the following vote\\n3I0UTW. Lena ii ff. Total.\\nW cilcott Lawr.-nce lt 8 41 209\\nCharles Noble 12:! 74 197\\nLaurent Durocher 170 2(1 196\\nCharles James Lanman 109 75 184\\nPeter P. Ferry 102 12 114\\nEdward D. Ellis 42 42\\nDarius Comstock il :;9 90\\nThe townships then organized in Monroe\\ncounty in which votes were east, were Mon-\\nroe, Frenchtown, Raisinville, Port Lawrence\\n(Toledo). In Lenawee county the townships\\nwere Tecumsch, Logan, Blissfield and St.\\nJoseph.\\nA distressing calamity, one of wliich the\\nhistory of this county affords no parallel, oc-\\ncurred January 27, 1828. On the evening of\\nthat day. the wife and five children of John Bt.\\nCouture, who resided on the beach of Lake\\nErie, on the south side of Otter Creek, in the\\ntownship of Lasselle (now Erie), were awak-\\nened by the beating of the ice against the\\nlittle dwelling, occasioned by the rising of the\\nwaters of the lake during a heavy storm of\\nwind. They resolved on making their waj- to\\na neighboring house in the hope of finding\\nshelter. Mrs. Couture took two of the chil-\\ndren upon her back, the hired girl took two,\\nand the oldest, a little bo} eleven years old,\\nendeavored to make his way on foot. They\\nbad not advanced far through water and ice,\\nwaist deep, before Mrs. Couture lost her two\\nchildren. The idea of leaving them to perish\\nwas insupportable. She endeavored in vain to\\nfind them, when the little boy requested his\\nmother to leave him behind, in the hope of\\nrescuing himself and comrades. Mrs Couture\\nadvanced as far as a fence against which the ice\\nappeared to beat without extending beyond.\\nShe was found Sunday morning with her foot\\ncaught in the fence; her children were found\\nsome rods distant, but the affectionate little\\nboy was not found until the next da}-. The\\nhired girl, findini^ she could be of no assistance,\\nwent to the house for wliicli they had all\\nstarted it was deserted, surrounded by water,\\nand the door fastened. She placed the two\\nchildren on a ladder to which they clung,\\nwhile she was endeavoring to gain entrance;\\nthe} cluni; for a (ew moments, but benumbed\\nby cold, fell into the water and perished. Find-\\ning herself alone, she sought safet} by climb-\\ning on the top of an outside oven, where she\\nremained until morning, when she was taken\\nfrom her perilous situation, where she could not,\\nthinly clad, have long survived. Mr. Couture\\nwas absent on a visit to the only surviving\\nchild, wno was attending school at Bay Settle-\\nment, now Erie.\\nThe greatest nuisance to farmers in early\\ntimes was a small blackbird, of insignificant\\nappearance, its probable weight two or three\\nounces, the male having a red spot on each\\nwing. For ca])ability for destruction there are\\nnone of the feathered race that can compare\\nwith them. They attack all kinds of grain as\\nsoon as formed, or as soon as in the milk. The\\nflocks have shown themselves in some instances\\ncapable of blasting the toil of a ear of the\\nhusbandman in a single day. Edward I).\\nEllis watched one blackbird upon an ear of\\ncorti, which commenced at the top and stripped\\nthe husk down as it became necessary to reach\\nthe kernel, and then devoured the whole ear\\nin less than an hour, constituting a weight and\\nbulk apparently much larger than the bird.\\nThey appear to be capable of eating from sun-\\nrise to sunset. When the day s work of eating\\nis over with them, all within ten miles were at\\nan early day wont to resort to one spot to rest\\nfor the night. This takes place in the marsh\\namong the coarsest grass. In November they\\nretire to a more southern latitude, and return\\nthe lastof February, greatly diminished in num-\\nbers, generally congregating in their old rest-\\ning-places. The first of May they disappear\\neach pair to building nests and rearing their\\nyoung. About the middle of July they a.s.sem-\\nble in the fields of grain with their replenished\\nnumbers, and commence the great work of\\ndestruction. They sought the farms west of\\nMonroe in immense numbers every morning,\\nand returned to themarshesa little before sun-\\n.sct. I have frequentl}- seen files of men on\\nWashington street stationed a few rods apart\\nwith their shot-guns, who fired as the flocks\\npass over, killing in some instances fifty at one", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0155.jp2"}, "156": {"fulltext": "140\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsliot. The contrast is great with the present\\ntime, as we see but comparative!} few. The\\nbountj offered for their destruction was insuf-\\nficient, and the results were excecdinglj dam-\\naging to crops.\\nMajor John Wliijjple, of Detioit, was tiiis\\nyear (1830) appointed keeper of the light-house\\na short time before erected in the vicinity of\\nLa Plaisance Bay harbor on Lake Erie.\\nOn the 22d of January, 1832, a very revolt-\\ning sj)ectacle was witnessed by the citizens of\\nMonroe the whijjping of Edward Dillon\\nwith fifteen lashes on the bare back, a custom\\nwhich yet prevails in New Jersey. It was,\\nhowever, an efficient mode, as those subjected\\nto public whipping were so thoroughly dis-\\ngraced that they were seldom in those daj-s\\nseen twenty-four hours after j^unishment It\\nwas often adopted as a mode of jiunishment\\nfor theft. The whipping always took place on\\nthe public square in Monroe.\\nAlcott C. Chapman removed to Monroe from\\nPitt8fiekl,Mas.sachusetts, soon after the close of\\nthe War of 1812, when the prospects of this\\nsection of country were at the lowest ebb. He\\ncontinued to i-eside here from that time to the\\ndate of his death, April 22, 1831, aged thirty-\\neight years. Mr. Chapman was uniformly one\\nof its most public-spirited citizens, and to his\\nexertions more than to any other single indi-\\nvidual was the village of Monroe indebted for\\nits then flourishing prosj)ects. He erected the\\nlargest hotel in the State, and even up to the\\ntime of his last sickness his enterprise was not\\nin the least abated, as he was then engaged in\\nerecting another splendid building on Monroe\\nstreet.\\nThe Eiver Eaisin toll bridge on the 6th of\\nMarch, 1832, left its long established founda-\\ntion and departed in solemn majesty down\\nstream. This event, from a considerable rise\\nof water and the heavy masses of ice that were\\nfloating with great force at the time, was\\nlooked for with a great degree of certainty by\\na concourse of the citizens, who had assem-\\nbled to witness the exit of the rotten skeleton\\nthat had so long overshadowed our I iver.\\nSeveral individuals who had posted themselves\\non the bridge narrowly escaped a similar fate.\\nThe loss to the owners, Messrs. Henry Dishrow\\nand John Bt. Russeau, was severely felt by\\ntliem, as they had purchased the charter but a\\nshort time previous. Some of our older citi-\\nzens well remember the old toll bridge. Since\\nits day and before the day of iron bridges they\\nhave seen many a wooden structure sent cavort-\\ning down stream l)y the spring freshets, but the\\nday for that kind of entertainment is now\\nhappily jjast.\\nTownshijj election for Monroe resulted April\\n14, 1832, in the election of Luther Harvo}\\nsupervisor Peter P. Ferry, township clerk\\nLevi S. Humphrey, Nathan Hubbell and Bzekiel\\nA. Peltier, assessors Samuel H. Gale, David\\nM. Jacobs and Stephen Duval, commissioners;\\nEdward D. Ellis, director of the poor; John\\nMulhoHcn, collector; James H. Miller, John\\nMulhollen, Louis E. Bailey, constables: Daniel\\nS. Bacon, Phanucl W. Warriner and Harry\\nConant, school inspectors; Waterbury Gray,\\nHarr} Conant, poundmasters W. W. Gale,\\nDavid M. Jacobs, Robert F. Navarre, fence\\nviewers.\\nVillage election occurred June 4, 1832, and\\nthe following persons were elected President,\\nJohn Anderson trustees, Harry Conant, Tim-\\nothy H. Lindsley, Samuel P. Munger, Harry\\nV. Mann, Thomas G. Cole; treasurer, Edward\\nD. Ellis; marshal, Lewis E. Bailey; assessors,\\nLevi S. Humphrey, Nathan Hubbell; school\\ncommissioners, Warner Wing, James Adams,\\nWolcott Lawrence; supervisor of highways,\\nJoseph Wood.\\nJeremiah Lawrence came to Monroe August\\n5 1817 was a native of Connecticut. Took\\nan active part in the cause of his country dur-\\ning the Revolutionary War; was for many\\nyears a civil magistrate in Massachusetts, and\\nduring the most of his residence here acted in\\na similar capacity, besides filling a variety of\\npublic trusts in the village and township. He\\ndied at the residence of his son-in-law, Joseph\\nC. Garwood, on the 5th of August, 1833.\\nTownship election in Monroe April, 1834,\\nresulted in the election of Edward D. Ellis,\\nsupervisor; Peter P. Ferrj town clerk Josejjh\\nWood, James H. Miller, Lewis E. Bailey, con-\\nstables Seneca Allen, Issachar Frost, Nathan\\nHubbell, assessors David M. Jacobs, Norman\\nD. Curtis, Stephen Duval, commissioners of\\nhighways; Thomas Wilson, Henry S. Piatt,\\ndirectors of the poor; Wolcott Lawrence, Harry\\nConant, Isaac P. Skinner, school commissioners;\\nJames Q. Adams, Daniel S. Bacon, Timothy H.\\nLindsley, Harry V. Mann and .Fohn H. Con-\\nverse, school inspectors", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0156.jp2"}, "157": {"fulltext": "TIIK VILI.AGK OF MONROE.\\n141\\nTlIK VILLAGE OF [()NR()i:.\\nThe settlement, so far us it could claim the\\nname of a town prior to the disastrous scenes\\nof the late war with Great Britain, was con-\\nfined to the opposite (north) side of the River\\nRaisin, |irincipally at a point where the present\\nturnpike road leaves the River Haisin in the\\ndirection of Detroit, at the place of the princi-\\npal massacre of the River Raisin at the time of\\nGeneral Winchester s well-known defeat. The\\ntown was then known by the name of French-\\ntown, and was composed of a few dwellings\\nand stores of those who were princijially en-\\ngaged in the Indian fur trade, but which was\\nmainly destro3-ed in January, 1813.\\nNo efforts were made towards building up a\\ntown on the south side of the River Raisin\\nprior to the year 1817, when b^ an executive\\nproclamation of acting Governor William\\nWoodbridge, foundetl on the report of Colonel\\nJohn Anderson and Wolcott Jjawrence, ap-\\npointed to examine and report in the premises,\\nthe town of Monroe was laid out as now exist-\\ning, on the south bank of the River Raisin,\\nupon lands belonging to Joseph Loranger and\\nothers, who dulj- e.xpres.sed their a.ssent to the\\nsubdivisions tliereol into profier lots, streets,\\ncommons, and public squares, and moreover\\nagreed to make liberal donations for the benefit\\nof said count}- and to execute conveyances to in-\\nure to the public use, and said town was at that\\ntime constituted the permanent seat of justice\\nin and for the county of Monroe. The reason\\nfor locating the town upon the south side of\\nthe river was that the titles to the lands for\\npublic gr()un ls eoulil not be obtaine(l upon the\\nopposite side. For the ten following years the\\ntowni made but trifling progress.\\nIn 1821: the office for the sale of the public\\nlauds in the Southwestern Land District of the\\nTerritory was opened in the village of Monroe.\\nCharles J. Lanman and Dr. Robert Clark were\\nappointed register and receiver, and the office\\nwas continued with advantage to the Govern-\\nment until bj the passage of an act of Congress\\nFebruarj- 10, 1831, the office was abolished, the\\ndistrict changed, and a new office opened in St.\\nJoseph county. The difficulties, however, to\\nwhich the inhabitants were subjected by this\\nchange soon became apparent to the Govern-\\nment, and accordingly, early in the session of\\nCongress, the Southern Lanil District was\\nformed, and the office again located in the vil-\\nlage of Monroe, and sales were commenced in\\nMaj 1833. Early in the administration of\\nGeneral Andrew Jack.son, Messrs. Lanman and\\nClark were removed, and Messrs. Dan. B. Miller\\nand Levi S. Humphrey were their successors.\\nB} the census taken under authority of the\\nUnited States in the summer and fall of 1830,\\nthe village numbered a population of but 478\\nsouls. The best judges computed the popula-\\ntion in 1834 between 1,200 and 1,500.\\nThe count} was then subdivided into nine\\ntownships, all possessing an active and enter-\\nprising population, and thought to comprise\\n5,000 or tj,000 souls. The county is watered\\nby Swan Creek, Otter Creek, Plum Creek, the\\nRiver Raisin and its branches, and Stony Creek\\nbounded on the north by Huron River.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0157.jp2"}, "158": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XIV.\\nBIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERS, 1818-1837.\\n.TAMES .JACQUES GODFROY\\nWAS born in Detroit in 1824. Was edu-\\ncated at Bardstown, Kentucky there\\nstudied law, but abandoned the profession on\\naccount of ill-health. He formed a copartner-\\nship with his brother Peter, with the firm name\\nof P. J. J. Godfroy. They were conversant\\nwith the language of the different tribes of In-\\ndians then in this vicinity, and spoke fluently\\nthe English, French and Indian languages.\\nThe subject of this article was with the Indians\\nvery popular, and was elected a chief hj the\\nPottawatomie tribe. Their trade was mainlj\\nwith the French and Indians, and was con-\\nducted on such thoroughly honest and up-\\nright principles that hesecured their confidence\\nand friendship. It was rarely the ease that\\nany negotiations for farms or transactions of\\nimportance were made by the French inhabit-\\nants without first submitting them to Mr. God-\\nfroy, then adopting his advice and counsel.\\nHis feelings and .sympathies were all with the\\nDemocratic party, and he wielded a wonderful\\ninfluence with the French vote of the county.\\nThe common expression at that early day was;\\nAs goes Jock Godfroy, so goes the county.\\nHe was a constant attendant at the polls on\\nelection days, and as many of the French did\\nnot read or write, they always felt sure of a\\nstraight Democratic vote if they received it\\nfrom the hands of Jock, and all efforts to dis-\\nsuade 01 influence them were fruilless. His\\nactivity and energy in distributing ballots at\\nsuch times will long be remembered by the\\nearly settlers.\\nAs heretofore stated, nearly all important\\nnegotiations and transfers of real estate were\\nmade through his counsel and advice, and in a\\nlarge proportion of the early conveyances in\\nthe register s office of this count} you find his\\nname as the subscribing witness. He was in\\nmanner modest and retiring, and though much\\ninterested in politics was averse to having\\nhis name used as a candidate for any office\\nof public trust. In but one instance was his\\nname submitted, then as a candidate for mayor\\nof the city on the tempoi ance ticket. He was\\na strong advocate of the temperance cause, was\\nelected by a very large majority, and dis-\\ncharged the duties of the office acceptably to\\nthe citizens, with credit to himself, and with-\\nout compensation. The firm of P. J. J. God-\\nfroy built and occupied as a store the building\\non the corner of Front and Macomb streets,\\nnow owned and occupied by Mr. Eli Eivard.\\nMr. Godfroy resided until 1836 on his farm\\non the north side of the River Raisin, now\\nowned and occupied by one of our most enter-\\nprising farmers, Mr. Dubois. During that year\\nhe built for those days a stately residence on\\nthe farm directly east of the Philij) R. Tull\\nresidence, which he occupied up to the time of\\nhis death and which is still owned by his de-\\nscendants.\\nWedworth W. (JIark, fiivorably known to\\nour citizens, became a copartner of the firm of\\nP. J. J. Godfroy under the name of P. J.\\nGodfroy Co., removed from the old stand,\\nand for many years occupied the store on the\\nsouth side of Front street, in the Dansard\\nblock, now owned by his son Samuel.\\nUntil the Indians were by our Government\\nremoved west of the Mississippi, it was custom-\\nary for the Indians on every New Year s day\\nto c:illat the residence of their chief with their\\nsquaws and jiapooses. A pa])00se was strapped\\ntightlj- to a boai-d and carried on the squaw s\\nback. An additional leather strap was nailed\\nto the barseau in order that it might be\\nslung over the mother s head, to enable her to\\ncarry the barseau with its contents (the\\npapoose). It was so constructed as to hang on\\nthe bough of a tree, thus serving the purpose of\\na modern cradle.\\nThe approach of storms of thunder and light-\\n[142]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0158.jp2"}, "159": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERS, 1818-1837.\\n143\\nniiig was fraught with terror and ap|)rehension\\nto Mr. Godfrey, and it was his custom to leave\\nhis customers and business, hasten iiome, dis-\\nrobe, iiurry into his hirge feather bed and\\ncover his head with pillows, believing it a\\nsure protection. When the storm had sub-\\nsided he would return to his customers, finding\\ntliem waiting for him and indulging in merri-\\nment at his expense.\\nMr. Godfroy vvas employed by our (iovern-\\nmcnt to remove the Indians west of the Mis.\\nsissippi, and at that time purchased nearly all\\nthe French ponies in the county.\\nMr. Godfroy married Victoria, the daughter\\nof Colonel Francis Navarre. He died in 1847,\\nleaving a widow and a fa mily of throe sons and\\nfive daughters, all of whom are now living\\nwith the exception of one son, Frederick, who\\ndied at Plattsburg in 1885. He married the\\ndaughter of Eichard Phillips, of Brest. Fred-\\nerick was intended by his father for the priest-\\nhood in the Catholic church, and partially\\ncompleted a course of study in our State Uni-\\nvei .sitv; but preferring a business life, he was\\nfor man}- years clerk in the dry goods store of\\nCharles G. Johnson, afterward clerk in the\\nbanking office of Wing Johnson in Monroe,\\nand in tiie banking office of Mitchell Wal-\\ndron of Hillsdale. Subsequently he was ap-\\n]iointcd by our Government a commissioner\\nand Indian agent in New Mexico.\\nJohn L. C. Godfroy, the eldest son of J. J.\\nGodfroj-, commonly called Columbus, inherited\\nmany of the characteristics of his father, and\\nis one of our most trustworthy citizens. He\\nwas for main- years a dry goods merchant in\\nMonroe. He has enjoyed the confidence of the\\npublic, has served the county as treafui cr, is\\nfrequently sought for as executor and adininis-\\nti alor of estates, and is now identified in busi-\\nness with the Wilder Manufacturing Company\\nin Monroe.\\nJ. J. Godfrey s eldest dau htci Celestine\\nAnn Godfroy, married the Hon. Frederick\\nWaldorf, who was born in Wcll. to\u00c2\u00abii, Ger-\\nnianj January 27, 1825. He came to Monroe\\n-May 9, 1842, from Buffalo, and was in the cm-\\n))loy ofSamuel J. Holley, the owner of the City\\nMills, on Front street. B}- his industry and\\nenterprise he became one of the most ])i-omi-\\nnent and wealthy citizens. In politics he is a\\nRepublican; averse to holding office, though in\\na city where the party is in a large minority\\nhe has often beeti elected mayor of the cit^-,\\nand dischai-ged the duties with great credit to\\nliimself, proving worthy of the honor conferred.\\nHe is highly esteemed as a man of integrity\\nand uprightness, and has been for many years\\nand is now the President of the First National\\nBank of Monroe.\\nThe second daughter of James J. Godfroy,\\nRegina Victoria Godfroy, married Thurlow A.\\nStrong, present register of deeds of .Monroe\\ncounty.\\nThe third daughter, Alexandi-ine, mari-ied Mr.\\nDeRuttc, who died in Buffalo. The widow and\\nchildren reside in Monroe.\\nThe remaining sons, Augustus, Samuel and\\nPhilip, are in business in Monroe, and with\\ntheir brothers have ever adhered to the tem-\\nperance principles of their father.\\nCOLONEL PKTER PF.YRE FERRY\\nWas born in Marseilles, France, and received a\\nliberal education. He had a commission from\\nand fought under Napoleon Bonaparte in his\\ncampaigns in Italy, Africa, (rermany, and\\nAustria, and with him suffered in common\\nwith his armj- the horrors and hardships of\\nbis memorable campaigns, living for days and\\nweeks on horseflesh, and when in Monroe in\\nsubsequent j^ears related the. incident of his\\nentertaining at tliuner a number of his fellow\\nFrench officers, .when the bill of fare consisted\\nprincipalh of rats.\\nAfter the successful campaigns of Napoleon\\nBonaparte in 1800 and 1801, resulting in the\\ntreaties with Spain, Naples, Bavaria, Portugal,\\nRussia and Turkey, it seemed as if a universal\\ncessation of hostilities was about to mark the\\nhistory of Europe. To the title of Conqueror,\\nthe First Consul now added that of Pacificator.\\nMany could then understand the cautious steps\\nof Napoleon toward a still more absolute\\npower his head was giddy with success, and\\nit was apparent he was aiming at the imperial\\ndiadem. At this time, and two j-ears before\\nhe was proclaimed Emperor of France, Colonel\\nFerry believed in .service he was contending\\nfor a rejjublic. When it was a])parent that\\nNapoleon Bonaparte s ambition and deter-\\nmination was to be the Emperor of France,\\ndisregarding and setting aside the principles\\nthat had animated those whose heart s desire", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0159.jp2"}, "160": {"fulltext": "144\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwas a republic for Franco, and for which they\\nsupposed they were fighting, Colonel Ferry de-\\nmanded his passports, which were with reluc-\\ntance grunted, and he embarked for America.\\nHe first sought New York in 1802, in which\\ncitj his brother Joseph resided. He could not\\nreturn to France, and authorized his brother by\\na power of attorney to convert his property in\\nFrance into available monoj His brother\\nproved false to his trust, appropriated his es-\\ntate and wealth to his own use, reducing Colo-\\nnel Ferry from affluence to poverty.\\nIn New York city he married Ann Lloyd\\nJones, an English lady, from thence moved to\\nStamford, Connecticut, from thence to Dan-\\nbury, Ohio, and from thence to Cleveland, Ohio.\\nHe arrived in Monroe in October, 1822, and\\noccupied one-half of the Lacroix house, now\\nstanding, on the north side of the River Eaisin\\nand owned by Louis Lafontain. After one\\nyear s residence he was appointed a justice of\\nthe peace. He also taught school a number of\\nyears, and is now well remembered by many\\nof our older citizens as the keeper of the toll\\nbridge that crossed the river at the site of the\\npresent Monroe street bridge.\\nColonel Ferry was regarded as one of our\\nmost intelligent citizens, a fine accountant and\\ntrustworthy, and was for many successive\\n3 ears elected treasurer of the county of Mon-\\nroe. He resided on Washington street, in the\\nhomestead now owned and in possession of his\\ndescendants, Mrs. John TuU and family.\\nHe died in May, 1845, leaving a widow, two\\nsons and two daughters. Lucian Ferry, his\\neldest son, was born in 1811, at Stamford, Con-\\nnecticut, loft Monroe at the age of .seventeen\\nand embarked in the fur trade at Fort Wayne,\\nIndiana, where he also studied law and was\\nadmitted to practice. He was for many years\\nprosecuting attorney of that county. He died\\nat Fort Wayne, leaving a widow, one son and\\ntwo daughters. The daughters are married\\nand now reside in Fort Wayne. The son\\nsettled in and is now jiracticing law in Port-\\nland, Oregon.\\nAdelaide, daughter of Peter P. Ferry, was\\nborn in Cleveland, Ohio, May 5, 1814; married\\nin the spring of 1835, but lived but one year\\nthereafter.\\nJulia Ann was born in Danbury, Ohio,\\nNovember 12, 1816; was married in October,\\n1837, to John Tull.\\nLewis Victor Ferry, second son, was born in\\nDanbury, Ohio, May 9, 1820 died at the age of\\ntwenty-eight in Monroe.\\nMargaret was born at Sandusky, Ohio, May\\n23, 1822; married in August, 1842, to Rov.\\nEesing Sapp, a minister of the Methodist\\nBijiscopal church, who died May 5, 1873, leav-\\ning six sons Dexter T. Sapp, a lawj er in Colo-\\nrado William and Edward, both lawyers in\\nGalena, Kansas Charles, a bookkeeper in\\n(rrand Eapids and John R. Sapp, who was\\nkilled bv lightning in his thirty-seventh year,\\nwhile a student at the Michigan University.\\nElisha, the third son of Peter P. Ferry, was\\nborn in Monroe, August 9,1825; was educated\\nin the Branch University of Michigan, at Mon-\\nroe, the Rev. Samuel Center, principal. He\\nfirst settled and, practiced law in Fort Wajne,\\nIndiana. Practiced law thereafter in Wauke-\\ngan, Illinois (then Little Fort). He there\\nmarried tho daughter of Doctor Kellogg, was\\nappointed surveyor-general by President Lin-\\ncoln, and was subsequently appointed for two\\nterms governor of the State. He is now living\\nat Seattle, Washington Territory, with a family\\nof five children.\\nColonel Peter P. Ferry was in sentiment\\nand belief an infidel, until his attendance in the\\nold yellow court-house on the services con-\\nducted by the Rev. Mr. Frontis, a Presbyterian\\nclergyman, at which time he became a Chris-\\ntian and united with the First Presbyterian\\nchurch in the 3 ear 1825, saj ing, however, that\\nhis father was a member of the Protestant\\nEpiscopal church in France, and his partiality\\ntherefor would induce him to dissolve his con-\\nnection should a Protestant Episcopal church\\nbe organized. He was one of the first mem-\\nbers of the Protestant Episcopal church in this\\ncity, was the successor of Doctor Walter Colton,\\nthe first warden, assisted in organizing the\\nSabbath school therein, and was for some time\\nsuperintendent thereof\\nROBERT CLARK\\nWas born June 12, 1777, six months after his\\nfather s family arrived in America. He was of\\nScotch ancestrj-, concerning whom very little\\nis known, beyond the fact that his family emi-\\ngrated from that part of Scotland known as\\nthe Lowlands. The family settled in Wash-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0160.jp2"}, "161": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERS, 1818-1S37.\\n145\\ningtoii county, Mew York, ami tlio t allifi- of\\nRobert Clark died when his son was but thir-\\nteen 3 ears old. His early da3 s were passed as\\nmost pioneers, havinij little ease or luxury. Jle\\nwas wont to relate how he studied lying on\\nthe floor in front of the open fire, his student\\nlamp a pine knot, and the table upon which\\nthe book rested being the floor in front of\\nhim. Probably the minister of the parish\\nwas hi.s classical teacher, as his knowledge of\\nGreek and Latin was most accurate and his\\nscientific attainments (|uite level with results\\nof college training. His professional studies\\nwere doubtless pursued in his brother s office.\\nIlis onl} brotiier. Dr. Thomas CMark, was a\\nskillful physician, and jn-acticed in Washington\\ncounty and other places in New York until ho\\nremoved to Michigan.\\nDi-. Robert Clark was married to Catherine\\nReid when ho was twent^ -two years old and\\nhis bride was barely fifteen. He practiced\\nmedicine in Galway, Washington county. Now\\nYork, and although his mother-in-law made\\nhim an advantageous offer to settle in Canada,\\nat LaChyne, his wife s former home, offering\\nhim a comfortable home and great induce-\\nments, he thanked her profbundl}-, at the same\\ntime telling her he could never sacrifice his\\n])rineiples to his interests by establishing him-\\nself in the King s dominions (the spirit of\\nAmericans was greatly embittered at this time).\\nDr. Clark met with fair success and established\\nhimself in a comfortable home where two chil-\\ndren were born, but one day while they were\\nall abroad, the house mj steriously took fire\\nand burned to the ground. Nothing was saved\\nand they were in extremities. Neighbors were\\nkind and a temporary shelter was sujiplicd, and\\n.soon a third child was born. Dr. Clark moved\\nsoon afterward to Stanford, Delaware county,\\nNew York, where for a time he lived with the\\nKedzie family, and in the year 1828 he with\\nWilliam Kedzie came to Michigan. Dr. Clark\\nbought a home eight miles from Delhi, where\\nhe practiced for some time with marked suc-\\ncess. Ho abandoned his profession for the\\nbroader field of politics. Ho was twice elected\\nto the New Y ork Assembl}- and represented\\nhis district one or two terms in Congress.\\nThrough the influence of Colonel John Ander-\\nson he came to Monroe, where he secured the\\noffice from the Government of regi.ster of tho\\nland office. Mr. Charles Lanman, a lawyer\\nfrom Norwich, Connecticut, was associaleil with\\nhim.\\nMrs. Clark, with eight children, the j oungcst\\nbut twenty months old, followed the doctor as\\nsoon as convenient. They cjinie b^- hired\\nteams as far as Utica, then by the Hrio canal as\\nfar as Rochester, and finally by hired teams\\nagain as far as Buffalo, when they ombarkod on\\nthe steamer Superior the second set afloat on\\nLake Erie. The voyage lasted five days, and\\nwas not altogether favorable as to storms, and\\nthey were glad to land in Detroit from which\\nplace tho journey to Monroe was made in an\\nopen boat, which had a sort of cabin some-\\nwhere in the hold the name of the boat was\\nthe Firefly; the captain was Luther Harvey.\\nWhen the boat was made fast to the wharf the\\nonly one-horse wagon owned in tho village met\\nthe family and conveyed the mother and daugh-\\nters to the little village. The doctor secured\\nthe best accommodations to be had, which\\nwere poor enough the house was on Monroo\\nstreet, partially finished and unpainted, known\\nas the MulhoUen house. There was not a\\nchurch in tho village, but about a mile or per.\\nhaps two up the river was a Catholic church.\\nMeetings were held in the courthouse, which\\nserved as a jail and residence for tho family of\\nthe jailer. The summer after the family s arri-\\nval, some of the household wore attacked with\\nthe prevalent disease of the country ague\\nand fever. Dr. Harry Conant, a young physi-\\ncian, was called, who understood the treatment\\nneces-sary, and the family soon were restored to\\nhealth. The friendshij) contracted in trouble\\nendured to the end of their lives. Dr. Conant\\nsurvived his friend Dr. Clark several years,\\nand by request of the Medical Association de-\\nlivered the memorial address, in which he paid\\na deserved tribute to his memory, whom ho\\nrevered as a Christian, trusted as a man, and\\nhonored as a ph3-sician.\\nAbout the j ear 1823 Dr. Clark purchased a\\nbeautiful farm ju.st at the edge of the village.\\nThe place had been quite a business center for\\ntho French, and had once a distillery, a saw-\\nmill, a flouring mill and a bakery, with three\\nor four houses besides. It had belonged to the\\nLasselle estate. There were flourishing or-\\nchards in various degrees of maturity, beside\\npeach and cherry trees. Mrs. Clark, with her\\nson Duncan, explored the|)lace and determined\\nto utilize the French village. They repaired", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0161.jp2"}, "162": {"fulltext": "146\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntwo or tlii ee ot the houses and moved into\\nthem. Many distinguished guests wei e made\\nwelcome under these lowly roofs. Wiien Gen-\\neral Jackson was made President of tlie United\\nStates he called Governor Cass as a member of\\nhis cabinet, which was disastrous to his Michi-\\ngan friends, for instead of iiaving a friend at\\ncourt and being allowed to .still hold his posi-\\ntion, the land office was moved to White\\nPigeon, tiius making a place for two favorites\\nof the President s. Dr. Clark returned to the\\npi actice of medicine with his accustomed skill\\nbut with abated enthusiasm. He found, how-\\never, pleasant occupation in cultivating his\\nnarrow French farm in experimenting with\\nfruits and grasses and in draining the lands.\\nDr. Clark was a man of positive convictions\\nand never lacked the courage to express them\\nplain-spoken almost to biuntness. He began\\nlife as a Democrat. Of his party affiliations he\\nused to say, That ho had never changed his\\nprinciples, but found himself a member of the\\nWhig party without needing to change. In\\nNew York he was a Free and Accepted Mason,\\nbut was not in harmony or fellowship with the\\nlodge of Monroe, becau.se men were admitted\\nof loose principles and impure lives. He was a\\nPresbyterian, and when living in New York a\\nmember and ruling elder in the Scotch church,\\nand alwa3-s retained an aversion to instru-\\nmental music in chure^li. He objected to the\\nintroduction of a flute and bass viol in the\\nPresbyterian church, but being out voted he\\nsubmitted very reluctantly, and when the con-\\ngregation rose to praise God with the sound of\\nthe flute and viol he would not rise. At the\\ntime of the division of the church, his sympa-\\nthies were with the old school but as his\\nchurch and presbytery were now school, he\\nunited with them and was afterward satisfied\\nto be so. On the subject of missions, he was\\nin advance of his age. A draft of an address\\ndelivered before the Count}- Bible Society fifty\\nyears ago, contains a plea for the nations in\\ndarkne-ss which would still be powerful if made\\nbefore the General Assembly or the American\\nBoard of Foreign Missions. Dr. Clark was a\\nman of fine liter^ny taste, an easy conversa-\\ntionalist, possessed of a keen sense of humor.\\nHis society was always prized. After a long\\nand painful illness, he expressed himself thus\\nin regard to the hour of his death It would\\nseem a joyful privilege to begin to praise God\\nin heaven at the hour that he had been accus-\\ntomed to worship Him on earth. On a Sab-\\nbath morning, just as the church bells were\\ncalling the worshipers, he entered into the\\nchurch of the First Born written in heaven,\\nOctober 1, 1837.\\nMrs. Clark survived her husband twenty-\\ntwo years. She was a woman noted for sound\\njudgment and intelligence, and was greatly\\nbeloved by the community. She was the\\nmother of thirteen children, ten of whom grew\\nto maturity.\\nThe second child was Duncan Eeid Clark,\\nborn August IG, 1802, married Miss Sophie,\\nDowning, daughter of Captain Downing, of\\nMonroe, June 12, 1829. He acted as crier at\\none of the public land sales and tlie effort\\nbrought on hemorrhage of the lungs, from\\nwhich he never recovered. He died at his\\nfather s house in Monroe, February 16, 1835\\nwas respected as a Christian and a man of much\\npromise. He left one son, who is now a\\nbanker in Reed City, Michigan.\\nThe fourth child born to Dr. Clark, Maria\\nReid Clark, born February 21, 1807, was a\\npeculiarly bright and interesting child and her\\nfather s pride. She was married January 31,\\n1826, and soon removed to White Pigeon,\\nwhere she died August 17, 1839, leaving three\\nsons and an infant daughter. The oldest son\\ndied when quite j-oung. The youngest son,\\nRobert Clark Knaggs, was adopted bj his aunt,\\nMrs. A. E. Kellogg, distinguished himself in\\nthe Rebellion, was a prisoner at Libby Prison,\\nis a respected citizen of Chicago.\\nThomas Clark, son of Dr. Robert Clark, was\\nborn Februarj 13, 1809 was married to Miss\\nLavonia Hopkins October 24, 1833. He was a\\nquiet, careful man, much respected in the city,\\nwas an older in the Presbyterian church, and a\\nfirm and devoted friend to every good cause.\\nHis devoted wife was a bright and shining\\nlight to all about her, and her patient, unselfish\\nlife was a great encouragement to many of her\\nsisters in the church and city. Her memorj\\nis revered and tenderly cherished by those who\\nare left. Three children were born to Thomas\\nClark and grew to maturity Helen, who was\\nmarried to Mr. J. H. Ainsworth and became a\\nresident of Toledo, Ohio. Edward G. Clark\\nleft college and responded to the call of his\\ncountry was with Sherman in his March to\\nthe Sea and participated in many a memorable", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0162.jp2"}, "163": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERS, I Sl8-l837.\\n147\\nStruggle. After the war he settled in Chiciigo\\nand is one of the firm of Hibbard Spencer,\\nextensive hardware merchants. The younger\\nson of Thomas Clark entered the service of his\\ncountry as a member of the Seventh Eogiment\\nof Michigan Volunteers, Colonel Grosvenor\\ncommanding officer. He was not twent3^-one\\nwhen he enlisted, but was mature in firmness\\nand Christian principles. He was the favorite\\nof his superior officers, and as soon as his age\\nwould permit, and a vacancy occurred, he was\\npromoted to a lieutenancy. He was attacked\\nwith severe illness in the swamp of the Chick-\\naliominy,aud suffered much in the retreat from\\nRichmond to Fortress Monroe. He returm-tl\\niiomc on a furlough after being some time in\\nthe hospital. He rejoined his regiment just in\\ntime for the terrible march to the field of\\nAntietam, where he laid down his short but\\neventful and noble life. His father, Thomas\\nClark, died Augu.st 28, 187!), and his wife died\\ntlie following February at the homo of her\\ndaughter, Mrs. Ainswurth, in Toledo.\\nJane Stuart Clark, daughter of Dr. Clark,\\nwas born April 18, 1811 was married to John\\nAndei son, jr., when she was fifteen years old.\\nTiiey moved soon to White Pigeon, where\\nJoim W. Anderson became the first judge of\\n]irobate of St. Joseph count}-. He altorward\\nreturned to Monroe and received the appoint-\\nment of light-house keeper, which he held four\\nyears. He again returned to the city, and died\\n.soon afterward with typhoid fever, leaving\\neight children: Edwin E. Catherine Eliza-\\nbeth, who was for some time a teacher among\\nthe freodmen, and was married to Mr. Tayre,\\nof South Ijyon, Michigan Ijcster T., who lives\\nin Washington Territory; Jane Estell was\\nmarled to William Mitchell, of Freeport. John\\nC. Anderson, the third son, entered the service\\nof his country as a member of the Seventh\\nRegiment; he was promoted to a lieutenancj-\\nwas wounded at Antietam and suffered much\\nfor want of care until he could be taken to the\\nhospital, where ho remained six months and\\nleft to participate in the battle of Gettysburg;\\nhe was made prisoner three days before the\\nsurrender; ho returneil home after the war\\nwith his constitution broken and gradually de-\\nclined was gifted with a fine literary taste and\\npromised to be a useful Clu-istian man. Willie,\\nthe fourth son, entered the service as clerk to\\na captain in the Fifteenth Regiment, but his\\nhealth fiiiled under continued exposure, and\\nhe returned home to die of quick consumption.\\nJohn A., the fourth son of Dr. and Mrs.\\nClark, was born February 20, 1814. He was a\\nsurvej-or for sometime and afterward read law\\nand practiced in Illinois. Ho received the ap-\\npointment of Surveyor-(Toneral of Xew Mexico,\\nand a few years after the same office for T tah.\\nAt tlie expiration of his official tei-m he re-\\nmoved to Fort Scott, Kan.sas, where ho was\\nLand Commissioner and interested in the Fort\\nScott and Gulf Railroad. From (his city he\\nremoved to Kansas City, whei o iieilicd August\\n1881.\\nDi-. and Mrs. Clark s fourth daughter, Ann\\nEliza, was born February 2, 181G; was married\\nto Mr. Hosmer Kellogg, of White Pigeon, a\\nprosperous merchant from Sheffield, Massa\\nchusetts. She resided in White Pigeon for\\ntwenty-five j-ears. Two sons and two daughters\\ncame to her home. Five years after the death\\nof Mr. Kellogg his wife removed to Ann Arbor\\nin order to secure better advantages for the\\neducation of her two sons. Mrs. Kellogg,\\nowing to her thorough education and earnest\\nChristian character, was very influential as a\\nmember of sociot}- in Ann Arbor. With one\\nor two others she originated a Ladies I^ibrary\\nAssociation, whicli celebrated its twentieth\\nanniversary April 1886. Mrs. Keliogg s\\nelder daugliter married Governor Hunt, of\\nColorado, and her younger daughter was mar-\\nried to C. T. McClure, of Denver. The sons\\nare settled in Colorado also. Mrs. Kellogg\\ncalls Denver her home, though much of her time\\nis spent in the East. For many j-cars she has\\ndevoted much time to the study of leaching of\\nthe Bible in select classes also to the interest\\nof foreign missions. Through her instrument-\\nality a Sunday school was established in a des-\\ntitute part of the city and a brick chapel\\nerected, in part as a memorial to her daughter,\\nMrs. Hunt.\\nThe twelfth ciiild that came to tlie home of\\nDr. and Mrs. Clark was Catiierine. She was\\nmarried to Colonel James Mitchell, who was a\\nsuccessful banker of Freeport, Illinois.\\nCharles A. Clark, the child of his parents old\\nage, was the most brilliant of all the brothers\\nand sisters. At his birth his parents solemnly\\ndedicated him to God for the Christian minis-\\ntry. He seemed to pos.sess in an eminent de-\\ngree the requisite qualifications for the wi ik.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0163.jp2"}, "164": {"fulltext": "148\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nbut liy overstuily hv lost his heallh wliilo in\\ncollege, althou!j;h he gi aduated with high\\nhonors and gave the valedictory address. He\\nwaited some time in the hope of returning\\nstrength, but was disappointed. He read law\\nin his brother s office, was admitted to the bar\\nand entered u])on that profession. He died aged\\ntwenty-nine, July, 1854.\\nUp to the present date (1888) tiiere have\\nbeen born to Dr. and Mrs. Clark one hundred\\nand eight descendants, of wiioni si.\\\\ty-si.\\\\ are\\nstill living.\\nOLIVER JOHNSON,\\nOne of the early settlers on the Uiver Kaisin,\\nwas born in the State of Connecticut, February\\n29, 1784. His ancestry is readilj traced back\\nto Isaac John.son, wiio was one of the fifty. two\\noriginal proprietors of Middletown, Connecti-\\ncut Eobert Johnson, the grandfather of Colo-\\nnel Oliver Johnson, died at Harrington, Con-\\nnecticut, in 1792. His mother s name was\\nSarah Blake, of Middletown; she was the\\nmotiier of eleven children, one of whom, Samuel\\nJohnson, Esq., by profession a lawyer, resided\\non the south side of First street, corner of First\\nand Scott streets, the site of the present resi-\\ndence of Louis Freidcnberg, where he died in\\nthe year 1836.\\nAnother brother, Elisha, spent several jears\\nin Europe during the eventful j ears of the gen-\\neral war a gentleman of literarj tastes, one\\nof the American correspondents of that time\\nwho contributed numerous letters to the Spring-\\nfield papers.\\nAnother brother, Royal Johnson, was en-\\ngaged in business as a merchant in Detroit,\\nwhere he died in 1819, a copartner with Colo-\\nnel Oliver Johnson.\\nIn the year 1818 Colonel Johnson purchased\\nthe lot corner of Front and Washington streets\\nfrom the original proprietor, Joseph Loranger,\\nerected the first brick residence on the street\\nand occupied it as such until the year 1834,\\nwhen he erected the residence on the public\\nsquare east of the court-house, whei-e he re-\\nsided until the time of his death. It is now\\nthe residence of his son, Charles G. Jolinson.\\nIn 1819 he was married to Eliza, the daughter\\nof Henry Disbrovv (sister of Mrs. Thomas G.\\nCole, who survives her), by the Rev. John Mon-\\nteith, bishop of Michigan so called, being prob-\\nably the first Pi-esbyterian minister of Michi-\\ngan Territory. There were four children born\\nof this marriage, two of whom died in early\\nchildhood. Charles G. Johnson still survives,\\nprobably one of the very few of his age who\\nare natives of Monroe. The daughter, Eliza-\\nbeth Phillips, was married in 1S44 to Talcott\\nE. Wing, Esq., of Monroe; died in the year\\n1857, leaving four children Talcott Johnson\\nWing, now a resident of Westfield, Massachu-\\nsetts; Charles R. Wing, a lawyer of Monroe\\nAustin E. Wing, United States Bank Examiner\\nfor the State of Michigan Harriet Armitage,\\nwho w.as married to James G. Little, a mer-\\nchant of Monroe, deceased, now residing in\\nMonroe, Michigan.\\nFor many years after Colonel Johnson set-\\ntled on the River Raisin, money was very\\nscarce, and merchandising was carried on by\\nbarter and exchange of grain and furs, which\\nwere disposed of at Detroit or Buffalo. Colonel\\nJohn.son was at an early day judge of probate\\nof the county of Monioe, appointed by the\\ngovernor of the T^rritory, which was the only\\noffice ever held by him, though alwaj s promi-\\nnent in politics and an active member of the\\nWhig party. Being a prominent anti-slaver}\\nman, he was one of the original promoters of\\nthe Republican party, which originated in\\nMichigan. Was elected as presidential elector,\\nand voted for General Fremont. About that\\ntime great bitterness of feeling was manifested\\non all sides. Many large business houses and\\nleading newspapers catered more or less to the\\nslavery element. The Presbyterian general\\nassembly passed some resolutions which were\\nso strong in sympathy with slavery that they\\nwere reported adversely upon by the synod of\\nMichigan through their committee, one of\\nwhom was Colonel Johnson. He was for many\\nyears and until his death one of fjie ruling\\nelders of the First Presbj^terian church of Mon-\\nroe. The New York Observer, for which he\\nhad subscribed for twenty-four j-ears, was\\nrepudiated and declined on account of its pro-\\nslavery sentiments.\\nMrs. Eliza Johnson, nee Disbrow, wife of\\nOliver Johnson, was born in Dayton, Ohio, and\\nrode from Dayton to the River Raisin on\\nhorseback, fording rivers, streams and marshes,\\narriving at the River Raisin in 1817, and re-\\nsided with her father on the Menard or Stewart\\nfarm until her marriage to Colonel Johnson in", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0164.jp2"}, "165": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERS, 1818-1837.\\n149\\n1819. Slio was an active inoniber of tlie Pres-\\nbyterian church from tiie time of its organiza-\\ntion in 1820. Her iiome was the resort and\\nhouse of entertainment for the ministiy at an\\nearly day, when the Rev. John Monteith, Eov.\\nNoaii Wells and Kev. Frontis ministered to\\nthis people. Mrs. Johnson survived her hus-\\nband, dying at her house in Monroe, where she\\nhad resided for fifty years, aged eighty-seven.\\nDANIKL S. BACON\\nWas among the earliest emigrants from the\\nState of New York to the Territory ol Michi-\\ngan, and was a resident of Monroe for nearlj^\\nhalf a century, lie was born in Onondaga,\\nNew York, in 1798. lie began his career in\\nthe new couiitr\\\\- as a teacher of a private\\nschool subsequently he was engaged in devel-\\noping various farming lands. He was also\\nassociated with Levi S. Humphrey in several\\nbusiness projects, and purchased lands in the\\nnorthern part of the State which eventually\\nshowed his wisdom and foresight, as they\\nproved quite valuable. He was at ati early\\ndate made a member of the legislative council\\nof the Territory and soon afterwards appointed\\nassociate judge. He served as judge of pro-\\nbate for the county of Monroe for three terms,\\nand held a number of other local positions in\\nwhich he acquitted himself with ability. He\\nwas an elder in the Presbyterian church. His\\ndignified bearing, pure and unaffected char-\\nacter, commended him to the esteem of all who\\nknew him. He died in Monroe, May, 18G6,\\nleaving one daughter, the widow of General\\nGeorge A. Custer.\\nPETER BENSON\\nCame to Aloriroo in the employ of Musgrove\\nEvans, a (Quaker, who was in 1S24 engaged\\nin surveying in the northern part of New\\nYiirk. It appears that Austin E. Wing visited\\nWatertown, New York, in that year, and rep-\\nresented Michigan as tlie garden of the world,\\ncontradicting the statements we fiml in the old\\nMorse history then generally used in schools,\\nwhich represented the Territory as good for\\nnothing; that government agents pronounced\\nit a swamp; that one hundred acres could\\nbe found in ilu Territory worth cuilivatiiig.\\nMusgrove Evans and wife, Peter Benson and\\nwife, Mr. Blood, Joseph W. Brown and Mr.\\nStetson were induced to emigrate from Jeffer-\\nson county; arrived after a tedious journey of\\na month, at Detroit, from thence to Monroe in\\na small sail vessel, requiring four daj s to travel\\ntlic distance that is now accomplished in one\\nhour and twelve minutes. On the 2d of June,\\nafter remaining in Monroe four davs, the party\\npurchased two yoke of oxen and journej ed on\\nto the site of the present village of Tec\\\\imsch,\\ncamping out at the Macon tlie first night the\\nland having previously been entered by Austin\\nE. Wing, b}- whom it was platted and laid out.\\nHe also purchased the adjoining eighty-acre\\ntract; Evans and Brown chopped the logs for\\na house, sent fifteen and twenty miles for\\nneighbors to help roll them up. and split u|)tho\\nshakes to cover it.\\nThe hardships and privations thej- were com-\\npelled to endure, the difficulties they had to\\nencounter, can only be understood by those of\\nexfierience in pioneer life without mills, with-\\nout boards, even the roughest, to cover and\\nprotect from storms. The next j car (1825),\\nby obtaining help from Monroe, thirty miles\\ndistant, raised a saw and grist-mill, obtaining\\nthe stone on the opening near for the grist-\\nmill. The following year the dam was carried\\noff by a freshet, and with the endorsement of\\nMr. Wing and Shubal Conant, obtained the\\npecuniary aid they needed to rebuild.\\nPeter Benson, alter remaining with the party\\nat Tecumseh a few years, returned to Monroe,\\npurchased and settled upon the farm on the\\nnorth side of the River Raisin known as the\\nGabriel Godfroy tract. Mr. Benson was the\\nagent in northern Michigan of a railroad com-\\npany in 1887 at the time of his death.\\nHis sister married Medard Couture, one of\\nthe pioneers, and after his death married James\\nKnaggs, to whom great prominence was given\\nin the War of 1812, as a successful Indian\\nfighter and spy.\\nAs the ])ioneers of Tecumseh obtained in\\nearly days all of their goods and supplies from\\nMonroe, the attachment between the citizens\\nbecame verj* strong and until tiie year 1845,\\nwhen the railroads were completed, the inter-\\nchange of social visits was of very frequent\\noccurrence.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0165.jp2"}, "166": {"fulltext": "150\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nHARRY CONANT\\nWas born April 19, 1790, in Mansfield, Connec-\\nticut. He was a lineal descendant of the first\\ncolonial governor of Ma.ssachusetts, Roo;er\\nConant, who emigrated from England in 1591.\\nWhen Dr. Conant was eleven years old he\\nmoved with his father to Middlebui Vermont,\\nwhore he graduated. He studied medicine for\\na time with a noted physician. Dr. Tudor,\\npracticing in that city, and afterwards went to\\nPittsficld, Massachusetts, where he continued\\nhis medical studies. In 1816 ho passed a suc-\\ncessful e.Kamination before the State Medical\\nCensors, and became a member of the Ver-\\nmont Medical Society.\\nDr. Conant selected Montreal, Canada, as the\\nfield of his future labors, but owing to the in-\\nfluence of his brothers, Shubal Conant, of De-\\ntroit, and Dr. Horatio, in Maumee, Ohio, he\\nremained but a short time in Canada. He\\ninvested his means in the lumber business in\\nWestern Pennsylvania. The venture not prov-\\ning as satisfactory as he was led to e.\\\\ peet, he\\ndisposed of his interest in lumber and in 182(1\\nsettled in Monroe, where lie resumed the prac-\\ntice of his profession in partnership with Dr.\\nLuther Parker, who had been establislie 1 in the\\nTerritory for some j ears.\\nDr. Conant soon became a prominent man\\nin the community, and widely known in the\\nyoung Territory. General Cass in 1824 ap-\\npointed him commissioner to locate a turnpike\\nfrom Detroit to Pontiac and Paint Creek in\\nOakland county. The same year General\\nCass appointed him sheriff of Monroe county.\\nTwo years later, when Cass was making\\ntreaties with the numerous tribes of Indians in\\nthe Northwest, he made Dr. Conant the at-\\ntending physician of his command, and he\\nwitnessed the signing of a treaty on the banks\\nof the Wabash in Indiana. Governor Wood-\\nbridge in 1826 appointed him surgeon of the\\nSecond Regiment of the territorial militia.\\nIn all that tended to the advancement and\\nmaterial interests of the new countrv, he was\\never foremost with his influence and mone\\\\\\nDr. Conant at his own expense provided build-\\nings for that branch of the Michigan University\\nlocated in Monroe, and provided the residence\\nfor the principal, Rev. Mr. Center, who came\\nfrom Albany, New York, to fill the position.\\nHe with Mr. Charles Noble and Colonel Oliver\\nJohnson founded the first young ladies semi-\\nnary, known as Miss McQueen s school, and\\npresided over by an accomplished and brilliant\\ncorps of teachers, who are still well and affec-\\ntionately remembered bj- many prominent\\nladies in this cit^-. In 1850 Rev. B. J. Boyd\\nwas called to the position of principal of a semi-\\nnary founded upon a much larger scale. Dr.\\nConant became a trustee and a ijenerous sup-\\nporter of this seminary, whicli flourished for\\nover a quarter of a century, and was of ines-\\ntimable value to many a young woman, who\\notherwise could not have enjoyed the privileges\\nof so broad a culture and of such varied ac-\\ncomplishments as The Young Ladies Seminary\\nfurnished.\\nThe first Whig |)a])er, known as the Monroe\\nGazette, was established in 1846 by Dr. Conant\\nand the Hon. T. G. Cole. Charles Lanman,\\nnow of Washington, was the editor for a few\\nmonths.\\nWhen the (i-ibralter and Plat Rock enter-\\n])rise promised a brilliant future. Dr. Conant\\nwas made treasurer of the company, and by his\\nenergy and capital endeavored to make it a\\nsuccess.\\nIt was in his profession which he loved and\\nhonored that he was best apjireciated, and not\\nuntil the Great Book is opened shall we know\\nhow often his helping hand was extended to\\nthe poor, the suffering and the sorrowing.\\nDr. Conant united with the Presbyterian\\nchurch in 1832, and was elected to the elder-\\nship the same 3 ear. His broad views and\\nliberal spirit did much for the prosperity of\\nthe church, which he recommended by his daily\\nliving. The older citizens will never forget his\\nsterling integrity. His benevolence without\\nostentation, his rare judgment of men, his un-\\nblemished i-eputation, deserve the title given\\nhim in the words of a former biographer, He\\nwas a Christian gentleman, which the writer\\nfrom a personal acquaintance heartily endorses.\\nHe died at his residence in the city of Mon-\\nroe September 2, 1851. Dr. Harry Conantwas\\nmarried June 4, 1821, to Miss Maria Stewart,\\nof Vermont, who still survives him, residing at\\nthe old homestead, growing old gracefully,\\ncordial, cheerful and happy in the attentions\\nand affections of her surviving children, feel-\\ning a lively interest in the current events of\\nthe day at home and abroad, appreciated by a\\nlarge circle of friends for her charity, liberality,\\ninfluence and interest in all efforts which for", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0166.jp2"}, "167": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0167.jp2"}, "168": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0168.jp2"}, "169": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0169.jp2"}, "170": {"fulltext": "^liui^^ JlrZ^^^^", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0170.jp2"}, "171": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERS, 1818-1837.\\nInl\\ntheii-iiim liavc the prosperity of our Fiedeoiner\\nkiiiijdoni.\\nAUSTIN K. WING,\\nSou of Enocli iiiui Mary (Oliver) Wins;;, was\\nborn at Conway, Massacluisetts, February 3,\\n17V\u00c2\u00bb2. When a lad he aecompanied his lather\\nto Marietta, Ohio, where the latter engaged in\\nmcrehandising and farming, and erected flour-\\ning and saw-mills on the banUs of the Mus-\\nkingum about three miles above the mouth of\\nthe river. Austin attended tiie academy at\\n(Jhillieothe, and com])leted his preparation\\nfor college at Athens College, Ohio. He entered\\nWilliams College, Massachusetts, in 1810, and\\ngraduated with honor in 1814. Immediately\\nafter ho graduated he married Harriet, the\\ndaughter of Deacon Benjamin Skinner, of\\nWilliamstown, Massachusetts; returned to Ma-\\nrietta and entered the law office of Governor\\nWilliam Woodbridge, one of the most promi-\\nnent and influential lawyers of Ohio.\\nOctober 13, 1813, General Lewis Cass was\\nappointed Governor of the Territory of Michi-\\ngan, and continued Governor until August 1,\\n1831, when he resigned and became a member\\nof General Jackson s cabinet. Governor Wood-\\nbridge and Governor Cass were both interested\\nin young Wing; advised him to accompan^^\\nthem to Michigan Territory, and were strong\\npersonal friends the remainder of their lives.\\nBy giving his note he obtained a horse, saddle,\\nbridle and saddle-bags, and on horseback ac-\\ncompanied them to Detroit and cntei-ed again\\nthe law office of Governor Woodbridge. Was\\nslieriff of the Territory for a number of 3 ears,\\nwhen his jurisdiction extended over the States\\nof Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan; rcsideil\\nou Bates street built the red warehouse and\\ndock at the foot of the street, which arc now\\nI l presented on the old maps of Detroit drawn\\nill 1S20.\\nlie represented the Territory in Congress\\ntVom 1825 tu 1829, successor of Kev. Gabriel\\nRichard, and again from 1831 to 1833; was\\nappointed and served for one term as United\\nStates mar.i(hal for the Southern District of\\nMichigan; was. for two terms regent of the\\nMichigan Universit} represented Monroe\\ncounty in the legislature of 1842; was one of\\nthe early members of the first Presbyterian\\nchurch of Detroit. He died at the Water-cure\\nSanitarium at Cleveland, August 25, 1849.\\nHad one sou and two daughters that attained\\ntheir majority: Talcott E. Wing, attorney and\\ncounselor, at Monroe Eliza, who married\\nMoses H. Whittier, merchant, of Monroe; and\\nHarriet, who married Charles T. .Mitchell,\\nbanker, of Hillsdale, Michigan.\\nIn the language of one of the leading citi-\\nzens of Detroit: Austin E. Wing was a gen-\\ntleman of more than ordinarj gifts and accom-\\nplishments, and became prominent in public\\nand pi-ivate life. Of great personal attractions,\\nthe social clement was prominent in him, and\\nhis wit bi oadened into a proverbial humor that\\nmade him sought by all who loved the bright\\nside of life. Far from being a raconteur of the\\nday s gossip, or the idle dispen.ser of other\\n])eople s jokes, he was a man of activity and\\nenergy, who won the high positions he reached\\nby the judicious use of the sterling ([ualities\\nwhich made him a whole man. His tone was\\nhigh. If his humor was broad and surprised\\nyou into suddcu laughter, its pleasure was al-\\ntogether healthful. He was equal to all the re-\\nquirements of the confidence reposed in him.\\nHe built and occupied during his residence\\nin Monroe, the stately mansion on the north\\nside of the River Raisin, now occupied by \\\\\u00c2\u00a5il-\\nliam Hall, Esq.\\nCHARLES NOBLK,\\nSon of Deodatus Noble, was born in Williams-\\ntown, Massachusetts, July 4, 1797; died in\\nDetroit, Michigan, December 26, 1874, aged\\nseventy-seven. He graduated at Williams Col-\\nlege in 1815, and read law in Williamstown\\nwith his uncle, Hon. Daniel Noble. He lelt for\\nthe West in 1818, and after a short residence in\\nCleveland, Ohio, removed in 1820, to French-\\ntown, now Monroe, Michigan. That place con-\\ntinued to be his residence, except from 1849 to\\n1853, as surveyor-general of the district em-\\nbracing Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, and from\\n1807 to 1874, in Detroit. He held many pub-\\nlic offices in Monroe county, viz., register of\\ndeeds, district attorney postmaster, Indian\\nagent, member of the general assembly, mem-\\nber of the legislative council from 1828 to 1829,\\npresident judge of the county- court from 1846\\nto 1850, surveyor-general fi-om 1849 to 1853.\\nMr. Noble was a man of deep convictions", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0173.jp2"}, "172": {"fulltext": "152\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand decided o])iiiions in all religious mattei s.\\nIn the year 1831 he first connected himself\\nwith the First Presbyterian church, and for a\\nnumber of years was a ruling elder therein.\\nShort!}- after removing to Detroit, lie became a\\nruling elder in the First Presbyterian cliui-ch\\nthere, and so remained until his death.\\nHe married May 16, 1828, Eliza Sims\\nWing, who was born in Marietta, Ohio, May 2,\\n1802, daughter of Enoch and Mary (Oliver)\\nWing, of Marietta, Ohio, and Phelps, New\\nYork. Children all born in Monroe, Michigan.\\nElizabetii Abby Noble, born July 15, 182G\\nmarried Eev. Hannibal L. Stanley. Charles\\nWing Noble, born February 13, 1828 married\\nJ. P. M)gatt first, C. G. Van Bui-en second, P.\\nMartine third. Ellen Electa Noble, born Au-\\ngust 7, 1832; married George S. Frost, of De-\\ntroit. Judge Conway Whittier Noble, born\\nOctober 7, 1842, is a successful lawj er of Cleve-\\nhind, Ohio, and present Judge of the Court of\\nAppeals of Cuyahoga county.\\nTHOMAS G. COLK\\nWas born in Canandaigua, New York. His\\nfather, Luther Cole, emigrated from Massa-\\nchusetts in 1785. He carried the first mail on\\nhorseback, in a leather pouch strapped around\\nhira, tbrougl) the Indian country to Utica; but\\nwas never molested, as the Indians respected\\nand admired his courage and honesty, and were\\nwont to consult him on matters of interest to\\nthe Six Nations. Kod Jacket was a devoted\\nfriend, as well as other chiefs. Luther Cole\\nwas also engaged in surveying the Holland\\nPurchase. He was a merchant for a number\\nof years in Canandaigua, where his children\\nwere born and educated. He valued an edu-\\ncation above all things, as the following extract\\nfrom one of his letters, dated February 24, 1817,\\nto his son, Harry T. Cole, attests\\nI need not again remind you that it is\\naltogether on account of the expense I do not\\nconsent for you to come home at each vacation.\\nYou say it is very unpleasant to stay in that\\nDutch Hole [Union College]. I know it, my\\ndear child, we all have to encounter many un-\\njjleasant things in the course of our lives. I\\ndid not send j-ou to college tor pleasure. You\\ndid not go there for \u00e2\u0096\u00a0pleasure, you went for an\\neducation, and it requires all my efforts and\\neconomy to keep you there until your educa-\\ntion is obtained besides once a year is often\\nenough to come home, considering the dis-\\ntance.\\nThus he early impressed upon his children\\nthe necessitj- of improving their opportunities,\\nas well as a self-respecting economy. His\\nchildren were all remarkable for the purity of\\ntheir language and general intelligence. Those\\nidentified with Michigan were the Honorable\\nHarry S. Cole, of Detroit, who was Attorney-\\nGeneral of the Territoiy of Michigan, and dis-\\ntinguished as a law^^er James Cole surveyed\\nsome of the first lands in the State, and wrote\\na very readable account of his travels; Joseph\\nC. Cole, the younger brother, was also a fine\\nwriter, and at various times interested with his\\nbrother Thomas G. Cole in business; one\\ndaughter, Mrs. Harriet Cole Fifield, was long a\\nresident of Monroe, and was noted for her\\nlu illiant wit and kind and generous heart.\\nThe subject of this sketch, Thomas G Cole,\\nwas a pupil of the celebrated Canandaigua\\nAcademy. He came with some of his com-\\npanions to Monroe in 1825, where he engaged\\nin the mercantile business and various agricul-\\ntural pursuits, as well as mills. He proved a\\nvery public-spirited citizen to tlie growing set-\\ntlement, and was ever foremost in improving\\nthe material interests of the town. It was\\noften said of him, To insure success in any\\npublic enterprise, it wasonly neeessarj- Thomas\\nG. Cole should advocate or lead. He was\\nidentified with the city canal, the first large\\nbrick hotel, the erection of the first brick block.\\nAfter leaving the mercantile business, he\\nwas largely interested in railroads. Mr. Cole\\nand the late Walter P. Clark were the contract-\\ntors for constructing the road between Monroe\\nand Hillsdale, of which when finished he was\\nappointed superintendent. He was next inter-\\nested in obtaining the right of way for a rail-\\nroad from Monroe to Toledo, which right when\\nsecured was sold to the Michigan Southern and\\nNorthern Indiana Eailroad Company. Mr. Cole\\nobtained the contract for the construction of the\\nroad, and completed the work in one year. It\\nwas then pronounced one of the best built roaiis\\nin the State.\\nDuring the latter years of his life he devoted\\nhis time to a largo and beautiful farm on the\\nnorth side of the river, fronting on Noble\\nAvenue; from that point it stretched north\\nabout a mile. He was interested in some of", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0174.jp2"}, "173": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERS, 1818-1837.\\n153\\nthe finest breeds of horses ever brou rht to the\\ncounty, iuui in the raising of mules, the sale\\nof which proved valuable to his estate at the\\noutbreak of the war.\\nMr. ole married Miss Mary E. Disbrow, a\\nbeautiful and accomplished young lady of Mon-\\nroe, who has long |)rcsided over his home, und\\never been foremost in promoting every good\\ncause.\\nMr. Tiiomas G. Colo was noted for many\\nsterling qualities. His integrity, energy, honor\\nand benevolence wei-e conspicuous throughout\\nhia useful life. He was a firm believer in\\nChristianity, and when in health a constant\\nattendant upon divine services.\\nHe died in Detroit (where he was under\\nmedical treatment), July 25, 18G2. Many of\\nthe citizens of Monroe repaired to Detroit to\\nreturn with his remains to Monroe, the railroad\\ncompany of which he had long been a director\\nsending a special train. He left a wife and\\nseven children. The eldest is Mrs. James A.\\nEaynor, of New York. The oldest son, James\\nLuther Cole, was born August 25, 18:50; died\\nApril 25, 1880. The second daughter is Mrs.\\nGeorge Armitage, of Monroe. The second son\\nis Henry T. Cole, of Monroe Harriet F. Cole\\nmarried Mr. Frank Tryon, of New York, July\\n25, 1805. The youngest daughter, Mary Dis-\\nbrow Cole, was married to Mr. John Bulkley,\\nof Monroe, June 22, 18G5. Daniel T. Cole was\\nborn January- 19, 1837, and is now a resident\\nof Monroe.\\nEXTR.\\\\CT FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE\\nFIRST STATE PIONEER SOCIETY.\\nMONROE COUNTY MEETING.\\nAugust 4, 1823, at a respectable meeting of\\nthe citizens of the county of Monroe for the\\npurpose of selecting a suitable person to repre-\\nsent the Territory in the next Congress of the\\nUnited States, Oliver Johnson, Esq., was called\\nto the chair, and Harry Conant appointed sec-\\nretary.\\nIt was then\\nResolved, That this meeting do now j^roceed\\nto select a suitable person to represent us as\\ndelegate in the next Congress.\\nWhereupon Austin E. Wing, Esq., being\\nselected, it was\\nResolved unanimously, That we will support\\nAustin E. Wing at the ensuing election, as our\\ndelegate to Congress, and that we will use all\\nfair and honorable means to promote his elec-\\ntion.\\nIt was then\\nResolved, That a committee of twelve bo ap-\\npointed to assist in carrying into ell ect the pre-\\nceding resolution, and that Benjamin Davis,\\nLuther Smith, Alcott C. Chapman, John Hobb,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0lohn Wendell, (ieorge Giles, Thomas Wilson,\\nWilliam Gale, Lewis Wells, David M. Jacobs,\\nWilliam Brown and Benjamin F. Stickney,\\nconstitute said committee.\\nIt was then unanimously\\nResolved, That the proceedings of this meet-\\ning be signed bj the chairman and secretary,\\nand published in the Detroit Gazette.\\nOliver Johnson, Chairman.\\nHarry Conant, Secretary.\\nDETKOIT MKRTING.\\nAt a numerous meeting of the citizensof the\\ncity of Detroit friendly to the election of Austin\\nK. Wing, Esq., at the house of Alexander\\nCampbell, on the 18th day of August, 1823,\\npursuant to notice, John Hunt was called to the\\nchair, and B. F. H. Witherell appointed secre-\\ntary.\\nOn motion it was\\nResolved unaniynously That we have the\\nmost perfect confidence in the talents, integ-\\nrity and independence of. Austin K. Wing,\\nEsq., and that he be recommended to our\\nfellow-citizens as a suitable per.son to represent\\nthis Territory as a delegate in the next Con-\\ngress of the United States.\\nResolved, That the chairman and secretary\\nbe appointed to draft an address, recommend-\\ning Mr. Wing as a candidate for the office of\\ndelegate, to the electors of this Territory.\\nResolved, That the proceedings of this meet-\\ning l e signed by the chairman and .secretary,\\nand published in the Detroit Gazette.\\nResolved, That this meeting do now adjourn\\nto Thursday evening next.\\nJohn Hunt, Chairman.\\nB. F. II. WiTiiKRKLL, Secretary.\\nFriknds and Fellow Citizkns: In offering\\nto you the name of Austin E. Wing, Esq., as a\\ncandidate for the office of delegate from our\\nTerritory to the next Congress, we do not be-\\nlieve that his claims will be best e.siabli.shed by\\nassailing the feelintrs or characters of opposing", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0175.jp2"}, "174": {"fulltext": "154\\nHISTORY OF MONROK COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncandidates or their friends. Let others claim\\nfor their candidates the exclu.sive talents, in-\\ntegrity, wealth, influence, or the entire credit\\nof originating the change in the form of gov-\\nernment. We will not. But we will saj that\\nfor talents, independence and intrepiditj^ of\\nthought and action, Austin E. Wing, Esq., is\\nnot surpassed by any candidate before trlie pub-\\nlic. Ho is not the incumbent of any lucrative\\noffice under the Government of the United\\nStates he has not a large fortune or powerful\\nrelatives at Washington. But his friends may\\nfearlessly assert that he has ever been the\\nfriend and invariable supporter of his coun-\\ntry s rights, and her republican institutions.\\nUniformly accessible to all classes of his fellow-\\ncitizens, his success will depend on their .spon-\\ntaneous and unbiased opinions, and not on the\\nexertions or influence of the distribution of\\npromises and favor.\\nMr. Wing was in Detroit zealously engaged\\nwith many friends to effect a change in the\\nform of government, and the correction of ex-\\nisting abuses, before the individual for whom\\nthe exclusive credit is claimed had ever\\nseen our Territory. From that period to the\\npresent, he has filled offices of trust and im-\\nportance under the Territorial and United\\nStates Government, with intelligence, fidelity\\nand firmness.\\nTo all public improvements and institutions\\nhe has contributed not unfrequentl^ be3 ond\\nhis means. To explore our Territory and point\\nthe stranger and emigrant to its advantages,\\nhe has given his time and impaired his health.\\nEducated at one of the most respectable liter-\\nary institutions of our country, he graduated\\nwith honorable distinction. With the prin-\\nciples and policy of our Government he is\\nthoroughly acquainted. He has been long a\\nresident of the Territory and personally ac-\\nquainted with the wants and wishes of our\\nfellow-citizens; their just claims hitherto neg-\\nlected by the Government will find in him a\\nwarm and able supporter. For this man we\\nsolicit your support. His virtues and talents\\nwill never discredit the high estimate his\\nfriends have formed of them. By the annexed\\nnominations you will discover the sentiments\\nof a large portion of the American and a por-\\ntion of tiie French population.\\nJohn Hunt, Chairman.\\nB. F. H. WiTHERELL, Secretary.\\nVOICE OF THE FRENCH CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY OP\\nMONROE.\\nAt a large and respectable meeting of the\\ninhabitants of Fronchtown, in the county of\\nMonroe, holden at the house of Francois Las-\\nselle, Esq., on the 27th day of June, A. D. 1831,\\nJohn B t. Cicotte, Esq., was called to the chair,\\nand Francois Lasselle and John B t. Besseau,\\nEsqrs., were appointed secretaries.\\nThe object of the meeting iiaviiig been stated\\nby the chairman, James J. Godfroy, Esq., Felix\\nMettez, Francoiu Mouton, and Hyacintli Beau-\\nregard, were appointed a committee for the pur-\\npose of drafting resolutions and an address to\\nthe electors on the subject of the ensuing elec-\\ntion.\\nThe committee retired and after a short time\\nreturned and reported to the meeting the fol-\\nlowing resolutions, with the address, which\\nwere adopted by the meeting without a dissent-\\ning voice\\nResolved nnanimoudy, That this meetiiii^ do\\napprove of the doings of the Republican con-\\nvention holden at Detroit on the 4th of March\\nlast, at which convention Austin E. Wing was\\nnominated as a candidate for delegate.\\nResolved, That we will by all fair and honor-\\nable means endeavor to secure the election of\\nAustin E. Wing, long known to us as a tal-\\nented, industrious and honorable citizen, whose\\ninterest is identified with our country, and\\nwliose best eff orts we have every reason\\nfor believing will be exerted in favor of the\\nTerritory generally, frej from sectional preju-\\ndices.\\nResolved, That from a long acquaintance\\nwith the jjrivate and public character of Mr.\\nW^ing, we are well assured of his integrity, pa-\\ntriotism and love of country and we want no\\nbetter evidences of these facts, than the ser-\\nvices he has heretofore, in the cajjacity of dele-\\ngate, rendered our citizens and our Territory.\\nResolved, That we look upon Mr. Wing as a\\ngenuineUepublican, educated in the Jeffersonian\\nschool, belonging to the party consisting of the\\npeople, and who have the interest of the people\\nat heart; and we look upon any attempts to\\ndeprive him of his hard earned and invaluable\\nreputation, as a direct insult upon the jjeople\\nthemselves, the dernier ressort of unprincipled\\nand desperate pioliticians.\\nResolved, That in our endeavors to promote\\nthe election of Mr. Wing, we shall be content", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0176.jp2"}, "175": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERS, 1818-1837.\\n155\\nto rely upon his own meiits, upon his knowl-\\nedge of our country, and the intelligence of\\nour French brethren tliat we will not exact\\nwritten pledges in support of Mr. Wing;\\nand tiiat tlie friends of General Williams in\\nattempting to obtain written pledges to his sup-\\nport, and in appointing gentlemen on commit-\\ntees without their knowledge, and against their\\nknown wishes, have endeavored to degrade the\\ncharacter of Frenchmen, a character which we\\nare proud to own, and determined to maintain.\\nResolved, That a committee of vigilance, con-\\nsisting of ten from this township, be appointed,\\nand that Hyacinlhe Bougard, .Tosepli Bosome,\\nFeli.x Mettez, James J. Godfroy, John B t.\\nBesseau, John B t. Cicotte, Francois Lasselle,\\nTouissant Soleau, Washington Bond, and Ale-xis\\nLabadie, be that committee.\\nJi e-folved, That the preceedings of the meet-\\ning bo signed by the chairman and secretaries,\\nand bo published in the Detroit Journal, and\\nin handbills in the French and English lan-\\nguages.\\nJ. B t. Cicotte, Chairman.\\nJean B t. Besseau,\\nFrancois Lasselle,\\nSecretaries.\\nADDRESS.\\n(Without Date.)\\nFellow-Citizens: By the above proceed-\\ning you will preceive that we have nominated\\nas a candidate for delegate at the ensuing elec-\\ntion, Austin E. Wing, a man known personally\\nto most of you who are now residents of this\\ndistrict. His character needs no eulogy from\\nus; his talents, acquirements and business\\nhabits, his long residence in our countr} and\\nthe fact of his interest beingidentified with the\\ninterest of the countj-y, render him eminently\\ncalculated to promote your interests and the\\ninterests of the Territory generallj His ac-\\nquaintance, too, with the officers at Washing-\\nton city, his knowledge of business there, his\\nacquaintance with the officers of the different\\ndepartments, with the members of both houses\\nof Congress, and his experience in legislative\\nproceedings, render him peculiarly well fitted\\nfor the office of delegate.\\nTo you, or to our fellow-citizens generallj^,\\nit would be unnecessary and worse than use-\\nless to attempt any vindication of the charac-\\nter of Mr. Wing. The infamous stories that\\nhave been set afloat in the Free Press, and\\notherwise circulated by the propagators of\\nthem to destroy his election, we consider of too\\ninfamous a character, and the publishers of\\nthem too well known to you as uni)rinci])led\\ndemagogues and office seekers, to require from\\nus even a passing remark suffice it to say,\\ntherefore, that they have not the semblance of\\ntruth, and have the mark of falsehood stamped\\nn|)on their front.\\nWho are they, fellow-citizens, who are ac-\\ntivel3 engaged against Mr. Wing We ask\\nyou to look about you and see who are in their\\nfront ranks. Are they not office holders and\\noffice seekers Have they anything to lose in\\nthe matter Are they not actuated by hopes\\nof gain Are their interests identified witli\\nyour own Fellow-citizens, wo ask of you to\\npause and reflect. Are they not interlopers\\nupon us, j)ensioned agents of a party? Who\\nare the opposing candidates Is not one a\\nvestige of the Hartford convention, a branch\\nof one of the most aristoci-atic families in Mas-\\nsachusetts, a trumpeter of his own democracy,\\na political demagogue When have we ever\\nheard any good as coming from him Where are\\nthe public services, what are the claims which\\nSamuel Dexter can urge upon us for our suf-\\nfrages Let him answer who can. And who is\\ntToneral John R. Williams, whose name lias lately\\nbeen spread in lai-ge ca])itals before the people of\\nthis Territorj- We ask you, fellow-citizens,\\nwho is he that he should obtain your votes Is\\nhe not the same brave general who abandoned\\nhis fireside, his friends, and you, fellow-citizens,\\nduring the late war to get clear of the dangers\\nand trials of that war When the tomahawk\\nand scalping knife were playing about your\\nwives and children during the last war, was\\nGeneral Williams there to throw over you his\\nprotecting shield? When the British and In-\\ndians were throwing firebrands into your\\nhouses and barns and leaving desolation and\\ndeath in their progress through our country,\\nwas General Williams there to assist you in\\nwarding off the blow In these times that tried\\nmeti s souls, where was the mighty man, this\\nhero who has filled the measure of his country s\\nglory, this man who spoke hisown mighty deeds\\nin a handbill a few years since setting forth his\\nown [ualifications Why, fellow-citizens, you\\ncannot have forgotten his passage through\\nCanada, and that he finally fixed him.self safely\\nand away from the dangers of war and the", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0177.jp2"}, "176": {"fulltext": "156\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ndifficulties that .suiToinided you, in the city of\\nAlbauy, where he couUi remain quite free from\\niiny danger, and when through the instrument-\\nality of friends he received the appointment of\\ncaptain of a company of militia, and was called\\nu^jon to lead this comi^any to New York, to\\nassist in the defense of our sea-board, where\\nwas General Williams then Whj-, indisposed\\nyes, fellow-citizens, indisposed, and his lieuten-\\nant bravely led on the company to the defense.\\nWho was it that in 1814 vilified and derided\\nyour reverend prolate, Gabriel Richard, and\\nsowed the seeds of discord in your church, and\\npublished a handbill in French and Eng-\\nlish, containing the vilest of slanders We\\nask you, was it not the same General Williams?\\nFellou-citizens, we will not longer weary\\nyou by the recital of the facts respecting these\\nmen, that would make a patriot blush. These\\nare the men that are held uj) before you as\\nRepublicans, who have rendered services to the\\ncountry, and are, therefore, entitled to your\\nsupport and favors. Is it so? We anticipate\\nyour answer. To the polls then, fellow-citizens,\\nand show by your votes for Austin E. Wing,\\nthe people s candidate, that you are Republi-\\ncans in deed and in fact. That you love your\\ncountry and your country s Iriends, and that\\nyou are governed by nobler principles than\\nthe shackles of party could j)rescribe. Give\\nyour votes to that man who will serve you\\nbest; and if you do, we are satisfied they will\\nbe given for Austin E. Wing.\\nSimilar meeting were held in Oakland county,\\nHamtramck, River Rouge.\\nINSTRUCTIONS.\\nDetroit, July 31, 1824.\\nGentlemen: The annuities payable by law\\nto the Pottawatomie Indians amount to ten\\nthousand seven hundred dollars. Of tliis sum\\nsix thousand five hundred dollars have been\\nsent to Chicago, and the residue, being four\\nthousand two hundred dollars, is committed to\\nyour charge to be transported to the River\\nRaisin. Seventeen hundred dollars of this\\namount are destined for the Wabash and Elk-\\nhart Pottawatomies and will be paid at Port\\nWayne. You will please delivfer it to Messrs.\\nR. A. and T. Forsyth, who will be at Monroe\\non VV ednesday or Thursday next, and who will\\ntransport it to Fort Wayne, to be distributed\\nby the agent there. You will take a receipt\\nfor the money there paid. The remainder of\\nthe annuity, being two thousand five hundred\\ndollars, }-ou will distribute equally among the\\nPottawatomies at Monroe. You will first, from\\nthe best information you can procure, make an\\nestimate of the numbers at the different villages\\nand bands who will jjrobably attend for the\\npurpose of receiving a share of the money. As\\nthese bands arrive you will collect all the indi-\\nviduals together, and divide among them\\nequally and fairly the amount allotted to the\\nband. The payments will be made by one of\\nyou and to no other person but an Indian.\\nThe only distinction you will make in the divis-\\nion will be in favor of a few of the old and in-\\nfluential chiefs. To tliese you may allow a\\nlarger sum, not, however, exceeding forty or\\nfifty dollars.\\nI am desirous that the Indians should re-\\nmain as little time as possible at the River\\nRaisin. You will therefore use j-our exertions\\nto pay them, and persuade them to return as\\nsoon as you can.\\nSome claims against the Pottawatomies will\\nbe herewith handed you, and should there\\nbe any others tendered 3 ou, you will re-\\nceive and examine them. If you are satisfied\\nof their justice you will make a demand upon\\nthe Indians for the amount and endeavor to\\npersuade them to pay it. Whatever you may\\nreceive you will pay to the part#H interested.\\nAnd you will I eport to me as well those claims\\nwhich are allowed and paid, as those which are\\nrejected. You will take regular receipts for all\\nyour jjaymouts.\\nThe annuities due to the Ottawa Indians\\namount to five thousand three hundred dollars.\\nOf this sum three thousand six hundred dollars\\nare ])ayable and have been paid at the Miami\\nb}- Mr. Stickney. Six hundred and fifty dollars\\nof the residue have been paid here to the band\\nof Cocoche or the negroes. The remainder,\\namounting to one thousand and fifty dollars,\\nyou will pay to the Kekalimazoo and Washte-\\nnaw Ottawas. You will jjursue the same pro-\\ncess both in apportionment and in all other\\nrespects as I have before provided for the pay-\\nment of the Pottawatomies. I enclose a state-\\nment of Mr. Stickney respecting a claim against\\nthe Washtenaw Ottawas, which you will ex-\\namine and decide.\\nThe Ottawa chief, Keewaakwishkum, has", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0178.jp2"}, "177": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0179.jp2"}, "178": {"fulltext": "rl^ ^i\\n^Z^ ^z^\\nT^^ C //.\\\\J o(^\u00e2\u0082\u00aciZ y", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0180.jp2"}, "179": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERS, 1818-1837.\\nbeen a faithful frioiiii oftlie United States, and\\nthrough his exertions prineipally the Ottawa\\ncession at the treaty of Chicago was made. I\\nwish lio ma}- be jjarticularl}- remembered.\\nVour compensation will be two dollars per\\nday, and the expenses of the two gentlemen\\nwho leave here upon the business will be borne\\nliy the United States.\\nVery respectfully, gentlemen,\\nI am, your ob l serv t\\n.Iamks Connkr, Lew Cass.\\nHnENEZER Reed,\\n(Iaiuuet, Godfroy,\\nCharles Noiu.e,\\nKsquircs.\\nHARVEY STONE\\nWas l)orn in Onondaga county, near Syracuse,\\nFebruary 19, 1815. At the age of seven j-ears\\nhe. with his fatlier and mother, their little\\nf:imily, and several relatives, emigrated to\\nMonroe, Michigan, making nearly the entire\\ntlistance with ox teams. They found but few\\nwhite settlers among the mixed French and\\nIndians at that place, and Mr. Stone was about\\nthe last of those earl}- j)ioneers, the others\\nhaving dropped by the wayside as the years\\n]iasscd on. He saw the town grow from an\\nIndian trading post to the present beautiful\\nlittle city of which every Monroeitc is so justly\\nproud, and was always pleased to tell of the\\nchanges which he had seen take place. He\\nlived on the farm which his father settled for\\nsixty-two years, selling it in 1884, and i-e-\\nmoving his family to the city. He was gentle\\nand unassuming in his manners, of a retiring\\ndisjiosition, but thoroughly beloved by all who\\nknew him. One I arcly meets with sucli an u]\\nright character as was his, or one in whom\\neverybody so completely trusted. His kindly\\nilis|iosition was best known in his own home,\\nwhere he was revered and loved. He, with his\\nwife, removed to Tjas Vegas in the I all, to visit\\ntheir children, who had all settled in that\\nlily. He had been in good health until Aj)ril,\\nI when nervous prostration or general de-\\nbility laid hold upon him, terminating in his\\ndeath. All that human skill could devise or\\nl viiig kindness suggest was done to keep the\\nItar father, but it was not to be. Ho ex-\\njiressed himself as ready to go, anti wanted\\npeace. Ho leaves a wife, a daughter. Miss\\nLucy, and two sons, Fred and Frank, to mourn\\nhis loss. The funeral took place from the\\nfamily residence on Tilden street, Las Vegas,\\nMarch 20, 1888, the services being conducted\\nby Rev. James Frazer, and a large concourse\\nof friends were in attendance.\\nHARVEY AU.STIN\\nWas born in Skaneateles, Onondaga county.\\nNew York, January 9, 180;i. In 182-1 he came\\nto Michigan Territory and located at Ann\\nArbor, where he engaged in the manufacture\\nof leather. In 1832 he removed to Brooklvn,\\nJackson county, where he engaged in agri-\\nculture. His second son, who still survives\\nhim, was the first male child born in the\\npresent town of Brooklyn. He was jjost-\\nniaster, justice of the peace, and elder in the\\nPresbyterian church, in which last relation he\\nwas very highly esteemed. He removed to\\nMonroe and died at hisfarmin the town of Mon-\\nroe on the south side of the River Raisin, Feb-\\nruary 4, 1866. He had three sons, all of whom\\nenlisted in the War of the Rebellion. The\\nyoungest was killed at Malvern Hill, Virginia.\\nThe second son, Henry R. Austin, is the only\\nsurvivor, who is now and has for years been\\neagaged in the United States mail service, and\\nhighly esteemed as an elder in the First Pres-\\nbyterian church of Monroe.\\nALFRED G. BATES.\\nAmong our early pioneers no one was better\\nor more favorably known than Alfred G.\\nBates. For years at his farm on the K ai.sin,\\nand later in the city itself, he was thoroufhiy\\nidentified with the settlement and growth of\\nMonroe and Monroe county. Alfred was the\\nson of Phineas P. Bates, of Canandaigua, New\\nYork. Phineas P. Bates was the son of Phineas\\nBates, who purchased in 1790 what is now\\nknown in Canandaigua as Brookside or\\nThe Bates farm, and moved his family there\\nin February, 1791, traveling from Connecticut\\nwith a sled drawn by oxen. His was the\\nseventh family settling in Canandaigua, at\\nthat time the western limit of the settlements\\nin the State of New York in fact there were\\nfew settlers west of Schenectadv.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0183.jp2"}, "180": {"fulltext": "158\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nPhincas Bates liad four sons Stephen, born\\nin Granville, Massachusetts; Asher, born in\\nHartland, Connecticut; Phineas P., born in\\nHartland, Connecticut; and David C, born in\\nCanandaigua, New York. These sons all took\\nactive parts in the early settlement of western\\nNew York, and were noted for their inde-\\npendence of character and sterling integrit}\\nPhineas P. Bates had three sons Alfred G.,\\nGeorge C, and John S. Alfred and George\\nremoved to Michigan, where they settled;\\nAlfred in Monroe as a farmer in 1834, and\\nGeorge C. in Detroit as a lawyer a year or two\\nlater. John S., well known b}- the older citi-\\nzens of Monroe, remained at the homestead in\\nCanandaigua and died there in 1855. George\\nC, for many years one of the prominent law-\\nyers of Michigan, subsequently went to Cali-\\nfornia, living at different times in California,\\nUtah (whore he was United States District\\nAttorney), and Colorado, where he died in\\n1885. Alfred remained a citizen of Monroe\\ncounty until his death, in 1881.\\nThis little sketch of the family of Alfred\\nBates will give to any one familiar with New\\nEngland and New England traditions an idea\\nof the character of the man. He was purely\\nof the New England type, liberalized in trans-\\nplanting to western soil. Generous by nature,\\nhis sympathy for his fellows was strongly de-\\nveloped by the struggles consequent xxpon the\\nearly settlement of the country, and he was\\nknown as one of the most unselfish and kind-\\nhearted of that splendid band of men who\\nsettled in Monroe at about the same time he\\ndid. Monroe \u00e2\u0096\u00a0was then a New England colony,\\nsupplanting the original French settlers; a\\ncolony composed of men of such intelligence\\nand strength of character that in the early\\ndays of the State it was known as the Inde-\\npendent State of Moni-oe. Two years after\\nhis arrival he was elected sheriff of the county,\\nand was subsequently appointed deputy United\\nStates marshal for the district of Michigan.\\nWhile occupying these positions he took a very\\nprominent part in breaking up some of the\\nwonderfully organized bands of counterfeiters\\nand horse thieves, whose operations extended\\nfrom the Mississijjpi to the lakes. The history\\nof the exploits of these bold marauders in the\\ngreat wilderness through which they operated\\nseems like the tales that are told of the roman-\\ntic characters of the Spanish Main, and of the\\nrobber bands in the Black Forest of Germany.\\nMr. Bates s intelligence, coolness and dauntless\\ncourage especitdly fitted him for the dangerous\\nwork of suppressing these outlaws, and the\\nrecords of the State s prison bear the names of\\nmany desperate characters that he succeeded\\nin placing behind its bars. At different times\\nMr. Bates filled other local positions of moi-e or\\nless prominence, serving one term in the legis-\\nlature but he was a modest, retiring gentle-\\nman, devoting most of his life to his private\\nbusiness, and interesting himself in the affairs\\nof others only as his s^ mpathies were enlisted\\nby his neighboi-s and friends, among whom\\nhe was held in the highest possible esteem.\\nA sketch of the life of an ordinary indi-\\nvidual, like the history of a peaceful commu-\\nnity, requires but little space. Yet it is in the\\nhomes of those modest American gentlemen,\\nand in these quiet religious communities, that\\nare planted and cultivated those principles of\\npatriotism and unselfish consideration for the\\nrights of others, that distinguish Americans\\nfrom the citizens of other nationalities, and\\n7iiake the educated Americans the peers of the\\ntitled aristocrats of the world. Mr. Bates as\\nan individual, and Monroe as a community,\\nare but fair types of other individuals and\\ncommunities of similar origin. In them we\\nsee the development under most favorable\\nauspices of the character of the Puritan, en-\\nlarged, broadened and softened of many of its\\nasperities by suffering, by struggle and success.\\nThe devotion to duty is still there, the capacity\\nfor self-sacrifice daily illustrated, while charity\\nfor the weakness of others, without which no\\ncharacter can be lovely, becomes a mantle so\\nlarge that with it they are enabled to envelop\\nthe whole human race.\\nToone who hasknown the subjectof this little\\nsketch, and known his neighbors and friends in\\nMonroe county, it seems a pity that those coming\\nafter us must, of necessity, have so little appre-\\nciation of the real strength and nobleness of\\ntheir characters. Their lives were passed in\\nsuch quiet and unostentatious ways that with-\\nout a personal knowledge of the trials and\\ndifficulties surrounding them it is impossible to\\nappreciate the results of those lives. Their\\ndescendants and successors who find the forests\\ncleared away, the marshes drained, and the\\ncountr}- converted from a dense wilderness to a\\nbeautiful park; log school-houses replaced by", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0184.jp2"}, "181": {"fulltext": "BIOGKAl HIES OF PIONEKRS, 1818-1837.\\nI;-)\\nl)iiil(liiii;s \\\\v(ir(li\\\\- of boiiiiC ciillod temples of\\nlearning; cluirehos everywhere pointing their\\ns])ircs to that invisible God upon whom these\\nearnest men depended for their dail3 food us\\nwell as mental strength, can never appreciate\\ntheir struggle as tho} gave their lives in un-\\ninterrupted toil to accomplish this magical\\ncliangc. They have passed away, hut in this\\ncase the good tlioy have done lives after them.\\nMr. Bates raised a large family, consisting of\\nthree sons and four daughters. Like their pre-\\ndecessors they have all migrated, and are now\\nliving in different parts of the country. Not\\none of the family so long and so favorably\\nknown in _Miinroe is now a citizen of the county\\nor Stale.\\nAlfred G. Bales was born at Canandaigua,\\nNew York, June 2a, 1810 married Miss Betsej\\nAnn Elliot in April, 1S:^3. They were the\\nparents of twelve children, of whom seven\\nreached the age of maturity.\\nMajor Elliot Bates, the eldest son, entered\\nWest Point Militarj- Academj- in ISi A, gradu-\\nated in 18(55, and was a.ssigned to the Second\\nCavalry, United States army, in which he\\nserved as lieutenant, adjutant and caj)tain until\\nMarch, 1875, when he wasappoirited major and\\n]iaymaster of the Ignited States army, which\\nposition he now holds and is stationed at St.\\nPaul; was married in December, 1875, to Cai o-\\nline K. McCorkle, of New York city; has two\\nciiihlrcii, Elliot and Mar}-. Ho is an accom-\\nlished gentleman, and much esteemed as a\\nwise and prudent officer.\\nMiss Nellie married Mr. William Taylor, a\\nwholesale merchant of Toledo, Ohio.\\nMiss Sarah married Mr. William V. Law-\\nrence, a wholesale merchant of Montreal,\\nCanada.\\nAddle Granger Bates niMrricd Mr. Burk\\nStone, a wholesale merchant of Chicago.\\nAgnes A. Bates married Mr. Arthur W. Wel-\\nlington, civil engineer, and editor of Eiujineer-\\niiig Newt-, of New York city.\\nIlenr^ Bates, the second son, is a civil and\\nmining engineer, a graduate of the Michigan\\nI nivei sit} now identified with the fortunes of\\nLcadville and Gunnison, Colorado, and in jjoint\\nof time one of the pioneers of that State.\\nJohn S. Bates is married and living in Mont-\\nreal, Canada, and one of the firm of Davis Law-\\nrence Manufacturing Companj-.\\nPATRICK (iOl.DEN\\nW^as born at Boyle, Ireland, in 1807. He left\\nhome at twenty-two years of age, and landed at\\nQuebec after seven weeks and three dajs of\\nsailing. He took steamer from Quebec to Mon-\\ntreal, then took Durham boat drawn by four\\nhorses and poled by men to Lachino Rapids\\ntheir boat was drawn over the rapids by\\ntwenty-three yoke of oxen; from thence by\\nsteamer to Oswego, N. Y., from thence to\\nSyracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Toledo, and ar-\\nrived at Monroe in October, 18l!5. Was a\\ncarpenter by trade, and was boss carpenter in\\nbuilding the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad\\nfrom Toledo to Adrian. Purchased eighty\\nacres of land in Lenawee county. Built by\\ncontract the Mansion House in Ohio City, the\\nfirst hotel built in that city. Was in the em-\\nploy of Stevens Storms, and assisted in build-\\ning the residence of Dr. George Landon, near\\nthe site of the pld Michigan Southern Railroad\\ndepot in the first ward also the residence of\\nParson John O Brien in the fii st ward. As-\\nsisted Mr. George Bachelor in building the first\\nMethodist church on Motiroc street. With\\nPeter Beitzel (father of Henry Beitzel, of this\\ncity), Egbert Cole and Alexander Ragen, built\\nthe first Methodist church in Ann Arbor. As-\\nsisted in building for General Henr^ Smith his\\nresidence on Elm avenue in the city of Monroe,\\nnow owned and occupied by L E. Ilgianfritz\\nalso the residence of Mr Clancy on First street\\nin third ward, now owned and occupied by\\nSidney Prentiss.\\nPatrick Golden was married to Mary Mc-\\nDonough May 3, 1838. Immediatelj there-\\nafter be took the contract for and built for the\\nMichigan Southern Railroad six miles of rail-\\nroad from Ossco to Hillsdale under General\\nLevi S. Humpiirey, commissioner of the State,\\ntaking three years to complete the contract.\\nAfter completing this contract, he built for\\nthe same parties eight miles of Michigan South-\\nern Railroad west of Coldwater. Mr. Golden\\nwas extonsivel}- engaged in burning and selling\\nlime for a number of years. He took a con-\\ntract for building a large portion of the plank\\nroad from .Monroe to Flat Rock, which proved\\na total loss to him. Mr. Golden purchased and\\nimproved a farm of 128 acres on Sandy Creek,\\nbuilt a handsome residence thereon, and after\\noccupying il^but four years, it was with all his", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0185.jp2"}, "182": {"fulltext": "160\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nfurniture destroyed by fire. He subsequently\\ndeeded one-half of the farm to his son William.\\nMr. Patrick Golden had four sons and one\\ndaughter: William, who married Mary Lynch,\\nresides on his farm on Sandy Creek; Jo8ej)h,\\nwho married the daughter of John Davis,\\nof this city Augustus, who married the\\ndaughter of James Pentony, of this city\\nCharles, who married the daughter of Touis-\\nsant Soleau, now the prosecuting attorney of\\nMonroe county; Maria, who married the son of\\nTouissant Soleau, of this city.\\nPatrick Golden visited his old home in Ire-\\nland in 1885 after an ab.seuce of half a century.\\nHe found but five of his old acquaintances\\nliving.\\nSEBA MURPHY\\nWas bora at Scituate, Ehode Island, July L 5,\\n1787, and when quite young was connected\\nwith the large and respectable mercantile\\nand commercial house of DeGraff, Walton Co.,\\nof Schenectad}- In 1812 he was sent to Can-\\nada to take charge of a branch establishment,\\nand whiletherethe war with Great Britain broke\\nout. In endeavoring to effect his escape to the\\nUnited States he undertook with other Amer-\\nicans to cross the ice from Bath, Canada West,\\nto Cape Vincent. A blinding and furious snow-\\nstorm coming on at the time caused them to lose\\ntheir way, and he unfortunatel} fell into the\\nice and froze his feet; being thus discovered by\\nthe British picket guard, he was seized as a\\nprisoner of war and carried back to Kingston.\\nHe suffered the amputation of both of his\\nfeet, and was detained there until rescued by\\nBen Johnson and other members of the Ma-\\nsonic order of Bath, who managed to conceal\\nhim in the bottom of a sleigh filled with bags\\nof oats, drove him to Prescott, and during the\\nnight safely conveyed him across the river to\\nOgdensburg. Keturning to Schenectady he re-\\nmained there until the spring of 1818, when he\\nremoved to Ovid, Seneca county. New York,\\nand engaged in mercantile business with Colo-\\nnel Philip R. Tull, late of Monroe, Michigan.\\nHe there held the office of county clerk for two\\nsuccessive terms.\\nIn the year 1835 he removed to Monroe city,\\nMichigan, in which place he held the office of\\ncounty commissioner. State senator, register of\\ndeeds, for many years the financial agent in\\nthis city of the Michigan Southern Eailway\\nCorapanj and county treasurer for two terms.\\nThe latter office he held at the time of his\\ndeath, and while in the discharge of the duties\\nincident to it at the capital, he was summoned\\nto exchange the fleeting pleasures of earth for\\nthe purer and more exalted joys of a higiier\\nand better state of existence, and on the morn-\\ning of the 16th of November, 1854, with abid-\\ning faith and unwavering confidence in his\\nRedeemer, calmly and sweetly as an infant in\\nits mother s arms, He fell asleep in Jesus.\\nHe became a member of the Presbyterian\\nchurch in Ovid, N. Y., and continued to the\\nday of his death an exemplary Christian, an\\nupright and generous man and neighbor, with\\na heart in sympathy with the sick and affiiicted,\\nhighly esteemed by all who knew him. His\\nresidence at the time of his death was the two-\\nstory brick building in the First ward, near the\\nWaterloo Mills, recently destroyed by fire.\\nPrevious to his escape and capture he fre-\\nquently visited Bellsville, in Canada, and was\\ndevoted in his attentions to Miss Margaret\\nDavy (sister of the late Mrs. Daniel B. Miller,\\nof Monroe, Michigan), whom he subsequently\\nmarried. They had one son, the Hon. William\\nWalton Murphy, and four daughters. The\\ndaughters before marriage spent a number of\\nyears in Germany, and returned to Monroe ac-\\ncomplished German scholars.\\nThe Hon. Nathaniel Howe, a lawyer of Mon-\\nroe, married the eldest daughter. After her\\ndecease he married the second daughter, Ann\\nMaria.\\nThe third daughter mai-ricd Edward P. Camp-\\nbell, of Conneaut, Ohio, who subsequently re-\\nmoved to and still resides in Monroe. The\\nfruits of this marriage are two daughters and\\nthree sons, now living; Caroline, who mar-\\nried Mr. James T. Eaglcrfield, of Indianapolis,\\nIndiana, both being graduates of the Michigan\\nState Universit} and Lilla L. Campbell, who\\nmarried Dr. Harry Downs, of Stilson, Kansas.\\nThe fourth daughter, Sarah, married Dr.\\nLuke H. Cooper, a practicing physician for a\\nnumber of years in Monroe, who sub.sequently\\nremoved to and is now a practicing physician\\nin West Bay City, Michigan.\\nI may mention here in connection with the\\nbiography of the Hon. Seba Murphy, that\\nBen Johnson, the lake pirate, so called in\\nearly times, was one of the number of those", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0186.jp2"}, "183": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0187.jp2"}, "184": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0188.jp2"}, "185": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEKRS, 1818-1837.\\nKH\\nwho assisted Mr. Murpliy in his escape from\\nCanada an exceedingly courageous, energetic,\\nhravo and wealthj man. He was suspected by\\nthe British authorities, wiio coiitiseated all of\\nhis property, for which he ever after enter-\\ntained bitter feelings of hatred and revenge\\ntoward the British (Jovcrnment. He subse-\\nqucntlj owned a number of the islands in the\\nSt. Lawrence Eivcr known as the Thousand\\nIslands, and had frequent opportunities of grat-\\nifying his feelings of hatred and revenge, and\\nprobably proved as great an annoyance as any\\nman on the St Lawrence River to the British\\nauthorities. He in after jears identified him-\\nself with the Patriot cause, and was gi-eatly dis-\\ntinguished as one of the most fearless, daring\\nand brave, feared by the Canadian authorities\\nmore than any one man enlisted or engaged in\\nthe Patriot War, generally accredited with\\nhaving captured and burned the steamer Sir\\nEoliert Peel.\\nThe daughter of Ben Johnson inherited the\\ncourage of her father; was in full sympath}\\nwith his feelings of hatred and revenge. She\\nwas distinguished asan athlete; few excelled her\\nin the management of a boat, in skating and\\nswimming. Excursions from the main land to\\nthe islands, eight or ten miles, alone in her\\ncedar boat, were frequently made. She was\\nvery efficient in secretly furnishing supplies\\nduring the Patriot War, and was known and\\nstyled on the St. Lawrence iliver as Queen of\\nthe Thousand Islands. Her beautiful cedar\\nboat, in which she performed so many acts of\\nheroism, was finally presented by her to the\\ncompanion of her youthful days, the Hon.\\nJoseph M. Sterling, of the city of Monroe, who\\nstill has it in his possession, preserving it as a\\nmemento of the Queen of the Thousand Islands.\\nHON. WILLIAM WALTON MURPHY,\\nSon of Hon. Seba Murphy, was born at Ovid,\\nXew York, April 3, 1816. He came to Monroe\\nwith his father in 1885, entered the United\\nStates land office, and during his leisure hours\\nstudied law. He subsequently entered as a\\nstudent the law office of Wing ct McClelland,\\nand was admitted to practice.\\nIn 1840 he removed to Jonesville, where he\\nbecame a leading lawyer and for some time the\\nsenior member of the law firm of Murphy\\nHowe. Upon the return of Mr. Howe (his\\nbrother-in-law) to the East, Mr. Murphy formed\\na copartnership with the lion. Witter J. Bax-\\nter. He was also a partner in the Jonesville\\nbanking house of Iv O. Grosvenor^ Com]iany\\nwas for several years the editor ami j)ublisher\\nof the Jonesville Telegraph.\\nIn March, 18:-59, he went to the village of\\nBranch, then the seat of justice for Branch\\ncounty, and purchased of the executors of the\\nestate of Levi Collier, the press which had been\\nused in that place. This was the first j)rinting\\npress in Hillsdale county, and the first paper\\nwas issued April 13, 1839. Mr. Murphy repre-\\nsented Hillsdale county in the State legislature\\nbefore the removal of the capital from Detroit.\\nIn the winter of 1849 he was married to Ellen\\nBeaumont, of Monroe, who still survives him.\\nIn 18G1 Mr. Mur]iliy was appointed Ignited\\nStates consul general at Frankfort-on-the-Main,\\nGermany, and served there as consul for eight\\nyears, performing his duties with signal ability\\nand fiiithfulness. Private and public citizens\\nunited in showing Iheirappreciation and esteem\\nof one who was alwaj s their warmest friend in\\nthe days of their imperial prosperitj-, and sub-\\nsequently in their provincial condition. He\\ngained, by a peculiar frankness, a firm footing\\namong the people, and inspired confidence in\\nhimself and in his country. Among the great\\nfinanciers of the countrj- he worked with all\\nhis power in sup])ort of the American cause\\nand in the years IStil, 18(J2 and 1863, he was\\none of the chief supporters of our securities in\\nthis country, and therefore in the German and\\ncontinental markets His successful, energetic\\nefforts in counteracting the attempt to quarter\\ntroops upon American citizens in Germany is\\ndeserving of an extended notice, and will ever\\nbe remembered b^- American citizens at Frank-\\nfort, as well as citizens of F]-aMUfort, with\\ngratitude.\\nPrevious to 1866 Frankfort-on-the-Main was\\na free, republican city, and the seat of the old\\nGerman Bund. When the rupture between\\nPrussia and Austria occurred, her sympathies\\nwore with Austria and ihc confederate coali-\\ntion, though she did not send an} troops into\\nthe field, and was herself without the means of\\ndefense. From the first, Prussia looked upon\\nher as a hotbed of Austrian sympathies, and\\non the 14th day of July the Prussian army\\nwas rejjorted near by, and the reniiiant of the", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0189.jp2"}, "186": {"fulltext": "102\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nold Bund and the confederate military commis-\\nsion took their way to Augsburg. Two da3-8\\nafter, General Von Falkenstein encamped near\\nthe city of Frankfort with a lai-ge army, and\\ndissolving the city senate and burger repre-\\nsentatives, took command ol the city, which ho\\ntreated as conquered, levying a war contribu-\\ntion of six millions of gulden to be paid in\\ntwenty-four Ikhii-s. This was done and Falk-\\nenstein said that the citizens would now be no\\nmore molested and ho left the city.\\nHe had not been gone many hours, however,\\nbefore General Manteuffel, to whom the main\\narmy had been transferred on the lillth of\\nJuly, entered the city with twenty thousand\\ntroops, which ho at once quartered upon the\\ninhabitants, foreign and native, and then de-\\nmanded a second war contribution of twenty-\\nfive million gulden, to be paid within three\\ndays, or the citj would be bombarded and\\nsacked. The citizens were in a state of dumb\\nconsternation, and knew not whore to get the\\nmoney. A number of senators and representa-\\ntives assembled to discuss the state of affairs,\\nand a deputation was sent to General Man-\\nteutfel to protest against these excessive meas-\\nures, but with no i-esult. The citizens them-\\nselves were subjected to continual insult, and\\nrequired by the soldiers to provide for exor-\\nbitant wants. Some preferred to leave their\\nhouses altogether to the possession of the sol-\\ndiers. Protests were vain, and General Man-\\nteuffel spread most fearful rumors of what he\\nshould do in case the money was not paid with-\\nin the time specified.\\nAbout this time Consul-General William\\nWalton Murphy appeared upon the scene. He\\nwas on business in Hamburg when bo received\\nthe first news of the invasion of Frankfort, and\\nat once endeavored to return to bis post. But\\nall the direct roads were interrupted; he pro-\\ncured a special passport and a vise from the\\nPrussian minister at Hamburg, authorizing him\\nto go through then pi-oceeded on the Minden\\nroad to Cologne; then by a Holland boat to\\nMayence; from thence he drove across the\\ncountry, being challenged at everj hundred\\nyards, to Frankfort, where he found the condi-\\ntion of thingsalready described. His firstatteii-\\ntion was to the troops already quartered upon\\nAmerican citizens. He at once informed Man-\\nteuffel that the soldiers inust be withdrawn\\nfrom the Amei-icans issued a notice to all\\ncitizens of the United States whose names were\\nregistered at the consulate, to call for their\\ncertificates of protection and as a correspon-\\ndent of the Berne Bund .said at the time, made\\nthe Prussian government answerable for all\\nand every injury done to an American citi-\\nzen. But though this secured American citi-\\nzens from the quartering of troops, their prop-\\nerty was of course in danger of the threatened\\ngeneral bomb:irdmcnt\\nA deputation of citizens then had an inter-\\nview with General Manteuf!el at his hotel. He\\nkept them waiting for three hours before he\\nwould see them, the meantime being used by\\nsome members of the deputation to drop into\\nConsul-General Murphy s room in the hotel to\\nask his advice. Finally General Manteuffel\\nordered the deputation to appear, and replied\\nto the complaints of the treatment of the city,\\nthat the money must he paid, if not the city\\nwould be sacked, and he should take the money\\nwherever he could lay his hands on it. The\\ndeputation said, Surelj- Prussian troops will\\nnot be allowed to plunder a German city.\\nGeneral Manteuffel replied: For that job I\\nhave a regiment of Poles with me; I do not\\ncai e if you do call me a second Duke of Alma.\\nAffairs looked gloomy enough. General Man-\\nteuffel had arranged his cannon in position for\\nfiring upon the Zeil, the principal street of the\\ncity, and said as he pointed to them: These\\nare my iirguments to bring the monej and if\\nnot paid within the time specified, I shall ex-\\nact it.\\nFortunately for Frankfort, General Man-\\nteuffel found in the American Consul-General\\nMurphy a will prompt in action as his own.\\nMr. Murphy determined to exert what influ-\\nence he possessed in favor of the city, and tele-\\ngraphed to Governor Wright, then our minister\\nin Berlin, the state of affairs and protested\\nagainst the second war levy of twenty-five mil-\\nlion gulden. Even this was no ea.sy task. The\\ncity telegraph stations were all in the hands of\\nthe military-, and none would transmit the mes-\\n.sagc he must therefore proceed some miles\\ninto another territory and send the message by\\nway of Heidelberg Fortunately, too, Man-\\nteuffel was shortly after called away by firing\\nat Wurzburg, and sent a captain with a few\\nregiments to enforce the demand. He was\\nsuperseded in a day or so by General Koder,\\nbacked by a larger force, who, though not", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0190.jp2"}, "187": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0191.jp2"}, "188": {"fulltext": "sCV^ -5--\\n^foOcllry. /V^^A/X.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0192.jp2"}, "189": {"fulltext": "lilOGRAPHIES OK PIONEERS, 1818-1837.\\nic.;5\\nquite so hrutul ;is Maiitoutrd, deiiiaiided the\\nimmediate iiaymont of tiic tweiity-fivc million\\ngulden. The despair of the citizens was com-\\nplete Burgomaster Foliner had hanged him-\\nself for grief, and no man Icncw how long his\\nhome would l)e secure from bonibardnieiil and\\npillage.\\nIt was just at this time that our Consul-Gon-\\neral Murphy s influence wa.s efficient. On the\\n24lli of July, he received a telegram from Gov-\\nernor W^right, in which lie said ho had called\\nupon Von der Ilcydt, Prussian Minister of\\nFinance and Foreign Affairs, who said that\\nBismarck was absent, but that he had heard\\nnothing at all about the second war lev}- at\\nFi-ankforl, which was perfectly unjustifiable,\\nand he would see that the order was not earried\\ninto execution and in fact it was immediately\\nrevoked, and the citizens of Frank Ibrt were\\nreleased from all further apprehension. The\\npopular joj at this unlooked for turn of aftairs\\nwas, as might have been expected, exceedingly\\ngreat, and Consul-Geiieral Murplij- was there-\\nafter regarded by the people as a true bene-\\nfactor, for to him alone do they give the credit\\nof saving their valuable pro])ertv from destruc-\\ntion.\\nThe most ])ron inent citizens of Frankfort\\ndetermined to show their esteem and apprecia-\\ntion of Mr. Muri)hy s character and great\\nservices to their city by presenting him with\\nmagnificent silver goblets, valued at six hun-\\ndred gulden, with numerous valuable testimo-\\nnials, at the consulate rooms, where the pres-\\nents wore deposited. Professor Hamburger,\\nattended by a large concourse of citizens, in a\\nneat address ])resented them to Consul-Geiieral\\nMurph}-.\\nThe removal of the Consul-General Murphy\\nfrom Frankfort-on-thc-Main elicited from the\\nburgers of Frankfort strong and hearty ex-\\npressions of their sympathy for our consular\\nrepresentative and regret at his dej)arture.\\nAfter his retirement from the consulship he\\nremained in Germany as the trusted financial\\nagent of several of the leading railwaj com-\\npanies in the United States, in which he was\\ninstrumental in securing the investment of\\nlargo amounts of foreign capital in American\\nenterprises. It was through his influence that\\nthe first bonds of the I niled States were sold in\\nFrankfort.\\nMr. Mur])hy died at Hamburg, June 8, 188G.\\nile was a lirother-in-law of the Hon. Witter .1.\\nBaxter, of Joncsville, Professor I. B. Sill, of\\nDetroit, and Professor A. S. Welch, of the Iowa\\nAi;ricultural GolleiiC.\\nWILLIAM II. 150YD\\nWas born in llartwiik, )tsogo county. New\\nYork, October C, 1811. Jlis father, William A.\\nBoyd, was born Novon\\\\ber 10, 1785, in Rich-\\nmond, Berkshire county, .Massachn.setts, the son\\nofJohn Boyd, who was born in Ii onc, Scotland,\\nin 1739, and emigrated to this country in 1770.\\nHe was a descendant of the Earl of Hiclinidnd,\\neducated in the University of I klinburgh, a\\nlawyer by profession, and made a notary in 17(il.\\nOn coming to this country was licensed by\\nWilliam J rj on, governor of the province of\\nNew York, in 1774. Married Christina Van-\\ndusen. of Kinderhook, and related to the Van\\nBurcn family. He removed from Berkshire\\ncounty to Philailelphia. where lie died Sciitem-\\nbcr 18, 1798.\\nHe left four sons, Kobert, William A., John\\nand James. John had a large famil}, whose\\ndescendants are scattered in Wisconsin, ir-\\nginia, New Jersey, New York and Pc^nnsyl-\\nnia. John E. Boyd, one of the descendants, is\\nconnected with the Board of Home Missions of\\nthe Presbyterian church in New York Citj-.\\nWilliam A. Boyd, father of William H., re-\\nceived his early education in Philadelphia and\\nAlbany, and entered a wholesale dry goods\\nstore in Albany, where he was thoroughly\\ntrained in the business. He aftei-wards set-\\ntled in Otsego county, and mari-ied Miss Rutha\\nSejmour, who was born in J5crlin, Connecticut,\\nAugust 28, 1789. Ih-v father and mother (the\\nhitter s maiden name was Hart) were of Puri-\\ntan stock, and among the first settlers and\\nhonored names of Connecticut They possessed\\nsterling Christian characters, and trained a\\nfamily of noble Christian men and wonxen,\\nnumbering among their descendants six who\\nhave been or now are ministers of the Gospel.\\nWilliam A. Boyd had three children, William\\nH., Erasmus J. and Mariet.\\nErasmus was educated at Hamilton College,\\nNew Y ork, and at the theological seminary- at\\nNew Y ork. He entered the ministry, and\\nwas for years pastor of a church in Brooklyn,\\nMichigan. He was princijial of the Young", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0195.jp2"}, "190": {"fulltext": "164\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nTiadies Seminary of Monroe from it.s origin\\nfor twenty-nine years. He married Sarah\\nClark, of Troy, ISTew York bad two daughters,\\nwlio married and settled in the West.\\nMariet married Charles P. Woodruff, of De-\\ntroit has three sons and three daughters.\\nWilliam H. Boyd was educated at Ovid\\nAcademy, New York, where he pursued a\\ncourse in the languages and mathematics pre-\\nparatory for college, but not desiring a profes-\\nsion lie turned his attention to naturaK history\\nand the sciences. He entered the Rensselaer\\nInstitute, then under the charge of the dis-\\ntinguished Professor Amos Eaton, at Troj-,\\nNew York, where he graduated in 1835. His\\nclass contained such scholars as Professor\\nJames Hall, of Albany, and Hon. S. Wells\\nWilliams, of Yale College, late of China, the\\nlast being his roommate for two years. At\\nthis institute students were required to lec-\\nture in the studies in the in-esenee of the\\nwhole class and the professors. This exercise\\nproved of great value to the students in after\\nlife.\\nFi-om this institute Mr. Boyd i-eturned to\\nhis home in Ovid, New Y ork, and spent some\\ntwo years with his father in the mercantile\\nbusiness, during which time he accumulated a\\nvaluable librar3 of literary, historic and scien-\\ntific works, which he diligently studied in his\\nleisure hours. He entered heartily into Sun-\\nday school work and the cause of temperance.\\nIn 1834 he was chosen superintendent of the\\nPresbyterian church Sundaj- school, which\\nofBce he held while he remained in Ovid, also\\nacted as superintendent of a Sabbath school\\nthree miles outside of the village.\\nIn the springof 183t5 he made choice of Mon-\\nroe as his future residence and engaged a store\\nbuilding, returned to Ovid, from thence to\\nNew York, and purchased a stock of dr} goods.\\nWith a capital of $200 purchased $3,000\\non a credit of six months, and returned to\\nMonroe in June and oi^ened his stock in\\ntrade. About the 1st of December he ad-\\nded a stock of groceries. His business in-\\ncreased and was continued in the stand, in the\\nbuilding now occupied by H. Duvall, on First\\nstreet, for ten years, during which time he\\nbuilt a store at Hillsdale, and one at Jackson,\\ncontinuing the three stores for twelve j ears. He\\nchanged into the hardware trade, which ho\\ncontinued seventeen years, and then took in\\ntwo partners, George W. Bruckner and Eobert\\nPowell, and after seven years sold out to them.\\nFrom that time he devoted his time to other\\nbranches of trade,produce, wool, clover seed, etc.\\nIn 1868 his hardware store was burned, when\\nhe went to New York City and spent two years\\nin the oil trade, opening an important business\\nin native lubricating oils in Russia, Germanj-,\\nFrance and England, which business has been\\ncarried on most successfully b} his son and his\\nassociates to the present time. Returning from\\nNew York at the close of 1869, he entered into\\nthe produce trade, in which he has continued\\nto the present time, making in June, 1886, over\\nfifty years of continued business.\\nWhen he commenced business in 1836, he\\nwrote a pledge which he first signed and re-\\nquired all his clerks for the first ten years to\\nsign, pledging total abstinence from intoxicat-\\ning drinks and saloons, and of the large num-\\nber connected with him in business, all with\\none exception of those now living have kept\\ntheir pledge, and all with two exceptions have\\nl roved in after life to bo men of sterling char-\\nacter, and most of them leading business men\\nin society where they resided.\\nIn the summer of 1836 he united with the\\nFirst Presbyterian church of Monroe by letter\\nfrom Ovid, and joining the Sabbath school as\\nteacher, was at once made assistant superin-\\ntendent, and continued assistant superinten-\\ndent until January, 1843, when he was elected\\nsuperintendent and held the office until July,\\n1878, some thirty-five j ears as superintendent,\\nexcepting two years when absent in New\\nYork forty years superintendent and assist-\\nant superintendent of the same school. In the\\nSabbath school work he was active both at\\nhome and throughout the State, having aided\\nin the formation of the State Sundaj school\\nAssociation, acted as one of its executive com-\\nmittee, and twice elected president of the State\\nconvention, once at Grand Rapids and once at\\nP lint; was a delegate to the national conven-\\ntion in Indianapolis in 1872, and to the inter-\\nnational convention in Baltimore in 1875; was\\na member of the first State temperance con-\\nvention at Marshall in the winter of 1838; has\\nbeen a member of the Synod of Michigan re-\\npeatedly, and of the General Assembly in\\nBuffalo, New York and Cincinnati, and a life\\nmember of the American Sunday School Union,\\nand its vice-president in 1876. He deliv-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0196.jp2"}, "191": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF I lONEERS, 1818-1837.\\n165\\nercnl :in historical address on tlie work of Sun-\\nday schools during the past century at tlio\\nState convention in Owosso in 1876, winch was\\nan address of great merit and deemed worthy\\nof jtiiblication by the convention.\\nIn tiie presbytery of Monroe lie lias been\\nefficient as an elder delivered an historical\\nnarrative of its fifty years work in 1844, which\\nwas published in pamphlet form. He fre-\\n((uently responded to calls to deliver Fourth of\\nJuly and historical addresses, as well as ])atri-\\notic addresses.\\nHe was the first to offera preniiumof twenty-\\nfive dollars for the first man who would enlist\\nas a volunteer in the first company formed in\\nMonroe count}- at the opening of the war in\\n1861. On the call for the mass meeting in\\nJack.son, July 1854, participated in the or-\\nganization of the Republican party. He never\\nmanifested any desire for political preferment,\\nbut was ever an ardent and zealous Kepublican.\\nHis efficiency iu the Sabbath school work,\\nwhere he labored for forty-two years, can be\\nattested by hundreds of teachers and scholars.\\nThrough his agency every member of the\\nFourth and Seventh Michigan regiments was\\nfurnished with a copy of the Now Testament,\\nand by his efforts the Presbyterian chapel was\\nerected, to which he was a very liberal con-\\ntributor. Commencing as a Sabbath school\\nteacher at the age of sixteen, he labored fifty-\\nnine years (at this date sixty-one), for the youth\\nof our land, giving a bright example of one\\nwho had never u.sed intoxicating drinks or\\ntobacco in any form, or uttered a profane word,\\nor labored or traveled on the Sabbath.\\nHe was active in every enterprise for the in-\\nterests of Monroe, viz.: In building the plank\\nroad to Saliiie before the railroad was con-\\nstructed in building the Detroit, Monroe and\\nToledo railroad, and the Holly railroad, which\\nwas absorbed b} the Flint and Pere Marquette;\\nw-as one of the originators of the Monroe Fe-\\nmale Seminary, and invested S3,000 for the\\nbrick addition, which proved a pecuniary loss;\\nwas interested in the Union hotel, now known\\nas the Hubble block al.so one of the organizers\\nof the First National bank, of which he was a\\nnumber of years president and vice-president;\\nand for many years, and at the present time,\\npresident of the Monroe Bible Society, being\\nthe oldest Bible society in the Northwest, organ-\\nized iu 1821.\\nMr. Boyd married in September, 1S:5!), .Miss\\nLucy Chujjel, who lost her parents in early\\nyouth, and was adopted by Judge Wolcott\\nJjawrence, an old and honored family of New\\nEngland, who came to Michigan in 1817. Mr.\\nHoyd had five children, three of whom died in\\nchildhood, leaving Irving P. Boyd, of New\\nYork, and Carrie L., residing at Monroe.\\nMl Boyd s character as a Christian gentle-\\nman for fifty ye:irs in the same coniinunily\\nwas exeraplaiy, and his aim and purpose was\\nto so live as to honor his Maker, and to lead all\\nunder his influence to do the same. In all\\nmoral and religious work for the good of his\\nfellow men he was active and ready, and was\\nknown throughout the count} in all its towns,\\nattending the Sabbath school work and other\\ngatlierinus with a ready address on the Bible,\\ntemperance and Sabbath school work, with\\nillustrations lor almost any emergency, giving\\ninterest to his efforts.\\nI append a partial list of persons who have\\nbeen clerks or partners in business during the\\nfifty years of William H. Boyd, and their\\npresent residence as far as known. Those\\nmarked denote time of five years or more\\nElisha Field, California.\\n*Oscar Stoddard, dead.\\n*Allen Hammond, Hillsdale.\\nJames Skinnci unknown.\\nE. A. Peltier, sr., Monroe, dead.\\nC. P. Woodruff, Detroit.\\nE. A. Howes, dead.\\nMo.ses B. Savage, dead.\\nAndrew Hastings, Detroit.\\nReece H. Griffith, Rushtill, Illinois.\\nRobert Mockridge, dead.\\n*William H. Beach, dead.\\nHosmer Cha])man, dead.\\n*William Thompson, Fenton, .Michigan.\\nMontgomery Thompson, Chicago.\\nHenry C. Seymour, Ohio.\\nGeorge Seymour, Lyme, Ohio.\\nByron Hammond, Michigan.\\nW. Van Miller, Monroe.\\nHenry C. Clark, Michigan.\\nC. S. Pratt, Jackson.\\nFrank G. Bulkley, Colorado.\\nJohn W. Anderson, dead.\\nEdward D. Fisk, dead.\\nErving P. Boyd, New York city.\\nW. H. Smith, Brooklyn.\\nEdwin J. Mills, dead.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0197.jp2"}, "192": {"fulltext": "166\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n*Frank Lawrence, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.\\n*Eobert Powell, Aiken, South Carolina.\\n*George W. Bruckner. Monroe.\\nLeslie J. Ander.sou, unknown.\\n*E. A. Peltier, jr., Monroe.\\n*Eichard Thompson, New York city.\\nP. (i. Salter, dead.\\nWilliam Steiner, Monroe.\\nC. Shuniway, unknown.\\nJames Powell, Aiken, South Carolina.\\nHenry B. Ujjham, unknown.\\nCourtney Hall, unknown.\\nHubert Tucker, dead.\\nJohn LefUer, Monroe.\\n*F. H. Hubbard, Monroe.\\nJefferson Thurber, Detroit.\\nMorgan C. Tyler, unknown.\\nH. E. Austin, Monroe.\\nClark Snedicor, Detroit.\\nK. Strickland, unknown.\\nOf the many persons connected with him in\\nbusiness, it can be said that he never had a\\nserious dispute or trouble of any kind.\\nDEODATUS NOBLE,\\nSon of the Hon. David Noble, was born in New\\nFairfield, Connecticut, July 29, 17t!();died in\\nMonroe, Michigan, January 27, 1853, aged\\neighty-six. He was chosen May 18, 1814, a\\ndeacon of the Congregational church in Wil-\\nlianistown. It was upon his farm near the\\nhaystack that Gordon Hall and his associates\\nformed their plan for foreign missions. In\\n1833 he removed to Monroe, Michigan. He\\nwas ever a useful citizen, an upright magistrate,\\nand a faithful officer of the church a holy\\nman, living not for this but a bettor world, and\\nwhat he desired for his children was not wealth\\nor position but character and usefulness.\\nHe married February 27, 1794, Betsej- Buik-\\nley, daughter of Charles and Betsey Bulkley,\\nof Williamslown, who died in Monroe, Miciiigan,\\nOctober 9, 1847, aged seventy-five.\\nThe children of Deodatus Noble, all born in\\nWilliamatown, were: Charles Noble, born\\nJuly 4, 1790; married Eliza Sims Wing.\\nElizabeth Abby Noble, born December 21, 1800;\\nmarried Dr. George Landon. David Addison\\nNoble, born November 9, 1802 married Sarah\\nShaw. Daniel Noble, born April 15, 1807;\\nmarried Julia Beach; died aged sixty eight.\\nMason Noble, born March 18, 1809; married\\nAnn C. Pleasants. William Addison Noble,\\nborn February 16, 1819 married Martha Beach.\\nDeodtenus, the twin sister of Deodatus, was\\nborn in New Fairfield, Connecticut; died in\\nWilliamstown, Massachusetts, February 7, 1861,\\naged ninety-five years. She married for her\\nsecond husband November 8, 1803, Deacon\\nBenjamin Skinner, father of Harriet Skinner,\\nthe wife of Hon. Austin E. Wing. Mr. Skinner\\ndied at the residence of his daughter Harriet,\\nin Monroe, December 4, 1828. By the second\\nmarriage of Deacon Benjamin Skinner George\\nN. Skinner was born, in Williamstown gradu-\\niited at Williams College in 1827; read law\\nwith his half brother, Samuel Skinner, in Le-\\nEo3 New York was a lawyer in LeEoy, New\\nYork, and subsequently copartner of Hon.\\nChauncey Joslyn, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, and\\ndied in the latter place April 8, 1850, aged\\nforty-one years.\\nDANIEL NOBLE\\nWas born at Williamstown, Massachusetts, in\\nApril, 1807, and consequently at the time of his\\ndeath was sixty-eight 3-ears of age. In the\\nyear 1830, while yet our Slate was a Terri-\\ntory, his father s famil} consisting of father,\\nmother, five sons and one daughter removed\\nfrom their old homo in Williamstown to Michi-\\ngan, and .settled in Monroe.\\nBefore coming to Michigan, while still a\\nyoung man, Mr. Noble experienced religion\\nand united with the church in his native place.\\nIn ;S33, with his father and mother, he united\\nby letter with the Presbyterian church in\\nMonroe. His Christian life and character was\\nnot a life of ostentation, display, or froward-\\nness. It seemed the life of a meek and gentle\\nspirit, the chai aeter of a lowly and humble\\nmind that disdains the ambitious things of life,\\nand was content with that purity and gentle-\\nne.ss of character which is so Christlike. He\\nwas a good man a pure man.\\nMr. Noble was for many years a merchant of\\nMonroe a number of years occupied the store\\non the corner of Washington and Front streets,\\nafterwards the brick store corner oi Monroe\\nand First streets. Five years before his death\\nhe removed with his family to Olivet. At the\\ntime of his death he was on a visit to Monroe.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0198.jp2"}, "193": {"fulltext": "1510GRAPHIES OF PIONEERS, 1818-1837.\\n167\\nIn 1834 Mr. Noble \\\\v:is luiiti il in niurriage to\\nMiss Julia Beacli, with wliom lie lias since\\nlived in tlio loving intimacy Ihiit belongs to a\\nChristian home. Thi!se parents have been\\nblessed of God by the birth of eight children,\\nfour of whom liave gone before, and four\\n(three sons and one daughter) still remain. To\\nthese sons the inheritance of their father s\\nblessed memory and pure example is a better\\ntreasure than anything of earth tiiat he could\\nhave left them.\\nMrs. Noble now survives him. She was born\\nill Kast Bloomtield, New York, November 5,\\nIS 15, the daughter of Elisiia and Jjucrelia\\n(Norton) Beach, of Kast Bloomtield, and after-\\nwards of Oberlin, Ohio. The children of this\\nntarriage were: Henry Mason Noble, born\\nFebruary 2(1, 1839; married Adelaide Morton,\\ndaughter of Hon. Edward G. Morton, of Mon-\\nroe. Mary Lucretia, born Ma^^ 3, 1843; mar-\\nried Itev. Owen D. Fisher. Edward Stanley,\\nborn November 20, 1849. Addison BulUlcy,\\nborn September 15, 1850.\\nWILLI. iM ADDISON NOBLE\\nWas born in Williamstoun, Massachusetts, Feb-\\nruary 1(5, 1819; died at Monroe, September 21,\\n1887. He was the youngest .son of Doodatus\\nNoble, who was one of the trustees of Williams\\nCollege, and the donor of the land on which\\nthe president s house stands; was a deacon in\\nthe Congregational church, and owned the\\nland now known as Mission Park, where\\nMills Hall and others hold the celebrated mis-\\nsionary praj er meeting at the haystack, the\\norigin of the Foreign Missionary Board.\\nWilliam A. arrived in Monroe, June 1, 1833,\\nafter a rough passage from Buffalo. At the\\nfirst port aftei- leaving Buffalo, he had had all\\nthe experience he desired, and determined to\\nmake the rest of the journey to Michigan on\\nfoot, but was overruled by his father. IHs\\nacademic education was at Gambler, Ohio. His\\ncompanions at the academy from Monroe were\\nCharles W. Ford, Charles G. Johnson, William\\nVan Horn Miller, and Talcott E. Wing.\\nAt the age of eighteen he embarked in busi-\\nness at Gibralter, Wayne county, then the\\nheadquarters of the Patriots in the Canadian\\nrebellion. Monroe, Brest and Gibralter were\\nrival cities. Mr. Noble identified himself with\\nGibralter, which was attracting the attention\\nof Eastern capitalists, and the (iibraltcr com-\\npany was comprised of them with a number of\\nDetroit and Monroe cajiilalists. It was in-\\ntended to connect Gibralter with Flat Rock,\\navailing themselves of the Huron liiver, and a\\nlargo amount of mone^ was expended in the\\nconstruction of a canal from Gibralter to Flat\\nRock, the banks of which can be seen from the\\nMichigan Central railroad. The city of Gib-\\nralter had its bank with a large circulation,\\nbut it in common with the wild-cat banks col-\\nlapsed, and the city with canal s ioii followcrl in\\nits train.\\nMr. Noble made the acquaintance of P. C. H.\\nBrothcrton, cashier of the Bank of .Monroe, by\\nwhom he was employed, having charge of a\\ncountry store at Manchester until 1844, at\\nwhich time he purchased Brotherton s interest\\nin the following spring sold out, returned to\\n-Monroe, and in the spring of 1845 formed a co-\\npartnership with Hon. J. M. Sterling in the\\nforwarding and commission business, with\\nwhom he continued ten years. In 184G Ihey^\\nbuilt the Black Warehouse, so called, which\\nis still owned by Mr. Sterling. After the dis-\\nsolution of this copartnership Mr. Noble was\\nengaged in the mercantile business, in the\\nplaster trade, in the lumber business, and in\\nconnection with the late Judge Phinney and\\nCharles Tull built the elevator at the Michigan\\nCentral railroad depot, where he conducted\\nbusiness for a number of years. He was (or a\\nnumber of years deputy United States .Mar-\\nshal, and under President Grant was ajipointed\\npostmaster of Monroe, which office he held for\\neight years. He then engaged in a produce\\nand feed store, but in 1885 declining health\\ncompelled him to retire from business. He\\nw-as an ardent Ilepublican, and chairman of the\\nRepublican county committee for many years.\\nHis religious associations were with the First\\nPresbyterian church of Monroe, of which he\\nwas a consistent member for very nian\\\\- years.\\nHe was always enterpi-ising and honorable as a\\nbusiness man, and ever highly esteemed as an\\nupright citizen.\\nMr. Noble was married October 28, 1844, to\\nMartha, daughter of Elisha Beach. Thej- had\\none son. Mason A. Noble, and two ilaughters,\\nHenrietta G., and Lucretia Belle Noble. The\\ndevotion of his family during his protracted\\nillness enlisted the symitathy of a large circle", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0199.jp2"}, "194": {"fulltext": "168\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nof fi-iends; and as a devoted husband, father\\nand esteemed citizen, his memory will long be\\ncherished. He was a member of Monroe\\nLodge No. 27, Free and Accepted Masons, of\\nwhich lie was once master, and was also a\\nmember of the Independent Order of Odd\\nFellows.\\nEDWARD L() RANGER\\nWas born at Three Rivers, Canada, February\\nIG, 1796, and settled at the River Raisin in\\n1816. He was a mason by trade, and lived\\nfirst on the farm adjoining the Evon farm,\\nwith Alexis Loranger, the clerk of the first\\nCatholic church, about two miles west of Mon-\\nroe on the north side of the river. He took\\nconti-acts from time to time, in Detroit, Maiden,\\nFrenclitovvn and Monroe. In 1822 he pur-\\nchased the farm on Stony Creek on which he\\nresided up to the time of his death. At the\\ntime of his purchase Indians were encamped\\non all sides of him.\\nHe built in 1818 the first brick building in\\nFrenchtown, known as the Lacroix house, on\\nthe north bank of the river below the railroad,\\nnow owned and occupied by Louis Lafontain.\\nHo built also the store next west of our city\\nmill for Humphrey it Bacon the Godfroy\\nstore on the south bank of the River Raisin on\\nMacomb street the printing office on the east\\nside of Washington street, now owned bj Mrs.\\nDr. Dorsch helped build the brick store for\\nOliver Johnson on the site of the store on the\\ncorner of Washington and Front streets, now\\nowned by Hon. Frederick Waldorf, and occu-\\npied as a clothing store bj Louis Freidenburg.\\nHe also built the brick residence of Jacques\\nLasselle on the site of the Williams farm on the\\nnorth side of the River Raisin. The first\\nCatholic brick church was built by him in\\n1826, and was located on the rise of ground in\\nthe fourth ward, fronting on Noble avenue\\nalso the addition to St. Mary s church in 1837,\\non Elm avenue.\\nEdward Loranger was married in 1826 to\\nMarianne Navarre, who survives him. They\\nhave five children living: Zoe married Ferdi-\\nnand Revane; Josephine is unmarried Joseph\\nmarried Peter Lamb Exavia married Medard\\nBeaubien and Emma married Frederick Bez-\\nzeau all living in Monroe county.\\nAbout the time of his marriage he began\\nwork upon the saw and grist mills that have\\nstood upon Stony Creek for more than half a\\ncentury. He was one of the best known men\\nof his township, popular with and respected by\\nall who knew him a man of high integrity,\\nfine social interests, good business ability, and\\na valuable member of the community in which\\nhe lived. He died in October, 1887, aged\\nninety-one years.\\nJOHN TULL\\nWas born at East Locking, Berkshire, England,\\nFebruary 12, 1807. With his family he emi-\\ngrated to America in 1831, and in 1832 settled\\nin Monroe, where he resided the remainder of\\nhis life.\\nIn 1837 he married Julia Ann, daughter of\\nColonel Peter P. Ferry. As the result of that\\nmarriage six children were born, of whom two\\nsons and two daughters survive. The family\\nof children are sottledas far apart as the con-\\ntinent will permit. Charles D. Tull, the eldest\\nson, who is chief clerk of the transportation\\ndepartment of the Philadelphia and Reading\\nrailroad, resides at Elizabeth City, New Jersey.\\nVictor Tull is extensively engaged in mining\\noperations on the Pacific coast, and resides at\\nPuget Sound. Mrs. Ann Lloyd Kellogg, the\\neldest daughter, resides in Washington Terri-\\ntory, and Mrs. Julia M. Carlisle resides with\\nher mother in Monroe.\\nMr. John Tull was unostentatious yet intelli-\\ngent, and esteemed for many j ears as an\\nearnest advocate of temperance. He died April\\n9, 1886. His funeral services at Trinity church\\nat Monroe were conducted by the Rev. Mr.\\nBrooks, when the remains were taken charge\\nof by the Masonic fraternity and buried with\\nMasonic honors.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0200.jp2"}, "195": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XV\\nTHE IiNITEl) STATES GOVEKNMENT IMPROVEMENTS OF LA TLAISANOE AND MONROE IIARHORS.\\nTHE harbor of Monroe, Midiif^an, is situated\\nat the extreme westerly bend of Lake\\nErie, about one and a half miles west of tiie\\nmouth of the River Kaisin and about three and\\na half miles from the town of Monroe.\\nThe attention of the General GovcriinK nt\\nwas first oalled to this loealitj- by the act olCon-\\ngress approved May 20, 182tJ, wherein an ap-\\npriation of 8200 was made for The survey of\\nLa Plaisanec Bay in the, Territory of Michigan,\\nto ascertain the expediency of improving the\\nnavigation thereof and the expense of effecting\\nthe same.\\nLaPlaisaiK C Bav is situateil about two miles\\nto the southward of the present entrance to the\\nharbor of Monroe. The survey ordered by the\\nact of Congress was made b} aptain T. \\\\V.\\nMaurice, of the Corps of Engineers, who re-\\nported that the bay was broad and shallow, the\\ngreatest depth available being nine or ten feet,\\nand that it was surrounded on all sides except\\nthe lake by a marsh about one mile bi-oad.\\nTlie River Eaisin, upon which the town of\\nMonroe is situated, was connected with the bay\\nnear its head, but the navigable waters of the\\nriver and baj were separated by extensive\\nshoals. Tlie town of Monroe is connected with\\nthe bay by a railroad about tour miles long.\\nCaptain Maurice recommended the construc-\\ntion of a harbor of refuge at this locality by\\nbuilding a breakwater of cribs filled witii\\nstone, at a cost of \u00c2\u00a7C,206.C1. This plan was\\napproved and the sum of \u00c2\u00a73,977.81 was ap])ro-\\npriated to carry on the work. Operations\\nwere commenced in the spring of 1828, and by\\nthe close of September 1,050 linear feet of the\\nbreakwater had been completed. It was the\\nopinion of Captain Maurice, however, that the\\nwork should be extende l for the proper pro-\\ntection of the harbor, and he recommended\\nthe connection of the navigable waters of the\\nbay witii those of the River Jiaisin by means of\\nparallel piers and dredging. In 1829 a survey\\n12 [UV\\nwas made to ascertain the practicabilitj* and\\ncost of uniting the bay and river as recom-\\nmended. An additional ajipropriation of 82,-\\n318 was made by the act of March 8, 182!t, and\\nthe breakwater was extended 210 linear feet.\\nThe works were completed in 18:i0, a break-\\nwater 1,290 feet long having been constructed\\nat a total cost of S6, 21)1.85. This afforded pro-\\ntection to vessels di-awing from eight to nine\\nfeet of water, but the engineer in cliarge again\\ncalled attention to the impracticability of com-\\nmunication between the baj and the River\\nRaisin for the oi dinary class of vessels navigat-\\ning the lake, and presented a plan and estimates\\nfor opening communication between them.\\nOn the 4th of October, 18:il, a violent gale\\ndestroj ed nearly the entire portion of the\\nbreakwater that had been l)Milt by contract in\\n1828, but did not injure the ]iart subsequently\\nbuilt by hired laboi-. The engineer in charge\\nasked for 87,841 to make the necessary repairs.\\nAn ap])roprialion of 88,000 was made by the\\nact of July 3, 1832, and in September Captain\\nHenry Smith, of the United Stales Army, who\\nhad succeeded to the charge of the harbor, made\\na careful examination of the work; he found\\nthat tlie whole of the breakwater, with the\\nexception of 200 feet, had been washed away\\nduring the fall and winter of 1831, and that\\nthe portion built by conti-act had been entirelj-\\ndestroj ed, leaving but a few stones to mark its\\nposition. In 1833 eight liundredand forty feet\\nof new breakwater was constructed, and in\\n1834 an additional ajipropriation of \u00c2\u00a74,895 was\\nmade by the act of June 28th but on account\\nof the prevalence of the cholera but little was\\ndone during the year, and in 1835 the work\\nwas prosecuted to completion. The break-\\nwater was now 1,320 feet long, 12 feet wide,\\nand averaged ten feet in height. The total\\ncost was 819,014.87: The original pier cost\\n86,295 81, and the repairs and reconstruction\\nS12,719.0(i. Tiie work remained in good con-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0201.jp2"}, "196": {"fulltext": "170\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ndition until 1838, when some slight damage\\nwas done, and since that time no repairs of any\\nkind have been made. The improvement of\\nthe present liarbor of Monroe having been\\ncommenced, rendering La Plaisance Harbor no\\nlonger necessarj-, the breakwater has gradually\\nbeen destroyed.\\nMONROE HARBOR.\\nIt was seen at an eai-ly day, after work had\\nbeen commenced on La Plaisance breakwater,\\ntiiat the navigable waters of the Eiver Kaisin\\nsiiould -be connected with those of the lake\\nand made available for all vessels tlien navi-\\ngating Lake Brie. Captain Maurice several\\ntimes I eferred to this subject in his i-eports,\\nand in 1828 by direction of the chief of engi-\\nneers he presented a plan and estimate for\\nmaking direct connection between the river\\nand La Plaisance Bay. Captain Henry Smith,\\nof the United States Army, who succeeded\\nCaptain Maurice, did not agree with him on this\\nsubject, and in November, 1834, submitted to\\nthe chief of engineers a plan for straightening\\nthe Eiver Eaisin and making direct connection\\nwith the lake.\\nCaptain Smith in his report explained the\\ndisadvantage of La Plaisance Harbor, shovved\\nhow entirely it failed to carry out the end in\\nview and the great necessity for a direct con-\\nnection between the lake and the river.\\nThe Eiver Eaisin has its source in Hillsdale\\ncounty, Michigan, and flows for about one\\nhundred and twenty-five miles, measured by\\nits channel, on a course generally easterly,\\nthrough a very fertile and productive country.\\nAt the time the improvement of the river was\\ninaugurated it was considered one of the most\\nimportant streams in Michigan, not only on\\naccount of its geographical position, but also\\nfor its water power; it had contributed largely\\ntowards the prosperit}- of many enterprising\\ntowns along its banks. Monroe, which lies\\nabout forty miles southwest of Detroit and\\nthree and a half miles from the mouth of the\\nEaisin Eiver, was at that time a place of some\\nprominence, with 3,000 inhabitants.\\nThe plan of improvement proposed by (Cap-\\ntain Smith was to make a direct connection\\nwith the lake by cutting a canal about 4,000\\nfeet long and 100 feet wide through the penin-\\nsula called Eiver Eaisin Point, from the\\nriver directly north of House Island to the\\nlake; he jjroposed to protect the entrance into\\nthe lake by parallel piers 726 feet long and 20\\nfeet wide, running out to a depth often feet;\\nwhere the canal crossed Sandy Creeli be jno-\\nposed to close the south side and to turn the\\ncreek into the canal. The estimated cost of\\nthe whole work exclusive of the dredging ma-\\nchine was $55,885.\\nThe first appropriation of $30,000 was made\\nby the act of February 24, 1835, antl the work\\nwas commenced early in May of that year,\\nunder the direction of the chief of engineers,\\nCaptain H. Smith being in immediate charge.\\nAbout June 1st a large force of laborers was\\nemployed, and operations were pushed with so\\nmuch vigor that during the season nearly one-\\nhalf of the entire length of the canal was ex-\\ncavated.\\nThe officer superintending the work asked\\nfor $60,660 to complete it, giving as a reason\\nfor the excess over the original estimate, the\\nhigh price of labor and the cost of the dredg-\\ning machine.\\nAn appropriation of $1,500 was made by the\\nact of July 2, 183G. During this year the\\noi^erations advanced satisfactorily, and were\\ndirected as follows To constructing perma-\\nnent dams on both sides of the canal to pre-\\nvent sliding and to secure them from the action\\nof the currents, wash of steamboats, etc. this\\nwork was finished along 1,880 feet of the canal\\nand pai tially completed upon the remainder;\\nthe excavation, which, with the exception of\\na lew minor details, was completed upon 1,880\\nfeet of the canal. The construction of the\\npiers on each side of the mouth of the canal\\nwas completed to the distance of 450 feet into\\nthe lake. These were built by hired labor and\\npurchase in the open market. The officer in\\ncharge stated that it would require $61,351.50\\nto complete the work, in addition to former\\nappropriations. An appropriation of $30,000\\nwas made by the act of March 3, 1837. The\\nrevetment of the sides of the canal was nearly\\nfinished and the excavation was continued, so\\nthat by the close of the season 3,387 feet of\\nthe canal was completed; the piers were car-\\nried out to a depth of 10 feet, the south pier\\nbeing 597 feet and the north pier 515 feet in\\nlength. It was, however, deemed necessary to\\ncontinue them out to a depth of 12 feet.\\nAn appropriation of $1,500 was made by the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0202.jp2"}, "197": {"fulltext": "HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.\\n171\\nact of July 7, 1838. Operations were con-\\ntinued upon the canal and piers 27,278 cubic\\nyards of earth were excavated from the canal\\nprism and from between the piers in the lake,\\nand about 19,000 j-ards yet remained to be re-\\nmoved. The north pier was prolonged GO feet\\nand the .south pier 30 feet. It was also found\\nnecessary to protect the lake shore on the\\nnorth side of the canal, where it was rapidlj\\nwearini; away, by si.x cribs filled with stone,\\nand to rai.se the walls of the canal to pi ovcnt\\nsand from being washed into the channel.\\nThe officer in charge asked for $34,920 to\\ncomplete the whole work. Up to the close of\\nthis 3 ear the entire ajipropriations made up to\\ndate, amounting to \u00c2\u00a790,000, had been expended.\\nIt will be observed fi-om the foregoing his-\\ntory that the improvement of this harbor was\\ncommenced in 1827 at La Plaisance Bay, aban-\\ndoned there in 1835, and begun in that year on\\nthe present harbor.\\nThe policy of the General Government in\\nregard to internal improvements was changed\\nfour years after the work was commenced, and\\nwith the exception of the appropriations in\\n1844 and 1852, which were devoted to repairs\\nand dredging, no further funds were availabii^\\nuntil the year 1866.\\nAn appropi iation of $20,000 was made by\\nthe act of June 11, 1844, and the work placed\\nin charge of C^aptain A. Canfield, of the Corps\\nof Topographical Engineers. An examination\\nof the harbor showed the piers to be in bad\\ncondition, and that the lake was making in-\\nroads at the angles where the piers joined the\\nshoi cs. Materials were collected for making\\nthe necessary repairs, and in the following\\nsummer the old piers were thoroughly re-\\npaired; 162 linear feet of the old sheet pile\\npier was re])laccd by new cribwork the nortli\\npier was extended 300 linear feet into the lake,\\nand the south pier 90 feet, but the superstruc-\\nture upon this portion was not completed the\\nlake shore at the angles where the piers joined\\nit was protected by a strong cribwork to pre-\\nvent breaching; repairs were made to the re-\\nvetment of the United States canal where Sand\\nCreek emptied into it the artificial channel\\nwas dredged wherever trouble occurred 11,684\\ncubic yards of mud, sand, etc., were removed,\\nand a depth of nine feet obtained up to a point\\njust below the docks at Monroe. An estimate\\nof 813,303.95 wassubmitted for completing the\\nunfinished work, prolonging the north piei-,\\nand putting in a pierhead.\\nNo appro])riations were made nor any work\\ndone between the years 1844 and 1852.\\nBy the act of August 30, 1852, .S14,00(t was\\nappropriated, and the money disbursed in 18.53\\nbj a local agent in the repairs of the piers.\\nCaptain Howard Stansbury, of the to])ograph-\\nical engineers, who assumed charge in 1854,\\nreported that the appropriation had been ex-\\npended by the agent betbre he took charge, in\\ncompleting 400 feet of the south pier and par-\\ntially rebuilding 700 feet of the nortli pier.\\nThe latter was hd t in an unfinished condition,\\nthe style of workmanship being rough and de-\\nfective. He asked for an appropriation of\\n$19,537.77 to put the harbor in order.\\nIn 1857 Lieutenant-Colonel (Jraliam re-\\nported that the works were rapidlj- deteri-\\norating, and asked for $23,857 to put them in\\norder. No action was taken upon this recom-\\nmendation, and nothing more was done until\\n1866.\\nIn February, ISdO, Colonel and Brevet Major-\\nGeneral T. J. (Jrain, of the Corps of Engineers,\\nmade a survey of the harbor, and submitted a\\nre))ort with an estimate of the cost of the im-\\nprovement. General Crain made a careful ex-\\namination of the piei s and reported them to be\\nin a dilapidated condition. He recommended\\nthat the north pier should be repaired for a\\nlength of 665 feet, and the south pier for a\\nlength of 180 feet. The heavy ice in the canal\\nand lake prevented an}- examination as to\\ndepth.\\nAlthough the revetment of the banks of the\\ncanal was decayed and broken. General Crain\\ndid not think it necessary to rebuild it, as the\\nbanks had now become quite solid. He esti-\\nmated that the cost of the work would be\\n$10,423.60. An appropriation of $31,015.27\\nwas made by the act of June 23, 1866.\\n0])erations were carried on during the winter\\nof 1866 and 18G7, and the piers were put in\\ncomplete order. A survey of the channel in\\nthe spring of 1868 showed a sufticient depth of\\nwater for the retjuirements of the commerce of\\nMonroe. The total expenditure in rejiairs up\\nto June 30, 1868, was \u00c2\u00a720,425.\\nIn April, 1869, Major Waller Mcl arlaud, of\\nthe Corps of Engineers, was assigned to the\\ncharge of this harbor, and he recommended\\nthat the bar at the entrance to the harbor", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0203.jp2"}, "198": {"fulltext": "172\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nshould be dredged. During the year 38,000\\ncubic yards of sand were removed from the\\nchannel, and a depth of 12 feet obtained over\\nthe bar and through the United States canal\\ninto the river. The shore of tlie lake at the\\ninner end of the north pier was protected by a\\nrevetment to prevent the waters of the laice\\nfrom breaking through into the canal.\\nIn A])ril,1871, Major McFarland was relieved\\nby Captain and Brevet Ijieutenant-Colonel G.\\nL. Gillespie, of the Corps of Engineers. An\\nelaborate survey of the hai bor was made in\\nSeptembei-, and Colonel Gillespie presented a\\nplan for obtaining a depth of 11 feet up to the\\ndocks at Moni oe at a cost of $15,600.\\nAn appropriation of S10,000 was made by\\nthe act of June 10, 1872, and in August the\\nwork of dredging was commenced; 31,029\\ncubic yards of mud, etc., were removed, and a\\ndepth of 11 feet up obtained, except in the\\nvicinity of the docks at Monroe, where rock\\nwas found. At Cooley s Bar stiff clay was en-\\ncountered.\\nColonel GiUespie was relieved by Major and\\nBrevet Lieutenant-Colonel Harwood in April,\\n1873. An approjn-iation of SI 5,000 was made\\nby the act of March 3, 1S7: The piers were\\nput in complete order and the renewal of the\\ncanal revetment was commenced. Colonel\\nHarwood asked for \u00e2\u0096\u00a0S5((,000 for comjilcting the\\nrevetment.\\nAd appropriation ofSlO, 000 was made by the\\nact of June 23, 187-t. Operations were con-\\ntinued upon the can:)l revetment, and 2,710\\nlinear feet of it was rebuilt.\\nColonel Harwood was relieved in .Tunc, 1S74,\\nby Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel\\nBlunt, of the Corps of Engineers. An appro-\\npriation of SIO.OOO was made by the act of\\nMarch 3, 1875. During this 3ear work was\\ncontinued renewing the canal revetment, and a\\nchannel was dredged through the outer bar;\\n1,()(J9 linear leet of revetment was renewed, and\\n18,(J70 cubic yards of sand removed trom the\\nchannel at the entrance to the piers.\\nAn appropriation of S5,000 was made by the\\nact of August 14, 187(). Lieutenant-Colonel\\nand Brevet Brigadier-General Michler relieved\\nColonel Blunt of the cliarge of the harbor in\\nDecember, 1S7 Operations were continued\\nduring the season of 1877, renewing the canal\\nrevetment, and 1,905 linear feet were rebuilt.\\nSome minor rejjairs were made to the jjiers.\\nAn appropriation of $2,500 was made by the\\nact of June 18, 1878. A survey of the channel\\nwas made between the lake and the docks at\\nMonroe, which showed that it had shoaled\\nver} much, and that a depth of 8 feet could not\\nbe carried up to the docks. General Michler\\nwas relieved by Major and Brevet Colonel John\\nM. Wilson, of the Cor])S of Engineers, in Decem-\\nber, 1878.\\nOperations were commenced in March, 1879,\\nand by June both piers had been repaired and\\n1)12 linear feet of the canal revetment renewed.\\nAn appropriation of S2,000 was made hy the\\nact of March 3, 1879. It was determined to\\napplj it to dredging and to endeavor to make a\\nclear channel 100 feet wide and 9^ feet deep up\\nto the docks at Monroe. A contract was made\\nat 11 cents per cubic yard, and the work car-\\nricil on in August and September; in the\\npi ogress of operations 12,370 cubic yards of\\nmud, sand, etc., 33 logs, 3 snags and 10 stumps\\nwere removed, a depth of 11 feet gained up to\\nthe inner end of the piers and of 10 feet from\\nthence up to the upper end of Willow Island, a\\nshort distance below the docks at Monroe.\\nEarly in September the dredge was moved\\nup near the docks at Monroe in order to exca-\\nvate to a depth of 10 feet within 50 feet of them,\\nbut encountered rock, and after removing 472\\nyai ds the work was found to be imprai-ticable\\nwithout blasting.*\\nMajor Wilson continued in charge of the\\nwork until 1882, and from 1882 to the present\\ntime the work has been in charge of L. Cooper\\nOverman, Major of Engineers, United States\\nAmi} Appropriations have been made since\\n1879 as follows\\nAppropriated l)y act of .Tune It, ISSO .^2,000\\nAppropriated by act of March 3, IS.Sl 1,000\\nAppropriated by act of August 2, 1882 1,000\\nAppropriated by act of August 5, 1880 2,000\\nThese appropriations were expended in\\nminor repairs on the piers and canal revet-\\nment.\\nThe commerce at Monroe harbor by rea.son\\nof the (-ompetition of the railroads had become\\nso small that an appropriation was not strongly\\nadvocated T y the ITnited States Government\\nEngineer in charge, and he seems to have\\nbeen in doubt as to the best policy to be j)ur-\\n*The foregoing accounts of Monroe and La Plai-\\nsance Harbor iniprovements are taken from the (Jov-\\nernment Report of 1880.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0204.jp2"}, "199": {"fulltext": "HARHOR IMI KOVEMENTS.\\n173\\nsiR il by tlio (iovorniiu iit To let the (!overii_\\ninetit works lioro go to ilecuy :uid ruin, or keep\\nllii in in repair for some future development at\\nthis point. The returns of the customs collee-\\ntcir of arrivals and clearances of vessels at this\\nport showed that the amount of commerce to be\\nbenefited was very small and certainly justified\\nthe United States Engineer s position. But in\\n1887 the commerce at Monroe harbor suddenly\\nlarge!} increased, the Westei-n I tiion Tele-\\ngraph Company having make this port the\\ndistributing point for telegraiih poles for the\\ngreater part of the I nited States, and F. S.\\nSterling Co. having also established a large\\nbusiness of the same character at the docks.\\nessels ari iving with cai goes of poles fre-\\nquently stranded on the bars in the river, and\\na survej- showed thai bai s had formed at sev-\\neral points, and that Monroe harbor was last\\ncoming into disrc])ute with lake captains. The\\ncitizens and common council, recognizing the\\nimportance of having the obstruction in the\\nharbor removed to accommodate the new and\\nincreasing business, sent tleneral George\\nSpalding, Hon. Harry A. Conant and Major\\nGcoi ge R. Hurd,as a committee to Washington,\\nJ). C, to procure an ap])ropriation for the im-\\n|)rovenieiit of the harbor, and to have the same\\ninsei-ted in the river and harbor bill then\\njiending. The committee, with the assistance\\nof Mr. J. C Sterling, who accompanied them,\\nwere successful in their efforts, and an ai)])ro-\\npriation of 85,(100 was made by the act of\\nAugust 11, 1888.\\nThe total amount ajipropriated by the Gen-\\neral (lovernmenl for the Monroe harbor and\\nI nited States ship canal (including the S 000\\na)ipropriation obtained by the committee) is\\n.SL 22,.Jl.-).27.\\nTIIK CITY C.\\\\NAI..\\nIn 1S:!8 considerable damage was clone to llie\\nliarbiir at La F laisance by a storm, and the\\nw jik ((ininienced by the (lOneral Governnient\\nat.Monioe harbor and the I nited States ship\\ncanal progressed slowly. The citizens, desir-\\ning that the work should be ]]ushcd more vig-\\norously on the Government work, and I hat the\\nchannel of the Hiver Haisin should be short-\\nened and straightened at what is called Fisher-\\nmen s Bend, by the building of the city canal\\nacross the bend, a distance of about 1,:500 feet,\\nprocured through the legislatui-e an amend-\\nment to the citj charter entitled An act to\\namend an act to incorjjorate the city of Mon-\\nroe, approved April 0, A. D. 1838:\\nThe common council of the city of Monroe\\nare authorized to finish and complete the canal\\nand piers already commenced by the (!overn-\\nment of the United States, connecting the\\nwaters of the Kiver Raisin with Lake Krie,\\ntogether with proper piers and basins for said\\ncanal within the limits of said city, and also to\\nimprove the navigation of said i-iver within the\\nlimits of said city by cutting through the\\nbends of said river, antl for that pur])ose are\\nauthorized to rai.se a sum not exceeding fifty\\nthousand dollars bj a direct tax upon the I Cal\\nestate situate within the limits of said city, or\\nbj- a loan for that purpose to be effected, or by\\nboth or cither of said wa)-s. The moneys so\\nrai.sed to be expended by five commissioners.\\nThe said commissioners to l)e assessors and\\nsworn to assess the real estate in proportion as\\nin their opinion the same will be IxMiefited by\\nthe expenditure of .said monej-, who shall be\\nchosen by the freemen of said city in legal\\nmeeting assembled, provided that no such tax\\nbe levied or loan effected unless a majority of\\nthe taxable inhabitants of said city owning\\nlands in fee simple therein shall vote for or\\nassent to the levying of such tax or for effect-\\ning such loan at a special meeting to be called\\nfor such purpose by the clerk of said city, by\\ngiving sixty days previous notice of the time\\nand place of holding such meeting in the j)ublic\\nnewspaper printed in said city.\\nOn the 29th day of August, 1838, a poll of\\nthe taxable inhabitants owning real estate in\\nfee simple in the city was taken at a public\\nmeeting to ascertain the will of the taxable in-\\nhabitants as to making a loan of 825,000 for the\\npurpose of completing the (iovernnient harlior\\nand canal, and improving the navigation of\\nthe river by cutting a channel through the\\nbend of the river. The wliole number of votes\\ncast was 157, with 142 votes in favor of a loan\\nand 15 votes against it. It would ap])ear from\\nthe returns that the real estate owners of the\\ncity were almost unanimous for the loan and\\nthe canal. But the records show that the o])])0-\\nsition was quite strong, and that the artics\\nwho were deeply interested in the project had\\nto resort to the expedient of convcj-ing small\\nparcels of land to numerous persons who were", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0205.jp2"}, "200": {"fulltext": "1Y4\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nin favor of the loan and wanted omployment on\\nthe canal, making them liolders of real estate\\nin fee simple, and so qualified them to vote,\\nwho otherwise would not have been entitled to\\na vote on the question.\\nIn September, 1838, the common council\\nappointed David A. Noble financial agent to go\\nto some of the Eastern cities for the purpose of\\nnegotiating a loan of $25,000 on bonds to be\\nissued by the city, with full power to negotiate\\nthe loan with any company, person or institu-\\ntion, in such manner as should appear to him\\nmost for the advantage of the city. Mr. Noble\\nproceeded to the East immediately, and in Octo-\\nber reported to the council as follows\\nTo the Honorable the Common Council of the\\nCity of Monroe\\nGentlemen In pursuance of the authority\\nconferred on me hy a resolution of your board\\nempowering me to negotiate a loan of $25,000\\nto complete the shij) canal and improve the\\nnavigation of the River Eaisin, I proceeded to\\nAlbany and New York tor the purpose of\\neffecting a loan for the city, and after spending\\nseveral days in those cities in endeavoring to\\naccomplish the object of my visit there, I\\nfound that the situation of the nione^ market\\nwas such that to effect a loan directly on any\\nWestern securities was entirely impossible;\\ntiiat while for all the legitimate purposes of\\ncommercial business mone} was abundant and\\nobtained with the greatest facility, yet that\\nthere was still an entire want of confidence in\\nall securities of the Western country generall}-,\\nand that money could not be raised upon them\\ndirectly without the greatest and most ruinous\\nsacrifices, even if at all. Under the circum-\\nstances, I deemed any fui ther exertions to\\neffect a loan direct, as futile, and turned my\\nefforts to making an exchange of stocks, on\\nsuch favorable terms as I thought would be\\nacceptable to your board, and I found that I\\ncould exchange the bonds of this city for the\\nstock of the North American Trust and Bank-\\ning Company in the city of New York. The\\nstock of the institution, as stock, I knew this\\ncity did not wish, and before completing any\\narrangement with that institution, I proceeded\\nagain to Albany and found that the Farmers\\nand Mechanics Bank, of the city of Albany,\\nwould take the stock of the North American\\nTrust and Banking Comjiany at par, and jjlace\\nto the credit of this city $25,000, to be drawn\\nfor as fast as the money should be needed for\\nthe progress of the work, allowing ten per cent,\\ninterest on the balances from time to time not\\ndrawn from the bank. The arrangement with\\nthis institution was upon the condition that\\nAustin E. Wing, Esq., for himself, and as\\ntrustee and agent for John P. Gush man, Jacob\\nD. Lan.sing, Lewis Cass, Job Pierson, Stephen\\nWarren, Thomas W. Olcott, George R. Davis,\\nWilliam Porter and Edwin Croswell, should\\nenter into a guarantee to the Farmers and\\nMechanics Bank, of Alban}-, to make up to\\nthat institution any deficiency that thei e might\\nbe on the sale, within a reasonable time, of the\\nstock of the North American Trust and Bank-\\ning Company- below par, and those gentlemen,\\nwith a promptness and public spirit which\\ncannot be too highly appreciated, came for-\\nward and gave the bank assurances that such\\nguarantee should be given, and immediately\\nwrote to Austin E. Wing. Esq., who is jointly\\ninterested with them in the purchase of lands\\nnear the contemplated basin of the ship canal,\\nand their agent in reference to such lands, to\\ngive on behalf of themselves and their com-\\npany the required guarantee, and Mr. Wing\\nhas executed the proj^er papers to complete the\\narrangement with the Farmers and Mechanics\\nBank. Upon the basis above referred to, I\\nmade an arrangementwith those institutions,\\nrespectively, and all that remains now to be\\ndone to perfect the arrangement and to realize\\nthe money is to enclose the bonds of the city, a\\nform for which is hereunto submitted, with the\\ncoupons thereto annexed, to Joseph D. Beirs,\\nEsq., the president of the North American\\nTrust and Banking Company, and that insti-\\ntution will issue stock to an equal amount, and\\nthis stock to the amount of .S25,000 will be re-\\nceived by assignment by the Farmers and\\nMechanics Bank at Albany, and that institu-\\ntion will place to the credit of this city that\\namount of money to be drawn for.\\nRespectfully,\\nD. A. Noble.\\nIn pursuance of the plan presented, the city\\nissued $25,000 in bonds, payable in twenty years,\\nwith interest at seven per cent., payable semi-\\nannually, and the city undertook to guarantee\\nAustin E. Wing and others from any loss on\\naccount of their guarantee in behalf of the city.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0206.jp2"}, "201": {"fulltext": "HARBOR IMTROVEMENTS.\\n175\\nA large part of the nioiioy raised bj* tlio city\\non its bonds was expended in completing tlie\\nGovernment canal. The citizens hoped tliat\\nCongress could be prevailed upon to refund to\\nthe city the money so expended, but all efforts\\nto get a bill through Congress for that purpose\\nwere unavailing. Taxeswere levied to pay the\\ninterest on the bonds, the assessments being\\nmade on the real estate Iti the city in propor-\\ntion as it was supposed it would be benefited by\\ntlie building of the canal. Money was very\\nscarce, and a great deal of real estate in the city,\\nespecially that near the docks which had been\\nassessed very heavily, was leased to pay the\\ncanal tax the bidder who would pay the\\ncanal tax for a lease of the property for the\\nshortest term of years receiving a lease from\\nthe citj forthe term bid. Some ofthe.se leases\\nrun for ninety-nine years, and considerable\\n])roperty is held underthe.se canal tax leases at\\nthe present time. The commissioners were\\nunable to raise sufficient funds to meet the in-\\nterest on the bonds, and the common council\\nwas compelled to issue new bonds for the semi-\\nannual interest as it matured, and to petition\\nthe bondholders for leniency, and finally the\\nbondholders, believing that the citizens were\\nunable to meet their obligations and did not\\npossess sufficient resources to pay the bonds\\nin full, offei-ed a compromise. General Lewis\\nCass, who held a large amount of the bonds,\\ntook the lead in the matter, and a compromise\\nwas effected at G2^ cents on the dollar.\\nIn April, 1840, the canal commissioners made\\na report to the council showing that at the\\ncommencement of the work it was estimated\\nthat the amount of excavation neces.sary to\\nconstruct a channel of suitable dimensions to\\ncorrespond with tlie canal constructed by the\\nUnited States, was com))uted at 55,000 cubic\\nyards, exclusive of the dams al eitlier end of\\nthe canal, necessary to ]ireservothe work from\\ninundations during the progress of excava-\\ntions. The expense of excavation in the body\\nof the work was estimated at thirt}- cents per\\nyard, and removing the dams by dretlging\\nSI. 500, and that the commissioners believe l\\nthat the object of the commission would be\\nmore fully secured by conducting the work\\nunder their own supervision by the ap|joint-\\nment of an acting commissioner, than by\\naccepting any proposals that were offered to\\ntake the work by contract. The work was\\naccordingly commenced, and for some time pro-\\ngressed with, a reasonable prospect of an early\\ncompletion according to the original plan, and\\nat an expense somewhat within the estimate.\\nTheir operations were suddenlj arrested by\\nthe failure of the banks which had on deposit\\nthe unexpended portion of the fund which had\\ncome into the hands of the commissioners, and\\nby the withholding of S2,000 of the loan by\\nthe Farmers and Mechanics Bank, of Albany,\\nNew York. At this time the whole of the\\ntimber dams had been completed, and some-\\ntliing more than 45,000 cubic yards of earth\\nhad been excavated. The amount of money\\nexpended by the commission for materials, im-\\nprovements, provisions and labor, was 820, COO.\\nThe commission being without funds were\\ncompelled to abandon the further prosecution\\nof the work, and they accepted the proposal of\\nGeorge W. Strong of October 2, 1839, to take\\nthe work by contract and complete the chan-\\nnel to the depth of eleven feet from the top of\\nthe capping for $4,030.92, to be paid as follows:\\nUpon the execution of the contract, \u00c2\u00a71,411.78,\\nin property belonging to thefund and demands\\ndue the fund from sundry individuals for pork\\nsold and upon the completion of the work a\\ndraft upon the Bank of liiver Raisin for\\nS670.69, and upon the Merchants and Mechan-\\nics Bank of the city of Monroe for 82,535.45,\\nin full. The drafts and demands were to be\\ntaken without any recourse whatever to the\\ncommissioners of the canal fund or the cit} of\\nMonroe. The work was to be completed by\\nthe 15th of May following.\\nLittle was accomplished for the next two\\nears for the want of funds to carry on the\\nwork. Petitions and memorials were sent to\\nthe House and Senate frequentlj- from Monroe,\\nAdrian and surrounding towns, asking for an\\najipropriation. But the General Government\\nrefused or neglected to make any further appro-\\npriation, and in 1842 the work was istill un-\\ncompleted, and the harbor at I^a Plaisancc in a\\nvery bad condition. The city, feeling the neces-\\nsitj- of sufficient harbor improvements, decided\\nto bond the city for 610,000 to complete the\\nwork. But the credit of the city was so poor\\nin the Kast that it was evident that the loan\\ncould not be made in the monej market and\\nmust be taken at home, and Sl,00(t of the bonds\\nwere issued in denominations as small as 85.00\\nand taken up bj persons of small means.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0207.jp2"}, "202": {"fulltext": "1T6\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nF inally several ])atriotic citizens, David A.\\nNoble, Thomas G. Cole, Harry Conant, Dan.\\nB. Miller, William V. Studdeford, James Armi-\\ntage and Levi S. Humphrey came forward and\\nprovided for the balance of the loan, $10,000,\\nand gave their personal obligation for $9,000.\\nThe commissioners made a contract in\\nAugust, 1842, with Henry W. Canijibell and\\nGeorge W. Strong for the completion of the\\ncanal, Henry V. Disbrow acting as treasurer\\nof the canal fund and superintendent and sur-\\nveyor of the improvements. The canals were\\ncompleted in 1843; but from that time to the\\npresent frequent dredging at certain points in\\nthe channel has been necessary to keep it clear\\nand of sufficient depth for navigation.\\nMany attempts since then have been made\\nto increase the depth of water in the river and\\ncanals. At one time the legislature made a\\nland grant of 5,000 acres for that purpose, and\\nin 1849 the plan of confining all the water in\\nthe river to the canals and that part of tlie\\nriver channel connecting them, by dammingthe\\nold river channels at the head of the canals,\\nand a wing dam at Barn Island to narrow the\\nchannel and make the water cut its way\\nthrough Barn Island Bar, was adopted. A con-\\ntract was made with J. M. Sterling and William\\nA. Noble to construct four dams in accordance\\nwith this plan, for which they were to receive\\n2,500 acres of the land grant. The dams were\\nbuilt of spiles and plank, but did not remain\\nlong enough to test the mei its of the plan.\\nThe ice raised them and they were carried out\\nwith the first spring freshet. Isaac P. Chris-\\ntiancy, for 320 acres of land, offered the hull of\\nthe old steamer Constitution to be used for a dam.\\nJudging from the records it would seem that\\nmost of the schemes were proposed for the\\npurpose of obtaining the remaiudor of the land\\ngrant, and that numerous patriotic citizens\\nwere as much if not more interested in that\\nthan in the im])rovement of the shipping\\nfacilities and navigation. Finally Dan. B.\\nMiller got the remainder of the land grant for\\nbuilding dams in the river at the ])oinls where\\nthe railroad crossed the old channel.\\nThere were five commissioners of the canal\\nfund elected every fall, and the contests were\\nat times quite spirited. As high as twenty of\\nthe leading citizens were in the field at one\\ntime as candidates. The five candidates re-\\nceiving the highest vote were elected and con-\\nstituted the commissioners of the canal fund for\\nthe jear. The following is a list of the names\\nof persons who held the office of canal com-\\nmissioners\\n1838 John Bui-ch, Gershom Bulkle^-, Moses\\nB. Savage, James Hervey Miller, Chester\\nStewart.\\n1839 Gershom Bulkley, John Burch, Moses\\nB. Savage, James Hervey Miller, George W.\\nStrong.\\n1840 -Harry V. Man,Aliiheus Felcli, Charles\\nM. Humphrey, Luther Harvey, Jacob W.\\nAlexander.\\n1841 Charles M. Humphrey, Wolcott Law-\\nrence, James Armitage, Enos Jackson, Walter\\nW. Prentice.\\n1842 James J. Godfroy, Wolcott Lawi-ence,\\nWarner Wing, Jarlos Colton, Henry Disbrow.\\n1843 James J. Ciodfroy, Henry Disbrow,\\nCarlos Colton, Warner Wing, James Armitage.\\n1844 James Ai mitage, Jefferson S. Bond,\\nTitus Babcock, James E. Skinner, Obadiah\\nSpalding.\\n1845 -James E. Skinner, Titus Babcock,\\nJefferson S. Bond, Obadiah Spalding, Norman\\nD. Curtis.\\n184C Hiram Stone, John Burch, Charles\\nNoble, Charles G. John.son, Harry Conant.\\nJohn Mulhollen acted as collector of the\\ncanal fund, and for several years his whole time\\nwas occupied in collecting the canal tax and\\nselling lots and land returned as delinquent\\nfor non-payment of the tax.\\nWith all the modern appliances, the exca-\\nvating of a canal is a very simple matter; but\\nat that early day, witli the primitive methods\\nthen in vogue, it was a great undertaking.\\nThe greater part of the excavating was accom-\\nplished with the spade, shovel and wheelbar-\\nrow, operated by the sons of the Emerald Isle,\\na large number of whom were imported for the\\nexpress purpose from York State. Bulk-\\nheads or dams were built at each end of the\\ncanal, and earth partitions or bulkheads were\\nleft at diflferent points as long as possible. The\\nsections so divided off were kept free from\\nwater by horse-power pumps, as the work\\nprogressed. After all the earth possible had\\nbeen removed from between the two dams\\nat the end of the canal, they were broken\\nthrough and the water let in, and the re-\\nmainder was excavated by means of a horse-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0208.jp2"}, "203": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0209.jp2"}, "204": {"fulltext": "o\\no\\nOS}\\nO", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0210.jp2"}, "205": {"fulltext": "HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.\\n177\\npower dredge. The liorse-jiower dredge com-\\nplete consisted of two scows, one about 50 feet\\nlong and 2.5 foot beam, with an opening similar\\nto a center board box about 6 feet wide and 25\\nfeot long, and a little aft of the middle of the\\nscow. Through this opening a large scraper-\\nshaped excavator with loTigarnis wa.s operated.\\nThe arms were secured at tlie after end of the\\nopening with pins, and were of sufficient\\nlength 80 that the scraper could be let down\\nto the bottom of the canal to a depth of 12 or\\n14 feet in a position to scrape; the scraper was\\nconnected with chains to a crank at the for-\\nward part of the opening.\\nThe other scow was im])rovi. ed from an nld\\nscow that had been used in the coasting trade\\nto Toledo and Sandusky. A cap.slan was set\\nup in it so that it extended from the l)Ottoni of\\nthe boat up through the deck. The drum, or\\npart around whicli the line wound, was on\\ndeck. The four swee|)s to operate it were in\\nthe hole, and were arranged so that a horse\\ncould be hitched to each sweep, and tl.e horses\\nmoving around in a cii cic turned the ilruui on\\ndeck. This scow was anchored securely in the\\ncanal, and a line made fast to it ]\u00c2\u00abissed over a\\nsheave on the dredge scow a short distance otf,\\nand back around the drum, so as to give a\\ndouble purchase in towing the di edgc scow.\\nWhen everything was in readiness, the\\nscraper was let down to the bottom of the\\ncanal, the dredge scow made fast to the other\\nscow by passing a line over the sheave and\\naround the drum, the horses hitched to the\\nsweeps in the bole of the .scow. The hor.ses\\nthen walked around with the sweeps and\\nwound up the line about the drum, steadily\\ndi awing the dredge scow forward and causing\\nthe sci-aper to scrape along the bottom of the\\ncanal and fill itself with dirt. When tiie crew\\non the dredge scow thought tiie scraper was\\nfull enough, they took hold of the crank and\\nwith the chains attached to the .scraper hoisted\\nit up into the opening, as a center board is\\nraised in a sailing vessel, and then with long\\npoles poled the dredge scow off into the old\\nriver channel, opened a dump or door in the\\nscraper and let the dirt out, then |iolod her\\nback again to the canal in position ready to\\nscrape up another load. A horse-power drt dgo\\nof another patron was useil for a while, but the\\none above described, invented by 11. W. Camp-\\nbell and used by Messrs. Campbell and Strong\\nin their work, was considered the best. It was\\nestimated that when the scraper was well tilled\\nevery three linear feet of it contained a cubic\\nyard of earth.\\nIn 1850 a committee consisting of II. V.\\nMan, C. G. Johnson, A. A. Kahiiicau, 1. K.\\n(irosvenoi and R. O Connor, were a))])ointed at\\na ]iublic meeting to investigate into the true\\nfinancial condition of the city, it.s indebted-\\nness, and if possible the causes of such indebt-\\nedness, in order that our citizens may hv\\nenabled in future to guard against a I cpetition\\nof like evils.\\nI give below an extract from the re])ort of\\nthe conmiittee in regard to the canal loan,\\ncanal expenditures, etc., in order that the\\npresent generation ma\\\\- see Ihut il we do not\\nmanage our city government at the ])rescnt\\ntime infinitely better than oui- fathers did, we\\ndo fully as well, and that there are probably no\\nmore jobs and politics in the city government\\nas it is now conducted than there were when\\nour forefathers held down the aldc^rmanic\\nchairs.\\nE.VTK.VCr FUOM ItEI OKT.\\nIt seems to have been contemplated when\\nthe charter of our city was obtained in the\\nyear 1837, to procure a loan or vote a tax for\\nthe completion of the ship canal previously\\ncommenced by the General (iovernment, as we\\ntind in the act of incorporation provision made\\nfor a loan or tax, not exceedi ng .S50,000. A move-\\nment was made in 1838 under this authority.\\nThe first step taken by the council, after a vote\\nin its favor purporting to have been made by\\nthe people, was on the 20th day of August,\\n183S. appointing an agent to proceed Hast to\\nnegotiate a loan of 825,000. This was effected\\nby said agent by an exchange of the bonds of\\nthe city lor the stock of the North American\\nTrust and Banking Company of the city of\\nNew York for a simil.ir amount. The stock of\\nthe Trust Company was then jdetiged to the\\nMechanics and Farmers Bank, of Albany, and\\na loan obtained of S25,0lt0, .said stock being\\nheld as collateral .security and the city said to\\nbe responsible for the depreciation that might\\narise from a fall in the market value of the\\nsame. A further guaranty was reiinired hy the\\nl ank at Albany and cl.iimed to have been\\ngiven in behalf of the city by several gentle-\\nmen residing at Ti-oy and Albany, they being\\nowners of property near the present lan liiig", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0211.jp2"}, "206": {"fulltext": "178\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand in tlie vicinity of the spot whore the said\\nloan was proposed to bo expended not, liow-\\never, for the full amount thereof, but limited to\\n$10,000, as appears by tlie record on the 22d of\\nOctober following. The powers given to the\\nagent seem to have been broad, for, in the\\nwords of the resolution The common council\\nsay they do hereby invest hi m (the agent) with\\nall the powers and authority invested in them\\n(the council) by the charter of the city and the\\namendments thereto, so far as relates to the\\nnegotiation of said loan. Thus it will appear\\nthat while it was necessary under tlie hiw to\\nobtain a vote of the people for a loan of\\n$25,000, the council by their subsequent ap-\\nproval of this arrangement, seem to have vir-\\ntually contracted a debt of a much larger sum;\\nfor the stock of said Trust Company has been,\\nat times, of scarce any value, and at the present\\nday is quoted at about ninety per cent, below\\npar. Had the loss of this stock fallen on the\\ncity, as it might have done, if it was liable,\\ncertainly to the extent of $10,000 if not to the\\nwhole sum, it would have rendered the evils of\\nour situation much greater, and ought to serve\\nas a caution in future to reject altogether any\\nproposition to involve the city in debt. A\\ncompromise was made, and the city was finally\\nrelieved from those demands by relinquishini^\\ntheir claim upon the bank at Albany for\\n$2,000 of the loan which had been withheld by\\nthem on that account. It is proper here to\\nstate that it was claimed by the agent who\\nnegotiated the loan, that the city was not to be\\nheld accountable for the lessor depreciation on\\nthe stock before referred to. But subsequent\\nproceedings go to show that other parties to\\nthe contract thought differently, and the final\\naction appears to confirm it. The committee\\nare, however, of the opinion that the proceed-\\nings were illegal from first to last\\nOn or about the 27th of October, 1838, the\\ncommissioners of the canal fund were informed\\nthat the money was subject to their draft, and\\nthe work was commenced. The treasurer s\\naccounts on the 4th of November, 1838, show\\na credit of $23,000, drawn from the bank at\\nAlbany or transferred to the credit of the Bank\\nof Eiver Raisin and the Merchants and Me-\\nchanics Bankof Monroe. At a meeting of the\\ncommissioners on the 4th of November, 1838,\\nproposals were made by Luther Harvey and\\nothers to take the contract for the work, esti-\\nmated at 55,000 cubic yards, at 40 cents per\\nyard, amounting to the sum of $22,000. This\\nproposition was rejected, two members of the\\nboard dissenting. One of them, the acting\\ncommissioner, believing -that it would have\\nbeen more judicious to let the work by con-\\ntract, resigned his appointment. The board\\nthen proceeded with the work under their own\\nsupervision, appointing another acting com-\\nmissioner, and placing in his hands the sum of\\n$5,000 to expend on the same. A proposal\\nwas submitted at this time by the River Raisin\\nBank and Merchants and Mechanics Bank for\\nthe use of the funds, $15,000, to be put to the\\ncredit of the former, and $10,000 to that of the\\nlatter, they to jjaj the agent of the cit}- for his\\nservices in negotiating said loan, but not to pay\\nany interest. This proposition seems to have\\nbeen accepted. The committee can see no\\ngood reason why this money was withdrawn\\nfrom the bank at Alban}- and deposited in the\\nbanks here, as by the report of the agent the\\ncity was to have been allowed interest at the\\nrate of two per cent, by the bank at Albany.\\nEastern drafts at that time were at an un-\\nusually high rate of premium, the profit of\\nwhich was thus given to those banks. A sum\\nin all probability equal to $2,000, if not much\\nmore, was thus relinquished for their benefit.\\nHow much they paid the agent for his services\\ndoes not appear. The banks did agree by\\ntheir proposals to pay out on the works the\\nbills of specie-paying banks. How ftir this was\\ncomplied with the committee are unable to\\nsay but it is reasonable to suppose that they\\navailed themselves of every opportunity to pay\\nout their own notes instead thereof, the differ-\\nence being very great, as there was at this\\ntime a general suspension of specie payments,\\nand but one or two banks in the State contin-\\nued to redeem their notes.\\nUp to the 13th of August, 1839, the board\\nhad expended in all upon the work the sum of\\n$19,611.40, when it was ontirel}- arrested in its\\nfurther progress by the failure of the Mer-\\nchants and Mechanics Bank, and soon alter by\\nthe River Raisin Bank. In the former at the\\ntime of its failure there remained the sum of\\n$2,033.45, and in the latter the sura of $755.12.\\nThe Bank of Albany had also at this time re-\\nfused to pay the balance of the loan, being\\n$2,000 before alluded to, alleging that the stock\\nof the Trust Company had depreciated, and", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0212.jp2"}, "207": {"fulltext": "HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.\\n179\\nclaiming the difference of tlie city. Thus it\\nwill be seen that more than one-fifth of the\\nloan was at a critical time rendered unavail-\\nable to the prosecution of the work, causing\\nb}- its interruption great injury, no doubt, to\\nthat which had been done. On the 7th of\\nApril, 1840, the board presented a report of\\ntheir doings, and claimed to have finished\\n45,000 cubic yards out of 55,000 as estimated\\nfor the whole work, and say but for the stop-\\npage of the banks the loan would have been\\nmore than sufficient to finish the entire work.\\nAbout 85,000, say they, would bo more than\\nsufficient to finish the entire work. Yet that\\nsum has been expended with S14,(l00 more by\\nsub.seiiuent taxation, and still it is not entirely\\nfini. ^hcd\\nWe present below an abstract ofliie amount\\nexpended up to this period, and invite the at-\\ntention of our fellow-citizens to the fact that so\\nsmall a proportion appears to have been paid\\nout for actual labor on the work. It is a fact\\nthat is to be taken into consideration when we\\nare asked to vote for tliis or that appropriation\\nand it is desirable to know how much of anj-\\nsum is necessarily absorbed in preliminary\\nproceedings, or consumed in injudicious man-\\nagement of public affairs.\\nAb lracl of amounts expended out of Canal Fund to date,\\nAugust 13, 1849.\\nInterest for six months on loan.. S 87. 00\\nTravelin expenses of agent 200 25\\nCouncil fees 70 50\\nPiiuting _. 47 00\\nPostage 15 75\\nOUieers and superintendents.. 2,049 02\\nSurveying ._ 23 G3\\n$3,281 75\\nPork, pork barrels and salt |4,.555 06\\nDeduct pork sold 885 9G\\n3,f)(;!i 10\\nFlour 058 00\\nBeef 47 75\\nPotatoes 71 18\\nBeans 48 75\\nGroceries 387 ()7\\n1,213 35\\nBlankets and dry goods ,5t 15\\nCrockery 48 30\\nWood 130 25\\n534 70\\nHardware 351 49\\nBlacksmithing 238 08\\nStationery G 91\\nWheelbarrows 22G 25\\nBoat 8 00\\nTimber, lumber, etc 2 052 02\\n2,882 75\\nLabor 7,997 63\\nSundries 32 12\\n119,611 40\\nAn examination of tlie foregoing items will\\npre.sent the following result: A loan in the\\nhands of the commissioners of the canal fund,\\nof \u00c2\u00a725,000, disposed of as follows:\\nOfficial services, counsel fees, print-\\ning, etc. $2,40() 75\\nInterest on loan 875 00\\nPork and other provisions 4,882 45\\nBlankets, dry goods, etc. 534 70\\nMaterial, lumber, etc 2,915 87\\nLabor 7,997 G3\\nDeposited in broken banks and\\nwithheld on pretense of claims 5,388 GO\\n$25,000\\nThus it appears that out of the large sum of\\nS25,000 onl)- \u00c2\u00a77,097.03 was paid out in money\\nfor labor, 82,882.75 for material, etc., 85,417.15\\nfor pork, provisions, Idankets, etc., leaving\\nabout 82,400 consumed chiefly in salaries in a\\nperiod of time but little over nine months.\\nAmong the items of provisions we observe an\\nextraordinary disbursement for pork. We can\\nconceive of no ju.sl excuse for such an appro-\\npriation of the funds of the city. Was it a\\nspeculation entered into in its behalf? This\\ncannot be supposed, for we find no authoritj-\\nfor such an operation. It might have been\\nconsidered a safe investment, and perhaps\\nproved better than a deposit in the banks; yet\\nit was an inconvenient sort of currency. It\\nwould not have been necessary- for the prose-\\ncution of the work, as at all times money has\\nbeen much more available for labor than any\\ndescription of dicker. The accounts show that\\nsome of it was sold to the merchants in town,\\nand, as the committee believe, a portion of it\\nwas ultimately lost.\\nAfter the failure of the banks, it would ap-\\npear that nearly a year elapsed before any-\\nthing more was done on the work. On the 2d\\nof November, 1840, George W. Strong made\\napplication to the board, and they concluded a\\ncontract with him to comjilctc the canal on the\\nfollowing terms, viz.\\nIn personal property in hands of coniiiiis-\\nsioners *770 90\\nIn debts due them 640 88\\nBalance in River Raisin Bank 670 69\\nBalance in Merchants and Mechanics Bank 2,533 45\\n^4.1115 !i2\\nto be paid to him upon the I omjdetion thereof\\nby drafts on said banks, which he was to take\\nin payment whether paid by the banks or not.\\nThis was a favorable contract for the city under\\nthe circumstances, but if the meansof the board", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0213.jp2"}, "208": {"fulltext": "180\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nhad l)cen in their own hands instead of insolv-\\nent banks the} eould doubtless have effected a\\nmuch moi-o favorable contract.\\nOn the 29th of August, 1843, the council\\nmade another contract with Mr. Strong, associ-\\nated with Mr. Campbell, for the further pros-\\necution of the work or completion thereof, for\\nthe sum of $7,250, to be paid f500 in advance,\\n$5,000 as the work progressed, and $1,750 out\\nof a tax to be collected thereafter. This con-\\ntract was based upon the expectation of a vote\\nof the freeholdci S authorizing another loan of\\n$10,000. The same was obtained on the 11th\\nof October following; but instead of a loan an\\nissue was made of bonds, which were in fact\\npaid out upon the contract. There was a form\\nof borrowing and lending, yet there was no\\nmoney passing. Of tiiis loan of $10,000, levied\\nand collected by special tax upon the people in\\nthe year 1843, to pay the bonds last above re-\\nferred to, the following is the disposition\\nInterest on tirst loan 7ii5 (i9\\nPrinting 31S 84\\nStationery 15 41\\nSalaries and other services 1,342 66\\nHedeui|)tion of bonds 12 50\\nS2,4S5 10\\nCainplH ll Strong, on contract 4,s70 01)\\nExcavator |.urcliascd of Campbell Strong- 1,(1(10 00\\nExfifiided at Bar Point (uuler direction of\\nMr. Disbrow 1,.S04 94\\n!i;10,160 04\\nThe surplus was probably out of city funds.\\nBy the preceding statement it will be seen that\\nout of said tax of $10,000, there was paid to\\nCampbell and Strong upon their contract only\\n$4,870, leaving due to them, when it should be\\ncompleted, the sum of $2,380, to be i-ai.sed by\\nanother tax or i)aid out of other funds than\\nthose proviiled for it. In adtliti(jn to this,\\nMessrs. Gamjjbell Strong presented the fol-\\nlowing account on the ISth of February, 18(^5\\nExtra work and hinderance by washing of\\nbanksin consequence of running boats__ $2,009 64\\nExtra work upper end of canal 222 ;!2\\nLost time and damage in eonsefjuence of\\ninjunction 200 00\\nDiscount on funds received 560 00\\n$2,901 06\\nOf these items the council allowed $1,654.82.\\nThese sums must have di awn heavily upon\\nsubsequent appropriations for the canal, and\\nfinally, as we believe, upon the general taxes of\\nthe city.\\nThe sum expended at Bar Point under the\\ndirection of H. Disbrow consisted of the fol-\\nlowing items\\nSuperintending, c $197 50\\nSurveying 8 00\\nBoat 2 25\\nTimber, c*tc 10 02\\nRope, tools, c 168 76\\nRepairs of dredge 15 30\\nBoard 22 00\\nLabor on work 1,381 11\\n$1,804 94\\nWhen the settlement of this and the preced-\\ning con tract of the city with Campbell Strong\\ntook place, they were to have been paid the\\nbalance due them by agreement, in leases and\\ncanal bonds to the amount of $1,438.0(5.\\nInstead thereof they received in\\ncanal lionds $400 00\\nLeases 266 23\\nCity orders 771 83\\n$1,438 06\\nAlso, the further sum allowed\\nthem for interest on their ac-\\ncount 143 30\\nAnd it here will be noted that a sum that\\nshould and onlj- could be legally raised by a\\nvote of the people, is taken out of the general\\nfund and thus collected from personal prop-\\nerty, which is not holden under the law for\\nany i art of such expenditures.\\nAnother loan, or rather tax, is voted by the\\nwilling people on the 17th of March, 1848, of\\n$4,000, and a contract -immediately made with\\n11. W. Campbell for the completion of the\\nwork again lor $4,000. An additional allow-\\nance was subsequently made to him of $104,79\\nfor discount on funds previously paid to him,\\nupon which he claims to have sustained a loss\\nof ten per cent., but wliich the committee are\\nassured, a large part was used by him at the\\nj)ar value thereof The final payments of the\\nbalance, amounting to $1,200, due to Messrs.\\nStrong Campbell and to H. W. Campbell on\\ntheir several contracts, was paid only a few\\ndays ago (February 7, 1850), out of the taxes\\ncollected lor 1849.\\nThis is a brief history of the amount loaned\\nfor canal purposes, or raised by direct tax upon\\nthe inhabitants, for the prosecution of the work,\\nthe several contracts founded ujiou the .same,\\natid the manner in which the money has been\\ndisposed of.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0214.jp2"}, "209": {"fulltext": "CII AFTER XVI.\\nTIIK TOr.Kno WAK.\\nUNDER the onlinancc of 1787, the tcrritoiy\\nnortliwest of the Ohio Rivor was given a\\nteinporaiy i;ovennneiit iiiuior liie name of the\\nTerritory of the Northwest. It embraced\\nwhat now constitutes the States of Ohio, Michi-\\ngan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. In 179G,\\ntlie Northwest Territory was composed of five\\ncounties, with names and boundaries as fol-\\nlows: Wayne including the settlements on\\nthe Maumee, Raisin and Detroit Rivers, with\\nits seat of justice at Detroit: Washington\\ncomprising all that portion of the present State\\nof Oiiio within fortj miles of the Ohio river\\nand between the Litile Miami and Aluskingum\\nrivers, with Marietta for its county seat; Ham-\\nilton embracing the region between the Little\\nand the Great Miami, and within forty miles\\nof the Ohio, witli Cincinnati as the seat of\\njustice; Knox containing the country near\\nto the Ohio and between the (ireat Miami and\\nthe Wabash Rivers, having Vincennos as its\\ncounty seat; and St. Clair embracing the\\nsettlements upon the Illinois and Kaskaskia\\nRivers, as well as those upon the Upper Mis-\\nsissippi, the scat of justice being at Kaskaskia.\\nBy the ordinance of 1787, it was provided,\\nthat when a State should be formed of the east-\\nern portion of the Territory, it would include\\nthe territory lying north of line drawn east\\nand west, through the .southern extreme of\\nLake Michigan, which should remain a por-\\ntion of such Slate until such territory should\\ncontain GO, 000 inhabitants. In disregard of\\nthis provision, however, the enabling act of\\nCongress (1802) providing for the organization\\nof the Stale of Ohio, fixed the northern bound-\\nary of the pro])Osed State on the line above\\nmentioned, whcrebj- what is now Miciiigan\\nwas excluded from the proposed State and\\nattached to the Territory of Indiana, with its\\nseat of government at Vinccnnes, a distant and\\nvery inconvenient point. This was very un-\\nsatisfactory to the inhabitants of tiiat region,\\nwho protested positively against it. It was\\nnot long, however (1805), before the Territory\\nof .Michigan was eslalilislu d, with its capital at\\nDetroit.\\nThere were several questions growing out of\\nand connected with the organization of the\\nState of Ohio, which co-operated to cause mis-\\nunderstanding and unkind feelings l)etweeii\\nthe people of what is now Ohio and those of\\nMichigan. In the first place, the gonei-al senti-\\nment seems to liave been that the movement\\nfor the formation of a State Government was\\npremature and unwise. It was not the act oi\\nthe territorial legislature or of the people, as in\\nother like cases, but solely that of Congress,\\nnot only without suggestion by the local\\nauthorities, but against their known will, and\\nupon the petition of a few individualssjieaking\\nonly for themselves. As already suggested,\\nthis state of things was then Ijelieved to be due\\nto partisan ends sought in the formation of the\\nState. Judge Burnet in his Notes on the\\nNorthwestern Territory says that so strong\\nwas the popular feeling ag:iinst Jefferson and\\nfor Mr. Adams iu the bitter contest of 1800,\\nthat there were in Hamilton county but four\\npersons known to him as 8up])orting the former,\\nto wit: Major David Zeigler, William Henry\\nHarri-son (afterwards President), William Mc-\\nMillan and John Smitli. The feeling in Wayne\\ncountj% now Michigan, if anything, was even\\nmore decided in the same direction.\\nBut the most serious of the results of ihe\\nseparation of Wayne county from Ohio in\\n1802, are not found in the partisan divisions of\\nthat day. They were developed in the ijuos-\\ntion of boundary, which assumed grave magni-\\ntude several years later. Of this, it will be\\nfitting here to make as brief a statement as\\nmay be consistent with a pro|ier undcrslan liiig\\nof its merits:\\n1. As already stated, b^- the ordinance of\\n1787, creating the Territory Northwest of the\\n[181]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0215.jp2"}, "210": {"fulltext": "182\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nOhio, the line provided for the northern\\nboundary of the State to be formed of that ter-\\nritory (subsequent!} the State of Ohio) was\\nan cast and west line, drawn through tlie\\nsoutherly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan.\\n2. B3 the enabling act. of Congress, under\\nwhicli the State of Oliio was organized in 1802,\\nthe northern boundary of the same was stated\\nas an east and west line drawn througli the\\nsoutherly extreme of Lake Michigan.\\n3. The State constitution, formed under said\\nauthoritjr, declared the northern boundary of\\nthe State to be an east and west line, drawn\\nthrougli the southerly extreme of Lake Mielii-\\ngan, running east, until it shall intersect\\nLake Erie or the territorial line\\nProvided, That if the southerl} bend or ex-\\ntreme of Lake Michigan should extend so far\\nsouth that a line drawn due east from it would\\nnot intersect Lake Erie, or if it should inter-\\nsect Lake Eric east of the mouth of the Miami of\\nthe Lake (the Maumee River), tlien and in that\\ncase, with the assent of Congress, the northern\\nboundary of this State shall be established by,\\nand extending to, a direct line running from\\nthe southern extremity of Lake Michigan to\\nthe most northerly cape of the Miami (Maumee)\\nBay, after intersecting the due north line from\\nthe mouth of the Great Miami River.\\nAs will be seen the question of boundary\\nthus presented rested on what should prove to\\nbe the eastern termination of a line drawn due\\neast from the extreme of Lake Michigan, the\\nuncertainty as to which seems to have been\\nrecognized by the Ohio convention and care-\\nfully provided against in fixing the northern\\nline of the proiJosed State. In his Notes,\\nJudge .Jacob Burnet, a prominent and active\\nmember of that convention, and subsequently\\na United States Senator from Ohio, says it was\\ngenerally known to those who had consulted\\nthe maps of the Western country extant at the\\ntime the ordinance of 1787 was j^assed, that\\nLake Michigan was represented thereon as\\nfar north of the position which it has since\\nbeen ascertained to occujjy. On a map in the\\nState Department, which was the guide of the\\ncommittee of Congress who framed the ordi-\\nnance of 1787, the southern extreme of that\\nlake was laid down as near the -ISd degree of\\nnorth latitude; and there was a pencil line\\njjassing through the southern bend of the lake\\nto the Canada line, which intersected the strait\\nbetween the River Raisin (Monroe) and De-\\ntroit. Judge Burnet says that line was mani-\\nfestly intended by the committee and by Con-\\ngress, to be the northern boundary of this\\nState; and on the principles on which courts\\nof chancery construe contracts, accompanied\\nby plats, that map and the line marked on it\\nshould have been taken as conclusive evidence\\nof the boundary, without reference to the actual\\n])osition of the southern extreme of the Lake.\\nDuring the session of the Ohio convention,\\nsays the same authority, it was the common\\nunderstanding that the maps in use wore not\\ncorrect, and that the line should terminate at\\nsome point on the strait, far above Maumee\\nBay. But while the matter was under discus-\\nsion, a man who had hunted many years on\\nLake Michigan, and thus was well acquainted\\nwith its position, happened to be at Chilli-\\neothe, and in conversation mentioned that the\\nlake extended further south than was generally\\nsupposed and that a map he had seen placed\\nits southern bend manj miles north of its true\\njjosition. Tlie effect of such statement was\\nserious appi-ehension on the subject, and led to\\nthe change of line from that named in the en-\\nabling act to the one set forth in the State\\nconstitution.\\nIt is said that this change at the time was\\nregarded as so serious a matter that some\\nmembers of the convention hesitated to adopt\\nit, lest it be rejected by Congress and the ad-\\nmission of the State into the Union thereby be\\npostponed. But it was finally adopted and\\nsubsequently approved by Congress, in the\\nacceptance of the State with its boundary so\\nfixed. Major B. F. Stickney says the man who\\ngave the information at Chillicothe in regard\\nto Lake Michigan s real position, was named\\nWells, and that he had been long a prisoner\\nwith the Indians in that region, and had thus\\nbecome (amiliar with the facts.\\nThe declaration of war with England, which\\nfollowed in June, postponed action in this mat-\\nter beyond the passage of a resolution by\\nCongress directing a survey of the boundary\\nline to be made. No steps to that end wei e\\ntaken until 181G-17, when Governor Cass in\\nbehalf of Michigan, took measures to secure a\\nsurvey. The consent of the Indians, wbo yet\\nheld most of the countr} through which the\\nline would pass, was obtained by Major B. F.\\nStickney, by request of Governor Cass, when", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0216.jp2"}, "211": {"fulltext": "THE TOLEDO WAR.\\n183\\nthe General Land Office directed a siirvej\\nor (Williiim Harris) to run the line. When\\nthis was aecoinpiished, it was discovered by\\nGovernor Cass that the Land Office had fur-\\nnished the surveyor with a copy of the con-\\nstitution of Ohio, instead of the ordinance of\\n1787 or the enabling act of 1802, for his guide.\\nTo this Governor Cass made vigoi-ous protest\\nand complaint, when President Monroe directed\\na second line to be run due east from the\\nsouthern extreme of Lake Michigan. John A.\\nFulton was the surveyor in this case. Hence,\\nwe have the Harris line, as claimed b} Ohio\\nand the Kulton line, as claimed on the part\\nof Micliigan.\\nWhile the important (jucstion raised by tlie.se\\ntwo lines was at the time recognized in Con-\\ngress, as well as in Ohio and in Michigan, no\\nsteps were taken toward settling it for many\\nyears tliereafter. Meantime, the disputed ter-\\nritory continued largely under the jurisdiction\\nof Michigan. Now and then the matter would\\ncome up, as in 1821, when the assessor of\\nWaynesfield township, Wood county-, Ohio,\\nundertook to list for taxation the property of\\nsettlers between the Harris and Fulton lines.\\nIt was not until the northern outlet of the\\nMiami and Erie Canal came up for decision,\\nthat the boundary question assumed an import-\\nance which could challenge the attention of the\\nresidents. The connection of the two matters\\nwill be seen from the fact, as then assumed,\\nthat the most desirable point for such terminus\\nwas at Toledo, within the disputed territory.\\nThe thought of Ohio constructing so expensive\\na channel of trade, and then turning its traffic\\ninto a Michigan port, was not to be enter-\\ntained while Michigan, no doubt, was not a\\nlittle anxious to avail herself of whatever ad-\\nvantage might thus be derived from a neigh-\\nbor s necessity.\\nJieterring to this feature of the controversy,\\nMr! Andrew Palmer, among the most promi-\\nnent and influential of citizens of Toledo in\\nsupport of Ohio s claim, says it should be noted\\nthat this was before the utility of railroads\\nhad measurably superseded canals; and that\\nthere was among the earlier settlers of Toledo\\na strong conviction that their success in build-\\ning up a town depended largely upon secur-\\ning the terminus of the Wabash and Erie Canal\\na work in which Inilianaand Ohio were then\\nabout to embark. Coupled with this convic-\\ntion was the belief that there was a strong in-\\nfluence being exerted at Detroit and Monroe\\nto thwart them in their efforts to build up a\\ntown at Toledo that such was the chief motive\\nfor the adverse action of Miciiigan to theclaim\\nof Ohio to the disputed territorj including the\\ncommercial harbor at the moutii of the Maumee;\\nand that such influence was sufficient to con-\\ntrol the authorities of Michigan. Such feeling\\non the part of Detroit and Monroe, it was be-\\nlieved, had its source in the appi ehensioii that\\nshould a commercial town grow up at Toledo\\nit would seriously cripple the trade of those\\npoints, by taking from them the interior trade\\non which their growth so largely depended.\\nOn the other hand, Mr. Palmer says that the\\nconsideration which induced these Michigan\\nrivals to desire to get Toledo from Ohio, oper-\\nated with evengreater force upon the people of\\nToledo to see their j oung town permanentl3\\nfixed in Ohio. In this way he would explain\\nmuch of the excessive zeal manifested by\\nthem in support of Ohio s claim.\\nA public meeting was held at Toledo in No-\\nvember, 1834, to consider the matter of the\\nboundary question, and more specially to in-\\nduce such action on the part of Ohio as should\\nassert and maintain her proper jurisdiction\\nover the disputed territory. The prevailing\\nsentiment on that occasion was in that direc-\\ntion, but it was not unanimous. Michigan was\\nnot without its supi)orters there. Among these\\nwas Captain .Samuel Allen, who gave reasons\\nwhy he favored the claim of Michigan. He\\nsaid the geographical jjosition of Toledo iden-\\ntified it in interest with and made it properly\\na part of Michigan. The Black Swamp, l3 ing\\nat the east and south, practically cut off Toledo\\nfrom Ohio, with which for manj- j-cars there\\ncould be but little communication. On the\\nother hand, the town lay immediately on the\\nborder of the most improved ])ortion of Mich-\\nigan, with which it was already in direct com-\\nmunication by water, by railroad and other-\\nwise. In Michigan, Toledo would become the\\npet of the Territory and of the State soon to\\nbe formed. To such strong points was opposed\\nthe single consideration of the canals then in\\ncontemplation, which, as claimed, would come\\nto Toledo if Toledo should be in Ohio, but not,\\nif in Michigan. The thought of permitting the\\nadvantages to arise from these improvements\\nto inure to Toledo s rivals Maumee and", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0217.jp2"}, "212": {"fulltext": "1S4\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nPerrysburs fully overcame Captain Allen s\\narffuments^and controlled the sense of the meet-\\ning and its action in support of Ohio s claim.\\nIn accordance with his promise, Governor\\nLucas called the attention of the legislature\\nto the importance of prompt measures for as-\\nsuminff jurisdiction over the territory in ques-\\ntion, a nd with such effect, that on the 23d of\\nFebruary, 1835, that body passed a law, assert-\\ning the claim of Ohio to all territory south of the\\nHarris line,and a purpose to enforce such claim.\\nThe same act provided for the appointment\\nof three commissioners, to run and re-mark\\nthe Harris line. Uri Seely, of Geauga county\\nJonathan Taylor, of Licking, and John Patter-\\nson, of Adams, were appointed for such service,\\nwhich was to begin April 1, 1835.\\nThese proceedings on the part of tlie Ohio\\nauthorities, of course, did not fail to attract the\\nattention of those of Michigan. The Secretary\\nand Actin- Governor of that Territory (Stevens\\nT. Mason) promptly sent to the legislative\\ncouncil a special message, apprising that body\\nof what was going on in Ohio, and advising\\naction for defending what was assumed to be\\nMichigan s claim in the case. The council re-\\nsponded on the 12th of February, in the enact-\\nment of a law, providing, that if any person\\nshall exercise or attempt to exercise any official\\nfunctions, or shall officiate in any office or situ-\\nation within any part of the present jurisdic-\\ntion of this Territory, or within the limits of\\nany of the counties therein, as at this time or-\\nganized, by virtue of any commission or author-\\nfty not derived from the Territory or under\\nthe Government of the United States, every\\nsuch person so offending, shall, for every such\\noffense, on conviction thereof before any court\\nof record, be puni.shed by a fine not exceeding\\none thousand dollars, or by imprisonment at\\nhard labor not exceeding five years, or both, at\\nthe discretion of the court. Like penalty was\\nprovided for any person who should accept\\nof any office or trust from any State or author-\\nity other than the Government of the United\\nStates or the Territory of Michigan. An elec-\\ntion of officers for Port Lavvrence township,\\nunder authority of Ohio, was held in April,\\n1835, but the persons then elected did not act\\nas such, for the rea.son that it would provoke\\nextreme measures on the part of Michigan.\\nThe consequence was, that no taxes was levied\\nfor that year(lS35) within the disputed territory.\\nThis state of things made it important for\\nthe residents of the disputed territory to iden-\\ntify themselves with one or the other of the\\nclaimants for allegiance. They were entirely\\nunanimous on that point, as shown by a letter\\nto Governor Mason from several residents of\\nToledo. It was as follows\\nTo Eon. Stevens T. Mason, Acting Governor of\\nMichigan Territory\\nWe, the citizens of the township of Port\\nLawrence, county of Monroe, Territory of\\nMichigan, conceive ourselves (by force of cir-\\ncumstances) in duty bound to apply for a\\nspecial act of the legislative council, authoriz-\\ning the removal of the place appointed for\\nholding our township meetings (elections). By\\na vote of the last town meeting (1834) our\\nmeeting of this year must be held at Toledo,\\non the Maumee Piiver. We apprehend trouble,\\nand pei-haps a riot may be the consequence of\\nthus holding the meeting in the heart of the\\nvery hot-bed of disaffection.\\nWe therefore pray your Excellency and the\\nlegislative council to aid us in our endeavors to\\nkeep the peace and sustain our claims to the\\nsoil as part of the Territory of Michigan, by an\\nact removing the place for the town meeting\\nfi-om Toledo to the school-house on Ten-Milo\\nCreek Prairie, to he held on the day of\\nApril, in preference to the usual day and place\\nappointed.\\nJ. V. D. SCTPHEN-,\\nColeman I. Keelee,\\nCvEUS Fisher,\\nS-AMCEL HeMMENWAT,\\nDelegates from Port Lawrence to the county\\nconvention at Monroe.\\nOn the 9th of March, 1835, Governor Mason\\naddressed General Joseph W. Brown, in com-\\nmand of the Third division of the Michigan\\nmilitia, a letter, in which he said\\nYou will perceive that a collision between\\nOhio and Michigan is now inevitable, and you\\nwill therefore be prepared to meet the crisis.\\nThe Governor of Ohio has issued a proclama-\\ntion, but I have neither received it, nor have I\\nbeen able to learn its tendency. You will use\\nevery exertion to obtain the earliest informa-\\ntion of the military movements of our adver-\\nsary, as I shall assume the responsibility of\\nsending you such arms, c., as may be neces-\\nsary for your successful operation, without", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0218.jp2"}, "213": {"fulltext": "THE TOLEDO WAR.\\n185\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0waiting for an order from the Secretarv of War.\\nso soon as Ohio is properly in the tield. Till\\nthen, I am compelled to await the direction of\\nthe War Department.\\nIn accordance with these instructions. Gen-\\neral Brown issued a letter to the militia of\\nMichigan, stating that\\nThe crisis anticipated by their commander-\\nin-chief had arrived: that it had become our\\nduty to sustain the executive and the civil\\nauthorities on our southern border, and to pro-\\ntect our soil and laws from the encroachment\\nof a powerful neighboring State, manifestly re-\\nsolved to violate both. Your services will soon\\nbe required in the field. The undersigned is\\ncommanded to say that if there is an officer in\\nthe Michigan militia who hesitates to stake\\nlife, fortune and honor in the struggle now be-\\nfore us, he is required promptly to tender his\\nresignation, in order that his place may be\\nmore efficiently filled. The division quarter-\\nmaster of the Third Division (Major Vllman)\\nwill forthwith inspect the arms, ammunition\\nand military stores at Tecumseh. Mottville and\\nNiles. and report to the general commanding\\nthe division the amount and condition thereof.\\nHe will also cause the whole to be transported\\nimmediatelj- from the latter named depots to\\nhead )uarters at the village of Monroe. Henry\\nSmith, Esq., is appointed division inspector:\\nDaniel 8. Bacon, Esq.. division paymaster: and\\nCharles Noble, Esq., aid-de-camj) to the general\\nof the division.\\nGeneral Brown s address dosed with this\\nstirring appeal\\nFellow-citizens I .V cause which has the\\nsanction of the highest authority in our Nation,\\nas well as the laws of our Territory, must be\\nsustained by us, and will meet the approbation\\nof all in our common country who respect our\\ninstitutions and who are capable of appreciating\\nthe just claims of the weaker and injured partj-\\nwhen they are sought to be borne down and\\ntrampled upon by mere physical force. We\\ncannot submit to invasion of our soil. We\\nare determined to repel with force whatever\\nstrength the State of Ohio may attempt to\\nbring into our Territory to sustain her usurpa-\\ntion, and let the consequences which may\\nfollow rest on the guilty heads of those who\\nattempt to deprive us by force of our righltul\\njurisdiction.\\nMarch 31st, Governor Lucas, accompanied\\nby his military staff and the Ohio boundary\\ncommissioners, reached Perrysburg on their\\nway to re-mark the Harris line as directed by\\nthe legislature. The Governor had made pro-\\nvision for military support in such movement,\\nand General John Bell, of Lower Sandusky\\n(now Fremont), then commanding the Seven-\\nteenth Division of Ohio militia, s(x n arrived\\nand mustered into service a volunteer torce of\\nsome 600 men. who went into camp at old\\nFort Miami, on the west -side of the Maumee\\nRiver, and below Maumee City. The force\\nconsisted of five companies of the First Regi-\\nment, Second Brigade, Seventeenth Division,\\nunder command of Colonel Matthias Vanfleet.\\nThese were commanded by Captain J. -\\\\ustin\\nScott, of the Perrysburg company; Captain\\nStephen S. Gilbert, of the Maumee company\\nCaptain John Petlinger, of the Waterville com-\\npany: Captain Felton, of the Gilead company\\nand Captain Granville Jones, of the Lucas\\nGuards, a Toledo independent company. These\\nnumbered about 300 men. With them was\\npart of a regiment from Sandusky county,\\ncommanded by Colonel Lewis Jennings: and\\na fractional regiment, from Seneca and Han-\\ncock counties, commanded by Colonel Henry\\nC. Brish, of Tiffin.\\nGovernor Mason, with General Brown,\\nreached Toledo with a force variously esti-\\nmated at from SOO to 1.200. about the time\\nGovernor Lucas appeared at Perrysburg. and\\nthere awaited a movement from the enemy.\\nGovernor Mason s staff consisted of: Colonel\\nIsaac S. Rowland, of Detroit Colonel Kint-\\nsign Pritchelt, of Detroit Colonel John Ches-\\nter, of Detroit.\\nMajor-General Brown (Joseph W.) was com-\\nmanding officer. His staff consisted of: Wil-\\nliam E. Boardman. of Detroit, and Alpheus\\nFelch, of Monroe (afterward governor of Michi-\\ngan), aids-de-camp; Captain Henry Smith, of\\nMonroe, inspector; Charles W. Whipple, divi-\\nsion inspector Daniel S. Bacon, division quar-\\ntermaster.\\nBrigadier-General Martin Davis commanded\\nthe Second Brigade, with E. C. Eaton, major;\\nJ. E Field, quartermaster Isaac J. I Uman,\\ninspector.\\nThe Second Regiment of Infantry was organ-\\nized in Monroe county, its field and staff con-\\nsisting of: Warner Wing, colonel -\\\\pulus\\nDrown, major; Dr. William Smith, surgeon;", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0219.jp2"}, "214": {"fulltext": "186\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nLewis E. Bailey, adjulaiit Ainion II. Wiiite,\\nquartermaster.\\nThe company orticers were: Captains, George\\nW. Darrali, Joseph Morass, Gabriel Bissonette,\\nHeman N. Spalding, Noyos W. Wadsworth and\\nJohn Bradford first lieutenants, Levi Lewis,\\nFrancis Cousino, George E. Root and David\\nHall second lieutenants, Nelson White and\\nJohn G. Derby; ensigns, James II. Withington\\nand Peter Moran.\\nLight Horse Captain, Joseph Wood first\\nlieutenant, James McBride; second lieutenant.\\nBurton Hotchkiss Stephen Crogo, cornet.\\nI have given above only the names of officers\\nengaged from Monroe count3-. The troops,\\nnumbering in all 1,160, were paid bj- the State\\nfor their services $13,638.76, upon a certificate\\nof Daniel Goodwin, quartermaster-general, bj-\\nauthority of Robert Abbott, auditor general.\\nTinder the act of the Michigan legislature ap-\\nproved March 28 and July 26, 1836.\\nThe two commanders-in-chief were brought\\nalmost face to face in hostile array. The con-\\ndition of excitement throughout the entire\\nregion was most intense. The active partisans\\nof the antagonists were daily growing more\\nbelligerent and threatening, while others stood\\nappalled with a sense of impending bloodshed.\\nThroughout the spring and summer Toledo\\nwas the center of incessant excitement, greatly\\nstimulated by frequent incursions of Michigan\\nofficers in pursuit of citizens holding office\\nunder Ohio authority or otherwise recognizing\\nthe same. Arrests made were almost wholly\\nof Ohio adherents. Attempts were made bj\\nWood county officers to cajrture adherents of\\nMichigan, but in some way they got informa-\\ntion of such j)urpose and kept out of sight.\\nMajor Stickney, Judge Wilson, George McKay\\nand other active jjartisans of Ohio, were taken\\nto Monroe, the particulars of some of which\\ncases were more ludicrous than serious. Thus,\\nMajor Stickney when arrested resisted fierceh\\nbeing actively assisted by his family, until over-\\npowered.\\nGovernor Lucas having undertaken the per-\\nformance of definite action in running the line,\\nthe onus of initiating the proceedings devolved\\nupon him. It was understood that he was\\nabout to order General Bell to march to Toledo,\\nand to take the consequences of such a step,\\nwhen Richard Rush, of Philadelphia, and Colo-\\nnel Howard, of Baltimore, arrived, as special\\ncommissioners from President Jackson, with\\ninstructions to use their influence to stay war-\\nlike pi oceedings. Elisha Whittlesey, then a\\nmember of Congress from Ohio, accompanied\\nthe commissioners in the voluntars capacity of\\npeacemaker. These gentlemen had several\\nconferences with the two governors, the result\\nof which was the submission of the following\\npropositions for their assent, to wit 1. That\\nthe Harris line be re-marked without interrup-\\ntion, in accordance with the act of the Ohio\\nlegislature. 2. That the civil elections under\\nthe lawsof Ohio having taken place throughout\\nthe disputed territory, the peoj^le residing upon\\nit should bo left to their choice of government,\\nobeying the one jurisdiction or the other, as\\nthe} might prefer, without molestation from\\nthe authorities of Ohio or Michigan until the\\nclose of the next session of Congress. Governor\\nMason refused to accept these propositions, in-\\nsisting that he could not honorably- compromise\\nthe rights of^his people by a surrender of pos-\\nsession of the disputed territory. Governor\\nLucas finally accepted the plan of adjustment,\\nholding that he was dealing wholly with the\\nNational authorities, and not with the iri e-\\nspousible Executive of a Territor}-; and hence\\nproperly could assent to the terms proposed in\\nthe President s behalf, whatever might be done\\nby Governor Mason. He then disbanded his\\nmilitary force. Governor Mason did the same\\nto a large extent.\\nGovernor Lucas now proceeded with his ar-\\nrangements for re-marking the Harris line. S.\\nDodge, an engineer on the Ohio canal, was em-\\nployed for that purpose. FromMaumee, April\\n11, 1835, he wrote Samuel Forrer, one of the\\nOhio Canal Commissioners, as to the situation.\\nHe said that it was evident that there would\\nbe trouble, in case such attempt be made. He\\nsaid\\nWe shall start to-morrow for the northwest-\\nern corner of the State and the ne.^Ct you hear\\nfrom me, I shall probably inform you that I\\nam at Monroe, the headquarters of General\\nBrown. He was yesterday at Toledo, at the\\nhead of the sheriff s posse of IQO armed men.\\nThey came for the purpose of arresting those\\nwho have accepted office under the State of\\nOhio. He informed me that any attempt to\\nrun the line would be resisted by the whole\\nforce of the Territory that they had 300 men\\nunder arms at Monroe, and 600 more would", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0220.jp2"}, "215": {"fulltext": "THE TOLEDO WAR.\\n187\\nsoon be there tluit lliey liave 1,500 stands of\\narms, taken from the United States arsenal at\\nWhite Pigeon that they did not mean to be\\nrode over, rough shod, by Oliio. I told him\\nthe line would certainly* be run. The Gov-\\nernor of Ohio started on the Sth for Defiance,\\nand is entirely unprepared to meet the forces\\nof Michigan. Our party consists of fifteen or\\ntwenty unarmed men; and if wc proceed we\\nshall certainly be made prisoners, there not\\nbeing a sutficicnt number to prevent surprise.\\nI think the survey will be delaj ed.\\nThe legal status of the case was referred by\\nthe President to Attorne^ -Gencral Butler, who\\ngave as his opinion that the action of Ohio\\nin extending its jurisdiction north of the boun-\\ndarj (Fulton) line of Michigan, as established\\nby Congress in 1805, was in violation of the\\nlaws of the United States; but that the mere\\nact of re-marking the Harris line would not\\nbe such violation. At the same time he decided\\nthat the act of the Michigan council, prohibit-\\ning with penalty the exercise of authority\\nnorth of the Fulton line, was valid and would\\nremain .so until annulled by Congress.\\nUnder such state of facts, the Ohio Commis-\\nsioners proceeded with the survey, beginning\\nat the northwest corner of the State. From\\nPerrysburg, May 1st, they made their first and\\nonly report to Governor Lucas, in which they\\nstated, that in pursuance of instructions, they\\nhad proceeded to the northwest corner of the\\nState, whence they moved eastwardly along\\nthe Harris line, and re-marked the same, as di-\\nrected, to the distance of thirtj -eight and a\\nhalf miles, or more than half its length.\\nDuring their progress, they were constantly\\nthreatened by Michigan authoritiesand watched\\nby spies in their employ. On Saturday, April\\n25th, after a hard day s service, they, with their\\nparty, retired one mile south of the line in\\nHenry county, to enjoy the blessings of the\\nSabbath. Contrary to their expectations, at\\nabout twelve o clock of that day, an armed force\\nof fifty or sixty men hove in sight, within\\nmusket shot, all mounted, and well armed with\\nmuskets, and under command of General Brown.\\nObserving the superiority in force, and having\\nbut five armed men in their party, the com-\\nmissioners thought it best to retire, and so ad-\\nvised their tnen. They made good their re-\\ntreat to Perrysburg. But, sir, says the re-\\nport, we are under the painful necessity of\\nrelating that nine of our men, who did not\\nleave the ground in time, after being fired upon,\\nfrom thirty to fifty shots, were taken prisoners,\\nand carried away into the interior of the coun-\\ntr} They were Colonels Hawkins, Scott,\\nand Gould; Major Rice, Captain BiggerstaflT,\\nand Messrs. Ellsworth, Fletcher, Moale and\\nRicketts. They state that their party did not\\nfire a gun in return, and that no one was\\nwounded, although a ball passed through the\\nclothing of one of their men. Under exist-\\ning circumstances and in the threatening atti-\\ntude of affairs, the commissioners thought\\nit prudent for the interest of the State, as also\\nfor the safety of her citizens, and to prevent\\nthreatened blookshed, to withdraw from the\\nline, and suspend further prosecution of the\\nwork until some efficient preparatory measures\\ncan be taken which will insure the coin]iletion\\nof the undertaking.\\nThis report havingbcen sent to the Governor\\nand by him to the President, the latter for-\\nwarded the same to Governor Mason, who re-\\nquested Under Sheriff \\\\Vm. McXair, the arrest-\\ning officer, to furnish his statement of the case.\\nThis he did, under date of June 17, 1835. He\\nsaid\\nOu Saturda}-, April 25th, I received, as un-\\nder-sheriff of this county, from Mr. Justice C.\\nHewitt, the within warrant from the affidavit\\nof Mr. Judson. From the best information I\\ncould obtain I was satisfied the warrants could\\nnot be .served without assistance. I therefore\\nmustered about thirty men in the village of\\nAdrian and armed them with muskets. Early\\nthe next morning I started, intending to over-\\ntake and arrest the Ohio commissioners and\\ntheir party. About noon wc came up with\\nthem, encamped in a small field (owned by one\\nPhillips), .seven miles within our Territory.\\nWhen I arrived within one-half mile of the\\nOhio party, I left my assistants under the\\ncharge of a deputy-sheriff, and accompanied\\nby S. BIanchard,Esq., I went forward in order\\nto make the arrest in as peaceable a manner as\\npossible. On arriving at the camp, I enquire l\\nfor Messrs. Seeley, Taylor and Patterson, the\\ncommissioners, and was told that they had\\nstepped out, and would be in in a few minutes.\\nWhile I was waiting for my party to come up,\\nand the commissioners to return, my fjarty\\ncame in sight. Colonel Hawkins observed,\\nOur friends are coming (meaning my escort),", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0221.jp2"}, "216": {"fulltext": "1!\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand we must be prepared for them. Then\\neight or ten of the Ohio party armed them-\\nselves with rifles and loaded them in my pres-\\nence. In a few moments my friends came up\\nand I found the commissioners iiad gone not\\nto return. I then commenced arresting the\\narmed party, con.sisting of Colonels Hawkins,\\nScott, Gould and Fletcher, and Major Rice,\\nCaptain Biggerstaff and Messrs. Ellsworth,\\nMoale and Ricketts. After arresting Colonel\\nHawkins, who had in his hand a large horse-\\nman s pistol and another in his pocket, both\\nloaded, tiie balance of the party took a position\\nin a log-house and barricaded the door. When\\nI approached with my party within eight rods\\nof the house, they all came out, except Colonel\\nFletcher, and as I approached them to make\\narrest, some of them cocked their rifles and\\ndirected me to stand off, for they would not be\\ntaken. As I continue i to advance upon them,\\nfour of the party turned and ran into the woods.\\nA few muskets were then fired over their heads,\\nand a rush made after them. Tiiey were pur-\\nsued about thirty rods in the woods, when they\\nwere all arrested. The report of a man hav-\\ning a ball pass through his clothes, is a mis-\\ntake. The nine persons arrested were\\nbrought to Tecumseh, before C. Hewitt, Esq.,\\nand they were discharged for want of sufficient\\ntestimony. Si-x gave l)ail to appear at the next\\ncircuit court, and one Fletcher) refused to give\\nbail, as he says, by direction of Governor Lucas,\\nand is now in custody of the jailer, who per-\\nmits him to go at large, on his ])ar ile of\\nhonor. I consider it my duty further to state,\\nthat the charge that the Ohio officers were\\narrested by a military ]jarty under General\\nBrown, is not true. He accompanied me as a\\ncitizen of Michigan without official position,\\nand the whole movement was merely a civil\\noperation under the sheriff of the county, to\\nsustain the laws of Michigan. There has been\\nno call on the inililary of Michigan to my\\nknowledge, connected with the Ohio transac-\\ntion. And I am happy also to inform your\\nExcellenc} that the commissioners made good\\ntime on foot through the Cottenwood Swamji,\\nand arrived ai Perrysburg tiie next morning\\nwith nothing more serious than the loss of hats\\nand clothing.\\nThe Miami of the Lake (Porrysburir) of\\nApril 27, 1835, had the following in regard to\\nthe affair on the bordei-\\nGeneral Taylor arrived this morning from\\nthe disputed territory, with the intelligence\\nthat an attack had actually been made b\\\\- the\\nMichigan troops upon the Ohio commissioners\\nwhile upon the line. The facts, as near as we\\ncan learn, are these: On the 26th instant\\n(Sundaj while the commissioners were en-\\ncanqjcd ujjon the line, which they had the day\\nprevious been running, a party of the Michi-\\ngan troops appeared in sight, when the com-\\nmissioners left their encampment and fled, but\\nheard six or eight rifle-shots exchanged between\\nthe guard accompanying the commissioners\\nand the Michigan troops. Governor Lucas\\nhas dispatched a surgeon and assistant to the\\nscone of action, to take care of the wounded, in\\ncase there be any, and the result of the engage-\\nment will probably be known before this paper\\ngoes to j)ress. The scene of the action is about\\nthirtj^ miles from this place, and ten or fifteen\\nmiles southwest from Adrian, Michigan.\\nIn the same paper, under date of April 28th,\\nis this statement\\nAnother messenger has reached us, an-\\nnouncing the capture of a portion of the guards\\nwho accompanied the Ohio commissioners\\nwhile engaged in running line. The last in-\\ntelligence has dissipated the idea of blood hav-\\ning been spilled. The capture, we learn, was\\naccomplished without much resistance, and\\nbut one slight wound, in arm. The number\\nreported taken is eight. We ai e happy in\\nbeing able to saj- that so far the war has been\\na bloodless one but we now fear it will end in\\na bloody and cruel conflict. We have been,\\nfrom the beginning, laboring to preserve the\\npublic mind free from excitement of passion,\\nand have up to the present moment entertained\\nthe opinion that the difficulty would be ar-\\nranged without forcing our honest and indus-\\ntrious citizens to shed each other s blood but\\nwe now acknowledge that we can have little\\nhojie for the rule oF reason, in case our popu-\\nlace be actuated by the same degree of heated\\nblood as some of our rulers.\\nMessrs. Seely and Patterson (Ohio commis-\\nsioners), while the above transactions were\\nbeing enacted, remained in the forest unob-\\nserved, until the Michigan forces retired; upon\\nwhich some of their friends brought them their\\nhorses, and they made their way to this place,\\nwhere they now are, awaiting further orders\\nfrom the Governor.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0222.jp2"}, "217": {"fulltext": "THE TOLEDO WAR.\\n189\\nWilli the cii-cunis(aiK-e.s (luis detailcil ciidod\\nthe iitlctnpt to survey tlio Harris line, and left\\nOhio s case not materially advanced. So viow-\\nintc the situation, Governor Lucas convened the\\nlegislature in extra session, June S, 1835, when\\nwas assod an act to ])revent the forcible ab-\\nduction of citi/.ens of Ohio, the object being\\nto counteract the legislation of the Michigan\\ncouncil. The most important action of that\\nsession, however, was the erection of the count}\\nof Lucas, from territory- taken from the\\nnorth part of Wood county, with the disputed\\nicnitory north of it, and a portion of the north-\\nwest corner of Sandusky county. The county\\nwas attached to the Second Judicial Circuit\\n(Judge Higgins presiding), and Toledo made\\nthe temporary couiit3--seat. A term of court\\nof common ])leas was directed to be held there\\non the first -Monday in September following, at\\nany convenient house.\\nAt the same session, the Ohio legislature\\npassed an act conditioiiall} acceptingthe propo-\\nsition made by Commissioners Rush and How-\\nard. After a preamble reciting features of the\\ncase, the law provided 1st, that the Governor\\nbe requested to comply with the terms of the\\narrangement entered into on the 7th of April,\\nat the suggestion of Messrs. Rush and Howard\\nand if the terms of such agreement shall be\\nfaithfully regarded b^ the United States, and\\nall proceedings of the ilichigan authorities\\nagainst citizens of Ohio be annulled, then the\\nlaws of Ohio inconsistent with such arrange-\\nment with Rush and Howard, should be sus-\\npended until the close of the next session of\\nCongress. But should the United States, mean-\\ntime, or anj authoritiosacting under the United\\nStates, do anything inconsistent with said ar-\\nrangement, or the criminal proceedings in\\nMichigan not be annulled, then this act to be\\nvoid. The Governor was directed, in case the\\nterms of said arrangement should be violated,\\nto issue his proclamation declaring such to be\\nthe fiict. At that session the sum of S300,0(J0\\nwas appropriated for carrying into eftcct the\\nmeasures adopted for enforcing Ohio s claims\\nagainst the interference by Michigan authorities\\nand citizens. This hill passe l the Senate by a\\nvote of 2ti yeas to 7 nays; and the House bj a\\nvote of 41 to 26. The bill to erect the county\\nof Lucas passed the House, 41 to 26 and the\\nSenate without ^a division. The minority in\\neach House preferred to submit the entii-e ques-\\ntion, as it then stood, to the action of Congi oss.\\nThe legislature adjourned on the 20th of June,\\nafter a session of 13 days. There was through-\\nout a division of sentiment as to the policy to\\nbe pursued, though not as to the rights of Ohio\\nin the case. The expenses incurred by the ses-\\nsion amounted to $6,823.30.\\nDr. Naaman Goodsell, under date of May 23,\\n1835, informed Governor Lucas of his abduc-\\ntion April Sth, by a Michigan force. He sa3-8\\nthe}- appeared ut his house about 2 o clock a.m.,\\ndemanding admittance, which he refused. They\\nfinally forced an entrance; overcame him by\\nforce; roughly treated him and his wife made\\nhim their prisoner, and took him into the\\nwoods, where ho was mounted on a horse and\\nstarted for Monroe. He was insolently treated,\\nand made to ride a horse without a bridle. The\\nhorse being driven from behind, became fright-\\nened and ran until the Doctor jumped from\\nhim. He was held at Monroe until the next\\nday, and tlien allowed to return. George Mc-\\nKay went to Monroe as a prisoner at the same\\ntime with Dr. Goodsell. McKay s person had\\nmarks of violence, and he was compelled to ride\\nwith his feet tied under the horse.\\nDr. (ioodscll, in a letter dated Perrysburg,\\nJuly 19, 1835, reports to Governor Lucas the\\ncircumstances of his escape from arrest by the\\nMichigan force of 300 or 400 men. He and\\nfieorge McKay started together, but being pur-\\nsued, they .separated, McKay having the ftistest\\nhorse. Dr. troodsell s horse not warranting\\nsuch reliance for escape, he dismounted, tied\\nhis horse, and placed his back against a tree,\\ndetermined to await the assault, but their\\nwhole attention being directed to McKay, he\\n((roodsell) was enabled to escape, after stand-\\ning by the tree for an hour. He crossed the\\nriver in a canoe, remaining there all night.\\nHis iiorsc was brought to him next moruinir.\\nIn the Toledo Gazette, March 12, LSSd^ap-\\npears the message of Governor Lucas to the\\nOhio legislature, calling for action in support of\\nthat State s claim to this locality, and the reso-\\nlutions of that bod}- claiming such dominion;\\nand also the proclamation of Governor Mason,\\nsetting forth the claimof Michigan to the same,\\nand declaring his purpose to maintain the same\\nat every and an}- hazard with the stirring\\nappeal of General Brown, already mentioned.\\nIn June, 1835, Governor Lucas sent Noah\\nIL Swayne, William Allen and David T. Dis-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0223.jp2"}, "218": {"fulltext": "190\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\niiey, to confer with President Jackson on the\\nsubject of the existing troubles. These gentle-\\nmen, under date of July 1st, addressed Secre-\\ntary of State Forsyth, in a letter setting forth\\nthe case as viewed by the Ohio authorities.\\nThey I eforred to an interview held with the\\nPresident, in which they asked that a tempo-\\nrary adjustment be had, under which the Harris\\nline might be run without molestation and\\nthe prosecution of Ohio citizens by Michigan\\nauthorities be suspended, which request the\\nPresident favored. The socretarj^, in his reply,\\nstated that the President had determined to use\\nhis influence toward effecting the arrangement\\nasked by Ohio, in order that matters remain\\nquiet until Congress have time to act.\\nThe onl_v blood shed in this War so far\\nauthenticated as safely to be made history,\\nattended the atteraj)t of Deputy-Sheriff Joseph\\nWood, of Monroe county, to arrest Two .Stick-\\nney, July 15, 1835, the particulars of which\\nevent are given in an affidavit made by Ijyman\\nHurd, a constable of Monroe county, who ac-\\ncompanied the deputy-sheriff to Toledo for the\\npurpose of arresting Geoi-ge McKay, a promi-\\nnent Ohio partisan, and said Stickney. Mr.\\nHurd stated that he and Wood went into the\\nhotel of J. Baron Davis, where they found\\nStickney and McKay. Hurd attempted to\\narrest McKay, when he sprang, caught a\\nchair and told Hurd unless he desisted he\\nwould sjjlit him down. Hurd then saw that\\nMcKay had a dirk in his hand. At the same\\ntime Wood made the attempt to arrest Stick-\\nney, laying his hand on Stickney s shoulder,\\nwhen a scuffle ensued, during which Stickney\\ndrew a dirk and stabbed Wood in the left side,\\nexclaiming, There, damn you, you have got\\nit now. Wood then let goof Stickney and put\\nhis hand on his side and went to the door,\\nsaying he was stabbed. A physician (Dr.\\nJacob Clark) was then called to examine\\nWood. When Wood told Stickney he had a\\nl^recept for him, the latter asked whether it\\nwas from Ohio or from Michigan, declaring\\nthat be would not be taken on a Michigan writ;\\nbut if it was under Ohio he would go. Mr.\\nHurd says he was advised, for his own safety,\\nto leave the place, which he did without arrest-\\ning McKay.\\nThe effect of this transaction was greatly to\\ninflame the passions of the Michigan authori-\\nties.\\nIn recently speaking of the case referred\\nto, Dr. Clark said he found Wood s pulse\\nscarcely perceptible, he being very weak. At\\nfirst the case seemed precarious, but he soon\\nrallied. The knife had cut an oblique gash\\nabout four inches long, but had not penetrated\\nthe lungs. The patient was much astonisiied\\nto learn tiiat he was not mortallj- injured. Dr.\\nClark gave directions in the case and left him.\\nBut Wood was not satisfied, suspecting that\\nDr. Clark s Ohioproclivities had made him in\\ndifferent to the case. Hence he sent to Mon-\\nroe for a surgeon, when Dr. Southworth came,\\nexamined the wound, and sustained all that\\nDr. Clark had said of the case At nine the\\nnext morning. Wood started for Monroe. In\\nthe treatment of this case, Dr. Clark became\\nthe only practical surgeon on either side of the\\ncontest a position to which his part in the\\nincipiency of the trouble entitled him. Stick-\\nney, after stabbing Wood, fled to the interior\\nof Ohio, where ho was protected by Governor\\nLucas, who refused to surrender him on requi-\\nsition, for the reason that if crime had been\\ncommitted by Stickney, it was done within the\\nState of Ohio.\\nThe Gazette understood the orders of the\\nforce, as declared by its leaders, to proceed to\\nToledo, to take as prisoners all who were in\\nany way implicated in denying the jurisdiction\\nof Michigan over Toledo and in case of seri-\\nous resistance, to burn and destroj the town,\\naud fire upon the first man who undertook to\\noppose them. The character of the party was\\nsaid to favor the execution of such plan. The\\noccasion for such proceedings was said to hffve\\ngrown out of a personal difficulty between a\\nstranger named Odell, and a man named Clark\\nfrom Monroe, in which, as alleged, Clark, act-\\ning through one Smith, a hotel-keeper and a\\njustice of the peace of Michigan appointment,\\nundertook to get possession of Odell s team\\nwithout paying for it. The case was such as to\\nexcite the citizens of Toledo to stejisto prevent\\nsuch action, and to warn Clark to leave the\\ntown, and Smith not to again attempt the exer-\\ncise of his office there.\\nJuly 20th, Judge Higgins, from Perrysburg,\\nwrote Governor Lucas in regard to the holding\\nof court at Toledo, in September, under the law\\nerecting the county of Lucas. He said that,\\nwhile ready to undertake such service, with-\\nout regard to jiersonal consequences, he still", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0224.jp2"}, "219": {"fulltext": "THE TOLEDO WAK\\n191\\nslioiild fool acutely, as would every citizen of\\nOhio, the disgrace of caiiture and abduction by\\na Michigan mob, of a branch of the judiciary of\\nthe State, wliile actually- engaged in the per-\\nforniaiicc of judicial functions. The judge\\nraised the point, whetiier or not the condition\\nof things would not warrant the Governor in\\nsending to Toledo a force sufficient to ])rotect\\nthe court when it should meet.\\nJuly 29th, (xovcrnor [jucas wrote the Ohio\\ncommissioners, informing them of the arrange-\\nment with tiie President, under which the re-\\nmarking of the Harris line was to bo com-\\n|)letod, and that the work would commence\\nSeptember 1st. He further advised them that\\nhe had sent 225 rifles and 61 muskets and\\nequipments to Fort Miami (Lucas county), and\\nwould send more soon, sufficient for the pro-\\ntection of the civil authorities in that count}\\nThey would be placed under control of the\\ncourt. He said be would watch proceedings\\nand take measures to protect the court from\\ninsult, and the commissioners while running\\nthe lint^\\nNotwithstanding the specific arrangement of\\nJuly Hd, made between Ohio and President\\nJackson for the completion of the survej* and\\nthe suspension of aggressive action b} Miciii-\\ngan, Acting-Governor Mason disregarded such\\nagreement, and continued arrests, as already\\nstated. For su.ch reason, Secretary of State\\nFor.sytli wi-ote Governor Mason, stating that\\nhis zeal in behalf of Michigan had overcome\\nhis prudence, and he had been superseded by\\nthe appointment of Charles Shaler, of Pennsyl-\\nvania, as secretary of the Territor}-. J he\\nsame day a letter was sent to Mr. Shaler, noti-\\nfy ing him of such appointment, and setting\\nforth the position of the President on the\\nboundary- question. Ho stated that from the\\nfirst it had been the President s opinion, that\\nwithout further legislation by Congress, the\\ncountry in dispute was to bo considered as\\nfnrming, legally, a part of the Territory of\\nMichigan; and that the ordinary and usual\\njurisdiction over it should be exercised by\\nMichigan. He had never admitted the right\\nset uj) by Ohio. Further, he said the Presi-\\ndent had repeatedly and distinctly stated\\nwhat his duty would compel him to do, in the\\nevent of an attempt on the part of Ohio to sus-\\ntain her jurisdiction over the disputed terri-\\ntory by force of arras. He had with regret\\nami surprise noticed that Governor Mason had\\nassumed that he (the President) had approved\\nthe claim of Ohio. An acknowledgment of\\nthe right and the temporary arrangement to\\navoid the danger of a hostile collision, was, in\\nthe President s view, in no respect incon-\\nsistent with the obligations of the constitution\\nand laws. The secretary said the President\\nhad seen with regret the recent outrages\\ncommitted at Toledo on officers of justice who\\nattempted to execute process under authority\\nof Michigan, and he recommended that the\\noffenders who resisted and wounded a civil\\nofficer (Deputy-Sheriff Wood) in the execution\\nof his duty, and had fled from the Territory,\\nshould be promptly demanded from the execu-\\nfivo of any State in which they may have\\ntaken refuge.\\nAugust 29th Secretarj^ Forsyth also wrote\\nGovernor Lucas, enclosing copies of his letters\\nto Governor Mason and Mr. Shaler, and ex-\\npressing the hope that the spirit shown by the\\nPresident in those letters would be met by\\nmeasures dictated by the same si)irit on the\\npart of Governor Lucas. As it is ajjparent,\\nsaid the Secretary, from the recent present-\\nment of the grand jury of Wood county, that\\ntlu! inhabitants of Toledo have declined, at\\npresent, the jurisdiction of Ohio, the President\\nho|)es no attempt will be made now to exercise\\nit within the disputed territor}-. Itwasstated\\nthat the claim of Ohio having been publicly\\nput forth in the face of the country, the omis-\\nsion to enforce it, while awaiting the action of\\nCongress, could not be considered as weaken-\\ning any just foundation on which it might rest.\\nThe action of the AVood county grand jury\\nreferred to by Secretary F oi-syth, consisted\\nsimply in examining witnesses sent before\\nthem who testified that individuals had been\\nelected to office in Toledo under the laws of\\nMichigan and per. brmed official duties in dis-\\nregard of the laws of Ohio. Other criminal\\nacts were shown. In view of the fact that To-\\nledo had been set off as part of the new county\\nof Lucas, whose court was to meet in Septem-\\nber, and as the alleged offenses were committed\\nafter the erection of said count}-, the jury de-\\nclined action in the premises.\\nAugust 7, 1835, Adjutant-General S. C. An-\\ndrews issued an order to commandants of di-\\nvisions throughout Ohio, for them to report at\\nonce what numbers of cavalry and mounted", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0225.jp2"}, "220": {"fulltext": "192\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nriflemen would be willing to march at a mo-\\nment s warning to aid in defending our nortli-\\nern frontier. The order was of a confiden-\\ntial character. Previous to such order spon-\\ntaneous offers had been made of men to the\\nnumber of 2,340, but were not wanted, being\\nchiefly infantry and riflemen. In a short time\\nthirteen divisions reported 10,021 as ready to\\nrespond to a call, of whom .5,835 were mounted\\nmen and 4, 18G infantry and riflemen. The total\\noffers were 12,3G1. In several instances the\\ncommandants were confident the numbers\\nnamed might readily be greatly increased.\\nThis action on the part of the Ohio authori-\\nties naturally led those of Michigan to counter-\\naction. Thus, the Detroit Fi-ee Press of August\\n26, 1835, had the following items:\\nThe Ohio Controversy. The legislative\\ncouncil yesterday had this subject under con-\\nsideration. They have made an appropriation\\nof 1315,000 to meet any emergency which may\\narise, and we learn that every arrangement\\nwill be made to afford a icai-m reception to any\\nportion of the million of Ohio, that may visit\\nour borders. Michigan defends her soil and her\\nrights, and we would wish our fellow-citizens of\\nOhio to recollect that thrice armed is he who\\nhath his quarrel just.\\nWar! War!! Orders have been issued\\nfor volunteers to rendezvous at Mulhollen s in\\nthe county of Monroe, on the 1st of September\\nnext, for the purpose of resisting the military\\nencroachments of Ohio. The Territory, it is\\nexpected, will be on the alert, and we un-\\nderstand services will be accepted from all\\nquarters.\\nThe latter movement evidently had reference\\nto ijreventing the holding of the court at To-\\nledo, September 7th. What was tlie force which\\nfinally was employed by Governor Lucas can\\nnot be ascertained, as no record of the samecan\\nbe found at Columbus, bej ond the amount\\npaid out for the services rendered.\\nThe situation as thus shown, while largely\\nconforming to the policy and wishes of Gov-\\nernor Lucas, was yet by no means without its\\nembarrassing features with him. His arrange-\\nment with the Government was for no action\\non the part of Ohio in connection with the\\nboundai-y question, beyond the re-marking of\\nthe Harris line; while on condition of such\\ncourse by Ohio the Michigan authorities were\\nto cease attempts to enforce jurisdiction. But\\nthe county of Lucas had been created, and by\\nlaw a court was to be held at Toledo on the\\n7th of September. The situation was an em-\\nbarrassing one. Threatened by the President\\nwith the Federal power in resistance to any\\nviolation of the compactor truce, it was a nice\\npoint to determine how jurisdiction so positive\\nas the holding of an Ohio court in the disputed\\nterritory was to be accomplished without\\ntrouble with the Government. In such emer-\\ngency it was decided to substitute strategy for\\nforce.\\nWhen the time approached for holding the\\ncourt at Toledo, Governor Lucas sent Adjutant-\\nGeneral S. C. Andrews to confer with the judges\\nand county officers as to the most practicable\\nways and means for holding the court. It was\\nfinallv arranged that Colonel Vanflcet should\\nfurnish iiis regiment to act as a posse, subject to\\norders of the sheriff, for the protection of the\\ncourt. Such force accordingly appeared at\\nMiami, within the new county. The Adjutant-\\nGeneral and Major-General John Bell of Lower\\nSandusky (Fremont), proceeded to Toledo in\\ncitizen s dress. On Sunday, September 6th, the\\nthree associate judges, sheriff and others met\\nat Miami, read J to move to Toledo under escort\\nof Colonel Vanfleet s force of one hundred men.\\nUnfortunately the report was brought in on\\nSunday evening that General Brown had reach-\\ned Toledo with a force of 1,200 Michigan troops,\\nto prevent the holding of the court. The effect\\nof this information was essentially disturbing.\\nThe judges and others were in serious doubt as\\nto wbat should be done some favoring a\\nback-out, while others insisted on an advance,\\nJudge Higgius and Andrew Count Coffin-\\nbury (the latter having been appointed prose-\\ncuting attorney) were absent when the report\\ncame in, which embarrassed the associate judges.\\nIt was finally decided to submit the question\\nto Colonel Vanfleet, it being assumed by those\\nnot willing to make the trif), that that officer\\nwould hardly feel prepared, with his small\\nforce, to meet 1,200 Michigan troops. It is\\nrej^ortcd that the colonel, turning to the judges,\\nsaid If you are women, go home If you\\nare men, do your duty as judges of the court I\\nI will do mine. The colonel then said he\\nwanted twenty brave men, who were willing\\nto take the risk of a hazardous enterprise and\\nrequested that such of them as were ready to", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0226.jp2"}, "221": {"fulltext": "THK TOLEDO WAR.\\n193\\nilo tliiil, should step four paces to the front,\\nwhen thirty so stepped out. Of these twenty-\\nwere taken. Captain Granville Jones, of Lucas\\nGuards, Toledo, was left in ciiargeof the camp\\nat Miami, with directions to be readj- for co-\\nojteralion with the advance. It was then de-\\ncided that September 7th beiran immediately\\nafter 12 o clock Sunda}- niifht, and as no hour\\nfor the assembling of the court was mentioned\\nin the law, one hour was as good for the ]iur-\\nposc as any other, so that the court was held\\nand due record of its proceedings made. Ac-\\ncordingly at 1 o clock A. M.thc procession took\\nup its march ot eight miles for Toledo, each\\nsoldier of the escort carr^-ing two cavalry pis-\\ntols. They reached Toledo about i! o clock, and\\n])roceeded at once to a .school house which\\nstood between Washington and JMonroc ami\\nMichigan and Erie streets. It was a frame\\nImilding. At that time it was well out of\\ntown, and thus as safe from observation as\\naccommodations could have been foiind.\\nHere the Court of Common Pleas, in aii(l\\nfor the county of Lucas, and State of Ohio,\\nfor the first time was opened in due form. It\\nconsisted of the three associate judges Jona-\\nthan H. Jerome, Baxter Bowman and William\\nWilson. The president judge (David Iliggins),\\nas supposed for reasons already indicated, was\\nnot present. Junius Flagg, of Toledo, acted as\\nsheriff, and Dr. Horatio Conant, of Maumee, as\\nclerk. A short session was held, the proceed-\\nings being limited to the appointment of John\\nBaldwin, Eobert Gower and Cyrus JloUowaj-,\\nas count}- commissioners, and the approval of\\nthe clerk s bond. The clerk s minutes were\\nkept on loose jjieces of paper. The length of\\ntime occupied in these proceedings is not re-\\ncorded, but it was as short as was consistent\\nwith the proper forms; and no further busi-\\nness appearing before said court, it adjourned,\\nliterally without daj since its entire session\\nand adjournment took place in the dark.\\nThere seems somehow to have been vei-y\\nlittle interest taken by the people of Toledo in\\nthei-ecordof their initial court and its attendant\\ncircumstances. Hence the difficulty ut this\\nlate day in obtaining satisfactory particulars\\nof the event, and especiallv of the movements\\nand experiences of the court in placing a de-\\nsired distance between themselves and the sup-\\nposed Wolverine troops. In the absence of\\nlocal information, we are left, for our most\\ndetailed staiciiunl in that regard, to the narra-\\ntion given by the late Willard V. Way, Esq., of\\nPerr^ sburg, in his address before the liaisin\\nValley (Michigan) Historical .Society. With-\\nout in any way impeaching the loj alt} of that\\ngentleman as a citizen of the Commonwealth of\\nOhio, it must be conceded that his account of\\nthat occasion docs not read in all respects ju.st\\nas one of the zealous cham] ions of Ohio on the\\ndisputed boundary question would have been\\nexjjectcd to tell the story. In this the writer\\ndoes not wish to be understood as questioning\\ntill triithfuliicss oi Mr. Way s version, which\\nwas substantially this: That upon adjourn-\\nnuMit of the court, the officers and escort went\\nlo (lie tavern then kept by Munson II. Daniels,\\nnot far from the court hou.se; that while there\\nenjoying a season of conviviality natural on\\nthe accomplishment of important and critical\\n])ubiic service, a wag came hurriedly into the\\ntavern and reported a strong Wolverine\\nforce a))proaching and close by; that the partj\\nat once left the house, sprang to their horses,\\nleaving their bills unjniid; that they look the\\ntrail for Maumee, following near the river;\\nthat iijion reaching the hill across Swan Creek\\nand near where the Oliver House now stands,\\nseeing no pursuit, they came to a halt; that it\\nthen became known that the clerk had lost his\\nhat, and with it his minutes of the court; that\\nunder direction of Colonel Vanflcet, careful\\nsearch was made for the pa])ers on the line of\\ntheir hasty travel; and that after diligent\\nefTorts, the hat and contents were found. Col-\\nonel A anfleet signalized this important success\\nb}- firing two salutes, when the pa rtj- continued\\ntheir journej^ to Maumee, where thoj arrived\\nsoon after daylight, or about .six o clock, having\\noccupied five hours in goingto Toledo, holding\\na court and getting safely back. The record\\nof that court, so c.s.sential to the proper vindi-\\ncation of the rights and authority of the State\\nof Ohio, is as follows\\nThe State of Ohio, Lucas Coinity, ss.:\\nAt a court of Common Pleas, began and held\\nat the court house in Toledo, in said county, on\\nthe 7th day of September, A. D. 1835. Present,\\nthe Honorable Jonathan II. Jerome, .senior asso-\\nciate judge of said countj their honors, Baxter\\nBowman and William Wilson, associate judges;\\nThe court being opened in due form bj- the\\nsheriff of the county.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0227.jp2"}, "222": {"fulltext": "194\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nHoratio (sonant being appointed olerk of\\nsaid county, exhibited his bond, with sureties\\naccepted by the court agreeable to the statute\\nin such case made and j)rovided.\\nTiie court appointed John Baldwin, Robert\\nGower and Cjn-us Ilolloway coniniissioners for\\nsaid county.\\nNo furlhci liiisincss apjicaring bclbre said\\ncourt, the court adjourned without day.\\nJ. II. Jeuojie, Associate. fudge.\\nAdjutant-ticncrul Andrews. Iti his report to\\nGovernor Lucas, said\\nThe court was accordingly held under these\\ncircumstances: The judges and sheritF of the\\ncounty met at Toledo on Monday, which was\\nthe 7th, and, attended by a small;?o.sse, opened\\ncourt, organized, appointed their clerk, county\\ncommissioners, etc.; and after performing such\\nbusiness as was necessary for a complete organ-\\nization of the count}-, and making up their\\nrecord, adjourned without molestation. In the\\nmeantime the opposing force had entered the\\nplace, and taken possession of the adjoining\\nvillage [Vistula, the court meeting in the Port\\nLawrence division], with the express purpose,\\nas declared, of preventing the session. They\\nhad, it is asiserted, information of the fact, and\\nmade arrangements accordingl}-. Ko inter-\\nruption, however, took place.\\nThis report elsewhere saj s the Michigan\\nforces entered Toledo on Sunday, the 6th, where\\nthey remained until Monday, and some part of\\nthem until Tuesdaj following, when they dis-\\nappeared entirely, with the exception of a\\nstraggling band, who afterwards returned in\\nsearch, as pretended, of the judges of the court,\\nbut engaging in the customary excesses and\\nproceeding to acts of violence against certain\\nof the citizens. The inhabitants were aroused\\nto resistance, and they were forcibly expelled.\\nTheir whole number upon entering Toledo,\\nappears to have been not to exceed 1,100, and\\nto iiave been reduced at the time of their re-\\ntreat to between 500 and (500. General Brown\\nsubsequently stated that his main force halted\\nat Mulliollcn s, some eight miles from Toledo,\\nwhere they remained Sunday night, he having\\nsent Colonel Warner Wing forward with 100\\nmen, to watch the judges and arrest them if\\nthey attempted to hold court. The main force\\nreached Toledo the next day.\\nMore or less of excess in drinkin and carous-\\ning took place with the Michigan troops, and\\nespecially in petty robbery of property, al-\\nthough such action was against the will of the\\nofficers in command. That Major Stickney\\nshould be made conspicuous in that connection\\nis not remarkable, he being an object of special\\nhostility with that side. It was stated that the\\nmajor, on finding a man in the garb of a Michi-\\ngan soldier in iiis garden, iu the act of pulling\\nu]i potatoes, asked what he was doing, when\\nthe trespasser replied that he was drafting\\n]iotato tops, to make the bottoms volunteer.\\nThe major was subsequently paid S300 by the\\nState for damages suffered during that contro-\\nversy, besides costs and expenses incurred by\\nhim in connection with his arrests May 8th and\\nJuly 20, 1835, and being taken to the jail at\\nMonroe.\\nAs already mentioned, the body of the Michi-\\ngan forces detailed to prevent the holding of\\ncourt at Toledo stopped at MulhoUen s on\\nSunday, the Gth. At that place ex-Governor\\nMason, although then nine days out of office,\\nissued an address to the troops, in the charac-\\nter of the executive, in which he notified\\nthem that the command was by him at that\\ntime assigned to Brigadier General J. W.\\nBrown, and enjoined on them due observance\\nof that officer s orders. On the same day Gen-\\neral Brown issued from Toledo his address to\\nthe militia, closing witli. this appeal\\nOur cause is just. We assemble to defend\\nfrom iuvasio n our constitutional privileges.\\nThe voice of law calls us to the field, and al-\\nthough young in history, Michigan must be\\nplaced by us in the proud attitude of seeking to\\ndo no wrong, and never shrinking to defend\\nthe honor of the country and the inviolability\\nof her soil.\\nThe manner in which these movements in\\nOhio were received by the authorities and peo-\\nple of Michigan is further seen from the follow-\\ning article, taken from the Michigan Sentinel,\\npublished at Monroe, under date of Sejjfem-\\nber 12, 1835:\\nWolverines of Michigan! In anticipa-\\ntion o( the proposed organization of the court of\\n(Jhio at Toledo, and the approach of Lucas s\\nMillion, Acting Governor Mason Tnade a\\nlarge requisition on the brave Wolverines of\\nMichigan and on Saturday last (September\\n5th) they approached our town under arms by\\nhundreds, from the counties of Monroe, W,ayne,", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0228.jp2"}, "223": {"fulltext": "TlIK T(M,EDO WAK.\\n195\\nAVaslitenaw, Lenawee, Oaklaini, .Maeoinli ami\\nSt. Josepli. The whole bodj- entcreil the tils-\\n])nted territory on Monday, accompanied by\\nGovernor Stevens, Generals Brown and Has-\\nkail, and Colonels Davis, Wing and others, to\\nthe number of 1,200 to l,5(i0,and encamped on\\nthe jilains of Toledo. Governor Lucas did not\\nmake his appearance. The court is said to\\nhave been held at the dead of night, by learned\\njudges dressed in disguise; and the insurgents\\nof Toledo fled precipitately from the scene of\\naction.\\nThe Michigan view of this result was no\\nloubt fairly stated by Hon. A. L, Millard, of\\nAdrian, in an address delivered J uly 4, ]S7(i.\\nlie said\\nThe result was, that Ohio, influential and\\npowerful with her twelve members on the floor\\nof Congress, prevailed against her younger and\\nweaker sister Micliigan, with her single dele-\\ngate, and ho without the right of voting: and\\nbefore Congress would admit her into the\\nUnion as a State, she was required to assent to\\nthe change in her boundaries and to ado])t the\\nboundary claimed b\\\\- Ohio. But in order to\\nmake her some amends, ihe Xoi thern Penin-\\nsula, then no part of Michigan, was offered her.\\nAt first this overture was rejected. A convcTi-\\ntion called to act upon it, refused to give the\\nassent required. Her people at the time felt\\nkeenlj upon the subject. They felt that her\\nright to the territory, under the ordinance\\n(of 1787), and \\\\inder theactof Congre.\u00c2\u00abs oflSOo,\\nwas unquestionable, and there are few, in this\\nState, at least, who have examined the question,\\nwho do not regard it so to this day. But this\\ndecision of the convention did not finally pre-\\nvail. A large and influential portion of the\\ncitizens some from public considerations, and\\nothers, perhaps, from private reasons, thought\\nit highly desirable that the State be speedily\\nadmitted into the Union. Another convention\\nwas accordingly called, not bj^ the governor or\\nother legal authority, but by a Democratic Cen\\niral Committee, requesting the people in the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0-iveral townships to elect delegates. The con-\\nvention met. and in the name of the people of\\nthe State gave the required assent. This, alter\\nconsiderable diseu.ssion, was accepted by Con-\\ngress as a compliance with the condition, and\\nthe State was admitted b\\\\ an act passed on the\\n27th of January, 1837, and thus the controversy\\nended. The people of Michigan wei-o ill-saiis-\\ntied at the time, being little aware of the min-\\neral value of the Upper Peninsula, which they\\nacquired in lieu of the strip surrendered. But\\nthe subsequent development of that region has\\nshown that they got an ample equivalent, and\\nthat the bargain, though in a manner forced\\nu])on them, turned out to be not a bad one for\\nMichigan.\\nIt was only after such repeated apjieals to\\nCongress for the inter]iosition of its authority\\nfor the .settlement of the (juestion, that Ohio, in\\n1S: ,5, acting in its own sovereign capacity, set\\nout to assert and settle her rights in the case.\\nIt \\\\vas at such suggestion that Messrs. Rush\\nand Howard were sent as (commissioners b}- the\\nPresident for the adjustment of the diificultj\\nBy the agreement made between those commis-\\nsionersand the Governor of Ohio, April 7, 1835,\\nit was provided\\n1st. That the Harris lino be run and re-\\nmarked, without interruption. 2d. That the civil\\nelections under the laws of Ohio having taken\\nplace throughout the disputed territory, the\\n])eo])le i-esiding there be left to their own choice\\nas to which of the parties should be accepted\\nas authority in government until the close of\\nthe next session of Congress. This Ohio as-\\nsented to, with the proviso that Michigan be\\ncompelled to abide by the terms of the compact\\nand especially, that all prosecutions begun\\nunder the authority of that Territory again.st\\ncitizens of Ohio, be discontinued.\\nThe ca.se having been b}- arrangement finally\\nreferred to Congress, the discussion became\\nactive there, and was ahly presented on the\\npart of Ohio bj- Governor Lucas and the Sen-\\nators and Representatives from this State. In\\na letter to the Secretary of State at Washington,\\nNovember 10, 1835, the Governor stated that\\nhe was informed by General llaskall, a mem-\\nber of the Michigan legislature, that Governor\\nMason procured the key to the United States\\nArsenal at Detroit, and in that way came into\\npossession of government arms for use by his\\nforces. Governor Lucas expressed the belief\\nthat such use of the arms was made bj- private\\nspecial permission of the Secretary of War\\n(General Lewis Cas.s). Tho Governor stated\\nthat in private letters to friends in Ohio and\\nseen by him. Secretary Cass staled that while\\nnot a])pearing publicly in the controversy be\\nwas doing all he could privately in support of\\nthe .Michigan claim. (Governor Lucas attrib-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0229.jp2"}, "224": {"fulltext": "196\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nuted to the secretai y tlio irsjionsiliility of the\\nontire controversy.\\nIn a hittor of November 19, 1835, .Secretary\\nCass alludes to this expression b\\\\ Governor\\nIjiicas, and |ir )tcsts ai^ainst tlio same as grossly\\nunjust. On the contraiy, he stated, that while\\nfully believing in the justice of Michigan s\\nclaim, and advising tiie exercise of jurisdiction\\nover the disputed territory- by tlie use of onli-\\nnary civil power, he at all times discDunte-\\nnanced the resort to force whii-li tiovernor\\nMason made.\\nIn a report made Marcl\\\\ 1, LS-ld, the Judici-\\naiy onnnittee of thc^ Senate, of wliii-h Hon.\\nJohn JI. Clayton, ot lU laware, was chairman,\\ndiscussed the matlci wilh much clearness and\\ndetail, going over the essential points and facts.\\nThe immediate matter in hand was the bill to\\nsettle and establish the northern boundary line\\nof the State of Ohio, which provided that\\nthe northern boundary of the State of ()liio\\nshall be established b^-, and extend to, a\\ndirect line running froTU thesouthern extremity\\nof Ijako Michigan to the most northerly cape\\nof the Miami Bay; thence northeast to i\\\\]v\\nnorthern boundary line of the Ignited Slates;\\nand thence, with saiil line, to the I ennsylvania\\nline. The result of t he committee s investi-\\ngation was to the etlect, that aside Irom the\\ndeclaration made in the constitution, the State\\nof Ohio could have no claim to the line therein\\nset forth. Thus, the whole question turned up-\\non the validity of that declaration as a basis\\nfor the claim made by Ohio; while such basis\\ncould not bo valid, without the assent of Con-\\ngress.\\nThe bill endorsed by the Senate committee\\nfixed the boundaries ot Michigan and Indiana,\\nas well as the northern boundary of Ohio, and\\npassed the Senate March 10th by a vote of\\nthirty-seven to three, and went to the House of\\nRepresentatives. March 22d a hill was intro-\\nduced into the Senate by Mr. Benton to estab-\\nlish the northern boundary line o( Ohio and to\\nadmit Michigan into the L^nion. ujion condi-\\ntions therein expressed, which bill jiassed the\\nSenate April 2d, by a vote of twenty-four to\\neighteen, and went to the House. This bill\\ndiffered from the one passed Marcli 10th, in\\nthat it contained a proviso that the boundary\\nline of Ohio should receive the assent of a\\nconvention of delegates of the people of Mich-\\nigan, as a condition of the admission of Mich-\\nigan into the Union. For this reason the sec-\\nond bill was not satisfactory to the larger por-\\ntion of the Ohio delegation in Congress, who\\njireferred the unconditional terms of the Clay-\\nton bill, and were not willing that the question\\nbe left open for further doubt and agitation.\\nIn tlu^ House the (jueslion of precedence in\\naction u|ion the two Senate bills was raised,\\nand decided in fiivor of the Benton bill, and\\nJune l. llh it ]iassed, hy a vote of one hundred\\nand titly-thi ec to hirty-tive. .lune 15th the\\nlaylon hill, unconditionally tixing the north-\\nern line of Ohio, passed tiie House without a\\ndivision, and thus was the long-deferred and\\nmuch dis])iited boundary question and the\\nToledo War iletinitely and finally .settled.\\nI \\\\)r reasons which seemed to have been more\\njiolitical than substantial, it was deemed advis-\\nable hy the frieinls of the adnunistration to\\nconnect the admission of Arkansas with that of\\n.Michigan, by which association the adjustment\\nol the boundary question probabl_y was delayed\\nUm- si.\\\\ months. A prondncnl, if not the con-\\ntrolling, considcr.-il ion in the matter, was the\\nsleepless jealousy of southern politicians, with\\nwhom it had come to bo settled that no free\\nState should lie added to the Union unless as-\\nsociated with a new slave State, to the end that\\nequilibrium in the ])olitical ])Owcr of freedom\\nand of slavci y might be preserved. This fact\\nwill ex]ilain the precedence given the Benton\\nbill over the Clayton bill in the House. The\\nsame spirit of jealousy was constantl3 mani-\\nfested as long as slavery continued to bo a\\ncause of sectional discord. To the same fell\\nspirit was the country subsequently indebted\\nfor the an.nexation of Texas, in order that ad-\\nditional territory for slave States might be ob-\\ntained and to the same, for the like object, the\\nMexican War; and neither of these recourses\\nbeing found effective, as a last resort came the\\nattempt, through the re])eal of the Missouri\\ncomiiromise, to subject free territory to the es-\\ntablish mcnt of slave States. It was the failure\\nof this device that drove the slaveholding power\\nto the fatal madness of rebellion and an attempt\\nto destroj- the Union it was no longer able to\\ncontrol to its purposes, and led to the sudden\\nand total destruction of the interest so longand\\nso desperately defended.\\nIn this connection, the jiarticulars of the\\nMichigan forces as furnished by the pay-roll of\\nher soldiers, now among the archives of the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0230.jp2"}, "225": {"fulltext": "THE TOLEDO WAR.\\n197\\nState, will bo of interest. Tliat roll gives the\\nname of every soldier (ofHccr and private), the\\namount of pay received, and in most cases his\\nreceipt therefor. The list has the names of\\n1,1()() men. The pay of Major-General Brown,\\ncommander of tlie territorial army, was S2()(l\\nper month. Ho had for aid-de-camp, Alphoiis\\nFolch, afterward Governor and United States\\nSenator, who received S5(l per month. Colonels\\nwere paid S75, captains S40, lieutenants SUO,\\nensigns S20, sergeants S8, and privates S(J.6(i\\nper month. Considering the cui-rency in\\nwhich they were paid Wild-eat bank- notes),\\nthese rates do not seem to be excessive. The\\nseveral organizations of the Michigan forces\\nwere known as follows: The Oakland detach-\\nment of 192 men Major Bucklin s regiment of\\nl. )9 men Colonel T. I). Davis s rifle brigade\\nof 248 men: Second Regiment (Colonel Warner\\nWing), 140 men Captain .1. Wood s company\\nof light horse of 01 men; Shelby Volunteers of\\nGO men; Acting Bi-igadier-Gencral Martin\\nDavis s detachment of 47 men Colonel Davis\\nSmith s Eighth Regiment of 247 men. Total\\nforce, 1,254. The aggregate expenditure of\\nMichigan in connection with the boumiary\\ncontroversy, is placed at Si:5,(ir)8.7(i.\\nThe people of Michigan, in tliat controversy,\\nlabored under two serious embarrassments.\\nIn the first place, as already stated, theirs\\nbeing onl\\\\ a territorial government, the crea-\\nture of Congress, wholly subject to Federal rule,\\nit could have no recognized authority even\\nover its domestic affairs, and much less over its\\nrelations to other governments. Tliis condi-\\ntion of tutelage deprived it of the ]iolitical\\nstatus which State organization and power\\nalone could confer. In the ne.xt place it was\\nlargely han(lica|iped b} an unfortunate head\\nof what government it po.ssessed. In 1814,\\nGeneral Lewis Cass, then of the United States\\narmy, but a resident of Marietta, Ohio, was\\nmade military governor of Michigan Territory.\\nSubseijuently he was made civil governor, with\\nWilliam Woodbridge, also of Marietta, as sec-\\nretary, both appointments being fortunate for\\nthe Territory. The administration of Governor\\nCass will always stand prominent among those\\nof Western Territories. He was specially ser-\\nviceable in his relations with the Indians, with\\nwhom he concluded iinportant treaties and\\nlargely maintained friendly relations, being\\nsuperintendent of Indian affairs for all the then\\nNorthwest, as well as civil governor of Michi-\\ngan, lie it was who negotiated at Fort Meigs\\nin September, 1817, the important treaty by\\nwhich the Seneca, Delavvaro, Wyandot, Shawa-\\nnese, Pottawatomie and (^hijipewa tribes sur-\\nrendered to the Government about one-fifth of\\nthe territory comprising the State of Ohio, be-\\nside large districts in Michigan and Indiana.\\nBeside this treaty, sixteen others were nego-\\ntiated, chiefly under his management, and in\\ntheir results transferring to the United States\\nvast extents of hinds, both east and west of the\\nMississi])pi. In 18H1 Governor Cass was called\\nto Washington to serve as secretary of war in\\nPresident Jackson s cabinet. The loss of his\\n.services, made so highly valuable by his long\\nexperience and intimate knowledge of the\\naffairs of the Territory, was much regretted at\\nthe time but the measure of the loss was made\\nmore full3 known only through the man-\\nagement of succeeding years. In 18150, the\\nTerritory had attained to a population\\nof 32,538, and was self-supjiorting. With\\nsuch advance in numbers, the people had lie-\\ncome ])Ossessed of an exceptional degree of\\nlocal pride, no doubt largel}- due to the posi-\\ntion which (iovernor Cass s administration had\\ngiven the territorial government. Hence, the\\nsuccession to that officer was a matter of more\\nthan ordinary concern with them, and they\\nwere very desirous that it should fall upon one\\nof several prominent citizens of the Territory\\ninstead ot being utilized in the promotion of\\npolitical interests elsewhere. Secretary Wood-\\nbridge and Austin E. Wing were looked upon\\nas specially suitable for the governorship.\\nSuch desire, however, had so little considera-\\ntion at Washington that John T. Mason of\\nVirginia, a brother-in-law of Postmaster(ien-\\neral Barry, was a]i]iointed secretary of the\\nTerritory, to act as governor until the latter\\noffice should bo filled. The appointee, hovv-\\never, did not accept, but went abroaii on some\\nprivate agency, and the office was transferred\\nto his son, Stevetis T. Mason. The choice of a\\nnon-resident for purelj political and personal\\nreasons, was bad enough but that of a mere\\nboy but nineteen j ears of age added greatly\\nto the disappointment and chagrin of the peo-\\nple, who sent to him a committee for confer-\\nence, when he acknowledged his minority.\\nThis feeling was greatly intensified by the\\nfact that in consequence of (Jovernor Cass be-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0231.jp2"}, "226": {"fulltext": "198\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ning removed to become seei-etary of war, the\\nsecretary would become the acting governor,\\nwith full executive responsibilities. All pro-\\ntests, however, proved unavailing. The Vir-\\nginia lad became Michigan s governor.\\nA. B. Porter of Pennsylvania was appointed\\ngovernor, and had he devoted his time and\\nattention to the office, the presenceof the Boy\\nGovernor would have been less oifensive.\\nThe latter by cultivating geniality through the\\nsocial customs of the day, and a course of con-\\nciliation, in a measure modified the intensity of\\nthe feeling against him, whereby the people\\nwere led to endure what they could not cure\\nThus matters stood when, in the winter of\\n1834-5, the action of the Ohio legislature on\\nthe boundary question raised an issue which\\nwith the people of the ambitious Territory\\nsoon overshadowed that of their governorship.\\nSome three years of experience in ofKce had\\nmeasurably fitted Secretary Mason for the\\nplace; and appreciating the ojiportunity for\\ncommending himsolfto popular favor furnished\\nby the Ohio action, he at once entered in the\\nmost spirited manner upon such measures of\\nresistance as he could emijloy. The result\\nwas, that he soon largely removed the feeling\\nexisting against him. But in doing this, he\\ndispleased the pow ers at Washington, whose\\ndeep concern for the political bearing of the\\ncontroversj had led them to favor the Ohio\\nside of the question. Hence it was, that in\\nSeptember, 1835, with the boundary question\\nyet unsettled, John S. Horner, another young\\nman, ignorant of the country, was appointed\\ngovernor of the Territory. He came on, and\\nsought by a policy of conciliation to induce an\\nadjustment of the boundary difficulty, whereby\\nhe seriously disjjlea.sed the peojjle, who looked\\nupen him not as the executive of the Territory,\\nbut as simply the tool of political masters at\\nWashington, whose sole interest in the matter\\nwas to manage it for the greatest partisan ad-\\nvantage. This state of things was made the\\nmore offensive to the people by the fact that\\nat that time they bad organized a complete\\nState government in form with a legisla-\\nture and United States Senators chosen. Ere\\nlong Governor Horner left the peninsula, for a\\nportion of territory beyond the limits embraced\\nin the State organization.\\nDuring the summer of 1835, and while the\\nboundary question was yet undetermined, the\\npeoi)le of Michigan sot about the organization\\nof a government in which thej^ could have\\nsome power. To this end they held a conven-\\ntion framed a State constitution, which was\\nadopted by the people, who at the same time\\nchose State officers and a legislature. Secretary\\nMason was chosen governor, and Edmund\\nMundy, lieutenant governor; while Lucius\\nLyon and John Norvell were chosen United\\nSlates Senators by the legislature, and Isaac E.\\nCrary as Representative in Congress. Such\\naction, unauthorized by existing law, was not\\napproved at Washington, and especially as its\\ntendency was to complicate and intensify the\\nboundary issue. The admission of the State\\nunder such state of things was out of the ques-\\ntion. Then it was that the compromise, on\\nwhich the whole trouble was finally settled, was\\nprojiosed, to wit: That Michigan yield the\\ndisputed territory, and in lieu of that accept\\nthe Lake Superior peninsula. This proposition\\nwas submitted to the people of Michigan, who\\nsent delegates to a convention held at Ann\\nArbor, Sejitember 4, 1836, by which the offer\\nwas rejected. Steps were then taken for an-\\nother convention, which, in reality, was little\\nmore or less than an administration scheme\\nfor forcing terms upon the jjeople. For such\\npurpose, delegates were chosen direct from\\nthe jjeople, in local caucuses, without even the\\nsemblamce of authority in law. The body thus\\nchosen met at Ann Arbor, December 6, 1831),\\nand assuming to speak for the people of Mich-\\nigan, proceeded to accept the terms j)roposed\\nand by an act passed January 2G, 1837, Con-\\ngress declared that a State government had\\nbeen duly formed by the people of Michigan,\\nand the same was admitted as a member of the\\nUnion, and the vexed question of boundary\\nwas forever settled. A large portion, and prob-\\nably a majority, of the people, with their ^se? 7o\\nState officials, indulged in a liberal degree of\\nindignation and protest; but that was the only\\nconsolation accorded them. They could accom-\\nplish nothing in resistance to the wrong they\\nfelt. Governor Mason indulged in emphatic\\nrhetoric about the outrage committed, to meet\\nwith little more than ridicule of himself as the\\nhero of the bloodless plains of Toledo.\\nThe people of Michigan regarded it as a\\nmatter of grave wrong that their Territory\\nshould be deprived of the few square miles of\\nlands which they had hoped would be included", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0232.jp2"}, "227": {"fulltext": "THE TOLEDO WAR.\\n199\\nill their prospective State. And when, as a\\nmatter of compensation for such loss, Congress\\nproposed to give them the great peninsuhi of\\nLake Superior, with all its rich mineral deposits,\\nthe o/)^e of Michigan rejected the offer; and\\nthe arrangement was consummated only\\nthrough the unauthorized manipulation of local\\n])oliticians.\\nThe views thus given on this question, while\\nthey have now no practical bearing, seem to bo\\nproper, as due to all parties concerned. The\\ntime has come when the people on both sides\\nof the line should be able speak freely and\\nfrankl} of differences in the past, and in the\\nspirit of amity and nuituul coiitiilciice address\\nthemselves to the many important matters\\nwiiicli they have and are to have in common.\\nWho was right or who was wrong half a cen-\\ntury ago, is now comparatively- of small con-\\ncern but how the affairs of the future ma\\\\ be\\nmade promotive of the highest possible welfare\\nof all, is a matter of grave concern. It is just\\ncause for common gratulation, that asperities\\narising from past antagonism are gradually-\\nyielding to more considerate relations, with\\nvery little now left, outside the record, to indi-\\ncate that differences ever existed.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0233.jp2"}, "228": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XVII.\\nMONROK STEAMERS AND SAIL VESSELS.\\nPRIOR to the settlement of the French on the\\nbanks of the River Raisin, the only facili-\\nties for trans])ortation was the use of the light\\nand graceful bark canoes which glided swiftly\\nover the river and lakes, propelled by Indians\\nwith their jiaddles and oars. At that time\\nroads were not constructed through any part\\nof the Teri-ilory. As civilization extended\\nwestward the bark canoe was su])planted by\\nimproved means of conveyance the bateau\\nwas introduced by the French, subsequently\\nother styles of crafts by the English and Ameri-\\ncans. Voyages were very tedious, requiring\\ngreat patience and energy yet a work of great\\nimportance was gradually accomplished in the\\nestablishment of missions and trading jiosts,\\nthus paving the way to the settlement of the\\ncountry.\\nUp to the beginning of this century a very\\nthis time on a golden era was inaugurated for\\nsteamers, as well as for the country, and emi-\\ngi ation was greatly stimulated. Freighting\\nwas not then remunerative. No grain or farm\\njiroduee was furnished from the West, but\\nfreights were nearlj^all from the East. Now it\\nis reversed, and the marvelous amount of pro-\\nduce from the We.st, and of iron, lead a7id\\ncopper from Lake .Superior, is exceedingly\\ngreat. The steamboat passenger trade was at\\nits greatest height from 1834 to 1845, but now\\nowing to rapid transit by rail the competition\\nfor passenger traffic is limited to the summer\\nmonths. In 1837 and 1838 I have often seen\\nthe steamers at Detroit bound for Chicago with\\ntheir decks as black and densely packed with\\nhuman beings as are now the spacious ferry\\nboats and excursion steamers during the months\\nof July and August. The best of the old line\\nlimited number of sailing craft had ever spread steamers would not favorably compare with\\ntheir white pinions to the breeze. The first\\nwas the CTriffin, built by Lasselle near 15utfalo.\\nShe was destined for Lake Superior, and was\\nexpected to take on a quantity of furs at Macki-\\nnac, but never made her appearance or com-\\npleted her round trip. She is thought to have\\nbeen lost with all on board, as she sailed from\\n(ireen Bay, September 18, 1(179, and was sup-\\nposed lost in the gale of the following day,\\nthough the only indication of her loss was a\\nnumber of packages of furs found on the shore\\nof Lake Michigan by the Indians. At the com-\\nmencement of this century nearly all the better\\nclass of sail vessels had from four to six berths\\nthose of late years, either for speed, elegance or\\nservici^\\nThe first sail vessels that])lied between Mon-\\nroe and Buffalo and intermediate ports were\\nowned by Captain Luther Harvey (deceased).\\nIn later 3 ears the enterprising citizens of Mon-\\nroe that were interested in or owners of sail ves-\\nsels were Jos. M. Sterling, Wm. Addison Noble,\\nFrederick Waldorf, John Burch, Mr. Newell,\\nThomas Plues, Mr. Lyons, Christopher Deffen-\\nbaugh, William Stonner and Joseph Schwap.\\nThe schooner Cambridge came to Monroe in\\nthe summer of 1844 in command of Captain\\nHelfrich, and hailed from Sackett s Harbor.\\nfitted up for passengers, and numerous emigrant She was purchased by Noble Sterling, com-\\nfamilies reached the West thereby. The first\\nsteamer, Walk-in-the- Water, was built at Black\\nEock in 1817; made several trips to Mackinac\\nand Green Bay, but was lost in November,\\n1821, near Buffalo, in a gale.\\nThe same year the Walk-in-the-Water was\\nmission merchants; was sold by them in 1853\\nto J. M. Booth, a lumber merchant of Buffalo,\\nwho built tlie schooner Harriet Ross from her\\nbottom. Cajjtain Helfrich claimed that the\\nCambridge was built from one of Commodore\\nMcDonough s gunboats that was in the service\\nlaunched the Erie canal was commenced, but on Lake Erie, and won the naval battle in\\nwas not entirely completed until 1825. From 1813. It was after Commodore Perry had con-\\n[200]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0234.jp2"}, "229": {"fulltext": "MONROE STEAMERS AND SAIL VESSELS.\\n201\\n(luoi-fd in this battle that lie wrote his famous\\ndispatch We have met tiie enemy and tiiey\\nare ours.\\nThe first steamer l)uilt at ilonroe was the\\nMonroe, by Captain Harry Wliitaker, then a\\nresident of Monroe but now of Detroit, and in\\nhis ci^iity-seventli year in the full possession\\nof his faeulties and in the enjoyment of a good\\nold age. As Captain Whitaker is regarded as\\none of the most successful captains that has\\never sailed a steamer on the lakes, as well as a\\nformer resident of Monroe and well remem-\\nbered b^ most of its older citizens, I deem a\\nsomewhat extended notice of interest to old\\nresidents. He has state l to me that he has\\ncommanded from the commencement of his\\ncareer eighteen steamers, some of them but a\\nshort time, yet has never lost a life or a pound\\nof freight. His first cmplo^-nient was on the\\nsloop Huntington at six dollars per month.\\nIn 1821 was wheelsman on the Walk-in-the-\\nWater; in 1824 commanded the schooner Mace-\\ndonia, and in 1828 the steamers Peacock and\\nPioneer, both but a short time, relieving\\nothers. He commanded the first steamer that\\nsaileil up (Irand River, and the first steamer\\nthat reached the Sault Ste. Marie lliver. In\\n1847 he built the tine steamer A. D. Patclun, a\\nmuch finer steamer than any of its prede-\\ncessors, but which was wrecked in 1850, caus-\\ning great loss to the Captain. By this disaster\\nhis fortune was nearly ruined, and he regretted\\nlie was not on board, that the loss might po.s-\\nsibly have been averted.\\nAmong the favorite steamers of the old\\ntimers built or owned by enterprising citizens\\nof Monroe, as regards excellence of construc-\\ntion and good qualities, were the Monroe, built\\nat Monroe, commanded by Captain Harry\\nWhitaker; DoWitt Clinton, owned by Stolham\\nWing and Carlos Colton, commanded by Cap-\\ntains Brown and Ludlow; Macomb, owned by\\n(ieorge W. Strong and commanded by Captain\\nChoate; Constitution, owned by Tunis Van\\nl?runt and commanded by Captain A. B. Per-\\nkins; Southerner, built and owned by Fifield\\nSterling and commanded by Captain A. 1).\\nPerkins; Anthony Wayne, owned by Fifield\\nSterling and commanded by Captain A. 1).\\nPerkins; (iriitith, owned by William V.Studde-\\nford and commanded by Captain Roby Helen\\nStrong, owned by (ieorge W. Strong and com-\\nmanded by Captain Albert vStrong.\\nThe daily line of steamers that plied between\\nDetroit and Toledo, calling at the docks each\\nw-ay, were the J. Wolcott, commanded by Gov-\\neriieur Morris and Dustin, now of Monroe\\nGeneral Brady, commanded by Captain Burlis\\nGeneral Macomb, commanded by Choate\\nAtwood Arrow, commanded by Captains A. I).\\nPerkins and Ira Davis; Indian Chief, owned\\nby J. J. Godfroy John Owen, commanded by\\nIra Davis; Hollister, commanded b3 Selah\\nDustin.\\nSail vessels were engaged in the F ake Su])e-\\nrior trade as long ago as the beginning of the\\npresent century, but the (commerce of that re-\\ngion did not assume important projwrlions\\nuntil the opening of the St. Mar^- s ship canal,\\nan event which at once gave an impetus to\\nmining as well as commerce, both by steam and\\nsail. With characteristicenterpri.se our steam-\\nboalowners undertook and successfully carried\\nforward the work of transporting steamers\\nacross the portage before the completion of the\\ncanal, which was opened for Itusiness in the\\nspring of 1855.\\nSoon after the ompletioii of the various rail-\\nroads having lake ports as their termini, large\\nand elegant steamers were built and jjlaccd on\\nthe lakes, running in connection with the lines\\nrespectively to Buflalo. The palatial and ele-\\ngant steamers that plied between Jlonroe and\\nBuffalo were the Southern Michigan and the\\nNorthern Indiana, commanded respectively by\\nCaptains A. D. Perkins and Pheatt. Subse-\\nquently the Western Metro]\u00c2\u00bbolis, commanded\\nby Captain Pheatt; City of Buffalo by A. D.\\nPerkins; and Empire State, commanded by\\nCaptain Van Allen. They were exceedingly\\npopular, but the competition with railroads\\nw^as sharp, and they were finally all withdrawn\\nsoon after the railroads were completed on the\\nnorth and south shores of Lake Erie from\\nl iiffalo West.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0235.jp2"}, "230": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XVIII.\\nTHE PATRIOT WAR.\\nWHAT was known as the Patriot insur-\\nreetiou in Canada, beginning in 1837 and\\ncontinuing thi ough 18H8, was the cause of\\nmuch excitement and disturbance along this\\nside of the border of that province. The al-\\nleged object of the movement on the other side\\nWMS the overthrow of British rule and the es-\\ntablishment of an independent republican gov-\\nernment, to be known as the Republic, of Upper\\nCanada, with the design, when such should\\nbe successful, of extending the movement to\\nLower Canada. The enterprise, while su]i-\\nported by a few Canadians, more or less sincere\\nin their professions of love for free government,\\ndepended chiefly for men and means upon co-\\noperation from this side. At no time had tlie\\nscheme enough of home support to last thirty\\ndays, and most that it did have was due to ex-\\naggerated ideas of what was to l)e done in the\\nUnited States.\\nThe work of preparation occupied mostofthe\\nyear of 1837, wiien there was considerable agi-\\ntation, attended by some collisions in Canada.\\nMeantime, the work of the sympathizers\\nprogressed on this side. The grossest exagger-\\nation was employed for effect on both sides of\\nthe line. Thus, in the United States reports\\nwere rife of wonderful popular uprisings all\\nover Canada; while in that province equally\\nfalse accounts of .symj)athy and assured su])-\\npoj;t from this side were employed to bolster the\\nmovement: whereas in fact there was in neither\\ncountry any supjiort to justify a moment s con-\\ntinuance of the mad scheme.\\nB.y December, 1837, such forces as tiie leadei-s\\nhad been able to raise were gathered along the\\nline, with the purpose of a combined move-\\nment of .some sort. The recruits from this\\nside consisted mainly of the idle and thriftle.s.s,\\nwhich classes had been swollen in numbers by\\nthe serious financial collapse and business sus-\\npcn.sion of that year. An idea of the sort of\\nmaterial that made up the body of the Patriot\\nrecruits, may be had when it is stated that the\\ndistribution of rations to a squad of these at\\nNorwalk, while on their wa}- from Akron to\\nthe front, consisted of one man pa.ssing along\\nthe rank with a basket of crackers, followed by\\nanother with a pail from which was delivered\\nto each soldier a small cup of whisky.\\nPoultry and young pigs were in constant peril\\non the line of march, while dealers in clothing,\\nboots, shoes, etc., often had all they could do to\\nmaintain and enforce their ideas of right to\\nproperty so much coveted by the Patriots\\npassing through, who could not undei stand\\nwhy those who stayed at home should not con-\\ntril)utc more liberally to the aid of those who\\nwent to the battlefields of Freedom.\\nThe two t nils of Lake Erie were the scenes\\nof the main movements of the Patriots. In\\nJJecember they took possession of Navy Island\\n(belonging to Canada) in Niagara Eiver, and\\nfrom there issued a |)roclamation gravely an-\\nnouncing that the Provisional Government of\\nthe Republic of Upper Canada was established\\nthat a reward of \u00c2\u00a3500 was offered for the\\napprehension of Sir Francis Bond Head, then\\nCrovernor of Canada that 300 acres of her\\nMajesty s lands would be freely bestowed by\\nthe Pi ovisional Government upon every volun-\\nteer who should join the revolutionary forces\\nadding that ten millions of those lands, fair\\nand fertile, would speedily be at their disposal,\\nwith the other vast resources of a country more\\nextensive and rich in natural treasures than the\\nUnited Kingdom or old France.\\nFor purposes of communication with the\\nAmerican shore, the Puti iots employed a\\nsmall steamboat, the Caroline, of which\\nCaptain Gil. Appleby (a well-known lake\\nnavigator) had command. This craft proved\\nvery useful, and this so fixr aggravated the\\nBritish authorities, that on the night of the 29th\\nof December, a British force sent for the purpose\\nburned the steamer while lying at Schlosser,\\n[202]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0236.jp2"}, "231": {"fulltext": "THE PATRIOT WAR,\\n203\\non this side of tlie river. This action was a\\ngodsend never more needed by the failing for-\\ntunes of the new-born Republic, inflaming\\nthe American people, and arousing our Gov-\\nernment in protest against such unwarranted\\nviolation of our territorial rights. The ques-\\ntion at one time threatened the peace of the\\ntwo countries.\\nThe eastern campaign of tlu Patriots col-\\nlajised with the loss of the Caroline, and opera-\\ntions were transferred to the West. In Febru-\\nar} 1838, the volunteers from this side made a\\nmovement from Sandusky, crossing on tiie ice\\nto Point au Pellet! Island, where they landed\\non the 2ath of that month, and took ])ossessioti.\\nThe island was the property of a Mi-. McCor-\\nitiic, andhad been deserted. It was well stocked\\nwith provisions, cattle, hogs and poultry\\nwiiich, as reported, proved a very acceptable\\nprize with the Patriots. An ox-mill and a\\nsupply of corn also were found. On the 3d of\\nMarch, the scene was changed by the arrival of\\nBritish troops, when was fought the Battle of\\nPoint au Pellee. The engagement took place\\non the ice. Colonel Edwin D. Bradley, now\\n(1S87) of Str^ ker, Williams county, Ohio, was\\nin command of the Patriot forces. Interest\\nwill be felt in (Colonel Bradlej^ s report of that\\nengagement, which action at the time e.\\\\eiled\\ninten.se interest throughout the border. Colonel\\nBradlej suse(|iU iitly commanded with credit a\\nconi|)any of infantry in the Mexican War of\\n184G.7, and afterwards the Thirty-Eighth Ohio\\nVolunteers in the Union army, as long as liis\\nhealth permitted. The official report of Colonel\\nBradley- is as follows:\\nTo Brigadier-General McLeud, Couimandimj WiUern\\niJiviiion of Patriot Service of the liepxMic of L ppir\\nCanada\\nDkar Sir: I hasten to answer to you for\\nthe information of the Cominandcr-in-Chief,\\nthat an action was fought on the morning of\\nthe 3d instant at Point au Pellee Island, Upper\\nCanada, between the Patriot force under my\\ncommand and a detachment ofabout tOO Bi itisli\\nregulars.\\nAt daybreak the enemy was discovered in\\n_irat force a few miles from our encampment,\\nwiiich was at the head of the island. Their\\nmain force, about 700 strong, was marched\\ndown i|uietly in front; their left, about 200\\nstrong, flanking off in the direction of the light-\\nhouse at North Point; and their right, consist-\\ning entirely of British regulars, in sleighs and\\non horseback, were pushing on with great\\nspeed along the west side of the island to gain\\nour rear, for the purpose of cutting off our re-\\ntreat should tbo main force succeed in driving\\nus from our position.\\nAfter closely examining the force and dispo-\\nsition of the enemy, I did not think it ])rudent\\nto await the attack of the main body. The\\nmen were therefore instantly mustered and filed\\noff toward the southei n end of the island, a dis-\\ntance of seven miles, to meet and fight the reg-\\nular force, which had already gained our rear.\\nThis was effected as 8j)eedily as circumstances\\nwould admit. When we arrived in view of this\\nforce, which consisted of about three hundi-eil\\nand fifty heavy infantry and seventy five well-\\nmounted cavalry, drawn up in oi dinary battle\\narray on the ice, one and one half miles from\\nthe shoi e, in the direction of Middle Island\\nas we had no time for delaj% in consequence of\\nthe enemy s main force, which was fast ap-\\nproaching I gave instant orders to form in\\nline of battle, which were cheerfully obeyed by\\nofficers and men. When all was in readiness\\nthe line moved forward with a firm and unflinch-\\ning resolution worthy of tried veterans and\\nadvanced within half musket- shot of the enemy,\\nwhen the} opened a tremendous fire on our\\nwhole line, checking its progress and com|)el-\\nling us to commence the action at a gi-eater\\ndistance than we first intended. Nevertheless\\n(some of our troops having fired without order.-*),\\nto prevent confusion it was thought proper\\nthat the action should become general. For\\nhalf an hour we sustained the shock of three\\ntimes our number of British regular troops,\\ntwice throwing them into confusion, breaking\\ntheir ranks, and strewing the battle-ground\\nwith their dead and wounded. At this time\\nthe men remained firm, the ranks unbroken,\\nand all determined to continue the contest.\\nThe near approach, however, of the main force\\nin our rear, induced some to leave the ranks\\nin spite of their officers. Still tlu^ battle was\\ncontinued by a few of themen until the greater\\npart of the troops had retired to the island,\\nwhere all assembled to deliberate upon the best\\nmode of escape. It was concluded to ero.ss over\\nfrom the east to the west side of the island, and\\nunder its cover retreat, which was safely ef-\\nfected, although the enemy s cavalry hungcon-\\ntinually on our flank and rear.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0237.jp2"}, "232": {"fulltext": "204\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nI was ably seconded in all my efforts during\\nthe engagement by Colonel Ward, Major Law-\\nton and Adjutant Olncy, who fought with a\\nbravery uneqiialod in modern warfare. It is\\nwith pain and regret that I announce the fall\\nof Major Hoadloy and Captain Van Kensselaer.\\nThe former displayed a coolness during the\\nwhole engagement worthy of a better fate.\\nll iti memory should be engraven on the hearts\\nof his countr^ men. Other officers conducted\\nthemselves with unexamjjled bravery. None\\nwore willing to give uj) the contest till com-\\npelled by the superior force of the enemy.\\nOur loss is one major, one captain and eight\\nprivates killed one captain and fifteen pri-\\nvates wounded, and three taken prisoners. The\\nenemy s loss, from the best information re-\\nceived, is Major McCormick and other officers\\n(names unknown), and from fifty to si.xty rank\\nand file killed, and seventy-five wounded. I\\nwill further state that we numbered just one\\nhundred and fifty on the morning of the en-\\ngagement, officers included.\\nI have the honor to be. Sir,\\nYours,\\nE. I). Ukadlev, Colonel,\\nIn command Patriot Forces Point, an Pellee\\nIsland, Upper Canada.\\nMarch 5th, 1838.\\nP. S. I have just received information from\\na Frenchman, who was the owner and driver\\nof the teams that carried the enemy from Mai-\\nden to Point au Pellee. He states that flfty-\\neight of the enemy were killed and seventy-five\\nwounded. E. J). B.\\nCoincident with the advance of Colonel\\nBradley s forces aci oss the lake from Sandusky\\nwas a similar movement by another Patriot\\ncommand from the Michigan side, to Fighting\\nIsland, in the Detroit River, some eight miles\\nbelow Detroit, where an engagement took place\\nFebruary 25, 18.38.\\nThe Detroit Free Pi-ess, of February 2Ctli,\\nhad the following report of the affair\\nYesterday the war commenced in or near\\n(!anada. On Sunday i-. m. the Patriot forces,\\nwhich had been lurking in small and detached\\nsquads at various points between Toledo and\\nGibralter, collected on the American shore, o]i-\\n])usite Fighting Island, belonging to the British,\\ntheir number amounting to between 200 and\\n300, without arms, except five or six muskets\\nand a small field piece mounted on two rails\\nIn this condition, after receiving and cheering\\na patriotic speech from General McLeod, who\\ncommanded them, they crossed (on the ice) and\\ntook possession of the island. They did not, we\\nunderstand, intend to cross until their arms,\\nwhich were undoubtedly delayed, had been re\\nceived but they were forced immediately to\\nabandon the American territory, in order to\\nevade the civil authorities, which, aided by the\\nUnited States troof)S, were in close pursuit of\\nthem. In the course of the night, about fifty\\nstands of arms were conveyed to them on the\\nisland. About daylight j-esterday morning,\\nthe British troojis opened a fire on them with\\ngi a])e-shot from the Canadian shore. After\\nreceiving two or three shots and returning as\\nmany, the islanders retreated in confusion to\\nthe American shore, with three wounded\\none severely, and two slightly. At the shore\\nthey were met by the United States troojjs,\\nwho arrested and disarmed them as fast as they\\nlanded. The British troops took ])ossession of\\nthe island as soon as it was evacuated. We\\nhave seen and conversed with one of the men\\nwho wason Fighting Island, and whoinforms us\\nthat they were assured by their officers that\\n500 men had crossed into Canada below Maiden\\nfrom Sandusky. This is the prevalent belief\\nhere, as heavy cannonading was heard during\\nthe forenoon of jcsterday in that direction.\\nOur informant says he knows of no other force\\nin this quarter which has been preparing to\\nenter Canada except that with which he was\\nconnected on Fighting Island, and that which\\nis su2iposed to have gone over from Sandusky.\\nGeneral Vreeland, of the Patriot forces,\\nhas been arrested by the United States au-\\nthorities.\\nWith the Fighting Island fiasco tlie Patriot\\nfolly collapsed in a failui-e which would have\\nbeen ludicrous but (or the many deluded vic-\\ntims of its vain hopes, and the peril in whicth it\\nplaced the ])eace of two nations. The inspira-\\ntion of the movement was two-fold a zeal for\\nliberty without knowledge of the means neces-\\nsary to obtain it, and the spirit of plunder ahvajs\\nso ready as an incentive in such cases.\\nThe Caroline affair at Schlosser at once\\naroused the intensest excitement along the\\nborder, and for a time operated somewhat to\\ngalvanize the sinking Patriot cause. Its\\nnational bearing, as was to have been expected,", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0238.jp2"}, "233": {"fulltext": "TllK I ATRIOT WAK.\\nwjis scrioiiH fViiiii llif (jiicstidii ol lin.stilc iiiv:i\\nsion which ^rew out of it. I uhliv incetiii 5s\\nwere iit once called at different points aloni^\\nthe lakes for the expression of the popular I oei-\\nin j8 as to the matter.\\nThe end of the so-called Patriot niove-\\nineiit, as niiijht have been expected, was utter\\nand coiiiplete failure both in its |iractical re-\\nMills, and in its claims to consideration on tlu^\\nscore of merit. The more it was examined as\\nto the grounds iij)on which it was undertaken,\\nthe moi e causeless and luiwarrantcd it ap-\\npeared. At the outset, and for a time there-\\nafter, the natural .sympathy of the peo])le of\\n(he border States of the I^nion with any sub-\\njects of monarchical power, led them to accept\\n(ho stories of British tyranny and wrong,\\nand to wish the victims of such oppression suc-\\ncess in their supposed attempt at freedom.\\nThis sentiment, more or less general, at first\\nmaterially stimulated the Patriot cause, and\\naided in securing for it both financial suj)port\\nand securit3- for active operations. It was\\ngreatly strengthened by the sj-mpathy of the\\npress, wdiich very generally encouraged the\\nmovement. It was only necessary for a few\\nac(ivc and persistent men in almost any city or\\ntown ;ilong the lakes to make the proper\\na|i|Hal. to secure more or less of popular sup-\\njiiirl. It was soon found, however, that the re-\\nsponse was more liberal in volunteers for the\\nPatriot army than in funds for its support.\\nThe financial condition of the country was\\nspecially favorable for active recruiting of men.\\nThe panic and attendant general prostration of\\n(radc, commencing early in 1837, had depi-ivod\\nlarge numbers of persons of employment while\\nthrowing many others out of business, many\\ncif whom were thus well prepared to accept\\n(he plausible promises of the Patriot leaders\\nthat the property of the haled British should\\nsoon be jilaced at their disposal. This con-\\nsideration operated powerfully toward raising\\nso-called troops. But the essential supj)lies\\nof the commissary department wore lament-\\nably wanting, whereby (he movement was seri-\\nously crippled. The result was that recruits\\ndrawn to the enterprise by hope of plunder or\\nother gain, often without arms, clothing and\\nfood, were but a charge upon an illy-sup] licd\\nexchequer. As a rule,the3- w^crc anything but\\na hopeful material out of which to make soldiers.\\nAs in the case of some of the otticers of the\\nforce, many of (he lank and (ilc no doubt were\\nsincere in tlieirdesire to sustain what theysup-\\nposed to be a good cause but the body of them\\nknew nor cared for much beyond the hope foi\\nliuulerand a love of venture the more des.\\nperate the better.\\nThe most important invent coiuu ctcd wilh\\nthis mad movcTuent was the burning of the\\nCaroline at Schlos.ser. But for (hat the Pa-\\ntriot War would not have attained even (o its\\nactual significance, and would have much\\nsooner been lost to popular view. The arrest\\nand trial of General McLeod by the authori-\\nties of the United States for the part taken by\\nhim in that event, led to complications and dis-\\ncussion with the British Government which for\\na long time excited more or less alarm and ap-\\nprehension of serious trouble. The prudence\\nof the two Governments, however, prevailed in\\nan amicable adjustment of the delicate ques-\\ntions involved. Such result was no doubt\\nlargely promoted by the action of the United\\nStates in jirotesting against participation by its\\ncitizens in the Patriot movement, and in the\\nsteps taken toward the maintenance of oi der\\nand peaceful relations with the Canadian Gov-\\nernment by citizens of the border States. In\\nsecuring such end. President Van Buren sent\\nMajor-General Winfield Scott to the irontier\\nfor purposes of inspection and the repres-\\nsion of participation by American citisiens in\\nthe acts of hostility to British authority. On\\nsuch mission General Scott spent some time\\nalong the border, with evident beneficial results.\\nProminent in the Patriot movement dur-\\ning the winter of 1838-9, was a Pole, Sholtew-\\nsky von Schoultz, who had fled from Poland to\\nescape the vengeance of the Russian Govern-\\nment for his participation in the insurrection\\nagainst that power, lie was considered a man\\nof exceptional intelligence and energj-, with an\\nearnest, burning zeal for an J cause that promised\\nrelief of a people suffering oppression such as\\nhad been forced upon his native land. Volun-\\nteering for the I atriot service, he was ap-\\npointed colonel, with authority- to organize a\\nregiment to bo constituted chiefly of Poles.\\nIn prompt response to such appointment,\\nColonel von Schoultz transmitted to Major-\\nGeneral Lucius V. Bierce, of Akron, Ohio, a\\ndetailed plan for the operations of the Pa-\\ntriot army in its advance into Canada. Tlio\\ndocument has historical interest, as better", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0239.jp2"}, "234": {"fulltext": "206\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nshowing the real character of that movement,\\nand the sort of men who led it, than could\\notherwise bo done. It was as follows\\nSalina, N. Y., September 28, 1838.\\nTo Major- General Bierce, Commander-in-Chief\\nDear Sir I have the honor to acknowl-\\nedge the receipt of your letter dated the 17th\\nof September, which this moment was handed\\nto me, in relation to the organization of my\\nfoi ces and their movements. It is with feel-\\nings of gratification and jjride I accept the\\nhonorable part you have entrusted to me, and\\nI hasten with the utmost disjjatch to fulfill my\\npromises.\\nAs the nature of the troops I organize re-\\nquires officers of a particular description, I\\nconfidently trust you will have the goodness to\\npermit me to appoint my officers and staff and\\nreport them to you for commissions.\\nThe headquarters of my countrymen being\\nat Philadelpliia, I hasten to them through night\\nand day, and will immediately rejiort to you\\nfrom that place. Your orders regarding the\\nmovement of my companies will be punctually\\nobeyed. I hope you will rely with confidence\\nupon my discretion in all that regards the\\nsecrecy and security of our noble enterprise.\\nPermit me. General, to lay before j ou a plan\\nof attack for the opening of the campaign, and\\nbo assured at the same time that the rea.son\\nwhy I do it does not originate in a supercilious\\npride, but that I consider it an imperious duty\\non my part, thereby to show myself worthy\\nthe command wherewith I have been entrusted,\\nand add the experience which during twelve\\nyears active service I may have acquired in\\nthe art of war and military combinations to\\nthe talents with which you have surrounded\\nyourself; and further, that if the service of the\\ndetached regiment is a difficult and bloody one,\\nI will regard it as a particular favor to have my\\nregiment ordered to execute it. The plan is\\nthe following\\nTwenty-four hours before you open hostili-\\nties with the main army from Detroit or its\\nneighborhood, a regiment will be detached and\\nsent around by water to Waterloo. There it\\nlands and proceeds immediately to Fort Erie,\\nwhich is stormed and carried a small garrison\\nand the wounded are left there. The regiment\\nwill proceed the same night, without repose,\\ntoward Queenston (twenty-four miles), where\\nit arrives the following day; attacks, storms,\\nand carries the fortifications and the town.\\nLeaves agarrisou and proceeds to Fort George;\\nstorms and carries it leaves a gari ison, wheels\\nto the left and occupies Port Dalhousic; organ-\\nizes that town for defense by throwing up two\\nstrong redoubts, and abides there the move-\\nments of jour main array, which will have\\nproceeded in the following manner:\\nTwentj -four hours after the departure of the\\ndetachment, the army is put in motion, storms\\nand carries Fort Maiden leaves a garrison and\\nproceeds in ordinary marches on the London\\nroad leading toward Toronto. Arrived at An-\\ncaster, an express is dispatched to the com-\\nmander of the detachment at Dalhousie (who\\nwill send scouts and reconnoitering parties so\\nfar), informing him of the very hour you in-\\ntend to make the attack on Toronto. The\\ncommander of the detachment will in the\\nmeantime have arranged means for crossing\\nthe lake, and shall at the fixed hour land his\\nforces at Toronto, thereby operating on the\\nflank of the enemj and force him to divide his\\ntroops. I have no doubt the jilace will thus be\\ncarried. The benefits resulting from this plan\\nare the following Fort Erie, situated opposite\\nand near Buffalo, enables the patriots there to\\nsend their supplies of arms, etc., to a fortified\\nplace, and voluntaircs can there be taken uj),\\ndrilled and forwarded the same it is with\\nother fortified j laces. In the meantime, the\\nenemy at Toronto dares not venture to advance\\nagjiinst the main army, because he would be\\ntaken in the rear by the detachment. Conse-\\nquently, you can advance undisturbed with\\nyour whole force, incorporating all the Patriot\\nforces on your way onward. Your troops will\\nbo enlivened and confident of success bj^ the\\ninformation of the victories of the detachment,\\nthus raising a moral impulse among the sol-\\ndiers. The Patriots will more readily hasten\\nround your standard, knowing that j ou have\\nplaces where, in a movement, they can be in\\nsecurity and near the frontiers finallj-, in case\\nof any reverse, the army can rally round the\\nfortresses, which thus constitute a sure basis of\\noperation and contain excellent dei)ots. Free\\ncommunications cast and west with the United\\nStates are also opened.\\nIt is with great anxiety I await j our answer,\\nwhich I beg you to send on to Philadelphia,\\nPennsylvania.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0240.jp2"}, "235": {"fulltext": "THE PATRIOT WAR.\\n207\\nI have the honor to Ijc, General, very resjieet-\\nliilly, your obedient serviint,\\nSiiOLTEWSKY vox SciiOLLTZ, Colonel.\\nDuring the foilowin r winter, von Seliouitz\\nand liis eommand made (he famous atlaek on\\nPreseolt. Upper Canada, in uliieh iio at first\\nsueeeeded .so far as to entreneh iiimselfat Wind-\\nniill Point, but was overcome, captured, and\\ne.seeuted liy hanging. Many other jirisoners\\nwere taken bj the Britisli autiiorities, some of\\nwhom were discharged, andotlicrs banished to\\nthe penal colonies of Great Britain. Most of\\nliie latter died there, wliile a very few were\\npermitted, after long jcars of eonfiMcniont, to\\nreturn.\\nVolunteer organizations for political pur-\\npo.ses had been formed in many of the districts\\nof Canada, having secret affiliated .societies on\\nthis side of the line. These took the name of\\nHunters Lodges, and were scattered along\\nthe frontier from Michigan to Vermont. They\\nwere more or less influential, according to the\\ncharacters of the men in public or private life\\nwho belonged to them. It was the duty of tlie\\nFederal Government to preserve the neutral\\nrelations of the country with (Jreat Britain,\\nand it was more esi)ecially the duly of the\\nFederal officers on the frontier to see that this\\nbusiness of the Government was pcrfoi-med in\\ngood fiiith. And while it was true that the\\njudges of the Federal coui-ts and marshals and\\ndeput} marshals of the United States engageil\\nostonsibl}- in the work of keeping the ])ublic\\npeace, yet it was well known that many of the\\npersons who held these influential and |)ublic\\nstations were members of the llunters Lodge,\\nand that some of them, not excepting judges,\\nwere eloquent and vehement orators in the\\nlodges, and were among the most active of\\nthose who sought a revolution in Canada ami\\nthe establishment of a free and indcpemlent\\ngovernment there.\\nThe Eagle Tavern now stands on Wood-\\nbri ige street, Detroit. Many will remember it\\nas it was kept more than forty j cars ago bj^\\nMr. Heath, a warm-hearted and generous man,\\nan enthusiastic and liberal Patriot, who\\nliterally flung open the doors of his spacious\\nhotel and freely- spread his well-loaded table to\\nhis Hunters, wishing only what the} were\\nable and willing to pay, and who thus spent a\\nhandsome fortune and i-educed himself to pov-\\nci-t\\\\-. His house was llu headquarters lor the\\nHunters in I)etroi(, and its lialls i-ang\\nnightly with inflainmator}- harangues and with\\naddresses, some of which would have done\\ncredit to the palmiest days of the era of scventy-\\nsi.x. This was the summer of 1838, and in the\\nfall and winter of 18. {8-;i0, a period which will\\nnot soon be forgotten by those who were tlicre\\nat the time. It was a time when rumor with\\nher thousand tongues kejit the whole people in\\na state of suspense and anxiety, and when first\\ncauses, big with the fate of nations, wei-e in\\nactive operation, dejiending of course on the\\nchances, in this case fully realized, of ultimate\\nfailure.\\nMany generous men, even in Detroit, were\\nengaged openly in the enterprise, among whom\\nwe may name Dr. E. A. Theller and ffeneral\\nE. J. Eoberts, both now no more, but who loft\\nbehind them here many friends who cherish\\ntheir memory. Dr. Theller s adventures might\\nfurnish the subject of an e])ic. His short, thick\\nframe, his Patriot coat, and his jolly Irish\\ncountenance, are still fresh in the recollection\\nof citizens of Detroit. His joint command\\non Hickor}- Island at the mouth of the Detroit\\nIliver, with Koberts and Hamle}- and Souther-\\nland and perhaps others; his unfortunate ex-\\ncursions on his little schooner, Anne; his being\\ntaken i)risoner by Colonel Prince, of Sandwich\\nhis trial for high treason at Toronto on the old\\nEnglish doctrine, Once a subject, always a\\nsubject, although he had been for a (juartcr of\\na century a citizen of the United States; the\\nday fixed for bis execution with the more un-\\nhapj)y Lount and Mathews, who suffered death;\\nhis imprisonment in the fortress at (Quebec,\\nfrom which he finally escaped, with Colonel\\nWallace W. Dodge, of Monroe, Michigan, who\\nwas captured witli Dr. F. A. Theller on the\\nschooner Anne before Maiden. Their escape\\nfrom the strongest fortress on the American\\ncontinent and the only escape therefrom of\\nwhich wo have any record, will ever bo re-\\ngarded, by tho.sc that have visited (Quebec, as\\none of the most daring feats ever achieved. It\\nwas impo.ssiblo to induce any of the officei s or\\ncitizens of (Quebec to believe an escape there-\\nfrom practicable, and the}- continued to prose-\\ncute a very vigilant search long after they liad\\npassed beyond the limits of the city. The\\nconspiracy for their escape could not have\\nproved successful but for the co-operation of", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0241.jp2"}, "236": {"fulltext": "208\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntho citizens who were iu sympathy with the\\nPatriot cause. The only opportunity for com-\\nmunicating with friends in the city was during\\ntheir dailj walk, guarded, on the promenade\\non the highest j)lane of the citadel, from which\\nthey could have a comj)rehensive view of\\nthe city, and note the streets and by-\\nways thereof. The care, prudence and caution\\nobserved for weeks of j^reparation in commu-\\nnicating with friends in the city by depositing\\nmessages and notes in the mouths of cannons\\nunobserved, and the subterfuges resorted to in\\nobtaining wires, small saws and instruments\\nfor sawing the iron bars in the windows of\\ntheir prison walls, are truly marvelous. I have,\\nin common with most visitors to the fortress,\\nhad pointed out by the guide the spot from\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0which they made their wonderful leap, strik-\\ning on the solid masonry below at the hazard\\nof life and limb. Dr. Theller sprained his\\nankle, and when he recovei-ed from the shock\\nhe could with great difficulty and severe pain\\ncrawl along with the assistance of Colonel\\nDodge, who, when captured on the schooner\\nAnne, had lost one of his eyes by a spent ball,\\nwhich was with the ej e extracted in a barbar-\\nous and inhuman manner in the prison at Mai-\\nden. The indignities suffei-ed from the time of\\ntheir capture, en route and in prison, until\\nthey were safely lodged in the citadel in Que-\\nbec, were not only inhuman but outrageous,\\nill}^ becoming those having prisoners of war\\nand captives under their control.\\nA detailed description of their hairbreadth\\nescapes in passing the numerous guards, senti-\\nnels and police, I have listened to with intense\\ninterest from the lips of Colonel Dodge. The\\ningenious modes adopted of secreting them by\\nthe Canadians in sympathy with Theller and\\nDodge after passing the fortifications in the\\ncity and its vicinity ,were creditable to the heads\\nas well as hearts of their constant friends. The\\nlimits of this work will admit of mentioning\\none only of the modes adopted for concealment,\\nwhich was by removing the floor boards of the\\nstalls in which horses were kept, digging a\\nhole sufficiently large to accommodate two\\npersons, depositing Dr. Theller and Colonel\\nDodge therein, replacing the floor boards, scat-\\ntering manure carelessly over them, and then\\nfastening the horses over them. As they re-\\nmained in some instances three days, released\\nonly at midnight for exercise and refreshments.\\nthey suffered intensely from their wounds and\\nthe filth, more readily imagined than described.\\nThe large rewards offered for their capture\\nstimulated to the very highest degree tho exer-\\ntions of all classes of the officers, soldier.^,\\nguards and police, as well as citizens, except\\nthat portion of the citizen.s in sympathy with\\nthe Canadian Patriots, who were equally vigi-\\nlant in concealing them and giving them all\\nthe aid and comfort in their power.\\nTheir marvelous escape, hotly pursued until\\nthey reached and passed the boundary line of\\nthe State of Maine, has ever been regarded as\\na feat exceedingly hazardous, and that required\\nthe most wonderful tact, prudence and courage;\\nand not until their arrival at Augusta, Maine,\\ndid they realize that they were safe from re-\\ncapture and imprisonment. The curiositj and\\ninterest manifested to see the heroes of the\\nPatriot War, and the ovations that greeted\\nthem at Augusta, Boston, New York, Philadel-\\nphia and Baltimore are yet fresh in the mem-\\nory of many of our old citizens.\\nAt Toronto Theller was actually led out for\\nexecution, as it was understood here at the\\ntime, when it was ascertained that there was\\ndanger of a mutiny in the British army. The\\nregiment stationed at Toronto was filled with\\nIrishmen, who, looking straight at the sub-\\nstance of the thing, stripped of its technicali-\\nties, saw that Theller was to suffer because he\\nwas an Irishman. They declared openly that\\nwhile they were ready to put down the rebel-\\nlion in Canada, yet that the ministers of the\\nlaw should not hang their countryman be-\\ncause he was their countryman. This was the\\ncommon report of the matter at the time, for\\nthe entire truth of which I am not able to\\nvouch. At an}- rate theDoctor was not hung;\\nand while all the facts above detailed might\\nnot have taken place, 3 et there was something\\nabout it, and at least the authorities at Toronto\\nprobably thought it best not to risk a mutiny\\nin the army, followed up perhaps bj a popular\\noutbreak.\\nThe proceedings of those in Monroe in sym-\\npathy with the Patriot cause were conducted\\nwith the greatest secrecy. To avoid attracting\\nattention of the public the Hunters Lodge\\ncongregated in various places in the city, alter-\\nnating between the Macomb Street Hotel, the\\nyellow tavern that occupied the site of the\\npresent residence of Mrs. Dr. Dorsch, the old", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0242.jp2"}, "237": {"fulltext": "THK PATKIOT WAR.\\nJ09\\nStrong Hotel, itnd (lie Mulliolleii Sdiool\\nHouse (now motleriii/AHl and repaired) on\\nFirst street, owned by the Hon. J. M. Stcrliujr.\\nThe names of citizens of Monroe in sympathy\\nwitii tiie Patriot cause were for many jears as\\nfamiliar as household words, but the number\\nnow living is very limited that actually em-\\nharUed in the enterprise. Of tho.se who went\\nto the front many will recall the names of\\nCunningham, Duff, Ichabod White, a brother\\nof the late Arvin W. Potter whose first name\\n1 cannot recall, Captain Joseph Wood, Captain\\nJohn Alford, Lawyer Brophy, Austin Deane,\\nJarvis Hldred, Colonel Wallace Dodge and\\nStephen H. Wakefield the last named, I am\\ninformed, guarded the Hunters Lodge from\\nintrusion. But two, Jarvis Hldred and Stephen\\nB. Wakefield, are now living in our midst.\\nThe original design of those engaged in the\\nattempt to revolutionize Canada was, that it\\nshould be done there, among the people them-\\nselves and by them.selves; but the first move-\\nment in Canada having failed, large numbers\\nwho had been compromised by it fled to the\\nI nited States, where, on the northern frontier,\\nthe enterprise assumed the forms and aspects\\nof a threatened invasion.\\nThis condition of things called for action at\\nWashington. The LTnited States was at peace\\nwith England, and Mr. Van Buren, then Presi-\\ndent, was a statesman that loved peace when it\\ncould be preserved with honor. It was his\\nduty to see that the laws were faithfully ex-\\necuted, among which he found an act of Con-\\ngress denouncing high penalties against those\\nwho should engage in fitting out and prose-\\ncuting military or armed en terpi-ises against any\\nnation or country with which the I nited States\\nwasat peace. Mr. Van Buren accordingly issued\\nhis celeljrated proclamation of neutrality,\\nwhich fell heavily on the Patriots and pro-\\nduced no little excitement on the frontier.\\nSeveral prosecutions took place, upon which\\nconvictions were sometimes the result, but pub-\\nlic opinion was strong and universal against all\\nwho attempted to enforce neutrality, and light\\npunishments only followed the convictions.\\nThe administration was of course denounced,\\nand the effect of Mr. Van Buren s proclamation\\nvvas felt extensively in the presidential cam-\\npaign of 1840, when Kinderhook was de-\\nfeated by Tippecanoe, to say nothing of\\nTyler too. Mr. Van Buren has been well\\nenough abii.sed to satisfy the ambition of any\\nman, but hislorj- will do him justice for that\\n])roclaniation. It was simply an act of jiublie\\nduty.\\nNotwithstanding the interference of the\\n(iovernment, the enterprise of revolution W as\\nprosecuted with much vigor und with as much\\nsecrecy as j)ossible. The ])ublic feeling was\\nkept in a high state of excitement, for it was\\nexpected nightly that the Patriots would go\\nover to make the attack on the British au-\\nthorities, and to erect the standard of revolt on\\nCanadian soil. This was the great desidera-\\ntum, for it was believed that once erected there\\nthousands would flock to it from both sides of\\nthe line, that sujjplies of every kind could\\neasilj be procured, and that nothing more\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0vonid then bo required but stout resolution\\nand good commanders.\\nIn the meantime the authorities, under the\\nadministration of that generous young man.\\nGovernor Mason, deemed it proper, if not nec-\\nesar^ to act. The militia was called out, and\\nto arm them several hundred muskets, am-\\nmunition and accouterments were brought in\\nfrom the arsenal at Dearborn. Several hun-\\ndreds of these were distributed to the militia.\\nLevi Bishop was a private specially detailed\\nand charged to place in the hands of each man\\nas he passed a complete stand of arms and ac-\\ncouterments, and eight poundsof ball and buck-\\nshot cartridges. This duty he performed in\\neach instance as the men filed past the front\\ndoor of the City Hall. It looked rather war-\\nlike. It appeared as if something serious miglit\\nbe looked for. It looked as if the authorities\\nwore in earnest.\\nIt was known that the Patriots were en-\\ncamped on the islands at the mouth of the De-\\ntroit niver, making all neces.sary preparations\\nto go over on the first favorable opportunit}-.\\nIt was also well known that the Ijittle Erie, a\\nfavorite little steamer, which had few equals\\nand no superiors in speed, was running irregu-\\nlarly in their interest. The General Brady was\\nanother river boat which could run about two-\\nthirds as fast as the Erie. This latter i)oat was\\ntaken into the service of the State for the pur-\\npose of running dowMi and capturing the Little\\nErie. The armed militia, with eight pounds\\nof ball-cartridges each, embarked on board of\\nher.\\nThe broad pendant of the Nation waved at", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0243.jp2"}, "238": {"fulltext": "10\\nHISTOr Y OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nher inasllicii l, while u liaiij ])l;iyod sliri iiig\\nnational airn. Siio left the wiiarf at Detroit\\nabout ten o clock in tiie forenoon witli perhaps\\ntliroe or four liundreil troop.s on board, bound\\nfor (iibrallci-, at tiie nioutii of the river. After\\ngettinji; fairly under way tlic soldiers slacked\\narms on deck and reclined at ease about\\nthe boat, diiiiny in true military style on bread\\nand raw salt jiork.\\nArri\\\\H at (iibr-alli^r without fallini;- in with\\nthe enemy, Governor Mason, the commander-\\nin-chief, and staff landed and spent about an\\nhour on shore, in a council of war.\\nBut the Governor returned on hoard and tiic\\nboat i)ut about for Detroit. The men and\\noflicers were also all on board as were also\\nsome of the ])rovisions, but on looking about\\nnot one of the four hundred stand of arms and\\nball-cartridges could be found, and it was not\\nknown by what mysterious agency they had\\nbeen removed or the ]iarticiilar time or the\\nmanner of their reniDval. They disappeared,\\nand soon afterwards it was ascertained that\\nthey were in the hands of the Patriots on\\nHickorj Island. Many of them were after-\\nwards lost on tlic schooner Anne, before re-\\nferred to. This ex])edition to Gibralter was an\\nimpressive commentary upon the state of jiiib-\\nlic feeling here and of the manner in wliicli the\\nlocal authorities did their duty.\\nThe General Bradv returned to Detroit, and\\nthe next morning Ben Kingsbury, in the Morn-\\ning Post, a paper published by him there at the\\ntime, gave an account of the los.ses as follows:\\nKilled, none; wounded, one man in the cheek\\nby handling his musket carelessly; missing,\\nnone; army, 400 stand of arms, ammunition,\\neight rounds of ball and buckshot cartridges;\\nprovisions, several barrels of pork and bread.\\nLosses of the enemj not known, as he had not\\nbeen seen, but supposed to be heavy. Such\\nwas the celebrated expedition to Gibralter\\nA squad of militia was kept under arms for\\nseveral days to guard the arsenal at Dearborn.\\nSoon after this and while the Patriots\\nstill remained encamped on Hickory Island,\\nGeneral Theller made his most unfortunate ex-\\npedition with tlie little schooner Anne round\\nthe east side of Bois Blanc Island, opposite\\nMaiden, having a few men and some three or\\nfour hundred stand of arms onboard with him.\\nWhen between the island and Maiden they\\nwere fired on by the militia from the Canada\\nshore. Several were killetl or wounded, the\\nschooner became unmanageable, and the whole\\nparty with the schooner fell into the hands of\\nthe Canadian militia, under the command of\\nColonel Prince. The arms were what the\\nCanadians stood much in need of, as regular\\nBritish troops and sup|ilie.s had not yet ai-rivjd\\non the frontier.\\nAt length the long-expected tijne when the\\nPatriots should go over arrived, and Ihey\\ndid go over some time in the night of the\\nlatter part of December, 1837, in a small steam-\\nboat, pressed into their service for the jjurposo.\\nThe landing was a short distance above Wind-\\nsor, from whence they immediately marched\\ndown to the village opposite Detroit. Coming\\nnear a sentry, he fired and the leader of the\\nPatriots fell dead. 1 think his name was\\nPutnam. This was the first misliap. In-\\nstantly the sentry was fired on and killed.\\nSome store-houses were then set on fire and a\\ngeneral alarm was given. The Canadian mili-\\ntia sprang to their arms, and a street fight en-\\nsued, favored by the bright light of the burn-\\ning buildings and also by that of a boat lying\\nat the wliarf which had been set on fire.\\nThe fight continued until the break of da\\\\\\nwhen the Patriots, outnumbered, fled across\\nthe fields to the woods in the rear of the village,\\njiursued by their enemies, who shot down\\nmany and took some, prisoners. The whole\\nparty was dispersed. Some esca])ed across the\\nriver. Many were killed. Some were taken\\nto Laudem, Canada West, where they were\\ntried, cond(^mned and hung. Several were\\nscTil to Knglish ])enal colonies, where, after\\ndrudgei-y and years of misery and suffering,\\nthose who survived finally esca])ed or were\\npardoned and returned home.\\nThose who were here at the time will re-\\nmember well the intense excitement which\\npervaded the city of Detroit when, between two\\nand four o clock in the morning, it was an-\\nnounced that the Patriots had made their\\nlong looked-for attack. In a few moments\\nmore the wharves on the river and the win-\\ndows and roofs were covered with people.\\nThe firing was clearly heard and the flashes\\nof musketry were distinctly seen, but the prob-\\nable issue was unknown. At length day broke\\nand all eyes were strained to catch the first\\nglimpses of the combatants. Men were seen\\nhurrying to and fro, for of course the scene of", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0244.jp2"}, "239": {"fulltext": "THE PATRIOT WAR.\\nill\\ncombat iireseiited activity ami excitcrnciil. Tlic\\nretreat and pursuit across the fields were dis-\\nliiictlv seen. As the sun rose the roof of every\\nliiiildintc fronting on tiie river or in sight of\\nit was literally covered with peojtlc. agitated\\nliy the wildest excitement. Every sort of\\nrumor was afloat as to tiie probable success or\\ndisaster of those who had gone over the river.\\nAttiiistime the Thirt^-Fourlli IJritish rcgi-\\niiient, under the coininand of Lieutenant-Colo-\\nnel Airey, liad ari-ived at Maiden, and was\\nready and perhaps eager for any emergency.\\n.Many of the officers of this regiment became\\nwell known in Detroit, whose hospitalities and\\ncourtesies were more than once extended to\\ntiiem. Besides the Lieutenant-Colonel there\\nwas Major Deeds, as gallant a man as ever rode\\nin front of a regiment; there wore Captains\\nI^Iathews, Braderick and Athens; Lieutenant\\nAirey, a brother of the Colonel Harvey, a son\\nof the governor of New Brunswick and that\\nactive and intelligent old gentleman, (Quarter-\\nmaster Dulse, and many others not remem-\\nbered, most of them gentlemen of distinction,\\nor members of wealthy and respectable families.\\nThis regiment was at Maiden, eighteen miles\\nfrom the scene of action at Windsor. They\\nkept a sharp lookout for the Hunters, but of\\ncourse it was not known where the first blow\\nwould fall, or where the first attempt would be\\nmade. The news, however, that the Pa-\\ntriots had gone over flew with the speed of\\nliie wind to Maiden. A detachment of the\\nciiMijianies was at once placed under the com-\\nmand of Captain Braderick, who asked for the\\n]ilace, assisted by Jjieutenant Airey, with two\\npieces of artillery, and w-as ordered to march to\\nthe scene of action. The march was as fast as\\n])ossible, and the detachment arrived at Wind-\\nsor about noon. The Patriots were dis-\\npersed, but the troops kept on till they reached\\nthe windmill, about a mile and a half above\\nWindsor, in full view of Detroit. Here a man\\nwas discovered who had seized a canoe and was\\nrowing for dear life for Belle Isle. He was\\nabout two-thirds of the wa} aci oss, perhaps\\none-half or three-eighths of a mile from the\\nwindmill, and hence he presented a 8j)lendid\\nmai k for Lieutenant Airej^ s artillery. In an\\ninstant a piece was unlimbercd, and in an in-\\nstant more three or four nine-pound balls\\nwhistled successively past the man in the canoe.\\nTiie flashes and smoke were distinctly seen\\nfrom tin: roofs of the stores and houses in\\nDetroit. The last shot took effect and cut off\\none of the arms of the man in thccanoe close to\\nthe shoulder. It was a charming shot, one\\nthat might be talked of in all after life.\\nIn the meantime the liitlic Eric, the steam-\\nboat before named, had been taken into tiie\\nservice of the rniled States, and that veteran\\ncommander. General Brad}-, was on boai-d of\\nher with the veteran military corps, the old\\nBrady Guards, cruising about the river to\\nassist in keeping the peace, and to render\\nassistance to any who might need it. The\\nwounded man was taken on board of this boat\\nand j)Ut on sliore at Detioit, where he was\\nj)roperl3 cared for.\\nAnd here occurred an incident well worthy\\nof being placed on record. The Eric landed\\nat the foot of Woodward avenue, where the\\nGeneral and the guards w-ent ashore. At once\\nthev were surrounded by thousands of the\\ncurious, eager to obtain all the information\\npossible of what had occurred. Among them\\nwere many of the Patriots and friends of\\nthe Patriots. It was well known that\\nGeneral Brady would do his duty and preserve\\nthe peace and neutrality of the frontier if pos-\\nsible. He had been prompt and firm and\\nfaithful when and where duty called him. He\\nwas looked upon somewhat in the way of the\\nRevolutionary adventurers. At the time al-\\nluded to the crowd were about him, and when\\nthe news was learned some of tlie boldest be-\\ngan to throw- out hints against the conduct of\\nthe General. lie stood calm and collected,\\nabout .seventy years old, over six feet in height,\\nas straight as a poplar, and fearless and brave\\nas the god of war. The excited crowd pressed\\ncloser and closer about him, as he seemed not\\nto regard them, and grow louder and more\\nbold in their insults, but still he noticed them\\nnot.. Finally they got so near as to jostle him,\\nwhen the faithful old hanger which had re-\\nmained quietly at his side, leaped from its\\nscabbard and flashed above their heads, while\\nthe keen eye of the brave old soldier flashed\\nfire. He proclaimed the supremacy of the law,\\nand in an instant he had plenty of elbow room\\nwithin the range of his sword. No more in-\\nsults were offered to him, and the impression\\nleft on the minds of all, even .stout-hearted\\nPatriots, was that one might chase a thou-\\nsand, and two put ten thou.sand to flight. The", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0245.jp2"}, "240": {"fulltext": "212\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nold Geiicriil diod yi^ars alter Iroiii injuries re-\\nceived from beiiii; thrown from his carriage\\nagainst a post at the intersection of Monroe\\nand Miami avenues in Detroit. He went down\\nto the tomb followed by a host of friends and\\nacquaintances, covered with honors and with-\\nout a stain u] oii iiis character.\\n1 have rcinarUed that the ofticers of the\\nThirty-Fourth British regiment, stationed at\\nMaiden, were well and favorably known in\\nDetroit. On one occasion they were invited\\nto attend a military ball given by the Brady\\n(Tuards at the National, sinc(^ tiie Hussel\\nHouse. It was noised about that flic invita-\\ntion liad been extended, and so great was the\\nfeeling of curiosity, mingled with hostile feel-\\ning against all who assisted to obstruct the\\nmovements of the Patriots, that a large\\ncrowd assembled at the ferry, then at the foot\\nof Griswold street, to see them land. Violence\\neven was apprehended, and precautions were\\ntaken against it, but none occurred. The\\nguests were well received, well entertained and\\nreturned safely.\\nThe times and aft airs of which I have written\\ncontain many interesting incidents and per-\\nsonal adventures. The case of Mr. Sheldon, of\\nLajiecr, ma} be remembered by many. This\\nman was a respectable fiirmer of good circum-\\nstances, and perhaps of Ibrty-five years of age.\\nAs the story went at the time, he came in with\\na load of wheat and hitclied his horses near\\nthe foot of Woodward avenue. Falling in with\\nsome of the Patriots he took a drop, and\\nperhaps several, in consequence of which his\\nzeal in the cause of Canada was somewhat im-\\nproved. This zeal would not be likely to flag\\nin company \\\\vith such men as Putnam and\\nJ. H. Harmon and Solomon Wcsly and other\\nkindred spirits then engaged in the revolu-\\ntionary enterprise. This was the evening before\\nthe Patriots went over, and as Sheldon\\nwas a man of coin-age and real pluck, he joined\\nthe companj and went ovei- with them.\\nWhen the party was dispersed he fell into the\\nhands of the authorities, was taken to London,\\nanada West, was tried, convicted and sen-\\ntenced, and sent to Botany Bay. Thei-c, dur-\\ning six or seven years, he suffered every hard-\\nship and privation, and saw many of his com-\\npanions end their miseriesin thetomb. Finally\\nhe escaped or was pardoned and found his way\\nback. He took a boat at Buffalo for Detroit, as\\nthe stoiy goes, and as the boat came to her\\ndock at the foot of Woodward avenue, he\\nTiaively inquired what had become of the team\\nwhich he left hitched there.\\nSome of the prisoners taken at Windsor\\nwere taken to the village of Sandwich, where,\\nafter a shoit consultation by a few officers,\\namong whom was Colonel Prince, several of\\nthem were shot without trial and without\\nmercy. The modus operandi was said to be as\\nfollows: A file of soldiers was drawn up, and\\nthe prisoner to be shot, standing a few paces\\ndistant, was told that he could run for his life,\\nwhereupon, taking to his heels, he was fired\\nupon. Some were killed, some only wounded,\\nand some escaped unhurt. Mr. Sherman is\\nsaid to have been among these prisoners, and\\nwhen his turn came to run his chance, he, in\\nview of the officers who directed the execution,\\ngave a Masonic sign. Immediately the pro-\\nceedings were suspended, a short consultation\\nwas held, and Sherman was ordered into close\\ncustody to be taken to London for trial, the\\nresult of which is unknown.\\nThese summary executions at Sandwich,\\nwhere the unfortunate men were overpowered\\nand disarmed, were universally censured, and\\nColonel Prince and his associates in the matter\\nwere blamed by high authority in the British\\nParliament. A special court of inquiry was\\nordered to ascertain and report the facts to the\\nGovernment. The coiiimission sat several days\\nat Sandwich, and probably made a report, but\\nthe matter seems to have been dropped. After\\nthe excitement of the moment was past and the\\ntime for cool reflection had arrived, many acts\\nwhich a strict criticism could not approve were\\npassed over as belonging to the troubles of the\\ntimes. Colonel Prince had a difficult part to\\nact. His life had been repeatedly threatened,\\nand his residence at the Park Farm had to\\nbo guarded nightly to protect it from the in-\\ncendiary and his life against the knife of the\\nassassin. He was an officer of the peace and of\\nthe militia, and was compelled to act upon the\\nspur of the moment, with a large and perhaps\\nloose authority, without direction from the\\ncolonial authorities. He felt that murderers\\nand brigands had invaded his country, and in\\na moment of excitenient he did what he him-\\nself probably regretted afterwards. Public sen-\\ntiment in Michigan ran high against him, and\\nfor some time he thought it prudent not to", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0246.jp2"}, "241": {"fulltext": "THE PATRIOT WAR.\\n213\\nvisit our sitlo of the river. But tinio wore\\naway, and with it the prejudices and recollec-\\ntions of the past. The Colonel has since filled\\nhigh puhlic stations at home, and has been and\\nis highly respected at home and abroad. There\\nare few who know him who are not glad to\\nmeet him anywhere and take him by the hand.\\nIt is well known that the Canadian and\\nlii itish authorities soon crushed out I cbellion\\nat home, and repelled all assaults from abroad.\\nPrescolt and Nan\\\\- Island, and Scblosser, and\\nWindsor, and Hickory- Island, and also Fight-\\ning Island, in the river about three miles below\\nDetroit, where there was a small skirmish, or\\nan attempt to skirmish, between the Canadian\\nmilitia and a few hundred Patriots, the\\nlatter having among other arms of all sorts,\\na four-pound piece without a carriage and\\nmounted on rails, are all distinctly remem-\\nbered. Papino and McKenzie, and the gallant\\nand unfortunate von Schoultz, and Lount and\\nMathews arc well remembered. But the British\\nGovernment took measures to reform abuses\\nand to improve the constitution and the Cana-\\ndian people. Upper and Lower Canada were\\nbrought under one colonial government, and in\\nshort the wishes of the people were, in the\\nmain, gratified. The disaffection, which with\\nbetter management might have resulted in\\ncomplete revolution, passed awaj entirely. It\\nmay well be doubted if a political revolution\\ncould now be brought about at all in Canada.\\nNor can the subject of annexation to the United\\nStates be seriously entertained, nor probably\\nany disturbance of the imperial relation with\\nthe mother country. The people of the neigh-\\nboring ])rovinces seem, in short, to be .satisfied.\\nThey may not subscribe to the doctrine of\\npopular sovereignty, but they are in a\\ncondition to make their wishes known and\\nrespected.\\n1 add an extract from a letter of Caleb F.\\nDavis, one of the old Brady (luard, written a\\nnumber of years after the Patriot Wai-:\\nNeed I sa3 how the recollection of those\\ndays aron.sed the almost forgotten glories of the\\nold Brad}- Guards in their first service in the\\narmy of Uncle Sam, under the command of\\nthat old veteran of the War of 1812, Brigadier-\\nGeneral Hugh Brady. Well do I recollect the\\nnight of which you speak, when the Pati-iots,\\nrefugees from Canada, left tlieir encampment,\\nniarcheii to the steamer and crossed to the\\ndominions of her Majesty. But you are mis-\\ntaken in saying that I was with them. As the\\narticle reads one would infer that I was one of\\nthe Patriot expedition. I was only one of a\\nnumber of tiie Brady Guards who were pres-\\nsent when the ex])edition sailed we were then\\nin the service of the United States and were\\nmerely lookers on and sj-mpathizers, wishing\\nCJoil speed and success to the movement. I\\nhave an indistinct recollection of being with\\n3^ou on that night, meeting the Patriot lorce, I\\nthink, sonu whei-e on Jefferson avenue, and\\nmarching with them to the boat on which\\nthey sailed to Lake St. Clair and landed on the\\nCanada side. On the wharf I first saw- John\\nII. ILirmon. He was an aid to General Bierce,\\nfrom Ohio. I knew the movement was to take\\nplace that night, as did many of the Guards.\\nA strict sense of duty on our part called for\\ninformation to be given our commander, but\\nthe truth is, we were, as were many of the reg-\\nulars, full of sympathy with the Canadian\\nstruggle foi- independence, and could not bo-\\ntray them.\\nI was out all that night, waiting the sum-\\nmons to the armory, which was sure to be\\nsounded sooner or later; witnessed the attack\\nof the Patriots on Windsor, tiie capture of that\\nplace, burning of the public store-houses, the\\ngovernment steamer at the wharf, and the bar-\\nracks. Soon after daylight the bugle call of\\nthe Guards was sounded in various parts of the\\ncit}-, which was the summons to repair to the\\narmory. We were f50onin marching orderand\\nembarked on a large steamer and jiatrolcd the\\nriver for most of the daj\\nThe result of that expedition was disastrous.\\nTroops soon arrived from Maiden with a bat-\\nter}-, recaptured Wind.sor and drove the Pa-\\ntriots in all directions. We picked up a largo\\nnumber, but I do not recollect seeing John II.\\nHarmon among them, but he was captured,\\namong others, by our forces, while escaping\\nfi-om the British.\\nDo you recollect the second jear of that\\nwar? Your remembrance of those old times\\nbrings vividlj- to mind the service of our old\\n(\u00e2\u0080\u00a2omi)any that year. The battle of Fighting\\n[slanil cameoff in February, 1838. The Patriots\\nin large force had taken possession of that\\nisland, and were promised a supply of arms, etc.\\nTwo companies of the Fifth Infantry and tlic\\nBrady Guards were on duty to intercept and", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0247.jp2"}, "242": {"fulltext": "214\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncapture a]l arms and war material attempting\\nto be supplied the Patriot army. Thie was\\neffectual, and the poor Patriots with few anus\\nand little ammunition were soon driven from\\nthe island.\\nAt one time after the firing began our com-\\npany was deployeiJ on the ice, our lines ex-\\ntended to near the foot of the island, wbile the\\nBritish were firing from the heights on the\\nmain land. A nine-pounder s jlid shot struck\\nthe root of a large tree sfjrne ten yards from\\nwhere I was posted, bounded off and rolled on\\nthe ice. I ran for it and after something of a\\nchase captured and brought it off. I was\\nalways proud of this present from her Majesty s\\ntroops, and as our relations with the British\\nlion were at tljat period considered precarious,\\nand a rupture prol^able, I was expeclirig an op-\\nportunity- to return the riine-j ounder with\\nwmplimeuts. J therefore gave it a coat of\\nblack paint and plac^ed upon it the followijig\\ninscription\\nPresented to C F. Davis by the subjects\\nof her Britannic Majesty, at the battle of Fight-\\ning Island, on the 28th day of February, 1838.\\nBut I was disappointed in this. The Patriots\\nwere subduci, pea*e reigned on the frontiers,\\nand the wished-for opportunity to send the l. all\\nwith our y^mplimentsto the hands from whence\\nit came was lost forever.\\nThose were exciting times indeed, and the\\nrecollection of the Sf^enes and incident* of those\\nyears 1837-8), the marches in the depth of win-\\nter arnid ice and snow to capture arms and\\nhreak up encampments, can never be forgotten\\nby those who participated in the service of\\nUncle Sam on the frontier of Michigan.\\nBut where are the a/.-t .irs now? Most of\\nthem have passed on to the other shore, where\\nwar and its attendant horrors are unknown. I\\ncan not think of those days without the faces\\nof my old comrades rising before me Captain\\nEowland, Lieutenant Ashlej- and Lieutenant\\nArmstrong, .Sergeant Mullett, C. M. and George\\nBull. B. B. Moore, mj- brother, George P. Davie,\\nand John Winder. Most of the company- mus-\\ntered into into service at that time have de-\\nparted this life. I think there are few surviv-\\nors,\\nIn closing the historj- of the Patriot War. I\\nmention with pleasure the eminent services of\\nColonel Henr} .Smith, of Monroe, a retired\\nofficer of the L nited Slates Army, who had be-\\ncome distinguished in theBlacklJawk Waraiid\\nas one of General Scott s staff. He is highl3- es-\\nteemed in this e mmunity as a jrallant officer\\nand exemplary- memljer of the Protestant\\nEpiscopal church of Monroe, and an accomp-\\nlished gentleman. Upon the ya]\\\\ of Governor\\nMason he organized from the city and county\\nof Monroe between .%0 and COO volunteers,\\nand with great promptness marched to Gibral-\\nter, the head juarters of the Patriots, and at\\nthe close of the war at a public meeting presided\\nover by Lucius Knapp, and with Walton W.\\nMurphy as secretary, the following resolution\\nwas passed\\nRe^Aved, That the thanks of the Monroe\\nvolunteers called out by General Henry Smith\\nupon the requisition of Governor Stevens T.\\nMiison to preserve the neutrality of the Gov-\\nernment between the UniUid Stat S and Great\\nBritain, be presented to General Henry Smith\\nfor his generous treatment of the volunteers\\nwhile on duty at Gibralter.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0248.jp2"}, "243": {"fulltext": "CHAPTr:R XIX.\\nRAILROADS.\\nWITH no moans of communication with the\\nouter world tlie lot of tlie pioneer would\\nsimply mean a hand-to-hand strujii; with iin-\\nsiihdued nature, and defeat and death as the\\nfinal scene. Whether in his original journe}\\nhe travel on foot, guiding his course by blaz-\\ning the trees or following the trail of the\\nprimeval inhabitant, the Indian, or whether\\nwith creaking wagon he threads the primitive\\nroad, his means of eommunication with those\\nlel\\\\ behind constitutes his greatest safety. For\\nbv that path can re-entbrcenients come to aid\\nhim in his warfare against nature, by it can\\nthe products of his toil go to swell the tide of\\nthe world s commerce, by it can he retreat\\nwMien pressed by savage foe.\\nHut to the pioneei-s of Monroe county com-\\nmunication with the outside world did not\\nmean what it does now, but something so rad-\\nically ditterent that the young man of the\\npresent day can have, at best, but a faint con-\\nception of it. In lS;il a young man who had\\nbut recently arrived in the village of Adrian\\nfrom York State, wanted to obtain a small\\nstock of goods from Detroit. Monroe was the\\nnearest port, and bright and early one morning\\nhe started for Monroe on foot. The road was\\na primitive one, and settlers few and far be-\\ntween, it hatl rained, and the walking was\\nheavy. The tirsl night found him at a tavern\\nnear the present site of Dundee the second\\nday brought him to Monroe. -Vfter he had\\nprocured his goods and mad^ arrangements\\nfor them to be hauled by wagon to .\\\\drian he\\nstarted on the return journey, still on foot.\\nArrived at a tavern near the site of the\\nliresent village of hla, he tbund a teamster\\nthere who was going a part of the way toward\\nli-ian the next day. The road was so heavy\\nIt riding upon the load was impossible; but\\ni v the sake of company along the lonely way,\\nhe concluded to remain at the tavern over\\nnight and accompany the freighter s wagon\\non foot the next morning. The literary re-\\nsources of the hotel were not extensive; they\\nconsisted of a copy of the Bible and a much\\nworn almanac of the year 1830 so after a\\nhearty su})per of biscuits, butter, milk, fried\\npork and venison, at a little after eight o clock\\nhe retired to rest. Before the first gray streaks\\nof dawn appeared in the eastern sky he was\\ncalled to a breakfast much like the supper of the\\nnight before, except that the biscuits were re-\\nplaced by corn meal griddle cakes. .\\\\fter\\nbreakfast he indulged in a glass of cider and\\ncalled for his bill, and these were the items:\\nSupper, (j cents lodging, cents; breakfast,\\nt) cents; cider, 3 cents total, 21 cents. Having\\nliquidated his indebtedness to mine host he\\nstarted on foot alongside the freighter, and late\\nthat evening walked into the village of-\\\\drian,\\nwhither a week or two afterward his goods\\nfollowed him. That footsore pedestrian who\\nknew by experience the means of commuitica-\\ntion used by the pioneers of ilichigan was\\ndestined to have a wide influence over the\\nmeans of communication in the years to come,\\nthough at the date of his journey the post-\\nchaise and the stage-coach were the best facili-\\nties for travel the world afforded. That young\\nman was J. H. Cleveland, destined nine years\\nafterward to be the first superintendent of the\\n-Michigan Southern Railroad.\\nIn the Pennsylvania Railroad Historical\\nand Descriptive, a work devoted to an intelli-\\ngent and faithful chronicle of the rise of one of\\nthe greatest transportation companies America\\nhas yet .seen, the artist, Darley, in a frontis-\\npiece entitled The Old Ways, has per))etu-\\nated by his pencil a most graphic delineation\\nof the methods of travel and transportation in\\nthe times of the pioneers. In the foreground\\nand half way up a hillside stands the country\\ntavern, its sign suspended between two posts\\non the side of the road which passes its door.\\nOn its porch in various attitudes is a group\\n[215]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0249.jp2"}, "244": {"fulltext": "216\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nawaiting the arrival of the stage-coach, which,\\nwith a head at everj window, its roof covered\\nwith luggage and its driver s whip curling in\\nthe air, is just drawing nigh. In the fore-\\nground, creeping along, is a large Conestoga\\nwagon, with bent hoops supporting a canvas\\ncovering to protect its load from the rain two\\nbuckets, one for tar and one for water, swing-\\ning to its hind axle; while in the valley to the\\nright is seen a canal boat being slowly drawn\\ntoward a bridge in the far perspective. If we\\noinit the canal boat and put the wayside tavern\\nupon a plain instead of perched upon a hill-\\nside, the picture would be as true of Monroe\\ncounty in 1830 as of Pennsylvania. The stage-\\ncoach, however, has long since disappeared\\nfrom the highway. For many years one, and\\nprobably the last one, of the old-fashioned stage-\\ncoaclies of the pioneer days to be found in\\nMichigan, was kept in one of the warehouses\\nat the dock, the property of J. M. Sterling\\nbut this was destroyed in the fire of 1884. The\\ncountry inns, too, have seen theirglorj depart,\\nthough at various places in the county the old\\nbuildings may still be seen. On the road from\\nToledo to Adrian, on the road from Toledo to\\nMonroe, and along the old Chicago turnpike,\\nat Erie, at Laselle, at Brest and in Raisinville\\nsamples of the old buildings still exist, either\\nremodeled into dwellings or standing forlorn by\\nthe roadside, mute, deserted and crumbling\\nmonuments of a day that is past.\\nWhen in 1831 Mr. Cleveland made his jour-\\nney from Adrian to Monroe and return, using\\nthat conveyance which nature alone provides,\\nin Great Britain were sprouting the seeds of\\nan industry destined to revolutionize the com-\\nmerce of the world. The Stockton and Dar-\\nlington Railway had been eomjjleted and was\\nin operation some years previously, but iiad\\nonly been used for the transportation of freight\\nonly two years before (1829) Steplionson had\\nmade his famous trial trip with the Rocket\\nupon the Liverpool and Manchester Railway\\n(afterwards a portion of the magnificent Lon-\\ndon and Northwestern system). The first ex-\\nperimental train load of passengers was drawn\\nacross Chatmoss, January 1, 1830, and the\\nline was opened ibr public travel September 15,\\n1830. The Jjeicester and Swannington Railway\\n(the prccur.sor of the Midland system) was\\nopened the 17th of July, 1832. We are accus-\\ntomed to boast of the rapidity with which this\\ngeneration takes up and adopts the inventions\\nof science, but a comparison with those days\\nwill convince us that progress was as mucii\\nthe watchword in 1830 and later as at present.\\nIn less than a year after the Leicester and Swan-\\nnington line was opened, and less than two\\nyears after the opening of the first railway\\ncanying I3a.s.sengers, the territorial legislature\\nof Michigan was asked for a charter for a rail-\\nway. It was promptly granted April 22, 1833,*\\nand empowered the corporators to construct a\\nrailroad from Port Lawrence (now Toledo, and\\nthen within the boundaries of the State of\\nMiehiganf) to the village of Adrian and ihenoe\\nto some point upon the waters of the Kalama-\\nzoo river, and to use as means of locomotion\\nanimals, steam engines, locomotives, or any\\nother force. This was be known as the Brie\\nand Kalamazoo Railroad. With this charter\\nbegins the history of railroads in Michigan,\\nand some few miles of the original road (from\\na mile northwest of Sylvania, Ohio, to a short\\ndistance west of the village of Ottawa Lake)\\nnow a portion of the Michigan Division of the\\nLake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway-,\\nis within the borders of Monroe county.\\nThoujjh chartered in 1833 the project slum-\\nbered, and it was not till three years afterward\\nthat any real work was done the fii-st section\\nof the road. Port Lawrence to Sylvania, ten\\nmiles, being opened in 1830. The roadbed was\\ncomposed of wooden stringers laid on ties, with\\nstrap iron spiked upon the stringers. The cars\\nwere a modified form of stage-coacii the mo-\\ntive power, horses. But new life was infused\\ninto the undertaking the succeeding year. A\\nlocomotive (the Adrian, No. 1 was con-\\ntracted for to arrive as early in 1837 as the\\nsteamers on Lake Erie could bring it, and the\\nremaining twenty-three miles, Sylvania to\\nAdrian via Palmyra, was built and oj)cned for\\ntravel in 1837. The locomotive arrived June\\n20, 1837, but the road was operated by hor.se-\\npower till August, when the locomotive began\\nto wake the echoes in the woods by the way-\\nside. The passenger car run on the Erie and\\nKalamazoo was a cumbersome affair, prone to\\nleave the track on slight provocation, and\\nhaving arrangements for two decks of pas-\\nsengers. The freight cars were small, carry-\\ning thirty barrels of flour for a load. In 1836\\nTerritorial Laws of Michigan, V ol. fll.\\nt See chapter an the Toledo War.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0250.jp2"}, "245": {"fulltext": "Railroads.\\n2r\\nthe hoard of direetoi s Issued a tariff, passen-\\nger and frcigbt combined, wliieli is a marvel\\nof .simplicity and conciseness. Tiie fare in\\ntlic plea.stire car, Toledo to Adrian, was\\ntwelve shillings, each passenger being al-\\nlowed to carry fifty jjounds of baggage free,\\nrciglit between Toledo and Adrian was four\\nshillings per hundred ]iounds salt, $1.00 jicr\\nharrel.\\nI he Toledo /i/rt /f iliily chronicled the arrival\\nof the locomotive with a few words of cditoi-ial\\nconiinont, and (in its issue of June 20,18:!\\ninserted the following advertisement of the\\n(\u00e2\u0096\u00a0onipany\\nIt affords us i)leasure to announce the iirrival nf\\ntlie long cxi ectecl locomotive (Adrian I .uldxvin No.\\n80) for the Kric and Kalamazoo Railroad. Theliusi-\\nncss of our place has been endjarrasscd for want of\\nit floods have accumulated at our wharves faster\\nthan we couhl transport them into the interior on\\ncars drawn by horses, and as a natural consequence\\nseveral of our warehouses are now crowde i to their\\nutmost capacity. It is expected that the engine will\\nbe in operation in a f \\\\v days, and then, we trust,\\ngoods and merchandi.se will be forwarded as fast as\\nthey arrive!. little allowance, however, must be\\nmade for the time necessary to disencuudier our\\nwarehou.ses of the large stock alreaily on hand.\\nAOVEItTISKMKXT.\\nTO I .MK.UANT.S ANIi TKAVKI.KRS.\\nThe Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad is now in full\\noperation between\\nXOI.KDO AMD AI KIAM.\\nDuring the ensuing sea.son trains of cars will run\\ndaily to Adrian, there connecting with a line of\\nStages for the West, Michigan City, Chicago and\\nWisconsin Territory.\\nEmigrants and others destined for Indiana, Illi-\\nnois and the Western part of Michigan\\n.gr Will Save Two Dayx^,^!\\nand the corresponding expense, by taking this\\nroute in preference to the more lengthened, tedious\\nand ex])ensive route heretofore traveled.\\nAll baggage at the risk of the owners.\\nEDWARD BIS.SELL,) Commissioners\\nW. P. D.VNIEI.S, K. K. R. R.\\n(iEOlUiE CRANE, Co.\\nA. IH CillES, Superintendent Western ^tage\\nCompany.\\nThe captious traveler of to-day might be\\npuzzled to know how long the ensuing season\\nlasted, and at what hours the trains arrived\\nand lieparteil.\\nThis road had a stormy existence t()r some\\ntwelve years. During its early days it earned\\nfrom (il teen to twenty per cent upon its capital,\\nbut in 1840 the competition with the Michigan\\nSouthern began, which will be noticed in con-\\nnection with the story of that road, and though\\nit adopted the modern expedient of feeders\\nby starling a branch i-oad from Palmj^ra to\\nJaclssonbui gh (now Jackson, but which never\\nwas built beyond Teoumseh till IS and not-\\nwithstanding it was allied by the State of\\n.Michigan in this lattei- project, it soon became\\nembai rasse l was run a portion of the time by\\na board of directors, sometimes b\\\\- trustees aji-\\nl)oitited by llie board, and part of the time by\\na receiver at the Toledo end and a commis-\\nsioner in Adrian; wa.s a perpetual defendant\\nin the courts; was .sold under numerous legal\\njudgments in 18 IS to Washington Hunt, of\\nLock])ort, N. Y., ami (icorge Bliss of Massa-\\nchusetts, and was b}- tbem in 184!) leased \\\\)ev-\\npetually to its (luondam rival, the Michigan\\nSouthern, the succe.s.sor of which slill operates\\nit as a portion of its main line, liut its stormy\\nchildhood and youth have been succeeded by\\nan ago of peace and ])rosperity, for the Hrio\\nand Kalamazoo Railroad Company still exists,\\nand draws from the trt^asury of the Lake .Shoi-e\\nand Michigan Southern Kailw.ay oin]iany the\\nannual rental of SHO.OOO.\\nOne who stands by the side of the I ailroad\\nto-day and sees magnificent trains of ba gage,\\nsmoking, passenger and sleeping cars go thun-\\ndering by, can have but a faint conception of\\nthe railroading of fifty yeai s ago. Mr. C. P.\\nIceland, the auditor of the present Lake Shore\\nand Michigan Southern JJailway Oomjiany, lias\\nbeen for j-ears an enthusiastic student of its\\nhistory; and after much trouble and inquiry\\nsucceeded in obtaining so complete a descrij)-\\ntion of tho celebrated pleasure car of the\\nold Erieand Kalamazoo, that be bad a drawing\\nof it made, together with the engine, Adrian\\nNo. 1, thus forming an accurate picture of the\\npassenger train of 1887, to enjoy the privileges\\nof which the intending passenger was eom-\\ne-lled to deliver up twelve sbilling.s. Tho\\ndrawing was submitted to tho inspection of old\\n])eople who had l)oth seen tiie car and ridden\\nin it, and is vouched fijr as correct.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0251.jp2"}, "246": {"fulltext": "218\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nFIRST LOCOMOTIVE ON THE ERIE KALAMAZOO RAILROAD.\\nThis car was divided into compartmeuts.\\nafter tiie manner still pursued on English and\\nContinental railways, and had three compart-\\nments, each when full holding eight passengers\\ntwenty-four in all. The floor of the middle\\ncompartment was somewhat higher than the\\nend ones, and there was a projecting box be-\\nlow the general level of the ear floor. This\\nleft a box-like space between the end compart-\\nments and beneath the middle one, and in this\\nthe baggage of the jjassengers was stowed.\\nThe road advertised (with numerous exclama-\\ntion marks), Toledo to Adrian thirty-three\\nmiles and return the same day\\nOf the delights of travel in those early\\ndays, Mr. Leland has a graphic description\\nfrom an old Erie and Kalamazoo emploj c, who\\nwrites\\nDuring most of the year 1841 I was em-\\nployed as repairing agent of the Erie and Kala-\\nmazoo Railroad, then in operation between\\nToledo and Adrian. According to schedule\\ntime, a passenger train with one coach would\\nleave Toledo in the morning, make the run to\\nAdrian, and return to Toledo in the afternoon,\\narriving about p. m. The passenger car then\\nused was about the size now in use upon street\\nrailroads, and was divided into three compart-\\nments, each liaving a front and rear scat facing\\neach other and running tVom side to side of\\nthe car, with a side entrance to each compart-\\nment. The track was ironed with the flat bar\\nstrap rail, as it was called. As mj^ home\\nwas in Toledo 1 found it necessary to go on\\neach Monday morning over the road, spend-\\ning the week in making such repairs as were\\nnecessary, and returning home on Saturdaj\\nevening.\\nIn December, 1841, one iSaturdav the train\\nleft Toledo on time for Adrian. I was then at\\nPalmjra, intending to take the train for\\nAdrian and return to Toledo that evening.\\nOwing to a severe storm of rain, freezing as it\\nfell, the track became covered with ice. The\\ntrain reached Palmyra about 4 p. m. I entered\\nthe middle compartment of the car as the train\\nstarted for Adi-ian, and met in the car J. Baron\\nDavis and wife, of Toledo, sitting in the for-\\nward seat. Being acquainted with them, I\\nthought I would take a seat with them, but\\nseeing the cushion upon the seat out of ])lace,l\\ntook the rear seat, facing the one I had rejected.\\nWe had not gone more than half a mile from\\nPalmyra when a snake head, as they were\\ncalled (the loosened end of one of the flat bars,\\nor strap rails, which, caught b}- the wheel\\nwhich should ])ass over it, was torn from the\\nstringer and forced upward), came crashing\\nthrough the floor of the car, passing diagonally\\nthrough the seat I had left vacant, the end of\\nthe bar striking me in mj neck under the\\nchin, and pushing me backward with such\\nforce as to break through the panel work par-\\ntition which divided the compartments of the\\ncar. Just at this moment the other end of the\\nbar was torn from the track and carried along\\nwith the ear. Recovering my consciousness a\\nlittle, I found myself with head and shoulders\\nprotruding through thebroken partition, while\\nI held the assaulting snake head firmly\\ngrasped in both my hands. Being a stormy\\nday I had an extra amount of clothing about", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0252.jp2"}, "247": {"fulltext": "RAILROADS.\\n219\\nmy neck, which the bar did not penetrate, so\\nthat my injuries were not serious. The train\\nwas stopped. Frederick Bi.ssell, the i-onductor,\\nwas much frightened. Before leaving the spot,\\nthe guilty snake head was once more spiked\\ndown and wo moved on, reaciiing Adrian at C\\np. M., having made tiio run of thirty-tiireo\\nmiles in ten hours.\\nThe train lofl Adrian for Toledo at 7 i m.,\\nand worked its way along over the ice covered\\ntrack until we got out of wood and water,\\nwhen we picked up sticks in the woods and\\nro])ienisiied the fire, and with pails dipped up\\nwater from the ditches and fed the boiler, and\\nmade another run toward Toledo. Passing\\nSylvaniu we got the train to a point four miles\\nfrom Toledo, when being again out of steam,\\nwood and water, we came to the conclusion\\nthat it would be easier to foot it the rest of the\\nway, than to try to get the train along any\\nfarther. So we left the locomotive and cars\\nstanding upon the track and walked into the\\ncity, reaching there at about 2:30 a. m. I was\\nrather lame and sore from contact with the\\nsnake head, but gratified that we were en-\\njoying the modern improvement railway\\ntravel.\\nBetween the dale of the territorial charter\\nto the Erie and Kalamazoo, and the journey\\nnarrated above, several changes had taken\\njilace. The valiant but bloodless Toledo War\\nhad been fought; that confiict in which the\\ngallant troops\\ninarched up tlie hill,\\n.\\\\nJ then marched down again,\\nand returned to the Peninsula covered with\\ndust and glory; the Territory of Michigan had\\nbeen received into the sisterhood of States, not\\nexactly with the boundaries she coveted, for\\nshe had been com])ellcd to exchange the\\nlong, low level of lonesome land\\nfor the rugged sliores and pathless forests of\\nthe Upper Peninsula, and was inclined to\\ngrumble about it, as mankind are generally\\nprone to do at blessings in di-sguise the strip\\nof territory invaded by the heroes of the\\nToledo war had been set as a jewel in the crown\\nof Ohio; prosaic Port Lawrence no longer ex-\\nisted, but romantic Toledo occupied its former\\nsite; another railway had been put into opera-\\ntion from the citj of Monroe westward, whose\\ntale is soon to be told; a vigorous rivalry ex-\\nisted between the new Toledo and the new\\nMonroe, destined to last tor eight j-ears from\\nthe date of the adventurous journey narrated\\nabove; several new railroads had been pro-\\njected and partially built, as will be noted far-\\nther on, and the fever of internal imjirove\\nmeiits had taken fast hold of the State of\\nMichigan and was fiercely raging.\\nAmong the projected railroads but oik ]iar-\\nticularl^ and two incidentally, concern the\\npresent history. The one of particular in-\\nterest was the liiver Raisin and Lake Erie.\\nIt may be remarked en pii.fsant that the pro-\\njectors of this line must have been remark-\\n\u00c2\u00bbablj^ modest men. They might have christened\\nit the Atlantic and Pacific, or the Trans-\\ncontinental, after the usual custom, but they\\nwere contented to give it an appellation which\\neven fell short of its plans, though, strangely\\nenough, it exactly described its termini. It\\nwas projected to extend from some point on\\nLake Krieat or near LaPhiisance Ba3-, through\\nthe village of Monroe to Dundee, thence to\\nBlisstield, and thence to some connecting jwint\\non the Lake Eric and Kalamazoo, presumably\\nTecuniseh, which was located upon the Pal-\\nmyra and Jack.sonburgh feedei of the Ei ie\\nand Kalamazoo. The liivcr Raisin and Lake\\nErie as built, however, was two and a half miles\\nlong, was later sold to the State lor S:^2,500,\\nabout its cost, and its termini were respectively\\nthe citj of Monroe and Lake Fa- ig. In its\\nshort career as an individual railroad it never\\narrived at the dignity of owning a locomotive,\\nbut its trains were drawn b^- horses. The pro-\\njected roads, which are only incidentally con-\\nnected with this history, were the Detroit and\\nI ontiac (later a portion of the Detroit, Grand\\nHaven and Milwaukee), and the Detroit an l\\nSt. Joseph, the original germ of the Michigan\\nCentral. The River Raisin and Lake Ei-ie was\\nchartered by the legishiture March 20, l.SliG;\\nbut a few dajs less than a year thereafter\\n(M;irch 20 and 21, 1837) two acts were ))assed\\nwhich materiallj affected the status of these\\nroads, as well as of the Erie and Kalamazoo.\\nIn its later years as a Territory, and its early\\nyears as a State, Michigan had been advancing\\nin population with rapid strides. By steamer\\nand sailing vessel, by wagon, on horseback and\\non foot, a continuous stream of people was\\nflowing into her borders, coming to spy out\\nthe land. The heavily timbered lands of", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0253.jp2"}, "248": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0096\u00a0220\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMoDi-oo county, while giving; evidence of a\\nrich and almost exbaustlcss soil, deterred set-\\ntlement on account of the labor requisite to\\nclear tlie land, and the tide of humanity swept\\nthrough it and around it. The report of the\\nobservers was generally a favorable one, and\\nfamilies followed the men who had come to\\nMichigan. Through what is now the southern\\ntiers of counties, numerous hamlets sprang up\\nin the wilderness, clear to the borders of Lake\\nMichigan on tbc west. The great concomitant\\nof prosperity cheap land was abundant.\\nThe countrj^, which an early .explorer charac-\\nterized as unfit for human habitation, swampy\\nand unhoaltliy, and which ])robably never\\nwould sustain a large number ot inhabitants,\\nwas raijidly being cleared up by the sturdy\\nstrokes of the pioneer, and made to yield gen-\\nerous iiarvests by the aid of his oxen. It was\\na season of prosi)erity which would have\\nripened into a sturdy, healthful and vigorous\\ngrowth had legislative hands been kept off it.\\nBut the} were not.\\nThe reader of the slor^ of Law s Missis-\\nsi])]ii Bubble, will wonder at tbc credulity of\\nhuman kind. But each generation, almost,\\nsees a financial craze of a similar character,\\nthougli the particular details of its development\\ndiffer. The era of prosjierity in the State only\\nstimulated its inhabitants with a desire for a\\nstill greater prosperity, and induced a specula-\\ntive fever which bciian to formulate ilself into\\na demand that the State undertake a system of\\ninternal im])rovemonts.\\nTo swell this rising tide came the sud len\\nand marvelous growth of Chicago. Originally\\na few houses clustered on the marshy banks of\\nllie Chicago River around Fort Dearborn, it\\nhad rapidly become, thr nigh speculations in\\nlands, a city of several thousand inhabitants.\\nFord, in his History of Illinois, saj s The\\nstory of the sudden fortunes made tlmre ex-\\ncited at first wonder and amazement; next, a\\ngambling sjiii it of advc^nture and lastly, an\\nall-absorbiiig desire for sudden and sj)lendid\\nwealth. The eastern people caught\\nthe mania. Every vessel coming west was\\nloaded with them, their money and means,\\nl\u00c2\u00bbonnd for Chicago, the gi-eat faii yiand of foi\\nlunes. From every hamlet and settlement\\nin Jllinois the -vy went to the legislature,\\nItiteriial Improvements! andidatcs for\\nlegislative honors vied with each other in ex-\\ntravagant promises nor were they allowed to\\nforget them when the legislature was in session,\\nfor demands, petitions and memorials were\\njjoured upon them by their constituents. The\\nreasoning of these statesmen was terse and\\najiparently unanswerable. If we have rail-\\nroads, they said, emigration will come to us;\\nemigration will develop a demand for our\\nlands a demand for our lands will increase\\ntheir value; increased value will so increase\\nthe t ixes that we can afford to pay interest on\\nthe bonds necessary to build the railroads and\\nthe earnings of the railroads themselves will\\neventually pay the bonds. Everybody was to\\nbe benefited at nobody s expense. It was the\\nold plan of running a pump by a watcrwheel,\\nwhich, in turn, was to bo operated by the\\nwater wliich the pump would raise. It was\\nperfect in theory; the only trouble was, that\\nwhen it was trie l, someway it did not woi k.\\nIllinois began railroads, canals and water im-\\nprovements, and apjjropriatcd $12,000,000.\\nThe same influences which wrought in Illi-\\nnois prevailed in Michigan, and urged by\\npopular clamor, the legislature of 1837 took\\nthe bull of Internal Improvements by the\\nhorns. Ft chartered Sjji ing Arbor Semi-\\nnary, the germ of the present Hillsdale ol\\nlege. It provided for the ineor])oration of the\\nITni versify of Michigan b} one act, and located\\nit at the village of Ann. Arbor by another. It\\nforeshadowed, by a charter, the jn-cseiit rail-\\nroad fi om Detroit to Toledo, wliich, however,\\nwas not built till nearly a score of years after-\\nward. It authorized numerous State IJoads.\\nIt provided for the construction of a shij) canal\\nai ound the ra|\u00c2\u00bbids of St. Mai-y s. It providtul\\nfor a common school system. It {lassed a\\nBanking Act.\\nOn March 20th, Act No. LXVII. provided\\nThat the Board of Commissioners of Internal\\nImprovenionts in tliis State be, and they arc\\nhereby, authorized and directed, as soon as\\nmay be, to cause survey s to be made foi- three\\nseveral railroad routes across the peninsula of\\nMichigan the first of said routes to commence\\nat Detroit, in the county of Wayne, and to ter-\\nminate at the mouth of the St. Joseph River,\\nin the county of Berrion, to be denominated\\ntbc Central Railroad. The second of said\\nroutes to commence at the navigable waters of\\nthe River Raisin, passing thi ough the village\\nof Monroe, in the county of Monroe, to termi-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0254.jp2"}, "249": {"fulltext": "RAILROADS.\\n2-Jl\\niiatoiU Now Hiitlalo, in l!iiTioii (.oiiiity, :iiid to\\n1(0 denoiiiiiiutoii tlic Southern JJuilnnid. Tlic\\nthird of siiid routes to commence at Palmer, or\\nat or near the niouHi of BlacU River, in the\\ncounty of St. Chiir, and to terminate at liie\\nnavigable waters of tiie (Ji-arid liivcr, in tiir\\ncounty of Kent, or on Ijake Michigan, in ihc\\ncounty of Ottawa, In be denominated liie\\nNortiiern IJailroad which roads sliail bo\\nh)cated on llie most direct and eligible routes\\nbetween the termini above mentioned.\\nAct No. LXXX II., a])proved the ne.xt day\\n(March 21, 1S:J7), authorized the governor, in\\nthe name and behaif of the jieojile of the Stale,\\nto negotiate a loan or loans, not exceeding on\\nthe whole live million.s of dollars, redeemabU^\\nat the pleasui C of the State at any time after\\nthe expiration of twenty-five years from Janu-\\nary 1, 18:!8, on the best and inot t favorable\\nterm.s that, in his judgment, could be obtained,\\nat an interest not to exceed five and one-half\\njier centum, interest payable half Ncarl}^, to be\\nexjiendcd foi internal improvements within the\\nState, according to the jtrovisions of law. The\\nsecond section pi ovided for the issuance of\\nbonds and their proper execution, and arranged\\nfor their sale (which was not to be below par),\\nand the transmission of the proceeds. Section\\nthree pledged the faith of the State for the pay-\\nment of the loans as made by the governor,\\nand empowered him to negotiate these bonds in\\nthe United States or in l ]urope, as he might\\ndeem most advisable for the public interest.\\nThe fourth section provided for the governor s\\ncontingent exj)enses out of the fund, and the\\ntifth section enacted that the proceeds of all\\nrailroads and canals constructed by the Slate,\\nthe interest on all loans made from the internal\\nimprovement fund, and the dividends on all\\nbank stock owned or thereafter to be owned by\\nthe State, so far as the same might be neces-\\nsary, should be set apart, under the direction\\nof the legislature, as a sinking fund to pay the\\nprincipal and interest on the loan authorized\\nby the act.\\nAct No. XCVII., a])]iroved the same day\\n(March 21, 1837), provided lor the regulation\\nof internal improvements and the a])])ointment\\nof a Board of Commissioners. This act pro-\\nvided that the governor of the State should be,\\nofficio, president of such board, but by Act\\nI I approved the isamo day, this provision was\\nrepeale l. anil it was enaeleil that one of the\\nmembers should bo its president.\\nAct No. LXVII. provided that the commis-\\nsioners should purchase the Detroit and St.\\nJoseph Uailwaj and incorporate il in the line\\ndenominated the (A ntral. This they proceeded\\nto do and this gave the Central an appreci-\\nable start, as some small )iortion of the line had\\nalready I een constructed, it being virtuall_v\\ncomplete so far as the roadbed was concerned\\nfrom Detroit to Ypsilanti. The comiiany had\\nexpended about 61 17,()(MI this the State |iaid,\\ntaking the roa l.\\nThe appropriati pn of lSo7 I oi the Southern\\nroad was S1(M(,OOII; but thei e w^as only ex-\\njiended during the year S12,( lir).t)7. The aj)-\\npriation for 1838 was S: .r)(),000 expended, 823(i,-\\n105.51. This put the first division, Monroe to\\nA lrian, well under wa} though it was not\\ncompleted till the next year. The stringenc}\\nfollowing the financial depression of 1837 had\\nby this time begun to be felt, and tlu^ .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ippro))ri-\\nation for 1839 was \u00c2\u00a7100,000. There was ex-\\npended, however, \u00c2\u00a7227,171. 3S. This completed\\nthe road Monroe to Petersburgh, eighteen miles,\\nleaving considerable yet to be done on the\\nfifteen miles from Petersburgh to Adrian. JJur-\\ning this same year, 1831), the second division,\\nAdrian to Ilillsdale, was located and put under\\neontra( t and the third division, Adrian to\\nColdwater, was surv( viil. Out of a total ap-\\npro)ji iation of .S550,OOO there had been cx-\\n]iended about 8475,000, leaving a Ijalance of\\nabout 875,000 to the credit of the road from the\\namount a|)proprialed to it. An attempt was\\nmade this year to j)rocure two locomotives of\\nthe Baldwins in Philadelphia, but it was found\\nimpossible to get them to Michigan before the\\nclose of navigation. On October 4, 1838, this\\nfirm had shipped from Philadelphia, consigned\\nto the State of Michigan, the locomotive\\nYpsilanti, and this was the only motive\\npower used in 1839. It ran semi-occasion-\\nallj^ between Monroe and Petersburgh, acting\\nas a construction train engine jirincipallj\\nIn January, 1840, all contracts were ordered\\nstopped. The State had expended about halt\\na million dollars and there were no retiii-ns.\\nThe road was operated by the Commissioners\\nof Internal Improvement, but it had a diffi-\\ncult task. The Central on the north was in\\noperation from Detroit to Ann .\\\\rbor, wiiii", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0255.jp2"}, "250": {"fulltext": "IIISTDKY OK MONUOK COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\narraiin i iiu iits for passorii^ors ami froit^lit be-\\nyond on tlio south tlio Erie and Kalamazoo,\\nwliich, sjiurred on by the Michigan acts of\\n1S; 7, had iiastciu d to get ils road into opera-\\ntion during thai same year, was carrying pas-\\nsengers and freight to Adrian, where it deliv-\\nered them to the Western Stage Company\\nthere was access to the wharves at both J)otroit\\nand Toledo, while passengers for the Southern\\nwere drawn from LaPlaisance Bay to Monroe\\nby horses over the Eivcr Raisin and Lake Krio\\nKailroad, whicli required |)ay for the service,\\nand both tlic Central and the Erie and Kalama-\\nzoo were making strenuous cftbrts to build up\\nthe resjiective ports of J)ctroit and Toledo,\\nand break down the port of Monroe.*\\nTwo other circumstances tended to militate\\nagainst the Soutiiern at this time. The first\\nwas the tact that prior to 1830 the county was de-\\npendent upon Canada, Ohio and New York for\\nits supplies of beef, flour and pork, not raising\\nenough for liomo consumption. Thus it ottered\\nbut meager freight earnings to the new road.\\nThe second wus the fact that it had become\\npainfully aiijiareiil the ?5, 000, 0(10 im])rovemcnt\\nfund would not be realized, and that the South-\\nern and the Central would not both be able to\\nroach the shores of Lake Michigan. With this\\ntoo, came rumors of a change of commissioners,\\nand the aj^pointnient of one coverti} hostile\\nto the Southern and in favor of the Central\\nroute.\\nDurhii; the summer of lSo7 the Lake Erie and\\nIviver Kiiisin liiiilroad Company, l)y its president,\\nJauics Q. Adams, purcha.sed at a manufactory in\\nTroy, N. Y., two splendid passenger cars, which\\nwero made to his order. They were jjiven into bis\\njiossi ssion, their freightage paid and receipts passed\\nbetween luni ami ibe makers. A short time after\\nthis one of the company being at Troy placed a pri-\\nvate mark upon them. Subsequent to this period\\none of the agents for the Detroit and St. Joseph I!ail-\\nroad by some means succeeded in purchasing of the\\nmanufacturers tliese same cars for that road. They\\nwere accordingly forwarded to Detroit to the Detroit\\nand St. Josepli Railroad Company. The president of\\nthe Uiver Kaisin and Lake Krie Railroad Company\\nbeing informeil of the fact went to J etroit ami re-\\nplevined and took the cars. While in the act of\\nmoving one of them to the boat, the sled on which\\nit was placed was stuck in tlie mire the horses\\nbalked, and he was obhged to leave it until the\\nnext morning. On coming to the spot at that time\\na multitude surrountlod the sled, removed it, and\\nleft the car standing on blocks in the mire. A new\\nsled was procured, and after some resistance the car\\nThe fiscal year of tlic raili-oads ended on the\\nHOth of November. During the year 1840, the\\nconstruction of the Soutlieru progressed but\\nslowly-. There was expended during this year\\nup to November 30th the sum of ?1 12,114, and\\non the last day of the fiscal j oar the first train\\nran triumphantly into Adrian amid great re-\\njoicings. Adrian at last had that great tlesidcr-\\natuin of the modern age a competing line.\\nDuring the year the TJiver Kai.sin and l ake\\nKrie had been purchased by the Stale for the\\nSouthern for S:52,5O0, thus enabling it to reach\\nLake Erie.\\nThe modern machinery of general managers\\nand general su])erintendents wa.s utiknown in\\nthose primitive days. The commissioner man-\\naged the road, made tariffs, kept the accounts\\nand made the disbursements. The work upon\\nthe Southern thus far had been done under the\\ncontrol of General Levi S. Humphrey, then\\ncommissioner, wholiesin an unmarked grave in\\nour cemetery. He was succeeded by John Van\\nFossen. With his incumbency arose the fear\\nthat the Southern would sufter, a fear that\\ns])eedily became a certainty. He was a resi-\\ndent of Ypsilanti, on the line of the Central,\\nand his interests were identified with its ex-\\ntension. H had become a matter of certainty\\nthat in the then condition of the money mar-\\nket the \u00c2\u00a75,000,000 authorized could not be\\nrealized, and the probabilities were that the\\ncommissioners would be compelled to suspend\\nwas drawn on one of the wharves. After the car\\nwas on the wharf a writ of replevin was issued in the\\nname of the Detroit and St. Joseph Railroad Com-\\npany, which, in consequence of a wrong direction,\\nproved ineffectual. Meantime the car was put on\\nboard of a schooner and removed to the Canada side\\nof the river, .\\\\fter this an arrangement between the\\npresident of the railroad company and the superin-\\ntendent of the Detroit road was entered into, by\\nwhich the latter was allowed to retain for a while\\nthe use of the other car. The schooner came over on\\nthe .\\\\merican side towards evening, and forgetful of\\ntheir settlement and arrangement, a rally was made\\nby the Detroit Railroad Company to get the car\\nagain into their jiossession. By the timely assistance\\nof the Monroe party, the rope which fastened the\\nschooner was cut, and again the schooner sought the\\nCanada side of the river. A row l)eing about to\\nensue, she sailed to the middle of the river and lay\\nthere until Friday morning. At that time the\\nsteamer Erie took the car on board. Three cheers\\nloud and long for Monroe were given by the crew,\\nand away she glided for Monroe. The car was\\nlanded on the LaPlaisance Bay pier about noon.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0256.jp2"}, "251": {"fulltext": "KAII.kOAI^S.\\noy.*!\\nwork willi two iailr ;ifJfs, cadi ci)tn|ilfl il frofii\\niiavif^iible walcrM on the caHlerii boumlarius of\\ntlio State lo points in its interior, and neither\\nwould l)c al)le to reaeli Lai e Mieiiit(an. It in\\nallcf^fd that Van Posscn, seoitif; this stale of\\nalVair.s, conceived the idea of ahandonini^ one\\nline and ])iiHliiii;j^ the otlicr tliroii;^h lo cnniiilc-\\nlion. Of courHC the Central was tlie one he\\ndecided lo fini.sli, and tiie runioi- gained fw-\\ndence thai he j)ro|)o.scd to rob tlie Southern to\\ndo lliis. There was then lyinjj at the docks at\\nMonroe City a consiL nnient of strap rail, des-\\ntined for (lie extension of tlie road. Van Fos-\\nsen designed to take this ii on, remove that\\nalready spiked down, and carry the whole to\\nthe Central.\\nThe situation was becoming strained. Mon-\\nroe was on the alert for the first movement in-\\ndic;iling any intention of carrying out the\\nscheme. It soon came. Deacon French, of\\nDetroit, ajijieared in Monroe, accompanied by\\na number of laborers in wagons, bearing tools\\nand autliorized by Van Fo.ssen to remove the\\niron.\\nOn the morning of December 12, 1840, a\\nnumber of large hand-bills were con-ipicuously\\n|)osted tlirougli the city of .Monroe, bearing the\\nfollow ini;:\\n1 Kocl.\\\\mation:\\nWiiKKKAs, Divers evil ilispo.sed persons and\\nde)ircdator8 jn jmblic jtroperty, actuated by\\nthe devil and John Van Fossen, arc prowling\\natiout the streets of this city, with the avowed\\nintention of seizing upon and carrying away\\nfi om the Southern liailroad the iron, sj)ike, etc.,\\nnow in progress of being placed u))on the I oad\\nfor public utility, and some of which is already\\nspiked to the work\\nAnd Whereas, Great and serious itijur}- to\\nthe commercial prospects of this city would\\ngrow out of such ill-advised conduct;\\nA.vn WiiKRKAs, It becomes all good citizens\\nto bear with patience and magnanimity evils\\nthat cannot be averted in times of great calam-\\nity; as it also becomes the dut} of every ra-\\ntional citizen to protect his rights in limes of\\nopjtrcssion and injustice\\nJVo r, Therefore, I hereby, by the authority in\\nme invested, call upon all within the precincts\\nf this cit}* to assemble at the old court house\\n-lunter, at the ringing of the bell, for the\\ni ir])08e of deliberating uf)0n the best mode of\\n|irotccling, wilhoul violence, the public jirop-\\ncrty, which of i-ight belongs to (hat portion of\\nthe South(;rn liailroad within the limits of this\\ncity.\\nfJivcn under- my hand and seal al tin- mayor s\\noffice, this iL th day of December, IHH).\\nDan. 15. Mii.i.kk, Mmjor.\\nAt the ringing of the bell the citizens turned\\nout en manse and packed the old yellow court\\nhouse to the doors, and numbers gathci ed in\\nfront unable to gain admittance. TIk; meeting\\nwas called to order by the mayor; numerous\\nsjjceches were made and great enthusiasm jno-\\nvailed. It was resolved to resist to the utmost\\nany and eV(M y attemfit to remove the iron, and\\nthe meeting dispersed with apparently no for-\\nmulated plan. Deacon French and his laborers\\nfound themselves in a very feeble minority, and\\nwisely refrained from any overt act. It is pre-\\nsumed that h communicated with Van Fossen\\nand informed him of the state of affairs, for the\\nnext morning the steamer Erie drew uji at\\nthe wharves and the Bratiy Guards of Detroit\\nfiled on shore, with orders to uphold the au-\\nthority of the commissioner. IJut they catn(!\\ntoo late there remained on the docks no iron\\nfoi- Deacon French to carry away.\\nHistory may now Icll that which for ycai-s\\nwas a jirofbund ni^-stery how it disap] cared.\\nWhile Deacon French was iloubtless congratu-\\nlating himself that the citizens meeting had\\n])assed with no definite (dans of resistance\\nthat the most he would have to encounter\\nwould be an unoi-ganizcd rabble of townspeo-\\nple, without head or jilan while he was pi ob-\\nabl} wafted away lo dix-ainland with a shrewd\\nsmile upon his countenance that the rabble\\nwould be surprised and overawed by the troops\\non the morrow, a small surprise was being\\narranged foi- the Deacon himself While tlie\\nmeeting w as listening to fervid oratory and\\nshouting aye to resolutions, Joseph M.\\nSterling, William A. Noble, Austin Deano,\\nWaller I f lark, James Hall, Charles B. Mar-\\nvin and Looniis I aliner quietly arranged a\\nplan of action.\\nThe winter night fell upon the city dai-k ami\\ncold. One by one the t\\\\\\\\inkling lights in the\\nscattered houses disappeared as the tallow\\ncandles were extinguished, and the weary\\nburghers sought their jiillows. Midnight came\\nwith no soun l to startle the stillness. Then", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0257.jp2"}, "252": {"fulltext": "224\\nII1S1 (JKY OF MONROt; COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsoltly one door aCtcr uiiotlK!!- opened and the\\nplotters, singly or in puirs, sought the docks.\\nWith no unnecessary noise they promptly pro-\\nceeded to ])ush some flat cars by hand up to\\ntlie piles of iron and couple them together.\\nThey were vigorous young men, full of that\\nenergy which builds majestic commonwealths\\nfrom the i)rimeval forest, and the} worked\\nlustily. The iron was soon loaded upon the\\ncars, and two loams were brought out and har-\\nnessed to them the teams belonging to John\\nHanson and J. M. Sterling. But an unforeseen\\ndifficulty ai Dsc. Though the men pushed and\\n])ried and the horses tugged and strained, the\\nheavily laden cars would not nnjve. There\\nwas a hurried consultation. The locomotive\\nbelonging tothei oad was in the city, but there\\nwas but one man who could manage it James\\nKingsland. It was decided to im)iress him\\ninto the servic(^ He was awakened, and, with\\na great deal of reluctance, consented to act.\\nThe locomotive was fired up and couj)lcd to the\\ntrain, and the arch conspirators clambered on\\nboard. The slee])ing inhabitants wondered at\\na train passing in the night, but soon resumed\\ntheir slumbers. Meantime the cars were creep-\\ning through the daidcness westward till they\\nreached a point on the Isbell farm, about four\\nmiles west of the city, at a place known as the\\nBear Hut. Here they halted. Along the\\nroad were immense piles of wood, gotten out\\nl)y John Mulhollen in clearing up a portion of\\nhis land. There was a deep ditch by the side\\nof the track. First laying stringers in this\\nditch, the iron was unloaded from the cars\\nupon the stringers in the ditch, and tlien huge\\njiiles of Avood were placed over it to screen it\\nfrom observation. When all traces of their\\nwork had been removed, the tired schemers\\nwere carried back to Monroe to await the\\nevents of the coming day.\\nDeacon French blithely arose the next morn-\\ning, and, gathering his hosts, ])roceeded to the\\ndock, expecting to arrive simultaneously with\\nthe troops, and to ])roeeed to take the iron\\nlying there. The troops arrived, as did Dea-\\ncon French s forces, but they found no iron to\\nmove. They tested the bottom of the river,\\nbut found nothing; a search in the city was\\nlikewise fruitless of results. Then, some ru-\\nmor of a train having been heard during the\\nnight reaching his oars, he got out the locomo-\\ntive and a car and proceeded to search along\\nthe line of the road. There were fearful hearts\\namong those in the secret lest some telltale\\nevidence might betray the hiding-place of the\\nprecious rails. But the work had been well\\ndone. The Deacon s sharp eyes discovered\\nnothing, though he extended his search to the\\nterminus of the road at Adrian. He then con-\\ncluded that the iron had been thrown into the\\nliiver llaisin at either Pctersburgh or Le lioy\\n(two miles east of Adrian), but search at both\\nthese places failing to reveal anything, Ik; I e-\\nturned to Monroe in discomfiture, and the iron\\nwas saved to the Southern.\\nAt this period the influence of Monroe in the\\ncouncils of the State, was great. It had been\\nsuccessfully used in securing the aiipointment\\nof General llumjihrey as commissioner; and\\nwas again used with avail to get rid of Van\\nFosscn, his successor. Van Fossen s reign was\\nshort and stormy. He failed in his pet scheme\\nof building the Central at the ex])ense of the\\nSouthern, and was succeeded by Shubael\\nOonant, of Detroit.\\nConant was an able and upright man, and\\nthe citizens of Monroe felt secui o that under\\nhis administration the Southern would receive\\nfair and im))artial consideration. He issued a\\ncircular soliciting information as to the dispo-\\nsition of the j)i opcrty which had (lisapi)eared\\nfrom the longing gaze of Deacon French, and\\nwithout hesitation the information was given\\nand the iron and material restored.\\nWith an almost depleted treasury and a vig-\\norous competition on the part of the Fjrie and\\nKalamazoo, the year 1841 was not a jiartieu-\\nlarly prosperous one lor the new road. Train\\nservice was instituted and kept up under the\\ndirection of the commissioner with some show\\nof regularity. Some iron was obtained and put\\nupon the road west of Adrian upon the section\\nbetween Adi-ian and Hillsdale, and the second\\nengine, the Monroe, arrived from Detroit in\\nJuly.\\nThe gross earnings of the road for the fi.scal\\nyear ending November 30, 1841, were $7,399.21;\\nexpenses, $5,098.05 net earnings, $2,301.1(1.\\nIn 1842 an improvement in its (jondition be-\\ngan to be manifest. The management or super-\\nintendency had devolved upon the commis-\\nsioner, but earlj- in this year it was determined\\nto appoint a superintendent, who should have\\ncharge of the operation of the line, and the\\ngentleman who, ten years before, had traversed", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0258.jp2"}, "253": {"fulltext": "KAII.KOADS.\\ntill lino of tlio riKul on foot, J. II. Clovclami,\\nof Adrian, was offered and accepted tljc posi-\\ntion, taking cliarge in May, 1842.\\nlie fouiid the ciiuijiMient in a deiilorabie\\n.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iliape. There were two locomotives owned liy\\ntiie i-oad tiie Yjisilanti, originally from the\\n(Jentral, and which liy hard usage and laclc of\\nre|iair was so neiii l^ worn out as to be practi-\\ncally Useless, and the Monroe, comparatively\\na new engine and ca])aV)le of doing fair sei vice.\\nTliei c were also three pa.ssenger cai s, having\\nfour wheels eacii, three dirt car.-J, oiu? rack\\n(cigiit wheels), two very anti(|uc transjiorta-\\ntion or freight cars, which had been in use in\\n1840, together with .some new ones which had\\nbeen built in 1.S41. The efforts of the Cenlial\\non lln cmc hand and the Eric and Ivalania/.no\\non the other lia l made seriou.s inroads into the\\nbusiness which the line had anlicijjated would\\ncome to it, and upon the whole the outlook\\nwas Jiot encouraging.\\nHut Superintendent Clevehind was cnci getie,\\nand set about improving the shattei-ed fortunes\\nofthcliiio. Making arrangements with William\\nII. Hoyd-, of Monroe, to furnish some iron and\\ncontracting with Pitlshurgli ])arties (ors] ikc, he\\nprepared to |)Ush the line westward, and b} the\\nI nil of the jear had the iron two miles west of\\nClayton. He subdivided his track into sec-\\ntions, the first from Monroe to Ida, the second\\nfrom Ida to I etcrsi)ui-gli, the third from Petcrs-\\nL)urgli to Palmyra, the foui-th tVoin Palmyra to\\nAdrian. He also planned tlirec sections west\\nof Adrian, and jjut the first Adrian to Clay-\\nton into commission, and established the\\nsecond to extend from Clayton to Piltsfbrd,\\nthe third from Pitlsfbrd to Hillsdale. Over\\neach section he put a foreman who had two,\\nthree, and sometimes four men under him,\\nwhose duty it was to see that the track was\\nke|)t in proper repair.\\nThe next thing was to establish, if po.ssible, a\\nregular line of vessels to make the port of\\nMonroe, to bring passengers and freight for\\nthe road and to receive from it. After con-\\nsiderable negotiation he succeeded in obtaining\\na line of boats consisting of the (ieneral\\nScott (Ca])tain Edwards), the Fulton and\\nthe General Harrison. These were steam-\\nboats and principally devoted to the passenger\\ntraffic, though they carried freight as well. In\\naddition to these, numerous sailing vessels\\nmade the port of Monroe and brought and re-\\nceived merchandise.\\nThe com|)etilion of the I ^rie ami Kalamazoo\\nlikewise claimed a share of his attention. A\\nfirm believer in the virtues of printer s ink,\\nhe began to advertise the many ailvantages of\\nthe new line between the lOast and the West,\\nand Id seek a share of tln^ jiatronage of\\nthe public. The following will serve ;is an\\nexamjile\\n^842.\\nSEASON ARRANGEMENTS.\\nSOUTHERN RAILROAD,\\nFROM MONROE TO ADRIAN.\\nThe most di ivct^ expeditious and mf est lionte.\\nThe pnljlic are respeetliilly nolilie l that tlic Soi-ni-\\ni:i;n li.Mi.uoAU is now in complete operation/roi/i Mun-\\nriH In Adrian and Ijciiii; well furnislied w itii Locomo-\\ntives, PassenKcr and Freight Cars, will transport\\nFrei rlit an l I assen^ers xiifer, clu cijiir and more expfdi-\\niiuudy than any other road in competition.\\nTliis road was built by the State of Micldgan, at an\\nexpense of\\nFour liunclrcd tlioiisaud dollars\\nand in its (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2nnstruction is not suipass jd\\nV nited States.\\nPASSENGERS\\nIII\\nGoing to Illinois, ludianii, Wisconsin, Iowa and\\nWestern, Souihern. or Central Tarts of Micligian,\\nwill perceive, I)y rel cning to tlie Map, that nu I uhlir\\ntfiorjtifjh/an is .so direct lor them as the\\nSOUTHERN RAILROAD.\\nt^ Ore(U can in lakrii in ki rpini] litis Road in good\\nri pair, tln ribi/ avoiding accUfntasiniilarlo those occurring\\nupon other roada almost daily, jeopardizing life and\\nlirnb.\\nSTEAMBOATS\\n.\\\\rc nnining from Mo.mioi; to 111 ii-ai.o, in connec-\\ntion with the Cars upon this lioad.\\nST.UilCS, CAHKl.\\\\ iE.-^, W.VtioN. ETC.\\nAre always in attendance to convey iooJs and Pass-\\nengers to any liirection from Adrian.\\n8*^ Pa.sscngers passing over this lload will he met\\nat the l)oats by Haiboad Cars, and coiiveved to the\\nDepot, and from the Depot to the lioats iril honl charge.\\nCars U ave Afoiiroe daily for Adrian, Sumlays e.K-\\ncci)led, at S o clock A. .\\\\1. and leave Adrian for Mon-\\nr ie at _ o clock M. Itnnning time 25 hours.\\nThe public may rely upon statements here made,\\nand their patronage is respectfully .\u00c2\u00abolieiti. d.\\nJ. II.CLEVKLAND,\\nJnl,,, 1,S4--\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Superintendent S. li. K\\nKolj l. 1 Foy, Printer, 159 Main si. ijuflalo.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0259.jp2"}, "254": {"fulltext": "226\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nWhen il is boriio in miiiil tiial tlic only\\nother road iscokiiii; passengers and traffic\\nover the same lines of travel was the rival Erie\\nand Kalamazoo, the ])artieular point of the\\nitalicized jjaragraph, alhidinic to (ho accidents\\noccurring upon oilier I oads almost daily,\\njeopardizing life and liml), will i-cadily be-\\ncome apparent.\\nThe spring of ISK! found the road ironed\\nabout two miles west of layton, and the bed\\n]irei)ared for the iron some four miles further\\nwest, or to Hudson. Jt was found impracti-\\ncal.ilc, howi^s i^r, toobtain the iron to put down\\nat once, and Silas Eaton, of Hudson, then in\\ncharge of the construction under Superin-\\ntendent Cleveland, suggested the idea of using\\nsawed maple strips in place of the iron, and\\noffered to have enough sawed to finish the\\ntrack to Hudson as an experiment. His sug-\\ngestion was accepted, and the strips sawed and\\n]uit down. They answered the })urpose fairly\\nwell, and were actually- used to haul trains over\\nuntil the iron could be procured, when they\\nwere torn off the stringers and replaced by\\nstrap rails.\\nThe i-oa i was opened to Hudson May 27,\\n184. An old advertisement announces the\\nfact in grandiloquent sentences, and proceeds\\nto advise the ]iublic that stages will meet each\\nincoming train fnim Adrian and convc} ]ias-\\nsengers and baggage to Hillsdale, making the\\nreturn trip and arriving in time for the de-\\nparture of the train to Adrian.\\nThe failure of the United States Bank and\\nof the Morris Canal and Banking Comjjany\\nagain hampered the road in the purchase of\\niron, but construction was carried along dur-\\ning the summei and on September 25th the\\nroad was opetied to Hillsdale, with the an-\\nDouncement of stages to Jonesville and return.\\nHy this time the Erie and Kalamazoo had be-\\ngun to feel the pressure of competition, and was\\ngetting into financial straits. Finding itself\\nunable to i)ay \u00c2\u00a78,000 due on one of its locomo-\\ntives, it sold the old Adrian to the Michigan\\nSouthci-n, which now felt the nee i of more\\nnioli\\\\e powei A new eight-wheel engine, of\\nheavy construction, and calculated to haul\\nmore freight than any owned by the road, was\\nalso ordered by Commissioner Wells, and in\\ndue time arrived and was put in service. This\\nwas the Hillsdale. More freight cars were\\nalso built, and Mr. Cleveland designed and be-\\ngan to build a new style of passenger car. Those\\nat this time in use were built upon the general\\nplan of the Pleasure Car of the Erie and\\nKalamazoo, previously described, only they\\nwere longer and held thirty-lwo passengers.\\nThey were divided into compartments, with\\nseats facing each other in each compartment;\\neach seat holding four passengers. These\\ncompartments were separated from each other\\nby sliding j)anel8 or partitions, and a running\\nboard ran along each side of the car, along\\nwhich the conductor walked, opening the doors\\nof the various compartments to collect the\\nfares. Tho.se designed by Superintendent\\nCleveland were on the same j)lan as the day\\ncars of the present day a car open from end to\\nend, with seats for two passengers arranged on\\nboth sides of a center aisle which ran contin-\\nuously from end to end of the car. These\\nwere pushed to completion as rapidly as pos-\\nsible, and were found very pleasing to the\\npublic whenever put into use.\\nThe herculean effort which had finished the\\nsecond sectionof the road Adrian to Hillsdale\\nhad exhausted its resources, and its history lor\\nthe years 1844, 1845 and 1846 is simply a tale ofa\\ncontinued struggle to make both ends meet.\\nThe third section Hillsdale to Cold water\\nwas never seriously undertaken, though the\\nsettlers along the route were clamoring for\\nrailroad facilities with sturdy voices, until the\\nroad pa.ssed into the hands of a private corpo-\\nration and out of the control of the State.\\nSuperintendent Cleveland draws a quaint and\\ninteresting picture of the railroading of those\\ndaj s. The roadbed was an unfenced lane cut\\nthrough the woods, with gutters for drainage\\non each side. The dirt from these gutters was\\nthrown up on the roadbed, from which the\\nstumps had been dug out or cut off. Hollows\\nwere filled with logs, stumps and branches of\\ntrees; cuts were made by the plow and scraper,\\nand when the bed was finally completed to the\\nsatisfaction of the engineer in charge, he pro-\\nceeded to have the track laid. There was no\\nregularly appointed mechanical or civil engi-\\nneer connected with the staff of the road.\\nWhen the route was to be laid out, or bridges\\nbuilt, an engineer was hired by the month to\\n2 lan and construct the liridges and lay out the\\ntrack.\\nWhen the roadbed was ready ties were nest\\njiut on, and upon these were securely spiked", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0260.jp2"}, "255": {"fulltext": "RAll,[ f)ADS.\\noak stringers, loiii^lhwisu, six inclics s niarc,\\nami with a space between tliom equal to the\\nspace between the outside of the flanges of tlie\\nwheels on the cars, being in tlie case of the\\nMiciiigan roads what is now known as the\\nstandard gauge, four feet eight and one-half\\ninches. The inner and up])er edges of these\\noak stringers were chamlered to receive\\n(he iron rails. These were simply flat bars\\nof iron two and one-lialf inches wide and\\nfrom five-eightlis to three-(iuarters of an inch\\nthick, ](nnched for the spikes, and countersunk\\nso the head of the spike would not project\\naliovo tiic surface of the rail. These rails wore\\nspiked as securely as possible in the chamfer\\nof the stringer. The joints were made to lap\\nby by cutting a right-angled triangle from the\\ninside end of one rail and the outside end of\\nthe next one. This left each rail terminating\\niti a sharp point. The continual jar of trains\\ntended to loosen the spikes, and after they had\\nbeen driven home two or three times the hole\\nbecame .so worn as to afford but little grip to\\nthe spike. A passing train would loosen the\\nspike, and, running on the yielding structure,\\nwhen the load was transferred toward tlie mid-\\ndle of the rail the loose end would fly up, to be\\ncaught by the next pair of wheels. These\\nwould rip it loose from the stringer and bend\\nit uj)ward, forcing the sharp point through the\\nfloor of the car to the serious detriment of\\nwhatever might be in the waj and derailing\\nthe train. This was the snake head of early-\\nrailroad experience. An attempt was made to\\navoid this class of accidents by changing the\\njoint. Instead of the sharp-pointed end, rails\\nwere used having a square-ended tongue atone\\nend and a cavity cut in the corresponding end\\nto receive it; but this was fouTid no particular\\nimprovement. The imperfection of the fasten-\\ning still remained, and it was found that the\\nblunt-ended rail managed to tear its way\\nthrough the car floor about as readily as the\\nshar])-pointed one, and snake heads wore a\\ncommon incident of railway travel until the\\nadoption of the T rail some years later.\\nThe train service was as primitive as tlic\\ntrack. In the carl} days and in a new country\\na distinctive passenger train was not thought\\nof. Each train over the line was composed of\\nsuch cars of freight as were in readiness for\\ntransportation and those were put nearest\\nthe locomotive\u00e2\u0080\u0094 in the rear of these was an\\nempty freight car into which wvvv put such\\nsmall packages of freight as were to be un-\\nloaded en route and the baggage belonging to\\njiasscngers upon tiie train, and in the rear of\\nall the passenger coaciies. No s\\\\ stem of check-\\ning, baggage was in operation, and each pas-\\nsenger was expected to claim his baggage when\\nleaving the train, after the manner still pre-\\nvailing on English railways, l ,a(li |iasscnger\\nwas supposed to purchase a ticket, but as a mat-\\nter of fact did as he ]ileascd about it. It was not\\nuntil trains had been running for some time\\nthat a conductorand brakeman were cmjjloyed.\\nThe engineer anil fireman did all the ti ain\\nwork. The engineer (n)llccted the tickets or the\\nfares, while the fii-cman remained in charge of\\nthe locomotive. The fireman helped in hand-\\nling the baggage and unloading parcels of\\nfreight. He also, in conjunction with section\\nor track men, loaded up the engine with wood\\nand supplied it with water. When, later, a\\nconductor and bi-akeman were employed, the\\nbi akeman assisted at this work.\\nThe usual running time from Monroe to\\nAdrian, thirtj--three miles, was two and one-\\nhalf hours; this would be an apparent sjiced of\\na little over thirteen miles an hour, but as a\\nmatter of fact the rate of speed was about\\nfifteen to sixteen miles per hour, owing to the\\nlength and frequency of the stops. The trains\\nwere particularly accommodating; if two or\\nthree ])assengers appeared at some country\\nroad crossing, the train stopped and picked\\nthem up. Generally about ten minutes were\\nrequired at each of the two stations between\\nMonroe and Adrian, which, with cai cful run-\\nning over the bridges, consumed considei able\\ntime. In dry weather, and when no dcr.iil-\\nmentsoraccidentsfrom snake heads occurred,\\nthe runs were made with a considerable ap-\\nproach to regularity but a snake head would\\nsometimes occasion a half day s delay. Wet\\nweather also brought delny. The friction of\\nthe driving wheels with inside connections\\nupon the track was very light as compare l\\nwith the heavy tread of the locomotives of\\nto-day, and a wet ti-ack meant slow jirogre.ss\\nthrough the slip])ingof the drivers. To remedy\\nthis, a box of sand was kept on to|) of the loco-\\ntive, and when the engine came to a .stand-\\nstill, the fireman and engineer each took some\\nof this sand and sprinkled it from their hands\\nupon the track for several rods in advance of", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0261.jp2"}, "256": {"fulltext": "228\\nIIISTOKY OF MONKOli COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntlic engiiic. Then mounting the locomotive,\\nall tiie steiuu possible was crowded on and\\nsufficient imjictus gaiued to carry the train\\nhalf a mile or more, when the sanding process\\nwas repeated. Sometimes so much time would\\nbe consunu in this mannei between stations\\nthat the siip]ily of lucl ny water would run\\nshort. It the lioilcr was imnning low, reeoui se\\nwas had to the ditches by the roadside, and\\nwater was dipped up with a jiail and put into\\nthe tank; if wood became short, the nearest\\nwood pile i)y the side of tiie track was laid\\nunder c inli-ibulion, and thus, painfully and\\nslow, the ti-ain crept along to its destination.\\nAllhougli the road was uiilenced, accidents\\nwere of ijifreipient occurrence. This was prob-\\nably as much owing to the limited rate of sjiccd\\nas to any ])artieular care exorcised by tlio ein-\\n])loyea. By a reference to the cut of the first\\nlocomotive on the Erie and Kalannizoo, il will\\nbe seen at the left of the ]jicture that two\\npeople in a wagon are running a race wilh the\\ntrain; and, so far as a[ipcarances go, seem to\\nhave rather I he win ning chance. This, indeed,\\nwas by no means an inl ivipieiit occui rence, and\\nhorseflesh frecpiently had I he best of the race.\\nThe most pr(dific cause of accidents was the\\nloosening of the rails, occasioning snake heads.\\nOn one occasion ilr. ClevcUuul was sitting in\\nthe coach directly across from a rather heavy-\\nset gentleman, who was clothed in a thick\\novercoat and winter suit. While the train was\\njogging along at its usual pace a crasliing was\\nheard, the car gave a lurch, and directly be-\\ntween the passenger s feet appeared a snake\\nhead. Catching bis coat, overcoat and vest,\\nit neatly and expeditiously tore out the fronts\\nof them and piuuod them to the roof of the car.\\nThe jjassengcr was greatly alarmed at first, but\\nfinding himself physically uniiarmed, liis fear\\ngave way to indignation, and he breathed ven-\\ngeance and suits at law for danniges. Upon\\nthe arrival of the ti ain at its terminus, how-\\never, Sii])erintendent Cleveland jmrchased a\\nnew suit of clothes for him and the lawsuit\\nwas averted, but the ad\\\\ ertisemciit regarding\\njeoparily to life and limb still confronted the\\njniblic. Accidents ai-ising from the careless-\\nness of the j)arties injured were not unknown\\nat that early day. (.)n one occasion some track\\nlaborers were going on their hand car from the\\nvicinity of Deerfield to their home at Palmyra.\\nThe train going west was nearly due and they\\nconcluded it would be easier to have the train\\njmsli them than to pump the car; so when the\\ntrain came in sight, they stopped the car and\\nremained sfaniling upon it till the locomotive\\nstruck it. Possibly had theearbeen in motion\\nno serious results would have followed, but as\\nthe car was standing still, it was thrown from\\n(he tracdi, t wcj of its occupants .seriously bruised,\\none had his leg crushed and was taken on the\\ntrain to Adrian, where it was amputated, and\\nanol her was killed.\\nWater was su])[ilied to locomotives from\\ntanks located at stations as at the ])rcsent time.\\nThe track men tilled the tanks daily b} force\\npumps worked by hand. The locomotives\\nUsed wood for luel, and the country being new\\nthere was phnity to be had. It was cut along\\nthe line of the road and ])iled u[) next the\\ntrack, each pile being marked with the owner s\\nnaine. It was sold to the corajtan} at prices\\nranging fi-om fifty cents to one dollar jier cord,\\narid paiil for when used b\\\\- the company. As\\nneeded at sttitions for engine use, a wood\\nrack was attached to the rear end of a train,\\ncarried to the point where it was to bo loadetl,\\ndetached and left standing on the track. The\\nwood was loadcil by the ti ack men, and on the\\nrctui n tri]) the raidc was taken in front of the\\nengine and jiushed to the station wdiere it was\\nto bo unloaded.\\nThe method of freight.shipment was radically\\ndifferent from that of the present day. At each\\nstation along the side track were located the\\njirivate warehouses of tiic forwarders. All\\nfreight destined to a station was consigned to\\nthe care of some forwarder, and was delivered\\nby the railroad company to him. He paid the\\ncharges upon it, imloadod it in bis private\\nwarehouse and delivered it to- the consignee,\\nmaking a charge for his services. Shipments\\nwere made the same way. Prom store and\\nfactory and mill the goods to be shipped were\\nbrought to some private warehouse and loaded\\nby the forwarder, the railroad company advanc-\\ninij him his charges and adding it as exjiensos\\npaid to their own fees Not infrequently the\\nforwarder was a eoinniission merchant, and\\nl)Ought and sold the goods he handled as ware-\\nhouseman.\\nA single way bill or manifest ordinarily\\ncovered a whole train and a single trip. Upon\\nit was entered the freight forwarded from\\ntlic terminus, and as each successive station", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0262.jp2"}, "257": {"fulltext": "RAILROADS.\\nOOf)\\n\\\\v;i8 reaclu d tlie froiglit forwardcil I roiii thai\\nstation was entci ed ui)on tlic same waj* bill.\\nThe station force consisted of but one man, the\\nagent, who sold tickets, entered the freight for-\\nwarded on the wa}- bill and made collections\\nof the forwarders for the consignments deliv-\\nered to them.\\nThe first cars constructed held three to four\\ntons of freight. Thirt}- barrels of flour, twenty\\nbarrels of salt, tiftj bags of wheat, made a\\ncar load. Grain was shipped onlj- in bags;\\nbulk shipments were not introduced till years\\nafterward. Freight consigned beyond the ter-\\nminus of the road was delivered to an agent or\\nforwarder at the terminus, who in turn deliv-\\nered it to the next carrier. If the succeeiling\\ncarrier was a boat the grain was emptied fiom\\nthe bags and carried in bulk.\\nFor the better part of the time the roail was\\nunder the management of ]Mr. Cleveland its\\noffice was said to be in his hat. All the\\nexecutive affairs were managed by him; he\\nwas superintendent, general freight agent, gen-\\neral ticket agent and auditor, all in one. The\\nbooks of the company were kept at the Monroe\\noffice by Seba Murphy, to whom all remit-\\ntances were sent and thi ougli whom dislnirse-\\nmonts were made.\\nI)uring the entire time the road was run\\nunder State control it suffered from financial\\nembarrassments. The currency was princi-\\n])all3 of that character denominated wild cat,\\nand bills on eastern banks, generall} supposed\\nto be solvent, were eagerly sought after. State\\nscrip, worth seven shillings on the dollar, was\\nalso used. Money to jiay the employes was\\ngenerally lacking, and when a man entered\\nthe company s employ they opened a ledger\\naccount with him and credited him with his\\nearnings monthly, and paid him five or ten\\ndollars on account, charging it to him. The\\nresult was that the company was always in\\ndebt to its employes, and they in turn were in-\\ndebted to tradesmen for the necessaries of life.\\nWhen the employe s credit was exhausted he\\nwas forced to quit, whereupon the company\\nwould settle with him and pay him u]i. This\\nirave him the means to re-establish his credit,\\nand lie again sought railroad employ.\\nWhen the five million loan was authoi ized\\nit will be remembereil that the surplus earn-\\nings of the railroads were to be covered into a\\nsinking fund to pay tiie loan and the interest\\nupon it. Five j-oars had passeil since the firsi\\nsection of the Southern had been completed,\\nand as yet it had been a source only of expen-\\nditure. In 1846 the State began to cast about\\nfor some meansof ridding itself of this old man\\nof the sea, and the ciueslion of .\u00c2\u00abale to a pri-\\nvate corporation was agitated. The commis-\\nsioners in the meantime had made contracts for\\nnew locomotives and cars to cost \u00c2\u00a70,0(10, and\\nout of the earnings of 184(j did actually turn\\ninto the State treasury the sum of \u00e2\u0080\u00a2S12,7: C.\\nDuring Mi Cleveland s superintendeiicy a por-\\ntion of what is now known as the Jackson\\nBranch ol the Jjake Shore and Michigan\\nSouthern had been built. It was originally\\nthe J^almyra and Jacksonburgh was planned\\nand promoted by the same jiarties who were\\ninterested in the Krie and Kalania/.oo, and as\\nthat road had become financially einbarras.sed\\ntheSlate advanced S20,0(Mi out of its ?r),flOO,0(IO\\nloan to assist in building this branch, and ulti-\\nmately acquired possession of it.\\nMay 184(1, an act was passed by the legis-\\nlature authorizing the sale of the Southern\\nroad for half a million dollars, the ui-chasers\\n1(1 Uikc the locomotives and cars contracted\\nfor in lS4r)-(i at their cost (S |,()0(|), and to i)ay\\nthe State this sum in addition to the price of\\nthe I oad. Active steps were taken to organize\\na company to buy it. Subscription books for\\nshares were oj)encd, the shares being\\neach, and during the summer and fall of ]84fi\\nthe entire sum of .^500,00(1 was subscribed.\\nThe following is the list of shareholders, to-\\ngether with the number of shares taken b^^each.\\nThe great interest taken by Monroe in the en-\\nterprise will be seen by an examination of this\\nlist, names to which a star is affixed being\\nMonroe subscriber.s.\\nA^if/cx. Sliiirr. A a\u00c2\u00bb// A. Sharrs.\\nK. C. T,itcliliolil-_ 1,000 Steplien (i. Clark M)\\nW. A. Kichniond .lOO *IIirani .^time\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Charles Noble 100 nv. V. Stii.ldif(ird__ oO\\n-T. B. Van Brunt 2. )0 \u00c2\u00bb.Iohn G. Miller hO\\nHi. W. Strong 200 Molin Burcli )0\\n*I). L. Bacon 200 G. Morton 0\\nC. W. I erris 200 *A. A. Kahineau... .^)0\\nChas. T. Mitchell 200 J. S. Prouty .0\\nHenry Wal.lron. 120 John I. Wheehr.. 0\\n*Sam l .r. Ilolley.- 100 Amelia Sprout lO\\nM. .7. Goilfroy lOo Patrick McAdani.. lO\\n*.Tamc S Xel.son 100 T. E. Wing :!0\\n*Ki(iel l it Sterling 100 ^Benjamin Hansard 30\\n\u00c2\u00bbA inbro.se .eacli.. 100 *\\\\V. \\\\V. Gale MO\\nN. B. Kidder .._. H\u00c2\u00ab W. V. Gale 2.-)", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0263.jp2"}, "258": {"fulltext": "230\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nNatii\u00e2\u0082\u00ac-\\n20\\n*Morton Wing.. 100 William Mitchell..\\n*Thomas G. Cole. 100 *A. Bentley 20\\n*Noble Sterling. 100 David McCormick 20\\n*Chas. G. Johnson 55 *W. Wadsworth, jr 10\\nHarry V. Man.. _ 50 Stillinan Blanchard 10\\nGeorge Landon.. 50 \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2M. Sweeny 10\\n*Wm. M. Smith.. 50 *R. Livingston 10\\nIsaac Lewis 50 *Bronson Colton 10\\n5,000\\nIMic cost of the road liad been ajiproxinialely\\nas follows\\nKxjiended from State treasury ij;()()5.s0l\\nLoaned Palmyra and Jacksonbnrgh,for which\\nthe State alterwards, 18-14, took the road,\\nmaking it the Tecumseh Branch of the\\nSouthern 20,000\\nPaid for the Kiver Raisin and Lake P^rie,\\nMonroe to pier r,2,500\\n!t;718,304\\nAll the net earnings of the road had likewise\\nbeen expended in its maintenance and con-\\nstruction (except 112,736 turned into the\\ntreasury in 18-1( estimated at 117,500\\n$835,804\\nThis represented the cost of seven ty-eiglit\\nmiles of track and equipment, viz.:\\nMonroe to Hillsdale.\\nTecumseh Branch\\n.()8 miles\\n.10\\n7S miles\\nThe new cars contracted for in 1846 were\\nput upon the road in July, and on August 3d\\nthe fifth locomotive, the Tecumseh, was\\nshipped from Philadelphia and went into use\\nthe same fall.\\nThe earnings of the road while oj)erated by\\nthe State were as follows\\nVein- Endimj. (irms Earnings. E.cijinsis. Kri Earnings.\\njNov. 30, 1841, *7,3!)i) 21 .|5,0!)8 05 $2,301 10\\nNov. 30, 1842, 1.5,248 10 15,248 10\\nNov. 30, 1843, 24,200 31 10,353 46 7,906 85\\nNov. 30, 1844, 00,.340 51 60,340 51\\nNov. 30, 184-5, 62,7.35 62 62,735 62\\nNov. 30, 1846, 88,31)4 30 .56,22195 .32,172. -.5\\n$258,378 11 $215,997 75 $42,.380 30\\nIn making the approximations of the amount\\nof the earnings of the road expended in its\\nmaintenance and con.struction in a previous\\ntable .($117,500), the net earnings as shown\\nabove have l)een deducted from the amount of\\nexpenses, though but $12,730 of the amount\\nshown as net earnings were ever passed to the\\ntreasury of the State.\\nThe $500,000, the purchase price of the road,\\nwas to be paid in twenty semi-annual install-\\nments of $25,000 each, taking ten years for the\\npaj meut; the 89,000 for new locomotives and\\ncars was to be paid at once on the transfer of\\nthe property to the newly organized coInpan3^\\nTo anticipate a little it may be said that a con-\\nsiderable i^ortion of the half million was paid\\nto the State in depreciated State scrip, bought\\nat a very low figure, and the $9,000 was paid\\nin three notes.\\nThe sale was effected December 23, 1840, the\\nstockholders of the new comi)any, the Mich-\\nigan Southern Railroad Company, elected a\\nboard of directors, and on Christmas day, 1840,\\nthis board met and elected James J. Godfroy\\npresident, Elisha C. Litchfield treasurer, Thos.\\n(t. Colo superintendent.\\nThe president and superintendent were Mon-\\nroe men. A settlement was made with John\\nF. Porter, acting commissioner of internal\\nimprovements, for the locomotive and cars, the\\n$9,000 was paid by three promises to pay,\\nand Mr. Porter delivered to the company a\\ndeed from the State of the road and its equip-\\nment, which the new company had recorded\\nin the counties of Monroe, Lenawee and Hills-\\ndale.\\nThe interest taken in the new company by\\nthe citizens of Monroe will be readily seen by\\nconsulting the list of subscribers to its cajiital\\nstock. The rivalry born of location and in-\\ntensified by the Toledo War, and the strong\\ncompetition between the Erie and Kalamazoo\\nand the Southern railroads, will account for some\\nof tlie interest displayed. It was presumed\\nthat l)y controlling the Southern by Monroe\\npeople the interests of Monroe would be en-\\nhanced, and its growth assured. It was but the\\nfirst step towards the upbuilding of its rival,\\nthe second and final one being taken in 1849.\\nThe new ompany found themselves unable\\nto extend the road westward asrajjidly as they\\ndesired. Money and material was scarce, and\\nthe treasury of the State was no longer at com-\\nmaiid. During the next four years, to 1851,\\nthey only extended the road five miles from\\nHillsdale to Jonesville. In 1848, under the\\npresidency of Tunis B. Van Brunt (who suc-\\nceeded James J. Godfroy in Juno, 1847), bonds\\nto the amount of $30,000 were loaned to the\\nowners of the steamboats Baltimore, South-\\nerner, DcWitt Clinton and Franklin,", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0264.jp2"}, "259": {"fulltext": "RAILROADS.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a22 P. I\\nto control tlu in for the ])ort of Monroe. The\\ngrowth of the city at this time was rapid, and\\nit bade fair to pass it.s rival, Toledo, in the\\nrace,wheu Van Brunt was succeeded in Decem-\\nber, 1848, by Charles Noble, and he in Angu.st,\\n1849, by George Bliss.\\nThe Erie and Kalamazoo, as has been pre-\\nviously noted in the history of that road, had\\nbecome embarrassed, was in constant litigation,\\nand in 1848 liad been sold under accumulated\\njudgments to Washington Hunt, of I^ockport,\\nNew York, and (icorge Bliss, of Massachusetts.\\nBliss at about this time would seem to have\\nbecome interested in the Michigan Southern,\\nas he became its ])rcsident in August, 1849, and\\nin the samemonth leased the bankrupt Erie and\\nKalamazoo to its rival, the Michigan Southern,\\nin perjietuity, at an annual rental of $30,(100.\\nThis was virtually the end of the struggle be-\\ntween Monroe and Toledo for coramercial\\nsupremacy, and it was the child of Monroe s\\nloins, the Michigan Southern, which struck the\\nblow. The executive of the road was a Ma.ssa-\\nchusetts man, who had no interests in Monroe,\\nwhile, it is presumed, he did both in Tojedo\\nand Chicago, then looming into prominence.\\nFive months after Mr. Bliss became president,\\nthe superintendent, Thomas (J. Cole, of Mon-\\nroe, was succeeded (Janu:iry, 1850) b\\\\- Lewis\\nW. Ashley. From this time forth the interests\\nof Monroe began to assume a smaller place in\\nthe counsels of the company and those of Tole-\\ndo a greater, though it was not till the spring\\nof 1869 that Monroe was dropped from the re-\\nports of the company as one of its termini.\\nThe years 1851-2 witnessed a general\\nboom in the affairs of the Michigan South-\\nern, to explain which it will be necessary- to\\nbriefly sketch another enterprise. Two jears\\nbefore the State of Michigan embarked in rail-\\nroad building on its loan of 85,000,000, a san-\\nguine logi.slator of Indiana introduced a bill\\nincorporating the Atlantic: and Pacific rail-\\nroad. As its termini were necessarily in Indi-\\nana there was much good-natured raillery on\\nthe ambitious name he gave to the undertak-\\ning, under the lash of which he finall}- con-\\nsented to somewhat curtail the boundaries of\\nhis proposed line, consenting to call it the\\nBuffalo and Mi.ssi.ssippi. This also met the\\njeers of his fellow-members, but ho obdurately\\nrefu.sed to take another inch off the name,\\nand the road was chartered. The aim was to\\nbuild a road fi om .Mauniee Bay to the Missis-\\nsippi river, a resolution of the Congress of the\\nT^nited States having foreshadowed such a\\nroute. It is not intended to entei- into the de-\\ntails of the history of this undertaking. Four-\\nteen years thereafter (in October, 1849) (lie\\nBuffalo and Mississippi jiCMecfully ilicd, having\\ngraded one mile of road, but not having laid a\\ncross lie nor a rail, and from its ashes sprang\\nthe Northern Indiana.\\nThe Litchfields, who still retained an interest\\nin the Michigan Southern, acquired control of\\nthe Northern Indiana shortly after its organi-\\nzation, George Bliss being also a director, and\\nthe two roads had the same officers. In 1851-2\\nwork was begun all along the line, and pushed\\nas rapidly as possible, the Michigan Southern\\nreaching the State line south and west\\nof White Pigeon, and the Northern Indiana\\nrunning thence to Chicago. The first train\\nran into Chicago over the new line May 22,\\n1852.\\nIn the meantime some of the finest steamers\\nupon the lakes had been secured for the line,\\nand in 1852 the company controlled the fol-\\nlowing: On the Buffalo, J\\\\Ionroc and Tole lo\\nroute the limpire State, Southern Mich-\\nigan and Northern Indiana; Toledo,\\nMonroe and Sandusky route, the Fashion\\non Lake Michigan, the Baltic and the\\nGolden Gate. H. M. Kinne represented the\\nline at Buffalo, J. D Morton at Toledo and\\nG. S. Hubbard at Chicago.\\nSupei-intendonl Ashley was succeeded in\\nApril, 1851, by E. P. Williams, under whose\\nsuperintendence much of the building was\\ndone. Beff re the road reached Chicago, how-\\never, he was succeeded (March, 1K52) by\\nJo.scph II. Moore, and in May, 1854, ho was\\nsucceeded l)y James Moore. The two com-\\npanies were identical in all but name, and were\\nconsolidated into the Michigan Southern umI\\nNorthern Indiana Railroad Comi)any, Ajiril\\n20, 1855, James Moore continuing as superin-\\ntendent of the new compan}-.\\nWith the consolidation new vigor seemed to\\nmark the action of the corporation, and five\\nnew enterprises were inaugurated, two of\\nwhich wci c of interest to Monroe. A ilii ect\\nline from Elkhart to Toledo was laiil out\\nanil ])ut utiiler way (the present Air Line\\ndivision of the Lake Shore and Michigan\\nSouthern). A road was surveyed and begun,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0265.jp2"}, "260": {"fulltext": "232 HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nextending nortliwai-d from White Pigeon ;i9 the sheriff liaving loft nothing 1)iit the bare\\na feeder; tiie .lac-kson brancli was put under walls of tl\\\\e Board room, every chair, table and\\neonslriietion northward from the point where desk having been seized on execution. During\\nit had st()])|K d Icii yearsbefore the old Detroit 1S58-9 the principal occupation of the officers\\nand ^launioe |iniject was galvanized into liCe of the company was ])roniising to pay its debts\\nunder the title of the Detroit, Monroe and To- when its financial condition would allow,\\nledo Ii:iilroad, to eonsiruel a linc^ from Detroit Superintendent Moore bad been succeeded by\\nthrough .Monroe to I oleilo, and arrangements Sam Brown and ho by the energetic John D.\\nwei c made to built two of the most magnificent Campbell, who was trying to bringordcr out of\\nsteamers on the lakes. The Detroit, Monroe (diaos and a dividend to the long-suifering\\nand Toledo was the outgrowth of a meeting at stockholders out of the property. He died on\\nDetroit February 21!, 1S. ),5. The i-oad was com- the very day his efforts wore crowned with\\n]iieled to Monroe (Jlirislmas Day, 1S.5. and to success, August I, ISO!!. Jt may be imagined\\nI oledo the .Inly follo .\\\\ing, and on .Tidy 1, to what straits the road was i-educcMl when the\\n^X ^Vi. was leasi d in perpetuity to the Michigan fact is noted that the stock, which was firm at\\nSouthern and NortheiMi Indiana. 115 in 18.56, was offered at C m IS.*)!), with slow\\nTiicse various enterju iscs were ])ushed to sale,\\ncompletion, all 01- nearly .all being finished in i lie depot, wliieh had thei-etofore beensitu-\\n1850 and early in ls. )T. Of the Iwoafl eeting ated at the corner of Front and Hai-rison\\nMonroe, it will sulfiee lo say that theline fi i streets, shortly after the building of the Detroit,\\nDetroit to Toleilo was inmu iliately ])i os])ei ous Monroe- ami Toledo line was removed to the\\n(and has ver remaineil so), and (hal the ]ioirit where this trade intersected the track of\\nsteamers wci e huilt and named the Western tlii Smithei-n. This made a haul of about\\nMetropolis ami (Jity of Buffalo. They cost threes fourths of a mile for every pound of nnn--\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2SfHKl, 00(1, and were the final (ifToii lo resuscitate chandise going out or coming in, and was thus\\nthe waning eiirrciit ol l;d o travcd, then slowly detrimental to the business of the city, but it\\nbut surely lying nndeu the competition of the also establishe(l as a portion of tiic main track\\nvarious lines of railroad whieli hail liidci d of the railroad a part of tiie line which had not\\nBuffalo \\\\vi I h Tojedo along the southern shore (heretofore been thus used, and thereby im-\\noC Jjaku l ;rie. Their subsequent history is paired the use of an entire sti-eet for business\\nhrieflj told. They iicvcr earned expenses and ]Mirposes.\\nwere finally withdrawn from the I oule. n With the death of .Tohn D. Campbell, Henry\\neffort was made to sell them, Ijuc the jianie of H. Porter was ap))ointed su]\u00c2\u00bborintendcnt. He\\n1S57 tightened the money market and pricked was a conservator of the Keep interest in\\nthe bubble of speculation, and there were no the line. He continued as executive for two\\nbuyers. They were brought to Monroe, tied years and was succeeded by Charles F. Hatch,\\nup, and tiieir grandeur only met the cya of a who assumed the title of general superinten-\\nsolKary watchman who was put in (diai ge of temlent. Mr. Hatch was a thoroughly trained\\nthem. Tliey were tinally sold in 18(11 for railroad man, and had earned his way from the\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2S50,000 less than the cost of one of their position of telegra])h operator at White Pigeon\\nengines. tiirough various grades to the high position of\\nThe crash of 1857 put an end lo the amhi- chi.^f ofiieer of the line. The old-fashioned\\ntious |)lans of the road and eanuMK ar wrecking methods of railroad management had gradu-\\nit. The variou-i ])roieets involved a large ally given way to something like the present\\nlloaling ihdit, wliicdi tiie revulsion caught un- system, and Mr. Hatch was progressive. He\\nprovided foi\\\\ From April, 1857, to April, divided the road into four parts, known re-\\n1S5S, the road had four jircsidents. Its stock si)ectively as the Eastern, Western, Air Line\\nwas 1 15 in 185(;, and in August, 1857, its paper or Southern, and Northern Divisions. The\\nwent lo pi-otcst. (ieoi ge Bliss became its latter comprised the Jackson branch, the Mon-\\npresidcnt in April, 1858, and found 155 law- roe br.anch and the J)etroit, Monroe and Toledo\\nsiuts against it. When the board of directors line, known therealter as the Detroit branch,\\nmet to organize,. when he was elected, they had Over this division, as division superintendent,\\nto borrow chairs from the neighboring offices, was placed P. D. Cooper, an energetic and com-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0266.jp2"}, "261": {"fulltext": "RAILROADS.\\n2.*) 3\\npetenl man. The continued upbuilding of the\\nmain line between Toledo and Chicago had\\ntold disastrously upon the efficienej of the\\nNorthern division, but Mr. Cooper set at work\\nto put liis portion of the road in as good condi-\\ntion as possible, and to build it up, so far as the\\nmeans granted him by the company would\\njHTinit. He was fairl}- successful, though ham-\\n]icred by the polic} of the compan} and the\\n.stalions ia Monroe count}- received as good\\naccommodations at his hands as he could com-\\nmand.\\nIn May, 1869, the Michigan Southern and\\nNorthern Indiana was consolidated with the\\nvarious roads extending eastward from Toledo,\\nOhio, to Eric, Pennsvlvania, under the title of\\nthe Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rail-\\nway Company. In August of the same year\\nthe link from Erie eastward to Buffalo, New\\nYork, was added to the consolidation, making\\na continuous line between Buffalo and Chicago.\\nIn the reorganization, the division formerly\\nknown as the Northern, became the Detroit\\ndivision, Mr. Cooper remaining in charge and\\nMr. Hatch becoming general superintendent of\\nthe consolidated lines. In the fall of 1869 Mr.\\nCuoper was promoted, and the Detroit division\\nwas divided between Superintendent Curtis of\\nthe Michigan division and H. M. Wright of\\nthe Air Line, .Mr. (Jurlis taking the Monroe\\nbranch and Mr. Wright the Detroit branch,\\nthe actual management of the station being in\\nMr. Wright. Like his predecessor he was a\\npractical man, and conscientious, and during\\nhis administration man^- needed improvements\\nwere made and the facilities at Monroe largely\\nincreased. The passenger depot had previ-\\noush- been a small, inconvenient, and badly\\nariangcd building, and it was under the ad-\\nministration of Mr. Wriglit that the present\\ncommodious building was erected.\\nIn 1872 Mr. Hatch resigned to accept a more\\nresponsible position in Boston and was suc-\\nceeded by Charles Paine. In 1874 Mr. Wright\\nwas compelled, by the failure of his health, to\\nseek the climate of California, and was suc-\\nceeded in the management of the Detroit divi-\\nsion, which was then again unite l,by a nephew\\nof Mr. T aine s, P. S. Blodgett. Mr. Paine be-\\ncame connected with the West Shore in 1880,\\nand just previous to his resignation appointed\\nMr. BJodgett to a lucrative position on the\\nWestern division. Mr. Blodgett was succeeded\\nas superintendent by T. .1. Charleswortli, and\\nhe by George H. Worcester, a son of the sec-\\nretary and treasurer of the road.\\nT!ie representatives of the road in the city of\\nMonroe have been numerous, and the terms of\\ntheir service have extended from sixty days to\\nfifteen j cars. Among them, three have been\\nof more than local distinction. J. S. Dickinson\\nbecame a prominent officer of the Wabash com-\\npany; C. C. Haskins achieve l fame as a poet\\nand later as an electrician, and for sixt} days\\nin 1868 the position of agent was held hj- C. D.\\nHanks, who was reputed to be not only a poet\\nbut a politician as well, having previously been\\none of the State officers of Ohio.\\nThe history of the Michigan .Southern has\\nbeen given at considerable length and with\\nfullness of detail, for the reason that its story is\\nintert .N ined and closely linked with the history\\nof Monroe cit^ and county. Had it not been\\nfor the earnest |)ersistcnce of our early citizens,\\nthe road would never have been built. Had it\\nnot been for their energetic action it would\\nhave been hopelessly destroyed in the interest\\nof the Central within a month after its first\\ndivision was finished and when tlie amount of\\nwealth in the infant community is taken into\\nconsideration, the list of the stockholders who\\npurchaseil it from the State and the amounts\\nthey subscribed will show how deeply they\\nwere interested in its presci vation as a dis-\\ntinctively Monroe entei prise, and at what cost\\nto tiiemselves they attompt(Hl to build u]i the\\ncity of their home.\\nWhen Bli.ss secured tlie presidency of the\\nS()\\\\ilhern and proceeded to saddle upon it the\\nbankrupt Erie and Kalamazoo, which he also\\nwas interested in, and which was a -cheap\\npurchase to the syndicate he represented,\\nunder its burden of judgments, a heavy blow\\nwas struck at t!ic growtli and prosperity of\\nMonroe, and struck through the very means\\nthe} had anticipated would build it up and\\nmaintain its prestige. The gradual transfer-\\nence of its terminal business from Monroe to\\nToledo tended to the upbuilding of the latter at\\nthe expense of the former. The business men\\nof Monroe .sought equal facilities, were prom-\\nised them, but the rival city maintained her\\nadvantage. Thus a decade passed away, and\\nthen followed the dark days of the financial\\ncrash, when the road seemed on the verge of\\nbankruptcy and could do nothing for either", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0267.jp2"}, "262": {"fulltext": "234\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncity. But the period of the greatest depres-\\nsion was followed by the civil war with its\\nfluctuating currency, its feverish excitement of\\nspeculation, and the increased tide of business\\nincident to the transportation of men and\\nmaterial of war, animals and sustenance for\\nthe troops and raw material for manufacture for\\ntheir supplies, and almost every nortliern rail-\\nroad felt the impetus of the growing activity,\\nand began to increase in value. At the termina-\\ntion of the war the Southern was again on a\\nsound financial foundation.\\nIt would be strange, taking into considera-\\ntion the part which Monroe had played in the\\ncreation of the Southern, if no feeling should\\narise against the line for the diversion of her\\ntraffic and the loss of the terminal facilities.\\nWith a grassgrown track by the side of her\\nriver, with empty warehouses rotting at her\\nwharves, with her harbor deserted and the\\nconnecting track abandoned and torn up, a\\nbitterness of feeling was engendered against\\nthe Southern that rendered the position of\\nrepresentative of the road at Monroe anything\\nbut an enviable one. Between the demands of\\nthe patrons on the one hand and the refusals of\\nthe corporation on the other with injustice\\nundoubtedly on both sides it was not until\\nMr. Cooper and Mr. Wright became superin-\\ntendents that anything like adequate facilities\\nwere furnished for the business of the place.\\nLater the stress of comjjetition brought about\\na uniformity of rates which placed Monroe\\nupon an equality with her quondam rival, and\\nthe antagonism between the city and the coni-\\n]iany seems dying out.\\nBut this antagonism was at its height shortly\\nafter the close of the war, and was one of the\\ncontrolling causes which brought the second\\nrailway into the county. .Some years before\\nthis time a railroad had been built from Holly,\\non the Detroit and Milwaukee, seventeen\\nmiles northward to Flint. This line was the\\nembryo of the pi e.sent Flint and Pere Mar-\\nquette. Later it had been pushed forward\\nto Saginaw, then enjoying such a season of\\nprosperity as later came to be designated as\\na boom, and after running a branch for\\nsi.xtoen miles down the Saginaw river to Bay\\nCity had cros.sed the river at Bast Saginaw\\nand struck out through pathless forests of\\npine tnr the di.stant shores of Lake Michigan.\\nA new country was being opened up, and\\nstrenuous efforts were being made to control\\nits trade.\\nIn the meantime anew and unique method of\\nbuilding railroads had come into vogue. Their\\nbenefits had come to be generallj recognized,\\nand every hamlet was anxious to be upon some\\nline of railroad. It became an easy matter for\\npeople, sanguine of the benefits which might\\nensue, to be induced to discount those benefits.\\nThe plan was simple and easy. A company\\nwould be formed, a charter procured, sufficient\\nmone\\\\- paid in to pay for two or three pre-\\nliminary surveys, and then the aid of the pub-\\nlic would be sought to build the line. Each\\nlocation upon the different surveys would be-\\ncome an earnest rival of the other lines, and\\nwould strain every nerve to procure sufficient\\nfinancial inducement to cause the forthcoming\\nline to pass through its borders. Thus the\\nlocation was virtually put up at auction to the\\nhighest bidder, and ever} one who might be\\nbenefited, no matter how indirectly, was be-\\nsought to subscribe in aid of the new project.\\nThus it sometimes chanced that railroads would\\nbe built at the expense of the communities\\nthrough which they passed, while they would,\\nof cour.se, be owned by the company ])Ossessing\\nthe charter.\\nMonroe, conceiving itself ill used by its on\\\\y\\nrailroad, the Soiilhern, and at the same time de-\\nsiring to control a part of the trade of the Sagi-\\nnaw valley, began to talk of a line which\\nshould extend northward to connect with the\\nFlint and Pere Marquette at Holly, and south-\\nward to the State line, t leretolje met by a cor-\\nresponding line from Toledo. The civil war, but\\nreccnti}- closed, had accentuated the American\\nhabit of deciding all matters of public interest\\nat public meetings, and public meetings were\\ncalled to take into consideration the advisa-\\nbility of making an effort to build a north and\\nsouth railroad.\\nAs to its necessity the speakers were all\\nagreed the question of expediency and cost\\nwasdiscussed,antl committees appointed. Other\\nmeetings were held, at which favorable re-\\nports from these committees were made and\\nmuch enthusi.asm created. But enthusiasm\\ndoes not build railroads nor provide them with\\nrolling stock. The result of the meetings was\\nthe organization of the Holly, Wayne and\\nMonroe Railroad Company Capital stock was\\nsubscribed at Monroe and other points along", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0268.jp2"}, "263": {"fulltext": "RAILROADS.\\n2^5\\nthe proposed route, aiul committees were ap-\\npointed to solicit aid. A line was surveyed\\nwliicli started at sucli a point in the first ward\\nof Monroe City as siiouid enable a connection\\nto bo made with tiic tracks of the Michigan\\nS juthorii and Northern Indiana. Tlience cross-\\ning; the River Raisin, liie road extended\\nthrougii an excellent farming country for sev-\\neral miles, then entered a belt of hard wood\\ntimber lying on the boundaries of Monroe and\\nAVayne counties, thence through Catville\\n(later rechristened New Boston crossing\\nthe line of the Michigan Central at the village\\nof Wayne, thence through Plymouth, North-\\nviile and Milford to the village of Holly, sixt}--\\nsix miles from its commencement.\\nFor a time everything went swimmingly.\\nThe soliciting committees were almost uni-\\nformly successtul, and aid was liberally prom-\\nised. Construction was begun at the north\\nend, and at various places along the line grad-\\ning was done. The most difficult portion of\\nthe line lay between \\\\Va3Mie and Monroe, and\\nat first but little was done upon this. Then fol-\\nlowed a season of indifference, during which\\nbut slow progress was ma le. The company\\nmaintained its corporate existence, and occa-\\nsionally spurred up the lagging enthusiasm by\\na public; meeting. The year 18(i8 found the\\ncompany- in this position, when the heavy fire\\nof that year bore heavily upon some of the\\nroad s most ardent advocates. Its treasury be-\\nlame exhausted, and several contractors who\\nhad ventured largely in its construction be-\\ncame embarrassed among them General Levi\\nS. Ilumphrej the commissioner who had built\\nthe Michigan Southern. But the organization\\npluckily keptat work. During ISOOand 1870\\nsome work was done, but it became evi lcntto\\nthe projectors and promoters of the scheme\\nthat even if they succeeded in completing their\\nroud bed, it would be ditficult to ])ut on equip-\\nment, and the line would be a weakling.\\nThe Flint and Pere Marquette, under the\\nenergetic management of George C. Kimball,\\nterminated at Holly, reaching Detroit over the\\ntracks of the Detroit and Milwaukee. Mr.\\nKimball was dissatisfied with the accommoda-\\ntions accorded him bj that line, and was cast-\\ning about for another outlet. Negotiations\\nwere entered into betiveon the Holly, Wayne\\nand Monroe and the Flint and Pere Marquette\\nby which th^ latter were to complete the work\\nupon the road bed, iron it and put on the\\nrequisite equipment, and were to take the vari-\\nous subscriptions to the I oad. But so long a\\ntime had elapsed since the work of the solicit-\\ning committee had been done, that some of the\\naid notes had become stale and others value-\\nless. The pro])ositioTi was made to obtain re-\\nnewals of these, which were to be turned over\\nto a committee of citizens of whose responsi-\\nbility and standing there was no doubt, and\\nthese citizens were to give their personal bond\\nto the Flint and Pere Marquette. As the peo-\\nple were anxious for an early completion of the\\nwork, at least as far as Monroe, it was stipu-\\nlated that connection should be made with the\\ntracks of the Lake Shore ami Michigan South-\\nern by the first of January, 1872, the arrange-\\nment being perfected with the Flint and Pero\\nMarquette early in 1871.\\nWith his accustomed energy Superintendent\\nKimball began to push the construction of the\\nnew line, and from time to time reports reached\\nMonroe of its extension southward, and that\\nfirst one and then another point had welcomed\\nthe advent of the iron steed on its southward\\n))rogress.\\nHut doubt began to creep over the inhabit-\\nants of Monroe as the summer passed and\\nautumn came on, and no preparation was vis-\\nible to bridge the Raisin. This was a task\\nwhich would require at least several weeks for\\nits completion. It was generally supposed\\nthat the agreement with the Flint and Pei-e\\nMarquette, which called for a connection with\\nthe tracks of the Jjake Shore and Michigan\\nSouthern, provided for a depot in the first\\nward of the city. The line from Detroit to\\nToledo, while owned and operated by the Lake\\nShore and Michigan Southern, had never been\\nconsolidated with it, but still maintained its\\norganization as an independent company and\\nit was apprehended that a connection with\\nthe track of that line .vould not be a com-\\npliance with the conditions of the agreement.\\nThe curiosity of the people becanie great when\\nit was known that the construction force had\\nreached within three miles of the city. It was\\nnow early in December, 1871, and practically\\nimpossible to bridge the river in time to con-\\nnect the tracks before January 1, 1872. But\\nthe question was speedily settled. Abandon-\\ning the line of the original survey-, about a mile\\nnorth of the city limits a sharp curve was made", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0269.jp2"}, "264": {"fulltext": "236\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nto the eastward, and near the Detroit, Monroe\\nand Toledo track a reverse curve to the south-\\nward brought the line to the right of way of\\nthe latter road. The acquisition of the neces-\\nsary land by arrangement for a part, and the\\npurchase outright of another portion, was\\nquietly done, the new line was as quietly\\nstaked out, and before the fact was generally\\nknown tiie rails had been laid to the track of\\nthe Detroit, Monroe and Toledo line. No con-\\nnection was made, however, and it was at once\\nvigorously protested that the agreement had\\nbeen violated, and the signers of the aid notes\\nrelea.sed from their obligations. But the pro-\\ntesters evidently failed to reckon upon the\\nastuteness of corporations.\\nOp])osite the north end of Half street, from\\nthe main track of the Lake Shore and Michi-\\ngan Southern, a long track, curving in a north-\\neasterly direction, extends to a point a few\\nfeet north of the crossing of Fi-ont street, over\\nthe Detroit, Monroe and Toledo track. This\\ncurving side track, as well as all the other side\\ntracks at the station, extended east and west,\\nand were portions of the track of the Lake\\nShore and Michigan Southern and the point of\\nconnection of this curving track with the north\\nand south track was in reality the point of\\nconnection between the Lake Shore and Michi-\\ngan Southern and the Detroit, Moni-oe and\\nToledo railroads. Putting in a frog about\\nthree-fourths of a mile north of the river, in\\norder to carry the northerly line of rail across\\nthe west line of rail of the Detroit, Monroe and\\nToledo, the new line was put down parallel to\\nand about two inches from the line of rail of the\\nDetroit and Toledo road and carried down in\\nthis manner past Elm avenue and across the\\nrailroad bridge, and between the 20th and 24tli\\nof J)ecember, 1871, the end of this line of rail\\nwas connected with the north end of the curve\\ntrack before mentioned, thus carrying out the\\nletter if not the spirit of the agreement.\\nA few days before, a meeting had taken\\nplace at Monro(i between Superintendents Kim-\\nball of the Flint and Pere Marquette, and\\nWright of the Fiake Shore and Michigan\\nSouthei-n, at which arrangements had been\\nmade for the business of the new line to be\\ndone h3 the force and in the offices of the old\\none, and the agent in charge was instructed to\\nmake the necessary ])lans for the transfer of\\nabout six car loads of freight each way daily,\\nthat being about the anticipated volume ot\\ninterchange. But twenty-four hours after the\\nconnection had been made a train arrived at\\nMonroe from Holly bringing in over thirty car\\nloads of freight and taking out forty-two.\\nThe dissatisfaction of the people of Monroe at\\nthe outcome of their effort to obtain a compet-\\ning road was intense, and fanned the antag-\\nonism against the Southern into a brighter\\nflame. After all their efforts and sacrifices the\\nnew road had joined hands with the enemy\\nand they were no better off than before, after\\ntheir outlay. But even before the new line\\nhad reached its connection with the old one a\\nhope appeared, aroused b} well-founded rumors\\nof still another line which would afford an out-\\nlet north, south, east and west, and be indeed a\\ncompeting road.\\nWith the opening to traffic of the Flint and\\nPere Marquette Railroad the business interests\\nof Monroe and the surrounding country began\\na healthy and satisfactory growth. Access\\nwas had to the lumbering regions and a marUet\\nafforded for hay and grain. East Saginaw and\\nBay Citj respectivelj the distributing points\\nfor the inland lumber camps and the towns\\nalong the shores of Lake Huron, furnished a\\nready outlet for berries, vegetables and fruits,\\nand the market gardening interest began a\\nsteady growth, which it has maintained and\\ninci-eased year by year until it has become one\\nof the prominent industries of the vicinity.\\nThrough a portion of its route the new railroad\\nran through dense forests of hard woods,\\nwhich difficulty of access had kept from mar-\\nket. Heavy contracts were made whereby\\nthis timber was to be cut, hauled by train to\\nMonroe and there put into the river. Thence\\nit was rafted to the St. Lawrence, and from\\nthere transported to Europe for shipbuilding\\npurposes. While this supi)ly of timber lasted\\nthe docks assumed a semblance of their former\\nactivity; and when the timber suitable for ship-\\nbuilding became scarce, there still remained\\nlarge quantities suitable for cooperage stock, and\\nthe northern portion of the county began to feel\\nthe business impetus occasioned by the opening\\nof communication with the outside world. It\\nwas rapidly cleared up, and what had been a\\nheavy forest when the road was opened, grad-\\nually became arable land, such timber as was\\nnot suitable for cooperage purposes being made\\ninto charcoal, for which the industries of", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0270.jp2"}, "265": {"fulltext": "RAILROADS.\\nrM\\nW}-;inilotlo and Delroil fiiriiislie l :i ready\\nmarket. The now line was found advan-\\ntageous in another particular, in that it fur-\\nnished the towns in Monroe county a direct\\nlino from the great pine regions of the State.\\nTheretofore no pine lumber was atlainabU;\\ns;ive by pa\\\\ ing transportation charges over\\ntwo roads. This was now changed, and the\\nlunihcr trade of Monroe began to assume much\\nlarger proportions and the building trailes felt\\nthe increase.\\nThe dissatisfaction which arose from the\\nliiial change of route si)eedily disappeai od\\nwlioii it was found that some of the anticipated\\nlicnetils which had inspired the building of the\\nnew line, wcrebeing realized, and thatthc man-\\nagement was disposed to deal generously and\\nequitably with the businessmen of Monroe. For\\nsome 3-cars that portion of the road between\\nMonroe and Holly was known as the Holly,\\nWayne and Monroe division of the Flint and\\nPei c Marquette Railway, but a later reorgani-\\nzation merged it into the Eastern division, ex-\\ntending from Bay City through East Saginaw\\nto Monroe.\\nIn the dark days succeeding the panic of\\n1873 the road passed through some of the vicis-\\nsitudes incident to railwa} property in times\\nof commercial and financial depression. In\\n1879 it went into the hands of a receiver ap-\\npointed bj the courts. After the affairs of the\\nold company were wound up, the bondholders\\nof the road took the property and again reor-\\nganized it into the Flint and Pere Marquette\\nKailroad. Since this reorganization it has\\nsteadily increased in value. By means of\\nbranches run into the pine regions it has main-\\ntained its supremacy as one of the leading\\nlumber lines, and at the same time has opened\\nup a vast area of country for settlement. By\\nmeans of its own steamers between Ludington\\nand Milwaukee, it has established itself as an\\nimportant link in the transcontinental isj-stom\\nof rail ways, and has been a successful competitor\\nfor a liberal portion of through traffic. It lias\\nsteadily improved its property- and equipment,\\npromptly adopting every tried and valuable\\nimprovement. Its iron rails have been re-\\nplaced by the best quality of steel, its motive\\npower and rolling stock are the best obtainable,\\nits station buildings and general offices are\\nmodels of elegance and adaptability, and while\\nthese improvements have boon in steady prog-\\nress, they have been made from the legitimate\\nearnings of the road. While its mahagoiuent\\nhas been careful and prudent it has likewise\\nbeen liberal, and has recognized the truth of\\nthe adage that One dollar and a friend is bet-\\nter than two dollars and an enemy. The\\nIndependent State feels a jjardonable pride\\nin the prosperity of the Flint and Pere Mar-\\n[ucttc, since a portion of the line is of her own\\ncreation.\\nFor some years jirior to 1873 railroad liuild-\\ning was active throughout the northern section\\nof the United States. The completion of the\\nfirst Pacific line, in 18G9, had given an impetus\\nto the business in the West; and various con-\\nsolidations of small and weak lines with largo\\nand powerful ones in the middle and eastern\\nsections, had again called the attention of cap-\\nitalists to railroad building and operation as\\nan investment. Five trunk lines, more or less\\ncomplete, were in operation between the East\\nand the West: tho Grand Trunk, New York\\nCentral, Erie, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore and\\nOhio. Of these all but the first were wholly\\nwithin tho boundaries of tho United States.\\nThis skirted the northern shore of Lake On-\\ntario, reached the United States at the outlet\\nof Lake Huron, and then by connecting roads\\nmade a detour around the south end of Lake\\nMichigan to reach Chicago. Tho second and\\nthird ran from New York to Buffalo, and thence,\\nby two separate lines, deflected southwestward\\nalong the trend of Lake F]ric, thence westward\\nto Chicago. The third ran in an approximate\\nair line through Pennsylvania, and tlien bent\\nnorthward to reach the same point while the\\nBaltimore and Ohio made a more circuitous\\nsouthern route than an}- of the others. Neither\\nroute was, even approximatel} an air line, and\\nneither the shortest practicable route. Kxam-\\nination of the map will disclose the fact that a\\nlino drawn from Western New York to Chicago\\nwill tend to the northward of Lake Erie rather\\nthan south of it. Taking advantage of this\\nfact the project of another trunk line was de-\\nvised, a portion of which, starting at Buffalo,\\nshould run in an air line through Canada to\\nthe Detroit Iliver, crossing which a direct\\nsouthwesterly course was laid to tho southern\\npoint of Lake Michigan, whence a few miles\\nnorthwestward would bring it into Chicago.\\nFrom the starting point, west of the Detroit\\nriver, a lino was projected to run northward to", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0271.jp2"}, "266": {"fulltext": "23S\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nDetroit and southward to Toledo, pai-allcl with\\nthe Detroit, Monroe and Toledo line; the point\\nwhere the projected line crossed the Detroit\\nriver being almost exactly midway between\\nDetroit and Toledo.\\nAmong the many railway enterprises in\\nwhich capitalists were engaged at this time, the\\nnew line obtained assurance of adequate finan-\\ncial backing, and its organization was speedily\\neffected. It was composed of four separate\\ncompanies: the Canada Soutlicrn, from the\\nNiagara Ki% er to the Detroit River; the Can-\\nada Southern Bridge Company, for the ferry\\nand bridge acro.ss the Detroit River, Amherst-\\nburg to Stony Island, Ston}- Island to CTros.se\\nIsle and the mainland; the Chicago and Can-\\nada Southern thence to Chicago, and the To-\\nledo, Canada Southern and Detroit, Detroit to\\nToledo.\\nThe line was a prime favorite from its very\\ninception. Itaroiised noantagonisms. It asked\\nno bonuses or favors, purchased its right of\\nway, paid for its materials and help promptly,\\nand proceeded without an^- flourish of trum-\\nj^ets, in a methodical and business-like manner,\\nto construct it.s road. Work was first begun on\\nthe Canada portion of it, and when that was\\nwell under way the crossing at Amherstburg\\nwas undertaken, and work begun upon the\\ndivision between Toledo and Detroit. The\\nnumber of bridges to be built upon this latter\\nportion made the construction proceed some-\\nwhat slowly. Work was also begun on the line\\nfrom the Detroit River to Chicago. It wasprose-\\ncuted energetically during the summer of 1873,\\nand the autumn of that year found the Canada\\nline practically completed, as was the crossing\\nof the Detroit River and the Toledo and De-\\ntroit divi.sion, while the line westward had\\ncrossed the Michigan line and reached Faj-ette,\\nOhio. The line between Detroit and Toledo was\\nopened for business November 13, 1873.\\nThe opening of this line had a marked effect\\nupon the business of the entire county of Mon-\\nroe. The Chicago and Canada Southern line\\nran diagonally in a southwestern direction\\nthrough the county. At the crossing of its\\nroad with the Flint and Pere Marquette sprang\\nup the lively and flourishing village of Carl-\\nton, which for some years found a profitable\\nindustry in working up the hard-wood timber\\nof the surrounding country. The villages of\\nScofield and Maybee also came into existence.\\neach the center of a lively trade with the sur-\\nrounding region. The enterprising inland\\nvillage of Dundee found itself at last with rail\\nconnections to the outside world, and an era of\\nbusiness revival and jirosperity set in. The\\nsetting up of these surrounding markets tended\\nto curtail the territory whose trade had there-\\ntofore been tributary to Monroe Cit}-, but such\\nwas the impetus given to its business that\\nproperty of all kinds appreciated in value; a\\nlarge tract of land east of the new railroad was\\nplatted and put into the market, as well as an-\\nother in the southern part of the cit} new\\nmanufactories were projected and built, old\\nones were enlarged houses were erected, and\\nthere was such an influx of population that in\\nthe fall of 1873 rents rapidl}^ increased and\\nthere was not a vacant dwelling to be found.\\nIndeed, in some cases houses in process of\\nerection were rented while yet unfinished, the\\nprospective tenants paying rent to secure\\nthem.\\nWith the opening of the new line Monroe\\nbecame a battleground between it and its com-\\npetitor, the Lake Shore. The officers and\\nagents of the new line had been selected from\\nthe ranks of its competitor, thus securing a\\nforce which had no need to become acquainted\\nwith its prospective patrons. Its sujjerinten-\\ndent was David Edwards, who had been agent\\nof the Lake Shore at. Detroit its agent at\\nDetroit was T. H. Malone, and at Toledo, W. H.\\nMinneker, who had respectively been chief\\nclerks in the freight dejiartment of the Lake\\nShore at those cities and the agent at Monroe\\nwas W. B. Calhoun, who, some years previ-\\nously, had been telegraph operator and ticket\\nagent of the Lake Shore at that point. The\\nroadmaster was James Conney, for many j^ears\\nin charge of the Lake Shore construction train,\\nand even the section foremen were drawn from\\nthe ranks of the Lake Shore.\\nThe warfare between the two lines was sharp\\nand bitter. Each seemed to be actuated b}\\ntiie same spirit in regard to traffic as moved the\\nelderly Quaker in his advice to his son regard-\\ning money: Get it; honestly if thee can,\\nbut get it! Each agent was presumed to\\nhave a book of rates, but virtually made such\\nfigures as would be likely to draw the business\\nfrom his rival. The shipping of freight be-\\ncame a good deal like an auction sale, and each\\njjatron wanted to look around before clos-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0272.jp2"}, "267": {"fulltext": "RAILROADS.\\n2. 9\\ninK the (ioiil. But tlic long iimscil |irejiiilicc\\nwhich Monroe t elt against the Lai e Shoi-o\\nfound vent in building up its rival, though hy\\nan appeal to the pockets of patrons through\\njiiwering rates down to and below the cost of\\ndoing the business, the Lake Shore managed\\nto make it a losing game for its rival, and for\\nmail} }-ears the Toledo, Canada Southern and\\nDetroit did not have earnings enough to meet\\nits expenditures.\\nHut the new line, planned as a link in a\\ntranscontinental chain, was not destined to he\\ncompleted. Just before its Canadian and De-\\ntroit and Toledo branches were ready to re-\\nceive traffic, and while its main line was being\\nrapidly pushed westward it was brought to a\\nsudden halt For several days in September,\\nls7:{, the financial ])ul.se of Wall street beat\\nfeverishly. Excitement, with difficulty sup-\\npressed, marked the transactions of that great\\nmonetary center. Specie payments had not\\nyet been resumed, and gold was the foot-ball\\nwith which the bulls and bears were playing.\\nDay by da} the stringency of the market grew\\ngreater, till on Black Friday the first crash\\ncame; a crash which ushered in a financial de-\\njiression la.sting for seven years. Amid the\\nruins of the earlier shocks were the financial\\nbackers of the Canada Southern, and construc-\\ntion was at once suspended, never to be re-\\nsumed.\\nFor some yoar.s thereafter the Canada South-\\nern led a precarious existence, repudiating\\nclaims, declining to pay losses, and rapidly ap-\\nproaching bankruptcy. The railroad wars in-\\naugurated shortly alter it was opened forbu.si-\\nness and continued with unabated violence for\\nseveral j ears, the great strike of 1877 and con-\\nsequent loss of traffic, and the general depres-\\nsion of all industries of the country during the\\nyears following the crash of 1873, conspired to\\ndepreciate its value and render it an unprofit-\\nable venture. Its rolling stock became worn\\nout without the ability to replace it, its road\\nbed degenerated into two streaks of rust and\\nthe right of way, when the process of dismem-\\nberment began. In 1879 the Lake Shore arxl\\nMichigan Southern purchased $1,732,500 of the\\nfirst mortgage bonds and -SI, 384, 700 of the\\ncapital stock of the Chicago and Canada\\nSouthern, that portion of the line extending\\nfrom the Detroit River to Fayette. Ohio, sixty\\nseven miles. Although this purchase nomi-\\nnally rcpi-esentcd $3,117,20(1, it cost the pur-\\nchasing company but S()t)5,0()() a little less\\nthan -SlOjOOO per mile and forever put it out\\nof the power of the company to complete a\\ncompeting line to Chicago. This pui-chase,\\nhowever, was of a similar character to the\\nearlier purchase of the Frie and Kalamazoo by\\nthe Michigan Southern when George HIiss con-\\ntrolled both. It was buying the rival up and\\nthen uidoading it upon the successful road.\\nThe Vanderbilt interest had controlled the\\nLake Shore and Michigan Southern since\\n1873, and had in the meantime acquired con-\\ntrol of the Canada Southern enterprise. It\\nalso controlled the Michigan Centi al. The\\nChicago and Canada Southern lived six years,\\nalmost to a day. Opened for traffic November\\n13, 1873, on November 10, 1870, the Lake\\nShore assumed (-ontrol of it. The remaining\\ndivisions of the road assumed closer relations\\nwith the Michigan C!entral,and some two or\\nthree years later were absorbed by that com-\\npany, the main line becoming the Canada divi-\\nsion, and the Toledo, Canada Southern and\\nDetroit, the Toledo division of the Michigan\\nCentral, January 1, 1883.\\nWith the acquisition of the Vanderbilt party\\nof the control of the Canada Southern, compe-\\ntition virtually ceased, though an occasional\\ndesultory war of rates would sometimes break\\nout but with the advent of the control of the\\nMichigan Central regime it ceased entirely.\\nThough the two different organizations are\\nstill maintained, and the roads are managed bj\\ndistinct and different heads of departments,\\nand the outward semblance of rivalry is kept\\nup, the interests of both lines are in effect\\nidentical, and Monroe is again without compe-\\ntition, and practically under the feet of the\\nobject of its ancient feud.\\nWhile the Holly, Waj ne and Monroe was as\\nyet incomplete, and before the Canada South-\\nern had assumed form, another railroad project\\nwas started. This contemplate l a line begin-\\nning at Toledo and extending in a northwest-\\nerly direction through Monroe county and into\\nWashtenaw, where its southern division was\\nto terminate at the city of Ann Arbor. The\\ndesign was ultimately to extend it into the\\npine regions of the State. The original plan\\ncontem](lated the construction by the Toledo\\nand Northern Railroad Company, of a line\\nfrom Toledo to some point on the southern", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0273.jp2"}, "268": {"fulltext": "240\\nHISTORY OK MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nborder of Monroe county thence the Michigan\\nend of the company (the Toledo, Ann Arbor\\nand Northern) was to continue the line through\\nthe city of Ann Arbor to Owosso, Shiawassee\\ncounty. The articles of incorporation of the\\nMichigan company bear date October 23, 18(;9,\\nand were filed in the office of Uie Secretary of\\nState November 26, 1801).\\nDuring 1870 and 1871 preliminary survey s\\nwere made and the line determined uj)on. Then\\nbegan the solicitation of aid notes along the\\nline, for this road was to be built in the man-\\nner of the Holly, Wayne and Monroe, largely\\nby the contributions of the district through\\nwhich it was to run. Governor Ashley, of\\nToledo, was largely interested in the project,\\nand it is only through his almost indomitable\\nperseverance that it has been enabled to bo\\nbrought to completion, for its histoi-y is the tale\\nof almost continual struggle against obstacles\\nwell nigh insurmountable. The work had\\nscarcely begun upon the line when the panic\\nwave of 1873 swept over the country. Some\\ngrading had been done on portions of the line;\\nthe roadbed was ready for the ties at other\\nplaces some 70,000 ties had been bought, to-\\ngether with several hundred cords of wood. An\\nexpenditure of about one-fifth of the capital\\nstock had been made when the road hecarae in-\\nvolved in litigation arising from its financial\\ndifficulties. The aid notes were not playable\\ntill six months after the first train had run\\nover the road, and wore consequently not\\navailable; subscribers to the capital stock were\\ndeclining to pay, creditons were pressing, and\\nthe road eventually appeared in the United\\nStates coiirt as a bankrupt, and Edward D.\\nKinne, of Ann Arbor, became its assignee.\\nSeptember 28, 1875, under an order of the\\ncourt, dated August 13, 1875, the road and its\\nfranchises was sold by the assignee to Benja-\\nmin P. Crane, of Ann Arbor, for $1,100.\\nGovernor Ashley at once took steps to reor-\\nganize the project, and on June 9, 1877, pur-\\nchased the road and its franchises from Mr.\\nCrane for $25,000, and organized the Toledo\\nand Ann Arbor Railroad Company, the articles\\nof incorporation being dated November 23,\\n1877, and filed in the office of the Secretary of\\nState the same dny. Construction was at once\\nproceeded with, and supplies bought, and the\\nroad was completed from Toledo to Ann Arbor\\nMay 18, 1878; and regular trains began run-\\nning July 8, 1878.\\nBut the road was not through with its finan-\\ncial difficulties. The aid notes given at\\nvarious intervals during the ])reeeding seven\\nyears, fell due early in 1879, after the road had\\nbeen si.x months in operation.\\nChanges had in the meantime taken place,\\nand some of the notes had become value-\\nless. Many of the others wore contested when\\npayment was pressed, and the litigation of\\nthe.se claims was still going on as late as 1884.\\nShortly after its completion to Ann Arbor a\\nreorganization was had, which, under the name\\nof the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Grand Trunk,\\ngave it running arrangements with the Grand\\nTrunk Railway of Canada. Work upon the\\nnoi thern end in the meantime was being\\npushed forward, and in 1880 it was again re-\\norganized as the Toledo, Ann Arbor and\\nNorth Michigan, the name it now retains. In\\n1886 it was opened to Mt. Pleasant, in the edge\\nof the pine belt, 171 miles from Toledo, and has\\nprojected two lines westward one from Mt.\\nPleasant to Cadillac, w hich will ultimately be\\nextended to Lake Michigan and become a part\\nof the main line; the other from Ashley west-\\nward to Muskegon.\\nAfter nearly twenty years of continuous\\nstruggle against difficulties, the line is at last\\nfirmly established and seems sure of a prosper-\\nous future. Alon^f its route several busy vil-\\nlages have sprung into existence, which, while\\ncurtailing the market of the city of Monroe,\\nstill furnish an outlet for the produce of the\\nadjacent country, and opportunities for manu-\\nfactories and stores.\\nPassing through the extreme northwestern\\ncorner of Milan township, its only station in\\nMonroe county being the village of Milan, is a\\nbranch of the Wabash system, the trunk line\\nof which extends from Toledo to St. Louis,\\nMissouri, and the Southwest. The branch in\\nquestion extends from Detroit southwesterly-\\nthrough Wayne and Washtenaw counties, the\\nnorthwest corner of Monroe, thence diagonally\\nthrough Lenawee to the State line, whence it\\npasses to Butler, Indiana, where connection is\\nmade with the Eel River line, also under con-\\nti ol of the Wabash. Over this road it passes\\nto Logansport, Indinna, where connection is\\nmade with the main line of the system. The", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0274.jp2"}, "269": {"fulltext": "RAILROADS.\\n241\\nDetroit l)raiicli vvus pi^ojcclcil unci l)iiilt .slujrtly\\niifter the Toledo and Ann Arbor was completed,\\nllie first train passing in October, 18H1, and an\\nindependent train service between Toledo and\\nI etroit, running from Toledo to Milan over\\nI lie Toledo and Ann Arbor, thence over the\\nWabash into Detroit, was organized. To tlie\\nM irtliwcstern portion of the county this branch\\nliirnishes a direct communication with the city\\nof l)etroit, and a direct route to St. IjouIs and\\nthe dislribiiting centers of the West and Soutli-\\nwosl.\\nTiic latest railwaj cntcrpriso within the\\nborders of the county, while having passed\\nliiroiigli the vicissitudes incident to new roads\\nill seasons of financial slringenc} now bid.s fair\\nto become an important and valuable line.\\nThis road, now known as the incinnati, Jack-\\nson and Mackinaw,wasoriginally the outgrowth\\nof plans to build a road connecting Toledo with\\nsome port on the eastern shore of Lake Michi-\\ngan, whence a steamboat line could run directl}\\nto Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Michigan por-\\ntion of it was organized under the name of the\\nToledo and Milwaukee, and under this appella-\\ntion the right of way was secured, and in 1882\\nconstruction was begun. Ds I oute was so laiil\\nas to reach many flourishing places in the\\nState, and at the sametimcgo through portions\\nof the rich fanning land of the lower penin-\\nsula somewhat remote from the trunk lines.\\nFor a portion of its route it r. ins parallel with\\nthe Michigan Central. Construction was be-\\ngun along the central and western portions of\\nIho line fii st and extended eastward. D was\\nwell advanced toward Monroe county early in\\n1883, but at this time began to bo financially\\nembarrassed, and finding itself unable to build\\nthe last twenty-five miles of its road, it was\\ncompleted to a junction with the Toledo and\\nAnn Arbor at Dundee, and perfected arrange-\\nments with that road whereby it acquired the\\nprivilege of running its trains between Toledo\\nand Dundee upon the Ann Arbor track. This\\narrangement was made in tlie autumn of 1883,\\nand train service immediately instituted. By\\nthe terms of its arrangement with the Toledo\\nand Ann Arbor, however, its benefit to Monroe\\ncounty was confined simply to furnishing a\\nroute from Dundee westward, as it was not\\nallowed to take passengers or freight between\\nToledo and Dundee, or any of the intermediate\\npoints.\\nWhen its running arrangements were com-\\nplete, it was reorganized as the Michigan and\\nOhio. Its road bed and rolling stock were of\\na high order of construction, and it gave\\npromise of much usefulness, when its creditors\\nbegan litigation in the United States courts\\nwith the inevitable consequence of a I cceivcr-\\nship. It was operated by J. A. Ijatcha as re-\\nceiver till ])urchased by the (Cincinnati, Jack-\\nson and Mackinaw company, who now control\\nit, and have made it a portion of their system.\\nThis company was organized in Ohio, with the\\nintent of building a road whicii should e.\\\\teiid\\nfrom Cincinnati through western Ohio to some\\npoint on the southern line of Lenawee or Hills-\\ndale counties, thence northerly- to the city of\\nJackson, and ultimately northward through\\nthe pine region to the straits of Mackinac. The\\npurchase of the Alichigan and Ohio will some-\\nwhat modify the route. The road is now rap-\\nidly approaching the Stale line at a ])oint on\\nthe .southern border of Lenawee county whence\\nit will extend northward thi-ough the villages\\nof Hudson and Rollin to a junction with the\\nMichigan and Ohio line at Addison or Devil s\\nLake, thence the Cincinnati line will be ex-\\ntended northward to Jackson. Whether the\\nnorthern division of the line will start from\\nJackson or from the western terminus of the\\nMichigan and Ohio at Allegan is at present\\nundecided. The officers of the new company\\nare energetic and capable, and the road will\\nrapidl} take a front rank under their manage-\\nment. Some method of reaching Toledo over\\na track owned by themselves is alread) in\\ncontemiiliition by the company, and among the\\nplans is one of extending the line from Dundee\\nsoutheasterly to Toledo. Should this project\\nbo finally decided upon, it would add but little\\nto the cost and nothing to the diflficiilly of the\\nundertaking if the extension were made to\\ntouch the western portion of Monroe city.\\nThis would give a direct communication be-\\ntween Monroe and Dundee, and also give to\\nboth a competing i-oute to Toledo uncontrolled\\nby the trunk lines. Events move rapidly in\\nthe railroad world in the present age, and an-\\nother decade ma) make these concluding lines\\nof this chapter upon the history of railroads in\\nMonroe county, history indeed, in the sense\\nthat the events recorded, even those w hich are\\nnow trans])iring, or oidy projected, will have\\nbeen modified, changed, orentirely passed away.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0275.jp2"}, "270": {"fulltext": "24-\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nOf the various i-ail\\\\v:ijs,l,lio history of wliicli\\nhas been tohl in llio prc ;cding pages, but six\\nhave now a local habitation and a name\\nwithin Monroe county. The principal lino of\\nthe county is the Lake Shore and Michigan\\nSouthern, which has absorbed those mentioned\\nin this cha|)ter under the names of Erie and\\nKalamazoo, Michigan Soutliern, Michigan\\nSouthern and Northern Indiana, Detroit, Mon-\\nroe and Toledo, and Chicago and Canada\\n.Southern. Tiie Toledo, Canaila Southern and\\nDetroit lino of the old Canada Southern is\\nmerged into the Michigan Central. The Holly,\\nWayne and Monroe has disappeared in the\\nFlint and Pere Marquette. The other lines,\\nexcepting the Wabash, though changed in\\nname atul sometimes in ownershij), remain\\n]iractically as projected and built.\\nAs to facilities of communication, few coun-\\nties are better supplied than Monroe. Two\\ntrunic lines furnish eas3- and frequent access to\\nthe neighboring cities of Detroit and Toledo, as\\nwell as to the great mercantile centers of the\\ncountry east and west. Through these, as\\nwell as through the Wabash line, the South-\\nwest is opened. The oil fields of Pennsylvania\\nand the coal regions of Ohio are put into direct\\ncommunication with all parts of the county\\nthrough these lines. The early vegetables and\\nfsemi-tropical fruits of the South reach our\\nmarkets nearly as quickly as they are found in\\n(Jhicago. Three lines connect the county with\\nthe great fruit belt of western Michigan four\\nlines bring to it the pine and salt of the north;\\none line already reaches that new and growing\\nempire, the northern peninsula, with its wealth\\nol lumber and minerals, and another is pro-\\njected. When to these is added the water\\ncoinmunication which might be made available,\\nthe harbor which has been and might again be\\nmade the busiest spot in the count3 it indi-\\ncates that the future of Monroe countj% with its\\nstrong and fertile soil and its varied produc-\\ntions, is not to bo an old age of senilit}- and\\ndecadence, but a renewed youth of progress\\nand prosporit3-.\\nNote. Ft is to be regretted that there re-\\nmains so meagre a record of the early history\\nof our railroads. The building of a railroad in\\nthe olden time had in it an element of romance\\ndiffering greatly from the prosaic methods of\\nthe present day. Then the new outlet became\\na vital subject of interest to every inhabitant\\nof tiie route to be traversed; its progress was\\nintently watched, its opening hailed with\\nbursts of fervid oratory and flaming tar bar-\\nrels. It meant a new era of progress and devel-\\nopment. Now there is no more enthusiasm\\nthan in the purchase of a specified number of\\nbarrels of pork or bushels of wheat. The\\nrecord of our early roads is but scant and\\nmeagre. Engros.sed in watching for results,\\nbut slender records of progress were made.\\nThe early system of transportation did not\\ntend to completeness of detail; and the writer\\nhas been compelled to search through various\\nand widely scattered sources to obtain the\\nfacts hereinbefore set out. The writer can\\nscarcely hope that ho has escaped error, but he\\nhas spared no pains or labor to secure accu-\\nracy; though the search has sometimes been\\nlong and difficult. In justice to the accom-\\nplished editor of the work, it should be remem-\\nbered that the writer alone is responsible for\\nwhatever may be found in this chapter.\\nIt remains to acknowledge the various sources\\nfi om which the material for the foregoing\\nchapter has been drawn. The incejjtion of the\\nvarious roads and the legislation which gave\\nthem being have been drawn from old volumes\\nof territorial laws, and the public acts of the\\nearlier 3 ears of Michigan s histor} as a State,\\nwhich the writer has obtained from the library\\nof Colonel I. R. Grosvenor. From this source\\nhave been obtained particulars of the earlj-\\ncharters and the acts for internal improve-\\njnents. Reports of the Supreme Court of the\\nState of Michigan have also been freelj used,\\ntogether with the records of cases submitted to\\nascertain dates of opening and construction of\\nthe charters of some of the corporations.\\nAmong the published volumes which the\\nwriter has consulted at various jjoints of his\\nresearches should be mentioned Cooley s\\nMichigan, in the series of American Com-\\nmonwealths Landman s Red Book of Michi-\\ngan the publications of the Pioneer Society\\nof Michigan various Legislative Manuals;\\nThe Annual Reports to the Stockholders of\\nthe various railroads mentioned The Re-\\nport of Michigan s Semi-Centennial of 1887;\\nThe 1857 Compilation of Lawsrelating to the\\nMichigan Southern and Northern Indiana\\nRailroad Company, enriched with the manu-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0276.jp2"}, "271": {"fulltext": "RAII.KOAOS.\\n248\\nscript notes of the l;ilc Juil c Warner Wiii j,\\ntoijothcr with a number of panipiilots and a\\nmass of newspaper cuttin^^s.\\nAccess has also been hnd t.o the letters and\\npapers of General Levi S. Ilumpiirey for tlie\\n]icriod during whicii, as Commissioner of In-\\nternal Im] i ovcmenls, he constructed the Mich-\\nigan Soutiiorn road.\\nThe writer woui l specially acknowledge his\\ngreat obligations to the eourtos} of C. P. Fie-\\nhuid, the auditor of the Lake Shore and Mich-\\nigan Southern Hailwa} Mr. J eland was (;on-\\nnecteil with the old Michigan Southern and\\nNorthern Indiana as its general ticket agent,\\nand after 18(i9 with the cousolidatoil lines as\\nauditor. From a connection with the line, ex\\ntcnding through about a quarter of a (tcntury,\\nhis own knowledge of the affairs of the Michi-\\ngan Southern ie phenomenal and accurate. For\\ntea years ho has cmjjloj-ed his leisure in col-\\nlecting documents and reports connected with\\nthe early history of the various roads which\\nbecame merged in the present trunk line. The\\nresult has been published in the shape of his-\\ntorical addenda, issued in connection with\\nthe annual reports of the company. These\\npubli(^ations, extending through a sci-ies of\\nyears, together with a large amount of unpub-\\nlished manuscript, covering in detail the earlier\\nfinancial transactions of the companies, both\\nunder State and corj)orate management, have\\nbeen freely placed at the command of the\\nwriter; and a liberal u.se of this material has\\nbeen made. As it has been interwoven with\\nthe writer s own researches through that por-\\ntion of the history of the Erie and Kalamazoo,\\nMichigan Southern and Detroit, Monrtie a?id To\\nledo, it is im[iossible to point out the particular\\nportions of the chapter for which the writer is\\nindebted to Mr. Leiand but it maj well be said\\nthat had it not been for his researches and\\ncourtesy that portion of the histoiy would bo\\nfragmentary and imperfet^t.\\nFarmers admirable History of I)ctr ()it and\\nMichigan has been of great service as a\\nmeans of verifying dates and particulars. The\\npainstaking accui-acy of Mr. Farmer s work is\\nbeyond all ])raise.\\nIn addition to the publications above men-\\ntioned, the wi-iter has availed himself of the\\nmemories of such of the actors in the long ago\\nscones as yet survive. The writer himself was\\nconnected with the Lake Shore and Michigan\\nSouthern in the competitive struggle which\\nfollowed the opening of the Canada Southern,\\nand for a decade and a half felt the antagonism\\nsubsisting between Monroe and the Michigan\\nSouthern. From J. M. Sterling, one of the\\nmidnigiit band who rescued the iron from the\\nmachinations of Van Fosscn, the particulars of\\nthat memorable night were obtained.\\nJoseph n. Cleveland, the first superintendent\\nof the Southern, and who was the only super-\\nintendent it had during the years it was oper-\\nated by the Slate, has furnished from the rich\\nstorehouse of his memory many of the facts\\nand circumstances connected with the primi-\\ntive railroading of those early daj s. It is well\\nto rescue these memories from oblivion, since\\nthe actors in the scenes described must very\\nsoon pass away.\\nA. B. Bk.\\\\(ii)0n.\\nI\\nI", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0277.jp2"}, "272": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XX.\\nTHE BAR OK MONROE IN 1837.\\nH(\u00c2\u00bbN. WOLCOTT LAWRENCE\\nWAS born in one of the towns :i ljoining\\nJ ittsficld, Maswachusctts, on the first\\n(lay of November, in tlie year 178C. Ho was\\nmarried to Caroline Stebbins, of Springfield, in\\nthe same State, November 26, 1816. In early\\nlife ho availed himself of the advantages of\\neducation afforded in the rural district where\\nhe was born, and, without the advantages of a\\ncollege education, became eventually, by close\\napplication to study, an e.xceptionally well-in-\\nformed and indeed a well-educated man. He\\napplied himself to the study of the law in the\\noffice of one of the most eminent of the profes-\\nsion in Pittsfield, and for a time practiced his\\nprofession in that place. In the meantime the\\nnew country of the Northwest had begun to\\nattract the attention of the enterprising young\\nmen of the Now England States, and many\\nwere preparing to seek their fortunes in the\\nnew land of promise. Mr. Lawrence was one of\\nthese and in accordance with a previous un-\\nderstanding between himself and his affianced,\\nalmost immediately after their marriage they\\ncame to Michigan and established their home\\non the River Raisin at Monroe. Hero in De-\\ncember, 1817, their first child, Luerotia Wil-\\nliams, afterwiirds the wife of Aipheus Felch,\\nwas born. The inhabitants on the River Raisin\\nat that time were chiefly French, and the\\ndaughter above mentioned was the first child of\\nAmerican parents born among them. The old\\nFrench settlers were accustomed to tell of the\\nenthusiasm with which the newcomer was re-\\nceived by them. The warmhearted French\\nmothers and daughters greeted her with gush-\\ning tokens of the mostardent love and affection.\\nTradition tolls that they were accustomed to\\nborrow the Yankee c .iild from house to\\nhouse, that they might in turn welcome her\\nwith their caresses and love.\\nNino children were the issueof this marriage,\\nfive of whom are now (1889) living. Mrs.\\nLawrence and one of the children died with the\\ncholera at Monroe in August, 1834. In March,\\n1836, Mr. Lawrence was married to Mrs.\\n(.)j)helia B. Hopkins. By the second marriage\\nhe had two children, both of whom are dead.\\nJudge Lawrence died at Monroe April 29,\\n1843.\\nAlthough a lawyer by profession, the sparse\\npopulation and meager business affairs of the\\nsettlement on the Raisin afforded liim at first\\nlittle opportunity for professional practice.\\nAmerican settlers, however, rapidly flowed in,\\nand they brought with them the means and the\\nenterprise which soon changed the business\\ncharacter of the j)Iace, and filled the region\\nwith an active, intelligent and prosperous pop-\\nulation. Courts were established and clients\\nwere not wanting. He continued to practice\\nlaw for man}- yeai S, but he gradually with-\\ndrew from it, devoting his time and attention\\nto mercantile and lumber business and to the\\ncare o his real estate.\\nHis settlement here was in the d:tj-s of terri-\\ntorial government of Michigan, and when by\\nact of Congress the Legislative Council of the\\nTerritory of Michigan was established, whose\\nmembers were chosen by popular vote, he was\\nelected a member, and he toolv his seat in that,\\nbody June 7, 1824 and by the repeated suf-\\nfrages of his constituents he continued a mem-\\nber of the council until 1831. During all this\\ntime he was chairman of the judiciary commit-\\ntee, and one of the most active and influential\\nmembers of that branch of the local govern-\\nment. In 1836, after the organization of the\\nState government, he was elected one of the\\nassociate justices of the circuit court for the\\ncounty of Monroe, and he continued to occupy\\nthat position until 1839, when, by a change in\\nthe judiciary system of the State the office was\\nabolished.\\nJudge Lawrence was an active and energetic\\nbusiness man, and no one was more efficient or\\n[244]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0278.jp2"}, "273": {"fulltext": "THE BAR OF MONROE IN 1837.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2245\\nmore successful than he in the work of building\\nup the new settlements on the River Raisin, or\\nin promoting the general interest and pros-\\nperity both of the Territory and State of Mich-\\nigan. He was, moreover, a kind, generous,\\naffectionate and religious man, whose influence,\\nalways most salutary, never ceased to surround\\nhim with hosts of ardent friends. Was an\\nelder in the First Presbyterian church from\\nits orjianization until his death.\\nJAMES Q. ADAMS\\nWas born at Keene, New Hampshire, February\\nIC, 1798. He graduated at Dartmouth ollege,\\nHanover, New Ham])sliire, and afterwards\\nstudied law with Michael Sterling. In 1835\\nlie emigrated to Monroe, was admitted to prac-\\ntice, and became the law partner of the Hon.\\nRobert McClelland; was elected prosecuting\\nattorne} of Monroe county. For years he held\\nthe office of postmaster of the city of Monroe.\\nHe was president of the corporation that con-\\nstructed and e(jui])ped the railroad from Mon-\\nroe to LaPlai.sance, and was also president of\\nthe River Raisin and LaPlaisance Bay Rail-\\nroad Bank. He was a shrewd and successful\\npractitioner. He died in New York City, aged\\nsixty-seven.\\nROBERT McClelland\\nWas born at Green Castle, Pennsylvania,\\nAugust 1, 1807. He was the son of an emi-\\nnent piiysieian of that place. He graduated\\nat Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)\\nill 1829; was admitted to the bar at Chambers-\\nburg in 1831, and atlcr practicing there a short\\ntime went to Pittsburgh and practiced his\\nprofession there for about a ear, and then re-\\nmoved to Monroe, Michigan, in the summer or\\nfail of 1833. He went into partnershi)) for\\nabout two j ears with James Q. Adams, then\\nin 183r opened an office and practiced alone and\\nwitli great success.\\nHe was a member of the constitutional con-\\nvention of Michigan in 1835; a member of the\\nState legislature in 1838, 1840 and 1843, and\\nSpeaker of the House in the latter year (and\\nthe Michigan legislature never had a more\\naccomplished Speaker): a member of Congress\\nfor three successive terms (Twenty-Eighth,\\nTwenty-Ninth and Thirtieth Congresses), from\\n1843 to 184!) member of the constitutional\\nconvention of 1850; the first Governor for the\\nshort term under the new constitution for\\n1852, elected in 1852 for the term of two years,\\nand went into office as Governor January- 1,\\n1853. On the inauguration of Franklin Pierce\\nas President, March 4, 1853, McClelland was\\nappointed Secretary of the Interior, in which he\\ncontinued till the end of Pierce s administration,\\nMarch 4, 1857. This was his last public office.\\nThis list shows of itself that he must have\\nbeen above the average of men in ability and\\nfidelity to the public interests. And when it is\\nfurther stated that he performed the duties of\\nthese various offices with credit to himself\\nand a high reputation among all parties for\\nability and integrity, little more need to bo\\nsaid of him in this direction.\\nIn 183(5 he married Miss Elizabeth Sabin, a\\nbeautiful and excellent lady, who survived\\nhim, but died at Detroit in 1884. He had\\nremoved to Detroit prior to his election as\\nGovernor, and resided there afterwards till his\\ndeath, August 30, 1880.\\nAs a politician, he was eniinently cautious\\nand conservative, and when he thought his\\n])arty was going to extremes in anj direction,\\nhe u.sed his best efforts to restrain them but\\nlike a true politician, if, in spito of his efforts,\\nthey persisted, he did not denounce them or\\nleave them, but went with them, though\\nagainst his better judgment, probably believ-\\ning that by so doing he could have a more\\nsalutary influence in restraining them from\\ndangerous extremes than by coming out in\\nopen and direct opposition, by which that in-\\nfluence would be lost Doubtless many other\\npatriotic men of all parties have honest I}- acted\\nupon the like principle.\\nFew, if an} knew him more intimatel} than\\nI did, having been a student in his office !or\\ntwo years (from 183 to 1838), when I was ad-\\nmitted to the bar, having, in 1845, taken and\\nclosed up the business of Wing McClel.\\nland, and been a law partner with him in 1849\\nand 1850.\\nAs a man and a citizen he was strictly just\\nand fair, and while exacting what was his due\\nhe was careful to exact nothing more. He\\nwas of a cheerful and social disposition, of\\npleasant address and popular manners, never\\nmorose or fretful, and if ever melancholy or\\ndespondent he would successfully conceal it.\\nThough seldom indulging in witticisms or story-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0279.jp2"}, "274": {"fulltext": "246\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntelling, yet he enjoyed these qualities in others,\\nand in all circumstances was ready to indulge in\\na pleasant laugh, so much so that his opponents\\nasserted that he laughed hi mself into office.\\nAs a practicing lawyer he was systematic\\nand orderly in his habits, strictly and con-\\nscientiously faithful to the interests of his\\nclients. His industry and care in the prepara-\\ntion of his cases were persistent and inde-\\nfatigable. No decision bearing upon his case\\nescaped his search, and all efforts were made to\\nascertain what the evidence was likely to be,\\nand if he failed of success it was no fault of his.\\nBut he was a lawyer of the old school, and\\nadopted A. D. Frazer, of Detroit, as his model.\\nThis school of lawyers was strong so far as\\nthey could find decisions sustaining their po-\\nsitions, and these decisions were treated as\\ntexts of revelation, and commented upon much\\nas the old Scotch divines commented upon\\ntexts of Scripture. But they were very timid,\\nand therefore not very strong in reasoning up-\\non the fundamental principles of the law and\\ndemonstrating what the law must be in the ab-\\nsence of any authority upon a particular\\npoint. They did not lack the power of rea.son-\\ning upon such principles, but they did not\\notten venture to exercise it.\\nHe was ambitious as a lawyer for honorable\\nsuccess in his profession. As a politician he\\nwas also ambitious for success, but though\\nafter 1848 1 was opposed to him in politics,\\nI never doubted his patriotism and do not now.\\n1 remember him as I do Judge Warner Wing\\nand Hon. Alplieus Felch and many others with\\nwhom I differed in politics, as excellent men,\\nwho would be deserving of a high standing as\\ntrue patriots in any country. I believe they\\nall honestly strove for what they sincerely be-\\nlieved best for the welfare and prosperity of\\nour whole country. I think they were in some\\nthing.s mistaken as to the best means of ac-\\ncomplishing the result they thought I was;\\nOmnipotence alone can finally decide which\\nwas right. I. P. Ciiristiancy.\\nHON. ISAAC P. CHRISTIANCY\\nWas born March 12, 1812, at Johnstown, State\\nof New York. His father, Thomas, was of\\nHolland descent, though a native of Schenec-\\ntady, New York. His mother was a Peekham\\nof Rhode Island (hence P. in his name). Isaac\\nP. was the second of a family of eight children,\\nall of whom lived to manhood and woman-\\nhood, the last (William Perry) dying in 1861.\\nHis father was a poor, hard-working man,\\nwho, until Isaac was eight years old, was a\\nblacksmith and edge-tool maker from that\\ntime engaged in clearing and cultivating a new\\nfarm. When about twelve years of age, Isaac\\nP. s father, in clearing a piece of new land, met\\nwith an accident by which seven of his ribs\\nand his collur-bone were broken. He recov-\\nered after some months, was enabled to do the\\nlighter kinds of work, but with sligiit over-\\nexertion would be laid aside a mouth or two.\\nThis threw upon Isaac P. at the age of twelve,\\na largo part of the support of the family\\nbut he was largo and strong of his age,\\nhaving his full growth before sixteen. He\\ncould attend school but about three months\\nin winter, at a distance of two miles fi om\\nhome. His mother was a woman of fair educa-\\ntion, and more than average intellectual\\nactivity and ability, and to a considerable\\nextent supplied the place of a teacher dur-\\ning his childhood, takinggreat pains to inspire\\nhim with the love of knowledge, and furnish-\\ning him with the best kind of books to read.\\nHis leisure moments were utilized by reading\\nand study, generally by fii clight. His habits\\nof study and reading were thus early formed.\\nAt the age of eighteen he was qualified for\\nand began teaching a district school was\\noccupied thus about three-quarters of three\\nyears, the balance of the time attending the\\nacademies at Johnstown and Kingsborough.\\nThe following two years and a half he taught\\nschool winters and attended the Ovid academy\\nin the summer. In the fall of 18.34 he com-\\nmenced the study of law with the Hon. John\\nMaynard at Ovid, New York, and continued\\nwith him until May, 1836, when he removed to\\nMonroe, Michigan, where he entered as clerk\\nof the United States land office under Major\\n(iershom T. Bulkley, registrar, and continued\\ntherein until the removal of the office to Detroit.\\nHe entered the law office of Hon. Robert\\nMcClelland in May, 1836, and was admitted to\\nthe bar in 1838; practiced law with John E.\\nSeeleyas a co-partner about one year, and was\\nassociated with Franklin Johnson a short time.\\nIn 1849 and 1850 was a law partner of the\\nHon. Robert McClelland. With these excep-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0280.jp2"}, "275": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0283.jp2"}, "276": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0284.jp2"}, "277": {"fulltext": "THE BAR OF MONROE IN 1837.\\n247\\ntious practiced alone and continued in practice\\nuntil he was elected judge of the Supreme\\nCourt of Michigan. He was the prosecuting\\nattorney of Monroe county six j-cars, from\\n1841 to 184G.\\nIn 1844 he brought from the East his father,\\nmother, two brothers and a sister (being all the\\nfamily then living), and furnished them with a\\nhome on his Macon farm, where his father died\\nin 1849, one brother in 1850, his sister in 1856,\\nand his brother Perry in 1861. His mother\\ndied at his home in Monroe in 1864, since\\nwhich he has been the only survi% or of the\\nfamily.\\nFrom the time of his admission to the bar, in\\nwhatever engaged, he added to his reputation\\nas a lawyer, and came to be regarded as .1\\nleader at the Monroe bar. Withal, he was an\\nardent advocate of anti-slavery, and in 1848\\nwas a delegate and one of the chief spirits of\\nthe National Free Soil Convention at Buffalo.\\nThe nomination of both of the old parties as\\nState senator came to him unsolicited in 184It\\nand he was elected without opposition. The\\ndistrict was then compo.sed of Monroe, Lenawee,\\nHillsdale and Branch counties. He was a\\nmember of the session of 1850 (the last under\\nthe old constitution), and the regular and\\nextra sessions of 1851 under the new; in 1852\\nwas the Free Soil candidate for governor of\\nMichigan.\\nIt was his plan, more than that of any other\\none man, upon which the Republican party,\\ndistinctivel}- as such, was first formed the\\nplan of uniting all men irrespective of past\\nparty affiliations, who were opposed to the\\nKansas-Nebraska measures of President Buch-\\nanan s administration and to the extension of\\nslavery, into a single harmonious party. To\\nthis, almost alone at first, ho devoted himself,\\nand after long, earnest and persistent efforts in\\novercoming the opposition of some of the lead-\\ning Whigs and in inducing the Free Soilers to\\nforego their separate organizations and nomi-\\nnations, he finall\\\\- succeeded, and the nia.ss\\nconvention at Jackson in the summer of 1854,\\nwhen the Republican party was first formed\\nand named, was the result.\\nHe was a delegate to the first Re])ul)lican\\nNational Convention at Philadelphia in 1856,\\nand one of the committee on resolutions which\\nframed its platform, and about that time be-\\ncame proprietor and editor of the Monroe\\nCommercial and made it a Republican paper.\\nIn 1857, he was first elected judge of the then\\nnew Supreme Court of tliis State and re elected\\nfor two subsequent terms. As a judge his\\nopinions are well and widely known. It can\\nbe said that he was tenacious for the fullest\\nliberties of the people and thoroughly in accord\\nwitli the spirit of the jurisprudence of a free\\npeople. His third term began in 1874, and in\\n1875 through a combination between the Democ-\\nracy and Republicans opposed to Zack Chand-\\nler, in which he had no agency, vvas elected a\\nUnited States Senator. It is certain that there\\nwas no other possible combination that would\\ndefeat Zack Chandler, as he was familiarly\\ncalled.\\nHis popularity- as a judge of the Supreme\\nCourt may be inferred from the fact that in\\n1857, when nominated as justice of the Supreme\\nCourt for the term of eight years, he was elected\\nbj a very large majority, and when in 1865 re-\\nnominated for the same position for the term\\nof eight years, the Democratic party would\\nmake no nomination against him. and at the\\nend of this term was again nominated by both\\nparties and elected without opposition. In\\nJanuary, 1875, without soliciting the office, he\\nwas elected as before stated to the United\\nStates Senate, and remained there until Feb-\\nruary 11, 1879, when he accepted the appoint-\\nment of United States Minister to Peru, where\\nhe remained about two and a half ^-ears and\\nreturned to his home in Lansing, where he still\\nresides, and for a number of years was resorted\\nto as counsel and for the argument of causes\\nbefore the Supreme Court. He is now in feeble\\nhealth, and when ab.sent from his home, fre-\\nquently may be found in the State library; law\\nand history, the natural sciences being liis\\nfavorite subjects of study. lie is occasionally\\nseen in the Supreme (Courtroom, where his por-\\ntrait adorns the walls, as of right it should,\\nhe having formerly for many years occupied a\\nseat upon the bench of the Supreme Court, lie\\npo.ssessed in an eminent degree the confidence\\nof all having business relations with him as a\\nlawyer and as a jurist was esi)eeially distin-\\nguished for his love of justice and for his\\nstrong, practical common sense. His long and\\nsuccessful career upon the bench of the Supreme\\nCourt is fully evinced by the many able and\\ncareful judgments found in our State reports.\\nHe married at Monroe in November, 1839,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0285.jp2"}, "278": {"fulltext": "248\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthe daughter of Mrs. McClosky. His wife\\ndied at Lansing, December 13, 1874, leaving a\\nlarge family, but five of whom are now living,\\nviz.: Henry Cliristiancy, a man of decided\\nability, who has been for many years and is still\\nfirst assistant in the Detroit custom house;\\nJames, who is engaged in the Interior Depart-\\nment at Washington; William, who resides at\\nLansing; and one widowed daughter (Mrs.\\nMarj- E. O Brien), who superintends his house-\\nhold and is the comfort of his declining years.\\nHis second marriage at Washington, while\\nUnited States Senator, proved an injudicious\\nand unfortunate one. He was soon divorced,\\nand an} person that will peruse the testimony\\ntaken in the case (which is quite voluminous),\\nor who has personally known him through a\\nlong life, would unhesitatingly approve of the\\nconduct and course pursued by the Judge.\\nOne of the figures often seen at the Capitol\\nis that of a tall and sturdily- built man, whose\\nframe and stature, once that of a giant, are now\\nshrunk and bowed by age. He goes about\\nwith a cane, and his slow step, due somewhat\\nto bodily loebleness, is also in part due to the\\npreoccupation of a mind which deals with prob-\\nlems of law a habit of long standing. There\\nis a distinguishable difference between the por-\\ntrait on the wall, which represents a man well\\non in middle life, with a grayish fringe of\\nwhisker about the lower part of the face, a\\nsmooth and a rather yellowish countenance,\\nkeen gray eyes and high intellectual forehead,\\nand the furrowed features and whitened hair\\nof the living man to-day. Most frequently ho\\nmay be found in the library law and history\\nbeing favorite subjects of perusal. His last\\ncase in the court of which formerly he had\\nformed a part was when Begole was gov-\\nernor,and Trustee Walker of the Flint asylum\\nresisted the attempt of the governor to re-\\nmove. His last appearance ;is an advocate in\\nany court was two years ago at Monroe, his\\nearl} home.\\nThere is ponding before the legislature a bill\\nto pension at a moderate sum such judges as\\nhave attained the age of seventy years and\\nhave served for a long time. It is said that but\\nfive men would be entitled to such a pension\\nJudge Turner, of Owosso; Judge Christiancy,\\nof Lansing Judge Graves, of Battle Creek,\\nand Judges Campbell and Swift, of Detroit.\\nAll these men served long years at very low\\nsalaries, and gave to the State the time which\\nmight have been employed in making private\\nfortunes.\\nALPHEUS FIXCH\\nWas born at Limerick, York county, Maine,\\nSeptember 28, 1804. After an academic course\\nat Exeter Academy, New Hamshii-e, he\\ngraduated at Bowdoin College in 1827, and\\nimmediately became a student-at-law at Frey-\\nberg, Maine, and was admitted to the bar at\\nBungor, Maine, in autumn, 1830. Commenced\\npr;ictice at Houlton, Maine, in the fall of that\\nyear, where he continued in practice until the\\nspring of 1833.\\nHe came to Monroe, Michigan, in the sum-\\nmer of 1833, and opened an office there in\\nAugust of that year, and continued to reside\\nthere until September, 1843, when he removed\\nto Ann Arbor, which has since been his resi-\\ndence.\\nHe was elected to House of Representatives\\nof Michigan in 1835, and again in 1836. Early\\nin 1838 he was appointed Bank Commissioner.\\nIn February, 1842, appointed Auditor Gen-\\neral of this State; but soon after entering upon\\nits duties was appointed by Governor Barry\\nAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court; and in\\nJanuary, 1843, was nominated and confirmed\\nas such justice, to fill the vacancy caused bj\\nthe resignation of William A. Fletcher, and\\nalso foi the succeeding full term.\\nIn November, 1845, he was elected Governor\\nof the State. In 1847 was elected United\\nStates Senator.\\nAfter expiration of his term as Senator, in\\nMarch, 1853, was appointed by the President\\none of the commissioners to settle land claims\\nunder the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo, and\\nwas president of the Board. He returned to\\nMichigan in June, 185fi (the labors of the com-\\nmission being closed), and from that time to\\n1873 engaged in professional business as a law-\\nyer. From this time for several j ears he be-\\ncame nearly blind, and was unable to do busi-\\nness. But in 1879, having partially recovered\\nhis sight, he was appointed professor of law in\\nthe law department of the University of Mich-\\nigan, and continued to act in that capacity un-\\ntil 1883, when he resigned, and has not since\\nbeen engaged in any official business.\\nIn 1877, just fifty years after his graduation.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0286.jp2"}, "279": {"fulltext": "\\\\rr/", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0289.jp2"}, "280": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0290.jp2"}, "281": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0291.jp2"}, "282": {"fulltext": "4^j^^^i^^^^; -\u00c2\u00abt: SX^ ^^^-/^^^t-^^Cj-^--", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0292.jp2"}, "283": {"fulltext": "THE BAR OF MONROE IN 1S37.\\nM!t\\nIJowdoin Collc !;e conf orrcil upon liiiii Iho do-\\n-ivo ofLL. D.\\nIK was married lo Liu-retia \\\\V. J.iiwrcncc,\\niliiiiyhter of Judge Wolcott Lawrence, at Mon-\\nroe, Micliigun, September 14, 1837, wlio died at\\nAnn Arbor July :50, 1882. They iiad ei, lit\\nchildren Caroline O., who married l.iudius\\n1 (irant (now .Tud,i;o Grant); Elizabeth H.,\\nwho married Milton B. Colo; Emma L., who\\nmai-ried Horace V. Knight; Arthur Willis,\\nwho died in 1840 Theodore, who married\\nllattie C. Ego; Florence C, who died October\\nm, 18(52; Francis L. and Helen L the latter\\nof whom married Doctor Chas. G. Jennings.\\nIt may be readily- and correctly- inferred that\\na man who was called upon to fill so many im-\\nportant offices was not a merely ordinarj- or\\ncommonplace man, but that he must have pos-\\nsessed some characteristics which raised him\\nabove the common level of his cotemporaries.\\nBut this will still more clearly bo seen when\\nthe further truth is stated that, so far as the\\npublic over knew or suspected, and therefore\\nas far as truth will warrant us to presume, he\\nnever sought or made any effort to obtain\\nany office which he ever held. And though he\\nheld those offices when the demands of jiarty\\nwere as strong and unrelenting, and party\\n)irejudiees were as sharp and suspicious as thej-\\nhave since been, his integrity was never\\ndoubted by any partj though he alwaj-s acted\\nas a member of tiio Democratic parly. Whj-,\\nthen, this confidence reposed in him almost\\nalone by the opposite party?\\nThe reason is not far lo seek. First, ho was\\na modest man, entirely clear from all self-asser-\\nlion, and frankly i-ecognized in the opposite\\np. ii ty the same puril3 of purpose by which ho\\n]pr )fossed to 1)0 guided, and never impugne l\\ntlicir integrity. Secondly, ho showed by bis\\nprivate life the most sincere interest in the\\npromotion of every measure for the advance-\\nment, purification anti elevation of society in\\ngeneral always charitable in his judgment of\\nothers and lenient oven to their faults.\\nAs a lawyer, while in practice at the bai-, he\\nwas not so familiar with the teclinicalilios of\\nthe law, nor generally .so thoroughly prepared\\nwith authorities bearing u)ion his ca.se as some\\nof his cfilemporarics at the bar, but he was\\nfamiliar with legal principles and strong u])on\\nthe merits of his cases, and speciallj successful\\nill the examinations of witnesses, never resort-\\ning to abuse or harshness, but by his mild anil\\ngentle course often succeeding in drawing\\nfrom a hostile witness what others had failed\\nto elicit. I never heard him impute to the op-\\nposite party or to opposing counsel a dishonest\\n]uirpose, nor make use of a harsh expression\\nunder anj- ])rovocation; and this gentleness and\\nalmost meekness of manner gave to both court\\nand jury full confidence in his integrity, and\\nmade him a formidable opponent on the merits\\nof the case. The same qualities in private life\\nand the fact that ho never sought to ])romote\\nlitigation, but rather to avoid it, justly gave\\nhim the like favorable opinion of the ])ublic.\\nAnd finally, it may be truly said the more\\ninlimatel} he was known the more highly\\nwas he esteemed. I. P. Ciibisti.ancy.\\n.IICFFERSON ;AGE TfllKBKK\\nWas born in I nit}-, New IIam](shire, in 1807.\\nHe descended from a family actively engaged\\nin the Revolutionary War, and among the\\npleasant reminiscences of his childhood were\\nthe stories of war and adventure related around\\nthe blazing fire by his grandfather and uncles,\\nthe chimney piece adorned with the mus-\\nket, powder-horn and sword that bad soon\\nrough service in their hands. His parents re-\\nmoved to Western New York when he was an\\ninfant, and settled on a farm. Mr. Thurber\\nreceived an academi ^al education at the then\\ncelebrated anandaigua Academy. After grad-\\nuating he taught Latin and the higher mathe-\\nmatics in the ))reparatory department, pursu-\\ning his law studies at the same time. In 1833,\\nbeing admitted to the bar, he came with a\\ncompany ofj-ouiig men to Monroe, and opened\\na law office on Washington street. Here ho\\nmot and soon married Mar^- Bartlett Gerrish,\\nof Boscawen, New Hampshire. He served as\\nprosecuting attorney for the county, and in\\n1830 was elected Judge of Probate. Judge\\nThurber was State Senator from 1844 to 1847,\\nand presidential elector in 1849; State Hojire\\n.sontativc in 1851, wben he wascho.sen Sjieaker\\nof tlu^ House. He was a constant contributor\\nto Eastern and Western ))apersand magazines;\\nwas interested in all educational subjects, and\\none of the original stockholders and trustees\\nof the Young l^adios Seminary of Monroe.\\nDuring lifeJudgeThiirborwas active and influ-\\nential in the politics of the State, and a public-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0295.jp2"}, "284": {"fulltext": "250\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nspirited citizen. He died May 6, 1857, leaving\\na widow and six children. The eldest son,\\nDoctor Edward G. Thurber, has for eighteen\\nyears been pastor of Park Church, Syracuse,\\nNew York, and this spring (1889) accepted the\\npastorate of the American church in Paris,\\nwhere he now resides. The second son, Jeffer-\\nson M. Thurber, of the firm of Buhl Son8 Co.,\\nJ eti (iit, Michigan, and the third son, Ilenry T.\\nriiiirher, a lawyer, residing in Detroit, consti-\\ntuting one of the firm of Dickinson Thurber.\\nHis daughters are Mrs. Talcott E. Wing, of\\nMonroe; Mi.ss Julia Thurber, and Mrs. Dr.\\nDunlaj), of Syracuse, New York.\\nHON. DAVID ADDISON NOBLE,\\nSon of Deodatus Noble, was born in Williams-\\ntown, Massachusetts, November 9, 1802, and\\ndied in Monroe, Michigan, October 13, 1870,\\naged seventy-three. He was fitted for college\\nin the school of Parson Moses Hallock in Plain-\\nfield, Massachusetts, and entered Williams Col-\\nlege in 1821, from which institution he gradu-\\nated with honors in 1825. In college he was a\\ngood scholar, distinguished for accuracy- and\\nsoundness rather than for fluent recitations\\nand showy acquisitions. In September, 1825,\\nho entered the law office of Hermanns Blccker\\nin Albany, New York, remaining there until\\nthe winter of 1820, when he went to Hudson,\\nNew York, where he entered upon his literary\\nwork as assistant editor of the Columbind. In\\nthe following year he moved to New York, en-\\ntered the law office of Benjamin Clark, on\\nFranklin Square, at the same time gave lessons\\nin French in Bancell s Academy. He was a\\nfine Greek and Latin scholar, and during the\\nwinter was engaged in correcting the publish-\\ner s proof-sheets for a Greek work. He subse-\\n(picntly opened a law office with David Logan\\nat No. 4 Pine street. He was in the practice\\nof his profession about two j-ears in New York,\\nand for a short time was in partnershi)) with\\nHon. Charles O Connor.\\nIn 1831 he removed to Monroe, Michigan,\\nwhere he resided the remainder of his life. He\\nhere opened a law office with Hon. Warner\\nWing. He was an accomplished French\\nscholar, which was of great advantage to him\\nwith the Fivnch jiopulation. It was as a\\ncounseli r that Mr. Noble was chiefly dis-\\ntinguisin-d, lii.s thoroughly disciplined mind,\\nliis habits of patient research and his superior\\njudgment peculiarly qualifying him to arrive\\nat correct legal conclusions. He was elected\\nrecorder of the city in 1833, and while acting\\nin this capacity di-ew up the city charter. Was\\ntwice elected alderman, and in 1842 mayor of\\nthe city. In 1845 Mr. Noble was chosen to\\nrcpi oscnt his county in the legislature, which\\nhe did with ability and to the satisfaction of his\\nconstituents. On November 10, 1840, Mr.\\nNoble secured Che charter of the Michigan\\nSouthern Railroad. In 1847 he was appointed\\na member of the Harbor and River Convention\\nat Chicago. Subsequently he was appointed\\none of the committee of five to cany out the\\nwishes of the convention, at which time he\\nwrote a full statistical report of the commerce\\nof the lakes. In 1852 Mr. Noble was elected\\nto Congress from the Second District. In 1858\\nhe was appointed manager of the Louisville,\\nNow Albany and Chicago Railroad, which po-\\nsition he held four years.\\nHe married, July 10, 1832, Sai ah Shaw,\\ndaughter of Hon. Henr\\\\- Shaw, of Lanosboro,\\nMassachusetts. The children of this marriage\\nwere: Ilenry Shaw Noble, born Decem-\\nber 10, 1838; married Delia Vrooman adoj)ted\\nthe legal profession is at present the post-\\nmaster of Monroe. Laura Wheeler Noble was\\nborn July 14, 1841 married Herbert Lee\\nStoddard, a resident of this citj*. John Savage\\nNoble was born November 5, 1848 jnarried\\nNellie Kendall, of Monroe a lawyer of prom-\\nise, now residing in Brown Valley. He held\\ntiie oftice of jirosecuting attorney and is now\\njudge of pi obate of the county.\\nHON. WARNKU WING.\\nWarner Wing was born in Marietta, Ohio,\\nSe]itcmber 19, 1S05 His father s name was\\nEnoch Wing and his mother s maiden name\\nwas Mary Oliver. On his father s side he was\\ndescended from one of the old New England\\nfamilies. His father s grand father, John AVing,\\nwas one of the two brothers of Welcii extrac-\\ntion, who came from England at a very earlj\\n(lay, and with their families were among the\\nfirst settlers of New England. Judge Wing s\\ngrandfather, also named John, settled in Con-\\nway, Mas.sachnsetts, where he had seven sons,\\nthe names of some of whom were: Peter.\\nIsaiah, Ell, Enoch good old Bible and\\nPui-itan names, as Judge Wing noted on a\\nscrap uf ]iaper which he has left. His father.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0296.jp2"}, "285": {"fulltext": "THE I!AR OF MONROK IN 1 837.\\n251\\nKriiicl) Willi;, reiiiovi il witli liis family to Mar-\\nietta, Ohio, in 170t wlierc lie engaged in mer-\\ncantile and milling business until 1812, when\\nlie removed to Ontario county, New York.\\nI liere he died in 1840, leaving a family of\\ntliree sons Austin K. Wing, Warner Wing,\\nand Rev. Conway P. Wing, 1). D., of Carlisle,\\nPennsylvania, who died in Carlisle in Afaj\\n1SS9, and two daughters, Mrs. Kliza Wing,\\nNiiMc, widow of the late Charles Noble, of\\nHctroil, and Mrs. Electa Deane BulkUw, widow\\nof the late Solomon BulUley.\\nIn 1S17, at the age of twelve years, Judge\\nWing came to Detroit and remained some\\nyears. About the year 1828 removed to Mon-\\nroe, where he continued to reside up to the time\\nof his death. lie attended a law school at\\nNortlianipton, Mas.sachusetts, for a time, and\\nalso studied in the office of Judge William\\nWoo lbridge, of Detroit. As early as ISIiS he\\nwas practicing law in partnership with Jlon.\\nI avid A. Noble, in Monroe. He was elected\\ntip the State Senate and served in 1838 and\\nls: 0, where he is. spoken of bj one of his life-\\nlong associates as one of the foremost of the\\nlegislature.\\nFn 1S4(I he entered into partncrshii) with\\ne.xtiovernor Ivobert McClelland, with whom\\nhe practiced until lie went uyion the bench of\\nthe Circuit Court in 1845 the judges of the\\nircuit Court constituting the Supremo ourt\\nof the Stale as then organized. In 1851 he\\nwas elected Chief Justice, which position he\\nlifld until 185(1, when he resigned. After\\nihistinu lie acted as general counsel for the\\nLaUr Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad\\nup to the time of bis death, which occurred at\\n.Miiiiroe, March 12, ISTli. The funeral services\\nwere held at the Presbyterian Church in Mon-\\nroe, of which ho was a member, (conducted by\\nthe Doctors Mattoon, Putnam and IJoyd. The\\n(iiiieral was very largely attended by the bar\\n(if Monroe county, as well as members of the\\nbar of Lenawee, Hillsdale and Washtenaw\\ncounties, also members of the bar from Detroit,\\nCleveland and Toledo.\\nOne of the most nolal)lc cases that came be-\\nfore Judge Wingju licially was the trial of the\\nI liig, intricate and exciting case gencrallj\\nknown as the conspiracy case (for the burning\\nof the Michigan Central depot). Speaking of\\nthis case cx-(ioveriior McClelland .said: The\\njiatieiice. learning, skill and lourte.sy displayed\\nby him on this trial, and his chai-ge to the jury,\\nwere commended by all, and Governor Mc-\\nClelland further adds, he was certain Ij- one\\nof the best and most upright judges that ever\\nsat upon the bench.\\nJudge Wing was married in 1831, by the\\nUev. Mr. Warriner, to Miss Eliza A. Anderson,\\ndaughter of Colonel Anderson, one of Monroe s\\nbest known and honored citizens. There have\\nbeen born in this family ten children, of whom\\nlive daughters and one son survive both\\nfather and mother, Mrs. Wing having died\\nin December, 1854. The son, Anderson Wing,\\nwas educated at the Michigan ITniversity was\\nadmitted to practice at the bar of Monroe, but\\ndied shortly after his admission. Ilis daughter\\nHIizabolh married (ieorge H. Dickinson, com-\\nmission merchant, now of Chicago. Ilis\\ndaughter Helen married Mr. Hoardman, of\\nChicago, and his daughter Belle married Mr.\\nGeorge Lake, of Chicago.\\nWhen I first knew him, in 18H(), be was\\njiraclicing law as one of the firm of Wing\\nNoble, in the jjrinie of life, an unusuall}^ strik-\\ning specimen of strong physical manhood, with\\na well rounded muscular development and\\nrather more fleshy than the average of men,\\nj ct no tendency to obesity, slightly over the\\naverage height and very erect, a pleasant\\nface with regular features, bright and sjiarkling\\neyes, and a light but ruddy complexion, so\\nruddy in fact that those not well ac(|uaintc(I\\nwith him sometimes suspected him of indulg-\\ning free!} in stimulants, which, as he was a\\nthoroughly temperate man, often annoyed him,\\nsince, if nothing was said about it, he couhl\\nnot volunteer to explain. These leading l)h3 si-\\ncal characteristics continued substantially the\\nsame till they gradually yielded to age and\\ndisease. His address was frank and manly but\\ns(U-ious, with strangers somewhat reserved and\\ndignified, an l though pleasant not inviting\\nfamiliarity. His style of speaking when en-\\ngaged in business matters, or before a court,\\nwas in short, jiilhy and simple setitences,\\ndirectly to the jioinl.\\nHis strict and conscientious adhorence to\\nab.solute tr\u00c2\u00abth I have never .seen excelled. It\\nmaj well be styled chivalrous. If a \u00c2\u00ab(uestion\\narose between him and another person as to the\\nfacts of anj transaction in which he had par-\\nticipated, or a verbal understanding had been\\nhail with ojijiosite counsel in a cause, the par-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0297.jp2"}, "286": {"fulltext": "252\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nticulavs of which he did not perfect!}- remem-\\nber, ho generally yielded to the statement\\nm:id(^ by the other side and, no matter how\\nprejudicial the truth might be to his own in-\\nterests, ho never flinched, nor tried to e.xjilain\\naway or evade the full effects of his agreement.\\nLike most men of a nervo-.sanguincous tem-\\nperainent, his temper was sometimes hasty\\nand violent, but well aware of this, he gener-\\nally kept so close guard over himself that the\\npublic seldom suspected it. He was never vin-\\ndictive; and if he discovered that he had said\\nanything wrong or injurious of or to any man,\\nhe availed himself of the first opportunity to\\nconfess his fault.\\nAs a lawyer, ho was scrupulnusl}- careful of\\nthe interests of liis clients, indefatigable in the\\nexamination of the law bearing upon his cases,\\nstrictly orderly and systematic in tlic traiisac-\\ntiori of his business and in the keeping of his\\npapers, and always strong upon questions of law\\nbelbre the court. But (though the public never\\nsuspected it) he wasa very diffident and modest\\nmen, and always distrusted his abilities to\\nmake an extended argun\\\\ent before a jury he\\nseemed to fear that he might make some mis-\\ntake. He had not half the confidence in him-\\nself that the public had in him. He seldom\\nmade a long or even a full argument before\\na jury, and the real cause of this I always be-\\nlieved and still believe, was liis utter detesta-\\ntion of mere plausibilities, of the actual truth of\\nwhich he was not satisfied while others less\\nscrupulous often made a successful use of them\\nwith the jury. But, as the public came to\\nunderstand his conscientiousness, juries paid\\ngreater attention to his arguments and, upon\\nthe whole, he was as successful before juries as\\nothers who were less scrupulous.\\nIn the examination of witnesses he was an\\nexpert. With great keenness and shrewdness\\nhe detected any discrepancy in their testimony.\\nAnd if an adverse witness had ventured upon\\na fictitious tale, he was sure to be compelled to\\nexpose himself before ho left the stand.\\nAs a judge, or at the bar, he was strictly\\nconsci(Mitious in the performance of his duties,\\nircums|)ect in his deportment, patient and\\nindelatigable in investigation, im])artial and\\nclear in his rulings and decisions, and courteous\\nand respectful to the bar.\\nJudge Wing, wliile at the bar and on the\\nbench, devoted himself exclusively to the duties\\nof those positions; and if he had any ability he\\nnever displayed or exercised it, of improving\\nhis finances aside from his professional or judi-\\ncial duties and, as he bad quite a large family,\\nnever succeeded in accumulating more than a\\nfair supj)ort; and the consciousness of this\\noften wore upon his mind and sometimes rcn\\ndered him melancholy.\\nNo analysis of the mental characteristics ol\\nJudge Wing would be complete without the\\nmention of another quality, which tho.sc who\\nonly .saw him when engaged in serious work\\nmight never discover or attribute to him. He\\nwas a man of keen, readj and brilliant wit,\\nand a genial humor which might almost be\\ncalled Shakespearian. These qualities, how-\\never, ho seldom indulged when engaged in\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2serious affairs. But when oppressed by over-\\nwork, or depressed by untoward events, or\\ngloomy prospects of the future, he needed re-\\nlaxation to escape from such depression or\\nmelancholy for a time, he, like Abraham I^in-\\ncoln, and for like reasons, sought temporary\\nrelief in the indulgence of wit and humor\\namong gonial companions. And, in this field,\\nhe strongly resembled Lincoln. Neither ever\\ntold a story without a sharj) point to it, which\\nstruck the hearer like a flash of lightning, ex-\\nciting pleasure and amusement, but generally\\ncontaining a suggestion of ])i actical wisdom.\\nBut could the hearers have realized the mental\\nsuffering which had led to the indulgence of\\nthis wit and humor, their pleasure would have\\nbeen dashed with a tinge of sadness and sym-\\npathj Had he and Mr. Lincoln mot when\\nboth wore in a like vein, the} would have be-\\ncome warm friends for life.\\nI. P. CnaisTiANcv.\\nHARRY V. MAN\\nWas for inanj^ years a practitioner at the bar\\nand co-partner of the Hon. Jefferson (1. Thur-\\nber; served a number of terms as the treasurer\\nof the county of Monroe, and soon after the\\nexpiration of his last term removed West, and\\nhas devoted his time to farming. During the\\nyear 1887 sold his fixrm, and with his wife has\\nretired from active business life, and is spend-\\ning the remainder of his daj s with his sons,\\npromising business men, at Davenport. Iowa.\\nFor a man of eighty-tive, is very active and\\nenerijetic.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0298.jp2"}, "287": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXI.\\nPOPi:i,ATH)N or MICHIGAN TKKIMTOKY,\\n1S10-1,S34.\\nISIO.\\nISL O.\\n.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0l,r L ,s I\\n1S3().\\nI.SIM.\\nI dlMl.A TloN OF MONROK COUNTY, ].s:i7-lS,Sl.\\n1 S:J7 10,011\\nKS40 !I, )21.\\n18-15 i;i,2.S7\\nKS50 1 t,(i!l S\\n1854 1S,030\\nm\\\\0 21,593\\n1804 22, L l\\n1870 27,475\\n1874 30,111\\n1880 33,024\\n1884 33,353\\nSTATE SENATOKIAL Dl.STIUCT,\\nAsfxcd by the Act of 1881.\\nFil ll) District, county of Monroe, ])Oinil;ition\\n1S8U, :\u00c2\u00ab,(;24 1884, 33,344.\\nSTATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT,\\nAs per Act of 1881, County of Monroe.\\nKIHST DISTKKT.\\nBcillord 1,835 1,847\\nEiic 1,721 1,. 47\\nMil ,l 1,443\\nLa.sselle -l,50 i l,47(i\\nMonroe.. 1,018 030\\nSnnnnerfieia 1,820 1,813\\nWliileford 2.044 1, JIO\\nCity of Monroe 4,030 5,210\\n10,252 10,202\\nSECOND niSTRICT.\\nAsh 2,252 2,111\\nBerlin .2,246 1,957\\nDundee 3,242 3,032\\nExeter 1,822 1,077\\nFrenclitown 2,485 2,191\\nLondon 1,408 1,380\\nMilan 1,882 2,213\\nRaisinville 2,035 1,921\\n17,372 17,082\\nTotal 33,024\\n33,354\\nTERRITORIAL DELEGATES TO CONGRESS.\\nTfrms of S^^n icc.\\nWilliam Woodbridge lSlil-1820\\nSolomon Sibley 1820-182!\\nSolomon Sibley 1821-1823\\nGabriel iRicbard 1823-1826\\nTrnna of Scrvicr.\\nAustin E. W iui: ...1825-1827\\nAustin E. Wing 1827-1829\\nJohn Biddle 1820-1831\\nAustin E. Wing 1831-1833\\nLucius Lyon 1 833- 1 835\\nGeorge W. Jones 18:}5-1837\\nGeorge W. Jones was a delegate until Mich-\\nigan became a State, with lii.s residence in Wis-\\nconsin, whicii was then a portion of the Tcri-i-\\ntory of Michigan.\\nCABINET OFFICERS FOR MICH Hi AN.\\nJ.ewis Cass, Secretary of War, August 1, 1831.\\nRobert McClelland, Secrctar}- of Interior,\\nMarch, 1853.\\nZachariah Chandler, Secretary of Interior.\\nOctober, 1875.\\nLewis Cass, Secretary of State, Jlarch, 1857.\\nGOVERNORS OF THK NORTH WE.ST TERRI-\\nTORY.\\nGeneral Arthur St. Clair, 1787, 18U0.\\nWinthrop Sargent, Secretary and Acting\\nGovernor, 179G.\\nGOVERNORS OF MICIlUiAN TKKKI Tl iRY.\\nGeneral William Hull, a] |ii)intcd March 1,\\n1805.\\nGeneral AVilliani Hull, a[ijnjinic(l .Vjiril 1,\\n1808.\\nGeneral William Hull, ajipointcd January\\n12, 1811.\\nGeneral Lewis Cass, appointed October 2!),\\n1813.\\nGeneral Lewis Cass, appointed January 21,\\n1817.\\nWilliam Woodbridgc, Secretary and Acting\\nGovernor, a|)pointcd August 17, 1818.\\nGeneral Lewis Cass, a])pointcd January 24,\\n1820.\\nWilliam Wondhridge, Secretary and Acting\\nGovernor, Au;, ust 8, 1820; September IS, 1821.\\nGeneral I,ewi\u00c2\u00ab Cnss, appointed December 20.\\n1822.\\n[2533", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0299.jp2"}, "288": {"fulltext": "254 HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nWilliiiin Wood bridge, Sfcrctury and Acting llobert McClelland, inaugurated January 5,\\nGovernor, 8ej.tembcr\\\\ J, 1823 May 28, 1825. 1853.\\nGeneral Jjowis Ca.ss, apjiointed December 22, Andrew Parsons (Lieulenant-tTOvernor and\\n],S25. Acting Governor), March 8, 1853.\\nWilliam Woodbridge, Secretary and Acting Kinsley S. Bingbam, inaugurated January\\nGovernor, August 31, 1820; Octobers, 1820; 3, 1855.\\nJuly 25, 1827. Kinsley S. Uingbam, inaugurated January\\nGeneral Lewis Cass, ajipoinled December 24, 7, 1857.\\n]S28. Moses Wisncr, inaugurated January 5, ISa .l.\\nJames Witlierell, Secretary and Acting Gov- Austin Blair, inaugurated January 2, 1861.\\nernor, January 1, 1830, to April 2, 1830. Austin Blair, inaugurated January 7, 18(53.\\nGeneral John T. Ma.son, Secretary and Act- Ueiiry H. Crapo, inaugurated January 4.\\ning Governor, September 24, 1830, to October 18(15.\\n4, 1830 April 4. to May 27, 1831. Henry II. Crapo, inaugurated January 2,1867.\\nStevens Thomson Mason, Secretary and Act- Henry P. Baldwin, inaugurated January 0,\\ning Governor, August 1, 1831, to September 186t).\\n17, 1831. Henry P. Baldwin, inaugurated January 4,\\nGeorge B. Porter, appointed August 6, 1831. 1871.\\nStevens ThouLson Mason, Secretary and Act- John J.Bagley, inaugurated January 1, 1873.\\ning Governor, October 30, 1831, to June 11, John J. Bagley, inaugurated January 6, 1875.\\n1832; May 23 to July 14, 1833 August 13 to Charles M. Croswell, inaugurated January 3,\\nAugust 28, 1833 September 5 to December 14, 1877.\\n1833; February 1 to February 7, 1834. Charles M. Croswell, inaugurated January 1,\\nStevens Thomson Mason, ex officio Governor 187 J.\\nas Secretary of Territory, July 0, 1834. David II. Jerome, inaugurated January 1,\\nCharles Shaler, appointed August 29, 1S35. 1881.\\nJohn S. Horner, Secretary and Acting Gov- Josiah W. Begole, inaugurated January 1,\\nernor, September 8, 1835. 1883.\\nIlussell A. Alger, inaugurated January 1, 1885.\\nGOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. rr .t i,oo-\\nCyrus G. Luce, inaugurated January 1, 188\\nUNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1835. j r i 1 oo\\nCyrus G. Luce, inaugurated January 1, 1889.\\nStevens Thomson Mason, inaugurated Novem-\\nber 3, 1835. UNITED STATES SENATORS.\\nStevens Thomson Mason, inaugurated Jan- Lucius Lyon 1836-40\\nuary 1, 1838. joh,i Norvell 1835-41\\nEdward Mundy (Lieutenant-Governor and Augustus S. Porter 1840-45\\nActing Governor), April 13 to June 12, 1838; William Woodbridge 1841-47\\nSejiteniber 19 to December it, 1838. Lewis Cass 1845-48\\nWilliam Woodbridge, inaugurated January 7, Alpheus Felch 1847-53\\n1840. Thomas Fitzgerald 1848-49\\nJames Wright Gordon (Lieutenant-Governor Lewis Cass 1849-57\\nand Acting Governor), February 24, 1841. Charles E. Stewart 1853-49\\nJohn S. Barry, inaugurated January 3, 1842. Zachariah Chandler. 1857-75\\nJohn S. Barry, inaugurated January 1, 1844. Kinsley S. Bingham 1869-61\\nAlpheus Felch, inaugurated January 5, 1846. j^cob M. Howard 1862-71\\nWilliam L. Greenly (Lieutenant-Governor Thomas W. Ferry 1871-83\\nand Acting Governor), March 4, 1847. Isaac P. Christiancy 1875-79\\nEpaphroditus Ransom, inaiigurated January Zachariah Chandler 1879\\nIS*^- Henry P. Baldwin 1879-81\\nJohns. Barry, inaugurated January 7, 1850, Qmar D. Conger.. 1881-87\\nUNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1850. Thomas W, Palmev 1883-89\\nRobert McClelland, inaugurated January 1, F. B, Stockbridgc 1887-93\\n1862. James McMillen 1889-95", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0300.jp2"}, "289": {"fulltext": "STATISTICS.\\nCong.\\n24.\\n28.\\n2 .t.\\n:ji.\\n:w.\\nM.\\n37.\\n38.\\n39.\\n40.\\nFNITKD ST.\\\\TKS RKPRKSENTATIVES.\\nT,nm 0/\\nI.saac E. Ciary 1835 37\\nIsaac K Crary 1837-3 J\\nIsaac K. Ciaiy 1839-41\\nJacol) M. Howanl 1841-43\\n.lames 15. Hunt 1843-45\\nLucius Lyon .1843-45\\nItobci-t McCK lland 1843-15\\n.lolin S. I liiiirnau 184. i-47\\nJanus 1!. Hunt 1845-47\\nKolKi-t McCJIollan.l 1845-47\\nKinsley S. J?iTi^rl,;im 1847-49\\nl{)berl McClelland 1847-49\\n(diaries E. Stewart... 1847-49\\nKinsley S. Bitiirham 1849-51\\nJ Alexander VV. Buel 1849-51\\nI William Sjmiiiue 1849-51\\nJames L. Conger 1851-53\\nEhenezer J. Pcnninian 1851-53\\nCharles E. Stewart 1851-53\\nI Samuel Clark 1853-55\\nDavid A. Xoblc 1853-55\\nHestor L. Stevens 1853-55\\nt David Stuart. 1853-55\\nf AVilliam A. Howard ..1855-57\\n(ieorge W. Peck 1855-57\\nDavid S. Walbridge .1855-57\\n[Henry Waldron 18.55-57\\nf William A. Howard 1857-59\\n1 DeWitt C. Leach 1857-59\\nI David S. Walbridge 1857-59\\nHenry Waldron 1857-59\\nf George B. Cooper 1859-60\\nI William A. Howard .1860-61\\nFrancis W. Kellogg 18.59-61\\nI DeWitt C. Leach. 1859-61\\n[Henry Waldron 1859-61\\nf Fernando C. Beaman 1861-63\\nJ Bradley F. Granger 1861-63\\n1 Franci.s W. Kellogg 1861-63\\n[Eowland E. Trowbridge 1861-63\\nf Augustus C. Baldwin 1863-65\\nI Fernando C. Beuman 1863-65\\nj John F, Drigp 1863-65\\nI Francis W. Kellogg 1863-65\\nI John W. Longycar 1863-65\\n[Charles Upson 1863-65\\nf Fernando C. Bcanian 1865-67\\nI Job n F. Driggs 1865-67\\nI Thomas W. Ferry 1865-67\\nJohn W. Longycar 1865-67\\nPowland E. I rowbridge 1865-67\\n[Charles Upson 1865-67\\nf Fernando C. Beaman 1867-69\\nI Austin Blair 1867-69\\nJ John F. Driggs 1807-69\\nThomas W. Ferry 1867-69\\nEowlaud E. Trowbridge 1867-69\\n[Charles Upson 1867-69\\nr\\nI\\nI\\n41. i\\nI\\nI\\nI\\nr\\n43.\\n44.\\n45.\\n46.\\n47.\\nFernando Beaman ...__.... IS( 9-\\nAusliii Blair l.S(i .t-\\nOmar D. Conger 1869-\\nThomas W. Feri-y ]S(;9-\\nWilliani L. Sloughtun IS(;9-\\nKandolpli Strickland 1809-\\nAustin Blair 1871-\\nOmar D. Conger 1871-\\nWiider D. Foster .1871-\\nWilliam L. Stoughton 1871-\\nJabez (J. Sutherland 1871-\\nIlenry Waldron 1871-\\n.lusiah W. Uegole\\nNathan B. Bradley\\nJulius Burrows\\nOmar D. Conger\\nMoses W. Field\\nJay A. Hubbell\\nHcrny Waldron\\nGeorge Willard\\nWilliam B. Williams\\n1873-\\n187.3-\\n1873-\\n..-.187.;-\\n1.S73-\\n1873-\\n1873\\n1873-\\n1873-\\nf Nathan B. Bradley 1875-77\\nOmar D. Conger 1875-77\\n(ieorge II. l urand 1875-77\\nJay A. Hubbell 1875-77\\nAllen Potter 1875-77\\nHenry Waldron 1875-77\\nGeorge Willard 1875-77\\nAlpheus S. Williams.... 1875-77\\n[William B. Williams. 1875-77\\nf Mark S. Brewer 1877- 79\\nOmar D. Conger .....1877-79\\nCharles C. Ellsworth 1877-79\\nJay A. Hubbell 1877-79\\nEdwin W. Keightlej 1877-79\\nJonas H. McGowan ..1877-79\\nJohn W. Stone 1877-79\\nAlpheus S. Williams 1877-79\\nEdwin Willits 1877-79\\nf Mark S. Brewer 1879-81\\nJulius C. Burrows 1879-81\\nOmar D. Conger 1879-81\\nlioswell G.IIorr 1879-81\\nJay A. Hubbell 1879-81\\nJonas H. McGowan 1879-81\\nJohn S. Newberry 1879-81\\nJohn W. Stone 1879-81\\n[Edwin Willits 1879-81\\nf Henry W. ord 1881-83\\nEdwin Willits 1881-83\\nEdward S. Laccy .1881-83\\nJulius C. Burrows 1881-83\\nGeorge M Webber 1 881 83\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0j Oliver L. Spaulding. 1881-83\\nOmar D. Conger 1881\\nJohn T. Rich 1881-83\\nRoswell G.IIorr 1881-83\\n[Jay A. Hubbell 1881-83", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0301.jp2"}, "290": {"fulltext": "2 0(5\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCong. Tcrii s of\\nSrricc.\\nWilliam C. MaylHiry 1S,S3-.S5\\nI Niitiiaiiicl B. Eldridiic ISS^-Sf)\\nI Kdward S Jjacey .1 LSS3-S5\\n(iuoru-c L. Yaplo.. ...1SS:!-S5\\nI .luliiis llouscmaii ISSo-S\\nIS. Kdwiii B. Wiiuin.s .18sa-S5\\nKzra C. Carlton ]SS:5-85\\nI Roswell G. Hon- 1 S83-S5\\nJJyroii M. CuUlicoii 18S8-S5\\nI Ilcrsc-hol II, Hatch ISSS-S\\nEdward Brcituiig ISSH-SS\\nf William C. Maybiuy 1885-87\\nI Natlianiol B. Eldridgu 1885-87\\nI James O Donuell 1885-87\\nI JuliiiH C Burrows 1885-87\\nI Charles C. Comstock _. 1885-87\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0l!l. -I Jidwin B. Winans 1885-87\\nI Ezra C.Carlton ._ 1885-87\\nI Timothy E. Tarsney 1885-87\\nByron M. Ciitclieon 1885-87\\nI Si)cncerO. Fisher 1885-87\\ntSclh C. Moffatt .1885-87\\nf J. Logan Chipman, term expires 1889.\\nEdward P. Allen, term expires 1889.\\nI James O Donncll, term expires 1889.\\nJulius C. Burrows, term expires 1889.\\nI Melbourne II. Ford, term expires 1889.\\n5(1. -J Mark S. Brewer, term expires 1889.\\nJustin K. Whiting, term expires 1889.\\nI Timothy E. Tarsney, term expires 1889.\\nByron M. Cutcheon, term expires 1889.\\nI S|)encer O. Fisher, term expires 1889.\\nHenr3 W. Seymour, term expires 1889.\\nf J. Logan Chipman, term expires 1891.\\nI Bdwai-d P. Allen, term expires 1891.\\nI James O Donnell, term expires 1891.\\nJulius Burrows, term expires 1891.\\nI Charles E. Belknap, term expires 1891.\\n51. Mark S. Brewer, term expires 1891.\\nJustin II. Whiting, term expires 1891.\\nI Aaron T. Bliss, term expires 1891.\\nByron M. Cutcheon, term expires 1891.\\nI Frank W. Wheeler, term expires 1891.\\n[^Sam l M. Stephenson, term expires 1891.\\nTERRITORIAL LEGISLATURES, 1824-1835.\\nFrom the organization of the Territory in\\n1805 to 1824 the laws were framed by the Gov-\\nernor and Judges.\\nFirst Legislative Council met at the council\\nhouse, Detroit, June 7, 1824, adjourned August\\n5, 1824. Second session held at sanie place,\\nJanuary 17, 1825, adjourned April 21, 1825.\\nAbraham Edwards, President; John P.Shel-\\ndon, Secretarj George A. O Koeffe, Secretary;\\nEdmund A. Brush, Secretary Morris Jackson,\\nSergeant-at-Arras. Representatives from Mon-\\nroe county, Hubert Lacrolx, Prenrhtnwn WoU\\ncott Luwi cuco, Monroe.\\nSecond Ijcgislature First session met No-\\nvember 2, 1820, adjourned December 30; second\\nsession met January 1, 1827, adjourned Ajnil\\n12. Abraham Edwards, President J. P. Shel\\ndon, E. A. Brush, liandall S. Rice, Clerks;\\nWilliam Meldrum, Sergeant-at-Arms. Repre-\\nsentatives of Monroe county, Hubert Lacroi.x,\\nFrenchtown Laurent Durocher, Freuchtown.\\nThird Legislature First session convened\\nMa3 5,1828, adjourned July 3; second session\\nconvened September 7, 1829, adjourned Novem-\\nber 5. Abraham Edwards, President; John P.\\nSheldon, Samuel Satterlee, Seneca Allen, Clerks;\\nWilliam Meldrum, Sergeant-at-Arms. Repre-\\nsentatives from Monroe county, Laurent\\nDurocher, Frenchtown; Charles Noble, French-\\ntown Wolcott Lawrence, Monroe.\\nFourth Legislature First session met Maj*\\n11,1830, adjourned July 31, 1830; second ses-\\nsion met January 4, 1831, adjourned March 4,\\n1831. Abraham Edwards, President Edmund\\nA. Brush, Secretary; William Meldrum, Ser-\\ngeant-at-Arms. Representatives from Monroe\\ncounty, Wolcott Lawrence, Monroe; Laurent\\nDurocher, Frenchtown.\\nFifth Legislature First session met May 1,\\n1832, adjourned June 29, 1832; second session\\nmet January 1, 1833, adjourned Aj)ril 23, 1833.\\nJohn McDonell, Pi-esident; Edmund A. Brush,\\nSecretary; James T. Allen, Sergeant-at-Arms.\\nRepresentatives from Mpnroe county, Daniel S.\\nBacon, Monroe; Laurent Durocher, French-\\ntown.\\nSixth Legislature First session convened\\nJanuary 7, 1834, adjourned March 7, 1834;\\nextra session met September 1, 1834, and ad-\\njourned September 8, 1834; adjourned session\\nmet November 11,1834, adjourned December\\n31, 1834; second regular annual session con-\\nvened January 12, 1835, adjourned March 28,\\n1835; special session met August 17, 1835, ad-\\njourned August 25, 1835. John McDonell,\\nPresident; John Norvell, Secretary; ElishaL.\\nAtkins, Sergeant-at-arms. Charles W. Whip-\\nple succeeded Mr. Norvell at second session.\\nMorgan Lewis Martin elected President of the\\nsecond annual session. Representatives from\\nMonroe county, Daniel S. Bacon, Monroe;\\nLaurent Durocher, Frenchtown.\\nSenators and Representatives under State\\nGovernment assembled at Detroit, November\\n3, 1835, and Monroe county was represented\\nfor that year and subseqviont yours us follows i", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0302.jp2"}, "291": {"fulltext": "MEMnKKS OF TIIK I.KGISLATU KP:. 1835-18S9.\\nIsPjS Soiiatoi Fiaiircnl l iirmliLT, I Mward\\n|i KIIIh; Kc presciilalivx s. Al|)iu iis l- okli,\\nJames J. (.lodfroy.\\n1S37 Scnalors, Ijauroiil Duroclier, Hdwai-il\\nl Ellis; Kcjjrcsciilaiivos, Aii licu.s I^ olcli,\\nTliiimas Farriiiglon.\\n1,S3S Soiiators, Norman D. Ciirli.s, Warner\\nWing; lii ]iri .seiilativc s, Fi-amis Cliartcr. itob I\\nM. Id land.\\n183 J .Scnak i Norman I Ciii lis, Warnor\\nWing; l{c])rcscnlativc.s, Danii i S. ]5afon, Lau-\\nrent l ur()eiicr.\\nl84(t Senator, Seba Murjiliy; Ke]iresenta-\\nlivcM, Nelson Dunham, l obci-t McClelland.\\n1S41 .Senator, .Seba Murpliy; Kepresenta\\nlives, Levi S. Hmnpbrey, Homy .Smith.\\n1842 Senator, John Bui cii Re|)reNcntativcs,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Levis. Jliimplire^-, Austin 10. Wing.\\n1843 .Senator, .Jolin Hurch Ueiiresentatives,\\nItobert McClelland (.S](caker), George Young-\\nlove.\\n1844 Senator, .Icffei son G. Tliui-ber; Ueii-\\nresentatives, Nelson Dunham, llirani Stone.\\n184.T Senator, Jert er.son G. Thurbcr; l\\\\e]i-\\nresentatives, Hiram Stone, Henry Mason.\\n1846 Senator, .Jeflerson G. Tiiurher; Iicp-\\nresentatives, Nelscni J)unham, David A. .\\\\oblc.\\n1847 Senatoi .Icflerson G. Thurber; Ifep-\\nresentatives, Alexander M. Arzeno, Jjcwis\\nDarrah, David A. Noble.\\nBy an act of the legislature ajijiroved March\\nIt!, 1847, the seat of government of the State\\nwas removed from Detroit to Lansing.\\n1.848\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .Senator, Nelson Dunham; IJcprcscn-\\ntatives, James Muliioilcn, James L JJusseli,\\nHiram Stone.\\n1849 Senator, Nelson Dunham Represen-\\ntatives, Edward G. Morton, Junius Tilden,\\n.Samuel Mulhollen.\\n1850 Senator, Isaac P. Christiancy; Eeprc-\\nsontativcs, Norman Barnes, John B. King, Ed-\\nward G. Morton.\\n1851 Senatoi Lsaac P. Christiancy; Eepre-\\nsentatives, Patrick Corrigan.JofFer.son G. Thur-\\nbcr (Speaker), Eleazer Barnes.\\nUNDER NEW AI PORTION.MENT.\\n18.52 and 18.5.3\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Senator, Alexander M.\\nArzeno; Representatives, Alfred G. Bates,\\nEdward G. Morton.\\n1855 Senator, Wm. H. Montgomery; Repre-\\nsentatives, Charles T. Cady, George Kirkland.\\n1857 Senator, Lewis Welch Representa-\\ntives, William Buubar, Samuel Mulhollen.\\nl,S5y\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Senator, Lewis Wehh llepresenla\\nlives, William Dunbar, .Samuel MulholKn.\\nl.SG I\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Senator, Samuel .Mulhollen; Kepn\\nscntativcs, Emer.son Choate, George I eter.^.\\n]S(;3\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Senator, William Corbin; Kepresen\\nlalives, John G. Hood, Andrew J. Hecney,\\nEdward G. Morton.\\nlS(;5_Senator, Nathan Langdon Represen-\\ntatives, Victor Dusscau, LdwanI G. Morton,\\nCharles W. Pitts.\\n18(17 Senator, George Peters; Representa-\\ntives, Charles G. Mallett, John J. Stevens, Joel\\nJ. Dusscau.\\nlS); .t-Seiiator, Kdward (i. Morton; Rejirc-\\nsentatives, Victor A. Dusscau, Henry A. .Nor\\nton, Joseph Weier.\\n1871 Senatoi, Edward (i.JIorton; Repre-\\nsentatives, Patrick Gorman, Ira l\\\\. (irosvenoi-,\\nJohn J. .Sumner.\\n1873 Senator, John .1. .Sumner; Kein-esenla-\\ntives, Henry B. Welch, Christian Ilerlzler.\\n1875 Senator, Hemaii J. ivedlield; Itcprescn-\\ntativcs. Christian Hertzler, Dyckcs McLaciiliii.\\n1877 Senator, Heman J. Red field Rc]ire-\\nscntativcs, Luciaii B. Miller, Jose])h L. Valade.\\n187!) -Senator, Harry A. Conant; Re| rescn-\\ntativcs, Lucian Miller, John Strong, Jr.\\n1881 Senator, John .Strong, Jr.; Kerescnla-\\nlives, John C. Eckerman, Walter Hackct.\\n1883 Senator, John Strong, Jr. Represen-\\ntatives, William A. French, Burton Parker.\\n1885 Senator, Christian Hertzler Repre-\\nsentatives, Seward Baker, Addison E. Dunbar.\\n]887\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Senator of District, James S. Gorman,\\nof Washtenaw count} which by new apportion-\\nment was included with Monroe county; Repre-\\nsentatives, Seward Baker, Addison E. Dunbar.\\n1889 .Senator of District, James S. Gorman,\\nof Washtenaw count} which by ncwapporlion-\\nment was included with Monroe county; Repre-\\nsentatives, .Samuel P. Jackson, Charles Angcrer.\\nPOSTMASTERS AT MONROE.\\nJohn C. Cox (Est.), appointed Nov. 27, 1822.\\nChas. Noble, appointed July 24, 1824.\\nLambert Conchois, appointed A|iril 10, 1828.\\nLyman M. .Stewart, appointed June 23, 1832.\\nJas. Q Adams, appointed November 1, 1834.\\nJ. G. Godfroy, appointed Januar}- 31, 1838.\\nJo.scph C. Cole, appointed September 13, 1841.\\nJohn I. Wendell, api)ointed June 25, 1845.\\nWaller P. Clark, appointed November 4, 1847.\\nJoseph C. Cole, appointed Seplcuiber 25, 1850,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0303.jp2"}, "292": {"fulltext": "258\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nFiiwcy M. WiiiaiiB. :i| i oiiitcd February 215,\\n1854.\\nKdwiii Willils, appoiiiU d December 16, 1802.\\nGeorge S])al(ling, appointed July 27, 1866.\\nMilo D. llainiltoi), a])i)ointcd December 15,\\n1870.\\nWin. A. Noble, ai)pointed December 18, 1874.\\nOtis A. Criteliett, appointed March 1, 1883.\\nHenry S, Noble, appointed February 22, 1887.\\nMONROE CITY OFFICERS.\\n1837 Maj-or, George B. Harleston recorder,\\nWarner Wing .solicitor, Alpbeus Felcli clerk,\\narlo.s Colton surveyor, Nathan Hubble;\\nmarshal, Jacob W. Alexander. Aldermen:\\nFirst ward, Noi-nian D. Curtis; second ward,\\nlioberl McClelland, Harry V. Man third ward,\\nWalter P. Clark fourth ward, Warren Stod-\\ndard fifth ward, James J. Godfroy. Street\\ncommissioners: First ward, Luther Harvey\\nsecond ward, Benjamin F. Southwick third\\nward, Chester Stuart; fourth ward, Andrew\\nWeir; fifth ward, Antoine Nadeau.\\n1838 Mayor, James Adams treasurer,\\nPeter P. Ferry; collector, llod(;lphus Nims;\\nrecorder, David A. Noble marshal, Benjamin\\nW. Latham; surveyor, Nathan Hubble solic-\\nitor, Franklin Johnson. Aldermen First\\nward, Julius D. Morton second ward, Nathan\\nHubble; third ward. Smith Stuart; fourth ward,\\nJohn Bush; fifth ward, Jamc.i J. Godfroy.\\nA.sscssors First ward, George Fish second\\nward, Eobert G. Clark; third ward, George W.\\nStrong; fourth ward, Thomas Clark- iifth\\nward, Ezekiel A. Peltier.\\n1839 Mayor, Dan. B. Miller; treasurer,\\nPeter P. Ferry; collector, Rodoli)hus Nims;\\nrecorder, David A. Noble; solicitor, Nathaniel\\nS. Howe clerk, Carlos Colton; marshal, Theroii\\nTaylor, Aldermen First ward, Julius D.\\nMorton; second ward, Obadiah Spalding; third\\nward, Walter P. Clark fourth ward, Muuson\\nHurd fifth ward, James J. Godfroy. Assessors\\nFirst ward, Benjamin W. Bevier; second ward,\\nJosiah W. Alexander; third ward, John Pax-\\nton; fourth ward, Sizer Stoddard fifth ward,\\nEzekiel A. Pelton.\\n1840\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor, Dan. B. Miller; treasurer,\\nPeter P.Ferry; collector, Timothy Hawley\\nrecorder, Franklin Johnigon clerk, Allen A.\\nEabinoau; marshal, John W.Anderson; sur-\\nveyor, Nathan Hubble solicitor, C, H. Van-\\ncleve. Aldermen: First ward, E. G. Brigham;\\nsecond ward, Uari-y Conant third ward,\\nGeorge Clancy fourth ward, John Andei-son\\nfifth ward, Ezekiel A. Peltier. Assessors: First\\nward, Issachar Frost; second ward, Nathan\\nHubble; third ward, Smith Stuart; fourth\\nward, Dan. S. Bacon fifth ward, James J.\\nGodfroy. Street commissioners First dis-\\ntrict, N. D. Curtis; second district, J. B. Bez-\\nzoau.\\n1841 Mayor, Robert McClelland treasurer,\\nWalter W. Prentiss collector, Timothy Haw-\\nley recorder, Abncr Morton clerk, Allen A.\\nliabincau marshal, Jacob W. Alexander\\nsurveyor, Titus Babcock solicitor, Aljiheus\\nFelch. Aldermen: First ward, E. G. Brigham\\nsecond ward, Loomis Palmer; third ward,\\n(ieorge Clancy; fourth ward, Daniel S. Bacon;\\nfifth ward, Medard Couture. Assessors: First\\nward, Ambrose Beach second ward, Josiah W.\\nAlexander; third ward, John Paxton fourth\\nward, Daniel S Bacon fifth wai-d, Charles M.\\nHunijihrey. Street commissioners First ward,\\nJames Murphy second ward, Jose])h Lorangcr,\\njr.; third ward, Blisha Brigham fourth ward,\\nPodolphus Nims; fifth ward, Sylvester God-\\nfroy.\\n1S42- Mayor, Walter P. Clark; treasurer,\\nWalter W. Prentiss marshal and collector,\\nTimothy Hawley; clerk, J. B, Whipple; solic-\\nitor, Hiram Stone surveyor, Nathan Hubble.\\nAldermen: First ward, Samuel Crcelman\\nsecond ward, Josiah W. Alexander third ward,\\nJames McBride; fourth ward, Henry Smith\\nfifth ward, Ezekiel A. Peltier.\\n1843 Mayor, James J. Godfroy treasurer,\\nWalter W. Prentiss marshal and collector,\\nTimothy H, Hawley; solicitor, Charles W, Ford;\\nrecorder, Henry Smith surveyor, Nathan\\nHubble; clerk, James B. Whipple. Aldermen:\\nFirst ward, Samuel Crcelman second ward,\\nObadiah Spalding; third ward, James McBride\\nfourth ward, Alexander D. Anderson fifth\\nward, Medard Couture.\\n1844\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor, Levi S. Humphi ey; treasurer,\\nWalter P. Clark; marshal, Jarvis Eldred\\nrecorder, David A. Noble solicitor, Isaac P.\\nChristiancy surveyor, Titus Babcock clerk,\\nJames B. Whipple, Aldermen: First ward,\\nJohn Mulhollen second ward, Obadiah Spald-\\ning; third ward, James McBride; foui-th ward,\\nJohn W, Miller; fifth ward, Medard Couture,\\n1845 Ma3 or, James J, Godfroy; treasui-er,\\nJohn Burch marshal, Jarvis Eldred; clerk,", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0304.jp2"}, "293": {"fulltext": "MONROE CITY OFFICERS.\\n2. 9\\nJames B. Wliiiijile solii-ilor, Ini It. GruNVciior\\nrocorilcr, Ahiior Morion .surveyor, Titus liab-\\nc ock. Alilcriiicii Fir.sl wjinl, James E. Skin-\\nner liilnl ward, John I axlon fourlli ward,\\nO.scar Stoddard tiftli ward, Ciiarlcs M.\\nIlumplircy.\\nISU! Mayor, llenrj Snutli treasurer, Jolin\\niiui-eli eolieclor and marslial, Jarvis Eidred\\ncleriv, James Whipple; recorder, Henry V.\\n.Man; solicitor, Ira R. (irosvcnor surveyor,\\nTitus HalicocU. Aldornien First ward, Wed-\\nworth Wadsworlh seiond ward, Isaac Lewis;\\nthird ward, (ieorj^e W. Stroii;^; i ourlh ward,\\nAlexander D. Andcr.son; fillh ward, ^ledard\\nCouture.\\n1847 Mayor, Samuel J. llolle^- troasui cr,\\nJohn IJurch marshal and collector, Jarvis\\nFIdrcd; clerk, J. B. Whii)ple; recorder, JIarry\\nV Man solicitor, Fi-ankliu Johnson surveyor,\\nTiuis Habcock. Aldermen: First ward, Isaac\\nMel-rill second ward, Isaac Lewis third ward,\\nl.udior II. Barnes; fourth ward, Alexander I).\\n.\\\\iiderson; fifli\\\\ ward. Medard Couture.\\nIS IS Mayor, Harry V. Man; treasurer,\\nDaniel S. Bacon; marshal and collector, Jarvis\\nKldred ju.sticc of the peace, Clias. W. Ford;\\nschool inspector, Winfield Smith clerk, J. B.\\n\\\\Viiip] le. A.sses.sors First wai-d, N. 1). Curtis\\nsecond ward, Henry D. Walbridge; third ward,\\nJohn Btirch. Ahlcrmen First ward, Isaac P.\\n(Jhristiancy, Eidridgc G. Brigham second\\nward, Isaac Lewis, Lutlu r H. Barnes; third\\nward, Xorman E. Haskell, Talcott E. Wing.\\n1840 Mayor, James Armitage treasurer,\\nWedworth VV. Clark; marshal and collector,\\nJarvis Eidred justice of the ])cacc, Charles W.\\nFord school insi)CCtor, Franklin Johnson; clerk,\\nJ, B. Whipple contractor for dredging canal,\\nHarvey W. Campbell. Assessors: First ward,\\nNorman D. Curtis; second ward, Henry V.\\nDisbrovv third ward, Thomas Clark. Alder,\\nmen First ward, Walter W. Prentiss, Chester\\nStuart; second ward, Carlos Colton, pjdward\\nCrump third ward, Warren .Stoddard, Win. 11.\\nVoclcy.\\n1850 Mayor, John Burch recorder, David\\nA. Xoble treasurer, Jas. E. Skinner; clerk,\\nJohn B. Whipple justice of the peace, Laurent\\nDurocher; school inspector, Ephraim Baldwin.\\nAssessors; First ward, E. G. Brigham second\\nward, N. N. Kendall; third ward, Ira R. Gros-\\nvcnor. Aldermen First Ward, Walter P.\\nClark, Walter W. Prentiss; second ward,\\nJames McBride, Alexander Kagan third ward,\\nllodolphus Nims, Win. R. Nowlen.\\n1S51 Mayor, Kdward G. Morton recorder,\\nGershom T. Bulkloy; treasurer, James F. Skin-\\nner marshal and collector, Jarvis Eidred;\\nju.sticc of the peace, Alex. D. Anderson school\\ninspector, Franklin Johnson clerk, John B.\\nWhipple. Aldermen: First ward, Walter W.\\nPreuti.ss, Lcandcr Kibbe; .second ward, Joseph\\nShouj), Jesse Consor third ward, Waller K.\\nNowlen, Thomas Clark. Asscs.sors First\\nward, E. G.Biigliam; second ward, Alexander\\nKagan; third ward, Ira R. (irosvcnor.\\n1852\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor, David A. Noble; recorder,\\nFranklin Johnson tre;isurer, James E. Skin-\\nner; marshal and collector, Jarvis Eidred;\\njustice of the peace, Francis Wurtzsmilh clerk,\\nJ.B.Whipple. Aldermen: First ward, Ben-\\njamin Hansard, A. L. Aldrich; second ward,\\nMichael Fishburn, William Gilmore; third\\nward, Thomas Clark, Wm. U. Nowlen. Asses.\\nsors: First ward, Nathan Hubble; second\\nward, George W. Strong; third ward, Ira IJ.\\n(irosvcnor.\\n185;^ Mayor, Silas R. Arnold; recorder,\\nJetferson (i. Thurbcr; treasurer, James E.\\nSkinner; marshal and collector, FIdridge (i.\\nBrigham justices of the iieace, Walter P. Clark,\\nLaurent Durocher; school inspector, John\\nBurch clerk, J. B. Whipple. Aldermen: First\\nward, A. L. Aldrich, Cassimer Waldorf; second\\nward, Jacob VanWormer, Frederick Waldorf;\\nthird ward, Thomas Clark, (ieo. R. Mandavell.\\nAssessors First ward, John M. Oliver .second\\nward, Geo. W. Strong third ward, Ira R.\\nGrosveuor.\\n1854 -Mayor, Walter W. Prentiss; recorder,\\nJunius Tilden treasurer, James E Skinner;\\nmarshal and collector, Frederick C. Godfroy\\njustice of the peace, Luman Stevens; school\\ninspector, Jacob VanWormer. Aldermen:\\nFirst ward, Ca.ssimer Waldorf, Addison L.\\nAldrich second ward, Frederick Waldorf,\\nJohn W. Little third ward, George Mandavell,\\nDaniel P. Newell. Assessors: First ward,\\nE. G. Brigham: second ward, Geo. W. Strong;\\nthird ward, John Burch.\\n1855\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor, George W. Strong marshal.\\nJohn Mulhollen solicitor, Isaac P. Christiancy;\\nsurveyor, Nathan Hubble; clerk, James B.\\nWhipple; recorder, Jefferson G. Thurber;\\ntreasurer, James E. Skinner; assessors, Cass-\\nimer Waldorf, John Stevens. Aldermen: First", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0305.jp2"}, "294": {"fulltext": "260\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwurd, Joseph M SU i-ling-, Ciissiiiier Waldorf;\\nsecond ward, John J. Stevens, Kichard Gil-\\nniorc; third ward, Geo. Jv. Maiidavell, Matthew\\nGibson, t oiiectors: First ward, A. L. Ald-\\nrieh seuoiid ward, Joiin W. Little; third ward,\\nI hili]) Nadoaii. Street commissioners First\\nward.Joim Heritage; second ward, John Tuil\\nthird ward, Kodolphus Nims.\\n185(j Mayor, EldridgeG. Brigham; recorder,\\nW. \\\\V. Prentiss; treasurer, James R. SUinner\\njustice of tlie ]ieuce, Medard Couture; school\\ninspector, 11. P. Vroonian street commissioner,\\nJames Murphy. Aldermen: First ward, Gass-\\nimer Waldoi-f; second ward, Jas. G. McKride;\\ntiiird ward, Benjamin Dan.sard. A.ssessors\\nFii-st ward, Junius Tilden second ward,\\nFrazey M. VVinans; tiiird ward, Talcott E.\\nWing Collectors: First ward, A. L. Ald-\\nI ich second ward, Thomas Doyle third ward,\\nPhilip Nadeau.\\n1857\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor, Fredericlc Waldorf; recorder,\\nIra R. Grosvenor treasurer, James PI Skinner\\njustice of the peace, Walter W. Prentiss; school\\ninspector, Luman II. Stevens. Asscs.sors:\\nFirst ward, J unius Tilden; second ward, Gouv r\\nMorris; third ward, Wm. H. Wells. Alder-\\nmen: First ward, Joseph M.Sterling; second\\nward, Luther Bisbee third ward, Eliab II.\\nIle nolds. Collectors: First ward, A. L. Aid-\\nrich second ward, Alonzo Strong third ward,\\nPhilip Nadeau. Street commissioners: First\\nward, James Murphy second ward, Henry\\nShoviii third ward, Rodolplms Nims.\\n1858 Mayor, Frederick Waldorf; i-ccorder,\\nLuman H. Stevens; treasurer, James E. Skin-\\nner; justice of the peace, Laurent Duroclier\\nschool inspector, Edward G. Thiirber. Asses-\\nsors: First ward, Junius Tilden .second ward,\\nF. M. Winans third ward, John Bureh. Alder-\\nmen First ward, Leander Kibbe; second\\nward, James McBridc third ward, Oscar Stod-\\ndai d. Collectors First ward. Christian F.\\nBeck; second ward, John P. Schluter; third\\nward, Philip Nadeau. Street commissioners;\\nFirst ward, George Lindsley; second ward,\\nFrancis Ducio; third ward, Hillary Lcmerand.\\n1850 Mayor, Frederick Waldorf; recordei\\nFrazey M. Winans; treasurer, Eldridge G.\\nBrigham justice of the peace, Gouv r Morris\\nschool ins]iector, Junius Tilden. Assessors:\\nFirst ward, Junius Tilden second ward, John\\nW. Little; third ward, Thomas Clai-k. Colleo-\\ntors; First ward, Christiau F. Beck; second\\nward, Wra. E. Brouson third ward, Wm. E.\\nBronson. Aldermen: First ward, Jacob Cook\\nsecond ward, Louis Ijafontain third ward,\\nDaniel P. Newell. Street commissioners:\\nFirst ward, Daraian Brilhnan second ward,\\nHenry Shovin third ward, Matthew Gibson.\\n18ti0 Mayor, liodcrick O Connor recorder,\\nJohn 11. llauch treasurer, Jo.sejih Weier\\njustice of the peace, John G. Bother; school\\ninspector, Charles South worth. Assessors:\\nFirst ward, Junius Tildon second ward, John\\nJ. Stephens third ward, Talcott E. Wing.\\nAldermen: First ward, Moses Nadeau .second\\nNoel Vincent; third ward, Frederick C. God-\\nfroy. Collectors: First ward, Charles Kirch-\\ngessncr; second ward, John Paxton third ward,\\nPeter Beitzcl.\\n18G1 \u00e2\u0080\u0094Mayor, Koderick O Connor; recorder,\\nAlexander D. Anderson treasurer, Joseph\\nWeier; justice of the peace, Walter W. Prenti.*s;\\nschool inspector, A. M. Bose. Assessors: First\\nward, Stephen G. Clark second ward, Joliii J.\\nStevens third ward, Talcott E. Wing. Alder-\\nmen P^irst ward, A. L. Aldrich second war l,\\nA. T. Eisenman third ward, Oscar Stoddard.\\nCollectors: First ward. Job C. Eaton second\\nward, John P. Schluter; third ward, Leander\\nShovin.\\n18(52 Mayor, Josej)h M. Sterling recorder,\\nFrederick C. GoJfroy; treasurer, Edward G.\\nMorton justice of the peace, Alexander D.\\nAnderson school inspector, Charles Toll.\\nA.ssessors: First ward, Stephen G. Clark;\\nsecond ward, James Phelun third ward,\\nTalcott E. Wing. Aldermen. First ward,\\nJoseph Weier; second ward, Alanson Wilson;\\nthird ward, Joseph Dansard. Collectors: First\\nward, Henry Heck; second ward, Lewis Crow-\\nder; third ward, John Davis.\\n18G3 Mayor, Joseph M. Sterling; recorder,\\nFrederick Waldorf; treasurer, Benjamin Dan-\\nsard school inspector, Charles Toll justice of\\nthe peace, Frazey M. Winans. Aldermen:\\nFirst ward, Thomas Norman second ward,\\nJacob VanWormer; third ward, Michael Cas-\\nsady. Assessors: First ward, Eldridge G. Brig-\\nham second ward, Michael Phelan third ward,\\nTalcott E. Wing. Collectors First ward.\\nChristian Eisenman second ward, Lewis Crow-\\nder; thii d wai d. John Davis.\\n1864\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Maj-or. Silas R. Arnold recorder.\\nChnrle.s Toll treasurer. William Stcrnes; school\\ninspector, M, J, Vincent; justice of the pcacC)", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0306.jp2"}, "295": {"fulltext": "MONROE CITY OFFICERS.\\n2r,i\\n.liiliii 15iireli. Aliieniu ii I irst ward, .loh\\nIvUon soooiid ward, licwis l.alonlaiii lliii-il\\nward, Pliilip Weiulcll. Assessors: First ward.\\nSte|tlicii (i. Clai-k second ward, Miclial Pliclan;\\nlliird ward, .loliii Davis. Collectors: First\\nward. .Toil n Sciii-iber; second ward. George T.\\nBeiinolt; third wai d. I^eandcr Siiovin.\\n1S(!5 Mayor. Silas 11. Arnold recorder.\\nIvlward (i. Morton ti-easurer. Taleott R. Wing:\\nsciionl inspector, Charles Toll justice of the\\neaee, A. E. Aldrieh. Aldermen First ward.\\n.\\\\ngustus (Jirshlce second ward. Jacob Van-\\nWiirniei-; third wai d, harles Toil. Assessors:\\nI irst wai d, Charles Kirchgessner second wanl,\\nMi hai l I helan third ward, John Davis. Col-\\nlector: First ward, Michael Digert second\\nward, licwis Ci owder; third wai d. Patrick\\nGolden.\\nIStiO Mayor. Frederick Waldorf; recorder,\\nIsaac Lewis ti-easiirer. Taleott E. Wing Justice\\nol the peace, Lewis Darrah school inspectoi\\nG :)uv r Morris. Aldermen: First ward. John\\nWalil second ward. Alanson Wilson third\\nw.-ird, Oscar Stoddard. A.s.sessors First ward,\\nharles Kirchgessner; second ward. Michael\\nI lielan lhir l ward. John Davis. Collectors:\\nFii st wanl. .Michael Digert second ward. Lewis\\nCrowdcr; third ward. Moses Robert, jr.\\nISIJT Mayor. Thomas Do^ie recorder. A. L.\\nAldricii; treasurer. Gouv r .Morris; justice of\\niho peace. Lewis Darrah; school inspector,\\nl* iank Piley. Aldermen: First ward. Augus-\\ntus (Jirshke; second ward. John W. Jleisig\\nthii-d ward, Charles Toll. As.ses,sor8 First\\nward. (Charles Kirchgessner; second ward.\\n.Michael Plielan third ward. John Davis. Col-\\nlectors: First ward. Bernai l l{u|i|) second\\nward. Patrick Matthews: third ward, Fred\\nNinis.\\nISCS Ma3-or, Frederick Waldorf; recorder,\\nA \\\\j. Aldrieh treasurer. Gouverneur Morris\\nschool inspector, Jarvis FIdred justice of the\\npeace. John Tull Aldei men First ward,\\n.loliu Wall); second ward, J. L. C. Godfrey;\\nthird ward, Michael Cassady. Assessors: First\\nward, diaries Kirchgessner; second ward.\\n.Michael Phelan third wanl, John Davis, ol-\\nhiioi-s: First ward, K. liupp: second ward.\\n.Inhn Ifobert thii d ward. (Jharles Miller.\\n1S(;!I Mayor-. Alfred J. Saw3^er recorder.\\nAlanson Wilson: treasurer, Anton Dialx-r:\\njustices of the peace. Addison Aldriidi. Kdgar\\nStoddard. Aldermen Fii sl ward. Jaithcr li.\\nl..ittle second war l. Patrick Ma^-nes third\\nward, Charles Toll. Supervisors: I irst ward.\\nCharles Kirchgessner; second ward. Michael\\nPhelan; third ward. John Davis. Collt^clors:\\nFii-stward. Bernai-d Jlupp second ward. John\\nB. Kobeit; third ward, John (Jicotl.\\nLS70 Mayor, Alfred J, Sawyer; recorder.\\nAlan.son Wilson treasni-er, Francis L. Lafon-\\ntain clerk, Joseph Weicr justice of the jieace.\\nAugustus Girshke school inspector. Anderson\\nWing. Aldermen: Fii-st wanl. Sebastian Ijainr:\\nsecond ward. J. L. C. Godfroy third ward.\\nEilgar C. Stoddard, Assessors: First ward.\\nCiiarles Kirchgessner; second ward, Michael\\nPhelan third ward, John Davis, Collectors:\\nFirst ward, BtM nard I?upp; second ward, John\\nB. Eobcrt third ward, Hillary Lemerand.\\n1871 Mayor, ILeman J. Jiedtield recorder.\\nJacob VanWormer; justice of the peace, Lewis\\nDarrah; clerk, John Davis; school ins])ectors,\\nRlam Willard, Edgar C. Stoddard. Ahlermen\\nFirst ward, Christian F, Beck; second ward.\\nChas. G. Johnson (2 years); third wai-d. Harry A.\\nConanl (1 year); fourth ward. Henry Durell.\\nSu]iervisors First ward, Charles Kirchgess-\\nner; second ward, John J. Stevens third ward.\\nThomas Doyle; fourth wanl, John Davis. (V)l-\\nlectors First ward, Bernaivl Rup]); scconil\\nward, Peter Hammer; third ward. John Rt.\\nRobert; fourth ward. Chai-les Miller.\\n1872- Mayor. Henian J. Redfield recorder,\\nAlanson Wilson; justice of the ]ieace. John\\nDavis; clerk. John Davis; school inspectors.\\nEiam Willard. H. Lee Stoddard. Su])ervisors\\nFirst ward, August Gershke; .second ward.\\nConstant Luce; third ward, Thomas Do^de\\nfourth ward, John Davis. Aldermen: First\\nward, John P. Jaminct; second w ai d. (ieorge\\nN. Strong; third ward, Jacob VanWormer;\\nfourth ward. Hdgar C. Stoddard. Collectors:\\nFirst ward. Jo.sepb Brillman second ward.\\nPeter Hammei third ward, John li. Robert\\nfourtii ward. Charles Miller.\\n187:5 Mayor. Heman J. Redfield; clcik.\\nJohn Davis: treasurer, Frank liafontain mai--\\nshal. John Ducio justice of the peace, Addi-\\n.son L. Aldrieh school inspectors, Flam Willai d\\nand n. Lee Stoddard recorder. John Wahl.\\nSu|)ervi.sors First ward, August (Jershke\\nsecond ward. Constant Luce thir l ward.Sam l\\nJ. i{oberl fourtli ward, John Davis. Con-\\nstables: First wai d. harles Kirchgessner:\\n.second ward. John Duclo: thinl ward. John J.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0307.jp2"}, "296": {"fulltext": "262\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCicott fourtli ward, Nelson D. Curtis. Alder-\\nmen First wan!, Henry Noble second ward,\\nChas. G. Johnson; third ward, John A. Wag-\\nner; fourth ward. Bliab H. Koynolds. City\\neollcctors: First ward, Bernard Rupp; second\\nward, Peter Hammer; tliir l war l, Lewis Crow\\nfourth ward. Ciiarles Miller.\\n1S74 Mayor, Heman J. Ked field clerk,\\nJohn Davi.s; treasurer, Charles Kruner niar-\\nslial, John Duclo street commissioner, Thomas\\nStrong collector, Wm. E. Campbell justice of\\nthe peace, August Cerslike school inspectors,\\nS. W. Curtis, Thomas Doyle and Alanson Wil-\\nson. Supervisors: First ward, August Gershke;\\nsecond ward, Harry Conant third ward. Thos.\\nDoyle fourth ward, John Davis. Constables\\nFirst w ard, Charles Kirehgessner second ward.\\nJames Custer; third \\\\vard, John Duclo; fourth\\nward, Leander Shovin. Aldermen: First ward,\\nJohn P. Jaminet; second ward, John J.\\nStevens; third ward, Henry Durell fourth\\nward, Frederick A. Nims.\\n1875 Mayor, Heman J. Eedtield clerk,\\nJohn Davis; treasurer, Sebastian Lauer mar-\\nshal, Jarvis Eldred street commissioner, A. P.\\nChapman; city coUector.Patrick Maj-nes; justice\\nof the peace, Lewis Darrab; school inspector,\\nS. W. Curtis. Supervisors: First ward, Chas.\\nKirehgessner second ward, Constant Luce\\nthird wai d, Thomas Doyle fourth ward, John\\nDavis. Constables; First ward, Chas. Kirch-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2essner second ward, Jarvis Eldred third\\nward, Jolm Duclo; fourth ward, Leander Sho-\\nvin. Aldermen: First ward, H. Shaw Noble\\nsecond ward, Gouv r Morris third ward, Henry\\nV^andall; fourth ward, Israel E. Hgianfritz.\\n1870 Mayor, George Spalding; clerk, John\\nDavis; treasurer, Sebastian Lauer; marshal,\\nJai vis Rldred street commissioner, Aaron P.\\nChapman collector, Charles Miller justice of\\nthe peace, John Davis; school inspector, Tiios.\\nDoyle. Supervisors: First ward, Anton West-\\nerinan, jr.; second wai-d. Constant Luce third\\nward, Thomas Doyle fourth ward, Frank H.\\nHubbard. Constables: First ward, Samuel\\nSchriber second ward, Jarvis Eldred; third\\nward, John Duclo; foiirth ward, Leander Sho-\\nvin. Aldermen First ward, Frank Schwing-\\nschlege; second ward, Henry T. Cole; third\\nward, Geo. K. llunl; fourth war l, Frederick A.\\nNims.\\n1877 Mayoi-, Alfred J. Sawyer; clerk, John\\nDavis; treasurer, Sebastian Lauer; street com-\\nmissioner, Jas. A. Wendell collector, James J.\\nRobert; justice of the peace, Addison Aldrich\\nschool inspector, Sylvanus W. Curtis. Super-\\nvisors First ward, Anthony Westerman sec-\\nond ward, James P. Scranton third ward,\\nThomas Doyle foui-th ward, John Davis. Con-\\nstables: First ward, Louis Scribner second\\nwai d, Edwai d Archer; third ward, John Duclo:\\nfoui-th ward. Philip Godfi-o^ Aldermen\\nFii-st ward, H. Shaw Noble second ward,\\nGouv r Morris; third ward, Henry Durell;\\nfourth ward, Isi ael Hgianfritz.\\n1878 Mayor, Jacob VanWormer; clerk,\\nJohn Davis; treasurer, Sebastian Lauer; mar-\\nshal. Jai vis Eldred street commissioner, BenJ.\\nF. Whitney; collector, Adam Rupp; justice of\\nthe peace, W. S. Campbell. Supervisors: Fir.st\\nward, Anton Westerman second ward, James\\nP. Scranton third ward, Thomas Doyle fourth\\nward, James J. Robert. Constables: First\\nwanl, Charles Miller; second ward, John Loef-\\ntler third ward, John Duclo; fourth ward.\\nPhilip W. Godfrey.\\n1879\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor, H. Shaw Noble clerk, John\\nDavis; treasurer, Sebastian Lauer; marshal,\\nErastus Hubble; street commissioner, James\\nA. Wendell; collector, Thurlow A. Strong;\\njustice of the peace, John P. Jaminet; school\\ninspector, Edward R. Gilday. Supervisors;\\nFirst ward, George Crow second ward, James\\nP. Scranton third ward, Michael Phelan\\nfourth ward, Jo.seph D. Ronan. Constables\\nFirst ward, harles Miller; second wanl, John\\nI oefflcr third ward, John B. Robert; fourth\\nward, Theodore F. Navarre. Aldermen First\\nward, John Renner second ward, John S.\\nNoble; third ward, Henry Durell fourth ward,\\nFr. X. Soleau.\\n1880 -Mayor, H. Shaw Noble; clerk, John\\nDavis; treasurer, Sebastian Lauer; marshal,\\nErastus Hubble street commissioner, James\\nA. Wendell; collector, Martin LoefWer justice\\nof the peace, Thomas Doyle. Su])ervi8ors\\nFirst ward, Geoi-ge Crow; second ward. John E.\\nLandon third ward, Michael Phelan fourtli\\nward, .Joseph D. Ronan. Constables: First\\nward, John LoefHer; second ward, Josej)h\\nSuzor third ward, Jose])h Suzor; fourth ward,\\nPhilip W. Godfroy. Aldermen First ward,\\nJob C. Eaton; second ward, William Gilmore;\\nthird ward, Lewis Jones fourth ward, John P.\\nNelson.\\n1881 Maj or. Burton Parker; clerk, John", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0308.jp2"}, "297": {"fulltext": "MONROE CITY OFFICERS.\\n263\\nl):ivis; trousiiror, Sclta.stiiiii Liuior iiiarslial,\\nErastiis Hubble: .street commissioner, James A.\\nWendell; collector, Martin Ijoetiler; justice of\\nthe jieacc, Addison Aldrich. Supervisors:\\nFirst ward, Anton Westerman secoTid ward,\\nTliurlow A. Strong: third ward, Michael Phe-\\nlan fourth ward, Charles A. Golden. Con-\\nstables: First ward. Bernar l Iloffnian second\\nward, Jolm Loeffler tliird ward, Valentine\\nSI(M-in fourth ward, Loui.i Crowder.\\n1S,^2 Ma3 or, IJurton Parker: clerk, George\\nl I auf; treasurer, Seltastian Lauer marshal,\\n.hii-vis KIdred street coiiiniissioner, James A.\\nWendell; collector, Philip Godfroy; justice of\\nthe peace, John Davi.s school inspector, Ed-\\nward U. Gilday. Supervisors: First ward,\\nAnthony Westerman; second ward, Tlnirlow\\nStrong; third ward, Michael Phelan fourth\\nward, Charles G. Morris. Constables: First\\nward, Charles Miller; second ward, Jo.seph\\nSharbinow third ward, Joseph R. Autian\\nfourth ward, Andrew O Kiley. Aldermen:\\nl- irst ward, Job C. Eaton second ward, Henry\\n|j. Wood; third ward, Charles Stetzner fourth\\n\\\\v:u- l, Eliab II. Reynolds.\\n1,SS3\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor, Ilenrj- S. Noble clerk, George\\n1 Paul; treasurer, Sebastian Lauer; marshal,\\nF. I .endereitor street commissioner, James A.\\nW.-ndcll collector, Martin LoefHer justice of\\nthe eace, John J. Jaminct; vucancj Lewis\\nDarrah school inspector, George R. Iliird.\\nSupervisors First ward, George Crow second\\nward, John E. Landon third ward, Michael\\nPholan fourth ward, Sylvanus Curtis. Con-\\n.stables First ward, Charles Miller; second\\nward. .Iose])li Sharbinow; third ward, Joseph 1).\\nAutian; fourth ward, Edwar l Ijcmerand.\\nAldermen: First ward, Kol ert I). Waters:\\nsecond ward, William Gilmorc: third ward,\\nHetirj Durell; fourth ward, Ferdinand Bezzeau.\\n1.SSI\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor, Henry S. Noble; clerk, Wni.\\n1 Soleau: treasurer, Sebastian Lauer; marshal,\\nFrank Bendereiter street comniissioner, Thos.\\nT. Strong: collector, Martin LoefHer justice\\nof the peace, Lewis Darrah vacancy-, Patrick\\n(iiilden; school inspector, .James York. Super-\\nvisors: First ward, George Crow second ward,\\nJames E. Landon: third ward, Michael Phe-\\nlan fourth ward, Sj lvanus Curtis. C onstables:\\nP ir.st ward, Charles Miller: second ward, Dan l\\nT. Cole; third ward, .losepli Autian: fourth\\nward, Edward Lemerand. Ahlermen i irst\\nward. George Kapp second ward, J. llcnr^-\\nKurtz; third ward, Charles Stetzner: fourth\\nward, II. Lee Stoddard.\\n188.5\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor, Edward R. (lilday: marshal,\\nChristian Fay; clerk, William Soleau; treas-\\nurer, Sebastian Lauer; collector, John Ren-\\ntier; street commi.ssioner, James Wendell:\\nschool inspector, Alfred .L Massacre justice of\\nthe peace, Anton Daiber. Supervisors: First\\nward, .L George Crow; second ward, John E.\\nLandon third ward, Samuel J. Itobert fourth\\nward, Hillary Lemerand. Aldermen First\\nward, John JIaurer; second ward, John J.\\nStevens; third ward, Louis Jones fourth ward,\\nThomas Keegan. Constables; First ward.\\nJosei)h Kirchgessnor second ward, Daniel T.\\nCole: third ward, Fred Cooley fourth ward,\\nAndrew O lliley.\\n188(j\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor. Edward R. (niday; marshal,\\nGeorge Ellis clerk, Thomas I Strong; collec-\\ntor, George Rammler street commi.ssioner,\\nJames .V. Wendell justice of the peace, Charles\\nKirchgessncr school inspector, George R.\\nHurd. Supervi.sors: First ward, .1. (Jeorge\\n(h-ow second ward, John E. Landon: third\\nward, Samuel J. Robert; fourth ward, Hillary\\nLemerand. Aldermen: First ward,. Ta.son P.\\nRoot: second ward.Gustavc Stier third ward,\\nAlfred J, Massacre; fourth ward, Eliab 11. Re}--\\nnolds. Constables: First ward, Joseph Kirch-\\ngessncr; second ward, Daniel T.t ole; thii-d w;ird,\\nJohn Bouchard fourth ward, Henry Ranch.\\n1887\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayor, George Ii. Hurd marshal,\\nGeorge Ellis; clerk, Thomas T. Strong; treas-\\nurer, James .1. Robert; collector, George\\nIlamnilcr; street comniissioner, Ferdinand\\nBezzeau city attornej Alonzo B. Bragdon\\nschool inspector, Anton Westerman; justice of\\nthe peace, .Tohn P, Jaminct; survej or, Willis\\nBaldwin phj-sician, Charles T. Southworth\\nchief engineer, (Jhas. A. (ioldeii. Supervisors\\nFirst ward, Charles A. Maurer second ward,\\nJohn E. Landon third ward, Samuel J. Iloliei-t:\\nfourth ward, Clias. G. Morris. Aldei-men: l irsl\\nward, George Ilapp .second ward, .lolin .1.\\nStevens; thir l ward, Lewis Jones: fourth ward,\\nI. Ilgianfritz. onstables: First ward,\\nCharles Miller; second ward, Joseph Shar-\\nbinow third ward, Henry V andall fourth\\nward, Theodore Navarre.\\n1888 Maj fir, George R. Hurd; marshal,\\nFrank Lemerand; clerk, TIkiuius T. Strong;\\ntreasurer, James J. Robert; collector, Geoi ge\\nRammler street commissiimcr Fi-rdiuaud Bez-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0309.jp2"}, "298": {"fulltext": "264\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nzeau city attorney, Alonzo B. Bragdoii justice\\noftiio peace, John P. Jainiiiet; surveyor, Willis\\nHaUlwin; physician, Charles T. Southworth\\nchief engineer, Charles A. Golden; fii st assist-\\nant, J. H. Kurz; second assistant, Jac. Martin.\\nSupervisors: First ward, Charles A. Maurer\\nsecond ward, .Fohn E. Landon; third ward,\\nSamuel J. llobei-t; fourth ward, Charles G.\\nMorris. Aldermen First ward, George Rapp;\\nsecond ward, Gustav Stier; third ward, Ijewis\\nJones; fourth ward, I. B. Ilgianfritz. Con-\\nstables: First ward. Anton Westerman, Jr.;\\nsecond ward, Ed. G. J. Laner; thii d ward,\\nCharles Hoyt; fourth ward, H. A. Bourdeau.\\n1889 Mayor, Charles A. Golden marshal,\\nFrank Lemerand clerk, Thomas T. Strong\\ntreasurer, James J. Robert; collector, Patrick\\nII. Matthews street commissioner, James A.\\nWendell; .school inspectors, Edward C. Ilauch,\\nBenjamin Dansard, George R. Ilurd justice of\\nthe peace, William J. Danz. Supervisors: First\\nward, Charles Maurer; second ward, John E.\\nLandon; third ward, John E. Cooper; fourth\\nward, Thomas E. Keegan. Aldermen Fir,st\\nward, George Rapp second ward, Gustav Stier;\\nthird ward, C. William Beck fourth ward, I. E.\\nIlgianfritz. Constables: First ward, John Eber-\\nlinc; second ward, Daniel T. Cole; third ward,\\nHenry Vaiulall; fourth wai d, T. S. Navarre.\\nPRESIDENTIAL VOTE OF MONROE COUNTY,\\nFriivi 18;!G lo 1888 inclndiv.\\nISHfi VanBuren (Democrat), Harri-\\nson (Whig). 1,147.\\n1840\u00e2\u0080\u0094 VanBuren (I)en\\\\ocrat), 1,02:5 Harri-\\nson (Whig), 930.\\n1844-Polk (Democrat), 1,2S2; Clay (Whig),\\nS70.\\n1848 VanBuren (Free Soil), 398; Ca.ss\\n(Democrat), 1,155; Taylor (Whig), 791.\\n1852\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hale (Free Soil), 109; Pierce (Demo-\\ncrat), 1,582 Scott (Whig), 1,112.\\n185fi Buchanan (Democi-at). 1.703 Fremont\\n(Whig), 1,777.\\n1800\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Douglas (Democrat), 2,105; Lincoln\\n(Rci)ublican). 2,282.\\n1S04\u00e2\u0080\u0094 McClellan (Democrat), 2,331; Linc dn\\n(Republican), 1,659.\\n1808\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Seymour (Democrat). 2,914; Grant\\n(Republican), 2,029.\\n1872\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Black (Prohibition), O Connor\\n(Democi at), 72; Greeley (Democrat), 2,192;\\nGrant (Republican), 2,045.\\n1876 Smith (Prohibition), I Cooper (Green-\\nback), 23; Tilden (Democrat), 3,893; Hayes\\n(Republican), 3,032.\\n1880- Labor, 10; Dow (Prohibition), 2;\\nWeaver (Greenback), 224; Hancock (Demo-\\ncrat), 3,701 Garfield (Republican), 3,178.\\n1884 -Butler, 51 St. John (Prohibition), 224;\\nButler (Greenback and Anti-Monopoly), 190;\\nCleveland (Democrat), 3,735; Cleveland and\\nButler Fusion, 3,920; Blaine (Republican),\\n3,025.\\n1888\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Streeter (United Labor), 15; Fisk\\n(Prohibition), 182 Cleveland(Democrat), .3,940;\\nHarrison (Republican), 3,450.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2STATE OFFICERS, IsSi).\\n(iovornor\\nLicntenant-iiovernor\\nSecretary ot State\\nTreasurer\\nAuditor (ieneral\\nCom. of LandOllice\\nAttorney Ueneral\\nSupt. Pub. Instruption\\nA ljut.antGeufnil\\nJiiartcrmastcr (icMicral\\nInspcrtor Gcnenil\\nInsurance CDUiniissioner\\nRailniail Cuniinissioner\\nI,al)or onniiissicjncr\\nCoin. I liinking Department.\\nLibrarian\\nCvrus(i. Luce\\n.las. H. Macdnnald..\\nOilbert U. Osniun___\\n(iecir-c L. Maltz\\nHenry II. Aplin\\nRoscoe D. Dix\\nS. V. R. Trowbridge\\nJo.sepli Estabrook ._\\nDaniel I jViiifjcr _\\nSlu rmaii U. Dat oll\\nF. D. Newberry\\nH.S. Raymond\\nJolmT. Rich\\nAlfred II. Heath.\\nTheo. C. Sbcrwood _\\nHarriett Tcnncy ._\\n.Tan.,lSsn.\\n.Jan.,lSS!l_\\nJan., 1SS1I_\\nJan., I.S89.\\n.Ian., ]S.S!I.\\n.Ian., 1880,\\nJan., 1889-\\n.Tan., 18,S9_\\n.Ian., 188 1.\\nJan., 1889.\\n,Tan.,l,sS!l\\nJan.. 18.S9.\\n.Ian.. lS.S t_\\nFeb. 28, 87\\nJan., l.S.S9_\\n.Ian.,18.S9.\\nJan., 1891.,\\nJan., 1891\\nJan., 1891\\nJan., 1.S91..\\nJan., 1891..\\nJan., 1891..\\nJan., 1891..\\nJan., 189I-.\\nJan., 1891 _.\\nJan., 1S9K.\\nJan., 189!..\\nJan 1891..\\nJan., 1891 _\\nMar. I, 89\\nJan., 189:; _\\nJan., 1891\\n.1; 1,000\\nf jir (lav\\n.f.snb\\n1 ,000\\n2,900\\n,S()0\\n.S90\\n1 ,000\\n1,009\\n1.01)0\\n1,090\\n2,000\\n2,. 00\\n2,000\\n2,. 500\\n1.000", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0310.jp2"}, "299": {"fulltext": "STATISTICS.\\n265\\nX:C-r3i I-+ iiiO^X\u00e2\u0080\u0094 COiO\\nX c: M\\n(M M (M\\nI 05 W -M I f\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n\u00c2\u00bbft 1-^ cc \u00c2\u00bbc CO c: \u00c2\u00bb-4 CO 1 1-(\\ni^ t^ ic ic c: -f ri on c-i :c cr. 1\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a: I\\nr^ I* o X X C r* :r -r ct\\no -r o -ci-\\ncc iO I I -^co -r I I\\nc^ CO H -r -f n- C l Ic o c-i t H -M C -1* o Ci ci\\nO cr. X CO lo -r :c :c :c\\nHV}(I pnwDS\\nCO X o c; -f 05\\n1 c\u00c2\u00bb OI lT X o\\nt CO r\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a27 mio3M)\\no^-xxc:c:ot^coc-ito-r:rx-\\nc\u00c2\u00bb CO CO -r T o c-i x; O C l -r ic CI t\\n01 (71 (N rM C^l r-. 1\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nCO cco-^xxxc^io-\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\ncc:TriO?or -Ow:X :OiM 0^:c;CO COOOCC\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Dtni3i}V3S\\n0(MC;xc^iiC^O-r:cr -t-:coCi\\nCO i-.Cl.-t CO\\n;o o CO X t-- t-o -r \u00c2\u00abo \u00c2\u00bbc o i!0 i-\\n:c o c-n^ X CI o CO o\u00c2\u00bb -r -T\\nI \u00e2\u0080\u00941 CO CO C-l CO JM I 04 C^l\\nCO I- t^ CO c: CO lO (M c^i X 01 r c: o\\nci c: I- o (M I- CO O O) to o I- r: c?\\n1\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ti\u00e2\u0080\u0094 lOr- f-i^-n-r- -C^l .-.Ol\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2K0J83JJ phW(J\\nX CI CO Ci -f X c; o o\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a09IOB9Q\\nCO CO o X X -r X 01 o CO c^i o I\\nJt^Biv\\no o -r CO c-i o L\\nO^ n- CO O CO CO\\n-S-cT -.5:; 4^\\n-f c-jco c;\\n2^ s I fe\\nS-C? 5\\n;sc5^ysfc.i-; Jh^lSS xr^ w", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0311.jp2"}, "300": {"fulltext": "266\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nPOLITICAL CKNTKAL (.OMMITTEES.\\nKEPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.\\nOfficers.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George H. Hopkins, chairmau, De-\\ntroit; Charles Wriglit, treasurer, Detroit Harry\\nC. Tillman, secretary, Detroit.\\nExecutive Committee. Henry M. Duttield,\\nDetroit T. S. Applegate, Adrian T. F. Gid-\\ndings, Kalamazoo; Chas. E. Kimball. Pontiac\\nF. C. Stone, Saginaw; E. T. Garrington, Bay\\nCity; D. B. Ainger, Charlotte; G. W. Webber,\\nIonia; A. R. Avery, Port Huron.\\nDistrict Committee. First district. Heni y M.\\nDutReld, Charles Wright, Detroit; second dis-\\ntrict, T. S. A]iplegate, Adrian, J. T. Jacobs,\\nAnn Arboi- third district, D. B. Ainger, Char-\\nlotte, W. H. Withington, Jackson; fourth dis-\\ntrict, T. F. Giddings, Kalamazoo, A. B. Copley,\\nDecatur; fifth district, G. W. Webber, Ionia,\\nWm. Alden Smith, Grand Rapids; sixth dis-\\ntrict, Chas. F. Kimball, Pontiac, Otis Fuller,\\nSt. Johns; seventh district, Wm. H, Acker,\\nRichmond, A. R. Avery, Port Huron eighth\\ndistrict, N. J. Bi own, Stantou, F. C. Stone,\\nSaginav?; ninth district, Newcomb McGraft,\\nMuskegon, E. Broox Martin, Reed City; tenth\\ndistrict, E. T. Garrington, Bay City, I).. G.\\nPage, Petoskey eleventh district, Thomas T.\\nBates, Traverse City, H. O.Young, Ishpeming.\\nDEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.\\nOfficers. I. M. Weston, chairman, Grand\\nRapids; J. W. Fiynn, treasurer, Detroit; Fi-ank\\nH. Thomas, secretary, Caro.\\nE.vecutive Committee. I. M. Weston, chair-\\nman. Grand Rapids; 1). J. Campau, Detroit;\\nFrank H. Thomas, Caro Styles Kennedy, St.\\nLouis; Geo. H. House, East Saginaw.\\nDistrict Members. First district, D. J. Cam-\\npau, J. W. Flynn, Detroit; second district,\\nChas. S. Gregory, Dexter, Chas. Humphrey,\\nAdrian third district, W. H. Porter, Marshall,\\nJ. Shean, Hickory Corners; fourth district, C.\\nH. Kimmerle, Dailey, C. J. Lockwood, Sturgis;\\nfifth district, T. B. Preston, Ionia, A. E. Cal-\\nkins, Allegan sixth district, J. H. Fedewa, St.\\nJohns, F. G. Rounsville, Fowlerville; seventh\\ndisti-ict, Robert Willis, Marlette, G. M. Crocker.\\nMt. Clemens; eighth district, G. H. House,\\nEast Saginaw, Styles Kennedy, St. Louis\\nninth district, R. R. Blacker, Manistee. L. J.\\nLaw, Cadillac tenth district, Fi ank H. Thomas,\\nCaro, George J. Robinson, Alpena; eleventh\\ndistrict, H. C. Davis, Traverse City, G. W.\\nHayden, Ishpeming.\\nrROIIIHITIOX STATE CENTRAL COM.MITTEE.\\nOfficers. Albert Dodge, chairman, Fowler-\\nville: Williiim W. Wise, secretary, Lansing;\\nAlfred Wise, treasurer, Lansing.\\nDistrict Members. Fh-Bt district, Charles P.\\nRussell, Jerome B. Stevens, Detroit second\\ndistrict, G. P. Waring, Ridgeway, B. J. Conrad,\\nAnn Arbor; third district, 1). P. Sagendorph,\\nCharlotte, A. G. Bruce, Albion fourth district,\\nHenry I. Allen. Schoolcraft, H. S. McMaster,\\nDowagiac fifth district, A. O. Crozier, Grand\\nRajjids, J)r. Milton Chase, Otsego sixth dis-\\ntrict, Alfred Wise, Lansing, James Houston,\\nPontiac; seventh disti ict, Roljert King. Lapeer,\\nL. Granger, Armada eighth district, H. W.\\nParker, Owosso, Newell Leonard, St. Louis\\nninth district, E. S. Palmiter, Hart, G. R. Ma-\\nlone, Big Rapids; tenth district, J. Van Zolen-\\nburg, Petoskey, S. A. Lane, Vassar eleventh\\ndistrict, George H. Cobb, Traverse City, Rev.\\n1). B. .Fohnson, Menominee.\\nTHE EARLY COURTS.\\nMay 8, 1807, the Court of Common Pleas\\nwas organized by appointment by the governor\\nand judges. John Anderson was ajipointed\\nchief justice, Moses Morse, Francis Navarre,\\nassociate justices. Francis Lasselle was ap-\\npointed by the courts treasurer of district\\nJohn Bt. Fjasselle, assessor on north side of\\nRiver Raisin; Giles Barnes, collector; Jacques\\nNavarre, assessor on south side of River Raisin.\\nIsrael Ruland was appointed associate judge in\\nplace of Moses Morse.\\n1809-10 Same officers continued in ofiBce.\\nWe find no records of courts held from this\\ndate until May 4, 1818, when Isaac Lee pre-\\nsided as chief justice, John Anderson, Francis\\nLasselle, associate justices; Hubert Lacroix,\\nsheriff; Oliver Johnson, treasurer; Charles\\nNoble, prosecuting attorne\\\\ Hubert Lacroix,\\ncollector of taxes.\\nCOMMISSIONERS AND SUPERVISORS.\\n1824 County commissioners were elected as\\nfollows Henry Disbrow, Gabriel Godfroy, jr.,\\nHubert Lacroix, Harr^ Conant, Josejjh Far-\\nrington Laurent Durocher, collector of taxes.\\n1827 July 1st, first meeting of board of\\nsupervisors. Erie was represented by Levi", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0312.jp2"}, "301": {"fulltext": "STATISTICS.\\n267\\nCollier; FroiR lito\u00c2\u00ab ii,Edimiiid Ijitllotioki Mon-\\nroe, Samuel Choato Eaisinville, Thomas B.\\nBeiijaniiii clerk, Feter P. Ferry treasurer,\\nDaniel MullioUen.\\nISL 8\u00e2\u0080\u0094 LaSalle, .loliii .Miller; Krie. Levi Col-\\nlier; Port Lawrcnee, .lohu T. Baldwin: Raisiii-\\nville, Riley Ingersoll; Freiielitowii, Hdmuiid\\nl.ittleticld Monroe, Samuel Clioate: clerk.\\nPeter P. Feriy.\\n1829 Monroe, Walter Colton Frenohtown,\\n.loliii Bt. Cicotte; Erie, James Cornell Eaisin-\\nvillo, Samuel Atkinson clerk, P. P. Ferry.\\nSIIPKRVISOU.S.\\n1S:S0 RaLsinville, Richard Mcttez French-\\ntown, John Bt. Cicotte Port Lawrence. Alvin\\nEvans; Monroe, Walter Colton: Erie. James\\nCornell; clerk. Peter P. Ferry.\\n18151 Summcrfield, Benjamin Davis Erie,\\nJames Cornell: Port Lawrence, Eli Hubbard\\nFrenchtown, Richard Mettez; Raisinvillc, John\\nBt. Cicotte; Monroe, Daniel S. Bacon LaSalle.\\nFrancis Charter; clerk, P. P. Ferrj-.\\n1832 Summerficld, Benjamin J)avis: Erie,\\nJames Cornell Port Lawrence, Eli Hubbard\\nFrenchtown. Richard Mettez Raisinville. John\\nBt. Cicotte Monroe, Daniel S. Bacon LaSalle,\\nFrancis Charter clerk, Petci P. Ferry Solo-\\nmon Kecney, of Erie, justice of the peace.\\nBenjamin Davis and James Cornell wei-e, by\\nthe board, authorized to purchase land for a\\npoor-house.\\n1833\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I ort Lawrence. Eli Hubbard; LaSalle.\\nFrancis Charter Eric, James Cornell Monroe,\\nLuther Harvey Frenchtown. Louis Bond\\nWhiteford. Daniel White; Raisinville, John B.\\nCicotte I aSalle, Francis Charter; clerk, P. P.\\nFerry.\\n1834 Summertield, .lohn B. King; I aisin-\\nville, Eliphalet B. Clark Port Lawrence, Fli\\nHubbard LaSalle, Francis Charter Erie,\\nJames Cornell; Monroe, liUther Harvey:\\nFrenchtown, Laurent Durocher: Whiteford,\\nDaniel White: clerk, Peter P. Ferry.\\nCOMMISSIONERS.\\n1838 Seba Murphy-, James Mulhollen, Gid-\\neon Thomas; clerk, arlos Colton.\\n1839\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Seba Murphy. James Mulhollen. Gid-\\neon Thomas; clerk, Carlos Colton.\\n1840 Seba Murphy, James Mulhollen. IJans-\\nford E. Whiting; clerk, Carlos Colton.\\n1841 Ransford E. Whiting, James Mulhol-\\nlen, John Paxton clerk, Carlos Colton.\\nsrrKiiVisoii.s,\\n1812 Ash,(iidcon Thomas; Bedford. Farlej-\\nMcLouth Dundee, Junius Tilden Erie. James\\nMulhollen Exeter, .lohn Murphy: Frenchtown,\\nFiaurent Durocher; Ida, Richmond Cheadle:\\nLaSalle, Samuel iL Bartlett; London, Rans-\\nlord E. Whiting; Monroe, Nathan Hubble;\\nMilan, John Spalding: Raisinville. (ieorge\\nYounglove; W hiteford, ^Varren liurnhani;\\nclerk, Carlos Colton.\\n1843 Ash, Isaac M. AsseUyne Bedford, Far-\\nley- McLouth; Dundee, Junius Tilden; Erie,\\nJames Mulhollen; Ivxeter, John Murphy;\\nFrenchtown, Ijaurent Durocher: Ida, Peter K.\\nZacharias LaSalle, Samuel M. Bartlett Lon-\\ndon, Lleazer Barnes; Monroe, Gershom T.\\nBulkley; Milan, Daniel Kelsey Raisinvillc.\\nJohn Wadsworth Whiteford, Liber Allen;\\nSummcrtieM, Ri hard Pett-rs; clerk-, Cai-los\\n(Bolton.\\n1844\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash. Isaac M, Asseltyne; Bedford,\\nDaniel Hungerford Dundee, Junius Tilden;\\nErie, Janies Mulhollen; E.Keter, Luke Dunn;\\nFrenchtown. Tiaurent Durocher; Ida, Peter K.\\nZacharias: LaSalle, Samuel M. Bartlett Fion-\\ndon, R. K. Whiting; Monroe, (iershoni T.\\nBulkley; Milan, Daniel Kelse.}-; Raisinville,\\nGeorge Younglove Whitefoi d, Warren Burn-\\nham Summcrfield. Richard Peters: clerk,\\nCarlos Colton.\\n1845 Ash. Alexander M. Ai-zeiio Bedford.\\nFarlej McLouth Dundee. Junius Tilden Erie.\\nJames Mulhollen; Exeter, Lewis W elcli\\nFrenchtown. Laurent Durocher; Ida, Peter Iv.\\nZacharias; LaSalle. Samuel S. Parker; Ijondon,\\nElea/.er Barnes: Monroe, Norman D. Curtis;\\nMilan, Noble S. Squires Raisinville. George\\nYounglove; Whiteford, Liber Allen Summer-\\nfield. Richard Peters; clerk, Carlos Colton.\\n1846 Ash. Alexander M. Arzeno; Bedford,\\nFarley McLouth Dundee. Junius Tilden; Erie.\\nJames Mulhollen, Exeter, John Murphy;\\nFrenchtown. Laui ent Durocher; Ida, W esley\\nConant; LaSalle, Lewis Darrah F^ondon,\\nEleazcr jjarnes Monroe. Gershom T. Bulkley;\\nMilan. R. Squii-es; Raisinville, tieorge Young-\\nlove Whiteford, W^m. Bancroft Summcrfield,\\nJohn B. King; clerk. Cailos Colton.\\n1847 Ash, Alexander M. Arzeno Bedford,\\nFarlev McF outh Dundee. J unius Tilden; Krie,\\nL. H. Bailej- Exeter, John Murphy; French-\\ntown. Laurent Durocher; Ida. Wm. L. Riggs\\nLaSalle, Jacob Leonard London, Wm. B.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0313.jp2"}, "302": {"fulltext": "268\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nBradford; Monroe, Nonnan D. (Jurtis; Milan,\\nNoble S. Squires Raisinville, Robert Talford;\\nWhiteford, Wm. Bancroft; Summcrfifld. Rich-\\nard Pctei-s clerk. Carlos Colton.\\n1848 Ash, Alexander M. Arzcno Bedford,\\nIlenry Mason Dundee, Junius Tilden Erie,\\nL. H. Bailey; Exeter, Luke Dunn; French-\\ntown, Alfred G. Bates Ida, P. K. Zucharias\\nLaSalle, Samuel M Bartlett London, Wm. B.\\nBradford Monroe, E. Choate Milan, David A.\\nWoodward Raisinville, Robert Talford; White-\\nford, Wm. Bancroft; Summerfield, Richard\\nPeters. City of Monroe, first ward, N. D.\\nCurtis; second ward. Franklin Johnson; third\\nwaril. John Burch.\\n1S49\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash, Alexander M. Arzcno; Bedford.\\nHenry Mason Dundee, Junius Tilden; Erie,\\nL.H.Bailey; Exeter, Lewis Welch; French-\\ntown, Alfred G. Bates; Ida. Nathaniel Lang-\\ndon LaSalle, Lewis Darrah London, Eleazer\\nBarnes; Moni oe, Emerson Choate; Milan, Har-\\nmon Allen; Raisinville, Henry B. Marvin;\\nWhiteford, Sylvester E. Hathaway; vSummer-\\nfield, James J. Russell. City of Monroe, first\\nward, N. D. f!urtis; second ward. Nathan N.\\nKendall; third ward. Thomas Clark. Clerk.\\nTitus Babcock.\\n1850 Ash, Alexander M. Arzeno; Bedford.\\nThomas F. Aldrich Dundee. Junius Tilden;\\nErie, Samuel Mulhollen Exeter, Barnard\\nEaleigh Frenchtown, Gouverneur Morris Ida,\\nNathaniel Langdon LaSalle, Jacob Leonard;\\nLondon, Eleazer Barnes; Monroe, Joseph (J,\\nNavarre; Milan, Harmon Allen; Raisinville.\\nJohn B. King; Whiteford, Cains Candee Sum-\\nmerfield, James J. Russell. City of Monroe,\\nfirst ward, E. G. Brigham second ward, Nathan\\nN. Kendall thir l ward. Ira R. Grosvenor.\\nClerk, Titus Babcock.\\n1851 Ash, Alexander M. Arzeno; Bedford,\\nC. F W. Rawson Dundee, J. D. Babcock\\nErie, F)-ancis Duval; Exeter, John Murjihy;\\nFrenchtown, Touissant Navarre Ida, Nathan-\\niel Ijangdon LaSalle, Lewis Darrah Lou-\\ndon, Rausford E. Whiting; Monroe, Joseph G.\\nNavarre Milan, I). A. Woodward; Raisinville,\\nRobert Talford; Whiteford, Cains Candee;\\nSummerficdd, Oliver Rose. City of Monroe,\\nfirst ward, i ;idridge G. Brigham second ward,\\nAlex. Ragan third ward, Ira R. Grosvenor.\\n1852 -Ash. A. M. Arzeno; Bedford, C, F. W.\\nRaw.son; Dundee, Wm. H. Montgomery; Erie,\\nFrancis Duval; Exeter, Lewis Welch; French-\\ntown, Touissant Navarre; Ida, A. J. Briggs;\\nLaSalle, Lewis Darrah London. Ransford E.\\nWhiting; Monroe, Emerson Choate; Milan,\\nWm. E.Marvin; Raisinville, Robert Talford;\\nWhiteford, Wm. Bancroft; Summerfield, Horace\\nHill. City of Monroe, first ward, Nathan Hub-\\nble second ward, George W. Strong third\\nward, I. R. Grosvenor.\\n1853\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash. Josiah Littlefield Bedford, Geo.\\nKirkland; Dundee, J. D. liabcock Erie,\\nStephen Bradford; Exeter, Lewis Welch;\\nFrenchtown, Touissant Navarre; Ida, A. J.\\nBriggs; LaSalle, Jacob Shew London, Nathan\\nStuart Monroe, Emerson Choate Milan, Har-\\nmon Allen; Raisinville, George Younglove;\\nWhiteford, Henry Vaughn Summerfield, Wm.\\nCorbin. Citj^ of Monroe, first ward, J. M.\\nOliver second ward, George W. Strong third\\nward, I. R. Grosvenor.\\n1851\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash, Josiah Littlefield Bedford,\\nHenry Mason Dundee. J. D. Babcock Erie,\\nSamuel Mulhollen Exeter, John Murphy\\nFrenchtown, Touissant Navarre; Ida. Nathaniel\\nLangdon LaSalle. Jacob Shew London,\\nEleazer Barnes Monroe. Emerson Choate\\nMilan, D. A. Woodward Raisinville, John\\nChase Whiteford, Hiram Wakely Summer-\\nfield, Wm. Corbin. City of Monroe, first ward,\\nE. G. Brigham second ward. Geoi ge W.\\nStrong; third ward. Jolin Burch.\\n1855\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash. Edward McCormick Bedford.\\nCaleb D. Sumner; Dundee, J. W. Vandevcnter;\\nEi-ie, Stephen Bradford Exeter, Lewis Welch\\nFrenchtown, Touissant Navarre Ida, Nathan-\\niel Langdon; LaSalle, Joseph W. Hall; Lon-\\ndon, Nathan Stuart; Monroe, Emerson Choate;\\nMilan, A. H. Parsons; Raisinville, Franklin\\nMoses; Whiteford, Hiram Wakely; Summer-\\nfield, George Peters. Cit} of Monroe, first\\nward, E. G. Brigham; second ward. P. John-\\nson third ward, John Burch.\\n185G\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash, Edward McCormick; Bedford,\\nCaleb D. Sumner; Dundee, J. W. Vaudeventer;\\nErie, James Mulhollen Exeter, Lewis Welch\\nFrenchtown, Touissant Navarre; Ida, Nathan-\\niel Langdon LaSalle, John Miller; London,\\nR. E, Whiting; Monroe, Emerson Choate;\\nMilan, A. H. Parsons Raisinville. Franklin\\nMoses; Whiteford, Hiram Wakely Summer-\\nfield, Jas. J. Russell. City of Monroe, first\\nward, Junius Tilden second ward, Frazey M.\\nWinans; third ward, Talcott E. Wing.\\n1857 Ash, Edward McCormick; Bedford,", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0314.jp2"}, "303": {"fulltext": "SUrERVISORS.\\n209\\nR. S. .Iiuiiie3 Dundee. C. F. W. Rawsun; I ,rie.\\nAndrew J. Kceney; Kxeter. Cornelius Ding-\\nman; Frenchtown, Touissant NavaiTe Ida.\\nXatlianiel Langdon LaSalle. Jacob Leonard\\nLondon, R. K. Whiting; Monroe, Tlionias Ke-\\ngan; Milan. D. T. Hazen Hai.sinville. Robert\\nTalford Whitcford, Hiram WaUely; Suininer-\\nlield. James J. Russell. City of Monroe, fii-st\\nward. Junius Tilden second ward. Gouv r\\nMorris; third ward, Wm. H. Wells.\\n1S58 Ash. Kdward McCoi-mick; !5edt ord.\\nC. D. Sumner; Dundee, C. F. W. Rawson; Eric.\\nAndrew J. Keetiej Exeter, John Murjjhy;\\nFrenchtown. Toui.ssant Xavarre, Ida. Nathan-\\niel ijangdon LaSalle, Jacob Leonard JiOn-\\ndon, Henrj* Palmer Monroe, Illmerson Choato;\\nMilan, D. T. ILizen Raisinville. Robert Tal-\\nford; Whiteford, Hiram Wakely Summerfield.\\nGeorge Peters. City of Monroe, finst ward.\\nJunius Tilden second ward, F. M. Winans\\nthird ward, John Burch.\\n1850-A8h, Wm. H. Hooper; Bedford, C. D.\\nSumner; Dundee, C. F. W. Rawson; Erie, Ira\\nSmith; Exeter, John ilurphy Frenchtown,\\nTouis.sant Xavarre; Ida, Nathaniel Langdon\\nLaSalle, Joseph Hall London, Ilenrj Palmer;\\nMonroe, Emerson Choate; Milati, Harmon Allen;\\nRaisinville, Charles H. Pitt.s; Whitelord. Hiram\\nWakelj- Summerfield. Geoi-ge Peters. City of\\nMonroe, first ward, Junius Tilden second ward.\\nJames Phelan third ward, Thomas Clark.\\n1800 -Ash. Wm. H. Hooper; Bedford. C. D.\\nSumner; Dundee. J. H. Vandeventer; Erie. S.\\nBradford; Kxetcr. B. Raleigh; Frenchtown.\\nTouissant Navarre; Ida. Nathaniel Langdon;\\nLaSalle. John Miller, London. Sol. G. Goodale;\\nMoni oe. Emerson Choate; Milan, Daniel T.\\nHazon; Raisinville. M. H. Frcst Whiteford.\\nHiram Wakely Summerfield, George Peters.\\nCit} of Monroe, first ward, Junius Tilden sec-\\nond ward. John J. Stevens third ward.Talcott\\nK. Wing.\\nlS(il Ash, John G. Hood Bedford. Wm.\\nJenney Dundee. Hcnrj Watling; Erie, S.\\nBradford; Exeter, John Murphy Frenchtown.\\nTouissant Soleau Ida. Natlianiel Langdon;\\nLaSalle. John Miller; London, E. Barnes;\\nMonroe. Kraerson Choate; .Milan. F. Mead\\nRaisinville. Baldwin Whiteford. Hiram\\nWakeh Summerfield. George Peters. Cilj- of\\nMonroe, first ward, Stephen G. Clark; second\\nward. John J. Stevens; third ward. Talcott E.\\nWing.\\n1S(;2\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash. John G. Hood Bedford. Wm.\\nJennej Dundee. Heniy Watling; Erie, A. J.\\nKeeney; Exeter, John JIurphy; Frenchtown,\\nTouissant Navarre; Ida. Nathaniel Langdon;\\nLaSalle. John Miller; London. B. Barnes;\\nMonroe. Emerson Choate; Milan. F. Mead;\\nRaisinville. Charles Pitts; Whiteford. Hiram\\nWakely; Summerfield. J.J.Russell. City of\\nJlonroe. fii-st ward. Stephen G.Clark; second\\nward, M. Phelan third ward, Talcott E. AVing.\\n1803\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash, B. McLaughlin; Bedford, II.\\n.Mason; Dundee, Hcni-y Watling; Hrie, C.\\nliertzler; Exeter, John Murjjhy Frenchtown,\\nTouissant Navarre Ida, Nathaniel I^angdon\\nLaSalle. John Miller; London, S. Goodale;\\n^[onroe, Emei-son Choate; Milan, F. Mead;\\nRaisinville, Charles Pitts Whiteford, West;\\nSummerfield, George Peters. City of Monroe,\\nfirst ward, E. G. Brighara second ward, M.\\nPhelan; third ward, Talcott E. Wing.\\n1864\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash, B. McLaughlin; Bedford, M.\\nMason; Dundee, Henry Watling; Erie, C.\\nHcrtzler; Exeter, John Mur])hj Frenchtown,\\nN. Jarbo; Ida, Nathaniel Langdon; LaSalle,\\nJ. Leonard; London, S. Goodale; Monroe,\\nKmerson Choate; Milan, F. Mead; Raisinville,\\nCharles Pitts Summerfield, George Peters.\\nCity of Monroe, first ward, E. G. Brighani sec-\\nond ward, M. Phelan: thir l ward, Talcott E.\\nWing.\\n1805 -Ash, John G.Hood; Bedford, C. D.\\nSumner; Dundee, Heniy Watling; Erie, C.\\nHtrtzler Exeter, J. Murphy Frenchtown, N,\\nJarbo; Ida, Nathaniel Langdon; LaSalle, S.\\nBartlett London, E. Barnes; Monroe, Kmerson\\nChoate Milan, D. T. Hazen Raisinville,\\nCharles Pitts; Whiteford, H. Wakely; Sum-\\nmerfield, J. J. Russell. City of Aloni-oe, first\\nwai d, C. Kirchgcssner; second ward, M. Phelan;\\nthird ward, John Davis.\\n1806 Ash, Edward .McCormick Bedfoi d,\\nC. I). Sumner; Dundee, Henry Walling; Erie,\\nC. Hertzlcr Exeter, J. Murphy; Frenchtown.\\nJ. Du.sseati Ida, Nathaniel Langdon; liaSalle,\\nS. Bartlett London, Henry Palmer: Monroe,\\niMnerson Choate; Milan, D. T. Hazen; Raisin-\\nville, Charles Pitts; Whiteford, Lambert;\\nSummerfield, George Peters. City of Monroe,\\nfirst ward. C. Kirchgessner second ward. M.\\nPhelan: third ward, John Davis.\\n1S07\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash. Benj. ,AIcLaughlin Bedford,\\nLewis McLouth Dundee, Wilcox Erie, C.\\nHcrtzler; Exeter, J. Murphy; Frenchtown, J.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0315.jp2"}, "304": {"fulltext": "270\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nDnsseau Ida, Nathaniel Langdon LaSalle,\\nThos. MeMauus; London. S. (Joodale Monroe,\\nEmerson Ghoate Milan. II. Allen Kaisiuville,\\nChas. Pitts; W liiteford, Lambert; Summer-\\nfield, T McLaughlin. City of Monroe, first\\nward, C. Kirchgessner second ward, George\\nStrong; third ward, John Davis.\\n1S(!S\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash, Jk^nj. McLaughlin Bedford, A.\\nLambert; Dundee, J. W. Jenney Erie, C.\\nHcrtyJer; Exeter, J. Murphy; Frenchtown,\\nGeorge E. Hurd Ida. Nathaniel Langdon La-\\nSalle, Thomas McManus; London, S. Goodale;\\nMonroe, Emcr.son Choate Milan, S. McManus;\\nJ{aisinville, Charles Pitts Whiteford, II. Wake-\\nly Summerfield, D. McLaughlin. City of\\nMoni oe, fir.st ward, C. Kirchgessner; second\\nward, George Strong; third ward, John Davis.\\n1869\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash, Benj. McLaughlin Bedford, J.J.\\nSumner; Dundee, Delos Wilcox; Eric, C Hertz-\\nler Exeter, J. Murphy Frenchtown, George\\nR. Hurd Ida, Nathaniel Langdon LaSalle,\\nJ. D. Conlisk; London, Nathan Stuart Mon-\\nroe, Wm. Dunbar; Milan, D. T. Hazen Raisin-\\nvillo, Charles Pitts; Whiteford, (!ains Candee;\\nSummerfield, K. Camburn. City of Monroe,\\nfirst ward. C. Kirchgessner; second ward, M.\\nPhelan third ward, John Davis.\\n1870 -Ash, Richard Gilmore Bedford, J. J.\\nSumner; Dundee, Delos Wilcox; Erie,C. Hertz-\\nler; Exeter, H. B. Welch; Frenchtown, Geo.\\nR. Hurd; Ida, Nathaniel Langdon; LaSalle, J.\\nD. Conlisk; London, Nathan Stuart; Monroe,\\nEmer.son Choate; Milan, F. Mead Raisinville,\\nCharles Pitts; Whiteford, Cains Candee; Sum-\\nmerfield, Wm. Corbin. City of Monroe, first\\nward,C. Kirchgessner; second wai-d, .1. Stevens;\\nthird ward, John Davis.\\n1.S71- Ash, Levi B, Littlefield Bedford, J. .1.\\nSumner: Dundee, Delos Wilcox; Erie, C. Hertz-\\nler; Exeter, H. B. Welch; Frenchtown, George\\nR. Hurd Ida, Nathaniel Langdon LaSalle, J.\\nD. Conlisk London, H. Palmer; Monroe, Emer-\\nson Choate Milan, D. T. Ilazen Raisinville,\\nFrank Jackson; Whiteford, Cains Candee;\\nSummerfield, George Peters. City of Monroe,\\nfirst ward, Kirchgessner second ward, J.\\nStevens; third ward, Thomas Doyle.\\n1872\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ash, Levi B. Littlefield; Bedford, J. J.\\nSumner Dundee, Delos Wilcox Erie, C. Hertz-\\nIcr Exeter, H. B. Welch: Frenchtown, Geo.\\nR. Hurd Ida, M. Freidenburg LaSalle, Lucian\\nB. Miller; London, Albert Bond Monroe,\\nEmerson Choate; Milan, Moses J. Howe;\\nRaisinville, Samuel McFetridge Whiteford,\\nCains Candee; Summei-field, George Peters.\\nCity of Monroe, first ward, August Gershke;\\nsecond ward, C. Luce; third ward, Thomas\\nDoyle.\\nASn TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, 1873 TO ISSS INCLl SIVE.\\n1873 Supervi.sor, John L. Hood; clerk,\\nVincent E. Bnri oughs; treasurer, Robert\\nStumm.\\n1874 Supervisor, John L. Hood; clerk,\\nVincent E. Burroughs; treasurer, Robert\\nStumm justice of the peace, Joseph B. Crane.\\n1875\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John L. Hood clerk, John\\nGorman treasurer, Robert Stumm justice of\\nthe peace, Hugh McKenzie.\\n1870 Supervisor, Benj. McLaughlin; clerk,\\nAlfred McCoUum treasurer, Robert Stumm\\njustice of the peace, William Oaks.\\n1877 Supervisor, Levi B. Littlefield clerk,\\nAlfred McCollum treasurer, Robt. McKenzie\\njustice of the peace, John Clark.\\n1878 Supervisor, Robert Stumm: clerk,\\nWesley Robinson treasurer, Cash D. Fuller:\\njustice of the peace, Wm. C. Lewis.\\n1879 Supervisor, Robert Stumm; clerk,\\nAlfred McCollum treasurer, Robt. McKenzie;\\njustice ofthe peace, Hugh McKenzie,\\n1880\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Benj. Mcl^aughlin clerk,\\nAlfred McCollum treasurer, Robt. McKenzie;\\njustice ofthe peace, V. E. Burroughs.\\n1881\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Levi B. Littlefield; clerk,\\nAlfred McCollum; treasurer, Hubert Spicer\\njustice of the peace, John Clark.\\n1882 Supervisor, Alfred McCollum; clerk,\\nGustavus Brandis; treasurer, Hubert Spicer;\\njustice of the peace, Harrison Baker.\\n1883 Supervisor, Alfred McCollum clerk.\\nGustavus Brandis; treasurer, Wm. D. House;\\njustice ofthe peace, Hugh McKenzie.\\n1884\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John L. Hood clerk. John\\nA. Streit treasurer, Wm. L. House; justice of\\nthe peace, Vincent E. Burroughs.\\n1885 Supervisor, John L. Hood clerk, John\\nA. Streit; treasurer, Charles Riley: ju,stice of\\nthe peace, Gustavus Brandis.\\n1886 Sujjervisor, John L. Hood; clerk.\\nPorter Eighmey; treasurer, Charles Riley;\\njustices ofthe peace, Harrison Bakei-. Thos. E.\\nAllen.\\n1887 Supervisor, John L. Hood: clerk,\\nFrank L. Edwards treasurer, Russell A.\\nJohnson justice of the peace, James F. Barrey.\\ni", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0316.jp2"}, "305": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.\\n271\\n1888 Supervisor, Jolin L. Hood; fleiU,\\nCharles Depiii; treasurer, Eugene Armstrong;\\nschool inspector. James Daley; justice of tlic\\npeace, Milton Artlcy; highway commissioner.\\nEnoch Lang; constables, .Tohii John.soii, Joseph\\nDoty. Nathan Turner, Samuel Wallace, jr.\\nIIICKI.IX TOWSSIIII OI-FICERS, l.S7:i TO 1888 INCH SIVE.\\n1S78 \u00e2\u0080\u0094Supervisor, Pred k Niedemeicr; clerk,\\nGeo. Martin, jr.; trea.suier, Alex. Iiusseau\\njustice of the peace. Jas. J. Soleau.\\n1S74 Supervi-sor, P red k Niedemeicr clerk,\\nGeo. Martin, jr.; treasurer, Alex. Kiisseau;\\njustice of the peace. Josiah Young.\\n1875 Supervisor, Geo. Bathgate; clerk, Geo.\\n^tartin,jr.; treasurer, Robert P. Navarre; justice\\nof the peace, David Larabell.\\n1876 Supervisor, Geo. Bathgate; clerk, Robt.\\nFrancisco; treasurer, Robert 1*. Navai re; justice\\nof the peace, Alex. Russeau.\\n1877 Supervisor, Robt. N. Francisco; clerk,\\nMoses D. Trombley treasurer, Robert P.\\nNavarre justice of the peace, Hiram Goff,\\n1878 Supervisor, Robt. N. F rancisco clerk,\\nMoses D. Trombly trcasurei-, Robert P. Na-\\nvarre; justices of the peace, Frank Allen, Edwin\\nCrook.\\n187 .t Supervisor. Augustus Niedemeicr;\\nclerk, Sam l Lapoint; treasurer, Geoi-ge Strong;\\njustices of the peace, David Larabell, James J.\\nSoleau.\\n18S0 .Supervisor. .Vugustus Niedemeicr:\\nclei-k, Sam l Lapoint; treasurer, Geo. Strong;\\njustice of the peace, Alex. Russeau.\\n1881 Supervisor, Augustus Niedemeicr;\\nclerk, Antbony Gee; treasurer, Jno. K. Gard-\\nner: justices of the peace, Irving T. Han ley,\\nLouis Montrj-.\\n1882 Supervisor, Augustus Niedemeicr:\\nclerk, Geo. Strong treasurer, Edwin W. Crook;\\njiistices of the peace, Fi-ancis .Mien. John W.\\nWard.\\n188H Supervisor, Augustus Niedemeicr:\\nclerk. Edwin W. Crook; treasurer, Eli Loranger;\\njustices of the peace, Moses S. Trombly.\\nEustache Bondy.\\n1884 Supervisor, Augustus Niedemeicr:\\nclerk, G. Bondy: treasurer. Eli Loranger; justice\\nof the peace. Abraham Blanchett.\\n188.^ Supervisor, Eli Bronchan clerk. G.\\nBond}- treasurer. Robt. P. Navarre justices\\nof the peace, Moses D. Trombley. George W.\\nShippie.\\n188(5 Supervisor. HIi Bronchan; clerk.\\nAaron Gambee treasurer. Robt. P. Navarre\\njustices of the peace, Garret Vrieland, B. Bulger.\\n1887 Supervisor. Eli Bi onchan clerk. Den-\\nnis Bondy; treasui-cr, Eli Loranger; justice of\\nthe peace, Eustache Bond}-.\\n1888 Supervisor, Eli Bronchan; clerk, Den-\\nnis Bondy; treasurer, Eli Loi anger; school in-\\nspector, Chas. L. Trombly; justice of the peace,\\nGeorge Martin; highwaj commissioner, John\\nB. Ragle; constables, Fred Laflan, Win. Bach-\\ngatc, Peter Beaubien, Albert Flint.\\nTO\u00c2\u00abX OK BEDFORD OKKICEltS, 1S73 TO 1888 I.N CI.ISIVE.\\n1873 Supervisor, Obcd Smith clerk, Jo.seph\\nR.Rogers; treasurer. Madison Butler; justice\\nof the peace, Wm. S. Tuttle.\\n1874\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk,\\nEdw. W. Mead; treasurer, Shubael Lewis;\\njustice of the peace, Jno. P. Richardson.\\n1875\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Obed Smith clerk, Joseph\\nR.Rogers; treasurer, Madison Butler justice\\nof the peace, J. W. Jennej\\n187() SujJervisor, Obed Smith clerk, Geo.\\nB. Brown; treasurer, Madison Butler; justice\\nof the peace, Edward Rawson.\\n1877 Supervisor, Obed Smith; clerk, Joseph\\nR. Rogers; treasurer, Madison Butler; justice\\nof the peace, Jas. H. Hitchcock.\\n1878 Supervisor, Obed .Smith clerk, Joseph\\nR. Rogers treasurer, Madison Butler justice\\nof the peace, W. S. Tuttle.\\n1879 Supervisor, Obed Smith clerk, J. W.\\nVaughn; treasurer, Alson Green justice of the\\npeace, Theophilus Osgood.\\n1880\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, .John J. Sumnei clerk,\\nObed Smith: treasurer, Joseph R. Rogers;\\njustice of the peace, Josiah C. Corell.\\n1881 Supervisor, Obed Smith clerk, Joseph\\nR. Rogers treasurer, Samuel H. Weeks justice\\nof the peace, Josiah C. Corell.\\n1882 Supervi.sor, Josejib R. Rogers: clerk,\\nArthur 0, Kcnney treasure!-, Madison Butler;\\njustice of the peace. Ezra J. Hungerford.\\n1883 Supervisor. Joseph R. Rogers; clerk,\\nArthur O. Kcnney; treasurer, Madison Butler;\\njustice of the peace, John J, Sumner.\\n1884 -Supervisor, Joseph R.Rogers; clerk,\\nArthur 0. Kcnney treasurer, Elwood Jenne\\\\\\njustice of the peace, Jas, H. Hitchcock.\\n1885\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sujiervisor. Josejjh R. Rogers; clerk,\\nSilas P. Butler treasurer, Elwood Jenney\\njustice of the peace, Edward Rawson,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0317.jp2"}, "306": {"fulltext": "272\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n188(i Supervisor, Joseph E. Eogers clerk,\\nArthur O. Kenney; treasurer, William Dun-\\nbar justice ol the peace, Roger Willard.\\n1887\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Joseph E. Rogers; clerk,\\nGeorge J. Eiseiiinaii treasurer, William Dun-\\nbar; justice of the peace, Heman Bristol.\\n1888--Supervisor, Obed Smith; clerk, Austin\\nB. Tuttle; treasurer, Silas P. Butler; school in-\\nspector, John B. Sillier; justice of the jjeace,\\nJames S. Hitchcock; highway commissioner,\\nEdmund Dull.\\nTOWN OK DUNDEE OFFICERS, 1.S73 TO 1 HSS INCLUSIVE.\\n1873\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Delos F. Wilcox clerk,\\nJohn J. Munger treasurer, John T. Joimson\\njustice of the peace, Joseph Parker.\\n1874\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Albert J. Wilkinson: clerk,\\nGeo. D. Babcock treasurer, John T. Johnson\\njustice of the peace, Lewis M. McBride.\\n1875 Supervisor, Delos D. Wilcox clerk,\\nGeo. D. Babcock; treasurer, John II Owen;\\njustice of the peace, Alfred Wilkinson.\\n1876 Supervisor, Albert J. Wilkinson; clerk,\\nGeo. D. Babcock treasurer, Henry Voglesang;\\njustice of the peace, John H. Owen.\\n1877 Supervisor, Albert J. Wilkinson; clerk,\\nGeo. D. Babcock; treasurer, John H.Owen;\\njustice of the peace, Melvin Lathrop.\\n1878\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Albert J. Wilkinson; clerk,\\nHenry A. Stewart; treasurer, John H. Owen;\\njustice of the peace, Daniel H. Corell.\\n1879\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Albert J. Wilkinson; clerk,\\nHenry A. Stewart; treasurer, Judson B. Jolin-\\nson justice of the peace, Nathaniel Duston.\\n1880\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Albert J. Wilkinson; cleric,\\nHenry A. Stewart; treasurer, Judson B. John-\\nson justice of the peace, John H. Owen.\\n1881 Supervisor, Albert J. Wilkinson; clerk,\\nHenry A. Stewart; treasurer, Judson B. John-\\nson justice of the peace, Charles S. Ingersoll.\\n1882 Supervisor, Albert J.Wilkinson clerk,\\nWm. Clute treasurer, Lucian B. Smith justice\\nof the peace, Daniel H. Corell.\\n1883\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Andrew Jcnnc)-; clerk,\\nWm. Clute; treasurer, Lucian B. Smith justice\\nof the peace, X. W. Duston.,\\n188-1\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Andrew Jennc}- clerk,\\nWm. Clute; treasurer, John F. Slaj ton justice\\nof the peace, Truman Gee.\\n1885\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Andrew Jenney; clerk,\\nWra. Clute; treasurer, Benj. H. Hendricks;\\njustice of the peace, Henry Watling.\\n188(i Supervisor, Horace A. Wilkinson;\\nclerk, Wm. Clute; treasurer, Benj. H. Hen-\\ndricks justice, of the peace, Daniel A. Corell.\\n1887 Supervisor, Horace A. Wilkinson\\nclerk, Wm. Clute; treasurer. William H. Pulver;\\njustice of the peace, .John H. Owen.\\n1888 Supervisor, Horace A. Wilker. ^on;\\nclerk, Norton B. Spauldinj^; treasurer, Wm. H.\\nCulver; school inspector, Lucian B. Smith;\\njustice of the peace, Henry A. Stewart; high-\\nway commissioner, Daniel Smith; constables,\\nFoster Ostrander, Jerome B. Galloway, Nelson\\nJ. Carney, Abram H. Johnson.\\nTOWNSHIP OFFICEIiS OF ERIE, 1873 TO 1888 INCLUSIVE.\\n1873 Supervisor, Christian Hertzler clerk,\\nEli Jacobs; treasurer, Dominique E. Robert;\\njustice of the peace, Geo. B. Smith.\\n1874 Supervisor, Christian Hertzler; clerk,\\nEli Jacobs; treasurer. Dominique B. Robert;\\njustice of the peace. Christian Santschi.\\n1875 Supervisor, Christian Hertzler; clerk,\\nEli Jacobs; treasurer, Victoi- A. Dusseau justice\\nof the peace, Thos. J. Thompson.\\n187(5 Supervisor, Christian Hertzler; clerk,\\nEli Jacobs; treasuroi-, Victor A. Dusseau justice\\nof the peace, John Hall.\\n1877 Supervisor, Christian Hertzler; clerk,\\nEli Jacobs treasurer, W. W. Delphi justice of\\nthe peace, J. M. Wigton.\\n1878 Supervisor, Christian Hertzlei clerk,\\nEli .Tacobs treasurer. Reed M. Brigham justice\\nof the peace. Christian Santsclu.\\n187H \u00e2\u0080\u0094Supervisor, Christian Hertzler; clerk,\\nEli Jacobs treasurer, Reed M. Brigham justice\\not the peace, Geo. B. Smith.\\n1880 Supervisor, Christian Hertzler; clerk,\\nEli Jacobs; treasurer, Isadore C. Cousino;\\njustice of the jieace, Moses A. Lapoint.\\n1881 Supervisor, Christian Hertzler; clerk,\\nEli Jacobs; treasurer. Reed M. Brigham; justice\\nof the peace, Francis C. Lavoy.\\n1882 Supervisor, Christian Hertzler; clerk,\\nMaurice Weil treasurer, Sam l S. Lapointe\\njustice of the peace, Edwai d W. Hilton,\\n1883 Supervisor, Christian Hertzler; clerk,\\nMaurice Weil; treasurer, Sam l S. Lapointe;\\njustice of the peace, Francis F. Smith.\\n1884 Supervisor, Sam l S. Lapointe; clerk,\\nMaurice Weil treasurer, Edward H. Hilton\\njustice of the peace, Victor D. Dusseau.\\n1885 Supervisor, Sam l S. Lapointe; clerk,\\nMaurice Weil; treasurer, Edward H. Hilton;\\njustice of the peace, Francis Lavoy.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0318.jp2"}, "307": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.\\n27a\\nlSS6--Siipervisoi Sam l S. Lapoiiile clerk,\\nMaurice Weil treasure)-, Isadore C. Cousino;\\njustice of the peace, Cyrus Bradford.\\nI8S7\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Sam l S. Lapointe; clerk,\\nMaurice Weil treasurer, Edward W. Hilton\\njustice of the jjcace, Peter Jacobs.\\nISSS Supervisor, Peter Drabick; clerk,\\nCornelius Drouillard; treasurer, Bdw. W. Hil-\\nton; school inspector, Frank N. Campbell;\\njustice of the peace, Victor A. Dusseau; liigli-\\nway commissioner, Dennis Iiavo\\\\ constables,\\nSamuel Woolen, John Manore. Christo])licr\\nMorin, David Kinsoy.\\nTOWXSHIl orFICEUS OK E.XETEK, 1S73 Tu 1S8S INCI.l Sl\\\\ K.\\n1873 Supervisor, Henry B. Welch clerk,\\nEobert VanKleek; treasurer, Jos. Klutz; justice\\nof the peace, Ijuke Dunn.\\n1874 Suj^ervisor, John Murphy, jr.; clerk,\\nPati ick Corris^an treasurer, Wm. F. Fulcher;\\njustice of the eace, Matthew Burns.\\n1S75\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John Murphy, jr.; clerk,\\nPatrick Corrigan treasurer, Wm. F. Fulcher;\\njustice of the peace, John A. Paltee.\\n1S76\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John Murphy, jr.; clerk,\\nJohn Riley; treasurer, Wm, F. Fulcher; justice\\nof the peace, F erdinand Ma^-nes.\\n1877 Supervisor, John Miirpii)-, jr.; clerk,\\nJohn Riley; treasurer, Joseph Robert; justice\\nof the peace, Lorenzo Fay.\\n1878 Supervisor, John Murphy, jr.; clerk,\\nJohn Rilej-; treasurer, Joseph Robert; justice\\nof the peace, Wm F. Fulcher.\\n1879 -Supervisor, John Murpliy. jr.; clerk,\\nW}n. F. Fulcher; treasurer, Joseph Robert;\\njustice of the ]ieace, Phillip Miller.\\n188(1\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Joiin Murphy, jr.; clerk,\\nJohn Riley treasurer, Charles Riley justice of\\nthe peace, Charles Happy.\\n1881 Supervisor, Ijuke Dunn; clerk-. Joliu\\nRiley; treasurer, Charles Riley justice of the\\npeace, Lorenzo Faj\\\\\\n1882 Supervisor, i uke Dunn clerk, John\\nRiley; treasurer, Michael Cunningham justice\\nof the peace, R. C. Herkimer.\\n1883\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John Murphy; clerk, Wm.\\nF. Fulcher: treasure) Michael Cunni)ighatn\\njustice of the peace, Lanibert Wcss.\\n1884\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisoiv John Murphy; clerk, Wtn.\\nF. Fulcber; treasu) or, Joseph Robert; justice\\nof the peace, Chas. Angener.\\n1885 Supervisor, JoIdi Mui-phy; clerk,\\nDaniel Haslej-, jr.; treasurer, Joseph Robert\\njustice of the peace, Justin Sissing.\\nlS8(i\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John Murphy cici-k,\\nDaniel Hasley, jr.; treasurer, Matthew Burns;\\njustice of the peace, John Ward.\\n1887 Supervisor, Ta)kc Dunt) clo k, John\\nRiley; treasurer, Matthew Hums; justice of\\nthe peace, John Wilson.\\n1S88 Supervisor. Luke Duiiti; cleik, John\\nRiley; trcasu)-er, Ignat Ilort man; school i)ispcc-\\nto) Tlio.s. Nolan; justice of the peace, Charles\\nAngener; highway cotnmissioncr, Fe) di)iand\\nUofftnan; constables, Hen)-y Martin, Win. Law-\\nler. Charles Rivers, Jonas Boiiatn.\\ni))A TowNsnii\\n)I-KIIF.RS, IS74 TO l.SSS I.NCLl-SIViC.\\n1S74 Supe)-viso)-, Nathaniel Langdon; clerk,\\nJoseph Riley; t) easurer, Har)non Gardner;\\njustice of the jieace, Boij. Southwick.\\n187.1 Supervisor, Sitneon Van Aiken clerk,\\nJames Ricliardso)); treasurer, Wm. McFetridge;\\njustice of the peace, K. Daigo)i.\\n187(5\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supe)-viso)-, Si)iieon Van Aiken clerk,\\nJa)nes Richardson; treasurer, Wm. McFet)-idge;\\njustice of the peace, Adam Shi) e.\\n1877 Supervisor, Geo) ge Willaril clc)-k,\\nPeter P. Rilej ti-oasurer, Herman Gestner\\njustice of the peace, Sylvester Snell.\\n1878 Supervisor, Simeon Van Aiken clerk,\\nJames Richardson; treasu) e)-, Hertuan (iesttier;\\njustice of the peace, Charles Streeter.\\n1870 \u00e2\u0080\u0094Supervisor, Simeon Van Aiken cio-k-.\\nJanies Richardson treasurer, Herman (Jeslner;\\njustice of the peace, Jo.seph Teal.\\n1,S80 Supervisor, Situeo)! Vatt Aiken; clerk,\\nJoh)i Martin; treasurer, Wm. Rcssler ju,sticc\\nof the peace, A. 11. King.\\n1881\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Nathaniel Langdoti; clo k,\\nJo.seph E. Gilday; treasm-cr, Wni. Rcssler;\\njustice of the peace, Stnith Todd.\\n1882 Superviso) Nathaniel Langdon; clo k,\\nJoseph E. Gilday, treasure)-, Jos. J. Riley;\\njustice of the peace, Charles T. Sli ceter.\\n1883 Sitpervisor, Nathaniel Langdon; clerk,\\nJoseph E. Gilday treasurer, Jos. J. Riley\\njustice of the ])eace, Edwin Moses.\\n1884 Supervisor, Joseph E. Gikla\\\\ clo-k,\\nGeorge Langdon; treasui-er, Chas. Fciiaur;\\njustice of the peace, Joseph Teal.\\n1885- Supervisoi Jo.seph E. Gilda} clerk,\\nGeorge Langdon; treasurer, Chas. Foiau)-;\\njustice of the peace, S)nith Todd.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0319.jp2"}, "308": {"fulltext": "274\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1886 Suporvisor. Joseph E. Gildaj clerk,\\nGeorge Langdon trcasui-er, Joseph Gilda}\\njustice of the peace, Charles F. Streeter.\\n1887 Supervisor, Joseph E. Gilday clerk,\\nFrank B. Gcrvveck treasurer, Joseph Gilday\\njustice of the peace, Edwin Moses.\\n1888 Supervisor, John E. Sykes; clerk,\\nFrank B. Gervvick; Ireasni-er, John Heckel;\\nschool ins]3ector, Eli Ganby; justice of the\\npeace, Simeon VanAkiu; highway commis-\\nsioner, Nicholas Weipert; constables, Charles\\nSnell, Augustus Braumlick.\\n1880 Supervisor, Lucien B. Miller; clerk,\\nCharles Kirby; treasurer, Peter Dusseau; justice\\nof the peace, Henry Ross.\\nlS87--Supervisor, Orrin J. Leonard; clerk,\\nCharles Kirby; treasurer, Clarence L. Miller;\\njustice of the peace, John M. Blouek.\\n1888 Supervisor, Ormi J. Leonard; clerk,\\nChas. E. Kirby; treasurer, Clarence L. Miller;\\nschool inspector, Peter P. Kelly; justice of the\\npeace, Jacob Keinhart highway commissioner,\\nJohn X. Kinne; constables, Frank Gagnier,\\nThos. Duffey.\\n1,AS.\\\\LLE TOWN.SIIIP OKFICKRS, 1873 TO 1888 INCLUSIVE. LONDON TOWNSUIl OFFICERS, 1873 TO 1888 INCLUSIVE.\\n1873- Supervisor, Lucien B. Miller; clerk,\\nChas. Villett; treasurer, John G. Kielil justice\\nof the peace, Bonj. T. Green.\\n1874 Supervisor, Lucien B. Miller; clerk,\\nWm. H. Kief; treasurer, John G. Kiehl justice\\nof the jjeace, Thos. Rogers.\\n1875 -Supervisor, Lucien B. Miller; clerk,\\nWm. H. Kief: treasurer, Neal O Connor justice\\nof the peace. Miles J. Plumb.\\n1876 Supervisor, Dennis Sharkey; clerk,\\nWm. H. Kief; treasurer, Neal O Connor justice\\nof the peace, Adam Shire.\\n1877- Supervisor, Dennis Sharkey clerk,\\nWm. H. Kief; treasurer, Neal O Connor justice\\nof the peace, James G. Gilday.\\n1878- Supervisor, Dennis Sharkey clerk,\\nWm. H. Kief; treasurer, Neal O Connor; justice\\nof the peace, Peter Shire.\\n1879 Supervisor, Johu G. Kiehl clerk, John\\nMiller treasurer, Peter Dusseau justice of the\\npeace, Wm. F. Knapp.\\n1880 Supervisor, John G. Kiehl; clerk, Wm.\\nH.Kief treasurer, Peter Dusseau; justiceofthe\\npeace, Miles J. Plumb.\\n1881\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Lucien B. Miller; clerk,\\nWm. H. Kief; treasurer, Neal O Connor; justice\\nof the peace, James G. Gilday.\\n1882\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Lucien B. Miller; clerk,\\nWm. H. Kief; treasurer, Neal O Connor; justice\\nof the peace, Jacob J. Wahl.\\n1883 Supervisor, Lucien B. Miller clerk,\\nWm. H. Kiel treasurer, Charles Kiehl; justice\\nof the peace, Alonzo D. Anderson.\\n1884\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Lucien B. Miller; clerk,\\nCharles Kirby; treasurer, Charles Kiehl; justice\\nof the peace, Pi-ed Ward,\\n1885 Supervisor, Lucien B. Miller clerk,\\nCharles Kirby; treasurer, Peter Dusseau; justice\\nof the peace, James B. Gilday.\\n1873 Supervisor, Albert Bond; clerk, Albert\\nMcKinney treasurer, Hiram Smith justice of\\nthe peace, James M. Blackmar.\\n1874 Supervisor, Albert Bond; clerk, Robert\\nMcKinney treasurer, Hiram H. Smith justice\\nof ihe peace, Hcnr^- 1). Everett.\\n1875 Supervisor, Albert Bond; clerk, Robert\\nMcKinney treasurer, Hiram H. Smith justice\\nof the peace, Wells Sprague.\\n1876 Supervisor, Albert Bond cleric, Mil-\\nton Snell: treasurer, Charles O. Curtis justice\\nof the peace, Henry Palmer.\\n1877\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Albert Bond clerk, James\\nC. Crichett; treasurer, John J. Bunce; justice\\nof the peace, Edmund C. Green.\\n1878 Supervisor, Albert Bond clerk, John\\nW. Griswold treasurer, Henry Smith justice\\nof the peace, Milton W. Snell.\\n1879 Supervisor, Wm. Ostrander; clerk,\\nJohn W. Griswold treasurer, William Worth\\njustice of the peace, John Manning.\\n1880 Supervisor, Albert Bond; clerk, John\\nW. Griswold treasurer, William Worth: justice\\nof the peace, Henry Palmer.\\n1881 Supervisor, Albert Bond; clerk, John\\nW. Griswolil treasurer, George B. Richards\\njustice of the peace, Levi E. White.\\n1882 Supervisor, Michael Gramlick clerk,\\nDonu Barnes; treasurer, George B. Richards;\\njustice of the peace, B. F. Lombard.\\n1883\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Michael Gramlick clerk,\\nDonn Barnes treasurer, Thomas C. Howell\\njustice of the peace, Daniel T. Devee.\\n1884 Supervisor, Michael Gramlick clerk,\\nGeo. B. Richards treasurer, N. C. Harwood\\njustice of the peace, Charles Dodge.\\n1885 Supervisor, Thomas C. Howard clerk,\\nGeo. B. Richards treasurer, Donu Barnes\\njustice of the peace, Heury Palmer.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0320.jp2"}, "309": {"fulltext": "TOWNSIiri OKKlCKkS.\\n18S(i Supervisor, Thomas C. Ilowanl clerk,\\nGeo. B. Richards; treasurer, Ooiin Harries:\\njustice of tiie peace, Ciias. Farrinifton.\\n1887 Supervisor, Thomas C Howard cleric,\\n(leo. B. Richards; treasurer, Ijee If. Tafl;\\njustice of the peace, John \\\\V. Griswoid.\\n1888\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor. Thos. C. Howard clerk,\\nGeo. H. Richards: treasurer, Lee H. Taft;\\nschool inspector, ^lilton W. Snell justice of\\nthe peace, J no. W. Griswoid highway commis-\\nsioner, Perry E. Palmer; constables, P^dward C.\\nGreen, A. K. Youngs, 11. M. Bedell, John\\nPool.\\nMIL.\\\\N TOWNSHII OFFK KKS, 1871? TO 1S8.S I.VCI.USI VE.\\n1873 Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk, C.\\nI{. Bcntle\\\\ treasurer, Shubacl Lewis; justice of\\nthe peace, Ed. T. Howe.\\n1874 Supervisor, Moses J. IIowo; clerk,\\nKdgar W. Mead; treasurer, Shubacl Lewis;\\njustice of the peace, John P. Richardson.\\n187 -Su|)ervi8or, Moses J. Howe; clerk,\\nEdgar W. Mead; treasurer, Jacob G. Hafford\\njustice of the peace, Simeon Southwick.\\n187G \u00e2\u0080\u0094Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk,\\nEdgar W. Mead; treasurer. Jacob G. Hafford\\njustice of the peace, Buckley W. Marble.\\n1877 Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk,\\nEdgar W. Mead; treasurer, Moses C. Edwards;\\njustice of the peace, Benjamin J. Bird.\\n1878 Supervi.sor, Moses J. Howe; clerk,\\nEdgar W. Mead; treasurer-. Win. H. Hack;\\njustice of the peace, Kldarus C. Mead.\\n187! Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk,\\nEdgar- W. Mead; ti-easurer, XeKson Taylor;\\njustice of the peace, Wm. H. Hack.\\n1880 Supervi.sor, Moses J. Howe clerk,\\nEdgar W. Mead; tr-casurcr, Wm. H. Hack;\\njustice of the peace, Buckley Mar-ble.\\n1881 Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clork,\\nEdgar W. Mead; ti-easui-ei-, Wm. H. Hack;\\njustice of the peace, Horace H. Allen.\\n1882 Sujiervi.sor, Moses J. Howe; dci-k,\\nEdgar- W. Mead; tr-easurer, Albertus Densmoi-e;\\njustice of the peace, Benj. F. Paine.\\n188;^ Super-visor, Moses J. Howe; clerk,\\nEdgar W. Mead; tr-casirrer, Wm. Lee; justiceof\\nthe peace, Peter M. Gettj-.\\n1884 Supervi.sor, Moses J. Howe; clci-k,\\n1 Jgar W. Mead; ti-easur-er, Wm. Lee; justice of\\nthe peace, Bucklej- W. Mar-ble.\\n1885\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk.\\nEdgar W. Mead; tr-easur-er, Win. II. Hack;\\njustice of the peace, Horace Allen.\\n18StJ -Supervisor, Mo.ses J. Howe; clei-k,\\nKdgar W. Mead; treasurer, Wm. H. Hack;\\njustice of the peace, Henj. Paine.\\n1887 -Supervisor. Mo.ses J. Howe; clerk,\\nKdgar W. Mead; treasurer, Ferriden Phillips;\\njustice of the peace, Nelson Rice.\\n1888 Supervisor, Moses J. Howe, clerk,\\nPjdgai- W. Mead; tr-easur-er, Ferriden Philli])s;\\nschool inspector, Winfield A. Mead; justiceof\\nthe peace, Heni-y T. VanWormcr; highway\\ncommissioner, Edw. F. McMullen constables,\\nDavid C. Speai-s, Wm. Bidford, Eilward Reeves,\\nJosiali F. Defter-.\\nMONUOE TOW.NSrril OKKKEItS, 1,873 TO 1.SS8 I.NCI.ISIVE.\\n1873\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Super vi.soi Emerson Choate; clerk,\\nAle.x. T. Navarre; ti-easurcr, Mike Brown:\\njustice of the peace, Levi Buck.\\n1874 Supervisor, Michael Brown; clerk,\\nAlex. T. Navari-e treasurer, George Loranger;\\njustice of the peace, Stephen B Wakefield.\\n1875 Supervisor. Michael Br-owii; clerk,\\nAlex. T. Navarre; treasurer-. Henry Younglove;\\njustice of tlie peace, Heni-y Hei-i-rnan.\\n1876 Supervisor, Michael Brown; clerk,\\n.Mcx. T. Navarre; treasurer, Henry Younglove;\\njustice of the ])eace, John W. Grenning.\\n1877 Supervisor, Michael Brown; clerk,\\nAlex. T. Navarre treasurer, Henry Y ounglove;\\njusticeof the peace, Addison E. Dunbar.\\n1878\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Alex. T. Navarre; clerk,\\nK. Dunbar; ireasui-er, Heni-y Younglove;\\njustice of the peace, Peter Hoffman.\\n1879 Supervisor, Alex. T. Navarre; clerk,\\nA. E. Dunbar-; treasui-er, Ileni-y Younglove;\\njustice of the peace, Henry Kcnriman.\\n1880 Supervisor, Alex. T. Navai-re; clerk,\\nA. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Henry Younglove;\\njustice of the peace, Geo. C. W. Grciiriiiig.\\n1S81 \u00e2\u0080\u0094Supervisor, Stephen B. Wakefield;\\nclerk, A. 1 Dunbar; treasurer, Henry Herr-\\nman, justice of the peace, Thomas Kegan.\\n1882 Supervisor, Geo. C. Lorangei-; clerk,\\nA. K. Dunbar; treasurer, Charles Haw justice of\\nthe peace, I^evi Buck.\\n1883\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Geo. C. Loi-aiigcr-; clerk,\\nA. E. Dunbar; treasui-er, Charles Haw; justice\\nof the peace, Frank C. hoate.\\n1884 -Siijiervisor, Geo. C. Ijorangcr; clerk,\\nA. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Isaac C. Boweii;\\njustice of the peace, Charles Alban.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0321.jp2"}, "310": {"fulltext": "276\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1885--.SuiKTvi.sor, Geo. C. Lorantjcr; clerk,\\nA. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Isaac C. Bovvcn\\njustice of the pence, Alex. T. Navarre.\\n188(i\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Alex. T. Navarre; clerk,\\nA. B. Dunbar; treasurer, Charles Alban; Justice\\nof the peace, Jacob Barringer.\\n1887\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Geo. C. Loranger; clerk,\\nA. E.Dunbar; treasurer, Charles Alban; justice\\nof the peace, Frank C. Choate.\\n1883 Supervisor, Geo. C. Loranger; clerk,\\nAddison E. Dunbar; treasurer, Isadore G. Na-\\nvarre: school inspector, Cornelius Eau; justice\\nof the ])eace, Clias. Albain highway commis-\\nsioner, Hugh Gaifany constables, Stacy Clark,\\nPhilip Duval.\\nKAISINVILLH TOWNSmi llKriC EES\\nCLUSIVE.\\n1.S73 TO LScSS iN-\\n1873 Supervisor, Geo. B. Delong; clerk, Wm.\\nH. Gibson: treasurer, Hiram C. Stoddard;\\njustice of the peace, Corridon Gibson.\\n1874 Supervisor, Geo. B. Delong; clerk, Wm.\\nH. (ribson; treasurer, Walter Hackett; justice of\\nthe peace, Wm. Lassc^ jr.\\n1875 Supervisor, Geo. B. Delong; clerk, Wni.\\nII. Gibson; treasurer,Walter Hackett; justice of\\nthe peace. Nelson Ambrose.\\n1876--Supervisor,Geo. B. Delong; clerk, Wm.\\nH. Gibson; treasurer, Walter Hackett; justice of\\nthe peace, Franklin Moses.\\n1877 Supervisor, Goo. B. Delong; clerk. Win.\\nH. Gibson; trea8urer,Walter Hackett; justice of\\nthe peace, Corridon H. Gibson.\\n1878 Supervisor, Geo.B. Delong; clerk, Wm.\\nII. Gibson; treasurer, Walter Hackett; justice of\\nthe peace. Nelson Ambrose.\\n1879 Supervisor, Wm. II. Gibson; clerk,\\nGeo. II. Doty; treasurer, Walter Hackett;\\njustice of the peace, Lewis W. Bond.\\n1880\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Wm. H. Gibson clerk,\\nJacob Seitz; treasurer, William Wallace justice\\nof the peace, Fred k M. Dowling.\\n1881 Supervisor, Wm. H. Gibson clerk,\\nJacob Seitz; ti easurer, John Wallace; justice\\nof the ])eace, Corridon Gibson.\\n1882 Supervisor, Wm. H. Gibson; clerk,\\nElias Brii;htbill; treasurer, John Wallace;\\njustice of the peace, Abram Knapp.\\n188:^ Supervisor, Wm. H. Gibson; clerk,\\nElias Brightbill treasurer, Walter Hackett;\\njustice of the peace. Nelson Ambro.sc.\\n1884\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sujiervisor, John L. Hunter; clerk.\\nElias Brightbill; treasurer, Walter Hackett;\\njustice of the peace, Joseph D. Weiss.\\n1885 Supervisor, John L. Hunter; clerk,\\nFlias Brightbill; treasurer, Joseph B. Zimmer-\\nman; justice of the peace, John Hendricks.\\n188G\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John Kimberling; clei-k,\\nCharles Kronowith; treasurer, Joseph B. Zim-\\nmerman; justice of the peace, Emery Lindslej\\n1887 Supervisor, John Kimberling; clerk.\\nJohn S. Knapp; treasurer, Leonard Weber;\\njustice of the peace, Lewis W. Bond.\\n1888 Supervisor, John Kimberling; clerk,\\nJohn S. Knapp; treasurer. Leonard Wever\\nschool inspector, Jesse Wakefield justice of the\\npeace, Jacob Meyers; higlnvaj- commissioners,\\nHenry Anvviler.\\nSUMMEEFIKLD TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, 1873 TO 1888 IN-\\nCLUSIVE.\\n1873\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, George Peters; clerk, H.\\nC. McLaughlin; treasurer, C. N. Ellis; justice\\nof the peace, Jas. H. (iage.\\n1874- Sujiervisor, James I. Eussell; clerk,\\nH. C. McLaughlin; treasurer, C. N. Ellis; justice\\nof the peace, Henry llogle.\\n1875 Supervisor, James I. Eussell; clerk,\\nEobert L. Gage; trcasurci-, C N. Ellis; justice of\\nthe peace, Cyrus Wing.\\n1876 Supervisor. Henry C. McLaughlin;\\nclerk, Robert L. Gage;, treasurer, C. N. Ellis;\\njustice of the peace, Andrew Spalding.\\n1877 Supervisor, Henry McLaughlin; clerk,\\nRobert L. Gage; treasurer, C. N. Ellis; justice\\nof the peace, James H. Gage.\\n1878\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sui^ervisor, Andrew Spalding; clerk,\\nRobert L. Gage; treasurer, Kenneth Gunsolus;\\njustice of the peace, Bcnj. F. Hilton.\\n]879--Supervisor, Chai-les N. Ellis; clerk,\\nAndrew Mather; treasurer, Jerome I rombly;\\njustice of the peace, Harlow Camburn.\\n1880 Supervisor, Henry C. McLaughlin;\\nclerk, Andrew Mather; treasurer, Jerome Trom-\\nbley; justice of the peace, John N. Tilmore.\\n1881\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Charles N. Ellis; clerk,\\nAndrew Mather; treasurer, Newton B. Russell;\\njustice of the peace, James U. Gage.\\n1882-Supervi.sor, Charles N. Ellis; clerk,\\nAndrew Mather; treasurer, Jerome Trombly;\\njustice of the peace, H. B. Chittenden.\\n1883\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Charles N. Ellis; clerk,\\nAndrew Mather; treasurer, Jerome Trombly;\\njustice of the peace, Wm. H. Heath.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0322.jp2"}, "311": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.\\n1884 Supervisor, Henry C. McLaughlin;\\nclerk. Andrew Mather; treasurer. Hiram B.\\nCiiittenden justice of the peace. John Miller.\\n1885 Supervisor, Danford I). Vannocker;\\nclerk, Andrew Mather treasurer. Hiram B.\\nChittenden; justice of the peace, .lames H.\\nGage.\\n188l Supervisoi-. Danlbrd I). Vannocker;\\nclerk, Andrew Mather; trea.surer, Jerome\\nTrombley justice of the peace, Geo. C. Saj ers.\\n1887 .Su])ervi8or. Danford D. Vannocker;\\nclerk, Antlrew Mather; treasurer. Jerome\\nTrombly ju.stice of the peace. Charles F.\\nGoodrich.\\n1888\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, D. I). VanXocker; clerk,\\nEugene 1). Rus.sell treasurer, Isaac L. Ellis;\\nschool inspector, \\\\Vm. C. Stahl justice of the\\npeace, Daniel Fisher highway commissioner,\\nEdwin C. Cumburn constables, Edgar Brun-\\nningstall, Robert Mears, Joseph Trombly,\\nFrank Plumadore.\\nWHITEFORD TOWXsniP OFFICERS, 1.S74 TO 18S7 IX-\\nCLISIVE.\\n1874 Supervisor. C. M. Candee clerk. J. il.\\nWard; treasurer, Miles L. Smith justice of the\\npeace. Miles L. Smith.\\n1875 Supervisor, C. M, Candee clerk, J. M.\\nWard; treasurer. Miles L. Smith justice of the\\njH ace. Christian Robert.\\n187t)\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor. Hiram Wakelv; clerk, J.\\nM. Ward; treasurer. Miles L. Smith justice of\\nthe peace. Roswell W. (irahatn.\\n1877 Supervisor, Hii-am Wakel} clerk, J.\\nyi. Ward treasurer. Miles L. Smith justice of\\nthe peace, Anthony Bordeaux.\\n1878 Supervisor, Hiram Wakely; clerk,\\nEdward R. Ilobert; trcasurei-. Miles I;. Smith;\\njustice of the peace. Miles L. Smith.\\n1879 Supervisor. Hiram Wakely; clerk,\\nEdward Hobcrt; treasurer. John Sa.xton\\njustice of the peace, Chi-istian Robert.\\n1880 Supervisor. Hiram Wakely; clerk,\\nLevi M. Ward; treasurer, James (J. Saxton;\\njustice of the peace, Wm. 15. Ryns.\\n1881 Supervisor, Hiram Wakel}- clerk,\\nGeorge Canen treasurer, J. J. Ward; justice\\nof the peace, Anthony Bordeaux.\\n1882 Supervisor, Josiah P. Hall; clerk,\\nGeorge Canen; treasurer. J. J. Ward; justice of\\nthe peace. Miles L. Smith.\\n1883 Supervisor, Josiah I Hall; clerk.\\nGeorge Canen; treasurer, Charles Beiinis;\\njustice of the peace, R. W. Graham.\\n1884 Supervisor, Josiah P, Hall; clerk,\\nTeorge Canen; treasurer, Charles Bennis:\\njustice of the peace, Jared Ward,\\n1885 Supervisor. Josiah P. Hall; clerk,\\nClarence Bell; treasui-er. Henry Ostrantler;\\njustice of the peace, Henry Beis.\\n1886 Supervisor, Josiah P. Hall; clerk,\\nClarence Bell; treasurer, Henry Oslrander;\\njustice of the peace, C. D. Luce.\\n1887\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Joseph P, Hall; cleik,\\nClarence Bell; treasurer. Christian Stout;\\njustice of the peace. R. W. (irahani.\\n1888 Supervisor, Josiah Hall; clerk, Lewis\\nYoung treasurer, Christian Stout; school in-\\nspector, Jared Ward.\\nStPERVISORS ELECTED IX AI ItlL, ISSO.\\nAsh, Robert Stumm. Bedford, Arthur O.\\nKillneJ^ Berlin, Eli Bronclian. Dundee,\\nHorace A. Wilkerson. Erie, Peter Trabick.\\nFrenchtown, Alexandei- Campau. Ida, John\\nS3 kcs. LaSalle,Orrin J. Leonard. London,\\nThomas E. Howard. Milan, Moses J. Howe.\\nMonroe, George C. lioranger. Raisinville,\\nJoseph B. Zimmerman. Summcrfield, D. D.\\nVanNocker. Whitcford, Josiah Hall.\\nMONROE UOUXTV OFKICKHS, 1.S42-8.S.\\n1842 Sheriff, Jefferson S. Bond. County\\nclerk, Carlos Colton. Treasurer, Harr}^ V.\\nMan. Register of deeds, James E. Skinner.\\nSurve3 or, Samuel M. Bartlett.\\n1844\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sheriff, James McBiide. lerk, Carlos\\nColton. Treasurer, Harry V. Man. Register\\nof deeds, James E. .Skinner. Ju lgc of ])robate,\\nfyaurent Durocher, Surveyor, Harmon Allen.\\n1846\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sheriff, James McBride. Clerk, Carlos\\nColton. Treasurer, Hariy V. Man. Register\\nof deeds, James E. Skinner. Survej or, James\\nBarber.\\n1848\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sheriff, Fra/.cy M. Winans. Clerk,\\nTitus Babcock. Treasurer, Henj. F. Fifield.\\nRegister of deeds, John T. Gilbert. Judge of\\nprobate, Daniel S. Bacon. Survej or, Robert\\nTalford.\\n1850 Prosecuting attorney, Junius Tildeii.\\nSheriff, Jas. McBride. Clerk, I aurent Durocher.\\nTreasurer, Benj. F. Fifield. Register of deeds,\\nSeba Murphy, Surveyor, Harmon Allen.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0323.jp2"}, "312": {"fulltext": "278\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1852 Prosecuting iittorucy, Junius Tildcii.\\nSheriff, Jas. McBi-ide. Clerk, Jas. E. Skinner.\\nTreasurer, Seba Murjjjiy. Jiegister of deeds,\\nConstant Luce. Judge of probate, Laurent\\nDurocher. Surveyor, Harmon Allen.\\n185) Prosecuting attorney, Hiram P. A roo-\\ninan. Sheriff, Henry B. Marvin. Clerk, Jas.\\nE. Skinner. Treasurer, Seba Murphy. Eegis-\\nterof deeds. Constant TjUcc. Surveyor, Nathan\\nHubble.\\n1850\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sheriff, Silas W. Eaton. County clerk,\\nTitus Babcock. Register of deeds, William\\nVail Miller. County treasurer, John T. Gil-\\nbert. Judge of probate, Alexander D. Ander-\\nson. Prosecuting attorney, Franklin Johnson.\\nCircuit court commissioner, Titus Babcock.\\nCounty surveyor, Harmon Allen. Coroners,\\nArvin W. Potter, Eli Valiquett.\\n1858\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sheriff, Henry B. Marvin. County\\nclerk, Titus Babcock. Register of deeds, Con-\\nstant Luce. Treasui cr, John T. Gilbert. Judge\\nof probate, Alexander I). Anderson. Prosecut-\\ning attorney, Fi-anklin Johnson. Circuit court\\ncommissioner, Titus Babcock. Surveyor, Rob t\\nTalford. Coroners, Arvin W. Potter, Benj. W.\\nLatham.\\nISGO Judge of probate, Franklin Johnson.\\nSheriff, Henry B. Marvin. Treasurer, George\\nLandon. Clerk, Frank B. Clark. Register of\\ndeeds, John M. Oliver. Circuit court com-\\nmissioner, Alexander D. Anderson. Surveyor,\\nHarmon Allen. Prosecuting attorney, Edwin\\nWilletts.\\n18G2\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sheriff, William Dunbar. Treasurer,\\nGouverneur Morris. Clerk, Stephen G. Clark.\\nRegister of deeds, Thomas Doyle. Circuit\\ncourt commissioner, Alexander D. Anderson.\\nSurveyor, Nathan Hubble. Pro.secuting attor-\\nnej% Frank Raleigh.\\n18(i4\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Judge of probate, Talcott K. Wing.\\nSheriff, William Dunbar. Treasurer, Philip J.\\nLoranger. Clerk, Stejihen G. Clark. Register\\nof deeds, Thomas Doyle. Circuit court com-\\nmissioner, Charles Toll. Surveyor, Addison E.\\nDunbar. Prosecuting attorney, Frank Raleigh.\\n18G8\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Judge of probate, Gouverneur Morris.\\nSheriff, Philip Nadcau. Treasurer, Benjamin\\nCurtis. Clerk, James J. Donohoe. Register of\\ndeeds, Constant Luce. Circuit court commis-\\nsioners, Elam Willard and Gouverneur Morris.\\nSurveyor, Addison E. Dunbar. Prosecuting\\nattorney, Wra. A. Rafter.\\n1870\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sheriff Philip Nadeau. Treasurer,\\nAmosHicock. Clerk, James J. Donohoe. Reg-\\nister of deeds. Constant Luce. Circuit court\\ncommissioners, Elam Willard and Gouv r Mor-\\nris. Surveyor, Addison E. Dunbar. Prosecut-\\ning attorne}-, Wm. A. Rafter.\\n1S72\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Judge of probate, Otis A. Critchett.\\nsheriff, Tjlewellin E. Wooden. Treasurer, John\\nL. C Godfroy. Clerk, James J. Donohoe.\\nJiegister of deeds, Charles F. Gruner. Circuit\\ncourt commissioners, Edwin Willetts and Bur-\\nton Parker. Surveyor, Delos F. Wilcox. Pros-\\necuting attorney, Joseph D. Ronan.\\n1874 Sheriff,Llewellin Wooden. Treasurer,\\nFred k Niedemier. Clerk, Edw. R. Gilday.\\nRegister of deeds, Frank B. Clark. Circuit\\ncourt commissioners, Elam Willard and H.\\nShaw Noble. Surveyor, Samuel M. Bartlett.\\nProsecuting attorney, Joseph D. Ronan.\\n1876\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Judge of probate, Rufus E. Pliinney.\\nSheriff, John J. Ellis. Treasurer, Frederick\\nNiedemier. Clerk, PMw. R. Gilday. Register\\nof deeds, Frank B. Clark. Circuit court com-\\nmissioners, Chas. A. Golden and H. Shaw\\nNoble. Surveyor, Fred G. Bulkley. Prosecut-\\ning attorney, Geo. M. Landon.\\n1878 Sheriff, John J. Ellis. Treasurer,\\nFred k Niedemier, Clerk, Pati-ick Matthews.\\nRegister of deeds, Frank B. Clark. Circuit\\ncourt commissioners, Ira A. Nadeau and O. E.\\nAugstman. Surve3-or, Fred G. Bulkley. Pros-\\necuting attornej Geo. M. Landon.\\n1880 Judge of probate, Rufus E. Phinney.\\nSheriff, Geo. H. Ellis. Treasurer, Alex. G.\\nNavarre. Clerk, Patrick Matthews. Register\\nof deeds, Edw. Raeder. Circuit court commis-\\nsioners, Ira A. Nadeau and Ira G Humphrey.\\nSurveyor, Samuel M. Bartlett. Prosecuting\\nattorney, Edw. R. Gilday.\\n1882 Sheriff, Geo. H. Ellis. Treasurer, Alex,\\nG. Navarre. Clerk, Patrick Matthews. Reg-\\nister of deeds, Thurlow Strong. Circuit court\\ncommissioners, Wm. T. Soleau and Ira G.\\nHumphrey. Surveyor, Willis Baldwin. Pros-\\necuting attorney, Edw. R. Gilday.\\n1884 Judge of probate, George M. Landon.\\nSheriff Job C. Eaton. Treasurer, Augustus\\nNiedemier. Clerk, Patrick Matthews. Reg-\\nister of deeds, Thurlow Strong. Circuit court\\ncomissioners, Wm. T. Soleau and Alonzo Brag-\\ndon. Surveyor, Willis Baldwin. Prosecuting\\nattorney, Chas. A. Golden.\\n1886 Sheriff, Job C. Eaton. Treasurer,\\nAugustus Niedemier. Clerk, John W, Bell-\\ni", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0324.jp2"}, "313": {"fulltext": "COUNTY OFFICERS.\\n279\\nmier. Register of deeds, Thurlow Strong, Addison K. Dunbar. Slu rifl, J.,Hoi.h S llili\u00e2\u0080\u009en\\nCircuit, court commissioners, Wm. T. Soleau Clerk, Charles II. Caldwell. Treasurer Walter\\nand Alonzo Bragdon. Surveyor, Willis Bald- Kackett. Register of deeds, Geor-re Crow\\nwin. Prosecuting attorney, Chas A. Golden. Prosecuting attorney, Sewell Baker Surveyor\\nCoroners Victor A. Dus.seau. John Davis. Willis Haldwin. Circuit court conmussioners!\\n1888-Judge of circuit court, twenty-second John P. Jaminet and Alonzo H Bragdon\\ndistrict, Kdwm 1). Kinne. Ju.lgc of probate, Coroners, John 15. llaynes, Benj. J. Adams", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0325.jp2"}, "314": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXII.\\nniOOKAPIIICAI, SKETCHES OF UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES.\\nJAMES McMILL.VN,\\nOF Detroit, was born in Hamilton, Ontario,\\nMay IS, 18.38. He received a thorough\\nEnglish education in the Hamilton Grammar\\nSchool. He passed four years in a retail hard-\\nware establishment in that city. From thence\\nhe came to Detroit, and spent two j^ears in the\\nwholesale hardware house of Buhl Ducharme.\\nLeaving that establishment he became succes-\\nsively purchasing agent of the Detroit and\\nMilwaukee Railway, a railroad contractor s\\nagent, again purchasing agent of the Detroit\\nand Milwaukee Railway, and in 1864 com-\\nmenced bis phenomenally successful career as\\na manufacturer, by founding, with others, the\\nMichigan Car Company, from which have\\nsprung numerous other enterprises, until now\\nhe is the head and front of manufacturing\\nestablishments which employ over three thou-\\nsand men the year round, and do a business\\naggregating from five to seven millions of dol-\\nlars annually. He is also heavily interested in\\nMichigan railroads, being president of the\\nDuluth, South Shore and Atlantic Kailroail, and\\na director of other roads.\\nMr. McMillan was married in 1860 to Miss\\nMary L. Wetmore. He has four sons and one\\ndaughter living. His beautiful residence in\\nDetroit is adorned with choice works of art,\\nand hospitality dwells therein. He has traveled\\no.Ktcnsivelv, both in this country and in Europe.\\nMr. McMillan has always been a staunch Re-\\npublican, and has been actively engaged in\\npolitics for tlie last twelve years, serving two\\nterms as chairman of the Republican State Cen-\\ntral Committee. In January, 1889, he was\\nnominated by acclamation for United States\\nSenator bj- the joint Republican caucus, and\\nthe Legislature elected him on the first ballot\\nto succeed Thomas W. Palmer for the full term\\nof six years from March 4, 1889.\\n*For biographical sketches of Hon. Alpheus Felch\\nand of Hon. Isaac P. Christiancy, United States Sena-\\ntors from Monroe county, see pages 248 and 246.\\nFor biographical sketches of Hon. Robert McClel-\\nland and Hon. David A. Noble, members of the\\nUnited States House of Reprjsenatives from Con-\\ngressional district embracing Monroe county, see\\npages 245 and 250.\\n[280]\\nFRANCIS B. STOCKBKIDGE,\\nOf Kalamazoo, was liorn in the town of Bath,\\nMaine, April 9, 1826. When sixteen years of\\nage he left his native place and went to Boston,\\nand was employed as a mercantile clerk. Ho\\nis of English origin, his great-great-grandfather\\nhaving been a member of the Plymouth colony,\\nthough not of the Mayflower party. When Mr.\\nStockbridge was only sixteen years old his\\nschool advantages ceased, and he began his\\nstruggle, penniless and alone, in the great\\nNew England metropolis. He remained in\\nBoston five years, when in 1847 he went to\\nChicago and commenced business in a small\\nway as a dealer in lumber. Three years later\\nhe began manufacturing lumber in Allegan\\ncount} and continued in this business twenty-\\nfour years. In 1859 he formed a partnership\\nwith Otis R. Johnson. He is now part owner\\nof the lumber mills on Cxreen Bay, with head-\\n(juartersat Menominee president of the Mack-\\ninaw Lumber Companj having mills at St.\\nIgnace, and president of the Black River Lum-\\nber Company, mills at Gilchrist, Michigan.\\nHis mining interests are with the Lumber-\\nman s Mining Company, at Iron Mountain,\\nMichigan, and the Crescent silver mines at\\nPark City, Utah. With Senator Palmer, Jay\\nHubbell, W. A. Moore, of Detroit, and seven\\nothers, he is owner of 100,000 acres of pine in\\nMississippi and with ex-Governor Alger and\\nO. R. Johnson owns the Fort Bragg Redwood\\nLumber Company, of Fort Bragg, California.\\nBesides these great interests Mr. Stockbridge\\nis also president of the Kalamazoo Spring and", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0326.jp2"}, "315": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\n281\\nAxle Company, ami with Mr. S. A. Browne, of\\nKalamazoo, Mr. Stockbriiige is engaged in\\nhreeiling thorouglibred trotting and roadster\\nliorse.s at the Kalamazoo Stock Kami.\\nSenator Stockbridge has alway.s been an\\nanient Hepublican of Whig extraction, and\\nreceived tlic title of colonel from a position\\nwhich he occupied on (iovcrnor Hlair s staff.\\nIll 18()S he was elected Representative, and the\\nne.xt election advanced to the Senate. In 1876\\nhe was proflerod by President (irant the jiosi-\\ntion of Minister to the Hague, but diplomatic life\\nnot being to his liking, this was declined. In\\nisi;:} Mr. Stockbridge married Miss Hossic\\nArnold, of (iun Plain. Allegan county, whose\\nfather came to Michigan from Vermont in 1831).\\nMrs. Stockbridge is a sister of .Judge Dan J.\\nArnold, of the twentieth judicial circuit. Ke-\\ninoving from Saugatuck to Kalama/.oo in 1874,\\n.Mr. Stockbridge purchased a large mansion\\nwith ample grounds, and there has made a\\nhome and tilled it with treasures of art and\\nliterature. Mr. Stockbridge was elected United\\nStates Senator, January 19, 1887, for a full\\nterm of six years from March 4, 1887.\\nHON. HKNRY WALDRON.\\nHenry Waldron was born in Albany, New\\nYork, October 11, 1819. His father, Henry\\nWaldron, was a merchant in that city.\\nHe pursued his preparatory studies at the\\nAlbany Academy. He entered Rutgers Col-\\nlege, New Jersey, in 1834, and was gi-a luated\\nin the class of 1836. Among his distinguished\\nclassmates were ex-Secretary of State Freling-\\nhuysen, Chief Justice Bradley, (lovernor Newell\\nand Hon. Cortland Parker.\\nIn 1837 he came to -Monroe, Michigan, as a\\ncivil engineer, and was engaged in the con-\\nstruction of the Michigan Southern Raili oad\\nfrom Monroe to HilLsdale. In 1839 he became\\na resident of Hillsdale, where he lived until his\\ndeath, September 23, 1880.\\nIn 1842 he was elected a member of the\\nMichigan Legislature, He served six terms in\\nCongress, 1854 to 1860 and 1870-76.\\nIn the War of the Rebellion he took an\\nearnest and active part, contributing liberally\\nof his means and by his influence for the\\npreservation of the Union,\\nHe was instrumental in organizing the\\nEighteenth Regiment of Michigan Infantry,\\nwhich did such good service in the Union army.\\nAt the reunion of this regiment at Monroe,\\nAugust 25th, 1873, he deliveretl the oration.\\nIll this oration he gave a brief sketch of the\\nhonorable record the regiment made, which\\nwe quote, as it may be of interest to the sur-\\nviving veterans who are with us, and which\\nwill call up to them the memories of nearly a\\n(juarter of a century ago\\nWe watched with anxious eyes the move-\\nments of the regiment, following it from post\\nto post from Nashville to Decatur from\\nDecatui- to Pond Spi ings, where you surprised\\nand captured a corps of rebel cavalry, routing\\nanother detachment a few days later at Cort-\\nland, Then leaving to re-enforce tlie garrison\\nat Athens, aj-riving there just in time to pre-\\nvent the rebel general JJodnej from captur-\\ning and pillaging the town, afterwards jiursuing\\nWheeler to Shoal Creek. Then the pursuit\\nbeing abandoned you returned to Decatur, and\\nthe same month a detachmentof your I egiment\\nnumbering about 250 is sent to re enforce the\\ngarrison at Athens. It arrived within two\\nmiles of the fort, finds it in the hands of the\\nenemy, is met by a rebel force of thousands\\nunder General Foixest, and after five hours of\\ndesperatefigliting, during which its ammunition\\nis all exhausted, the detachment with but few\\nexceptions are all killed, wounded or captured.\\nIn October of the same year tiic regiment\\nparticijiated in the successful delense of Deca-\\ntur against the rebel army under General\\nHood, and during that siege a detachment of\\nfifty men dislodged the enenij s sharjishootcrs\\nfrom a line of i-ifle pits, driving them from\\ntheii cover, taking one hundred and fifteen\\nprisoners, with the loss lo the detachment of\\nonly two men wounded.\\nAmong this group of biographies, wo feel that\\nnotone will call back more kindly oraft ectionate\\nmemories than the one at the head of thissketcli,\\nHon. Henry Waldron, always one of Hillsdale s\\nmost honored and respected citizens. He died\\nSeptember 13, 1880, and his remains are at rest\\nin beautiful Oak Grove Cemetery, but he will\\never live in the hearts of those who knew him\\nwell.\\nHON, FKRNANDO C. BEAMAN\\nWas born at Chester, Vermont, June 28, 1814.\\nHis jiarents removed to Franklin county. New", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0327.jp2"}, "316": {"fulltext": "282\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nYork, in 1810, where in 1834 l)Otli dieil within\\nsix weeks of each other.\\nMr. Beaman, with a .strong desire for an ed-\\nucation, applied himselflo .study taught school\\nseven wintens and three summers, and in the\\nmeaptinie fitted himself at the Malone Academy\\nfor college. lu the spring of 18.37 he entered\\nthe law office of Haight Elwood, and after-\\ni wards read law in the office of Wm. S. Bishop,\\na prominent memher of the New York City bar.\\nIn the fall of 1838 be emigrated to Michigan,\\nand in 1839 was admitted to the bar of Lena-\\nwee county and commenced practicing at\\nManchester in that county. He remained\\ntliere but a short time, when he removed to\\nAdrian and became the law partner of Consider\\nA. Stacy. Was appointed prosecuting attor-\\nney of Jjenawee county by Governor John S.\\nBarry in 1843 was twice re-appointed prose-\\ncuting attorney, holding that position six years.\\nIlis practice increased, and he associated him-\\nself with Judge A. E. Tiffany; later became\\na law partner of the Hon. T. M. Cooley.\\nThe partnership soon included ilobert E.\\nBeecher, and the firm was known as Beaman,\\nBecchcr Cooley. Mr. Beaman was appointed\\ncity attorney of Adrian.\\nIn 1854 lie took an active part in politics,\\nand was prominent in forming and organ-\\nizing the Eepublican party of Michigan. In\\nthe spring of 185G was elected maj-or of the\\ncity of Adrian, and in the fall of same year was\\nelected judge of probate of Lenawee county\\nand presidential elector of the State on the\\nEepublican ticket. In 18G0 was chosen mem-\\nber of Congress, and afterwards by large ma-\\njorities was reelected for four succeeding\\nterms, thus serving in the House of Eepresen-\\ntatives of the United States ten years. Every\\nmeasure of the administration of President\\nLincoln having reference to the vigorous pros-\\necution of the war and the abolition of slavery,\\nreceived his he;irty support. On his return\\nfrom Washington in 1871, he was .soon after\\nappointed judge of probate, to fill vacancy oc-\\ncasioned by the death of his former partner.\\nJudge Beecher. To this office he was elected\\nb\\\\- the popular vote in 1872, and re-elected in\\n1870.\\nJudge Beaman was married at Lockport,\\nNew Y ork, in 1841, to Miss Mary Goodrich.\\nTiiey had two children one son, who attained\\nmanhood, but died soon thereafter, the other a\\nmarried daughter, now residing in Adrian. He\\nwas always distinguished for a high sense of\\nhonor and ret titude of purpose.\\nHON. EDWIN WILL1TT8\\nWas born in Olto, Cattaraugus county New\\nYork, April 24, 1830. He removed with his\\nparents to Michigan in September, 1838. He\\nattended the public schools, and graduated\\nfi om the Michigan University in June, 1855.\\nIn April of the following year he removed to\\nMoni-oe and entered the law office of Isaac P.\\nChristiancy. He was admitted to the bar in\\n1857, and carried on an active and successful\\npractice. In 1869 he was elected prosecuting\\nattorney of Monroe county, and held the office\\nuntil 1873. In 1862 he was also elected a\\nmember of the State Board of Education, and\\nwas re-elected in 18G6, serving in all twelve\\nyears. From 1855 to 1865 he was editor of\\nthe Monroe Conunercial. In 1873 he was\\nchosen one of the board of commissioners to\\nrevise the constitution of the State. He was\\nappointed postmaster of Monroe by President\\nLincoln in 1863, and was removed b} President\\nJohn.son in October, 1866. He was elected to\\nthe Forty-Fifth Congress on the Eepublican\\nticket by more than two thousand majority\\nover the Democrat, Greenback and Granger\\ncandidates, and again to the Forty-Sixth and\\nForty-Seventh Congresses. In 1883 he was\\nappointed principal of the State Normal School,\\nwhere he remained until his appointment to\\nthe presidency of the State Agricultural College\\nin 1885.\\nAs before stated, ho was a member of the\\nState Board of Education, and was admirably\\nqualified by his tastes and his deep interest in\\nthe prosperity of our educational institutions,\\ntogether with his culture and aptness in teach-\\ning, and being appreciated by his associates\\nsoon became a prominent member of the board.\\nHe radically changed the policy in the man-\\nagement of the Agricultural College, which\\nresulted in the establishment of the State Board\\nof Agriculture and the reorganization of the\\nAgricultural College. To Mr. Willitts .should\\nbe accorded the credit and honor of greatly\\nadding to the prosperity of the college, and\\nwell was he entitled to the place aecoided him\\nwhen appointed at the head.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0328.jp2"}, "317": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0331.jp2"}, "318": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0332.jp2"}, "319": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAFIIICAI. SKKTCHKS.\\nt?S3\\nFor many years Mi\\\\ Willitts was one of the\\nprominent members of tlie Kepublican party\\nin tlie State of Jliciiigan, anil has held manj-\\nresponsible positions in the party.\\nHo resigned the position of president of the\\nNormal Seliool at Ypsilariti, Michigan, to the\\nrei;ret of the officers of that institution, to ac-\\ncept the presidenc} of the State Agricultural\\nCollege, under whose management the college\\nattained great jtopularity, which office ho re-\\nsigned in March, 1880, to accept the appoint-\\nment of assistant secretaiy of agricultui-e by\\nappointment of President Harrison, and now\\nresides in Washington.\\nMe married the daughter ol .hidge Ingursoil,\\nof Dundee, Monroe county; has two children,\\none daughter (married) and one son, George\\nWillitts, a lawyer of prominence in the city of\\nChicaso.\\nvotes to 17,tir)(; for Kdward 1 Allen, Hejiubli-\\ncan, and 2.,l\\\\H for Charles Moshcr, ProhilH.\\ntionist.\\nXATIIANIKL H. ELDHKIXiK,\\nBorn at Auburn, Cayuga county, New York,\\nMarch 28, 181:5, has been a resident of Michi-\\ngan forty-seven years. lie received an academ-\\nic education studied and practiced medicine\\nfifteen years then studied and practiced law\\nthirty years; and finally settled down to farm-\\ning. While a resident of La|)eer county, he\\nwas elected engrossing and enrolling clerk of\\nthe State Senate in 1845; representative in the\\nState Legislature in 1847; and judge of pro-\\nbate in 1852. Having entered the Union arm}-\\nJune 18, 18(51, he served as captain and major\\nof the Seventh Regiment, and lieutenant-col-\\nonel of the Eleventh Regiment, Michigan In-\\nfantry, in tlie War of the Rebellion. Having\\nremoved to Adrian, his present home, in 18G5,\\nhe was elected sheriff of Lenawee county in\\n1874. In 1882 he was elected Representative\\nto tiie Fortj -Eighth Congress on the Union\\nticket, receiving 15,251 votes to 14,709 for John\\nK. Boies, Republican, 1,238 for A. J. Baker,\\nGreenback, and 387 for A. F. Dewey, Prohibi-\\ntionist. He was reelected in 1884 l)y 17.710\\nKDWAh I) I AYSON ALI.KN,\\nOf Ypsilanti, was born in Sharon, Washtenaw\\ncount}-, Michigan, October 28, 1839 worked on\\na farm until tw-enty years old, attending school\\nand teaching during the winter; gi-aduated\\nfrom the Slate Normal School in March, 18G4;\\ntaught the Union School in Vassar, Michigan,\\nfor thi-ee months following, when he enlisted\\nand helped to raise a companj- for the Twent}\\nNinth Michigan Infantry; was commissioned\\nfirst lieutenant in that regiment in the fol-\\nlowing September, and went with it southwest,\\nwhere the regiment was engaged in active\\ncampaigning until the 1st of April in Septem-\\nber, 18(i5, was mustered out of the service with\\nhis regiment as captain entered the law school\\nat Ann Arbor, graduating in March, 18(17;\\nformed a partnership with Hon. S. M. Cutcheon;\\nuj)on the removal of Mr. Cutcheon to Detroit,\\nin 1875, he continued the practice alone at\\nYpsilanti; was elected alderman of Ypsilanti\\nin 1872 and 1874 and mayor in 1880 was pros-\\necuting attorney of Washtenaw county in 1872;\\nwas elected to the lower house of the Legisla-\\nture in 187(j, serving as chairman of the Com-\\nmittee on Education w as again elected in 1878,\\nat which time ho was elected Speaker pro tern.;\\nwas appointed Assistant Assessor of Internal\\nRevenue in ISOg was United States Indian\\nAgent for Michigan in August, 1882, which\\noffice he held until December, 1885 ran for\\nCongress in 1884, and was defeated bj- Colonel\\nKldredge, Democrat, and was elected to the\\nFiftieth Congress as a Republican, and re-\\nelected to the Fifty- First Congress, receiving\\n19,G60 votes to 18,096 votes for Willard Stearns,\\nDemocrat, 2,010 votes for C. M. Fellows, Pro-\\nhibitionist, and 143 votes for John H. Hobart,\\nUnion Laboi-.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0333.jp2"}, "320": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXin.\\nTHE GEOLOGY OF MONKOE COUNTY.\\nTHE reader who glances at liominger s geo-\\nlogical map of the lower peninsula of\\nMichigan will be struck with the wide areas of\\nsimilar formations which it portrays. Hang-\\ning like a soap bubble from a pipe, appear the\\ncoal measures, with the Saginaw Bay as a\\nstarting point. From Alabaster, ou the north\\nshore of the Bay, they sweep in a wide circle\\nas far west as Grand Rapids; thence circle\\naround to the .southeast to a point slightly south\\nof Jackson, thence trend around to the north-\\neast again, striking Saginaw Bay on its south\\nside, a little cast of Caseville. On each side\\nof Saginaw Bay, skirting the northern edge\\nand witli a greater development in the vicinity\\nof C4rand Rapids, the carboniferous limestones\\nappear, and in these lies the wealth of gj-psum,\\nwhich at one time formed an important jiart\\nof the manufactures and shipments from the\\ncity of Monroe; the crude rock being brought\\nfrom Alabaster by boat and prepared for ship-\\nment ai mills located on the navigable waters\\nof the river.\\nfjweeping entirelj around the coal measures\\nand the carboniferous limestones, extending\\nfrom Lake Huron on the east to Lake Michi-\\ngan on the west, and from Otsego count}- on\\nthe north to the State line on the south, appears\\nthe Helderberg group of limestones. In an-\\nother concentric circle bejond this is a thin\\nline of black shale, while between the shales\\nand Lake Erie the Helderberg group is exposed.\\nMonroe county is composed almost entirely of\\nthe Helderberg limestones, with a narrow band\\nof shales extending diagonally across its north-\\nwest quarter, while the extreme northwest\\ncorner is again in the belt of Helderberg lime-\\nstone.\\nThe general configuration of the entire\\nLower Peninsula seems to show that at one\\ntime it was a lacustrine bed, a portion only of\\na large lake extending over areas of Wisconsin,\\nOhio, Indiana and Illinois. Over this at vary-\\ning ages in its geologic history swept detritus,\\nand this was superposed upon the rock forma-\\ntion in varying depths, from a few feet in the\\nsouthwestern corner of the State, where ledges\\nof solid rock arc sometimes found at six feet\\nbeneath the surface of the soil, to hundreds of\\nfeet further inland.\\nThe comparatively undisturbed position of\\nthe various strata also indicates an absence of\\nvolcanic upheaval during the long ages which\\nintervened between the time when the earth\\nwas without form and void, and the time\\nwhen the peninsidam amoenam emerged\\nand began to take on itsabundant forest growth.\\nIn the southern portion of the lower penin-\\nsula evidences of that period when the gradual\\ndrainage of the great area of water which\\ncovered it set in, are plainly manifest to the\\nmo.st casual observer. Fifty years ago streams\\nwhich now, during tiio protracted heats of\\nsummer, are but little threads of water brawl-\\ning over gravelly beds, were water-courses of\\nrespectable size. Their present condition may\\nbe attributed to the rapid denudations of the\\nforest growth. But if one will follow the wind-\\nings of any of these streams, taking his place\\nof observation far enough inland to reach that\\npoint where the drift deposits are of consider-\\nable depth, on either side of tiie present chan-\\nnel bank, and at distances varying from a few\\nrods to half a mile or more, he will discover a\\nline of bluffs following the general course of\\nthe stream, and in some cases a hundred feet or\\nmore high. Though now either covered with\\ntrees or under cultivation, the sides of these\\nbluffs )ield sweet water fossilifcrous stones\\nand shells, plainly indicating their submergence\\nat some time in the past; and undoubtedly at\\nsome former age these valleys were the beds of\\nthe present diminished streams and were full\\nfrom bank to bank.\\nIn Monroe county, as we approach the de-\\nbouchure of these streams, the bluffs sink to\\n[284]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0334.jp2"}, "321": {"fulltext": "THE r.EOLOGY OF MONROE COUNTY.\\n285\\nthe jrenora! level, and the water-courses flow\\nsluggishly- in a sliailow bed, eroded frequently,\\nas ill the case of the River Kaisin, to the rock\\nformation beneath tlie alluvium or drift. In\\nthe western and northwestern portions of the\\ncounty, however, the character of the bluffs is\\nplainly discernible along the courses of the\\n.Macon, the Saline, and tlic Huron.\\nBut while the underlying rock of tiiis section\\nis uniform, the character of the soil is various.\\nBeginning at Lake Erie, which is 5G5 feet above\\nthe level of the sea, the land gradually rises to\\na jioiiit in the a.xis of the highest elevation of\\nthe southern part of the lower peninsula, near\\nthe western boundary of Hillsdale county,\\nwhere railroad surveys give the elevation as\\nnearly (100 feet above the lake. Yet so gradual\\nis the ascent that it is not noticeable to the\\ntraveler. It is not till he approaches the\\nwestern portion of the county that the land\\nt)Cgins to assumea rollingand diversified charac-\\nter, almost the entire eastern ])ortion of the\\ncounty being a dead level, destitute of hills or\\nelevations.\\nAt several points in the count} the prevail-\\ning character of the rock changes, as well as\\nthe nature of the soil. Six miles west of\\n-Monroe City well-defined beds of sandstone\\nexist, which, when the superposed alluvium is\\ncleared off, show the well-defined striations of\\nglacial action. In some .sections of the southern\\nportion of the county slight swells of land ex-\\ntending east and west seem to mark the lo-\\ncation of glacial moraines; and in apparent\\ncorroboration of this theory, in thesame vicinity\\nthe surface of the soil is thickly strewn with\\nsuch bowlders as a moving or dissolving glacier\\nwould deposit, and these bowlders are likewise\\nfound beneath the present surface.\\nWhile glacial action ma} account for these\\njihcnomcna, it fails to account for the varying\\ncharacter of the alluvium or sedimentary dep-\\nositions, and in endeavoring to oflfer any ex-\\n])lanation of these the domain of evidence is\\nleft and that of theory entered. It is suggested\\nthat the great lakes were at one period much\\nlarger than at the present; that their recession\\nwas not uniform that after falling .some feet\\nthey became for a long period stationary. The\\nstreams flowing into them, as well as the move-\\nment of their own waters, held in sus])ension\\nalluvium, which in the course of j ears became\\na sedimentary deposit. This period was fol-\\nlowed by another recession, exposing acres of\\nthe bottom, which became dry land, and the\\nprocess of deposition was again begun. The\\ncharacter of the deposits is evidence that the\\nwhole area was submerged at some time in the\\npast. Of this fact we may feel assured the\\nbalance is but conjecture scientific conjec-\\nture, it is true, but conjecture nevertheless.\\nThe interior of the lower peninsula is thickly\\ndotted with small lakes of surpassing beauty.\\nGenerall}- with clean, sandy or gravel borders,\\nthough sometimes of a marshy character, their\\nwaters are very pure, cold and clear, evidently\\nfed by springs. Though Monroe county has\\nnone of these, the counties adjacent have\\nman}-, and such lakes abound as the land\\ngradually ascends from the level of Lake Erie.\\nUpon the high plateau in Hillsdale and .Jackson\\ncounties, within the radius of a few miles are\\nthe headw-aters of the Grand, St. Joseph, Kala-\\nmazoo and Raisin rivers, one flowing .south-\\nward, two westward, and one, the Raisin, east-\\nward. The Raisin, by its northern brancii, and\\nits tributaries, the Macon and the Saline, drains\\nthe central and northwestern sections of the\\ncounty, and by its southern branch a portion\\nof Lenawee count}-. The Huron river enters\\nits northeastern corner, and there empties into\\nLake Erie several creeks enter the lake\\nbetween the mouths of the Huron and the\\nRaisin and a larger number between the mouth\\nof the Rai.sin and the State line.\\nThe characteristic soil of -Michigan, which\\ngave the State a high reputation as a wheat-\\nproducing country, is a gravelly clay. This is\\nthe prevaleTit soil of nearly all the southern\\nportion of the lower peninsula, .south of the\\nsand upon which grow the pine forests. It\\ncontains in itself all the qualities of a good\\nsoil and the chemical constituents for the\\ngrowth of the plants it so ]irolifically pi o-\\nduces. Its particles are of all sizes, froTn\\nan almost impalpable clay mud, entirely grit-\\nless or nearly so. u]) to bowlders of consider-\\nable size. One great advantage produccil by\\nthe varying size of the molecules comjirising\\nthis kind of soil, is the facility with which\\nsurplus moisture drains off, yet its porosity is\\nsuch as to retain sufficient moisture for the\\nhealthy growth of vegetation. Some of these\\nlands are apparently so full of bowlders as to\\nrender their cultivation seemingly hopeless to\\ninexperienced farmers, yet they generally pro-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0335.jp2"}, "322": {"fulltext": "286 HISTORY OK MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nduce good crops of cereals. It is only in the region which lie on top is worn smooth and\\nextreme western and northwestern portions of scratched by drift marks.\\nMonroe county, along the borders of Lenawee The lower division of the Helderbcrg series\\nand Washtenaw counties, that this class of soil identical with the strata forming the base of\\nis found. Mackinac Island, and with the water-lime\\nLying to the eastward of this, and apparently group of the Ohio Reports, has a much greater\\nonce the sandy shore of the lake at some surface extension in the district under con-\\nremote period previous to the recession which sideration than the ujiper division correspond-\\nestablished the present shore line, extends an ing with the limestones of Sanduskj This\\narea of light sandy soil, which requires careful upjier division is well uncovered in the qiuir-\\nand intelligent cultivation to develop its agricul- ries of Trenton Village, in Wayne county, and\\ntural resources. At various other points in the likewise in the ([uarrics on Macon Creek, for-\\ncounty areas of sandy soil are found, possibly merly owned by Judge Christiancy.\\nislands or sandbars of the lacustrine period. The quarries on Macon Creek open in the\\nThe low lands immediately contiguous to same strata as the Trenton quarries. The rock\\nthe present shore line of the lake, were prob- there is more porous, absorbing water rapidly\\nable within comparatively recent time a portion when dry, and considerably impregnated with\\nof tlie bottom of the lake. These areas were rock oil, which exudes from its crevices and\\ncovered with a stiff clay soil, overgrown with often collects on the water pools of the quarry\\nash, elm and kindred trees. Of this nature is in a thick scum. In humid state the rock is\\nthe principal portion of the soil of Monroe of a dusky drab color. The surface layers are\\ncounty. Rominger saj s of this: Properly rich in fossils identical with those of the Tren-\\ndrained, it is the richest soil in the State, giv- ton quarries; certain seams are perfectly\\ning larger crops and bearing the practiced crowded with Chonetcs yandellana, and others\\nsystem of exhaustion better than any other. with Tentaculites scalaris. Below these fossilif-\\nYet this very fact tended to retard the settle- erousbeds, the useful ledges of the quarry, about\\nment and agricultural growth of the count}-, six or seven feet in thickness, follow; they are\\nWhen .settlers from the East landed here, of the above mentioned porous character. The\\ndeterred bj the heavy forest growth and the better quarry-stone furnishes sills, door steps,\\nclay soil they pushed westward, settling the etc., but most of it is used for the production\\nlands to the westward and northwestward, and of lime. Its composition is:\\nit was not till, as may be said, the ebb tide\\nT t a *i -1 I J I Carbonate of lime 84.0\\nof emigration began to flow^ that its lauds be-\\n1 I. magnesia 13.0\\ncame appreciated at their true worth, and in- j^.^^^ oxide hydr _ 0.4\\ntelligent systems of drainage and cultivation Quartz and bitumen 2.2\\ndemonstrated the excellence of tlie county for\\n99.6\\nagricultural purposes.\\nThe following technical geological particulars The deeper strata of the quarry become\\nai e condensed from the report of the Geo- worthless from a copious admixture of white,\\nlogical Survey of Michigan, Vol. III., 1873-76, cherty concretions. The exudation of rock oil\\nby C. Rominger, .State Geologist: from the crevices induced some persons, anuni-\\nRocks of the Helderberg group compo.se ber of years ago, to form a compan}- to bore\\nthe surface of a restricted area in the south- for rock oil at this locality. A drill-hole was\\neast corner of the State, comprising Monroe sunk to the depth of 700 feet, but without the\\ncounty, the southeastern part of Wayne count} hoped-for success I was informed\\nand the same part of Lenawee county. This that not many feet below the rock-beds opened\\ntriangular segment is the northern terminus of in the quarr}-, a bed of sand rock was struck,\\na large body of the formation, which covers the The sand rock deposit seems to be a very con-\\nnorthwestern part of Ohio and is continued stant stratum found at that horizon, not onlj\\nthrough the State of Indiana. in Michigan, but all over the Helderberg area\\nIn Monroe county the beds of nearly all of the State of Ohio. Natural outcrops of this\\nthe creeks present exposures of the ledges; sand rock can be observed in the bed of River\\nthe surface of all the rock-beds in this Raisin, six miles above Monroe; it is there\\n1", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0336.jp2"}, "323": {"fulltext": "THE GEOLOGY OK MONROE COUNTY.\\n287\\nliiird and compact, rich in calcareous cement;\\nseveral fossils, easts of spirifcr, etc., are en-\\nclosed in some blocks of the rock, but they are\\ntoo imperfect for specific detormiiialion. The\\nsand rock stratum, in a soft, friable condition,\\nand occasionally perfectly white, is found in\\nI he northeast corner of Raisinville township,\\non the Bond farm, where it forms the surface\\nrock over a good many acres of gi ound; in\\nplaces it is overlaid bj- dolomitic iimeslone about\\neight fectin thickness, which contains thccasts\\nof numerous fossils, Zajjlircntis, Favosites, sev-\\neral forms of Bryozoa, Atrypa reticularis, Orthis\\nliivia, Conocardium trigonalo, Phacopsbufo,\\ni)almania selenurus. (Quantities of this sand,\\nwiiicli is almost pure quartz without admixture,\\niiave been shipped to Pittsburgh for glass manu-\\nfacture, (or which purpose it is said to be of\\nexcellent quality. Thethickness of the deposit\\nis not seen in this place; only six or seven feet\\nare denuded in the digging. In section six-\\nteen of Ida township, a sand rock of about six\\nfeet in thickness forms the top layers of a lime-\\nstone quarry. The upper .strata are friable\\nanil soft, their calcareous cement seeming to\\nhave leached out, while the deeper-sited strata\\nare hard, and rich in calcareous matter.\\nThe rock contains some casts of bivalve\\nshells, and of gasteropods its fissures and\\ndru.se cavities are filled with strontianite,ca les-\\ntint and calcspar. The sand rock rcpo.ses on\\na hard, compact dolomite rock, mottled with\\nlight and dark blue cloudy specks resembling\\ncastile soap. The dolomite is composed of\\nCarbonate of lime 54 percent.\\nmagnesia 41\\n(^lartz sand 4\\nThnlowerhard cemented sand rock beds contain\\nCarbonate of l;nie 40 per cent.\\nWliite (luartz sand 54\\nSand rock ledges of a somewhat different\\ncharacter from those mentioned, but evidently\\nc(|uivalciit with them, are exposed on both\\nsides of a road ])assingthe north end of Ottawa\\nLake. The rock is hard, fine-grained, of dark\\nbluish, or, in weathered condition, ol ferruginous\\nbrown color, and contains sixty-five per cent.\\nof calcareous matter bj thirty-four per cent,\\nof quartz sand. It is ((uarricd for Imilding\\npurposes; intermediate between the harder\\nliiyers are seams of a coarse-grained, softer\\nsand rock, with only a small propi)rtion ofcal-\\ncareouscemcnt. Enclosed in these softer seams\\nI found dermatic plates of macro](etalichlhj-s.\\nSouth from there, across the State line, near\\nSylvania, in Ohio, a similar seam of sand rock\\nis found intercalated between the upper and\\nlower Ilelderberg limestones; and from a geo-\\nlogic report of Ohio we learn that throughout\\nthe entire Helderberg area of that State a sand\\nrock deposit is constantly found in such posi-\\ntion. In .some localities the sand rock seems\\nto be replaced by an oolith. In the quarries\\nof Plum Creek, near Monroe, and near Little\\nLake, in Bedford township, the mottled dolo-\\nmite rock, which lies at the base of the .sand\\nrock in the Ida ((uarries, section sixteen, is\\nfound iu the same characteristic form, but in-\\nstead of sandstone, in the two mentioned lo-\\ncalities, oolithic rock-beds are superimposed.\\nTheir chemical composition is: Carbonate of\\nlime, sixtj -ono per cent., and carbonate of\\nmagnesia, thirty-seven per cent. The thick-\\nness of this sand rock stratum has, within the\\nState of Michigan, never been found to exceed\\neight or ten feet, and in Ohio, also, it forms\\nonly a comparatively thin seam. No fossils\\nare known to have been found in it except\\nthe few fraj;mcntary specimens which I men-\\ntioned, but its equivalency\\nwith the Oriskany sandstone of New York be-\\ncomes very jjrobable. The rock series below the\\nsandstones, which have been identified with the\\nwater-lime group of New Yoi-k, is altogether\\ncomposed of dolomite, and contains entiicly\\ndittcrent fossils from those found in the strata\\nabove the sand rocks, which have more of a\\ntrue limestone character, and rarely contain a\\nhigh percentage of magnesia This\\nlower water-lime division has a much greater\\nsurface extent within this southeastern corner\\nof Michigan than the higher beds. All the ex-\\nposures of River Raisin, in Plum Creek, be-\\nlong to the lower rock series; the ([uarrics in\\nthe townships of LaSalle, Ida and Bedford are\\nwoi ked in the same beds, and the out-crops on\\nPoint-aux-Paux, at Gibraltar, in Swan Creek,\\nand Stony Creek, all represent this water-lime\\nseries. The upper strata of this group are\\nfrequentl} but not always found in abrecciated\\ncondition, the fragments of various ledges\\nintermingled and recemented. The lower,\\nnon-brecciated beds have evidently the same\\nlithological characters as the fragments com-\\nposing the breccia.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0337.jp2"}, "324": {"fulltext": "288 HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MTCIHOAN.\\nA natural Kcction through the whole tliicl are all without jn-oininent peculiarities by\\nness of the water-lime group is nowhere in the which one can tell whether the boring has\\ndistrict exposed, and the artificial excavations passed the water-lime and entered the Onon-\\nby quarrj-ing generally comprise virtually daga or Niagara group or not. Kocks exactly\\nonly a small series of beds, and they are nearl}^ similar to those brought up from the deepest\\nalways of one and the same horizon. Of deeji portions of the drill-hole are found in the\\nartesian borings several have been made within superficial beds of the quarries near by, and\\nthe city limits of Monroe to a depth of from acicular limestones, not distinguishable from\\none hundred and fiftj to three hundred feet, those next to the upper brecciated limestones,\\nand the boring records of some have been come up from a depth of over two hundred feet,\\nnoted down. Such notes are very useful for We learn by the borings that no gypsiferous\\ncomparison of strata, if we were only before- shales are found in the strata underlying\\nhand informed of the geological structure of a Monroe, and that for .sevci al hundred feet\\nlociility in its details but to learn these details downward limestones of dolomitic character\\nby the results of borings alone is very unsatis- alternately follow each other; but we have no\\nfactory. guiding rule by which to learn exactly where\\nAs an illustration, I give one of the records we are.\\nof a drill-holo sunk in the coui t house square Among the exposures of the water-lime\\nof Monroe to a depth of one hundred and forty group, the quarries of Gibraltar, situated about\\nfeet. It reads four miles south of the Trenton quarries, are\\nCliiv and sand __ (i feet most northern. There this lower rock\\nGray limestone 3 series comes to the surface in the bed of the\\nBlue 0..5 creek where it enters the lake near Gibraltar,\\nDark gray limestone 3 and west of the village at the point crossed by\\nBhie limestone 1.5 the Michigan Southern Eailroad. The surfiico\\nof the upper ledges is polished by drift action\\nBlue 2 I 1 f. I J I\\nQ^j^.^, I. li about eight feet of the rock-beds are denuded\\nBlue in the quarry no fossils were observed in this\\nGray 2 place.\\nBlue ;!2 West of this locality, near Flat Kock,\\nBlue shale .i Huron River runs in ra]jids over ledges which\\nWc see here a number of limestone beds, belong to the water lime horizon, a drab-\\nvarying in color and compactness, amounting colored, crystalline, somewhat porous, but hard\\nto over one hundred feet in depth, and below dolomite, with flinty concretions. Of fossils, I\\na deposit of calcareous shale, which could noticed casts of crinoid Joints, vegetable stems,\\nperhaps be taken as representing a part of the and a small elongated body with email surfiice,\\nOnondaga formation but the infoi ination we serrated on the edges, which can only be the\\nreceive by this record is insufficient to enable remains of a fish or crustacean. Similar cor-\\nus to form a clear idea of the special qualities puseles I found in the brecciated limestones\\nof the rock-beds, or to distinguish positively of Point-anx Paux, a locality which will sub-\\ncertain horizons. From another boring made sequently be described At New-\\nin the same place, I received through the kind- port, on Swan Creek, the water-lime strata are\\nne.ss of Judge Christianc} specimens of the found everywhere close under the surface of\\nrock brought up by the ])ump, by which I can the level country, polished by drift action,\\nsee that to a depth of three hundred feet below The rook is a light drab-colored, fine-grained,\\nthe surface, limestone beds are almost ex- absorbent dolomite the surface of the bed is\\nclusively following each other in continued rugose, pitted, as if the strata in soft condition\\nsuperposition but these limestones, of a had at one time emerged from the water and\\ndolomitic character, sometimes light-colored, been exposed to rain drops. Seams of black\\nsometimes dark, partly laminated, or other carbonaceous shales separate the ledges and\\nspecimens of a cellulose structure, full of cover their surface with a shining thin coat,\\nirregular cavities, clothed with spar crj^stals. Sty lolitic segregations are very common they\\nor pieces pervaded with acicular spar crystals, evidently are a peculiar sort of shrinkage", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0338.jp2"}, "325": {"fulltext": "THE GEOLOGY OK MONROE COUNTY.\\n289\\ncracks, formed by tlio contracting of the mud\\nmass liiring its consolidation into rock; their\\nsti iated surface is likewise blackened with this\\nshaly coating. In the quarriesi, onlj^ about\\neight feet of the strata are uncovered the\\nui)]ier superficial- ones are the best; some of\\nthem break in good-sized blocks about a foot\\nin thickness, Which are used as a building\\nstone. However, most of the rock is ((Uarried\\nfor lime burning. The lower beds in the\\nquarries are thin, uneven slabs interstratified\\nwith seams of black shale. Fissures and druse\\ncavities in the rock-mass are filled with fine\\ncrystals of ca lestine and of calcspar.\\nThroe miles southeast of the Newport\\nquarries, we find along the shore of Point-aux-\\nPaux a very good natural exposure of the\\nsame rock-beds, which here are in brecciated\\ncondition, while the beds in the Newport\\n((uarries arc undisturbed. The rock-beds pro-\\nject only about four feet above the water level,\\nbut b3- undulations of the strata about fifteen\\nfeet of successive ledges become exposed. The\\nbreccia is formed of angular rock fragments;\\nsometimes larger masses, composed of several\\nconsecutive layers, retaining their regular\\nstratified position to each other, -lie enclosed in\\nit; often also a regular unbroken seam of lime-\\nstone alternates with the brecciated la3 ers.\\nThe principal part of the ledges resembles\\nin all particulars the rock of the Newport\\nquari ies the same fo.ssils are found in it, only\\nin greater abundance and variety. Meristella\\nhcvis, Leptocfjelia concava, Megambonia avicu-\\nloidea, casts of several forms of bivalves\\nand gasteropods, and a small spirorbis-like\\nshell, are the usual forms met with, besides a\\nj)rofusion of the above mentioned vegetable\\nremains pervading the rock-beds. Druses of\\ncwlestino and calcspar, and veins of these\\nminerals, filling the fissures of the rock, are\\nvci v abundant.\\nOf the emailed corpuscles with serrated\\nedges, which I found in the dolomite of Flat\\nIiock, and suggested might be the remains of\\nfishes or crustaceans, I found several at Point-\\naux-Paux. South of Point-aux-Paux, toward\\nMonroe, we find the same rock-beds cvcr}\\nwlierc close under the surface, with only a few\\nfeet of drift on them. The quarries alongside of\\nEiver Haisin, up to Dundee, are all ojiened in\\nbeds of this horizon. In the quarries of Plum\\nCreek, a short distance south of Monroe, by the\\nundulations in which the strata riso and sink,\\nabout twenty feet of rock-beds come to an ex-\\nposure. Uppermost are fine-grained, light-\\ncolored dolomitic limestone in beds of a few\\ninches thick, and in the aggregate reach six\\nfeet. Next below is a compact stratum of\\noolith from eighteen inches to two feet in thick-\\nness, which makes a good buildiTig material.\\nLower are thin, rugose ledges of limestone,\\nwith intervening narrow scams of a black shale\\nmass these are succeeded by about two feel of\\na gray and blue mottled dolomite rock, after\\nwhich are again thinly- laminated limestone\\nslabs, with intermediate black shale seams.\\nThe surface of these limestone slabs is covered\\nbj ramified relief forms, apparently of vege-\\ntable origin. The lowest beds in the quarry\\nare bluish gray dolomite in moderately thick\\nledges, opened to the depth of about eight feet,\\nand representing the principal quarry-stone\\nused for ordinarj building purposes. In the\\nwhole series of rock-beds, fossils arc rarely\\nseen, but in nests or in a thin seam, locall}-,\\nthey may be found in abundance. Among the\\nrocks which came out in excavating the cellar\\nof a brewery situated within the quarry, cer-\\ntain blocks are crowded with casts of Meris-\\ntella la vis, Retzia globosa, Leptoctrlia concava,\\nMegambonia aviculoidca and several other\\nbivalves, several gasteropods, great numbers\\nof a spirorbis-like shell, besides the vegetable\\nstems found elsewhere in the same strata.\\nIn the southwest corner of J^aSalle town,\\nabout six miles west of the lake shore, the\\nbrecciated limestones, which in Monroe arc in\\na position on a line with the lake level, are\\nfound in the quarries at an elevation of about\\none hundred feet above the lake.\\nIn the quarries near Little Lake, in Bed-\\nford township, similar strata to those of the\\nPlum Creek quarries are uncovered. In the\\nupper part of the quarry we find an nolith\\nstratum identical with the other locality. The\\nlower part is formed of brecciated limestone,\\nseams of which are fossiliferous besides the\\nalready mentioned forms, a cyrloccrasand some\\ngasteropod casts arc found there, which I have\\nnot noticed in the other localities.\\nTwo miles west of Ida Village, dose U the\\nrailroad track, extensive quarries are opened,\\nand lime-kilns erected. Close under the surface,\\nlight. colored, almost white dolomites, of finelj-\\ncrystalline grain, and of absorbent, porous", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0339.jp2"}, "326": {"fulltext": "290\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nStructure arc found they are much intersected\\nbj veins of cakspar, and enclose druse cavities\\nlined with the same material. Certain layers\\nare completely filled with small acieular s])ar\\ncrystals, or the crystals have been dissolved by\\na partial weathering of the rock, and the\\nplaces formerly occupied by them are now\\nfound as open, narrow slits pervading the\\nrock in all directions. By the same process of\\nweathering, the rock, which originally was a\\nhard mass, composed of dolomite spar crystals,\\ncemented together by calcspar, the more sol-\\nuble calcspar being dissolved by the percolat-\\ning waters, is left, according to the degree of\\nweathering, either a porous but yet hai d mass\\nof minute dolomite spar crj stals, or a mealy,\\ncrystalline substance fi-iablo between the\\nfingers.\\nProf A. Winchell identified the dolomites\\nof the Ida quarries with the Onondaga group,\\nbut the jiosition of these beds is not lower\\nthan that of the other quarries considered to\\nrepresent the water-lime group, and no differ-\\nence in lithological characters of the strata ex-\\nists, which would justify a distinction. In the\\ndeep boring made in tlie court house yard of\\nMonroe for a depth of three hundred leet, no\\nparticular change in the nature of the rock was\\nobserved neai l} all this thickness was made\\nup by dolomites, some of which, by their cellu-\\nlose character,with cavities once filled with crys-\\ntals, are similar to beds found in the Onondaga\\ngroup, but no gypsum beds nor shale deposits,\\nwhich are significant in this group, were\\nnoticed.\\nThe gypsiferous rock-beds have been found\\nin the State of Ohio at Sylvania, but in Michi-\\ngan no positive evidences of the development\\nof this formation have been discovered in the\\nsoutheastern end of the State. Eemarkable in\\nthis region ai e the numerous sink-holes found\\nover it. Some of them are small, abrupt, fun-\\nnel-shaped depressions others are larger and\\nsink more gradually. Many of them arc filled\\nwith water and form resjjectable lakes, as\\nOttawa Lake and Litttc Lake, while others are\\ndry or filled only for a part of the j car. The\\nwater in all these lakes is subject to consider-\\nable fluctuations tlui-ing the different seasons.\\nOttawa Lake, which covers about a square\\nmile of surface, has in the spring of the 3-car a\\ndepth of fifty feet towards the fall it has low-\\nered its level about twenty- five feet below high-\\nwater mark, and its shallowest parts arc per-\\nfectly dry. The water usually disapipears rap-\\nidly when it begins to sink, which is not the\\neffect of evaporation. It escapes bj subter-\\nranean crevices, which become visible after\\nthe water has run off. The steej) embank-\\nments of the northeast end of the lake are\\nformed by the brecciated limestones of the\\nwater-lime group, which are quarried there and\\nburned into lime.\\nLittle Lake, in the town of Bedford, sec-\\ntion fifteen, is another sink-hole of large di-\\nmensions. It sometimes becomes pcrfectl} dry,\\nwhich never happens with Ottawa Lake. The\\nrock crevices through which the water disap-\\njjcars were quite conspicuous in the emptied\\nlake bottom at the time of my visit. Four\\nmiles north of Ottawa Lake, on the land of Mr.\\nCummins, in the town of Whiteford, between\\nsections one and two, another large sink-hole\\nis observable, which, during the summer and\\nfall time, is perfectly di-y and partly over-\\ngrown with grass. The center of this depres-\\nsion is about eighteen feet below the level of\\nthe surrounding country a part of its bottom\\nis formed of naked rock ledges fissured by-\\ndeep, vertical crevices. The owner of the place\\ninforms me that during the spring this depres-\\nsion is filled with water which contains large\\nfish, although I saw not a drop of water in it\\nat the time of my visit. When the water be-\\ngins to sink it escapes quickly, and at the spot\\nwhere the crevices are, a whirlpool draws them\\nin with a distinctlj audible, rushing noise.\\nThe larger fish being unable to get off with the\\nwater, are left on the dry bottom to die. From\\nthe fact of the appearance in these periodical\\nwater basins of full-grown fish of the kind\\nusually found in Lake Erie, it has become the\\ngeneral belief of the inhabitants that a direct\\nconnection exists between these sink-holes\\nand that lake, which suggestion has in it much\\nof probability All limestone formations are\\napt to be undermined and eaten out by the\\nwater flowing through their crevices, which is\\nmore or less charged with carbonic acid, and\\nthus i-endered a powerful solvent for the lime-\\nstone. The old sandy beach lines encircling this\\ndistrict bear clear testimony to the fact that\\nall this part of the country was, at a period not\\nvery remote, a part of the bottom of Lake Erie,\\nwhose waters leached out the softer, more sol-\\nuble ledges of the lime rock, and letl the harder", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0340.jp2"}, "327": {"fulltext": "THE GEOLOGY OF MONKOE COUNTY.\\n291\\nla\\\\ ers as roofs over tlio eroded cavities. After\\ntlie receding of the water from this ground,\\nloavini: behind a deep, muddy sediment, which\\nforms tlie present rich soil, the roofs of tliese\\nsubterranean cavities broke down, in some\\ncases forming sink-holes that remain in con-\\nneclion with the intricate subterraneous ciian\\nnels which doubtless lead into the lake.\\nThe connection of the Ilelderberg group\\nwitii the superincumbent younger formations\\nis in this part of tlie State entirely- hidden bj\\ndrift dcj)osit8. At Blissfield, Deerfield and\\nPelersburgh, localities which are only a short\\ndistance from the actual outcrop of the Ilel-\\nderberg strata, in ordinary wells dug to a\\ndepth of seventy and eighty feet, through drift\\ndi itosits, no rock ledges have yet been touched,\\nand at Detroit, one hundred and thirty feet\\nhave to be sunk through before the lime rock\\nis reached.\\nProf. Rominger s observations were made in\\n1873-6, and some of the names he gives are no\\nlonger the possessors of the land, but the loc;il-\\nities are easily distinguishable. The dip of the\\nIlelderberg strata, noted in the last quoted\\njmragraph, becomes still more distinguishable\\nfurther west. At the western edge of Lenawee\\ncounty in the village ot Hudson, recent bor-\\ning, in exploration for natural gas, reached a\\ndistance of eight hundred feet or over before\\ncoming in contact with rock formations.\\nThe recent attempts to find natural gas in\\nMonroe county strikingly bear out many of\\nProf Rominger s conclusions. In the city of\\nMonroe three several attempts have been made.\\nThe first well was sunk at no great distance\\nfrom the marshy shores of the lake. The same\\ngeneral result, as to consecutive layers of various\\ncolored limestones, was observed as in sinking\\nthe artesian well near the court house. Whether\\nor not the well was a successful one will never\\nbe known, as it was effectually ruined and\\nplugged. A vein of clear pure water was\\nstruck which spouted nearly a dozen feet above\\nthe surface. The second well was nearly a\\nmile further west, and the same arrangement\\nof strata was found. This well produced a\\nsteady flow of gas, but under too light a pres-\\nsure to be available, and this well was ruined\\nin an attempt to shoot it. A third well was\\nb(n-ed in the western part of the cit}-, which\\nalso produced a steady flow of gas, but met\\nwith the same fate as No. 2, and showed the\\nsame arrangement in stratification. In each of\\nthe.se experimental borings the gas-bearing\\nrock, the Trenton limestones, was found at\\nnearly the same level; the three wells, how-\\never, showing the fact that the dip of the Tren-\\nton was to the eastward it being found nearc r\\nthe surface the larther west the experiment\\nwas made.\\nAnother experimental boring was ])ut down\\non Macon Creek, in the old Christiancy quar-\\nries, referred to in Prof Rominger s notes. The\\nresult has been kept a secret At the village of\\nDunilee an experimental well was sunk, but\\nwithout favorable results. The chiim is made,\\nhowever, by those professing to be experts in\\ndeterminingthchabitatof natural gas, that Mon-\\nroe county contains several promising fields.\\nDr. T. D wight Ingersoll,an amateur .scientist\\nof much research and study, who lived in Mon-\\nroe county from 1851 to 1871, furnishes an in-\\nteresting monograph iijion geological history\\nat this end of Lake Erie, which is reproduced\\nbelow\\nIIISTOIUCAL (iEol.otiV OK MoNIloE Cor.NTV ANII\\nTHE WESTERN PORTION UK I..\\\\KE ERIE.\\nThe soil of Monroe county consists princi-\\npally of gravel, sand and clay, which was\\ndoubtless deposited during the glacial era, the\\nsurface having been more or less changed by\\nthe action of rain, the atmosphere, the in-\\ndustry of the farmer and other natural causes.\\nThe underlying rock is of the limestone for-\\nmation, sloping slightly downward toward the\\neast. In some places it is porous, and appears\\nto have been fractured by some geological dis-\\nturbance.\\nThe limestone of Monroe county is fo.s.silif-\\nerous, and dips gently under the waters of\\nLake Erie and forms its bed to a point a few\\nmiles east of Kelley s Island, where it is buried\\nunder shale of the Devonian age, sinking decj)er\\nand deeper for a distance of a hundred miles\\nperhaps, and then rises slowly from under\\nthe shale and becomes the bed of the lower\\nportion of the lake, cropping out on both north\\nand south shores. This wide bolt of limestone\\nwas at a former age of the world forced uj)\\nhere and there into waves, one at Buffalo,\\nNew York, one at Sandusky, Ohio, and one\\nwest of the head of the lake. This formation\\nand the changes it has undergone affects the\\ngeological history of Monroe county, and also", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0341.jp2"}, "328": {"fulltext": "292\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthe history of the upper portion of the lalce.\\nOne of the more j o\\\\verfLil agents in the produc-\\ntion of changes referred to was the mechanical\\naction of glacier ice. During the glacial era\\nMonroe countj was under a stupendous glacier,\\nhundreds of feet in thickness, which came, it\\nis said, from the northwest, and formed a junc-\\ntion with another glacier coming from the\\nnortheast through the Lake Eric basin. When\\nthe two great rivers of ice joined their forces\\nin planing down and leveling the countr}-,\\nboth changed their course and moved in a\\nsoutherly direction across the State of Ohio.\\nBetween this county and the wave or high\\nridge of limestone at Sandusky, Ohio, there was\\na broad depressed plain (now covered by the\\nlake), which was occupied by the moving\\nglacier, and every living tiling, as well as a vast\\namount of rocks, was swept from the surface.\\nThe glacier did the same destructive work in\\nthis county and also on the great uplifted\\nridge which extended from Sandusky to Point\\nPellee, Canada, before Lake Erie came into ex-\\nistence. When the ridge was thrown up it was\\ngreatly fractured by the u[)lifting forcesand the\\nfissures wore exposed a long time to the erod-\\ning action of the atmosphere, rain, frost and\\nother disintegrating agents, which made the\\ncrevices so wide that the ridge of shattered\\nlimestone was an easy prey to the great north-\\nern glaciers, for (according to astronomical\\ncalculations) ten thousand years. During that\\nlong period the ice was moving slowly over the\\nridge and among the divided parts, grinding\\naway the softer portions, and leaving the harder\\nones to remain as islands when the lake basin\\nwould be filled with water, after the disapjiear-\\nanco of the glacier. While the ice was destroy-\\ning the ridge it was dee])oning the vallej -like\\nplain between the ridge and the rocks in this\\ncounty, and it was also plowing and scraping\\nout a deeper valley, which extended from the\\nSandusky i-idge to a point a little east of Long\\nPoint, Canada, where it made a bend north-\\nward in Canada several miles, and then re-\\nsumed a more easterly course along the present\\nLake Ontario basin. Through that valley a\\ngreat river flowed to the Atlantic Ocean. The\\nmost peculiar feature of that grand old valley\\nwas the cnntrai tod sides at the northwai-d\\nhi iid. So near did they approach each other\\nthat they presented the appeai ance of a canon\\nin comparison with the breadth of the fifty-mile\\nvalley between that and Sandusky. This high-\\nwalled water-way has a history with an import-\\nant bearing on the history of the eastern\\nboundary line of this county. At the close of\\nthe ice ago that canon was completely filled\\nwith sand, clfiy, gravel and glacial bowlders. A\\ndam was thus made so that the great river\\ncould not pass, and the broad valley was filled\\nwith water transformed into a lake setting\\nback westward between the remaining ])or-\\ntions of the ridge and acro.ss the low plain to\\nthe present eastern border of Monroe county,\\nwhile at the same time it flowed eastward and\\nbi oke over the bank near Buffalo, Now York,\\ngiving birth to the Niagara River.\\nHad not the canon been goi gcd with glacial\\ndrift no lake would have been formed, because\\nthe rainfall of the region would iiave passed\\nthrough the canon as it had previously done;\\nfor before the ice ago there had been no Lake\\nEi-ie.\\nHad not the ridge been fractured by up-\\nheaval, the glacier would have planed and\\nsmoothed it more equally, and it would have\\nremained a ridge with the upper portion worn\\naway instead of being divided and carved into\\nislands. After the gl icier had preyed upon the\\nlimestone barrier for thousands of years noth-\\ning remained but the harder portion, which at\\nthe close of the ice age, and after the lake\\nbasin was filled with water, remained as veri-\\ntable islands, the water flowing between them\\nand over the western plain as far as the eastern\\nlimits of MoQi oe county, making an extensive\\naddition to Lake Erie.\\nThe theory here presented is based on per-\\nsonal observation and discoveries made in the\\nlake region by geologists. That a continental\\nglacier passed over this country is evident fi om\\nthe glacial phenomena which still exist in\\nmany places. At Sandusky the limestone rises\\nfrom the water at an angle of two or three de-\\ngrees, passes under the city and is covered\\nwith long parallel glacial grooves and scratches;\\nand the islands between Sandusky and Point\\nPellee, Canada, arc covered with glacial marks.\\nThe Ohio State geologist. Prof. Newberry,\\nsays\\nHere vfc find evidence that the ice not only\\npassed over ever} portion of the islands, but\\nmoulded itself to their sides in such a way as\\nto scar and furrow them quite as distinctly as\\nthe level surfaces. In one instance a perpen-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0342.jp2"}, "329": {"fulltext": "THE GEOLOGY OF MONROE COUNTY.\\n293\\ndicuhir wall, coiiiposed of layers of uneinial\\nhardness, has been fluted or beaded like a cor-\\nnice, and even cut under so as to present an\\noverhanging shelf planed on iUs under side as\\nwell us its upper side. Such examples afford\\npositive proof that the cutting away of the\\nlimestone was effected by glacial and not by\\niceberg action and it is impossible that any\\none should study the surfaces of these islands\\nwithout becoming a convert to the glacial\\ntheory, for every phase of the excavations\\neffected in these rocks over which glaciers have\\nmoved, is repeateil here in all its most striking\\ndetails.\\nAt Stony Point, this county, the effect of\\nglacier action is still visible, the rocks being\\nground in such a manner as to appear like\\nwagon tracks.\\nThis kind of limestone contains a great\\nvariety of fossils fossil corals, coiled shells\\nand the shells of bivalves, fossil plants and\\nfishes, besidessome valuable minerals. Strontia\\nhas been found at Stony Point, and cavities in\\nthe rocks are sometimes seen filled with\\ncrystals likegeodes. Prof Newberry has called\\nattention to the minerals on the islands.\\nOn North Bass Island there were obtained.\\nhe says, from a well sunk for water some\\nunusually- fine masses crystallized ccx lestine;\\nand on JJattlesnake Island I procured a large\\ni(uantity of fluor spar in brown crystals.\\n(Jreen Island also deserves special notice, as it\\nhas furnished nearly all the tine specimens of\\ncrystallized crelestiiie which have been ol)tained\\nin this county much finer, indeed, than are\\nknown to exist an3where else in the world.\\nThe coelestine (crystallized strontia) occurs\\nhere in masses of many tons weight.\\nThe splendid crystals of ca lestine obtained\\nfrom (ireen and Strontian Islands are found\\nstudding the walls of cavities. They are some-\\ntimes met with as large as one s hand, and\\nalmost perfectly transparent throughout.\\nUnder the head of geology, the seismic\\ndisturbances which have affected this portion\\nof -Michigan may appropriately be noted.\\nWhile marks of upheaval in Michigan arc\\nextremely rai-e, though Dr. IngersoU is a\\nbeliever in their existence, still no locality is\\nentirely exemi)t from the action of a seismic\\nwave, possibly having its origin at some remote\\npoint, and traveling along the crust of the earth.\\nThe portion of Michigan under consideration\\nhas been remarkably free from such dis-\\nturbances, however. The account of an early\\none, from the pen of one of the State s most\\ndistinguished jurists, written in a lettei to a\\nfriend, is appended, taken from the volumes of\\nthe Michigan Pioneer Society.\\nThe Hon. James Witherell, member of\\nCongress from the State of Vermont in 1S08,\\nwas while a member of Congress appointed by\\nPresident Jefferson one of the judges of the\\nSupreme Court ofthe Territory of Michigan,and\\nsoon after resigning his seat in Congress started\\non his long journey to the then unknown land\\nof Michigan. lie is the grandfather, by the\\nmothers side, of the lion. Thomas Palmer,\\npresent United States Senator from Michigan.\\nThe Hon. James Witherell, in a letter to a\\nfriend in Vermont, dated Detroit, February 3,\\n1812, records his observation of the effect of an\\nearthquake at Detroit on the 23d of January,\\n1812. A newspaper was not at that time pub-\\nlished in Detroit, and the event was not there-\\nfore chronicled. Judge Witherell said The\\nearthquake occurred in the morning at half\\npast eight o clock. As I sat reading by the fire\\nat Colonel Watson s, I felt an unusual sensation.\\n1 thought something must be the matter with\\nme. I felt an agitation I could not account\\nfor, but I soon observed that the walls of the\\nhouse were in motion north and south. I got\\nup, stepped to a bedroom door and asked ni)-\\ndaughter if she perceived that the house trem-\\nbled. She replied that she did, and thought\\nthat some one was shaking her bedstead. I\\nthen discovered that a small looking-glass,\\nwhich was hanging on the wall, was swinging\\nto and fro several inches, and the shade trees\\nin the yard were waving considerablj- north\\nand south.\\nDr. Brown informed me that his store\\noscillated very much, and that a cradle was set\\nrocking smartly though there was no one in it.\\nA little girl that had crossed the lake the fall\\nprevious tottered about and called out, Oh\\nmother, we are in the vessel again Cook s\\nhouse shook more than most others, probably\\nbecause it was higher and the frame new and\\nstronger. The ice in the river was split for\\nseveral miles. A Frenchman at Grosse Point,\\nnine miles from Detroit, says that his bowl of\\nmush and milk was spilt thereby.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0343.jp2"}, "330": {"fulltext": "294\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICFIIGAN.\\nJudge Witherell :ilso related a strange event\\nthat occurred at Orchard Lake, twenty-five\\nmiles from Detroit, on the 17th of December,\\n1811. The Indians said the waters of the lal e\\nbegan to bubble, boil, foam and roll about as\\nthough they had been in a large kettle over a\\nhot fire and in a few minutes up came great\\nnumbers ot turtles and hurried to the shore,\\nupon which they had a great turtle feast.\\nAt least upon two other occasions tremors of\\nthe earth s surface have occurred in this\\nvicinity. One within the last five years, the\\nexact date of which is not remembered, was of\\na very slight nature, a brief tremor lasting but\\na few seconds, traveling apparently from south-\\nwest to northeast, may pass with tiio brief\\nmention that it was observed and noted by too\\nmany to doubt either its existence or its\\ncharacter.\\nThe other occurred Sunday morning, Febru-\\nary 20, 1876, and the following is the account of\\nit given in the Monroe Commercial of the same\\nweek\\nAt about eight o clock last Sunday morning\\na loud report was heard which startled our\\ncitizens gencrall}-, and iti some ])arts of town\\ncreated considerable alarm. At St. Mary s\\nchurch a good many people were at early mass,\\nand they ran out of the church, some with the\\nidea that the steeple had fallen down, and\\nothers thinking the steam boiler in the\\nacademy, across the street from the church,\\nhad blown up. Those who were at mass in St.\\nMichael s church also fled from the building in\\ngreat alarm. The shock seems to have been\\nfelt more in some parts of the town than in\\nothers. On the north side of the river the\\nshock seems to have been felt the most, shaking\\nand rattling the buildings considerably. On\\nthe south side, at most of the private houses,\\nthe sensation caused was as if a cannon had\\n.been fired at some little distance away, or as if\\nsome heavy substance had fallen in the upper\\npart of the house. At the jail, however, the\\nshock was more heavy, and Sheriff Woodin\\nsays it caused so much alarm among the\\nprisoners that they wanted to be taken out and\\ngiven other quarters. There was no prolonged\\nrumbling, .such as usually accompanies earth-\\nquakes, but simply a report like that of a\\ncannon, or some explosion.\\nMichigan Pioneer Collections, Vol. IV., page 111.\\nThe water in the river was falling quite\\nrapidlj at the time of the explosion, aiid soon\\nthereafter a quantity of large rocks was dis-\\ncovered in the river bed about twenty or\\nthirty feet below the Waterloo dam, having\\nthe appearance of having been thrown up fi-om\\nthe river bed by some unknown agency. It\\nis averred b}- all who are acquainted with the\\nriver bed in that locality, that it was solid rock,\\nand quite smooth. It was at once conjectured\\nthat this was the effect of the shock, and that\\nthe rocks were thrown up in a sort of confused\\nheap thereby. The water continued to fall\\ngradually, and since that time the place has\\nbeen visited hy many people The largest of\\nthe rocks, which seems to have been riven out\\nof the solid bed, is say ten by fifteen feet, and\\nabout two feet thick; and there are a good\\nmany others, varying in size down to rocks\\nwhich two or three men could lift. The\\nsurface of the river bed which has been\\ndisturbed is perhaps two or three rods square.\\nA good many insist that these rocks have been\\nquarried out by the heavy volume of water\\npouring over the dam, with occasional saw-logs\\nand drift-wood, while others believe this to bo\\nimpossible, and are firm in the belief that the\\nupheaval was caused by the earthquake shock.\\nFollowing this account the pajjer oditoriall}\\ncomments upon the occurrence, and endeavors\\nto explain it upon tlie hypothcsisof the gather-\\ning of suljjhurous gases in the crevices of the\\nlimestone rock, their continued pressure and\\nfinal explosion commenting also upon the\\nfact of the numerous sulphur wells in the\\nvicinity. This article apparently fell under\\nthe eye of Dr. Ingorsoll, who a couple of weeks\\nafterward jjublished a communication in the\\nsame paper, attributing the fi-acture of the\\nrocks to lateral pressure, cleavage and\\nshrinkage.\\nIt maj- be seriously doubted if the upheaval\\nin the river was anj thing less than an effect\\nof the movement of the rock strata under the\\ninfluence of a true seismic wave; and it can\\n.scarcely be doubted that such a wave passed\\nalong the earth s crust on that occasion. No\\ntheory of lateral pressure finding its relief in\\nso small an area could account for the other\\nphenomena. Nor is the theory of a gas\\nexplosion tenable. When gas well No. 2 was\\nshot, one hundred quarts of uitro-glycerine", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0344.jp2"}, "331": {"fulltext": "THE GEOLOGY OF MONROE COUNTY\\n295\\nwei C exploJod in roek slnitu full of tis.suros,\\nbut with superincumbent bods of homo-\\ngeneous rock yet aitiiough the explosion of\\nthis amount of material would orm a volume\\nof gas not only much larger, but also under a\\ngreater pressure than could gather in fissui cs,\\nas editorially suggested, yet no tremor was dis-\\ntinguishable at a distance of thi-ee hundred\\nfeet from the scene of the explosion. The\\nphenomena can be accounted for satisAictorily\\nupon no other theory than that of seismic\\naction.\\nThough vcrj level, Monroe cuiinty has\\nnumerous flowing wells and springs, some of\\nwhirh are of more than local fame for curative\\n])i()|)crties. Dr. Ingersoll furnishes the follow-\\ning notes upon them\\nMINKR.VL SPRIXdS.\\nThelimcsloneof Monroe county is somewhat\\nporous, and more or less fractured bj contrac-\\ntion of the crust of the earth and b^- pressure.\\nEarthquake shocks and upheavals, if they did\\nnot occur here, may perhaps have taken place\\nin other localities sufficiently near in some\\nformer age to disturb the rocks in this region.\\nThis creviced condition of the limestone is\\nfavorable for the formation of mineral s]irings,\\nthe permeabilitj favoring the reception of rain-\\nwater, which sinks to a lower level where the\\nrock is more compact, and it must then find\\nsome crevice by which it can emerge spring-\\nlike on a hillside or from the under side of\\nsome rock. If this be true the facts seem to\\nrob springs of all mystery that are vain I j^\\nsupposed to come up from the heart of the earth\\nwithout any eau.se. Eainwater, in passing\\nthrough porous rocks, dissolves out some min-\\nerals th;it are supposed to be beneficial to\\nhealth, and some springs in this county have\\nbeen visited bj invalids hoping to improve\\ntheir bodily condition.\\nIt was said a few years ago that Doctor\\nCharles O.sgood, of Cholagogue fame, used, at\\none time, the mineral water of a spring a few\\nmiles west of Monroe City to enrich his medi-\\ncines and fill his Cholagogue bottles. The\\nmedicine was considered a good remedy for\\nthose who were afHictcd with the ague. As\\nthe spring flowed away to Raisin River, vege-\\ntation which sprang up in its course became\\nincrusted with carbonate of lime and other\\nminerals, which were held in Sdlution by the\\nwater, and a small boggy swamp was formed\\nbetween the spring and the river, com-\\nposed chiefly of mineral matters and deca3 ed\\nplants. By that means the little marsh-jdat\\nwas constantly growing broader and higher.\\nShawnee Spring, situated a short distance\\nsouth of Monroe City, is perhaps the most re-\\nmarkable spring in the count}-. It was named\\nafter the Shawnee tribe of Indians, who re-\\nsorted thither for the supposed health -giving\\nwater, and in time the while people com-\\nmenced the practice of drinking at the s])ring\\nand bathing in the water.\\nThe spring is not only Indian in name but\\nIndian in mound-like form. It is several rods\\nin diametei- and several feet in height. The\\nwater is discharged from a sj)ongy bowl-shaped\\ndepi ession in the top of the mound, part ooz-\\ning out through the sides of the sponge-like\\nbowl, and part flowing over the sparselj ])lant-\\nbordered brim and running away to Lake Brie.\\nThe minerals held in solution by tlie water\\nwere first deposited about the infant spring at\\nthe close of the ice age, particle by particle,\\nand in time, as vegetation accumulated year\\nafter year, it became incrnsted with carbonate\\nof lime and other minerals which were added\\nto the mass. Mound building in this way has\\nbeen in progress for thousands of years, the\\ncavity on top rising with the mound and\\nkeeping its brim fairl}- above it; and in that\\nway Shawnee Spring maintains its fountain of\\nmineral water, while it is constantlj- i-earing\\nits own monument and writing its own his-\\ntory.\\nBesides those mentioned by Dr Inger.soll\\nthere arc numerous springs scattered all over\\nthe county with the same characteristics. AH\\nthe artesian wells bored in the city produce\\nwater strongly impregnated with mineral salts,\\nsulphur predominating, and each gas well also\\n])roduced sulphur water. Several very large\\nsulphur springs bubble up beneath the surface\\nof the water in the baj- between Baj- Point and\\nthe main land in Erie township. All these\\nsprings are reported to have therapeutic vir-\\ntues, but it is from a medical and not from a\\ngeological point of view this question should\\nbe discussed.\\nNote.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 With the exception of the quotations from\\nRominger s report, no attempt has been made in the", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0345.jp2"}, "332": {"fulltext": "296\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nforegoing chapter to deal with Monroe oovinty\\ngeology from a strictly technical standpoint; but the\\nstory of the rocks has been given with such ab-\\nsence of scientific terminology as wouM serve to\\nrender it intelligible to the reader, who does not\\nseek in a work of this nature a text-book of exact\\nscience, (ieology, like .some other .sciences, is far\\nfrom i-jarl in itself it is, at the best, full of guesses\\nand hypotheses, and while its principal epochs are\\ncapable of strict definition, yet time, place and cir-\\ncumstances are often involved in doubt and scien-\\ntific criticism is not invoked upon an attempt, which,\\nwhile endeavoring to follow, in tlie main, tlie result\\nof technical investigation, aims to be plain rather\\nthan precise, popular rather than pedantic.\\nA. B, Bkagdo.n.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0346.jp2"}, "333": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0347.jp2"}, "334": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0348.jp2"}, "335": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXIV.\\nBIOOKAIMIIES OF PRESENT AND FORMER CITIZENS OF MONROE.\\nMAJOR HENRY SMITH.\\n[By his son, Wlnlicld Smith.\\nHKN H Y SM ITH was born at Stillwater, New-\\nYork, in September, 1798, liis father\\nbeing Dr. Warren Smith of that village. The\\nwar with Great Britain led him to seek a\\nmilitary life, and lie entered the United States\\n,\\\\caiieniy at West Point, whence he graduated\\nill 181(j. lie was assigned to the artillery, hut\\n])refei red and received an appointment in the\\ninfantry service. He was on duty at Fort\\nWarren, Boston Harbor, and later at Port\\nColumbus, Governor s Island. He was lieuten-\\nant in the Second Intimtry, and afterwards in\\nthe Sixth. For neai ly six years, ending in .Inly,\\n1826, ho was aid-decamp to General W in-\\nfield Scott, and traveled with him over a large\\npart of the United States, visiting Fort Snell-\\ning, between the present sites of St. Paul and\\nMinneapolis, then the extreme northwestern\\nmilitar}- post al.so the southern and eastern\\ngarrisons. Progress was slow in those jour-\\nneys, there being no i-ailroads, and the steam-\\nboats on the lakes and rivers affording the\\nfastest as well as the easiest mode of travel\\nfrom point to point.\\nIn July, 1826, be married at Watertown,\\nNew York. Miss Hlvira Lorraine Foster,\\neldest daughter of Judge Jabcz H. Foster, a\\nprominent citizen of that village, and they soon\\nafter started on the long journey, via Sackett s\\nHarbor, Lewiston, Buffalo and Detroit for\\nFort Howard, Green Bay, consuming three\\nweeks in the last part of the journey, which\\nwas made by schooner, without the aid of\\nSteam. The barracks were in process of con-\\nstruction when they arrived, and they would\\nhave (arod hardly but for the hospitable shel-\\nter offered them by the surgeon in bis little\\nquarters, where the} remained for several\\nweeks. I.(ieutenant Smith was quartermaster\\nof that post, and was promoted while there to\\nbe captain, llis son Wintield was born in the\\n[20\\nbarracks in August, 1827, and in 1828 Captain\\nSmith was ordered to the East. Ho wont to\\nWatertown again, and in Februaiy, 1.S20, his\\ndaughter, Harriette Foster, was born there.\\nIn 1831 ho was stationed at Jefferson Bar-\\nracks, Mi-ssouri, and ho took an active part in\\nthe camiiaign against the Sacs and Foxes, who\\nwere led by the famous Black Hawk. Captain\\nSmitli marchcil ith his ix-gimont from the\\nlanding on the Mississippi at Uock Island,\\nacross northern Illinois and soiilhorn Wiscon-\\nsin to Fort Atkinson, and thence west, pursu-\\ning the Indians, until, overtaking them, the\\nbattle of the Bad Axe was fought, in which he\\nparticipated. The Indians were defeated, scat-\\ntereil, and their power completely destroyed.\\n151ack Ilawlv, the Prophet, and other leaders\\nwere ca])tiircd then or soon afterward, and were\\nconfined at Jefferson Barracks. One of the\\nwriter s earliest recollections is the sight of the\\nprisoners taken for exercise without the garri-\\n.son, and on another occasion his feeding some\\nof them through the window of the lower room\\nin w-liich tliev were confined.\\nCajjtain Smith s second daughter, lOlvira\\nPamelia, was born in Jett erson Barracks in\\n1831. Returning with his family in the fall of\\n1832 to Watertown, ho was ordered the next\\nspring to proceed to Monroe, Michigan, to take\\ncharge of the Government works then con-\\nstructing in the harbor of La Plaisance Ba^\\nHe continued to reside there until his death in\\n1847. He soon recommended to the Govern-\\nment the construction of a new harbor, to be\\nopened from the River Raisin a mile or more\\nnortherly from its mouth bj means of a canal\\none hundred feet wide and three-fourths of a\\nmile long, connectin the river with Lake Krie,\\nand avoiding the long, crooked and shallow\\nchannel of the river between the west end of\\nthe canal and La Plaisance Ba}- to the south-\\neast. This work was a]iproved, and was con-\\nstructed under his charge, appropriations", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0349.jp2"}, "336": {"fulltext": "298\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nbeiii_t( made lor that purpose from time to\\ntime by Congress. During tiie years he was so\\nemployed, he was also for a time in charge of\\nall the Government harbors on Lake Erie. He\\nwas a Democratic member of the legislature in\\n1838, and again in 1841.\\nWhen the Mexican War broke out in 184fi,\\nhe offered his services to the Government (he\\nhaving resigned from the army in 1835), and\\nwas appointed a quartermaster in the regular\\narmy with the rank of major, in the early\\nspring of 1847. After attending to moving the\\ntroops going to the seat of war from Michigan,\\nhe started on the 10th of May, 1847, for the\\nSouth, leaving his home for the last time.\\nThere had been born to him in Monroe a son,\\nWilliam Henry, and three daughters, Evaline,\\nKatherine and Josephine. He traveled by\\nsteamer to Toledo, thence hy canal to Cincin-\\nnati, accompanying two companies of Wiscon-\\nsin troops, taking his two sons. After a few\\ndays in Cincinnati, he received orders to goby\\nNew Orleans to Vera Cruz, where General\\nScott s army had landed some months pre-\\nviously. On the way to Cincinnati he had re-\\nceived the news of the battle of Cerro Gordo,\\nin which his brother. Captain Joseph K.Smith,\\nhad taken part. In pursuance of thi.s order he\\nprepared for departure, finishing his necessary\\nduties. He parted witli his sons on the canal\\nwharf at Cincinnati, and never saw them again.\\nHappily his vvife had learned of the order in\\nMonroe on its way to him, and she hastened to\\njoin him in Cincinnati, and bade him there a\\nlast farewell. The known mortality of the\\nyellow fever in Vera Cruz was such that he\\ndeemed the probability to be great that he\\nwould not survive the season s exposure, going\\nfrom the north in the height of summer. He\\narrived there in the latter part of June, was\\nseized with the di-sease in two weeks, and died\\non the 24th of July. He was overworked from\\nthe hour of his arrival. His j\u00c2\u00bbredeeessor died\\nof the same disease, and after his death three\\nofficers were assigned to perform the duties he\\nhad alone discharged. Two supply trains,\\nunder the command of General Pierce and\\nMajor Lally, were sent u]) by him to the army\\nin the interior.\\nHis younger brother, Captain, afterwards\\nColonel, Joseph R. Smith, entered the ;irmy\\nfrom West Point two or three years after he\\njoined, and was severely wounded at the battle\\nof Churubusco. He is well remembered at\\nMonroe, where he afterwards resided until his\\ndeath.\\nMajor Smith, when a j oung lieutenant, sta-\\ntioned at Plattsburg, New York, was chal-\\nlenged to a duel by a gentleman from Montreal.\\nMr. Smith was one of the hosts in a ball given\\nby the officers at Plattsburg. and was com-\\npelled to expel one of the guests for improper\\nconduct. He challenged Lieutenant Smith,\\nwho refused to accept on the ground that^the\\nchallenger was not a gentleman. He accepted,\\nhowever, the challenge of a Canadian friend.\\nAfter some weeks thej met. Lieutenant Smith\\nwas known to be an excellent shot. The Cana-\\ndian gentleman knew that his only chance was\\nto take the first shot. Major Smith told me he\\nwithheld his fire, and finding after the adver-\\nsary s shot (which went through his fur cap)\\nthat he was not wounded, he fired into the air.\\nThe Canadian rushed uj) to him. thanked him\\nfor his generosity, which he declared had given\\nhim his life, and was afterwai ds a warm friend\\nof Lieutenant Smith.\\nI am sorry that an autobiograpliical sketch\\nof Major Smith s life, written just before ho\\nleft for Mexico, has been lost in the movement\\nof the household furniture after his death. No\\nsearch has availed to bring it to light. The\\naccount of the duel I had from his own lips\\nabout the same time.\\nWINFIKLD .S.MITH.\\nThe part taken b} Winfield Smith in the\\npublic history of Wisconsin, as one other chief\\nofficers in a critical period of our country s\\nhistory, his eminence a.s a member of the bar\\nof Milwaukee through many years of severe\\nand successful practice, and his labors in many\\nways for the good of his adopted city and\\nState, entitle him to more than a passing ref-\\nerence in any record of the development and\\nadvance of that city or State. He is one of the\\nmost marked illustrations of the fact that a\\nhigh grade of character is essential to the\\ntruest professional success, to be found any-\\nwhere in the bar of the Northwest; and those\\nwho have been pitted against him in the arena\\nof law or of politics, as well as those who have\\nstood by his side and had the aid of his abii-a\\nities, are united in their tributes to him as a f", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0350.jp2"}, "337": {"fulltext": "%,yj^", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0353.jp2"}, "338": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0354.jp2"}, "339": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OK PkliSENT ANM) FOUMER CITIZENS.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2299\\nlawyer, an otiiiial, and as a man, and liavo\\nwillingly given the facts of wliicli this record\\nhas been made up.\\nThe family from which Mr. Smith i.s de-\\nscended iia.s given him. through the gift of\\nnature, many of the ((uaiitie.s of which hi.s\\nsuccess ha.s been the fruit. His father. Captain\\nHenry Smith, of the United States army\\n(Sixth Inf antr}-), and a graduateof West Point,\\nwas of Scotch-Irish descent, alt .iougli boi n\\nin Stillwater, New York; while hi.s mother,\\nI llvira Foster also a member of one of the\\nbest families of New England, afterwards I csi-\\ndeut in Watertovvu, New York, where she\\nwas born was a lady of unusual education\\nand culture. The father .saw severe military\\nservice in the Black Hawk War, but resigned\\nhis position in the army in 1885 or 183(j, and\\nfor several yeai-s was in charge of im|)oi-tant\\nharbor imjirovements under the direction of\\nthe Government, on the lower lakes. He re-\\nsided in Monroe, Michigan, from 1833 until his\\nileath. lie also served in 1838 and in 1841\\nas a member of the Michigan legislature.\\nWhen war with Mexico was declared he im-\\nmediately offered hi.s services to his country,\\nand was appointed quartermaster on the gen-\\neral staff, with the rank of major. Ho was on\\nduty at Cincinnati in May of that year, 1847,\\nwhen he received orders to proceed immedi-\\nately to Vera Cruz, and went directly to the\\nseat of war. Knowing the dangers of the cli-\\nmate he hardly e.xpected to return, and made\\nhis arrangements and addressed his farewells\\nwith that end in view. He reached his desti-\\nnation in the latter part of June, and assumed\\nthe discharge of his duties on July 1. In about\\ntwo weeks he was stricken with yellow fevei\\nwhich was then r.iging with terrible violence,\\nand died on the twonty-.sccond of July.* He\\nwas a man of great natural ability, and his\\ncharacter was such as to commend him to all\\nwith whom became in professional or personal\\ncontact.\\nThe son of Captain Henry Smith, Wintield\\nSmith, was born at Fort Howard, in the Terri-\\ntory of Michigan, afterwards VViscon.sin, where\\nhis father was then stationed, on Augu.st Iti,\\n1^27. The name was in tribute to General\\nThe proportion of those who dieJ of this dis-\\neii.se. in the American array, wa-s greater than the\\nproportion of those who were killed in all the battles\\nof that war.\\nWinfiehl Scott, of whose military fainilj- Cap-\\ntain Smith had been a member for five years.\\nHis education was a matter of unusual per-\\nsonal care on the part of his parents, and so\\nfully did they amend and supplement such\\nopportunities as he had. that in 1844, then in\\nhis seventeenth year, he entered an advanced\\nclass in the Michigan State University, and\\ngraduated with high rank iw^o years later.\\nHe deveU)])ed r-emarkable aptitude in the\\nsciences and mathematics, standing at the\\nhead of his class in the study last named. He\\nhad been behind his class in Greek upon enter-\\ning, but soon caught up and held his own with\\nthe rest. As he had become proficient in\\nFrench while at school in Watcrtown, New\\nY ork, in 1840, an l as he learned the German\\nafter removal to Milwaukee, he may be re-\\ngarded as a linguist, and adds to his other lines\\nof culture those ])ossible onl}- to one who has\\naccess to the learning and lileraturc of other\\nlands.\\nUpon his departure from the Univei sity in\\n1846, the young man took charge of a ])i ivate\\nschool in Monroe, Michigan, where his father\\nwas professionally located, and which had been\\nhis home since 183. i. In the year loUowing\\nhe retired from the school, and assumed the\\nduties of private tutor to a small class in ad-\\nvanccil classics, which gave him time to com-\\nmence the study of the law. In 1848 he en-\\ntered the oftice of Isaac F. Christiancy, after-\\nwards a justice of the Su])reme Court of Michi-\\ngan and Senator of the United States. He ap-\\nplied himself to his legal studies with that\\nindustry and thoroughness that have been a\\npart of overj- undertaking of ids life, and when\\nhe was admitted to the bar it was with an\\nequipment of knowledge and reading that few\\nyoung law^-ers pos.scss. In October. 1849, he\\nwas led to the decision that the young and\\ngrowing town of Milwaukee was a promising\\n])lace in which to commence the real labor of\\nlife, and accordingly decided to make it his\\nhome. He entered the office of Hmnions\\nVan Dyke, a firm of high standing, where he\\nstill pursued his studies, and soon entered upon\\npractice. In February, 1850, he was admitted\\nto the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, over which\\nJudge Whiton then presided. In 1851 hcopened\\nan office of his own, and remained by himself\\nuntil 1855, when he formed a partnership with\\nEdward Salomon, allerwards the governor of", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0355.jp2"}, "340": {"fulltext": "300\\nIIlSTdRY OK MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nWisc Ousiii. This uoinuntion contiiuiod for\\nfifleoii lU .s, ami was only sovored because of\\nMr. Salomon s do] arture to New York. From\\n1S( to IS ho was assoeiateJ with Josliua\\nStark, under the tirm name of Smitli iV Stark.\\na\\\\m\\\\ in later years also associated with Matthew\\nII. Carjionter and A. A. L. Smith, under the\\nrirni name of Oarjientei- Smiths. Upon Mr.\\nCarpenter s death the lirm name was changed\\nto Winlield A. A. L. Smith. This associa-\\ntion terminated in 1883. since which date Mr.\\nSmith has been by himself until February,\\n1888. when on the eve of departing for Kurope\\nhe formed another partnership, which, under\\nthe name of Smith Rosendalo, eari-ies on the\\npractice of law at tho present time in Mil\\nwaukee.\\nSoon alter his admission to the bar, and\\nwhile on a visit to his old home in Michigan.\\nMr. Smith was appointed to the office of United\\nStates Commissioner and Master in Chancery,\\nby .ludge .V. G. Miller, of tho United States\\nCourt. This honor was bestowed upon him\\nwithout his knowledge or solicitation, but he\\naccepted it and performed nearly all the busi-\\nness of that character in Milwaukee until his\\nresignation in 18G4. Some of the questions\\nbrought to his judicial decision wore of groat\\nimportance, as the period covered the o.Kciiing\\nslavery agitation of 1850 to 18ii0, and the\\ngreater portion of the civil wai-. Among them\\nwore tho fugitive slave riots, and the l^ioth\\nprosecutions; and although there was great\\npopular chunor, and n\\\\; ny personal influences\\nto whidi a weaker will or a more fle.xiblo con-\\nscience would have bent, he performed his\\nduties as thoy seemed clear to him. in accord-\\nance with the law and under the obligations of\\nhis oilicial oath.\\nIn 18t 2, when James H. Howe resignetl the\\nollice of attorney -general of Wisconsin to enter\\nthe Union army. Governor Salomon, who was\\ncompelled to confront many crises and take\\nmany daring risks because of the exigencies of\\nwartime, asked his old partner to accept the\\nvacancy, knowing that in Mr. ^mith he would\\npossess an adviser whose knowledge of the law\\nand whose patriotisni was unquestioned, and\\nwhose personal friendship was of the most loyal\\ncliaracter. The offer was accepted, and when\\nthe term expired in 18(53, the people of Wiscon-\\nsin ratitied tho choice of the governor by elect-\\ning Mr. Smith to the full term, which termi-\\nnated on .lanuary 1. lSii(i. He entered upon\\nthe discharge of his duties with the .same intel-\\nligent devotion he had bestowed \\\\ipon the busi-\\nness of his clients, and served the State as loy-\\nally as ho would have served his own personal\\ninterests.* Ho never left his work to others,\\nbut appeared personally before the Supreme\\nCourt in all the cases in which the State was\\ninterested, with tho exception of a few of a\\ncriminal character, which the district attorneys\\nhad prepared and desired to present in person.\\nIn this labor .Mr. Smith was a pleader success-\\nful, with hardly an exception.\\nIt was while holding the office of altoi-uey-\\ngeneral that Mr. Smith was able to perform a\\nlargo sei vico to the State and to win a great\\nmeasure of i)ublic applause, by his course in\\nconnection with the Milwaukee and Rock River\\ncanal claims, and tho unadjusted accounts be-\\ntween Wisconsin and tho United States. The\\nfull history of that service can not be recounted\\nwithin tho limits of this sketch, but onlj-\\nenough to show tho magnitude of tho interests\\ninvolved, ami tho difficulties that hxy in the wa3-\\nof anj- settlement of advantage to the State.\\nCongress had granted to the Territory of\\nWisconsin, to aid in tho building of a canal be-\\ntween Lake Micliigan and Rock River, a large\\namount of public land and it was the expec-\\ntation of the Canal Companj- to obtain these\\nlands when it should biiild the canal connecting\\nthe points designated. The work was com-\\nmenced, and all of the line that was ever built\\nwas one mile within what is now the city of Mil-\\nwaukee. From this it obtained an immediate\\nbenefit in the shape of valuable water-power,\\nus it included a dam across tho Milwaukee\\nriver. Claims for relief from the Territory\\nhad been suggested or advanced from time to\\ntime, and finally crystallized into a demand that\\nall money expended hy the Canal Company\\nought to be relunded by tho Territory, as the\\nlatter hal never given the company tho lauds\\nobtained froni the General Government for\\ncanal purposes. The company also set up the\\nclaim that it had boon prevented tVom going ou\\nwith its work because the Territory had re-\\nfused to deliver those lands that great dam-\\nage bad befallen its interests because of this\\nrefusal and that instead of fostering its in-\\nTo quote General Fairchild s terse opinion of Mr.\\nSmith s labors He was the best attorney-general\\nWisconsin ever had.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0356.jp2"}, "341": {"fulltext": "inoCUAl IllKS I KKSKN r AND I OKMr.K CITI/.KNS.\\n;ioi\\ntcroslH iiR ox))or(eil, tlio Teri ltDrv IdkI (MhsoIvciI\\nall coiiiicctioii will) llu- (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2(iin]miiy iin l solil (lie\\nlands to DtliorN. Not on!} wuh Hmm fiaim ii l-\\nvaiK Oil at homo, hut jircHCiilod to (!(iii jri H8\\nMini while ihiil body did not do anytiiinf^ for\\nlhi fdinpanyH relief, it still f;ave onoiitjii atten-\\ntion to the demand to withhold from Wisconsin\\nthe swamp land whieli, nndoi- other laws, was\\nits due. The representative of the eom])an3\\nelaimiMl to have sullieleul intliienee with (Jon-\\ni^ress til prevent tiio State from securing not\\noidy lliese other lands hut also eash ])roc((edM,\\nId a hn- ^e aniount, ol the safes of other lands.\\n1 n .short, while the idiiipuny made smull ad-\\nvance in the way of securing any benelits (or\\nitself, it was still able to embiirrass Wisconsin\\nby eausini, thetienoral tJ overn men t to defer its\\nsettlement with the State wliich had suc-\\nceedeil to the I iglitsof the Tei-ritory until the\\ncimiil question was adjusted. All i)a3 montsby\\ntliedeneral Jovcrnment to the State on account\\n(if sales 111 land were stopped. Mr. II.\\nWaldo, one of the strong men of the Milwau-\\nkee bar, was attorney for the comjiany, and by\\nplausible arguments caused members of Con-\\ngress and others to believe that Wisconsin had\\nreally abused and iiijuicd the Milwaukee and\\nRdck River Canal oinpany.\\nTo go back a moment; These lands, on the\\nline of the proposed canal between Milwaukee\\nand KocU River, had comeinto groat demand for\\nactual settlors. The Territorj retained jjosses-\\nsion of them for 8(jme time, but was finally\\ncompelled to sell, i-ather than retard settlo-\\ninent by kee])ing ihem longer out of the mar-\\nket. A pi oposal was made to refund the\\nmono} received in these sales to the General\\n(iovernment, but the latter declined to accept\\nit. The Territory would not give it to the\\nCanal Compun} lor the lu^ason that it had\\nalrcidy advanced the company more than\\nenough money to ])ay lor the proportionally\\nshare of the work done.\\nI do not know the aggregate of the claims\\nmade by the Canal (jompaiiy upon the State,\\nhut it is said to have been up in the hundi-ods\\niif thousands of dollars. Tho small amount of\\nknowledge held by the after generation as to\\nthe facts of tho case, the diHicult^ of obtaining\\ninformation, as all the books and documents\\nwere in th(^ hands of the (dainmnis, and the\\ningenuity and i)ersislen(;c of Mr. Waldo and\\nhis coudjutors, all conibincd to aid tiie com-\\npany s cause and had the matter received only\\na superficial eNaminalion, or been left in hanils\\nof onl ordinary competence, u settlement fai-\\nless favorable to tho State than wiis secured,\\nwould have been tho result. Tho time came in\\nI8()2 when a formal movement was made to\\nsecure such settlement, and tiio legislalnre took\\nsteps leading in that direction.* A (u)mmiltee\\nwas appointed, and in IH(!I{ (loviM uor Salomon\\nexj)laincd its action in a brief communication\\nto the legislature, in which he said:\\nI lxKCiri VK Oi i iri;, Maihson, j\\nF(d)ruary li, 18(i:i. J\\nTo the t^enate and AxacmliUj:\\nI lay belbro you the rejioit of a Hoard of\\nCommissioners apjiointed in IHiiU to ascertain\\nand setlh the liabilities, if any, of the Stale of\\nWisconsin to the Milwaukee and Rock River\\n{^anal Company. The opinion of the attorney,\\ngeneral, which forms a pail of this report, I\\ncommend to your especial and careful consid-\\noration.\\nThe (lOvei uor added that it was IIh^ province\\noftho legislature to deter mi no what furtlu^- stejis\\nshould be taken. The commissioners, in their\\nrejjort, said that they hail placed the matter in\\nthe hands of Att,ornoy-(reneral Winlield Smith\\nto make an examination of the facts and togiv(\\nhis o]iinion of the law. Mis rej)ly convinced\\nthem that tho anal ompany had no claim\\nagainst the State.\\nMr. Smith s report, which was exhaustive,\\nl)ore date of Decoinber :il. 18(12. It recited\\nthe facts connected with the history of tho case,\\ndisposed of the various claims, one after an-\\nother, and summed up his conclusions in the\\nfollowing language:\\nUpoti the whole I conclude that the .Mil-\\nwaukee and liock River Canal ompany ac-\\n(luii-ed no rights through tho act of ongi-css\\ngranting lands to the Territory for the pur-\\npose of aiding in opening the canal. That it\\nacquired no rights through any subse |Ucnt act,\\nof the Territory (except, perhaps, for a time\\nunder a contract afterwards comjjletcdy p(!i--\\nformed). That the Canal Company sustainoil\\nno damage l)y tho legislative act of which it\\nnow complains.\\nIt should be remarked in pusHing thiit a lnri;e\\nshare of credit shoidd he awarded Hon. .1. Allen\\nBarb(?r fur having caused the postpoiienicnl of the\\nclaim long enough to have it thuruughly understoixl.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0357.jp2"}, "342": {"fulltext": "302\\nIIISTOKY OF MON ROE COUNTY, MICHIGAK.\\nAfter the presentation of this opinion from\\nthe attorney-general of the Stale, the Canal\\nCompany was unable to get any legislation\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2whatever from the State in its favor, yet still\\npossessed enough influence in Congress to ob-\\ntain action, which, it should be remarked,\\nthe State did not oppose. On July 1, 18G4,\\nCongress pa.ssed a joint resolution which or-\\ndered that Wisconsin should be charged for the\\nland given under the canal grant (125,431\\nacres); and that, on the other hand, the State\\nshould be credited with the amount expended\\nin selling the lands, and whatever had been\\npaid to the construction of the canal. It was\\nfurther ordered that the State -also shall credit\\nto the Canal Company such money as used in\\nconstruction to that date, and in nianagingaud\\nkeeping the same in repair this sum not to\\nexceed the amount charged against the State of\\nWisconsin on the sales of said canal lands; the\\nsame to be received by the Canal Company in\\nfull satisfaction of all claims against Wisconsin\\nor the United States.\\nThe commissioner of the land office was ap-\\npointed to audit the claims, and determine\\nwhat should go to the company and what to\\nthe State. Attorney-General Smith had been\\ncarefully investigating all the sources of infor-\\nmation at his command, and proceeded to\\nWashington fully prepared to produce the\\ntruth and defend the interests of the State.\\nHe spent the greater portion of the winter of\\n1865 in the National capital, Mr. Waldo being\\npresent in behalf of the Canal Company. The\\nresult of that extended hearing can best be\\ngiven in the final report as made by Mr. Smith\\nto the Governor of Wisconsin on March 24,\\n1865. The Governor, James T. Lewis, on for-\\nwarding it to the legislature made use of the\\nfollowing appreciative words:\\nI enclose herewith a report from the attor-\\nney-general to me, of his action in the prem-\\nises, and take occa.sion to saj that he is entitled\\nto great credit for the energy and ability he\\nhas di.splaj-ed in aiding to bring about this ad-\\njustment.\\nThe report gave a detailed statement of the\\nlabor required to get at all the facts in the case.\\nIn conclusion the attorney-general .said\\nI take pleasure in announcing that with\\nthese exceptions [certain minor sums which are\\nenumerated] everj- item claimed by the State\\nwas finall}- allowed by the commissioner and\\nthe claim was settled at \u00c2\u00a756,527.44.\\nThe account then passed to the Secretary\\nof the Interior. In his oflSce it was carefully\\nreviewed, and I furnished explanations upon\\nthe points which were misunderstood or\\ndoubted, including some which had not been\\npreviously objected to. I had reason to feel\\nthat these explanations were satisfactory and\\nthat the amount allowed b} the commissioner\\nwould not be reduced. I was at this point\\nsummoned to Madison to attend a certain\\npressing ofiice business, and therefore I was\\nunable to remain until tiie account should be\\nformally passed. I learn that the adjust-\\nment has since been completed, without mak-\\ning any changes.\\nThe summing up of the canal fund account\\nnow stands thus:\\nAmount charged by the United States for\\ncanal lands, at $1.2-5 per acre _ $loG,7S9 77\\nAmount received on loan, which, with the\\ninterest paid, is now allowed to the State\\nby the United .States 1,000 00\\nTotal $157,789 77\\nDeducting expenditures of the State allow-\\ned on above _. $56,527 44\\n.\\\\mount due from the State ._$101,262 33\\nThis adjustment opens to the State the en-\\njo^ment of the five per cent, fund, so called,\\nwhich has been retained bj- the United States\\nuntil the moneys received by the Territorj- on\\nsale of the canal lands should be accounted for.\\nThe amount of that fund was on the 31st day\\nof December, 1862. .?250,139.11. Deduct from\\nthis \u00c2\u00a7101,262.33, the balance fund due from the\\nState as above, and the remainder, now owing\\nto this State, is fixed at \u00c2\u00a7148,876.78.\\nEvery dollar of this sum, and the far larger\\nsums since flowing into that fund, have been\\npaid over to tiie State without further delay or\\nobjection. The amount that went to the Canal\\nCompany was just what it had expended, and\\nno more; what the State was willing it should\\nget, and what the attorney-general believed\\nwas its proper and legal due.\\nDuring the terms he held this office he took\\nan active part in the general management of\\ntheaff airs of the Stale, and in connection with\\nlegislative committees devised and prepared\\nseveral important measures which met satis-\\nfactorily the necessity of the State and of its", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0358.jp2"}, "343": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PKESEVT AND FORMER CITIZEN:\\n303\\nloyal majority in those days of the civil war.\\nAmong these were ciiapter 45, relating to\\nhabeas corpus chapter 233. relating to the\\ncommissioners of public lands: chapter 261,\\nrelating to mortgages due to the State; chap-\\nter 455, relating to State lands, and chapter\\n481, improving the jury system in Milwaukee\\ncounty all in 1S64. The exigencies of tlie\\nwar im] osed many unus:ial duties upon him.\\nwhich were faithfully and zealously discharged.\\nIn 1872 Mr. Smith was elected the represen-\\ntative of the seventh Milwaukee ward in the\\nState legislature. He was not a candidate for\\nthe place and did not wish it. but the people of\\nthat ward one of the most intelligent in the\\ncity insisted uf\u00c2\u00bbon it, and he could not well\\nrefuse. He gave three months of the hardest\\nwork of his life to his duties in that capacity,\\nand from the first was one of the recognized\\nleaders of the House. He was chairman of\\nthe judiciary committee at a time when im-\\nportant amendments to the constitution had\\njust been adopted, and it threw severe and\\nc-ontinued labors upon that committee, whose\\nduty it was to see that all legislation was in\\naccordance therewith. The greater part of the\\nwork performed by Mr. Smith in this capacity\\nwas therefore of a negative character and so\\nbusy did it keep him that he had time and oc-\\ncasion to draw up but one bill, which was one\\nof the shortest ever placed uj on the statute\\nbooks;\\nSection 1. The dav of the general election shall\\nbe a legal holiday.*\\nMr. Smith procured the passage of several\\nacts, among which was one that must be re-\\ngarded as of great practical importance. It\\nwas the law authorizing the school lauds com-\\nmissioners to loan from the school and other\\ntrust funds of the State, to the city of Milwau-\\nkee, money for the construction of the water-\\nworks of the city, then about to be undertaken.\\nThis plan of making several questions answer\\nSome clerk of the assembly who could not make\\nup bis mind to sanction an act so contrary to bis idea\\nof proper legislation, added, under a general rule\\nwhich g:\u00c2\u00bbve him authority, another soetion which,\\nalthough he did not know it, w.is an ahsiir.lity:\\nThis act shall take effect from and after its as-\\nIt obviously could not take effect until tlie\\ny of election, which would be in November, by\\nwhich time it must take effect under the constitu-\\ntional provision.\\neach other, and all for the public good, was\\noriginated by Mr. .Smith, and had the advan-\\ntageof providing for the use of State funds then\\nlying idle by a loan made perfectly secure\\nand also of furnishing mone\\\\- to the city at a\\ntime when its credit was not as good as at\\npresent of increasing the school fiind and\\npromoting the water- works. This plan was\\nopposed at first as a novelty, but before the\\nend of the session its advantages were so\\nclearly seen that its supporters were largely in\\nthe majority. Mr. Smith also strongly sup-\\nported the law making an annual appropria-\\ntion of ten thousand dollars for the .State\\nUniversity, in addition to the funds it alreadv\\npossessed.\\nMr. Smith might have spent a large portion\\nof his time in public station bad he followed the\\nwishes of those about him, instead of consult-\\ning his personal choice and his love for the\\nwork of bis profession. In 1859 he was nomi-\\nnated for State senator by the Republican con-\\nvention of the sixth district, but was con-\\nstrained to decline the honor because, as he\\nsaid to those who had thus honored him by\\ntheir choice, There are confided to me in pro-\\nfessional and various capacities, rights and in-\\nterests of other persons, which demand my\\nwhole time and attention. I am not at liberty\\nto neglect or lay down those trusts at this time,\\nand I can not fulfill them c nsistently with that\\ndevotion to public interests which should be\\nexacted from a senator representing one-half\\nof Milwaukee county. In 1S76 he was ten-\\ndered the appointment of United States District\\nAttorney to succeed Judge Levi Hnbbell. re-\\nsigned, but declined to ac-c-ept. When Judge\\nMiller and afterwards Judge Howe retired\\nfrom the bench of the United States Court for\\nthe eastern district of Wisc-onsin, Mr. Smith\\nwas upon both occasions nr:;ed to accept the\\nplace, as he was also urged to become a candi-\\ndate for the Supreme bench of the State upon\\nJudge Kyan s death. In ISSl it was the almost\\nunanimous wish of the bar and public that he\\nshould accept a Republican nomination or be-\\ncome an independent candidate for circuit\\njudge, to succeed Judge Small, whose term was\\nto expire that year. In all these cases he not\\nonly refused to take any step toward the ful-\\nfillment of the general desire, but on the c-on-\\ntrary prevented his friends from using his name\\nin connection with the ositions.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0359.jp2"}, "344": {"fulltext": "304\\nHISTORY OF MONUOE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMr. Smith has been connected with the social\\nand business life of Milwaukee in many ways\\nother than political or legal, only a portion of\\nwhich can be mentioned in this brief summary\\nof his life s labors. He has been vice-president\\nof the Wisconsin Humane Society, and an\\nactive worker for that noble organization was\\nthe first president of the Milwaukee Chess\\nClub in 1851 he was secretary of the Young\\nMen s Association, a .society founded for the\\nadvancement of education and culture, and that\\nlaid the foundation of the great public library\\nnow under city control. Ho is |)residonl of\\nand a largo stockholder in the (Jroam City\\nStreet Railroad Company, and through that\\ncorporation and others has made his energy,\\nability and means contribute to the growth\\nand development of Milwaukee s material in-\\nterests.\\nThat Mr. Smith has, almost from the day of\\nhis first appearance at the bar of Milwaukee,\\nhold a commanding position and been engaged\\nin an extended practice, goes almost without\\nthe saying, in view of the outlines of public\\nusefulness and public confidence given above.\\nHis clients have been among the leading men\\nand firms or corporations of Wisconsin, and he\\nhas been connected with some of the most ira-\\n])ortant and intricate cases recorded in the\\nlegal history of the State. While it would be\\nimpossible to mention all these within the brief\\ncompass of this sketch, two can be referred to\\nas containing matters of uti usual public interest.\\nOne of these concerned the celebrated draft\\nriot, and the enforcement of the draft in Ozau-\\nkee county during the war, involving the con-\\nstitutionality of acts of Congress authorizing\\nthe conscription of citizens and their enroll-\\nment in the military service of the country;\\nalso the law jjower of the governor of the\\nState, in enforcing those acts. It was a time of\\ngreat cxiitement, and a crisis in public affiiirs,\\nparty spirit running high, and every word and\\nmovement attracting an excited public atten-\\ntion. Upon the final appeal to the Supreme\\nCourt all the acts of Governor Salomon in en-\\nforcing the draft, including the arrest of citi-\\nzens and their imprisonment in the military\\ncamp at Madison, were declared to be constitu-\\ntional and in pursuance of law, and the power\\nof the Government to act for its own preserva-\\ntion fully sustained. Mr. Smith, as attorney-\\ngeneral, exhibited a complete mastery of all the\\nfeatures of the case, and his success in the\\nfinal decision of the Supremo Court was due to\\nclose study, careful arrangement, and the full\\npreparation he had made for the trial, and to\\nthe principles of law and justice on which he\\nbased his pleadings and argument.\\nStill another case of importance with which\\nhe was connected at its various stages grew^ out\\nof the controversy between the stockholders of\\nthe old Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Rail-\\nroad Company and the old Milwaukee and St.\\nPaul Railroad Company, in which the latter\\ngreat corporation was enjoined from absorbing\\nand destroying the former company until the\\nrights and interests of its stockholders were\\nprotected in a satisfactory and equitable com-\\npromise. The national importance of the\\ndraft case. as one has said, and the vast\\nj ecuniary interests involved in the latter,\\ngreatly enhanced Mr. Smith s reputation at the\\nbar, and led to an increased practice and to re-\\ntainers in some of the most important litiga-\\ntions of the period.\\nPolitically Mr. Smith was of Democratic an-\\ntecedents, but when he came to the full con-\\nsideration of the great questions confronting\\nthe people of America in his early manhood,\\nand saw the wrong and the dangers of slavery,\\nhe made his choice according to the dictates of\\npatriotism and conscience. He gave a reason\\nfortius change of faith, and sot it forth ably and\\nfairly in a letter to his old legal instructor, Mr.\\nChristiancy, in a letter bearing date of Septem-\\nber 20, 185G. In that communication he said\\nI am among those Democrats who, having\\nbeen always faithful to the party, were glad in\\n18.52 to vote for its candidate, on the principles\\nthen avowed and the pledges then made that\\nthe slave question was settled. How that\\nprinciple has been abandoned, and that jjledge\\nviolated, we all know. When the party [Demo-\\ncratic] lent itself to that act of treachery [the\\nrepeal of tiie Missouri Compromise] by which\\nterritory for thirty years consecrated to free-\\ndom was thrown open to slaverj-, the moral\\nsense of the North was shocked. It was but\\npartially lulled by the delusive cry of popular\\nsovereignty, when it was again aroused by the\\npractical illustration in Kansas of the principle\\nas administered by its great exponent. Even\\nthen I hoped, with many others, that the out-\\nrages per]ieti atcd or .sanctioned bj- the Presi-\\nHistory of the Bench and Bar of Wisconsin.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0360.jp2"}, "345": {"fulltext": "HIOGKAI lIIES OF rUKSENT AND KOKMKK CITIZKNS.\\n805\\ndent and his advisors might be cliarfroablo only\\nto them, and tiiat the party would repudiate\\nthem and their deeds, and free itself of the bur-\\ndensome ineubus. Those hopes were disap-\\n])oiiitcd. The Cincinnati platform openly or\\ntacitly approved of those acts, so hateful in the\\neyes of Northern men, and distinctly commit-\\nted the party to a continuance in the same\\ncourse.\\nFremont was nominated on a platfoi-in mod-\\nerate, conservative, and containing only those\\nrequii-ements in regard to slavery which tlu^\\nNorth might rightfully demand. For the\\nliropriet} the right, the moral necessity of I e-\\nstricling slavery to its present limits, once un-\\ndisputed on this continent, are clear to my mind\\nwhether I consider the sj-stem abstractly or\\nloolc at its practical effects. I then could not\\nhesitateastomy choice. Whatever mightbe the\\nforce of partj- ties, of habits, names, associa-\\ntions; whatever might bo the strength of one\\nparty or the weakness of the othci- whatever\\nmight be the result, victory or defeat, I could\\nnot but determine to throw mj influence in\\nfavor of the rights of the North, the rights of\\nfreemen everywhere. I could not join in anj-\\nconspiracy to destroy liberty or promote\\nslavery anywhere; and certainly not in this\\nland where the question is vital to ourselves:\\nf(ir if the plan of admitting slave States to the\\nI nion shall succeed, until the political power\\nof the South shall predominate, the slight fore-\\ntaste we have had of their method of using\\n[lower leads me to fear that wo shall riot be\\nexempt from a more bitter experience of that\\ntyrann\\\\-. With those views, which subsequent\\nreflection has confirmed. I determined to vote\\nfor those candidates who, ])ersonally highly\\nacceptable to me, were pledged to carry out\\nprinciples more important than men.\\nHolding these views it was impossible for\\nMr. Smith to be anj thing but an earnest and\\noutspoken friend of the Union cause when war\\nwas declared by the slave-holding power, and\\nto labor in all possible wa^-s for the success of\\nthe North. He was vicopresident of the first\\ncommittee organized in Milwaukee for the sup-\\nport of the war. He had fully arranged to\\nenlist and go to the field of actual service,\\nwhen the demand was made upon him by Crov-\\nernor Salomon that he should go to Madison\\nand give the same loyal and needed service in\\nanother line of duty. But ho did not confine\\nhis activity to that labor. He was instant at\\nall seasons and in many ways for the Union s\\ngood, urging enlistments, looking after the\\nfamilies of those who were left behind. His\\nwar speeches were among the best and most\\neffective of any of those delivered in the West,\\nantl although they can not be referred to in do-\\ntail, the tone and temper with which he dis-\\ncussed the great questions in issue, can be\\nlearned from isolated extracts. In one deliv-\\nered on February 24, 18(i2, he used tlie follow-\\ning strong and viijorous language\\nThe real grounds of the present wur are the\\nsame on which the ]iatriots of the Revolution\\nstood. Tiie freedom which they gained wo\\nmaintain the Tories of that da\\\\- have their\\nparallel in the .secessionists of this; the attack\\non Fort Sumter is but a repetition of Hunker\\nHill and it may be that in Fort Donel.son we\\nhave already seen our Yorktown.\\nLot us he thankful that we are not left\\ndestitute. The protecting eye which watched\\nover the birth of the Nation is not closed in\\nthis its struggle with the angel of death.\\nThe arm then stretched forth to save is not\\nshortened. The finger of God it is that has\\nwritten in the hearts of this grateful people of\\nthe North, courage, zeal, chivahy, and uncon-\\n(|ucral)le iletermination to succeed.\\nWhen this rebellion shall be subdued, when\\nunconditional surrender shall be the com-\\npromise accepted b} all armed rebels, when\\nour heroes that have gone fortli in hope and\\ncourage shall return in triumph and honor,\\nwhen the foundations of our Government shall\\nhave been laid deeper and broader by their\\nhands, and they and we shall rejoice over the\\nnoble work, think not that we shall be content\\nto accept the past as the measure of the future.\\nThe constitution may be the same, but the\\nmode of expounding it can not but be liberal-\\nized. The (iovernment will remain, but it will\\nbe administereil in a spirit of greater freedom\\nand more personal equalitj The Northmen,\\nthus conquerors, will not tamely bow their\\nnecks to the old j oke, nor reconstruct that\\nfabric of political t^-ranny which they are about\\nto destroy. Tiie evils they have put under\\nfoot they will never again endure. They will\\nnot vanquish the enemies of the I nion. and\\nyield them renewed homage.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0361.jp2"}, "346": {"fulltext": "306\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAt Miidison, on October 2, 1863, he ciolivcred,\\nin reply to an oration of Edward G. Ilyun, a\\nspeech upon War Under the Constitution,\\nwhich made a deep impression upon tiic public\\nthought, and helped to set many who wavered\\ninto a right view of the rights and powers of\\nthe General Government. After an extended,\\nlearned and logical discussion of his theme, he\\nconcluded with tliis caustic touch:\\nMartial law is despotic a dreadful evil.\\nBattles are murder no less an evil. The\\nmore reason for driving the war to a speedy\\nclose. Both are opposed to the peaceful spirit\\nof the constitution; both without justification\\nexcept in necessity; neither expressly forbid-\\nden in the constitution, noi- expressly sanc-\\ntioned yet both necessary incidents of war,\\nnot to be avoided by any theory cruelly in-\\ntruded upon us, who are painfully unwilling.\\nNo constitution can bridle bloody war with the\\nsilken reins of peace, turn bayonets into con-\\nstable s staves, nor ])lant courts and juries uj50n\\na battlefield. We can not persuade rebel armies\\nto submit to trial upon tiie indictment of a\\ngrand jury; nor will a warrant arrest the whiz-\\nzing minie and the screaming shell. In sucii\\nperils the constitution is to be upheld, not by\\nlawyers and their orations, but by heroes and\\ntheir blood! Narrow and unsafe that con-\\nstruction which declares the constitution uii-\\nequalto such emergencies! Our commander-\\nin-chief must take from the enemy mules, cat-\\ntle, corn, cotton, wagons; must burn houses,\\nships, cities must capture and kill! Do not\\nrebels the same? Can our general aciiieve\\nsuccess if he is unable to picket his horses, form\\nlino of battle, or direct a march, destroy a\\nbuilding, cut down a tree, for fear of broken\\nconstitution and a suit for trespass? Or if the\\ncontrol over the territory subject to his arms\\nbe denied to him because occupied by citizens\\nnot belonging to the belligerent armies? Such\\ntrifling revolts common sense. The war power\\nOUTSIDE of the constitution, because not\\nnamed b}- it; within the constitution because\\nimplied in the right to make war is and of\\nnecessity must be supreme within its sphere!\\nThe opposition press referred to these conclu-\\nsions as dangerous to liberty, but in the\\nlight of iiistorj- who was the prophet, Wiiifiold\\nSmith or the men who would have set his logic\\nand his conclusions at naught?\\nIn addition to Mr. Smith s speeches, he made\\ncontinual use of the pen, and the liepublican\\npress of the State during war da^-s could\\nfurnish many evidences of that fact, in edi-\\ntorials and communications. He was also\\nauthor of a vigorous and keenly humorous bal-\\nlad, which shovved MacClellan to the world in a\\nlight other than that in which his followers\\nregarded him a versification that found\\ngreat favor at the time, but whoso authorship\\nwas known to but few.\\nThe qualities of manly resolution and intel-\\nlectual strength which belonged to tlie father,\\nand of culture and refinement that were the\\n])o.sse8sions of the mother, have united to pro-\\nduce in the son a character and bearing that\\nhave won him admiration and friends, and en-\\nabled him to secure and retain the public con-\\nfidence and respect that he has for so many\\nyears held. The superior education which op-\\nportunity, application, and a deep thirst for\\nknowledge enabled Winfield Smith to gain, has\\nsupplemented his natural gifts; and much of\\nthe force and polish of his writings and forensic\\nefforts may be attributed to his familiarity with\\nclassic models and the literature of ancient as\\nwell as modern times. Among iiis mental char-\\nacteristics may be mentioned keen discernment\\nof the meaning and measure of things about\\nhim, determination to accomplish what he un-\\ndertakes, self reliance, an independence of\\nthought and action, strong religious convic-\\ntions, and an imagination fervid and yet tem-\\npered with good judgment. With an analyt-\\nical mind he reaches his conclusions bj the\\nway of logic, and is ever ready to furnish a\\nreason for the faith that is within him. Taking\\nnothing for granted, he demands a reason for\\nevery proposition that is submitted to his un-\\nderstanding. He does not form his opinions\\nsuddcnl}- or from impulse. His beliefs are the\\nfruits of experience, or ripened and intelligent\\nstudy, based upon all the facts that can be\\nbrought to his knowledge. A fine natural\\norator, he has been called to the public plat-\\nform upon many important occasions, and has\\never acquitted himself with honor and to the\\ngratification of those whom he addressed loyal\\nin his friendship; sincere, candid with a word\\nthat is never broken generous in manj- quiet\\ndeeds of benevolence loving music, flowers,\\nand all that can elevate or improve mankind,\\nand guided only by what he believes to be\\nright, regardless of the views or expressions of", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0362.jp2"}, "347": {"fulltext": "BKHIRAPIIIES OF rUKSKNT AND KOUMER CITI/EN^\\n;50Y\\nother men. Even in his earlj school days lie\\nwas rcf^anled as painstaking, stuilious and thor-\\nough, and since those years has had little time\\nand no inclination for the gaining of success by\\narts which many are able to follow. The only\\nroad thereto that suggested itself to him was\\nby hard work and the employment of straight-\\nforward and direct methods. As a lawyer he\\nhas gained a special distinction in the line of\\nequity jurisprudence, in which he has hardly a\\nsu]H rior in the ^Jorthwest. But his success\\nhas b} no means been confined to any one\\nbranch of his profession, as he is equally at\\nlionic in them all. Viewed from any side,\\nWinfield Smith maybe regarded as a man who,\\nwhile winning a marked success by his talents\\nand in(lustrj% has at the same time made a good\\nuse of and has justified that success.\\nThe natural law of compensation does not\\npermit many men to excel in more than one\\navocation. Yet there are those who arc en.\\nliowed with such versatilitj- that almost any\\npath they may choose to take will lead to emi-\\nnence. Mr. Smith belongs to this limited cat-\\negory. As above shown, he has essayed to do\\nmany things of a literary and business nature\\noutside of his profession, and it is not too much\\nto say that in no ordinary measure he has suc-\\nceeded in them all. In drawing up a brief foi-\\ntiic highest judicial tribunal; in addressing\\nhimself on a question of fact to the human\\nsympathies and homely sense of a jurj in\\nappealing through the cold power of logic to the\\ncalm judgment of a court on an issue of law.\\nhe seems eijually at home and equally and\\nsingulai Iy successful. But the same is likewise\\ntrue in a much wider field. Said a prominent\\nbusiness gentleman who had known him inti-\\nmately for manj- years: Wit\\\\fiel(l Smith is\\na success wherever you find him. Asa lawyer\\nhe is excelled by none in the Northwest, and\\nis equaled b}^ few yet as a literary man of\\nclean, caustic expression upon an} subject on\\nwhich dut}- or inclination prompts him to speak\\nor wi ite, he stands equally high. He was my at-\\ntiirnej said this informant, until hispracticc\\nhad outgrown and risen above the dimensions\\nof ordinary matters of controversj-, when it\\nwas necessary to seek other legal talent to take\\nhis place.\\nThe genius of no lawyer can supplant hard\\nwork, and it does not with Mr. Smith. lie\\nstudies his cases thoroughly, and he studies\\nboth sides, and is therefore prcpare l to meet\\nany point of argument which might n^ason-\\nabl} be expected from an adversarj-. A men-\\ntion of several im])Ortant litigations with which\\nhe has been connected should be added to tho.se\\nalready- referred to. lie was retained in be-\\nhalf of the defendants, in 1875, in a number of\\nthe i)rosccutions commenced by the United\\nStates against persons charged with violations\\nof the revenue laws. These cases were of much\\nimportance to the parties interested, and at the\\ntime attracted great attention. The results\\nwere generallj unfavorable to the defendants,\\nbut his clients were entirely satisfied with the\\nstrenuous and able efforts of Mr. Smith, and\\nhis ])artial successes were regarded as victories,\\nconsidering the odds against which he had to\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2oniend. His practice in revenue cases had,\\nbefore this, been extensive, and his knowledge\\nof that department of professional labor was\\nexhaustive. For several years he was a part-\\nner of Mr. Stark, one of the best known law-\\nyers of the Milwaukee bar, and they conducted\\namong others a litigation involving the man-\\nagement of the Sentinel Company, in which\\ncase they won a signal triumph and much\\ncredit also.\\nBut no case in Wisconsin has for many years\\nbeen the subject of more wide attention from\\nbusiness men than the action brought by Mr.\\nDaniel Wells against Peter Mcdeoch, both of\\nMilwaukee, to recover a verj- large sum of\\nmoney which the plaintiff claimed he paid bj\\nreason of the defendant s misrepresentations to\\nliim. This is popularly- known as the lard\\ncase, and as nearly everybody in Milwaukee\\natid Chicago knows something of its history,\\nthe eiHjuirer need only to designate it by this\\noleaginous title to elicit whatever information\\nconcerning it the party interrogated maj pos-\\nsess. The princi|)al defense was that the tran-\\nsactions between the parties were illegal, be-\\ncause they were in violation of the Illinois\\nstatutes forbidding what is understood as\\ncorners, and the defendant claimed the sub-\\nject of controversy to be money gained by the\\nparties in one successful corner and lost by\\nthem in the lard corner. The case was decided\\nin the lower court in favor of the defendant\\nu])on this ground, and has been argued be-\\nfore the Supreme Court on apjteal, the prin-\\ncipal question being whether the illegalit}-\\nmentioned constitutes a valid defense. The", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0363.jp2"}, "348": {"fulltext": "308\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncase was begun in 1883, and is voiy voluminous,\\nand lias required almost continuous labor from\\nthe counsel. The brief drawn by Mr. Smith\\nextends over nearly a hundred printed pages,\\nand is considered by attorneys, who can best\\nappreciate its merits, as a model for method\\nof arrangement, logical statement and per-\\nspicuity Tiiis case resulted in the award by\\nthe Supreme Court of Wisconsin to Mr. Wells,\\nMr. Smith s client, of a judgment of over $250,-\\n000, which was paid.\\nOutside of the jjractice of law, Mr. Smilii s\\nliterary qualities are chiefly exhibited in his\\nlove of study, his practical mastery of two\\nmodern languages, his translations from the\\nGerman, his divers public sjieeches and his\\nnumerous articles, descriptive and controver-\\nsial, in the daily press. How ho has found op-\\nportunitj- to write so much as he has at times\\ndone for publication, and still attend to the\\nurgent and taxing duties of his practice, can\\nnot be I eadily conceived by intellects less\\nactive, less comprehensive and less flexible.\\nYet while he has done this and much more,\\nespecially in large outside business matters, he\\nhas continued to grow in weight and prestige\\nas a lawyer, and, as already seen, the largest\\ncase perhaps in all his professional career is the\\none last described, which, with Mr. Fish, he\\nnow has in hand and is contesting against\\nMessrs. Stark and Miller.\\nThe position Winficld Smith holds as presi-\\ndent of the Cream City Raih-oad came to him\\nby a natural sequence of circumstances, and\\nwas unsought and undesired. He bought some\\nstock in the road by way of patronizing a public\\nenterprise, and was elected a director. The\\ncompany was not prospering as well as the\\n.stockholders could wish. His efficiency as a\\ndirector was quickly recognized; a change of\\nmanagement was desired, and the burden of\\nexecutive responsibility was shifted to the\\nshoulders of Mr. Smith. When he assumed\\ncontrol in 1878 the stock was worth but sixty\\nto seventy cents. It has since appreciated to\\nupwards of one dollar and sixty cents, and the\\nstockholders may be taken for good authority\\nthat much of the credit for this gratifj ing ap-\\npreciation belongs to their president. The\\nroad is in all respects well equipped, anil h;\\\\s\\ncertainly arrived at an era of ])rosperity.\\nIt may further be .said of Mr. Smith as a\\nspeaker and a writer, that he especially excels\\nin descriptive power. His delineations are\\ncharacterized by the careful precision of the\\nlawyer, and by that vivid presentation of in-\\ncident, of which the reading public never tires.\\nConspicuous illustrations, did space permit,\\nmight be drawn from his earnest and eloquent\\neulogies to the respective memories of Byron\\nPaine and Senator Matt. Carpenter. These ad-\\ndres.ses were delivered in the Supreme Court\\nat Madison, the former in response to an invi-\\ntation from the Milwaukee bar. Of Mr. Car-\\njienter he could speak witli feeling, for they\\nhad sustained, as partners, a nearer relation\\nthan that of bi other lawyers. The two ad-\\ndresses are in marked contrast to each other,\\nin tidelity to the corresponding differences of\\nthe men. The I oiigh, impassioned earriestness\\nof Mr. Paine, his sterling character, his un-\\npolished worth and even his defects, which\\ncould hardly be spared from the individuality\\nof the man, were painted by an artist whose\\nchief endeavor was to draw a picture of his\\nsubject whicli all would recognize. Hence the\\nsketch was like that of a mountain, rugged,\\nponderous, grand. Its torrents may at times\\nbe turbid, but they come down with force.\\nThere is reserved power in overhanging mas.ses\\nof snow antl ice. The detonations of a rifle\\nmay convert them into an avalanche. But\\nIhe cultured, pervasive intellect of Mr. Carpen-\\nter, with its ruling triumvirate of wisdom, learn-\\ning, wit, constitutes a different subject, and its\\nportraiture by Mr. Smith corrcsiJouds:\\nHe studied the literature as well as the\\nphilosophy of law, and his learning strength-\\nened the arguments which his logic inspired.\\nHis addresses were even more attractive to\\ncultivated men of his own profession than to\\ntho.se not trained to the law, and in courts he\\ngained his highest glories, great as was his\\noratorical reputation among the people. His\\nclear thoughts, his terse but fluent phrases, his\\nfelicitous turnsofspeecii, often running into de-\\nlightful wit, his continual good nature, his\\npersuasive manner, his melodious voice than\\nwhich none more captivating was ever heard\\nin a court all gave to his forensic eloquence\\na charm which judges felt even more than\\njuries.\\nMr. Smith has tried his hand at describing\\nmaterial objects and scenery, as well as the\\nminds of men. His published account of the\\nruin wrought by the Chicago fire ranks among", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0364.jp2"}, "349": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PRESENT ANIJ FORMER CITIZENS.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0A09\\nthe first of the many thrilling narratives in-\\nspired by that grand and terrible desolation.\\nHilt tlie literary effort which, with tiie peculiar-\\nities of the occasion, will bo sure to preserve\\nMr. Smith s name for unborn generations, is\\nthe speech made b}^ him about four years ago\\nin -Milwaukee at theseini-eentennial celebration\\nof the first election over held in that cilj-.\\nThe occasion was memorable. A handful of\\nsurvivors of the thirty-nine men who voted at\\nthat election were present and added impres-\\nsive interest to the scene. The address was\\nlistened to by the large concourse of people as-\\nsembled in Schlitz Park with rapt attention,\\nand drew encomiums from the citj press. The\\nspeaker reviewed the past, minutely depicted\\nthe events, incidents and results of tliat first\\nelection described the formalities of eastern\\nextraction which constrained the suflfragists\\nto select one of their number for fence-\\nviewer, when no fence existed within the\\nlimits of the count} He did not fail to pay a\\ndeserved and glowing tribute to the deter-\\nmined, patient pioneers who laid the founda-\\ntions of a largo and flourishing city. As cen-\\nturies and lialf centuries come and go, this first\\ncelebration of the first election in Milwaukee\\nwill be recalled from musty files of papers and\\nfaded documents, and with it will bo recalled\\nthe name and utterances of the orator of the\\noccasion, Mr. Winfield Smith.\\nMr. Smith s family consists of his wife, who\\nwas Miss Sarah M. Fellows, born in Lockport,\\nXew Vork; his daughter, Anna, married in\\n1S74 to Edward C. Hopkins, of Milwaukee;\\nhis son, Henry L. Smith, residing in Milwau-\\nkee, married to Miss Joan Brayton, of Cleve-\\nland, Ohio; Evalyn. married to William Staf-\\nford, of New York Winfield Robert, graduated\\nin 1889 from the University of Wisconsin\\n-Mabel, Foster and Grace, now just returned\\nfrom a few months voyage in Europe. -Mr.\\nSmith wont in March, 1888, with two flaughtcrs\\nto Europe, and after vi.siting Paris, Rome,\\nNaples, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and\\nEondon, ho returned in October, leaving liis\\ndaughters to spend the winter there, jirosecut-\\ning their studies in French, German and music.\\nAll are happily united in Milwaukee.\\nIn the spring of 1889 the site for a new post\\noffice, costing 81,200,000, for the city of Mil-\\nwaukee, was to be determined by the Secretary\\nof the Treasury-. Mr. Smith was .selected to\\njiropare the argument in i avor of a position\\nncai that previously occu]iic l, and to press\\norally the adoption of that j)osition, both be-\\nfore the secretary and his subordinate officers\\nin Washington and the agents dispatched b}-\\nhim to Milwaukee for the ])urpose of personal\\nexamination. His efforts were altogether sat-\\nisfactory to his constituents, and were crowned\\nwith complete success.\\nUKNJAMIX l.)AXSARl)\\nWas boni in Fiance, and by his father educated\\nfor a Roman atholic priest; but on arriving at\\nthe aire of manhood, he declined further service\\nin tho church, jireferring a mercantile and busi-\\nness life. He settled in Monroe in 183(i, and\\nfor a number of j ears was a dry goods mer-\\nchant. Being a very fine French scholar, ho\\ngave instruction in that language to a number\\nof classes in the city, his first pupil being Doctor\\nOsgood, famous for the remedy so universally\\nused in the West for fever and ague, known as\\nOsgood s Cholagogue. He was a type of the\\ngenuine Parisian French, cultivated and refined\\nin manner, light-hearted, very courteous and\\npolite, very domestic in his habits. He married\\nthe daughter of Joseph Boyez, a merchant of\\nMonroe. He was a tender, devoted and loving\\nhusband, and loved gain that ho might obtain\\nthe comforts and enjoyments of a luxurious life\\nfor himself and fainil}-. In 1858 he closed up\\nhis business as a merchant and opened a bank-\\ning office, and with liis eldest son, Joseph, con-\\nstituted the firm of B. Dan.sard Son, which\\ncontinued until the death of his son, when bis\\nonly remaining son, Benjamin, was his suc-\\ncessor in the firm. The firm has ever sustained\\na fine reputation as bankers.\\nHis eldest son, Joseph, married the daughter\\nof Dr. George Landon. He died May 5, 1879.\\nHis wife, Mary, died April 19, 1882, leaving\\none son and four daughters, now residing in\\nMonroe.\\nTh(r youngest son, Benjamin, the only surviv-\\ning child, continues in the business as a banker\\nin what is known as the Dansard Block.\\nBenjamin Dansard died January 20, 1888, at\\nthe age of seventy-five, leaving a very hand-\\n.soine fortune to his descendants. He was a\\nmember of the Masonic Order, under whose\\nauspices ho was buried, and tbe resolution", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0365.jp2"}, "350": {"fulltext": "310\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nadopted by the Order well expresses the esti-\\nmate of the Order:\\nResolved, That in the death of our esteemed\\nbrother, Benjamin Dansard, of this city, the\\nState and comnuiuity of which he was a resi-\\ndent for more than fifty years have lost a loyal,\\nlaw-abiding citizen the business community a\\nman of rare ability and the strictest business\\nintegrity; the fraternity of which he was an\\nesteemed member a faitlifuland earnest brother,\\nand his fimily a wise, indulgent and loving-\\nfather.\\nGEORGE HENRY GREENE,\\nFormerly of Raisinville but now of Lansing,\\nMichigan, was born October 12, 1836, on Grosse\\nIsle, the beautiful island in Detroit TJiver. Mr.\\nGreene comes of good New England stock. He\\nis a liheal descendant in the ninth generation\\nof John Greene, of Warwick, Rhode Island,\\nsurgeon, who came in 1635 from England to\\nSalem, Massachusetts. This ancestor was,\\nlike Roger Williams and for similar reasons,\\nbanished from Massachusetts Colony in 1638,\\nwhen he joined Williams in Providence, and in\\n1642 became a resident of Warwick, Rhode\\nIsland, where the family became very numer-\\nous. The Warwick Greenes, his descendants,\\nhave ever been a conspicuous family in Rhode\\nIsland from the foundation of the colony.\\nJohn Greene was also the ancestor of General\\nNathaniel Greene, Governor William Greene,\\nRevolutionary^ War Governor of Rhode Island,\\nand Ray Greene, General Albert Collins Greene\\nand Henry B. Anthony, United States Senators\\nfrom Rhode Island, the latter of whom was\\ncalled the father of the Senate from having\\nbeen five terms consecutively elected by his\\nState to full terms in the United States Senate.\\nAlso numbered among his doscenduiits are\\nColonel Christopiier Greene, who commanded\\nat the battle of Red Bank, War of the Revolu-\\ntion General George Sears Greene, of the\\nUnion Army, War of the Rebellion, and his son,\\nSamuel Dana Greene, who was executive\\nofficer of the first Monitor in her victorious\\nencounter with theMerrimac Mrs. Julia Ward\\nHowe and of George Washington Greene,\\nSamuel Greene Arnold and William Hickling\\nPrescott, the historians.\\nGeorge H. Greene was a son of Augustus\\nWooden Greene, who was born in I rovidence,\\nRhode Island, March 13, 1813, and who came\\nto Michigan from Vermont in the autumn of\\n1834. At that time it required eight da3 s to\\ncome from Buffalo to Detroit by way of Lake\\nErie, which was the quickest route. At Tren-\\nton he met Miss Amy Junkins Davis, born\\nMay 16, 1818, at Zanesville, Ohio, and the}-\\nwere married December 2, 1835. Her father,\\nDavid Davis, with his family had been residents\\nof Michigan since a time prior to 1827, Au-\\ngustus W, Greene and his young wife began\\nhousekee])ing on Grosse Isle, where he engaged\\nin farming. In 1837 he began work on a con-\\ntract he had taken to excavate a portion of the\\ncanal projected from Gibralter to Flat Rock,\\nand had much of it completed when in conse-\\nquence of the panic of that year the canal\\ncompany broke up, leaving him without return-\\nfor the mone3 and labor expended. He then\\nremoved to Raisinville, where he resided forty\\nyears; then emigrating to Hodgeman county,\\nKansas, in 1878, he there died June 6, 1879,\\naged sixty six years.\\nThe subject of this sketch therefore spent\\nhis boyhood years and qavIj manhood in Rai-\\nsinville. Here he obtained his education, to-\\ngether with one academic j ear at Yates Acad-\\nemy, in Yates, Orleans county. New York, in\\n1853 54. He then engaged, at the age of eigh-\\nteen, to teach his first school in what was called\\nthe Barnes district, town of London, in the\\nwinter o( 1854-55. This was the beginning of\\na successful career as a teacher. He taught\\nduring the winter terms from that time until\\n1863, with the exception of one year. Dur-\\ning that 3 ear, beginning in the autumn of 1857,\\nho was a clerk in the drug store of S. M.\\nSackett, but this business proving distasteful\\nto him he resumed teaching, and many of his\\npupils who are now respected men and women\\nof Monroe county will recall with kindly re-\\nmembrance the time thej were under his tute-\\nlage. After leaving the drug store he was en-\\ngaged during the summer months of several\\nyears in selling paper for the Monroe Paper\\nMills, then owned by William P. Gale.\\nOn the 8th of April, 1862, Mr. Greene was\\nmarried to Miss Julia Lucretia Baldwin, daugh-\\nter of Mr. Goodrich Baldwin, of Raisinville,\\nand in April, 1863, removed to Lansing, Michi-\\ngan, where he engaged in the manufacture of\\nchairs. Three years later he accepted the ap-\\npointment of overseer of a cane shop at the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0366.jp2"}, "351": {"fulltext": "KIOGRAPHIES OK PRESENT AND lORMER CITIZENS.\\n:^I1\\nState Reform School. Here his aptness iu the\\ncontrol of the unruly element of the school\\nwas soon recognized by the managers of that in-\\nstitution, and the ensuing year he was appoint-\\ned its ])rincipal teacher, and soon after again\\npromoted and became assistant superintendent.\\nIn this position, which he occupied several\\nyears, ho became successful and popular in\\nthe government and discipline of the boys of\\nthe institution, a task rocjuiring the exercise of\\nmuch wisdom, patience and kindness. In 1871\\nhe entered the office of secretary of stale and\\nassisted in the compilation of tlie census of\\n1870, which being completed he was tendered\\na clerkship in the auditor-general s office. Here\\nagain his efficiency and close application to\\nhis duties brought him promotion, and he be-\\ncame chief of one of the divisions of that office\\na position he .still Iiolds, enjoying the full\\nconfidence and respect of his chief\\nHe has been an active member of the Masonic\\nfraternity since he entered the Order in ISti\\nand has filled with credit many of its offices.\\nDuring four years, 1871-4, he was Master of\\nLansing Lodge, No. 33. F. and A. M.: nine j ears,\\n1874 to 1883, High Priest of Capital Chapter,\\nNo. 9, E. A. M.; one year, 1870, T. I. Master of\\nLansing Council, No. 29, R. and S. M.; nine\\nyears, 1877 to 1886, Prelate of Lansing Com-\\nmandery. No. 25, K. T.:and in 1883 he was M.\\nI. Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal\\nand Select Mastei s of Michigan. He has also\\nbeen a member continuously, except one j ear,\\nsince 1880 of the finance committee of the\\nGrand Chapter of R. A. M. of Michigan.\\nIn |)olities Mr. Greene has al\\\\va3 s been a\\nRepublican. Reaching his majority in 1857\\nhis first vote for Governor was cast for Mo.ses\\nWisncr, and his first votein a presidential con-\\ntest was cast for Abraham Lincoln.\\nIn religious association he is a Congrogation-\\nalist. He was actively identified with the\\nformation and subsequent growth of the\\nFranklin Street Presbj terian Church of Lans-\\ning, serving as an elder therein, and for a num-\\nber of years was superintendent of its Sabbath\\nschool.\\nHe i.s greatly interested in the work of the\\n.Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, which\\nis doing so much to preserve the history of the\\npioneers and pioneer customs of the early days\\nof Michigan. lie was elected its correspond-\\ning secretary in 1879, and his services are still\\nretained in that office, the society having\\nannually re-elected him since that time to that\\n])osition.\\nHe was one of the five commissioners ap-\\npointed by Governor Luce to represent Michi-\\ngan at the National Centennial Celebration\\ncoinineinorative of the first settlement of and\\nthe establishment of civil government in the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Territory Northwe-st of the River Ohio under\\nthe ordinance of 1787, held at .Marietta. Ohio,\\nJuly 15. 1888.\\nHe is proud of the fact that his family, in a\\nlong line of nine generations, beginning in\\nNew England but a few years later than the\\nlanding of the Pilgrims, has helped to make\\nthe entire history of this Nation; and that he,\\nborn three months before .Michigan was admit\\nted into the Union, has participated in its entire\\nhistory as a .State.\\nMA,IOU GKItSHoM TAINTOR BILKLEY.\\nAmong the man3- prominent New England-\\ners who came to Michigan in 1832 to engage in\\nbusiness in the rapidi}- growing Territory, was\\nthe subject of this sketch. The great resources\\nof the country, the vast possibilities for manu-\\nfacturing and mercantile ))ursnits, made a deep\\nimpression upon his mind, deciding the\\nquestion of a removal hithei- in a short time.\\nMajor Bulkley was the great-grandson of Rev.\\nPeter Bulkley, D. I)., who was one of the first\\nclergymen of Massachusetts and onnecticut,\\ncoming from P ngland to Cambridge, Massa-\\nchusetts, in 1635. He was a staunch puritan,\\na coadjutor of Cotton Mather, and, like many\\nof that liberty-loving race, left Kngland on\\naccount of the oppressions of the church a\\nnon-conformist.\\nThe families of this name in New York,\\nMassachusetts and Connecticut are all de-\\nscended from Dr. Peter Bulkley.\\nGershom T. Bulkley was born at Colchester,\\nConnecticut, March 8, 1780, removing to\\nWilliamstown. Massachusetts, with his father s\\nfamily when a young man. There, by careful\\nand persevering attention to business, by\\nadhering to the principles which were prom-\\ninent in the character of his great ancestor,\\nhe attained an enviable distinction. He was\\nactively enjraged in farming and manufac-\\nturing, and later in mercantile pursuits. He", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0367.jp2"}, "352": {"fulltext": "312\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nacceptably served his district in the State legis-\\nlature, and invariably received the approval\\nof his constituency as an able and faithful\\npublic servant. Various civil appointments\\nwere also filled by him, and he was one of the\\nstaunchest friends of Williams College, aiding\\nby his influence and private funds in its less\\npalmy da3S. that now famous and prosperous\\ninstitution.\\nIn the War of 1S12 he was among tiie first\\nto volunteer his services in the defense of his\\nState, and was commissioned a major of cavahy.\\nwhich he held as long as the services of his\\ncommand were needed.\\nIn 1836 he removed with his family to\\nMonroe, and at once engaged in busiTiess with\\nhis characteristic energyand enterprise. He was\\none of the commissioners of the G-overnment\\nworks at the harbor of Monroe, and in con-\\nstructing the canal. In 1844, without .solic-\\nitation on his part he received from the Pres-\\nident of the United States the appointment\\nof registrai- of the United States Land Office,\\nthe duties of which office at that time were\\nonerous and complex, but which he discharged\\nwith faithfulness and ability until the offices\\nwere consolidated. Mercantile affairs and farm-\\ning largely occupied his time and attention\\nuntil the later years of his life. Ho was an\\nextensive reader, well-informed upon all\\nquestions of public polity, and kept fully\\nabreast with the leading current topics of his\\nage, even to the last day of his life. His death\\noccurred at Monroe, on October 10, lS(i2, in the\\neighty-third year of his age.\\nCHARLE.S WING NOBLE\\nWas born at Monroe, Monroe county, Michigan,\\non the l.Stii day of February, 1 828. He was the\\nson of Hon. Charles Noble by ElizaWing Noble,\\nof Monroe. He attended the Monroe district\\nschools from the time he was four years of age\\nuntil he wont to Williamstown, Massachusetts,\\nin 1830, returning home in 1837, and then\\nattending the Monroe branch of the University,\\nunder the Eev. S. Center, as long as that\\ninstitution was in existence. He then had\\ndesiiltory teaching until he entered the\\nUniversity in 1842, from whicb he graduated\\nin 1840. After graduation he in company with\\nCharles J. Wood taught a school for a few\\nmonths in Monroe; after that was for a short\\nperiod in the banking office of N. E. Haskell.\\nHe then entered the law office of Noble\\nGrosvenor, where he remained in the study of\\nthe law until July, 1848, when he went to\\nCleveland. He entered the law office of\\nHitchcock, Willson Wade. In 1849 he was\\nadmitted to the bar at Cleveland, and im-\\nmediatel} formed a copartnership with\\nHulbei t E. Paine, afterward a general in the\\nFederal army during the Rebellion, sub-\\n.sequently for two terms a member of Congress\\nfrom the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, district, and\\nsince then a lawyer at Washington, I). C.\\nThis copartnership lasted about one year,\\nwhen he entered into partnership with Jesse\\nP. Bishop and Franklin T. Backus (1850), the\\nfirm becoming Bishop, Backus Noble.\\nJudge Bishop retiring at the end of five years,\\nMr. Backus and Mr. Noble continued a short\\ntime together, when the Hon. Eufus P. Ranney.\\nwho had been for some years a judge of the\\nSupreme Court of the State, joined them, and\\nthe firm became Ranney, Backus Noble. It\\ncontinued thus until Judge Ranney was again\\nelected judge of the Supreme Court of the State.\\nMessrs. Backus and Noble continued together\\nuntil the summer of 1805. when they dis-\\nsolved, and Mr. Conway W. Noble became\\npartner with Charles W. Noble. This co-\\npartnership only lasted a few months, as Mr.\\nNoble then removed from Cleveland and wont\\nto Savannah, Georgia, intending to remain\\nthere, owing to the delicate health of his wife.\\nHis wife not being benefited he removed to\\nthe city of New York, was admitted there and\\nopened an office, and was gaining a practice,\\nwhen, owing to the health of his wife, he\\nremoved to Dcti oit, and went into partnership\\nwith his father and his brother-in-law, Geo. S.\\nFrost, under the name of Geo. S. Frost Co.,\\nin purchasing, locating and selling pine lands\\non commission. His father dying in 1874, Mr.\\nNoble and Mr. Frost have continued in the\\nsame business and are still engaged in it.\\nHe has been thrice married. His first wife\\nwas the daughter of the Hon. Geo. Mvgatt. of\\nCleveland. Ohio. They were married at\\nCleveland in September, 1850. She died of\\nconsumption in April, 1852, leaving a daughter,\\nJulia E. Noble, vvho lived until June, 1867,\\nwhen she died at Mrs. Willard s school in Troy,\\nNew York.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0368.jp2"}, "353": {"fulltext": "vwjr \u00e2\u0096\u00a0^^^f^_", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0371.jp2"}, "354": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0372.jp2"}, "355": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PRESENT AND FORMER CITIZENS.\\n;U3\\nHis second wife was the daughter of Hon.\\nEvart Van Buren, of Penn Van, New York,\\nafterwards of Chicago. Tiiey were married at\\nPenn Yan in May, 1854. There were no\\nchildren by this marriage. The most of their\\nmarried life was enjoyed at Cleveland, hut her\\nfailing health caused them to try Savannali,\\nGeorgia, an l New Y ork City. In May, 18()7,\\ntiioy left New York City for Detroit, where xhi;\\ndied in October of that year.\\nMr. Noble s lliird wife is still living witii\\nhim at Detroit. She was the daughter of\\nStephen A Martine, of New York City. They\\nwere married in .July, 1870, and have had\\ntil ree daughters and one son, Stephen M. Only\\nthe daughters arc now living, residing with\\ntheir parents at Detroit, the son iiavingdied at\\nDetroit in 1882.\\nMr. Noble was during the early part of his\\nlife attached to the Whig party, but since 18()4\\nhas been a Democrat. He was nominated by\\nthe Democratic party for prosecuting attorney\\nat Cleveland in 18(55, but declined to run. He\\nhas several times been nominated i or minor\\noffices at Detroit, but gcnerall}- without his\\nconsent or knowledge, and never made any\\nefforts for election and was never elected.\\nHe has been since 1858 a member of the Pre.s\\nhyicrian chui ch. He was one of the founders\\nof the Wassonville Mission at Cleveland, Ohio,\\nnow the North Churcli. Was for the three\\nfirst years of its existence superintendent of\\nthe Third St. Mission in Detroit, and afterwards\\nsuperintendent of the Hamtramck Mission.\\nHe was active on the Union side during the\\nwar, and when Kirb}- Smitli threatened Cin-\\ncinnati, went down with the s(|uirrel hunters\\nto Kentucky as a private. He was a member\\nof the military committee at Cleveland during\\nthe war under appointment b}- Goverr.or Tod,\\nand as such rendered good service in raising\\nand ei|uipping troops for the Union army.\\nCONWAY VVIN(i NOBLE,\\nSon of Charles and Eliza Wing Noble, was born\\nin Monroe, October 7, 1842, where ho pursued\\nhisstudies preparatory for entering college, and\\nat the age of sixteen entered Michigan Univer-\\nsit} at Ann Arbor, graduating from the liter-\\nary department with the class of 18*53 at the\\nage of twenty -one. His standing in the\\nUniversity may bo readily inferred from\\nthe fact the highest honors of the class\\nwere awarded him, and he was one of the\\nfifteen seniors designated as speakers on\\nCommencement Day, having also been\\none of the principal speakers at the Junior\\nE.xhibilion the year previous. Soon after his\\ngraduation he entered, in Cleveland, Ohio, the\\nlaw firm of F. T. Backus Charles W. Noble\\n(an elder brother), then regarded one of the\\nstrongest and ablest firms in (he citj\\nIn 18(54 the young law student promptly\\nanswered to the call of our President, and with\\nenthusiasm enlisted in Company A, One Hun-\\ndred and Fifteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer\\nInfantry, under command of Colonel Haywood.\\nThe regiment in which he enlisted was the first\\nto arrive in defense of Washington, when the\\ncapital was menaced by General Jubal A.\\nEarly, who during that year raided the valley\\nof the Shenandoah, dashed into Pennsylvania,\\nand by a number of defeats closely following\\neach other and finally routed by our General\\nCuster at Waynesborough, was deprived of his\\ncommission as a confederate chieftain.\\nWhen Mr. Noble s term of service expired,\\nhe returned to Cleveland, entered the Ohio\\nState Union Law College, and was admitted to\\npractice in 18(55. The following 3-eai he and\\nhis brother Charles formed a copartnei ship,\\nwhich was in a few months terminated by the\\nremoval of his brother Charles from the citj-.\\nHe soon after formed a copartnership with the\\nHonorable Robert E. Mix. In 1872 John (i.\\nWhite, Esq., became a member of the firm, then\\nunder the name of Mix, Noble White, one of\\nthe most successful firms and the oldest in the\\ncity. The admiralt)- practice of the firm was\\nnotably large, and engaged in nearly all cases,\\non one side or the other, ])ending in the United\\nStates Courts of the city. Seldom were the\\nclients of Mix, Noble Wiiite defeated in the\\ntrial of their cau.ses.\\nMr. Noble never to any extent took part in\\npolitics, in which he was known as a con.serva-\\ntive Democrat. His judicial qualities and legal\\nability was recognized in January, 1887, by\\nGovernor Foraker in a|)])ointing him judge of\\nthe court of common pleas, made vacant by\\nthe resignation of Judge Jones. His subse(|uent\\nnomination in 188(5 by the Democratic j^arty,\\nwas b}- common consent while he was ab.sent\\nfrom the city. The acceptance of the nomina-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0373.jp2"}, "356": {"fulltext": "814\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntion was under embarrassing circumstauces, as\\nthere was a Eepublican majority of over 4,000\\nto be overcome and witli as stron;, an opponent\\nas Captain Gary. It was a notable feature of\\ntlie campaign that none of the party organs or\\nadherents of Captain Gary assailed the char-\\nacter or qualifications of his successful ojjpo-\\nnent. His term of office continues for five\\nyears, and thus ftir his decisions, rulings and\\ncharges have commanded the respect and ap-\\nproval of the bar.\\nHe married December 1, 1S80, Mrs. Ida K.\\nJones, an accomplished lady of decided talent.\\nBoth are active members of the Presbyterian\\nchurch at Cleveland. I take pleasure in giving\\na somewhat extended notice of one of our\\nMonroe boys that lias gained such prominence\\nin life.\\nuncommonly fine-appearing gentleman. He\\nwas popular in the county and city, which is\\napparent from the fact that he was elected\\ncounty treasurer while the Wliig party was in\\na large minority in the city and county.\\nBENJ.^MIN FRANICLIN FIl-^lKbD\\nWas born at Wheelock, Caledonia county,\\nVermont, July 19, 1809. He was at one time\\na copartner in business with Joseph C. Cole in\\ngroceries and provisions in Monroe; in 1842\\na copartner of William C. Sterling in forward-\\ning and commission, with warehouse at the\\nloeks, and during the existence of this copart-\\nnership purchased the steamboat General\\nWayne, then one of the hirgest steamers naviga-\\nting the lakes, of which Alonzo D. Perkins was\\ncaptain. They built at Monroe the splendid\\nsteamer Southerner. The copartnersliip ter-\\nminated by the death of Mr. William Sterling\\nJuly 12, 1848. Mr. Fifield was elected treasurer\\nof the county of Monroe for one term of two\\njears, and was influential in introducing and\\nbuilding the gas works of the city. He then\\nbecame the agent of the American Express\\nCompany, and thereafter the general agent of\\nthe Micliigan Southern Railroad Company.\\nWhile thus engaged, in returning home from\\nSt. Louis he died at the White Sulphur Springs.\\nHis remains were brought to his residence on\\nWashington street in Monroe.\\nHe was married November 19, 1834, to Miss\\nHarriet M. Cole of Detroit, who survived him.\\nThey had one son, James, now in business in\\nthe far West, and one daughter, who married\\nCharles U. Thomas, one of the wholesale mer-\\nchant ])rinces of Boston, now residing in that\\ncity on Newburg street.\\nIn personal appearance Mr. Fifield was an\\nHON. JOHN PACKARD HOGARTH.\\nJohn Packard Hogarth, youngest child of\\nJulia Maria Seymour and llichard Hogarth,\\nwas born April 9, 1820. in Geneva, New York.\\nHis father was a descendant of the family to\\nwliich belonged the famous artist and carica-\\nturist, William Hogarth. His only brother\\nwas the Rev. William Hogarth, D. D., who died\\nin Geneva, August 18, 1887. Mr. Hogarth was\\neducated at Ovid and at the old Geneva\\nAcademy, graduating with the highest honors.\\nHe was also a student of medicine and the law.\\nAt twenty-two years of age he went to New\\nYork, engaging in business there. Returning\\nto Geneva some ears after, he engaged in\\nbanking, which business took him in 1852 to\\nSan Francisco, California, where also he\\nestablished a wholesale mercantile house.\\nPrevious to leaving Geneva he married\\nDecember 29, 18.^2. Mi.ss Sarah E. Field, who\\ndied in 18. )(i.\\nMr. Hogarth came to Detroit in 180(1, return-\\ning to New York in the fall of 18G4. He\\nestablished himself in business with W. W.\\nClarke and other well known business men.\\nNovember 29, 1804, he married Miss Sarah,\\nyoungest daughter of Harry Conant, M. D., of\\nMonroe, Michigan. To them one child was\\nborn, Maria Conant, April 3, 1871, who died\\nAugust 17,1872. The failure ofhis wife s health\\nreturned them to Michigan in 1870, since which\\ntime he resided in Monroe.\\nJanuary 1, 1870, under the administration of\\nGeneral Grant, he received the appointment of\\nUnited States National Bank Examiner. He\\ncontinued in the performance of his duties as\\nsuch until 1882, when against the earnest\\nprotest of the United .States Treasury Depart-\\nment and bankers of Michigan he resigned,\\nthe conscientious discharge of his duties\\ndemanding frequent and prolonged absences\\nfrom home. At the urgent solicitation of the\\nbankers of Detroit, a new district, consisting of\\nDetroit and Monroe, was created by the Depart-\\nment for him, which office he filled until his", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0374.jp2"}, "357": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHIES OF PRESENT AND FORMER CITIZENS.\\n;i5\\ndeath. He had the special confidence of the\\nComptroller of the Currency, John Jay Knox,\\nand many of his methods were adopted by the\\nI)oi)artmenl. His books were the perfection of\\nneatness and order. He was a man of metliod.\\nCareful of the reputation of the banks, he\\nwas at the same time unswerving in his ex-\\naminations and reports, by reason of wliieh the\\nnational banks of Michigan gained rapidly in\\nstrength and reputation, and esj)eciall\\\\ have\\nthe banks ol the Detroit district attained the\\nhighest standing. Mr. Hogarth made an ex-\\niiaustive study of national banking laws, an l\\nIlls expositions of them and his re]iorts, as re-\\nceived b3 the Dejjartmeut at Washington, wt rc\\naccepted as final, and acknowledged models.\\nWith an extensive accpiaintance elsewhere,\\nno man in Michigan ]ierliaps was more widely\\nknown than John P. Hogarth. His clieerful,\\njioiislied, gentlcmanl} manners made him\\nalways a welcome guest, either in the office\\nor the drawing-room. He was everywhere\\nrecognized as a man of high moral attainments\\nand of firm religious principle, who, whether\\nin ])ublic or private station, adorned life, and\\nl)rougiit to society its most substantial achieve-\\nments. He was a man of rare intellectual\\nabiiitj a connoi.sseur in art, a lover of nature,\\na reader of the best books in poetry, literature,\\nscience and theology; a deep thinker, self-\\ncontained almost to a fault; a delightful\\nconversationalist always the courteous gentle-\\nman, in his own home abounding in hospi-\\ntality, his domestic life was most beautiful,\\nlie was a close attendant upon the services of\\nthe chui ch of his choice, the Presbyterian, and\\none of its most active sa])porters. A man of\\nelegant physique and magnificent health, lu\\nwas stricken with ]ieriloiiitis, and almost\\nbefore it was fairly knounoutsidehis own home\\nthat he as ill the summons came and he was\\nnot, for God had called him to come up higher.\\nThe following, written on the occasion of his\\ndeath, is taken from a local paper:\\nA good man has been taken from us. In\\nthe most searching light, in the scrutiny that\\nmight he emplo^ cd to discover the errors of\\nhumanity, we find so little that is not com-\\nmendable that his name may hopefully be\\ntaken as a synonym for a life j)eaceful and\\n]ileasant. So modestly did he conduct himself,\\n^(1 free from ostentation, that none but those\\nwho knew him best were conscious of the\\nsuperior intellect that dominated his whole\\nbeing. No better tribute of his intense and\\nculminating powers could be tendered him\\nthan the united and freely expi essed opinion,\\nthat when he rendered a i-eport in his bank\\nstatement it was accepted as an indisjjutablc\\nfact, a conclusion beyond the slightest question\\nof doubt. Probably few mi U have been en-\\ntrusted with the great amounts that were\\nfreely ])laced before him, and the trust was ever\\nsacred in his keeping. He was a scholar and a\\nscientist, and his fine rhetorical convei se ever a\\npleasure to iiis friends. His taste was cul-\\ntivated to the acme uf perfection, and ex-\\nemplified in so many ch:innels tliat he seemed\\nan artist in eonce])lion, a ])oet who had never\\nput his thoughts in rhythmic words, a man\\nwho harbored ni evil thoughts of his fellow\\nmen, because in him were blended the three\\nelements that are ])otent and loyal for all good\\nThe/rtiY/tthat o))en-handed has confidence in\\nall that is best and noblest in tlie human race;\\nhope, that sheds a shining light to illuminate\\nthe ])athway of the just man, and the blos.sed\\nchitrity that covers with manly and tender\\nprotection the oiTors and foibles that are\\nkindred to all a good man, the just deserving\\nof who.st^ mei it embodies all that as friends,\\ncitizens and neighbors, we can truthfully say\\n(if him who has left us.\\nJOHN J. STEVENS\\nWas born in Cuyahoga county. Ohio, October\\n17, 1S2H, and came to Monroe over fifty years\\nago. He was a fine mechanic, and our public\\nschool buildini;sare monuments to his ai chitec-\\ntural ability, the new building erected last\\nyear being his last important work. He had\\nbeen engaged in building and contracting many\\n}ears, and his work can be found in nearl\\\\\\nevery ])art of the county. For several years\\nhe had al.so been engaged in the lumber trade,\\nand at the lime of his death was a member of\\nthe firm of Waters Brothers Stevens. About\\nten years ago he engaged in the same business\\nin Lincoln, Nebraska, but disposed of his in-\\nterests and returned to Monroe.\\nHe was a man of practical common-sense,\\nsound judgment, and possessed of a large fund\\nof general information, a courteous and art ahle\\ngentleman. These quiilifications, with his in\\ndustry, integrity and honest}- of purpose, won", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0375.jp2"}, "358": {"fulltext": "816\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nhim tbe confideiiee aud respect of all who knew\\nhim.\\nHe was in ijolities a Republican and was\\nrepeatedly honored with political preferment\\nby bis party. He served two term.s in our\\nState legislature, several terms as assessor, also\\nas alderman of the second ward, and was at\\nthe time of his death president of the council.\\nWhen President Lincoln issued his call for\\n300,000 men, Mr. Stevens was in partnership\\nwith the late E. B. Hoot in the sash, door and\\nblind factory. He immediately retired from\\nthe firm and opened up a recruiting oflice, and\\nsoon had a company formed, of which he was\\nelected captain. Governor Blair tendered him\\na commission as such, and the company was\\nassigned as Company K of the Eighteenth\\nRegiment of Michigan Infantry-, which was\\nmustered into the United States service August\\n20,1862, Colonel (now General) George Spald-\\ning commanding. In 1803 Captain Stevens\\nwas assigned as the commandant of the mili-\\ntary prison at Nashville, Tenne.ssee. He was\\nwith his regiment three years, in all its battles\\nand skirmishes, and was mustered out of the\\nservice June 20, 1805. He was a fine soldier,\\nof martial bearing, high courage, good judg-\\nment, and was resf)ected by all the officers and\\nmen. He was captain of the Monroe Light-\\nGuards in the early daj s of the company, and\\nwas a member of Joseph R. Smith Post, G. A. R.\\nHe was made a Master Mason March 30,\\n1855, and at the time of his death was a mem-\\nber of Monroe Lodge, No. 27.\\nHe was twice mari ied, and left three sons\\nsurviving him.\\nHe was a member of the Protestant Episco-\\npal church.\\nHis sudden death was a shock to the com-\\nmunity, as on the morning of the day of his\\ndeath he stated to his partner in business, A.\\nH. Waters, that he never felt better in his life,\\nbut while riding with his friend, Hon. J. M.\\nSterling, complained of a pain in the region\\nof the heart. They drove in great haste to\\nDoctor Root s office, and within five minutes he\\nbreathed his last, the cause of death being neu-\\nralgia of the heart.\\nrHRISTOPHP:R BKUCKNER\\nWas born August 3, 1805, at Mainstockheim-\\non-the-Main, Bavaria. He emigrated to New\\nYork in 1829 at the age of twenty-four, and\\nremained there as a successful merchant until\\n1837, when he removed with his famil}- to the\\ntown of Raisinville, in Monroe county. Michi-\\ngan. There he purchased one of the finest\\nfarms in the county, called yet the Bruckner\\nfarm, now owned and occupied bj- John\\nKnaggs.\\nThe connection of the public surveys with\\nthe prior grants of land claims led to litigation.\\nThe surveyor of the private claims did not\\nalways mark the side lines of the claims isola-\\nted from the general body of claims, and the\\ngovernment surveyor on some occasions in-\\ncluded in the public survey s large portions of\\nsuch claims. The government lands were\\nbought in good faith, but afterwards found to\\nfall within tbe patent of a prioi claim. Such\\nwas the case of a purchase of public land by\\nWolcott Lawrence in Raisinville, some eight\\nmiles above Monroe on the north side of the\\nRiver Raisin, a large part of whose purchase\\nturned out to bo within the bounds of a prior\\npatent or a claim which had been purchased by\\nChristopher Bruckner; and this case, one\\nof the most important and hotly contested\\nland trials in the State, after a litigation of a\\nnumber of years was settled bj the decision\\nof the Supreme Court of Michigan in Bruckner\\nvs. Lairrence, 1 Douglass, 19. This case at-\\ntracted a great deal of attention, and the best\\nlegal talent of Michigan was engaged therein.\\nAll other cases of a similar kind were settled or\\ndecided on the basis of this decision.\\nAfter remaining on this farm, bringing it\\ninto a high state of cultivation, for a number\\nof years, Mi Bruckner removed to Monroe\\nto enjoy the facilities which Monroe afforded\\nfor the education of his children.\\nMr. Bruckner was a gentleman of refinement,\\nthoi-oughly educated in natural science. He\\nwas a good P^nglish, Latin, French and Italian\\nscholar; the two latter languages he spoke with\\nas great fluency as his native tongue.\\nThrough his influence and correspondence\\nthe Reverend Mr. Halstead and a large colony\\nof Bavarians were induced to emigrate to\\nMonroe, and proved to be very substantial and\\ndesirable citizens.\\nilr. Bruckner was not only a highly educat-\\ned gentleman, but his fondness for music drew\\naround him cultivated talent and lovers of art.\\nHe was a man of remarkable enterprise and", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0376.jp2"}, "359": {"fulltext": "BIOGRA I ll IKS OK I RESKNT AND KOKMER CITI/.KNS.\\n.17\\n]iersevcrnncc, noted for his honesty, integrity.\\n;ui(l bonevoloiu-e to the unfortunate and poor.\\nHt ro.sided alter leaving tiie farm in Kaisin-\\nvillo, on Washington street in the city of Mon-\\nroe. He was so generally i novvn and esteemed\\nthat it was evinced by a ver^- large attendance\\nof American and foreign-horn citizens at his\\nliineral. He died October tl, 1871, at the ai;e of\\nsixty -six, leaving a large family, two of whom,\\n(Jeorge W. Bruckner and Christopher, with\\nMrs. Kliza, the wife of Di-. William West, re-\\nside in Monroe.\\nrun. IP TOLL\\nWas born May 10. 171t3, in Glenville, N. Y., of\\na very distinguished ancestry that settled at\\nHoft man s Ferry in 1685. The first ancestor,\\nCharles Hansen, served in the New York\\ncolonial legislature from 1714 to 172fi; was\\nkilled, with Nicholas DeGraflFand thirty others,\\nat the battle of Benkendad, July 18, 1748.\\nI ho parents of the subject of this sketch,\\nCharles H. Toll an i Klizabelh Hylej lived to\\nthe ages of eightj -six and eighty-eight\\nrcs])ectively. The names of Daniel, Simon,\\nAbram, Andrew, Isaac and Aaron DcGraif are\\nhonorably mentioned* as distinguished in the\\nFirst and Second Infantry companies of 1715.\\nPhilip R. Toll was educated as a ph^-sician,\\nbut never practiced as such only gratuitously.\\nHis first business venture was in transportation\\nof fi-eight on the Krie Canal, owning .several\\nboats, one of which he called the General\\nJackson, another the Xew Orleans, thus\\ngiving evidence of his political tendencies.\\nHe served in the War of 1812, first as a\\nsergeant, afterwards as a captain of dragootis\\nor mounted artillery; was selected as guard at\\nheadi|uarters of General Wade Hampton, in\\nCanada.\\nHe married Januarj- 14, 1SI7, Xanc} DcGraff;\\nremoved to Ovid, Seneca county. State of New\\nYork. In 1825 engaged in .mercantile and\\njiroduce opei-ations, carr\\\\Mng on at the same\\ntime the manufacture of potash, hats, boots and\\nshoes. At one time Seba Murphy (later of\\nMonroe) was a clerk of his brother-in-law,\\nJohn I. DeGraff, his partner in business. Mr.\\nToll was one of the trustees of the Ovid\\nAcademj-, and president of the village.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Professor Pierson s History.\\nIn 1834 he removed with his family to\\nCentreville, St. Joseph county, and engaged\\nin a general supply store, merchandise, drugs,\\nmedicines, and the manufacture of tinware and\\nleather, mostly 8upi)Iying the eastern half of\\nSt. Jo.seph county, west part of Calhoun and\\nsouth pai-t of Kalamazoo counties. He built\\nsaw and floui-ing mills at Fawn Uiver, in the\\nsame count}-, and removed there with his\\nfamily in 18:58. He united with the Dutch\\nReformed church before his marriage at\\nSchenectady, and at Centreville assisted in\\nforming the first Christian As.sociation of\\nBelievers, so called, the sparse population not\\nthen permitting the founding of any denomi-\\nnational church, in this place as well as at Fawn\\nRiver paying from his own resources the salary\\nand expenses of the Rev. Mr. Daj His labors\\nat Fawn River were great and exhaustive, in\\nclearing wild land into farms, sending the\\nproducts from his mills, supervising the\\ninterests of a growing community, moulding\\nthe Christian and educational interests as well.\\nIn December, IBSfJ, was one of the delegates\\nfrom St. Joseph county to the convention for\\naccepting or rejecting the terms proposed by\\nCongress for the admission of Michigan into\\nthe Union, and a delegate from same county\\nto the Niles convention for the improvement\\nof the navigation of the St. Joseph River.\\nIn October, 1852, he removed with his family\\nto Monroe, purchasing the house now occupied\\nby his widow on Elm avenue. He died August\\n17, 18G2, of malarial fever, after a long illness.\\nNancy DetirafF, his widow, was born September\\n18, 1797, the daughter of John I. DeGraff, who\\nserved during the entire period of the War of\\nthe Revolution. Was judge of the court of\\ncommon ])leas of New York. As a member of\\nCongress took the oath prescribed by Congress\\nin 1778, which was administered by General\\ndeLaFaj ctte. He was the first president of\\nthe Mohawk Hudson Railroad. His nephew.\\nColonel I.saac D. Toll, now of Petoske}-,\\naccompanied him on the first through train,\\nwith Thurlow Weed and others. In a letter\\nfrom Commodore McDonough, dated Sep-\\ntember 14, 1814, addressed to Mr. DeGraff, he\\nsays: It was owing to his assistance and\\nmeans furnished by him, he was able to get\\nthe fleet ready to meet the enemy on I^ake\\nCham])lain, wherebj- he obtained his great\\nvictory. The United States Government was", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0377.jp2"}, "360": {"fulltext": "318\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\npowerless to aid liim, Washington having been\\nburned by the British about tiiat time.\\nEMM.\\\\NUEL HKNKY ClfSTER\\nWas born in the village of Cressip, a town\\nsix miles above Cumlierland, Maryland, De-\\ncember 10, 180(!. When eighteen j^ears of age\\nhe went to )liio and settled at New Eumley,\\nwhere he worked as a blacksmith. His first\\nwife was Miss Matilda Viers. She lived but a\\nfew years and left three children. Mr. Custer\\nmarried for his second wife Mrs. Maria (VV^ard)\\nKirkpatrick, who had three children when she\\nmarried Mr. Custer. Her oldest daughter,\\nMrs. David Heed, nee Kirkpatrick, has long\\nbeen a resident of Monroe.\\nGeneral George A. Custer was the fir.st son\\nto survive infancy, and his father made him\\nbis constant companion. They attended the\\nmeeting of the militia together, company\\nmuster, and officers muster, the great\\nmass meetings, and the revival meetings that\\nwere held during the winter months. Mr.\\nCuster had always thought his oldest son\\nmight become a clergyman, and expected to\\nsend him to college at Meadville, where he\\nowned a scholarship; but the son took his\\nfuture into his own hands. Without aid other\\nthan by personal application to the member\\nof Congress from his district, he secured the\\nappointment at West Point.\\nMr. E. H. Custer was a justice of the peace\\nabout twelve 3 ears. He broke up his home in\\nNew Eumley in 1842, and came to Monroe in\\nMay; but his horses were stolen while here,\\nand he remained only six months, just long\\nenough to make good his losses, and returned\\nto his old home, where he remained until 18G3.\\nIn 1861, when the call for soldiers was made\\nand every northern heart was tiied witli\\npatriotism, Thomas Ward Custei then six-\\nteen 3 oai-s old, and his brother Nov. were\\ndetermined to enlist, but their fiither would\\nnotallow but one to leave lor the ai-mj-. Tom\\nsaid ho thought he could be more easily\\nspared, as his brother understood the care of\\nthe horses best, and was needed at home.\\nTom enlisted in the Twenty-First Ohio. He\\ndid not meet his eldest brother, the General,\\nfor four years. During that time he had grown\\nto manhood, and little resembled the pale\\nstripling the General had left in the Ohio home.\\nThey met on the cars, on their way to Monroe\\nto attend the General s wedding in 1864.\\nWhen they met their father at his home, Tom\\nwas introduced as Major Drew, and went\\nunrecognized, but the General immediatol}-\\ninformed his mother who her soldier son was,\\nand she enjoyed the mystification of the family\\nas well as the older bi Other.\\nNevin Custer responded to the call for more\\ntroops, but was not judged I obust enough to\\nendure the fatigues of the camj), and was\\nrejected at the recruiting office in Cleveland.\\nAfter the war was over General Custer\\ninvited his Axther to visit him in Texas, where\\nhe was stationed during 1865 and a part of\\nthe following year. Their life in the South was\\nfull of incident, and many were the jjractical\\njokes perpetrated between the father and sons.\\nMr. Custer s youngest son, Boston, joined his\\nbrother, the (xcneral, in his last Inditin ex-\\njiedition. He had long desired to enter the\\narm} but was never encouraged by the\\nGeneral, but his enthusiasm and constant\\nurging at last prevailed. In his last letter to\\nhis mother, he seemed full of hope and courage\\nsaid they expected to meet five hundred\\nIndians but evidently feared no disaster.\\nBoss was always a favorite with his com-\\n]ianion8, ami a welcome guest at the fireside.\\nFew fathers with so many promising sons have\\nbeen called to meet affliction so overwhelming.\\nThree sons, with a son-in-law. Lieutenant\\nCalhoun, an exceedingly handsome and dig-\\nnified officei-, and a grandson, George Arm-\\nstrong Eeed, just entering a promising man-\\nhood, fell at the battle of the Little Big Horn.\\nMrs. Custer did not long survive the massacre\\nof her sons. She was a devoted mother, and\\nher home life endeared her to every member\\nof the household. Her native endowments\\nwere unusual she maintained an intelligent\\ninterest in all the imj^ortant questions of the\\nday, and lived in an unselfish and consistent\\nChristian life. After Mrs. Custer s death, her\\nhusband made his home with his son Nevin,\\nwho resides on a farm about three miles from\\nMonroe, on the north bank of the i-iver.\\nHis daughter Margaret, the widow of the\\ngallant Calhoun, has been a resident of Detroit\\nsince the death of her mother. She is an\\nelocutionist of note, and deservedly popular in\\nmany States ofthe Union.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0378.jp2"}, "361": {"fulltext": "BIOGRArniKS OK TRESENT AND E0RM1;K CITIZIONS.\\n;U9\\nMr. E. H. Custer cast his first vote for\\nCToncral Jiiclcson, and as lio rcmarkud lias\\nfbuglit it out on that line ever since.\\nMr. Custer is an ardent, consistent advocate\\nof the temperance cause. He is one of the\\nL-beerful. happy, f^ood old style Methodists.\\nA good singer, he contributes to the pleasure\\nof his friends occasionally by giving samples\\nof the oM style Methodist hymns.\\nCJKORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER\\nWas Ijorii ill New IJiiinlcy, Harrison county,\\nOhio, December 5, \\\\SM). He came to Monroe\\nwhen he was thirteen j ears old, and resided\\nwitli his sister, Mrs. David Keed. He attended\\nlilt academy conducted by Prof. Alfred Steb-\\nbins. As a boy he was fond of all athletic\\nsports, but industrious and persevering in his\\nwoi k as well as amusements. Years after he\\nwas heard to remark: The daj-s spent under\\nliis sisters influence were of infinite value to\\nhim. Her earnest prayers repeated them-\\nselves in many dark and threatening hours of\\nhis life, and inspired him with courage and\\nhope.\\nAfter leaving the academy he taught school\\nfor several months in Ohio, but the uneventful\\nroutine soon j)roved too irksome for his restless\\nand ambitious nature, and he sought an ap-\\npointment to the military academ3 at West\\nPoint, which he I eceived, and became a student\\ntherein July 1, 1857. His vacations were spent\\nin Monroe, where his brass buttons and gay\\nuniform were admired by the rising genera-\\ntion, and many life-long friendsiiips, as well as\\nthe romance of his life, were begun.\\nHe graduated June 24, 1861, and was ap-\\npointed second lieutenant in the Second rnitcil\\nStates Cavalry, formerly under Eobei-i E. ec.\\nIK reported to Lieutenant (icneral Scott the\\nilay before the battle of Bull Run, July 2()tli.\\nJjieutenant Custer with his company were\\namong the last to leave that disastrous field,\\nfrom which he led his company in good order,\\nrescuing General Hcintzelinan, who had been\\nwounded. Lieutenant Custer i-emained in\\nWashington some time, engaged in lrilling\\nvolunteer recruits, but when Phil. Kearnej\\nwas appointed brigadier-general, lie made Cus-\\nter one of his staff. He served in that position\\nuntil the War Department prohibited generals\\nof volunteers from apjiointing regular army\\notiicers to staff duty. When Lieutenant Custer\\nleft his staff, Kearney predicted Custer would\\nprove one of the most successful officers in the\\narmy.\\nCuster returned to his company, connected\\nwith that part of the Army of the Potomac\\nwhich moved upon Manassas after its evacua-\\ntion by the enemy. Our cavalry, under General\\nStoneman, then for the first time encountered\\nthe Confederate horsemen near Catlett s Sta-\\ntion. Custer and his men were among the\\nfirst to report to the call of the commanding\\nofficer for volunteers to charge the enemy.\\nThe Confederates did not wait to receive their\\ncharge, but tied across Cedar Run and burned\\nthe bridge. One of our men was wounded by\\na stray shot, and this was the first blood shed\\nin the MacClellan campaign. Custer remained\\nwith this part of the armj until it was settled\\ndown before Yorktown, when he was detailed\\nas an assistant engineer, under General Sum-\\nner, of the left wing of the Army of the Po-\\ntomac. He planned andcrecled the earthworks\\nnearest the onfederate lines, and soon after\\naccompanied the advance under General Han-\\ncock in pursuit of the enemy retiring from\\nYorktown. lie captured the first battle-flag\\nfor the Arrn\\\\- of the Potomac, and when the\\nai iny reached the Cliickahoniiny he led his\\ncompany through the river, amid a shower of\\nbullets, thus proving his dauntless courage to\\nhis commander. General MacClellan, who then\\npromoted him to a captaincy and appointed\\nhim one of his staff. He served throughout\\nMacClellan s campaign, and marked out the\\nposition to be occupied by the Union forces\\nbefore the battle of Gaines Mills. He took an\\nactive part in the battles of South Mountain\\nanil Antietam.\\nWhen General MacClellan was relieved, Cus-\\nter was mustered out as a ca))tairi and aid-de-\\ncani]). He was soon called to and participated\\nin the battle of Chancellorsville, and alter that\\nmemorable event was made a personal aid b}-\\nGeneral Pleasanton, who was then commander\\nof adivisioiiof cavalry. Custer bore himself with\\nsuch fearlessness and gallantry through manj\\na hotly contested engagement, that General\\nPleasanton. being made major-goneral, recom-\\nmended uster as worthy the honor of the ap-\\npointment of V rigadier general, which Custer\\nreceived, and was assigned to the command of", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0379.jp2"}, "362": {"fulltext": "320\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUN IV, MICHIGAN.\\nthe First, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Michigan\\nCavalry, already famous.\\nBefore Gettysburg he faced Hampton s cav-\\nalry division, completely routed them, and\\nsaved the trains of tlie Union army from fall-\\ning into the enemy s hands. He hiad two horses\\nshot under him at this famous battle. He was\\nsent almost at the beginning of the encounter\\nto attack the Confederates train, which was\\nendeavoring to force its way to the Potomac.\\nHe demolished more than four hundred wagons,\\nand in every position assigned him did noble\\nservice.\\nThe following winter Custer was constantly\\nengaged in skirmishing and picketing on the\\nHapidan between the two armies. In 18G4 he\\nwas fighting with iiis usual impetuosity in the\\nbattle of tiie Wilderness, and for his services\\nin the Shenandoah Valley was complimented\\nby an ortler of the War Department. Custer\\naccompanied General Sheridan, in May, 1864,\\non his famous raid toward Richmond. His\\nbrigade led the march, and captured Beaver\\nDam, where a train loaded with supplies for\\nthe enemy was destroyed, and four hundred\\nUnion prisoners were released. At Ashland\\nmore prisoners were set free and supplies\\nburned.\\nCuster met General J. E. B. Stuart with his\\nfamous cavalry on the Brooks Pike. Stuart\\nendeavored to check the advance of the Union\\narmy, but was defeated and killed by one of\\nCuster s men and his command completely\\nrouted.\\nHe participated in the battle of Cold Harbor\\nwith Grant s army, and followed General Sheri-\\ndan in his second raid. He rendered impor-\\ntant 8ervi(re in the battle of Fisher s Hill, and\\nretained command of his division until after\\nLee s surrender.\\nAt the battle of Cedar Creek, his division\\non the right maintained its ground, and Sheri-\\ndan found one command ready for action. He\\nissued his order, Go in, Custer! and he led\\nhis men to victory. The Confedei-ates were\\ndriven a number of miles beyond the battle-\\nfield. A thousand iJrisoners were ca])tured,\\namong them a major general forty-five pieces\\nof artillery and several battle-flags were taken.\\nvSheridan, to testify his approbation of Custer s\\nservice in this engagement, detailed him to\\ncarry the news of the conquest to Washington,\\nfor which service he was made a brevet major-\\ngeneral of volunteers. General Sheridan gave\\nCuster command of the advance on the Confed-\\nerates as they fell back to Appomattox, where\\nhe captured four heavily-laden trains of freight\\ncars.\\nIt is said General Custer was in every en-\\ngagement fought by the Army of the Potomac,\\nfrom the first battle of Bull liun to the sur-\\nrender of General Lee. General Sheridan\\nappreciated him as a brave and trusted officer,\\nas well as a personal friend. Mrs. Custer re-\\nceived from Irtm a letter, accompanying the\\ntable on which were signed the terms of .sur-\\nrender of the Virginia army under General\\nLeo, in which he wrote: No person was\\nmore instrumental in bringing about this most\\ndesirable result than your most gallant hus-\\nband.\\nCuster will always stand a unique figure in\\nthe history of our civil war. About his ex-\\nploits and daring achievements cluster the ro-\\nmance of a brilliant career. He knew no fear,\\nand was always foremost in the heat of battle,\\nnor did he ever ask his men to incur a danger\\nhe would not share.\\nGeneral Custer was mustered out of tlie\\nvolunteer service February 1, 1866, and ap-\\npointed lieutenant-colonel of the Seventh\\nUnited States Cavalry the following July. He\\nwas with General Hancock in his o.xpedition\\nagainst the Indians in 1867, and remained on\\nfrontier duty most of the time until 1876, when\\nhe met his death June 25th. While in the\\nwestern forts, when the Indians were not on\\nthe war-path. he wrote a number of inter-\\nesting articles for the eastern magazines, de-\\nscriptive of the country, and the story of his\\nIndian expeditions. Although Custersucceeded\\nas a writer, and showed his aptitude for a lit-\\nerary occupation by the inci-easing charm of\\nhis productions, it was as a raconteur he excelled.\\nHe possessed a wonderful dramatic talent, and\\nbrought jjcrsons and scenes to view.\\nWhen he returned to his fathers home in\\nMonroe on furlough, it was the writer s frequent\\nprivilege to hear him relate the stirring inci-\\ndents of his adventurous life on the frontier,\\n(rcneral Custer passed many evenings at our\\nfireside, with my boys clustered about him in\\nbreathless interest. Well do I remember the\\nnight he recounted the capture of Black Ket-\\ntle we crept with him over the snow in the\\ndark and silent hours of night; we saw the", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0380.jp2"}, "363": {"fulltext": "BIOfJKAI lIIES OK rKKSENT AN I) KOKMEK CtTl/ENS.\\n.21\\nmorning star shoot into sight like a rocket in\\nthe clear western alni08j)liere we heard the\\nbaby s cry in the distant wigwam, and trembled\\nat the bark of the Indian dog tor fear it would\\nbetray his little band of soldiers. Even when\\nthe clock on the nmntel struck the hour of two\\nin the morning, the children would beg hin\\\\ to\\ncontinue. Ho had a never-failing fund of\\nanecdote and adventure. His enthusiasm and\\ngood-fellowship made liiin a most interesting\\ncompanion. His devotion to his parents, his\\nbrothers and sisters, was unfailing and tender.\\nHe never forgot. in the busiest years of his life\\nto provide for their comfort and attend to their\\ninterests.\\nGeneral Custer with his brothers. Captain\\nTom Custer, Boston Custer, Ijicutcnant Cal-\\nhoun, and his nephew, George Armstrong Reed,\\nmet a tragic death in the battle of the Ijitlle\\nBig Horn. With a small party of two hundred\\nbravo soldiers, he fell before six thousand Indi-\\nans under Sitting Bull. Many conflicting ac-\\ncounts of the terrible massacre have been in\\nthe papers from time to time, and it remains\\nfor the future historian to render a clear ac-\\ncount.\\nGeneral Cu.ster was married in 18(J4 to Miss\\nElizabeth Bacon, the ueautlCul and accomplished\\ndaughter of Judge Bacon, of Monroe. Mrs.\\nCuster accompanied her husband on most of\\nhis campaigns and shared his dangers and the\\ndiscomfoi ts of frontier life. Mrs. Custer has\\ngiven to the world in Boots and Saddles\\nher experience in some of the trying as well\\nas prosperous years of lier life, and has proved\\nher devotion and affection, as well as pride, in\\nthe memorj- of her distinguished husband.\\nCHARLES .T.\\\\MKS LANMAN.\\n[Abridged from a New I-ondon paper.]\\nCharles James Laninan was the son of James\\nLanman, formerly a judge and Senator in Con-\\ngress, and born in Norwich, Connecticut, June\\n5, 1795. He graduated with honors at Yale\\nCollege in 1814; studied law with his kins-\\nman, Roger Griswold, as well as with his falhei-;\\nand was admitted to the bar early in 1817, in\\nNew London. Soon afterwards he was invited\\nby Henry Clay to settle in Kentucky, but de-\\ncided to seek his fortune in the Territory of\\nMichigan on the invitation of his friends. Win\\nWoodbridge and Lewis Cass. He made the\\njourney from Buffalo to Detroit chiefly on\\nlior.seback. Joining Mr. Woodbridge in his\\nlaw office, he began the practice of his profes-\\nsion, and while riding the circuit he visited\\nFrenchtown, on the River Raisin (now called\\nMonroe), where he permanently settled. In\\nthat place he held many local positions, such\\nas attorney for the Territory, judge of probate,\\ncolonel of militia, and he was also inspector of\\ncustoms and postmaster of Frenchtown. In\\n1823, President Monroe appointed him receiver\\nof public moneys for the district of Michigan,\\nand he was re-appointed by President Adams,\\nholding the office eight j-cars. In tho.se early\\ndays specie was the only currency in vogue,\\nand the receipts of silver alone in one j ear\\namounted to a hundred thousand dollars, which\\nhad to be transmitted to Detroit, through the\\nwilderness, on pack horses; and it is worth\\nmentioning, that when he visited Washington\\ntwenty-fivej-ears afterwards, he was officially in-\\nformed that there was a handsome balance of\\nmoney due him by the United States Treasury\\non account of his services as receiver. He\\nwas one of the founders of Tecumseh, Michi-\\ngan was a commissioner to locate the county\\nseats of many of the leading counties in the\\nState, including Ionia, Kent, and Clinton was\\nsurveyor, and once the sole owner of the land\\nwhere now stands the city of Grand Rapids;\\nwhile the same is true of several other flourish-\\ning towns in the State. Although not a prac-\\ntical farmer, at one period of his life he in-\\ndulged in agricultural tastes, carrying on one\\nor two farms, and he was among the very first\\nto introduce into Michigan, from Kentucky\\nand Virginia, the best breeds of blooded horses.\\nIn 1835, from family considerations, he returned\\nto Norwich. During the financial revulsion of\\n1837 he lost the bulk of his property, all of\\nwhich was located in Michigan. In 1838 he\\nwas elected mayor of Norwich was subse-\\nquently president of the Norwich Water-Powcr\\nCompany; and at the conclusion of that ser-\\nvice he lived chiefly in retirement. In 1862,\\nlured by early recollections, and because of his\\nintense love of the .scenery and air of (he ocean,\\nhe came to New London to reside died in that\\ncity July 25, 1870, and was buried among his\\nkindred in Xorwich.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0381.jp2"}, "364": {"fulltext": "322\\nIIISTOUY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCHARLES LANMAN.\\nBorn ill Monroe, Miclii.tfan, June 14. liSl .t.\\nand son of Charles James Lanmaii and Mary\\nGui. When about ten years of atfe lie was sent\\nto Norwich, C onnectieiit, where, under the\\ncare of his ^.n-and father, James Ijanraaii, ho\\nattended lor three years tlie academies of Nor-\\nwich and I lainfield. In 1835, when his parents\\nremoved to Connecticut, he became a Pearl\\nStreet clerk in New York, where ho remiiiiied\\nten years, lu 1845 he returned to his native\\nplace, and for a few months edited the Monroe\\nGazette, after which he wont to Cincinnati,\\nOhio, and became the assistant editor of the\\nChronicle of that city and after making a tour\\nto the Up])er Mississippi and Lake Superior lie\\nreturned to New York, and was connected with\\nthe a;/)ress newspaper. In the interest of that\\njournal he visited the city of Washington in\\n1848, where he became permanently identified\\nwith the old National Intelligencer, since which\\ntime he has resided in tlie metropolis, where\\nhe was married to Adeline Dodge in 184!). As\\na lover of scenery and an angler lie made annual\\ntours in every part of the United Slates and\\nCanada, and came to he designated by his\\nfriend, Washington Irving, as the picturesque\\nex])Iorer of the United States and among\\nthe journals, besides iho Intelliyencer, to which\\nhe contributed his observations, were the Lon-\\ndon Illustrated Neirs and Athenauim, as well as\\nthe Observer, Evening Post and Journal of Com-\\nmerce, of New Y ork.\\nIn the way of official positions, Mr. Lanman\\nhas had the pleasure of holding the following:\\nJjibrarian of the War Department in 1849\\nlibrarian of copj-rights in the State Depart-\\nment in 1851, when, at the request of Millartl\\nFillmore, heorganized the library in the Exec-\\nutive Mansion private secretarj of Daniel\\nWebster, 1851 examiner of depositaries in the\\nGulf States, 1853; librarian Interior Depart-\\nment, 1857; librarian House of Rejirescntatives,\\n1861 head of the Returns Office, I. I)., 1865;\\nAmerican secretary of the Jajianese Legation,\\n1871, for eleven years; assistant assessor Dis-\\ntrict of Columbia, 1885; and librarian of the\\nWashington City library, 1888.\\nAs an author he has produced not less than\\nthirty two volumes, six of which were repub-\\nlished in Great Britain, while twenty-two arc\\non the s uelves of the National Libi-ary. His-\\nwritings, as be has arranged them for publica-\\ntion in a revised and uniform style, are as fol-\\nlows Essays for Summer Hours, Even-\\nings in my Library, Riverside Essays, Let-\\nters from a Motley Crew, Curious Characters\\nand Pleasant Places. My Ships of Thought,\\nA Summer in the Wilderness, A Tour to\\nthe River Saguenay, Letters from the Alio-\\nghany Mountains, A Tour to the Resti-\\ngouche, A Winter in the South, From the\\nEiver Potomac to Mount Desert, Private\\nLife of Daniel Webster, William Wood-\\nbridge, Octavius Perenchicf, Haphazard\\nPersonalities, Japaiiiana. and In the\\nEvening Twilight.\\nThe publications which have been excluded\\nfrom the foregoing list, for manifold reasons,\\nare as follows: Dictionary of Congress,\\nBfographical Annals, Farthest North,\\nRed Book of Michigan, Letters from a\\nIjandscape Painter, Pri.son Life of Alfred\\nEly, Noted Men of Japan, Japanese in\\nAmerica, Personal Mcmoi-ials of Daniel\\nWebster, Resources of the United States,\\nHaw-HoNoo, or Records of a Tourist, and\\nAdventures in the Wilds of America. Of\\nthe Dictionarj of Congress, it may be said\\nthat it was the only work belonging to a pri-\\nvate individual ever published by the Govern-\\nment as a public document, and it was after lie\\nhad been paid a regular royalty of one dollar\\nper copy for several thousand copies, that Con-\\ngress adopited his plan for one of its own com-\\npilations and thus deprived him of his rights\\nunder the copyright law, for which injury a\\nclaim is now pending in Congress for sixl3-\\nthousand dollars.\\nMr. Lanman manifested a love for art even\\nwhen a bo}- in Monroe, and as an amateur he\\nhas used the pencil since then continually,\\nhaving been elected an associate of the New\\nYork Academy of Design in 1847, and produced\\nin oil more than one thousand pictures of\\nAmerican sccnerv.\\n(iENERAL (iEORGE SPALDING.\\nGeoi-ge Spalding was born in Scothiiid in\\nthe year 1836. Ainlrow Sp:ildiiig, his father,\\nwas a farmer; with his wife and family he\\nemigrated to America in 1843, .settling in\\nBuffalo, New. York. In 1853 he purchased a\\nI arm near Monroe, on the River Ilaisin. The\\nparents of General Spalding were of the sturdy", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0382.jp2"}, "365": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0385.jp2"}, "366": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0386.jp2"}, "367": {"fulltext": "BIOGRArHIES or I UESENT AND I ORMK.R CITIZENS.\\nA2:)\\nPresbyterian stock, and have always been\\nconsistent members of that churcii. The liomc\\ndiscipline received by the son. together with\\nthe instructions imparted by the public schools\\nof Buffalo, formed the basis of an education\\nand character which have proved their useful-\\nness and value both in the field and in civil\\nlife. General Spalding lived at home until the\\nwinter of 1860-61, when he taught a district\\nschool. lie was a Douglass Democrat, and\\nwas elected clerk of his town. lii]i in the spring\\nof 1861.\\nWhen Fort Sumter was fired upon he im-\\nmediately enlisted as a private soldier in what\\nwas subsequently Company A, Fourth Mich-\\nigan Infantry, which was mustered into the\\nIgnited Stales service in May, 1861, at Adrian,\\n.Michigan, and Colonel D. A. Woodbury was\\nappointed its colonel. George Spalding was\\nmade first sergeant of this company, and\\nmoved to the seat of war at an early da\\\\\\npassing through Baltimoi-c shortly after the\\nattack by rebels upon the First Massachusetts\\nRegiment. The regiment moved with the\\nforces under General McDowell toward Bull\\nKun, but before reaching that ])lacc was\\nstopped at Fairfax Court House, and established\\na courier line between the telegraph office at\\nthat place and General McDowell s head-\\nquarters at Bull Eun battle-field. In the sum-\\nmer of ISlil, Sergeant Spalding was promoted\\nto first lieutenant and assigned, to command of\\nCompany B. same regiment. In the fall of\\n1861 he was commissioned captain of Company\\nB. In the reorganization of the army the\\nFourth Michigan Infantry was assigned to\\nGeneral Fitz John Porter s corps. During the\\nwinter of 1861-62 tiie regiment was constantly\\noccupied doing picket duty, encountering many\\nsharp skirmishes with the enemy, .\\\\ftcr Mac-\\nClellan s change to the Peninsula, (ieneral\\nPorter s corps had the right of the line resting\\non Voi k River. On arriving in front of York-\\ntown, General Porter called upon Colonel\\nWoodbury to send an officer and thirty j)icked\\nmen to reconnoitre the enemy s position at\\nYorktown, to learn, if possible, the number of\\ntheir heavy guns, etc. Captain Spalding was\\nassigned to this hazardous enterprise and suc-\\nceeded to the satisfaction of the commanding\\ngeneral, but in doing so he received a severe\\ngunshot wound in the left shoulder. As the\\narmy soon commenced moving, he declined a\\nleave of absence tendered him, and took\\ncommand of his company with his arm in a\\nsling; he participated in all the engagement.s,\\nIti the advance upon IJichmond, and at New\\nBridge, during a sharp skirmish, he narrowly\\nescaped death by being shot at by a rebel\\nofficer, who had surrendered to him, but fired\\nhis rifle when within ten feet of him, tearing\\naway his pistol and belt, inflicting a painful\\nbut not dangerous wound.\\nThe Fourth Regiment participated in the\\nfollowing battles: Hanover Coui-t House, May\\n27th, 1862 at Mechaniesville, June 26 on the\\n27th at (Jaines Mill Savage Station, June 29th\\nat Turkey Bend, June 30th White Oak Swamp,\\nsame day; and July 1st at Malvern Hill, when\\nit became conspicuously- engaged, losing its\\ncolonel, D. A. Woodbury. Captains Dupuy and\\nRose, while Captain Spalding was severely\\nwounded in the left of the neck and reported\\nin press dispatches as killed. The loss in\\nFourth Michigan Infantry in six da3-s was\\n53 killed, 14-1 wounded and 52 missing. Leave\\nof absence was tendered Captain Spalding,\\nwhich he accepted, and when about to leave.\\nGeneral Griffin, the brigade commander, handed\\nhim a sealed letter addressed to Governor Blair.\\nIt subscijuently turned out to be a letter to the\\nGovei-nor urging Captain Spalding s promotion\\nto the i-ank of major. The Governor commis-\\nsioned him major of the Fourth Regiment, but\\nCa|)tain Spalding waived it in favor of the senior\\ncaptain, and afterwards accepted the lieutenant-\\ncolonelcy of the Highteeiith ilichigan Infantry,\\nthen at Hillsdale, Michigan, Hon. Henry\\nWaldron in command. Colonel Spalding, with\\nhis regiment, was ordered to report to General\\nLew. Wallace, in command at incinnati. which\\nwas then threatened b^ an attack from Genei-al\\nKirby Smith. An advance was soon made\\nover the Oliio Rivei and the li oops marched\\nover what was known as the Dry Ridge of\\nKentucky-, to Lexington. Here the regiment\\nwas camped in the winter of 1862-63. Karly\\nin the S|)ring the campaign opened, and before\\nmidsummer the rebels were driven out of\\nKentucky. Soon alter this the regiment was\\nordered to report to General Rosecrans, Army\\nof the Cumberland. On its arrival at Xashville,\\nTennessee, Colonel Spalding was ma ]e provost\\nmarshal of the city, and the Eighteenth Mich-\\nigan Infantrj-, with all its officers and men,\\nreported to him for duty as provost guard.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0387.jp2"}, "368": {"fulltext": "324\\nIIISTOKV OK MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAs provost marshal of Nashville, Colonel\\nSpahling was given almost plenary powers.\\nThe military and civil police of the entire city\\nreported and received orders from him. He\\nremained in this position until February, 1864,\\nwhen he resigned to accept the colonclc}- of\\nthe Twelfth Tennessee CavaUy. Colonel\\nSpalding was inimediatclj assigned to the\\ncommand of a brigade of cavalry, and ordered\\nto take charge of the Nashville and North-\\nWcstert) Railroad. The entire line of this road\\nwas invested by large bodies of guerrillas, and\\ntlicir extermination began at once. In a few\\nmonths Colonel Spalding had cleaned out all\\nthe organized troops in that section. He and\\nhis command were then ordered to jirotect the\\nNashville and Chattanooga Railroad, and he\\nwas assigned to the command of a division of\\ncavalry known as the Fifth Division of Cavalry,\\nA. C. He established his headquarters at\\nPulaski, Tennessee. Here during the summer\\nand fall of 1864 his troops were constantly\\nengaged in fighting Generals Roddy, Wheeler\\nand Forrest, who were in lai ge force constantly\\nattempting to break the railroad. During the\\ninvasion of General Hood into Tennessee,\\nColonel Spalding was ordered with his division\\nto try and ])revent the enemy from crossing\\nthe Tennessee River, and to report to General\\nThomas his observations and opinions of the\\nforce and chai acter of the troops of the enemy.\\nOn arriving at Florence, Alabama, he found\\nthe enenij in strong force on the opposite side\\nof the river, and immediately dispatched to\\nGenci-al Thomas that General Hood s entire\\narmy was preparing to invade Tennessee and\\nwould undoubtedlj- cross the river at or near\\nFlorence, Alabama. Forrest s entire cavaliy\\ncommand was covering the movements of\\nHood s ai-my. Several severe battles were\\nfought dui-ing the retreat to Nashville, includ-\\ning the battles of Spring Hill, Franklin, etc.\\nAt Nashville, General Thomas i-eorganized his\\narmy and prepared to give battle. On the\\nmorning of December 15th the attack was\\nbegun, and waged with terrible violence until\\nHood s army was put to flight. Colonel\\nSisalding was complimented b}- a general oi dor,\\nwhich was read at the head of each regiment;\\nalso received honorable mention in the report\\nof General Hatch for his bravery and energy.\\nThe following is an extract from the official\\nreport of General George H. Thomas:\\nAs the Fourth Corps pursued the enemy on\\nthe Franklin Pike, General Wilson hastily\\nmounted Knipe s and Hatch s divisions of his\\ncommand and directed them to pursue along\\nthe Gi anny White Pike and endeavor to reach\\nFranklin in advance of the enemy. After\\nproceeding about a mile they came upon the\\nenemy s cavalry under General Forrest, posted\\nacross the road and behind barricades. The\\nposition was taken by the Twelfth Tennessee\\nCavalry, Colonel Spalding commanding, and\\nthe enemy s lines broken, scattering them in\\nall directions and capturing quite a number of\\nprisoners, among them General E. W. Ruckel.\\nIn the Nashville battle General Spalding re-\\nceived a severe wound in the left knee. Col-\\nonel Spalding was brevetted brigadier-general\\nfor gallant and meritorious service in the\\nbattle of Nashville. He was selected with one\\nhundred picked men to follow the broken\\nremnants of Hood s command until the last\\nman had crossed the Tennessee River. General\\nSpalding was assigned to the command of tiic\\nFirst Brigade, Fifth Division Cavalry Corps,\\nMilitary Division of the Mississippi, and\\nordered to report to Major-General Pope,\\nheadquarters at St. Louis, Missouri. He ar-\\nrived in St. Louis May 17th, 1865, and by\\nGeneral Pope he was assigned to command the\\nDistrict of Northern Missouri, headquarters at\\nMacon from there he was assigned to a\\ndistrict in Kansas, with headquarters at\\nLawrence.\\nOctober 24th, 1865, the war being over, his\\ncommand was mustered out of service, and\\nGeneral Spalding returned to Monroe, Mich-\\nigan, where in 1866 he was appointed post-\\nmaster. In 1871 he was appointeil Special\\nAgent of the Treasury Department, where he\\nserved four jears, going to the Rio Grande River\\nto report upon the commerce between Mexico\\nand the United States. In 1876 he was elected\\nmayor of the Democratic city of Monroe, and\\nthe same year he was elected president of the\\nboard of education. In the spring of 1877 he\\nwas elected a director of the First National\\nBank and in a short time appointed its cashier,\\nwhich office he now holds. In 1878 he was\\nadmitted to the bar. General Spalding has\\nbeen an ardent and hard-working Republican,\\nIjcing chairman of the county committee and\\nholding it for quite a number of years. He\\nhas during each presidential campaign stumped", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0388.jp2"}, "369": {"fulltext": "BlOf.RAPHlES OF PRESENT AND KORMER CITIZENS.\\n;$25\\nhis o\u00c2\u00ab ii county, and frequently made speeches\\nill Lenawee and Hillsdale, where he has many\\nwarm admirers and friends among his old\\narnij- comrades, as well as others who have\\nformed his acquaintance since the war, and\\nhave learned that in General Spalding are\\nembodied those qualities which go to make up\\na true friend, a good citizen and an honest man.\\nCAPTAIN JOHN ALFOKI)\\nCame from the State of New York with his\\nfather s family to Monroe in 1818. In a small\\nsloop the} coasted on the south shore of Lake\\nErie, c;imping nights. They sailed up the\\nRiver Raisin and landed on the north bank,\\nwhen but one frame and two log houses oc-\\ncupied the site of the battle ground of the\\nRiver Raisin massacre.\\nWarren Alford, son of John Alford, the edi-\\ntor of this work has occasion to remember\\nwith gratitude for his efforts fifty five 3ears\\nago in rescuing the writer from a watery grave.\\nI was skating in advance of a party of boys at\\nthe month of the River Raisin, and broke in.\\nWarren stripped off his skates, tied the straps\\nto his comforter, which the writer caught onto\\nand was drawn out. 1 skated three miles in\\nfrozen clothes, and was cared for by the familj*\\nof Timoth} Emerson, who resided at the docks.\\nCaptain John Alford the year of his arrival\\nassisted in gathering and bur\\\\-ing the bones of\\nthe Kentuckians slain at tlie massacre of the\\nRiver Raisin. Mails were then received but\\nonce a week from Detroit.\\nCaptain John Alfred wasthefiather of General\\nGeorge F. Alford, now residing in Texas; and\\nCajitain Alford, now residing in Monroe,\\nsailing in summer months a beautiful steam\\nyacht, who married the daughter of Stephen\\nB. Wakefield, of Shawnee Springs, In town\\nof Monroe.\\nMr. and Mrs. John .\\\\lford remained in Mon-\\nroe seventeen years removed to Giliralter in\\n1835 suffered considerable loss and inconven-\\nience from the Patriots in 1837 and 1838.\\nAfter residing in (Jibralter thirty years, re-\\nmoved to Trenton, where they spent the even-\\ning of life. Mrs. John Alford survived her\\nhusband a few years and died in 1887, at the\\nadvanced age of eightj-cight j ears.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0389.jp2"}, "370": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXV.\\nSECRKT SOCIKTIES.\\nMASONS.\\nM().\\\\i;()E JjOUGK lias had a somewhat\\neventful Ijistory. It has really had its\\nsecond birth. Old Monroe Lodge, No. 375,\\nwas organized in the j-car 1825 under a dispen-\\nsation from the Grand Master of the Grand\\nLodge of New Y(7i k, and by him constituted\\nand its officers publicly installed on St. John\\nthe Baptist s Day, June 24, 1825. The exer\\ncises took place in the first, or original, court\\nhouse here. It was a wooden structure, com-\\nposed of hewn logs covered with boards, and\\nlocated at or near the northeiist corner of our\\npublic square, in front arid somevvliat east of\\nthe present Presbyterian church edifice.\\nWe arc informed that a large collection of\\npeople were present, and that Brother Bev.\\nNoah Wells, father of Brother Wm. H. Wells,\\nnow of Erie, acted as Grand Chaplain for the\\nGrand Lodge of the State of New York. The\\nvenerable brother has long since been called\\nhome, full of years and full of honors. He was\\na pioneer in his calling as a minister of the\\ngospel. The son still survives. He was at one\\ntime a member of this lodge, but has not taken\\nan active part for several years past.\\nThe following gentlemen were then dul}- in-\\nstalled into office: Seneca Allen, Worshipful\\nMaster Hiram Brown, Senior Warden Harry\\nConant, Junior Warden; John Anderson,\\nTreasurer Charles Noble, Secretary.\\nSeneca Allen, the first Worshipful Master,\\nwas a half-breed, his maternal pai-ent beinL? a\\nfull blooded squaw. He was a son of John Allen,\\nformerly owner of the site, and later founder of\\nthe present beautiful city of Rochester, Now\\nYork. lie left .several children A son, Henry\\nAllen, of Milan, this county; Mrs Truax, of\\nDetroit, formerly living at Trenton, Michigan\\nalso Mrs. Colton, of Toledo, well known by\\n.some of o.ir older citizens and highly respected.\\nMr. Allen was a surveyor by profession, and\\nstood high in his calling\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a vigorous and\\nhai dy ])ioneer of those earl_v days. Some of\\nour older citizens knew him well, and can re-\\nlate many interesting reminiscences in con-\\nnection with him. His son Henry is still liv-\\ning, and a member of Milan Ijodge, No. 323,\\nthe latest constituted, and probably the last\\nthat ever will be constituted in this county, at\\nleast for many years to come. So that while\\nthe father was the Worshipful Master of the\\nfirst, the .son is a member of the last constituted\\nlodge in this county.\\nHiram Brown, who was installed as first\\nSenior Warden, seems to have pretty well\\npassed out of memory, as well as out of sight\\nand influence, as I can find no traces of his\\nfamily, or much of anj-thing else concerning\\nhim at the present time.\\nHarry Conant, who was installed as first\\nJunior Warden of Monroe Lodge, No. 375, was\\na physician, druggist, and a strong man gen-\\nerally. The doctor was father to our gallant\\nand popular townsman, the Hon. Harry A.\\nConant, Mrs. James Armitage, Mrs. John Ho-\\ngarth, of this city, and Mrs. General Williams,\\nof Detroit, as well as the lawful spouse of old\\nMrs. Conant, still living on First street, Mon-\\nroe, loved and respected by all who know her.\\nThe Doctor s drug .store occupied the ground\\nnow covered b3 the building vphere Mr. S. M.\\nSackett has his drug store, and where the same\\nkind of business has been carried on since\\n1822 first by Daniel B. Miller and Doctor Co-\\nnant, later by Doctor Conant, and finally, till\\nthe present time, by S. S. Sackett.\\nColonel John Anderson, who was installed\\nas first Treasurer of the old lodge, was father\\nof Judge Alexander Anderson and John An-\\nderson, both of whom are now dead, but Mrs.\\nJohn Anderson is still living on the north side\\nof the river, eminently respected by all who\\nknow her. The distinguished jurist and coun-\\nselor, Judge Warner Wing, also married a\\ndaughter of Colonel John Anderson.\\nCharles Noble, who was elected first Secre-\\n[32G]", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0390.jp2"}, "371": {"fulltext": "SECRET SOCIETIES.\\n32^\\ntary of the old lodge, was brother to Hon.\\nDavid A. Noble, whose son is here with us\\nas the Grand Treasurer of most of tlio\\n(irand Masonic bodies in this State, havin f\\nthe reputation of being the most methodical,\\npainstaking and correct Grand Treasurer these\\n(irand bodies have e%-cr had.\\nAfter the installation ceremonies were ovei\\nthe assembled brothers and friends were in-\\nvited to participate in the good things of a\\ngrand dinner, served by Mr. A. C. Chapman,\\nlong since dead, who at that time kept hotel\\nwhere Mr. Dansard now has his bank. It was\\nknown liy the name of TTie Michigan Ex-\\nchange, and had the reputation of being the\\nlargest and finest hotel in the then Territory\\nol Michigan. Colonel F. A. Winans, who was\\njwslniaslor here under President Buchanan,\\nmarried Mr. Chapman s daughter Emcline,\\ntook one degree of Masonry in tliis lodge, en-\\ntered the service of the Union as lieutenant-\\ncolonel of the Seventh Michigan Infantry-,\\ncame home and died. Mr. A. C. Chapman s\\nson, Alcott C, married Miss Susan Smilh, went\\nto California, where he met with a melancholy\\ndeath, leaving a son, Thornberg, a plienom-\\nenally bright young man, who also met witii a\\ntragic;il death, having been poisoned wiiile\\ndissecting.\\nYou will see by the foregoing tliat tiie first\\nofficers of the first lodge in Monroe were men\\nof sterling worth and wide influence, and I am\\npleased to saj* that as a rule their immediate\\ndescendants have proven to be worthy sons\\nof noble sires.\\nThe old Monroe Lodge was not No. 27, but\\nNo. 375. It was not then under the jurisdiction\\ncif the State of Michigan, but of the (irand\\nLodge of New York.\\nThere was no such State as Michigan then,\\nneither was there such an organization as the\\nGrand Lodge of Michigan. One year from\\ntiio time of the aforementioned installation,\\nhowever, old Monroe Lodge, No. 375, Zion\\nLodge, No. 3 (no .v Zion Lodge, No. 1), Detroit\\nLodge, No. 337 (now Detroit Lodge, Xo. 2),\\nand Menominee Lodge, No. 374, joined in a\\nconvention at Detroit, and organized tiie first\\n(irand Lodge of Michigan, electing Lewis Cass\\n(irand Master.\\nIt may be interesting at this juncture to note\\na few facts in connection with Zion Lodge\\nof Detroit, viz. That on the 7th of Septem-\\nber, 1794, Thomas Ainslie, Deputy (irand\\nMaster of the Athol (irand Ijodgo of Canada,\\ngranted a warrant for tlie organization of Zion\\nLodge, No. 10, at Detroit. This ajjpcars to\\nhave been the date of the introduction of Ma-\\nsonry into that province (meaning Michigan).\\nThe lodge lived about nine years. It was re-\\nvived in 1807 under and by virtue of a dispensa-\\ntion issued by DeWitt Clinton, Grand Master,\\nand afterwards governor of New York. The\\nnumber of Zion Lodge was changed to that of\\nNo. 3. At the reorganization in 1844 its num-\\nber was again changed, and made No. 1. So\\nthat she has existed under the auspices of\\nthree Grand Lodges and had three numbers.\\nOn year later, viz., 1827, the (irand Lodge\\nof Michigan was requested to assist in laj ing\\ntiie corner-stone of St. Paul s church of Deti-oit,\\nthe mother I ^piscopal church of the West. But\\nowing to the wild fanaticism which jirevailed\\nat that time in consequence of the alleged mur-\\nder of one Wm. Morgan, it was not possible to\\nconvene a quorum of members for that pur-\\npose. Not even the great power and influence\\nof that gallant soldier and patriot statesman,\\n(ioneral Lewis Cass, who was Gi-and Master\\nas well as territorial governor at that time,\\nwore sufficient to enable him to convene a\\n(|uorum of members, and induce them to stem\\nthe tide of popular fear and indignation of the\\nhour. Consequcntl}- the torner-slone of St.\\nPaul s church was not laid b^- the Grand Lodge\\nof Michigan or by any other Masonic bod3-.\\nWhen I have stated the main features of an\\narticle which was published at Canandaigua,\\nNew York, early in September, 182C (the year\\nthe first Grand Lodge of Michigan was organ-\\nized), and copied as rapidlj- and spread as gen-\\nerally tiiroughout the land as the meagre\\nfacilities of that early day would permit, and\\nwith as much malignity as ignorant fanaticism\\ncould contrive or conceive, you will no longer\\nwonder why Masonry had to retire, for a time,\\nfrom public gaze, and to perform their heaven-\\niTispired deeds of benevolence and charity in\\nthe utmost secrecy.\\nThe article to which I have referred runs\\nsubstantially as follows. (In order that you\\nmay not be frightened or too greatly surprised,\\nI will premise by .saying I am about to give\\nFree Ma.sonr}- away completely.)\\nOn Sunday, September the 10th, 1820, the\\ncoroner of the county of Ontario, New York,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0391.jp2"}, "372": {"fulltext": "328\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nbeing Master of the Masonic Lodge at Canan-\\ndaigua, applied foi- a warrant to apprehend one\\nAVilliam Morgan, living at Batavia, fifty miles\\naway, for the larceny of a shirt and cravat.\\nArmed with the proper papers and in company\\nwith ten other Masons heproceeded in acarriage,\\nand on the (\\\\ay following seized and secured\\nthe man guilty of the alleged enormity touching\\nthe borrowed shirt and cravat. About suniset\\nof the same day (Monday, September 11th)\\nthe}- returned to Canandaigua. The prisoner\\nwas arraigned before the justice who issued the\\nwarrant, but discharged, as the plaintiff did not\\nappear against him. The same coroner and\\n(J rand Master again arrests him for a debt of\\ntwo doUai s and imprisoned him. This being\\npaid and the victim released, a yellow carriage\\nand gray horses are seen by the light of the\\nmoon rolling with extraordinary rapidity to-\\nwards the jail, Morgan is again seized, gagged\\nand bound, and thrown into the carriage, con-\\ntaining several other men, and driven away\\nagain in an opposite dii-cction as rapidly as\\nbefore.\\nThis carriage drove night and daj- over a\\nhundred miles of well-settled country, with\\nfresh hor.ses supplied at six different places, and\\nwith corresponding changes of men.\\nWith a single exception every individual\\nconcerned was a Free Ma.son, and the excep-\\ntion was immediately initiated by a unanimous\\nvote of the lodge at Lewistown. Everything\\nwent on like clockwork up to the hour of the\\nevening of the 14th of September, when the\\nprisoner was taken from the carriage at Fort\\nNiagara and lodged in the place used as a\\npowder magazine. It is affirmed that eight\\nMasons met and threw into a hat as many lots,\\nthree of which only were marked. Each man\\nthen drew a lot, and where it was not marked he\\nwent immediately home. There is reason to\\nbelieve that the three who remained were the\\npersons who, on the night of the l9th or 20th\\nof September took their victim from the fort,\\ncarried him to the middle of the .stream, and\\nhaving fastened a heavy weight to hira, threw\\nhim into the stream.\\nThis fearful tale had the effect to throw the\\nwhole country into a panic of persecution\\nagainst the Masons and Masonry, and as a\\npartial consequence the Grand Lodge of Mich-\\nigan was closed, and not again opened until the\\n2d day of June, 1841, fourteen years later, at\\nwhich time Lewis Cass was again elected Grand\\nMaster. In the meantime Monroe and other\\nsubordinate lodges were also closed.\\nOn the 17th of September, 1844, pursuant to a\\nresolution of the old or first Grand Lodge of\\nMichigan, acting under new charters received\\nfrom the Grand Lodge of New York for the sub-\\nordinate lodges in Michigan Territory, was or-\\nganized the present Gi-and Lodge of Michigan,\\ni-e-olecting General Lewis Cass Grand Master;\\nthe Grand liOdgc of New York having refused\\nto recognize the organization under and by\\nvirtue of what she pleased to denominate The\\ndefunct lodges of Michigan Tcri itory. On the\\n5th of July, 1848, Monroe Lodge, No. 27, was\\norganized by authority of a dispensation issued\\nby Judge E. Smith Lee, (Jrand Master, to\\nBrother Isaac Lewis, Worshipful Master;\\nBrother John Burch, Senior Warden Brother\\nGeorge KirUland, Junior Warden, and Brothers\\nWalter P. Clark, George W. Crispin, Thomas\\nLeonai d, James Q. Adams, Jefferson G. Thur-\\nber, Daniel B. Miller and Riley Ingersoll. Of\\nthese ten gentlemen only two survive, viz.:\\nIsaac Lewis and George Kirkland.\\nAfter opening they had an election with the\\nfollowing result, viz. Brother Lsaac Lewis,\\nWorshipful Master Brother John Burch,\\nSenior Warden; Brother George Kirkland,\\nJunior Warden; Brother Daniel B. Miller,\\nTreasurer; Brother Jefferson G. Thurber, Sec-\\nretary; Brother Geo. W. Crispin, Tj-ler.\\nThey convened in what was then known as\\nOdd Fellows Hall, but subse [uently, and for\\nmany years, Zion church (Lutheran), .south-\\nwest corner of First and Cass streets, which\\nhas since given way to Zion church school\\nbuilding. At this meeting Jefferson G. Thur-\\nber was apjjointed to draft a set of by-laws for\\nthe lodge, and Brothers Isaac Lewis, John\\nBurch and George Kirkland to negotiate for a\\nsuitable hall in which to meet.\\nBrother Isaac Lewis was Government super-\\nvising inspector of steamboats under Presi-\\ndents Pierce and Buchanan has held the office\\nof county inspector of the poor for twenty-five\\nyears, and has held other offices of trust and\\nhonor, and has always had an unsullied repu-\\ntation for strict honesty and fidelity.\\nBrother John Burch represented this county\\nin our State senate during the sessions of\\n1842-3; was mayor of this city in 1850.\\nBrother George Kirkland represented this", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0392.jp2"}, "373": {"fulltext": "SECRET SOCIETIES.\\n329\\ncounty, in part, at Ijansiiis^ in tlio Ikuot iionsc\\nin 1855, and has hold other place of trust and\\nhonor.\\nBrother JctVorson G. Tiuirhei-, Krst secret a ly\\nol Monroe Ijodfrc, No. 27, was an able lawyer\\nand speaiicr represented tliis county in our\\nSlate senate in 1844, 45, ^(i, 47. Ilis eldest\\ndaujfhter, Elizabetii, is the |)resent wife of\\nBrotiier Judge Taleott E Wiiii;. His eldest\\nson is a Congregational minister of eminence\\nat Syracuse, New York, hut has recently re-\\nceived and accepted a call to a church in\\nParis, France. His second son, Henry C, is a\\nlawyer of Detroit, and i)artner of Hon. Don.\\nM. Dickinson, late Postmaster General.\\ni5rothers Walter P. Clark, James Quincy\\nAdams and Dan. B. Miller were each mayor of\\nthe city, besides receiving man}- other honors\\nhere and elsewhere, and the children of Bros.\\nClark and Miller after them are widely known\\nand highly resjiected, niost, if not all, having\\nserved in many places of trust and honor.\\nSo you will see the first officers and charter\\nmembers of Monroe Lodge, No. 27, like tho.se\\nof Monroe Lodge, No. 375, already referred to,\\nhave a record that ni ilhcrtiies nor their friends\\nneed be ashamed of\\nAt the next meeting, July 12, 1848, Walter\\nW. Prentice formally asked to be made a -Ma-\\nson, and Brother II. W. Cam|)bell was admit-\\nted a member by dimit. These were the first\\ntwo applicants for the privileges of Monroe\\nLodge, No. 27, one for memljcrship and the\\nother for the mysteries of Masonry.\\nOn the2()th of July, 1848, Walter W. Pren-\\ntice was elected to take the Entered Apprentice\\ndegree, and Charles Noble to membership.\\nThe latter was the secretary of the origin:il\\nlodge (Monroe Lodge, No. 375), organized in\\n1825, and the only member of that old lodge\\nwho ever affiliated with Monroe Lodge, No. 27.\\nBrother Prenlico was the first person ever\\nelected for a degree in this lodge.\\nOn the 2d of August, 1848, Monroe Lodge\\nadopted a set of by-laws. On the 9th of August\\nWalter W. Prentice was made an Entered Ap-\\nprentice Mason. This was the first degree\\nover conferred in Monroe Lodge, No. 27,\\nBrother H. W. Campbell acting as Worshipful\\nMaster.\\nOn the Gth of September Brother Isaac Levis\\nconferred the degree of Fellow Craft on Rus-\\neell Howe and David H. Derrick This vvas\\nthe first time this degree was ever conferred\\nin Monroe Lodge, No. 27.\\nOn the 4th of October, 1848, Walter W.\\nPrentice was raised to the Sublime degree of\\nMaster Mason in due and ancient form,\\nBrothei-s Win. W. Lister and Ezi-a Ilooil, of\\nDetroit Lodge, No. 2, acting as Worshipful\\nMaster and Senior Warden respectively. This\\nwas the first time this degree was ever con-\\nferred in Monroe Lodge, No. 27. Brother Lis-\\nter was the person u])on whom Brother John\\nB;irne3 the real author of the present work in\\nthis Grand jurisdiction, conferred the degrees\\nin Detroit Lodge, No. 2, at that time, viz.,\\nJune, 1844, one j car after the reorgani/.ation\\nof Masonry at Baltimore, Maryland while\\nBrother Ezra Rood was one of the brothers\\nwho were in dail} attendance upon the in-\\nstructions of Brother John Barney while in\\nDetroit, after the Baltimore or Barney work-\\nwas adopted.\\nOn the 29th of November, 1848, Monroe\\nLodge fi.Ked the present time of holding regular\\nmeetings, viz. The Wednesday evening on\\nor preceding the full moon in each month.\\nPrevious to this time all meetings were regulars\\nto all intents and ])urposos, as they received\\nand referred petitions, balloted for candidates\\nand conferred degrees at all meetings regard-\\nless of rules.\\nAt the session of the (jrand Lodge January,\\n1849, Monroe Lodge was chartered and num-\\nbered IJrother Isaac Fjcwis representing the\\nlodge.\\nOn the 14th of February, 1849, Brother\\nUosmer, of Toledo, Ohio, was here bj request\\nand conferred the third degree upon Brothers\\nRii.si3ell Howe and D. II. Derrick. On the 28th\\nof February, 1849, Brother George Kirkland,\\nacting as Worshipful Master, conferred the\\nthird degree on Brother Ashley. He was the\\nfirst member of Monroe Lodge who over con-\\nferred the third degree in it, Detroit or Toledo\\njiartics always having clone it previously.\\nBrother Kirkland became one of the l)rightost\\nand best working Masons in Michigan.\\nMarch 21, 1849, Brother Walter W. Prentice\\nacted as Worshipful Master for the first time.\\nBrother Lewis being ab.sent.\\nOn the 4th, 5th, 14th, 17th, 18th and 19th of\\nJuly, 1S49, the Grand Lecturer, A. C. Smith,\\nof Detroit, was here instructing the officers of\\nthe lodge in the work and lectures. During", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0393.jp2"}, "374": {"fulltext": "3B0\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthis time Brothers I. R. (irosveiior and John\\nM. Bliven were initiated, passed and raised to\\nthe Sublime degree of Masonry, while Brother\\nE. G. Morton was initiated and passed to the\\ndegree of Fellow Craft.\\nDuring the month of August, 1849, Brothers\\nE. G. Brigham and Daily were made Masons.\\nOn the 3d of September, 1849, Brother Tal-\\ncott E. Wing was made an Entered Apprentice\\nMason.\\nOn the 14th of November, 1849, Brother\\nIsaac Lewis conferred the third degree on\\nBrothers B. G. Moi-tou and Barton W. Spears.\\nThis was the first time Brother Isaac Lewis\\never conferred the third degree, as far as the\\nrecords of the lodge show. Oft the 28th of No-\\nvember, 1849, the first annual election of of-\\nficers occurred, and the following were chosen\\nBrother Isaac Lewis, Worshipful Master\\nlirother Jefferson G. Thurber, Senior Warden\\nBrotiier John M. Oliver, Junior Warden. This\\ndid not appear to please the members exactly,\\nfor on the 2Cth of December, 1849, they held\\nanother election, with the following result, viz.:\\nBrother Isaac Lewis, Worshipful Master;\\nBrother Walter W. Prentice, Senior Warden\\nBrother Walter P. Clark, Junior Warden\\nBrother Charles Noble, Treasurer; Brother\\nJohn M. Oliver, Secretary. On the day fol-\\nlowing the balance of the ofticers were ap-\\npointed, I. II. Grosvenor and Barton W. Spears,\\nStewards.\\nOn the 3d of January, 1850, the above named\\nofficers were duly installed by Brother Bar-\\nbour, of Detroit, the lodge having failed to\\nprocure the services of Brother J. II. Cleve-\\nland, of Adrian, for that purpose.\\nThis closes the first Masonic year of Monroe\\nLodge, No. 27. She has had her period of in-\\ncubation, so to speak, while working under a\\ndispensation issued by Grand Master E. Smith\\nLee her first year of chartered existence; her\\nfirst annual election and installation of officers,\\netc., etc.\\nOn the 20th of February Brother 1. E. Gros-\\nvenor, in accordance with instructions, pro-\\ncured a set of jewels for the officers of the lodge.\\nBrother Ira Maj hew was also elected at this\\nmeeting. He has since become famous in the\\nhistory of this State as an educator.\\nOctober 5, 1850, occurred the second annual\\nelection of Monroe Lodge, and resulted as fol-\\nlows, viz. Brother Isaac Lewis, Worshipful\\nMaster; Brother Walter W. Prentice, Senior\\nWarden; Brother Jefferson G. Thurber, Junior\\nWarden Brother J. T. Holt, Sec y Brother\\nIra R. Grosvenor, Treasurer Brother B. F.\\nFifield, Senior Deacon Brother B. W. Spears,\\nJunior Deacon. The lodge also showed its\\npatriotism at this meeting by appropriating\\nten dollars towards erecting a monument to\\n(xeneral George Washington.\\nApril 9, 1851, Brother Ephraim Baldwin was\\nmade a Mason. His son Willis is now Secretary\\nof this lodge.\\nAugust 12, 1851, Brother Doctor L. H.\\nCooper was made a Mason.\\nDecember 24, 1851, occurred the third annual\\nelection of officers, v, ith the following result,\\nviz. Brother Walter W. Prentice, Worshipful\\nMaster: Brother Jefferson G. Thurber, Senior\\nWarden Brother W. Vague, Junior Warden\\nBrother Ephraim Baldwin, Secretary Brother\\nIsaac Lewis, Treasurer Brother B. W. Spears,\\nSenior Deacon; Brother B. F. Fifield, Junior\\nDeacon Brothers E. G. Morton and W. Corbit,\\nStewards; Brother Thomas Leonard, Tyler.\\nJanuary 7, 1852, the above named officers\\nwere duly installed by Postmaster Isaac Lewis.\\nOn the 21st of January, 1852, J. V. Cook and\\nPeter Benson were made Master Masons.\\nOn the 3d of March, 1852, Brother G. A.\\nStrong (Captain Albert G. Strong, who was\\nkilled at Pittsburg Landing,) was made a Ma-\\nson, and Brother A. D. Perkins and Wm. C.\\nBronson were elected.\\nMarch 31, 1852, Brother Isaac Lewis pre-\\nsented two columns for work in the Fellow\\nCraft degree to the lodge, but the lodge paid\\nfor them.\\nMay 12, 1852, Brother E. Smith Lee, who had\\nbecome Grand Lecturer, visited and instructed\\nthe lodge in the work and lectures, and before\\nleaving the city left a copy of the work with\\nBrother Walter W. Prentice, while the latter\\non his death bed gave it to Brother A. I.\\nSawyer, and in low and trembling accents gave\\nhim this injunction Preservethe landmarks.\\nThese were his last woi ds to Brother Sawyer.\\nDecember 22d occurred the fourth annual\\nelection in Monroe Lodge with the following\\nresult, viz. Brother Jeff erson G. Thurber,\\nWorshipful Mnster; Brother George Kirkland,\\nSenior Warden Brother John M. Oliver,\\nJunior Warden. The Worshipful Master ap-\\n2winted to fill other offices, Ephraim Bald-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0394.jp2"}, "375": {"fulltext": "SECRET SOCIETIES.\\nn\\\\\\nwin, Secretary Isaac l.cwi.s. Troasiirer\\nB. W. Spears, Senior Deacon \\\\V. M. L orbil,\\nJunior Doacon Brothers G. A. Strong and\\nTiiomas Leonard, Stewards, and Peter Benson,\\nTyler. All of these were duly installed on\\nthe 25th of December. 1852, by Pa.st Master\\nW. W. Prentice.\\nOn the 11th of January, 1S53, Brother Dan!\\nB. Miller, who died on the 9th, was buried by\\nMonroe Lodge. This was the first death in\\nthe lodge, and his the first Masonic funeral,\\nand it was a large one. But of all who took\\npari in that funeral as Masons, there are but\\nseven now liv ing, viz Isaac Lewis, Talcotl E.\\nWing, George Kirkland, I. II. Grosvcnor,\\nEphr.iiin Baldwin, Thomas Doyle and W. C.\\nBrown. He was one of the charter members\\nand the first treasurer, and a man of more than\\nordinary influence.\\nOn the 23d of Februarys 1853, Brothej-s Win.\\nC. Brown, Wm. V. Miller, Luther H. Barnes\\nand P. S. Underhill were elected to be made\\nMasons.\\nMarch 23. 1853, Brothers Constant Luce and\\nS. W. Curtis were elected to be made Masons.\\nApril 6, 1853, Brothcr.s James Darrah and\\nTV. II. Montgomery were elected to be made\\nMasons.\\nAt the regular meeting in Ma\\\\ Brothers\\nToussaint Navarre, Christ. Diffonbaugh and\\nKev. R. R. Salter wore elected to be made\\nMasons.\\nJuly 28, 1853. Brother Thomas Norman was\\nmade a Mason.\\nDecember 14, 1H53, .Monroe Lodge held its\\nfifth annual election of officers, resulting as\\nfollows: Brother George Kirkland, Worshi])-\\nful Master; Brother John M. Oliver, Senior\\nWarden; Brother Barton W. Spears, Junior\\nWarden. The Worshipful Master appointed\\nthe balance of the officers as follows S. W.\\nCurtis, Senior Deacon Lyman Wolcott, Junior\\nDeacon; James Darrah, Treasurer; L. S.\\nStevens. Secretary Peter Benson, Tyler. They\\nwere duly installed on the 27th of the same\\nmonth.\\nFebruary 8, 1854, the lodge voted a dona-\\nlion of 88.00 per month until July of .same\\nyear for a Mrs. Nash, who was a Mason s\\nwidow in want.\\nIn those days there was no distinction made\\nbetween affiliated and non-affiliated Masons, so\\nfar as the right of Masonic burial or relief\\nwas concernetl. therefore on the 2d day of\\nMay, 1851. the lodge arranged for the burial of\\nold Mr. Norman, though not a member of the\\nlodge.\\nMay 10, 1854, Brothers E. G. Matteson and\\nB. J. Thayer (Dr. Thayer) were elected to be-\\ncome Masons.\\nJune 14lh, Brother Wm. Corbin was made a\\nMason.\\nJuly 5th Brothers John J. Chami)er luin and\\n(ieorgo Peter.s, of Petersbiirgh, were elected to\\nbe made Masons.\\nNovember 1, 1851, Brother A. S. Hall was\\nelected to be made a Mason, also Brother W. H.\\nWells. At this meeting the lod^cc received a\\npetition for a recommendation for a new lodge\\nat Dundee, which petition was granted at a\\nsubsequent meeting, held two weeks later.\\nDundee Lodge, No. 74, was the second lodge\\norganized in this county since the reorganiza-\\ntion of Masonry in 1843.\\nDecember 20, 1854, Monroe Lodge, No. 27,\\nheld its si.xth annual election of officers, with\\nthe following results, viz. Brother Walter W.\\nPrentice, Worshipful Master; Brother Luther\\nH. Barnes, Senior Wai-den Brother Thomas\\nNorman, Junior Warden. The Worshipful\\nMaster appointed the others as follows, viz.\\nBrother James Darrah, Treasurer; Brother\\nJohn H. Richardson, Secretary Brother L. S.\\n.Stevens, Senior Deacon Brother Harvey^ V.\\nMan, Junior Deacon, etc., who were installed\\nby Past Master Isaac Lewis on the 27th of\\nDecember, 1854.\\nJanuary 17, 1855, Brother Cogshall, Grand\\nLecturer, visited the lodge and instructed it in\\nwork and lectures. Brothers Prentice and\\nRichardson were instructed to procure a seal\\nfor the lodge.\\nJanuary 31, 1855, Brothers John J. Stevens,\\nJohn D. Darrah, John S. Dickinson and Rich-\\nard Stringleman were elected to be made\\nMasons.\\nMarch 28. 1855, Brothers Samuel H. Wag-\\nner and Samuel W. Arnold were elected to be\\nmade JIasons. The Worshipful Mastei- also\\nappointed a committee to wait on all members\\naddicted to intemperance and notify them that\\nthey must either reform or be expelled.\\nMay 30th Brothers C. S. Bulkley and John\\nNorman were elected to be made Masons.\\nOctober 24, 1855. Brother Charles R. Taylor\\nwas elected to be made a Mason.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0395.jp2"}, "376": {"fulltext": "332\\nHistory of monroe county, Michigan.\\nNovember 23, 1855, Brother Henry SiiiiUi\\nwas elected ta membership.\\nDecember 26, 1855, the lodge held its seventh\\nelection of officers, resulting a.s follows Brother\\nJohn M. Oliver, Worshipful Master Brother\\nThoma.s Norman, Senior Warden Brother\\nJames Darrah, Junior Warden. The Worship-\\nful Master elect appointed the balance of the\\nofficers, viz.; Brother John J. Stevens, Senior\\nDeacon Brother George A. Strong, Junior\\nWarden Brother Charles R. Taylor, Secretary;\\nBrother Jjcwis Darrah, Treasurer; Isaac Lewis\\nand Jetfcrson (i. Thurber, Stewards; Peter\\nBronson, Tyler, who were dulj installed the\\nnext day.\\nFebruary 20, 1850, Brother John Thompson\\nwas elected to be a Mason.\\nFebruary 2l8t Brother Chai les Taylor Little\\nCharles Taylor, as we used to call him) was\\nelected to receive second degree of Masonry.\\nNo record of any previous action in his case.\\nFebruary 22d there was a Ma.sonic address\\nat the Methodist church, by Brother Blinn,\\nandasupperin theevening. The Cass Guards\\nand Germania l* ire Companj were out in force.\\nThe lodge paid Brother Blinn flO.OO.\\nApril IG, 185C, Brothers D. I Newell, F. M.\\nWinans, Alexander Grant and Wm. E. Luce\\nwere elected to be made Masons, and Eov.\\nFrank May was elected to membership. The\\nlodge also voted to allow the Knights Tonijilar\\nto meet in their hall.\\nMaj 7th the lodge bui icd Brother Ij. II.\\nPine. Brother Pine was a non afiiliated Ma-\\nson, too.\\nAugust 14, 185t!i, Brother Wm. Dunbar was\\nelected to receive the first degree of Masonry.\\nOctober 8, 1850, Brothers R. R. Kirby and\\nJacob VanWormer were elected to bo made\\nMasons, and Brotlier Jacob Cooke was made\\na Mason.\\nDecember 10, 1856, Brother Fred Ferry was\\nelected to be made a Mason.\\nDecember 24, 1856, the lodge held its eighth\\nannual election of officers, I osulting as follows,\\nviz. Brother Thomas Norman, Worsliipful\\nMaster; Brother James Darrah, Senior War-\\nden Brother George Ijindl}^, Junior Warden;\\nBrother W. W. Prentice, Senior Deacon; Brother\\nJohn Norman, Junior Deacon; Brother Alexan-\\nder Grant, Secretary; Brother Lewis Dnrrali,\\nTreasurer; Brother Peter Bron.son, Tyler, who\\nwere all duly installed on the 27th.\\nJanuary 7, 1857, Brothers O. R. Goodale and\\nH. P. Vrooman were elected to be made\\nMasons.\\nFebruary 26, 1857, Brother J. V. Cooke was\\nburied with Masonic honors.\\nMarch 4. 1857, Brother S. B. Waketield was\\nelected to be made a Mason.\\nApril 22, 1857, Brother Stillman Hlanchard\\nvisited and instructed the lodge in the uork\\nand lectures.\\nMay 8, 1857, the lodge buried Brother Jeffer-\\nson G. Thurber, Past firand Master, Henry T.\\nBackus acting as Worshipful Master.\\nAugust 5, 1857, Brother Don. O. Spalding\\nwas elected to be made a Mason. August 8th\\nDon. O. Spalding and Brother Frank Raleigh\\nwere made Ma.sons.\\nDecember 23, 1857, the lodge held its ninth\\nannual election, resulting as follows, viz.\\nBrother .lames Darrah, Worshipful Master;\\nBrother Isaac Lewis, Senior Warden Brother\\nRichard Stringleman, Junior Warden. Brother\\nThomas Norman was appointed Senior Dea-\\ncon S. B. Waketield, Junior Deacon Alexan-\\nder Grant, Secretary W. V. Miller, Treasurer\\nW. W. Prentice and John Norman, Stewards;\\nPeter Bronson, Tyler, who were duly installed\\nbj John M. Oliver on the 26th of the same\\nmonth. Brothers S. Meyerfcid anil L. I ^ried-\\nciiberg were elected to be made Masons at this\\nmeeting.\\nOn the 24th nf February, 1858, Brother\\nThomas Whelplj- was elected to membership,\\non the 21st of April Brothers Ben. Dansard\\nand B. IleTidy were raised to the Sublime\\ndegree of a Master M.ason. I shall never\\nforget the impressions received through an\\noral prayer made by the now deceased Brother\\nDansard at that time.\\nAfter remaining in the aforenamed brick\\nbuilding, on the southwest corner of Cass and\\nFirst streets, for a brief ])eriod, the lodge moved\\ninto the second story of the building then oc-\\n])ied by James Armitage as a dry goods store,\\nsituated on the west corner of Front street, by\\nF. Walldorf s mill, where Brother E.G. Ilarvej\\nf jrmerly kept hotel. It was in that hall that\\nthe incidents just related took place, and it was\\nduring my first visit to Monroe Lodge.\\nHere the lodge remained until burned out in\\nMay, 1860, when it was moved to the rooms\\nnow occupied by the Odd Fellows in the third\\nstoi-y of Brother Wakefield s building on Wash-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0396.jp2"}, "377": {"fulltext": "SECRET SOCIETIES.\\n333\\nington street, where it romiiinetl for sometime,\\nwhen it again moved, into the third story oftiie\\nbuilding used by Brother F. S. Sill for a shoe\\nstore. Finally and histl^ it moved into this\\niiall, whei c it and all other .Nlasonic bodies of\\nthe citj^ now meet.\\nI have been thus elaborate in noting what\\nwas done Masonieullj u]) to and during the\\nfirst ten j ears of the life of Monroe Lodge,\\nNo. 27, for the reason that it contributes quite\\nlargely to the histor}- of Musoni-y and Monroe\\ncount3- and for the further reason that many\\nof tliiisc wlio took an active part in tho.so trans-\\nactions have also figured conspicuously in the\\nsubsequent political and business history of\\nthe county, while some have added luster to\\nthe history of the State and Nation. Tiie bal-\\nance will be a cursory and hurried\\nsrM.MAuy.\\nCliarter members; Isaac Lewis, W. M.; John\\nBurch, S. W.; George Kirkland, J. AV.; and\\nBrothers Walter P. Clark, Geo. W. Crispin,\\nThomas Leonard, Riley Inger.soU.J. (i.Tliurbcr.\\nDan. B. Miller.\\nFirst meeting, July 5, 1848.\\nFirst work: Walter W. Prentice, :i])j)lica\\nlion July 12,1848; Entered Apprentice, August\\n11, 1848; Fellow Craft, October S, 1848 Master\\n.Mason, October 4, 1848.\\n|\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^4.S\\n1S4 J\\n1850\\n1851\\n1852\\nia53\\nlso4\\n1 o\\n18. )(i\\n1857\\nISoS\\n1 s.V.)\\nim;o\\nlS(il\\nisii2\\n1st -,3\\n1804\\n18 ;5\\n1801)\\n18 7\\n1808\\nIStiil\\n1870\\n1S71\\n1S72\\nHOSTKU OF .M.V.STEKS\\nSla^tcrs.\\nIsaac Lewis,\\nl.saac Lewis.\\nIsaac Lewis.\\nIsaac Lewis.\\nW. W. Prentice.\\nJ. G. Tluirber.\\nGeorge KirklaniL\\nW. W. Prentice.\\nJ. M. Oliver.\\nThomas Norman.\\nJauies Darrah.\\nW. W. Prentice.\\nIra R. Grosvenor.\\nJas. Darrah.\\nW. \\\\V. Prentice.\\nIra R. (Jrosvenor.\\n\\\\V. \\\\V. Prentice.\\nA. 1. Sawyer.\\nA. I. Sawyer.\\nA. I. Sawyer.\\nA. I. Sawyer.\\nA. I. Sawyer.\\nA. I. Sawyer.\\nW. A. Noble.\\nJas. C. Kellie.\\n.\\\\.ND SKCRET.^UIES.\\nSccrrlaricf.\\nJeff G. Thurbcr.\\nJeir. G. Thurber.\\nJ. .M. Oliver.\\n.1. T. Holt.\\nK. Baldwin.\\nE. Baldwin.\\nL. S. Stevens.\\nJ. H. Richardson.\\nC. R. Taylor.\\nAlex. Grant.\\nAle.K. Grant.\\nAlex. Grant.\\nAlex. Grant.\\nAlex, (irant.\\nAlex. Grant.\\nAlex. Grant.\\nAlex. Grant.\\nAlex. Grant.\\nJohn P. Schluter.\\nChas. P. Toll.\\nLewis Grant.\\nLewi.s Grant.\\nLewis Grant.\\nA. Bragdon.\\nN. Kornlith\\nYear.\\nXaslen.\\nSecretaries.\\n1873\\nJas. C. Kellie.\\nL. Darrah.\\n1874\\nL. Darrah.\\nL. Darrah.\\n1875\\nl-ewis Grant.\\nW. D. Clark.\\n1870\\nI^ewis Grant.\\nD. R. Cram pt on.\\n1877\\nLewis (irant.\\nD. R. Cranipton.\\nI87S\\nLewis (irant.\\nS. A. Gowuian.\\n187!)\\nA. I. Sawyer.\\nS. A. Gowraan.\\n1S80\\nA. I. Sawyer.\\nI). R. Crarapton.\\n188 1\\nI. Sawyer.\\nD. R. Crampton.\\n1882\\nLewis (irant.\\nHal. K. Stevens.\\n1883\\nLewis irant.\\nHal. E. Stevens.\\n1884\\nLewis (irant.\\nHal. K. Stevens.\\n1S85\\nWill. 1 llaighL\\nHal. E. Stevens.\\n188(;\\nVVni. F. Ilaight.\\nHal. E. Stevens.\\n1887\\nA. 1. Sawyer.\\nA. E. Dunhar, jr.\\n1888\\nR. S. Tlionipson.\\nA. E. Dunbar, jr.\\n188!)\\nHal. E. Stevens.\\nWillis Baldwin.\\nBrother A. L Sawj or acted as Senior Grand\\nWarden of Grand Lodge in 1885-6 was a\\nmember of Committee on Jurisprudence several\\ntimes, also Committee on Appeals, for the Grand\\nLodge.\\nOf those who have been Worshipful Masters\\nthe following huve died, viz.: Walter W. Pren-\\ntice, Jefferson (i. Thurber, John M. Oliver,\\nJames Darrah, Lewis !)ari-ah, Wm. A. Noble,\\nThomas Norman total, 7. Of the Secretaries,\\nJefferson (i. Thurber, John M. Oliver, J. T.\\nUolt, L S. Stevens, Chas. R. Taylor, Alexander\\n(ii ant, John P. Schluter, Lewis Darrah total, 8.\\nMonroe Lodge has from the first been a sort\\nof central or rallying point in Masonty, conse-\\nquently those first receiving Masonic light\\nunder her auspices, have contributed to the\\norganizing and building up of several other\\nMasonic lodges, as well as organized bodies of\\nhigher Masonry within the city and through-\\nout the county; and I see no reason why she\\nshould not as a rule feel proud of her sort of\\nmotherhood to them. For instance: Dundee\\nLoilge, No. 74, located at the lively and some-\\nwhat ambitious little village of that name, was\\noi ganized in 1850, and has a proud record,\\nworthy of emulation, as she was bound to\\nhave, when represented by such painstaking,\\nhard-working and zealous Masons as Henry\\nWaiting, J. W. McBride, J. W. Mason, M. D.,\\nJohn J. Dixon, (Jeo. C. Kent, H. A. Wilkinson,\\nKiios Kent. etc.. etc.\\nIU,.\\\\NCII.\\\\KD I.ODGK, No. li\u00c2\u00ab,\\nIs located at Petersburgh, the home of that\\nking of good fellows and organizers. Rev. Bro.\\nD. B. Tracy. She was organized in 1858. and", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0397.jp2"}, "378": {"fulltext": "334\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nhas ever licld a warm and enviable place among\\nthe Masons of the State, which she could not\\nwell fail to do while represented by such gal-\\nlent and eflScient fellows as Eev. Brother D.\\nB. Tracy, John T. liosc, Isman P. Eussell, etc.\\nA dispensation was granted Blanchard Lodge,\\n]SIo. 102, March 31, 1858; Worshipful Master,\\nD. B. Trai^y Secretary, Horace Hill. Lodge\\nconstituted February IG, 1850, J. Adams Allen.\\nGrand Master.\\nKO.STER OF MASTERS AND SECRETARIES.\\nYear.\\nMasters.\\nSecretaries.\\n1859\\nD. B. Tracy.\\nLyon.\\n1860\\nWilliam Corbin.\\nMorgan Parker.\\n]\u00c2\u00ab)1\\nJames I. Russell.\\nWilliam Heath.\\n1802\\n.Tames I. Rus.soll.\\nB. F. Rase.\\n1863\\nWilliam Corbin.\\nW. H. Heath.\\n1864\\nD. B. Tracy.\\nW. H. Heath.\\n1865\\nD. B. Tracy.\\nH. Camburn.\\n1866\\nJ. I. Russell.\\nH. Camburn.\\n1807\\nJ. I. Russell.\\nII. Camburn.\\n1868\\nJ. 1. Russell.\\nH. Camburn.\\n1869\\nW. HoRle.\\nH. Camburn.\\n1870\\nJ. I. Russell.\\nH. Camburn.\\n1871\\nJ. I. Russell.\\nG. A. Cantield.\\n1872\\nE. W. Reynolds.\\nW. H. Heath.\\n1873\\nJ. I. Russell.\\nW. II. Heath.\\n1874\\nE. W. Reynolds.\\nT. P. Barlow.\\n1875\\nJ. I. Russell.\\nT. P. Barlow.\\n1876\\n.1. 1. Russell.\\nT. P. Barlow.\\n1877\\nW. Hogle.\\nT. P. Barlow.\\n1878\\nA. C. Williams.\\nT. P. Barlow.\\n1879\\nA. C. Williams.\\nT. P. Barlow.\\n1880\\nA. C. Williams.\\nT. P. Barlow.\\n1881\\nJ. T. Rose.\\nA. E. Stuart.\\n1882\\nJ. T Rose.\\nA. E. Stuart.\\n1883\\nJ. T. Rose.\\nA. E. Stuart.\\n1884\\nJ. T. Rose.\\nW. H. Heath.\\n1885\\nPerry McCarty.\\nA. E. Stuart.\\n1886\\nJ. T. Rose.\\nA. E. Stuart.\\n1887\\nJ. T. Rose.\\nA. E. Stuart.\\n1888\\nJ. T. Rose.\\nA. E. Stuart.\\n1889\\nN. B. Russell.\\nA. E. Stuart.\\nEUREKA LODGE, No. 107.\\nOf Monroe, was organized in 1858. Her mem-\\nbers have always been prominent in the Grand\\nbodies of this State, and one of her mombei-.s,\\nH. Shaw Noble, now holds, and has held for\\nseveral years, the honorable and truly respon-\\nsible position of Grand Treasurer of the Grand\\nLodge, and of most other Grand Masonic bodies\\nin the State. Another, Brother G. R. Hurd, who\\nhas held the oflice of W. M. of Eureka Lodge\\nfor eighteen years, was once Grand Marshal of\\nthe Grand Lodge, and once on the Committee\\nof Jurisprudence of that body.\\nThe lodge was opened in the third story of\\nthe brick building occupied by Brother George\\nMeinsinger as a meat market, on the 19th of\\nJanuary, 1858, James Darrah acting for\\nGrand Master Wm. M. Fenton, and installing\\nthe officers.\\nThe Worshipful Masters and Secretaries\\nwere as follows:\\nROSTER OF MASTERS AND SECRETARIES.\\nSecretaries.\\nC. R. Taylor.\\nF. C. Godfrey.\\nJacob Cook.\\nA. WiLsou.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nF. B. Clark.\\nGeorge S. Wakefield.\\nC. F. 1-hl.\\nF. A. Niras.\\nEd. Willits.\\nG. B. Delong.\\nG. B. Delong.\\nTheodore Kirchmeir.\\nJ. M. Loose.\\nG. R. Hurd.\\nG. R. Hurd.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nH. S. Noble.\\nC. Hoyt.\\nC. Hoyt.\\nC. Hoyt.\\nDeceased members Masters, John M. Oliver,\\nGeorge Lindslcy, C. T. Southworth; total, 3.\\nSecretaries, C. R. Taylor, F. C. Godfroy, F. B.\\nClark, C. F. Ulil onl} four out of sixteen.\\nHIRAM LODGE, No. 110,\\nLocated at Flat Rock, just within Wayne\\ncounty, and hence, strictly speaking, not with-\\nin the household of Monroe county, was organ-\\nized in 1858. My reason tor referring to this\\nlodge is that she divides jurisdiction with\\nMonroe Lodge, and therefore when oi ganized\\n*Thi8 election was on the lOtli of January, right\\nafter receiving charter on the 15th of same month, so\\nthere were two elections in one year.\\nrear.\\nMasters.\\n1858*\\nJ. M. Oliver.\\n1858\\nJ. M. Oliver.\\n1859\\nJ. M. Oliver.\\n1800\\n(xeorge Lindsley.\\nISIil\\nC. T. Southworth.\\n18(i2\\nC. T. Southworth.\\nl.S(i3\\nJacob Cook.\\n1804\\nC. T. Southworth.\\n1S65\\nC. T. Southworth\\n1800\\nH. S Noble.\\n1807\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1808\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1809\\nG. B. Hurd.\\n1870\\n(i. B. Hurd.\\n1871\\nFred. A. Niras.\\n1872\\nFred. A. Nims.\\n1873\\nFred. A. Nims.\\n1874\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1875\\nG. R. llurd.\\n1870\\n(t. R. Hurd.\\n1877\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1878\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1.S79\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1880\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1881\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1882\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1883\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1884\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1885\\nG. R. Hurd.\\n1880\\n(i. R. Hurd.\\n1.S87\\n(i. R. Hurd.\\n188S\\nG. L. Blodgett.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0398.jp2"}, "379": {"fulltext": "SECRET SOCIETIES.\\n335\\ncut off a very largo portion of our jurisdic-\\ntion nortli and because many of her members\\nboloni^ to the Chapter, Council and Com-\\nmandery in this city. She has been ably\\nrepresented bj Hon. John Strong, Dr. Lob-\\ndell (deceased), .T. W. Young, Fred. Rhine-\\nhart, etc.\\nKL SSKI.L LOIMIK. No. 1-14.\\nLocated at Lambertvillc, this count} wasorgan-\\nized in ISiJo, and has been represented by such\\nMasonic lights as that old veteran Mason,\\nGeorge Ivirkland, lion. John J. Sumner, Hon.\\nAddison E. Dunbar, \\\\Vm. Dunbar, W. T.\\n(Jreen, etc., and was bound to attain and hold\\na j)rominent place in the roll of honor.\\nI HAMFLI.N I.OUGE, No. 300,\\nWas organized July 25, 1871. Many of the\\ncharter members of this lodge, like those of\\nDundee, Hlanehard, Russell and Huix ka Lodges,\\nfirst saw Masonic light in old Monroe Lodge,\\nNo. 27, and of course it was born to be a success.\\nShe has been prominently and ably re])re-\\nsented by Brothers Joseph Carr. John V. (Jol-\\nborn, John W. Ward, Charles Bail, and other\\ngood and true men.\\nThe tirst meeting was held Jul}- 25, 1.S71,\\nuith the following officers: Joseph Carr,\\nWorshipful Master; W. J. Manning, Senior\\nWarden; Clark McKenzie, Junior Warden;\\n11. Bulger, Treasurer; W. J. Clark, Secretary;\\n.1. F.Colburn, Senior Deacon J. Jack.son, Junior\\nDeacon J. W. Ward and S. C. Hunt, Stewards;\\nJ. F. Bulger, Tyler.\\nJoseph Carr held the office of Worshipful\\nMaster until January 23, 1874, when J. F. Col-\\nburn was elected and held the office till Decem-\\nber 27, 187(), after which the chair was filled by\\nJ. W. Ward and C. J. Ball alternately till\\nDecember, 1S87, with the exception of one\\n\\\\ear, 1881, when J. H. Francisco was master.\\nThe year just past Robert McKenzie lias been\\nmaster. W. J. Clark held the office of secretary\\ntill June 23, 1884, since which time J. F. Col-\\nburn has held the office, excepting one year,\\n1884, when R. N. Francisco was secretary, and\\ntwo years by GustavusBrandus, 1885 anil 1886.\\nThe present officers are Robert McKenzie,\\nWorshijjful Master: C. J. Ball, Senior Warden:\\nClark McKenzie, Junior Warden James Labo.\\nTreasurer; J. F. Colburn, Secretary; J. W.\\nWard, Senior Deacon J. Bulger, Junior Dea-\\ncon; H. C. Hood and Fred. Neidcrmier, Stewards;\\nWarren Charter, Tyler.\\nThe lodge opened in 1871 with thirteen\\nmembers, and has now on the roll thirty.\\nOne of the thirteen charter members has\\nbeen called away, Brother Josiah Colburn, at\\neighty-three years of age. Two others have\\nalso died. Brothers Rosey and Turner.\\nOfficers elected for the ensuing year J. F.\\nColburn, Worshipful Master; J. W. Ward,\\nSenior Warden J. F. Bulger, Junior Warden\\nJas. LabOjTrea.surer; F. Neidcrmier, Secretary;\\nA. J. Mattison, Senior Deacon; Itobt. Cargo,\\nJunior Deacon.\\n.MILAN I.ODGK, No. 323,\\nLocated in the village of Milan, this county,\\nwas organized in 1874. This lodge is situated\\ngeographically with regard to Washtenaw\\ncounty, much as Hiram Lodge is related to\\nMonroe county, but masonically quite different,\\nas she is much farther away, and other lodges\\nhave jurisdiction between us. Besides, her\\ncharter members were not from Monroe Lodge.\\nBut she has been ably represented by I. S.\\nHitchcock, Dr. Bessac, etc., and no doubt will\\nprosjjcr and her member.sliip diffuse refulgent\\nlight wherever dispensed throughout the Ma-\\nsonic world.\\nKNKUITS TE.Mri..\\\\l{.\\nMonroe Commandery, No. 5, was organized\\nunder a charter from the Grand Commandery\\nof New York. The last officers thereof were\\nJames Darrah, Eminent Commander, J. M.\\nOliver, Generalissimo, Thomas Norman, Cap-\\ntain General. I can give you nothing prior to\\nthis, as the charter and all records of Monroe\\nCommandery, No. 5, were surrendered at the\\nIbrrnation of the Grand Commandery of Michi-\\ngan, April 5, 1857, at which time the number\\nwas changed to 4. At the first election of\\nofficers of the Grand Commandery of Michi-\\ngan, James Darrah. the then Eminent Comman-\\nder of Monroe Commandery, was elected Emi-\\nnent Grand Captain General. At the next\\nelection, in 1858, he was elected Eminent Grand\\nGeneralissimo of the Grand Commandery.\\nThe first three officers of Monroe Comraan-\\nderj-. No. 4, during the period of its existence\\nin Monroe were: 1857-8, Jas. Darrah, Eminent\\nCommander; J. M. Oliver, Generalissimo;\\nThos. Norman, Captain General. 1859, Wm.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0399.jp2"}, "380": {"fulltext": "336\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nL. Greenly, l^hninont Conunander; D. B.Tracy,\\nGoiioral; Tlionin.s IS orniaii, Captain General.\\n18t!0, D. B. Tracy, Eminent Commander.\\nDuring the s]ieeiul session of Grand Coniman-\\ndery held .lanuary, IStiO, No. 4 was represen-\\nted by their Eminent Commander, 1 B. Tracy.\\nAt this lime a resolution was adopted author-\\nizing No. 4 to hold special meetings of their\\ncommandery at Adrian, and from this time\\nforth, neai-ly all of the resident members being\\nin attendaiu-e u))on our late unpleasantness\\n(War of tiie Rebellion), no meetings were held\\nin Monroe.\\nl)uring the spring of IStiO the old Masonic\\nHall (which you will remember was over Dan.\\nB. Miller s store, next the City Mill.s) was\\nburned, and the Commandery lost all their\\nproperly and eftectsthat were not in Adrian.\\nAt the regular session of (i rand (Commandery,\\nheld June 5, ISGd, the dues of Alonroe. No. 4,\\nwore remitted on account of this fire. This\\nwas probabl3- somewhere near the date of the\\ndeath of Monroe, No. 4, as I tiudthat they were\\nnot represented in Grand Commander}-, al-\\nthough Eev. D. B. Tracy, of New Baltimore, was\\nelected Grand Captain txcneral, and was at the\\ntime a member of Monroe, No. 4.\\nAt session of Grand Commandery in June,\\nlS(i2, No. 4 was represented by \\\\V. F. King, of\\nAdrian, as proxy for Commandery. At this\\nsession, it was liesoIveJ, That in the event of\\nMonroe Commandery, No. 4, failing to recover\\ntheir charter, a new one be granted free of\\ncharge. The old charter was not burned at\\nMasonic Hall, as it was found several years\\nafterwards at the house of S. G. Clark, while\\nlooking over the effects of James Darrah, who\\nhad died in the army, and was by him given\\nto Thos. Norman, who sent it to Adrian.\\nOn June 3, 181)3, at 10:00 a. m.. ihe following\\nresolution was passed in Gi and Commandery:\\nRei^olved, That the location of Monroe Com-\\nmandery, No. 4, be removed to the city of\\nAdrian and the name changed to Adrian Com-\\nmandery, No. 4. This was the burial of\\nknightly hopes in this city for the time being.\\nAfter much labor on the part of a few Sir\\nKnights of Monroe, a dispeusation was pro-\\ncured December Ki, 18G7, tor our present Com-\\nmandery, and D. B. Tracy was named therein\\nas the first Eminent Commander under dispen-\\nsation, and on the 3d day of June, 1S6S. a\\ncharter was granted Monroe. No. 19.\\nThe records show that on the 1st of June,\\n1860, Sir Knight P. E. C, A. I. Sawyer, of\\nMonroe Comma nder}-. No. 19, asked for and\\nreceived $100 from the Grand Commandery,\\npreviously paid bj^ said commandery for the\\npresent charter, in consequence of having at\\nthat time already paid for the charter of the\\ncommandery. which was finally moved to\\nAdrian.\\nOn the 23d of December, ISO the first con-\\nclave of Monroe Commandery, No. 19, was\\nheld in old Masonic Hall, over F. S. Sill s store,\\nwith D. B. Tracy as Eminent Contmander and\\nChas. Toll as Kecorder. The next conclave\\nwas held February 0, 1808, and several com-\\npanions elected to take the orders. On February\\n20, 1868, the orders were conferred on Com-\\nl)anions Prank Raleigh, Geo. E. Hurd. W. J.\\nManning and A. F. Eiseman in the order\\nnamed, constituting them the first who received\\nthe orders in Monroe, No. 19.\\nSejitember 3, 1S6S. the first meeting was held\\nunder the present number charter, and officers\\nelected as follows: A. I. Sawyer, Eminent\\nCommander: II. Shaw Noble, Generalissimo:\\nFrtink Kaleigh, Caj^tain General; G. E. Hurd,\\nPrelate Thos. Norman, Senior Warden Geo.\\nSpalding. Junior Warden Chas. Toll, Eecorder;\\nConstant Luce, Treasurer: E. W. Figg, Stand-\\nard Bearer; John Lane. Sword Bearer: Joseph\\nWaltman, Warder: A.. P. Eiseman, Sentinel.\\nThese officers wore duly installed on November\\n5, 1868.\\nThe next election and installation of officers\\nwas held March 4, 1869, and regularly on the\\nfirst Thursday of the month next preceding\\nGood Friday from that date to this.\\nThe following have held the office of Emi-\\nnent Commander and Secretary the years\\nnamed:\\ni t Or. Eiuin^M Commauffcr.\\n1S6S A. I. Sawyer.\\nISo J H. Shaw Xoble.\\n1570 H. Slusw Xoble.\\n1571 H. Shaw Noble.\\n1572 H. Shaw Xoble.\\nISTo Geo. R. Hurd.\\n1574 Jas. B. Xewton.\\n1575 Jas. B. Xewton.\\nlS7ii Jas. B. Newton.\\n1577 Jas. B. Newton.\\n1578 H. Shaw Noble.\\n1879 Chas. Toll.\\n1550 H. Shaw Noble.\\n1551 H. Shaw Noble.\\nSfCrftary.\\nChas. Toll.\\nChas. Toll.\\nChas. Toll.\\nL. Grant.\\nL. Grant.\\nL. Grant.\\nL. trrant.\\nL. Grant.\\nL. Grant.\\nL. Grant.\\nA. E. Dunbar.\\nA. E. Dunbar.\\nD. R. Cramptou.\\nI. E. Brown.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0400.jp2"}, "381": {"fulltext": "SECRKT SOCIETIES.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2.Vil\\nYear. Eminent Commander\\nISS-i H. Shaw Noble.\\n1883 11. Shaw Noble.\\n1884 Lewis Grant.\\n188.5 Lewis Urant.\\n188 I. .Sawyer.\\n1887 C. W. Scott.\\nSfcrctriry.\\nJas. L. ICaton.\\n.las. L. Kalon.\\nHal. K. Stevens.\\nHal. E. Stevens.\\nJoseph Clark.\\nD. K. Cranii)ton.\\nI.S88 D. K. Crampton. A. K. Dunbar, jr.\\nOftheso officers ill! llio KminentCommaiidcrs\\nare alivo except Sir .hinics B. Newton, who\\ndied May 0, 1878. His rcmaiius were escorted\\nto the i-ailroud depot by the eoniniandory in\\nlull iiiiilbrni, accompanied by an escort there-\\nIrotn to Pontiac, where they wei-o met by\\nI ontiac Coniniandery sixty five strong, taken\\nto tiie conietcry and peacefully laid to rest\\nwith full knightly honors. He was at his\\ndeath Junior Grand Warden of the (irand\\nCoinniandcry of- Michigan. The following\\ngeneral order was issued by the (iran l Coni-\\nniandery\\nGeneral Order A^. 2.\\nIlEAmillAKTKIU! OF THE RIOIIT EMI.N EST GRAND lOM.M ASDER.1\\ntiKAND COMMANDERV KNIUHTS TEMIT.AH OK MICHIGAN,\\nCOKINNA. May 1.). IMS.\\nTo the liighl Eminent and Eminent, and all true and\\ncourltous Knights throughout tlie Jurisdiction of Mich-\\nigan, Greeting, Praters:\\nAn alarm at the outer door admonishes us\\nthat Death, the unwelcome visitoi-, is once more\\nin our midst. The Northwest angle of our\\n(irand Triangle, and the left of the Third Di-\\nvision, is without its faithful guardian. The\\nsummons has been issued, and a beloved Sir\\nKnight called from earth to heaven to make\\nup the Grand Array of Templar Masons who\\nhave gone before and been received into the\\nFellowship of the good and true.\\nIt is with profound grief that we announce\\nto the iSir Knights of our jurisdiction that\\nEminent Sir James B. Newton, Grand Junior\\nWarden of this Grand Commandcry and Past\\nKniinent Commander of Monroe Coinniandcry,\\nNo. 19, departed this life in the cit} of Monroe,\\nMichigan, on Thursday, May 9. 1878, aged 4(1\\nyears.\\nHow forcibly are we reminded that in the\\nmidst of life we are in death. The solemn\\nadmonition that at any moment the Angel of\\nDeath may receive the mandate to strike us\\nfrom the roll of existence, is exemplified in the\\ndeiith of our Sir Knight, who was removed\\nfrom us while in the pride and vigor of man-\\nhood.\\nTem])lar Masonry in this jurisdiction loses a\\nzealous and useful Sir Knight, and this Grand\\nComniandery a beloved and faithful officer.\\nHis death has made a vacancy in his house-\\nhold, as well as in the community in which he\\nlived, that will long be felt and not easily filled.\\nIt is ordered by our Pight Eminent Ci.rand\\nCommantler that as a token of respect for our\\ndeparted and illustrious Sir Knight\\n1st. That this order bo read at the heail of\\nthe lines at the opening of the (Jrand Com-\\ninandery at its session on the 14th inst.\\n2(1. That it also be read at the liea l of the\\nlines in all subordinate commanderies in this\\njurisdiction at the first regular conclave held\\nafter the receipt thereof\\n3d. All officers of the Grand Commandcry\\nshall wear the usual bailgo of mourning upon\\ntheir left breast and at the hilt of their swords,\\nduring the session of the Grand Coniniandery.\\n4th. The banners of our Order shall be\\ndraped in mourning for the space of thirty\\ndays after the promulgation of this order.\\nCommending you to the jjrotection of the\\nGreat Ca])tain of our Salvation, the Right\\nEminent (irand (Jomniander aftectionately\\ngreets 3()u. By order of\\nI!. Vj. Sii! Hugh McCikdy,\\n(irnnd Commander.\\nIn kiiighlh courtesy and esteem,\\nWm. p. Innks, (Irand Recorder.\\nThere has been no death among those who\\nhave held the office of recorder.\\nOn February 22, 1870, the commaudery gave\\na public ball at the City Hall, which was tlie\\ngrandest affair of the kind that had ever taken\\nplace in this city, and for years afterwards was\\nfavorably commented upon by people gener-\\nally when opportunity offered. It was not\\nstrictly a financial success, as some of the older\\nmembers will remember, but no money was\\ntaken from the treasury, the shortage being\\nwholly contributed b} individual members.\\nOn October 1, 1873, the commander^ ac-\\ncomjianied by several members of Toledo\\nCommandery as their guests, went b^ special\\ncar to Lansing, Michigan, where they took part\\nin the laying of the corner-stone of the capitol\\nliuilding, and on this occasion were highl}-\\ncom])linuMited, not onl} for their knightly bear-\\ning, but for the style they i)ut on in traveling,\\nbeing second only to Detroit, No. 1, in that", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0401.jp2"}, "382": {"fulltext": "338\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nparticular; and so fully did the Lansing people\\napprceiatc this, tliey ])rovidcd a dinner for us\\nin the Methodist church, where the ladies were\\nso plentiful and handsome that it took some of\\nthe Sir Knights most of the afternoon to get\\nthrough their dinner. The honors of this din-\\nner were about equally divided between Sir L.\\nE. Woodin, of No. lit, and R. II. Warriner, of\\nToledo Commandcry.\\nYou remember the reunion of the old vete-\\nrans, when our city was so full of people and\\nsuch a grand time was had. On this occasion\\nMonroe Commandcry, No. 19, entertained\\nabout otic hundred visiting Sir Knights, and\\nupon the jjarade headed the procession, receiv-\\ning loud and long plaudits from the multitude\\nfor their pluck and elegant bearing. This was\\nthe only occasion upon which the commandcry\\nhas ajjpeared in public; then we were few in\\nnumbers, but full of enthusiasm.\\nAugust 16, 1880, the commandcry made a\\npilgrimage to Chicago; went by special car\\nand in good stj le. There were many laugh-\\nable incidents during the trip. The com-\\ninandery took part in the tedious march of\\nfourteen miles under a blazing sun, and it was\\nno wonder that .some of our Sir Knights were\\novercome and fell by the wayside. It may\\nwell be illustrated, when we remember that\\n25,000 Knights started and but 7,000 remained\\nto the finish. The exhibition of valor dis-\\nplaj ed by Monroe, No. 19, was not outdone by\\nany commander^ at Chicago.\\nThe commander^ has been officially present\\nat the triennials of the General (Irand Encamp-\\nment held at Baltimore, Cleveland, Now Orleans\\nand Chicago. Thus you see we have not been\\nbackward in tlic gcnoi-al good timcs,and rt/u rti/s\\ndid well.\\nMonroe has been represented in the Grantl\\nCommandery of Michigan as officers Monroe\\nCommandcry, No. 4, in 1857, by James Darrah\\nas Grand Captain General, and in 1863 by I).\\nB. Tracy as Deputy Grand Commander. Mon-\\nroe, No. 19, in 1877, bj James B. Newton as\\nGrand Junior Warden, and from 1881 to the\\npresent time, by H. Shaw Noble as (xrand\\nTi casurer.\\nThis is a prettj- fair showing for a com-\\nmandcry that hcgan with a few charter mem-\\nbers just twenty years ago, whose names are as\\nfollows, viz. I). B. Tracy, A. I. Sawyer, C.\\nLuce, R. W. Figg, Chas. Toll, Thos. Norman,\\nGeneral Spalding, H. Shaw Noble, John Lane,\\nJoseph Waltman. George Kirkland, J. L. Wol-\\ncott nearly all of whom are now alive, though\\nnot with us.\\nSince thistime the orders have been conferred\\nupon forty-six, and nine have been admitted\\nto membership fi om other eommanderies.\\nThere have been but seven deaths siqce it was\\norganized, viz., Thos. Norman, B. W. Figg,\\nFrank Raleigh, A. F. Eisoman, James B.New-\\nton, Seth L. Carpenter. Eugene B. Dotj\\nI do not think you would be interested to\\nlearn who have been suspended and demitted\\nthey arc but few and we are sorry for them, but\\nalas! such is the fate of some men.\\nOur commander}- is represented by membots\\nresident in the States of Michigan, Ohio, Kan-\\nsas, Texas, Minnesota, Montana, Washington\\nTei-ritory, California, Dakota, and the province\\nof r)ntario. So among other things wc ai C\\nscattered both far and wide.\\nC.Vl lTUL.^R MASONKY.\\nRiver Raisin Chapter, No. 22, R. A. M., was\\ninstituted March 18, 1859, under a dispensa-\\ntion by Salathiel C. CoflSnbury, M. E. (rrand\\nHigh Pi-iest of the Grand Chapter of R. A. M.\\nof the State of Michigan, dated March 7, 1859,\\nto the following named companions as charter\\nmembers: James Darrah, D. B. Tracy, B. J.\\nThayer, W. Corbin, Thomas Norman, Constant\\nLuce, John H. Wolcott, B. H. Curtis, and W.\\nP. Cliristiancy with James Darrah, fir.st M. E.\\nH. P. D. B. Tracy, fir.st M E. King, and B. J.\\nThayer, first E. Scribe.\\nThe records show that Lewis Friedonberg\\nwas the first to make application for the de-\\ngrees of the Chapter, on March 18, 1859, and\\nComjjanions Dansard, F riedenberg and Me3 er-\\nfeld the first team exalted, and Butts, Wakefield\\nand Eiseman the second, both being exalted on\\nsame date, April 22, 1859. May 13th Com-\\npanion Dansard was appointed the first regular\\nsecretary.\\nBCSTER OF HIGH PlilESTS AND SECUET.\\\\KIES.\\nYear.\\nHigh rrimts.\\nSt crttaries.\\nl.S(iO\\nD. B. Tracy.\\nC.\\nLuce.\\n1S(U\\nJames Darrah.\\nc.\\nC. Butts.\\n1SIJ2\\nChas. T. Southv\\nlortli.\\nG,\\nA. Strong.\\n1863\\nChas. T. South n\\north.\\nA.\\nI. Sawyer.\\n1S64\\nFrank Raleigh.\\nA.\\nI. Sawyer.\\n18li5\\nFrank Raleigh.\\nA.\\nI. Sawyer.\\nlS(i(j\\nFrank Kaleigh.\\nL.\\nJacoby.\\n18tj7\\nA. I. Sawyer.\\nC.\\nToll.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0402.jp2"}, "383": {"fulltext": "SECRET SOCIETIES.\\n33 J\\nYear. High PrUsts.\\n1868 A. I. Sawyer.\\nISO! A. I. Sawyer.\\nINTO I. Sawyer.\\n1.571 G. K. Hurd.\\n1.572 G. R. Hurd.\\n1.573 A. Sawyer.\\n1874 Joseph Clark.\\n1875 II. Shaw Noble.\\n187(i H. Sliaw Noble.\\n1.S77 II. Shaw Noble.\\n1S7.S II. Shaw Noble.\\n187!* Lewis Grant.\\n18.S() (ieo. K. Ilurd.\\nISSl Geo. R. Hurd.\\n1,SS2 Geo. K. Hurd.\\n1883 Lewis Grant.\\n1884 Lewis (irant.\\n188. Lewis Grant.\\n188( Lewis Grant.\\n1887 Joseph Clark.\\n1888 G. L. Blodgett.\\n1889 C. H. Saunders.\\nSecretaria.\\nJulius Weiss.\\nJulius Weiss.\\nJulius Weiss.\\nL. Grant.\\nL. (irant.\\nC. Toll.\\nC. Toll.\\nJ. M. Loose.\\nA. K. Dunbar.\\nA. K. Dunbar,\\n.v. E. Dunbar.\\nA. E. Dunbar.\\nA. E. Dunbar.\\nL. (irant.\\nL. Grant.\\nH. Shaw Noble.\\nII. Shaw Noble.\\nII. Shaw Noble.\\n11. Shaw Noble.\\nH. Shaw Noble.\\nH. Sluiw Noble.\\nH. Shaw Noble.\\nCoinpanio!! Captain Riehard Stringlemun\\n(l)iek Striiiglenian, as he was familiarly called)\\nwas lost on a bargo on Lake Superior, Novem-\\nber 27, 1872 one of the truest men and one of\\nthe most zealous Mason.s that ever practiced\\nthe Mystic Eites.\\nCorni)ariion Captain (icoi gc A. Strong was\\nkilled at the battle of Pittsburg Landing: hi.s\\nremains were brought home and buried with\\n-Masonic honors.\\nCompanion A. L Sawyer was elected Grand\\nHigh Priest of the Grand Chapter in 1874,\\nDeputy in 1873, Grand King in 1872, Grand\\nScribe in 1871, Grand Captain of the Host in\\n1870, and made Grand Principal Sojourner in\\n1879; was chairman of the committee which\\nframed the present constitution of the Gi-and\\nChapter in 1875, 1876, 1877 and 1878; was\\nchairman of the Committee on Jurisprudence\\nfor many years represented the Grand Ciuip-\\nter of Michigan in the General Grand Chapter\\nwhen it met at Denver in 1883, and was first\\nto receive a Grand High Priest s Jewel without\\nsalary. In 1871-2 was chairman of the com-\\nmittee to arrange the chronologj of the order\\nof High Priesthood in this State, and upon that\\nreport the present chronology was founded\\nand in 1871 was chosen vice-president of the\\nOrder. In 1872-3 was elected Grand Presi-\\ndent of the Order of High Pi-iesthood in this\\nState, acting for others as such .several other\\nessions. At one time he was the onl}- person\\nin the State who had the work of the Order.\\nCompanion H. Shaw Noble was elected\\nGi-and Treasurer of the Grand Chapter in\\n18 and has been reelected each year since.\\nCompanion Joseph Clark was appointed\\nchairman of the Committee on Finance of the\\n(irand Chapter in 1876, and has been re-ap-\\npointed each year ever since, and at the ses-\\nsion of the (;rand Chapter in 1888 was pre-\\nsented with a Past High Priest s Jewel, for his\\nfaithful and successful labors as such; a like\\ncompliment never having been extended to a\\nmember before.\\nUKVPTIC MASONRY.\\nIJiver Uaisin Council, organized December 0,\\nIS.-)!), D. B. Tracy, T. L G. M.; John Tynell,\\nI). T. I. M., and S. Blanchard, P. C. of W.\\nWho the rest of the officers were the records do\\nnot say.\\nAt the election held February 3, 18G0, Wm.\\nCarlisle was elected T. I. G. M. C. Luce, D. L\\nM.; B. Dansard, P. C. of W., and D. B.\\nTracy, Rec.\\nAt the election hehl December 21, 18(ilt, Jas.\\nDari-ah was elected T. L G. M. B. Dansard,\\nDeputy B. J. Thayer, P. C. of W.. and D. B.\\nTracy, Rec.\\nI8( ;i\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. Dansard elected T. 1. G. M. Wm.\\nCorbin, Deputy L. Kric lenberg, P. C. of W..\\nand C. Luce, Rec.\\nNo meeting held during the years 18U2-3-4.\\n18(j5\u00e2\u0080\u0094 June 1st a meeting was held and D. B.\\nTracy was elected T. 1. G. M. F. Raleigh,\\nDeputy, and L. Jacobj Rec.\\n186ti No election.\\n1867 -February Isl Companion A. I.Sawyer\\nwas elected T. I. G. M C. Luce. Deputy, and\\nC. Toll, Rec.\\n18(i8\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The siuue companions were re elected\\nto the respective offices, and also in 1869.\\n1870 -Companion H. S. Noble was elected\\nT. I. G. M. J. Clark, Deputy, and C. Toll,\\nRec, and they were all re-elected in 1871.\\n1872 Companion John Lane was elected T.\\nI. G. M. L. Grant, Deputy, and C. Toll. Rec.\\nand they wore all re-elcctetl in 1873.\\n1874 \u00e2\u0080\u0094No election.\\n1875 Companion S. Mej-erfeld was elected\\nT. I. (i. M. Joscjih Wahhnian, Deputy, and C.\\nToll. Rec.\\n1876 Companion Sawyer was again elected\\nT. I. G. M. L. Grant, Deputy, and C. Toll, Rec.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0403.jp2"}, "384": {"fulltext": "340\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1877 Companion L. Grant was elected T.I.\\nG. M. G. Hurd, Deputj ,and C. Toll, Uoc, and\\nthe same companions were re-elected in 1878.\\n1879 -Companion J. Clark wa.s elected T. I.\\nG. M. G. R. Hurd. Deputy, and C. Toll, Kcc.\\n1880-1\u00e2\u0080\u0094 No election.\\n1882\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Companion A. I. Sawyer was again\\nelected T. I. G. M. W. P. Haight, Deputy, and\\nC. Toll, Rec.\\n1883 No election.\\n1884\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Companion Sawyer was re-elected T.\\nI. G. M. D. R. Crampton, Deputy, and G. R.\\nHurd, Rec.\\n1885 Sumo coinpauions wore re-elected.\\n1886\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Companion Sawyer re-elected T. I. G.\\nM. C. W. Scott, Deputy, and C. Toll, Rec.\\n1887\u00e2\u0080\u0094 N o election.\\n1888\u00e2\u0080\u0094 December 14th Companion L, (irant\\nwas elected T. I. G. M.; G. R. Hurd, Deputy,\\nand F. B. Nelson, Rec.\\nOf the above named two have demitted,\\nnamely, D. B. Tracy and Wm. Corbin; seven\\nhave died John Tyncll, Jas. Darrah, B. Dan-\\nsard, L. Jacob} F. Raleigh, B. J. Thayer and\\nS. Blanchard.\\nCompanion C. Toll held the office of recorder\\nfor eighteen years, and Companion Sawyer\\nheld the office of T. I. G. M. ten years. II. S.\\nNoble held the office of Grand Thrice Illustri-\\nous Grand Master of the Grand Council in\\n1872, and A. I. Sawyer, Grand P. C. W. in\\n1871.\\nDeceased members: W. P. Christianej A. F.\\nEiseman, G. A. Lovett, W. W. Prentice, D. G.\\nFrazier, R. W. Figg, Wm. Rhiuehart, S. L.\\nCarpenter.\\nINDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FEI^LOWS\\nMonroe Lodge, No. 19, I. O. O. F., was in-\\nstituted on the 16th day of January, 1847, in\\nthe third story of Kellogg s Exchange, a hotel\\nthen occupying the site of the present banking\\noffice of Dan.sard Son, corner of Front and\\nWashington streets. Those officiating were:\\nAndrew J. Clark, Most Worthy Grand Master\\nof the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order\\nof Odd Fellows of the State of Michigan Wit-\\nter J. Baxter, (Jrand Secretary Colonel John\\nWinder, A. S. Kellogg, Charles S. Adams and\\nPierre Teller, who arrived in carriages from\\nDetroit in the afternoon of the 16th of January.\\nThe charter members of the lodge were\\nJefferson G. Thurber, Benjamin F. Fifield,\\nHenry I). Walbridge, Joseph M. Sterling,\\nHenry Grinnell, George S. Howe, William A.\\nNoble, William H. Wells, James Darnih and\\nWalter W. Prentice.\\nThe first election of officers resnlted as fol-\\nlows Jefferson G. Thurber, Noble Grand\\nBenjamin F. Fifield, Vice Noble Grand Wil-\\nliam N. Noble, Secretary Henry D. Wal-\\nbi-idgc. Treasurer. The offlccfs appointed wore:\\nGeo. S. Howe, Warden Joseph M. Sterling,\\nConductor, and Wm. H. Wells, Guardian.\\nThe lodge room was first established in the\\nbasement of the River Raisin Bank, which\\noccupied the present site of the Park Hotel on\\nthe public square.\\nDuring the first yonv of the organization the\\nWar Department having made a requisition\\nupon the Governor of Michigan for fifteen\\ncompanies of infantry to aid in the pro.sccu-\\ntioii of the Mexican War, Brother Captain\\nHenry Smith, of Monroe, in response to the\\ncall, offered his services to the Government,\\nand was ordered to report at Cincinnati for\\nfurther orders. The night previous to leaving\\nhe was initiated, and the first five degrees were\\nconferred upon him. Undei ordinary circum-\\nstances a brother was not eligible for decrees\\nfor one month alter becoming a member, but\\nthis case was considered an instance of urgent\\nnecessity and the operation of Section 1 of\\nArticle V. suspended. Brother Smith was\\nordered from Cincinnati to Vera Cruz. His\\nduties as quartermaster were exceedingly\\narduous. In the region of the tropics, subject\\nto the severe diseases of an enervating and un-\\nhealthy climate, doing (as was I eported) the\\nduty of three men instead of one, with exjjo-\\nsuros incident to it, within six weeks after his\\narrival at Vera Cruz ho fell a victim to the\\nprevailing epidemic and died of yellow fever.\\nAs soon as the lodge received news of his death\\nit determined to send for his remains, raised a\\nsufficient sum of money, and detailed Brother\\nJames Darrah to obtain them and return them\\nto Monroe for sepulture. It was no small un-\\ndertaking at that earl}- day to go from Monroe\\nto Mexico, and none but a noble fellow with a\\nbrotherly feeling would have been equal to it.\\nBrother Darrah in due time returned with the\\nremai ns,to the great gratification of oui- citizens\\nand deep gratitude of the family of the deceased.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0404.jp2"}, "385": {"fulltext": "SECRET SOCIETIES.\\n341\\nHis ivinains arrived in the iilglit in a wagon,\\nand were taken to the lodge, where tiie coffin\\nwas draped in black cloth by the brothers, and\\ntlicn escorted to the rcsi lenee ol the family on\\nElm avenue (now the site of the residence of\\nI. K ligianfritz) by the City Guards, under\\nCaptain Nathan N. Kendall.\\nIn the year 184S Elbridge G. Brighani i)ur-\\nchased the old Presbyterian church, on the\\ncorner of Cass and Second streets, remodeled\\nit and rented it to the lodge, wliere it continued\\nto hold its sessions for some years, when it was\\nsold to tiie Lutheran church. The building was\\nafterwards demolished, and gave place to the\\ntwo-story German Lutheran school now stand-\\ning. On leaving the church building the lodge\\noccupied llie second story of the liivcr llaisin\\nBank building, and remained there until the\\nbuilding was burned in 1808. As .soon as\\n.Strong s hotel was built, on the site of the old\\nbuilding, the lodge occupied apartments there\\nuntil tlie business of the hotel rc([uired all\\ntheir room. It tlien removed to the three-\\nstory brick building of Stephen B. Wakefield,\\non the east side of Washington street, where\\nrooms with all desirable appointments were\\nsecured, and which the lodge continue to\\noccupy.\\nAt tiie tire referred to above all the books\\nwere burned, with the exception of the old\\nBible (the edges of which were well scorched),\\nwhich was presented to the lodge in February,\\n18-18, by Henry 1). Walbridge, now deceased.\\nA few emblems were saved, among wiiich\\nwere the jtholograph of Hon. J. F. Thurber,\\nthe first Noble Grand, Moses rod, the chart,\\nthe death tablet, and David s bow and arrow.\\nThe objects, aims and purposes of the In-\\ndependent Order of Odd Fello.vs, originating\\nin 1818 at Baltimore and organized in all the\\nStates, is well kno.vn, and we are warranted\\nin saving that in the city and county of Mon-\\nroe, since its organization, hundreds of needy\\nfamilies of the Order have received relief there-\\nfrom. I can also say that during a number of\\nour severe winters its charities and benevo-\\nlence have extended beyond members of the\\nlodge to a great number of destitute and de-\\nserving families. The last generous act was\\nthe liberal contribution for the relief of suf-\\nferers of the Johnstown disaster.\\nWhen the west addition was made to Wood-\\nland cemetery the lodge purchased two lots\\nfor resting-pla es foi- their dead, and several\\nbrothers belonging to this and other lodges have\\nfound temporary resting-places, of whom Broth-\\ners Dirt enbaugh and Vincent only remain.\\nThe present officers of the lodge, whose term\\nof office expires December 31, 1889. are as fol-\\nlows; William F. Knajjp, Noble Grand;\\nFrank S. Sterling, Vice Noble (frand Fred. H.\\nHumphrey, Recording Secretary; M. C. Sack-\\nett, Permanent Secretary; Daniel A. Hazens,\\nTreasurer. Lodge meetings are held everj\\nMonday evening. Present membership, 97.\\nBut three of the charter members arc now\\nliving, viz., Joseph M. Sterling, of Monroe,\\nMichigan William H. Wells, of Erie, Monroe\\ncounty; Henry (irinncll, of Grand Rapids,\\nMichigan. One of them, J. M. Sterling, joined\\nWayne Lodge, Xo. 2, in 1842, and has always\\npai l his dues, still a constant attendant on the\\nlodge, which indicates his esteem of Odd Fel-\\nlowship.\\nOne reminiscence occurs to me that hap-\\npened in the early days of the organization,\\nwhen two candidates were in the ante-room for\\ninitiation, one of whom is now esteemed and\\nliving in Monroe. A bright, cheerful fire was\\nburning in the fireplace, with an iron poker\\nresting against the jamb. lie was inclined to\\nbe a little susjiicious, having heard so much\\nabout the mysteries of the Order and bi anding\\nprocess, and, being left in tiie room awaiting\\nthe call for .some time, hearing the movements\\nand stir in the adjoining room his apprehen-\\nsions and fear increased. He thought lie would\\nescape the branding, so seized the iron poker,\\nran out into the yard and concealed it. His\\ncompanions thought the secret too good to\\nkeep, and some time after revealed it.\\nA tablet of deceased members in full nicm-\\nbcrship at the time of their death now hangs\\nin the lodge room. The names are as follows:\\nH. Smith, died at Vera Cruz, July 24, 1847.\\nB. F. Luce, died at Monroe, May 1, 184!).\\nJ. G. Keller, died at Bedford. October 2, 1851.\\nL. Hawkins, died at Summerfield, December\\n2, 18.T1.\\nW. J. Kip]i, died at Marys liiver, June .30,\\n1852.\\nR. Stodilard,dicd at .Monroe, Augu.st 1S52.\\nS. Knap]), died at Georgetown. Colorado,\\nAugust 28, 1852.\\nJ. A. Kcebough, died at Hillsdale, February\\n13, 1853.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0405.jp2"}, "386": {"fulltext": "342\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nGeo. Morton, killed on M. S. R. R. at Carlisle,\\nJune 25, 1853.\\nJas. Keegan, died at Monroe, August 6, 1854.\\nJ. A. Barrager, died at Adrian, December\\n20, 1855.\\nL. Vincent, died at Monroe, March 29, 1856.\\nJ. G. Thurber, died at Monroe, May 6, 1857.\\nL. S. Harvey, died at Monroe, March 13, 1858.\\nJ. W. Little, drowned at Monroe, April 17,\\n18.59.\\nJ. Darrah, died at Fortress Monroe, August\\n17, 1802.\\nF. W. Winans,dicd atMonroe, March 15, 1804.\\nP. Beiscl, died at Monroe, March 29, 1805.\\nC. Diffenbaugh, died at Monroe, Augu.st 28,\\n1865.\\nB. F. FiHcld. (lied at White Sulphur Springs,\\nAugust 20, 180\\nW. W. Prentice, died at Monroe, May 27, 1K07.\\nF. A. Kirchgessner, died at Monroe, July 19,\\n1807.\\nJ. (i. Rother. died at Monroe, Fel)ruary 20,\\n1870.\\nE. O. \\\\Vhi))ple, (lieil at Monroe, January 10,\\n1871.\\nH. O. Scott, died at Maybee, October 8, 1881.\\nCory Brainard, died at Lcadville, May 21,\\n1887.\\nLINCOLN LODGE, No. 190. I. O. O. F.,\\nOf Monroe, Michigan, was organized July 19,\\n1872.\\nCharter members: Charles Frank, John P.\\nSchluter. Anton Munch, Charles Kirchgessner,\\nJacob Kull, Edward Vogel, Nee Rupp, Jacob\\nZang.\\nPresent ofKcers; Fred Bruhner, Noble\\nGrand Dan. Hassley, Vice Grand George\\nEa])p, Secretary; Charles Kirchgessner, Treas.;\\nHenry Ruler, D. D. G. M.\\nTHE (iERMAN WORKINGMEN S ASSOCIATION\\nOf Monroe, Michigan, was organized in Feb-\\nruary, 1805, at Jacob Zang s hall, with seven-\\nteen members.\\nThe charter members were Charles Kirch-\\ngessner, August Girshke, Girshke, John\\nBeckerlein, Louis Waldorf, John L. Eckert,\\nNicholas Kupp, John Buttman, et al. When\\nthe membership had increased to one hundred\\nthe society rented a large hall of Mr. Rupp,\\nafterwards the hall of Mrs. Frank A. Kirchgess-\\nnei-, which it continues to occupy.\\nThe first officers elected were John P.\\nSchluter, President; Anton Munch, Vice Presi-\\ndent; Frank A. Kirchgessner, Secretary\\nMelchior Kiburts, Treasurer. The presidents\\nthat were subsequentl} elected were August\\nGirshke, Charles Kirchgessner, George Neckel\\nand Charles Gruncr, the present presiding\\nofficer.\\nThe present membership is 228. The State\\nVVorkingmen s Asssociation now embraces\\nforty-eight societies, with a membcrshi]! of\\n0,500.\\nKvery member when initiated pays a fee of\\nfive dollars, fil\\\\y cents- at the death of every\\nmember s wife, three dollars a w^eek during\\nsickness of any member. On the death of any\\nmember thirty dollars is paid to the family for\\nfuneral expenses out of the local treasury of\\nthe Bund, and the State Association ])ays his\\nfamily 8500.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0406.jp2"}, "387": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXVI.\\nTHIC AfFAICAN WAR.\\nTEXAS was a part of the domain of ancient\\nMexico. When Mexico became a republic\\nill 1S24, it was made one of its united States.\\nItiiad been claimed by our (lovernment as a\\n]):ii t of the Louisiana purchase in 1803, but\\nthis claim was not pressed. Texas began to\\nbe settled by Americans as early as 1831. It\\nrebelled against the Government of Santa\\nAnna, and declared itself an independent State\\nMarch 2, 1836. This independence was not\\nadmitted by Mexico.\\nOn the 4th of Jvdy. 1845, Texas was with its\\nown consent admitted as one of the States of\\nour Union. This caused an immediate rupture\\nbc^tween the United States and Mexico. Added\\nto this our Government had a series of com-\\nphiints against Mexico for aggressions upon\\nour vessels in the Gulf of Mexico, confiscations\\nin its own territory of the property of Ameri-\\ncan merchants, violations of treaty, and other\\nacts of injustice, extending back for a period of\\nnearly forty years, in addition to acts of\\nviolence demanding redress. Even a hearing\\nwas refused to our embassador, and he was\\nturned away with insult, our territory invaded,\\nand the blood of our citizens shed upon our\\n(jwn soil. Congress declared, with but two\\nnegative votes in the Senate and fourteen in\\nthe House, that war existed by the act of the\\nRepublic of Mexico, at the same making pro-\\nvisions for its energetic prosecution. General\\nTaylor was sent at once with an army of occu-\\n])ation to Texas to hold and defend it. On the\\n24th (if April, 1840, the tirst blood was shed in\\nthe war with Mexico.\\nIn May, 184(5, the Governor of Michigan was\\nnotified by the War Department of the United\\nStales to enroll a regiment of volunteers, to be\\nheld in readiness for service whenever de-\\nmanded. At his summons thirteen indepen-\\ndent companies, eleven of infantry and two of\\nI avalry, at once volunteered. Of the infjautry\\nliiur companies were from Detroit, bearing the\\nhonored names of Montgomery, Lafayette.\\nScott and Brady upon their banners. Of the\\nremainder Monroe tendered two, Lenawee\\ncount} three, St. Olair, Beri ien and Hillsdale\\ncounties each one, ;ind Wayne county an addi-\\ntional company. In addition to them ton com-\\npanies, making the first regiment of Mich-\\nigan volunteers springing from various parts\\nof the State, but embodying to a great degree\\nthe material of which the first volunteers are\\nformed, were not called for until October fol-\\nlowing. This regiment was soon in readiness,\\nand proceeded to the seat of war.\\nIn the region of the tropics, imjiatient for the\\nfarther advance which was denied them, sub-\\nject to the severe diseases of an enervating and\\nunhealthy climate, doing vigilant duty in\\nguarding the avenues of approach, in keeping\\nopen the communications, in overawing a hos-\\ntile population, the gallant regiment evinced in\\nall the trials of that harassing warfare the\\nfidelity and devotion which has ever charac-\\nterized the ])atriot soldier of the Peninsular\\nState. Considering the obstacles overcome, the\\nsuccesses accomplished and mighty results that\\nhave followed their heroic efforts form one of\\nthe greatest triumphs on record one for which\\nhistory has perhaps no superior. A less de-\\ngree of wrongs and outrages upon the jjersons\\nand property of our people, if unredressed,\\ncommitted by powers other than Mexico would\\nhave been considered sufficient ground for hos-\\ntilities.\\nOur State claims the credit which attached\\nto the memorable achievements of Company K,\\nThird Dragoons, and Companies A, K, and G\\nof the Fifteenth Regiment of the United States\\nInfantry. The latter compau} in command\\nof Captain Frazey M. Winans, of Monroe, was\\nselected as guard at headquarters for their fine\\nmilitary bearing and eflSciencj-. The deailly\\nfield of Churubusco attested that the honc^r was\\nwell deserved.\\n[343]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0407.jp2"}, "388": {"fulltext": "344\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTV, MICHIGAN.\\nOf the infantry coinpauics recruited in ttiis\\nState two, A and K, ioi-nunic ttie right and cen-\\nter of the Fifteenth Keijiment, also Company\\n(i, were particuUirly distinguished at the Na-\\ntional Bridge. The two former, as indeed the\\nwhole army, were i-educcd to one-third of their\\noriginal number hy the remarkable changes of\\ntemperatui-e and the privations to which they\\nwere exposed.\\nAt Contreras, ii tlie liUli of August. 1S47,\\nover the pcdegrai, confronting Valencia witii\\nhis vastly preponderating numbers, under a\\nheavy artillery fire; at night on picket guard\\nin a cold rain of a temperature over 7,00(t feet\\nabove the sea on the morning of the 20th, ere\\ndawn, in line, to the assault, thence in pursuit,\\nwith but a few moment s rest at San Angelos,\\nhaversacks emptied the day before, twelve\\nmiles to the sanguinary field of Churubusco,\\nGeneral Scott himself looking the very genius\\nof war, giving words of cheer as the exhausted\\nmen filed rapidly by him at Coyoncan, whence\\nhe directed the battle then to the attack\\nagainst five times their number well posted,\\nCompany E, its captain wounded, its first-lieu-\\ntenant killed while encouraging the men, its\\nfirst sergeant mortally wounded, its color-\\nbearer shot dovyfn, one-half of its rank and file\\ndisabled. Company A, the other Michigan\\ncompany, beaded by the gallant Beach, also\\nsuffering sevei-e loss, devotedly maintained the\\nreputation of the State which it worthily repre-\\nsented. The loved Morgan, the generous and\\nintrepid colonel of the regiment, whose voice\\nwas that of the hero Shields, was heard above\\nthe roll of conflict, was struck down, and Mills,\\nof Iowa, the major, joining the dragoons in\\npursuit, gave up his life at San Antonio s gate;\\nthere, too, the adjutant, the chivalrous Broad-\\nhead, killed at Chantilly in the war for the\\nUnion, was conspicuous for cool courage. There,\\nthe veteran Howard in command, the 15th was\\nordered to keep watch and guard in rceogni-\\ntition of their gallant services and those of\\nthat regiment. As well and as bravely Com-\\npany G, the remaining one of the thi ee from\\nMichigan, under Captain Winans, of Monroe,\\nat Paso Ovegas, on the 10th of August, met and\\nrepulsed a heavy guerrilla force, while on the\\n12th at the National Bi-idgo\u00e2\u0080\u0094 famed for its mas-\\nsive architecture and its strength as well as\\nthe commanding beauty of its surroundings\\nits captain transferred to the command of the\\nleft wing\u00e2\u0080\u0094 it was led b3 the accomplished Wil-\\nkins, seconded b} Doyle, and drove superior\\nfoi ces, protected as they were by bastion,\\ntower and wall; following the foe beyond the\\nfastnesses which crowned the scene of their ex-\\nploits, and three days aftei wards renewing\\ntheir brilliant successes on the hills beyond\\nwhich commanded the communications.\\nIsaac Kegal came to Monroe in 1834. His\\ngrandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary\\nWar and his father a soldier in the War of 1812.\\nIsaac enlisted in the Toledo War in 183G; served\\nin the Mexican War. Enlisted April 4, 1847,\\nin the Fifteenth Regiment of the United States\\nInfiintry, and was in nearly all the hard-fought\\nbattles of that war. At the battle before the\\nCity of Mexico Isaac was one of only three sur-\\nvivoT s of his companj He enlisted with two of\\nhis sons and fought through the War of the Re-\\nbellion to its close, and was honorably dis-\\ncharged. He was rcgartled a brave and gal-\\nlant soldier, and is now spending his declining\\nyears in the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio.\\nThe treaty of peace was signed February 2,\\n1848, which gave to the United States Upper\\nCalifornia, New Mexico and adjacent territory,\\nand conceded Texas. An act of Congress was\\npassed providing that fifty regiments of volun-\\nteers should be raised in the United States for\\nthis war. Under this act the Fifteenth Regi-\\nment of United States Infantry voluntereed\\nfrom the State of Michigan. Company G, of\\nthe Fifteenth Regiment of United States In-\\nfantry, was composed mainly of volunteers\\nfrom Moni oc city and county, and riehl}- de-\\nserve honorable mention lor their gallant con-\\nduct, in August, 1847, at the battles at Paso del\\nOvejas,at the National Bridge and Cerro Gordo,\\nin which Sergeants Ebenezer Legro, William\\nInglis, Corporal H. I. Loranger, Privates J.\\nPerce, L. Knecht, G. P. Amidow, F. Jackson,\\nN. Kendall, H. Hatter, O. Stone and Joseph C.\\nCrider were wounded, and Privates A. N.\\nCrandle and A. Me} ron mortally wounded.\\nCaptain Frazey M. Winans, of Monroe, com-\\nmanded Company G, with Lieutenants William\\nD. Wilkins, of Detroit, and Michael P. Doyle\\nand Bachus T. Winchell, of Monroe.\\nThe honor of our State of Michigan was\\ngloriously sustained at the assault at Pueblo,\\nMexico, where Lieutenant Meycrfeld led the\\nforlorn hope, where Company A, commanded\\nby Samuel B. Beach, contended with the terri-", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0408.jp2"}, "389": {"fulltext": "THE MEXICAN WAR.\\n345\\nble tire aiitl ovciwlioliiiinj; odds at t liunibusct),\\nand where Conipauy E was coinmandod bj- Cap-\\nlain Isaac I). Toll (now residing at Petoskey).\\nCaptain Beafdi, in a letter written utl ontiae, in\\nJune, 18S6, in referring to the battle of Churu-\\nbusco, writes. that Captain Toll, after he had\\ntwice gone back amid the fire to get permis-\\nsion to charge, which was refused, ordered it\\nand re-formed tiio regiments, which then, at that\\ncritical time, charged the masses of the eneni}-\\nsuccessfully, and none too soon, for the New-\\nYork and South Carolina volunteers on the\\nleft had just gone in in their part of the field.\\nThe battle of Churubusco was the deciding\\nbattle of the war with Mexico; the infantry did\\nthe work tliere, while all had tiieir share, but\\non this arinuW relied. Of the nearly two hun-\\ndred men of these companies which wo helped\\nto form but about twenty survived in 1886.\\nKOSTKR OF COMPANY C, I5T11 V. S. 1.\\n-Mexican War, taken from the muster-out roll\\nof the conipan}-, dated Covington, Kent u(k_\\\\-.\\nAugust 4, 1848:\\nKrazey M. Winans, rapt., (lis. July 20, is-l.s.\\nIlira i. Ka.stiiian, 1st lient., res. May I.S47.\\nTliornton F. Biodhead. 1st lient., ])ro. capt. De-\\ncember 22, 1847.\\nSamuel K. Beach. 1st lient., m. o. witli company.\\nWiliiani I). Wilkins, 2il lient., trans, to Co. F.\\nMichael I*. Doyle. 2 1 lieut.. died October 23. 1847.\\n(ieorge F. Hooper. 2(1 lieut., ni. o. with company.\\nThomas S. Trask, 2d lieut., m. o. witli company.\\nKbenezer Legro, 1st serg., trans, to Newport Bar-\\nracks July 2(i, 1848.\\nWilliam Inglis, .serg.,dis. Xovember24, 1847, disah.\\nAugustus D. IJurdino, serg., dis. March 24, 184.S,\\ndisability.\\nJulius Waltz, serg., trans, to Newport Barracks\\nJuly 26, 1848.\\nAlexander Porter, serg., trans, to Newport Barracks\\nJuly 2G, 1848.\\nBachus T. Winchell, serg., m. o. with company.\\nliush Winchell, corp., died September 2!t, 1847.\\nJohn Graham, corp., left sick in Mexico February\\n1, 1.848.\\nAle.vander Lawrence, corp., ni. o. with company.\\nEphraim Marble, corp., ui. o. with company.\\nCyrus Teal, jr., corp., m. o. with com|)any.\\ni urge Hewitt, musician, m. o. willi company.\\n\\\\S illiam H. Teal, musician, m. o. with company.\\nI.pliraim .Vllen, private, m. o. with company.\\n(lorge P. AmiJon, private, m. o. with company.\\n^uiiuel .\\\\nderson, private, m. o. with company.\\ni -.pli .Vdams, private, died September 2, 1847.\\n.I lhn W. Allen, private, deserted April 30, 1847.\\nIVter Boland. private, left sick at New Orleans\\nJuly 12, 1848.\\n.lonatliau W. Bardwell, private, in.o. with company.\\nHiram W. Bartholemew, private, m. o. with Co.\\nAlexander Bissinett, private, died July 20, 1848.\\nFrederick Baum, private, m. o. .vith conijiany.\\nRichard Bray, private, left sick at New Orleans\\nJuly 12, 1.848.\\nJohn Belford, private, left sick in Mexico February\\n1.84,S.\\nWilliam Bailey, private, left at Vera Cruz (on extra\\nduty since July 1847).\\nArtiuius D. Baird, private, died January Hi, 1848.\\nHarvey Bastard, private, died March 12, 1848.\\nBaltraw Bi.ssinett, private, died July 2, 1848.\\nFranklin Brainard, private, died July 8. 1848.\\nJason Bennett, private, deserted July l. i, 1847.\\nHarmon Cone, private, m. o. with company.\\nAlexander B. Coleman, private, m. o. with Co.\\nWilliam Cruni, private, m. o. with company.\\nAlanson Crandall, private, died August 25, 1.S47.\\nCharles Cabicha, private, dis. April 20, 1848, disah.\\nThomas ConiflTe, private, dis. July 24, 1847, expira-\\ntion of enlistment.\\nWilliam C. Deming, private, left sick at I erote\\nOctober U, 1847.\\nFelix DingMian, private, m. o. with company.\\nJames M. Darling, private, m. o. with company.\\nIsrael Drew, private, m. o. with company.\\nClark Dickinson, private, died August 27, 1847.\\nThomas Dailey, private, dis. August 22, 1.847, expi-\\nration of enlistment.\\nPeter iMiglehardt, jirivatc, \\\\n. o. with comi)any.\\nJohn Filler, private, trans, to Newi)ort Barracks\\nJuly 2(). 1848.\\nJohn Ford, private, left sick in Mexico February\\nI, l.sis.\\nJames Fitch, jirivate, ni. o. with company.\\nJohn F. Foster, private, left sick at Perote October\\n1847.\\nCharles K. Fullerton, private, dis.July li, I.848,disai\\nSimon (iimple. private, m. o. with company.\\nJoseph Olevanz, private, m. o. with company.\\nDaniel Grant, private, m. o. with company.\\nJacob Gilbert, private, died July 14, 1.S48.\\nElijah M. (iales, private, died September 4, 1847.\\nHenry S. Hath, private, m. o. with company.\\nJonathan C. W. Holliday, private, m.o. with Co.\\nEdward Hunt, private, m. o. with company.\\nJohn W. Eluglies, private, m. o. with company.\\nJohn Hubbin, private, died May 3, 1848.\\n.lacob Hemstret. private, died August 28, 1847.\\nJohn Houvcrt, private, trans, to Newport Barracks\\nJuly 21), 1S48.\\nFrancis Jackson, private, ni. o. with company.\\nOtis Johnson, private, m. o. with com|)any.\\nRobert Johnson, private, m. o. with company.\\nLafayette Ingersoll, private, deserted June 3, 1.848.\\nNelson Kendall, private, m, o. with company.\\nIgnatius Klevantz, private, m. o. with company.\\nBartel Klotz, private, m.o. with company.\\nJolin Kick, private, m. o. with company.\\n(ieorge Kneclit. jirivate, m. o. with company.\\nSamuel Klingman, private, died March U), 1848.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0409.jp2"}, "390": {"fulltext": "346\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nJoshua Kline, privatu, died September 27. 1847.\\nFrederick Kirchner, private, died Augu.st26, 1.H47.\\nCasper Knecht, private, died June 20, 1847.\\nLewis Knecht, private, di.s. November 25, 1S47,\\ndisabihty.\\nJohn knill, private, died July 12, 1848.\\nHenry J. Lorenz, private, ni. o. with company.\\nJohn F. Lusk, private, m. o. with company.\\nGeorge Lanman, private, trans, to Newport Bar-\\nracks July 2(), 1848.\\nAbel Milligan, private, m. 6. with company.\\nMoses Milligan, private, m. o. with company.\\nJohn Manhardt, private, m. o. with company.\\nBenjamin Meigs, private, m. o. with company.\\nRobert J. Moody, private, m. o. with company.\\nJames Murphy, private, m. o. with company.\\nJohn Meyers, private.left sick atPerote July 1, 1.S47.\\nPatrick Murray, private, left sick at Mexico Feb-\\nruary 1, 1848.\\nAntoine Miron, private, died August 27, 1847.\\nJohn Morris, private, died July 15, 1848.\\nJohannes Marschal, private, dis. April 0, 1848,\\ndisability.\\nWilliam McLaughlin, private, ra. o. with company.\\nEaton McNair, private, m. o. with company.\\nThomas McManus, private, m. o. with company.\\nVirgil McCormick, private, m. o. with company.\\nWilliam McDonald, private, m. o. with company.\\nJohn McDonald, private, died November 3, 1847.\\nEarnhardt Obala, private, m. o. with company.\\nJames O Brien, private, died September 30, 1847.\\nWilliam M. Csbome, private, died March 15, 1.S48.\\nDennis O Sullivan, private, deserted June 2fi, 1847.\\nCharles A. Opperman, private, trans, to Newi)ort\\nBarracks July 2(1, 1848.\\nMa.scena W. Powers, private, m. o. with company.\\nHenry Peltier, private, died September 22, 1847.\\nIsaac Ragle, private, m. o. with company.\\nJonathan Rice, private, m. o. with company.\\nTimothy Rodd, private, m. o. with company.\\nDaniel M. Ross, private, m. o. with company.\\nJohn Robinson, private, m. o. with company^\\nWilliam Richardson, private, m. o. with company.\\nJohn Renz, private, died January 21, 1848.\\nWilliam M. C. Seeley, private, m. o. with company.\\nAaron Sliew, private, m. o. with company.\\nSamuel Shepard, private, m. o. with company.\\nOliver Stone, private, m. o. with company.\\nHarvey Smith, private, m. o. with company.\\nWilliam Sumner, private, m.o. with company.\\nJames W. Stout, jr., private,died December 20, 1847.\\nLafayette Segar, private, died July 2:!, 1818.\\nJoseph Stewart, private, dis. July 2r 1847, writ\\nhabeas corpus.\\nWilliam Warner, private, m. o. with company, died\\nAugust 4, 1848, after muster-out.\\nJoseph Walbert, private, m. o. with company.\\nSamuel Wooden, private, died June 8, 1848.\\nEdward Waddle, private, deserted Juiy 15, 1847.\\nMartin Wiiite, private, deserted April 30, 1847.\\nMichael Yinger, private, left sick at New Orleans\\nJuly 12, 1.848.\\nIIICCM ITUI.ATION.\\nMu.stci cd out with coinpan}-: One first\\nlieutenant, 2 second lieutenants, 1 sergeant, 5\\ncorporals, 2 musician.s, 58 privates; total, 67.\\nLeft behind, sick, etc.: One eoi poral, 10\\nprivates total, IL\\nPromoted and tran.sf orrod One first lieuten-\\nant 1 second lieutenant, 1 first sergeant, 2\\nsergeants, 4 privates; total, 9.\\nResigned and discharged One captain, 1\\nfirst lieutenant, 2 sergeants, 7 privates; total, 11.\\nDied: One second lieutenant, 1 corporal, 2(j\\nprivates; total, 28.\\nDischarged: Seven pi ivatcs.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0410.jp2"}, "391": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0411.jp2"}, "392": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0412.jp2"}, "393": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXVTT.\\nSKKTC HKS OF\\nrHE I,ATi:i4 UESIDKNTS OF MONKOK COUNTY.\\nIIAKKY A KM IT AG 1-: CoNANT.\\nSON ol Harry and Maria Conaiit, was born\\nal Monroe, Micliij^an, May 5, 1844. He\\nprepared forcolleiic at Monroe and entered the\\nMichigan T nii er.sity, clas.s of 18t)5. Mr. Conant\\nwas admitted to tlio bar in February, 1878.\\nAfter leaving college ho engaged in mercantile\\nand manuractiiring pursuits for some years.\\nHe has always been a stalwart Republican, and\\npossesses the confidence of his art3- to that\\ndegree that they have at different times given\\nhim, without solicitation on his part, the nomi-\\nnations for mayor, alderman, supervisor, and\\nState Senator, he being elected to the three\\nlatter oftices in a strong Democratic section.\\nIn 1880 he received the appointment of consul\\nat Naples, which he resigned after a residence\\nabro.id of seven months. Mr. Conant was\\nelected Secretary of State in 1882, over William\\nShakespeare, Fusionist, and Martin V. Kork,\\nProhibitionist, and in 1884 was again elected\\nto the same office by a vote of 192,929 to 188,-\\n546 for Shakespeare, Fusionist, and 10,107 for\\nZaccheus Cha.se, Prohibitionist. He is identified\\nin most of the affairs of a public nature in his\\nsection. A man of strict integrity-, liiglily\\nesteemed as a citizen and popular throughout\\nthe State; a man of wealth and knows how to\\nenjo^ it. He married Mary Thurber. daughter\\nof Horace Thurber, of Pontiac, Michigan. Has\\none son, Horace, who entered Princeton Colleije\\nfall of 188 and one daughter. Margai-et, who is\\nattemling the Young Ladies Seminar}- in\\nDetroit.\\n.JAMES ARMITAGK.\\nMr. and i[rs. John Armitage, the arents of\\nthe subject of this sketch, lived upon a farm\\nin Cambridge, Washington county, in the\\nState of New York, where Mr. James Armit-\\nage, on the 12th day of December, A. D. 1812.\\nfirst made his appearance. They had a large\\nt aniily of children, but two of whom now sur-\\nvive James and one younger bi-othor, George\\nW. Armitage, who ha.s for many oars resided\\nin Monroe.\\nMr. James Armitage, during his j outhful\\ndays, had th-j advantages of a common school\\neducation, and subsequentlj^ attended the then\\ncelebrated acadenij- of Hoswell Brooks. He\\nthen taught school for three years, and having\\nattained his manhood, w-as one lay accosted by\\ntheir old family physician, who alter the usu;il\\nsalutations of the morning, said with emphasis:\\nMy J oung friend, you must leave this climate,\\nthere is no hope for 3-ou in it. He knew that\\nconsumption was liereditary in the family, and\\nadvised him to go west Influenced and\\ngoverned by his counsel Mr. Armitage de-\\ntermined to follow it, and decided upon seek-\\ning Michigan Territory. In crossing I^ake\\nErie was accosted one day liy Mr. William\\nWhite, a merchant of Monroe, who was re-\\nturning from New York, and who noticed his\\nwoe-bcgone looks, was attracted to him and\\nsaid: Hollo! What makes you look so\\nblue Guess you have just left your mammy.\\nCheer up, my young man. Where are you\\ngoing Before the trip was ended .Mr. White,\\nwho was an eccentric man, and known here\\nas Variety White, the red-coat man, offered him\\na clerkship in his store, which was readily ac-\\ncepted. They arrived in Monroe October 29,\\n1833. Mr. Armitage remained in his employ\\nuntil 1834, when he entered into copartnership\\nwith Doctor Ingham S. Roberts, wlio was\\ndealing in drugs and medicines under the name\\nof I. S. Roberts Co.; soon after firm name\\nwas changed to that of Roberts Armitage.\\nDuring the j car 1834 the cholera prevailed\\nto an alarming extent, taking off si.\\\\t3--four of\\nour citizens, among the number Doctor C olton,\\nBurt Stuart and Mr. T. K. Gidlcy, copartner of\\nHarrj- V. Man in dry gOf ds, well remembered\\nb}- many of our older citizens.\\n[347]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0413.jp2"}, "394": {"fulltext": "348\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nDuring the follovviiiiiyear llu- tirni ot Koborls\\nArmitage purchased of the United States Gov-\\nernment cue thousand acres of land, located in\\nLenawee and Williams counties, and at the\\nsame time purchased one hundred and thirty\\nacres of Benjamin Ilornbeck, the premises on\\nwhich the town of Morenci is situated, and took\\nin as copartners in the purchase Williams\\nand Alpheus Felch.\\nFor the improvement of his health Mr.\\nArmitage determined to avoid confinement and\\nrough it. He devoted much of his time to\\nthe improvement of their purchase, and huill\\non Bean Greek a saw mill and coffer dam, now\\nknown as Beaver Dam, greatly improving his\\nhealth thereby.\\nRoberts Armitage sold out to Mr. IIa\\\\\\\\ ks,\\nof Rochester, New York, and soon after Mr.\\nArmitage entered into copartnership with Dr.\\nHarry Conant in drugs and medicines, in whicii\\nfirm he continued until 1842, when he pur-\\nchased the stock of Merrill Whittier, dry goods\\nmerchants, in which business ho is at present\\nengaged. Mr. Armitage and Mr. William H.\\nBoyd are the only surviving merchants that\\nwere engaged in business in Monroe in 1836.\\nMr. Armitage was ever averse to accepting\\nany public office, and in but one instance has\\nhe varied from the rule, when he became a\\ncandidate for mayor of the city, to which ho\\nwas elected in the spring of 1849.\\nMr. Armitage s business with farmei-s in tlu-\\ncounty has been very extensive, and one inci-\\ndent in my own experience serves as an illus-\\ntion of their estimate. While one of the firm of\\nWing Johnson, in banking, applications were\\nfre(iuently made for loans and discounts by-\\nfarmers, and when questioned who they would\\ngive for endorser, they almost uniformly re-\\nplied, James Armitage. But upon applica-\\ntion Mr. Armitage would uniformly reply:\\nYour credit is good for anything in my estab-\\nlishment, but mj rule is never to endorse. He\\nwas annoyed to such an extent that upon his\\nre((ucst wo were requested, when applications\\nwere made in future, to sa)- that your credit\\nis good for anything in his line, but he will not\\nendorse.\\nHo has lived in our midst as a business man\\nfor over a half century, and enjoyed an un-\\nblemished reputation for fair dealing, has been\\nprosperous, always in good creilit, highly es-\\nteemed l)y our citizens.\\nHe was in 18ti8 oi dained a ruling elder in\\nthe First Presbyterian church has been a\\nvery liberal contributor thereto, as well as to\\nmany religious and charitable objects in the\\ncounty.\\nMr. Armitage was married Auiiust 15, 1842,\\nto Miss Harriet Gonanl, the eldest daughter of\\nDoctor Harry and Maria Conant, who died\\nin 18 and married for his second wife Miss\\nHelen Conant, the sister of his former wife.\\nThey are now living in our midst in their hos-\\npitable and delightful home, on the corner of\\nFirst and Macoml) streets, highly esteemed in\\nour communitj\\nALFRED ISAAC SAWYKR, M. I).,\\nWas born in Lyme township, Huron count3^,\\nOhio, October 31, 1828, His parents, Stephen\\nand Dorothy Sawyer, came to this country from\\nLngland in 1819, settling first in New Haven,\\nConnecticut, then at North Bend, on the Ohio\\nRiver.\\nThere Stephen Sawjer took charge of a farm\\nfor General William H. Harrison, afterwai-ds\\npresident of the Ihiited States, between whom\\nand himsell a strong friendshiji evoi- afterward\\nexisted.\\nThe countr}- was then new. and being illy\\nprepared by habits and education for pioneer\\n.life, he became wearied with its hardships and\\nset out to return to the mother counti-y.\\nWhen he reached New York City, he met\\nfriends from P]nghind who persuaded him to\\ngo back to Connecticut. Among the party was\\nCaptain Henry Griswold,a son of the governor\\nof the State, with his bride, formerly Miss\\nBetsy Lansdale, a sister of Mrs. Stephen\\nSawyer.\\nIn 1827 the family again turned their faces\\nwestward, and with many other Connecticut\\npeople settled on what was then called the\\nConnecticut fire land, more familiarly known\\nsince as the Western Reserve. In the autumn\\nof 1828 the subject of this sketch was born, as\\nalready stated. About this time Mr. Sawyer\\npurchased a large tract of wild land, put uji a\\nlog house and moved into it, his son Alfred\\nbeing just one mouth old. Although a more\\nmodern and commodious dwelling was subse-\\nc|uently erected, the old log house is still stand-\\ning. Here the jiarents lived, prospered and", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0414.jp2"}, "395": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0417.jp2"}, "396": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0418.jp2"}, "397": {"fulltext": "SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\nrA\\\\)\\nilioil. Of lliuir chililroTi, iiiiio sons ami luiir\\niluiii^litcrs, six were born in lOiiglaiiil, one al\\nNorth Bend, Oliio, three in Conneelicut. ami\\nthree at Lyme, Ohio. Alfred Isaac .Sawyer i.s\\nthe eleventh child and eiirhth son. AVith the\\nexception of Alfred the children followed the\\ncNaniple of their parents, and led a prosperous\\na ;ricultural life.\\nAt the atje of seventeen Alfred Sawyer\\ndreamed of other enterprises and souj^ht to pre-\\npare himself for other lield.s of labor. This was\\nsti enuonsly o]iposcd by his father, who ari^ueil\\nthat his education was good enouich (or a\\nfai-mer, which was what he desired him to be,\\nand what he should be. Up to this time the\\nboy had enjoj-ed no opportunity for schooling\\nhut such as was afforded by the country schools\\nof that day, which continued but three months\\nniit of twelve, and were very inefficient at that.\\n-VUhough the father was one of the strictest of\\n(dd English dis(i|)linarians, the ambitions boy\\nwould not be restrained oi- deterred from his\\npurpose.\\nDuring the next tlirce j^ears Alfred Sawyer\\nimproved every opportunity to acquire an ed-\\nucation that would til him for some other call-\\ning than that to which he had thus far been\\nreared. Kvcry obstacle was thrown in his way;\\nstill l)y hard work, teaching school in winter,\\nand attending the Norwalk Academy in the\\nspring and fall, and bj studying while others\\nslept, ho succeeded in acquiring an average\\nacademical education and had made arrange-\\nments with one of his brothers to take a clas-\\nsical course.\\nDuring the cholera eiddemic of 1S40, how-\\never, his brother (ell a victim to the fearhil\\nscourge. For four years he worked hi.s brother s\\nfarm and tliereby accumulated sufficient means\\nto enable him to pursue his studies for a time.\\nI lut instead of completing his classical course\\nhe entered the office of Drs. John Tift and\\nI .eckwiih, Norvvalk. Ohio. This was in the\\nautumn of 1.S52.\\nWhen the lectures commenced in the West-\\nirn College of Homa 0|)athy at Cleveland, Ohio,\\nin November of that 3-ear he matriculated and\\nafter the close of the coui sc followed Dr. D. II.\\nHeckwith to Marietta, Ohio. In August, 1853,\\nhe was attacked by that frightful di.sease,\\nliloody Hux. which was al that time i revailiiig\\nto an alarming extent in that region, and was\\nconfined to his bed several weeks, with life\\ntnrnliling in the balance. However, when\\nlectures began again in Cleveland in N(jveml)cr\\nhe attended them, and in the spring of 1854 re-\\nceived the degree of doctor of medicine.\\nIn May of that j ear he again returneil to\\nMarietta and entered into copartnership with\\nhis former i)reccptor, Di\\\\ D. II. Beckwith. who\\nshortly- gave place to his brother, Dr. H. C.\\n1)C( kwith, and settled at Zanesvillc, Ohio.\\nIn 1855 Dr. Sawyer left Marietta and again\\nformed a partnership with I). H. Beckwith at\\nZanesvillc, where he remained until the fall\\nof 1H5 He then went to New York City and\\nattended the medical department of New York\\nUniversity, remaining until the 1st of March,\\n1S57.\\nHaving become somewhat di.sgusted with\\ngeneral practice he proposed to pursue some\\nspecialty. Accordingly he engaged rooms in\\nBleeker street, New York, where he intended\\nto follow ophthalmic surgery. To this end he\\nearnestly persistently and successfully pur-\\nsued a special course of study under Drs. Val-\\nentine, Molt, Mark, Stephenson, Rogers and\\n(jerisli, and from them received a diploma\\ndeclaring his fitness to enter upon that special\\nfield of the profession. But his sources of\\nrevenue again unexpectedly failed him, oblig-\\ning him to leave New York and seek an\\nopening that j)romised more readyand certain\\nreturns.\\nAfter visiting various places between New\\nYork City and Monroe, Michigan, ho finally\\nsettled, May 12, 1857, in the latter place, where\\nhe still resides.\\nHe was made a Mason in February, 185S, a\\nIloyal Arch Mason in 18511, a lioyal and Select\\nMason in 18C3at Monroe, and a Knight Tem-\\n])lar at Adrian in 1868. He was elected Senior\\nWarden of Monroe Lodge, No. 27, in 18(!3, and\\nWorshipful .Master in 18(J4-65-t)6-67-08.G9 and\\n187079-8(1-81 and 1887.\\nDuring this time he was presented by the\\nlodge with a beautiful Fast Master s Jewel.\\nHe was High Friest of Fiver Raisin Chapter,\\nRoyal Arch Ma.sons, from 18(57 to 1871 inclu-\\nsive.\\nWas elected Grand Frincipal Sojourner of\\nthe (J rand Chajitcr of Royal Arch Masons of\\nthe State of Michigan in 18()9, (Jrand Captain\\nof the Host in 1870, (irand Scribe in 1871,\\n(iraiid King in 1S72, Deputy (4rand High l i-icsl\\nin 1873, and Grand High Priest in 1874.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0419.jp2"}, "398": {"fulltext": "350\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nWas made chairman of a committee to re-\\nvise tiie Grand constitution of tiie Grand Chap-\\nter oflioyal Arch Masons of Michigan in 1875,\\nwhich required four years for completion, and\\nis to-day tiie fundamental law of the Order in\\nMichigan.\\nKcpresented the Grand Chapter of Eoyal\\nArch Masons of Michigan in the General Grand\\nCha])tor of the United States at Denver, Colo-\\nrado, in 1883.\\nWas elected Grand President of the Grand\\nCouncil of High Priesthood in 1872, immedi-\\nately after submitting a masterlj report of the\\nhistory and chronology of the Order. This office\\nhe held for several years.\\nWas elected Grand Principal Conductor of\\nthe work in the Grand Council of Rojal and\\nSelect Masons of Michigan in 1873.\\nWas first Eminent Commander of River\\nRaisin Commandery, No. 19, K. T., in 1S(3.S, and\\nagain in 1886.\\nWas elected mayor of the city of Monroe in\\n18G9-70 and 1878, and was a member of its\\nschool boai-d for nine years.\\nBut as his untiring zeal and faithful devo-\\ntion has made him a leader in political, educa-\\ntional. Masonic and social circles, even so he\\nhas shone if anything with far more brilliancy\\nin his chosen profession, and among his learned\\ncolleagues. There is no man in this country\\nwho has done more for the advancement of\\nmedical science than has Dr. A. I. Sawyer, of\\nMonroe.\\nThe homceopathie department of the Uni-\\nversity of Michigan owes its life and susten-\\nance to him. In 1847 a bill making it a State\\nprison offense to ))ractice medicine according\\nto the homfeopatliic law was introduced in the\\nlegislature of Michigan. It passed one of the\\nhouses before it was discovered by the friends\\nof honidiopathy. It was defeated in the other\\nhouse by the judicious efforts of the friends of\\nthat system of medicine. The first efforts to\\nsecure I ecognition of homoeopathy in the uni-\\nversit} were begun in 1853, but without suc-\\ncess. In 1855 there was enacted a la\\\\v requir-\\ning the board of regents to always maintain\\nat least one chair of homeopathy in the medi-\\ncal departmentof the Universitj of Michigan.\\nThe regents failed to comply with the require-\\nments of this law. The question was then\\ntaken by mandamus to the Supreme Court\\nof the State, requiring the board of regents to\\nshow cause why thej^ did not comply with the\\nlaw. Here the friends of homreopathy were\\ndefeated by simply non-action on the part of\\nthe Supreme Court, two of its members being\\nmembers of the law faculty in the university,\\nand hence instruments of the board of regents.\\nThis farce cost Sawyer $155 for attorney foes\\nalone, not to mention what he paid for a per-\\nson to remain in Lansing and lobby for the\\npassage of a bill during nearly the entire ses-\\nsion, or his own personal expenses there and\\nelsewhere in the interest of the cause.\\nAfter this defeat the friends of honneopathy\\nagain went before the legislature in 1807, and\\nattacked the very fountain head of the univer-\\nsity by amending the law which gives to it one-\\ntwentieth of a mill on the dollar of all taxable\\npi-operty of the State, so that it read: Pro\\nvided the board of regents would comply with\\nthe law of 1855, and appoint at least one pro-\\nfessor in the medical department of the uni-\\nversity, thus locking up a goodly portion of\\nthe income of the university. In 1809 the re-\\ngents agreed to comply with the law of 1855,\\nproviding the friends of homreopathy would\\nsecure a repeal of the obnoxious law of 1807.\\nAlthough this was done, the regents acted in bad\\nfaith, and undertook to both comply with and\\nevade the law bj- appointing Dr. Chas. Hempel\\n])rofessor of theory and practice of medicine,\\nand proposed to locate him in Detroit instead\\nof Ann Arbor. The duplicity of the board was\\nrewarded bj the auditor general of the State\\nrefusing to honor the warrants of the univer-\\nsity, because the law of 1855 had not been eom-\\njilied with, the Supreme Court declining to take\\naction in the matter. The university was there-\\nfore dcjjrived of this source of revenue.\\nThe regents finally offered to compromise on\\nthe basis of creating a branch school outside of\\nAnn Arbor, .-ind through certain homoeopathic\\nphysicians who had become discouraged\\nthrough the unsuccessful attempts to establish\\na homceopathie school on the campus of the\\nUniversity of Michigan, conveyed to the\\nHonKcopathic Society their proposition of rec-\\nonciliation. This question was finally referred\\nto a committee of the State Medical Society\\nearly in the seventies. Dr. Sawyer was chair-\\nman and submitted the following re])ort, viz.:\\nResolved, That when the same rights, bene-\\nfits and privileges that are now enjoyed by the\\nold school doctors shall have been accorded to", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0420.jp2"}, "399": {"fulltext": "SKETCIIKS OF SOMK OK THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\n:351\\nlioiiKvopaths on the university c.impiis, we will\\n1)0 satisfied, and not before.\\nImmediate!}- following this report the Dr.\\nintroduced another bill to the legislature, with\\na long and forcible remonstrance against fur-\\nther delay in granting them their rights, signed\\nby himself and two others (Dr. I. N. Jildridge,\\nof Flint, and I obert King, of Kalamazoo), had\\nit introduced and forced to a successful issue,\\nill spite of the enemies witiiin and foes without.\\nInvestigation showed the legislature s failure\\nlo make provision for sn])porting this new de-\\npartment, and the bill was a dead letter. In\\n1875 a bill was introduced by parties working\\nin the confi lencc, if not in the interest of the\\nold school professors and phj-sieians, and ask-\\ning (or a homa Opathic college to be located at\\nsuch place as would furnish the greatest induce-\\nments bj way of funds, grounds, buildings,\\nand the like, to be under the supervision of the\\nboard of regents.\\nAfter the bill had very i|uictl_v passed the\\nSenate with only four dissenti!ig votes Dr.\\nSawyer discovered the real purpose of the bill,\\nand when it came up for action in the House\\nhad an amendment introduced virtually cut-\\nting off all alter the enacting clause, and sub-\\nstituting the bill which passed the legislature\\nthe session previous, simply adding .S( ,i l 0 for\\ne.\\\\] enses.\\nThe House failing to pass ihe amendment,\\nthe whole matter was laid upon the table until\\nfive o clock the next day. The authors of the\\nbill tlien fell in with the doctor for the pro|)osed\\nsubstitute, and it passed the House.\\n\\\\l the next meeting of the regents (June,\\n1^75) they complied with the law and organ-\\nized a homreopathic department in the univer-\\nsity. A hospital, too, has been added to the\\noriginal plant.\\nDoctor Sawj er has been in attendance more\\nor less during every session of the legislature\\nsince 1867, and for ten years nearlj ever} ses.\\nsion of the board of regents, in the interest of\\nhorad opathy. He has refused at various times\\nto consider proposed appointments to profes-\\nsorships, that nothing might enib;irrass his\\nefforts to secure an acceptable school in t!ie\\nUniversity- of Michigan.\\nAt the comraencement exerci.ses of the uni-\\nversity in June, 1877, he had the proud satis-\\nfaction of occupying the .same platform with\\nthe old school faculty, with the president of the\\nI nivci-sity of Michigan, and witnessing the\\ngra l nation of the first class from the homcco-\\npathic department. The nucleus of the college\\nwhich lie was so instrumental in founding has\\nalready .secured an everlasting foothold, and\\nwill ever live as a monument to him and to\\nthose who so gailanllj stood by his side. The\\nalumni of the college thus brought forth undei-\\nso many difficulties are known far and wide,\\nand wherever known respected, an honor to\\ntheir Alma Mater, an honor to the State of\\nMichigan, an honor to the promoters of the col-\\nlege, and a blessing to mankind.\\nIn the early history of this college, before\\nprofessors wore appointed to the chairs of ob-\\nstetrics and surgery. Dr. A. I. Sawyer was ap-\\npointed as examiner or censor for that depart-\\nment. He was a delegate to represent the\\n.\\\\inerican Institute of Homoeopathy, also Ho-\\nnici o])athic State Medical Society of Michigan,\\nat the International Homeopathic Congress,\\nwhich met in London, England, in Jul} 1.S81,\\nand while in Europe at that time visited Ire-\\nland, AVales, Scotland, England, Holland,\\nPrussia, Switzerland and France. In 1885 he\\nwas elected vice-president of the American\\nInstitute of Honifcopathy at St. Louis, Missouri,\\nand at the same session was made chairman of\\nthe committee on medical legislation of that\\nbod}-, which position he hehl till 1889.\\nIn 1889, at Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota,\\nthe members of the National Institute of\\nHomceopathy recognized the faithful labors of\\nthis untiring physician, and unanimously\\nelected him to the presidency of the oldest med-\\nical institution in America.\\nIn presenting his name for the honored posi-\\ntion it was declared that to him were they in-\\ndebted for the State recognition of homfeopathy;\\nthat he had fought and he had conquered;\\nthat the outcome of that war was the estab-\\nlishing by him of an institution that would for\\never stand.\\nDr. Stiwyer is one of the most eminent\\nphysicians and surgeons in Southern Michigan,\\nand has an extensive and lucrative practice.\\nHe married the daugliter of Phillip E. and\\nNancy D. Toll, of Monroe, Michigan, and re-\\nsides with his family, consisting of one son\\nand one daughter, in his beautiful residence\\non Front street, the site of the liead(|uarters\\nof General Winchester during the War of\\n1812-13.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0421.jp2"}, "400": {"fulltext": "352\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nJACOB LYMAN (iREKNE.\\nColonel Jacob L. Greene, president of the\\nConnecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company,\\nis a native of Maine, was educated at the Mich-\\nigan State Universitj-, practiced law in the\\nlatter State until the outbreak of the war, en-\\nlisted in the army as a private, rapidly at-\\ntained promotion and reputation for gallantry\\nand strategic skill, endured much more than\\nthe average soldier s share of the hardships of\\nwarfare, was one of the last men to be mus-\\ntered out of the service, a brevet lieutenant-\\ncolonel at twenty-eight, returned to New Eng-\\nland and five ^cars after was made assistant\\nsecretary of the great company of which he is\\nnow chief executive. At the dedication of the\\nSoldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch which\\nnow stands in the Capitol Park at Hartford,\\nColonel Greene was chief marshal of the pro-\\ncession, and the following points concerning his\\nmilitar3 career were then ])ublishcd l)y the\\nlocal press\\nColonel Jacob L. Greene, the chief marshal,\\nserved with honor and distinction in the field,\\nand was brevetted for distinguished gal-\\nlantry at the battle of Trevellyan Station, and\\nfor meritorious and faithful services during the\\nwar. He was born at Waterford, Maine,\\nAugust i), 1837. The races in both lines of\\ndescent represented in him have been distin-\\nguished through many generations for enter-\\nprise and courage, for physical vigor, for intel-\\nlectual force and for positive conviction and\\nstrong )-eligious views.\\nOn the paternal side, bis great-grandfather,\\nLieutenant Thomas Greene, was a pioneer set-\\ntler of thetown of Waterford, movingfrom Row-\\nley in Massachusetts with his whole family of\\neight children at a time when the region was\\na wilderness, with no opening or i-oads, and\\nno paths to guide the traveler but the Indian\\ntrail.\\nHe had been an officer in the French and\\nIndian war of 1755, and in the army of the\\nRevolution. History relates of him that he\\nwas famous for his courage and enthusiasm in\\nbattle; and tradition has it that he once led his\\nregiment to victory after its commander had\\nfled. Colonel Greene s father, Captain Jacob\\nH.Greene, was a man of staunch character, and\\nmaintained a decidedly and constantly relig-\\nious life, punctiliously attending public worship\\non the Sabbath, with his whole farnilj unde\\ntei-red and undaunted by the heat of summer or\\nthe cold of winter, and unprevented by the dis-\\ntance to be traveled, or the badness of the roads.\\nOn the maternal side Colonel Greene s great-\\ngrandfather was General Joseph Frye, who was\\nthe original grantee and the pioneer settler of the\\nbeautiful town of Fi-^ eburg, on the Saco River.\\nIt was from him that the town received its\\nname. General Frye belonged to a family\\nmany of whom were distinguished. He was\\nborn in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1711, was\\njustice of the peace, representative in the gen-\\neral court, and otherwise useful in the affairs\\nof his native town. He served in the French\\nand Indian war, and was at the siege of Louis-\\nburgh. He was colonel of a Massachusetts\\nregiment at the unfortunate cai:)ture of Fort\\nWilliam Henry, on Luke George, by Montcalm,\\nin 1757. He was a major-general in the Revo-\\nlutionary War, and served for a time with the\\ntroops at Cambridge, under General Wash-\\nington. He died at Fryeburg at an advanced\\nage.\\nColonel Greene s mother was born in Frye-\\nburg in the house built built by her great\\nancestor. She was a lady of mostaflfablo char-\\nacter, winning and graceful in manner, and\\nthoroughly intelligent, loving children and\\nloved by them, and particularly devoted to the\\nwelfare and advancement of hei- o^vn. The\\nplace of Colonel Greene s birth must have been\\ndistant at least five miles from any village or\\nchurch, and hardly less than a mile from the\\nnearest district school house. But it was in the\\nmidst of natural scenery as grand and as in-\\nspiring as any that New England can boast,\\neven in her most favored localities. At an\\nearly age he showed a strong disposition for\\nstudy, and sought every opportunity within\\nhis reach for intellectual attainment. The\\nMichigan University at that time opened its\\ndoors without cost, so far as tuition was con-\\ncerned, and the young student turned his steps\\nthitherward. There he completed his course of\\nstudies, and engaged in the practice of law at\\nMonroe, Michigan, where he married Miss\\nNettie Humphrey, the daughter of General\\nJjevi S. Humphrey. Hardly had he begun his\\npi ofession when the war broke out. The l)lood\\nof a noble ancestry burned within him, impell-\\ning the consecration of himself to the Lhiion\\ncause. He enlisted as a private in the Seventh", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0422.jp2"}, "401": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0425.jp2"}, "402": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0426.jp2"}, "403": {"fulltext": "SKETCHES OK SOME OV THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\n.Mi(liii;:ui Infantry in June, 1S(;1. and was soon\\naiU-rwai d niailu a eoninussioncil otliccr. His\\nreginu-nt was ordered to the Scliool of Instruc-\\ntion al Fort Wayne, where it was filled up, and\\nin August was sent to the front. Colonel\\n(ireene served until the springof 1862, advanc-\\ning to the first lieutenancy of his coniininy.\\nIn 1862 he suflfered a long and exhau.stive ill-\\nness, prostrating him for an entire year. lie\\nrecovered, however, fhiring the summer of\\n186:^, and returned to the field, serving for two\\nmonths as a volunteer aid on General Custer s\\n.start Meanwhile he was appointed a captain\\nin the Sixth Michigan Cavalry, but did not\\njoin the command. He accepted an appoint\\nnieiil as assistant adjutant-general on Custer s\\nstaff, and served with him until tlieliattle of\\nTrevellj an Station, where he was eaptureil,\\nJune 11, 1864. He was in Libby, .Macon and\\nCharleston prisons. While at Cliarleston he\\nwas one of the Union officers placed under the\\nUnion fire by the rebel authoi-ities. He was\\nafterward removed to Columbia, where he was\\nparoled and transferred to the Union lines.\\nHe was not able, however, to secure an ex-\\nchange until April 8. 1865. In the meantime\\nhe was at Annapolis, Maryland, mustering\\nparoled prisoners. Immediately aflcr his ex-\\nchange, he returned to the front, joining Gen-\\neral Custer at Burksville Junction, April 10.\\nAfter the grand review of the Armj- of the\\nI otomac at Washington, General Custer was\\nordered to New Orleans. Colonel Greene ac-\\ncompanied him, and went with him iiptheRcd\\nRiver to Alexandria, where a division of cav-\\nalr)- was organized. Thence Custer advanced\\ninto Texas, having been made commander of\\nthe Central Division of Texas, and of the eav-\\nalrj- in the department, with headijuarters at\\nAustin. Colonel Greene was made chief of\\nstaff in both commands meanwhile he had\\nbeen promoted to the full rank of major, and\\nwas brevetted lieutenant-colonel for distin-\\nuished gallantry. When Custer was mustered\\nlit as a rnajor-general of volunteers. Colonel\\ntirecne applied for his muster-out, and finally\\nreceived it in April, 1866, one year after the\\nclose of the war. He spent the next fourj ears\\nat Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where his brother.\\nl r. William Warren Greene, resideil. At Pitts-\\nfield Colonel (ireene became assistant secrelaiy\\nof the Berkshire Life Insurance Company-. He\\nbegan his insurance career as an agent of the\\ncompany named, but his executive abililj- soon\\nmanifesting it.self he was asked to take a posi-\\ntion on the office start That he was born to\\nbe a leader in life insurance, as well as in the\\narmy, sub.sequent events show. He visited\\nEngland and studied its history and progress\\nthat he might know what to cojjy and what to\\navoid. He was called to Hartford June 1, 1870,\\nas a.ssistant secretary of the Connecticut Mutual\\nLife Insurance Company. He was made secre-\\ntary in April, 1871, and president of the com-\\npany in March, 1878, succeeding tlie late Presi-\\ndent Goodwin. He is at the head of one of the\\nlari;est insurance organizations in the United\\nStates, and has made his way to that high and\\nhonorable position by ability and industry\\nalone. He is a man of superior intellectual\\nqualities, and one of the ablest business man-\\nagers in New England. Colonel Greene was\\nthe orator of the day at the Grant memorial\\nobservances in Hartford, and his address was\\non all sides pronounced a splendid example of\\neloquence and ])ower.\\nIn life insurance circles Colonel Greene now\\noccupies a conspicuous and unique jiosition.\\nHe is known to be well equipped by nature,\\neducation and experience to fulfill the duties of\\nhis high office, well poised, studious and ener-\\ngetic, and naturally his cour.so and bis opinions\\nare closely observed by life underwriters. His\\nannual atldresses to the members of his com-\\n])any find many readers in the ranks of other\\ncoini)anics. They are comprehousivo reviews\\nof the whole field of life underwriting, and\\nthe conclusions drawn by their author from the\\nstatistics and facts which they contain are not\\nafit to be challenged.\\nThroughout his entire business career Colo-\\nnel Greene has been upright and con.scicntious.\\nHe is popular with the company s agents, and\\nhe is ]\u00c2\u00bbroud to have their eoiifidenee and es-\\nteem. A general agent remarked, I have\\nknown Colonel Greene for many years, and I\\nam ac{[uainted with no one el.se who has so\\nmany ([ualilies lliat deserve admiration.\\nAs a citizen Colonel Greene s influence is\\nalways on the side of what is best. The great-\\nest good for the greatest number is an exi)res-\\nsion that aptly defines his course of action in\\nall the walks of life. Everything that will en\\nable the human family to livi- happier and\\nbetter finds in him a strong champion. His\\nname is not only on the roll of many useful", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0427.jp2"}, "404": {"fulltext": "354\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nBocieties: he is tin active worlccr. He is a\\nvestryman of Trinity cliureli, a trustee of the\\nBishops Fund, a loading member of the Church\\nTemperance Society \u00e2\u0080\u0094a society, by the way,\\nwhich was organized on novel ])rinciples, and\\nwhose existence lias been jiroductive of the best\\nresults in a fielil of undeavoi- where discourage-\\nment is usually the only end ho is a director\\nof llic onneeticut Ti ust and Safe Deposit\\nCom])any, oecujiies a similar position in the\\nSociety for Savings, which tries to inculcate\\nhabits of thrift by extending its good offices to\\nthe poorest of the city s inhabitants; he is a\\nfrequent and popular speaker at meetings of\\nreligious and scholastic bodies, and he is\\nwarmly esteemed by Hartford s young men,\\nfor lie is a defender of all rational amusements\\nthat lead to greater physical and mental\\nstrength. He is also a director of the Hart-\\nford l ire Insurance Company and of the\\nPhoenix National Bank. In all his relations\\nto society, as a business man, as a financier,\\nin religion and education, there is one charac-\\nteristic that alwaj s stands out conspicuously\\nin Ci^lonel Greene he is eminently practical.\\nAs alread} noted. Colonel G-reene s position\\nin American life insurance has few, if an}\\nparallels. That his whole life has been one of\\nhonor will be admitted by every student of\\ncharacter. In life insurance, as in everything\\nelse where his talents have been given an\\nopportunity to expand, he has proved himself\\na leader wly^m it has always been safe to\\nfollow.\\nJAJNIES S. (tURMAN,\\nSenator from the Fourth I)istrict, Washtenaw\\nand Monroe counties, was born at Lyndon.\\nWashtenaw county, on the farm on which he\\nnow resides, December 28, 1850, and has been\\na resident of Michigan all his life. He was\\neducated in the union school of Chelsea, grad-\\nuated from the law department of the Uni-\\nversity in 187G, and immediately began the\\npractice of law in the city of Jackson with\\n.lames A. Parkinson. Was assistant prosecut-\\ning attorney for two years under Mr. Parkin-\\nson. He removed to Dexter in the fall of 1879.\\nIn the spring of 1881) he was elected justice of\\nthe pe acc. and in the fall was elected to the\\nHouse of ivcpi cseiilatives by his fellow Demo-\\nci-ats. In the Hou-se of 1881-2 he rose to the\\nfront rank of his colleagues as an orator and\\ndebater, and was recognized as one of its\\nleaders. His unswerving devotion to duty, bis\\nthorough understanding of every important\\nmeasure, his close observation of every act,\\ncoupled with a keen and brilliant ability, placed\\nhim in an envied po-iition which honest men\\nadmii cd and his colleagues respected. Mr.\\nGorman was the author of the famous Frog\\nbill, the veto of which by Governor Jerome\\ndid so much to elect Begolo. He championed\\nthe famou.s Brule River Railroad bill, the\\nHowell Compilations, and the Kochville bill.\\nlie left public life at the earnest solicitation of\\nhis aged parents, owing to the failing health of\\nhis father, and now manages hi.s own large\\nfai-m of two hundred and eighty acres. In\\n188.5 he was elected on the Democratic ticket\\nto tlie State Senate, and was re-elected to the\\nSenate of 1889-90 by a vote of 9,323 to 7,957\\nfor C. Cornwall, Republican, and 745 for J.\\nSchumackcr, Prohibitionist.\\nSAMUEL P. JACKSON,\\nRepresentative from the First District of Mon-\\nroe county, has always been a Democrat and\\nthinks he has good reason for that faith. He\\nwas born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, in\\n1817. His father moved to the adjoining town\\nof Manchester in 1819. From that time to\\n1845 he had the advantages of fai m life educa-\\ntion, aided by the common schools, the New\\nHampshire Patriot, and the New York Tribune,\\neach reiu esentative of the political parties of\\nthe olden lime. In that year he commenced\\nmercantile life in the city of Manchester, from\\nwhich he retired in 1874. He has served on\\nthe school board in that city, and was twice\\nelected to the legislature of his native State,\\nand to the constitutional convention in 1870.\\nIn 1883, after a residence of sixty years in one\\ntown, he removed to Monroe, and witih his sons\\nengaged in the manufacture of pajjer, and has\\ncontributed somewhat to the success of the\\nMonroe Manufiicturing Company. He was\\nelected to the House of 1889-90 on the Dem(\u00c2\u00bb-\\ncratic ticket, by a vote of 1.911 to 1,629 for\\nJosiah Hall, Republican, and 102 for Joel H.\\nHoyt, Prohibitionist.", "height": "3019", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0428.jp2"}, "405": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0429.jp2"}, "406": {"fulltext": "^a^^i^^^\\nT^^^Oz^^^^\\nMUNSELL? C -NY", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0430.jp2"}, "407": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0433.jp2"}, "408": {"fulltext": "^-c-^L^^t, i- CU l- ^-^T- S-z::^-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0434.jp2"}, "409": {"fulltext": "SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\n355\\nCHARLES ANCKUEK.\\nr!f])reseiitativc from tlio .sccoikI district ol\\n.Monroe county, was born in the township of\\nLa Salle, Monroe county, Michigan, Se]itcmbcr\\n2ti, 1843. Ilis earlj- life was spent on a farm\\nwith his parents and his on!}- education was\\ntliat obtained in a German Lutheran school in\\nllaisinvillc, about five miles west of Monroe,\\nlie left home in 1865, and for several years\\ntraveled through various States of the Union,\\nstopping at Cleveland, Ohio, St. Louis, Missouri.\\nNew Orleans, Jjouisiana, Houston, Texas,\\n.\\\\drian and Hudson, Michigan, and Toledo,\\nOhio, learning the trade of carpenter, bridge\\nbuilder and architect. While at Houston,\\nTexas, he learned the trade of bi-idge building\\nof A. B. Brown, and in 1869 entered the em-\\nploy of the Smith Bridge Company, of Toledo,\\nas their superintending foreman, in which ca-\\n]iacity he resided at Monroe City from 1869 to\\n1875, engaged in the building of railroad and\\nhighway bridges. April 1, 1860, ho married\\nMary, daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth\\n(Zoli) Reinhard, who has a promising family of\\nfour boys and three girls: Charles F., born\\n.lanuarySl. 1870; Mary, born May 26, 1872;\\nllerrman, born December 4, 1874; Rosa, born\\n.May 12, 1877; Elizabeth, born January !l,\\n1880; John William, born November 22, 1882,\\nand Henry, born December 31, 1885. In 1875\\nhe removed from Monroe City and setttled in\\nExeter township, on section twenty-eight of\\ntown five .south, of range eight cast, clearing\\nott a farm and engaging in the manufacture of\\nlumber and charcoal and opening a general\\nstore in the village of Scofield. Mr. Angerer\\ncast his first vote in 1868, and has ever since\\nvoted with and been an active Republican.\\nHo was elected justice of the peace in 1884 and\\nagain in 1888. His populai-ity is shown by\\nhis election to the House of Representatives of\\n1889-90, to which he was elected in a strong\\nDemocratic district bj- a vote of 1,937 to 1,860\\nfor his opponent on the Democratic ticket. Mr.\\nAngerer has from his youth up been a member\\nof the Lutheran church, in which for many\\n3 cars he has been one of the board of trustees.\\nSeptember 4, 1889, he was initiated in Monroe\\nLodge. No. 27, Eree and Accepted .Masons.\\nWILLIAM DUNBAR\\nWas for nearly forty j ears a resident of Mon-\\nroe county, respected by all as an honorable.\\nupright and Just man, and the business mat-\\nters of his neighbors were frequently entrusted\\nto his care. He was born in West Stoclcbridge.\\nlicrkshii-e county, Massachusetts, Fcbruar}-\\n22, 1807, and September 13, 1831, was united\\nin marriage to Mercy A., daughter of Edward\\nA. and Polly (McLouth) Aldrich, at Church-\\nville, Monroe county. New York she was born\\nin Cheshire, Berkshire county, Massachusetts,\\nOctober 11, 1808. During the lollowing year\\n(1832) lie took up his residence in Monroe\\ncounty, locating in Bedford, of which town-\\nshij) at its organization in 1836 ho was elected\\nsupervisor, which office he held for several\\nyears, also serving as clerk for a long lime.\\nHis only living child is Addison E., born\\nJanuary 0, 18; 5. Out of a family of four boys\\nand three girls, but one boy (Addison E.)\\nlived more than five months.\\nIn 1855 he moved to Monroe, where for sev-\\nei-al years he was elected clerk and justice of\\nthe peace, and for four j-ears served as shcrifl\\nof Monroe county. He represented in the\\nState IjCgislaturo the first district of Monroe\\ncounty for two terms (1857 and 1859). During\\nhis long and varied career as a jniblic oHicer\\nthe conduct of Mr. Dunbar was such as to win\\nthe respect and confidence of political ojipo-\\nnents as well as partisan friends.\\nDischarging all his pfficial duties honestly\\nand faithfully he showed to a marked degree\\nthe family trait of personally overseeing any\\nduty for the performance of which he was\\nheld responsible. To the latter trait may be\\nattributed his death, as during his term as\\ncounty- sheriff some prisoners escaped, and he\\npursued them in the dead of winter to the\\nSaginaw vallej-, contracting a cold, to which\\nno attention being ]iaid it soon developed into\\nthat dreaded disease, consumption, from which\\nhe died Augu.st 27, 1870, regretted by all his\\nfriends and associates as an honorable man ami\\ncitizen, and as a kind neighbor, husband and\\nfather. His wife survived him nearly twenty\\nyears, dying February 4, 1889. While not a\\nmember of any church, yet Mr. Dunbar was a\\nGodfearing man, who sought to follow the in-\\njunction to deal justly and walk u| righlly.\\nThat he was a believer in theScri])tures may be\\ninferred from the fact that as fiir back as 185n\\nit was his daily ])ractice to read a portion ol\\nthe Bible unless pi-evented by circumstances\\nbej-ond his control. In 1858 he connected", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0435.jp2"}, "410": {"fulltext": "356\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nhimself with the Masonic oi-dcr, boiiig raised\\nin Monroe Lodge, No. 27, oi wliich body he\\nwas treasurer for many \\\\cars, and at tlic time\\nof his death he was the eustodian of the funds.\\nADDISON KDWIN DUNBAR\\nWas born in tlic township of Bedford .January\\n0, 183.5, his])aronls being William and Moi ey\\nA. {Aldrich) Dunbar, wiio settled in Bedford\\nin the year 1832. Mr. l)utd)ar is the second of\\na family of seven children, four boys and three\\ngii-ls, all of whom, with the exception of him-\\nself, have gone to that better land. His early\\nlife, until his seventeenth year, was spent on\\nIlls father s farm, a few montlis in the winter\\nbeing given to schooling; but looking forward\\nto something more congenial to his tastes, and\\ndesiring a thorough education as a base for\\nfuture greatness, at that ago he matriculated\\nin the Michigan Central College at Spring\\nAi bor, making his own way by hard work\\nduring vacation and out of hours. Failing\\nhealth conipelle I him to leave before complet-\\ning the full course, and he began the study of\\nsurveying with a view of making it his life\\nwork-. For two years he was emploj ed by the\\nGovei-nment, under Thomas Whclplej-, in the\\nsurvey of Michigan, settling disputed bound-\\naries at the Soo, and at the early age of twenty-\\ntwo was elected county survej-or, which office\\nhe held for two terms, after which he returned\\nto farming.\\nA Democrat from birth, by the social qual-\\nities inherited from the Scotch ancestry on his\\nfather s side, and genuine mother Irish wit and\\ngood humor of his mother s ancestors, he has\\nso endeared himself to his fellow-citizens that,\\nwithout solicitation or effort on his part, he has\\nbeen almost constantly in public office since\\nhis majoritj being elected justice of the peace\\nseveral times, superintendent of the poor six\\nyears, school inspector fourteen years, town-\\nship drain commissioner one year, township\\nclerk for twenty-four years, twelve in Bedford\\nand the same Icngtli of time in Monroe, and in\\n1884 and 1886 was elected on the Democratic\\nticket as representative from the first district\\nof Monroe countv by a vole of 1,C17 out of a\\ntotal vote of 2.7il5 in 1880 and 1.829 votes out\\nof H.KCi in 1884. Intheiiill of 1888 he was\\nelected judge of the probate court of Monroe\\ncounty, and resigneil the office of township\\nclerk. In all his official career he has so\\nconducted the affairs of iiis office as to win the\\nconfidence and esteem, not only of his partisan\\nfriends, but of all witii whom he has been\\nbrought in contact.\\nDeeming it not wise for man to live alone\\nhe was married in Bedford March 81, 1858,\\nthe bride being Caroline, daughter of The-\\nophilus and Roxa (Brightman) O.sgood, whose\\nchildren are William, born November 7, 1858.\\nnow living in Bedforil, of which township he\\nhas been treasurer for several years; Addis\\nFmmit, born October 27, 1859, and at present\\nbookkeeper in tlie bank of B. Dansard Sons\\nCharles, born August 21, 1861, and died De-\\ncember 24, 1863; Mercy Blanch, born Septetn-\\nber 4, 1864, and a clerk in the probate office;\\nGrace Atilda, born December 29, 1865, and\\nEdwin Morris, born .Tanuaiy 24, 1870, the last\\nthree living at home on the farm, about a mile\\nsouth of Monroe.\\nMr. Dunbar for many years has been a\\nprominent member of the Masonic fraternity,\\nat present being treasurer of the lodge, chapter\\nand commandery. He was made a Mason in\\nRussell Lodge, No. 144, at Lambcrtvillc, in\\nwhich he was Senior Deacon for two years\\nand Secretary until he removed to Monroe,\\nwhen he demitted and affiliated with Monroe\\nLodge, No. 27, in which he held every office\\nexcept that of Master and Tyler. In 1873 ho\\njoined River Raisin Chapter, No. 22, R A. M.,\\nand Monroe Commander}^, No. 19, Knights\\nTemplar, in the former of which he has been\\nSecretary for five years and King for two, be-\\nsides filling other subordinate offices; in the\\nlatter he has been Recorder and Warden.\\nIn his entire life he has shown the family\\ntrait of personally seeing to everj thing com-\\nmitted to his charge, and not leaving it to sub-\\nordinates, and the faithfulness with which he\\nhas attended to his work is shown by the oft\\nrepeated times his fellow-citizens have given\\nthe vei dict Well done, thou good and faith-\\nful servant, by again placing the office in\\nhis hands. In addition to his official duties he\\nhas for many jears followed the business of\\nadministrator and executor of estates. A\\nhealthy life has been interrupted but once,\\nwhen the close confinement in taking care ol\\nhis father during his hist illness compelled him\\nto di-oj) work and take a knajisack joui iicy", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0436.jp2"}, "411": {"fulltext": "6^\u00c2\u00ab^^/i ^X /^^r", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0439.jp2"}, "412": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0440.jp2"}, "413": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0441.jp2"}, "414": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0442.jp2"}, "415": {"fulltext": "SKETCHES Ol SOME OF THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\nsr)7\\nthrough Floiida, his wcinlil ht liig rciliiceil\\nfrom 17G lo 125 pouiuls. His return in 1871\\nshowed liim us well as ever, and he now ti])S\\nthe be;iin at over 200, and no matter how busy\\niicalwa^ s has time for a pleasant word with\\nhis friends, and his enemies are so few that they\\nai-o not worth mentioning, as they well know\\nthat .Meriy can always be found in the jjrobate\\noffice.\\nGEORGE ROBINSON HURIJ\\nWas born in Monroe January 2, 1832, his\\nl)aronts being Munson and Agnes L. (Thomp-\\nson) Hurd. His lather was a. farmer, and, after\\ntiie War of 1812, in which lie served as a pri-\\nvate soldier in a Vermont regiment, of which\\nState lie was a native, settled in Orange county,\\nNew York, from where he migrated to Monroe\\ncounty in 1831. His mother was a native of\\nIreland and a member of the Irish i*resbyte-\\nrian church. The former was born September\\nI, 1791, and died March 23, 1855; the latter was\\nborn August 15, 1795, died January 2f), 1886.\\nOf his five brothers all have paid the debt\\nof nature with the exception of the second,\\nHoratio B. Morgan S. Hurd went to Califor-\\nnia in 1852 and engaged in mining until 18()().\\nwlicn he entered the employ of the Central and\\nSouthern Pacific Kailroad, with whom he was\\nconnected in the capacity of claim adjuster\\nuntil his death, which occurred in 1880.\\nIn his earl}- daj S Mr. Hurd had only the\\nmeager advantages of the common district\\nschool in which to prepare him.self (or the battle\\nof life that he made the most of what little\\nchance he had is evinced by his present position\\nin the community in which he lives. Tjike his\\nbrothers and father he followed the business of\\nfarming, for manj- j cars living on a farm in\\nFrcnchtown, about four miles north of Monroe,\\nuntil in 1871 he moved to the city. He mar-\\nried Kosctta, the daughter of William R. and\\nBetscj- (Palmer) Nowlen, who was born Octo-\\nber 2!), 1835, and became Mrs. Hurd October\\n15. 1855-, in Monroe, and is the mother of eight\\nchildren, five boys and three girls, of wiiom\\nthree boys and one girl are living: .John A.,\\nborn February 7, 1859; Delia B., born Octo-\\nber 23. lStJ5 Barton W.. born October 30,\\n1868, and William Mun.son, born December\\nII. 1S75.\\nDuring the War of the Rebellion, while .Mr.\\nHurd dill not go lo the ironl as a soldier, he\\n]\u00c2\u00bbi obably did his country e(|nally as good ser-\\nvice as a member of the enlistment committee\\nin the township of Frenchtown, taking an\\nactive part in seeing that the quotjj of his town-\\nship was alwajs filled without resorting to a\\ndraft; for t.vo j-ears he was treasurer of the\\ncommittee paj ing the bounties to volunteers,\\nand as the money was all raised by subscrip-\\ntion, and he had most of the work to see to, the\\noffice wasanythitig but that of a sinecure, and\\npractically for the most of that time he at-\\ntended to tiio work to the neglect of his own\\nbusiness.\\nA farmer s .son, bi ought up on a farm, ho\\nfollowed that occupation until about forty j-ears\\nof age, when he entered mercantile pursuits,\\nami in 1871 moved to Monroe and engaged in\\nthe sale of agricultural implements.\\nDuring his residence in Frcnchtown he was\\nin 1857 elected constable, in 1802 and 1863\\nhighway commissioner, in 186-1 treasurer, and\\nin 1868 supervisor, which last he held till his\\nresignation in 1871, on his removal to Monroe.\\nComing as a plain uneducated farmer, with\\nbit a few hundred dollars ca])ital and no\\nactual experience, lie maiie up his mind to take\\nthe lead in the business, and in 1872 added the\\nbuying and selling of dressed hogs and grain,\\nand to this in 1873 hard and soft coal, and by\\njiaying the highest marlcet price, and by clean\\nwork and honest dealing he has secured the\\ntrade, good will and respect of all with whom\\nhe has come in contact, and has a large trade\\nin a ratlins of thirl}- miles; and by pcrsistencj\\nand close attention has increased the business\\nuntil the 3-ear 1888, when his annual business\\nreached the large sum of about .?250,000, and\\nis being done by him and his son, John A.\\nHurd. The grain business assumed such pro-\\nportions that in 1887, for the better handling\\nof that commodity, he built a large elevator\\non Front street, near the i-ailroad ti-ack. Dur-\\ning all this time he has never had his paper\\nthrown out by the banks nor failed to promptly\\nmeet all bills when presente4l. In his entire\\nbusiness course he has always done what was\\nfair and honorable, thus gaining the confidence\\nof his fello.v-citi/.ens, and being very careful\\nnever to betray the trust reposed in him.\\nIn politics he has always been a staunch\\nDemocrat, his first presidential vote being cast\\nfor James Buchanan in 1856: and while never", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0445.jp2"}, "416": {"fulltext": "358\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntaking any active |)ai-t nor secUing otKce, he\\nhas been called on to ^sel\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ve in official capacity\\nseveral times\u00e2\u0080\u0094 as alderman for the third ward\\nin 1870-7, and elected mayor in 1887 and re-\\nelected in 1888. His ten years experience on\\nthe board of education renders him an invalu-\\nable member of that body, and the fact that\\nhis work on the board is appreciated is evi-\\ndenced l)y his election thereto during his ab-\\nsence in California in the spring election\\nof 188(1, when he was elected by a majority of\\n312 out of a total of 1,084 votes. He returned\\nfrom liis Western trip Sunday morning, May\\n23, 1S86, and as soon as his return became\\nknown there was a steady stream of callers and\\ncongratulations, and on Monday evening a\\nlarge number of his friends, with the Monroe\\nCornet Band, gave him a verj pleasant and\\nunexpected reception. Mayor Gilday wel-\\ncomed him home in a few brief but earnest re-\\nmarks, to whicii Mr. Hurd rcsponde 1, alluding\\nin a very feeling manner to the many evidences\\nof sincere friendship which had been shown\\nhim by the people of Monroe during the past\\nfew months.\\nFor more than a (juarter of a century Mr.\\nHurd has been an active member of the Ma-\\nsonic fraternity, being raised in Eureka Lodge\\nNo. 107, March 1, 1864, and at the December\\nelection of the same year elected Junior Deacon,\\nand after a year each as Junior and Senior\\nWarden, was Worshipful Master for five years;\\nafter an interim of two years as Secretary\\nagain in 1874 he was re-elected as Worshipful\\nMaster, which office he was re-elected to every\\nyear for fifteen 3 ears in succession until the\\npresent year, when he refused all official posi-\\ntions in the lodge; a delegate to the Grand\\nLodge for twenty jears, ho was elected Grand\\nSword Bearer at the session of 1868. September\\n8, 1865, he was exalted in River Raisin Chap-\\nter, No. 22, R. A. M., in which from 1879 to\\n1882 he was High Priest and representative to\\nthe Grand Cha])ter. In 1874 be became a\\nCryptic Mason in River Raisin Council, No. 4,\\nli. and S. M., where from 1878 to 1882 he was\\nI). T. I. M. He was knighted in Monroe\\nCommandeiy, No. 19, Knights Templar, at its\\ninstitution December 23, 1867, and the follow-\\ning year was elected Prelate; from 18(i9 to\\n1873 was Generalissimo, the tvs o following years\\nwas elected Eminent Commander; in 1878 and\\n1879 Treasurer,from 1880 to 1883 Generalissimo,\\nand again Prelate in 1888, and during all this\\ntime, when in the city on the night of meeting,\\nwas always found at his post in the lodge\\n1-00 ni.\\nJOSEPH G. NAVARRE,\\nThe son of Colonel Francis Navarro, was boi ii\\nat the River Raisin in January, 1795. Had\\nthe advantages of an education; was intended\\nby his father for the priesthood, spent sevei al\\nyears at Bardstown, Kentucky, preparing for\\norders, but before completing his studies foi\\nthe priesthood he entered the law office of the\\nHon. William Woodbridge at Detroit. While\\nthere he was of very great service to the early\\nsettlers of the Territory in making the neces-\\nsary proofs and papers to establish the titles to\\nthe lands on the River Detroit, River Raisin,\\nSwan Creek, Stony Creek, Sandy Creek, Otter\\nCreek and Bay Settlement. He was also very\\nefficient and of great service to the early set-\\ntlers that had suftered the loss of their propert}-\\nby the British army under Colonel Pi-octor\\nduring the War of 1812. He did not enter\\nupon professional life as a lawyer, yet was\\nvery frequently consulted by the early settlers\\non all questions pertaining to the title to their\\nlands, their claims for losses in the war, antl\\nthe settlement of conlrovei sies that arose on\\nthe River Raisin.\\nWhile in the office of Governor Woodbridge\\nhe was called homo by the illness and death of\\nhis rathcr,and thereafter wasoccuj^ied a number\\nof years in administering on and closing up the\\nestate. He ceased pursuing his studies, settled\\nujjon the farm south of and adjoining the city\\nof Monroe, owned and occupied it up to the\\ntime of his death, which occurred in 1862, aged i\\nseventy-six years and six months. His first\\nwife, Eliza A. Martin, was born April 14, 1815,\\ndied April 15, 1848 for statement of descend-\\nants reference is here made to page 93. Mr.\\nNavarre married for his second wife Jemima\\nKnaggs, who was born July 26, 1811, died\\nFebruary 27, 1886, without issue.\\nA. F. WINNEY.\\n[An antoWiograpliy.J\\nI was born May 24, 1825, in the township of\\nDavenpoi-t, Delaware county. New York. 1\\nmay here say that my father is Philip Winney", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0446.jp2"}, "417": {"fulltext": "-SSS?-- -.-^,1\\n^/Z ^^Cyhh^.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0447.jp2"}, "418": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0448.jp2"}, "419": {"fulltext": "SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\n359\\n(still liviii,:;- at the aj^e of cni;lily-tive yoai M),\\nand nij- mother was Miss i^ydia White, both\\nscions of Jicvolulioiiary stock. The grand-\\nfather on my mother s side at the age of seven-\\nteen a.ssisted in the capture of IJurgoyno at\\nSarato^ja, and the others operated against\\nIndians in the State of New York. He was\\ncaptured bj- the celebrated Brandt s Indians,\\nand e.sea])ed by his extreme muscular strength\\nand tleetne.s.s of foot. The name is of Hnglish\\norigin, and members of the family were promi-\\nnent iti the days of Oliver Cromwell. The\\nfirst American seat ol the family was in\\nVirginia.\\nIn is:!. when 1 was eight years old, my\\njiarents removed to Blenheim townshi]), Scho-\\nharie countj New York. My schooling pi cvious\\nto the age of twenty consisted of an attendance\\nat a countrj district school some part of the\\nyeai from the age of tivc to the age of fifteen\\nyears.\\nIn the financial tTOubles from 1S37 to 1843\\ninclusive, my father, like many others, after\\nthe sheriff had restored confidence found\\nhimself with just about enough left to remove\\nhis family to Michigan, where wo arrived in\\nNovember, 1843.\\nIn my twentieth year 1 returned to the State\\nof New Y^ork, and took an academic course in\\nOtsego county, that State; assisting a local\\nsurveyor to pay tuition and other expenses. I\\nnext took a course at an engineering school in\\nPennsylvania, teaching school to defray ex-\\npenses, and pursuing my own studies nights.\\nHaving graduated, and my professor of math-\\nematics desiring a change for his health, he pro-\\nposed a copartnership, which I accepted. We\\nwent West for the purpose of surveying\\nUnited States laud, in which we engaged\\nabout a year, after which we led a i-oving life\\non the plains, from Jeffer.son City, Alissouri, to\\nSanta Fe, then in Mexico. We finally joineil\\nFremont s military expedition to California,\\nbut my pai tner being injured by a fall of his\\nhorse, we had to return after proceeding three\\nhundred miles on our way. To take a gen-\\nerally bruised man across a country where\\nIndian.s were the only inhabitants, was an en-\\nterprise fraught with an amount of danger\\nhard to realize l)y one who has not been there.\\nWe had no guide, and the nearest place\\nwhere we might meet assistance was a point\\non the Santa F trail that we had established\\nastronomicallj the year i)efore. Our party\\nnumbered five; the injui cd man on the stai t\\nwas unable to ride except at the gentlest walk.\\nI was obliged to be guide and astronomer of\\nthe expedition, and succeeded in locating it\\non the Santa Fe trail in about a month, often\\nobtaining longitmle and watching for Indians\\nwhile the others .slept. It was the severest\\nmonth of toil I ever experienced, except, per-\\nhaps, a month preceding the battle ol i ea\\nEidgo, during the War of the Ilebellion.\\nAccident having robbed us of an opportunity-\\nto assist in the conquest of California, we, with\\nsome wild spirits of the plains, attached our-\\nselves 10 the armj- of General Taylor, and\\nwere present at the battle of Buena Vista.\\nIn 1848 we again returned to Penn.sylvania.\\nmv partner to settle and receive his ])ortion of\\nhis father s estate, where we remained station-\\nary long enough for me to order a V level, and\\nsome other instruments not then manufactured\\nin this country that I knew ol from England.\\nHaving accomplished our purpose in the I -ast\\nwe returned to Santa Fe. where my partner\\ndied in 1849.\\nI finally .settled in Wisconsin, where I was\\nmarried. In 1855, for climatic consideration.s\\nin connection with my wife s health, we re-\\nmoved to Missouri, where wo remained about\\nsix years, engaged partly in mercantile and\\npartly in professional pursuits.\\nIn 1861, on the breaking out of the War of\\nthe liebollion, I was driven out of Mis.souri for\\nbeing a -Yankee and a suspected aboli-\\ntionist, viewed from a pi o-slavei-y standpoint.\\nTheir treatment of me was just, for I enjoyed\\nthe confidence of John Brown and his associ-\\nates; was an agent on the undergi ound rail-\\nroad, thconly railroad agency I ever held. Rob-\\nbed of the accumulationsof a life-time, 1 took my\\nfamily to Indiana and returned to Mi.s.souri,\\ntaking such course against the rebels as to me\\nseemed best, ending with the buttle of Pea\\nliidge, Arkansas.\\nWhatever may be said of the irregularity of\\nmy connection with the army it iias the ad-\\nvantage of one less pension applicant, and\\ngreat economy of Federal ducat.s and red\\ntape.\\nThe condition of my wife s health immedi-\\nately following the battle of Pea Kidge obliged\\nme to forego further considerations of retribu-\\ntion and devote mvself to her. She died iu 18tiG,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0449.jp2"}, "420": {"fulltext": "360\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nafter which, in ISTl). hrokfii in hcallli. 1 cuiuo\\nto Oakviile for the i)iii-pose of leaving a\\ndaughter o( tender yeans to the care of kindred.\\nA. V. WiNNEY.\\nOKION J()NATII.\\\\N FAY.\\nOf Carlton, is one of the self-made men of\\nMonroe county who have steadily worked their\\nway from the lowest round of tiie ladder to a\\nvery enviable position, and whose ambilion will\\nhardly he satisfied until they have reached the\\nU))). He is a descendant of the old Puritan\\nslock that came over on the Maj-flower, boing\\nthe son of Francis and Charlotte (Brown) Fay,\\nand born in the township of E.Keter June 20,\\nIStJO. The fathers family came from Massa-\\nchusetts, the mother s from Vermont, and set-\\ntled in Monroe count)^ in the early part of the\\nthirties. When the California gold fever broke\\nout in 1849, Mr. Brown, his wife s father, crossed\\nthe continent with a w^agon train, and remained\\non the Pacific coast until the outbreak of the\\nEebcllion, when he returned by water. He is\\nnext to the oldest of eight children, si.K boy^s\\nand twogirls; Edwin E., born 1858; Liicretia,\\n1862; Charles, 18(54; Lois Lavina, 1866 Dan,\\n1868; Albert, 1871. and Perry, 1875; all of\\nwhom are married with the exception of the\\ndoctor, who, with Charles, Albert and Perry,\\nare still bachelors.\\nWhen a mere lad Dr. Fay began the battle\\nof life and has fought his way heroically, un-\\na.ssisted, until ho has at an early age, by his\\nindomitable energy, sound business sense and\\nsterling integrity, won the confidence of his\\nassociates and fellow-citizens. He attended\\nthe common district schools of his township,\\nwhich education his parents deemed sufficient\\ntor him; but in this he disagreed with them,\\nand finally his father took him to Flat Rock to\\nattend the high school there, but with positive\\ninjunctions to the party with whom he left him\\nthat he must earn his board and paj- his own\\nway, as he would not be responsible for any of\\nhis expenses. This he pluckilj did, and the\\nfour years course was completed in three\\nyears and nine months, graduating June 28,\\n1878. The principal, Mrs. Harriet B. Jones,\\nhad in early days been the preceptress of\\nFaj s father. Having tasted the sweets of\\nknowledge Mr. Faj determined to mount\\nhigher and accomplish more. With this pur-\\npose in view, after graduating from the Flat\\nRock Union High School he matriculated in\\nthe University of Michigan at Ann Arbor,\\ntaking a partial literarj- course and a special\\ncourse in German and French, the knowledge\\nof which ho deemed essential in the practice of\\nmedicine, to which he had determined to de-\\nvote his life. He took the two courses of\\ndentistry and medicine at the same time, and\\nby close application and pertinacious work\\ncompleted the usual five-year course in three\\nyears and three months, receiving his degree as\\nDoctor of Dental Surgery March 28, 1881, and\\nof Medical Doctor June 30, 1882. Not content\\nwith this he determined to grasp all the honors\\nthat his Alma Mater could confer on him, and\\nin the department of general chemistry took\\nspecial courses in electrotherapeutics anil\\npractical manipulation of electrical apparatus\\nand in the physiological laboratory.\\nIn politics he has always been a Democrat,\\nhis maiden vote being cast in the effort to seat\\nGeneral Hancock in the presidential chair, but\\nhas never taken any active part in the councils\\nof his party nor held other office than that of\\nhealth physician for tiie township of Ash, his\\ntime being too fully occupied in the practice\\nof his profession of medicine and surgery.\\nSocially he has many warm friends, and\\ntakes great interest in the several fraternal\\norganizations with which he is connected. He\\nwas made a Mason in Hiram Lodge, No. 110,\\nat Flat Hock in 1880, and is a charter member\\nof Orion Ijodge, No. 123, Ancient Order of\\nUnited Workmen, which was named in hi\u00c2\u00ab\\nhonor.\\nEMERSON CHOATE,\\nOne of the oldest, most respected and honored\\ncitizens of Monroe county, was a native of\\nCanada, being born at Maiden, on the banks ot\\nthe River Thames, in what was then known as\\nThird township, now Howard, August 28, 1807,\\nand when but a lad of nine years of age, just\\nafter the War of 1812, coming to Monroetown\\nwith his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Cor-\\nnell) Choatc, and settling on the banks of the\\nRiver Raisin, where but two ^ears before had\\noccurred the bloody battle and Indian massa-\\ncre. During his residence of sixty-five years\\nin this community he has seen this prosperous", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0450.jp2"}, "421": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0451.jp2"}, "422": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0452.jp2"}, "423": {"fulltext": "-^/^T-Z^A,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0453.jp2"}, "424": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0454.jp2"}, "425": {"fulltext": "SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\nMrtl\\ncounty spring up from an unbroken wilderness,\\nand with its rise, growth and progress has been\\nclosely identified. His lather, Samuel, was on\\nthe first board of supervisors in the county in\\n1827, and in 1)^48 and 1849 Emerson was chosen\\nto represent the people of Monroetown in the\\nsame capacity and being very popular with\\nhis fellow-townsmen, after an intermission of\\none year, in which he served as township clerk,\\nhe was again elected to the ofiBce of supervisor,\\nand re elected for twenty-three consecutive\\nyears, filling the position he occupied to the\\nentire satisfaction of his constituents, and with\\nhonor to himself. The year previous to his\\ndeath, during the absence of Supervisor Wake-\\nfield, Mr. Choatc was again chosen to represent\\nhis township (Monroetown) making in all\\ntwenty -six years of service upon the board.\\nDuring the memorable and trying years of\\nlSCl-2 he represented his district in the Mich-\\nigan legislature, where his course was marked\\nby the same honest purpose and fairness. May\\nC, 1850. in pursuance of Act No. 78 of the ses-\\nsion of 1850. he was elected a delegate to the\\nconstitutional convention which convened at\\nLansing June 3 and adjourned August 15,\\n1850, his colleagues from Monroe county being\\nKobert McClelland, Alexander M. Arzeno and\\nHenry B. Marvin. The constitution, as re-\\nvised by the convention, was submitted to the\\npeople November 5, 1850, and adopted by a\\nmajority of 2(5.736 votes, and with amendments\\nis the one now in force, the revisions of 18G7 and\\n1873 having both been rejected by the people\\nin the April and November elections following.\\nMr. I hoate lived with his parents until 1830,\\nwhen he decided to make a home in the wil-\\nderness for himself. Acting on this resolu-\\ntion he removed a few miles to the south\\nof the old homestead, and taking up a large\\ntract of woodland, erected a log house and\\nbegan the laborious task of clearing off the\\nland. Having completed the cage he secured\\nthe bin! in the person of Martha Bowen. to\\nwhom he was married February 2S, 1S31, who\\nwa.s born in Providence, Khode Island. Decem-\\nber 8, 180!l, and at an early day emiginited to\\nMonroe countj- with her parents. She indeed\\nproved a helpmeet to her husband in his labor\\nof yeai-s, enduring all the privations and ex-\\nposures of early .settlers, clearing away the\\nforests, draining the mai shes, building roads\\nand laying the foundation for the present\\nvaluable properly now in the famil}-. Slit-\\nproved a worthy companion for her noble hus-\\nband in building up a plea.sant home in the\\nwilds of a new State. As a kind neighbor,\\nloving mother and faithful friend, without re\\nproach in all social, religious and neighborly\\n(juaiilies, she will long be remembered. She\\nsurvived Mr. Choate about six j^ears, her death\\noccurring at her home on Plum Creek. .Tune 1 1.\\n1888, when sympathizing friends and neighbors\\nmet to lay away her remains in peaceful rest\\nby the side of her husbaii l s ashes.\\nTheir children are: Caroline II., born May\\n28,1832, married in Raisinville, November 8.\\n1851, to Seneca U. Larabee Louisa M., born\\nFebruary 17. 1834, died December 13, 18.8.8:\\nMinerva M., born August 27, ls35, married to\\nNorman G. Curtis, October, ls58 Emerson H.\\n(now living in Detroit), born August 3, 1837,\\nand married November 2G, 18C1, to Jane M.\\nShew; Maria M., born April 20, 18.39; Ed-\\nward M., born August 3, 1842, now living on\\nthe old farm, married December 25, 1872. to\\nAnnie E Skinner, of Fremont, Ohio; Sherman\\nD., born November 13, 1845, died March 10.\\n1846; and Frank C, born January H), 184s.\\nmarried February 19, 1878, to Adeline M.\\nPitts, and now living on the old homestead.\\nThe old log house was replaced by a new\\nand more hand. ome structure, where for many\\nyeai s friends would often meet to enjoy hos-\\npitality that was always bestowed in a gener-\\nous and friendly manner, where Mr. Choate\\nwas a signal illustration of the gospel of cheer-\\nfulness through all his happy and useful life.\\n.Simple and frugal in his own habits of living,\\nhe was open-handed in his charity to the needy\\nand in his generosity to his friends. The\\nkindly welcomes and generous hospitalities of\\nthe home will long be cherished in the mem-\\nories of all who have shared them. Uj) to the\\nhour of his death his life was one of ceaseless\\ntoil and untiring activity, and wherever he\\nwas known his genial presence will bo greatly\\nmissed.\\nHis death, which occurred May 18, 18,82, re-\\nsulting from a| oplexy, came sudilenly. much to\\nthe surpri.se and bereavement of friends and\\nrelatives. He had been to Monroe in the fore-\\nnoon, seeming to be in his usual health.\\nAlter dinner he went to the barn to feed his\\nhoi-se and was found dead on the haymow\\nsome two hours later. Tie- Iv wl..i. i.uiimI", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0455.jp2"}, "426": {"fulltext": "36-\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nbeing quite cold, it is supposed he died soon\\nafter leaving the house. Through all his life\\nhe had been a man nf the strictest honesty and\\nintegrity, and his death was sincerely mourned\\nby his many friends throughout the county.\\nHis funeral was held at his residence the fol-\\nlowing Sunday, the burial services being con-\\nducted by the Rev. J. E. Jacklin. and wa.s one\\nof the largest gatherings of a similar nature\\never heUl in the t4 wnship.\\nRESTCOME R. KIRBY. M. D.\\nThe subject of this sketch was the .son of\\nIsaac and Eleanor (Canfieid) Kirby, and was\\nborn at Cayuga, Xew York. July 24, 1S29,\\nremoving with his parents to Michigan in the\\n.spring of 1836. To acc iraplish this journey a\\ncomfortable carriage was provided for the\\nfamily, drawn by .strong horses intended for\\nvaluable service in a new country. A -freight\\ntrain, which consisted of a wagon of generous\\npropirtions, drawn by four yoke of oxen,\\nloaded with neces.sary farm and household\\nequipage, was sent .several weeks in advance,\\nand thi-ough the slush of April snows threaded\\nit.s slow length through the Dominion of Can-\\nada toward the Eldorado of the West, the\\nobjective point being the tt)wiiship of Rives,\\nJackson county-, Michigan. In the spring of\\nls38. after having endured the privations and\\nliardships of clearing a farm in tiie wilderness,\\nthe father died, leaving a wife and five chil-\\ndren to mourn their early loss. In 1841 the\\nmother of these children was united in mar-\\nriage with Colonel John Bradl )rd, of La Salle,\\nMonroe county. Michigan, where she removed\\nwith her family.\\nIn 1844 Restcome R. Kirby, having enjoyed\\nthe privileges of the common schof)ls. entered\\nthe academy at Plymouth, Michigan, con-\\nducted by the Rev. Anderson J. Clayton, re-\\nmaining there until 1846. In 1847 he entered\\ntlie academy- at Aurora, Xew York, and re-\\nmained there until May 14, 1849, when he be-\\ngan the study of medicine in the office of Dr.\\nJoel Green at Sylvania, Ohio. In September,\\n1850, he enrolled as a student at the State Uni-\\nversity at Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he re-\\nmained two years. At the e-xpiration of this\\nterm he returned home, spending the following\\nyear at the home farm. In .September, 1853, he\\nwent to Buffalo, 2\\\\ew York, and entered the\\nsenior class and hospital of the Sisters of\\nCharity of the Buffalo Medical College, receiv-\\ning the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the\\nhands of ex-President Fillmore February 22,\\n1854.\\nIn Jul}-, 1854, he was united in marriage\\nwith Miss Melissa M. Tucker, only daughter\\nof Dr. J. L. Tucker, of Erie, Michigan,\\nand immediately began the practice of med-\\nicine at Newport, Monroe county, devoting\\nhimself to the duties of his profession until the\\nspring of 1861, when the alarm rang through\\nthe land that the country must be defended.\\nOn the 10th of July, 1861, he received the ap\\npointment as assistant surgeon in the Twenty-\\nSeventh Ohio Infantry, under Colonel Fuller,\\nand immediately reported to Camp Chase\\nHospital, Columbus, Ohio; but being deter-\\nmined to go into the cavalry arm of the ser-\\nvice, he at once called on Adjutant-General\\nBuckingham and asked to be attached to cav-\\nalry then being organized at that point; his\\nrequest was granted, receiving at the same\\ntime a commission as fii-st lieutenant for five\\nyears, and assisted by Second Lieutenants. X.\\nStanford, a company of ninety- seven good men\\nwas immediately recruited, armed and mount-\\ned, which was known as Company C, First\\nOhio Cavalry.\\nOn the morning of the 21st of Augu.st Lieu-\\ntenant Kirby received orders to report to Gov-\\nernor Denni.son and Adjutant-General Bucking-\\nham at Columbus. Ohio, with five days rations\\nand forage for one hundred and fifty horses,\\nand to be fully equipped for field service. Up-\\non reporting to General Buckingham he re-\\nceived orders to report with his company to\\nGovernor Pierpont, at Wheeling, West Vir-\\nginia. In command of his company he pro-\\nceeded to West Virginia, reporting to Gov-\\nernor Pierpont, where he received orders\\nfrom him to report immediately to General\\nSclienk at Webster, Virginia; going by way of\\nGrafton he reached General Schenk s head-\\nquarters at two o clock on the morning of the\\n23d of August. Here he received orders to\\nreport to General Reynolds at Cheat Mountain\\nas soon as possible. A rapid march of forty-\\nthree miles was made to the scene of action,\\nwhere he reported to General Reynolds. Dur-\\ning the month of September Company C, First\\nOhio Cavalry, was in all the engagements- at", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0456.jp2"}, "427": {"fulltext": "c/^jT^^n^. JC^ Jl^^", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0457.jp2"}, "428": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0458.jp2"}, "429": {"fulltext": "SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\n363\\nthis iioiiit, aii l was in action wlien the CdhUmI-\\nerato Jolin Washington fell.\\nAbout this time Company was joineil by\\nCompanj- A, commanded by Captain Robinson,\\nleaving liieutenant Kirby to act as surgeon of\\nwhat was now the First Squadron of First\\nOhioCav^alry, they being detached from their\\nregiment throughout tb.e war. It was during\\nthese eiigagoments that Colonel Tyler s regi-\\nment of Ohio Jnfantry cut their way through\\nilobert K. Ijce s army and joined the main\\narmy. In this engagement the Union loss was\\nnine killed, the Confederates leaving one hun-\\ndred dead on the ground, and Colonel John\\nWashington among them.\\nA series of engagements followed in rapid\\nsuccession, among which was the battle of\\nGreen Briar, where the First Squadron of\\nFirst Ohio Cavalry was with and in advance\\nof General Milroy s regiment of Indiana in-\\nfantry, and engaged in the battle with tlieiii\\nUnion loss eight killed and thirty wounded;\\nthe enemy was repulsed. Soon after an en-\\ngagement took place at Camp Allgcheny near\\nGreen Briar, and on the llUh of December\\nColonel Milroy fought General Johnson, of\\nGeorgia; this battle was fought about eight\\nmiles from Green Briar battleground.\\nOn the i:5th of February, 18(52, the First\\nOhio Squadron was assigned to General Lan-\\nder to act as iiis body guard, and was with\\nhim when he made his dash on Colonel Bald-\\nwin s forces at Washington (Jap, ealle l in his-\\ntm-y Blooming Gap. In this battle twenty-two\\nciinimissioned ollicei S of the rebel foi-ces were\\neai)liired. On March 2, 1802, the First Ohio\\nSquadron stood in line all daj waiting for\\nGeneral Ijander. Orders had been issued to\\nthe army at Paw Paw to go to Winchester to\\nengage (ieneral Jackson. The advance had\\nreached Blooming Gap when General Lander\\ndied at five o clock on the morning of the of\\nMarch Coni])anies A and C, of the First Ohio\\nS(juadron, acted as guard for the giuieral s re-\\nmains when they were delivered at Harper s\\ni lrry into the hands of his wife aTid laniiU-.\\nGeneral .lames Shields now took command,\\n:iim1 the sipiadron was assigned to him as\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0special escort, and remained with him as\\nlong as he was in command. Ca])tain Kirbj\\nwas present when (ieneral Shields was wounded\\nby the bursting of a shell, and took charge of\\nhis body when taken to the rear.\\nGeneral Tyler next took command, and on\\nthe 2:{d of March, 18t;2, Companies A and C.\\nnumbering one hundred and forty men, and\\ncommanded by Captains Robinson and Kirbj\\nwere ordered to make a charge on the enemy.\\nSide by side they scaled the stonewall in Iront\\nand passed through a long line of rebel infantr}-.\\nIn this charge the two companies capturetl two\\nhundred and si.\\\\ty-four prisoners, three ambu-\\nlances, eight horses and Hcvent3 -fivc stand of\\narms, which were turned over to general ac-\\ncount. For valiant and meritorious service at\\nthe battle of Winchestei-, the First Squadron\\nof Ohio Cavalry was justly recognized at the\\ntime by the leading news])apers of the day as\\nbearing an importantarm to the Union service.\\nCa])tain Pobin.son died a few days after the\\nbattle, leaving Captain Kirbj in full command\\nof the squadron, and also as acting surgeon.\\nIn the meantime General Shields had suf-\\nficiently recovered to again take command, and\\naccompanied by his body-guard pursued\\nStonewall Jackson up the Shenandoah valley,\\ncalling a halt at Harri.sonburgh to rest the\\ntroops. On June 8, 18(12, the First Ohio Scpiad-\\nron, under (ieneral Shields,engaged in the battle\\nof Port Ilepublic, where Captain Kirby was\\nwounded in the leg, and (!aptain Cole, of\\nShields s staflf, was shot through the head while\\nfiring a bridge to prevent Jackson s armj-\\nfrom ci-ossing. Shotand shell were sent through\\nthe bridge by the enemy to prevent it from\\nbeing destroyc l, when a shell burst within the\\nbridge and Captain Kirby shorso fell, and him-\\nself was stunned and wounded by the explosion.\\nIn this battle Company C lost seventeen men\\nin killed, woun lod and prisoners; the men\\nbeing disabled by cuts from bursting shells and\\nthe loss of blood, the comjjany was relieved\\nfrom General Shields and .sent into camp at\\nAlexandria, ami their cajjtain taken to Wash-\\nington in an ambulance.\\nWhen (ieneral Pope took command of the\\nArmy of Virginia, the commander of Comjianj\\nC had so far recovered from his injuries as to\\nbe again on duty. On July Id, 18(12, he re-\\nceived ordei s to report to (ieneral Po])e s head-\\nquarters at Warrentown, Virginia, to act as\\nbody. guard. The order was brought to him\\nby Colonel Smith, of Pope s staff. On the\\nnth of August this diminished band of brave\\nmen defended (ienerals Pope, McDowell and\\nBanks in a hand-to-hand saber engagement,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0459.jp2"}, "430": {"fulltext": "364\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nlosing nineteen men in killed, wounded and\\nprisoners. General Banks was slightly wound-\\ned, and Colonel Euggles s ((\u00e2\u0080\u00a2liicrof Pope s statt\\nhorse was killed and Joscjjh Gaddes, of Com-\\npany C, was shot in the head, his brains spat-\\ntering in the face of his cajituin. Some New\\nYork artillery, seeing the general and his\\nescort I ctreating from the picket lines by moon-\\nlight, unlimbercd their cannon and sent fifty\\nshells whizzing over their heads before they\\ncould be sto])ped.\\nAt the battle of Bull T!un this escort of First\\nOhio Cavalry was precipitated into a saber\\nfight with Stonewall Jackson s body-guard,\\nthe enemy outnumbering them two to one. In\\nthis encounter one-half of the men of m-\\npany C were killed, and Captain Kii-by s horse\\nwas killed under him notwithstanding ihis\\nslaughter Jackson s bodj -guard was driven\\nfrom the field, leaving their dead and wounded\\non the ground.\\nCaptain Kirby with his worn-out company\\nwas next sent to Antietam, and participated in\\nthe battle under General McClellan, and was\\nsubsequently stationed at headquarters as dis-\\npatch carrier for the general while he remained\\nin command.\\nOn November 4, 18C2, (Jeneral McClellan\\nwas relieved by General Halleck,and the First\\nOhio S(]uailron went into camp on Capilol Hill,\\nWashington, I). C. Captain Kirby remained\\nhere for several months sick in camj), and,\\non the recommendation of Surgeon-General\\nBarnes, I csigned his commission and went\\nhome. On the 1st of August, 18( 3, having suf-\\nficiently recovered from his injuries, he ac-\\ncepted a commission as captain of Com jtany P],\\nFIcventh Michigan Cavahy, and again went to\\ntlio front.\\nIn December, 18G3, the Eleventh Michigan\\nCavalry passed through Toledo, Ohio, reaching\\nCovington, Kentucky, on the Slst. At this\\npoint Company E was detailed to guard the\\ntrain, not allowing it to start until orders were\\nreceived from Colonel Simeon B. Brown, com-\\nmandiuic regiment. The men stood on duty\\nall (lay in a drenching storm of snow and rain\\nat night they were relieved and sent to Camp\\nFjlla Hixhop, Lexington, Kentucky, arriving\\nthere on that memorable cold New Year s\\nDay, Januarj^ 1, 18( 4 that intensely cold\\nnight men were obliged to lie down on snow\\nand ice, without fires and but few blankets.\\nThe next morning a call was made for volun-\\nteers to go a distance of fifteen miles through\\na blinding snowstorm for wood. Louis T)e\\nShettler, of Com])any E (a resident of Erie,\\nMichigan), came forward with others and went\\nfor the wood. Upon their return DeShottler s\\nears were so badly frozen they dropjied off, as\\nmany of his friends can now testify, and\\nscarcely a man in the company bnt suffered\\nfrom severe colds and rheumatism.\\nOn January 28, 18C4, Captain Kii-by re-\\nceived orders to report to General Hobson,\\ncommanding at Camp Nelson, eighteen miles\\ndistant. Upon reporting to the general s head-\\nquarters ho received orders to guard a drove of\\n1,405 head of cattle through the mountains to\\nKno.Nville, Tennessee, for the relief of General\\nBurnside s army. This perilous duty was per-\\nformed with a loss of two men and nineteen\\nhorses killed, and eighty-one head of cattle\\npoi.soned from mountain ivy. The whole dis-\\ntance traversed by this horned brigade via\\nKingston was two hundred and twenty-five\\nmiles. This march was rendered extremely\\nsevere by receiving orders to go light with-\\nout overcoats or blankets, and without a wheel\\nor j)ack mule to carry forage for horses. The\\nrebel guerrilla Champ Furguson with one\\nhundred cut-throats had burned the mountains\\nover ahead of them, destroying the last rem-\\nnant of feed for animals excepting browse.\\nCompany D, of the Tenth Michigan Cavalry,\\nwith seven hundred head of cattle, had pre-\\nceded them a few days, all of which were cap-\\ntured by guerrillas and being determined to\\nevade a similar disposition, it was necessary\\nthat the commanding ofticer be vigilant and\\nconstantly in the saddle at least from eighteen\\nto twenty-three hours daily.\\nCompany E, Eleventh Michigan Cavalry, re-\\nturned to camp at Lexington, Kentucky, on\\nthe 5th of April, 1864, and on the 27th of the\\nsame month General Burbridge requested Caji-\\ntain Kirby to take command of a battalion ot\\nthe Eleventh Michigan Cavalry and proceed\\nto Western Kentucky in search of some train\\nrobbers. LieutenantStearns, of Adriaii, Mich-\\nigan, was among the volunteers to accompany\\nthis expedition. A march of ninet3 -six miles\\nwas made in thirty hours, and the robbers were\\ncaught the second night of their march, re-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0460.jp2"}, "431": {"fulltext": "SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^5\\nturning; to Jjcxiiii^tim in liiiu! to join llicir rej;-\\niiiiorit, wlio were about to give chusc to Jolin\\nMor ;iiii, then making his last raid tiiroiigii\\nI\\\\i-nliicky. The I jlcventh Michigan Cavalry\\nsiarleii in hot jiur.suit, and the rebel chieftain\\nwas overtaken at Mount Sterling, Kentucky,\\nabout three o clock in the morning. After a\\ntight lasting four hours John Morgan and his\\nforces wore completely routed. In this en-\\ngagement Captain Kirby commanded the\\nsecond battalion, consisting of eight com-\\npanies, and while leading a charge through a\\nwlicattield to dislodge some rebels on the oj)-\\nposite side under barricades, was wounded and\\nreported to olonel S. B. Brown (commanding\\nbrigade) as being killed, and word to tiiat ctl ect\\nsent home to his family. The routed rebels\\nwere commanded by Colonel Cal Morgan and\\nBasil Duke, who were closely pursued through\\nLexington, the Eleventh Michigan Cavalry\\nbeing in the advance. On the morning of the\\n12th of May they came up with the combined\\nforces at Cynthiana, commanded by John\\nMorgan. Line of battle was formed at day-\\nlight, the Eleventh Cavalry being placed\\nnear the center. Major-General Burbridge\\ngave orders to move forward Major Smith,\\ncommanding the Eleventh, ordered a charge.\\nCaptain Kirby s battalion on the right and a\\ncolumn of platoons in front led the charge and\\nwent entirely through the enemy s line, which\\nclosed in behind them with the intention of\\ncapturing them but Company E, of Motiroe\\ncount} Michigan, with two hundred rounds of\\ncartridges to a man, stood by their commander\\nand in less time than it takes to write it one\\nhundred and ninety-two rebels were killed and\\nwounded. Captain Kirby captured General\\nMorgan s adjutant, with Morgan s saddle-bags,\\nportfolio, order-book and promotion from\\nMarch loth up to Juno 12th, and still has the\\nfolio in his possession. In this engagement\\n\\\\Vm. Nadcau, of Company E, was wounded.\\nThe battle being over. Company E acted as\\nbody-guard to General Burbridge to Lexing-\\nton, the Eleventh Cavalry following, and went\\ninto camp at Lexington, Kentucky. Captain\\nKirby being ranking officer was called upon to\\nremount and uniform the regiment, there not\\nbeing a field officer in the regiment; this dut}\\nwas performed and on the 25th of June, bj-\\norder of Major-General McClain, he was de-\\ntailed as provost marshal at Lexington, Ken-\\ntucky, and continued to act in this capacity\\nuntil the close of the following winter. The\\nduties of a provost marshal were found to he a\\ntrial, and in many instances heartrending.\\nThree military jirisons were turned over to the\\njirovost marshal, besides a large amount of\\nproperty taken with the prisoners. At this\\ntime the retaliation order of Abraham Lincoln\\nwas in force in Kentucky; That w hcnover a\\nITnion person was murdered by any dis-Union\\nperson two guerrillas were to be shot to death\\naTid buried on the same ground. I ris(\u00c2\u00bbii\\nNo. 3 was full of that kind of men, anil the\\nprovost marshal was frequently ordered to turn\\nover to some officer from two to six per week\\nfor execution. On one occasion Company K, of\\nthe Eleventh Cavahy, was sent to Georgetown\\nwith two men for execution, one a murderer,\\nthe other an innocent looking boy of eighteen,\\nwho said he had never injured anyone, but was\\npersuaded to go with them, and when sixty-\\ntwo men were ordered to tire, but one bullet\\nhit the young man, while the bodj of the other\\nwas riildled with bullets, aptain Kirby was\\ndetained in the office of j)rovost marshal much\\nagainst his wishes, having made repeated ap-\\nplications to be relieved without effect.\\nIn January, 1865, finding himself prostrated\\nwith nervous fever, caused from wounds while\\nin the United States .service, and having con-\\ntracted rheumatism from previous exposure in\\n1864, he drew up a resignation and tendered it\\nin person to the commanding general, who ac-\\ncepted it on condition that he would remain\\nuntil his successor was appointed and all mil-\\nitary ])risons, prisoners and property were\\nturned over and accounted for. and a new\\nguard and officers fully acquainted with their\\nduties. This left him at liberty to return\\nto his home in Lambertville, Monroe count}\\nMichigan, reduced from his former weight of\\n205 pounds to the modest proportions of 146\\npounds.\\nResuming again the duties of the medical\\nprofession, he continued his residence in Lam-\\nbertville until June, 1874, when he removed\\nwith his family to Petorsburgh, Monroe count}-,\\nwhere he still resides. Two children wi re born\\nto them Canfield T., born February 2(i, 185 .t.\\ndied August 12. 1860; and Ella Klizabeth, born\\nMarch 29, 1862, died May 29, 1879.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0461.jp2"}, "432": {"fulltext": "366\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nDR. JOSEPH L. TUCKER.\\nJoseph L. Tucker. Hon of James and Hope\\n(Kellcy) Tucker, was boru in the village of\\nScituale, Ehode Island^ December 3, 1807. His\\nancestors were of English nativity and were\\namong the earlier settlers of New England.\\nJoseph was the second son of a family of thir-\\nteen children. He attended the common\\nschools fi om the time he was old enough until\\nhe was thirteen years of age. At this period\\nhis father died, making it necessary for him to\\nassist in caring for his mother and dependent\\nbrothers and sisters. Ho immediately accepted\\nthe busy life found in a manufacturing estab-\\nlishment of his own town, in the meantime\\npursuing his studies by reading spare minutes\\nand attending an evening session at the village\\nacademy. He Avas thus early in life made\\nsensible ol the fact that upon hisown exertions\\ndej endcd his future success. For five years he\\nperformed his duties with entire satisfaction to\\nhis employer. At the expiration of this time\\nhe found that by his frugality and strict atten-\\ntion to the interests of his employer he was the\\nhappy possessor of sufficient means to enter\\nupon a career befitting his natural taste, and\\nimmediately began the study of medicine in the\\noffice of Dr. Tyler in his native village. In\\n1829 he entered the medical college at Castle-\\nton, Vermont, where be remained one year.\\nThe following year he enrolled as a student at\\nYale College. He remained here one year,\\nunder the instructions of Prolbssor Sillinum\\nand others equally eminent in their day and\\ngeneration. It was here that he formed the\\nlifelong acquaintance of a fellow classmate\\n(Abram Sager) who later in life was called to\\noccupy a chair as professor of zoology at the\\nState University at Ann Arbor, Michigan.\\nEeturningto his native town he presented him-\\nself before a board of medical examiners, re-\\nceived a certificate, and for a length of time\\ndevoted himself to the duties of his jjrofession.\\nA copy of this certificate, yellow with age, the\\nwriter inserts for the sake of its quaintuess\\nL. S.\\nThe President of the R. I, Central\\nMedical Society.\\nTo Whom these Presents May Come, Greeting\\nKnow ye, that Joseph L. Tucker hath been\\napproved according to his knowledge in sur-\\ngery and the practice of medicine ou examina-\\ntion, relative to the rules and regulations estab-\\nlished by the said society. I do, therefore,\\nhereby license him to practice as a physician\\nand surgeon, all tlic rights, privileges and\\nhonors thereunto appertaining, and do recom-\\nmend him to the notice of the faculty and the\\nemployment of the public. In testimony\\nwhereof I have hereunto set my hand and have\\ncaused the seal of the said society to be here-\\nunto affixed at Warwick, R. I., the 3d day of\\nFebruary, in the year of our Lord 1834, and of\\nAmerican indcjiondence the 58th.\\nJ. W. Olnev, 1\\nJeremiah Cole, V Censors.\\nDaniel H. Green,\\nAmos Collins, President.\\nBut compensation for medical services was\\nmeager in those days, and the struggle for ex-\\nistence had now actually begun. With a clear\\nSaxon cj c he saw the Star of Empire hang-\\ning in the West, and in 1834 he came to Miclii\\ngan Territory, traveling via stage line, Hudson\\nRiver and Lake Eric. He arrived in Monroe\\nin the month of September and at once pro-\\nceeded to the town of La Salle, near the Erie\\nline, and began anew the practice of medicine,\\nenduring all the trials and vicissitudes incident\\nto a now country. On the 22d day of Febru-\\nary, 183.^, he was married with Miss Elizabetli\\nJane Averj^ (daughter of Amos W. Averj-), who\\nwith her father had removed from Western\\nNew York to La Salle, Michigan, in 1833. In\\nthe autumn of 1836 the subject of this sketch\\nreturned to Yale College, where he completed\\nhis studies. Upon his return home in the\\nspring of 1837, he at once set about founding a\\nhome for himself and family. A portion of\\nland was purcha.sed which originally belonged\\nto the farm known as the Cornell farm in the\\ntown of Erie, and here for a term of over thirty\\nyears he devoted himself assiduously to the\\nduties of his chosen profession, and was per-\\nmitted to enjoy some of the contrasts from a\\nlife in the wilderness to one of advanced im-\\nprovement. In 1840 a medical society was\\norganized in the city of Monroe which made it\\nincumbent upon practicing physicians to ap-\\npear for examination and become identified\\nwith the society. That the representatives of\\nthe medical profession were not slothful in\\nbusiness in those early times, the following\\ntrue copy of the certificate will show", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0462.jp2"}, "433": {"fulltext": "/f^ m^^-^", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0463.jp2"}, "434": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0464.jp2"}, "435": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0465.jp2"}, "436": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0466.jp2"}, "437": {"fulltext": "SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\n.%7\\nState ok MiriiKiAN.\\nTo all to whom llicae prrsinU shall comi or iiiaij in an;/\\nwise conicrn. the President, Sccrelari/ and Viisor.t of\\nthe Monroe Countij Medical Socifty send greeting\\nIVherea.s, Josepli L. Tucker liath cxliibilod\\niinio us satisfactory evidence that ho is duly\\ni|ii:ilitic(i to jiractice physic and surgery, i no\\\\v\\nyu, that pursuaTit to the power and authority\\nvested in us by law, we do grant unto the said\\nJoseph \\\\i. Tucker the privilege of practicing\\npiiysic and surgery in tiiis State, together willi\\nall tiie riglits and immunities which usually\\napjicrtain to physicians and surgeons.\\nGeoikie Landon,\\nL. S. Charles Osgood, Censors.\\nI E. Adams,\\nIn testimony whereof wo have caused the\\nseal of the societ}^ to be hereunto affixed, at\\nthe city of Monroe, this 2iith day of l- obruary,\\nA. 1). ISKI.\\nWilliam M. Smith,\\nPresident, P. L.\\nAttest IIarry Conant, Secretary.\\nIn the spring of 1850, Dr. Tucker with his\\nwife became actively identified with the First\\nl aj)tist Church of Erie, under the pastorate of\\nElder John Thomas, and during his long resi-\\ndence in that locality he contributed to its true\\ninterest with unswerving fidelity. He was\\neminently faithful and strict in meeting every\\npersonal obligation in business, in the church,\\nin society, and wherever duty called him to\\nact. He was of that conscientious New Eng-\\nland mould which made him especially vigilant\\nof every charge committed to his care, and\\nthroughout his. long residence in Erie was\\nlargely relied upon in i)romotingthe true pros-\\nperity of the township, seeking faithfully to\\npromote the establishment of general educa-\\ntion, and was among the first to secure a schol-\\narship in Hillsdale College when that institu-\\ntion was in its infancy. Dr. Tucker was a\\nmember of the Masonic fraternity and held the\\noffice of treasurer at the time of his death.\\nIn politics he was originally a Democrat, but\\nfrom the beginning of the presidential cam-\\npaign of 1857 until his death he was identified\\nwith the Republican j)arty.\\nOn the fith of June, 18(50, he was called to\\nmourn the death of his wife, who for over a\\nquarter of a century had walked faithfully by\\nhis side a woman endowed with rare social\\nqualities which attracted to her a large cirtie\\nof acquaintances. Three children survived her,\\nMelissa M., wife ol Dr. 11. K. Kirby, of Peters-\\nburgh, and two sons, Charles M. and Slieldon B.,\\nwho lived to maturity, but both now deceased.\\nIn the autumn of 1867 Dr. Tucker removed to\\nthe village of Potersburgh, Monroe count} and\\non May 2, 18(JS, was united in marriage willi\\nMiss Isabel K. Posey, of Helena, Ohio, who\\ndied November 15, 1874. One daughter by\\nthis marriage survives, Nora Bell, who is at\\npresent a student in the .scientific department\\nof the Northern Indiana Normal College at\\nValparaiso, Indiana.\\nHis i-esidence continued in Pelcrsburgh until\\nhis death, which occurred June 11, 1S80. The\\nfuneral services were conducted by the Kev.\\nEdwin Dawes,of the Methodist church of Peters-\\nburgh. The funeral was largely attended by\\nhis friends, and as a s})ecial mark of respect\\ntilt! Masonic lodges of Lambertville, Dundee\\nand Petersburgh were represented in a body and\\naccompanied the remains to the cemetery east\\nof the village, where the Hon. James I. Kussell.\\nmaster of Blanchard Lodge, of Petersburgh, ])ro-\\nnounced an eulogy, making just recognition of\\nthe honorable and useful life ol the deceased.\\nEDWA-RD GEORGE JOSEPH LATTER,\\nOr as he is better known to the inhabitants of\\nMonroe and vicinity, Ed. G. J. Lauer, was born\\nFebruary 20, 1859, the place of his nativity\\nbeing Monroe, and his parents Sebastian and\\nPhillipine (Seitz) Lauer. His father was a\\nnative of Landshausen, Baden, where he was\\nborn February 9, 1820, and came to this coun-\\nti-y in 1841, settling in Monroe in 1843, and\\nmarried August 2, 1845; beginning the boot\\nand shoe business with his brother-in-law, E.\\nYacger, June 1, 1846, remaining in jjartnership\\nwith him until his death, Julj 19, 1860 the\\nbusiness being now carried on by E. Yaeger\\nSon at the same stand where it was commenced\\nin 1846. His mother was born in Wachen-\\nheim, Bavaria, May 11, 1826, coming to Anuir-\\nica and settling in Monroe in 1837. August\\n17, 1883, she died She left to mourn her loss\\none daughter, Mrs. J. F. Wagner, of Monroe,\\nand two sons, Kmanuel S. and Edward, of\\nwhich Edward was the j oungest.\\nLeft an orphan at the tender age of two years.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0469.jp2"}, "438": {"fulltext": "368\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMr. Lauer owes, inai^rcal iiioasuro, his prcsonl\\nposition ill society (o tlio Clu-istiaii teacliiiigs\\nofa loved inoUier, anil after llirecyears instriic-\\nlioii at the jiaroi liial school eonnected with\\nKinanucl (Ijutheran) church, more familiarly\\nknown as the Old Peartreo church. at the\\nai^o of nine ho entered the Monroe union schooLs\\nand pursued his studies for five years, when\\nthe necessity of doing something for the suj)-\\nport of his aged mother so worked on his filial\\naffections that he renounced all idea of further\\neducation and entered upon his life work by\\nsecuring employment in the dr}^ goods store of\\nGouverncur Morris, starting at the princely\\n.salary of seven dollars a month and board\\nhimself, llis connection with Mr. Morris con-\\ntinued until thesiiringof 1877, when he entered\\nthe emjdoy of J. M. Bulkley, wliere he remained\\nuntil the spring of 1881, when Mr. B. improved\\nthe opportunity of enlarging his business by\\nremoval to Manistee, Micliigan. Mr. Lauer,\\nhaving by close application acquired a thor-\\nough knowledge of the dry goods business\\nduring his nine years clerkship, conceived the\\nidea that Moni-oe could sustain a metrojiolitan\\ndry goods emporium, and with that vision in\\nhis mind he made the start on May 1, 1881, the\\nresult of which has already shown that he had\\na peculiar adai)tation and talent for his chosen\\noccupation. Engaging the store at No. 25\\nFront street, he went to New York City,\\nand with no capital and but little back-\\ning other than his experience in the business\\nand the well wishes of his many friends\\nin Monroe, made the acquaintance of Mr.\\nJohn H. Eeed, of the large wholesale dry\\ngoods house of Bates, Eeed Coolej^, to whom\\nhe frankly stated the circumstances in which\\nhe was situated, the condition of business in\\nMonroe and a brief outline of what he expected\\nto accomjilish. His manly bearing and honest\\nappearance, together with his intimate knowl-\\nedge of the wants of pro8j)ectivc customers,\\nsoon made a warm friend of Mr. Reed, who,\\nwith no further references than his own prac-\\ntical judgment of human nature, offered Mr.\\nLauor all the credit he might need in starting\\nhis business venture. He commenced with a\\nsmall .stock of fine and well selected goods, and\\nin accordance with his convictions began a\\nsystem of judicious advertising in which he\\nannounced to the public what he had in stock.\\nand that he was offering bargains in his line of\\ngoods. By being aiefiil lo do in every case\\nas ho promised in liis advertisements, and\\nkeeping faith with his customers, and already\\nhaving the good will and confidence of the\\n)iublic by reason of his long acquaintance with\\nthem, trade grew apace, until before the year\\nhad pas.sed iiis first venture of a light stock of\\ngoods compelled him to fill a large portion of\\nhis shelving with empty boxes in order to\\nmake a showing. He had visited the eastern\\nmarkets several times, posting himself on all\\nthe latest novelties that were being introduced\\nand from them selecting all the most desirable\\nfor the Monroe market, making it always his\\nstudj^ and aim to keep on hand only fresh, de-\\nsirable and salable goods, and giving his cus\\ntomers a selection from a line as large and\\nvaried as any store of the kind in Toledo or\\nDetroit. To all who came he took pleasure in\\nshowing goods and quoting prices; the rich, the\\npoor, were always shown the same attention in\\nhis store, and found Mr. Lauor and his clerks\\npleasant, affable and courteous, witii whom it\\nwas always a pleasure to do business. This\\nline of conduct deservedly found its reward in\\nthe rapid increase of his business, until the\\nempty boxes had been taken from the shelving\\nand now goods and greater varieties taken\\ntheir place, and in less than two years he was\\ncrowded for room in which to show his stock\\nand accommodate his customers. He suc-\\nceeded in obtaining a lease of the rear end of\\nthe adjoining store, which was soon filled and\\nmore room wanted. This was temporarily\\nobtained by adding twelve feet of the rear end\\nof Miss Webb s store to this ell, and in June,\\n188C, he took the entire store and at once\\nthrew the two rooms into one, new show win-\\ndows were put in and the store handsomely\\npainted and papered, giving it a neat, fresh,\\nattractive and convenient apj)earanee, which\\ncan hardly be excelled in the county. While\\nthe fact that Mr. Lauer has by his untiring in-\\ndustry, judicious advertising and honest deal-\\ning, as well as his universally courteous and\\ngentlemanly conduct, built up his trade from\\nits small beginning to its present mammoth\\nproportions, is greatly to his credit as an ener-\\ngetic and pushing business man, yet he mod-\\nestly shifts much of the credit to his clerical\\nforce, in which he has been exceeding fortu-\\nnate in his selection. On the starting of his\\nmercantile bark, Mr. William F. Schmidt, who", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0470.jp2"}, "439": {"fulltext": "SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE LATER RESIDENTS.\\n3r.9\\nhad been IiIh (cII )\\\\v rlcrk at Mr. IJiilklcy is for\\nfour vearw, wan (Icciiicd sutHeient to uUetid to\\nill. biisiiK ss, but it grow mo rapidly that in\\nli SH Ibaiilwo rnoiilbrt he engaged the serviees\\nof Mr. ficorge J. Uiir, and two rnonthrt hiler a\\nthird in the crRon of MinH Annie liaiei wiio\\nremaincil witii him until her marriage two\\nyears aflei when her jilace wa.s supjilied by\\nMiss Niila Nagel, who four years hiter married\\nhi.i iiead salesman, Mr. Sehmidt, her ])laee being\\ntaken in the store by Miss Hose Wallinger.\\nSix months after Miss Baiers engagement with\\niiiin, (ieorgc C. Kirsehner entered his employ,\\nand in 1887 Willie Peppier began his clerkship.\\n.Mr. Lauer. while opposed to pai tnerships, be-\\nlieved in giving his clerks an interest beyond\\ntheir regular sahuy, and has ado]iled the plan\\nof giving them a ])ereentagc of the jirotils as\\ncompensation for faitliful service, by which\\nmeans he holds them firmly to his interests,\\nnever having had occasion to discharge an\\nemploye.\\nMr. Jjaucr s proud and independent sjiirit,\\niialred of cant and humbug, with a genial,\\natfable temjierament, and his frankness, made\\nmany friends and keeps them, among whom\\nwas Matihia, the accomplished ami beautiful\\ndaughter of George F. and Wilhelmina (Stocck-\\nert) Finzel, to whom lie was married January\\n3, 1882. Her father has long been known as\\none of the most pojiular hardware merchants\\nin Monroe. Mr. I.iaucr is justly proud of his\\ntwo daughters, Nora, born Octot er4, 1882, and\\nBertha, born November, 1884.\\nIn March, 1887, Mr. Lauer, not .satisfied with\\nhis almost phenomenal success in building up a\\nlarge mercantile business from the smallest be-\\nginning, started a branch store at Petersburgh,\\nplacing it in charge of his elder brother,\\nEmanuel S. Lauer, which from its inception\\nhas proved an eminent success, has been well\\npatronized and is highly complimented by the\\nPetersburgh press and people in that section\\nof the county. In speaking of it the Peters-\\nburgh Journal says\\nThis branch enables Mr. L. to buy more\\nlargely and gives him the advantages alwaj s\\npos.sossed by large buyers, by which his cus-\\ntomers are in turn benefited, as be can carry\\na much larger stock, of which be proposes\\nalways to have the best and choicest in the\\nmarket.\\nWe copy the following from the Petersburgh\\n./oiiiiKil of .\\\\iigust2!t, lS8 .t: Kd. G. .1. Lauer\\nis in New York now. jiurchasing a mammoili\\nsloi-k of fall and winter goods foi his Uvu\\nstores. The trip of Fd. (J. J. Lauer to New\\nYork calls to mind st nio of the brilliant en-\\nterprises ho has undertaken and cai-ried for-\\nward to a full success. Nolably among these\\nis his branch store in this village. Kealizing\\nthat Petersburgh was about midway between\\nAdrian and M jnroe, and thinking to concen-\\nli-atc tlo; trade which before was divided among\\nseveral small towns, he started a branch store\\nhere, and under the efficient management of his\\nbrother, K. S. Lauer, the object sought was\\naccomplished and he has a large and increas-\\ning trade. Men with push always firul kickei-s,\\nand Mr. Lauer was no exception to the rule,\\nfor it was prescribed by that claws that three\\nmonths would be the limit of his ability to\\nmake things work; but he was a -stayer as\\nwell as a |)usher, and from Februai-y 14, 1887,\\nhis business has continued to increase.\\nWhile Mr. Jjaucr is of full German descent\\n(for many years an active member of the\\nArbiter Untcrstuetzungs Verein) he is thor-\\noughly American in his views and princi|des,\\nand believes the same to be fully embodied in\\nthe doctrines of the Democratic j^ai-t} He has\\nnot been what might be termed a politician,\\nalthough taking an active interest in anj-thing\\nthat may tend to advance the welfare of his\\nnative city, from 188.5 to 1888 serving as a\\nmember of the board of education, and his\\nj)opularity is shown by his having been in\\n1888 elected alderman for two years from the\\nstrong Republican ward (the second) in which\\nhe resides.\\nIn every movement of public interest Mr.\\nLauer not only stands ready to take a leading\\n])art in advice and suggestions, but unlike\\nmany who pose before the public with empty\\nwords as an advocate of im])rovement, he\\nmakes it a rule to advocate no measure which\\nhe is not willing to support his argument b}- a\\ngenerous contribution from his bank accoutil.\\nIn fact, whenever any object which might lend,\\ndirectly or indirectly, to advance the interests\\nor promote the general prosperity of hi8|nalivc\\ncity is suggested or proposed, he is among the\\nfirst to advocate and support it.\\nWhile Mr. Lauer is much sought after by\\nthe representatives of wholesale houses, he\\nlargely deals directly with trade centcrsj to do", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0471.jp2"}, "440": {"fulltext": "3Y0 HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwhich .locesKitatcs several trip.s to New York enviable position of one of the representative\\neach year, thus enablinj, him to take advan- businessmen of Southern Michigan, Mr. Lauer s\\ntage of markets to wliicli otherwise he would career shows in a most remarkable manner\\nbe^a total stranger. what can be accomplished by earnest applica-\\nAs an example of a self-made man, rising tiou, integrity and honest dealing, and he well\\nCrom the humblest walks in life by his own merits the verdict rendered by an appreciative\\nunaided energy and pushing qualities to the public.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0472.jp2"}, "441": {"fulltext": "I.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0473.jp2"}, "442": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0474.jp2"}, "443": {"fulltext": "CHArTER XXV 111.\\nIIIsrOKY OF STATE ADMINISTKATIONS.\\nTHE connection of (Jovernor Jjowi.s Casn\\nwilli Iho gubernatorial ottiue ceased by liis\\nresignation in 1831. lie was appointed Secre-\\ntary of War by President Jaclison and inunc-\\ndiateiy entered upon the duties at Washing-\\nIon. His administration as governor was one\\nof decided success, and wliile it secured great\\nresults to the Territory, it bound liiin to tiie\\n])coj)le by the strongest bonds of respect and\\nlove. Nor did his connection with them cease\\nin after years. Ho represented the State in\\nliic Senate of the United States for two suc-\\ncessive terms, was Minister to France and Sec-\\nretary of War under President Jackson, and\\nSecretary of State under President Buchanan.\\nHis was along life spent in public service, and\\nhe well deserved the rewards due to a faithful,\\nhonest and able public servant. The statue\\nordered by our legislature and placed in the\\nca|)itol at Washington during this year among\\nthe statues of the most eminent men of other\\nStates of the Union, is a just tribute to his\\nmemory. Michigan honors herself in thus\\nhonoring her most illustrious statesman.\\nThe next person appointed governor of the\\nTerritory was George B. Porter, of Pennsyl-\\nvania. He was commissioned in August, 1831,\\nbut died after a short incumbency of the oflBco.\\nHe was succeeded in the performance of the\\nexecutive duties by Stevens T. Mason, secre-\\ntary of the Territory, who became acting gov-\\nernor on the death of Governor Porter. He\\ncontinued to perform the duties of the office\\nuntil September 8, 1835, wheti he was removed\\nby President Jackson.\\nThis ])oriod of the last four years of Territo-\\nrial government is one of note in the history\\nof Michigan. During the time population was\\nrapidly pouring into the Territory and spread-\\ning itself widely through the interior, building\\nup towns and villages and beautifj ing the\\ncountry with cultivated farms. Near the close\\nof this period was held the convention which\\npre[)ared a constitution for the future State,\\nwhich was adopted by popular vote in Octo-\\nber, 1835.\\nIn this year o(-(urrcd the Micmurabic contro-\\nversy with Ohio in reference to the southern\\nboundary line, a controversy which greatly\\nexcited the ])ublic mind on both sides of the\\nline, and made c()nsj)icuous the governors both\\nof Ohio and Michigan. The subject of the\\ncontroversy was really very simple, but the\\nprospective importance of Toledo and its j)Osi-\\ntion on navigable waters, prom])ted the almost\\nfrantic efforts of Ohio to secure it for that\\nState. The disputed territory lay within the\\nrecognized limits of Monroe county, a county\\nwhich was organized in 1817, and had con-\\ntinued from the first to exercise unintcrruj ted\\njurisdiction over it in every respect as a part\\nof its territory, until the adverse claims to\\npossession were urged in 1835. Resistance to\\nlawful authority assumed an alarming aspect,\\nthe particulars of which arc fully given under\\nthe chapter entitled The Toledo War.\\nThe national authorities at Washington were\\nalarmed with the threatened collision. The\\npresident referred the question of legal rights\\nto the attorney -general, and that officer on the\\n21st of March, 1835, in an exhaustive and lucid\\nopinion, concluded as a result that the Terri-\\ntory in dispute must be regarded as forming a\\npart of the Territory of Michigan, and that it\\nwas the duty of the President so to regard it,\\nand to protect and maintain it; that the act of\\nthe legislature of Ohio extending the jurisdic-\\ntion of that State over it, was repugnant to the\\nacts of Congress on the subject, and its enforce-\\nment would involve a most serious violation of\\nthe laws of the United Slates. He held al.so\\nthat the act of the legislative council of Michi-\\ngan making it a criminal offense, punishable\\nby fine and imprisonment, in any person who\\nshould exercise or attempt to exercise any\\nofficial fuuctiouB, or officiate in any office or\\ni71]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0475.jp2"}, "444": {"fulltext": "372\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsituation ill tlic (li,s]iiitcd lorrilory, by virtue\\nof :iiiy coniiiiissioii or :uitlioril\\\\ not derived\\nt l-om Uk! Territoiy or tiio United States Gov-\\nernniont, \\\\v:ih a valid law; and lie strongly in-\\ntinialed that if an aniiod force sliould invade\\nthe Territory for the pui pose of establishing\\nthe Jiirisdielion of Ohio by force of arms, the\\nauthorities of Michigan might properly repel\\nforce with force, in defense of their rights, and\\nif tiiis did not avail, it might become the duty\\nof the resident to render more effective aid.\\nA question of national im])oi tance arose, and\\ngreatly perplexed the authorities at the Fede-\\nral ca])ital. A hostile collision was imminent.\\nThe President was anxious to avoid such a\\nconflict and ardently desired an amicable\\narraiigeineiit of the matter and for that pur-\\npose ajipointcd two commissioners, lion. Rich-\\nard Eush and lion. Benjamin C. Howard, to\\nvisit and intercede with the governors of Ohio\\nand Michigan. They arrived in Ohio April 1,\\n1835, and for four or five weeks thereafter were\\nengaged in ettorts to effect their object, some-\\ntimes in Ohio, sometimes in Michigim, often by\\npersonal interviews with the governors and\\n.sometimes by correspondence. But the effort\\nwas not a success, and on the 5th of Ma}- they\\nreturned to Washington.\\nDuring these negotiations Governor Mason\\nstood firmly by the right of Michigan to tiie\\nlong conceded jurisdiction over the tract in\\ndisjuite aiul to tiie enforcing of the laws of\\nMichigan within it, and refused to give any\\nsanction to the organizing of counties or town-\\nships or courts witiiin it under Ohio authori-\\nties. They j)roi)osed to him to allow the juris-\\ndiction of Ohio to be extended, and that Michi-\\ngan and Ohio should exercise concurrent juris-\\ndiction, and that the officers of both should to-\\ngether exercise nuthority; but to this lie re-\\nfused his assent. They urged him to abandon\\nall idea of force and withhold his assent to the\\nexercise of it, but he considered it his duty to\\npreserve the integrity of the Territory and to\\nallow the executive officers to enforce the laws\\nof Michigan within its borders, and if the cir-\\ncumstances demanded it, ho would refuse no\\naid which the executive might properly fur-\\nnish.\\nThis controversy gave great annoyance and\\ntrouble to Governor Mason. A young man\\nnearly twenty-four years of age had to bear re-\\nsponsibilities and perform official duties which\\nreijuired the wisdom and experience of an\\nolder man. This controversy brought him\\ninto sharp collision with men in high official\\nposition and distinguished for long exi)erience\\nand eminent ability. His correspondence uii\\nthe subject is marked by its directness, its\\nclearness of statement, its cogency of argu\\nment. His voluminous correspondence with\\nthe President, the Secretary of State, the Secre\\ntarj of War, the Governor of Ohio, and with\\nMessrs. Hush and Howard, the commissioners,\\nand his messages to the legislative council, all\\nevince ability of more than ordinary power,\\nand a zeal in urging the claims and defending\\nthe rights of the Territory, whose chief execu-\\ntive officer he was. With the Governor of Ohio\\nhe was, of course, brought into sharp collision.\\nWith the wishes of General Jackson, then Presi-\\ndent, and whom above all men he admired, he\\ncould not comply; and preferred to retire from\\nhis office rather than decline to do what he\\nthought duty demanded of him.\\nBut on the real question at i.ssue, the ques-\\ntion as to the true boundary line under the acts\\nof Congress, and the legality of the jirojwsed\\naction of Ohio in extending her jurisdiction\\nand establishing and maintaining her offices by\\nforce within the Territory, there is no evidence\\nthat General Jackson took any view different\\nfrom that of Governor Mason; and it is certain\\nthat tiie attorney general, his legal adviser,\\nwas clear in his opinion that Michigan was\\nright in her view on this ])oint, and that tlie\\nexecutive should maintain the established juris-\\ndiction, and that too by force, if invaded from\\nabroad. And this, too, was the exjiressed view\\nof at least some of the members of the cabinet.\\nBut the President was anxious to avoid all\\ntrouble, and it was said that he was particu-\\nlarly anxious to pacify and conciliate the State\\nof Ohio, whose large vote might be important\\nin the presidential election which was near at\\nhand. Ho was willing to avoid the threatened\\ncollision by allowing Ohio for the time being\\nto establish her jurisdiction, and her newly\\nappointed judges and other officers within the\\nTerritory and that the executive of Michigan\\nshould abstain from resistance in the meantime,\\nand cease to perform what in the view of the\\ngovernor was his sworn official duty. On this\\nthey disagreed, and Governor Mason was re-\\nmoved from office.\\nIn this long and bitter controversy, Governor", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0476.jp2"}, "445": {"fulltext": "STATE ADMINISTRATIONS.\\n373\\nMason at no time stood alone. The legislative\\ncouncil were always with him, and by their\\nlegislative act.s they not only proclaimed thoir\\nrights but ])rovided sufficient mcan.s for secur-\\ning and defending them. The people were\\nwith hiin,an l most heartily and zealously sup-\\nportod him and his measures, and gloried in the\\nchivalrous s|(irit with which lie defended their\\ni-ausi\\nOn the lull day of September, 18:55, the\\ntroops having retui-ned from Toledo to Monroe,\\nthey were received by (lovernor Ma.son, an l\\niUr hearty acclamations with which his short\\naddi-ess was roeoivcd, gave ample evidence of\\nthe strong hold which he had upon the att ec-\\ntions of the people. Hut this was the last act\\nof (iovernor Mason as Territorial governor.\\nHis removal from office followed almost imme-\\ndiately after. But on the first Monday of\\nOctober succeeding a short month after he\\nwas elected governor of the Stale of Michigan\\nunder the constitution of 18:^5, by a vote of\\nnearlj- eight thousand to about eight hundred\\ngiven for the opposing candidate.\\n(lovernor Mason was succeeded in the otfitrc\\nliy .lohnS. Horner, who was appointed secre-\\ntary of the Territory bj General Jackson. His\\nofficial term was short and by no means a\\npleasant or an exultant one. He arrived in\\nMicliigan but ten days before the election was\\nto take place under the State constitution of\\ngovernor and other State officers, and suc-\\nceeded a man whose popularity was at that\\ntime unbounded, and whose praise was on the\\nli]is of all.\\nWith the de])arturc of Governor Horner and\\nthe cessation of the Territorial government,\\nthe State organization at once succeeded. The\\ngovernor and members of the legislature\\nelected in October under the constitution took\\nthe oath of office earlj in November, and put\\nthe State government in complete operation in\\nall its departments. From this time until the\\npas.sage of the final act of admission by Con-\\ngress, .Fanuary 2t), 1837, .Michigan was a State\\ngovernment fully organized, and its executive,\\njudicial and legislative departments in com-\\nplete operation, yet a State not admitted with-\\nin the circle of the Union, nor was the Territo-\\nrial government formally abrogated or an-\\nnulled. The two jiirisdi(-tions stood face to\\nface, but fortunately loi- all i)arties and for the\\npublic peace, no collision occurred, nor were\\nan3 of the troublesome questions which the\\nanomalous condition suggests, ever mooted.\\nIn the performance of executive duties Gov-\\nernor Mason was a.ssiduous and untiring. As\\na man he was genial, kind and companional)le,\\nand his personal popularity never ceased.\\nKrom the organization of the State, the\\ngenius of her people was e,\\\\em])lifiiMl by the\\nenactment of laws for the building of four rail-\\nroads, several of which under now names were\\ndestined to be eminently successful. I* or a\\nhistory of the railroads of the Slate the reader\\nis referred to chapter entitled Jlailroa ls.\\nS))ecial attention was given during Governor\\nMason s administration to the cause of educa-\\ntion. An act in March of 1837, for the organ-\\nization and support of the ])rimarj schools, ac-\\ncording to an act of Congress setting apart fr i\\nschool purposes one thirty-sixth part of public\\nlands in the State, and within the same month\\nanother important act, was passed which gave\\nexistence to the University of Michigan, which\\nwas located at Ann Arbor. For the history of\\nthe University the I eader is referred to the\\nchapter under that head.\\nSpecial attention was also given to the min-\\neral resources of the State. An ap])ropriafion\\nol S3(l,000 was made for a geological survey-,\\nan l the appointment of State geologist was\\nconferred upon f)r. Douglass Houghton, who\\naccomplished more than anj other man to\\nmake known to the world the mineral resources\\nof the State.\\nIt was during his administration that inter-\\nnal improvements of the State were j)rojected,\\nthe State ]irison completed at Jackson, and ilie\\nmilitia of the State organized. With the j-ear\\n183!) terminated his administration, having\\nhad the honor of inaugurating a new State\\nand j)roved himself to be not only a man of\\nability, but a true and valuable friend to\\nMichigan. He emigrated to this Torritorj- in\\n1831, when he was ap])ointed its secretar} in\\nhis nineteenth year, and afler the expiration of\\nhis second term as governor entered upon\\npractice as a member of the legal profession in\\nthe city of New York, but lived but about three\\nyears thereafter and died in New York City.\\nGovernor William Woodbridge, the second\\ngovernor of the State, commenciid his term in\\nJanuary, 181(1, und ended with that year. He\\nwas a native ofConnccticut, but removed eai l}\\nto Ohio and entered in jjractice of law at Mari-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0477.jp2"}, "446": {"fulltext": "374\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\netta in IHUti, :ind was afterward.s a member\\nboth of the assembly anil senate of that State.\\nHe came to Michigan in 1814 under an appoint-\\nment by President Madison as secretary of the\\nTerritory, and continued in the office of secre-\\ntary until 1827. In the course of that period\\nthe secretary was often called upon to perform\\nthe duties of Governor Cass.\\nHe was the first delegate to Congress from\\nMichigan, u judge of the Supreme Court of the\\nTorritorj-, a member of the convention that\\n(Iraltcd the State constitution in 1835. His\\nlong intimacy with Michigan and its varied in-\\nterests, and the ability and integrity with\\nwhich he had performed every official duty,\\ngave him exceptional qualifications for the\\nposition of chief executive officer of the State,\\nand his fellow citizens did not fail to appreciate\\nthese qualifications. In 1841, he was chosen\\nby the legislature to the Senate of the United\\nStates. He was a man of extensive reading\\nand much and varied learning, a modest and\\nretiring man, j ct genial and kind in his feel-\\nings. He died in October, 1861.\\nAfter Governor Woodbridge left the execu-\\ntive chair, the then lieutenant governor, J.\\nWright Gordon, became the acting governor,\\nand served as such for the balance of the term.\\nThe leading events of this joint administration\\nwere the completion of the railroad from\\nDetroit to Ann Arbor, and the establishment\\nof the branches of the State University at\\nDetroit, Pontiae, Monroe, Niles, Kalamazoo,\\nGrand Rapids, Jackson, White Pigeon and\\nTecumseh. Asa result of the distribution act\\nof Congress, the State became possessed of five\\nhundred thousand acres of public land, many\\nportionsof which were selected with great care\\nand to Itecomc the foundation of an important\\nrevenue.\\nDuring Mr. Gordon s administration the\\nGrand Lodge of Free Masons was reorganized\\nwith the constitutional number of lodges. Of\\nthe early organization of this Order we are not\\ninformed beyond the fact that the first Grand\\nIjodge was organized at Detroit, Juno 24, 182(\\nwas incorporated by the legislative council in\\n1827, and by a formal resolution adopted in\\n1829, Masonic labor was suspended. A gen-\\neral meeting of the Masons of the State was\\ncalled for enquiry in 1840, and in 1841 the\\nformer (lirand officers granted dispensations\\nfor several lodges. The first Grand Mtisler\\nunder the original organization was General\\nLewis Cass. The Grand lloyal Arch Chajiter\\nwas organized in 1848. The Grand Council of\\nKoyal and Selected Masons was organized in\\n1858, and the Grand Commandery Knights\\nTemplar was organized January 15, 1857.\\nJohn S. Barry, the third governor of the\\nState, and successor of Governor Woodbridge,\\nwas a native of the State of Vermont. He re-\\nsided at Constantine, and his occupation was\\nthat of a merchant. His first term commenced\\nin January, 1842. He was again elected for\\nthe term commencing in January, 1844, and\\nsubsequently for the term beginning in Janu-\\nary, 1850. The repeated call to this high\\noffice by his fellow citizens shows clearly the\\nhigh estimate in which he was held by the\\npeople, and their confidence in his integrity and\\ncapacity.\\nHis first two terms embraced a time of\\ngreat embarrassment in business affairs. He\\nguarded the public treasury with watchful eye.\\nThe economy of his administration was ])ro-\\nverbial, yet he did not hesitate to pledge his\\nown personal responsibility, when the jniblic\\ninterest required, for the payment of a public\\nobligation.\\nIn 1845 it became necessary for the State to\\npurchase railroad iron to be used on the State\\nrailroad. The iron was contracted for in New\\nYork, but the vender was not satisfied with the\\nresponsibility of the State and would not de-\\nliver the iron unless the governor would per-\\nsonally guarantee the payment of the bonds.\\nThis he did, and the iron was delivered on the\\nroad. It was by law to be paid for out of the\\nincome of the road, but at the expiration of his\\nt(!rm of office a considerable amount remained\\nunsatisfied. He had expected it would be\\nli iuitlated before his term expired, and if it\\nhad been, no man would ever have known from\\nhim of the responsibility he had voluntarily\\nassumed. The debt was, however, paid in due\\ntime.\\nDuring his first term he had the satisfaction\\nof seeing the University opened for the recep-\\ntion of students, the Central and Southern\\nrailroads progressing rapidly, the former hav-\\ning been finished to Marshall, one hundred and\\nten miles, and the latter to Hillsdale, sixty-\\neight miles.\\nThe fourth governor nf the State w.as Al-\\npheus Pelch,of Monroe, who entered upon the", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0478.jp2"}, "447": {"fulltext": "STATE ADMINISTRATIONS.\\n3Y5\\nduties of the office in November, 1845, anil\\ncontinued therein until March 3, 1847, when he\\nresigned to accept a seat in the United States\\nSenate. He omigratcil from Maine to Michi-\\ngan, entered the legal ])rofossion and practiced,\\nhaving Hon. Hiram Stone as a copartner.- As\\nearly as 1830 he bei ame identified with public\\naffairs, fir.st as a member of the legislature,\\nthen as a banlc commissioner, as auditor-gen-\\neral of Michigan, also a judge of the Supreme\\nCourt, and sub.soquent to his term in the United\\nSlates Senate was appointed commis.sioncr to\\nsettle the land claims.\\nTlic leading incident of his adniiiiistration\\nwas the sale to private corpoi-ations of the two\\nrailroads belonging to the State. The Central\\nwas .sold for $2,000,000, and the Soutlicrn\\nS500,000. It was iti 1846 that the University\\nlibrar3- was enriched with a choice collection of\\nabout five thou.sand volumes purchased in\\nEurope. The reader is here referred to the\\nJ5ar of 1837, for life of Governor Fclch.\\nKpaphroditus Kansom, fifth governor of the\\nState, after serving as justice of the Supreme\\nCourt from 1843 was elected governor of the\\nState in November, 1847, entered upon its\\nduties January 1, 1848, and served out Jiis\\nterm January 1, 1850. He was a New Kngland\\nman, had served one term in the Michigan\\nlegislature, and was a regent of the Univer-\\nsity. President Buchanan appointed him re-\\nceiver of the land office for one of the districts\\nin the State of Kansas, and he there died before\\nthe expiration of his term.\\nIt was during his atlministration as governor\\nth;it bills were passed establishing the Asj lum\\n(or the Insane at Flint, and the Asylum for the\\nDeaf, Dumb and Blind at Kalamazoo, both of\\nwhich institutions were liberally endowed with\\nlands and each of them placed in charge of a\\nboard of five trustees. The capital under the\\nact of 1847 having been removed from Detroit\\nto Ijansing, temporarj- buildings for the use of\\nthe legislature and State officers were occupie l\\nduring his term.\\nAs before stated. Governor Barry was re-\\nelected and served from January, 1S50, to Jan-\\nuary 1, 1852. During this his third term tlu;\\nV)ill was passed that established the State Nor-\\nmal School, which was endowed with lands and\\nphucd in chargcof the board of education, con-\\nsisting of si,\\\\ i)cr.s(ins.\\nThe removal of the capital transpired dur-\\ning his term and another event of great im-\\nportance the trial of the great railroad con-\\nspiracy case. A series of unlawful acts had\\nbeen committed on the propert}- of the Michi-\\ngan Centi al Railroad Company along the line\\nof their road, and especially at Leoni and\\nMichigan Center in Jackson count} culminat-\\ning in the destruction by an infernal machine\\nin 1850 of the depot in Detroit. Ofthe thirty-\\nseven brought to trial, twelve were convicted.\\nThe conspirators were defended by Hon. Wil-\\nliam II. Seward, of New York the prosecu-\\ntion conducted by Alexander D. Frazer, of\\nDetroit. The judge who presided on this occa-\\nsion with great ability was the late Warner\\nWing.\\nThe successor of Governor Barry was the\\nHon. Robert McClelland, ofMonroe,whoentered\\nupon his duties January 1, 1852, was re-elected\\nand inaugurated January 5, 1853. His admin-\\nistration terminated in March, 1853, when he\\nresigned to accept a seat in thecabinotof Presi-\\ndent Pierce as Secretary ofthe Interior, when\\nAndrew Parsons, lieutenant governor, became\\nacting governor the rest of the term. He be-\\ncame a citizen of Michigan in 1833; was for a\\nnumber of years a member ofthe Monroe bar,\\nand co-partner of the late Warner Wing was\\na member of the legislature and speaker of the\\nHou.se of Representatives in 1843 also a rep-\\nresentative of the State in Congress, 1847-1841(;\\na member of the constitutional convention\\nfrom Monroe county of 1835 and 1850, and the\\nconvention of 1867.\\nDuring his administration the ])upils that\\nattended our common schools numberiMl 175.-\\n000, an increase in four j ears of over 43,000.\\nSuch victories of peace arc what Michigan h.as\\nalwaj s prided herself upon, and are in harmony\\nwith the victories of war in behalf of the\\nUnion, upon which she justl} prided herself\\nin the Mexican War of 1847, and in the war in\\nbehalf of the Union from 1801 to 1805.\\nFrom January 1,1855, to January, 1859, the\\nexecutive chair was occupied by Hingsley S.\\nBingham, who arrived in Michigan in 1833,\\nsettled in (ircen Oak, Ijivingston count} was\\npostmaster, su] ervisor, judge of probate and\\nbrigadier-general of militia. Represented bis\\ncounty in the Stale legislature in l.s;{7, 1838and\\n18.30, and 1841 and 1842. Was Speaker ofthe\\nHouse in 1838 and 1S3!(, and licpresentative in\\nConjrress from 1847 to 1849 and 1849 to 1851.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0479.jp2"}, "448": {"fulltext": "376\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nDied at Oak View, Liviiiii;Rton county, Miclii-\\ngan, October 5, 1801.\\nTlie most notable event of his administration\\nwas the completion of the ship canal at the\\nSaiilt Sto. Marie. August 26, 1852, an act of\\nongress was approved granting to tiie State\\nof Michigan 750,000 acres of land for tlie pur-\\npose of constructing a sliip canal between\\nIjaives Huron and Superior. I^ ebruary 5, 1853,\\ntlic legislature of Miciiigan accepted tlie grant\\nmade by Congress and provided for the ap-\\n)K)intmcnt of commissioners to select the\\ndonated lands and to arrange for the building\\nof tlie canal. A comjiany of enterprising men\\nwas appointed, and a contract entered into by\\nwhich the canal was to be completed in two\\nyears. Eveiyarticlo of consumption, machiiiei-y,\\nworking implements and material, timber for\\nthe gates, stone for the locks, as well as men\\nantl supplies, had to be transported to the site\\nof the canal from Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago\\nand other lake ports. The stone for finishing\\nthe locks was brought from Marblehead, near\\nSandusky City, and from Detroit lliver. The\\nrapids which hr.d to be contended with had a\\nfall of seventeen feet and were about one mile\\nlong. The contracting parties completed the\\nwork ill May, 1855, accepted by the commis-\\nsioners and formally delivered to the State\\nauthorities. In consideration of its national\\ncharacter as a highway between the lower lakes\\nand Lake Superior, and in view of the sound\\ncharacter of the work, the originators and\\nbuilders of this work deserve the gratitude of\\nthe country. The disbursements in the con-\\nstruction of the canal and selection of the lands\\namounted to *99!1,802, which absorbed the full\\namountof the Government grant.\\nThe successor of Governor Bingham was\\nMoses Wisner, elected November, 1859; en-\\ntered upon the duties of executive January,\\n18( 0. He was born in Aurelius, Cayuga\\ncountj New York, in 1818 received a good\\neducation; removed to Michigan in 1830, set-\\ntled in Pontiac, studied law and entered upon\\nthe practice of his profession in 1842. Jn 1843\\nwas appointed pro.secuting attorney for Lapeer\\ncounty. Continued to practice law until elected.\\nSoon after his term expired the mutterings of\\nthe great rebellion began to be heard.\\nGovernor Wisner, on retiring from the exec-\\nutive chair at the close of his term, delivered\\nan eloquent ami ])atriotic address to the legis-\\nlature of 1801. After presenting in the usual\\nway full and well-considered summaries of all\\nthe essential facts regarding the important\\nand varied interests of the State, he took up\\nthe discussion of the grave condition of the\\ncountry at that time, over which a dark cloud\\nhad been cast by the recent passage in several\\nSouthern States of ordinances of secession,\\nforeboding most dire results. In his language\\nthere was not a shadow of fiiltering, no tinge\\nof di.saftection, no uncertain sound. With in-\\ntense earnestness he breathed devotion to the\\nUnion and the flag in every sentence. Eveiy\\nparagraph was a stirring counseling the main-\\ntenance of the Union, denouncing treason an l\\ninvoking jiatriotism. We quote from these in-\\nspiring utterances words which fell upon the\\near of patriots amid doubt, disloyalty and\\ndanger: This is no time for timid and vacil-\\nlating councils, when the cry of treason ami\\nrebellion is ringing in our ears. The consti-\\ntution, as our fathers made it, is good enough\\nfor us, and must be enfoi ced upon every foot\\nof American soil. Michigan cannot recognize\\nthe right of a State to secede from the Union.\\nWe believe that the founders of our Govern-\\nment designed it to be perpetual, and we can\\nnot consent to liave one star obliterated from\\nour flag. For upwards of tliirtj years this\\nquestion of a right of a State to secede has been\\nagitated. It is time it was settled. We ought\\nnot to leave it for our children to look after. I\\nwould calmly but firmly declare it to be the\\nfixed determination of Michigan that the\\nFederal constitution of the States must and\\nshall be preserved.\\nIt was but a short time before personal ex-\\nample followed the.se glowing words, this noble\\nadvice. His fidelity to the Union and the honor\\nof his State prompted him .soon to take the field,\\noffered his services, was assigned to the com-\\nmand of the Twenty-Second Michigan Hegi-\\nment of Infantry, where a short and promising\\ncareer gave the name of Moses Wisner to the\\nlong list of Michigan martyrs to American\\nliberty, for while on his way to the seat of war\\nhe was prostrated by sickness in Lexington,\\nKentucky, where he died January 5, 18C3,\\na man of fine mind, a good friend and worthy\\ncitizen.\\nFollowing the valedictory of Governor Wis-\\nner, the legislature of 1801 listened with in-\\ntense interest to the inaugural of Austin", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0480.jp2"}, "449": {"fulltext": "STATE ADMINISTRATIONS.\\n.^7\\nBluir, his successor, who in ;i proiouml ami\\nj)liilo80])hical address set Ibrtli the ti-uc nature\\nof our system of government, and the real\\nmeaning of the present and impending issues,\\nand closed with these emphatic and forcible\\nulleranocs\\nWo arc satisfied with the constitution of\\nour country, and will obey the laws enacted\\nunder it, and we must demand that the peojile\\nof all other States do the same; safety lies in\\nthis path alone. The Union must be preserved,\\nand the laws must be enforced in all parts of it\\nat whatever cost. The President is bound to\\nthis by his oath, and no power can discharge\\nhim from it. Secession is revolution, and\\nrevolution in the overt act is treason and must\\n1)0 treated as such. The Federal Government\\nhas the power to defend itself, and I do not\\ndoubt that that power will be exercised to the\\nutmost. It is a question of war that the seced-\\ning States have to look in the face. They who\\nthink that this powerful Government can be\\nliisnipted peacefully have read history to no\\n])iii-pose. The sons of the men who carried\\narms in the seven years war with the most\\npowerful nation in the world, to establish this\\nGovernment, will not hesitate to make equal\\nsacrifices to maintain it. Most deeplj must we\\ndeplore the unnatural contest. On the heads\\nof the traitors who provoke it must rest the\\nresponsibility. In such a contest the God of\\nbattles has no attribute that can take sides\\nwith the revolutionists oi the slave States.\\nI recommend you at an early day to make\\nmanifest to the gentlemen who represent this\\nSlate in the two houses of Congress, and to the\\ncountry, that Michigan is loj al to the Union,\\nthe constitution, and the laws, and will defend\\ntlicni to the uttermost; and to prott ei- to the\\nPresident of the United States the whole mili-\\ntary power of the State for that purpose. Oh\\nfor the firm, steady hand of a Washington, or\\na .lackson, to guide the ship of State in this\\nlicrilous storm. F.et us ho])e that we shall Hud\\nhiiii on the 4th of March. Meantime, let us\\nabide in the faith of our fathers Lil)erty\\nami Union, one and inseparable, now and for-\\never.\\nThesentinicni of the peo])le of the State had\\nby this time been educated u]) to expecting\\nproin])t and decisive action b^- the legislature,\\nami thcj^ were not disap|iointed. Inspired by\\nits own st(^a l(ast and invincibU! imor ptilridi, it\\nwas quick in defining its position and unfurl-\\ning its colors to the breeze, declaring in joint\\nresolutions passed February 2, 18G1, the adliei--\\neucc of the State to the Government of the\\nUnited States, pledging and tendering all its\\nmilitary power and material resources, and\\nalso declaring that concession or compromi.se\\nwas not to be en tertaiue l or offered to traitors.\\nNothing, however, was definitely attempted\\nbj the State authorities, and no actual defen-\\nsive or aggressive measures were undertaken\\nuntil the gigantic struggle was fully inaugu-\\nrated by the fire upon Fort Sumter of (he en-\\ncircling batteries of the rebels in Charleston\\nHarbor, when all hope of evadingan inevitable\\nconflict gave place to prompt and needful ac-\\ntion.\\nThose awful tidings were received on .\\\\pril\\n12th, creating the wildest excitement all over\\nthe State, and in Detroit, the people, much\\nalarmed, commenced estimating how united\\nthe public officials and peoi)le would be in the\\ncause of the Union. On the follow-ing day a\\nmeeting of the bar, with other citizens, was\\nheld, presided over by the venerable Judge\\nEoss Wilkins of the United States Court, when\\nthe United States officials were required to\\ntake the oath of allegiance, and resolutions\\nwere adopted denouncing and repudiating the\\ntreason, and pledging the community to stand\\nby the Government to the last. I5y the fol-\\nlowing Monday (April loth), the sui-render of\\nthe South Carolina fort was known throughout\\nthe land, and Michigan had receiveil the Presi-\\ndent s call for 75,000 volunteers, assigning her\\nown ((uota. The emergencies andduties of the\\nhour were then fully realized by the ])eople of\\nthe State, and the u])rising was universal.\\nMost cities and towns were holding meetings\\nin open air, in ]nil)lic buildings even in\\nChristian churches pledging fidelity and\\npecuniar^ assistance to the Nation in its hour\\nof great peril, and volunteers in large numbers\\nwere congregating and demanding instant .ser-\\nvice for the Union, while the watch-fires of\\npatriotism had been kindkul on ever}- hillside\\nand in every valley, burning and Hashing with\\nintense brightness, at once cheering and in-\\nspiring.\\nMichigan was extremely fortunate in her\\nJ jxecutive. His example and ulteranci s in\\npublic and private, full of loyalty, patriotism,\\nand courage, gave an aliiding tcme lo public", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0481.jp2"}, "450": {"fulltext": "378\\nHISTORY OF MONROfi COUNTV, MICHIGAN.\\nsentiment, and inspired tlio troops. And al-\\nthough the intense prevailing patriotism of the\\npeople of Micliigan was undoubtedly the main\\nsource of the high standard reached by her\\ntroojjs in this respect, yet it being so eminently\\ninherent in her War Governor, Austin Blair,\\nand which he so eloquently imparted to them\\non every fitting occasion, impressed it on their\\nminds with so much earnestness as to produce\\nmost beneficial and enduring effects.\\nThe State was equally fortunate in her legis-\\nlative bodies, being composed of men thor-\\noughly in sympathy with the Union cause, op-\\nposing with great earnestness and ability any\\nmeasui es tinctured in the least with secession\\nor even a shadow of compromise, and as a re-\\nsult their declarations in this respect were\\nstalwart and decided, not minced in clijiped\\nor timid words, nor faint in expression, but\\nbold, pronounced, and defiant.\\nIn the management of her interests at the\\nNational capital the State was well represented,\\nhaving in the several departments of the Gov-\\nernment men of influence who esteemed the\\nreputation of their State, and were ever anx-\\nious and prompt to advance her cause. In her\\nrepresentatives in both houses of Congress\\nshe was especially favored, and with these ad-\\nvantages Michigan unhesitatingly, but reluct-\\nantly, although hojjefully and fearlessly,\\nlaunched her bark on the turbulent sea of war\\non rebellion.\\nGovernor Blair reached Detroit on Tuesday,\\nApril 16, 1861, and in the afternoon, at the\\nMichigan Exchange, met by arrangement the\\nState military officers and a large number of\\nleading citizens and capitalists of that city.\\nThe President of the United States had\\ncalled upon the State to furnish one regiment\\nof infantry full} armed, clothed, and equipped,\\nto aid the Government in suppressing the ex-\\nisting rebellion. It was then estimated that\\n$100,000 would be at once required for this\\npurpose, but the treasury was comparatively\\nempty, and the condition of the State finances\\nwas such that this pi-essing call could not be\\nimmediately met. When this condition of\\nattairs was laid before the meeting by the Hon.\\nJohn Owen, State Treasurer, a resolution was\\nunhesitatingly passed pledging Detroit to loan\\nthe State 850,000, at the same time calling up-\\non the State generally to make a like advance.\\nAt this meeting a subscripLiou paper was at\\nonce cii culated, and $23,000 pledged by those\\npresent, and to complete the whole amount\\ncommittees were appointed to solicit further\\nsubscrijitions in the city. Such prompt and\\nliberal action could not fail to be successful,\\nand furnished the sinews of war for the time\\nbeing at least. Mr. Owen, with these pledges\\nof the people in hand, coujiled with his own\\ngood credit, succeeded in negotiating a loan\\nwhich was mostly taken by our own citizens,\\nsufficient to warrant the executive to under-\\ntake uniforming and equipping troops. The\\namounts thus raised, as well as all other in-\\ndebtedness incurred in like manner, were\\nassumed by the State on the assembling of the\\nlegislature.\\nThe necessity for such action on the part of\\ncitizens of Michigan, when contrasted with\\nthe present substantial condition of the\\nState, financially, sets forth in the strongest\\nlight her rapid advance in prosperity and\\nwealth, even in the face of a large war debt,\\nwhich is now virtually canceled.\\nApril 16th a proclamation was issued by the\\ngovernor, calling for ten companies of volun-\\nteers, and directing the adjutant-general to\\naccept the first ten that should offer, and mak-\\ning it the duty of that officer to issue all neces-\\nsary orders, and give such instructions in detail\\nas might be required. The movement thus in-\\naugurated was at once successful, the com-\\npanies responding promptl} the tender of\\ntroops far exceeding the number required by\\nthe General Government. Thus all the duties of\\nthe hour were prompty met and discharged.\\nThe governor had also issued a proclamation\\non April 2d, convening the legislature in extra\\nsession at Lansing on the 7th of May. The\\nlegislature met pursuant to the call, when a\\nstirring address was delivered by the governor,\\nin which he gave a detail of the work already\\naccomplished, and at the same time asked the\\nlegislature to legalize his past action, and to\\ninvest the State authorities with sufficient\\npower for the future.\\nA session of four days resulted in the passage\\nof laws endorsing the acts of the governor, and\\nclothing him with full authority to raise ten\\nregiments; also to effect a loan of one million\\ndollars, which was speedily accomplished.\\nThe legi.slatui-e, fully appreciating the patri-\\notic and pei-ilous services required of the\\ntroops, and the sacrifices which must be made", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0482.jp2"}, "451": {"fulltext": "STATE AnMlNISTRATTONS.\\n;57i)\\ntheir fiiinilios in their absence, especially as\\nto means of support, and at the same time an-\\ntiei])atiiig that some might bo unprovided for,\\nor might be left in want by the contingencies\\nor casualties of war, wisely enacted the Sol-\\ndiers Jlelief Law, to contributo aid to their\\nliimiiies by counties; this allowance to be made\\nin the discretion of the supervisors according\\nto circumstances, but not to exceed fifteen dol-\\nlars amondi, and in case of the death of a sol-\\ndier, to continue one year thereafter.\\nThis relief was unquestionably administered\\nwith that generous liberality which the law\\ncontem])lated. Yet the duty was neither easy\\nnor desirable, as it required much labor, good\\njudgment, discrimination, and delicacy, at the\\nsame time giving opportunity for much cen-\\nsure. While imposition on the counties had to\\nbe guarded against, respect for the claims of\\najiplicants was demanded, and in its distribu-\\ntion there was a degree of delicacy requisite in\\nbarring the least idea of a charity, and in\\nestablishing one of a right.\\nThe quai termaster general, .1. 11. Fountain,\\na faithful and enci-gotic officer, who had been\\najipointed in March, was charged with cloth-\\ning, equipping, and subsisting the troops on\\ncontracts made by the Military Contract\\nlioard, organized May 15tb by legislative\\nauthority, and composed of Colonels E.\\n(irosvenor, Jonesville; Jerome Croul, Detroit\\nand William Hammond, Tekonsha. Individual\\nability and great energy, coupled with exem-\\nplary economy, characterized this board, re-\\nlieving the quartermaster-genci-al of much\\nlabor and responsibility.\\n(jeneral A. S. Williams and Colonel H. M.\\nWhittlesey, of Detroit, Colonel A. W. Wil-\\nliams, of Ijansing, and Colonel C. W. Leffing-\\nwcll, of Grand Rapids, constituted the State\\nMilitary J}oard,with the adjutant-general and\\nquartermaster-general as members ex officio.\\nColonel William M. Fenton, of Flint, was in\\n.lune following ajipointed a member of the\\nboard in place of Colonel Williams, who had\\ngone to the field with the Second Infantry.\\nSoon after. Colonel Fenton entered the service\\nas colonel of the Eigbth Infantry, and was\\nsuccee led by Colonel E. H. Thomson, of Flint,\\nwho, on the 18th of August, was elected presi-\\ndent of the board.\\nJabez U. Fountain, of Manchester, was com-\\nmissioned (|uartermastergencral Ajiril 1, lH(il,\\nserving until March 25, 1S(I3, and was a faith-\\nful and energetic officer.\\nFriend Palmer, of Dotioit, was ap|pointed\\nassistant quartermaster-general in May follow-\\ning. His experience of several j-oars in the\\nquartermaster s department of the regular\\narmy rendered him a valuable officer, and to\\nhim the State was greatly indobtcil for the\\nefficient and economical direction given to the\\nadministration of that department.\\n(ieneral William Hammond succeeded (Jen-\\neral Fountain March 25, ISO;?, and served until\\nMarch 25, 18(55, when he was relieved b}^ the\\nappointment of General N. Giddings of\\nKalamazoo. Both these officers served with\\nmai Ued ability and faithfulness, (ieneral Gid-\\ndings iiaving resigned in March, 18()7, was\\nsucceeded by General Palmer, who served until\\nSeptember, 1870.\\nOn the 2l8t of May, ISUl, Colonel James F.\\nPittman, of Detroit, was appointed State pay-\\nmaster, and served in that capacity, maUing\\nlarge disbursements as pay to troops while in\\nthe service of the State, a duty which he faith-\\nfully performed. He was also a member of the\\nState Military Board from Se])tembcr 10, 18(11,\\nuntil November 1, 18G2, when he wasapjiointed\\ninspector-general of the State, .serving until\\nMarch, 18(57.\\nAt the commencement of the war General\\nJohn Robertson hold the ajipointment of adju-\\ntantgenei al of the State; has served continu-\\nously since that time to the lime of his death,\\nwhich occurred at Detroit in 1888.\\nCaptain Ileber LeFavour was appointed as-\\nsistant adjutant-general April 1, 18(51, which\\nappointment he held until June 15th following,\\nwhen he was commissioned as a cajitain in the\\nFifth Michigan Infantry, and took the field\\nwith that regiment. Captain l)e(!armo Jones\\nsucceeded him and served until May 0, 18(i2,\\nwhen he resigned. Both these officers served\\nwith marked efficiency.\\nColonel Frederick Morley was commissioned\\nMay 6, 18(52, as assistant adjutant-general, serv-\\ning with eminent ability- and distinction until\\nMarch 11, 18(55, rendering arduous and valu-\\nable service to the State.\\nThe President s call upon Michigan for\\ntroops was promptly met by the muster in of\\nthe First Ileginient and its early movcmeni to\\nthe .scat of war in Virginia.\\nIn the meantime, authority- had ln cn re-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0483.jp2"}, "452": {"fulltext": "380\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN,\\nceivcd from the War Department to raise three\\nother regiments, but at the same time stating\\nthat it was imj)ortant to reduce rather than\\nincrease tliat number. Tiiis authority only\\ncovered the Second, Third, and Fourth In-\\nfantry, already in process of recruitment, while\\nmany companies throughout the State, not in-\\ncluded in the organizations referred to, had\\nbeen recruited without authority in the hope\\nof obtaining place in those or other regiments,\\nbut were disappointed, and most of them sought\\nand found service in the troops of other States.\\nThis limited jjolicy of the Government wa.s\\noxtremelj at variance with the views of Gov-\\nernor Blair regarding the necessity of the\\ncountry at that time, and deeming immediate\\npreparation to meet emergencies necessary, he\\nestablished the Camp of Instruction referred\\nto in another part of this work.\\nThe great pressure for the acceptance of\\ncompanies continued unabated, while the appli-\\ncations for appointments as commissioned\\nofficers had reached the maximum, and the\\nGovernor was continuously importuned by in-\\nfluential citizens of both political parties to a\\nmost unbearable degree, while men were being\\nforced by them upon his attention for favor-\\nable consideration, regardless of natural or ac-\\nquired qualifications for the place. In fact,\\nthis continued during the entire earlier jmrt\\nof the war, and although much care was uni-\\nformly exercised in making selections, both as\\nto original appointment and promotion in the\\nfield, it is but reasonable to expect that some\\nmistakes were made.\\nIn his peri)lexing and responsible position.\\nGovernor Blair always recognized qualifica-\\ntions for the office, and loyalty to the cause, as\\nthe tests, more than personal friendship or\\npolitical status.\\nUnder a law of Congress of August 3d, the\\nPresident was authorized to receive into ser-\\nvice 500,000 volunteers, and while the propor-\\ntion of Michigan was understood to be 19,500,\\nthe State was charged with 21,337 on an adjust-\\nment of credits.\\nMichigan, in response to this requisition,\\ncontinued a vigorous recruitment, sending regi-\\nment after regiment to the field, and up to\\nDecember, 1861, had sent to the front thirteen\\ni-egiments of infanti-y, three of cavalry, and\\nfive batteries of light ai tiilery, with a total\\nHtrcngtii of 16,475 officers and men. Ten of\\nthese regiments, one battery, and one company\\nhad been subsisted, clothed, and partly armed\\nby the State. In addition to this, thirteen\\ncompanies had gone into service in regiments\\nof other States, failing, as before stated, to find\\nservice in tho.se of their own.\\nGovernor Blair, on January 2, 1862, deliv-\\nered his message to the legislature, then in\\nextra ses.sion, from which the following extract\\nis made, and which was accepted at the time\\nas an expression of the people of the Slate on\\nthe war question\\nI cannot close this brief address without an\\nallusion to the great object that occupies all\\nmen s minds. The Southern rebellion still\\nmaintains a bold front against the Union\\narmies. That is the cause of all our complica-\\ntions abroad and our troubles at home. To\\ndeal wisely with it is to find a short and easy\\ndeliverance from them all. The people of\\nMichigan are no idle spectators of this groat\\ncontest. They have furnished all the troops\\nrequired of them, and are preparing to pay the\\ntaxes and to submit to the most onerous bur-\\ndens without a murmur. They are ready to\\nincrease their sacrifices, if need be, to require\\nimpossibilities of no man, but to be patient and\\nwait. But to see the vast armies of the repub-\\nlic, and all its pecuniary resources used to pro-\\ntect and sustain the accursed sj-stem which has\\nbeen a perpetual and tyrannical disturber, and\\nwhich now makes sanguinary war upon the\\nUnion and the constitution, is precisely what\\nthey will never submit to tamely. The loyal\\nStates having furnished adequate means, both\\nof men and monej to crush the rebellion, have\\na right to expect those men to be used with the\\nutmost vigor to accomplish the object, and that\\nwithout any mawkish sympathy for the inter-\\nestof traitors in arms. Upon those who caused\\nthe war, and now maintain it, its chief burdens\\nought to fall. No j)roperty of a rebel ought\\nto be free from confiscation not oven the\\nsacred slave. The object of war is to destroy\\nthe power of the enemy, and whatever meas-\\nures are calculated to accomplish that object, J\\nand are in accordance with the usages of civ-\\nilized nations, ought to be employed. To\\nundertake to put down a powerful rebellion,\\nand, at the .same time, to save and protect all\\nthe chief sources of the power of that rebellion\\nseems to (common minds but a short remove\\nfrom simj)le folly. He who is not for the", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0484.jp2"}, "453": {"fulltext": "STATE ADMINISTRATIONS.\\n:^81\\nlitiioii, iiiitoiiililioiially, ill tlii.s mortal .strui(glc\\nis against it. Tiic liigiiest dictates of patriot-\\nism, justice, and luimanit} combine to demand\\ntiiat the war should he conducted to a speedy\\nclose upon principles of the most iioroicenergj\\nand retributive power. The time for gentle\\ndalliance has long since passed awa} We\\nmeet an enemy, vindictive, bloodthirsty, and\\ncruel, profoundly in earnest, inspired with an\\nenergy and self-sacrifice which would honor a\\ngood cause, respecting neither laws, constitu-\\ntions, nor historic memories, fanaticallj de-\\nvoted only to his one wicked pui poso to destroy\\nthe (lovernmont and establish his slavcholding\\noligarchy in its stead. To treat this enemy\\ngently is to excite his derision. To protect his\\nslave property is to help him to butcher our\\npeople and burn our houses. No. He must be\\nmet with an activity and a purpose equal to his\\nown. Hurl the Union forces, which outnumber\\nhim two to one, iipon his whole line like a\\nthunderbolt; pay them out of his propert}-,\\nIced tlieiu from his granaries, mount them upon\\nhis horses, and carry them in his wagons, if he\\nhas any, and let him feel the full force of the\\nstorm of war which he has raised. I would\\n;ipologizc neither to Kentucky nor anj^bod}-\\nelse for these measures, but quickly range all\\nneutrals either on the one side or the other.\\nJust a little of the courage and abilitj which\\ncarried Napoleon over the Alps, dragging his\\ncannon through the snow, would quickly settle\\nthis contest, and settle it right. If our soldiers\\nmust die, do not let it be of the inactivity and\\ndiseases of camps, but let them at least have\\nthe satisfaction of fulling like soldiers, amid the\\nroar of battle, and hearing the shouts of vic-\\ntorj- then will they welcome it as the tired\\nlaborer welcomes sleep. Let us hope that wo\\nhave not much longer to wait.\\nEqually estimating with the Crovernor the\\ngreat emergencies and necessities of the coun-\\ntry, the legislature, with firmness and pluck\\nworthy of the peof)le which they represented,\\npassed with much unanimity the Ibllowing\\nwell-timed and eminently proper joint resolu-\\ntion in reference to the rebellion:\\nWhereas, The Government of the United\\nSlates is engaged in j)ulting down a caii.scless\\nand wicked rebellion against its authoritj* and\\n.sovereignty, inaugurated by ambitious men to\\nobtain political power, a Government, the\\nsafety and perpetuity of which must ever rest\\nui)on the loyalty of its cilizcii.s and an adher-\\nence to the constitution;\\nAnd Whereas, The welfare of mankind,\\nthe usefulness and ])0wer of the Nation are in-\\nvolved in the events and issues of the present\\nconflict therefore, be it\\nResolved (the House concurring). That\\nMichigan, loyal to herself and to the Federal\\nGovernment, reaffirms her undying hostility\\nto ti aitors, her abiding love for freedom, and\\nher confidence in the wisdom and jiatriotisni\\nof the National Administration.\\nResolved (the House concurring), That the\\npeople of Michigan deem it the imper.-itive duty\\nof the Government to speedily put down all\\ninsurrection against its authority and sove-\\nreignty, by the use of every constitutional\\nmeans, and by tlie employment of every energy\\nit possesses; that Michigan stands firm in her\\ndetermination to sustain, by men and treasure,\\nthe Constitution and the Union, and claims\\nthat the burthen of loyal men should bo light-\\nened, as far as possible, by confiscating to the\\nlargest extent the property of all insurrec-\\ntionists; and that as between the institution of\\nslavery and the maintenance of the Federal\\nGovernment, Michigan does not hesitate to say,\\nthat in such exigency-, slavery should be swept\\nfrom the land, and our country maintained.\\nResolved, That the Governor be requested\\nto forward a copy of the foregoing preamble\\nami i-csolutions to each of our Senators and\\nRepresentatives in Congress.\\nApproved January 18, 18t)2.\\nRecruiting was being vigorously prosecuted\\nat the commencement of 18()2, and under most\\nfavorable circumstances, brought about to some\\nextent by a brisk competition between officers,\\noften leading to various schemes for inducing\\nrecruits to change regiments both before and\\nafter muster a practice then considered\\nsharp, but which was neither legitimate nor\\nscarcely honest, but still consiilered by some as\\nevincing a degree of energy, and by .some\\ncalled S.MART. And although this mode of\\noperating was protested against from time to\\ntime, and complaints made leading to the pub-\\nlication of orders against it, yet it was found\\nimpo.ssible to prevent the practice, and it was\\ngenerally excused under a plea of zealous pur-\\npose.\\nAt this time there were in progress of rapid\\nrecruitment five regiments of infantry anil", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0485.jp2"}, "454": {"fulltext": "882\\nHISTORY UK MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthroe biittci-ics of urtillery. TIkmi- coiiiplolion\\nWiiM most induKtriousIy i iislied Vi^- tlio officers\\nengaged, find by the end of March, 1K62, they\\nhad all left the State for the field.\\nIn addition to these, a Lancer regiment,\\nthree companies of sliar])-shooters, and a com-\\npany for service at Mackinac had been organ-\\nized and mustered into service.\\nThe reports made in July to the adjuta.nt-\\ngenei al s office by the several regiments, bat-\\nteries and companies, gave an addition of 2,(128\\nrecruits to their original strength, showing up\\nto July Ist a total enrollment of 24,281 officers\\nand men since tlie commencement of the war,\\nwhich, together with an estimated number of\\n1,45;] enlistments in companies in service of\\nother States, gave 25,734 as a grand total. To\\ntlii.s maj be added the Lancer regiment dis-\\nbanded, and the Chandler Horse Guard, making\\nan aggregate of nearly 27,000 men placed in\\nservice prior lo tiio 1st of July, 1862 thus ex-\\nhibiting a surplus of over 0,000 over and above\\nthe number required to comply with all the de-\\nmands of the Government, and establishing a\\ndegree of patriotism and promptness unsur-\\n2)assed by any other State.\\nThe following is taken from Charles Lan-\\nman sEed Bo(jk of Michigan\\nDuring McClellan s disastrous peninsula\\ncampaign in May and June, the Michigan regi-\\nments had become much depleted by the usual\\ncasualties of service and by wounds, disease, and\\ndeath, whilst recruiting had entirely failed in\\nthe State. The Seventeenth Infantry was then\\norganizing, and it was found almost impossible\\nto obtain men for its completion, and recruits\\nfor regiments in the field could not be enlisted\\nunder any circumstances.\\nThis fearful condition of affairs liad as-\\nsumed so formidable a shape as to make it\\nnecessary to hold public meetings in some\\nlocalities of the State to stimulate the people to\\nmore energy in the cause of the Union, and\\nespecially in recruiting for the regiments in\\nthe field. A public meeting for that purpose\\nwas called in Detroit, to be held in the after-\\nnoon of Tuesday, the 15th of July, and on as-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2sembling on the Campus Martins in accord-\\nance with the call, and while the husiness in\\nview was being proceeded with, the gathering\\nwas surprised by a mob of men, who furiously\\nintcrruiited the deliberations and entirel}-\\nbroke up and dispersed the meeting, driving\\nthe officers from the stand, and compelling some\\nof them to seek shelter and safety in the Rus-\\nsell House, a hotel adjacent to the Camj)us\\nMartius. The exhibition of this rebel spirit in\\nour midst proved of immediate and lasting ad-\\nvantage to the cause of the army in the field,\\nfor it aroused such a feeling of indignation at\\nthese disloyal and treasonable operations, and\\nsuch utter contempt for the ruffians who had\\nbeen thus engaged, that the masses of the re-\\nspectable citizens of both political parties de-\\ntermined that such proceedings should not be\\ntolerated in Detroit, and therefore next day a\\nmeeting was appointed for Tuesday, the 22d\\nof July, to carry out the objects of the previous\\nmeeting, and for the further purpose of main-\\ntaining the right of citizens to hold such meet-\\nings without interference or molestation. An\\nimmense gathering assembled under the call,\\nseverely rebuking the disloyal element, and\\nwith unbounded enthusiasm avowing a most\\nfaithful and persistent support of the war, and\\npledging, with jjrodigal liberality, means and\\npersonal encouragement, and adopting instant\\nmeasures for the recruitment of the regiments\\nof the State, and urging the immediate re-en-\\nforcement of the armies of the Union.\\nThis prompt and decided action of the citizens\\nhad the desired effect, giving recruiting new life\\nand energy, and served to end all demonstra-\\ntions in the metropolis of the State opposing\\nthe raising of men for the armies in the field.\\nThe meeting referred to was held on the date\\nstated, and although its intention was to affect\\nthe recruiting for regiments generally, yet\\nmuch attention was given to the recruitment of\\nthe Twenty-Fourth Regiment, the raising of\\nwhich had already been assigned to Henry A.\\nMorrow, who had received the appointment of\\nlieutenant-colonel of the regiment.\\nThis meeting was made up of the most re-\\nspectable and influential citizens of both polit-\\nical parties, and the speeches were of a very\\npatriotic character, strongly condemning the\\ndastardly action of a disloyal clement which\\nmanifested itself at the former meeting called\\nfor the same purpose, and was broken up by a\\nmob, and itsobjectsentirelj^ frustrated. This so\\nthoroughly aroused public indignation that the\\nmasses turned out in their strength with a\\ndetermination that it should not be interfered\\nwith, even if forcible measures should have to\\nbe resorted to in enforcing order.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0486.jp2"}, "455": {"fulltext": "STATK AUMINISTKATIONS.\\n;58:{\\nTlic nioL-tiny whs iilso liclil witli ji viuw to\\ndevise ways and moans to assiHt in raisinj^ tiic\\n(jiiota of men wliicii Detroit was required to\\nfurnish.\\nEarly in tiie afternoon processions of me-\\nchanics from foundries, macliinc shops and\\nsliip yards, licgan to assemble on the Campus\\nMartius, around the stand which had been\\nerected for the speakers, where a band of music\\nwas discoursing patriotic airs. Then the cit-\\nizens generally came in crowds from the offices\\nshops, and stores. AVhen tiie hour for which\\nthe meeting was appointed had arrived, liie\\nground was covered for acres witii a living,\\nonthiisiastic mass, breathing the sti ongest ))a-\\ntriotism. They had come as determined men\\n-they had come for a purpose, and with the\\nintention of accomplishing what they came for.\\nThe meeting was called to order by E. C.\\nWalker, p]sq., who nominated the lion. William\\nC. Duncan, then mayor of the city, as presi-\\ndent, who was chosen unanimously. Hon. John\\nOwen then named the following gonllemen as\\nvice presidents:\\nlion. Lewis Cass, Hon. Ross Wilkins, Hon.\\nIJunj.imiu F. Witheroll, Rt. Tlev. Samuel A.\\nMcCoskry, Rt. Rev. P. P. Lefevre, Shubael\\nConant, William Barclay, Charles C. Trow-\\nbridge, Colonel J. V. Ruehle, Duncan Stewart,\\nAlderman Jo.seph Godfrey, Alderman J. W.\\nPtircell, Alderman James Shearer, Cyrus W.\\n.lackson, Adam Elder, Gordon Campbell, Ed-\\nward Kanter, Charles Kellogg, Fred Behr,\\nAlexander Chapoton, Charles Busch, Hugh\\n.Moffat, Fred. Buhl and Neil Flattery.\\nThe following were made secretaries: Stan-\\nley (i. Wight and C. Wood Davis.\\nThe president introduced the subject to the\\nmeeting in an appropriate address.\\nAt the former meeting a conimittee to draft\\nresolutions to submit to the people had been\\nappointed, composed of Thomas iM. McEntee,\\nD. Bethune Duffield, William A. Moore, Dewitt\\nllolbrook, William P.Yerkes,Chaunccy Hurl-\\nhut and Henry A. Mori ow.\\nMr. McHnteo then read the resolutions,\\nwhich were unanimously adopted. They\\nbreathed a most loyal spirit, a genuine patri-\\notis7n, and suggested the consideration of cer-\\ntain measures, in favor of raising means, l)oth\\nby the city government and by the citizens.\\nEloquent speeches were made of a highly\\npatriotic order by Colonel Henry A. Morrow,\\nGeneral Lewis Cas.s, .Mark Klanigan, appninled\\nmajor of the Twenly-Fourlli, Duncan Stewart,\\nC. 1. Walker, Halmer H. Emmons, and James\\nF. Joy.\\nWhen Mr. Joy closed, the jiresidonl was\\nabout putting the motion to adjourn when Mr.\\nEmmons started and read, with tlu-illing effect,\\nthe following verses, and at the end of each\\nst:inza cheer upon cheer went up\\nWe are coming, Father .\\\\l)raliain \u00e2\u0080\u0094three humlreil\\nthousand more,\\nFrom Mississippi s winding stream and Irom New\\nEngland s shore\\nWe leave our i)lows and workshops, our wives and\\nchildren dear,\\nWilli lioarts too full for utterance, with but a silent\\ntear;\\nWe dare not look behind us, but steadfastly before\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nWe are coming, Father Abraham three hundred\\nthousand more\\nIf you look across the liill-tops that meet the north-\\nern sky,\\nLong moving lines uf rising dust your vision may\\ndescry\\nAnd now the wind, an instant, tears the cloudy veil\\naside,\\nAnd floats aloft our spangled flag in glory and in\\npride\\nAnd hayonets in the sunlight gleam, and bands brave\\nmusic pour\\nWe are coming, l ather Abraham three Inmclrcd\\nthousand more\\nIf you look all uj) our valleys, where the growing\\nharvests shine.\\nYou may see our sturdy farmer-boys, fast forming\\ninto line\\nAnd children, from their mothers knees, are pulling\\nat the weeds.\\nAnd learning how to reap and sow, against their\\ncountry s needs\\nAnd a farewell group stands weeping at every cottage\\ndoor\\nWe are coming. Father Abraham -three hundreil\\nthousand more\\nYou have called us, and we re coming, by liich-\\nmond s bloody tide.\\nTo lay us down, for freedom s sake, our brotliers\\nbones beside\\nOr from foul treason s savage grasp to wrench the\\nmurderous blade,\\nAnd in the face of foreign foes its fragments to\\nparade.\\nSix hundred thou.sand loyal men and true have gone\\nbefore\\nWe are coming, Father .Vlirahaiu three hundred\\nthousand more I", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0487.jp2"}, "456": {"fulltext": ";{S4\\nIIISrOKY OK MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThe followini, from I .islioji Lofcvro, of the\\nItornan Calliolic clmrcli, was read at the close\\nof tlic iiici^tiui;:\\nDktuoit, July 22, 18(;2.\\n11. If. Emmon. and Others:\\nDeak Sirs 1 am i;rt atly obliged b} the\\nkind invitation you this morning extended to\\nmc in behalf of the citizens yon repi-esentod,\\nto ac( as one of the vice presidents of the pi O-\\nj)0scd meeting this afternoon. My engage-\\nments Avili prevent my being with you, but I\\navail myself of this opportunity to repeat ray\\noften expressed opinions in relation to the\\nnecessity of immediate action on tlie part of\\nall our people, ii^resjicctivo of creeds and ]iarty\\ndivisions.\\nTile object of 3-our meeting has my warmest\\nsymjiathies, and 1 take great pleasure in assur-\\ning my fellow-citizens that with much op|)or-\\ntunity ibr observation I can learn of no differ-\\nence of ojiinion in regard to it. All, without\\nexception, seem determined to sustain our\\nGovernment. 1 do most sincerely hope that,\\nto attain this gi eat end, all differences of opin-\\nion relative to the means to accomplish it will\\nbe harmonized or abandoned.\\nI am, yours, etc.,\\nP. B. Lefevke,\\nBishop of the Catholic Church, of Michigan.\\nThe infiuencoof this meeting spread through\\nout the State, greatly aiding in the recruit-\\nment of seven other regiments, besides the\\nTwenty-Fourth, viz.: Seventeenth, Eighteenth,\\nNineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-First, Twenty-\\nSecond and Twenty-Third, all of which were\\nfitted ready for the field within a little over\\nthirty days, an example of recruiting not\\nequaled in the State during the entire war.\\nPresident Lincoln, advised bj the Governors\\nof Ihe loyal States, who had consulted together\\nregarding the emergency, issued a proclama-\\ntion on July 2d for 500,000 men, the War De-\\npartment assigning to Michigan a quota of\\n11,080. On the 15th of July orders were pub-\\nlished from the adjutant-general s dejiartment\\nol the Slate urgently appealing to the people\\nfor a prompt and effective response, and pre-\\nscribing regulations for a system of organiza-\\ntion.\\nThe Seventeenth liegiment was then in\\nprocess of orgaiuzation, being recruited in the\\nState at large, while six regiments of infantry-\\nwere ordered and appointed respectively to the\\nsix Congressional Districts. Camps were es-\\ntablished for each and commanders appointed\\nThe Eighteenth at Hillsdale, Hon. Heniy Wal-\\ndron Nineteenth at Dowagiac, Colonel Henry\\nC. Gilbert; Twentieth at Jackson, Hon. Fidus\\nLivermorc Twenty-First at Ionia, Hon. J. B.\\nWelsh Twenty-Second at Pontiac, ex-Gov-\\nernor Moses Wisner; and the Twenty-Third at\\nEast Saginaw, Colonel D. H. Jerome.\\nThe adjutant-general of the State, in his re-\\nport of 1802, says of the action of the peojile\\nregarding this call\\nThe^-esponse of the people of the State to\\nthe President s call was patriotic and prom it\\nalmost bej ond expectation. Individuals of\\nevery degree of prominence forthwith began\\nto interest themselves in the business of filling\\nthe regiments. Communities gave to it their\\ntime and their almost exclusive attention,\\nwhile, better than all, the substantial masses of\\nthe people offered themselves in person. War\\nmeetings were held in almost every village and\\ntownship in the State. Eeprosentatives of all\\nclasses converted themselves either into recruits\\nor recruiting officers, and among the most\\nefficient of the latter were ministers of the gos-\\npel, some of whom led the men they had en-\\nlisted into the field.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Immediately following tlie issue of tlie\\norder referred to, applications reached the ad-\\njutant-general s office, by telegraph and other-\\nwise, from all sections of the State, urging\\nauthority to recruit, and desiring instructions\\nand forms for the enlistment of companies. Fa-\\ncilities to promote this purpose wei c promptly\\nfurnished, and as soon as the camp grounds\\ncould be provided with suitable quarters men\\nbegan to flock in by companies and detach-\\nments. The gentlemen who had been charged\\nwith the duty of supervising the organization\\nof the regiments performed their labors with\\ndiligence and success, and in little over a month\\nfrom the date of the President s call men suf-\\nficient had been raised in the State, and nearly\\nenough were in camp to fill all the regiments\\nwhich the War Department had asked for\\nunder the President s requisition;\\nIn the meantime, while patriotism wasthus\\nzealously manifesting itself in all portions (jf\\nthe State, the people of Detroit and of Waj-no\\ncounty desired an opportunity to put in the\\nfield a regiment of their own citizens, in addi-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0488.jp2"}, "457": {"fulltext": "STATK AHMINISTRATIONS.\\n;^S5\\ntiiiij to those alro:i ly in |)|-o;^|-i .ss. Aiilliority\\nwas |ii-oin]itly i^ivoti b^ tlic governor for tliis\\n|iiir|)oso, atui the Twontj -Foiirth Regiment was\\nordered organized under the direction ol Colo-\\nnel H. A. Morrow, and ])hu cd in rendezvous at\\ni)etroit, making ciglil infantiy regiments (hen\\nill course of coiniiletion.\\nThe following is from the Red Book of iMicli-\\nigan\\nThe Christian church in this State gener-\\nally proved, by its pronounced patriotism ami\\nmanifest devotion to the cau.sc of the country,\\nJin element of immense success. All true a-\\ntriots commend its noble course, all faithful\\nhristians endorse its glorious action. From\\nthe time that Sumter was tired on until l^ee\\nand Johnston laid down their rebellious arms,\\nand Davis fled for his life, it encouraged ami\\nnerved by word and deed the soldier in the\\nHold, aided much in the recruitment of men by\\nits approval of the cause and its openly avowed\\nabhorrence of rebels and those who sympa-\\nthized w itb them and o])])oscd the war. Where\\nit did not, cowardice most moan and groveling,\\ndisloyalty gross, and blackest treason pre-\\nvented its being included in the providence of\\nGod among the instrumentalities to save the\\nnation, and hence neither deserves nor can ex-\\n]H ct any better fate than the certain condem-\\nnation of every true lover of his countiy and\\nof his race, and the disapproval of the (iod of\\nNations.\\nThe valuable services i-endered attiiistime\\nby the loyal press throughout the State can\\nnever bo over-estimated; for its successful\\nertbrts in strengthening tlic hands of public\\notKcers, in moulding public opinion in favor of\\nloyaltj- to the (iovernment, in encouraging\\npatriotism among the masses, and inspiring\\nthose at the front with a heroism leading to\\ngallant deed.s.\\nStand by the Flag, on land and on sea,\\nwas the motto of the women of Michigan, in-\\nspiring and scattering i)atriotisin among.st the\\nthe people, and in the ranks at the front.\\nNever doubting, ahvavs hopeful, ever confi-\\ndent of success, trusting in God s help for the\\ncau.so of liberty, humanit3 and right, while\\ntheir interest in behalf of the soldier was in-\\ntense, and their industry for his benefit con-\\ntinuous.\\nIn providing for the immense re-enforce-\\nnienls to the national armies under this call,\\nsome delay in arming and ecpiippiiig I hi\\ntroops unavoidably occurred, and the Michi-\\ngan regiments were ready before their field\\neiiuipmcnt. With great dispatch, however,\\nthey were put in reailinoss for the field, an l left\\nthe State fully armed, clothed, and ei|iii|iped,\\nl)rior to the ll th of Septemlier.\\nOn the completion of the eight regiments\\nreferred to, it was ascertaineil that in the rush\\nto the rescue of the nation, more companies\\nhad been raised than could be placed in the\\ndistrict regiments, and on the 2i)lh of August\\nan order was i.ssued from the adjutant-general s\\notUce, directing tlui reci iiitment of the Twenty-\\nFifth and Twcuty-Si.xth Regimeiitsof infanti-y,\\nanil assigning the sui-plus companies thereto.\\nThe Twenty- Fiftli rendezvoused at Kalama-\\nzoo, under the direction of the Hon. II. (J.\\nWells, commandant of cam]), and the Twent}\\nSixth at Jackson, in command of Colonel Jud-\\nson S. Farrar. f hey were put in condition for\\nactive service with much promptness, and letl\\nthe State immediately thereafter.\\nAbout the time that the President s last call\\nfor volunteers apjieared, the governor bad\\npermission from the War Department to send\\ninto the field another regiment of cavahy, and\\nauthority was given Colonel R. II. G. Mint^-,\\nthen lieutenant-colonel Third Cavalry, to pro-\\nceed at once to raise the Fourth Cavalry.\\nSoon after the organization of the Fourth,\\nColonef J. T. Copeland, late of the First Cav-\\nalry, .sought and obtained the permission of\\nthe War Department, ap])roved by the gov-\\nernor, to raise another regiment for the same\\nbranch of service; and still later when the\\nPresident had issued an order providing for\\nthe draft of a further force of :5(\u00c2\u00bb0,0(tO men\\nHon. F. W. Kellogg, member of Congi-ess from\\nthis State, secured authority (also subject to\\nap) roval bj the governor) to raise two aildi-\\ntional regiments for the same arm. The Fifth\\nand Sixth Cavahy, comprising two of the\\nthree regiments thus authorized, were recruited\\nwith great rapidity, and would have been in\\nthe field by the 1st of October, had horses, arms,\\nand equipments been proviiled as fast as the\\nmen were ready for them.\\nThe i)atrioiism of the men composing these\\nregiments will not be (|uestioned, as they en-\\ntered the service in the darkest days of the\\nwar, and when money could not have entered\\ninto the question, as neither (iovernment. Slate,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0489.jp2"}, "458": {"fulltext": "386\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nnor local bounties were being paid, while,\\nphysically, mentally, and morally, the com-\\njiosite of these regiments was made uj) of the\\nbest young men of the State, and probably\\nwas not excelled in the troops of any other\\nState, or in the armies of any other nation.\\nThe infantry regiments went to the front\\nfully armed and equipped, their arms being of\\na superior quality to those which had been\\nfurnished to most of the preceding troops sent\\nfrom the State, while the cavalry were equally\\nwell equij)])ed, although they did not receive a\\nportion of their arms until they reached the\\nami} in the field.\\nFrom the lied Book of Michigan the follow-\\ning is taken\\nAt the time the call was made by the Pres-\\nident, and on which the regiments referred to\\nwere raised, much anxiety as to coming events\\nand results existed throughout the land, and\\ngreat despondency pervaded the masses, pre-\\nvailing to an alarming extent in the army.\\nThe disasters of Bull Run and Ball s Bluff, and\\nBanks s retreat from the valley of the Shenan-\\ndoah were fresh in the memor} McClellau s\\nfruitless peninsula campaign had just termi-\\nnated. Gloom covered the Union cause\\nthroughout the North, and loyal hearts were\\nsad. But with these disasters and discourage-\\nments patriotism seemed to grapple, and strong\\nand loyal men flocked to service under the\\nstandard of their country, without money or\\nprice, and with laudable determination. The\\nregiments referred to were recruited in these\\nmemorable days, the darkest of the rebellion.\\nFighting had produced much suffering, and\\nbullets death, and war had proved a fearful\\nreality yet patriotism in Michigan was at its\\nmaximum, and her j)eople demonstrated their\\nindomitable pluck.\\nWhile great activity prevailed among the\\npeople and in the State military departments\\nin meeting the call of July 2d, strong hopes\\nwere entertained that the final requisition for\\nadditional volunteers had been reached. The\\nPresident issued an order on the 4th of August\\nfor a draft to be made without delay of 300,-\\n000 militia to serve for nine months. On the\\n9th of the same month general orders were\\npromulgated by the War Department, assign-\\ning the quotas of the several Slates, that of\\nMichigati being 11,G8G, same as under the last\\ncall.\\nSpecial instructions of a later date directed\\nthat if volunteers for old and new regiments\\nmustered from July 2d exceeded the number\\ncalled for (11,086) the excess might be deducted\\nfrom the number drafted.\\nAccepting the exigency, the Governor\\nissued his proclamation to the proper civil\\nofficers of each township and ward to make a\\ncomplete census of the citizens of proper age\\nand forward returns to the county clerks of\\ntheir respective counties on or before the 10th of\\nSeptember following. This new demand upon\\nthe resources and patriotism of the people was\\nassented to with great unanimity, and its\\npro)iriety and necessity generally accepted,\\nbut the desire was to obviate a draft, and\\nstrong efforts were being put forth to furnish\\nthe quota in volunteers.\\nAs an encouragement, large local bounties\\nwere offered, and the most sti-enuous and effec-\\ntive measures were adopted and continued by\\nmost of the townships and wards to furnish the\\nmen required of them without recourse to a\\ndraft.\\nFor the I ccord of the regiments furnished by\\nthe State of Michigan, embracing only the\\nofficers and soldiers of Monroe county, the\\nreader is referred to further details under their\\nap]}ropriate heads.\\nlleni-y H. Crapo, the eleventh governor of\\nthe State, was born in Dartmouth, Massachu-\\nsetts, Ma} 24. 1801 resided for many years in\\nNew Bedford, from which jilace he removed to\\nMichigan in 1857; became extensively engaged\\nin the manufacture and sale of lumber; was\\nfor a time mayor of Flint, where he. resided\\nserved in the State Senate; was twice elected\\ngovernor of the State, in 1864 and 18G(), jjcr-\\nforming important services during the progress\\nof the Rebellion. He served as executive with\\ngreat ability until January 1, 1869. Died in\\nFlint, July 23, 1869.\\nHis successor as governor of the State was\\nHenry P. Baldwin, of Detroit, who, though\\noccupying the position of a private citizen\\nthroughout the war, rendered very valuable\\nservice in the cause of the Union, being promi-\\nnent in the State among its strongest suji-\\nporters both in counsel and in i^ecuniary aiil,\\nand ever ready when occasion offered to stand\\nby his country and uphold her glorious flag.\\nHe was born at Coventry, Rhode Island, Feb-\\nruary 22, 1814; received a common school edu-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0490.jp2"}, "459": {"fulltext": "STATK ADMINISTRATIONS.\\n387\\ncation I dIIduciI liy a loiii si in a New Hiii^laini\\nacadoni} bccaiiK^ a moruliaiiLs clerk ami oon-\\ntiiiuod as sucli until ho attained his majority;\\nwas in business in Woonsocket, Rhode Island\\nremoved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1888, and\\nimmediately identified liimsclf with the Prot-\\nestant lipiscopal church, in which he has ever\\nbeen one of its most influential and esteemed\\nmembers; has ever been a prominent ollicial\\nand safe advisor and coansek)r in mattei s per-\\ntaining to the prosperity of the church of iii.s\\nchoice, and borne more than his share in its\\nlabors and burdens. By diligence and close\\nattention to business has acquired a largo\\nestate. At the close of the War of the Rebel-\\nlion the State treasury was empty the out-\\ngoing Stale treasurer had made way witii ail\\nthe available means in his hands. John Owen,\\nI lie newly elcctefl State treasurer, aided by\\noilier patriotic citizens, of whom Governor\\nBaldwin was one, obtained upon their personal\\nresponsibility the means necessary to save the\\ncredit and meet the wants of the State. lie\\nwas one of the original stockholders of the\\nSecond National Bank of Detroit, was elected\\nits president and has continued to fill that posi-\\ntion from its first organization, and under the\\nnew organization up to the pre.sent time. lie\\nwas elected governor in 1868 and re-elected in\\n1870, holding the office until January 1, 1878.\\nDuring his terms he made a very honorable\\nrecord, and great advances were made in the\\nestablishment and jirogrcss of our State chari-\\nties was the father of the State Public Schools\\nfor Dependent Children, a new departure and\\na model liighly appreciated organized a com-\\nmission to supervise the State institutions:\\nrecommended the establishment of the Hastern\\nInsane Asylum, the State Board of Ileallh and\\nthe State House of (Correction; projected ami\\nsecured the building of the new State capitol\\nat Lansing; appointed the building commis-\\nsion that carried it forward to completion.\\nlie was a member of the Republican Na-\\ntional convention in 187C in 1879, at the death\\nof the Hini Zachariah Chandler, the veteran\\nSenator fi-om Michigan, (rovernor Baldwin was\\nappointed to serve through the unexpired term,\\nmaking for himselfa successful and honorable\\nrecord was in 1880 and 1881 chairman of the\\nMichigan Republican Central Committee. He\\nhas during a long and useful life earned, and\\ni-i i-iclil}- entitled to, the character of a Chris-\\ntian gentleman, a desii ahle friend, a IioumIcdiis\\ngiver, a true patriot, who.se li(e is consistent,\\nand whose example is as valuable as his bencli-\\ncencc.\\nJohn J. Bagloy was born at Jledina, Orleans\\ncounty. New York, July 24, 1882; came to\\nDetroit in 1848 at the ageof si.xtecn and entered\\ninto the employ of Mr. Miller, a tobacconist.\\nBecoming familiar with the business ho soon\\ntook the road as a traveling solicitor and made\\nextensive acquaintances, and was soon known\\nthrough the State as a tliorough business man\\nof pleasant manners, correct habits, and good\\nobserver of men. When he attained his major-\\nitj-, with the assistance of friends commenced\\nin Detroit on his own account and soon built\\nup a business that in a few years became one\\nof the leading establishnionts in the Northwest,\\nand eventually became one of the foremost in\\nAmerica. During his leisure hours he utilized\\nhis time in storing his mind with useful knowl-\\nedge was a great reader and well informed,\\nand became one of the leading spirits in the\\nDetroit Young Men s Society giving him access\\nto the e.xtensive library, which was his favorite\\nresort. He took a lively interest in the organ\\nization of the Republican party. Tlie honor of\\nbeing elected a member of the Detroit board of\\neducation was conferred upon him, j-et until\\nho was elected governor never hehl an office\\nthat had the semblance of profit in it, and that\\noffice in Michigan involved great pecuniary\\nburdens. In IStJO he took a very active part,\\nand also when the war came on. He was lib-\\nei al with his money and jiersonal exertions in\\nsustaining the Government and contributing to\\nthe comfort of the troops, the sick and wounded,\\nand was ever a welcome visitor to the eam])s\\nand hospitals.\\nIn 1872 he succeeded (ioveriior Baldwin as\\nchief magistrate of the State, and was in 1874\\nre-elected to the same position. The improve-\\nment of the penal and charitable institutions\\nwas, it may with propriety bo said, a great\\nhobby with him. His administration was in\\nall respects creditable, and he lelt tlic jjublic\\nservice with the respect of the people and a\\nwell-earned reputation for his honest, humane\\nmethods of administering charitable and jicnal\\ninstitutions.\\nThe confinement in public duties, added to\\nhis large business enterprises, wore uj)on his\\nconstitution, and in 1880 he retired from active", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0491.jp2"}, "460": {"fulltext": "388\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nbusiness and soiiiflit roliof in tnivcl, and in liio\\nSjiring of 1881 diud in California. A tribute to\\nhis nicmoi y in a large nionumenlai fountain as\\na large-hearted and enterprising forwarder of\\nmunicipal and State interest was erected in\\n1888 on the Campus Martins in the city of\\nDetroit.\\nI liarle.s M. Croswell was born at Ncwburg,\\nOratjgc county, New York. When seven years\\nof age, his father, mother and sister died, leav-\\ning him tiie only surviving member of the\\nfamily witliout fortune or means. With an\\nuncle lie emigrated to Adrian, Michigan. At\\nthe age of sixteen commenced learning the\\ntrade of a carpenter and worked at it diligently\\nfour years. In 184(5 ho studied law, and was\\najipointed dci)utv clerk of the county of Lena-\\nwoe. After serving in this capacity four years\\nwas elected registei of deeds in 1850, and re-\\nelected in 1852. In 185-1 took part in the\\nformation of the Kopublican party, and as a\\nmember of the convention at Jackson that put\\nin nomination the first Republican State ticket.\\nIn 1855 ho formed a law copartnership with\\nJudge Cooley, which continued until the re-\\nmoval of Judge Cooley to Ann Arbor. He\\nwas appointed city attorney of Adrian in 1862\\nand was soon after elected maj or of the city,\\nand in the fall of the same year was elected to\\nrepresent Lenawee county in the State senate.\\nHe was complimented with the appointment as\\nchairman of the judiciary committee. He was\\nre-elected to the senate in 1864 and again in\\n18615. In 1867 was elected a member of the\\nconstitutional convention and chosen its pre-\\nsiding otficer. In 1868 was an elector on the\\nUepubliean presidential ticket. In 1872 was\\nelected a representative from Lenawee county\\nto the State legislature and chosen speaker.\\nIn 1876 was elected governor of the State of\\nMichigan. He alwaj s felt a deejj interest in\\neducational matters, and was for many years a\\nmember and secretary of the board of educa-\\ntion in Adrian was also for several years sec-\\nretary of the State board for the general super-\\nvision of the charitable and j)enal institutions\\nof Michigan, in which position and during his\\nadminisiration as governor his care for the\\namelioration of the condition of the unfortu-\\nnate and the reformation of the criminal classes\\nsignalized the benevolence of his nature and\\nthe practical character of his mind. He was a\\npopular speaker, and many of his addresses\\nattracted favorable notice in the public prints\\nand are of jiormanent value. His career as\\ngovernor was marked with the same qualities\\nof head and heart that had ever distinguished\\nhim.\\nl)avid H. Jerome, the tiltecnth governor of\\nthe State of Michigan, was born in November,\\n1829, at Detroit. At the death of his father,\\nwliicii occurred when he was ain infant, his\\nmotlier removed io and settled in St. Clair\\ncounty, vvhere Mr. Jerome was educated. In\\n185:5 ho went to California and located there a\\nclaim which proved to be worth millions of\\ndollars. He projecti d the tunnel and con-\\nstructed it for six hundred feet in the moun-\\ntain towards the mine. In 1854 he settled in\\nSaginavv and engaged in mercantile pursuits.\\nIn 18(52 he was appointed by Governor Elair\\nand authorized to raise the regiment ai)poi\\ntionod to the Sixth Congressional District,\\nand was commissioned commandant, with the\\nrank of colonel, to prepare the regiment for the\\nliold. This regiment, the Twenty-Third, won\\na splendid record in the service. During 1865\\nand 1866 he was military aid to Governor\\nCrapo, and in 1865 was appointed a member\\nof the State Military Board, of which he con-\\ntinued a member and president until 1873.\\nIn 1862 was elected to the State senate and\\nserved therein six years. During his entire\\nsenatorial service he was chairman of the com-\\nmittee on State affairs, and was influential in\\nshaping the policy of all the imj)ortant legis-\\nlative acts made necessary by the war. He\\nnever exchanged votes to obtain aid in his\\nlocal bills, but treated all bills alike and loft his\\nown to be considered on their merits. He\\nhelped to secure and was largely instrumental\\nin the passage of the bill creating the soldiers\\nhome at Harper s Hospital in Detroit. His\\nrare qualifications as a legislator, so usefully\\nand honorably exercised in tiie Senate, doubt-\\nless led to his appointment in 1863 as one of\\nthe commissionei s to prepare a new State con-\\nstitution. He is president of the Saginaw Val-\\nley and St. Louis Eailroad and of the Saginaw\\nStreet Railway Company, a member of the\\nBoard of Indian Commissioners, and trustee of\\nthe Michigan Military Academy.\\nJosiah W. Begole, the sixteenth governor of\\nMichigan, was born in Hagerstown, Maryland,\\nJanuary 20, 1815 removed with his father s\\nfamily to Geneseo, New York, accompanied by", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0492.jp2"}, "461": {"fulltext": "STATE ADMINISTRATIONS.\\n389\\na miinber of tlicir forinor shivos. lie received\\nan academic education at the Teni|)lf llill\\nAcademy, (lencsco. In August, 1S30, he emi-\\ngi-ated to Genesee county, Michigan, settled in\\nliie flourisliing city of Flint, at tiiat lime con-\\ntaining but four houses, and j-ct his residence.\\nI)ui-ing the winter of 1887 and 1838 he taught\\nsciiool. In 1839 commenced work on a new\\nand unimproved farm, was successful and soon\\naccumulated a farm of five hundred acres. lie\\nenjoyed the confidence of the people, and was\\nelected to various town offices, and in 18. )0 was\\nelected county treasurer, and held the oflico\\nfour successive terms. At the breaking out of\\nthe war in 18G1, took an active part in recruiting,\\nfurnishing supplies for the armj-, and in look-\\ning after the interests of the soldiers families.\\nLost his oldest .son by a Federal bullet near\\nAtlanta in 1864. In 1871 was elected State\\n.senator, where he served on the various im-\\nportant committees, draltctl the hill for the re-\\nmoval of the capitol to Lansing; was a dele-\\ngate to the National Kepublican Conven-\\ntion held at Philadelphia in 1872; during same\\nyear was elected a representative from Michi-\\ngan to the Forty-Third Congress; was elected\\ngovernor of the State in 1882.\\nRussell A. Alger was born in Ohio February\\n27, 183G. His parents died when he was eleven\\nyears old, and the ne.xt seven years he worked\\non a farm, attending school at Richfield Acad-\\ncm} in tlie winters. He then entered a law\\nolfice, and in 1850 was admitted to the bar.\\nIll health caused him to relinquish bis profes-\\nsion, and in 18G1 he engaged in the lumber\\nbusiness in Grand Rajjid.s, but the call to arms\\nled him to enlist in the Second Michigan Cav-\\nalry. The next year he was wounded at the\\nbattle of Hooneville, Mississip])!, and soon after\\nwas promoted to be major of the regiment.\\nOctober 10, 18G2, he was appointed lieutenant-\\ncolonel of the Sixth Michigan Cavalry, and on\\n.Tunc 2, 18G3, colonel of the Fiftii Michigan\\nCavalry, his regiment being a part of Custer s\\nlamous cavalry brigade. July G, 18G3, he was\\nWfmndcd at the battle of Boonsborough, Mary-\\nland. He was engaged in sixtj -six battles and\\nskirmishes. lie was brevctted brigadier-gen-\\neral and major-general for gallant and mer-\\nitorious services in the fielil. In ls(i. tiu\\ngeneral I emoved to Detroit and engaged ex-\\ntcnsivelj in the lumber business, and is now\\none of the largest lumber operators in the State\\nof Michigan, and is also interested in man}-\\nother business enterprises. Getieral Alger was\\nnominated for the olfice of Governor by the\\nRepublican partj at the State convention held\\nat Detroit August 14, 1884, and was elected for\\nthe term of two years from January 1, 18S5.\\nThe details of the Alger administration in\\nMichigan would bo but a rei)etition of State\\nrecords, and is yet fresh in the minds of the\\n])eople. Those that may have formed an opin-\\nion that because of his wealth and well earned\\nprominence he is not approachable, are mis-\\ntaken. He is peculiai l}^ free from those evi-\\ndences of false i)ride and petty weaknes.ses\\nwhich too often mar the character of men who\\nhave ri.sen from the ranks to the possession\\nof power and influence. As governor this\\nmarked and amiable trait of character was one\\nof tlic first to attract attention and elicit ap-\\nprobation. One of his first oi-ders, simple in\\nitself and extra official, serves well to illustrate\\nthis characteristic. As he seated himself in\\nthe gubernatorial chair his observant ej-e\\nnoted the grooves in either sideof the imposing\\ndoorwaj s.\\nWhat are those fi)r he inquired of his\\nsecretary.\\nBarriers.\\nBarriers What do you mean?\\nBars, to put u]) when the doors are open\\nto ]ir(!vent people from intruding.\\n-Are those the barsover there in the cornei-\\nThose are the bari iers.\\nMade of jiine, are they not\\nYes, sir.\\nThe\\\\ w(ju1iI burn well?\\nFirst rale.\\nWell, just send them down and have them\\nfed into the furnace when needed. We have\\nno use for barriers here. I am not barring out\\nthe people who made me governor, and when\\nthey call 1 want to see them.\\nOne of the chief aims of Alger s administra-\\ntion was to secure the a|)plication of business\\nprinciples to the management of public insti-\\ntutions. To this end and with marvelous\\nrapidity of comprelu iision ho went through,\\nmastering their details, detecting leaks ami\\nflaws, pointing out remedies and suggesting\\nchanges, with a result that will be felt lor the\\ngood of these institutions throughout years to\\ncome. To him was largely due the adoi)tion\\nof the colUigc system in caring for the insane.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0493.jp2"}, "462": {"fulltext": "390\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nGeneral Alger possesses the bigh and rare\\nrequisites which comprehend the necessities of\\na peojile, as well as the most direct, efficient\\nand business-like way of securing them. Those\\nwho know him best pronounce this power little\\nshort of intuition, and concede to the man who\\ncould accumulate millions in a few years an\\nexecutive ability rarely surpassed. One marked\\ncharacteristicof the governor is worthy of men-\\ntion. His gifts go with an impulsive response\\nto the appeals of hunger, nakedness and suflFer-\\ning as they confront him in the daily walks of\\nlife liis generosity is unstinted. He meets a\\nsiiivcring newsboy on his way from his palatial\\nresidence to his office. Forthwith a carte\\ni/rtnc/te order is given to fit these little mer-\\nchants who need it with suits and overcoats,\\nand that practical charity has been repeated\\nby the man, whose heart may have been moved\\nus he looked back through the lapse of years\\nand saw a little lad bravely fighting back the\\nwaves of povertj as they beat against the door\\nof the home when he was the sole dependence\\nthei e. Thousandsof his money havegono todes-\\ntitutc families in the city to supply flour, coal,\\nwood and such other relief as the kindest con-\\nsideration for the suffering might sugge.st.\\nIt is worthy of note that in such extended and\\nnumerous business transactions he has never,\\nsued a man or been sued. As a proof of the\\nestimate in which he was held by the people\\nof Michigan, when lie voluntarily surrendered\\nthe governorship at the end of one term his\\nname was urged lor the highest political gift\\nof the nation it was one of the most prominent\\nbefore the Chicago convention that nominated\\nGeneral Harrison.\\nCj rus Graj Luce, successor of Kussell A.\\nAlger, was born in Windsor, Ashtabula count}-,\\nOhio, July 2, 1824. In 1836 he removed with\\nhis parents to vSteuben county Indiana, endured\\nthe liardships incident to the pioneer life of\\nthat period, attended school winters in the\\nproverbial log school house, and subsequently\\nwas a student for three years at the collegiate\\ninstitute at Ontario, Indiana. From the age\\nof seventeen to twenty-four he worked at card-\\ning wool and dressing cloth. In 1848 he was\\nnominated for a member of the House bj the\\nWhigs of the representative district composed\\nof the counties of Dekalb and Steuben, but was\\ndefeated by eleven majority. In 1849 he mar-\\nried and settled on a farm in the township of\\nGilead, Branch county, Michigan, where he\\nstill resides. He has been a member of the\\nboard of supervisors eleven years; represen-\\ntative in the legislature one term. State sena-\\ntor two terms, a member of the constitutional\\nconvention in 1867, and State oil inspector\\nthree years and a half He received the nom-\\nination for governor by the Eepublican party\\nat Grand Rapids August 26, 1886, and was\\nelected November 2, 1886, by a vote of 181,474,\\nhis chief opjionent, George L. Yaple, receiv-\\ning 174,042 votes, and Samuel Dickie, Pro-\\nhibitionist, 25,179; was re-elected in Novem-\\nber, 1888, and is now discharging the duties\\nthereof.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0494.jp2"}, "463": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0495.jp2"}, "464": {"fulltext": "HENRY DURElL, MOSES NADEAU, STEPH EN DUSSEAU. JOSEPH C N ADEAU,\\nNo 3 Bow and Caotain Stroke No 2.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0496.jp2"}, "465": {"fulltext": "CIIArTEU XXTX.\\nAQUATIC SPORTS AND OARSMEN f l TIIK RIVICR RAISIN.\\nIX l,S(;i) tlio bout cluhsof tlie Nortliwesl or-\\ni^anizeil the Xortliwostern Ainiiteur liow-\\niiig Association. ToIchIo, Detroit, tiie Sagi-\\nnaws, Milwaukee, and Ki-ic, Penns3 ivania, were\\nrepresented in the rtssoeiution by regular organ-\\nized clubs, thoroughly equipped with racing\\nboats, and all backed up by an enthusiastic\\nfollowing from their respective towns. At\\nthat time there were plenty of j-oung men in\\nMonroe aijuaticly inclined, but such a thing as\\na racing shell had never been seen on the\\nliaisin, and the nearest approach to a racing\\nboat was a lap-streak boat about twenty feet\\nlong, the Kate Johnston, built bj John\\nOades, now of Detroit, and formcrl} owned by\\nKate Johnston, the Queen of the Thousand\\nIslands, and had been used by her in 183S in\\ncarrying provisions to her father, William\\nJohnston, who was a sworn enemy of Canada,\\na hero of the Patriot War, for whose captui-c\\na rewartl of S200 and 8500 was offered by\\nthe governments of Canada and the United\\nStates, because be and his followers had cap-\\ntured and burned the Canadian steamer, Sir\\nJiobert Peel. This boat had been presented\\nto J. M. Sterling, her Michigan correspondent,\\nduring the time of the Canadian trouble, and\\npreserved as a memento by him to the present\\ntime. A number of young men obtained the\\nboat ol him and bad her fitted out as a double\\nscull, and under the name of the Independent\\nBoat Club of Monroe, entered the old boat\\nagainst the modern racers at the first regatta\\nof the Northwestern Amateur Rowing Asso-\\nciation, at Toledo, Ohio, July 8, 1809, with\\nWilliam C. Sterling and William Calhoun as\\nthe crew. All the boatmen of Monroe at once\\ncommenced to take an interest in boat racing,\\nand the 8th of July found Monroe well repre-\\nsented and all talking bout and enthusiastic on\\nthe subject, and although the Independents did\\nnot carry off the pi i/o, ^-ol they made such a\\ngood showing that all c^ame home coiivincod\\n[31\\nthat the Moni oc boys, with a modern bout and\\noutfit, would lake a leading position in ui|Mulic\\nsports.\\nThe interest in boating increased the follow-\\ning season, and in February, 1871, the Floral\\nCity Boat Club was organized, an l they pur-\\nchased their first boat, a six oared lap streak,\\nthe Atlanta, and fitted upa club room in the\\nStoildard building.\\nIn 187. 3, with the assistance? of the newly-\\nformed club, the Amateurs, two local regattas\\nwen; held, the great attraction in each being\\nthe races between the Atlanta of the Florals\\nand the new boat of the Amateurs, the T. N.\\nPerkins, a four-oared lap-streak. The Per-\\nkins carried off the honors in liolh regattas,\\nand from that time on was always able to hold\\ntlu! flag as the fastest boat of her class on the\\nIvaisin.\\n1 n Jaiuiuiy, 1S74, tiie (-lub moved into the\\nrooms over Dansard s bank. They were hand-\\nsomely frescoed and tastefully fui-nisbed. In\\nMay they purchased the four-oared paper cox-\\nswain shell, Horace T. Conant, and as .soon\\nas it was warm enough all the 3 oung men\\nabout town^ cnt into training. Cigars and to-\\nbacco were put aside until after the regatta,\\nand there was a constant compari.son and meas-\\nuring of biceps, and strife among the boys for\\nthe honor of being one who should be counted\\nworthy to be in the racing crew, and the fine\\npoints, staying qualities and pluck of the pros-\\npoclivo crew were discussed on all sides. The\\nIjoating craze took possession of the whf)le\\npopulation, and everyone under fbrty-fivo had\\nto row, be able to talk boatand regatta fluently\\nor be set down as an old fogy.\\nJuly 22, 1874, found the Floral City crew at\\nthe Northwestern at Toledo, ready to con-\\ntest for the prize for junior four-oared shells, an\\nenthusiastic following, including many of the\\nbelles of Monroe, all wearing the colors of the\\nMorals. They carried off the honors in that", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0497.jp2"}, "466": {"fulltext": "302\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncontest, and that victory gave a great impetut^\\nto aquatic sports in Monroe.\\nThe Fhiral Cit} club sent a four-oared crew\\nto the Watkins association races i)i 1878 to\\ncontest for the championship of America, the\\nwinning crew to bo sent, at the expense of the\\nassociation, to Enghmd and France to contest\\nwith the best crews there for the championship\\nof the world. They made a good showing in\\nthe first heat, but the Sho-wae-cae-raettes with\\ntheir get thar stroke, as they called it, were\\ntoo fast for tiiem and won the heat.\\nIn 1S77 thej- purchased a six-oared cedar\\nslicll in Detroit; sent two six-oarod shell crews\\nto tlio Nortliwostern in this boat, and both\\ntimes tlicir boat was disabled and they were\\nunable to finish.\\nThe} also sent a crew to the great regatta\\nheld at Saratoga by the JSIational Association in\\n1879, and have been represented in the North-\\nwestern Amateur Rowing Association since\\n1876 by J. C. \u00c2\u00bbSterling, who is now a member\\nof the executive board and has held the office of\\npresident, secretary and treasurer. Hon. H. A.\\nConant was secretary and treasurer in 1877,\\nand Alexander Grant was for several years a\\nmember of the board.\\nA great many amateur theatricals wore given\\nby the Florals for the jmrpose of raising funds\\nto purchase boats, and were successful in every\\nway. The Florals had about two thousand\\ntlollars invested in racing boats. In 1880 their\\nboat house was blown over by a cyclone.\\nTheirboats were then stored in a warehouse at\\nthe dock, and all destroyed in the groat fire of\\n1883.\\nHonors won at regattas of the Northwestern\\nAmateur Rowing Association by Floral City\\nBoat Club\\nToledo, Ohio, July 22 and 23, 1874\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Junior\\nfour-oared shells; five entries; crew, VV. C.\\nSterling (stroke), J. C. Sterling (Xo. 2), A. R.\\nWing (No. 3), C. Kasselman (bow); W. P.\\nSterling (coxswain); distance, three miles:\\ntime, 22:14!.\\nToledo, Ohio, July 4, .5 and 0, 1.S7G\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Junior\\nfour-oared shells; seven entries crew, Chai-les\\nIloyt (stroke), J. F. (Irant (No. 2), George S.\\nWiiletts (No. 3), W. P. Sterling (bow) dis-\\ntance, three miles; time, 20:22.\\nDetroit, August 17 and 18, 1877 Junior\\nibur-oared shells; six entries; crow, F. G.\\nJUilkley (.stroke), G. K. Bulkley (No. 2), Alex.\\nGrant (No. 3), Oliver Johnson (bow) distance,\\nthree miles time, 19:48. In this race the\\nFlorals made the best time over made over a\\nthree-mile course by a junior four, 19:48, and\\nthis record has never been equaled or lowered.\\nThe shell, Horace T. Conant, re-rigsred with-\\nout coxswain, was used in the last two races.\\nJunior Double Scull Five entries crew, Joe\\nC. Sterling (bow) and James F. Grant (stroke);\\ndistance, two miles; time, 16:31.\\nThe Amateur Boat Club was organizetl in\\nAugust, 1872, and pui-chased thS four-oared\\ncoxswain lap-streak, T. N. Perkins, of La\\nChapelle, of Detroit. The following year the)\\njjurchased of the Detroit Boat Club a four-\\noared shell, and in 1874 a four-oared coxswain\\nshell of Fl Waters Sons, twenty-two inches\\nby forty-three feet. These two shells they sold\\nto the Sho-wae-cae-mettes,\\\\vho refitted the last\\nmentioned boat (after using it in one race at\\nToledo) without coxswain, and in this boat the\\nSho es won all their victories. In 1875 the\\nAmateurs obtained a new four-oarcd paper shell\\nof Waters Sons, tlie Jennie E. Thompson,\\nand H. W. Waldorf, vice president, presented the\\nclub with a fine single shell, and with this boat,\\nGeorge BoLsby, Jr., the Amateurs at the\\nregatta of the National Association, held at\\nNewark, Now Jersey, won the junior single\\nshell race. Distance, one and one-half miles\\nstraight away time, 9:40. This was the best\\ntime ever made in that class up to that time.\\nFrank Sterling trained a crew in the T. N.\\nPerkins, which was called the French Crew,\\nand for several years were the champion barge\\ncrew of the Raisin and also a crew that prom-\\nised to rival the celebrated Sho es. They\\nwere entered in the six-oared shell race at\\nDetroit in 1879, and in the race out-rowed all\\ncontesting crews, coming in far ahead of them\\nall, but wore not awarded the race on account\\nof having turned the stake the wrong way.\\nThe Babes in the Woods organized in June,\\n1873. Their only club boat was an old-fash-\\nioned hi])-strcak single scull, the Medora,\\ntwenty iuchcs by thirty feet, formerly owned\\nby W. 1). Morton, of Detroit, and presented by\\nhim to J. C. and W. C. Sterling, who fitted her\\nout as a double scull, and was again refitted by\\nthe Babes for a four-oared lap-streak. In the\\nfirst regatta given by the River Raisin Navy\\nSci)tcmber 2, 1874, the ]5abcs in the Woods\\nin the Medora, witii a crew composed of", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0498.jp2"}, "467": {"fulltext": "AQUATIC SPORTS AND OARSMEN OF THE RIVER RAISIN.\\n3i\u00c2\u00bb. i\\nNorman Perkins (stroke), A. V. Diftoiibiiugli\\n(No. 2), W. Waldorf (No. 3), and \\\\V. P. Ster-\\nling (bow), defeated the Floral s Atlanta and\\n.Vniateurs Perkins with their best crews in\\na race of three-quarters of a mile and return.\\nTime, 9:57^. The Babes were finally consoli-\\ndated with the Amateurs.\\nThe Sho-wae-cae-mettes (the Indian for\\nlijihtniug on the water )Boat Club was form-\\ned in August, 1874, and commenced to row in\\nthe old (our-oared cedar shell, Lunetta, and\\nin 1875 they purchased of the Amateurs a four-\\noared paper coxswain shell, the Chas. G.\\nMorris, and commenced to train for the com-\\ning regatta of the Northwestern Amateur\\nRowing Association at Toledo in August, with\\nGeorge Bolsb}-, jr. (bo.*), Joe Nadeau (No. 2),\\nMoses Nadeau (No. 3), Steve Dus^seau (stroke),\\nand Lewis Godfrey (co.xswain). Shortly be-\\nfore the regatta Joseph Nadeau was taken\\nsick and Anthonj- Schaub was put in his place.\\nAlthough the Sho es and Floral City s were\\nthe only crews in the race with co.xswains, yet\\nthe Sho es carried off the prize in the junior\\nfour easily*. There were nine entries in the\\nrace, and the best crews in the association were\\nrepresented. The Chas. G. Morri-V was rc-\\nrigged as a four-oared shell (without co.xswain),\\nand was used bj them in all their great contests.\\nThe space allotted in thi.9 book is too small to\\ngive any account of the numerous aquatic\\nhonors (except the Watkins and Henley races\\nhereafter mentioned) carried off by the Sho-\\nwae-cae-mettes. But the following list of\\nhonors won by them in the regattas of the\\nNorthwestern Amateur Rowing Association\\nami the National Association of Amateui Oars-\\nmen, without mentioning the numerous races\\nwon at home and at regattas held by clubs in\\ndifferent parts of the country, will give the\\nreader .some idea of the position they held and\\nmaintained in aquatic circles before going to\\nEngland. The crews were composed as follows\\nIn 1876, George Bolsby (bow), Joe Nadeau\\n(No. 2), Moses Nadeau (No. 3), Steve Dusseau\\n(stroke); 1877, Moses Nadeau (bow), Joe\\nNadeau (No. 2), H. Durell (No. 3), Steve Dus-\\nseau (stroke) 1878, same crew as in 1877.\\nThe following is a list of races won at re-\\ngattas of the Northwestern Amateur Rowing\\nAssociation by the Sho-wae-cae-mettes\\nToledo, Ohio, 1875 -Junior f ur-oarcd shells;\\nnine entries; distance three miles; time, 20;48.\\nToledo, Ohio, 1S7{!\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Senior four-oared shells;\\nsix entries; distance, three miles; time, 18:25.\\nOpen to all four-oared shell race Four entries;\\ndistance, three miles; time, 18:30]^.\\nDetroit, Michigan, 1877- Senior four-oared\\nshells four entries distance, three miles\\ntime, 18:37i Junior single sculLs Fleven en-\\ntries Moses Nadeau distance, two miles time,\\n17-38.\\nPrizes won at regattas of the National Asso-\\nciation\\nDetroit, 1877 Four oars; Detroit Boat\\nClub Cup; time, 18:4G distance one and one\\nhalf miles and return.\\nWatkins, 1878 Same prize and distance;\\ntime, 18;44i.\\nThe Detroit Boat Club Cup was a chal-\\nlenge prize, and in 1879 the Detroit s changed\\nthe race from a foui--oared to a six-oared shell\\nrace.\\nOn May 24, 1878, the Sho-wae-cae-mettes and\\nFloral City crew s left Monroe for Watkins. New-\\nYork, to contest in theWatkinsrcsrattato be held\\non Seneca Lake on the 28th. The winners of\\nthe test race were to be sent to England and\\nFrance at the expense of the Watkins associa-\\ntion. The Shoes were also to contest for\\nthe challenge cup of the National Association.\\nNotwilhslanding the objections iutcrposod\\nby the Atalantas, the Watkins regatta com-\\nmittee decided to adhere to their programme,\\nand have the test races rowed in hi;ats. For\\nthis race there had been originally nine en-\\ntries, but two of the crews, viz., the Emeralds\\nof Saginaw and the Eurekas of Newark, fail-\\ning to put in an appearance, the remaining\\nseven drew for position. The result was that\\nthe Atalantas, Carmans and North westerns\\nwere to contest the first heat; and the Sho-\\nwae cae-mettes, Florals, Watkins and Zephyi-s\\nthe second. Our space limits us to a detailed\\ndescription of the races participated in by-\\nMonroe clubs.\\nSufiice it to say that the first heat was won\\nby the Atalantiis in gallant style in the re-\\nmarkable time of 7:22. The following descrip-\\ntion of the second heat is taken from the New\\nYork Times and is accurate in every detail\\nThe water bj this time was as smooth as\\ncould bo desired, and as the three crews\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the\\nZephyrs went home this noon pulled to their\\nbuo^-s, it was evident they were in for a\\nbeautiful race. Inshore lay the Sho-wae-cae-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0499.jp2"}, "468": {"fulltext": "394\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nincttes, svvurtli} wiry, and eluil in gaudy rac-\\ning costumes of red, whiti? ami blue. Moso\\nNadeau was in tlie 1 ()W, and willi iiim wei c J.\\nNadeau, \\\\V. 11. Dnrell, and 8. Dusseau. The\\nFloral ity .s, from tlie same town as the in-\\nshore crew, were No 2. I hey ere dres.sed in\\nred from head to toot, and were easily dislin-\\nguishahle in the twilight. At the outer huoy\\nlay tlie Watkins ei ew, full ol hope and |)Iuck.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2At 7:45 the woi- l go was given hy Ci)urt-\\niic\\\\ and the crews wei c off. They made u\\npretty start, the h loral City s getting off a trifle\\nthe |uiid est. l or the first quarter the} kept\\nwell togi lher and all pulled a stroke of forty\\nthen the Sho-waecae-mcttes hugged the bank,\\nand tiie Watkins men kept well out. Tlie\\nFloral Iiy s kept a straight coui se and gained\\na. lead i)t about a length. ()p])Osite the powder\\nhouse, marking the half mile, Nadeau gave one\\nof his peculiar yells, resembling a sharp bark.\\nDusseau responded willi a stroke of forty-four,\\nand the big boat of the Sho-wac-cae-niettes\\nwent spinning to the front. The Floral City s\\nquickened to forty-two. bul at the last quarter\\nboth their competitors were leading them. On\\nthe outside the Watkins men were pulling rag-\\ngedly a stroke of thirty-four, and ap]ieared\\ngone, but the}- someliow managed to hold their\\nown, and it was only after anotlicr yell from\\nNadeau that his men made the effort that sent\\nthem over the line winners in 7:3G^, bj- three-\\nquarters of a length. Tlie Floral City s were\\nthird, by two lengths. The Sho-wae-cae-mcttes\\nwere as fresh as daisies after the race, antl\\npulled out into the lake to cheer their pluclcy\\nopjjonents.\\nNow came the tug of war. Which crew\\nshould represent America at Henley, Sho-wae-\\ncae-metles or Atalantas Both crevvs were\\ndetermined and both confident, and the greatest\\naquatic struu gle that ever took place was at\\nhand. Owing to the fact that the water of\\nSeneca Lake was invariably rough after ten\\nA. M., it was decided by Mr. Courtney to hold\\nthe final heat at half-|.)ast five Saturday morn-\\ning. The time di-evv near and everything was\\nauspicious: as the signal gun boomed out the\\nboats took their position. With no loss of time\\nthe word was given and the boys bent to their\\noars, Atalanta pulling thirty-five and Sho-\\nwae-cae-mettes forty. No decided advantage\\nwas gained by either crew, the Atalantas bend-\\ning their broad backs to the work as they\\nnever had done before the Slio wae-cae-mcttes\\nworking witii a will, and watching their oppo-\\nnents as a cat watches a mouse.\\nHalf the course passed and neither crew has\\ngained a foot of advantage.\\nThe numerous friends of the New York crew\\nshout wildly from the judges boat, leaningout\\nover the rail, while the Sho- wae-cae-mettos\\nlabor without a word of encouragement. Fi-\\nnal Ij^ the grand stand is neared, the boats are\\nstill neck and neck, suddenly froui the shore\\nthe Monroe boys give shouts that echo back\\nfrom the opposite hills those w ho have voices\\nleft, shout encoui agement, entreaties, throats:\\nPick her u]i, Steve Joe! Mose, ))ut her\\non, old bo}- Sho-wae-cae-mcttes I Those\\nwho have lost their voices in (lie pievious\\nrace, blow fish horns, and the whole crowd run\\nalong the bank, tumbling over the ro(dvs and\\nbushes and behaving like mad men. Hall way\\npast the grand stand the boats arc still abreast.\\nAs the shouts reach the Shoes, they straighten\\nto their w^ork and pulling forty seven strokes,\\nfairly leap their shell out of the water. Ata-\\nlanta may give up the ghost now, as far as this\\nrace is concerned; the pluck-y Monroe boys\\nwalk ijust them like a flash, and cross the line\\nfully a length ahead. Time, 7:17.\\nReaching the shore the victors are faiidy\\ndragged from their boat by their enthusiastic\\nfriends, and the w-onder is that they are not\\ntorn limb from limb in their exuberant joy.\\nHaving won this race the Sho-wae-cae mettes\\nhave won the greatest distinction attainable by\\nany boat crew in America. If they win at\\nHenley, they will have reached a pinnacle be-\\nyond which no oarsmen in the world can go.\\nThe three-mile race for the National Chal-\\nlenge cup, which the Sho-wae-cae-raettes held\\nlast year, and additional heavy gold badges\\nofferetl by the Watkins people, took place at\\nabout ten o ch^ck Saturday morning. The\\nWatkins crew were tired, the Atalantas dis-\\ngusted, the Carman and Zeph3r crews had gone\\nhome, and at the call foi- the boats three only\\ndrew up to the line.\\nAll Western crews, all Michigan crews, and\\ntwo of them Monroe crews The Sho es, the\\nFlorals and the North westerns.- This race was\\nto be a mile and a half and return. The North-\\nwesterns in thcii- uniforms of white, had the\\noutside buoj- the Sho wae-cae-mettes, who\\nshowed no signs of fatigue after their hard", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0500.jp2"}, "469": {"fulltext": "AQUATIC SPORTS AND OARSMEN OK THE RIVER RAISIN.\\n30-\\nstrugjflo in the iiKiriiiiig, hail the middle posi-\\ntion, and the Florals tho inside.\\nAt ihe word go the twelve oiirs struck the\\nwatei- simultaneously, the PMorals taking a\\nslight lead, Sho-wae-cae-mettes second and the\\nNorthwcsterns last. For half a mile the Florals\\ngradually forged ahead and at the end of that\\ndistance had a lead ofacleai- length and a half,\\npullinga stroke of forty to the minute. The\\nSho-waccae mette and Northwestern crews\\npulled nearly abreast, it being evident that the\\nformer were holding their strengtii in reserve,\\nwhile the latter crew was pulling as hard as\\nthe}- knew how. Occasionally the Sho wae-\\ncae-mcttes amused themselves by leading the\\nSaginaw men a length, and then cheering them\\nvociferously as they spurted to regain their lost\\nadvantage. At the mile buo3-8 the Florals still\\nheld their lead, pulling regularly and in good\\nstyle, while the Sho-wae-cac-niettes toyed with\\nthe tai dy Northwesterns, showing that they\\nwere not by any means doing their best.\\nWhen within an eighth of a mile of the turn,\\nthe sinewy Sho cs with a good spurt pushed\\npast the Florals, and turned the slake and\\nstarted for home just as the Florals commenced\\nto turn. The latter crew had just begun to\\nstraighten away on tho home stretch, starting\\noff in good shape, and with lots of reserve\\nstrength for the finish, when a loud crack was\\nheard, and one of the outriggers broke, the\\nrods falling into the water of the lake. This\\nof course throw them out of the race, very\\nranch to their disappointment, as they were\\ncapable of maintaining a good second position.\\nThe rest of the struggle lay with the North-\\nwesterns, who, though pulling pluckily, fell\\nbehind rapidly. As the Sho es approached the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0grand stand, being about ten lengths ahead,\\nthey ceased rowing, and waving their hands in\\nthe air, shouted cheers back to the men in\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0white. Finall}-, laying to their oars, the Mon-\\nroe boys spurted to the end at a forty-five\\nstroke, passing the line in 18:4G, with their\\nopponents several lengths behind. This race\\nconcluded the programme of the regatta, and\\nas the Sho-wae-cae-mettes reached the shore,\\nthey were met by the Watkins band, which\\nescorted them to their boarding-house j)la\\\\ ing\\na triumphal march.\\nThe Carman crew of Washington Heights\\npaid the Florals, Sho-wae-cae-mettes and other\\ncrews the compliment of an instrumental sci e-\\nnadc. Just befoi c tlicir dojiarliii-c. Tiiis club\\nis composed of very fine, gentlonianl}- fellows,\\nwho gave ample proof of their ability to row a\\njilucky race.\\nThe Sho-wac-cac-mettc crew sailed. on tho\\nAnchor Lino steamer Aisatia for England\\nJune -Ith, with E. 1). Price as manager, and\\nJohn L. Ilutfman as substitute. A large dele-\\ngation of boating men accompanioci them to\\nthe steamer to bid them farewell and wish\\nthem bon voyage. They landed at Southamp-\\nton. The London and Southampton Railroad\\nCompany placed a salon carriage at their ser-\\nvice and conveyed them to Jiondon free of ex-\\npense. Tliey arrived at Jlenley June 2((tii.\\nThe following are cli])pings from lettei s of Mr.\\nPrice, describing the course, regatta, race, etc.\\nA path extends along the bank of the\\nThames from the start to tho finisli of tho ro\\ngatta course, the stalling point being about a\\nmile and five-sixteenths down the I ivor from\\nJlcmenhara Island, a little strip of land u])on\\nwhich stands a large white pagoda. For aiiout\\na mile the course is straight and then there is\\na sharp turn to the le(t. Tiiis is believed to\\nmake a serious difference in the position of the\\nboats, and it is generally believed among oai-s-\\nmen and towns]ieo])le that the cre.v luck}-\\nenough to draw the inner position numbering\\nfrom the Berkshire side has an advantage of\\nnoarl}- twolengtlis over an opponent. Alter four\\no clock in the afternoon hundreds of ])eople\\nline this pathway all the way from start to\\n.finish and the coaches, mounted upon liorsc-\\nback, gallop along the river s edge shouting\\nout instructions to their crews while practic-\\ning. The coaches are genei-ally professional\\nwatermen. Sadler, ex-champion of England,\\nis here with the Jesus College crew of Cam-\\nbridge. He is a tough-looking, broa l-shoul-\\ndei cd, gi-ay-headed little man, and was a tol-\\nerably good oarsman before he became old and\\nstale.\\nAt the east end of the bridge, on tho Berk-\\nshire side, is a spacious and well-fitted boat\\nhouse, owned by the Henley Ro^al Regatta\\nAssociation, and set apart lor the exclusive\\nuse of crews entered for annual competition.\\nHere may be found a vast number of eight and\\nfour oared shells and single sculls, and goner,\\nall} a large attendance of oarsmen attired in\\nfanciful suits of bright-colored flannel.\\nH style alone wouhl win a b(xit race, the", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0501.jp2"}, "470": {"fulltext": "3 )6\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\noarsmen of England could never be beaten.\\nAny prediction concerning the coming contest\\nfor the Stewards Challenge Cup would be\\nhazardous now, inasmuch as the decisive re-\\nsult will he known in America before the\\narrival of this letter. I may say, however,\\nthat the preliminary work of the Sho-wae-\\ncae-mettes inspires one with increased confi-\\ndence in the superiority over any four now\\nhere, and the London crew is the only one to\\nhear from. The bronzed cheeks and hardened\\nmuscles of the Michigan oarsmen are in marked\\ncontrast with the pale faces, while ai-nis and\\nmore aristocratic appearance of the English-\\nmen, especially the college fours. The English\\ncrews all pull in good form, and some of them\\ndash off with a thirty eight or forty stroke, but\\nthey do not long maintain it. I think that\\nsome of the fours iiere, especially Jesus College\\nand Kingston, can row a mile very fast, but I\\ndoubt whether they will stand the strain of a\\nhard, desperate race from the start to the\\nfinish, such as the Sho-wae-cae mettes are sure\\nto give them. As yet the Monroe crew have\\nbeen disguising their work as much as possi-\\nble, never pulling above thirty-eight. On the\\nMonday previous to the regatta, the time for\\nmaking objections then havitig expired, they\\nwill let out a few stitches and perhaps com-\\nmand more respect. Among themselves the\\nEnglish scoff at the idea of an American crew.\\nWhen addressing an American, or aware that\\none is within ear.-ihot, they are vastly compli-\\nmentary, and really ope that the Hamerieans\\nwill win, after coming so far, you know.\\nIf the great American public imagine for\\nan instant that their aquatic representatives\\ndid not come out of the struggle with credit\\nthey should be undeceived in that respect.\\nThe five men who toiled so stubbornly and\\ndesperately to maintain their national honor\\nupon the Thames deserve no word of reproach,\\nno feeling of ill-will. They came thousands of\\nmiles to face the best oarsmen of the United\\nKingdom, upon their own lavorite course, at\\nthe most important of the scores of regattas an-\\nnually held in England they came handicap-\\nped by insufficient time for recuperation and\\npreparation, and crippled bj- the insidious cli-\\nmatic intliicnees of ii strange countrj^ the}\\nwon more than half the battle, and finally,\\nwhen the coveted trophies of the victory were\\nalmost witiiin their grasp, they saw them\\nsnatched away, their di8:i])pointnicnt being\\nembittered still more by the realization that\\naccident was the cause of defeat.\\nThe regatta was unquestionably a very in-\\nteresting event, although but few of the races\\nwere closely contested. The attendance was\\nlarge, and noted for the aristocratic character\\nof its composition. My lord and my lady were\\nto 1)0 seen upon every band the massive bridge\\nand its approaches were packed with luxurious\\ncarriages, whose elegantly attired inmates\\nsipped seductive beverages and discussed\\nchoice salads, served by liveried footmen the\\ngrand stand, resplendent with the royal arms\\nand a profusion of showy flags, had a high-\\ntoned occupant for every upholstered seat; the\\nlawn in front of the old Eed Lion was crowded,\\nand the broad meadow upon the Bei-kshiro\\nside, from start to finish of the course,\\nwas alive with people, chiefly of the middle\\nclasses, together with scores of the pictur-\\nesquely clad boating men who raced along the\\nwater s edge, cheering on their respective\\ncrews during the contests. Interspersed with\\nall these were mountebanks, Irish vocalists,\\nCockne} minstrels with blackened faces,\\nthrumming the banjo and trying to palm\\nthemselves off as negro singers; old women,\\nmen and boys peddling fruits, programmes\\nand cigar lights; beguars beseeching for\\nalms; beery laborers importuning for six-\\npence to drink j our ealth, sir, but with all\\nthese no disorder, no disturbance, nothing to\\nmar the pleasure and success of the affair.\\nBut it was upon the water that the most\\nbrilliant spectacle was presented. Anchored\\nalong the Bucks side of the stream were\\nnumerous little steam launches, gaily deco-\\nrated with flags of all nations, including the\\nStars and Stripes, while the narrow Thames\\nwas literally covered with hundreds of pleasure\\nboats, loaded with richly attired ladies and\\ntheir escorts, shooting about in every direc-\\ntion and literally obscuring the course, until\\none unfamiliar with the management of aff aii s\\ncould scarcely believe that a race could be\\npossible. But, fortunately, the management\\nwas characterized by a promptness and pre-\\ncision entirely unknown in American regattas.\\nIn one corner of the grand stand was a\\ncarpeted division, furnished with desks and\\narm-chairs, set apart for the secretary and\\nstewards. Here the veteran secretary, Charles", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0502.jp2"}, "471": {"fulltext": "AQUATIC SPORTS AND OARSMEN OF THE RIVER RAISIN.\\n397\\nTowsow of .Mai ifatu wlio has liild liis office\\nsince tlie Henley Regatta Association was or-\\nganized, thirty nine years ago, and lias never\\nmissed a meeting watclicd through a jjower-\\nful glass (or the start of each heat. When it\\nwas eflected he waved a red flag as a signal to\\na ilistaut gunner. The cannon sounded, and\\ninstantly, as if by magic, the mj-riad of small\\nboats darted inshore and lelt the course clear.\\nThe care of the course was intrusted to Mr.\\nIjurd and liis Thames Conservancy men, who\\nuei-e in small boats distinguished by red flags.\\nThey were clothed witii full authority by law,\\nantl if the occupant ot a boat tailed to coniph\\nwith an oi-der to move out of the wa^- he was\\ninstantl} summoned and subjected toa])Ciialty\\nof \u00c2\u00a35 or tlO. A second command is rai ely\\nneeded. There are fifteen heats the first daj-,\\ncommencing at twelve o clock sharp an l\\noceurring every half hour, and the programme\\nwas completed at 7:30 to a minute. The um-\\npire never waits a minute for a tardy com-\\npetitor, and the crews, knowing that the rule\\nis inflexible, are alwa^ s on time at the start-\\ning point.\\nHeight.\\nSloses Xadeau (bow) 6.06\\nJosepli Nadeau (No. 2) 5.05\\nHenry Durell (No. 3) ^5.07\\nStephen Dusseau (stroke) ..5.U\\nThe Showae-cae-mettes, whose gallant ex-\\nploits in America had won for them the repu-\\ntation of being a phenomenal crew, were not\\nquite 80 unfortunate, although thoy came to\\ngrief cventuallj- Their peculiar rapid stroke\\nis so tliametrically opposed to all the estab-\\nlished English theories of rowing that it\\nhorrified every Englishman who witnessed it.\\nFor the first few days after arrival their chances\\nof success were .scoffed at, although still later,\\nwhen they came in day after day entirely\\nfresh and had accomplished the course on a\\ntrial in 7;52, the natives began to entertain\\nconsiderable resj)ect for them and wonder if\\nthere might not be something in the strange\\nstyle alter all. From the first fortune seemed\\nto frown upon the Michigan representatives.\\nIn the first trial heat for the Stewards Chal-\\nlenge Cup, the great event of the regatta, they\\nwere unlucky enough to draw the Bucks side,\\nthe very worst station, while their compatriots\\nfrom ijolumbia College secured the coveted\\ninside place. To make matters interesting the\\nK culhl.\\n138\\nAge.\\n140\\n23\\nHO\\n25\\nUiO\\n2(i\\nDublin four were sandwiched in the middle.\\nThe latter crew was composed of hi;; powerful\\nmen, including II. II. Labat, who was one of\\nthe picked lour of the London Kovving Club, de-\\nfeated by the Beaverwycks at Pliiladelphia in\\n187(). Dublin got the best of it at the .start,\\nbut the Sho-wae cae-metles pounded awa}- at a\\nIbrty-six stroke, until before half the course\\nas done thej- had dr wn clear of both the\\notiier crews. Moses Nadeau steered a beautiful\\ncourse, and at the bend shot acro.ss to the very\\nbest possible advanta. o and was then two\\nlengths ahead. It was at this juncture that\\nDublin, finding themselves rapidly going to\\nthe rear, ran into Columbia in such a manner\\nas to indicate that the foul was intentional.\\nThis enabled the Si owae-cae-metles to go in\\nat their leisure, all hough they put on a bit of\\na spurt opposite the stand, just to entertain the\\nspectators. Columbia claimed the right to\\nrow in the final heat, but the umpire, J. G.\\nChambers, editor of Land and Water, very\\njustly refused, upon the ground that at the\\ntime ot the foul their chances of winning were\\nhojieless. This victory for the Sho-waecae-\\nmettes raised them still higher in the estima-\\ntion of boating men, and although odds of five\\nto four were laid against them for the final\\nheat with London next day, there were not a\\nfew wlio believed they would beat the crack\\nEnglish four, and not only believed but hoped\\nit, for their dashing style had won for them\\nmany admirers.\\nThe Sho-wae-cae-mettes from the first had\\nfelt no fear for the formidable English crew,\\nand it was not until the morning of the\\nsecond day that their enthusiastic confidence\\nwas .staggered by the sudden and violent ill-\\nness of Joseph Nadeau, the No. 3 man, who\\nhad rowed in everj- race since the crew s debut\\nat Toledo, in 1875, when they won with a\\ncoxswain against several coxswainless crews.\\nHe had alwaj-s been considered one of the\\nstrongest men in the boat, while his pluck was\\nundeniable, and when he was seized with a\\nviolent diarrhetic attack on the morning of the\\ndecisive daj prospects for ihe first time began\\nto look blue. His grit kept him up, liowe\\\\ er,\\nand be insisted that he could jiuU through, but\\nthe result proves that he was mistaken. Old\\nJoe Sadler, ex champion of England, who was\\ncoaching the Jesus crow, and exhibited a lively\\ninterest in the Sho-wac-i-ac-iiH ttis, shuok- his", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0503.jp2"}, "472": {"fulltext": "398\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nhead when ho saw the sick man stripping\\nfor llie race and urged a witlidrawal. The\\nlatter course had been discussed by the crew,\\nbut Nadcau would not listen to it. It was\\nfinally decided that defeat was preferable to a\\nwithdrawal, which might be attributed to\\ncowardice or some improper motive, and the\\ncrew pulled out, grim, determined and bound\\nto do the best they could. Messrs. Edward\\nKanter, Johu V. Moran and T. H. Hinchman,\\nof Detroit, who had witnessed the first victory\\nof the Sho-wae-cae-mettes, and had come back\\nfrom London that morning to see the final\\nheat, were apprised of the condition of affairs\\nby the writer just before the race; several\\nmembers of the London press were also given\\nthe facts, but this did not prevent them froni\\njjublishing willfully false reports next day.\\nAs before, the Sho wae-cae mettes had the\\nworst, or outside position. Li their eagerness\\nthey made a false start, but on the second\\nattempt the boats got off well together.\\nGulston, of the Londons, who has ro ved hero\\nfor years and knows every inch of the course,\\nkept in the smooth water inside, while the\\nSho-wae-cao-mottes toiled against the current\\nin mid-stream. At the half mile London had\\ngot a length the lead, but the Sho-wae-cae-\\nmettes, fighting desperately against fate,\\nslashed away at 44 and 46, and at the bond\\nhad pulled up, inch by inch, until they were\\nless than a quarter of a length behind. Here\\nthe severe strain began to tell on the powerful\\nLondoners, and they began to weaken and\\nshow signs of going to pieces. Even the her-\\nculean Gulston exhibited distress, and the\\ngrand form in which his men had been rowing\\nbecame impaired. Here it was that the Sho-\\nwae-cae-mettes had expected to win by forcing\\nthe pace and rowing Jjondon down in the last\\nquarter, relying upon that superior endurance\\nwhich has always been regarded as their chief\\ncharacteristic. But for the last half mile of\\nthe ter]-ibie struggle the port side had been\\nsteadily growing weaker. Once before Joe\\nNadeau had cried out that he was fiist going,\\nbut his brother Moses, in the bow, begged and\\nimplored of him to keep up. The plucky\\nfellow shut his eyes and struggled on, and\\nMoses, bent upon holding up the port side of\\ntl)e boat, pulled with a strength born of\\ndesjiair. Dusseau at stroke and Durell, No. 2,\\nwere working grandly, and so long as the sick\\nman kejit his oar moving, they hoped against\\nhope. But when the bend was reached and\\nthe critical moment had come, the bow called\\nfor more power for the final struggle and\\nNadeau broke down. Ho made two or three\\nconvulsive strokes and then stoi^ped short, half\\nblind and half unconscious. It was all up\\nthen, and while London was left a walk-over\\nfor the finish, Mose Nadeau and Durell slowly\\njiaddled their unwieldy old shell up to the boat-\\nhouse. The three well men were good for a\\nwhile more of such hot work as they had\\ndone, but Nadeau, faint and weakened by his\\nunfortunate condition, was completely done\\nup. There was no exj)rcssion of reproach for\\nhim, but on the contrary words of comfort\\nfrom every source. The delight of the Lon-\\ndoners and their adherents, about 200 members\\nof their club being present, found expression\\nin the most cntliusiastic manner, and the\\nEnglish countenances which h;id been elon-\\ngated by Columbia s victory in the final heat\\nfor the Visitors cup, just previous, shortened\\nas if by magic. Among the townspeople the\\nSho-wae-cae-mettes had a host of sympa-\\nthizers.\\nNaturally enough when a crew stops short\\nin a race the great mass of spectators jump to\\nthe conclusion that they are pumped out,\\nand without stop))ing to make inquiry peojjlc\\nupon every hand wagged their heads and said\\nthey knew the fast stroke could not last.\\nIndeed, if the real cause of defeat could have\\nbeen generally made known, few jjorsons\\nwould have believed it. Thoy would have\\nregarded it simply as one of the flimsy excuses\\nwhich a defeated crew is always ready to put\\nforth. Tlie ]iublic would invariably rather\\nbelieve the worst that can be said of their\\nfellows, and in this instance they were very\\nwilling to believe that the Londoners had\\nrowed their American rivals to a stand-still.\\nOf all the p;ipers, daily ami sporting, pub-\\nlished in London next morning, onl}- two the\\nSportsma7i and the News were fiiir enough to\\neven allude to Nadeau s illness as having\\nanything to do with the defeat.\\nNotwithstanding the howl that was made\\nby the Turf, Field and Farm and other eastern\\npapers concerning the non admission of the\\nSho-wae-cae-mettes, no trouble was encoun-\\ntered. The stewards received their entry, and\\nthe seven days allowed for protests passed by", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0504.jp2"}, "473": {"fulltext": "AQUATIC SPORTS AND OARSMEN OF THE RIVER RAISIN.\\na 9 9\\nwithout a word of objection boinsj offered. Tlio\\ncrew cumo backed by tiie ofliciai certificate ot\\nthe National Association of Amateur Oarsmen\\nof America, and they stood ])repared to sliow\\ntlieir eiii^ibilitj bcy ind all question if any\\ncontroversy had arisen. It is but justice to\\nthe young men who compose this crew to\\nstate that by their own conduct they have\\ngiven the lie to the slanderous reports concern-\\ning them set afloat by certain malcontents in\\nAmerica. For tcmpei ancc, morality, gentle-\\nmanly behavior, earnest hard work, self-\\ndeprivation, and rigid adherence to those rules\\nof training which they believed to be the best,\\nthey have not been surpassed by anj four men\\nwho pulled an oar at Ilenlc} Overcoming\\nthe ])reju lico which :it first cropped out\\nagainst them in certain quarters because they\\nwere Americans, thej have won friends upon\\novers hand, and a large majority of the Henley\\npeople sincerely regret that thej could not\\nhave taken home the coveted ])rize. On the\\nevening of the last regatta day the crew were\\nhospitablj- entertained by the Thames club at\\nthe Eo^-al Hotel, when sevei-al compiiini iitai-y\\nspeeches were made. Capt. Hastie, of the\\nThames club, i-eferred in high terms to the\\npluck and gentlemanly conduct of the Ameri-\\ncans, and Capt. Gulston, of the London foui-,\\nwas manly enough to saj that they had given\\nhim the hardest race he ever pulled in ins life,\\nand that for a time he felt very uncertain how\\nit would terminate.\\nThe Sho-wae cae-mcttes and Mr. Lee ap-\\npreciate the fact that they are onlj* themselves\\nto blame for their reverses, and that they have\\nreceived fair play and kindly treatment from\\nthe officers of the regatta association and the\\npeople of this hospitable little village, which\\nthey so earnestly desire to visit again another\\nyear. E. I), l\\nThe following is the comment of the New\\nYoi-k Herald s London corresjiondent, upon\\nthe Shoes defeat\\nThe She wae-cae-mettes were beaten bj- a\\nstomach that is to say, in the great race,\\nthe race, the race in which the four Americans\\nwhom most of us held to be the fastest, met the\\nunquestionably fastest amateur four in lOurope,\\nwere beaten, one, and probablj the toughest\\nand most endui ing one of our four, going to\\npieces in the middle of the tight. They had\\nshot to the front as promptly as usual they\\nW(n-e rushing ahead at the terribly fast stroke\\nwhieli no other crew has yet pulled success.\\nfully for any such distance as they have. But\\nLondon, old, experienced and war^-, followed\\ntlie sinuosities of the Berks shore, kejjt out of\\nthe slight current which the Sho es could\\nonly breast, and finally drawing level, began\\nto go by. Then came the call for a sjjurt,\\nthe sharj), shrill, unearth I call of the now far\\nfamed Sweet Waters, whieli no man having\\nheai d could soon forget. But that stomach\\nsaid no It had been upset some hours\\nback, but its owner, Capt Nadeau, vv hose con-\\nfidence at licnley seems to have been as ireely\\noutspoken as it was at W^ukins and there it\\nwas marked thought ho could row in spite of it,\\nand he did, and lost, lost for almost the itientical\\ncause which broke Will Simmons nine years\\nago on the Putnej- course, before Harvar I had\\nrowed halfway. Unfortunate as it all is. and\\nespecially that they cannot have another trial,\\nthey must stand by their accidents on rare\\nday. The Sho es now know defeat at the\\nbands of the London four abroad, as they have\\nfrom the Knieralds at home. They have\\nfought gallantly, grandl}-, in a boat it was\\na shame to let them row in, in such an impjrt\\nant tight, and the} have been beaten. If\\nLontlon would onl} reconsider, and race them\\nover the Putney to Mortlake course, that\\nwould settle conclusiveh where lies the supe-\\nriority.\\nThe London Tivies account of the final heat;\\nSTICWARDS CHALLKXGE CXV\\\\\\nFix.\\\\i. He.\\\\t.\\nXo. 1 TJcrks Lo.NDO.N Kowincj Club 1\\nS. le B. Smith 11 J I A. Trower 12 12\\nK. S. Gulston 12 9 1 L l^layford.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 12 2\\nNo.2 Centre M()NRoE,SH0-WAE-c.\\\\E-MKTTiiB.(, .2\\nM. Xailiau 10 4 J. Xadeau 10 (i\\n\\\\V. 11, Durell 10 9 S. Dus.scau 12\\nThis race excited (he greatest interest ol any\\nevent on the programnie. The American\\ncrew went off with an exlraordinarih rapid\\nstn)ke of nearly fifty a minute. The LonMon\\nrowers, although not so fast in stroke, were as\\nspeedy, and for the first half of the course no\\nadvantage was gained by either. Then Lon-\\ndon, keeping a little loo close in, jeopai dized\\ntheir chance by grazing with sti oke s oar a\\nprojecting, grass} point. The delay was bul\\nmomentary, for their stridic was hardly put\\nout, and they went on with searcely any per-\\nceptible lo.ss of speed. From this ]ioint the", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0505.jp2"}, "474": {"fulltext": "400\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nrace was neck and neck, and the Americans on\\ncrossing were exactly abreast of London. So\\nthey kept till close to the point, where London\\ncrept half a length ahead, and the Americans\\nfinding that, with the outside station, their\\nchance was gone, and being moreover com-\\npletelj rowed out with their rapid stroke,\\nsuddenly stopped, to the great disappointment\\nof the spectators. As it is almost an unknown\\nthing for a crew thus to give up there was a\\nslight hiss from the bank at this seeming want\\nof pluck, but tliis was promptly checked by\\nthe consideration that the visitors probably\\ndid not understand the English point of honor\\nof rowing a race out to the end, and the\\nAmericans were greeted with a cheer for the\\nfine race they had rowed. London received a\\nreall} enthusiastic greeting on reaching the\\nwinning-j)ost. The Americans paddled slowly\\nin with two oars only, showing how completely\\nthey were pumped out.\\nAs a rule, the interest of Henlej- Eegatta is\\nfar less upon the second than upon the first\\nday. Upon the first day there are nearly twice\\nas many events upon the card the excitement\\nnever flags, and the I aces succeed each other\\nso rapidlj- that the umpire s launch has to\\nreturn the instant one event is decided in\\norder to start the next. Moreover, the rowing\\nin the heats generally affords so accurate a\\ncriterion as to the chances in the final heats\\nthat tiie interest of the second day s rowing is\\naltogether discounted. Yesterday s I acing,\\nhowever, sufi ered less than usual from this\\ncause. The races decided on Thursday were,\\nfor the most part, so closely contested that no\\nbi oad distinction could be drawn between the\\nvarious winners. The Sculls certainly were\\nlooked upon as a certainty for Edwardes-\\nMoss, but the Goblets was considered likely to\\nlead to a close struggle, while for the Chal-\\nlenge Cup and the Stewards splendid races\\nwere anticipated. In the latter race particular\\ninterest was felt, not only because the struggle\\nwas between the best American four and the\\nbest English, but because the style of the two\\nboats was so diametrically opposite that the\\ntriumph of the Americans would have been a\\ndefeat of all the principles of rowing believed\\nin by English oarsmen. The London four\\nmay be taken as the absolute perfection of\\nrowing. For seven years this club has held\\nthe Stewards fours without once sufi erinff\\ndefeat. Their style is almost faultless, and it\\nwas difficult for any one accustomed to Eng-\\nlish style to believe that the Americans with\\ntheir short, snatchy stroke could have a\\nchance with such a crew as this. Still the\\nsurprising speed which the American crews\\ndisplayed on the first day showed that, ugly as\\nthej were, they were very formidable oppo-\\nnents, and although the Londons were the fa-\\nvorites the Americans found many sup-\\nporters.\\nThe following account of the return of the\\nSho wae-cae-mettes is taken from the New\\nYork Herald\\nThe Sho- wae-caemettb crew, their substi-\\ntutes, and George Lee, the single sculler, arrived\\nin the city yesterday morning on the steamship\\nUtopia, from London. They were met on the\\npier by the crews of the Eureka and Triton\\nboat clubs, of Newark, who accorded them a\\nwarm reception, and cordially invited them to\\nmake Newark their headquarters so long as\\nthey may remain in this vicitiity. This invita-\\ntion was accepted, and late in the afternoon\\nGeorge Lee and the four Sho es went to\\nNewark. They were received with salutes\\nfrom a small cannon, and welcomed by a crowd\\nof people at the station. George Lee was as\\nwarmlj greeted on all sides as though he had\\ncome home victorious and strangers strove to\\nshake hands with him as though he was an\\nintimate friend. The Sho es were also\\nheartily welcomed and made to feel at home.\\nThey are strongly urged to remain in Newark\\nuntil the 20th, and participate in the national\\nregatta on that date, and have been told that\\nthey can do so without expense to themselves.\\nThey are, however, anxious to get home, and\\nare hardly in a condition to do themselves\\ncredit at present, having been out of training\\nfor so long. George Lee will at onCe go into\\ntraining, with a view to making some pretty\\ntime in the coming regatta, and showing his\\nfellow-townsmen what he can do\\nFrom Mr. Price, of the Detroit Pnst and Tri-\\nbune, who accompanied theSho-wao cae-mettes\\nto England as their business manager, the fol-\\nlowing account of their trip and the races was\\nobtained last evening. He says: Our pas-\\nsage over in the Alsatia was not unpleasant,\\nthough several of the boys were very sick,\\nGeorge Lee notably so. We experienced no\\ndifficulty in reaching Henley, but there we", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0506.jp2"}, "475": {"fulltext": "AQUATIC SPORTS AND OARSMEN OF THE RIVER RAISIN.\\n401\\nfoiinil no one to meet us to help us in obtaining\\nquarters, or to assist us in any way. We were\\nobliged to finii tilings out for ourselves. Wo\\nobtained very comibrtable rooms in a private\\nhouse, lor which we had to pay five dollars\\na|)ieco per week. We did our own marketing,\\nand had oai meals cooked for us b^ a cook\\nwhom we hired. Altogether our board cost us\\nten dollars apiece per week, instead of five\\ndollars, which we had been told would be .suffi-\\ncient before we left here. The Columbia boys,\\nliving at the hotel, paid twice that sum. We\\nfound everything in England more e.xpensivo\\nthan in America, and had to husband our re-\\nsources ver}- carefully. In traveling by rail\\nwe always went third class, and even then paid\\nthe same rate per mile as we do for Hrsi-class\\npassage in this country.\\nWe had anticipated some possible trouble\\nin making our entries for the regatta on account\\nof the unkind articles in some of the American\\nsporting papers that had followed us, but met\\nwith none whatever. Our application was left\\nopen seven daj s for ol.jcctions, but none were\\nmade, and we were treated with uniform kind-\\nness and courtesy by the Henley steward.s.\\nThe Henley people rather took a fancy to us,\\ntoo, after the first, and would not have felt\\nbadlj- had we won the race; but the general\\nfeeling in London, and in all England, seemed\\nto be anything to beat the Shoes. We saw\\nbut little of the Columbia men, though our\\nboats were kept in the same house. They kept\\naloof from us, and seemed to desire none of our\\ncompany.\\nOur living was not particularly good,\\nthough we had the best of everything. The\\nbeefsteak that I had in the hotel to day was\\nbetter than any that I have eaten since we left\\nhere. We were only in Henley- twelve days\\nbefore the regatta, and the boys had not time\\nto become properly- acclimated. In their prac-\\ntice pulls the} lacked the vim and life that they\\nhad exhibited in America, and I felt very\\nan.\\\\ious for them. George Lee was especially\\naffected by the change of climate and diet, and\\nwas bilious all tlie time we were at Henlej-.\\nHis race with Mo.ss was a beautiful race, and\\nhe would have had it, bej Ond a doubt, but for\\nhis own mistake at the finish, (leorge had the\\ninside position, and led Moss beautifully to the\\nend of the first mile, where the river makes a\\nsharp bend to the left. At this point he was\\nfour or five lengths ahead, an l we all tlmught\\nthat he was sure of a glorious victory. Then\\nMoss put in the most beautiful spurt I ever\\nsaw. He pulled thirty-eight, and gained I a])-\\nidly on George. The latter hugged the Berks\\nshore very closel} and when he stopped row-\\ning, having, as he supposed, crossed the line,\\nhe was a good half length ahead. If ho had\\npulled three strokes more he would have won\\nthe race. As it w.is, he went to the boat-house\\nand dressed, supposing all the time that he had\\nwon. When told that ho had not won he was\\nnearly heart-broken, and couldn t believe it for\\nsome time. Wc had been told by all the\\nHenle} watermen thata large stump, standing\\nprominently on the Berks bank, was on the\\nline of finish, and in all practice pulls the boys\\nhad stopped when opposite it. The stake or\\npost mrirking the real finish some twenty feet\\nbeyond the old stump, was onlj- placed in posi-\\ntion on the morning of the race, and Lee\\nstopped when opposite the stump instead of\\nkeeping on to the line of the post. Edwardes\\nMoss is an English Jew, the son of a baronet,\\nand a 8trap])ing big fellow, almost as large as\\nCourtney; but I still think that Lee did beat\\nhim, and can do so again.\\nAs to the Sho-wac-cae-mettes, they beat the\\nColumbia crew easily, and can do it whenever\\nthe latter want to row them. When Columbia\\nfouled Dublin the Sho es were two lengths of\\no pen water ahead and were taking it very\\nleisurely. On the morning of the second day,\\nwhen they were to row against London, .Joe\\nNadeau complained of feeling ill, but there was\\nno one to take his place and the race had to be\\nrowed. They had the outside or worse posi-\\ntion, and their plan was to keep as close as pos-\\nsible to London to the bend, and then rlraw\\nupon their own wonderlul suppl)- of endurance\\nand row the others to pieces with one of their\\nfamous, long-continued spurts. Thisplanthcy\\ncarried out to the end of the first mile, keeping\\ntheir bow tip within five or six feet of that of\\nLondon all the way, though London pulled\\ntremendously, running their stroke up to fortj\\nfour, a faster stroke, as Playford said after-\\nward, than they had ever before attempted.\\nJoe Nadeau said several times to the boys that\\nhe was sick and couldn t keep up much longer,\\nbut they urged him to keep on and do what he\\ncould, and his brother, who pulled on the same\\nside of the boat, pulled with the strength of two", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0507.jp2"}, "476": {"fulltext": "402\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nmen and turned tlie rudder so as to favor Joe.\\nIt wasteri-ibly exciting to us on the banks, and\\nthe several hundred Americans who were there\\nwith red, white and blue ribbons in their\\nbuttonholes, yelled themselves perfectly hoarse\\nurgiii:, on the Sho es. The bend was reached\\nwith the two boats side by side, and then Mose\\nNadeau called on his men for one of their\\nfamous old-time spurts. They had taken but\\ntwo strokes more when Joe Nadeau doubled\\nover his oar with a groan, and began to vomit.\\nThen the race was lost, for he was perfectlj-\\ngone, though the others were as fresh and as\\nwell able to pull a Hfty-stroke to the finish as\\nthey were at the end of the three mile race at\\nWatkins last May. They didn t pull to the\\nfinish, for Joe couldn t lift his head, and Mose\\ntold Durell to stop rowing also, and he and\\nDusseau pulled the boat home. They kept up\\ntheir spirits before the crowd, and made light\\nof losing the race; but afterward one of them\\ncame into my room and cried like a child, and\\nwe all felt pretty sore over it. As for the crew-\\nbeing ])umped, as some of the London jjapers\\nsay they were, that is all nonsense, for, wilh\\nthe exception of Joe, thej- were as fresh as\\ndaisies.\\nWe staid at Henley for two or three days\\nafter that, and George Lee went down and\\ntook a pull over tlio four-mile course from\\nPutney to Mortlake. He wanted to enter for\\nthe Winfield sculls in the Metropolitan regatta\\nover that course. Here he would have met\\nPlayford, the English amateur chamjiion; but\\nthey would allow none but Englishmen to\\nenter, so he was barred out. We found that\\nthere w:is no steamer from London until the\\n17lh, and so, finding that I could do so as\\ncheaply as to keep them where they were, I\\ntook the boys over to Paris, where we staid\\nfive days. We did not meet any of the French\\noarsmen, though I believe .some of them were\\nlooking for us one day. We went to the Expo-\\nsition, of course, and enjoyed it thoroughly. It\\ndoes not impress one as so grand an affair as\\nthat at Philadelphia, nor give one so large an\\nide.i of the va.stness of the world s productions,\\nbut I rather think there is more in it. The\\nAmerican exhibit does not compare favorably\\nwith that of European nations, except in the\\nmatter of machinery; there 1 think she is\\nahead. She is very farbeliind in her exhil its\\nof painting and statuary-, atid if what we .saw\\nthere is the best that American artists can do,\\nI think they had better stop painting. I see\\nby the papers that medals have been awarded\\nto two of the American paintings, but the\\njudges who made the awards must have dif-\\nferent eyes from mine. After all, though, I\\nsuppo.se it is absurd for a Sho waccae-mette to\\npretend to art criticism.\\nWell, we returned to London from Paris,\\nand sailed on the 18th. and have had a long,\\ntedious passage, with poor accommoilations all\\nthe way home. I think a strong effort will be I\\nmade in the West to send the Sho es to Eng-\\nland for the Henley regatta again next year,\\nand if they are sent they will go long enough\\nbeforehand to get thoroughly acclimated. I\\nam glad we went, for we have learned many\\nvaluable lessons, and have had a good opportu-\\nnity to test our powers again.st the best oars-\\nmen that England can produce.\\nThe Sho-wae-cao mettes have brought their\\nold, well-tried shell home with them, but can\\nprobably never use it again, for in transit\\nacross London from the Paddington railway\\nstation to the ship, it got badly wrenched and\\nbroken, tleorge Lee sold his new boat to Let\\nof Boston, and brought his old one home. It\\nwas also considerably damaged in London, and\\nhe sent it to Troy yesterday to be repaired, so\\nas to be ready for the national regatta on\\nthe 20th.\\nThey all unite in condemning the lack of\\ncourtesy on the part of the English oarsmen,\\nwho failed to extend a single invitation of any\\nkind to them during their entire stay on the\\nother side. They sa\\\\ that there was almost no\\nbetting on their I ace with London, as the\\nchances were considered too nearly even but\\non the race between George Lee and Moss\\nthere was considerable mone\\\\ put up, with the\\nformer as the favorite. By many people he\\nwas afterward charged with having sold the\\nrace, and claims to have been in imminent\\ndanger of being mobbed. The jiresent plan of\\nthe Sho wae cae-mcttes is to leave this cit} for\\ntheir homes to-morrow morning by way of the\\nErie raihva}\\nThe following account of their reception at\\nDetroit and Monroe is taken from the Detroit J\\nPoxt and Tribune\\nThe Sho wae-cae-mettes and their business\\nmanager, E. D Price, sporting editor of the\\nPost and Tribune, who returned to New York", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0508.jp2"}, "477": {"fulltext": "AQUATIC SPORTS AND OARSMEN OF THE RIVER RAISIN.\\n403\\nfrom Kngland last ^Vedn^.^sllaJ\u00e2\u0080\u00a2, arrived in tliis\\ncity via the Canada Soullicrii Railway at !J:40\\no cloclc Saturday morning. Tiiero was no\\nformal reception, and only a small number of\\npersons, including three or four local oarsmen,\\nwere pi-csentto greet tliem. Tliecrcw at once\\ntook a carriage to the Russell House, leaving\\ntheir battered old shell in the passenger coach.\\nDaring the afternoon they were met by numer-\\nous boating men and others, who listened with\\ninterest to the story of their varied exf)erienccs\\nabroad.\\nMr. Price, who has been a niiich inter-\\nviewed young man since his return to America,\\nin a conversation with a reporter of the Post\\nand Tribune afforded considerable fresh infor-\\nmation of interest concerning the visit of the\\nMichigan oarsmen to England.\\nIn reply to an iiiquiry as to what he\\nthought of the Sho-wae-cae nietles chances of\\ndefeating the famous London rowing club but\\nfor the sudden illness of Joseph Nadeau, he re-\\nplied\\nI am no projihet, nor do I believe in proph-\\necy, but I shall always entertain the firm\\nbelief that the race was theirs but for Nadeau s\\nbreaking down. Scoffed at for a time on ac-\\ncount of the peculiarities of their style of row-\\ning a st3le diametricall}- opposed to all the\\ncherished ideas of the Knglish concerning a\\nsj)ort in which thej deem themselves invinci-\\nble\u00e2\u0080\u0094they had gradually won resjiect by the\\nundeniable rapidity with which they managed\\nto get their boat through the water. It was\\nalso conceded that they rowed exceedingly\\nwell together, despite some errors which were\\nbelieved to be fatal to their success. After their\\ncomjiaratively ea.sy victory over the Dublin\\nand Columbia College crew on Jul}- 4, thcj- be-\\ngan to be feared as well as respected, but still\\nthe prevailing opiiiion was that London would\\nbeat them in the final heat. The result should\\nnot be accepted as proof of the P^nglish crew s\\nsuperiority. Although handicapped by their\\nheavy boat and disadvantageous position, the\\nSho-wae-cae-mcttes had accomplished all that\\nthey hoped to do and even more, u]) to the\\npoint where the sick man gave out. Tliey\\nwere confident that if they could keep within a\\nlength or so of the Lontloners for the first mile\\nthey could outrow them in the finish through\\nthe superior endurance which has hitherto\\nbeen regarded as their chief characteristic.\\nBut when the decisive spurt was called for, the\\nhalf fainting man at ^o. H could do no more\\nand succumbed from sheer exhaustion. The\\nviolence of his diarrhetic attack had weakened\\nhim so that not even his wonderful grit and\\npluck could keep him up an^ longer. At that\\ntime there was not over haUadozen feet differ-\\nence between the bow tips of the two shells, the\\nLondoners leading.\\nYou have heard of thea-ssertions made soon\\nafter the race that Nadeau was not sick, and\\nthat the Sho-wae-cae-inettes .sold out?\\nI regret to say that I have hoard of the cir-\\nculation of .such reports, and I take great pleas-\\nure in branding as willful and malicious falsi\\nfiors the persons who gave them currency.\\nNadeau s illness was bona fide. In the first\\n])lace there wa.s no opportunit}- for them to\\nmake money, had they been dishonestly in-\\nclined. There was no pool-selling and very\\nlittle betting. Occasionally a small bet of\\ntwenty to twentj -five shillings was made, with\\nthe odds in favor of London, and once in a\\nwhile an even bet of a few pounds was effected.\\nIn the second place, no pecuniary consideration\\nwould have influenced the Showae-cae-mettes.\\nThej realized that the eyes of the whole\\nAmerican nation were upon them, and that\\nthe} were there to uphold the iionor of their\\ncountry. Tlu went to England to win they\\nwere confident of winning up to the time that\\nNadeau was taken ill, and even then they did\\nnot despair of being able to pull him through.\\nThere is always a certain clement read}- to set\\nup a cr} of fraud and impute dishonesty to the\\nloser in any contest of strength or skill. Some\\nof the statements circulated were absurd enough\\nto condemn themselves. One imaginative ci ea-\\nture evolved the startling rumor that the crew\\nmade -$20,000 by selling the race, and that\\n])oor Joe Nadeau received 87,000 of the jilun-\\nder. Once for all, I desire to assert in the most\\nemjdiatic and unqualified manner, that the\\nShowae cac-mettes did not sell iherace. They\\ncame home as poor as they went. The Sho-\\nwae cae-mettes feel indignant, and ver^- justlj*\\nso, that a newspa])er published here in their\\nown State should be contem])lible enough to\\npublish and endorse these idle, floating rumors,\\nunsupported by an atom of proof, and give them\\nstill greater publicity. The men assailed woi O\\nthree thousand miles away, ignorant of the\\nim])utations cast u]ion them and ])owerless to", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0509.jp2"}, "478": {"fulltext": "404\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ndofond tlicmselvos. This niudo the attack not\\nonly malicious but cowartlij\\nWhat was tlie actual cost of their trip\\nabroad\\nThe only moncj which they had passed\\nthrouL(li my hands, with the exception of a\\ncheck lor \u00c2\u00a7100, which the citizens of Monroe\\nscut ilircct to Mr. Dusseau, and this was di-\\nvided equally among the four members of the\\ncrew and spent by them as thej- saw fit. First\\nI received $560 from the Watkius Eegatta\\nAssociation to defray the expenses of the\\nseven members of our jiarty subsequently I\\nreceived from the same source S190 more,\\nmaking a total of $750 aside from the passage\\ntickets furnished us. Out of this I paid their\\nboard, travelin:.; expenses and incidentals, and\\ngave each man about $40 in spending money.\\nThe much-talked-of Paris trip cost exactly\\n8104. When the Sho-vraecae-mettes left Eng-\\nland they were almost or quite penniless. On\\nboard the ship I divided equally among the\\nfour men of the crew the little fund of $200\\nsubscribed by the citizens of Detroit, so that\\nthey had $50 each when they landed in New\\nYork. Contrary to the statements of the Free\\nPress and Neivs, I did not share in the distri-\\nbution of the Detroit fund. The money was\\nraised by C. P. Toll and my.self for the crew,\\nand it was paid to the crew.\\nIn response to an inquiry as to whether the\\nSho es would visit Henley again next summer,\\nMr. Price stated that such was the earnest\\ndesire of the crew, who were anxious to wipe\\nout their recent defeat. He was confid nt that\\nif they were furnished with a suitable boat and\\nwent long enough before the regatta to become\\nproperly acclimated thej- could defeat the Lon-\\ndon crew. They should be in England at least\\na month or six weeks before the race. He also\\nwas of the opinion that there were three or\\nfour crews in America who could show the\\nLondoners the way over the Henley course,\\nand thought he could pick out one of them\\nright here in Detroit.\\nThe Sho-wae-cae-mettes had intended to\\nleave for their home in Monroe at 3:.0 p. m.,\\nhut postponed their dejiarture until 7 i M.,\\nupon receipt of a telegram from home request-\\ning the delay so that preparations for a fitting\\nreception could bo completed. They desire to\\npublicly express their grateful apjireeiation of\\nthe courtesy extended to them bj the Eureka\\nBoat Club of Newark, New Jersey, who enter-\\ntained them for three days after their return\\nfrom Europe, to Messrs. Witbeck Chittenden,\\nwho entertained them at the Russell House\\nyesterday-, and to Frank E. Snow, general\\npassenger agent of the Canada Southern, who\\nfurnished free transportation from Buffalo to\\nthis city and thence to Monroe, and who was\\nuntiring in his personal efforts to assist them.\\nThe Sho-wae-cae-mettes will not compete at\\nthe coming Northwestern regatta in this city\\nnext week, but will bo here as lookers-on.\\nThey have, however, accepted an invitation to\\ngive an exhibition pull over the course on\\nWednesday afternoon.\\nThe Sho-waecae mette boys had a pleasant\\nride from Detroit and arrived at Monroe at\\n8;20 I M. They were met at the railroad\\nstation by the Monroe Cornet Band and citizens\\nen masse. Everj bod} in the citv, man, wo-\\nman and child, apparently, was on hand to\\ngive a cordial welcome home again to the\\noarsmen who had acquitted themselves so\\nnobly since they left their native town behind\\nthem in May last and set out to try their for\\ntune at Watkins. As the train moved up to\\nthe depot the band played a lively air and the\\nassembled multitude shouted themselves hoarse\\nwith cheering.\\nThen the oarsmen were placed in a carriage\\ndrawn by four horses, and, led by the band of\\nmusic, a procession was formed and escorted\\nthem to the courthouse. The city was bril.\\nliantly illuminated and the court house and\\ngrounds were decorated with gaily colored\\nlanterns. Inside the court house four chairs\\nhad been placed on the platform, and to these\\nchairs the victorious oarsmen were escorted.\\nThe crowd filed in and filled every inch of\\navailable room in the building. Then there\\nwere speeches of welcome and congratulation.\\nThe first speaker was J. D. Ronan. He con-\\ngratulated the boys on their safe return from\\ntheir long trip, and welcomed them home again\\namong their old friends. He spoke of their\\nachievements at Watkins and at Henley, and\\nsaid the people of Monroe had watched them\\nwith pride. He was followed by General\\nSpalding and Judge R. J. Phinney. The\\nlatter spoke of their old boat, which he said\\nsome had thought of not much account, but\\nwhich he believed just adapted to the crew.\\nHe urged them not to change it, and if the", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0510.jp2"}, "479": {"fulltext": "AQUATIC SPORTS AND OARSMEN OF THE RIVER RAISIN.\\n405\\nold boat was damaged beyond ro])air, to liuve\\nanother built just like it. These speeches\\nwore greeted with great applause and cheering,\\nand between thcni the band played some ex-\\ncellent selections\\nWhen the others had concluded, Captain\\nXadcau was calle l on for a speecli. He said\\nhe was not a speaker, and could not bo expected\\nto say much. Nevertheless he wished, on\\nbehalf of himself and his comrades, to return\\nheartfelt thanks to the people of Monroe for the\\nmagnificent and entirely unexjjected reception\\nwhich had been accorded to them. His remarks\\nwere applauded.\\nThen the crowd insisted on seeing the rest\\nof the crew, and one by one they were called\\nup. They had no speeches to make, but in\\nresponse to the call simply rose and bowed,\\nand were enthusiastically cheered as they\\ndid .so.\\nWhen the demonstration at the court house\\nhad been conclud(!d, the Tiadics Aid Society of\\nthe Methodist church inviteil the heroes of the\\nday to a banquet in a neighboring hall.\\nThither they repaired and sat down to tables\\nspread in luxurious stjde. Each of tlic oars-\\nmen was presented with a beautiful bouquet,\\nand it was noticed that Henry Durell got two\\n(onewitira mysterious card attached to it).\\nThese festivities were prolonged until a late\\nhour. The citizens had hitherto hu/.zaed over\\ntlie returning oarsmen until they coulil huzza\\nno longer, and now the ladies vied with each\\nother in bestowing upon them their sweetest\\nsmiles.\\nThe Sho-wae-cao-mettcs after their return\\nhome from Kngland purchased a new four-\\noared shell. Henry Durell and Steve Dusseau,\\nat the meeting of the Xoi thwestern at Bay\\nCity, won the senior double scull race. The\\nold crew in their new boat won two races,\\nopen to all, at the meeting of the Northwestern\\nat Detroit, and the o])en to all four-oarcd race\\nat the meeting of the Mississippi Valley Asso-\\nciation at Keokuk, Iowa. They also attended\\ntlie regattas at Saratoga and New Orleans, and\\ngave exhibition pulls at numerous places.\\nThey were invited to attend every important\\naquatic event that took place, and were\\nalwaj-s royally received and entertained every-\\nwliere they went.\\nThe Nadeau Hros. are now in business in\\n.lie city. Joe ia married and has three young\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Shoes, who all take to the water like ducks.\\nThe oldest is nine years old, and pulls a very\\njiretty oar and the get there stroke Moses\\nNadeau keeps his old single scull, and all\\nefforts of the fair sex to have him change it\\nfor a double have been fruitless. Steve\\nDusseau is a knight of the footboard, and\\ndrives a locomotive on the Jjake Shore. He\\nis married, has one child, and lives at Elkhart,\\nIndiana. Heniy Durell lives in Saginaw, is\\nmarried, drives a locomotive, and has the\\nreputation of being the best runner in the\\nSaginaw valley.\\nTHE RIVER RAISIN SCULLERS.\\nThere were a great many single and double\\nscullers on the river during the boating excite-\\nment, and with the exception of the Amateurs\\nsingle were Hat bottomed and home-made, but\\nwere always an imjiortant feature of the home\\nregattas and River Eaisin Navy. The follow-\\ning are the names of the sculls and the clubs\\nrepresented\\nDOIHLK SCULI-S.\\nWhite Fawn, Babes in the Woods.\\nCornell, Independent Scullers.\\nDolly, Floral City Boat Club.\\nLittle Diffenbaugh, Independent Scullers.\\nSINGLE SCULLS.\\nMuggins, Indejiendcnt Scullers.\\nTime-Killer, Babes in the Woods.\\nGrasshopper, Indejiendent Scullers.\\nArmy Worm, Floral City Boat Club.\\nTHE ItlVKlt RAISIN NAVY.\\nThe Iiiver Raisin Navy was organized in\\nAugust, 1S74, by about sixty members of the\\nold clubs and scullers for the purpose of\\ngiving regattas on the river. Five regattas\\nwere given, and prizes offered for shells,\\nbarges, duck boats, tub races, etc.\\nThefirst regatta was held at(iuyor s Island,\\nSeptember 2, 1874, William Sterling com-\\nmodore. Honors were awarded in different\\nraces as follows:\\nFour-oared Shell Race\u00e2\u0080\u0094 3 entries: Ama-\\nteurs, Shoes, and Floral City s. The\\nrace was awarded to the Florals on a foul.\\nPrize, Commodore s cup.\\nPunting Boat Race :}-milc and return;\\nprize, sack of flour L. Cooley time, 14:22.\\nDuck Boat Race\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .f-mile and return, open\\nto all; prize, gold badge Alex. Duby; i:-i;2:)A.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0511.jp2"}, "480": {"fulltext": "406\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nHarn c or Lap-Stroak Jlai e\u00e2\u0080\u0094 |-niilc and\\nreturn; 3 entries: Florals, 6-oared L. S.\\nAtlanta; Amateurs, 4 oared L. S. T.N.\\nPerkins; liabes, 4-oared L. S. Medora.\\nCrew, K Perkins, stroke, A. V. DifTcnbaugb,\\nNo. 2 W. Waldorf, No. W. P. Sterling, bow.\\nTime Amateurs, 10 niin.; Florals, 10:2;\\nBabes, 10:5. The Babes under the rules had\\na time allowance of 9^ seconds, making their\\ntime !):57^ and giving them the race. This\\nwas the most e.xciting contest of the day.\\nDuck Boat Jiace |-niile and return, won by\\nThomas Arniitage in 14:02^. Prize, silver badge.\\nDouble Sculls\u00e2\u0080\u0094 |-miie and return; prize,\\nsilver cup, presented b^ .J. 1). Roiian 2\\nentries, Kate Jolinston, J. C. and W. C. vSter.\\niing, and the Babes in the Medora. This\\nwas a very hot race, and near the finish the\\ncrew of the .lohnston quit, and the Babes\\nbelieving it was a concession to give them the\\nrace, quit also, and the race was called off by\\nthe judges.\\nTub Pace\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Distance, 80 feet; pi-ize, silver\\ntub entries, tubs Bad Medicine, Henry\\nWardBeccher and Elizabeth Tilton. This\\nexceedingly funny race was won b} Bad\\nMedicine, with Frank Carlisle in the tub\\ntime, 50J seconds, the best tub time on i-ecord.\\nThe other tubs collided and sunk.\\nSingle Sculls \u00e2\u0080\u0094|-mile and return; prize,\\nsilver medal, given by L. J. F, Grant entries,\\nW. C. Sterling, paper shell Baby, and A. E.\\nWing, duck boat Tom Collins. A. E. Wing\\nwon the race by a time allowance of 10 seconds.\\nTime, 13:52.^ Baby s time, 13:44.J.\\nThe second annual regatta of the River\\nRaisin Navy was held at Guyor s Island, Aug-\\nust 24, 1875, Wni. C. Sterling commodore, and\\nattended by a large number of Detroit and\\nToledo people, ta.xing Uncle Joe s accom-\\nmodations to the utmost. The Sho es with\\ntheir new 4-oared boat, the Chas. G. Morris,\\neasily defeated the Amateur s new boat,\\nJennie E. Thompson, and the Florals in the\\nHorace T. Conant. Time, 19:42| Florals\\nsecond, time 21:15^. The Amateurs broke an\\noar and did not go over the course.\\nJunior Double Sculls f-mile and i-eturn,\\ntwo entries: White Pawn, of Babes in\\nWoods club crew, A. V. Diffenbaugh and\\nW. C. Waldorf; and the Cornell of the\\nIndependent Sculler!? crew, A. N. Perkins\\nand VV. P. Sterling. The (jorncU came in\\naliea l, time 9:58; White Fawn, 10:44^.\\nSenior Double Sculls\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Doll} of the Floral\\nCity Club, with crew W. C. and J. C. Sterling,\\neasil} defeated H, IbircU and C. Carselinan\\nof the Independents in the Lillie Diffen-\\nbaugh time, 10:01.\\nJunior Single W. C. Waldorf in Time-\\nKiller defeated A. N. Perkins in Grasshop-\\nper in a very close race; time, 12:06, 12:0(51.\\nSenior Single This was a vei y interesting\\nand closelv contested race, and no one could 1\\ntell which would bo in first when ten lengtlis\\nfrom home. Muggins, II. Durell, time\\n11:UH; Time-Killer^ W. C. Sterling, ll:18i.\\nLap streak Race- The T. N. Perkins, with\\nFrank Sterling as coxswain and his French\\ncrew, E, Duby, H. Anteau, L. Vinier and Ij.\\nLazette, easily defeated the Florals in the\\noared L. S. Harry C. Bulkley.\\nFour-oared Shells Pi ize, silver goblet\\nopen to Toledo clubs. The Undines, of Toledo,\\nsent over a crack crew to row the Sho es\\nin this race, and at the start the Undines took\\nthe lead and at the three-quarter-mile buoy\\nthe Sho es passed them, they having fouled\\nthe buo} The crowd was immensely excited,\\nand cheer after cheer went up when the\\nSho es passed the home stake some four\\nlengths ahead time, 19:47; Undines. 20. This\\nended the most successful and best attended\\nregatta ever held on the Raisin.\\nThe third annual regatta of the Rivei Raisin\\nNavy was held at Guj-or s Island, September 7,\\n1876, Wm. C. Sterling commodore. The day\\nwas dark and threatened rain. But few ladies\\nattended, and the audience was very small.\\nThe four-oared shell race for the Commo-\\ndore s cup was virtuall} a walk-over for the\\nSho-wae-caemettes, and the onlj^ contest was\\nfor second place between the Florals and\\nAmateurs. The Florals steei-ed wildly and the\\nAmateurs led them all the way from the stake\\nto finish time, respectively, 18:54, 19:47, 20:24.\\nSenior Single Sculls\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. P. Sterling in the\\nWait, easily defeated A. V. Diffenbaugh in\\nthe Go five-eightlis mile and return silver\\ncup time, 11:18^.\\nSenior Double Sculls \u00e2\u0080\u0094Five-eighths mile and\\nreturn silver goblets. This was a race be-\\ntween the Nadeau Brothers, of the Sho es,\\nin the Dolly, and George Diffenbaugh and", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0512.jp2"}, "481": {"fulltext": "AQUATIC SPORTS AND OARSMEN OF THE RIVER RAISIN.\\n40\\nC. Karsuliaiin, ol tlio AiUiituurs, in tho Jjillii.\\nTlic Nadeau brothers took tlic k a I (Voin the\\nstart, and won in S:5!l.\\nWorking Boat Kace Tlircc entries; five-\\neiglitiis mile and return gold badges. Some\\nof the strouge.st pullers on the river were in\\nthis race. The John Wahl, with Captain \\\\i.\\nJoues (stroke) and L. Lazctto (bow), eanie in\\nahead time, 12:57^.\\nJunior Double Sculls Fiveeighthsniile and\\nreturn silver goblets. The White awn,\\npulled by J. Dureli and A. V. Diftenbaugh. of\\nthe Babes, easil}- defeated the Cornell, with\\nW. P. Sterling (bow) and A. N. Perkins\\n(stroke), of the Independent .Scullers time,\\n9:25i.\\nSenior Single Sculls Five-eighths mile and\\nreturn; silver cup. This was a race between\\nGeorge Bolsb^ jr., and Joe Nadeau. of tiie\\nSho es. It attracted a great deal of atten-\\ntion, and was ver} close to the end. Nadeau\\nwon in 10:04.\\nThe tub race afforded a great deal of amuse-\\nment, and was won by Johnnie Kull.\\nThe T. N. Perkins and her French crew,\\nin the four-oared lap-slreak, had a w. ilk-over.\\nThey were the champions in theii class on the\\nriver, and no crew could be found to compete\\nwith them.\\nThe fourth annual regatta of the Rivor\\nllaisin Navy was held at Guyor s Island, Sep-\\ntember 13, 1877, with W. 1 Sterling as com-\\nmodore. A delegation of oarsmen were\\npresent from Detroit, and the steamer Frost\\nbrought a largo load from Toledo.\\nSenior four-oarod shell race was between the\\nSho es and a Floral City crew, with F. G.\\nBulkley (stroke), G. F. Bulkley (No. 2), A. H.\\nGrant (No. 3), and O. Johnson (bow). The\\nSho es gave the Florals a start of thirty\\nseconds and did not overtake them, the\\nFlorals coming in ahead; distance, one and\\none-half milesand return time, 10:10 and 18:50.\\nJunior Double This race was won by A. N.\\nPerkins and W. P. Sterling, of the Independ-\\nent Scullers, in 9:42f The Babes in the Woods\\ncame in about a foot and a half behind; dis\\ntance, five-eighths mile and return.\\nSenior Double\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Five-eighths mile and re-\\nturn. This was a race between the Nadeau\\nbrothers, of the Sho es, and two crews of\\nthe Florals. One crew of the Florals lost an\\noar, and the other on the home stretch did\\nsome wild steering and i-an into the side of the\\ncanal and smashed their boat. The Sho es\\ncame in eight lengths ahead time, 10::!\\nWorking Boat Race The coiiteslanls piilleil\\nfor all they were uorth to where the tur ning\\nbuoys should have been, but the}- had been\\nremoved and the race was declared off,\\n()\\\\)v\\\\\\\\ to all Single\u00e2\u0080\u0094 One !nile and reUii-n.\\nThe starteis in this race were F. 1). Standish,\\nof the Kxcelaiors of Detroit; Moses Nadeau, of\\nthe Sho-wae-cae-mettos; and W. C. J.Camjioau,\\nof the Detroit Scullers. Standish took the\\nlead as they pa.sscd the grand stand as they\\ntook the river Campeau and Nadeau slapjied\\noars, Campeau recovering first and taking the\\nlead, with Stanilisli second. As they rounded\\nthe bend Nadeau pulled to the front, and on\\nthe return they rounded the bend in a bunch\\nap] roaehing the grand stand, Standish led by\\nsi.x lengths, with Campeau second and Natleau\\na i|uarter of ainile in the rear. Standish passed\\nthe line in 15:10; Campeau, 15:21.\\nPair-oared Race Three entries. The crews\\nwere unable to ki e|) clear of each other, and\\nlinally two gave up in disgust, and the Indo-\\njiendent Scullers crow pulled over the cour.so\\nalone.\\nJunior Single\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Five-eighthsmile and return.\\nA. V. DiffcTibaugh easily defeated W. P, Ster-\\nling in 10:42.\\nSenior Single was between II. Diirell and J.\\nNadeau, of the Sho es. Nadeau came in a\\nlength and a half ahead time, 9:3*1.\\nThe swimming race was won by Louis La-\\nzettc. The tub I ace was most amusing all tip-\\nped over and were unable to finish.\\nThe fifth and last regatta of the River Raisin\\nNavy was held at the docks September 5,\\n1878, W. P. Sterling commodore. The fame\\nof the Sho-wae-cae-mettes had given Monroe a\\ngreat reputation as a boating town, and people\\ncame from far and near to see the Sho es.\\nThe grand stand was crowded, over t 0 thou-\\nsand people were on the docks, and all along the\\nriver banks were boats of evei-y description\\nloaded to the water s edge with po le.\\nThe four-oared shell race was rowed in heats.\\nThe first ti ial heat of the fouroared race,\\none mile and return, was between the Floral\\nCity Club and l^ndines of Toledo. It was a\\nvery chjsc race and was taken by the Floral", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0513.jp2"}, "482": {"fulltext": "408\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCity Club, by ubouL a boat length and a half;\\ntime, 14:44; Undines, 15.\\nThe breaking of a rudder wire caused con-\\nsiderable delay in the start of the second trial\\nheat of the four- oared crews, but they got off\\nwell together, but the Centennials fouled the\\nAmateurs before the}- reached the first quarter\\nthe Amateurs withdrew, and the Centennials\\nfinished in 14:47.\\nThe next race was the single scull, one-half\\nmile and return, between VanNieman, of the\\nUndines, and Bowlsby, of the Amateurs. They\\nstarted off nice!} but Bowlsby took the race\\neasily; time, 9:36.\\nThe race next called was for double sculls,\\none-half mile and return, between the Undines,\\nof Toledo, and the Wj-andottes, of Wyandotte.\\nThey got a good start, but the Wyandotte crew\\nsoon took the lead and kept it to the finish;\\ntime, 7:(l9.\\nIn the final fou roared heat between the\\nCentennial and Floral City crews, at the word\\ngo they started well together, pulling\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Florals\\nforty and Centennials forty-five the Centen-\\nnials took the lead before they got to the\\nquarter, and kept it all the way around. Just\\nbefore reaching the finish the Florals, who had\\nsteered considei-able out of their course, ran so\\nnear the barge used for the judge s stand as to\\nunship their oars, which caused them to tip\\nover. They were rescued by their friends,\\nsomewhat exhausted and well scared. Time,\\nCentennials, 14:10.\\nThe exhibition pull of the Sho es was the\\nattraction of the afternoon, and when they\\nappeared upon the river they were received by\\nthe spectators with a round of applause. They\\npulled a mile with a turn in 6:30.\\nThe six-oared race, one mile and return, was\\nbetween the Undine and Floral City Boat\\nClubs. It was very close to the turning stake,\\nwhere the Undines went to grass, but made\\na quick, short turn and got away for home a\\nlittle ahead, on the return; about one-half mile\\nfrom the finish, they fouled with the Florals, and\\nby it lost considerable ground. This foul un-\\ndoubtedly gave the race to the Florals. Upon\\nthe whole this was one of the most exciting\\nraces on the river. Time, Florals, 13:33A\\nUndines, 13:40.\\nWorking boat race, one-half mile and return,\\nwas won bj- Lazettc and Vinier in 11 minutes.\\nThey pulled the John Wahl.\\nThe tub race was very interesting to the spec-\\ntatoi s. It was taken by Henry Rotcheford.\\nThe presentation of prizes took place at\\nhrtrong s Hotel, J. D. Ronan making the pre-\\nsentation speech. The Centennials, of Detroit,\\nwinners of the four oared race, were the recip-\\nients of an elegant silver water-i3itcber. The\\nWyandottes, winners of the double scull race,\\neach received a silver cup. The prize for the\\nsix-oared race, won by the Floral City s, was a\\nhandsome silver ice-pitcher. The single scull\\nprize, won by G. W. Bowlsbj was a silver cup.\\nThe prize for the working boats, two silver\\ncups, and for the tub race, a silver badge.\\nIn the evening the visiting crews were en-\\ntertained by the Navy, and after toasts and\\nspeeches by the various members of the boat-\\ning fraternity, Mr. H. U. Soper, in behalf of\\nthe citizens of Detroit, presented the Sho-wae-\\ncae-mettes with a purse of $390, for the purpose\\nof procuring them a new boat with which to\\nattend the Henley regatta next season. It\\nwas a very pleasant surprise to the Sho es,\\nand their secretary, Mr. D. R. Crampton,\\nthanked Mr. Soper and the citizens of Detroit\\nin words that were expressive of the heartfelt\\ngratitude of the club.\\nTHE MONROE MARSH COMP.\\\\^NY.\\nThe Monroe Marsh Company was first started\\nin the winter of 1880, with tlie following list of\\nmembers:\\nGeorge Dawson, St. Catharines, Ontario.\\nII. G. Jackson, Binghamton, New York.\\nH. J. Taylor, St. Catharines, Ontario.\\nCharles Ijobb, St. Catharines, Ontario.\\nJ. B. Giles, St. Catharines, Ontario.\\nChironce M. Teller, New York.\\nHoward Soule, Syracuse, Ne v York.\\nF. Brandreth, Sing Sing, New York.\\nGeorge A. Brandreth, Sing Sing, New Yorlc.\\nPierre Van Wyck, New York.\\nRobert B. Lawrence, New York.\\nW. B. Lawrence, New York.\\nJoseph C. Willetts, Skaneateles, New York.\\nMathias Nicoll, New York.\\nWm. Treadwell, New York.\\nHenry W. de Forest, New York.\\nJ. Mack, and five or six other applicants.\\nOn May 29, 1881, the first regular mei^ting\\nof the stockholders was held at the Globe Hotel,\\nSyracu.se, and the following officers were\\nelected", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0514.jp2"}, "483": {"fulltext": "AQUATIC SPORTS AND OARSMEN OF THE RIVER RAISIN.\\n40!)\\nPivsidcnt, (u lirgo Dawson.\\nVice Pivsidont, Howard Soulo.\\nSo(. ivtar3--Tivasiuvr, J. Bi vans Gik-s.\\nJ)irectors, H. G. Jackson, L. Mosos, Franklin\\nBrandri th, R. B. Lawronce and Chark S Lobb.\\nCiinimilU o on Constitution and B}- Laws,\\n.1. B. Gilos, H. C. Symmes and H. J. Taylor.\\nTlio Collowing October, 1881, a .set of articles\\nof association and rules were adopted, wliicli,\\nwith certain modifications, are still in force.\\nThe officers at prest nt are as IdIIkws\\nPresident, Howard Souk\\nVice President, F. Brandretli.\\nSecretary-Treasurer, Robt. B. Lawrence.\\nDirectors, Lucius Moses, Hon. H. Conant.\\nTrustee, W. C. Sterling.\\nThe list of members is as follows\\n1. Frank B. Austin, New York.\\n2. Franklin Brandretli, New York.\\n3. Ralph Brandrelh, New York.\\n4. Hon. H. A. Conant, Monroe, Michigan.\\n5. A. N. Cowden, Batavia, New York.\\nG. George Daw.son, St. Catharines, Ontario.\\n7. Henry W. de Forest, Ne v York.\\nH. Hon. Robt. R. Hamilton, New York.\\n9. Hon. Frank Hiscock, Syracuse, N. Y.\\nRobt. B. Lawrence, New York.\\n11. Waltrr B. Lawrence, Now York.\\n12. Lucius Mo.ses, Marcellus, New York,\\ni;;. .lames Rafferty, Buffalo, Now York.\\n14. Howard Soule, Syracuse, New York,\\nl. j. William C. Sterling, Monroe, Michigan.\\nIC. Henry J. Taylor, St. Catharines, Ontario.\\n17. Judge William J. Wallace, Sj racust-, N.Y.\\n18. Joseph C. Willetts, Skaneateles, N. Y.\\nThe original number of subscribers has been\\nreduced from twent3 -five to eighteen.\\nThe company coTitrols about 2,300 acres of\\nmarsh and bay shooting. The ducks embrace\\nall the best varieties. The canvasbacks and\\nredheads are killed in large numbers, sixty-\\neight canvasbacks having been kilk d by one\\nmember of the company on one day dui ing the\\nfall of lS8(i. Eighty-four redheads have also\\nbeen killed in a day by the same member. The\\nlargest number of bii ds brought in b^ a single\\ngun was one hundred and tifty-seven, in the\\nspring of 1883, and one hundred and forty-five\\nof them were lesser scaup and ring-necke l\\nscaup. Geese and swan are at times shot ujion\\nthe marsh, but are not present in any such\\nnumbers as to insiiiv sport.\\nThe company have expen led about six\\nthousand dollars in Mitable (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0hil)-hon es, situ-\\nated upon the bordei-sof the Moni oe slii|) (-anal.\\nThe club is still 5-oung, and its history al)oul\\nthat of all similar associations.\\nMONROE YACHT CMI!\\nOrganized and incorpoi ated May 27, 1887.\\nStation, Monroe, Michigan. Officers:\\nCommodore, Wm. C. Sterling.\\nVice Commodore, So^moui- Re\\\\ nobis.\\nRear Commodore, W. C. Waldorf.\\nSecretary, Wing Little.\\nTreasurer, J. C. Sterling.\\nMeasurer, Capt. J. W. Louttit.\\nBoard of Dii cetors J. \\\\Vhi])ple, Chas.\\nWing, L. O. Goddard, R. C. Fullei W. 1\\nSterling.\\nList of yachts enrolled in the Monroe ;^eht\\nClub\\nName. Oinner. Kig.\\nEmma G. J. C. Sterling, e^rti. Sehoonci-.\\nReynolds No. 1. Seymour Reynolds. Sloop.\\nNellad. Capt. J. W. Louttit. Fore cV A ft.\\nFlorence. R. C. Fuller. Cut Rig.\\nRe^ nolds No.2. Seymour Reynolds. Sloop.\\nL. B. Sink. Vetal Willits. Stoani.\\nEmma N. Capt. L. Jones. Foroc^i Aft.\\nDaniel Brown. Dewey Bros. Fi)rec*cAft.\\nFuller. R. C. Fuller. Steam.\\nBeulah. John Stoncr. Fore^Aft.\\nJohn Cooper. l)iu-lo Duval. Fore.V .\\\\(i.\\nThe Monroe Yacht Club joined llie Inter-\\nLake Yachting Association, and sent yachts to\\nseveral regattas given l)y the association. The\\nReynolds No. 2, at the regatta held by the\\na.ssociation in 1888 at Putin-Bay, carrieil off\\nthe prize in her class. The Reynolds No. 1,\\nat the regatta given at Toledo. Ohio, bj- the\\nOhio Yacht Club in 1887, carried off the honors\\nin her class. She is now owned at Toledo, and\\nstill carries the champion flag.\\nMr. Seymour Reynolds and 1?. Fuller\\nhave been the largest ))atrons of yachtini: at\\nMonroe, and have devoted a great deal of time\\nto the study of models, and have had several\\nyachts built in accordance with lans and\\nmodels of their own design, Mr. Fuller giving\\nhis attention to steam and Mr. Reynolds to\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0sail yachts. Messrs. Cooper Brothers have\\niniilt most of the yachts launche l here, and\\nsome of tliem iiave been very fast. Thc^- have\\na fine reputation all over tlie country as build-\\ners of all clas.scs of pleasure craft, and boats of", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0515.jp2"}, "484": {"fulltext": "410\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntheir build are now owned and used in many\\nStates ot the Union. Vetal Willits, proprietor\\nof the boat house, has l)uiit one steamer and\\nmany sail and small boats. Captain Ben\\nWhitney built tlie Fuller for E. C. Fuller,\\nthe finest steam |ileasure boat ever built on the\\nRaisin, and has IpmIK many small boats for ])er-\\nsons in Adrian and dittci eiit jiarts of the\\ncountry. Ca])tain li. .lones. formerly in the\\nboat business and an old builder, in 1888 built\\nthe Emma N., the finest finished, mo.st com-\\nplete and fastest boat of her class on the river.\\nThe home sailing regattas, on account of so\\nfew boats being of the same class, were never\\nvery successful or interesting. But some of\\nthe matched races were ver} exciting and will\\nbe long remembered by the pai tici])ants and\\nresident boatmen. The Daniel Brown in\\nall these contests always maintained her rejiu-\\ntation of being the fastest lore and aft craft\\nat this end of Lake Erie.\\nIn a matched race between the Emma(i..\\nJohn Cooper and Reynolds, from the\\ndocks in the Third ward to and around the\\nblack can buoy and return, go as you please,\\ntowing by tug only excepted, the crew of the\\nEmma CI. eai ned the reputation of being the\\nliest all-round sailors and watermen in the\\nclub. The race was commenced in a severe\\nblow, and. ended on the home stretch with a\\nstrong wind down the river, so that the boats\\ncould not work u|). On the home stretch, from\\nthe light-house to the docks, the crews of the\\nrespective l)oats manned the pike-j^oles and\\nused them vigorousl3^ The tow-lines were\\nbrought out and made the best use of possilde.\\nBut the ci-ew of the Emma G. capped the\\nclimax by taking to the water like ducks, anil\\ntowed and pushed their schooner in a winner.\\nThis was one of the most novel and exciting\\nyacht races on record.\\nAny account of boating at Monroe would be\\nincomplete without mentioning Captain .Joseph\\nGuyoi who lived on the bank of the United\\nStates canal and gave it the name of Guj^or s\\nIsland. He kept an inn there for the accom-\\nmodation of sportsmen, boatmen and picnics.\\nHis fish, duck and muskrat dinners were\\nfamous, and he was never so happy us when\\nhe had served a dinner to strangers or unsus-\\npecting friends from the city, and after they\\nhad eaten heartily of his chicken, to inform\\nthem that they had just finished a muskrat\\ndinner and that they could not tell muskrat\\nfrom chicken. He was known far and wide as\\nUncle Joe. On the arrival of a party by\\nboat he always went down to the canal to take\\nthe line, and his greeting, Bon jour, comine\\nvous porle vous, will be long remembered by\\nhis many ohl friends and patrons. He was an\\nauthority in all matters pertaining to hunting,\\nfishing, the habits of wild fovvl, fish, muskrats,\\nand other fur-beai ing animals, and frequently\\nappeared before the legislature at Lansing to\\nadvise them in regard to the legislation neces- i\\nsary for the protection of game, muskrats and\\nfish. His inn was the headquarters for yachts- I\\nmen and oarsmen most of the local regattas\\nwere held there. Three of the famous Sho-\\nwae-cae-mette crew were relatives of his, and\\noarsmen from all parts of the country wore\\nwont to meet at Uncle Joe s, talk boat, drink\\na little elderberry wine, made from berries\\ngathered on the island, and warranted to keep\\noff malariaaudall the ills of the marsh. Sports\\nmen came on from the Eastern States every\\nfall to hunt, and the limited accommodations of\\nthe inn were alwa^ s crowded during the shoot-\\ning season. But finally the hunters became so\\nnumerous that the water-fowl were hunted\\nfrom tlaylight to dark, driven from the marshc~\\nand their feeding-grounds practically broken\\nuji. VVni. C. Sterling, after a fruitless endeavor\\nto get residents of Monroe interested in thf\\nenterprise, joined with a number of weallhy\\nsportsmen from the East in purchasing Guyor s\\nIsland and the surrounding marshes, and estali-\\nlishing a shooting preserve. Joseph Guyor\\nsold out all his interests to the Monroe Marsli\\nClub, moved up town, and died May 5, ISSti, at\\nthe age of seventy-four.\\nThe litigation between the Monroe Marsh\\nClub and the trespassers and poachers was\\nlong and bitter. The question was not con-\\nfined to the courts, but was discussed pro and\\ncon. in the newspapers, and by some treated as\\nif it was the most important question of the\\ntimes. No small part of the voters thought it\\na political and not a legal question, and were\\nojiposed to any candidate who believed in and\\nfavored the protection of the property rights\\nclaimed by the Monroe Marsh Club. The\\nLiberal Shooting Club, composed of some of\\nthe residents of Monroe, was organized for the\\npurpose of contesting the right of the Monroe\\nMarsh Club to j)reserve these lands purchased", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0516.jp2"}, "485": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0517.jp2"}, "486": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0518.jp2"}, "487": {"fulltext": "AQUATIC SrORTS AND OARSMEN OK THE RIVER RAISIN.\\nIll\\nof Giiyor and olln is, mid :i \\\\:iv^e sum of inoiioy\\nwas raised by the Jjibcral (Miib for that\\nliurposc.\\nA test suit was coinmeiieed b}- William C.\\nStei-liiiir, trustee for the Monroe Marsh Club,\\nagainst Charles JaeUson, representing the\\nLiberal Club, for trespass. The laintiff was\\nre|)rescMtcd bj- Messrs. Grosveiior it Landon\\nand v. A. Baker, and tlie defendant by John\\nKaiich, Charles Whitman, A. C. Angell and\\nlli)t I. 1 Christiancy. The suit was decided\\nin the Circuit Court in favor of the plaintiH\\nand aiijicalcd by the defendant to the Supreme\\nCourt, and was tu ice argued there before the\\ncourt rendered a decision in fiivor of plaintiff\\nand then the court was found to be divided\\nthree to two. The principle was established in\\nthe.se suits, that the right of hunting and shoot-\\ning wild fowl was in the owner of the .soil, and\\nseems now to be i)rctt} generally ac(|uiesced\\nin. This case, Sterling vs. Jackson, is reported\\nin Mich. Reports.\\nPOINT .MOUILLE SHOOTING LIB.\\nWilliam O. Hall, (brmerly of Toledo, Ohio,\\nnow residing in Monroe, in 1872 purchased\\nover two thousand acres of marsh lands and\\nleased the shooting privilege on other lands in\\nthe tdwnslii]! (if Berlin, near Point Mouillc,\\nbuilt a hunters ludge, employed game keepers\\nand established a complete game preserve, the\\nfirst ever established in the Northwest. Up\\nto this time the marsh lands along the lake\\nshore had but little value and were considered\\nalmost worthless, and no one seems to have\\nthought of making an\\\\ such use of them until\\nMr, Hall established this jireserve. The own-\\ners of marsh lands soon saw that as the\\njiopulation increased and the counti-y grew in\\nwealth these lands would have great value for\\nS)iorting purposes, and the pi-ice of marsh\\nlands commenced to advance. Mr. Hall sold\\nbis preserve in 1880 to the Point Moiiille Shoot-\\ning Club, be being the only incmbcr who is a\\nresident of Monroe county.\\nJoseph M. Sterling, John L. Ilotl inan, Ben-\\njamin Lee, H. W. Waldorf and Joseph Nadeaii\\nall own tracts of marsh lands, and maintain\\nshooting preserves for their own pleasure and\\ntheir friends.\\nTHE BAY POINT SHOOTINO CLIII\\nERIE .SHOOTING CLUB.\\nThe sportsmen and farmers in Erie owning\\nmarsh lands, finding that tliey were valuable\\nfor shooting purjioses and that outsiders were\\nreaping all the benefits and enjo\\\\ing the\\nshooting, decided that they w-ould ]iut all their\\nmarsh lands into one preserve, form a club and\\nprotect them from trespassers, and in August,\\n1S7.S, Dr. William R. (JifTord, Joseph S. Hilton.\\nGeorge .Stump, A. J. Kenny, James C. Potter,\\nCharles M, Rowe, Jay W^, Kenny, John Wee-\\nman, C, O, Brigham, Z. Pheatt, Geo, Hall, Levi\\nMorrill, and others met and organized The\\nBay Point Shooting Club for the purpose\\nof securing suitable territoiy for hunting and\\n.shooting for the exclusive use of the members,\\ntheir friends, etc. All the members owning\\nmarsh lands leased them to the club, in all over\\n4,000 acres. Li 1889 this club was reorganized\\nunder the name of tlio Krie Shooting Club.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0519.jp2"}, "488": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXX.\\nBUSINESS INTERESTS OF MONEOE.\\nTO write the life history of our esteemed fel-\\nlow-citizen, Hon. Joseph M. Sterling,\\nwoiilii be to give the storv of the rise and\\nprogress of the princii al business and manu-\\nfacturing interests of the city of Monroe from\\n1835 to the present time. Up to about 1838,\\nfrom the peculiar advantages given it by nature,\\nMonroe was the most prominent port on the\\nlakes west of Buffalo and Cleveland, and all\\nclasses of merchandise were brought by water\\nin any kind of craft to La Plaisance Bay, about\\nfour miles south of Toll s dock, to which place\\nit was brought through the marsh from the bay\\nin horse boats.\\nWAREHOT SES.\\nIn 1S37 George B. Ilarleston l)uilt the\\nsteamer Alvira Smith, in which Captain\\nE. L. Haft, at the bay and Toll s dock (Dr.\\nGraham keeping the warehouse at the bay),\\nreceived as a Ibrwarding house (under the\\nname of Harlcston, Haft Co.) all shipments\\nat either end, which continued till about 1839,\\nwhen J. Q. Adams, president of the River\\nEaisin Bank, formed a company, or in fact two\\ncompanies, of which he was president and the\\nbank mostly owners, calling them the fja\\nPlaisance Bay Harbor Company, for the pur-\\npose of biiildiui; anti operating w-arehouses at\\nthe bay and dock; and the Lake Erie and\\nRiver Raisin Railroad Company, for the pur-\\npose of building, operating and maintaining a\\nrailroad between Toll s dock and the bay. The\\nroad was built of Wooden rails laid through the\\nmai-sh on piles, the motive power being horses,\\nand with a car lor freight and passengers.\\nGreat calculations were made as to the increase\\nof business which would result from this great\\nimprovement, so clo.sely identified with the\\nfinancial interests of Monroe.\\nAbout the same time a cojjartnei-sliip was\\nforrne l by and between A. Ivuinbei-t, W. and\\nJ. M Stci ling, under the firm name of A. Jjam-\\nbert Co., and basing the price upon the pre-\\nvious year s business, rented both railroad and\\nwarehouse for $1,500 per jear, and at existing\\ntariffs they expected to realize largely on their\\nrental.\\nThis may be said to be the turning-point in\\nthe history of Monroe. Up to this time there\\nhad been no exports. The country being new,\\nthe settlers had been compelled to import the\\nnecessaries of life, and fluttering sails caught\\nthe early spring and late fiill breezes on the\\nlake, and Monroe was the principal point to\\nwhich they made their consignments but in\\n1840 the most of the imports ceased, and Ihc\\ntotal of the exports amounted to only about\\nfive hundred barrels of flour. In 1841 the first\\nproducts of the West came in from Adrian on\\nthe Michigan Southern Railroad, being six car-\\nloads of wheat of one liunilred bushels each.\\nThese were landed in Moni oe at a ]H)int near\\nwhere Kurd s elevator now is, antl Patrick\\nGolden had the contract to dock the shipment.\\nAs a contrast with the present methods they\\nthen carried the gi ain in bags on their shoul-\\ndei s, weighed the wheat and emptied it into\\nthe bins, working till about two o clock in the\\nmorning, and when done taking their supjier\\nat the baj\\nA gradual increase from year to year lias\\nshown that with all the competition from other\\npoints Monroe still held her own, as during\\nthe year 1888 one firm alone exported over\\n825f),000 worth of grain.\\nIn the spring of 1842 J. M. Sterling, Cole A.\\nUisbrow, P ifield Sterling, and Morton, Birch\\nCo. had warehou.ses, making most of their\\nshipments by lake to Cleveland and Bufliilo.\\nBronson Colton then moved from Conneaut,\\nOhio, and in 1843 the La Plaisance Bay ware-\\nhouse was moved to the dock, and the ship-\\nments made throULch llie new canal, the ware-\\nhouse being o|KTale l by Slolham Wing, and\\nis now ust d as an icehouse.\\n[412]", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0520.jp2"}, "489": {"fulltext": "BUSINESS INTKRESTS OF MONROE.\\n413\\nIn 1S44 has. Noble hiiill a warclionsc for\\nStrong iV Scolt, wliieli was used by Albert Jjee\\nami vvas destroyed by fire in 1883. During\\nthe same j-ear Noble Sterling built what was\\nlong known as the old block warehouse, and\\nniiw forms a part of the hint of the Sterling\\nManufacturing Company.\\nDaring the years 184:i-l Monroe was one of\\nihelargest produce markets in this section of the\\ncountry and wlieat was brought in from Jack-\\nson and j)oints in Washtenaw and Ijeiiawee\\ncounties, in wagons, atul what was not useil by\\nthe Mdiirot- mills was sent to the warehouses\\nfor shiiiim-nt to Buffalo. With the o])ening of\\nthe railroad through to Chicago from the lake,\\nand the tariff being the same to boat t)r ware-\\nhouse, five cents per barrel on flour and thre(?\\ncents per bushel on wheal, the profits on ware-\\nhousing were so reduced tliat with the excep-\\ntion of Noble Sterling they were all discon-\\ntinued. But they had come to stay, and Mr.\\nSterling said that for the next thirty ^-ears he\\npriijiosed to have a ]mil of fresh drinking\\nwater in his warehouse oftice on the dock.\\nDuring tlie next few ^ears, owing mainly to\\nthe unsettled state of currency, nearly- all the\\nbusiness transactions of the da}* were in the\\nnature of dicker, and in 1842-4 the flour wait-\\ning shi])m(Mit at the dock was stored in sheds\\nand piled up, at times on account of the\\nscarcity of vessels there being as much flour\\nstored and waiting as there are now poles on\\nthe yards on the dock. The track to the bay\\nwas of the hardest kind of wood that could be\\nprocured. 2x4 in size, and in the trip from llie\\ndock to the bay it was no unusual thing to\\njump the track five or six times. In those\\nlaysthc boys liked to have their fun and save\\nwork as well as now, and in 1840 they rig^ cd\\nup a hand car with a sail in order to save\\npumping, thinking to take a trip to the bay\\nin this railroad sailboat. J. M. Sterling was\\nthe first to board it, and just for lun started\\nalone for the i)ay; but lie had i-eckoncd without\\nhis host, as he soon found tliat it was one thing\\nto start but (juite another to stop the novel\\nmachine. On approaching the warehouse at\\nthe bay, and seeing no way of getting control\\nof the sailboat, he took a header and left\\nthe car to run its course, whicii it soon did, the\\nmomentum carrying it through the warehouse\\nand into the lake, from which it was afterwards\\nfished out. As this involved more work than\\n|Mini])ing. it is neeilless to say that the\\nItoys did not again use the sail as a motive\\nl)Ower.\\nMany trips were made in those daj-s from the\\nbay to Detroit in small boats, ami an incitleiit is\\ntold of one starting out in the spring of 1845\\nfrom Detroit, and the -sailboat ride recalled\\nto Mr. Sterling s mind the remarks of Mr.\\n.Iiis ph Campeaii when toiil (hat the boat had\\nfloundered about in the ice, tore her paildle-\\nwheels to ])ii ces, but finally brought up in a\\ndemoralized condition at lOrie. Mr. ampeau\\nsays with his French accent\\nWell, I t ot so. Now when ze Englishman\\nhe want to go anywhere, he set down and t ink\\nhow he get lar; and va Fri-nchman he wtiut to\\ngo, and he stop and link how he^ ctdar; but\\nze American, ze Yankee, he want to go, and, be\\ngar, he go. He go heaven, he go hell, he go\\nanywhere\\nWhat a contrast between early transporta-\\ntion and navigation and tiiat ol the present time!\\nThe Indian pony and the lumber wagon have\\ngiven place to the railroad, the small boat and\\nMackinaw bateau to immense ironclad levia-\\nthans but some will doubtless feel that notwith-\\nstanding these impi ovements, these increased\\nconveniences and facilities, that the good old\\ntimes when tliey made journeys through the\\ncountry by the old fashioned stage coach or\\nrockaway were far more to their liking and en-\\njoyment; and tlu ri is, somehow, an air of inno-\\ncence and ingenuousness, wholeness and com-\\n})leteness associated with those old-lime manners\\nand customs that is lacking in the modern\\nimprovements and conveniences, and of which\\nwe are strongly reminded wlu-n we see the\\nfarmer of to-day driving into the city with his\\ncomfortable old wagon, in the back of which is\\nhis crock of fresh l uller, or basket of eggs,\\ncovered with newly mown fresh grass with\\nwhich to feed the old family horse. It reminds\\none of old times, of healthful country breezes,\\nand speaks of our forefathers frugality and\\nthrift and the wise and jiniileiil la^-ing-up for\\na rainy day.\\nFIE!..\\nUp to about lS4(;-7 the (brests furnished fuel,\\nand charcoal was largel} used. In 1847, J. M.\\nSterling began bringing coal on steamers in\\nhogsheads and barrels for the use of blacksmiths,\\nand for many years supplied most of the coal", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0521.jp2"}, "490": {"fulltext": "414\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nused by that trade to points as far west as\\nGoshen oil the Michigan Southern Air Line.\\nIn the fall of 1848 he built his first coal shed\\nand stocked it with forty tons of blacksmith\\nand grate coal, which at that time was con-\\nsidered to be more than enough to last for the\\nnext decade. The business increased slowly\\nbut surely, until in 1860 nearly two hundred\\ntons wore used in Monroe. In 18(35 over four\\nhundred tons were sold by him, and in 1870\\nover twelve hundred tons found a ready mar-\\nket. The next five years showed an annual\\nincrease of about one hundred tons, while in\\n1880 the mark was made at nearly three thou-\\nsand tons, which increased over four hundred\\ntons a year for the next five years. In 1888 the\\nreceipts of coal at Monroe station for all parties\\nwere over five hundred carloads, or nearly ten\\nthousand tons, an increase in fort} years of\\nabout nine thousand and eighty-six tons. A\\nlarge portion of this is handled by W. C. Ster-\\nling, dealer in coal, wood, salt, hay, straw and\\nice, at the same place where J. M. Sterling put\\nup his first coal sheds in the fall of 1S4S.\\nMONROE GAS LIGHT CO.\\nThe books of the Monroe Gas Light Com-\\npany- were opened for subscription in the com-\\nmon council room on Friday and Saturday\\nNovember 11 and 12, 1859. The capital stock\\nwas jilaced at $40,000, and divided into eight\\nhundred shares at fifty dollars. The company\\nwas incorporated December 10, 185D, by I. R.\\nGrosvenor, B. F. Fifield, J. R. Kauch, C. K.\\nGreen and E. A. Lansing, under the provisions\\nof an act of the legislature of the State of\\nMichigan, approved February 12, 1855, and\\nentitled An act for the formation of Gas\\nLight companies, the charter to run for thirty\\nyears. Ira R. Grosvenor was elected president,\\nF. Fifield treasurer and secretary, and with\\nJ. R. Rauch, C. K. Green and B. A. Lansing,\\nformed the first board of directors.\\nA contract was at once made with Sylvester\\nS. Battin, of Newark, New Jersey, to construct\\nthe works at a cost of 836,000, payment to be\\ninaih^ ill the stock of the company. The work\\nof construction was commenced April 9, 1860,\\nB. F. Fifield being chosen superintendent.\\nNovember 24th of the same year the work was\\ncompleted, and the resignation of I. R. Grosve-\\nnor as president, and Green and Lansing as\\ndirectors accepted, Joseph M. Sterling being\\nelected to the former, and S. S. Battin and\\nBenjamin Dansard to the latter positions.\\nFrom this date (November 24, 1860) to De-\\ncember 31st, the receipts from consumers were\\n$305.76. During the twelve months ending\\nDecember 31, 1861, the total consumption of\\ngas was a little over 662,000 feet at $3.50 per\\nthousand, the receipts being $2,317.31, with\\nabout 45,000 feet of main pipe. For the year\\nending December 31, 1888, the price was $2.00\\nper thousand feet, and a little over 4,339,000\\nfeet used, for which the company received\\n$8,678.76, and to supply which required over\\nthree and one-half milesof main pipe. During\\nthis time the service has been made without\\nany accident of note except an explosion in the\\nyear 1862, which left the city without gas for\\nabout three months.\\nSTERLING MANITFACTURING CO. i\\nThe Sterling Manufacturing Company was\\nincorporated in January, 1888, with a capital\\nstock of $10,000, the incorporators being J. M.,\\nJ. C, W.C, F. S., and W. P. Sterling. They\\nbegan building in 1887, their plant consisting\\nof a saw, shingle, lath and planing mill, with\\nengine, power and necessary yard room. The\\nmill buildings projier are two stories high, j\\n90x80, or about 14,400 square feet of floor space,\\nin which they conduct the business of general\\ncontractors and builders, having in process of\\nconstruction over thirty houses in Toledo, be-\\nsides a large number in Monroe and Wayne\\ncounties. The docks of this company, with the j\\npole dock of F. S. Sterling Co., furnish the\\nonly landing in Monroe for boats drawing over\\nseven feet of water.\\nWESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO.\\nFollowing closely upon the opening of the\\npole docks of F. S. Sterling Co., the Western\\nUnion Telegraph Company recognized the\\ngreat advantages offered by Moni oe as a dis-\\ntributing point and entered into negotiations\\nby which they secured about nine hundred\\nfeet of dock room of the Sterlings. They then\\nmoved their yards from Toledo to Monroe and\\nmade it their distributing point for the central\\ndivision, which includes all points governed\\nby the central standard of time, or the entire\\nportion of the United States between Buffalo\\nand Omaha. This division is in charge of\\nJ. D. Dickinson, superintendent supply de-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0522.jp2"}, "491": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0523.jp2"}, "492": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0524.jp2"}, "493": {"fulltext": "BUSINESS INTERESTS OF MONROE.\\n415\\npartment at Chicago, with C. L. Peei in-\\nspector at Monroe. Some idea of tlie iniincnso\\namount ot their business at Monroe may bo\\nformed from the fact that the yards at Monroe\\nemploy from eightj to one liundred men, and\\nliave in stock an average of one hundred and\\ntwentj^ thousand poles, costing about two dol-\\nhirs each. An average of two hundred cars is\\nsent from the yards here each month and\\nshipped to all points in the central division.\\nPAPER MILLS.\\nAmong the larger industries of Monroe maj\\nbo counted the paper mills. Probably the\\noldest mill in the West, and one of the old land-\\nmarks around Monroe, is the Eaisinvillo mill,\\nfour miles west of the cit^ It was built in\\n1834 by Christopher McDowell, and for many\\nyears was the only mill of the kind in Southern\\nMichigan. The first steam dryer ever used in\\nthe West was set up in this mill, in the latter\\npart of the fifties. After passing through vari-\\nous changes it came into the possession of\\nJacob Mitchell in 1862, but the introduction of\\nnew and improved machinery and the cost of\\ncartage to and from the mill rendering it an\\nunsatisfactory investment, in 1887 it was finally\\nclosed. The Monfoe Paper Compan} which\\nconsisted of Jacob and Leonard Mitchell, wa.s\\norganized in 1866, using the old mill until 1874,\\nwhen the present mill was built and a specialty\\nmade of wrapping paper. Of this they manu-\\nfacture about twelve hundred tons annually,\\nmost of which finds a ready market with\\nMichigan wholesalers.\\nThe Monroe Manufacturing Company, of\\nwhich J. R. Ranch is president, S. P. Jackson\\nvice-president, and C. A. Jackson secretary\\nand treasurer, has a mill 250x60 feet, and gives\\non an average employment to about twenty-\\nfive men. They daily manufacture an average\\nof about five tons of wrapping and c.\\\\])ress\\npaper, mostly going to the wholesale market\\nof Chicago.\\nThe Richardson Paper Company, of which\\nJ. Richardson is president, C. C. Richardson\\nvice-president, and M. II. Richardson secretar3\\nand treasurer, manufacture from two and one-\\nliiilf to three million pounds of straw wi-apjiing\\npaper annuallj-, from which their revenue is in\\nthe neighborhood of forty thousand dollars.\\nTheir sales are mostly in the New York, Phila-\\ndelphia and Detroit markets. The company\\nwas incorporated with a capital stock of thirty\\nthousand dollars, and is the outgrowth of a\\nmill built in 1882 by Frank S. Sill and oi)eratcd\\nby him until 1884, when he sold it to Richard-\\nson, Tangoman Scott, of Lima, Ohio.\\nA peculiar enterprise under a great deal of\\ndifficulty was inaugurated in the spring of\\n1888 in the manufacture of cloth binder s board\\nby F. Wahlorf Son, their two-story mill,\\n35x55, now averaging from two and one-half\\nto three tons of that article each day, and giv-\\ning constant employment to from fifteen to\\ntwent}^ men.\\nISRAEL EPLEY ILGENFRITZ,\\nOne of the leading nurserymen in the United\\nStates, and whose push, vim and sterling busi-\\nness qualities have done much toward building\\nup one of the leading industries of Monroe, is\\nthe sixth child and second son of Jacob and\\nCatherine (Epley) Ilgenfritz, and was born\\nAugust 13, 1824, near Ijittle York, I ennsyl-\\nvania.\\nAlthough thoroughly Americanized he is of\\nGerman anccstrj^ the first Ilgenfritz who came\\nto America emigrating from Strasburg over\\ntwo hundred _years ago and settling in the wil-\\nderness on the banks of the now celebrated\\nConomaugh, three and a half miles northwest\\nof Ijittle ork. On his death his eldest son\\nfell heir to the farm of three hundred and\\ntwenty acres, together with a smaller tract of\\nland adjoining, on which he built a grist mill\\nand distillery. When the Revolutionary War\\nbegan he was already an old man, but his\\neldest son, Frederick, the grandfathei- of Mr.\\nIlgenfritz, served through the war, and at its\\nclose settled on the old homestead, where he\\ndied in 1822. He had six sons, John, George\\nDavid, Jacob, Frederick and Daniel. John\\nemigrated to Ohio, settling in what is now\\nMahoning county about I8((l or 1802. He\\nlived to an extreme old age, and many of his\\ndescendants are still living in Mahoning ctmnty.\\n(icorge also moved to Ohio in 1832, and all of\\nhis brothers with the exce])tion of David and\\nDaniel, the former dyingat Lafayette, Indiana,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0527.jp2"}, "494": {"fulltext": "41(\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthe hitter now living nciir Knhiniazoo, Michi-\\ngan. Pi-cderick s brother Martin inherited the\\ngrist mill, and his joungest brother, Samuel,\\nlearned the blacksmith s trade and lived his\\nwhole life in Little York, becoming quite\\nwealthy. His eldest .son, William, held the\\noffice of prothonotary in Little York for some\\ntwenty years.\\nThe Ilgenfritz family in the olden titae were\\nnoted, the men for thei r great mu.scular strength\\nand both men and women remarkable for their\\ngreat independence of spirit.\\nJacob, the father of Mr. Ilgenfritz, after\\nserving in the War of 1812, for which a short\\ntime before his death he received a bounty\\nwarrant for one hundred and sixty acres of\\nland from the Government, lived near Little\\nl ork until about 1830, when he moved to near\\nCarlisle, Cumberland county, Penns3-lvania.\\nThere he followed the occupation of agricul-\\nturist until the spring of 1853, when he moved\\nto Monroe, where he died October 23, 1863,\\nafter raising a family of twelve children, six\\nboys and six girls.\\nThe early life of Mr. Ilgenfritz was spent on\\na farm, with the occasional advantages of a fevv\\nweeks schooling during the winter sea.son,\\nuntil 1843, when he went to Bellcfonte, Center\\ncounty, Penn.sylvania, and emharketl in the\\nnursery busine.ss there.\\nIn the fall of 1846 he visited Monroe, and in\\nthe spring of 1847 he moved from Bellefonte to\\nMonroe, bringing with him a small stock of\\ntrees, which he planted on Monroe street, just\\nsouth of St. John s Catholic church. In the\\nspring of 1848 he bought a half interest in the\\nnursery of E. H. Re) nolds, on the land adjoin-\\ning St. Mary s church. Most of the shrubber3^\\naround the house of Father Joos, where their\\noffice then was, was planted bv him. Tn a\\nshort time Mr. Reynolds sold out his share in\\nthe business to Mr. Jesse Beardsle3^ who shortly\\nafterwards sold it to Mr. Ilgenfritz, making him\\nthe sole owner in the fall of 1849 of the Monroe\\nNursery In the spring of 1850 the firm was\\nchanged to Ilgenfritz Bentley (Mr. A. E.\\nBentley purchasing a half interest), and so\\ncontinued till about 1856, when it again came\\ninto the hands of Mr. Ilgenfritz by the with-\\ndrawal of Mr. Bentley. About 1863 Mr. Ilgen-\\nfritz admitted Mr. Amos Kellogg and Daniel\\nIlgenfritz to j)artnorship (each having a quarter\\ninterest), the former continuing about a year,\\nthe latter leaving the firiii in 1876. After this\\nMr. Ilgenfritz continued the business alone\\nuntil his sons came in with him, when the firm\\nname was changed to I. E. Ilgenfritz Sons.\\nStarting with a small plant, about 1850 it was\\nenlarged by the rental of the Edmonds farm.\\nAbout 1856 the first part of the Waterloo farm\\nof about two hundred acres was purchased. In\\n1858 the railroad farm, of one hundred and\\nsixty-five acres, came into his possession, and\\nin 1872 he acquired the title to the Clark farm\\nof seventy acres. This latter was used as\\npacking grounds for about a year, when it was\\nfound necessary to be more central, and the\\npresent grounds adjoining the Lake Shore and\\nMichigan Southern depot were graduallj- pur-\\nchased of the Rev. Mr. Saft ord and others.\\nProbably one of the ha|)piest moments of\\nMl Ilgenfritz s life was when about 1855 he\\nbecame the owner of his first property on Elm\\nstreet, on Ander.^on block No. 1, which is now\\nknown as the homestead lot. The old log\\nhouse was formerly used as an Indian trading\\n])08t. Here he lived for thirteen years, and it\\nit now used as a dwelling house by his son\\nTheodore.\\nDecember 24, 1846, he was married to Mary,\\ndaughter of Michael and Margaret (Walters)\\nFishburn, whose children arc Margaret E.,\\nborn February 17, 1849, and m.irried February\\n15, 1871, to Thomas Osborn, a well-to-do farmer\\nliving near Tecumseh Harriet F., born June\\n29, 1850, and married May 15, 1872, to J. M.\\nLoose, well known in connection with the Red\\nClover Com]iany, of Detroit; Charles A., born\\nSeptember 5, 1852, married September 13, 1881,\\nto Miss Sadie Ketcham, of Saginaw Albert W.,\\nborn October 23, 1854, died May 2, 1855;\\nTheodore E., born May 3, 1856, married Feb-\\nruary 6, 1877, to Kate Lafontain, of Monroe,\\nand now living in the old homestead house\\nWilbur F., born June 21, 1858 Edgar C, born\\nMay 11, 1860, married November 5, 1884, to\\nHattie Harvey, grandchild of Captain Harvey,\\nwell known to the older citizens of Monroe\\nFrank L., born April 16, 1862; Mary B., born\\nApril 11, 1864; Thomas I., born March 25,\\n1866; Kate v., born December 24, 1867, and\\nLilla A., born December 15, 1869.\\nAll of the Ilgenfritzes two generations ago,\\nwith the exception of Mr. Ilgenfritz s great-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0528.jp2"}, "495": {"fulltext": "BUSINESS INTKRKSIS OK MONROE.\\n417\\nuncle, Samuel, wore Democrats; lie married\\ninto the Hay family and they converted him\\ninto a Federalist. Mr. Ilgenfritz i.-* a .strong\\nRepublican, and yet, such is the estimation in\\nwhich lie is held In his fellow citizens, that he\\nhas been thrice elected to represent his ward\\n(the fourth) as alderman in the citj- council\\nin 1875-G. in 1887-8, and 1889 MO; the ard\\non an averege vote of 180 usually going Demo-\\ncratic by about 40 vote.*, at the last term gave\\nhim a majority of 21 votes.\\nSince about 1851 Mr. Ilgenfritz has been a\\nconstant member of the Methodist Episcopal\\n-luirch, and for most of that time has held the\\noffice of class-leader, steward and trustee. He\\nlias always been liberal according to his means\\nin contriliuting to all church work, and in all\\nhis dealings showed that his profession of faith\\nwas not a cloak to cover the garb of hypocrisy.\\nDevoting bis entire time and energy to his\\nchosen calling he has earned a re])utation\\nthroughout the country which makes him an\\numpire from whose decision there is no appeal\\nin questions as to the name and variet} of any\\nfruit, and while for many years he was foremost\\nat fairs and exhibitions, he now has only time\\nto devote to his constantly increasing business.\\nWe take the following trom the fourth annual\\nreport of the secretar}- of the State Pomological\\nSocietj- of Michigan.\\nWe were back again at Adrian in time for\\nthe 8 A. M. train for .Monroe. A sandwich\\nand cup of coffee sufficed for a l reakfast, and\\nalioard the train for Monroe, where we arrived\\nin time for a substantial dinner at the hosi)i-\\ntahle mansion of 1. E. Ilgenfritz, who is the\\nNunser^- King of the State.\\nTHE MONROE NURSERIES.\\nDirectly in front and adjoining the\\nMichigan Southern Railroad depot are the ex-\\ntensive packinghouses and ornamental grounds\\nof this establishment. A description of the\\nbuildings and grounds may not be inappro-\\npriate here. The main packing house is 40x15(5\\nfeet, two stories high, with cellar for heeling in\\nsuch trees and plants as are require;! for spring\\nsales and would be likely to take injury through\\nthe winter if left in the open ground another\\nadvantage is, it facilitates early shipments in\\nspring. This cellar extends under the entire\\nbuilding, and is entered at either end liy door-\\nways of sufficient size to admit of team and\\nwagon loaded with trees. The bottom is laid\\nwith a coat of cement four inches thick, and\\nthis again covered eighteen inches deep with\\nfine sand for laying in the roots of trees and\\nplants. Here thousands of trees and ])lants\\ncan be safelj- stored out of all danger of injury\\nfrom wind and weatlier, readj- for shipment a\\nmonth or more before any can be moved from\\nthe open ground. In fact, at any time during\\nthe winter months, should mild weather occur,\\nthej- can be handled from these cellars. The\\nground floor is used for boxing, marking, etc.,\\nand affords ample room for thirty or fort) men\\nto work. On one end of this floor are the\\nbusiness offices, and underneath the grafting\\nroom. The upper story is used for manufac-\\nturing and storing boxes used in packing trees,\\nand for the storing of tools, c.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0So indispensable to their extensive business\\nhave the proprietors found the heeling cellar\\nabove mentioned, that they were erecting and\\ntiad nearly completed another building, 50x156\\nfeet, with walls of masonry fourteen feet high,\\nand set in the ground six feet, to be used exclu-\\nsively tor this purpose.\\nThe ornamental grounds attached to these\\nbuildings are nine acres in extent, and were\\nmade up of city lots covered with dwellings,\\nwhich the Messrs Ilgenfritz have purchased\\nand torn down or removed, until they have the\\npresent area all to themselves, and situated in\\none of the most advantageous and pleasant ]iarts\\nof the city. The grounds were somewhat low\\nin their natural state, and the proprietors have\\nbeen at great expense in filling and leveling.\\nThey have covered several acres with fine soil\\nfor the growth of ornamental plants, to the\\ndepth of from two to six feet. It was a vast\\nlabor, but .Mr. Ilgen Vitz remarked: The\\nsoil should be laid on until it ploa.sed him, if it\\nrequired a depth of ten foot. There is a heap\\nof vim in this man. I. I Ilgenfritz. These\\ngrounds were in part already planted to the\\nfinest varieties of ornamental (lowering plants\\nand shrubs, and the coming season they will be\\nentire filled.\\nFrom the ornamental grounds I accom-\\npanied the jiroprietors to the farms, where the\\nheavj- slocks of fruit and ornamental trees arc\\ngrown. There are three in all. covering up-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0529.jp2"}, "496": {"fulltext": "418\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwards of three hundred acres in extent. All\\nsuch stocks of trees are wonderful. The\\nquantities of special leading varieties 50,000\\nBaldwin, 50,000 Greening, 20,000 and 30,000\\nSpy, Canada, etc. were no unusual quantities\\nto be found in single blocks. The soil where\\nthese nurseries are located is a rich alluvial,\\nunderlaid with clay, covering the limestone\\nformation at most but a few feet below the sur-\\nface, and cropping out in numerous places.\\nThe cultivation was the nearest perfection to\\nbe met with anywhere. I much doubt if\\nthroughout the whole extent of these grounds a\\nbarrow load of weeds could have been gathered.\\nAll the grounds are underdrained. Mr. llgen-\\nfritz informed us not a rood of ground was\\nused for nursery purposes without first being\\nthoroughly tiled, the cost of which varies from\\nforty to one hundred dollars per acre.\\nIn the way of the newer varieties of fruit\\ntree stock, tliese men were found no way behind\\ntheir eastern and western competitoi S. Among\\nthe apples were Grimes Golden and American\\nBeauty in large quantities, and many other\\nnovelties I was surprised to find in such\\nquantities. This seems to be the soil for grow-\\ning the pear finer specimens, of all ages from\\none to three and four years old, can be found\\nnowhere in the State; nor have I seen finer\\nblocks of pear frees at Eochester, Geneva, or\\nSyracuse, and the quality fully up to the\\ndemand. The cherry and peach are not so\\nheavily grown but the proprietors have a keen\\neye to the prospective demand, and jilant in\\nl)roj)ortion.\\nAnd yet one important branch of this ex-\\ntensive establishment was hardly u]) to the de-\\nmand of the times: I refer to the ornamental\\ndepartment. They should have some glass\\nhouses, a propagating house, a sjjecimen ))lant\\nhouse, etc., and now that they are finallj estab-\\nlished on their newly acquired and long coveted\\ngrounds, they should bo added at once. Prep-\\narations were already being made for their\\nerection, and early in the coming season will\\nfind them completed. The increasing demand\\nfor hardy evergreens must require a much\\nlarger stock than were noticed here, and on\\ninquiry we were informed that they were pre-\\nparing for a heavy stock in this department the\\ncoming season. Their one and two-j cars-old\\ngrape vines were particularly fine one block\\nof 11,000 Concords, this season s cuttings, were\\nextra. But in the immense stocks of the apple,\\ntheir fine growth and healthy condition, the\\nuniformity of size and form of tree, the neatness\\nand order of planting, with rows as straight as\\nlines of light, and extanding in some blocks for\\na mile or more in length, are found an abun-\\ndant source of meritorious praise.\\nSome idea of the magnitude of this estab-\\nlishment may be gained by referring to the\\namount of stocks planted during the past three\\nyears. On referring to the registry for 1871 the\\nplanting for that year footed up to upwards of\\n600,000. In 1872 their setting reached 650,000.\\nThese two lots were cut to the ground in the\\nspring of 1873. They are a magnificent lot of\\ntrees now, and ready for market, standing from\\nfive to seven feet high, well branched, and as\\ndesirable a lot to select from as one would wish.\\nIn 1873, 400,000 were planted again in 1874\\n400,000 more. The fall of 1875 and spring of\\n1876 will find this establishment in possession\\nof nearly one million trees ready for market.\\nTree planters of Michigan give these gen-\\ntlemen a trial they are worthy of j our patron-\\nage, and your own interests will be served by\\nso doing. They have had their share in the\\ndisasters of the unprecedented cold winter of\\n1872 and 1873 the lo.ss was very great. After\\nbecoming convinced of the damage done, they\\nresolved to destroy all that were known to be\\ninjured, and upwards of $20,000 worth were\\ncommitted to the flames.\\nThe above from the report of 1874 can\\nhardly be improved upon in describing the\\nbuildings and nursery of Messrs. Ilgenfritz,\\nexcept to add a few words showing their\\npresent condition. The main building is\\n^Ilxl5t) and two stories higli, with a wing\\n175x50, having a drive-way and platform be-\\ntween for shijiping, etc. The cellars under-\\nneath are used for trenching, and those under\\nthe wing have the Howe truss roof. The\\nextent of the nurseries gives constant employ-\\nment to about seventy-five men, and consists of\\nthe packing grounds, office and main building,\\nnine acres in extent, where they propagate all\\nkinds of choice ornamental stock, such as tree\\nroses, rhododendrons, choice shrubs, vines and\\nornamental trees.\\nThe railrord farm on the north side of the\\nriver stretches along the Lake Shore Michi-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0530.jp2"}, "497": {"fulltext": "BUSINESS INTERESTS OF MONROE.\\n419\\ni;aii Soiitlu Til tracks a inik and a quarter from\\ntin- rivtr, aud covoi s one huiidrod and (--i^lit}\\naeri S on this there arc five barns, having a\\nfloor space of over one thousand square feet.\\nTile Waterloo farm of two hundred acres is\\nlocated on the southwesterly city limits, and\\nlias four hundred square feet of wcathersheds\\nand barns.\\nThe Clark farm is situated on the nortli-\\nwcstcrly city limits, where about seventy acres\\nare devoted to the cultivation of everi^reens\\nand ornamentals, and on which are five\\nhundred square feet of barn room.\\nThe homesti-ad lot on the nortii side of the\\nriver, between the two bridges and opposite the\\nresidence of Mr. Ilgenfritz. is used for stables\\nand general storehouses, making in all nearly\\nlive hundred acres under cultivation for nur-\\nsery purposes.\\nThe Monroe Nur.st^ries do not make a spe-\\ncialty of any one thing, but have over two\\nniillion trees, consisting largely of apjile, peach,\\npear and cherry in all stages of advancement,\\nand aim to carry in stock all kinds of fruits\\nindigenous to the soil, alwaj-s striving to have\\nonly the best varieties.\\nNUKSEKTf;S.\\nOne of the industi ies of Monroe of which\\nthe average resident has but little conception\\nof the magnitude, is the nurseries. Beginning\\nless than half a century ago it has developed\\nfrom less than two to nearly a thousand acres\\nunder cultivation, lu our survey of the culture\\nof fruits, let us commence at the beginning,\\n(iradual. and e.xperimeiital work of the culti\\nvator has given rise to a branch of industry in\\n.Monroe that has widely surpassed the most\\nsanguine dreams of its founders, and from the\\nemployment of a few in 1840, furnishes means\\nof subsistence to several hundreds of industri-\\nous citizens.\\nIn the tro]iics, amid tlie lu.xurianl vegetation\\nof that great natural hot house, nature offers\\nto man, almost without care, the most refresh-\\ning, delicious and nutritious fruits but in the\\ntemperate zones nature is more harsh, the\\ngenial warmth and sunshine of one season\\nbeing followed in quick succession by cold\\nwinds, ice and snowstorms. In a perpetual\\nstruggle man is engaged in ameliorating and\\ntransforming nature, and it is in the face of\\nobstacles that man as the gardener ari.ses and\\nforces nature to yield to his art. Up to within\\na comparativel}- few years the profession of\\nniirseiyman was unknown, each farmer raising\\nfor himself such trees and plants as best suited\\nhis tastes. But in tim e the stuivlj- tiller of the\\nsoil found that the special study of trees and\\nplants, by systematic and well-planned experi-\\nments and carefully noting the results, gave a\\nmuch finer variet} and a more ))rofitable\\nmarktt. Thus naturally the business gradual-\\nly fell into the hands of a certain few who\\nmade a study of it, and the result was that\\nMonroe has become a large and growing nur-\\nsery center, the soil and climate being from\\ncertain natural advantages esiieeially ada])teil\\nto the growth and pro luc(ioii of strong, hardy\\nand well ripened trees. This, together with its\\nei^ntial location, midway between the East and\\nWest, and the abundant railroad ailvanlages\\naft orded, gave the fullest opportunities for the\\ndevelopment of the business.\\nAs early as 1840 Bi.xhy, Mattocks, llartwelj\\nand others had nur.series on a small scale, but\\njirobabi}- the first one established as a distinct\\nbusiness investment was in 1841 by E. H. Rey-\\nnolils on about two acres of lan l on Elm street,\\nwhere the residence of Father Jose now stands.\\nIn 1847 I. E. Ilgenfritz came to Monroe from\\nBellelontc, Pennsylvania, with a small nnrsery\\nstock, anil opened an office at the same oinl in\\npartnership with Mr. Reynolds, who soon alter\\nwithdrew from the business.\\nThese wi-re indeed ])riinitive times and days\\nof small beginnings, anil the man who would\\nthen have |iredicted that in less than a genera-\\ntion the lilisiliess would have assumed the\\ngigantic pro])orliinis it has, would have lieeii\\nlooked upon as a visionary enthusiast, and even\\na few years before the war a niau from another\\n])ortion of the .Slate coming to .Monroe with a\\nview of starting in the business, and seeing the\\nfifteen acres of apple trees set out by Mr. Il-\\ngenfritz, backed out, thinking that alrcadv\\nmore trees had been ]ilanted than would ever\\nbe sold, and there was no use for hini to enter\\ninto eom|ietitioii.\\nThere is no siibji ct eonsiderid by the larnier\\nof equal imiiortance as the variety of the trees\\nin the orchard he may ])lant. Has he an infi\\nrior breed of liorscs or cattle, his old stock is\\nworth something for work or meat, and he can", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0531.jp2"}, "498": {"fulltext": "420\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nIiini (licni ntVwitli no iii;i(iTi:il loss aiul rrpliKv\\nwilli im|inivc(| IhtimIs. Jiul on jiluntini;- an\\n(irclianl llir .u,-n un.| is (UMlicatdl to tlic tree and\\nas a rule tlir varirty plantcil, ami if, atUT fivo\\n(ir Ivn years ol aii.Ninus waitinii ami ]iaticnt\\nIiiil, liic varicly is fmiml wortlik ss liy llic\\nii;niiram-i^ oi llu- purc-liasiT or knavery of tlic\\nnurseryman, the evil is mil so easy to i-enicdy.\\nJleiice llie work of tlie lionesl nnrsei-ynian\\ni-omes in, to mil only make new \\\\arielies, hnl\\nby -arelnl allenlion lo Ihe nature of llie soil\\nand ex|)osni-e when ijrowinii-, lo use judn menl in\\n]ilaeiML; his trees wliel-e Ihey will mature to Ihe\\nhesi advanla ;e.\\nFoi-ly years a j;o men ;frew their own li i es; a\\nfew years later niirser\\\\-nieii pedilled their stoek-\\nfrom farm toliirm wilh horse and wagon, rarely\\ni;-oino- more llian a liun lred miles from home,\\nand the i;realer |iorlioM of stoek came from\\neaslei u nurseries. Now the aetive canvasser\\nwilh Ids sample hook ami i;-lili tontfue convinces\\nthe farmer that he has jus! the trees wanted,\\nand lakes orders for spriuLi: and fall didivery, at\\nwhi di seasons a cai load or more of stocd is\\nshi|i|iei| lo Ihe ]i..int most desirahle tor disti-ilm\\ntioii, and ihe nurseryman whose re|iutalion foi-\\niMUiesI dealinn- and knowled^ e of his business\\nstands Ihe hiiihest is, es])eeially if ably re|i|-e\\nsentcd by his a!;vnts, apt to .n ct the ci-earn of the\\ntrade. Asid(. from the facilities for immediate\\nand speedy tr-ans]iortatioii. tlic Monroe sloidi,\\nbeiiii;- aeelimateil to the soil, was founil to be\\nuuieli better adapted to the western soil and\\nclimale, and i^radually suj)plaiited the easlern\\nmarket in the Icadiui;- sorts most protitalile lo\\nthis loeality.\\nWe rind 111. H. Reynolds in 1841, followed\\nby 1. E. Ilgenfritz in 1847, from whicU in 1876\\nwe have I. E. Ilgenfritz Sons, and known\\nas the Monroe Nui-series Eeynolds again in\\n1850 as the Monroe City Nursery, and joined\\nin 1866 by S. B. Lewis, until 1880, when the\\npartnershi]) was dissolved and the Floral City-\\nNursery started by Lewis, an l Eeynolds Nur-\\nsery by Reynolds.\\nThe iiiverKaisin Valley Nursery was estab-\\nlished ill 1857 by .1. C. W Greening. In 1882\\nbis two sons, George A. and Charles E., with-\\ndrew, and started on their own account on\\nthirty acres next east of the original nursery,\\nand in 1886 they took the entire charge of tbe\\nnursery located about a mile and a half south\\nof the city of Monroe, and consisting of 240\\nacres. In 1854 Mr. Greening planted the first\\nConcord grape introduced into Monroe county.\\nNaturally following the propagating of trees\\ncomes the production of small fruits. In 1876,\\nafter dissolving partnership with his brother,\\nMr. Daniel Ilgenfritz started as the pioneer of\\nberry culture in Southern Michigan, and now\\nhas on his fruit farm 1,000 apple and 500 pear\\ntrees, and 10 acres of grapes, 20 of blackber-\\nries and SO of raspberries, the shipments from\\nwhich are from 75 to 100 bushels daily, mostly\\nto Bay City and Saginaw markets.\\nSAMUEL BAKElt LEWIS,\\nThe pi Oprietor of the Floral City Nurseries,\\nwas ushered into this world October 5, 1823,\\ntaking his first view of life on a (arm about\\ntwo miles west of Monroe, being the third\\nof a family of ten boys, his parents being Silas\\nand Lydia (Chilsoii) Lewis, the former of\\nwhom was killed by the falling of a tree\\nDecember 1, 1853; the latter was born in Cart-\\nwright, Delaware county, New York, a few\\nmiles (i-om Albany, May 2, 1799, and is now\\nliving at the advanced ago of ninety years in\\nCouncil Bluffs, Iowa. In 1806 she went with\\nher ))arents to Little York (now Toronto), On-\\ntario, and was but a short distance away wdien\\nthe magazine was blown up, resulting in the\\ndeath of General Pike. Her father, John Chil-\\nson, was impressed into the British army dur-\\ning the War of 1812, and not wishing to right\\nagainst his own conntr^ymen, was at that lime\\nin hiding under a neighboring bank, which\\nfact probably saved him from the fate of\\nhundreds of his comrades.\\nHis grandfather, Reuben Lewis, came to\\nMonroe in 1806 with eight families, and was\\nprobably one of the first American settlers in\\nMonroe. He, with Silas, was attached to the\\ncavahy, under General Hull, during the War\\nof 1812, and at Hull s surrender August 11,\\n1811, took to the woods and carried the news\\nto General Winchester. His aunt Lucretia\\n(mother of the late Mrs. E. H. Reynolds) lia l\\njust made a new cloak which the Indians tried\\nseveral times to take from her as she pluckily\\nrecovered it each time, they finally took both\\nher and the cloak to their camp about eight\\nmiles distant, and from which she managed to\\nmake her escape the first night. His grand-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0532.jp2"}, "499": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0533.jp2"}, "500": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0534.jp2"}, "501": {"fulltext": "BUSINESS INTERESTS OF MONROE.\\n421\\nfather and gi-iiiidiiiotber in company with a\\nnumber of other settlers made their escape\\ni roni the Frcncli and Indians, and in an open\\nbateau followed the coast of Lake Krie to\\n(Meveland; in conse(iuencc of exposure during\\nIhc trip Mrs. Lewis died, and Mr. Ijewis after-\\nward went to Kentucky and ro-married.\\nShortly after peace was declared, Sd;is\\nmarried, and returning to Monroe settled on the\\nold farm, and also worked a tannery and boot\\nand shoe shop, and on the opening of the\\nMichigan Southern liailroad from Monroe to\\nAdrian took the contract for the constriu^tion\\nof sections eight and eleven.\\nHis brothers are: Manson, born -May, 1820,\\ndied November, 1824; Shubael, born February\\n2S, 1822, for two years treasurer of the town-\\nship of Milan Silas, born July, 1825, wlii\u00c2\u00bb\\nwent to California in 1851 over the overland\\nroute, and bringing up in Texas just before the\\nWar iif the Kebcllion, was pressed into the\\nConfederate service, and served in the rebel\\narmy through the war, at the close of which,\\nin company with two other families, fitted out\\nteams, intending to emigrate throui, h the Indian\\nTerritory to Iowa, but the first night out, when\\ncamped on the banks of Blue River, tlu y were\\novertaken by white men disguised as Indians\\natid the men brutally- murdered, while tlu wo-\\nmen and children, after iair\\\\ ing their hushands\\n;\\\\Tid fathers in hurriedly dug graves, returned\\n1(1 Bonham, Fannin count}-, Texas; Mos s,\\nhorn in 1827 and died an infant; John Chilson,\\nliorn in 182i), went to California with oloncl\\nWadsworthin 1851, now livingin Iowa; James,\\nborn in 18:^1, now living in Colorado: William,\\nhorn in 1834; Nelson, born in 1837; the two\\nlatter, with John hil.son, went to Iowa and\\nsettled in the SDUthern part of Kane lownshi]),\\nPottawattamie eoiitily, which a few ears\\n.ago was set off and named Lewis town-\\nship; and (Jeorgo IL, born in 1841, and now\\nliving in Monroe.\\nA remarkable fact in connection with Mr.\\nLewis s family is that all thelirothers (with the\\nexcept of the two who died in infancy and the\\none who was shot) are living, hale, hearty, old\\nmen, who have hardly known the meaning of\\nsickness in their lives.\\nNovember 28, 1849, Mr. Lewis was married\\nill Brownst\u00c2\u00abjwn, Wa^ ne county, Michigan, to\\n.Mary Klizabeth. daughter of Joseph and Julia\\nAnn (DeForest) Viles, the former of whom\\ndied April 2 J, 1877, and the latter April 2C,\\n1888. Mrs. Lewis was a native of Steiilicn,\\nNew York, where she w:fs horn April 2, l.s:j2.\\nHer children are Emma Ijucretia.horn Septem-\\nber 18, 1852, married to William V. Strong, an\\nengineer in Charlevoix, and .son of Captain\\nStrong, one of the old residents of Monroe;\\nClaire Klizabeth, born Octolier 1, 1852 Susan\\nAugusta, born Feliriiary 14, 1854 (ieorge\\nWashiniiton, born September 30, 1855, married\\nMarch 28, 1883, to Belle Hendriek, of Rochester,\\nNew York, and now living in St. (Shark s,\\nMichigan; Franklin May, horn November 12,\\n1857, died January 23, 18(!ll; Alva, born Sep-\\ntemher 14, 1859, died September 30, 1859;\\nHaltie Minnie, horn March IS, 18fil, now living\\nin Monroe, the wife of Willis Baldwin, county\\nsurveyor, to whom she was married April 11,\\n1883; Samuel Cliilson, born July 4, 18li3 and\\nMary Alzada, born November 11, IStJS.\\nOf Mr. Jjewis s brothers none were in the\\nUnion army, altliougii he ]iaid for a suhstitute\\nand was not drafted, and Shubael was drafted\\nand cleared the call by reason of deafness.\\nSilas was pressed into the rebel army, in which\\nhe served through the war, and was shot by\\niiushwhackcrs on the hanks of Blue River,\\nIndian Territory, in July, l!~!(;5.\\nThe grandf\\\\ither of Mr-^. Lewis ftJeorge\\nDeFoi-est) was an officer at West Point, where\\nhe died during the War of 1S12.\\nMr. Ijewis had hut few educational advan-\\ntages in his I arly youth, attending school in the\\nold log school house on the Harvey farm, and\\ngraduating from the .select school kept by\\nIngi rsoll Peters under the old Jlelhodist\\nEpiscopal church. A farrmr from his hoy-\\nhood, he ran a threshing machine for about\\nten years; from 1855 to 1857 he had charge of\\nthe county poorhouse and farm, and after\\ntraveling for Ilgenfritz in 180(1, in company\\nwith K. H. Reynolds slarteil the Monroi City\\nNurseiy on the fiirm wheir the River Raisin\\nmassacre occurred. The great hailst n-m of\\n1883 resulted in the dissolution of this partner-\\nship, and on tlu hundred acres coining to him\\nas his sliare, he started the Floral Cit}- Nursery\\nas S. B. Lewis Co. His brother George was\\nthe company, hut he soon afterward withdrew.\\nMr. Lewis has by close attention built uji a\\nlarge business, extending over the entire\\ncountry. His selection of varieties, manj of\\nthem imported, emhraces all the latest and most", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0535.jp2"}, "502": {"fulltext": "422\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nproiiii.siii^ iiitroduelioiis, as well as the most\\npopular and thoroughly pi-oved older sorts,\\nhoth of fruits or orBanientals, for tlie garden,\\norchard, park or lawn. His aim is to krcp\\nfully abreasl of an enlightened and enltivated\\ntaste in llie introduelion Of new and valnalile\\nvarieties of fruit, and novelties and valnalile\\nacquisitions in ornamentals, giving the most\\ncareful scrutinj to tlieir propagation, accepting\\nwith jileasurc anything that has real merit. By\\na careful consideration of the wants of his\\ntrade, and faitiiful attention to husiness, he is\\nwarranted in ofliei ing his stock as pure and\\nahsolutcly true to name, and is enabled to offer\\nthe product of his nurseries with entire confi-\\ndence to planters in all sections of the country.\\nIn politics Mr. Ijcwis has always been a rad-\\nical Democrat. For many years he has heen a\\nconsistent mcmbei- of (he Presb3 terian church.\\nWACONMAKERS.\\nWhile in tin mainifacturc of wagons and\\ncarriages Mcmrcn has never risen to the clignily\\nof a s)iecially, yet the wurk cif her wagnniakers\\nis largely songht aftei by farmers in the con-\\ntiguous territory. As no record of the business\\nhas heen kept it would be an impossibility to\\ngive a ])erfect account of the in(Uistry, but as\\nearly as 18:!5 we find John Hill (who after-\\nwai ds sold to John Si\u00c2\u00bbencer), with Samuel\\nS^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0llers as his smith, and a shop located on\\nMonroe sti eet where the Methodist church now\\nstands.\\nAt that tinie (1835) Cramer Garwood were\\nthe only l.laidvsmiths. Up to about 1840 we find\\nG(.o lenough (1838), Blue, Dunbar, Eaider,\\nSamuel Kobinson (1836), McCormick, John\\nO Reilly (1837), and Spencer. Mr. Spencer\\ncame from York State with twenty fitrm wagons,\\nand failed, as the main work of the carriage-\\nmaker in those days (the population being\\nmostly French and living almost entirely in log\\nhouses) was French carts and coffins, and his\\nwagons were too expensive to meet with sale.\\nLebrouch, with a smithy where St. Mary s\\nseminary is, J. H. Dennison, John Jones and\\nFischer, came during the thirties, and from 1840\\nto 1850 we have Fischer, Westerman, Kull\\nBrothers. The next decade brings R. Gilmore,\\nFelix Hughes, Kiddie, George Custer (an uncle\\nof General Custer). As good tools were an\\nessential factor in the wagonmaker s vocation,\\nabout 1840 White Miller startiiil an edge tool\\nfactory, and in 1845 were succeeded by one\\nPrindle. John Lewis, as far back as 1835,\\nfurnished castings needed in the business. U]i\\nId I lie time nf the wai- this liranch was in a\\ncrude state, and mostly confined to custom jobs\\nanil (irdered work; liut with thi advent of new\\nmachineiy and manufactuied white stock, a\\nchange was made, and the business as now\\ncarried on practically dates from about 1860.\\nIt would be an impossiiiility to give the\\ncareer of each workman, or even a list of those\\nwho have been engaged in the business in\\nMonroe at different times. In 1874 we have as\\nwagonmakers John Black, John H. Denni-\\nson, John Fischer, August Peters, Balders\\nPorth, and Westerman Co. Combined with\\na blacksmith shop were Acker, Leonard\\nCo., F. Bezeau, Ohr Beck, and Wagner Bros.\\nHaving a forge only were John Alexander,\\nJohn Baier, George Custer, Egle Knap, John\\nC. Heck,Kull Bros., and Peters Cassedy.\\nFifteen years later we look at the condition\\nof the business with as near as possible the\\nyear from which they date, as follows: 1861,\\nBeck Baier, F. G. Ohr 1835, Anton Wester-\\nman 1837, John H. Dennison; 1850, Kull\\nBros. 1862, F. Bezeau; 1870, B. Porth; 1875,\\nG. F. Wagner; 1882, Ludwig Krzyszke\\n1885, J. B. Picjuett. And of the sons of Vulcan\\n1840, John C. Heck 1845, William Acker,\\nJohn Baier; 1860, Frank Benderritter 1873,\\nAnton Egle 1886, Adolphus Dubery.\\nOf these we make mention of John H. Denni-\\nson, the oldest son of Ezekiel R. and Abigail\\n(Adams) Dennison. He was born in Durham,\\nConnecticut, October 21, 1813, and came to\\nMonroe in 1837 from Livonia, New York.\\nHere he entered the employ of one Fischer till\\nthe next spring, since which he has carried on\\na shop for himself October 20, 1840, he was\\nmarried to Amelia, daughter of George and\\nSarah (Ely) Pegler, by whom ho has had twn)\\nchildren Zenas H., born February 14, 1844,\\nand now living in Marshall, Michigan and\\nSarah, born Mai-ch, and dying in September,\\n1846. In politics Mr. D. is a Republican. For\\nmany years has been an active member of\\nthe Presbyterian church.\\nFrank Benderritter came to Monroe in 1853\\nwith his parents, Joseph and Maria (Rosenldatt)\\nBenderritter. He was born at Sandusky, Ohio,", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0536.jp2"}, "503": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0537.jp2"}, "504": {"fulltext": "t^\\n0/4.\\n^:^VC-o*", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0538.jp2"}, "505": {"fulltext": "BUSINESS INTERKSTS OK MONROE.\\n423\\nJune 13, 184:i In May, ISCl, he onlistcil in\\nCompany A, Fourth Micliiican Vi)lunteci- In-\\nfantry, serving until mastered out as irjxiral\\n.lunc 30,1864. Al tlie battle of Cold llari.or\\nlir was wciunilcil in llie liainl, f()r wliicli lie\\nreceives a small |iensi(]n. November 22, li^TO,\\nhe marrie l the dau. ;hter of William and Bar-\\nbara (Schneidi-r) Kull, who is the molher of\\n(!eorge,born September, 1872, and Joseph, born\\nJanuary, IBTO. Mr. Benderritter is a member\\nof Joseph R. Smith Post, No. 7(1, (1. A. R., of\\nwhich he is now junior vice connnandcr. In\\npolities an inde] endent Democrat. He has for\\ntwo years served as city marshal.\\nFerdinand Bezeau was liorn at olcau dc Sac.\\nCanaila, December 12, 1832, and at an early\\nday went with his parents, Joseph l/ouis ami\\nCharlotte (Mitteaud) Bezeau to Eochester, New\\nYork where he lived till tlu death of his mother\\nin 1842. His uncle then brought him to Mon-\\nroe and he learned the tradi of waiionmalccr,\\nwhich he followed successfully till the fall of\\n1888, when he became landhu-d of the Floral\\nCity House. During the time he was in the\\nbusiness he made the oidy omnibus ever- built\\nin Monroe. He has served as alderman and\\nstreet commissioner two terms each. He has\\nli)und marriage a success, having tried it three\\ntimes, June (i, 18G5, with Catherine, daughter of\\nPhilip an l Margaret Ann (Devon) fJregoi v,\\nwho died February 2, 1870, her ehildivn being\\nMary, born May 7, 18G7; Louis Philip, Di cem-\\nber 8, 1869; Elida, August 3, 1871 and Kliza-\\nbeth, March 27, 1874. His seeon l wife, to whom\\nhe was married September 1878, w-as Mary,\\ndaughter of Eilward and Mary Ann (Navarre)\\nLoranger; she lied without issue August 8,\\n1882. His youngest child is Emma Horlense,\\nborn July 27, 1885, her mother being Emma H.\\n(sister of his second 8] ouse), to whom he was\\nmarried March 18, 1883.\\nJOIIX MARTIN,\\nWho for the past six yeai s has been the pro-\\nprietor of a brickj^ard in the western part of\\nMonroe, was ushered into this world the seven-\\nteenth day of Oetol er, 1836, and is a native to\\nthe manner born, his birthplace being Monroe,\\nand his parents Thomas and Marj^ (Cooney)\\nMartin, who came to Monroe county in 1836.\\nThe life of Mr. Martin has been that of a man\\nwho not having early eilucational advanlai^es\\nmade up for it by a large amount oi sound\\ncommon sense. Altera boyhood spent as mo-l\\nboys do, he, in the spring of 1S.^)!I, wont to worU\\nin the Eaton brickyard, continuing in that\\nemj)loymeiit until 18711. when his savings en-\\nabled him to jiroeui-e a horse anil dray, and for\\nabout seven years he might have been found\\nready to do anj work that ])reseiited itself.\\nJanuarj^ 20, 1877, he married Mary (Nuhfer),\\nilaughter of Frederick and I auliiie (Liden-\\nberger) Kodeinan, whose two sons, William and\\nPet(!r Nuhfer, are now eTiginecrs, the one on\\nthe Peniisj-lvania lines, the other at Detroiton\\nthe Michigan Central Railroad. While Jlr,\\nMartin was born and brought up a Catholic,\\nhis contact with )icople has made him very\\nliberal in his views.\\nIn 1870 he purchased the house ami lot on\\nKront street, where ho now lives, and in 188.\\nadded about six or seven acres adjoining and\\nbegan the manufacture of brick and tile. His\\ntrade, although mainly a local one, steadily\\nincreased until he has now from ten to fifteen\\nmen working for hitn, manufactures duringthe\\nseason. ten thousand brick daily and lorty four\\nthousand feet of tile each week, running con-\\nstantly two first-class machines. In 1885 he\\njoined Lincoln Lodge, No. 190. 1. O. F.. of\\nwhich body ho is an active niembei-. ,M r.\\nMartin has never taken any active part in\\npolitics, but has alwavs been an ind pendent\\nDemocrat.\\nr.RICKYARDS.\\nLooking at the jiresent condition of the\\nbrickj-ards in Monroe, it may be of interest to\\nrecall some reminiscences of that branch of\\nbusiness in Monroe. The first brickyard of\\nwhich wo can gain any information wasstarted\\nin the early part of the forties by James Nel-\\nson on his farm, on the north side of the River\\nRaisin, near the west end of the city, and tor\\nseveral years was under the charge of Silas W.\\nEaton. F rom this yard came the bricks used\\nin the construction of the Presbyterian church\\nand many of the brick houses erected prior to\\n1850. In 1848 Mr. Eaton started a yard on the\\nDowning farm in the same locality, which he\\nworked for about two j-cars, it then being\\noperated bj- Mr. Downing till about 1 ^60.\\nFrom about 1851 to 1857 Mr. Eaton, then", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0539.jp2"}, "506": {"fulltext": "424\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncount}- slicritV, worked :i yard on the ronunons\\nin front of the county jail. In 18GG a man by\\nthe name of FU isliman again started the yard\\non the Downinsr farm, continuing it for al out\\nthree years, hi 18 S1 and for two years after,\\nFrank Luce contributed liis share of the same\\nproduct, his yard being near the Michigan\\nCentral depot. About 1883 John Martin started\\nin near the west end of Front street, and his\\nyards now cover an acre and a half, with a\\ncapacity each day of about ten thousand In-ick\\nand seven tliousand tile, giving employment to\\neleven men.\\nIn 1854 we tind Job C. Eaton starting a small\\nyard in the extreme western limit of the city\\non Front street, which has increased until its\\ndaily capacit}- is over twenty thousand brick\\nand twenty-five thousand tile. Mr. Eaton, who\\nmay bi^ considered the pioneer brick manul ae-\\nturcr of Monroe, and who has invented several\\nbrick machines, was born in Burlington, Ver-\\nmont, February 22, 1832, and when eighteen\\nmonths old came to Monroe with his parents,\\nSilas ^V. and Harriet (C^onger) Eaton, the\\nfornier of whom is still living at the age of\\neighty-seven. He was married November 17,\\n1853, to Rachel, daughter of William and Eliz-\\nabeth (Ineson) Fox, who is the mother of\\nNelson, born November 28, 1854. died March\\n3, 1860; William Fox, April 20, 1857, died\\nMarch 21, IsTd; Mary E., October 1, 1859,\\nmarried to James N. Bentley December 27,\\n1882, and died July 9, 1883; William Harrison,\\nJune 10, 18t)2; dharles G.. March 27, 1865;\\nl ,ihvin J.. .\\\\|iril 15. 186S; and Sidney N., Juno\\nS, 1871. In the month of February, 1865, Mr.\\nIviton went into the service as second lieuten-\\nant Compaii} K, Eleventh Michigan Volunteer\\nInfantry, and served till the clo.se of the war,\\nand is now Surgeon of Jos. E. Smith Post. No.\\n76, Grand Army of the ltc]iublic. A Republi-\\ncan in politics, he has serve l for six years as\\naldei-man in the city and for lour years as\\ncounty sheriff.\\nIn 1885 the La Plaisance Manufacturing\\nCompanj of which J. M. Bulklcy was president\\nand R. Fleming secretaiy, started the manu-\\nfacture of Monroe Bath Brick, which on\\nMay 2, 1886, was purchased by the present\\nproprietor, Mr. P. H. Mathews. Their main\\nmarket is St. Louis, Missouri, shipments, how-\\never, being made to Lincoln, Nebraska. Minne-\\najiolis, Minnesota, and other western points.\\nAbout 1S3-1 C. Mohr Son eslablished the\\nfirst marble yard in Monroe. Some years after\\nTajdor Eichbauer started in the same line,\\nand were succeeded in 1874 by L. Eichbauer t\\nSons, the ]M-incipal product of both yards being\\nmonunu ntal work.\\nFLOUR M1LL.S.\\nAs early as 1820 the Waterloo Mills were\\nstarted, and Monroe, from its natural advan-\\ntages, became the grain market of southeastern\\nMichigan. About 1840 the Monroe City MilN\\nwere built, and the Erie Mills, of Black Rock,\\nnear Buffalo, New York, sent Mr. F. Waldorf\\nto take charge of the lormer, which they had\\nrented of Mr. Beach in 1842, ami three years\\nlater they leased the latter, Mi-. Waldorf\\nsuperintending the working of liolh. while\\nSamuel J. Holley ha l charge of the outside\\nwork. At this time money did nol enter into\\nthe dealing in grain, and trade was all in dicker.\\nThese being the only mills in this section of\\nthe country, parties came from as far as\\nMaumee City and waited for their grist to bo\\nground. About the time the Monroe City Mills\\nwere built liy Birch Frost, a water-power and\\ndam had been constructeil by Bacon Law-\\nrence, and prior to the occuiiancy of the mill\\nby Mr. Waldorf, a quarter interest was owned\\nby each. In 1844 the Erie Milks, as a forward-\\ning instil ul ion. did not find it to their interest\\nto be known in connection with the mills at\\nMonroe as pro))rietors, and so persuailed\\nMessrs. Waldorf tt Holle}- to lease ihem, which\\nwas done in 1845. Six years later the Water-\\nloo Mills were thoroughly overhauled and\\nrefitted, and in 1852 were purcha.sed h^- Mr.\\nWaldorf, who sold them in 1858 to Messrs.\\nNorman Perkins, the latter continuing in\\npossession until 1870, when they were sold to\\nStiles Harvey. In 1875 Harvey .sold his in-\\nterest to Mr. C. G. Johnson, who continued in\\npartnership until 1881, when Mr. Stiles became\\nthe owner by purchasing the interest held by-\\nMr. Johnson, again changing in 1887, with\\nCyrus Stiles in charge. This left Mr. Waldori\\nin full charge of the Monroe City Mills.\\nPrior to the opening of the canal, all shipments\\n(if flour and other materials had to lie made\\nfrom Ija Plaisance Bay, t i which |ioinl .-i ii-aek\\nwas laid, and cars drawn by hor.ses as a motive-\\npower. There being no warehouses at Ypsilanti,\\nAnn Arbor, or in fact anywhere except at", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0540.jp2"}, "507": {"fulltext": "BUSINESS INTEKKSTS OF MONROE.\\nMonroe, it was the best wlical iiKirkel in tliis\\nsection of the country, and it was no iiniiMiiii\\nthing at early morning to see the streets in the\\nvicinit} of the mill blocked with team s wailing\\nto unload, the farmers having come in from\\ntaverns near bj where tiie}- had remained over\\nnight so as to bo on hand in time. The mills\\nwere run to their fullest capacity day and\\nnight, and shipments made to ihe Buffalo mar-\\nket, vessels leaving the bay with two and three\\nthousand baiTcls of flour, which were frc-\\nqucnth sold long before the boat reached its\\ndestined point. Buffalo at that time was tiie\\ngreat distributing point for that section, and\\nthe reputation of Monroe flour was of the high-\\nest. On the completion of the canal ware-\\nhouses were ready, and wheat that could not\\nbo at once used in the mills found a ready sale\\nllu^re, the first ones in the Held being started\\nby Sterling it Noble.\\nWhen the railroads were released from the\\nState and passed under private control, coni-\\npetition at other points began and Monroe\\nlost its prestige, although it has ever had its\\nfair share of business in the grain market.\\nAbout 1875 the machinery of the Bay City\\nMill at Sandusky (where it had been for fortj-\\nyears) was shipped to Monroe and a mill started\\nby Mr. Boyd, and after passing through several\\nhands, the Standard Mill came into the\\npossession of Messrs. Johnson Stiles in 1879,\\nwhooperated ittill 1883, when itwas shut down.\\nThe little mill of Cau.x Stiles was built as a\\nstore about 1875, and within a year the ma-\\nchinery of the mill from Adrian was put in\\noperation in the old store room. The daily\\ncapacity of the several mills now in operation\\nis about three hundred barrels, market being\\nfound mostly in Detroit and Cleveland.\\nWhile as a historian wo would not give\\nfulsome flattery to any meritorious subject, yet\\nwe can not pass this point without a brief\\nsketch of oneof Monroe s most popular citizens,\\nwho, after nearly half a century of active busi-\\nness life, is known as one of the solid men of\\nthe city, and while not at all ostentatious in\\nthe displaj of, yet is always open to the call of\\ncharity, never letting his left hand know what\\nhis right does. When he passes away at the\\ncall of his Creator to join the heavenly hosts,\\nhundreds of worthy poor will without doubt\\nmourn the loss of one whose watchful eye,\\never on the lookout to relieve worthy destitu-\\ntion, is foi ever closed to tlic NCencs of earth and\\ncan no more guide his han ls in answer to the\\ncalls of sufl ering humanity. Boi-n in a mill iti\\nDarmstadt January 27. 1825, he came to this\\ncountry with his parents. Adam and Mai-y\\n(Maples) Waldorf in August, WM, when they\\nsettled in Lyons, New York, his father enter-\\nthe employ of the Hi-ie Mills, at that time the\\nlargest in the Union, having a dail} capacity\\nof live hundred barrels of flour. In 1H3 J he\\nremoved to Black iiock, near Buffalo, New\\nYoi k. still in the emjiloy of the same firm, and\\nwith whom he learned the secrets of the miller s\\ntrade. As a dusty miller he came to Mon-\\nroe in 1842. and is justly looked upon by his\\nbi other millers as the patriarch of the business\\nin this section.\\nIn June, 184-1, he was married to Celestine\\nAnn, daughter of James J. and Victoria\\n(Navarre) Godfroj-.\\nWhen but a boy four years old he was left\\nwithout a mother, but had the counsel of a\\nfather until 1864. Coming to the land of the\\nfree he early imbibed the true principles of\\nfreedom, and himself and Hon. I. P. Chris-\\ntiancy were the fathers of the Reptublican\\nparty in Monroe, he being the first Republican\\nmayor elected in the city, and presidential\\nelector on that ticket from this district for\\nseveral presidential elections. For j-ears he\\nhas been a consistent member of the Lutheran\\nchurch. From the early days of the First\\nNational Bank a director, he was elected presi-\\ndent on its reorganization in 1877, which office\\nhe has since held.\\nGRAPES AND .MALL FRUITS.\\nPrior to 1865 the Sister Islands were sought\\nby a number of the families in Monroe as a\\nsummer resort. The variety of luxurious\\ngrapes that were cultivated to so great an\\nextent was one of the chief attractions. They\\nwere shipped in boxes ami baskets to eastern\\nand western cities in great quantities, com-\\nnumding readily 12i cents per pound. Up to\\nthis time ventures in field |ilanting, with but\\none exception, that of Joseph M. Sterling on\\nthe south side of the River Raisin, had not\\nbeen undertaken.\\nPointo Aux Peaux, the only rock bound coast\\non the south shore of Lake Erie between San-\\ndusky and the mouth of Detroit Rivei-, about\\neight miles from the Monroe light-Lousu", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0541.jp2"}, "508": {"fulltext": "42(i\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\njind six miles soutliwest of Moiiille light-\\nhouse, derives its name iroin flie fact that\\nat an early day the Indians sought it as the\\nmost desirable place for drying their pelts and\\nskins.\\nSaiiscrainte, the lirsl while settler at the\\nPointe and owner ol sonu! 200 acres, is said to\\nliave become greatly enamored of a beautiful,\\nsjjarkling French maiden, daughter of one of\\nthe neighboring French settlers. The merce-\\nnary young charmer, realizing her power over\\none who was suing for her heart and hand,\\ncoolly bargained for twenty-five acres of her\\nchoice from 8anscrainte s land, to he deeded her\\nas a marriage portion. He deeded her the 25\\nacres from the north side in triangular form,\\nwith its broad side on Lake Brie, the same\\npremises which were in 18C5 purchased from\\nher son, Sanscrainte built for his bride a sub-\\nstantial log house, siding it with hewn clap-\\nboards, which still stiinds, weather beaten and\\nold, upon the Pointe.\\nThe Pointe Aux Peaux Company, consisting\\nof four gentlemen, viz.: William A. Noble,\\nCaleb Ives, Joseph M, Sterling and Samuel P,\\nWilliams, all early settlers in the Territory\\nbefore Michigan became a State, was then\\nformed, with a view of field planting on the\\nmain land in Monroe county, and Pointe Aux\\nPeaux selected for the reason that it projected\\nso far out into the lake, and the soil like that\\nof the Islands, that it would be admirably\\nadapted to the cultivation of the grape, and\\nbeing on the main land at all times accessible.\\nThis may be regarded as the introduction of\\nfield planting that has grown to such wonder-\\nful jjroportions in Monroe county. Several\\ncottages were built on the lake shore on this\\ntract, which has ever been a delightful summer\\nresort for their families and friends.\\nWine-making was commenced there in 1868,\\nand in 1870 a substantial two-story wine\\ncellar of limestone, brought by vessels from\\nSandusky, was erected. In 1871 the vintage\\nreached 67,000 pounds of grapes, from which\\n5,000 gallons of wine were manufactured.\\nThe Point Aux Peau wines attained a very\\nfine reputation for their purity, and were ex-\\ntensively used for medicinal purposes as well\\nas a beverage. In 1874 44,000 pounds of\\ngrapes were taken i rom the vineyard, $1,200\\nworth sold to the Monroe Wine Company, and\\nthe balance made into wine.\\nIn 1872 the total yield of grapes and wine\\nin Monroe county was 420,000 pounds of\\ngrapes and 40,000 gallons of wine, divided as\\nfollows:\\nPointe Aux Peau.x Wine Co. 15,000 gals.\\nJoseph Weier Sedlaczek 15,000\\nGeorge W. Brackner 2,000\\nOthers- 8,000\\nMorrison Pauldint\\n20,000 lbs\\nIn 1873 the committee appointed by the\\nState Pomological Society to examine and\\nreport upon vineyards, reported over twenty\\nvineyards in Monroe county in a very\\nflourishing condition, and the grapes and wines\\ntherefrom have annuall}- successfully competed\\nwith vineyards of the State, and captured first\\nprizes for the best varieties and quality of\\ngrapes,\\nA great quantity of roots of choice varieties\\nof grapes have for years been annually pur-\\nchased from the Monroe City Nurseries by the\\nfarmers in Monroe county, and it would he\\nveiy difficult to give a fair estimate of the\\nnumber of acres devoted to the culture of\\ngrapes therein. In driving in any direction\\nthrough the county, you rarely pass farms\\nthat have not a small portion devoted to the\\nculture of the vines.\\nThe shipments by rail from depots in the\\ncity of Monroe in 1884 .was 49!t,500 pounds\\n1885, 161,850 pounds; 1886, 722,655 iiouuds;\\n1887, 1,237,944 pounds. Fully one-third of\\nthe croj) is consumed at home, making the\\nproduct of 1887 1,650,592 pounds.\\nThe yield is so abundant that (independent\\nof those shipjied in baskets by rail and sold to\\nthe manufacturers of wine) it is considered a\\nremunerative crop at 1^ cents per pound. The\\nprincijjal manufacturers of wines in Monroe\\nare Jose75h Sedlaczeck, Anton Weier and Ernest\\nEntemau, and their annual sales aggregate\\n640,000.00 and generally held at from 80c. to\\n$1.25 per gallon.\\nIndependent of the nurseries and vineyards\\nheretofore mentioned, a large income is an-\\nnually Idealized by the cultivators of small\\nfruits. Our citizens prominently engaged\\ntherein arc\\nDaniel Ilgenfritz, who commenced twelve\\nyears ago -and has under cultivation 85 acres, j\\n65 acres of which is in rasjjberries, strawber- j\\nries, blackberries and grapes, the remainder in 1", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0542.jp2"}, "509": {"fulltext": "BUSINESS INTERESTS OF -MONROE.\\n-4-j:\\nehoici: apple and pear lires his sales aro all\\nmade in foreign markets.\\nFred. Gurtz, an extensive producer, sold\\n50.000 pounds of grapes, and from one acre 00\\nbushels of strawberries, in 1889.\\nEdgar C. Ilgenfritz has under cultivation\\nand now in bearing 20 acres of raspberries, in\\nrows 6 feet apart and plants 2 feet apart in\\nthe rows, and is annually extending his acre-\\nage his shipments this year (1889) were 48ri\\nbushel.s. and he realized a large sum for\\nsupplying families in the cit}\\nMessrs. Soleau Roberts, dealers, shipped\\n300 bushels of raspberries.\\nMonroe countj- has ever been famous for the\\nculture of apples and pears of nearly every\\nvariety grown, and this year (1889) the crop of\\neach has been very abundant, and it is difficult\\nif indeed possible to estimate the quantit}\\nship])ed b}- rail and transported otherwise by\\nsail and wagon to Toledo and Detroit.\\nThe culture of grapes tor the past twenty\\nyears has been constantly increasing, and re-\\nmunerative to those who are properly engaged\\nin it. The county of Monroe is largely indebted\\nfor what there is of grape growing to its enter-\\nprising citizen, the Hon. Joseph M. Sterling,\\nwho first introduced its field culture, and he was\\ninduced to try the experiment by the simi-\\nlarity of soil to that on the Put-in Bay and\\nKelley s Island of Lake Erie, with which soil\\nand grape culture there he had been for years\\nfamiliar.\\nOthers have followed his example, and in the\\ncourse of five years the culture of grapes in\\nthe countj ceased to bo an experiment, and\\nthere are at tins time over one thousand acres\\nunder cullivation. The fact is already- fully\\ndemonstrated that our soil and climate are fully\\nas well, if not better, adapted to the raising of\\nthe early ripening varieties of grapes than\\nany point on the lake shore, or even on the\\nislands.\\nThis fact being demonstrated, quite a large\\nnumber of vines have been annuallj- set out\\nfor the past twenty-five years. Monroe countj^\\nis now second to no place on the lakes in this\\nparticular. The varieties grown are the Dela-\\nwai-e, Concord, Catawba Ives Seedlings, Nor-\\nton s Virginia, and Ilarlford Prolific.\\nOne of the man}- successful business ventures\\nquietly conducted in the midst of Monroe is\\nthat of the wine farm of Mr. Joseph Sedlaczek,\\nowning about four acres of vineyard in the\\nfourth ward. Mr. Sedlaczek is a Bohemian,\\nbeing born in 1831 at Munchengraetz, and\\ncoming to Monroe in 1852 engaged in the\\nmanufacture and sale of cigars, which is still\\ncarried on by his brother. In 1865 he began\\nexperimenting as a wine grower, being one of\\nthe first to engage at it in Southern Michigan,\\nand the only survivor of the original experi-\\nmenters. His business is altogether wholesale,\\nshipments being to New York and Chicago,\\nand some idea of its magnitude maybe formed,\\nas it takes three years to do an^-thing with the\\nwine. Each year s crop being about fifteen\\nthousand gallons he has at all times two crops\\nin the cellar and one on the books, or a total of\\nnearly fifty thousand gallons. Mr. S. was\\nmarried in Monroe and has six children, all of\\nwhom are living.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0543.jp2"}, "510": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXXI.\\nMONROE WATER COMI ANV.\\nONE of the latest entei-prises undertaken in\\nthe city lias been the construction of a\\ncomfilete and thorough water system, entirely\\nadequate for fire protection, and so planned as\\nto affoi d facilities for nearly if not quite every\\nfamily in the city to avail itself of the oppor-\\ntunity of a sujjplj- of pure water for domestic\\npurposes.\\nThe need of an enterprise of this kiud has\\nbeen recognized for many years. A decade ago\\nan enabling act was passed by the legislature,\\npermitting the city to maintain water works,\\nand a number of times previously the subject\\nhas been publicly agitated, but without avail.\\nBut as the time passed the need grew more ap-\\nparent. The entire fire protection of the city\\nconsisted of the river, which furnished means\\nof extiuguisliing fires for a narrow area on\\neither side of the channel, four artesian wells\\nand a few storage cistei ns. It only needed the\\nconjunction of a strong wind and a fire in a\\nthickly built portion of the city, to produce an\\nalmost irrejiarable loss. The dependence for\\nwater for domestic purposes was entirely upon\\nwells. These were shallow, being from eight\\nto twenty feet in depth, extending through a\\nstiff clay soil to the limestone rock, which is\\nsometimes struck within three feet of the sur-\\nface. It would naturally follow that in an old\\nsettled city like Monroe, the soil would become\\nsaturated with impurities from staliles, out-\\nhouses, chicken ytirds, pig pens, cow stables,\\nand ces.spools, and the concentrated essence of\\nthis filth leached into the clay, would eventually\\nappear in the water supply.\\nFor some years past another discomfort has\\nbeen added. Probably owing to the clearing\\nup of the forests and the consequent drying up\\nof the springs, the supply of water in the wells\\nlias been failing even- summer. Fevers and\\nzymotic diseases have made their appearance\\neach year.\\nWith this state of affaij-s j)resent in their\\nminds the city officials in 1888 began a move-\\nment toward the creation of a system of water\\nworks. The press and public opinion urged\\nthem forward. Sevei-al attempts were made\\nand a number of f)lans submitted. Finally\\nJ. D. Cook, a hydrographicengiueer of national\\nrejmte, was employed to make plans and speci-\\nfications suitable for the city. The source of\\nsuj^ply was determined uj)on as Lake Erie, at\\na point between the light-house and Stony\\nPoint, whei c a depth of sixteen feet of water\\ncould be obtained. This is far enough re-\\nmoved from the channel which the Eaisin takes\\ninto the lake to obviate all danger from sewage,\\nand at the same time sufficiently remote from\\nthe mouth of the Detroit Hiver to be reasonably\\nsecure from any contamination which that\\nstream might bring.\\nWith these plans, and an elaborate system of\\ndistribution, so planned as to reach all parts of\\nthe city, both for fire protection and domestic\\nsupply, the council advertised for bidders to\\nbuild these works, accepting a franchise, and\\nthe city to agree to rent a specified number of\\nhydrants, at an agreed annual price, with pro-\\nvision for extension of the system, if needed or\\ndesired.\\nThe various proposals were opened on Feb-\\nruary 18, 1889, and the lowest bidders were\\nfound to he W. S. Parker Co., of Pontiac,\\nMichigan. Upion the acceptance of their propo-\\nsition by the common council, the Monroe\\nWater Company was organized, with W. S.\\nParker as president, George M. Landou secre-\\ntary, and George Spalding as treasurer. This\\ncompany was duly incorporated, but owing to\\ndelays in getting at work a reorganization was\\neffected later. Mr. Parker retiring from the com-\\npany. The works ai-e now being rapidly\\npushed to completion.\\nCommencing at a point in the lake where :i\\ndefith of seventeen feet of water can be ob-\\ntained, a crib is sunk into which the water\\n[428J", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0544.jp2"}, "511": {"fulltext": "MOXROE WATKR CdMrANY. 429\\n-apply is admilteil fridu llie lake. TIk hcc il is One or more fountains in the |)iililic sKjuare\\ntaken by t\\\\vent3--inch mains, submerged in the and elsewliero are included in the rental, to\\nlake and carried in a closed trench when the gelher with drinking troughs fbi- teams. The\\nland is reached, about a mile to the northwest. rental paid by the city for one hundred and\\nwhere the influent ])ipe opens into a well. thirty-two hydrants, as contemplated in the\\ndivided into two sections. The umping sta- moditied plan, is \u00c2\u00a7G,200 per annum, and the\\ntion is contiguous to this well, and su)iplied franchise provides for the purchase of the\\nwith two direct pressure engines of the Worth- works by the city at any time within a year\\nington pattern, capable of forcing 3.000,(100 from their completion to the .satisfaction of the\\ngallons of water every twenty-four hours. city and Mr. Cook, or at any time after ten\\nFrom this supply well the water is carried in a 3ears. upon favoi-ablc terms.\\nsi.\\\\teen-inch cast iron main to the city limits. Under the energetic direction of the chief\\nand there connection is made with the distribu- engineer of the company, Mr. Fullei-. the works\\ntion system, consisting of twelve, eight, six and are rapidly approaching completion. The\\nfour-inch pipe. benefit to the city cannot fail to be great and\\nThe original plan contemplated the use of permanent, and their inception and construe-\\n61.256 feet of pipe of the different sizes, or a tion arc indicative of the spirit of safe and con-\\ntotal length of pipe in distribution and supply servativo progress which actuates the Monroe\\nof over thirteen miles. This has beeti but of today,\\nslightly modified in the actual construction.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0545.jp2"}, "512": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXXII.\\nBENEVOr.KNT ANU SOCIAL CLUBS AND SOCIP^TIES.\\nST. MICHAEL S COMMANDERY, KNIGHTS OF\\nST. JOHN.\\nTHE object for which this commaiidery is\\norganized is the relief of side members,\\nin cases where such sicliness has not been\\ncaused by immoralities; the visitation of the\\nsick the burial of the dead in the discretion\\nof the comraandery to relieve destitute families\\nof deceased members to counsel and direct its\\nmembers to the utmost of its ability in the\\nmanner best calculated to promote their spirit-\\nual and temporal welfare; and to instill into\\ntheir minds at all times and under all circum-\\nstances, a stern resolve to stand by the faith\\nbequeathed them by their forefathers.\\nThe commandery provide and furnish its\\nmembers the equipments of the Order, includ-\\ning swords, belts, feathers and chapeaux, which\\nare the property of the Order, and the uniform\\non jjarade compares very favorably with that\\nofour best military conipanies, and great credit\\nis accorded them for their precision and prompt-\\nness in adhering to all the rules of discipline in\\nmarching and exercises.\\nThe stated meetings are the first Monday in\\neach montii, and drill once in each week from\\nApril to October. The initiation fee is three\\ndollars, and dues arc fitly eencs per month.\\nThis society was organized March 27,1887,by\\nthe following named charter members Andrew\\nMitchell, William Heil, Frank Daiber, Ed. J.\\nSchreiber, Milton B. Soleau, John M. Heck, John\\nA. Martin, Erhart Schrauder, Henry C. Schrau-\\nder, Philip .Schaub, Andre^w Baier, H. D. Hoff-\\nman,JacobMartin,JosephS. Perth, PhilijjEeese.\\nThe present officers are: John M. Heck,\\npresident Milton B. .Soleau, vice president\\nH. C. Schreiber, corresponding secretary; H. J.\\nHoffman, financial secretary F. J. Yeager,\\ntreasurer; Andrew Mitchell, captain; Frank\\nDaiber, first lieutenant Erhart Schrauder,\\nsecond lieutenant.\\nPresent membership, 2 J.\\nTHE Q. F. CLUB.\\nThe Q. F. Club was organized in 1868, and\\nfor several years maintained a gymnasium and\\nclub rooms in the Dansard block, 18 East\\nFront street, where they frequently gave ex-\\nhibitions of grand and lofty tumbling and the\\nmanly art. They frequently entertained at\\nthe club rooms, and particularly a society of\\nyoung ladies known as the Bean Eaters, who\\nwere wont to meet once a week and consume\\nBoston baked beans. The Leadville excite-\\nmens and otber causes took most of the mem-\\nbers from Monroe, and the club rooms were\\ngiven up. But the organization and two old\\ncustoms have been kept up to the present time:\\nOne of having a picture taken of all the mem-\\nbers on the 1st of January of each year and\\nexchanging, and the other of jjresenting each\\nmember, on taking a partner for better or for\\nwoi se, with a club present, usuall} a silver\\ntea set.\\nTHE O. L. CLUB.\\nIn June, 1873, A. N. Perkins, W. C. Waldorf,\\nW. P. Sterling, A. B. Diffenbaugh, F. S. Ster-\\nling and George C. Loranger, desiring to have\\na place to go to, as one member expressed it,\\nformed the 0. L. Club, and opened a fine suite of\\nclub rooms in the Dansard Bank block, con-\\nsisting of billiard room, dining room and par-\\nlors, all elaborately furnished with everything\\nnccessar_v to the enjoyment of club life, and\\nwith special reference to the entertaining of\\nfriends. The rooms are kept open every eve-\\nning, except Sunday, the year round. Some\\nof the receptions given by the members are re-\\nmembered and described as the finest ever\\ngiven in the city. They have entertained more\\nand their hospitality been extended more gen-\\nerally than anj other association in the Floral\\nCity.\\n[430]", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0546.jp2"}, "513": {"fulltext": "CHAPTKR WXIII\\nTHK MEDICAL l K( iFKSSION.\\nDR. JOSHPII DAZI-:T was the first physi-\\ncian tiiat settled upon the Hiver Raisin,\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ind came in the j car 1784. Ho was a native\\nof France. His ])ractice was limited to the\\nFrench and Indians, as at that time there were\\nno American residents. He had the reputation\\nof being a successful practitioner. His resi-\\ndence and office occupied the site now owned\\nand occupied by I. K. Ilgenfritz. I remember\\nwell of seeing him and his wife, bent over with\\nage, in our vicinity. They had no offspring.\\nThe3- removed to Detroit in 1830. and tiiere\\ndied.\\nDr. Lullier Parker was one of the first set-\\ntlers on the Eivcr Raisin after the War of 1812.\\nlie was a successful practiti(mer and had an\\nestablished reputation as such. On the an-ival\\nof Dr. Harry Couant (a biography of whom\\nmaybe fouml on page 150) a copartnership was\\nformed, which continued a number of j oars.\\nl r. Luther Parker s family consisted of two\\nHonjamin an undertaUei- of .Monroe. Doc-\\ntor Adams owned and occupied as a residence\\nthe farm on the north side of the River Raisin,\\ntwo miles west of Monroe, now owned and oc-\\ncupied by Clinton Southworth, while his office\\nwas on the corner of Monree street ami FIni\\navenue.\\n(;i:ORGE LANDON, M. I).\\nDr. George Landoii was burn at Sheffield,\\nMassachusetts, J.)ecember Ifi, 179. being the\\nyoungest of fifteen children. Losing his mother\\nat an earlv age he found a home with his sis-\\nter, the wife of .Imlge Bishop, of Pittsfield.\\nHere he received his education, attending the\\nacademj then reading medicine in the office\\nof Dr. Burgett, a distinguished physician of\\nthose days, and sub.sequently attended lectures\\nin New Haven.\\nHe commenced the jjractico of medicine in\\nsons, Samuel and Isaac; the latter died soon the town of Great Barrington, and occupied\\nafter he attained his majority. Samuel eon- an office in connection with the poet Brj ant,\\ntinned to reside in Monroe until a few years who had just begun the practice of law. While\\nbefore his death, when he removed to Toledo standing in their office door one evening, at\\nand lived with his son. Dr. Sewall Parker, a sunset, they saw the flight of birds which sug-\\npracticing phvsician of the new school of gested to the poet his inimitable lines, To a\\nliomn Opathic physicians. Water Fowl.\\nDoctor Robert Clark came to Monroe under From Great Barrimjton he removed to Hich-\\naii ai)pointment of General Andrew Jackson as\\nregistrar of the land office. The reader is\\nreferred for biography to page 145.\\nDoctor Kphraim Adams came in 1824 from\\nWatertown, Jeft erson county. New York. He\\nwas a liberalU educated ph3-sician, had an ex-\\ntrnsive jiractite, and was highly esteemed as a\\nphysician and citizen up to the time of his\\ndeath, which occurred in 1874. He left two\\n(laughters, Frances and Mar^- the latter of\\nwhom married Owen Cooncy, of Monroe and\\nfive sons; James G., of Defiance, Ohio;\\nJoseph G., of Saginaw City; James T., of East\\nSaginaw: Thomas, a law^-er of Moni-oe; and\\nmond, Massachusetts, and on the 15th of Feb-\\nruarj-, 1825, was mai-ried to Miss Elizabeth\\nAbhy Noble, daughter of Deodatus Noble, of\\nWilliamstown, Massachusetts.\\nIn the fall of iHIil lie removed with his\\nfamilj- to 5Ii)nroo, Michigan, in order to avoid\\nthe rigors of an eastern winter. In May, 18.35,\\nhe formed a ])artnership in his profession with\\nDr. William ^I. Smith, which continued till\\nthe death of the latter, a period of fortj- years.\\nHis wife died August 16, 1834, leaving two\\ndaughters. On September 6, 1830, he married\\nMi.ss Euphemia Alaria McQueen, daughter of\\nJiidge McQueen, of Schenectady, New i ork.\\n[431]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0547.jp2"}, "514": {"fulltext": "4? 2\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nhv wlioiii h had luur cliililren, who survive\\nhim.\\nIn 18(i0 he \\\\v:is elcefetl couiity treasurer by\\nthe Republican parly, and in ls(;2 appointed\\nsurgeon of the board of enrollment for the first\\ndistrict of Miehigan. This office he held till\\nthe clo.so of the war. He died on March 9,\\n187-J, after an illness of five months, which he\\nbore with Christian fortitude.\\nHe was a man of rare gifts, fine presence\\nand courteous manners, while his abounding\\ncheerfulness and hopeful sympathy carried\\nsunshine into the sick-room. His tastes were\\nrefined and his reading extensive. He not only\\nkept abreast of the times in his profession, read-\\ning constantly the bestforeign and home medical\\njournals and books, but was a loving student\\nof genei al literature, and fond of the English\\nclassics. AVith charity and love for mankind,\\nhe was foremost in all movements for the\\namelioration of his race. A man of strict in-\\ntegrity, he cherished a hearty contempt for\\nmeanness and duplictj*. He was charming in\\nsocial life, gifted with a ready wit, and an in-\\nimitable etory-teder.\\nHe was a Christian gentleman of broad and\\nliberal views, and a consistent member of the\\nPresbyterian church, of which he was an elder\\nfor many years. His witty sayings are still\\nrepeated and his memory lovingl}- cherished in\\nthe families to whom he was a sympathizing\\nfriend and beloved phj-sician.\\nEDWARD DORSCH,\\nFor thirty-seven years a practicing physician\\nin the city of Monroe, is a native of Wuerz-\\nburg, Bavaria, Germany, where he was born\\nJanuary 10, 1822, his parents being Francis L.\\nand Elizabeth (Hartung) Dorscb, the former\\na prominentattache of the Bavarian court, who\\ndied in 1825. In 1828, at the early age of\\neight, he was sent to a celebrated Catholic in-\\nstitute, where for a number of years he was the\\nonly Protestant pupil, and which he left in his\\neighteenth year to attend the Munich Univer-\\nsity, from which he graduated with a diploma\\nin his twenty-third year. By order of the\\nBavarian Government he was sent to Vienna to\\nperfect his theoretical knowledge by actual\\npractice in the hospitals at that place. In\\naddition to the medical course at Munich he\\ntook up the study of philosophy, botany, nat-\\nural historj and kindred sciences. An active\\nthinker and ready writer, in the spring of\\n1840 he became an exile from the land of his\\nnativity, the tone of bis articles not being in\\naccord with the government in power. With\\na large number of emigrants he was driven out\\nby reason of their political faith during the un-\\nsuccessful revolution, he acting in the capacity\\nof surgeon.\\nOn his arrival in New York he was nnirried\\nto Sophia Hartung, who was born in Ingold-\\nstadt. Bavaria, Germany, June 15, 1827, and\\nwith whom he lived until her death in Sep-\\ntember, 1884. They had one son, who died\\nwhen but eight months of age. At fii-st be\\nwent from New York to Detroit, but in the fall\\nof the year he learned from Mr. Bruckner, a\\npirominevit German, that there was a good\\nopening in Monroe for a German physician, so\\nhe came there in October, 1849, and made it his\\nresidence until bis death on his sixty-fifth\\nbirthday, January 10, 1887. After the death\\nof his first wife he again married November 4,\\n1885, his second wife being Augusta, daughter\\nof Frederick and Friedieke (Korte) Ilhl.\\nFrom his earliest citizenship he was a staunch\\nRepublican, and in 1860 was presidential elector\\nfrom what was then the second district, on the\\nticket which was headed by Abraham Lincoln.\\nHe never took any active part in politics, and\\nsteadfastly persisted in refusing all local offices,\\naccepting only for one term, November 5, 1872,\\nto November, 1878, an appointment on the\\nState board of education. In 1862 he was ap-\\npointed examining surgeon for the pension\\noffice, which position he held up to the date of\\nhis death. During the time he was pension\\nexaminer he prepared a draft showing the\\ncourse and effects of a ball on the human body,\\nwhich was afterward adopted and is used by\\nthe Pension Department at the present day.\\nIn addition to being a thorough physician\\nand surgeon, he was a deep thinker and an\\nalile writer, and from his college days was\\nmuch sought for as a correspondent, both in\\nprose and poetry, by weekly and monthly pub-\\nlications. The force of his articles while at\\nMunich and Vienna, and the position he thereii\\\\\\ntook, caused him to be exiled from Bavaria at\\nthe close of the German Revolution. Shortly\\nafter his settlement in Monroe, and perhaps his\\nfirst literary venture outside of contributions", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0548.jp2"}, "515": {"fulltext": "C^ ^f^^^ -ti^-^", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0549.jp2"}, "516": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0550.jp2"}, "517": {"fulltext": "THF. MKDICAI. PROFESSION.\\n483\\nto m:i 4;i/.iiies, \\\\v;i^ a voliiinc of |ioomH, I lititled\\nHii tcn Briefe an inein Volk. Of this, critics\\nsay ho was a master of words, and handled the\\nsubject in a masterly manner. In 1875 lie\\npublished a pamphlet, Parabasen, and his\\nlast work, which appeared in 1884 and was\\nl ublishcd by the New York International\\nNews Company, was christened Liedcr ans\\nder Alton and Neuen Welt.\\nCritics speak in terms of the highest jiraisc\\nwhen reviewing the works of Dr. Dorseh. Ho\\nwas a deep thinker, in fact too deep for the\\nmaster, as the thinker overruled the poet, and\\nwhile holding himself to logic of tlie strictest\\nkind, he does not permit his ej-cs to rove in\\nIteaiitiful ecstasies; still it would be doing him\\nan injustice to say he did not feol real inspira-\\ntion, as with the head of a philo-sopher and\\nheart of a poet, he worked or blended the two\\ntogether in the most of his poetical works.\\nYet, perhaps some of them would have been\\nbetter had the}- been written in prose, as in\\nmany cases, carried away by the inspiration of\\nhis theme, throwing his entire soul into the\\nsubject in hand, and with an earnest desire to\\ncreate in the reader tlie same determined oppo-\\nsition to slavery and ardent love for freedom\\nwhich inspired him, his argument and the\\nlanguage was so strong that the verses oft-\\ntimes lost their harmony.\\nAs to hi.s last work, Lioder aus der Alton\\nund Neuen Welt, it is characteristic of the man\\nand the poet, and gave scope to powers which\\nwere not known, perhaps even to himself, until\\nthis opportunity afforded him the chance to\\nuse it to the uttermost. To his own keen in-\\nsight and intense .sympathy he owes everything\\nof value in his writings. An ardent lover of\\nbooks and a just critic in art, he throw his\\nwhole soul out an l showed his innermost\\nthought and feeling, until hi.s poems were so\\nbeautiful and rich in thought and quaint ex-\\npression you could almost call them pictures.\\nThey give the inner and ontcr life of a high-\\nminded, tine-feeling and warm-hearted, talented\\nman, of whom the editor of the Deutsche\\nAmerikaniscbc Dichtung, in speaking of Dr.\\nDorseh, says he was one of the most prominent\\nGerman-American poets, one of the purest,\\nnoblest and worthiest priests, who died while\\nsoaring in the zenith of his fame as a poet and\\nwriter.\\nWere it possible for us to translate into\\nKfiglish and preserve; the force and expression\\nof the original, we feel that fordopthof thought,\\nwarmth of fooling and terseness of expressicin\\nthe writings of Dr. Dorseh would equal those\\nof a Longt ellow or a Whittici-. In addition to\\nhi.s almost innumerable original poems, cover-\\ning over forty 3-ears, mostly written by the in-\\nspiialion of nature while visiting his piitients,\\nlie had the rai-e faculty of gnisping the idea of\\nthe author, and his translations of lOnglish\\npoets into the German tongue are conceded to\\nbe masterpieces of art, and will of themselves\\nmake his name a shining star in the firmatnent\\nof Gorman literatui-e. On his death he left a\\nlarge collection of manuscript poems, which\\nare from time to time ])ubiished in different\\nGerman pa])ers.\\nPersonally. Dr. Dorseh was of a verj retiring\\ndisposition. A careful student, he was bound\\nup in his books, and while a great favorite witli\\nall who knew him, generous to a fault, he had\\nfew intimates, and his warmest and truest\\nfriends were his books. A connoisseur in art\\nhe gathered a fine collection of artistic works,\\nand on his death several thousand volumes of\\nhis valuable library were donated to the Uni-\\nversitv of Michigan at Ann .\\\\rbor.\\nDK. SIL.4S R. AK.\\\\ (\u00c2\u00bbLI)\\nWas born August 17, 1810, at FairHcld, Herki-\\nmer county, New York. He was educated at\\nLittle Falls, and received his diploma in Albany\\nas assistant surgeon. He entered the service\\nof the United States July 1, 1837, and was\\nstationed first at Fort Dodge, Southern Florida,\\nafterwards at Sault Ste. Marie, where he re-\\nsigned from the service, preferring private\\npractice. He there married hisfii-st wife. Miss\\nJane llolliday. by whom he had five children,\\nonly one of whom survives him Mary, wlio\\nis teaching in the high school at Chattanooga.\\nTennessee.\\nHe came to Monroo in 1840 and entered\\nupon the practice of his profession. From his\\nlong experience in the army he was a very suc-\\ncessful practitioner, and stooil high in his pr(\u00c2\u00bb-\\nfe.ssion as a surgeon. In 1857 he married for\\nhis second wife Miss Marianne Norman, of\\nMonroe, Michigan. He was a consistent mem-\\nber of the Protestant Episcopal church was\\njunior warden, in 1842, and at the death of the", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0551.jp2"}, "518": {"fulltext": "434\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MTCHIGAN.\\nsenior warden Jonadiuii Stevens, was elected\\nsenior warden, and lield the jjosition up to the\\ntime of iiis deatii, wliicdi occurred March 9,\\n1875.\\nCHARLES TRACY S(^FTHW()RTH, M. D.,\\nWas born May 19, 1827, at Covontrj Chenango\\ncounty, New York. lie ^vas a son of Dr.\\nTracy Southworth (a practicing physician and\\nfor many years copartner of Dr. George Lan-\\ndon) and Ruth M. Easton Southworth, both of\\nOtsego county. New Y^ork, the one of English\\ndescent, tlie other of German. When he was\\nsixteen his parents moved to Monroe, where\\nthey lived until their death, that of his father\\noccurring in vSeptember, 1844, and of his mother\\nin September, 1859.\\nHe received his classical education at Oberlin,\\nOhio, and at the Michigan University, and at-\\ntended his iirst course of medical lectures at\\nthe College of Physicians and Surgeons at New\\nYork in 1845, suhsequeiitlv taking the course\\nof si.\\\\ months uuder Ricord and Trousseau in\\nParis, and spending two years as interne in a\\nhospital at Madrid, Sjsain, graduating at the\\nUniversity Madrid in May, 1849. In Septem-\\nber, 1849, he settled in Havana, Cuba, from\\nwhich, in March, 1851, he went to Matamoras,\\nMexico, M hence, in October of that year, he\\nremoved to Vera Cruz. In A])ril, 185:^, he was\\ncommissioned division surgeon of cavahy by\\nGeneral Santa Anna, on his return to Mexico as\\ndictatoi-, and accompanied him to the city of\\nMexico, retaining his commission as surgeon\\nuntil the abdication of Santa Anna in 1855. In\\nSeptember of that year he sent in his resigna-\\ntion, and in the following April was appointed\\nsurgeon general of the army of the North by\\nSantiago Vidaiirri, then governor and comman-\\nder-in-chief of the forces of Coahuila and\\nNueva Leon. In 1857 he resigned the commis-\\nsion of Vidaurri, and returned to the city of\\nMexico, which he left by way of Acapulco in\\nOctober of the following j car, ari-iving at Mon-\\nroe, Michigan, January 5, 1859.\\nlie was mai-ried Februar3- 9, 1859, to Frances\\nTI. l )l:ikelee, who died June 28, 1865, leaving\\nhim two daughters.\\nIn Pebrury, 18G;), he was commissioned sur-\\ngeon of the Eighteenth Michigan Volunteer\\nImantry, but resigned liis commission. June\\n11. 18(j4. on account of ill health.\\nIn September, 18f!5, he was married to Kliza\\nJane Clark, who with three children, two sons\\nand a daughter, survives him.\\nOn returning from the war he again entered\\ninto active jjractice, which he enjoyed until his\\ndeath, which occurred on August 12, 1884, as\\nthe result of an injury to the heart, received\\nl)y a runaway team running into his carriage\\nfrom behind while he was driving on his way\\nto Maybee on February 26th preceding. Tie\\nsuffered greatly from that time until his deatii.\\nHe was a jirominent member of the Ameri-\\ncan Medical Association also of the Michigan\\nState Medical Society, of which he was fourth\\nvice president in 1868, and first vice president\\nin 1869 also of the Southern Michigan and\\nNorthern Indiana Medical Society, and its\\npresident when it held its meeting at Monroe,\\nMichigan, in 1876.\\nHe was a member of the Masonic fraternity,\\na Royal Arch Mason, and High Priest of River\\nRaisin Chapter, No. 22.\\nIn politics, he was a Democrat always, al-\\nthough never a politician.\\nCHARLES TRACY SOUTHWORTH, .li-., M. D..\\nSon of Charles Tracy and Eliza J. Clark South-\\nworth, was born at Monroe, Michigan, Decem-\\nber 12, 18G6. At the age of sixteen ho gradu-\\noted at the Monroe high school, and in the fol-\\nlowing September entered the Michigan College\\nof Medicine at Detroit. This institution he\\natten led for two years, when it became tin-\\nDetroit College of Medicine, at which lie\\nstudied for one year longer, and graduated in\\nMarch, 1886. In September oi that year he\\nwent to New Y ork and entered the College of\\nPhysicians and Surgeons, where his father had\\nattended foi fy-one years before.\\nDuring the winter of 1886 and 1887 he\\nserved a term of four months in the surgical\\ndepartment of the New Tork Hospital. In\\nJune, 1887, he returned to Monroe, Michigiin,\\nand on June 6th he opened his office at his\\nAither s old stand, where he is now in active\\npractice.\\nOn Januaiy 30, 1889, he was married to\\nNellie P. Cochran, of Monroe. v _ 5\\nHe is a member of the American Medical\\nAssociation, which he joined at Newport, Rhode\\nIsland, in June, 1889, ard of the Michigan\\nState Medical Society, which he joined in 1887.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0552.jp2"}, "519": {"fulltext": "-^s^^", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0553.jp2"}, "520": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0554.jp2"}, "521": {"fulltext": "THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.\\n435\\nIt is tjciionilly ailmittod tlial tlio doctor is a\\n}-oung man of extraordinaiy qualification.-; and\\npromise. U:~ ;c _ ;i\\nWILLIAM C. WEST\\nWas born in Allegany county, [arylanc|.\\nFebruarN- 2G, 1834 graduated from College of\\nPhj-sicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa.\\nHe pursued his studies still further at St, Louis,\\nMissouri, where be attended lectures and prac-\\nticed his profession in one of tlic large hosjMtals\\nof that citj- for some time. Dr. West was mai--\\nricd in Georgetown. Mi-ssouri, to Miss Mary,\\ndaughter of Judge Brown of Kentucky, and\\nsettled in Sedalia, Missouri, where he practiced\\nfor some j-ears. Here two daughters were\\nborn: Anna M. and Ileiiniebelle his wife did\\nnot long survive the birth of the latter. Dr.\\nV\\\\ est was married in Monroe, Michigan, in\\n1864 to Miss Eliza, daughter of Christopher\\nBruckner, a prominent and highly-educated\\ncitizen of Monroe. A son and daughter were\\nborn of this union: William B. and Mabel.\\nDr. AVest continued to practice his profession\\nin the South until failing health required a\\nchange, when after .several years he returned\\nto Monroe, where for some j-ears he had an ex-\\ntensive practice, but bis health again required\\na change and he settled in Chicago. Here his\\ntalented and very promising daughter Hennic-\\nbelle died, and soon after the Doctor returned\\nto Monroe. He has identified himself with\\nmany of the interests of the city, among which\\nranks pi-ominent in notice Woodland cemeterj-.\\nOwing to the Doctor s unflagging zeal a cor-\\nporation was formed and the ccnicterj- was im-\\nproved and put upon an almost self supporting\\nbasis. His son, William H. West, after graduating\\nat the Monroe High School, entered the Detroit\\nMedical College, from which he graduated iti\\n1889. While in Detroit he practiced as a ph}--\\nsician in one of the largest hospitals. Soon\\nafter his graduation he received an appoint-\\nment as physican at Lake Tjinden, where he\\nnow resides.\\nI lIILA-NDER SHELDON ROOT, M. D.\\nWhen Horace Greeley gave his advice to the\\nj-oung man to Go West, he simply put into\\nwords the spirit which has been tho moving\\nspring of American progress.\\nFt was among the earlier liaiids of emigrants\\nwho started to spy out the land, early in the\\npresent century, that two brothers, William\\nand Elihu Boot, left Great Barrington, Connec-\\nticut, bound for the undefined. Following the\\nConnecticut river to the Berkshire Hills, they\\nreached the mountains which fringe the Hud-\\nson. Across that river, to the north, the blue\\nAdirondacks loomed hazily in the far distance,\\nand to the south the Kaatskills seemed to bar\\nthe way. Between these, a gateway to the land\\nthey sought, was the valley of the Moiiawk,\\nand up this valley they took their way. Earlier\\nsettlers who had preceded thcin had located\\nthe lands nearest the Hudson, and it was not\\ntill they had penetrated a hundred miles\\ninto the wilderness that they pitched\\ntheir tents and began the work of building\\nhomes. That wilderness where they settled is\\nnow Oneida county. New York, one of the\\nfairest of the many fair counties in that im-\\nperial commonwealth.\\nIt was near the present town of Vernon the\\nbrothers settled, and began their warfare with\\nreluctant nature, to make the wilderness to\\nblossom as the rose. Their sturdy worth made\\nthem of inrtuence in the communitj Their\\nchildren gi-ew about them, and one by one\\nstepped forth to perlorm with honor their\\nallottoil duties among the world of men. The\\nold pioneers have long since lieen gathered be-\\nneath the churchyard mould, and where their\\nlonely cabins once stood, the ej-e maj- .see over\\nvallej-, plain and mountain the monument of\\ntheir work.\\nElihu Root left to ])erpctuatc his name\\nseven sons: Philander Sheldon, a prominent\\njudge at L tica, New York O. 1*. Hoot, of more\\nthan local fame as an engineer and railroad\\nbuilder, having planned and constructed a jjor-\\ntion of the elevated rail wa} in New York City;\\nEiiakim, an educator of note in Eastern New\\nYork; Orin, for many 3-ears a ])rofessor in\\nHamilton College: Huet, a lawyer of ability\\nand promise, but whose bright career was\\nbrouicht to an untimely clo.si in early life;\\nElihu, who likewise dieil young, and Erastus\\nClark Root, who, following in the footste])s of\\nhis father Elihu, was a tiller of Irlie soil. Elihu\\nRoot, jr., a son of Prof Orin Root, and a lawyer\\nof marked ability, was prominently mentioned\\nfor a cabinet place as attorney-general of the\\nUnited States durinu the Artlnir ailministration.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0555.jp2"}, "522": {"fulltext": "436\\nHISTORY (IF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nTo Erasfu.s Clark Jioof. and his wife Jane\\n(French) Root were born six childi-cn, one of\\nwhom is dead. The youngest of these children,\\nthe subject of the present sketch, was l)orn in\\nthe old homestead, April 26, 185G. He led the\\nlife of a farmer s boy in his earlier years, hut\\nthere liuriied in his breast that desiri for edu-\\ncation which fbrces its possessor over any\\nobstacle hieli adverse fortune may throw in\\nhis wa3-. The midnight oil was to him far\\nmore than a poetic fiction it was a sad reality.\\nAfter an ordinary education he entered Ver-\\nnon Academy, whence he graduated in 1872 at\\nthe age of sixteen. The succeeding ear young\\nRoot began the world for himself as a peda-\\ngogue, and for six years was engaged in teach-\\ning. The earlier portion of this time he was\\nemployed near home. Then he came to Ohio,\\nand for a time taught near Springfield. In\\n1876, at the age of twenty, having determined\\nupon the profession of medicine as his life work,\\nhe returned to Vernon and entered the office of\\nDr. F. A. Gary as a student. While pursuing\\nhis medical studies, he continued teacliing till\\n1879. Dr. Gary being a graduate of Detroit\\nMedical College, recommended his pupil to\\nthat institution. He matriculated in 1879, and\\ngraduated in 1881 with the reputation of being\\none of the hardest workers of his class.\\nAt his graduation and while he was casting\\nabout for a place to display his newly gilt\\nshingle, 3 oung Root, now Dr. Root, acci-\\ndentallj^ met Dr. W. C. West, of Monroe, who\\nwas then contemplating a removal to the Soulli-\\nwest, and desired to dispose of his office and\\npractice. Dr. Root accompanied Dr. West to\\nMonroe to look over the field, and although\\nhe found a discouragingly large number of\\npeople who wcrecheerfuUyjieggingawayat the\\nage of three score and ten and upwards, and a\\nlugubrious aspect of health seemed prevalent,\\nhe evidently found some inducement to remain\\nand the deal was consummated, and Dr. Root\\nentered upon the practice of his profession in\\nour midst. On September 15, 1881, Dr. Root\\nmade another bargain with Dr. West s family,\\nbut this time it was with Anna M., Dr. West s\\ncharming and accomplished eldest daughter.\\nFrom this nuirriage has resulted two children,\\nErastus Clark Root, aged seven, and Mary B.\\nRoot, aged three years.\\nDr. Root s professional success has been of a\\nremarkably agreeable nature. While the\\nusual diseases incident to our latitude have\\nengaged his attention, he has proven specially\\nsuccessful in thoseailments of the lungs and air\\npassages which are largely prevalent in this\\ncounty, |)i-obabl_y induced by the low-l3ing\\ncharacter of the land, the proximity of large\\nbodies of water and the resulting dampness.\\nBelieving that study is essential to progress,\\nand alwaj^s aiming to keep in the front rank,\\nDr. Root is an earnest and a practical student.\\nEarl}- in his professional career he began the\\npractice of keeping .systematic notes and data\\nof interesting and intricate cases. The results\\nof his observations liave in many instances\\nbeen published as monographs in various\\nmedical p)ublications, among which are the\\nMedical Age, Medical Record, Therapeutic\\nGazette, American Lancet, etc., and the editors\\nare always glad to welcome liis fresh and timely\\narticles.\\nFor the past eight years he has held the\\nappointment of physician to the Monroe county\\nhouse, and for three years has been surgeon of\\nthe Lake Shore and Micliigan Southern Rail-\\nway.\\nThe burdens of a large and increasing pro-\\nfessional practice have not sufficed to smother\\nhis taste for literarj studies, nor stifle his inter-\\nest in the cause of education; nor have the\\ncares of the household been pernutted to weaken\\nthe literary pleasures of his talented wife. For\\nsome years Dr. Root has been a jiainstaking\\nand earnest member of the board of education,\\nand the recent marked improvement in our\\n|)ublie schools is to him a source of gratification\\nGEORGE FRANCIS HE/VTH.\\nGeorge Francis Heath was born in Warsaw,\\nWyoming county, New Vork, September 20,\\n1850. Ancestry i^aternal side, early settlers\\nin Berkshire county, Massachusetts; maternal\\nside, early settlers in Rutland county, Ver-\\nmont; grandparents settled immediately after\\nthe W ar of 1812 in Wyoming county, New\\nYork. On account of mother s death in 1860,\\nand father entering the army in 1861, he went\\nto reside with an uncle, Dr. W. W. Hibbard, of\\nPoultney, Vermont, where he attended the\\npublic, private and commercial schools and\\nassisted in drug store for seven years.\\nIn 1870, Mr. Heath took the advice of Horace", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0556.jp2"}, "523": {"fulltext": "THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.\\n437\\nGroeley and went west, liringing uj) in War-\\nreiisbura;. Missouri, where liis fatlier liail located\\nat the close of the war. Graduated in tlio high\\nschool of that city in 1871, he had entered ad-\\nvanced classes in the State Normal school\\nlocated there in 1871, when on tlie Ist of Janu-\\nary, 1872, he was placed in charge of the ci(y\\npostoffice, the postmaster having become a\\ndefaulter to the Government for several thou-\\nsand dollars. He held this position until June,\\n1876. when he retired to enter the drug busi-\\nness, in which he continued until tiie fall\\nof 1879. On December 25, 1870, he was married\\nto Lucy M. Kaj hill; has one child living, a boy\\nabout four years old.\\nIn 1877 he was clei ted alderman of the third\\nward of the city of Wai-rensburg on the liepub-\\nlican ticket. He declined a renomination. but\\nthe vote at election resulting iu a tie. at tlie\\nrequest of both parties he continued in office\\nand served the second term.\\nIn September, 1879, he entered the Medical\\nDepartment of the University of Michigan at\\nAnn Arbor, graduating in 1881. In June (jf\\nthis year he was appointed by the board of\\nregents resident physician and surgeon in\\nciiarge of University Hospital. During the\\nthree years in charge over three thousand eight\\nhundred patients were treated, a much larger\\nnumber than has ever been cared for in the\\nsame length of time, either before or since.\\nResigned in June, 1884, to enter general prac\\nlice at Monroe, Michigan, succeeding the late\\nDr. C. T. Southworth. Is division surgeon,\\ndistrict of Toledo, Michigan Central Kailroad,\\nand a member of the State Medical Society\\nsince 1881.\\n(tEOUGK BAKCL.\\\\Y McCALLU.M, M. 1).\\nDr. George Barclay MeC allura is the third\\nchild and oldest living son of John and Marian\\n.McCallum, and is of Scotch descent. When liis\\nlather, J(jhn, who was born in the North of\\nScotland in 1818, was three years of age, lie\\nremoved with his father to near Paislej in\\nRenfrewshire, Scotland. Here his boyhood,\\nyouth, and a portion of his manhood, were\\nspent. Ho received a fair education during his\\nearly years, and at the age of fourteen entered\\nthe employ of an elder brother to learti the\\ntrade of a tannei He continued with his\\nbrothel- about fourteen ^-ears. Four3ears later,\\nbeing then an inhabitant of St. George parish,\\nRenfrewshire, he married Marian Lawson, of\\nthe parish of Abbey, in the same shire.\\nFor some time the eyes of McCallum and his\\nbrother had been turned to America, and his\\nmarriage was but the preliminary step toward\\nmaking a home beyond the seas. Shortly\\nafter his marriage John McCallum and his wife,\\naccompanied by.his brother and his family and\\ntheir grandmother, set sail for America About\\na month was consumed in the voyage, and they\\nlanded in New York, May 20, 1850. Here\\nthey found employment, and John remained\\nthere till late in 1854, during which time two\\nchildren, Margaret and John, were born unto\\nthem. John died in October, 1854, a short\\ntime before the removal of the family to Ann\\nArbor, and Margaret dieil January 1, 1855.\\nThe family reside l at Ann Arbor until the\\nspring of 1859, during which time two more\\nchildren were liorn to them, George Barcla)\\nOctober 5, 1855, and Archibald, January 5,\\n1858, both of whom still survive, the eldest\\nbeing the subject of this sketch.\\nEarly in 1859 the family removed to Pontiac,\\nMichigan, where they have since resided and\\nstill reside. Two more children were born to\\nthem, Marian in 18(J0, and Edward in 1862,\\nboth of whom, however, died in infancy.\\nGeorge B. was educated at the schools of\\nPontiac, graduating from the high school at\\nthe age of nineteen. Naturally of studious\\ntastes and inclined to literary re.search, he com-\\nmitted the not infrequent mistake among stu-\\ndents, of sacrificing ])hysical to mental exer-\\ncise. Not being of robust physique, his health\\ndemanded attention while yet a student of the\\nhigh school, and this turned the bent of his\\nmind toward medical study.\\nIn 1875 he entered the Freshman class at\\nMichigan University, and in attempting to\\ncarry on two courses of study at the .same time,\\nhis health, still precarious, utterly broke\\ndown, and he was compelled to return home.\\nHere he remained till 1877 striving to rebuild\\nhis shattered health. In 1877 heagain entered\\nthe University, this time in the medical depart-\\nment, and during his vacations read medicine\\nwith Dr. F. B. Galbraith, of Pontiac. During\\nthe first year he suffered seriously from ill\\nhealth, but gradually grew better, and in the\\nspring of 1880 received the degree ofM. 1).", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0557.jp2"}, "524": {"fulltext": "438\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nIt was his iDtentioii, upon jj;r:i(luation, to\\npursue a special course witli tlio design of\\nseeking appointment as an assistant surgeon in\\nthe United States navy, but a more careful ex-\\namination of the surroundings of such a prac-\\ntice on the part of Dr. McCallum and his parents,\\ncaused him to abandon tlie idea of such an\\nappointment. Being still determined upon the\\nspecial coui se of study in New York, however,\\nin the fall of 1880 he went to Jersey City. New\\nJersey, where he began the practice of medi-\\ncine, at the same time matriculating in the\\nCollege of Physicians and Surgeons of Now\\nYork, being the medical department of the\\nfamous Columbia College, and the oldest\\nmedical college in the country. From this he\\ngraduated in the spring of 1881, and not being\\nparticularly pleased with New Jersey returned\\nto Michigan. He spent a short time in look-\\ning up a satisfactory location, and had settled\\nupon one, when he learned that Dr. J. B.\\nBrown, of Monroe, had received an appoint-\\nment as professor in one of the medical col-\\nleges of Detroit. He came to Monroe and\\nmade arrangements to take Dr. Brown s office,\\nand commenced the practice of his profession.\\nIn September, 1881, some two months after-\\nward. Dr. Brown removed to Detroit. A few\\nmonths later, as.sociated with H. P. Harring-\\nton, Dr. McCallum opened a drug store at the\\nold stand of Brown Chapin, having his office\\nin the same building. Shortly afterward Mr.\\nHarrington retired, and for some time Dr. Mc-\\nCallum maintained the business alone, but\\nfinding it interfered to some extent with the\\npractice of his profession, finally disposed of\\nit, and removed his office to the Dansard build-\\ning.\\nOn November 24, 1880, Dr. McC allum was\\nmarried to Miss Minnie A. Bcntley, second\\ndaughter of A. E. Beutley, Esq,\\nHe has met with flattering success in his\\nprofession, and has built up a pleasant and i-e-\\nmunerative practice in the home of liis choice.\\nDespite the duties of his profes.sion and the\\ncares of business, he still retains his love ioi-\\nliterary work and study. He is an active and\\nearnest member of the Congregational churcli,\\nand his studies are largely in the line of\\nChristian evidences and scrijjtnral explana-\\ntions. During his scanty leisure he has written a\\nnumber of theses upon subjects connected with\\nroliiiion and church work, one of which has\\nbeen published for pi ivate circulation, and has\\nbeen well received.\\nALFRED J. MASECAR\\nWas born of German parents at Eockford,\\nNorfolk county, Ontario, Canada, November\\n23, 1839; was the youngest of four brothers,\\nsons of the Eeverend Nicholas and Gertrude\\nMasecar. His father was a large land and\\nmill owner. He attended district school till\\nthe age of thirteen, when he entered aliteiary\\ncollege at Portland, Maine. There he re-\\nmained for two years, when he graduated, and\\nreturned to his native county, and in April,\\n1851, entered the office of James Moon Salmon,\\nM. I)., where he remained for two years. In\\nOctober, 1856, he entered Uuiversit} Victoria\\nCollege, Toronto, Canada. The rules of that\\ninstitution at that time enabled him to enter\\nas a second year student, having had two\\nyears tuition with a regular practitioner.\\n,\\\\ltcr attending a six months course he re-\\nturned to hisijrivate tuition till the following-\\nfall, when he entered the Buffalo Medical Col-\\nlege, Buffalo, New York, where he graduated.\\nIn the fitll of 1863 he re-entered University\\nVictoria Medical College, and in May, 1864,\\ngraduated with honors.\\nHe immediately located and began the prac-\\ntice of his profession in the county of Oxford,\\nOntario, where he soon, by skill and industr}-,\\nbuilt up a large and lucrative practice, and\\nshared the confidence of the people, having\\nbeen honored with positions of public trust\\nfrom 18!;4 to ISTM. He iield the position of\\npresident or director of the Oxford Agricul-\\ntural Society, member of the municipal council\\nand mayor of the town. In 1876 he received\\nthe unanimous nomination for representative\\nto the provincial legislature, but declined the\\nelection. In 1878 he was appointed by the\\ngovernor coroner for the counties of Norfolk\\nand Oxford, being the first instance where the\\n(iovernment had made an ajipointment of coro-\\nner to two separate judicial districts. This ap-\\nj)ointment was for life or during good behavior.\\nIn the same year he was elected representative\\nfor the Gore and Thames district, embracing\\neight counties, to the Provincial Agricultural\\nSociety, but, owing to poor health at that time,\\ndeclined.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0558.jp2"}, "525": {"fulltext": "THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.\\n439\\nIn 1S70, with a wcll-cariiod rc iuitation, lio\\nleft his hii-ffc practice and traveled for a time;\\nand being attracted to Monroe City, Micliigan,\\nby the celebrated mineral waters, he finally-\\nsettled in that city and soon fonnd his health\\nfully restored. Here he again began the ])rac-\\ntice of his profession, soon sharing a well-\\nearned reputation among his medical brothers\\nof the city and countrj-.\\nIn 1885 he was elected by the people of the\\ncity of Monroe a member of the hoard of edu-\\ncation, a position he ver^- acceptably held for\\nthree years. In 1S8G he was (dected and rep-\\nresented the third ward of Monroe City as\\nalderman for two j cars.\\nDr. Masecar has heen twice married, the\\nfirst time, March 14, 18U0, to Mary Jane,\\ndaughter of lion. Lawrence Johnston and\\nMargaret (Irwin) Hatch, who died in Novem-\\nber, 1875. In April, 1877, he was married to\\nAppolona, daughter ol Harvey and Elizabeth\\n(Harvey) Van Potter.\\nDuring his practice he has been medical ex-\\naminer for several life insurance companies and\\nmutual benefit associations, among which was\\nthe Sun Mutual o( Montreal, in hich for fifteen\\nyears he served in that cajjacity. passing upon\\nmore than five hundred applicants, of whom,\\nup to two years ago, the company had not\\nbeen called upon to pay a single death loss.\\nIn the Covenant .Mutual, of Galesburg, Illinois,\\nhe has been examiner for over ten years, dur-\\ning which he has averaged annually nearly ten\\nthousand dollars of risks, examined with a\\nsimilar result a record of which Dr. Masecar\\njustly feels proud. He has also been one of the\\ncensors of the Toledo Medical College, Toledo,\\nOhio, since its nrganizntioii in 1880.\\nW. F. KNAPF, M. D.\\nW. F. Knapp was borii July 2, 1855, in the\\ntownship of liaisinville, Michigan. His father,\\nLudovic Knapp, is a highly esteemed, well-to-\\ndo farmer. In intervals of woi-k he found\\ntime to gratify varied and keen intellectual\\ntastes, and made thorough preparation for the\\nnormal school at Y])silanti, Michigan, entering\\nthe same at the age of sixteen, taking up at\\nonce the full English course with Latin, com-\\npleting the same in 1875.\\nEntered in October,lS7ti, the College ot Medi-\\ncine and Surgery- at Ann Arbor, Michigan,\\nfrom which he graduated with honors in the\\nspring of 1878. He then assisted the eminent\\nlate Dr. Southworth in his very large practice\\nuntil he located as practicing physician and\\nsurgeon in the village of La 8alle. Alicliigan,\\npracticing there with marked success for six\\nyears.\\nRemoved by urgent requests to Monroe,\\nMichigan, in October, 1884, where, by close\\nattention to business, straightfoi wardiiess, suc-\\ncessful treatment, ever i-ca ly b}- day or at\\nnight to attend to suffering humanit}-, as well\\nas by industry, indomitable persistence of pur-\\npose, he attained a position of honor among\\nmen socially, and as an eminent practitioner\\nof medicine and surgery is medical examiner\\nfor the thriving German Workingmen s Asso-\\nciation of Monroe (.^ity, as also for several life\\ninsurance companies.\\nHis amiable way and good will secures suc-\\ncess in every work he undertakes. He is a\\nhard worker, keeps a keen and intelligent\\nwatch of public affairs, is a warm friend to\\nthose he esteems, liberal in his dealings, a\\nfriend to the suffering poor, and thoroughly\\nindependent is, in short, a good citizen, pub-\\nlic spirited and ver^- enterprising, ever on the\\nside of right and justice. A good illustration of\\nwhat ma}- be accomi)lished by energj-, industrj-\\nand integrity, under all circumstances.\\nU DA WE, M. D.,\\nWas the youngest of three children born to the\\nJiev. and Mrs. Dawo. His parents still reside\\nin England. His father is a very highly re-\\nspected minister of the Congregational church.\\nD. Dawe, jr., was born at Newport, England,\\non October 31, 1860. Ho spent the early part\\nof his school life at home under the training of\\na private tutor. At the age of fourteen years\\nhe entered the British public schools as a pupil\\nteacher, where he with other teachers received\\ntwo hours instruction daily, for services ren-\\ndered by them each day to younger classes.\\nAt the age of fifteen he was sent by his fixther,\\nwho was overly anxious that he should be\\neducated for the ministry, to a theological\\nseminary at Brecon, Wales. While here he\\nlook up the study of Greek and Latin, but he\\nwas very much dissatisfied with this school be-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0559.jp2"}, "526": {"fulltext": "440\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncause he was by six or seven years the junior\\nmember of the seminary. Whenever an opjjor-\\nlunitj afforded itself, he would escape from\\nschool, and after a walk of twenty miles, would\\nreach home wearied, and a little afraid to meet\\nthe stern countenance of his disappointed\\nfather. After a struggle of twelve months his\\nparents decided to remove him to Cardiff,\\nwhere he entei-ed a grammar school and asso-\\nciated with boys nearer his own age. Here he\\nremained the full course of three years.\\nIn the summer of 1879 he sailed for America.\\nHe remained in this country for three years,\\nwhen he returned to England to visit his\\nparents. In the fall of 1882 he once more\\nsailed for America, after a six weeks visit in\\nEngland. In 1885 he commenced to read\\nmedicine. In 1886 he entered the Homceo-\\npathic department of the University of Michi-\\ngan. The summer of 1888 w as spent in the\\noffice of Dr. A. I. Sawyer, of Monroe: he re-\\nturned to the university in the fall of that\\nyear, and graduated from the said university\\niu the spring of 1889.\\nWhile in the university he was connected\\nwith the Hahnemannian society, a literary and\\nscientific organization, from which he also\\ngraduated on June 26, 1889. After having re-\\nceived the said diplomas he entered into part-\\nnership with Dr. A. I. Sawyer, president of the\\nNational Institute of Homoeopathy, who has a\\nvery extensive and lucrative practice in the\\nbeautiful city of Monroe, Michigan. In 1884,\\nDi Dawe was married to Miss Jennie Wood,\\ndaughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Wood.\\nBENJAMIN T. WILLETT\\nWas born at Mansfield, Ohio, October Iti, 1850;\\nreceived his education in Bryan and Columbus\\nhigh schools attended lectures and graduated\\nat Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery\\npracticed as assistant to Dr. Bates at Little\\nLake, Ohio; removed to Hay, Indiana, and\\npracticed there four years. After that, prac-\\nticed four years in Petersburgh, Monroe county,\\nMichigan, and removed to Monroe in Septem-\\nbei-, 188(i, continues to practice, and is the pro-\\nprietor of a drug store on Front street.\\nS. L. JONES, M. D.,\\nWas born in Buckingham, Bucks county, Penn-\\nsylvania, September 18, 1832, of Quaker ances-\\ntry educated in the public schools and private\\nseminaries of Bucks county, and Beverly Insti-\\ntute, New Jersey commenced teaching school\\nand reading medicine at the age of eighteen.\\nIn 1854 survej ed Greene and Lewis counties,\\nNew York, for county maps. Jay Gould at\\nthe .same time surveyed Delaware count}\\nNew York, for same purjjose.\\nHe came to Michigan iu 1855; landed at\\nMonroe pier from steamboat Dart, May 1st;\\nfound a good home at the old United States\\nHotel, kept by Mr. Harrington surveyed Mon-\\nroe county during the summers for countj- map,\\nwhich was not published until 1859; continued\\nsurveying iu Michigan until 1860, when he re-\\nsumed study and commenced the practice of\\nmedicine with Dr. J. H. Woods at Quiney,\\nMichigan. He graduated from the medical\\ndepartment of the University of Michigan,\\nclass of 1864. Received the ad eundem degree\\nfrom Detroit Medical College in 1872.\\nHe served as hospital steward Thirtieth\\nMichigan Infantry, and assistant surgeon\\nEleventh Michigan Infantry, during the War\\nof the Eebellion settled at Deei-field at the\\nclose of the war, and practiced medicine in Lena-\\nwee county until 1880.\\nJanuary 1, 1859, he married Clara A. Robin-\\nson at (Quiney, Michigan, by whom two chil-\\ndred were born, H. Gibson Jones, of Dayton,\\nOhio, and Mrs. Mary Cornell, of Petersburgh,\\nMichigan. August 2, 1879, married Nettie,\\ndaughter of E. W. and C. A. Cornell, of Sum-\\nmerfield, and purchased the Eureka House\\nat Petersburgh, January, 1880, where he now\\nresides.\\nJEROME J. VALADE, M. D.,\\nSon of Dr. Joseph L. Valade, was born at Erie,\\nMonroe county, on November 24, 1859 went\\nwith his people to Newport at the age of seven;\\nattended district an d private schools until\\nfilteen years of age, and then at Monroe City\\nand the State Normal school at Ypsilanti;\\nafter which he entered the Detroit Medical\\nCollege and attended there three full courses\\nof lectures, graduating in the spring of 1882.\\nHe has been a member of the school board of\\nNew port several years. His mother, Mary\\nCousino Valade, was born in Erie township\\nDecember 18, 1837, and was a daughter of\\nFrank and Mai-ffaret Martin Cousino. Dr.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0560.jp2"}, "527": {"fulltext": "THE MEDICAL I KOFESSION.\\n441\\nVahide is a young man of much iiromi.so and\\nis rapidly gainiTig the contidcncc of the people.\\nCIIAKLES EDWIN HENRY MUNRO, M.\\nThe subject of tiiis. sketch was born in the city\\nof Montreal, Canada, on the 27th day of Feb-\\nruary, 1843. His first attendance at school\\nwiw at the age of seven, when he attended a\\nday school in his native city for two j ears,\\nwhere he followed the ])rimary cour.se of an\\nordinary English education. At nine he com-\\nmenced the study of French, which he mas-\\ntered. Two years after hi; entered upon a\\ncourse of classical studies as an interne at the\\nMontreal College, studying Latin, Greek\\nand the natural sciences pertaining to that\\nbranch of studies, which he finished six j cars\\nafter, graduating with honors. For one j-ear\\naflcr he devoted himserif to various pursuits of\\nstudy, recreation, travel, and music, joined\\nmusical and literarj- societies, tlic oratorio, the\\ncircle iiteruire, etc. He traveled cxtcnsivcl}-\\nthroughout the United States and Canada, in\\nthe meantime gaining thereb3-a more extensive\\nknowledge of the world.\\nHe concluded that he would follow tlu pro-\\nfession of his father, viz., the jiracticc of medi-\\ncine and surgery, therefore on the 12th of May,\\n1801, at the age of eighteen, in his native city\\nof Montreal, he presented him.self before the ex-\\namining board of the College of Physicians and\\nSurgeons of the Province of (Quebec, where, after\\npa.ssing a successful examination, he was admit-\\nted to the study of medicine. He at once entered\\nthe office of his father, Dr. Pierre A. C. Munro.\\nHe could not have fallen into better hands,\\nand heiv he remained four years, until he\\ngraduated in 18 )0, being at the same time with\\nhis own family. This good fortune was the\\nmeans whereby ho accjuired facilities for in-\\nstruction which was not offered to others. In\\nclinics, practical anatomy and vivisection he\\nhail an al)undance of material to work upon.\\nTwo years after this he took charge of a very\\nlarge pi-actice at Alexandria, in the county of\\nGlcngary,()ntario, where the good and lamented\\nl)r. McDonald had for many years successfully\\npracticed among a class of ]ieople ninetenths\\nof whom could speak nothing but Gaelic. The\\ndoctor remained there for six months, until the\\ncoinnienccment of the fill lecture session of the\\nschool of medicine, when he assumed the chair\\nof practical botjiny.\\nIn 18G2 he was the corresponding member\\nof L Institute Medical de Montreal. In 1863\\nho continued the course of botany, wrote the\\nessay upon the Influence of (Jlimate upon the\\nPhysique and Morals of Men, What Path-\\nological Anatomy did for the Science of Medi-\\ncine, etc.\\nIn 18G4 he wrote The History of Medi-\\ncine in Canada from the Foundation of Quebec\\nto 1804, giving a complete and conci.se history\\nof all tiie leading events of the medical history\\nof Br-itish North Anu rica to that date, etc., etc.,\\nwhich is still preserved in tin; archives of the\\nVictoria University at (Jobourg, Ontario.\\nOn the 9th of May, 18(;5, at the age of twenty-\\none, at the city of Montreal, he was again ex-\\namined by the board r)f medical examiners of\\nthe College of Physicians and Surgeons of\\nthe Province of (Quebec, and after passing a\\nsuccessful examination was admitted to the\\npractice of medicine and surger}-. The city\\npapers at that time complimente l him as liav-\\ning passed one of the most brilliant examina-\\ntions among those who graduated. His exam-\\niners were Dr. Tuffy, of Nova Scotia; Dr.\\nTassc, of St. Laurent, Quebec T)r. Howard, of\\nMontreal, and Dr. Michaw, of Quebec.\\nFrom the time he received his dijiloma, as\\npreviously said, on the 9th of Ma^ 1805, he\\nremained with his father, assisting him in the\\narduous duties of his profession. In the year\\nfollowing he became an active member of the\\nMcdico-Chirugical .Society of Montreal; in the\\nsame year was appointed surgeon to the Vic-\\ntoria Rifles Volunteer Regiment, at the time\\nof the Fenian raids in Canada.\\nIn 181)3 he became a member of the Cana-\\nilian Medical Asso iation, which was estab-\\nlished at Quebec in that year. In the fall of\\nthat year he determined to go west, and ac-\\ncordingly after visiting several places between\\nMontreal and Omaha, Nebraska, he finally de-\\ntermined to .settle in Detroit, Michigan, where\\nhe opened an office on Griswold street. Here\\nhe remained one year and from there ho went\\nto Amherstburg, Ontario, where he also re-\\nmained another year, when finallj- ho was in-\\ndured to come to Newport, Monroe county-,\\nMichigan, where he is at present and has ro-\\nsidc l most of the time since 1870.\\nWhile at Amiu rstbiirg he received from the", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0561.jp2"}, "528": {"fulltext": "442\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nVictoria University of Cobourg, Ontario, the\\ndegree of Doctor of Medicine; became a mem-\\nber of Essex County Medical Society was the\\npromoter of the first French newspaper pub-\\nlished in Western Canada, L Etoile Canadienne,\\nissued at Sandwich, Ontario. He was also one\\nthe organizers of the National and Benevolent\\nSociety of St. Jean Baptiste, of the county of\\nEssex, Ontario.\\nHe practiced in the city of Monroe, Michi\\ngan, in 1878. In the year 1879, owing to the\\ndeclining years and feeble health of his father\\nhe felt it his duty to return to his native city\\nand a.ssist him. During his father s illness,\\nuntil his death, which happened in 1882, he\\nattended to his private practice, the hospital,\\nand gave lectures on surgery at the Victoria\\nUniversity. He then wont to Papineauville,\\n(Quebec, where he practiced two years,\\nand from there to Fall Kiver, Massachusetts,\\nwhere he also practiced two years in copart-\\nnership with Dr. Casgrain. The untimely\\ndeath of the latter dissolved the partnership,\\nwhen he resolved to come again to the West.\\nHe felt as if the ways and manners of the West-\\nern people were more congenial to his tastes,\\nand accordingly, in the month of February,\\n1885, he found himself again in Monroe, among\\nhis old friends and patients. Here he resumed\\npractice ai4 of yore.\\nIn 1887 he went to Toledo, Ohio, where he\\npracticed one year, and finally returned to\\nNewport, where he had practiced medicine and\\nsurgery for man}- years, and is still enjoying\\nthe confidence and esteem of the community at\\nlarge.\\nDr. Edwin Munro has been eminently suc-\\ncessful in his profession, both in surgery and\\ngeneral practice, being extensively known be-\\ntween Detroit and Toledo. His practice has\\nbeen quite extensive.\\nL. BALDWIN, M. D.,\\nWas born May 20, 1862, in Monroe county,\\nMichigan; was raised in Monroe and attended\\nschool there until 1881, when he went to Dakota\\nTerritory, and remained there until January-,\\n1882. He then went to New Mexico, and from\\nthere back to Jackson, Michigan, and in the\\nfall of 1882 entered the Homoeopathic Medical\\nDepartment of the University of Michigan,\\ngraduating July 1, 1886; was in partnership\\nwith F. O. Hart, M. D., in the practice of medi-\\ncine one year at West Unity, Ohio, and has\\nbeen at Maybee, Monroe couiily, Michigan, two\\nyears.\\nParents: Kphraim Hahlwin, born in Canada,\\n1822, died in Moni-oe county, Michigan, 1889\\nCharlotte A. Baldwin, born in Monroe, 1833,\\nformerly Charlotte A. Garwood, resides at\\nMa3 bee, Monroe county, at present.\\nP. H. MORROW, M. D.\\nP. H. Morrow, M. D., was born at Toledo,\\nOhio, November 9, 1865, and was left father-\\nle.ss the following year; lived with his grand-\\nmother, Mrs. Heminings. He was graduated\\nat the public schools of Toledo; graduated\\nfrom the Toledo Business College in 1883\\nattended medical lectures at the Northwestern\\nOhio Medical College; eighteen months at St.\\nVincent s Hospital came to Erie, Moni oe\\ncounty, Michigan, on the 27th of June, 1889,\\nwhere he still resides and is rapidly building\\nu]) a lucrative practice, enjoying the best wishes\\nof his fellow practitioners.\\nGEORGK W. RICHARDSON, M. D.\\nCertain careers are distinctly illustrative of\\nAmerican self-reliance. The lives of such men\\nalways have point and value. Although much\\nhas been written about American indoiiendence,\\nwhenever a downright example thereof is en\\ncountered the interest is unfiiiling. Such an\\nexample is presented in Dr. George W. Rich-\\nardson, of Dundee. Di Richardson helped\\nhimself, and in this waj laid a secure founda-\\ntion for helping others.\\nHe was born in 1856 in Niagara count}-, New\\nYork, one of a family of nine children. Ho\\nwent from the homestead when eight years old,\\nthe father consenting, to live with an older\\nbrother on a farm within the county remained\\nwith this bi-other five years, when striking out\\nfor himself, he worked a year on a farm. Dur-\\ning this time he had the privilege, usual with\\ncounti y boys, of attending school winters. But\\nnow the desire to get away, to gain wider con-\\ntact, to assert his entire independence, grew ,so\\nstrong that leave Niagara county he must, and\\nin the spring of 1870 this courageous boy,\\nscarcely fourteen years old, puts in an appear-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0562.jp2"}, "529": {"fulltext": "THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.\\n443\\nancc west of the Mississippi, at Waterloo, Iowa,\\nand, as was natural with him, looking lor work.\\nHe engajned for the season on a farm. The\\nyear s farm work at an end, a j-earning for\\nmore schooling as.sertcd itself To this end our\\nyoung student finds his way to Webster City,\\nIowa. Explanations were made and a bargain\\nstruck with Dr. (i. L. Hendrick.s. a leading\\nphysician of Webster City, Iowa. George was\\nto do chores for his board and the privilege of\\nattending the public school. This he did for\\ntwo year.s, and was now first able to go to\\nschool both summer and winter. The work\\nwas not easy, but his heart was light. He had\\nthe care of three horses and throe cows and the\\nwood cutting for three stoves.\\nIt appears that here, for the first time, the\\nthought of studying medicine gained a clear\\nand firm hold; this doubtless through the\\nchance of observing the life of a physician in\\nDr. Hendricks, the opportunity for great use-\\nfulness, the inviting play of sv-mpath}-, and, on\\nthe assumption of honesty, ability and enthu-\\nsiasm, the certainty of material reward.\\nThe earnings from farm work which he had\\nprudently saved, went to solve the clothes (jues-\\ntion, and there ensued two full years of mental\\nfreedom and consequent |)rogress.\\nDr. Richardson dwells upon the fact of his\\ngaining, while at Webster City, the signal\\nadvantage of a clear view ahead. This clear\\nvision in turn compelled another onward move-\\nment. But to gain an advance money was\\nneeded, and this could not be earned with the\\ndesired rapidity in an Iowa village. There\\nwas a call to resolute action.\\nThe spring of 1874, therefore, found him at\\nOmaha, in his seventeenth year, looking for\\nsomething to do. This the j oung man speedily\\nfound. The owners of outl^ ing ranches sought\\nworkmen in Omaha. To one of these, a man\\nnamed Jack Marrow, Richardson engaged him-\\nsi-jf as a farm hand for the sea.ioii. Marrow\\nhail twelve thousand a res of land on the Klk-\\nhorii River. Hy midseason (juite one hundred\\nliamls were employed on the ranch. Among\\nthem were all sorts and conditions of men.\\nMany of the circumstances were forbidding, but\\nas an advance point had to be gained it did not\\nmatter. The grain harvest came on, and with\\nit higher wages and extra jtay for extra hours,\\nlike the shocking of grain u nights. Tliere\\nwere no binders in those days, but the self-\\nraking reaping machines had come in. Our\\nstudent was one of some thirty binders who\\nfollowed the machines. For thirty-five days in\\nthe wheat, oat, and barley fields ho kept his\\nplace at the front, and in this time was able to\\nearn one hundred and forty-six dollars, or an\\naverage of four dollars per day. During the\\nseason he earned something like two hundred\\nand seventy dollars. The stay on the i-anch\\nlasted through the threshing season and well\\ninto the fall. Dr. Richanl.son may be pardoned\\nfor telling of his feats of endurance while there.\\nHe returned to Omaha and became a student\\nat the city high school, from which school he\\nwas graduated in 1875. The New York boy\\nhad completed his academic schooling in Omaha.\\nHe then returned to Niagara county and\\nentered the oftice of Dr. M. B. Searles at Wales\\nCenter in Erie county.\\nDr. Richardson s first attendance at a medical\\nschool was in Cleveland, where he studied for\\nnine months in the medical department of\\nWooster University. lie then matriculated at\\nthe University of Buffalo, from which in.stitu-\\ntion he was graduated in the spring of 1S78.\\nDrawn by his knowledge of the State s advan-\\ntages the young Doctor of Medicine at once pro-\\nceeded to Michigan and began practice at Cone\\nStation, on the Wabash road west of Milan.\\nHe soon after removed to East Milan and\\nthence to Dundee. He was at Cone Station\\none year, and at East Milan a year and a half,\\ncoming to Dundee in August, 1880.\\nAfler practicing at Dundee successfully lor\\none year. Dr. Richardson proceeded to New\\nYork for a six months post-graduate course at\\nthe University Medical College. He reached\\nthere just in time to hear the eminent Dr.\\nWeisse demonstrate the surgical analnmj of\\nPi-esident Garfield s wounds.\\nAt the end of six months at University Col-\\nlege he returned to Dundee and resumed active\\npractice. From the day of leaving his brother s\\nroof down to the completion of the course at\\nMew Y^ork, he did not receive a dollar of assist-\\nance from outside sources all came from his\\nown eai-nings. Every chance to earn money\\nwas improved, and this even while pursuing\\nthe medical studies.\\nOut of this experience there grew and\\nstrengthened a feeling of independence of far\\ngreater value than a bank account proceeding\\nfrom the savings of others.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0563.jp2"}, "530": {"fulltext": "444\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nIt is not necessary to dwell upon Dr. Ekliard-\\nsoti s widel} acknowledged success as a phj-si-\\ncian. His work as a sui goon attracts atten-\\ntion.\\nThe energy and foresight of earlier years\\nhave remained with hiin. His experience in\\nfighting life s battles has been of such a char-\\nacter as to develop and deepen a naturally quick\\nsympathy for the suiferings of his fellows, a\\ncharacteristic of a successful physician.\\nIn this is a partial explanation of the popu-\\nlarity he enjoys. Thi.s was attested in 1884,\\nwhen the doctor was nominated for the legis-\\nlature in the Second district on the Republican\\nticket. The district is heavily Democratic and\\nan election was hardly to be expected. The\\nusual Democratic majority of some five hun-\\ndred votes was, however, cut down to three\\niiundred and eleven and in Dundee township,\\nout of a total vote of eight hundred and fifteen\\nthe doctor received six hundred and eighteen.\\nDoctor itichardson lives in a handsome resi-\\ndence on Yjisilanti street in Dundee, thus giving\\nevidence that his early wisdom in money mat-\\nters still abides. Thus from his lucrative prac-\\ntice a handsome ])roperty is resulting.\\nHe is still a young man of thirty-three, in\\nfull health and vigor, with an enviable career\\nbelbre him.\\nDr. Eichardson was luippily married in 1878\\nat Cone Station to Miss Minnie Caswell.\\nELWIN II. D.VMON\\nWas born in Ohio, December 0, 1850; received\\na common school education worked at farm-\\ning until about twenty-four years of age, when\\nhe began studying medicine under Dr. J. L.\\nBean, of Medina, Ohio.\\nHe attended the Cleveland Honnpopathic\\nHospital College, of Cleveland, Ohio, during\\nthe winters of 1870-77 and 1877-78, and grad-\\nuated from that college in February, 1878.\\nHe located at Reading, Hillsdale county,\\nMichigan, in March, 1878, and practiced medi-\\ncine thei-c until April, 1887, at which time he\\nmoved to Dundee, Michigan, and has continued\\nthere to the present time.\\nCanada East. His father and mother, An-\\nthony and Mary Death Paquette, were born in\\nParis, France. At the age of fourteen he en-\\nlisted in the Patriot War, and served for two\\nmonths. In the spring of 1838 bo left Canada\\nand moved to Detroit, Michigan. In 1844 he\\nmoved to Monroe City and worked at the sad-\\ndler s trade.\\nIn 1846 he married Miss Harriet J. Hope,\\nwho died on the 12th day of April, 18^9. Was\\nmarried again to Miss Helen Michaw, and a\\nthird time to Miss Soj)hia Noble in 1887. In\\n18G4 he enlisted in the Seventeenth Michigan\\nVolunteer Infantry as a private. May 13, IStU,\\nwasdetiiled to the first division of the field\\nhospital as assistant surgeon.\\nHe began the practice of medicine in the\\nyear 1859, and since the close of the war he\\nhas been actively engaged in the practice of\\nmedicine at Petershurgh, Monroe county,\\nwhere he still resides and jiracticcs medicine.\\nNAZARTH PAQUETTE\\nWas born on the ocean on the 1st day of\\nMarch, 1824, and was reared at Chamblae,\\nDR. JOSEPH L. VALADE\\nWas born at Kast Dover, Canada West, and\\nnow resides in Berlin township. His father,\\nLouis, was born in Spain in 1769; his mothei\\nJane, in Deti oit in 1782. His father was a\\nsergeant under General Brock at the battle of\\nRiver Raisin was cripjjled for life, and died\\nwhen Jcseph L. was eighteen 3-eai s of age.\\nHe taught a French school four years, mean-\\nwhile studying medicine. Ilepas ^edan exam-\\nination before the general council, and came to\\nDetroit and entered the office of Professor\\nZina Pitcher, and attended medical lectures at\\nthe university at Ann Arbor.\\nHe settled in Monroe county in 1852, where\\nhe still resides. He has filled the office of\\nschool inspector, notary public. Justice of the\\npeace, and was a member of the State legisla-\\nture in the year 1877. He was appointed liy\\nthe State Medical Society, at a session held at\\nLansing in 1878, one of the committee on or-\\nganization.\\nHe was married November 14, 1858, to Mary\\nA. Cousino, daughter of Francis and Margaret\\n(!ousino, both of whom were born in Monroe\\ncounty. Dr. Joseph L. Valade and Mary had\\nfour children J. Jerome, Leon G., Clara E\\nJoseph L., the latter a phj sician of Newport,\\nMonroe county, Michigan.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0564.jp2"}, "531": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0565.jp2"}, "532": {"fulltext": "^^Jh.^. ^.4", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0566.jp2"}, "533": {"fulltext": "THE MKDICAI, PROFESSION.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2145\\nJOHN WAKNKU MASON\\nWas born in Orloans county, New York, .lanii-\\naryU, 18:i!l lie eanio to Monroe county in 1H54;\\nwiicn the war broke out he joined the Sixth\\nMidiif^an Rci^inient November 2, 18G1, serving\\nas assistant surgeon. On December 23, 1864,\\nlie was ])romote(l to the office ofsuri^eon. Dr.\\n.Mason served in tiie (iulf (iejiurtment, and was\\ndischarged with his regiment September 20,\\n1 StJS.\\nDr. Mason w;i.s mari icd in Ann Arbor to\\nSarali Matihia Walker, November 11, 1852.\\nTheir children arc: Kdward Walker Mason,\\nborn August 30, 1853, resides in Chicago;\\nCharley Lee, born June 17, 185(5, died Octo-\\nber 2!t. ISdO; Ada Matilda, born February 24,\\nISdG. Dr. J. W. Mason is enjoying as a physi-\\ncian and surgeon in Dundee, Michigan, a vary\\ne.xlensivc and lucrative practice.\\n(iKOKGE W. JACKSON.\\nThe subject of tiiis sketch was born on the\\nHolland Purchase, in the State of New York,\\nSeptember 21, 1836 was the oldest son of a\\nfamily of eleven children. His father and\\nmother were both natives of the State of New\\nYork. In September, 184(5, thej removed\\nfrom Ferry, State of New York, and accom-\\npanied by their .son (icorgo W., then ten jears\\nof age, settled in Dundee, Michigan, then nearly\\nan unbroken wildei iiess. He endured all the\\n]irivations and hardships that fall to the lot of\\na farmer s son on new and hcavilj limbered\\nland. lie attended school at the old red school\\nhouse on the banks of the River Raisin, Aunt\\n.Milly Parker being the preceptress. Ho\\nattended school three months in the year,\\nworking nine months in the twelve.\\nAfter attaining his majority he taught the\\ndistrict school in Raisinville at the Bruckner\\nschool house in the winter of 1857. Martha L.\\nAndrews, at the public exercises, captured the\\nfirst prize, and subsequently captured the\\nteacher, and married Dr. George W. Jack.son\\nSeptember 22, 1859. He continued teaching\\nschool most of the time until September, 18(53,\\ndevoting his leisure time to the study of medi-\\ncine, when he entered the medical depart-\\nment of the Michigan Univei sity.\\nHe left the University and entered as a pri-\\nvate in Company E of Eighteenth Michigan\\nInfantiy, accompanied b^ three of the family, to\\nassist in suppressing the Ucbollion four brave\\nand efficient soldiers of the war. Mr. G. W. J.\\nwas stationed at Decatur, Alabama partici-\\npated in the defense of Decatur against General\\nHood s rebel forces October 2(5, 27 and 28,\\nunder the command of Colonel Doolittle. Mr.\\nJackson was one of the number sent out under\\nCaptain William C. Moore to dislodge a body\\nof rebel sharpshooters that occupied a line of\\nritle pits near one of the Union forts. The\\nmovement was successfully executed under a\\ngalling fire, capturing one hundred and fifteen\\n]M-isonors. December 19, 1864, was detached\\nto act as surgeon by order of J. M. Evans,\\nsurgeon of Eighteenth Wisconsin Volunteer\\nInfantry. Dr. Jackson received an honorable\\ndischarge May 26, 18(!5.\\nHe returned to Dundee, and formed in Sep-\\ntember of same year a copartnership with\\nGeorge D. Mungor, druggist. In November,\\n1865, attended medical lectures at the State\\nUniversity also during the years 1866 and\\n1867, and received his diploma as Doctor of\\nMedicine with the class of 1867. He then\\nengaged in active practice in Dundee an\\nactive and remunerative practice until 1874,\\nwhen from injuries received in the army his\\nhealth failed, and he sought Colorado and Cali-\\nfornia to regain it. He returned to Dundee\\nin 1880 and engaged again in drugs and medi-\\ncines. In 1869 erected a two-storj drug store,\\nthe first story being occupied as a drugstore,\\nand second story by the Thomas lodge of Free\\nand Accepted Masons, of which the Doctor is a\\nmember; is a member also of Simon Post\\nChapter, of the Monroe Commandery, and of\\nthe William Bell Post at Dundee, and now sur-\\ngeon of said post.\\nMr. and Mrs. Jackson had two children\\nCassic, born October 25, 1872, and James, who\\ndied of consumption April 19, 1889.\\nDR. TRACY .SOUTHWOItTH\\nWas born in the Slate of New York, Jul\\\\- 16,\\n1798; was married in 1824 to Ruth M. Easton.\\nIn 1836 moved from Elmira, New York, to\\nMonroe county, and settled on a farm in Erie\\ntownship where he resided a number of 3-ears,\\nhaving an extensive practice in the southern\\npart of the county. He formed a copartner-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0567.jp2"}, "534": {"fulltext": "446\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nship with Dr. Gi orgo Lamloii and moved to\\nMonroe. Died September 17, 1843, from result\\nof a fall from a bam was the father of Dr.\\nCharles T. Southworth, sr., and grandfather of\\nCharles T. Southworth,jr., of Monroe, Michigan.\\nDR. K. (iONSOLUS\\nWas born in Fredericksburg, Province of On-\\ntario, May 3, 1850; attended the Napann\\nAcademy, graduated at the University of\\nKingston, Ontario, also the Royal College of\\nPhysicians and Surgeons attended lectures at\\nBellevue, New York, in 1874, Paris and Berlin\\nin 1876 and 1877 practiced in Pctersburgh,\\nMonroe county, Michigan, six years; married\\nin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Annie E. Hard-\\ning, Octobei- 0, 1878; has a daughter aged\\nseven, and .son two years. Hemoved to Dundee\\nApril 1, 1883, and has had an extensive prac-\\ntice up to the j)resent time.\\nDK. JAMES C. WOOD\\nWas born January 11, 1858, in Wood cou)it3\\nOhio. Parents Father, Major H. L. Wood, a\\nnative of New York State, but who came west\\nat an early date, and was a large contractor\\nand the first superintendent of the Buffalo and\\nNiagara Falls Eailroad. After locating in\\nWood county, Ohio, he was honored with many\\nprominent public positions. His mother, Jane\\nC. Kunkle, of sturdy German stock, was a\\nnative of Pennsylvania. She, too, moved to\\nOhio with her parents at an early date.\\nJames C. Wood attended district school until\\nfifteen years of age, working on the farm sum-\\nmers. At fifteen he attended one year the\\nhigh school at Waterville, Ohio. He then\\ntook a three months course at a business col-\\nlege in Delaware, Ohio, and later spent three\\nmonths at a normal college, Fostoria, Ohio.\\nThe following winter he taught a district\\nschool near Fostoria, Ohio, intending to pur-\\nsue his literary studies the succeeding year.\\nBreaking down in health he moved, in the\\nspring of 1876, with his father to Monroe\\ncounty, Michigan, on what is known as the\\nFranklin Moses farm, six miles up the river\\nfrom Monroe. His father kept this farm but\\nsix months, and in the spring of 1877 they\\nmoved to Monroe, where he entered the office\\nof Dr. A. I. Sawyer for the purpose of studying\\nmedicine, a long chei ished wish.\\nIn the fall of 1877 ho entered the horareo-\\n])athic department of the University of Michi-\\ngan, graduating with honor and winning the\\nonly prize, a set of surgical instruments, ever\\ngiven by the department, for the best examina-\\ntions in surgery. Ho returned to the Ohio\\nWesleyan University the following fall with\\na view of completing his literary course, where\\nhe was ranked as a junior, having prosecuted\\nhis literary studies during his medical course.\\nHe was offered an instructorship in phj siology\\nin that institution, but accepted a proffered\\nassistantshi]) in the University of Michigan\\ninstead.\\nIn the summer of 1880 he formed a partner-\\nship with his old preceptor. Dr. Sawj or, and\\nremained with him for five years. His associ-\\nation with Dr. Saw3er developed a taste for\\nsurgery which he has ever since cultivated. In\\nthe spring of 1885 he was tendered the chair of\\nobstetrics and diseases of women and children\\nin the homteopathic department of the Uni-\\nversity of Michigan, which he has very accept-\\nably tilled ever since. At the time of appoint-\\nment he was the youngest full professor in the\\nuniversity.\\nDecember 28, 1881, he married Julia K.\\nBulkley, daughter of G. Bulkley, Monroe, and\\nhas tvvo children, James h. and Fdna B.\\nDR. EPHRAIM ADAMS\\nWas born at Bellows Falls, State of Vermor)t,\\nWindham count} March 16th, in the year\\n1800. He died in the year 1874, on the 6th\\nday of May, at Monroe City, Michigan.\\nMr. Adams was of Puritan stock; his ances-\\ntors came over on the Mayflower in the\\nyear 1620. He lost his parents in early\\nyouth, his father dying when he was three\\nyears of age, his mother when he was six years\\nof age. His mother was left in straitened\\ncircumstances with five children, of whom the\\nsubject of this sketch was next to the youngest,\\nthe late James Q. Adams, lawj^er and the sec-\\nond mayor of Monroe City, Michigan, being\\nan older brother of his.\\nMr. Adams, soon after the death of his\\nmother, was bound out to a farmer, with the\\nunderstanding that he should receive a colle-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0568.jp2"}, "535": {"fulltext": "THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.\\n447\\ngiiilo eilucatii)ii, wliicli lie did. lie was re-\\nceived at tlie Hanover Medical College, State\\nof New Hainpsliire, as a student in the year\\n1819. Ho graduated from Dartmouth College,\\nDecember 19, 1S22. In November of the fol-\\nlowing year Mr. Adams came west and mar-\\nried Maiy Paddock, of Watertown, State of\\nNew York. By this lady he had eleven chil-\\ndren, eight sons and three daughters; of those\\nfive sons and two daughters survive him.\\nIn the j ear 1824 became to Monroe and set-\\ntied on the liiver itaisin, at the time when tho\\nIndian and the pioneer French held undis-\\nputed sway, and were about the only people\\nthat resided upon the River Raisin. Mr.\\nAdams, after his marriage, entei-ed at onco\\nupon the practice of medicine and surgery.\\nHe seems to have struggled against poverty\\nand ill fortune for some time. It was about\\nthis time that ho was prosecuted for disinter-\\nring a dead body, which resulted in an honor-\\nable acquittal.\\nilr. Adams held several honorable public\\noffices in the early history of our county. In\\nthe year 1827 he took his seat as judge of the\\ncounty or district court, with Hon. James J.\\nGodlroy as associate judge, and Hon. Hicley\\nIngersoll, justice. At tho close of his term as\\nju lge Mr. Adams devoted his time to the\\nI raclice of his profession, and at tho time of\\nhis death (1874) he was one of the oldest\\n])ractitioners of our county. In his profes-\\nsional duties beseemed to care more for profes-\\nsional success than he did for the emoluments\\narising therefrom. He gave just as mucii of\\nhis time and attention, when called to tho\\nhomes of the jioor, trillioiit pay, as he did in\\nthe homes of tho more wealth}-, for pay.\\nHe had tho respect in a marked degree of\\nthe medical fraternity of our county, and it is a\\nfact tiiat tho medical profession in our county\\nat that time was second to none in this State\\nthat it stands high, and includes among its\\nnumbers some of tho most able and accom-\\nplished gentlemen and skilful surgeons in our\\nState, among whom I may mention tho names\\nof Dr. A. I. Sawj^or and Edward Dorsch, the\\nlatter now deceased.\\nIn party affiliation Mr. Adams was a Demo-\\ncrat; in religion a Catholic, and was generally\\nfound on the right side, and when the\\nhomteopathic school of medicine were trying\\nto get their rights in the State Univei-sit}-, he\\nwas one of the first to espouse their cause. Of\\nhis virtues, charity was the most prominent of\\nall at his deatii tho poor lost a sympathizing\\nfriend, and his remains were followed to the\\ngrave by a large number of the common\\npeople. T. D. A.\\nDoctor Adams more nearly filled up Pope s\\nestimate of an honest man in the following\\nlines, viz.: An honest man is the noblest\\nwork of God, than almost any other man I\\nhave ever met. Besides being honest ho was\\none of tho purest, most unprejudiced and un-\\nselfish of men.\\nAnd the poor of this county will iicvei- cease\\nto mourn for him, and they never should, as ho\\nnovor waited for fair weather or moneyed re-\\nmuneration when called by them.\\nA CoNTEMPORARV OF THE SaME PROFESSION.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0569.jp2"}, "536": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXXIV.\\nTHE I!AK OF MONKOE.\\nCOLONEL IRA R. GROSVENOR.\\nAW EJjIj-KNIT and vigorous fruino,iui active\\nstep, an erect carriage, a keen yet kindly\\nej c, bright and undimmed, a mind alert and\\nready to welcome and understand every ad-\\nvance in literature, science or art, a cordial\\ngrasp and a clioerl ul greeting to every one\\nthat is Colonel Grosvenor. The casual observer\\nwould venture to guess that he was some-\\nthing over fifty years of ago, yet it is given\\nto few to see the changes which his e3 es have\\nseen. Over every State and Territory of our\\nlaud extend thousands of miles of railroad\\nyet he was a boy of fifteen when George\\nStephenson built his famous Rocket and\\nmade railroads possible. He was ten years old\\nwhen the Stockton and Darlington line, the\\nfirst railway to use steam power in the trans-\\nportation of freight, was inaugurated. He had\\npassed nearly the average sjian of human life,\\nbeing thirty years of age, when that mes-\\nsage What hath God wrought! sped on\\nthe wings of the lightning from Washington\\nto Baltimore and the electric telegi aph was\\nborn. Two years ago the rich and prosperous\\ndominion of Michigan celebrated the semi-\\ncentennial anniver.sary of her entry into the\\nsisterhood of States, yet he had attained his\\nmajority while the grand Commonwealth was\\nstill a Territory, for over that good gray head\\nhave passed more than the three score and ten\\nyears seripturally allotted to man.\\nThe ancestors of Colonel Grosvenor came\\nfrom England to America among the first set-\\ntlers of the valley of the Connecticut. One of\\nthe early and sturdy representatives of the\\nrace was General Israel Putnam, the unique\\nbut distinguished figure of the Eevolutionary\\nwar. The family settled at and near Ponifret,\\nConnecticut, whence after the Eevolution, the\\nReverend Daniel Grosvenor, a C ongregational\\nminister and a cousin of General Putnam, re-\\nmoved to the township) of Paxton, Worcester\\ncounty, Massachusetts, tiieii a wilderness but\\nsparsely settled. There ho established his\\nhome, I ollowing his sacred calling. To him\\nwere born numerous sons and daughters. Of\\nthese Ebenezer Oliver was born and grew to\\nmanhood in the new home. He married Mary\\nAnn Livermore, a daughter of IJradyll Liver-\\nmore, a patrjot soldier of more than local re-\\nnown. From this union sprang ten children,\\neight of whom reached years of maturity and\\nfilled well their parts in the drama of life, and\\nfour of whom, two brothers and two sisters,\\nstill survive. The oldest child of Ebenezer\\nand Mary A. Grosvenor, Ira Rufus Grosvenor,\\nwas born at Paxton, Worcester county, Massa-\\nchusetts, a few miles northwest of the present\\ncity of Worcester, on Saturday, March ISth,\\n1815. The father, who had adopted the pro-\\nfession of teaching as his life work, remained\\nat and near Paxton for nearly ten j-ears after\\nthe birth of his eldest son. Then, moved by\\nthat western spirit which has made our land\\nwhat it is to-day, leaving his lamily in Massa-\\nchusetts till he could build them a home in a\\nnewer and a better couuti y, he went to the\\nState of New York. For a brief time he\\ntaught at Saratoga, but was soon drawn to\\nSchenectady, then the Athens of New York,\\nthe home of the famous Union College. Then,\\nas now, a class of young men were sent to col-\\nleges whose aim seemed to be almost anything\\nbut getting an education sons of wealthy\\nparents, who deemed that money paid for all\\ntransgressions, and incorrigibles of whose re\\nstraint at home their parents despaired. Col-\\nlege faculties were long suffering and patient,\\nbut frequentlj- infractions of regulations were\\nso glaring that they could not be overlooked,\\nand the last disciplinary resort, expulsion, was\\ninflicted. Now all the expelled student has to\\ndo is to pack up his belongings and seek a\\nmore complaisant college, but in those days\\nthe do ^rs of every college in the land were\\n[448]", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0570.jp2"}, "537": {"fulltext": "7 ~^^Z^^-^^y7-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0573.jp2"}, "538": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0574.jp2"}, "539": {"fulltext": "TllK liAR OF MONROE.\\n449\\ncloHeiJ uguiiisl iui oxpcllfd .stmlciil. lliiirc\\ncxiiulHion meutit tlic cessation of a college\\ncareer. Many of the expelled students, how-\\never, were sincerely desirous of obtaining an\\neducation, and, wlicn the ebullition of animal\\n8i)irtH had passed awaj-, l)itlerly regretted tiicir\\ncondition. With a view to affording to such an\\noiiportunity of olitaining an education, as well\\nas of opening a school where students might\\nprepare for college. Dr. ates of I nion, in com-\\npany with KhencKcr Grosvenor, founded al Chit-\\nicnango, Madison county. New York, -Yates\\nPolytechnic for the liigher c lucation, with\\nwhich was also connected a repai ati)ry acade-\\niii}-. Jlitlier Grosvenor I eniovei] his family,\\nteaching in the academy and the Polytechnic.\\nThe oldest son was abcnitten years of age when\\nthis removal was made, and for the ensuing h]x\\nyears was a student at the institutions in which\\nhis father was teacher. At the age of sixteen,\\nbeing nearly pr-epared to enter college, he l)C-\\ngan assisting his father. There were several\\nbrothers and sisters b} this lime, and the pro-\\nfession of teaching did not open the way to\\nmunificent pecuniary results. There was a\\nsteady pressure upon what Malthus calls the\\nline of subsistence, and poverty had been a\\nclose friend of young Gi-osvcnor in his attempts\\nto gain an education. Naturally of an indom-\\nitable spirit, he chafed at and resented some of\\nthe humiliations of his position, and determined\\nto become a bread-winner as well as a bread-\\neater. For three years he earnestly did what-\\never his bands could find to do. At theexpira-\\ntion of that time, having become an expert ac-\\ncountant, he managec] to secure a position as\\nclerk ujion a small steamer plying upon Lake\\n(Ontario and starting from Charlotte. One of\\nthe owners of this boat was Dan. B. Miller, then\\nrecently appointed to the charge of the United\\nStates land office at Monroe, Michigan. Miller\\nbecame interested in young Grosvenor, and\\ntold him the boat was no place for him, that\\nhe ought to go west, and wound up byofleriug\\nhim a position as clerk in the land office if he\\nwould go to Monroe. Grosvenor accepted the\\noffer, accompanied the boat to destination, bal-\\nanced and closeil his books, settled with the\\nproprietors and turned liis face westward, to the\\ncit} which was lor more than half a century to\\nbe his home.\\nH}- the primitive means of transportation of\\nthat early day, partly by stage coach and partly\\nby lanal. he journeyed to IJutfalo and there\\ntook steamer for Monroe. It was a summer\\nafternoon of the year 1835 that he landecl on\\nthe dock at La Plaisance Baj three miles from\\nMonroe. Eastward lay the lake, northward\\nan impenetrable marsh, southward a forest,\\nand Westward a plank causewaj over the\\nwaters of the bay connected with aroa i sti eteh-\\ning away into the distance. When he landcil\\non the dock his earthlj jwssessions consisted of\\nhis little baggage and a solitary two-dollar bill.\\nSome other piis.sengers destined for Monroe\\nlanded at the same time. No houses were visi-\\nble, the village was three miles away, and there\\nwas some grumbling that there were no means\\nof transjiortation at hand. Young Grosvenor,\\ngathering uj) his belongings, started on foot to\\nthe town. Trudging along the turn](ike he\\nreached the foot of Scott street along which he\\npassed to the corner of First, thence to Wash-\\nington, and then north to the tavern, the\\nMansion House, kept l)y Lcandcr Sackett,\\nwhere iJansard s bank now stands. Here he\\ngave notice of the arrival of the boat and of the\\nfact that there were some jiassengers desiring\\ntransportation, and a vehicle was speedily sent\\nfor them.\\nIt would be dilliciilt for an inhabitant of our\\nfair city of today to imagine the scene which\\nwas spread out before young Grosvenor as he\\nlooked about him that waning summer after-\\nnoon. The hotel, a two-story frame building,\\nfronted the river, a long porch stretching on\\nits north side. On the river bank and acro.ss\\nthe road was a saw-mill, with logs along the\\nstream. West of that was a two-story brick\\nbuilding, the lower story occupied by Dan. B.\\nMiller as a general store, the upper by the\\nUnited States land office. West of this was\\nanother brick building, in which Thomas G.\\nCole (later superintendent of the Michigan\\nSouthern Jtaihvay) ke])t store; then a small\\nbuilding occupied by Dr. Samuel S. Parker;\\nthen the office and drug store of Dr. Conant, a\\ntwo-story frame building on the site of S. M.\\nSackctt s present store. Between this and tlie\\ncorner of Monroe street were a few small build-\\nings, the ephemeral structures of a new village,\\nbetween which the steep river bank was visible.\\n(Jn the corner of Monroe street stood a two-\\nstory frame building, then used as a store,\\nand which shortly afterward and for many\\nyears was occupied by the late Benjamin Dan-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0575.jp2"}, "540": {"fulltext": "450\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsard. West of this corner were but a few striig.\\ngling residences along the TTnited States turn-\\npike. South and east from the hotel were a\\nfew buildings, chiefly used for mercantile ])ur-\\nposes. Where now stands the store of L. Fried-\\nenberg Son was a dwelling, noteworthy as\\nhaving in the cellar a flowing spring. This\\nbuilding was occupied hy William L. Eiggs, a\\njustice of the peace, who dabbled in jurispi u\\ndcnce in a small, one-story office, just soutii of\\nhis residence. From this office southward to\\nthe public square there were no buildings, but\\non the western side of the public square and\\nnorth of First street was a one story house, the\\nresidence of Colonel Wood and his family.\\nAcross First street, and in what is now the\\nsquare fronting the Presbyterian church, stood\\nthe county court house and jail, a plain, frame\\ntwo story building painted yellow. The upper\\nstory was used as a court house, the iDwer as a\\njail, and lo further add to the security of the\\nlatter the building was surrounded by a high\\nstockade, made of good sized round timbers,\\nsharpened and driven into the ground, with the\\ntops fastened together. A few log and frame\\nhouses, principally the former, wore scattered\\nabout in various directions. Such were j oung\\nGrosvenor s surroundings, as accompanied by\\na flaring tallow dip he climbed the stairs of\\nSackett s hotel, and passed his first night in ex-\\nactly the same spot which half a century later\\nhis own well-a])pointed law office was to\\noccupy. Jt were little wonder if, as the silent\\nnight came down and he thought of latlier and\\nmother, brothers and sisters gathered around\\nthe hearth at the distant honic he had left, the\\nboy s pillow was wet with not unmani}- tears.\\nHe had been born on a Saturday, and realizing\\nthe truth of the old rhyme that Saturday s\\nchild works hard for his living, bright and\\nearly the next morning he arose and prepared\\nfor labor. Eating his breakfast, lie repaired to\\nthe office to interview that august functionary-,\\nthe clerk. Though lacking the diamond pin\\nwhich is the badge of his fraternity at this daj-,\\nthe clerk of half a century ago had some traits\\nin common with his later-born brother. Like\\nAlexander Selkirk, ho was monarch of all he\\nsurveyed, and like the Ancient Mariner, he\\nhad the faculty of fixing the guest with his\\nglittering eye. It was with some trepidation,\\nthough with a determination to start right,\\nthat Grosvouor confided to this dignitary the\\nfact that he had come to Monroe to work in the\\nland office, and desired to make some arrange-\\nments about board. lie was informed that his\\nbill was already two dollar,-*, and the solitary\\nnote which graced his slender j)urse was passed\\nover to the frigid clerk. Grosvenor s opinion\\nof the West was rapidly acquiring a basis of\\nsolid fact. Reporting at the land office he was\\nset at work. Learning from another clerk\\nthat Colonel Wood kept boarders and that ho\\n(the clerk) boarded there, though owing to lini-\\nitcil room the Colonel could not furnish sleeji-\\ning accommodations, Grosvenor made arrange-\\nments to board at Wood s, sleeping upon a cot\\nin a room adjoining the land office, and entered\\nupon his residence in Monroe.\\nFor something over two years he worked in\\nthe land office. Careful, painstaking and accu\\nrate in his duties, he speedily became head\\nclerk of the office, and continued in that posi-\\ntion till the I emoval of the office to Detroit,\\nwhen he elected to stay in Monroe. Even at\\nthe date of his arrival the unkempt little vil-\\nlage was enjoying what in these days would be\\ncalled a boom. Every boat and every stage\\nbrought adventurers and pioneers, all anxious\\nto reap those sudden fortunes which rumor in\\nthe East had it were to be picked up out\\nwest. The location of the land office in Mon-\\nroe made it a central point for them, and Gros-\\nvenor s position in the land office soon gave him\\nan intimate knowledge of the outlying country\\nand the qualit} of the lands. He began bar-\\ngaining for himself and shortly became the pos-\\nsessor of considerable property.\\nAlter the removal of the land office he began\\nthe study of the law, which he pursued for the\\nnext (our years under various preceptors. At\\ndifferent times during these four years he was\\nemployed and a student in the office of Robert\\nMcClelland (afterward Governor of Michigan\\nand Secretary of the Interior under President\\nPierce), Wing McClelland (Warner Wing\\nbeing later a judge of the Supreme Court of\\nMichigan), Alpheus Felch (later Governor and\\nUnited States Senator), and David A. Noble\\n(afterwards a member of Congress). At his\\nexamination for admission to the bar. Judge\\nFletcher presided, and the examining committee\\nconsisted of Alpheus Felch, Jefferson G. Thur-\\nbcr and Hiram Stone. During his years of\\nstudy he had been engaged in the sale of land,\\nhad worked as an accountant, and had for a", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0576.jp2"}, "541": {"fulltext": "THE BAR OF MONROE.\\n451\\ntiiiK) liold tlio position of ck rii lo tlic conimiN-\\nsioner of intiTiial improvements, and while in\\ntiuit office had been an earnest advocate of tiie\\nMiehigan Soiitliern Railroad. He also during\\nthis time had married Miss Harriet Wood,\\n(ildest daughter of Colonel Wood (St^ptember\\n14th, 1837), and commenced housekeeping in a\\nsmall house south of the present site of the\\ncourt Iiouse.\\nAfter his e.xamination and admission to the\\nbar he associated himself with David A. Noble\\nand began the practice of his profession. This\\npartnership continued for eight years, during\\nwhich time his wife died (1S45).\\nTiio straggling and rude village had mean-\\ntime grown and extended till it had become\\na quasi rival of Detroit. The Territory had\\nbecome a member (jf the Commonwealth of\\nStates, and in its councils Monroe held a\\nprominent place, owing to the ability of it.s\\npublic men. The names of the lawyers men-\\ntioned above, all of whom have tilled a large\\nspace in the history of Michigan, \\\\\\\\ill serve to\\nshow the ability of the bar at that period. To\\nthose names may be addetl that of Isaac P.\\nChristianey. He came to Monroe, having be-\\ngun his legal studies in the East, obtained a\\nposition in the land office and for some time\\nwas a fellow clerk with Grosvenor. He read\\nlaw while employed as clerk, was early ad-\\nmitted to the bar, practiced his profession here\\ntill the re-organization of the supreme court in\\n1838 when he was elected one of its justices, a\\nposition he filled with honor till 1875 when he\\nwas elected a United States senator, and later\\nresigned this to accept the appointment of\\nminister to Peru.\\nAt that time in Michigan, as well as in other\\nWestern States, the prominent lawyers rodo\\nthe circuits, i. e. followed the judges from one\\ncounty to another and plead cases for clients in\\nseveral counties. The early court calendars of\\nMonroe county show that lawyers from Detroit\\nmade frequent appearances in Monroe, while\\nthe leading Monroe lawj ers likewise went to\\nWashtenaw and Lenawee counties. Common\\nlaw pleadings had undergone but limited modifi-\\ncation, and the writing in an attorney s office\\nwas much greater than now. Upon the j-ounger\\nlawyers devolved to a large extent the practice\\nbefore justices of the peace. These were widely\\nscattered. There was one in Milan, one in\\nDundee, one in Flat liock, one at Oakville, one\\nin l-]r-ii^ and another at Whitetord. The roads\\nin man3 cases were bridle jiaths through the\\nwoods, and when these became quagmires\\nthrough long-continued rains it sonu times hap-\\npened that the traveler was compelled at night-\\nfall to fasten his horse and camp out, listen-\\ning to the howls of wild animals during the\\nnight and resuming his journc)- when daylight\\npei uiiUed him to find his way.\\nIt was in this rugged school that Colonel\\nGrosvenor began as a lawyer and gained his\\nexperience. Professional success is a growth\\nofttimes a slow one, and its rewards some-\\ntimes seem strangely delayed. The strength\\nof the bar made ])rogre88 difficult for a Oung\\nman, but it was through these years that the\\nsubject of this sketch formed those habits of\\nresearch, and acquired that intimate familiarity\\nwith the principles of the common law, that\\nstood him in so good stead in the time to come.\\nThe years that succeeded were just such\\nyears as fall to every busy man. Each repre-\\nsents its fifty- two weeks of varied toil, cheered\\nb} the sun of success or darkened by the cloud\\nof failure, but no salient incidents rise, like\\nhills, above the level jilain of early life. When\\nthe partnership between Noble and (irosvenor\\nwas dissolved a new one was formed with\\nTalcott E. Wing, Esq., which existed for eight\\nyears. In the meantime one famous trial. The\\nSupervisors of the County of Monroe vs. Harry\\nV. Man, in which Grosvenor, representing the\\nplaintiff, was pitted against nearly the entire\\nbar of the county, had served to give him the\\nI cputation ho has ever since maintained, of be-\\ning a fighter to the very end and fertile in\\nresources. This case also gave him something\\nmore than local fame, and his practice began\\nto grow. On May 22, 1849, ho married Miss\\nSarah A. Wood, a sister of his first wife.\\nSucceeding his connection with Judge Wing\\nhe became associated with John R. Ranch,\\nEsq., in a partnership which continued for\\niicarlj fifteen years, until Colonel Grosvenor\\nwent to the Legislature in 1871. In 1859 he\\nbecame the owner of Fair Oaks Farm (so\\nnamed from the resemblance of some portions\\nof it to the famous battle-field of McClellan s\\nPeninsular campaign, in which Colonel Grosve-\\nnor participated), where he now resides.\\nWith no longing fttr political honors, he had\\nstill been an indefatigable worker in every\\ncampaign, A believer in the prosperous luture", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0577.jp2"}, "542": {"fulltext": "452\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nof the city of liis home, he \\\\va,s largely insti u-\\nraontal in jirocuring anil framing the early\\ncharters under wliicli its government was\\nadministered, and held at one time the [idsition\\nof recorder. This was under a charter which\\nmade the recorder a judge of the mayor s\\ncoui t, orgatiized aflcr the manner of city police\\ncourts, but with a more extended jurisdiction,\\ntaking cognizance of (-ivij as well as crimiM:il\\ncauses under ordinances. The old ducket ol\\nthis coui t, with the ink upon its pages faded by\\ntime, is still on file in the office of the county\\nclerk. Inidcr the operation of the old militia\\nlaw, our of whose ]irovisions was the general\\nmiisler or training day, famous in song and\\nstory among the records of the Nation s earlier\\nyears, he took much iiiter est in military in-\\nstruction; and later, when independent eomjia-\\nnies began to be (jrganizeii, was nctive in the\\nformation of one in Monroe, and became one of\\nits officers.\\nWhen, on that spring Sabbath in l,S(il, the\\nechoes of the shot fired acro.ss Charleston bar\\nbor at Sumter, rolled through the North like\\nan electric shock, and wo realized that war to\\nsave the Nation bad become a stern necessity,\\nMichigan be^an the enlistment and organiza-\\ntion of troops. One regiment of three months\\nmen was accepted by the Government. Under\\nthe first call from Washington, shortly before\\nthe c.\\\\])iration of the term of the three months\\nregiment, the First Michigan Volunteers went\\nforward, and the Second, Third and Fourth\\nwere in ]ii oces of organization. These were\\nrapidly filled and forwarded. Meantime the\\nskeletons of the Fifth, Si.xth and Seventh regi-\\nments, the commissioned and non-commis-\\nsioned officers, were designated, and in a cauij)\\nof instruction at Fort Wayne, near Detroit.\\nOfficers of military cxjierience were scarce no\\nwar had occurred during the lifetime of the\\nactive men of that day, excepting (uir brief\\ntrouble with Mexico, and the knowledge\\ngained in genei-al musters and indei)eiuK nt\\ncompanies was of importance. In the course\\nof his life, Grosvenor had commanded not only\\na company, but had likewi.se been both a\\ncolonel and a brigadier-general of the State\\nmilitia, and in view of bis military knowledge bo\\nwas commissioned colonel of the Seventh, hav-\\ning early offered his services to the Governor.\\nWhen news of the first Bull Run reached the\\nSlate, Governor Blair ordered these three\\nregiments filled up as soon as possible. In\\nless than fifty days all three were complete.\\nThe rendezvous of the Seventh was at Monroe,\\nand here Colonel Grosvenor organized and set\\nup the regiment It was mustered on Sep-\\ntember 5, 1861, and at once proceeded to Wash-\\nington. It remained there but a, little over\\ntwenty-four hours, then started on a march\\nthrough Maryland as the escort of a batter}\\nan l on arrival at its destination encamped\\nnear Leesburg and became a part of (Jeneral\\nStone s corps of observation. Rumors pre-\\nvailed of a rebel advance on the other side of\\nthe Potomac, and some of the troops were\\nthrown across the river. It was in this move-\\nment that the battle of Ball s Bluff was fought.\\nAfter the passage into Virginia, for a time\\nColonel Grosvenor performed the duties of a\\nbrigadier-general, having charge of the advance\\ntill the general crossed the river. After this\\nthe regiment went into winter quarters, where\\nit remained until early spring. Then it pro-\\nceeded up the Potomac to Harper s F crry and\\nup the Shenandoah to Winchester, whence it\\nwas recalled to Washington to participate in\\nthe Peninsular campaign. Embarking on\\ntransports it proceeded to Fortress Monroe,\\narriving the day following the memorable con-\\ntest between the Monitor and the Merriraac.\\nIt was pushed forward immediately ami par-\\nticipated in the siege of Yorktown, April 4lh\\nto May 5th on May 7th it was engaged in the\\nbattle of West Point, and then proceeded up\\nthe peninsula, building roads and camping\\namong the miasmatic vapors of the Chicka-\\nhominy swamps. May 3lst (bund the regi-\\nment in sight of Richmond at Fair Oaks Sta-\\ntion, and Colonel Grosvenor sufferiTig from an\\nattack of cholera morbus. Lying under a tree,\\nunder the influence of ojiiates, while the regi-\\nment went forward to take its jjlace in the line,\\nhe was shortly aroused by the sound of infantry\\nfiring in the advance. Hastily climbing on his\\nhorse he started for the battle. He soon came\\nup with his regiment, and was at its head in\\nthe charge described in gloving terras by the\\nhistorian Lossing. For a month after the\\nbattle of Fair Oaks the regiment remained\\nencamped on the Cliickahominy. The sultry\\nsouthern sun beating down upon the swamps\\nbred disease, and was more fatal to the unaceli-\\nmated northern troops than the rebel bullets.\\nDuring this time Colonel Grosvenor began to", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0578.jp2"}, "543": {"fulltext": "THE BAR OF MONROE.\\n453\\nsufTer seriously from scurvy. His teeth be-\\ncame loosened, and the external manifestations\\nof the disease increased in violence. When the\\nmovement across tlic j)eninsulato tlio new base\\nii])()n tlie James River began, he was scarcely\\nable to sit upon his horse; but in this condition\\nhe led his regiment througli the battles of\\nTeach Orchard and Savage Station on June\\n29th; White Oak Swamp and (ilendale on\\nJune XOlli Malvern Hill im July 1st, and ihen\\naccompanied the army to Harrison s Landing.\\nThe exj osure and fighting of the seven da} s\\nbefore going into camp at Harrison s had\\nseriously told upon him in his exhausted con-\\ndition, and he was informed by the surgeon\\nthat he must make a spcedj clioice between a\\nchange of climate and a coffin. He applied for\\nleave ofabsi uce, but, under Halleck s orders, a\\nfurlough was denied. This left the alternative\\nbetween resignation of his command or a death\\nfrom the scurvy, which had now attacked liis\\nbowels. On July 7th he resigned his commis-\\nsion and started for Fortress Monroe. Here\\nbetook transport for Washington. The jour-\\nney so exhausted him that he was compelled to\\nundergo medical treatment for a month before\\nhe was able to ])roceed. Under the advice of\\nIlls ph}-sician he went to tiie mountains of\\nPennsylvania. Here he remained for a week,\\nbut not deriving the benefit which he had\\nex])eetcd, began to consider his ca.sc as a hope-\\nless one anil was anxious to finish his journc}\\nthat ho might die at home. Thetri|)to Cleve-\\nland proved so severe that he was again com-\\n]i( lled to rest. As soon as ho had r(u-iipcratcd\\na little he once more resumed his way, and\\nlinally reached Monroe, haggard, emaciated,\\nfull of sores, with teeth dropping (\u00c2\u00bbut, and an\\na|)parentlj- incurable internal disorder. For a\\nlime he looked forward to death as the ])rob-\\nalile termination, but under the tender minis\\ntratiims of Imme, hope began to regain an\\nascendancy, and he even anticipated resuming\\na position in the army. The colonel of the\\nFourth regiment had fallen in battle, and\\nColonel Grosvenor was offered a commission\\nas its commander. He accepted the offer,\\nhoping to spcedilj- be able to go to the fi ont.\\nHut as the time passed he became convinced\\nthat the effects of his di.sease were incurable,\\nthat further canqiaigning was a simple imjtos-\\nsiliilitv. that a iiHinth s exposure in the field or\\non the march would be undoubtedly fatal, and\\nhe was compelled to decline the proffered\\nposition.\\nLittle by little, as his feeble state ])ermitted,\\nhe gathered up the threads of civic life, which\\nhe had thrown down to enter the service of his\\ncountry, and resumed the practice of his pro-\\nfession. In 18G8 he built the residence on the\\nwest side of the public square which he occu-\\npied as a homo for seventeen j^ears. In 1S70\\nhe received the nomination of the Republican\\nparty for representative in the State legisla-\\nture, and although the county wasoveru helm-\\ninglj- Democratic, was elected. Thai same\\nfall there was elected as commissioner of the\\nState land office upon the Republican ticket a\\nCa])tain Edmonds During the session of the\\nlegislature, Edmonds administration of his\\noffice was such as to call for sharji criticism\\nboth as to his moral character and official in-\\ntegrity. Reports of his misdemeanors became\\nso prevalent as to challenge the attention of\\nthe legislature, and after tleliberation, it was\\ndetermined by the House of Representatives to\\n]iresent articles of impeachment to the Senate.\\nThe House selected Colonel (irosvenor as chair-\\nman of the managers of the impeachment trial\\nat the bar of the Senate, his associates being\\nHe])resentatives 15, W. Huston, jr., and Ijj-nian\\nA. (Cochrane.\\nThe trial was a cause celchrc in Jlichigan.\\nNo precedents existed in the State it was the\\nfir.st time in her historj that a jiublic officer\\nhad been impeached, and Fdmonds was ably\\ndefended b}- Judge Shipman of Cold water, who\\nfought every inch of the ground. Although\\nthe House managers, led by Colonel Grosvenor,\\npresented overwhelming proof upon every one\\nof the eleven articles of impeachment, a two-\\nthirds vote of the Senate was necessary to\\nsustain the House, and in the face of the i lea\\nthat sustaining the charges might injure the\\npart}-, this two-thirds majority could not bo\\nobtained. The record of the im|)eachment\\ntrial, puhlished by the State in two large vol-\\numes in 1871, is a monument of the ability dis-\\nplayed by Colonel (irosvenor in the manage-\\nment of this uniiiuc and interesting occasion.\\nIt is probable that the jireccdents bearing upon\\nthe law of impeachment and the procedure\\nujion the trial of sucli causes have never else-\\nwhere been so cxhaustivel} collated, not even", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0579.jp2"}, "544": {"fulltext": "454\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nupon the trial of President Johnson, as by the\\nattorneys for the prosecution and defense in\\nthe Edmonds case.\\nUpon the return of Colonel Grosvenor to\\nMonroe at the close of the Edmonds trial, the\\npartnership so long existing between him and\\nMr. Rauch was dissolved, and Colonel Grosve-\\nnor became associated with Rufus E. PhiTiney,\\nwho had been previous!} superintendent of the\\npublic schools and had then but recently been\\nadmitted to the bar. This partnership con-\\ntinued till Mr. Phinney was elected judge of\\nprobate and assumed the duties of that office,\\nJanuary 1,1877. Shortly afterward the firm\\nof Grosvenor Landon was formed by Colonel\\nGrosvenor and Hon. George M. Landon, then\\nprosecuting attorney. This continued until\\nthe death of Judge Phinney in 1884. when\\nGovernor Bcgole appointed Mr. Landon judge\\nof probate to fill the vacancy. Colonel\\nGrosvenor then associated with him A. B.\\nBragdon, and in 1886, upon his admission to\\nthe bar, his son Elliot O. Grosvenor also be-\\ncame a member of the firm.\\nIn 1 884-5 Colonel Grosvenor built his present\\nresidence upon Fair Oaks Farm From his\\nmarriage in 1849 three living children survive;\\nIrene Frances, who married H. B. WheelncU,\\nEsq., of Chicago, Illinois, in 1886, and now re-\\nsides there Elliot O who graduated with\\nhonor from Michigan University as a B. A. in\\nthe class of 1885, was admitted to the bar and\\nassociated with his father in the practice of his\\nprofession in 1886, and the same year was\\nmarried to Miss Minnie Hamilton of White\\nPigeon, Michigan and Winthrop W., now a\\nstudent at college in Chicago, and who will\\nhave received his degree of I). I). S by the\\ntime these lines see the light.\\nThe forum where Colonel Grosvenor s life\\nwas passed, has been singularly lacking in\\ncases of more than local fame, but for manj-\\nyears he has been found on one side or the\\nother of the most important trials of the section.\\nHe was largely instrumental in unearthing the\\nDitch frauds and punisliing the perpetrators\\nconducted to a successful issue the case of\\nMonroe County against the State of Michigan,\\nin which lie attacked the constitutionality of\\nthe law under which the State was endeavoring\\nto collect some S30,000 from the countj after\\nhaving bid in and sold the lands upon which\\nthe taxes had been levied; in 1884 he over-\\nthrew the Drain law, under which attempts\\nwere being made to run drains through this\\nand adjoining counties, and successfully de-\\nfended in one and prosecuted in another of the\\nmost noteworthy murder trials in the history\\nof the county. Previous to the reincorpora-\\ntion of the city in 1873 under the general\\nincorporation law, he was connected with the\\ndrafting of every charter under which its gov-\\nernment was administered its last special\\ncharter having been drawn and introduced by\\nhim while a member of the legislature of 1871.\\nHe was prominently identified with the move-\\nments which eventuated in the building of the\\nHolly, Wayne and Monroe Railroad to the\\ncity, and the Toledo and Ann Arbor in the\\nwestern part of the county, and his legal advice\\nguided them through the formative stage. Dur-\\ning Judge Warner Wing s last illness Colonel\\nGrosvenor performed the duties of the posi-\\ntion, and after Judge Wing s death, became one\\nof the counsel of the corporation.\\nThe First Judicial Circuit of Michigan for\\nmanv years was composed of the counties of\\nMonroe, Lenawee and Hillsdale, while Wash-\\ntenaw county was in the Fourth. In 1879 the\\nlegislature took Monroe from the First and\\nWashtenaw from the Fourth and constituted\\nthe two counties into the Twenty-second Judi-\\ncial Circuit. Colonel Grosvenor was put in\\nnomination forjudge of the new circuit by the\\nRe])ublican party. Both the Democratic and\\nthe Greenback parties had candidates who\\nwere strong and able men, and the election fol-\\nlowed the general vote of the district, which is\\nlargely Democratic. In 1881 Colonel Grosve-\\nnor was appointed a trustee of the Michigan\\nAsylum for the Insane at Kalamazoo, and in\\n1887 was reappointed for a second term. He\\nhas manifested much interest in the welfare ot\\nthe institution, and has been an indefatigable\\nworker for its prosperity and success. He has\\nbeen for many j-ears the president of the\\nMonroe County Bar Association.\\nThus for nearly fifty years he has been an\\nactive practitioner in Monroe county. He has\\nacquired and retained a lucrative and pleasant\\npractice. As a lawyer his predominant char-\\nacteristics have been earnestness, fidelity,\\nacumen and industry. Thoroughly grounded\\nin the principles of the common law of Eng-\\nland (in his early practice he used to read\\nBlackstone through once a year), his mind", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0580.jp2"}, "545": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0581.jp2"}, "546": {"fulltext": "iaJ\\nmiJ", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0582.jp2"}, "547": {"fulltext": "THE BAR OF MONROE.\\n455\\nintuitively applies tliem to the matters sub-\\nmitted to him, and his success in the Supremo\\ncourt demonstrates the value of sueh knowl-\\nedge and training. In the trial of causes he is\\ndignified and urbane, but cool and wary, and\\non the alert to discover his opponent s weak\\n])oint. Somewhat like the Englishman s Imll-\\ndog, he doesn t know when he is whipped, and\\nhas often plucked victory out of the verv jaws\\nof seeming defeatb)- his persistency and fertility\\nof recourse. His unvar3ing courtesy and (con-\\nsideration to his lirother attorne} s, especially\\nto those in their callow years, make him a\\npleasant opponent. His industry in the j)rep-\\naralion of his cases is great, and his adversary\\nis apt to fiTi l him armed at all points. As an\\nadvocate lie is a modest but effective speaker,\\nif anything rather too much inclined to con-\\ndense his thought into weighty sentences. He\\neschews bombast and clap trap, and his ad-\\ndresses and briefs are logical and to the point.\\nHe is not a believer in technicalities, prefei-ring\\nto try a cause upon the legal merits rather\\nthan win a victory by sharp practice.\\nBut what a man does is not all of his life.\\nBeing as well as action is included in the sum\\nof existence, and man frequently exercises as\\nwide an influen e and leaves his footprints on\\nthe sands of time as much by what he is as by\\nhis deeds. And when the finis shall be\\nwritten against the record of his long and busy\\nlife, Colonel Grosvenor will be remembered not\\nalone as the successful lawyer and the brave\\nsoldier, but as the kindly, helpful, honored.\\nChristian man. Beneath the calm exterior has\\nalwa\\\\s lie;it a 83-mpathetic heart to which no\\nsufterer has ever appealed in vain. No client\\nwas ever left defenseless through lack of moans,\\nif injustice had been done him. The widow,\\ntlu fatherless, the oppressed and the pr)or have\\nfound in him a champion; whose labors in\\ntheir behalf was not measured by the length of\\ntheir ))urse. The under dog in the fight is\\nalways sure of his practical .sympath}-. Early\\nin life he joined the Presliytorian church, of\\n\\\\s iiich he continues a valued member.\\nThus, still active and cheerful, honored and\\nesteemed by all who know the depths of his\\nnature, his laborious an l stormj day is ])assing\\nto a caliM and pca(-eful sunset: as he draws\\nnearer to the waysiile inn,\\nWhere toil shall end and reel begin,\\nGOUVERNEUR MORRIS.\\nAmong the fo.v survivors of those who fifty\\nyears ago loft their quiot homes, on the hill-\\nsides and in the valleys of New England, to\\ncast their lot\u00c2\u00ab with the then sparse population\\nof Michigan and the great unsettled West, was\\nCoiuerneur Morris, the subject of this sketch.\\nBorn in Springfield, Windsor county, Ver-\\nmont, February 1, 1809, he was named for his\\ngreat uncle, Gouverncur Morris, the statesman\\nto whom President Madison gave the credit of\\nclothing the constitution of the United States\\nin its present form of words who afterwards\\nreceived from I resident Washington the ap-\\njjointment of Minister to France, where, tii rough\\nall the bloody scenes of the Fi-ench Revolution,\\nhe was the only representative of a foreign\\ngovernment who remained faithfully at his\\npost of duty. General Lewis R. Morris, the\\nfather of Judge Morris, was a son of Richard\\nMori-is (at one time Chief Justice of the Slate\\nof New York, and whose tablet, with that of\\nhis wife, is still seen in Trinity Churchyard,\\nat the head of Wall street), was born in Wall\\nstreet, in the city of New York. He joined the\\nRevolutionary army at seventeen years of age\\nas a lieutenant, continuing in service during the\\nremainder of the war, at one time on the staff\\nof General Schuyler, and later on the staff of\\nCrcneral Clinton. While still holding his\\ncommission in the army (1781 and 1782) he\\nacted as first assistant in the State Department\\nof the Government then knovvn as the Depart-\\nment of Foreign Affairs, and in that position\\nduring the necessary absence of the secretary,\\nChancellor Livingston, many of the negotia-\\ntions with the various European courts in rela-\\ntion to our peace with Great Britain, and the\\nrecognition of our independence by other\\npowers, were carried on under his supervision.\\nRemoving to Vermont, he was one of two\\ndelegates sent b} that Territory to secure its\\nadmission as a State into the Union received\\nfrom President Washington the appointment\\nof its first United States Marsiial was lor\\nthirteen sessions Speaker of the Vermont House\\nof Representatives, and for six years member\\nof Congress from that State. Judge Morris s\\nmother, a woman of culture and refinement,\\nwas a daughter of rjieutenant-Governor Jona-\\ntlian Hunt, of Vermont,\\nThe first steps in the edur;ition of Judge", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0585.jp2"}, "548": {"fulltext": "456\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMorris were taken under the supervision of a\\ngoverneBs. Kapidly outgrowing this form of\\ninstruction, he attended academies in Vermont,\\nMaine and New Hampshire until his seven-\\nteenth 3 oar, when he entered Dartmouth Col-\\nlege, graduating therefrom in the class of ISHO.\\nAfter one year of close application at the New\\nHaven Law School, he left on account of ill\\nhealth and traveled through the Soutliern\\nStates. Partially recovering his health, he\\nentered the law office of King, Chase Walker,\\nof Cincinnati, and was a member of the first\\nclass of what was afterwards known as the\\nCincinnati Law School, where he completed his\\nstudies. Here a friendship commenced between\\nJudge Chase (afteruai-ds Chief Justice) and\\nliimseif, wiiich was continued in a correspond-\\nence for many years. He was first admitted\\nto the bar in Kentuckj afterwards returning\\nto Vermont, he settled in Brattleboro, and com-\\nmenced the practice of his profession.\\nIn 1834 he was married to Frances V. Hunt,\\nof Vermont; and three years later removed\\nto New York City. In 1840 he came to Miclii-\\ngan, settling at Brest, Monroe county, at that\\ntime a stirring village with all prospects of be-\\ncoming a prosperous city; but the growth of\\nDetroit and Monroe usurping its brilliant\\nfuture, he, with othei s, turned his attention to\\nfarming. In 1855 he removed to Monroe City,\\nwhere he has since resided. In 18(i0 he was\\nelected county treasurer. At the expiration\\nof his term of office, he formed a copartner-\\nship with the late Roderick O Connor, then a\\nleading dry goods merchant of Monroe, anil\\nhas since retained an interest in the mercantile\\nbusiness in connection with the practice of law.\\nDuring his residence in Monroe county Judge\\nMorris has hold the offices of supei-visor, city\\ntreasui-er, county treasurer, alderman, member\\nof the school board, circuit court commissioner,\\njudgo of probate, and finally circuit judge for\\nthe first term of the Twenty-second Judicial\\n(Circuit, composed of Monroe and Wasiitenaw\\ncounties. The fidelity with whicii he dis-\\ndiarged the duties of these various offices may\\nhe inl erred from the tiut that in his election for\\ncircuit judge, he received a plurality of over\\ntwelve hundred (120(1) in Monroe county, in a\\ntriangular contest with two well known and\\nprominent gentlemen, law^ ers of recognized\\nability.\\nWhile Judge Morris has boen a lifelong\\nDemocrat, zealous for the success of his party,\\nhe has never been an office seeker. All the\\noffices which he has held came to him without\\neffort on his part. To him great credit\\nis due for rescuing Monroe county from Re-\\npublican rule in 18G8; since which time it has\\ncontinued a Democratic county. In that\\nmemorable campaign he, as candidate for\\njudge of probate, with his associates on the\\nDemocratic ticket, met the Republican part}\\nin its palmiest days, then having a handsome\\nmajority in the county, whose candidates pos-\\nsessed the necessary wherewithal and a deter-\\nmination to retain this majority at all hazards.\\nThe result was the election of the entire Demo-\\ncratic ticket by fair majorities. It has been\\nhis effort to keep dissenters and sore-heads of\\nother parties from obtaining officeat the hands\\nof the Democracy; but when, through inad-\\nvertence or chicanery, one of that stripe\\nsecures a place on his party s ticket, he has\\nalwaj s considered it his highest duty at the\\npolls to secure the fall of such political acrobats.\\nJudge -Morris is a man of strong prejudices,\\nalways ready to do a kind act (or his friends,\\nand equally readj to punish his enemies. It\\nhas been his desire to gratify his friends rather\\nthan to appease the wrath of his enemies.\\nWhile he resiJocts one who honestly and openly\\nopposes him, he despises a fawning hypocrite.\\nJudge Morris appears like one who has come\\ndown to t!)c present from a former epoch in\\nhistory. There are others in the community\\nwho arc considered well preserved old men,\\nbut few of them retain in so great a degree\\ntheir powers of body and mind. Having now\\npassed four score years he still stands promi-\\nnent at the Monroe county bar.\\nSeeing Judge Morris still actively engaged\\nin the laborious duties of his profession, one\\ncan hardly realize thai in youth he saw Pi-esi-\\ndent Monroe during his official tour of tiie\\nEastern States was present at a reception\\ngiven Lafayette in 1824 has conversed with\\nDaniel Webster while a guest in his father s\\nhouse has seen Joseph Bonaparte, brother of\\nthe great Napoleon and ex-king of Naples and\\nSpain, in 1820, at his (Bonaparte s) hoTue, in\\nHoidenlown, New Jersey, Henry Clay, Martin\\nVan Buren, John Jacob Astor, Noah Webster,\\nand other prominent and noted men of their\\nda\\\\ lias listened to sermons delivered by the\\nfather of llenrj Ward Beeeher has attended", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0586.jp2"}, "549": {"fulltext": "THE BAR OF MONROE.\\n45Y\\nloctiires of the first Prnfessiir Silliiiian, and is\\nfamiliar with and has a clear recollection of\\nimportant events which to most of us are\\nknown onh as history.\\nA man of fine intellect and classical educa-\\ntion, who has found his enjoyment in books\\nrather than people, he is gifted with a wonder-\\nful memory, combined with an ardent desii-e\\nfor information upon all subjects that interest\\nthe world of to-daj\\n(juiet, unassuming and cordial to all, j ct he\\nis descended from one of the oldest and most\\nillustrious families of the United States, and is\\nrelated by blood or connected by marriage\\nwitli the Hamiltons, Schuylers, Bleekors, Lud-\\nlows, Lorillards, Hunts, and many others\\nwhose names are prominent in history. Still,\\nJudge Morris recognizes no aristocracy in this\\nland, and is ready to accord to every one such\\nconsideration as their own conduct and (juali-\\nfications merit.\\nTALCOTT E. WING,\\nOf Monroe, Monroe county, was born in De-\\ntroit, Michigan, September 24, 1819. His\\nfather, Austin R. Wing, was a graduate of\\nWilliams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts,\\nin 1814, and moved from Detroit to Monroe in\\n1829 with his family. He was one of the first\\nsheriffs of Wayne county, and was for three\\nterms delegate to Congress from the Territory\\nof Michigan. Subsequently he was regent of\\nthe University of Michigan, and in 1842 was a\\nmember of the Stale legislature, afterwards\\nholding the oflSce of United States Marshal.\\nHe died at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1849. He was\\na public-spirited man. identifying himself with\\nall public enterprises of importance. He was\\nprominently connected with the temperance\\nmovement, being president of the first State\\nTemperance Society. His wife, the mother of\\nTalcolt K. Wing, was Harriet Skinner, daughter\\nof Benjamin Skinner, Ksq of Williamstown,\\nMassachusetts. Talcott E. attended the old\\nacademy on Bates street, Detroit, until the\\nfamilj removed to Monroe, when he continued\\nhis education under the Kev. John O Brien\\nand Rev. Samuel Center, principal of the Mon-\\nroe branch of the State Universilj He en-\\ntered in 1836 Knox College, Gambler. Ohio.\\nThe following year he went to Williams Col-\\nlege at Williamstown. Massachusetts, fi om\\nwhich he graduated in 1840. Returning to\\nMonroe he entered the law office of his uncle,\\nWarner Wing, afterwards judge of the Supreme\\nCourt, who was at that time practicing law in\\npartnership with the Hon. Robert McClelland,\\nsubsequently member of Congress and Secre-\\ntary of the Interior. He was admitteil to\\npractice in 1844. In 1849 he formed a copart-\\nnership with Ira R. Grosvenor for the practice\\nof law, which continued for eight years. He\\nwas elected judge of probate in 18tJ4, and re-\\nelected to that office in 1868, since the expira-\\ntion of the last term continuing his practice,\\nalthough not an active member of the bar. He\\nhas held a number of minor local offices, and\\nwas instrumental in organizing the union\\nschool at Monroe, of which he was a trustee\\nfor a number of years, and since 1844 he has\\nheld the office of United States Circuit Court\\nCommissioner. Organizing the banking firm\\nof Wing Johnson, he retained an interest in\\nit until 1864, when it was merged with the\\nFirst National Bank of Monroe, of which he has\\nbeen president and cashier, and is now one of\\nthe directors and its vice president. He was\\nelected an officer of the State Historical Society\\nin 1882, and at its meeting held at Lansing\\nJune 2, 1887, was made president of the society\\nand was reelected to that office in 1888. He\\nreceived from Governor Luce the apjiointment\\nof president of the commission to attend the\\ncentennial celebration of the first settlement in\\nthe Northwestern Territory, under the ordi-\\nnance of 1787, to be held at Marietta, Ohio, in\\nApril, 1888, and also the Industrial and Edu-\\ncational Exposition to be held at Columbus,\\nOhio, in the fall of that year.\\nMr. Wing has for the last forty years been a\\nmember of the Presbyterian church of Monroe,\\nbeing one of the board ol trustees, and was in\\n1886 elected and ordained an elder of the\\nchurch. He has been instrumental in organ-\\nizing and establishing Sunday schools in the\\ncounty, and has taken an active part in leach-\\ning and superintending them.\\nHe was married in 1844 to Hlizabelh P.\\nJohnson, daughter of Colonel Oliver Johnson,\\nof Monroe, the fruits of that marriage being\\nfour children, three sons and one daughter, all\\nof whom are living. The eldest, Talcott J.\\nWing, is a merchant at Westfield, Massachu-\\n.setts. Charles R. Wing, the second son, is a", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0587.jp2"}, "550": {"fulltext": "458\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nlawyer of Monroe, and Austin E. Wing\\nwas assistant cashier of the Commercial\\nNational Bank of Detroit, and in 1888 was\\nappointed United States Bank Examiner, in\\nwhich position he is now engaged. The\\ndaughter is the widow of James C. Little, and\\nresides at Monroe. He was married in 1859 to\\nElizabeth Thurber, daughter of Hon. Jefferson\\nG. Thurber, by whom he has one son, Jefferson\\nT. Wing, engaged in business in Detroit.\\nMr. Wing has lately undertaken, at the\\nsolicitation of Munsell Co., of New York, the\\ncompilation of a history of Monroe county,\\nbeing one of its first settlers, and having a vivid\\nmemory which enables him to describe i-emin-\\niscences of daj s reaching far back of the\\npresent generation.\\nHe represented as elder the First Presbj\\nterian church of Monroe at the Synod of Mich-\\nigan, held at Grand Eapids in 1886, at Bay\\nCity in 1887, at Flint in 1888, at Kalamazoo in\\n1889, and the Presbytery of Monroe in May,\\n1889, at the General Assembly held in New\\nYork.\\nOTIS ADAMS CRITCHETT.\\nIt was a characteristic of the early settler of\\nNew England that he named his son, not for\\nsome jiublic man whose name was famous, as\\nis the custom to-day, but for some sturdy an-\\ncestor of the boy, that his name might be a\\npatent to the world of the blood which was\\nhis heritage. Descended by both the paternal\\nand maternal families from this Puritan stock.\\nJudge Critchett s names show his lineage.\\nA few years before the Eevolutionary war\\nJohn Critchett was a young New England\\nsailor on a trading vessel sailing from the jjort\\nof New London, Connecticut. He was over-\\nhauled one night by a British press gang, taken\\non board a man of-war and became a sailor for\\nKing George. He had no opportunity to es-\\ncape for nearly two years, but finally received\\nhis freedom in England and made haste to re-\\nturn to his widowed mother. Lexington and\\nConcord speedily followed, and taking advan-\\ntage of the action of the Continental Congi-ess\\nhe became mate of a privateersman. He pros-\\npered financially and had accumulated a snug\\nfortune, when one day the traitor Benedict\\nArnold, in command of a British expedition,\\nappeared on the shore of the Sound, and the\\nnext morning Critchett was homeless and poor,\\nhaving snatched his infant son and barely\\nmanaged to escape from his burning dwelling.\\nHis wife was Grace Otis, of the celebrated fam-\\nily of Massachusetts patriots whose eloquence\\nhad stimulated the colonists to throw off the\\nBritish yoke. After his losses in Connecticut,\\nho entered the land service and served till the\\nclose of the war, when he removed to Wash-\\nington county. New York, where his son James\\nwas born. The boyhood of James was spent\\nacross the border in the State of Vermont.\\nAnimated by the American desire to go\\nwest, while yet a young man he emigrated to\\nSeneca count}-, and later to Niagara county.\\nNew York. DeWitt Clinton was at that time\\nbuilding the Erie canal and Critchett became a\\nforeman upon that work, and later a contractor\\nupon the Welland canal. He settled in Lock-\\nport, Niagara county, and entered upon the\\nmanufacture of soap and candles. Here in\\n1831 he married Abigail Winslow. She was\\ndescended upon her father s side from Kenelm\\nWinslow, who came over in one of the earliest\\ntrips of the Mayflower, a brother of Governor\\nEdward Winslow, who came with the Plj--\\nmouth colony in 1C20. They were natives of\\nDroitwich, England. Abigail Winslow s mother\\nwas Abigail Adams, a daughter of the Massa-\\nchusetts Adamses, her grandfather being a\\ncousin of John Adams, the second president.\\nShortljafter their marriage,John and Abigail\\nCritchettcame to Monroe county, Michigan, and\\nsettled in London township upon the homestead\\nwhich is still in possession of their descendants.\\nThey had four children who survived infancy,\\nthi-ee sons and one daughter, all of whom are\\nresidents of Monroe county. The daughter,\\nMrs. E. M. Lewis, is a resident of Dundee one\\nbrother is upon the old homestead in London,\\none in Milan, and the subject of the present\\nsketch for nearly a quarter of a century has\\nbeen one of the jjrominentand active attorneys\\nof Monroe City.\\nOtis A. Critchett was born November 30,\\n1838, and during his childhood knew the la-\\nborious life which falls to the bo}- in the family\\nof the pioneer farmer. It was a hard and a\\nrugged life at best, such a life as the youth of\\nto-day hardly know even by tradition, but it\\nmade manly men and heroic women. His\\nearly school days were passed in a log school\\nhouse, wherein taught a pedagogue who was", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0588.jp2"}, "551": {"fulltext": "THE BAR OF MONROE.\\n459\\npaid liy a Tate bill ami wiio boardeil\\naround. At tlie age of seventeen he became\\na toacher himself and experienced the do-\\nlights incident to a continuously shifting\\nboarding place. Having by this means accu-\\nmulated a little money, he entered Lodi Acade-\\nmy to prepare liimself for admission to the Uni-\\nversity of Micliigan. This acadomj-, now but a\\nmemory, was at that time quite a famous edu-\\ncational institution. The public school .system\\nafforded absolutely no facilities to the student\\ndesiring to prei)are for college, and he was com-\\npelled either to attend one of these jjreparatory\\nacademies or have recourse to a private tutor.\\nLodi Academy was presided over by Kufus\\nNutting, a former professor of languages in the\\nWestern Eeserve College of Hudson, Ohio.\\nUnder his tuition Judge George M. Landon,\\nEdwin Willitts and others were prepared for\\nthe university. With the exception of a short\\ntime when j oung Critcliett was in Monroe\\nCitj reciting to Edwin Willitts, who directed\\nhis studies, his preparation for the university\\nwas made at this institution, and after being\\nprepared lie ])ursued the course of the freshman\\nyear under Prof. Nutting, taking charge of the\\nclasses in higher mathematics at the academy\\nduring this time.\\nIn 1859 he entered the so])honiore class at\\nMichigan University, in the classical course,\\nand graduated an A. B. in 1862. From his\\nearliest boyhood the profession of the law had\\nbeen his choice, and immediately upon his\\ngraduation in the department of literature,\\nscience and arts, he entered the law depart\\nment. Here in March, 18G4, he was graduated\\nan LL. B. Continual study had told upon\\nhis physical well being, and in February, 1864,\\nhe became ill from overwork, lleturning homo\\nhe recuperated during the summer, coming to\\nMonroe in the fall, where he had engaged as\\nprincipal of the high school. Ho entered upon\\nthe duties of his position in September, 1864,\\nbut a few weeks after an attack of pneumonia\\ncompelled him to relinquish his position. Upon\\nhis recovery he continued the study of law, was\\nadmitted to the bar in Septemher, 1865, hung\\nout his shingle and commenced his life-work in\\nthe practice of his profession.\\nAmong his earliest recollections he recalls\\nscenes wherein at the earlj dawn some trem-\\nbling negro slave, escaped from bondage, would\\nbe brought to his father s house, his conceal-\\nment for a time, and his journey forward to\\nthe next station of the underground railroad\\nwhen safe to do so. It is needless to say that\\nthe boy became an Abolitionist; and he has\\nbeen a stanch Eepublican all his life. When\\nAbe Lincoln was nominated in 1860, Critchett\\nwas a student at the university. It was his\\nfirst vote for president, he having attained his\\nmajority only eleven months before, and in the\\nraw, cold November weather, with roads stiff\\nwith freezing mud, he walked twenty-six miles\\nfrom Ann Arbor home to cast his vote.\\nIn 1866 he was nominated by the Eepubli-\\ncan party for prosecuting attorney and was\\nelected. He was renominated in 1868, but in\\nthat year the Democrats regained the ascend-\\nency in Moni oc county, which they had lost\\nduring the war, and ho was unsuccessful. In\\n1872 he was nominated and elected judge of\\nprobate, and ably filled the position till 1876.\\nlu 1881 he received the nomination ol his\\npartv for cii cuit judge of the Twenty-second\\nJudicial Circuit, consisting of the counties of\\nMonroe and Washtenaw. Both counties were\\nstronglj^ Democratic, j-et so great was the con-\\nfidence of the people in Mr. Critchett in the\\ncount} where he had been born, and where his\\nabilit}- and integrity were best known, that he\\nreversed the usual majoritj^, carrying Monroe\\ncount\\\\- by nearly 500; though owing to the\\nheavy Democratic vote of Washleiuiw county,\\nhis opponent, Hon. Chaunccy Joslj^n, was\\nelected. He was appointed postmaster at Mon-\\nroe by President Arthur, and held the position\\nfor four years. During his pi-actiee he has at\\nvarious times associated himself with other\\npractitioners. He was at one time the part-\\nner of General Maxwell, and in 1876 he formed\\na copartnership with his former preceptoi Ed-\\nwin Willitts, which continueil during the terms\\nof Mr. Willitts as Congressman, and until he\\nsettled in Ypsilanti as principal of the State\\nNormal School.\\nThe interest which the boy took in educa-\\ntional matters has been characteristic of the\\nman, and he has been at all times a stanch and\\nuntiring advocate of mental advancement. For\\nten years he was a member of the board of\\neducation of Monroe City, and has taught its\\nhigh scliool when sudden change has left it\\nwithout a principal. Ho has been for sixteen\\nyears a trustee of Albion College, and has de-\\nvoted considei abU labor and time to the wi l.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0589.jp2"}, "552": {"fulltext": "4fi0\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nfare and progress of (hat flourishing institu-\\ntion.\\nHis connection with the Methodist Episco-\\npal church is almost as extensive as his resi-\\ndence in Monroe. Ho early became an attend-\\nant upon its sei vices, and was made a member of\\nits official board, even before he formally united\\nwitii it. His connection with its board of\\ntrustees has never been broken, and he con-\\ntinues to-day to watch over its interests with\\nearnest and intelligent care.\\nrie was married at Ann Arbor, while still a\\nstudent of the university, on November 23.\\n18(il, to Anna G. Warner, also of New England\\nlineage. Four children were the results of this\\nmarriage James C, born October 25, 18G2,\\nwho was admitted to the bar of Monroe county,\\nand is now in Mexico; John, born Noveniiier 1,\\n1806, a graduate of Albion College, and now an\\ninstructor in the Flint Normal School; Mary\\nAbigail, born September 1, 18(50, died August,\\n1870 and Otis A., jr., born August 17, 1875.\\nOn July .31, 1882, his wife died, and in Sep-\\ntember, 1883, he was married to Almira A.\\nWarner, a sister of his former wife.\\nAs an attorney Judge Critchett has attained\\nan enviable position and an excellent pi-aetice.\\nHe has, so far as possible, avoided criminal\\npractice, and devoted himself to the broader\\nfield of jurisprudence, liased upon the common\\nand the civil law. He is a cautious and a safe\\ncounselor a clear advocate, depending upon a\\nlogical and rational presentation of his case\\nrather than oratorical effoi ts or sympathetic\\npleas, and a persistent practitioner who doesn t\\nknow how to stay beaten. Indeed, his op-\\nponent who fancies himself securely triumph-\\nant, not infrequently finds the judge suddenly\\non top and fighting as vigorously as ever.\\nIn the quiet of his pleasant home Judge\\nCritchett has collected about him a notable\\nlibrary, in which his leisure hours are spent.\\nWhile rich and full in every department of\\nliterature which challenges modern thought, it\\nis particularly complete in iiistorical works of\\nvalue, and especially so in those pertaining to\\nAmerican history. In the field of political\\nand social economy, and particularly that de-\\npartment of it covering the inception, growth\\nand development of constitutional government,\\nhe is an earnest and close student.\\nWith matured and well-trained powers, he\\nis yet but in the prime of life with, it is to be\\nhoped, many useful and honorable years yet\\nbefore him.\\nJOHN R. RAUCII,\\nA member of the Monroe county bar, is a\\nnative of Pennsylvania. When a young lad,\\nhis father, with his family, consisting of his\\nwife and eight children, moved to Michigan\\nand settled on a farm in the township of La\\nSalle, this county. After a few years of farm\\nlife he left home to attend school, and gradu-\\nated at Heidelberg College in 1856. He studied\\nlaw with Colonel Ira E. Grosvenor of Monroe,\\nand after his admission he became and was for\\na number of years associated with Colonel\\nGrosvenor in the profession. He was married\\nin 1864 to Frances C, youngest daughter of the\\nlate Rev. Charles N. Mattoon, D. D., who was\\nthen and for some years later, the pastor of the\\nFirst Presbyterian ehurcli at Monroe. Mr.\\nRanch never dabbled much in politics, at least\\nnot with the view of making that a hobby for\\npower or pelf Aside from the general demands\\nof the public and the time and energy which\\nany true citizen should give to the problems of\\nsocial life, his time is occupied in professional\\nduties and his private business interests.\\nGEORGE M. LANDON,\\nSon of Dr. George and Euphemia {Me(iueen)\\nLandon, was born in Monroe, July 4, 1837.\\nHe prepared for college in Monroe, and gradu-\\nated at the Michigan State Universitj in 1857.\\nStudied law in Cleveland, Ohio, in the office of\\nRanney, Backus Noble, and subsequently\\nwith Hon. Isaac P. Christiancy of Monroe\\nwas admitted to the bar and entered on the\\npractice of his profession in Grand Rapids.\\nHe remained there but a few months, when he\\nremoved to St. Joseph, Missouri, and practiced\\nlaw until the news reached St. Joseph of the\\ndisastrous battle of Bull Run, when he returned\\nto Monroe and acted as deputy, county treas-\\nurer s office, until the close of his father s term\\nas treasurer entered the Fourth Michigan in\\nsummer of 1862; was in the Army of the Cum-\\nberland until the close of the war; mustered\\nout July, 1865. In the fall of 1865 entered the\\nChicago Theological Seminary and graduated\\nin the spi ing of 1868; ministered in churches\\nin the States of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minne-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0590.jp2"}, "553": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0591.jp2"}, "554": {"fulltext": "0^ ^.^t^", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0592.jp2"}, "555": {"fulltext": "THE I!AK OF MONROE.\\n461\\nRot;i. Ill 1875 i-lironic llii-oat trmiblcs com-\\npelled him to leave the miiiistr_v retui-neil to\\nMonroe. In May, 1870, was ehosen city attor-\\nney, and in November of same year was elected\\nprosecuting attornej* of the count} of Monroe\\nheld the office for two terms. In 1871) ho\\nformed a copartnership with Colonel Ira 1{.\\nGrosvenor which lasted until appointed judgo\\nof jirobate, February 27, 1SS4, vice Hon. Hiifus\\nK. Phinney. deceased in the fall of same year\\nwas nominated and elected judge of probate for\\nicrm ending with the year 1888, when he re-\\nt urncd to the practice of his profession married\\nApril, 1873, Miss S. J. Johnson of Plainfield,\\nIowa, who died in 1882. In June, 1884, mar-\\nried Miss Kate Chapman of Monroe, Michigan.\\nThough entitled to a pension, has not applied\\nfor one.\\nHON. BURTON PARKER\\nIs a native of Monroe count} being born in\\nDundee, April 24, 1844. His parents were\\nMorgan and Rosette C. (Breningstall) Parker.\\nIn 1854 he removed with his parents to Peters\\nburgh, where his father engaged in milling and\\nmanufacturing lumber. For seven years he\\nattended the schools at Petersburgh, until the\\nbreaking out of the civil war, when, with his\\nfather, Morgan Parker (from whom the G. A. R.\\nPost at Petersl)urgh receives its name), he en-\\nlisted October, ISCl, in Company F, First\\nRegiment of Michigan Hngineersand Mechan-\\nics. He participated in the campaign of 18(il\\nin Kentucky. He, with his father, was at the\\nbattle of Mill Springs, January 19, 1862, in\\nwhich the rebel general Zollicoflfer was killed.\\nHis father died April 4, 1862, and Burton was\\ndischarged the following July on account of ill\\nhealtli.\\nShortly after the close of the war he entered\\nthe employ of M. B. Thomas, at Petersburgh,\\nas a clerk in a dry goods house, at the same\\ntime pursuing the study of law. He was\\nelected justice of the peace in 1867, and the fol-\\nlowing year entered the law department of the\\nMichigan University fi om which he graduated\\nwith the class of 1S70, and was admitted to the\\nbar the following May.\\nSeptember 8, 186:-i, he was married to Fannie\\nC, daughter of Nelson L. and Jane (Abies)\\nReynolds, whose children are: Hal. M.,\\nborn January ^3, 1865, graduated from Michi-\\ngan College of Medicine and Surgei y at Detroit,\\nin 1880, and now practicingat Metamora, Ohio;\\nThaddeus, born September 28, 1868, who follows\\nin the footsteps of his elder brother, and enters\\nthe same college as his brother leaves it; and\\nDayton, born May 2, 1877.\\nIn 1876, Mr. Parker removed to Monroe,\\nwhere he has since most of the time been\\nactively engaged in the practice of his profes-\\nsion, being for eight years the law partner\\nof J. D. Rouan. In 1872 Mr. Parker was\\nelected circuit court commissioner. He was\\nelected on the Republican ticket in a strong\\nDemocratic city as mayor for two terms, the\\nfirst being 1881 and the second in 1883. Ho\\nwas elected ae representative from the First\\ndistrict of Monroe countj to the State legisla-\\nture in a strong Democratic district in 1882 by\\na majority of 267, and in the legislature of\\n1883-4 was chairman of the Committee on\\nMunicipal Corporations, and member of the\\nCommittee on Elections. During the same\\ntime he was on the Republican State Central\\nCommittee as the representative from the Sec-\\nond Congressional District. In the winter of\\n1884-5 he went to Montana, and by appoint-\\nment of President Arthur, had charge of tho\\nIndian agency at Fort Peck. In April, 1886,\\nhe went into partnership with E. R. Gilday in\\nthe practice of law under the firm name of\\nParker Gildaj-.\\nHe is, with his wife, a consistent member of\\nthe Pi-esbyterian church, and as an old soldier,\\nan active member of the Joseph R. Smith Post,\\nNo. 76, G. A. R., at Monroe, of which he is past\\npost commander, and in masonry claims mem-\\nbershiji in Blanchard Lodge, No. 102, at Peters-\\nburgh, and River Raisin Chapter, No. 22,\\nR. A. M., at Monroe.\\ni:d\\\\vin r. gild.vy,\\nSon of William and Anna (Kareny) Gilda}\\nwas born in LaSalle, Monroe county, Michigan,\\nOctober 24, 1848. Attended district school\\nuntil 1865. In the fall of that j-ear entereil\\nthe Monroe Union School and graduated there-\\nfrom Julv 2. 18119. In the summer of 1872\\nentered the law office of Joseph D. Ronan. In\\nthe fall of 1873 entered the law ilepartment of\\n.Michigan I niversity and graduated therefrom\\nwith the class of 1875. In the fall of 1874 was", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0593.jp2"}, "556": {"fulltext": "4fi2\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nelected county clerk of Monroe county on the\\nDemocratic ticket, and re-elected in the fall of\\n1876. At the close of his terra opened an office\\nas attorney and counselor at law. At the\\nspring election of 1879 was elected a member\\nof the school board for the term of three years,\\nand re-elected for same term in 1882. In 1880\\nwas elected prosecuting attorney of the count}-,\\nand re-elected in 1882. In 1885 was elected\\nmayor of the cit} of Monroe and re-elected in\\n1886. Since 1879 has been continuously in the\\npractice of law.\\nCHARLES R. WING,\\nSon of Talcott and Elizabeth Johnson Wing,\\nwas born in Monroe, April 2, 1853. Prepared\\nfor college and graduated at the High School\\nin Monroe. Entered the Michigan State Uni-\\nversity and graduated therefrom with the\\nclass of 1874. Was admitted to the bar, and is\\npracticing law in the city of Monroe.\\nCHARLES A. GOLDEN,\\nSon of Patrick and Mary Golden, was born in\\nthe city of Monroe, March 27, 1854; was grad-\\nuated from St. Vincent s College, Westmore-\\nland county, Pennsylvania, class of 1873 law\\ndepartment Michigan University, class of 1876\\nadmitted to the bar at Monroe May 3,1876. Mar-\\nried to Frances L. Soleau, October 27,1880 have\\nthree children. Was the circuit court com-\\nmissioner Moni oe county, 1876-78; city attor-\\nney, 1877-1885 supervisor fourth ward, 1881\\nprosecuting attorney, 1884-88 chief of fire de-\\npartment, 1885-89 mayor and president\\nboard of education, 1889.\\nALONZO B. BRAGDON.\\nWhile the Mayflower colonj^ were strug-\\ngling against hostile savages and want at\\nPlymouth, Sir Ferdinando (or Fernando)\\nGorges, a Yorkshire nobleman, obt:iined a\\ngrant of land and sent a company of knights,\\ngentlemen and adventurers to the new world.\\nThey landed north of -the Merriraac Eiver, in\\nwhat is now York county, Maine, in 1623, and\\nfounded a settlement called Agamenticus.\\nGorges, with a liberality far in advance of the\\nage. some years afterward granted the settlers\\nthe right to elect twelve councilmen who should\\nmake laws for the colony, reserving to him.self\\nthe right of approval before the laws became\\noperative. This was one of the first, if not the\\nfirst, representative government in America.\\nAmong the councilmen first elected, in 1640,\\nwas one Arthur Bragdon. His descendants\\nsettled in various places, as far east as Ells-\\nworth, Maine, but the Indian massacre of\\n1698 left but five of the name living. The\\nelder branch of the family was reduced to two\\nbrothers, Thomas, aged twenty-one, and\\nSamuel, aged seventeen, at the opening of the\\nEevolutionary War. Both entered the Amer-\\nican army, and were with Washington at\\nValley Forge. Thomas returned to Maine and\\ndied childless shortly afterward. Samuel con-\\ntinued till the close of the war, and was among\\nthe company who carried the news of the sur-\\nrender of Cornwallis from Yorktown to New\\nYork. Two or three years afterward he mar-\\nried and settled in Maine. Here six sons were\\nborn to him, the eldest named Samuel after\\nhimself The others were Theodore and Asa\\nB., who became farmers (the latter still living\\nin Oswego county. New York); George L.\\n(who settled later in Ontario county, New\\nYork, and whose son Charles D. was till his\\ndeath editor of Moore s Rural New Yorker,\\nand another son, George C, is editor of\\nthe Eochester Times); Erastus E. E., pro-\\nfessor of Greek and Latin at Fulton Col-\\nlege; and Charles P., a Methodist preacher,\\none of tlie founders of Evanston, Illinois,\\nTheological Seminary, and whose son, C. C, is\\nprincipal of Lasell Seminary, Auburndale,\\nMassachusetts.\\nThe eldest son, Samuel, married in Maine\\nand became the father of five sons and four\\ndaughters, the oldest being Asa B., born in\\nHallowell, Maine, in 1816. Of these children\\nthree sons and three daughters yet survive;\\none daughter dying shortly after her marriage,\\nand two sons fill premature graves from wounds\\nreceived in the War of the Eebellion. Asa B.\\nremoved with his father to Lockport, New\\nYork, in his boyhood. Here he married in\\n1842 Almira Barnes, a native of Canandaigua,\\nNew York. Four children were the result of\\nthis marriage Adelaide A., born 1843 Emma\\nS., born 1845; Alonzo Bartlett, born January\\n20, 1847, and Leroy P., born January 20, 1854.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0594.jp2"}, "557": {"fulltext": "THE BAR OF MONROE.\\n403\\nThe first two and last died in iul ancy. In\\n1S50 Asa H. i-emoved to I ennsyivania, wliero\\nlie resided for two years, going thenec to New\\nIJsl)on, Ohio, wiiere lie remained till Septem-\\nber, 185G. Here, in 1854. Alonzo B. entered\\nthe intermediate department of the schools,\\nliavini^ previously been taught at home. Re-\\nmoving to Hillsdale, Michigan, in 1856, he en-\\ntered the high school. In December of the\\nsame year he removed to Hudson, Afichigaii.\\nThe village at that time afforded nothing better\\nin the way of pnblic education than a district\\nschool, divided into the infant room and the\\nbig room. Being an apt scholar and learn-\\ning easily, he soon mastered what that .school\\ncould impart. Fortunately, for several 3 ears\\nselect schools were established, furnishing a\\nhigher grade of education than the course in the\\ndistrict school but unfortunately in those days\\nof barter, store orders and wildcat banks,\\nfinancial reasons stood in the way of his avail-\\ning himself of these advantages. Determined\\nto obtain an education, in which determination\\nhe was aided by his parents, so far as their\\nmeans would permit, by odd jobs he managed\\nto supplement his funds sufficiently to pur-\\nchase necessary books and attend these schools.\\nHe became carrier hoy of the Hudson Gazette,\\nand after school hours was a devil and then\\na compositoi-, acquiring some knowledge of the\\nart preservative. In 1801 the first union\\nschool in the village was opened, and he com-\\nmenced attending it, being a classmate and in-\\ntimate friend of Will Carleton. While prejjar-\\ning for college he taught Latin and the higher\\nmathematics in this school. He was ])repared\\nfor Oberlin College in 1864 and entered in the\\nclass of 1868. He taught again that winter,\\nkeeping up his class studies and resumed them\\nin college in the earl}- spring of 1865. lie was\\ncalled home by the illness of his mother before\\ncommencement, and his funds being exhausted\\nhe sought another school, intending to i-esiime\\nhis studies in the fall. While looking for a\\nschool he was ottered a position as book keeper\\nb\\\\^ the firm of J. K. Boies o and calculat-\\ning that he could earn enough in one year to\\nmaintain himself in college for two years, he\\naccepted. He worked at the desk all day and\\nattempted to keep up his studies at night, with\\nthe result of serious injury to his eyes. He\\nintermitted the studies, and a generous increase\\nin jjay induced him to remain another year.\\nBefore this expired, however, his eyes were in\\nsuch condition that it was only by the greatest\\ncare lie was enabled to fill his term. Re-\\nlim|uishingliis book-keeper s desk, he obtaitied\\na clerkship in the office of the Michigan South-\\nern and Northern Indiana Railroad, involving\\nno evening work. Thanks to a vigorous con-\\nstitution, in six months his eyes were entirely\\nwell. Some time before he had chosen the pro-\\nfession of the law, and with restored eyes he\\nentered upon its stuily. In 1868 he was\\noffered and accepted the agency of the same\\ncom))any at Monroe, .Michigan. Here, for a\\ntime, his studies were interrupted, but bj-\\nsystematizing his work, he again resumed them\\nin 1869. They continued till the fall of 1870,\\nwhen interrupted again by a long and serious\\nillness. He was nearly jirejiared for admis-\\nsion to the bar, when in 1871 the completion of\\nthe Flint and Pcre Marquette Railroad gave\\nhim increased salary and sufficient help to\\nrender his position a desirable one. In 1873\\nhe tendered his resignation, intending to com-\\nplete his studies and enter the profession of\\nhis choice, but was induced to withdraw it.\\nFor some years he discontinued all study of\\nthe law and retained his position, traveling\\nover the eastern and southern portion of the\\nUnited States in his vacations. In 1882, be-\\ncoming dissatisfied with his occupation, he\\nagain resumed the study of the. la^v under the\\nfriendly direction of Colonel Grosvenor. He\\nwas admitted to the bar January 2, 1884, and\\non the 17th of the same month entered Colo\\nnel (irosvenor s office, with whom he has since\\nbeen associated.\\nHe was married July 10, 186(i, to Agnes H.\\nRoss, daughterof Rev. Benjamin Ross, of South\\nBend, Indiana. Four children have been horn\\nto them Florence A., 1869; Alonzo B., jr.,\\n1872; Charles R., 1874 (died August 31, 1874)\\nand Bessie M., 1876. Despite a laborious life,\\nfrom his early30uth he has been an omnivorous\\nreader and a continual student. He has man-\\naged by utilizing the unconsidered triffes of\\ntime to do a great deal of reading and t ac-\\ncumulate a large and well-selected library in\\nwhich he takes great delight. He has contrib-\\nuted in ]irose and rhyme to various period-\\nicals and books, and was tendered an editorial\\nchair in Chicago, but declined. Since his ad-\\nmission to the bar he has dalibled slightlv in\\npolitics, and has held the office of circiiii court", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0595.jp2"}, "558": {"fulltext": "464\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncommissioner, deputy county clerk und city\\nattorney.\\nHARRY A. LOCKWOOD\\nWas born in the village of Petersburgli, in\\nMonroe county, August 28, 1861. His parents,\\nEzra L. Lockwood and .Jennie Hall Lockwood,\\nmoved upon the farm still occupied by them in\\nthe township of Bummerfield, in 18G2. His\\nboyhood was spent upon the farm and in at-\\ntendance upon the public schools of the town-\\nship, and, having finished the course at the\\nunion school of I etersburg in 1878, he entered\\nthe Michigan State Normal School, from which\\nhe graduated with the class of 81. He then\\nentered the Law Department of the University\\nof Michigan and grad\\\\iated with the class of\\n1883. Having been admitted to practice as an\\nattorney at law in December, 1882, he came to\\nMonroe immediately after iinishing his course\\nat the University, and began the practice ot\\nhis profession and is still located in Monroe.\\nHe was married to Helen Stone, of Washing-\\nton, Michigan, Aug. 28, 1884.\\nHENRY SHAW NOBLE,\\nSon of Hon. David A. Noble, was born in\\nMonroe, December 19, 1839. He was educated\\nat the branch school of the University, and at\\nthe age of sixteen entered the University at\\nAnn Arbor. He was married to Miss Delia S.\\nVrooman in 1857. Mr. Noble entered the\\nmercantile business the same year, and dealt\\nin general merchandise under the firm name\\nof W. A. H. S. Noble until 1861, when the\\nfirm was changed to Noble Eedfield, which\\ncontinued until 1865. Mr. Noble was secretary\\nof the Holly ,Wayne and Monroe Railway during\\nits construction. He was one of the originators\\nof the organization of the Monroe Democrat\\nis a stockholder and trustee of that corporation.\\nMr. Noble studied law with Willitts Raleigh\\nand was admitted to the bar in 1872. Was afi-\\npointed by President Cleveland postmaster of\\ntlie city of Monroe and still holds the office.\\nMichigan. The subject of this sketch was edu-\\ncated in the common schools, and after arriv-\\ning at tbe age of twenty-one years, he worked\\non his fiither s farm until the fall of 1873, when\\nMr. Adams entered the law office of the late\\nJudge Warner Wing Son, Anderson Wing,\\nand after a course of study and reading lasting\\nnearl} three years, he was admitted to the bar\\nin the year 1876. Mr. Adams, while a student,\\nreceived many valuable suggestions and advice\\nwhile in Judge Wing s office, with the use of\\nhis fine library, at that time the best in Monroe\\ncounty. Judge Wing was a fine lawj^er, and\\nhis library was .stored with fine books, and in\\nhis ofiice a student had no reason to complain.\\nMr. Adams was married in the year 1879, to\\nMarzette Bissonette, of Monroe, Michigan. By\\nthat lady he had five children, of whom four\\nare now living: Thomas Darwin Adams,\\nWarner Wing Adams, Ruth Mary Adams and\\nEmma A. Adams. Mr. Adams has never been\\nan aspirant for office, though he was elected\\ntownship superintendent of schools several\\ntimes. Is at the present time practicing law in\\nMonroe City, Michigan.\\nTHOMAS D. ADAMS,\\nSon of Dr. Ephraim Adams, of Monroe City,\\nMichigan, and Mary Paddock Adams, of Water-\\ntown, Jefferson county, New York, was born\\nMarch 25, 1842, in Frenchtown, Monroe county,\\nJOHN W. BILLMIRE\\nWas born November 19, 1853, in Wurtemburg,\\nGermany. When John W. was four years of\\nage his parents emigrated to the United States\\nand settled in Monroe county, Michigan. Mr.\\nB. received his education at the State Normal\\nSchool, Yjisilanti, Michigan, and graduated\\nfrom that institution in 1880. He graduated\\nfram the Law Department of tlie Michigan\\nUniversity in 1883, and was admitted to the\\nbar the same year. He is a Republican, and\\nwas elected county clerk for 1887-88 is now a\\nmember of the county board of school examin-\\ners. John W. resides at Monroe, Michigan,\\nand is engaged in the practice of law.\\nJOHN P. JAMINET,\\nBorn in Diffordingen, Grand Duchy of Luxem-\\nbourg, September 23, 1839, received his educa-\\ntion in his native village and schools in France\\nemigrated to the United States in 1857, and\\ncame to Monroe in 1860 was elected an alder-\\nman of the first wai d in 1872 and served two\\nterms; elected as justice in 1879, and is serv-\\ning now his third term as such; admitted to\\nthe bar in 1883 and elected circuit court com-\\nmissioner in 1888.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0596.jp2"}, "559": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0597.jp2"}, "560": {"fulltext": "(^^^^z^^^^^", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0598.jp2"}, "561": {"fulltext": "THE BAR OF MONROE.\\n465\\nJOHN DAVIS\\nWas born oi (irosse isle, in Monguagon town-\\nship, Wayne county, Micliigaii, January 21,\\n1828, and has always lived in this State;\\nattended the Young Men s Academy in Monroe\\nunder Professor Stehbins, and took a commer-\\ncial course under Professor Stevens. Eighteen\\nyears he taught St. Mary s School for Boys in\\nMonroe, under Right Rev. Bd. .loos as director,\\nlie has held the offices of township clerk and\\nschool inspector of Raisinville, and afterward\\ncit} clerk, supervisor and justice of the peace\\nill Monroe City for about twelve years, and\\nwas superintendent of the poor nine years;\\nstudied law in the office of Judge Morris; was\\nadmitted to the bar May 15, 1880, and is now,\\nill 1880, justice of the peace.\\nSETH V. RANDALL,\\nSon of George C. and Esther A. (McAllister)\\nRandall, was born in Orleans county, New-\\nYork, February 15, 1842. After receiving his\\neducation he came west. lie served liiree\\nyears in the late war as a member of Companj-\\nI), Twenty-second Regiment Michigan Volun-\\nteer Infantry. His hrother-in-Iaw, Harrison 1).\\nPlank, was a member of the Eighteenth Regi-\\nment, and was lost off the Sultana. Mr. Ran-\\ndall has held the office of town treasurer in\\nHlooinfield, Oakland county, Michigan, and has\\nbeen school superintendent at Dundee. Mr.\\nRandall was married to Ellen M. Plank, daugh-\\nter of James and Sarah 11. (Dubois) Plank, May\\nIS, 1870. Their son Harrison was born Feb-\\nruary 17, 1871, and Don H., May 24, 1872, died\\nOctober 18, 1872 has a successful practice,\\noften advocating cases in the circuit court of\\nMonroe county.\\nSEWARD BAKER,\\nRepresentative from the Second District of\\nMonroe county, was born in the township of\\nAsh, this county, October 11, 1858. His father,\\nHarrison Baker, was born in New York State,\\nApril 4, 1832, and was one of the pioneers of\\nAsh township. The mother of the subject of\\nthis sketch, Minerva (Donaldson) Baker, was\\nborn in Swanton, Vermont, in November, 1837.\\nShe married in November, 1857, and was the\\nmother of ten children, Seward being the\\neldest. Two of the children are deceased, Mr.\\nBaker remained on the farm with his parents\\nuntil he had attained the age of twenty one, at-\\ntending school during the winter months. He\\nentered the Nortln i-n Indiana Normal School\\nand graduate l in the teachers department in\\n1882, and the same winter taught a select\\nschool in Canandaigua, Lenawee county. He\\nwas elected to the State legislature in 1885-G\\nand 1887-8 on the Democratic ticket. He\\nentered the Law Department of the University\\nof .Michigan in October, 1885, and wasadmittcd\\nto tlie bar in June, 188(5, Since that lime he\\nhas practiced law in Carlton, and at present\\n(1889) is prosecuting attorney of Monroe\\ncounty, and has taken uii his residence in the\\ncity of Monroe. His father was accidentally\\nkilled on his farm May 28, 1888. His mother\\nstill resides on the farm in Ash townshij).\\nB. J. CORBIN,\\nSon of Lsaac and Martha C. Corbin, who emi-\\ngrated from Grand Isle county, Vermont, and\\nsettled in Ann Ai bor, Michigan, died in 1871,\\nand in 1883 his widow removed to Dundee,\\nMonroe county, Michigan. The subject of this\\nsketch was born in (irand Isle county, Ver-\\nmont; received his education at the high\\nschool and Michigan State University; was\\natlmitted to the bar at Ann Arbor in 1878, and\\nis at present law partner of Seth Randall in\\npractice in Dundee,\\nJOHN O, ZABEL,\\nAttorney and counselor, of Petersburgh, Mon-\\nroe count}-, was born in Postenkill, New York,\\nOctober 29, 185G, His parents moved from\\nPostenkill to Dundee in 1860, and from thence\\nto Summerfield, Monroe count}-, where they\\nstill reside,\\nJohn O., the subject of this sketch, worked on\\nthe tixrm summers and attended district schools\\nin winter months; attended union school at\\nPetersburgh, two winters entered law depart-\\nment of Michigan University October 1, 1877\\ngraduated March 2(i, 1879, class of 1879; was\\nadmitted to the bar the same year; commenced\\npractice at Petersburgh, where he is sti][\\nlocated was married October 20, 1880, to Mate\\n(Swick) Zahel has two sons, aged seven and\\nthree. Mr, Zabel was president of the village\\nfor the years 1883, 1887 and 1888 attorney of\\nthe village for the years 1884 and 1889; is at\\npresent member of the school board was\\nchairman of the countj committee of the (ireeii-\\nback part}- for si.\\\\ years, and candidate for\\nattorney-general on the Union Labor ticket in\\n1888; received 4,GC7 votes, the second highest.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0601.jp2"}, "562": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXXV.\\nFISHERIES.\\nLONG before the River Raisin massacre and\\nfor many years thereafter, while the\\ncountry was yet inhabited by the aborigines,\\nthe waters of LaliC Erie bounding the shores of\\nthis county were known to teem with the\\nchoicest varieties of fresh water fish. Among\\nthese were whitefish, lake herring, pickerel,\\nblack bass, pike, muskalungeand the sturgeon,\\nwhich our great American poet immortalized\\nin his legend of Hiawatha, together with many\\nother varieties of lesser note. The whitefish\\nand herring are strictly lake species, never\\nventuring up the smaller streams or rivers.\\nUp to 1856 the appliances for fishing in this\\nlocality were very crude, consisting of a sweep\\nor drag seine, often manufactured from elm\\nbark, and calculated to capture a limited\\namount of fish for the immediate use of its\\nowner. In the fall of 1856 a few enterprising\\nmen from Connecticut, Messrs. Chittenden,\\nDibble, Kirtland and Chapman, hearing of the\\nabundance offish in our waters, determined to\\ntry a new device known as a pound net, which\\nwas at that time attracting much attention in\\ntheir State. They set two of those nets one\\nmile north of Monroe light. Their first sea-\\nson s fishing demonstrated the fact that our\\nwaters teemed with thousands of white fish and\\nherring. In the spring of 1857 Messrs. Chit-\\ntenden Co. moved their nets and boats to\\nBrest, where they found a good harbor at the\\nmouth of Stony Creek. Their spring catch was\\nnot as profitable as that of the previous fall,\\nthe fish taken consisting mostly of pickerel,\\nmullet, perch and sturgeon, the latter at that\\ntime being considered fit only for Indians and\\nhalf-breeds. But times have changed. The\\nsturgeon has found favor with the white man.\\nand is much sought after, not only for its flesh,\\nbut also for the roe of the female, from which\\ncaviar is made. It is now estimated that over\\n$100,000 worth of caviar has been shipped to\\nEurope from Monroe within the last 12 years.\\nIn the fall of 1857 Chittenden Co. again set\\ntheir lu ts. Their catcli of white fish during the\\nseason was truly astonishing, oftimes reaching\\nfrom two thousand to four thousand fish at a\\nsingle haul. This wonderful success was soon\\nheralded along the shores of the Great Lakes,\\nand inquiry came from all quarters for informa-\\ntion as to the manner of constructing and\\noperating pound nets. The stories concerning\\nthese wonderful catches of fish at Monroe and\\nvicinity as they spread abroad became quite\\nfishy, and a few years later in Duluth, Minne-\\nsota, fishermen were telling about the great\\nhauls of fish at Monroe, often reaching thirty\\nor forty thousand at one lift.\\nAmong others, Mr. John P. Chirk, a pioneer\\nfish dealer and fisherman of Detroit, heard of\\nthe Monroe fisheries. Heat once opened nego-\\ntiations for the purpose of buj-ing out the Con-\\nnecticut firm. The bargain was consummated\\na year later. Mr. Clark sent men and boats to\\nStony Point to carry on the business, and each\\nsucceeding year up to 1887. In 1860 Mr.\\nHenry Paxton opened a small establishment at\\nOtter Creek. His success soon enabled him to\\ngo into the business on an extensive scale. Mr.\\n.Tohn Little, a Monroe citizen, also embarked in\\nthe business and commenced operations to the\\nnorthward of Monroe light, but unfortunately-\\nwas drowned before accomplishing much\\nExcitement incident to large catches of fish\\nalong the whole shore caused many to em-\\nbark in the business, comparatively few of\\nwhom succeeded, success requiring experience\\nand skill, together with courage and great en-\\ndurance.\\nIn those early days there were no laws regu-\\nlating riparian rights in the lakes, and fre-\\nquently trouble arose among the different\\nfirms or parties engaged therein in regard to\\nthe possession and ownership of the fishing\\ngrounds, in one instance, at least, culminating\\nin bloodshed. The parties to the affray were\\n[466]", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0602.jp2"}, "563": {"fulltext": "FISHERIES.\\n467\\nMessrs. Uodi^os and Kinney ii one side, and\\none Snyder on the other. Tiie disputed terri-\\ntory was Gard Island, situated in the northerly\\narm of Maumoo Bay. Snyder was sliot and\\nkilled by an employe of Messrs. Hedges and\\nKinney. He was arrested, tried, ami acquitted\\non a plea of self-defense.\\nAs the fisheries hecame valuable, the home\\nfishermen were constantly having trouble and\\ndisputes with fishermen from Ohio and other\\nparts of the country as to the ownership and\\nright of possession of the fishing grounds, and\\nin 18G9 the legislature enacted a statute giving\\nthe riparian owner the exclusive right of driv-\\ning pound stakes and fishing pound nets in\\nfront of his property on the Great Lakes in\\nMichigan within one mile from low water\\nmark. This statute greatly enhanced the\\nvalue of property on the lake front, which\\nup to that time was of little value, as most of it\\nwas swamp and marsh, but was quickly bought\\nup bj- fishermen for the fishing right a])purte-\\nnant thereto.\\nHedges Kinney continued in the business\\nuntil the death of Mr. Hedges. In settling his\\nestate Mr. Kinney, in 1881, sold to J. N.\\nDewey Co. what is known as the Point\\nMouille Fishery, and in 1887 Mr. Kinney\\nclosed out his interest in what is known as the\\nBay Point Fi.shery to Alex. St. John. The\\nMessrs. Dewey Brothers, Joseph B. and Jesse\\nN. Dewey, commenced fishing for John P.\\nClark at Stony Point in 18(50, and after ac-\\nquiring a valuable experience, in 1864 com-\\nmenced business for themselves in a small way,\\nand by energy, economy and good business\\nmanagement have extended their business\\nuntil at the present time they own or control\\nabout all the lake front and fishing grounds in\\nMonroe county, and they and the parties inter-\\nested with them represent one of the largest\\nfishing plants on the Great Lakes,\\nAt the time they commenced on their own\\naccount at Brest all our local fishermen sold\\ntheir catch to the dealers in Detroit and Tole-\\ndo, and as a rule were entirelj^ in the hands of\\nthese wholesalers and packers, who purchased\\ntheir catch almost at their own figures, packed\\nand distributed them through the interior, and\\nreapeil the lion s share of the profits. The\\nDewey Brothers built a small freezer and pack-\\ning house at Brest and shippt d the local in-\\nland dealers direct from their fishery, and from\\na small beginning have gradually extended\\ntheir business until at the present time they\\nhave docks and packing houses at Toledo and\\nPort Huron, operate large fisheries on Lakes\\nErie, Huron and Michigan, and also purchase\\nthe catch of many fisheries on the lakes. They\\nsupplj- the trade as far west as Denver, Colo-\\nrado do a large business in the southern and\\neastern States, and have manufactured and\\nshipped to Europe thousands of pounds of\\ncaviar. They have always been abreast if not\\nahead of the times in the use of modern appli-\\nances, and in their plant are included steamers\\nfor carrying the catch to the packing house,\\ntugs, steam stake drivers for putting out nets,\\nand give em])loyment during the fishing sea-\\nson to about fiftj- fishermen in their local\\nfisheries.\\nThe fisheries of Monroe county have been\\nmore prolific and productive of a greater\\namount of wealth according to the capital in-\\nvested than have any other fisheries of the\\nGreat Lakes. While it is true that for a few\\nyears the catch was quite light, and many en-\\ntertained grave fears lest the supply was giving\\nout, yet in the fiiU of 1888 one firm alone\\ncaught over one hundred tons of whitefish\\nfrom their nets. All of the fisheries of the\\ncounty did well that season, the aggregate\\ncatch amounting to over two hundred tons of\\nwhitefish, and at least five hundred tons of\\nherring, together with catches of other species.\\nThe white bass, once very abundant in the\\nKaisin at certain sea.sons, became almost ex-\\ntinct about twenty years ago, owing to a\\nsmall worm or grub that seemed to breed in\\nits liver. In 1876 tiie black bass were attacked\\nby a parasite working in their gills, and thou-\\nsands were seen floating upon the surface of\\nthe lake in a dead and dying condition. The\\nravages of the parasite nearly depleted our\\nwaters at that time of this our most, gamy fish.\\nSturgeon also arc becoming very scarce.\\nTheir great ])opulai-ity as a smoked fish, to-\\ngether with a brisk demand for the caviar, has\\ncaused them to be much sought aftei Upon\\nthose fishing grounds where thousands were\\ncaught a few j-ears ago in a season, but a few\\nhundred are now taken. The United States\\nFish Commission has deposited at various\\ntimes in the spring large numbers of young\\nwhitefish, which, it is believed by fisher-\\nmen, have in many instances matured, and", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0603.jp2"}, "564": {"fulltext": "468\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nupon their return in tiie ensuing seasons, have\\nbeen captured in tlic pound nets.\\nIn the early days of the fishing industry,\\nwhen the westei-n States were but sparsely\\nsettled and means of transportation limited, and\\nrapid transit of perishables unheard of, prices\\nwere very low. Whitetish were often sold for\\ntwo dolhu-s per hundred fish, sturgeon at ten\\ncents apiece, and herring for ten cents a hun\\ndred fish, while other kinds of fish which now\\nfind a ready sale could not be sold at all.\\nRapid transit, reCrigerator cars and cold storage\\nhave extended the market, and whitefish are\\nnow served at the best hotels of every large city\\nin the country, and the extension of the market\\nhas raised prices until instead of being the poor\\nman s food, as they were formerly considered,\\nwhitefish and most other hard fish are a\\nluxury. At the present time wliitefish com-\\nmand twenty-five dollars a hundred, sturgeon\\ntwo dollars and fifty cents apiece, and herring\\none dollar a hundred weight, while other\\nspecies command equally good prices. Indeed,\\nso great is the demand that dealers in many\\ninstances find it difKcult to supi)ly the trade,\\nwhich has been extended toalmost everj- point\\nin the countiy having first-class railroad fa-\\ncilities.\\nRiver Raisin and the baj s and inlets in the\\ncounty have long been known to lovers of the\\nrod as a great fishing resort. The smaller of the\\nfish, such as perch, rock bass, bullheads, and sun-\\nfish, are caught at nearly all times from June\\nto November, and in great numbers. The\\nperch are considered by many as good eating\\nas any fish caught in these waters. The black\\nbass and pickerel are caught mostly in May\\nand October, and parties of three and four have\\noften hooked as many as an hundred in a day.\\nThese are the gamiest fish in our waters, and\\ngreater skill is required to land them than the\\nothers. Fishing with seines in summer and\\nwinter, it is thought by manj% destroys the\\nfishing with hook and line, and laws have been\\nenacted bj the legislature restricting the use\\nof seines, but the law has never been properly\\nenforced.\\nFishing for pickei ei in winter through the\\nice, is a sport much enjoyed. A house is built\\non runners, about six feet in length and height,\\nby five in width, with a door just large enough\\nto enter at the side. There is room within for\\na small sheet-iron stove at one end, and a seat\\nthe width of the house at the other. A hole\\nabout two and one-half feet square is cut in the\\nfloor and one in the ice of the same size. Tlie\\nhouse is then drawn over it so that the hole in\\nthe former is directly over the one in the latter.\\nThe water selected is from four to eight feet\\ndeep. All light is excluded from the house,\\nthus enabling the inmate to see everything\\npassing under his house, while he is invisible.\\nThe spear used is a three or five tine, and the\\nhandle from ten to twelve feet long, which goes\\nthrough the roof, allowing the fisherman to\\neasily handle its great length in his small\\nquarters. He uses a decoy fish, about five\\ninches long, colored a bright red, blue, or gold,\\nweighted with sufficient lead to pi operly bal-\\nance it. This is attached to a line five or six\\nfeet in length, lowered in the water to the\\nproper depth, and the line in the hands of the\\nfisherman, jerked quickly, causes the decoy to\\nmove in the water like a minnow. Its bright\\ncolor attracts the attention of passing fish, and\\nin following it up comes within range of the\\nspear, and while preparing to make a meal of\\nthe decoj the spear is lowered noiselessly and\\nplunged into him. It is considered by many\\ngreater sj^ort than fishing with hook and line,\\nand fifty and sixty houses are often found on\\nthe lake in a space of half a mile. In these\\nsmall houses, nicel} warmed in the coldest\\nweather, and with plenty of good companj\\nnear, and nearlj all other sport out of season,\\nit naturally has many devotees, and will long\\ncontinue to be the diversion for the winter\\nseason.", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0604.jp2"}, "565": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0605.jp2"}, "566": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0606.jp2"}, "567": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0607.jp2"}, "568": {"fulltext": "/0/^ ^^^o^ (y^^^^t^", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0608.jp2"}, "569": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXXTT.\\nBIOfiKAl IlICAI. SKKTCIIES.\\nHON. SALMON KEI-:NI;Y\\nFIRST visited Monroe in 1827 with the view\\nof seeking a home in the West, and dur-\\ning that j-ear purchased at the land office in\\nMonroe the eighty acres which he subsequently\\ncultivated in a high degree, and upon wliicli he\\nresided at the time of his death. Thi.s farm\\nwas inlierited by his daughter Pamelia, wlio\\nmarried William H. Wells, the son of the Kev.\\nNoah H. Wells. The old homestead has given\\nplace to the stately residence now owned and\\noccu])ied by them. The j ear after entering\\nthe land, Mr. Keeney emigrated from his east-\\nern home in the state of New York, with his\\nfamily to the town of Erie, taking passage on\\na schooner from Buffalo. It was then custom-\\nary for emigrants to provide provisions neces-\\nsary for the trip on the lake, as the captain and\\nc-rew made provision for themselves only. As\\nthe schooner was delayed by contrary winds\\nand storms, when it arrived at Cleveland they\\nwere all out of provisions, and reduced to a\\nhack of a ham, which was picked to the bone.\\nThe stock of provisions for the re.st of tiie trip\\nwas purchased at Cleveland, hut as the crew\\nwas hauling the yawl lioat containing the sup.\\nplies purchased up the stern of the schooner,\\nthe yawl boat upset, losing all in the lake.\\nThe ca])taiD, wishing to avail himself of a\\nfavorable wind, would not permit the passen-\\ngers to go ashore again, and thus, in a starving\\ncondition, thej arrived at LaPlaisance Bay.\\nThe judge rowed a boat from the bay to Mon-\\nroe, and returned with provisions for his almost\\nfamished family. Was the guest of Olcott C.\\n(Miapman, who kept tlio Man sion House, on the\\nsite of the present banking office of B. Dansard\\nSon. From thence he moved with his family\\ninto the old Catholic log church, with a bark\\nroof. For the first year he taught an evening\\nschool, and for two succeeding years a daj-\\nschool. lie is justly entitled to and regarded\\nas the founder of the tirst English school in the\\ntown of iM-ie. He was commissioned by Gen-\\neral Cass, October 22, 1829, Justice of the\\nPeace. Was, under the county court system,\\none of the associate judges. Was for many\\nyears postmaster of the township. He died\\nat his residence in Erie, March 9, 1847, uni-\\nversally respected and esteemed as an upright,\\nintelligent citizen, a judicious and wise coun-\\nselor, leaving a widow and two sons, Andrew\\n.1. and William, and two daughters, Mrs. Wil-\\nliam Wells and Mrs. Williard.\\n.\\\\NrtRK\\\\V .lACKSON KEENKY\\nWas born in Wyalonsory. JJradford county,\\nPennsylvania, February 2G, 1819; enjoyed the\\nadvantages of a good common school eiluca-\\ntion thereafter attended the Genesee Wes-\\nlevan Seminar3-, at Jjenia, New York. With\\nhis father s family removed to Michigan, land-\\ning at LaPlaisance Bay September 22, 1828.\\nCame up the lake in a schooner, and from\\nLaPlaisance Bay up the River Raisin to the\\ndocks by a lighter, as the schooner could not\\nsail up the river at that time. Put up at\\nChapman s Hotel, located on the corner of\\nFroni and Washington streets. The village\\nconsisted of but a few hundred inhabitants. In\\nOctober of the same year the family removed\\nto Frie, where the subject of this sketch has\\nsince resided. He assisted in clearing up the\\nfarm of heavy timbered land, on which he still\\nlives, reclaiming it from a wilderness to a\\npi oductive farm and pleasant home. His life\\nhas been devoted to farming, stock-raising, and\\na jjortion of the time large!} interested in the\\nlake fisheries, which ceased to be profitable\\nowing to the improvident, unwise, and some-\\nwhat listless manner of conducting the artiti-\\ncial hatching and depositing young fish by the\\nState Board of Fish Commissioners.\\nWhile a nunil)er of French families had at an\\n[409]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0609.jp2"}, "570": {"fulltext": "470\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nearly day settled at Erie, that of James Cornell\\nwas the first Amei ican family, aud he for years\\nkept a tavern eight miles south of Monroe, on\\nthe road leading to Toledo B. M. Newkirk\\nkept a log tavern where the village of Erie\\nnow stands, and was its first postmaster. The\\nthird English familj- was that of Salmon\\nKeency, the father of Andrew J. Keeney. He\\nwas the second jiostmaster of Bay settlement,\\nand had the name of the jDostoffice as well as\\nthe village changed to that of Erie. The fami-\\nlies of James and Samuel Mulhollen settled in\\nErie about the same, time, but the families of\\nFrancis Cousino, Peter Picott, Daniel Duval,\\nand other French settlers, settled in Ei ie soon\\nafter the war of 1812.\\nThe United States turnpike from Sandusky\\nto Detroit was completed in the fall of 1828,\\nthen the only traveled road from Michigan to\\nOhio. The early settlers of Erie were strong,\\nlarge-hearted men, hospitable, ever lending a\\nhelping hand to the new-comers, as the new\\nsettlers were familiarly called, extending a\\ncordial welcome to their homes and firesides,\\ntheir latch-strings always hung out. Most\\nof the trade consisted in bartering dry goods,\\ngroceries, provisions, and whisky for deer and\\nwolf skins, and venison hams, coon and musk-\\nrat skins. The schools were maintained by\\nprivate enterprise as there was no organized\\nsystem south of Monroe, and the one organized\\nchurch, the Roman Catholic, had as yet no\\nregular service or settled priest. Mr. Keeney\\nheard the first sermon in English preached by\\nFather Eichard, a Catholic priest, and the\\nfirst Methodist sermon by Rev. William Garst.\\nMr. Keeney is a member of Masonic Lodge\\nof Monroe, No. 27. Was a member of the\\nState Legislature in 1863- 64. Has held nearly\\nall of the town otfices from pathmaster to and\\nincluding supervisor; was notary- public for\\nthirty years continuously; is now President\\nof the Farmer.s Insurance Company, of Mon-\\nroe and Wayne counties, which office he has\\nheld for the past nineteen years President of\\nthe Erie Vigilance Club, and of the BayPointe\\nShooting Club. He was major of an inde-\\npendent regiment of light infantry under\\nColonel Allen A. Eabineau, Talcott E. Wing\\nlieutenant colonel, Peter Loranger adjutant,\\nfrom which he derived the name of major, by\\nwhich title he is usuallj called.\\nMajor Keeney has witnessed the growth of\\nthe City of Monroe from a small, untidy vil-\\nlage, with none but log houses south of it, with\\nbut a few hundred inhabitants, to its present\\nprojiortions and pleasant surroundings. He\\nhas seen the county emerge from a wilderness\\nto a well-settled, well-improved county, with\\nintelligent, prosperous people, with churches,\\nschool-houses and all the evidences of thrift,\\nculture and refinement. Instead of the large\\ndroves of cattle and hogs imported from Ohio,\\nupon which we were dependent for pork and\\nbeef at an early day, we are now exporters.\\nThe long-eared and long-nosed hogs have given\\nplace to the Berkshires and SufTolks. Cattle\\nhave been greatly improved by the introduc-\\ntion of blooded stock. The little, hardy,\\nFrench ponies have given place to the large\\nand powerful horses aud elegant roadsters that\\nwould be a credit to any county.\\nWhen his father first settled in Erie there\\nwas but one four-wheeled vehicle in the place.\\nCarts only were used, many of them without\\ntii es or iron of any kind. Grain was all cut\\nwith the sickle. His father made the first\\ngrain cradle seen in Erie, with a shaving-\\nknife, jack-knife, and gimlet. It was a won-\\nderful curiosity in those ijrimitive days, illy\\ncomparing with the self-binders of the present.\\nOxen were yoked by their horns. Most of the\\nplows were of the old bull plow pattern, every\\nhouse a log house, from the River Raisin to\\nthe fvapids of the Maumee a log house cov-\\nered with bark, with chimneys built of sticks\\nand clay. Ho has in early days played with\\nIndian children, wore shoe packs, eaten wild\\nhog pork, waded the creeks barefooted in\\nMarch with the French boys and Indians,\\nspearinggrasspike with wooden spears, caught\\ncrawfish and eaten them with a relish unknown\\nto the modern epicure.\\nMajor Keeney was married at Middlebury,\\nWyoming county. New York, to Miss Eliza-\\nbeth Corey, September 30, 1841. They have\\nfive children. Ellen Keeney was married\\nJanuary 24, 1870, to Amos A. Morse, general\\nfreight agent of the Oregon Railway and Navi-\\ngation Company, residing at Portland, Oregon.\\nCora Keeney was married to Newton Stanford\\nOctober 10, 1876, a commission merchant of\\nFargo, Dakota. Mary Keeney was married to\\nDavid K. Perry, freight and baggage agent of\\nthe Chicago k Iowa and Chicago Milwaukee\\nRaili oad Company, November 24, 1884. Jay", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0610.jp2"}, "571": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\n471\\nW. Kooncy married Flora C. Saunders, January\\n20, 1878. Gordon J. Kceney inari-ied Lotty E.\\nNii hols, April 21,1880. Both reside in Erie,\\nwith fine farms the former a farmer and\\nilcalor and s;;ro\\\\ver of live stock, the latter a\\nfurnierand dealer in lands and real estate.\\nNEWTON BALDWIN, M. n.,\\nOidfst oisix ciiiidreii of E. and C. A.Baldwin,\\nwas iioni in Monroe, 1850. His father, forced\\nby poor health, moved on to a farm in Exe-\\nter, where the family continued to reside ex-\\ncept at intervals, when driven out l)y the ague,\\nuntil January, 1866, when the family returned\\nto Monroe. Up to that age he had had about\\ntwo terms at a countrj- school. He entered the\\nunion school and graduated in 1869; entered\\nthe literary department of the University the\\nfollowing j-ear. Spending one year in the\\nliterary departmeiil, he entered Dr. Sawyer s\\nofKce as a student of medicine in 1872. He\\ncontinued there until medical lectures opened\\nin the fall of 1873. He entered the old school\\nmedical di partment of the University of Michi-\\ngan, graduating in 1875; studying with Dr.\\nSawyer during the intervals of lectures, paj ing\\nhis way hy collecting for Dr. Sawyer, and\\nworking in the nurseries.\\nHe entered into partnership with Dr. Saw-\\nyer in the summer of 1875. After one year he\\nwent to Dundee, where he staid until 1878.\\nThere he married Miss Cora V. Long in 1878.\\nl rom there he removed to Staunton, Va., re-\\ninaining until 1881, spending the j-ear 1881-82\\nin New York and Philadelphia hospitals.\\nHe returned west and was appointed lec-\\nturer on obstetrics and diseases of women and\\nchildren in the homcepathic department of the\\nI niversity of Michigan, in the fall of 1882.\\nThere he remained until the fall of 1885, when\\nthe re-organization of the faculty forced the re-\\ntirement of all but one member because of in-\\nternal broils. He then removed to Coldwater,\\nMichigan, where his intention is to make a life s\\nwork, lie held in each place a remunerative\\nbusiness. He has two children, one son and\\none daughter, aged six and eight.\\nDoctor Newton Baldwin has but very- few,\\nif any, superiors as a diagnostician and practi-\\nliiiner, amou C the medical men of Michigan.\\nHON. SAMUEL MULHOLLEN\\nWas born in Monroe county, Michigan, F cbru-\\nar}- 10, 1811. At the time of his birth his\\njiarcnts were living upon the farm of Samuel\\nEgnew, his uncle, which was located upon the\\nliiver Kaisin. This farm was known in later\\nyears as the Harbston farm. The town of\\nMonroe at present includes this property.\\nMr. Mulhollen is the descendant of a sturdy\\nIrish ancestry, both on the paternal and ma-\\nternal sides. His father was a hard-working\\nfarmer, who knew little of the luxuries of life,\\nand when pleasures were few except those de-\\nrived from seeing his family grow into useful\\nmen and women. His early education, out of\\nnecessity, was limited. School houses were\\nfew and the sessions short, lasting but three\\nand four months during the winter, when snow\\nand ice precluded a visit to the school for\\nweeks at a time. In this new country where\\ntrees were to be felled, fences built and new\\nground to be broken, there were no hours of\\nplay for young Mulhollen his toys were the\\nplow, spade and hoe, his evening hours were\\nilluminated by a log fire or a fat lamp. Work\\nbeing his principal educatoi-, Samuel soon\\nlearned the necessity of economy and self i-e-\\nliance.\\nAt the age of seventeen j-ears he conceived\\ntiie idea of entering into the hotel business in\\nconnection with farming, he and his eldest\\nsister, Mrs. Mary Stowell, associating them-\\nselves togetlier for that purpose. This being\\npractically his first business enterprise, he telt\\nsomewhat anxious as to the result of his scheme,\\nhut nevertheless he rented his father s farm in\\nthe town of Erie, which at that time was a very\\nsmall French settlement, including hut four\\nAmei ican families, and situated on the old\\nUnited States turnpike, the terminus of which\\nwas Detroit. Those traveling to and from\\nDetroit and towns in Northern Ohio, including\\nFremont and Maumee, often found it necessary\\nto patronize our young friend in his new enter-\\nprise, so that in a short time his inn became\\npopular and himself well known. This being\\nthe principal hostelry of that section, there\\ngathered, as was customary, the unsophisticated\\nWolverine for the purjjose of discussing the\\nissues of the day. Then, as now, politics had\\nits place in their discussions. Some were\\nDemocrats, sume Free-Soilers, and others", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0611.jp2"}, "572": {"fulltext": "472\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nWhigs. Here it was that Samuel received his\\nfirst political tuition, and where we find the\\nfirst seeds sown that in after years gave to the\\npeople of Michigan that strong advocate of\\npolitical liberty and equal rights. The people\\nof Erie soon learned to regard him for his per-\\nsonal worth and force of character, and while\\nlittle more than a youth, elected him to the po-\\nsition of assessor, which he filled so satisfacto-\\nrily that he was selected as a commissioner of\\nErie a few years later. Upon the advent of\\nthe steamers on the lake, the traffic upon the\\npublic roads became so limited that Mr. Mul-\\nhollon decided to once more return to farming,\\nwhich he did in 1840.\\nDuring the last year previous to his retire-\\nment from the hotel, he married Miss Frances\\nGager, the marriage taking place at the home\\nof David Graham, in the town of Erie, on the\\n16th day of January, 1839. He now felt him-\\nself devoted to his family and farm to such an\\nextent that he had little desire to comply with\\nthe requests of those who desired his political\\npreferment, until 184!1, when the necessities of\\nthe times and his well-known antipath}- for\\nthe extension of the slave territory, forced his\\nnomination as a candidate to the State legisla-\\nture from Vienna by the Whig party a subse-\\nquent endorsement of tiie Free-Soil wing of\\nthe Democratic fiarty secured his election. Mr.\\nMulhollen, though a new member, took an ac-\\ntive part in the proceedings from the first upon\\nall leading legislation. The State being com-\\nparatively a new one, and. sparsely settled, the\\nsessions were quite short, lasting but ninety\\ndays.\\nHe was again elected to the sessions of 1857,\\n1858, 1859, as a Republican. During the ses-\\nsion of 1857 the swamp land act j^resented the\\nmost exciting feature. In this Mr. Mulhollen\\ntook a most con.spicuous part as an advocate of\\nthe equal distribution of the proceeds arising\\nfrom the sale of said lands for educational pur-\\nposes and the maintenance of roads atid high-\\nways in the State.\\nAt the breakingout of the war Mr. Mulhollen\\nwas elected to the State senate from Monroe for\\nthe sessions of 1861 and 1862. During the ex-\\ntra session of 1861, both the house and senate\\npassed important measures for the recruiting\\nof volunteers for the defense of the Union and\\nthe sustenance of the wives, children, and\\nparents of those who enlisted. In all of these\\nmeasures Mr. Mulhollen took an active inter-\\nest, and much of the work accomplished was the\\nresult of his hand. His labor for the cause of hu-\\nman liberty and the preservation of the Union\\ndid not end with the adjournment of the senate,\\nas all who know him can attest. The Presi-\\ndent s call for troops stimulated him with new\\nzeal, and lead him on to greater efforts. Time\\nand money were given freely, the liberality of\\nhis hand knew no bound until the message\\ncame that Lee had surrendered. Then was his\\ncup of pleasure full. He has been an ardent\\nRepublican since the formation of that party,\\never ready to uphold its virtues and condemn\\nits faults.\\nIn his early life he became a member of the\\nPresbyterian Church, assisting in the erection\\nof the first one built in Erie in 1850, where, up\\nto within a short time he has held the position\\nof trustee.\\nMr. Mulhollen was the eighth and at present\\nthe only living child of Daniel and Isabella\\n(Egnew) Mulhollen, who were married at\\nPainted Post, Steuben county, New York, in\\nthe year 1794, having emigrated from Belfast\\nand Antrim, Ireland, at an early age. The\\nwife of Samuel died at Eric. February 8, 1883,\\nand was buried at Woodlawn cemetery, Toledo,\\nOhio. At present Mr. Mulhollen is living at\\nToledo, Ohio.\\nThis is a brief sketch of a quiet farmer, cov-\\nering a jjeriod of seventy-seven years. In this\\nlife we find, as in all others, the conflict of\\nhope, and fear, of joy and sorrow. While his\\nlife has been unmarked by great events, it has\\nalways been attended with devotion to duty.\\nAs a citizen he occupies a high position.\\nWILLIAM TANDY \\\\VHITE,\\nSon of Enoch and Betsy (Tandj-) White, was\\nborn at Newport, New Hampshire, March 26,\\n1807. On his fathers side he was the grandson\\nof Enoch and Lydia (Sprague) White, and on\\nhis mother s of Parker and Mary (Thorn)\\nTandy, and a lineal descendant from Peregrine\\nWhite, who was born on the Mayflower in\\n1620. He came to Monroe in 1831, and opened\\na variety store in which could be found nearly\\neverything wanted by the early pioneer. In\\n1835 he removed to the N. W. J of section 7,\\ntownship 5 south, range 10 east, and founded", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0612.jp2"}, "573": {"fulltext": "v 2a4wC", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0613.jp2"}, "574": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0614.jp2"}, "575": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\n473\\nthe villat^e of Newport, naming it after hi-; na-\\ntive place. Here he opened a general store,\\nbuilt and operated a saw-mill, managed a nur-\\nsery and greenhouses, and for many j oars kept\\nopen house under the sign of Stage and\\nSteamboat House. During the Patriot War\\nthis was the general rendezvous of the Hunt-\\ners, and the Maiden raid was planned at and\\nstarted from his place. For about thirt} j ears\\nhe was postmaster at this point, and for most\\nof that time served as justice of the peace.\\nFebruarj- IG, 1837, he was married in Mon-\\nroe to Miss Nancy S., daughter of Stephen and\\nEunice (Hilton) Reynolds, who was born at\\nBavina, New York, J)ecember 20, 1816. Their\\nchildren were twelve in number, of whom five\\nare yet living: Hlizaiieth Mary, born Decem-\\nber 19, 1837, and married June 25, 1857, to J.\\nS. Gregorj jr., one of the first settlers of and\\nnow living in Lincoln, Nebraska, engaged in\\nthe practice of law and the settlement of es-\\ntates Asenath H., born March 31. 184!. mar-\\nried to W. J. Manning, February 12, 1SG2, and\\ndied June 9, 18G8; V. Nathan, born March 11,\\n1845, and now living on the old homestead in\\nNewport; Milton Morrow, born October 19,\\n1849, and now living at Lincoln, Nebraska, en-\\ngaged in the adjustment ot accounts Eva\\nViola, born November 29. 18fi2, and now living\\nat home, and Nancy May, born May 3. 1858,\\nand married September 23, 1885, to the Rev.\\nAll)ert Torbett, a (Congregational minister, now\\nliving at Lake Linden. Michigan.\\nDuring the panic of 1837. like man}- others,\\nMr. White lost everything except his good\\nname and reputation as an honest dealer. He\\nagain began the struggle of life with the de-\\ntermined push, vim, and energy he had inher-\\nited from his Puritan foi efathers, and with his\\ngood wife as a partner and counselor, without\\nengaging in any speculation, but by a strict at-\\ntention to his business, he accumulated another\\nfortune, which at the time of his death\\namounted to over one hundred thousand dol-\\nlars, an uncommon estate in those days in\\nMichigan. Shortlj- before his death he became\\na stockholder in the First National Bank of\\nMonroe.\\nIn politics Mr. White never took any active\\npart, generally- voting the Democratic ticket,\\nand in local elections always voting for the\\ncandidate who in his estimation was the best\\nqualified to fill the office, withoul regard to the\\nparty b} whom he was nominate*!. With the\\nexception of collector of customs, postmaster,\\nand justice of the peace, he refused all offices.\\nWhile he was the direct descendant of pure\\nI ui-ilan stock, he was a member of the Baptist\\nchurch, and always lived a godlj-, upright, and\\nChristian life. In his Christian charities he\\ncarried out the biblical injunction of not letting\\nhis right hand know what his left hand did,\\nand after his death among his papers were\\nfound memorandums and notes of nearly\\ntwent} thousand dollars worth of accounts due\\nhim and which he had canceled, as thej in his\\no])inion, were too poor to pay the amounts\\nowed to him.\\nWhen but eleven yeai s old, thinking par-\\ntiality was shown his brother by his parents,\\nhe left home with the intention of going to\\nsea; but the captain, who had known him all\\nhis life, instead of taking him to sea, sent him\\nto his wife, with whom he lived for several\\nyears, and of wiiom he learned many secrets\\nin pickling and preserving fruits, etc., which\\nstood him well in after years.\\nLosing everj thing in the panic of 1837, the\\nPatriot war gave him a new start, and be-\\ning widely and favorabU- known as a business\\nman of more than usual ability, he soon began\\nto retrieve his fortunes. In his habits, while\\nodd, his oddities were methodical, and to a pur-\\npose to identify himself with his business and\\nmake both himself and his business known by\\nthem. In his family relations there was always\\nthe utmost confidence and harmonj*. Every\\nnight with his wife around the famil}^ circle\\nlooking over and advising with her in regard\\nto what he had done during the day, and what\\nhe intended to do the next. In his business\\nmatters everything was kept in the utmost or-\\nder, on the principle that Order is Heaven s\\nfirst law, and at the end of the yeai-, by look-\\ning over his books one could almost read his\\ninnermost tiioughts and wishes by the nota-\\ntions which he was in the habit of putting on\\nhis accounts.\\nHis last illness was of onlj- a week s duration,\\nand resulted from becoming overheated in hur-\\nrying to catch the train from Monroe (where he\\nwas preparing a home for his old age) to go to\\nNewport, the result of which was congestion,\\nfr im which he died at his home in Newport,\\nNovember 22, 1866. leaving a wife and six\\nchildren to mourn his loss.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0615.jp2"}, "576": {"fulltext": "474\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAUSTIN BOSTWICK CHAPMAN.\\nOne of the most enterprisini;; and independ-\\nent farmers in the county, with large tai ms\\nunder a hig-h state of cultivation, unincumbered\\nby mortgages, and a man who has largely con-\\ntributed in laying the foundations for moral,\\nreligious and educational interests of Ash and\\nBerlin, resides now on the Chapman road, the\\nmain traveled road from Monroe via Newport\\nto Flat Eock. He has a fine two-story house,\\nwith mansard roof and manj of the modern\\nimprovements, with barns and outbuildings a\\nfarm of which any farmer might greatly be\\nproud. In 1839, when but eighteen years of\\nage, he moved to Ash (now Berlin) with a\\nmother, brother and two sisters dependent on\\nhim, built a log house in 1840, and by perse-\\nverance and hard work cleared up his farm.\\nIn the winter of 1843, with his brother, he pur-\\nchased eleven head of cattle, cows and three-\\nyear old steers, for thirty dollars. The winter\\nwas exceedingly cold and severe feed could\\nnot be purchased in that vicinity, and they\\nwere com])elled to chop down basswood trees\\nas a last resort. This winter the French citi-\\nzens occupying the farms farther east and near\\nthe lake, drew straw on the ice from Canada\\nas late as the first of April. The hay on the\\nisland, Gro.sse Isle, was held at twenty dol-\\nlars per ton, and the owners, by refusing to sell\\nat tiiat time, found it a very poor investment\\nas it was entirel}- destroyed by rats and mice.\\nMr. Chapman married Catliarine Burton,\\nJuly 4, 1S47, and by their united efforts, en-\\nergy, prudence and economy, added to their\\njjossessions until they owned 520 acres\\nin one body. At a time when a small sum was\\nrealized for produce, he remembers purchasing\\nof William White, the merchant, of Newport,\\na plain calico dress for his sister at twenty-\\neight cents a yard (now sold for five), and re-\\nceiving for his lard six cents per ])Ound and five\\ncents a dozen for eggs but Mr. Chapman states\\nthat six or eight yards were in those days\\nample for a dress. His wife had the same de-\\nsires that characterize mothers of the present\\nday; but instead of an upholstered, lace-cur-\\ntained, willow baby wagon of the present daj^,\\ncosting from $30 to $50, sl.e sawed from logs\\nthe wheels, pierced with a wooden axle, made a\\nrough box, and it pi oved apparently as satis-\\nfactory as those of greater pretensions of mod-\\nern manufacture.\\nHe employed tiie first school teacher for\\nthree months, Sarah Crook, boanling her at\\none dollar per week then was instrumental in\\nforming the first school district and building\\nthe first school house.\\nWhen the Michigan Southern Railroad was\\nbuilt through Ash b} Ransom Gardner, of\\nJonesville, contractor, the bills of Mr. Chap-\\nman for boarding the laborers were promptly\\npaid, amounting to $1,999.88.\\nA prosperous Sunday school was organized\\nand for two years maintained with the assist-\\nance of Mrs. T. E. Wing and Samuel M. Sackett,\\nwho attended eacli every alternate Sunday\\nfrom Monroe. To the good seed sown at this\\ntime, Mr. Chapman attributes the organization\\nof the Congregational church at Rockwood.\\nMr. and Mrs. Chapman have been bereaved\\nof two sons and two daughters. Have two\\nsons living: Austin B. Chapman, residing\\non the farm adjoining the old homestead on\\nthe north, married and has two sons and two\\ndaughters; H. H. Chapman, the sixth child,\\nresides on the farm next south of the old home-\\nstead, married, and has four children, three\\nsons and one daughter.\\nBostwick Chapman is 3et hale and hearty,\\nliving on the old farm, surrounded with all the\\ncomforts of life, very energetic and enterpris-\\ning, and identified with every enterprise that\\nhas for its object the improvement and good of\\nthe town in which he lives. He is entitled to\\ngreat credit for his contributions and energy\\nin erecting the Congregational church, one of\\nthe most convenient brick churches, complete\\nin all its apjjointments, situated on the north\\nside of the river.\\nJOSIAH C. ASELSTYNE\\nWas born April 24, 1802, at Swanton, Ver-\\nmont. His parents were Henry and Clarinda\\n(Cheeney) ^Vselstyne. His father was a farmer,\\nand while clearing land to build a house was\\nkilled by a falling tree. Mr. Aselstyne came to\\nMonroe county in the fall of 1833, and the same\\nyear aided in building the Stickney saw-mill,\\nthe first one built in Toledo, Ohio. In 1834 he\\ncommenced to clear his farm his patent bears\\nthe signature of General Jackson. The farm\\nconsisted of 100 acres. In June, 1834, he re-\\nturned to his native village and there he mar-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0616.jp2"}, "577": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\n475\\nried Miss H. E. Blodget, Seploml.er 25, 1834.\\nMiss Bloilgot was tiic daugiitor of Ilonry and\\nZornah (Harrington) Blodget, and was born\\nSeptombor H!, 1812, in George, Vermont.\\nSoon after their marriage they moved to the\\nfarm wiicre they now reside, living at tliat\\ntime in a log house in the woods, with the In-\\ndians as their only neighbors. Six children\\nWfi e born to them, one of whom, Byron J.,\\nborn December 2, 1842, died October 9, 18(5:^.\\nHe was a member of Company G, Thirty-\\ntliird New York State Volunteers. He died in\\na hospital at Bakcrsvillc, Marj-land.\\nHorace Aselstyne was b(\u00c2\u00bbrn February 17,\\n1851. Married Elizabeth M. Clark May 18,\\n1873. Seven children wore born to them\\nByron J., Maude E. and MaryE. (twins), Blanche\\nL., Harr^ E., Frank L., and Klvina, the last\\nnamed dying in infancy.\\nilr. Josiah Aselstyue died May 15, 1853.\\nMrs. Aselstyne married for her second husband\\na Mr. Southworth, who died December 31,\\n1885. Mrs. Southworth can relate many inter-\\nesting stories of her early life in Monroe coun-\\nty. Her early friends were deer, wolves, etc.\\nShe resides on the farm where she has always\\nlived. She has resided in one Territory, one\\nState, one county and tlu ee towns: French-\\ntown, Ash, and Berlin. She has been a mem-\\nber of the M. E. church for thirty-six years.\\nMrs. Southworth has returned to visit her\\nfriends but once since she went to reside on iier\\nfarm.\\nISAAC ASP:L8TYNE.\\nOne of the first settlers in the town of Ash,\\nwas born in Swanton, Vermont, March 7, 1807,\\nand at the age of twenty-seven purchased of\\nthe Government of the United States 121) acres\\nof land, which he improved and resided upon\\nup to the time of his death, January 24, 1885,\\naged seventy-eight years. Helped chop and\\nclear the old State road from Monroe to Flat\\nBock. Was a minister of the gospel in the\\nWesleyan Methodist denomination, and minis-\\ntered to the people in the northern part of the\\ncounty from the time ho entered his land to\\nthe time of his death. Was the first supervisor\\nof the town of Ash enjoyed the confidence of\\nthe people, and a number of times was elected\\nand held offices of trust in the town. When\\nhe first located in Monroe county, Josiah Col-\\nburn was his nearest neighbor; soon after\\nIsaac Donaldson and A. C. Thaj-er purchased\\nland adjoining iiis farm, ai out eight miles from\\nMonroe, three miles north of (he settlement of\\nStonj- Creek.\\nHe was married four times; the daughter by\\nthe first marriage, Mary E. Skinner, resides at\\nSwanton, Vermont. His second wife he mar-\\nried in ^Michigan, but she lived but one year\\nafter their marriage. Married for his third\\nwife Susan Burgess, of Asli, by whom he had\\nthree children, two sons and one daughter\\nJ)ai ius Aselstyne, born in 1846: resides two\\nmiles from Carlton; fought during the last\\nwar, to use his own language, through eight\\ndifferent States of the Union returned to his\\nbirthplace, married and settled down for lil e,\\nconscious of having proved his devotion to his\\ncountry, hazarded his life in many hard-fougiit\\nbattles for the preservation of the Union.\\nSusan Aselstyne was born in 1848 married Mr.\\nRickabough resides at Maiden, Iowa Abram\\nC. Aselstyne was born in 1850; marrietl and\\nsettled in Northern Michiican.\\nJOHN B. SANCRAINT\\nW^as a native of Quebec, and accomjianied iiis\\nfather, Flazet, in the year 1765, on a mission-\\nary tour to the Indians in the Northwest.\\nThey spent some time establishing missions at\\nBlack Rock, Fort Meigs, Maumee, Rockwood,\\nGibralter, and present site of Toledo, having\\nfor their guide an Indian chief consuming in\\nall eighteen months. Mr. Sancraint returned to\\n(Quebec, and from that time was engaged as a\\ntrader with the Indians, making his annual\\ntrips from Quebec to Detroit, his headquarters,\\nlie then made the acquaintance of and married\\nMiss Margaret Soleau in the year 1785. Con-\\ntinued an Indian trader until 1805, at wliicli\\ntime he was commissioned by the Government\\nof the United States post trader, with head-\\nquarters at Detroit. Through his influence\\nmany of the early French settlers were res-\\ncued from the barbarity of the Indians. In\\n1801 be accompanied Father Eichard on his\\nmissionary tour to the Indians and half-breeds\\nat Lake Huron and Lake Superior. He re-\\nceived a commission from the United States\\nGovernment and assisted in removing the In-\\ndians west of the ilississippi, when be died in", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0617.jp2"}, "578": {"fulltext": "476\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1838. Five of his sons enlisted in tlie United\\nStates army in the War of 1812, and thirty\\nsons and grandsons as soldiers in the United\\nStates arm} in the year 1861.\\nTHOMAS SMITH EDWARDS\\nWas born in Conneaut, Ashtabula county,\\nOhio, April 12, 1824, and is the tiiird son of\\nObed and Marcia (Wright) P]dward8. His is a\\nsplendid example of a well-spent life, and at the\\nage of sixty- five looks younger than most men\\nfifty. His grandfiither was of Scotch and Eng-\\nlish extraction, and served through the Revo-\\nlutionary War with a conipanj of colonial\\nsoldiers raised in Elizabethtown, New Jersey.\\nAfter the war his son Obed, who was born in\\nElizabethtown, New Jersey, March 2, 1783,\\nwas bound out for a term of six years to learn\\nthe mysteries of carriage-making, alter which\\nhe moved to Connecticut, where he pursued his\\ntrade until 1809, when he moved to Ashtabula\\ncounty, Ohio, and was one of the first pioneers\\nof the Western Reserve. He served in the War\\nof 1812, after which he turned his attention to\\nclearing up a farm, his trade being of small\\naccount in such a new country. After several\\nyears he built and operated a saw-mill on\\nAshtabula Creek. He died November 5, 1849.\\nHis wife, Marie Wright Edwards, was born in\\nWilbraham, Massachusetts, May 19, 1791, and\\ndied at Chicago, Illinois, October 20, 18G8.\\nIn the saw mill on Ashtabula Creek, the\\nsubject of our sketch worked during his minor-\\nity. In 1849 he moved with his bi otherin-\\nlaw on a dairy farm in Dorset, Ohio, where he\\nremained until 1860, when he went into the oil\\nbusiness on Oil Creek, Pennsylvania. Here\\nhe met with fair success, having an interest in\\nthe third flowing well in the State but at that\\ntime the opportunities for getting oil to market\\nand storage being worth more than the oil,\\nmade the dividends rather small. In 1863 he\\nmoved back to Ashtabula county, Ohio, where\\nhe farmed and dealt in lumber until the spring\\nof 1874, when he came to Carlton, Monroe\\ncounty, Michigan, and in company with\\nMessrs. Adams t*t Blinn, started a mill for the\\nmanufacture of staves and heading. After-\\nwards Mr. Edwards bought the Blinn interest,\\nestablishing the firm of Edwards Adams. In\\nthe j ear 1887 the mill was destroyed by fire.\\nAt Andover, Ashtabula county, Ohio, Pebru-\\nary 19, 18G1, he was married to Mary, daugh-\\nter of Salmon and Mary (Cad well) Case, whose\\nchildren are: Frank Luzerne, born April 17,\\n1864; Fred. Wright, born October 6, 1866;\\nand Charles Loomis, born July 2, 1868. When\\nMr. Edwards first moved to Michigan, it was\\nnecessary to locate his fiimily at Deerfield\\nwhile their new home was being erected at\\nCarlton. He had just completed the same\\nand furnished it ready for occupancy when\\nMrs. Edwards was taken sick and died at Deer-\\nfield, October 6, 1874. The loss of a wife and\\nmother fell heavily on the bereaved family,\\noccurring as it did just as they were about to\\nhave a comfortable home, and the -sister of\\nMr. Edwards, Martha J., took a mother s place\\nto the boys, and as housekeeper for Mr. Ed-\\nwards, brought them u]i with more than a\\nmother s care.\\nIn 1885 Edwards Adams erected a two-\\nstorj^ brick block, 66x80, on Monroe street, di-\\nvided into three general departments, and well\\nfilled with all kinds of general merchandise,\\nincluding clothing, hardware, stoves, farming\\ntools and agricultural implements. The firm\\nis doing a very large business, and is con-\\nducted by Mr. Edwards and his three sons.\\nThey also manufacture pressed brick and tile,\\nwhich find a ready sale, and are extensively\\ninterested in farming and raising fine Percheron\\nhorses.\\nMr. Eduards has never connected himself\\nwith any religious denomination, but has\\nalwa}S, in both social and business transac-\\ntions, made it his aim to live up to the golden\\nrule, and by honesty of purpose and square-\\nness of dealing, has built up a large and pros-\\nperous liusiness in a small town. He has never\\ntaken any active part in politics, but being\\nl)rought up on the Western Reserve of North-\\nern Ohio, the home of Joshua R. Giddings and\\nBenjamin P. Wade, he early imbibed an ardent\\nlove (or the principles advocated by Garrison\\nand other anti-slavery reformers, and has been a\\nsti-ong Republican ever since the organization\\nof that party.\\nHON. DANIEL GOODWIN\\nWas one of the early emigrants to the Territory\\nof Michigan, where he successfully practiced\\nlaw. Was for many years the United States", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0618.jp2"}, "579": {"fulltext": "4 ^WF\\nW^", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0621.jp2"}, "580": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0622.jp2"}, "581": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\n47\\nT)istrK l Attorney lor Miuhiuaii. Was substv\\niucntiy appointed judge of the cirfuit court,\\nand for years jiresided as judge of cii-euit\\ncourt of Jfonroe county, lie served repeatedly\\nin our State leij;islature. Was president of the\\nconstitutional convention of 1850. Appeared\\nfor the people in the great ti-ial of 1S5I, known\\nas the Railroad Conspiracy Case. Was sub-\\nsei|uenllj- judge of the circuit court for the\\nNorthern Peninsula of Michigan.\\n(iEN ERAL LEVI S. Hl Ml HREY\\nW;is lioi n in Vermont, and one of early emi-\\ngrants of Michigan after it became an organized\\nTerritory. He was for many years a pi-onii-\\nncnt proprietor of tlic stage coaches on the\\nsouth shore of Ijake Erie probably did more\\nthan any man of his da}- to improve the breed\\nof horses in the Northwest. For many years\\nhe was prominent in Southern Michigan as a\\npolitician. Was many years engaged in mer-\\ncantile pursuits with Hon. Daniel S. Bacon,\\nand was publicly known as\\nTalleyrand the great and jiraiid,\\nTalleyrand the Dickerer.\\nlie was a member of the State legislature,\\none of the commissioners to locate the Southern\\nand Central Railroads of Michigan; was con-\\nnected with the government as register of the\\nland office at Monroe, and as United States\\nmarshal for the district of Michigan. Was\\nafterwards a contractoi on the Great Western\\nand Grand Trunk Railroads in Canada. Sub-\\nsequently returned to his old home and re-\\nmained until a few months previous to his\\ndeath, when he removed to Wa_\\\\ ne and there\\ndied. Those who knew him personally can\\nnever forget his imposing apjjcai ance as well\\nas his gentle manners an l kind heart.\\nWILLIAM V. STI DDIl- dUI)\\nIs the son of Prter Studdiford, who was born\\nin 17t)3, at Xew York city. In 178() he .studied\\nfor the ministry under L. I-ivingston, in the\\nChristian Synod of R. D. Church. W.is ap-\\n))Ointed professor of Hebrew in 1812. Possess-\\ning large views of Divine truth, and a rich\\nstore of various knowledge, he was ready, in-\\nstructive, and forcible in his jireaching. lie\\nloved his work, and shrank not from effort in\\nits ])crformance. He was a faithful and affec-\\ntionate pastor, a patriotic citizen, and a humble,\\ndevout, and liberal-minded Christian. He ex-\\ncelled as an extemporaneous preacher, tran-\\nscending himself, when suddenly called on to\\ntake the place of some absentee These efforts\\nhad more than the force of an elaborate prepara-\\ntion.\\nRev. Peter Studdiford s church called his son,\\nthe Rev. P. O. Studdiford, who was pastor of\\nthe Presbyterian church at l amliertsville,\\nNew Jersey. Ilischurch was so united in him,\\nand opposed his going, that he declined the\\ncall and was pastor of thatchurcb for forty-five\\nj-ears. They then called his son, who contin-\\nued their pastoi- until his death. For more\\nthan seventy years father and son filled the\\nsame pulpit.\\nIn 1833 the subject of this sketch left his\\nnative State and spent two years in Ovid, Sen-\\neca county, New York, and in 1835 came to\\nMonroe. Previous to coming here he had se-\\ncured a fine library, thinkinghe was going out\\nof civilization. To his surprise when he ar-\\nrived here he found a population of as intelli-\\ngent people as he ever met, fai above the aver-\\nage of places of the same size in4he East, with\\nall the culture of the older States, with a bar\\nfar exceeding any other place in the State, with\\nsuch men as Wing, Noble, Felch, McCleanland,\\nThurber and others, placed it ahead of any\\nplace in the State. He arrived here just in\\ntime to enter into the excitement of the specu-\\nlation of 1836. In that year he bought the\\nupper water power and saw mills, and so great\\nwas the demand for lumber to build, that the\\nmills netted SO, 000 profit that year. He also\\nmade a conti-act in Buffalo, and shipped the\\nfirst black walnut, oak and ash lumber that\\nwas shipped from the State. In 1837 came the\\ngreat revulsion that swept over the whole\\ncountry. When the times began to inipi-ove,\\nhe built the brick store above the upper bridge,\\nthe stone store on Front street, and .several\\ndwellings. When the Presbj tcrian church\\nwas built he was chairman of the committee,\\nwith Charles Noble and I). S. Bacon, paying\\nabout S3,000 and taking some fifteen pews as\\npaj ment. Along about 1844 he was elected\\njustice of the peace. In 1849 anri 1850 he be-\\ncame quite largely interested in steamboats.\\nJune 20, 1850, one of the steamers in which he\\nwas interested (the Griffith) burned, with a", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0623.jp2"}, "582": {"fulltext": "478\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nloss of 250 lives, includius Captain Roby and\\nhis entire family, with Mr. Studdiford s own\\ndear wife. The same fall he lost the steamer\\nWave, a new boat he had built. This was a\\nsad and disastrous year for him. In 1852 he\\nmoved to Buffalo, New York, and in 1856 to\\nNew York City. He has been actively en-\\ncaged in business since he has been there; ob-\\ntaining two charters for city railroads in\\nBrooklyn, building them both, and was presi-\\ndent of one for years. He is now seventy-\\nseven years old, waiting the Master s call, with\\na firm faith and not a doubt.\\nWALTER P. CLARICE\\nWas born in Rhode Island, came to Michigan\\nin 1832, and settled in Monroe in 1834, where\\nhe commenced the grocery business, which he\\ncontinued for some years. In 1842 he was\\nelected mayor of the city, and until his removal\\nWest, in connection with railroad construction\\ncontracts, he was one of the leading business\\nand public men of the place. In connection\\nwith the late Thomas G. Cole, Mr. Clarke was\\na moving spirit in the construction of the\\nMichigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail-\\nroad from Monroe to Adrian. They founded\\nthe village of Deerfield, and built the mills at\\nthat place. After the completion of this work,\\nMr. Clarke, with his three sons (Walter P.,\\nStephen G., and Frank B. Clarke), undertook\\nheavy contracts for construction of section8.of\\ntrack on the Michigan Central, the Illinois\\nCentral, the Rock Island, and the Chicago,\\nBurlington and Quincy Railroads. After the\\ncompletion of these enterprises he purchased\\na farni in Illinois, upon which he resided for\\nseveral years, but finally returned to Monroe,\\nwhere the mother of his children and partner\\nof his joys and sorrows died, April 11, 1870.\\nMr. Clarke was a kind and devoted husband\\nand father, a warm-hearted, genial, and oblig-\\ning friend and neighbor.\\nHe was buried on Tuesday, March 5, IST. ijat\\n2 o clock p. m., from Trinity church, of which lie\\nwas a member, leaving in addition to the three\\nsons named above, one daughter, who was mar-\\nried to the Hon. Joseph M. Sterling, of Monroe.\\nOtsego county. New York. His father was for\\nmany years a prosperous merchant in Monroe,\\nand subsequently a railroad builder and con-\\ntractor. The subject of this sketcii was edu-\\ncated in Monroe and first attended school\\ntaught by John P. Rowe, Esq., subsequently a\\nwealthy farmer and stock-raiser in Erie.\\nSpent two years at Milnor Hall, preparatory\\ndeparatment of Kenyon College, Ohio, and\\nfinished his course of study with the Rev.\\nSamuel Center, principal of the Michigan\\nbranch of the University, at Monroe, Michi-\\ngan. He was married JSovember 20, 1844, to\\nMartha Davidson Darrah, daughter of George\\nW. Darrah, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Has\\none daughter, Mrs. Lottie Shepbard, wife of\\na lumber merchant of Chicago, and two sons,\\nHarry and Byron, both with their fatlier en-\\ngaged in railroad enterprises. Their son\\nFrank, a very promising young busine.ss man,\\nmarried Miss Mary Holly, formerly of Mon-\\nroe, died at his father s residence at Wright s\\nGrove, in Chicago. Mr. Clarke was for two\\nsuccessive terms mayor of the city of Monroe,\\nchief of the fire department, for three succes-\\nsive terms clerk of the county of Monroe. Re-\\nmoved with his family to Chicago, and has\\nbeen largely engaged as a contractor and\\nbuilder of railroads up to the present time. He\\nis now president of the International Construc-\\ntion Company, whicli is building 1,500 miles of\\nrailroad in Mexico; president of the New\\nYork Construction Company, which is now\\nbuilding a railroad from Columbus, Ohio, to\\nSaugatuck, Michigan president of the North-\\nwestern Colonization and Improvement Com-\\npany, which owns 2,500,000 acres of land in\\nMexico; president of the Lansing City Rail-\\nway Companj^, also of the Janesville Street\\nRailway Company; is largely interested in the\\nconstruction of the Sonora, Sinaloa and Chihua-\\nhua Railway, also in the Deming, Sierra ^Madre\\nand Pacific Railway, also in the Columbus, Linui\\nand Milwaukee Railway, the belt line around\\nColumbus, and a line of steamers to run be-\\ntween Saugatuck and Milwaukee, as well as\\nlarge land interests in Mexico, which occupy\\nhis entire time and attention.\\nSTEPHEN G. CLARKE,\\nSon of Walter P. Clarke and Abigail (Marsh)\\nClarke, was born March 24, 1822, at Plainfield,\\nCHAUNCEY JOSLYN\\nWas born at Throopsville, Cayuga county.\\nNew York, June 28, 1813. Educated at Tem-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0624.jp2"}, "583": {"fulltext": "0. ^j^ovv\\n.VUx^", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0627.jp2"}, "584": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0628.jp2"}, "585": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAI UICAL SKETCHES.\\n470\\n])lc Ifill, fjivingston county. After leavinsj\\nschool he ciigatjed in teaching for five years,\\nwhen he began the study of law. In 1837 ho\\nsettled in Ypsiianti. lie was elected a repre-\\nsentative to the State Legislature in lS4:i, ap-\\npointed a member of the State Board of Hduca-\\ntion in 1851, and judge of probate, Washtenaw\\neouTity, in 1851. In 1851 he was appointed\\none of the commissioners to construct tlie St.\\nMary s Falls ship canal. Was mayor of Ypsi-\\nianti in 1858 elected judge of the twenty-\\nsecond judicial circuit in April, 1881, on the\\nDemocratic ticket served his judicial term of\\nsix years. Ilis death occurred October 31, 1889.\\nJOHN STRONG, JR.,\\nSenator from the tiftli district Monroe county),\\nwas born in Greenfield, Wa\\\\ ne county, Michi-\\ngan, April 7, 1831. Eeceived a common school\\neducation and followed farming in that town-\\nsliip until 1863. Then he removed to South\\nKockwood, Monroe county, where he engaged\\nin milling, manufacturing staves, heading and\\nlumber, in merchandise, farming and raising\\nshoi t-horncd stock. Was a member of the\\nHouse of Representatives in 1861, from second\\ndistrict of Wayne county, and from the second\\ndistrict of Monroe county in 1879. Mr. Strong\\nis a Democrat. Was a member of the State\\nSenate in 1880 and re-elected in 1882. Is re-\\ngarded as one of the most enterprising, sub-\\nstantial and wealth}- men of Southern Michigan.\\nARCHIBALD BAIRDDAKRAH,\\nl\\\\e])resiiitative from Gratiot eounly, \\\\vas Ijoiii\\nin Monroe count} J\u00c2\u00bbeeeinber 22, 1840. lie\\nprepared for college at the Monroe Academ}-,\\nand graduated in the classical department of\\nMichigan I niversity in 1868. While a student\\nin the university, he enlisted in 1862 as a pi-iv\\nate soldier in the Eighteenth Michigan Volun-\\nteer Infantry was transferred in January, 1863,\\nto the Ninth Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, in\\nwhich regiment he served until the close of the\\nwar of the rebellion. After leaving the mili-\\ntary service he became jirincipal of the I nion\\nSchools at Jackson, Michigan, which position he\\nheld for two years, resigning to accept the office\\nof county superintendent of schools. lie re-\\nmoved to Gratiot county, Michigan, in 1870,\\nand established the first banking office in that\\ncounty at St. Louis, where he now resides, on-\\ngaged in the same business. lie has held the\\noffice of count}- treasurer of Gratiot county,\\npresident of the village of St. Louis, also seve-\\nral other local minor offices. Was elected to\\nthe State House of Representatives on the Re-\\npublican ticket in 1882.\\nJOSEPH B. GALE\\nWas born in Monroe (son of Samuel Gale, one\\nof the early settlers) in 1830, and lived with\\nhis parents on the Gale farm, so called, now\\nknown as the county farm, on which the poor-\\nhouse is erected, until he was twenty. three\\nyears of age. Heingfond of adventure, he de-\\ntermined to seek his fortune in the far west.\\nOn his route, the Eock Island Eailroad, from\\nChicago to LaSalle, was partially covered with\\nwater from the melting snows, rendering it\\nneces.sary for persons to wade in front of the\\nengine to know when the track was in good\\norder. From Ihence he took passage on a\\nboat to St. Louis, and great was his surprise at\\nthe change in climate and the contrast between\\nsleighing in Michigan and gardens under cul-\\ntivation and trees in full bloom in South-\\nern Illinois. From thence he journej-ed\\nto Cedar ilapids, Iowa, then contain-\\ning a population of almost 300, whei e he\\nremained about six years, during which time\\nhe made several hazardous trips through Kan-\\nsas and the Indian Territorj-, where he, with\\nhis companions, encountered severe fighting\\nwith Indians and losing their horses therein.\\nIn the second trip to Kansas he made the ac-\\n(juaintance of John Brown, James Lane, John\\nRichie, Col. IIolliday,Wm. and B. C. Ross, promi-\\nnent men that were active in the Kansas strug-\\ngles and controversies. In 1859 he was one of\\nthe first adventurers to Pike s Peak, and cam|)ed\\non Cherry Creek, the present site of Denver.\\nHe undertook and was successful in his enter-\\nprise of carrying freight from Leavenworth to\\nDenver, requiring three months for a trip, tak-\\ning freight of 600 or 800 pounds with four\\nhorses, leaving a bag of grain aboutovery third\\nday to feed on the return trip, receiving as\\ncompensation 813 per hundred. They slept at\\nnight under their wagons, and learned bv ex-\\nperience that horses and mules would awaken\\nthera by their uneasiness if Indians or wild", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0629.jp2"}, "586": {"fulltext": "480\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nanimals approached them, pi-oving that hovses\\nami mules are good guards to give warning\\nof an approaching enemy. Stop|)ing his teams\\nto allow herds of buffalo to pass was a common\\noccurrence, and the hills would often be black\\nas far as the eye could reach with herds of\\nbuffalo.\\nIn 1861, when the war broke out, he accom-\\npanied General Ijane as a scout, and continued\\nas such with him until the general was elected\\nto the United States Senate, during which\\ntime he met with many hairbreadth escapes.\\nHe was taken prisoner by the (^uantrell baud\\nof which the notorious Hart was captain.\\nHe was in Kansas at the time of the burning\\nof Leaven worth, and at 10 o clock at night, with\\nhis comrades, left for Leavenworth and rode\\nforty miles, but on reaching it found the town\\nin ashes, with about twenty citizens murdered.\\nThey captured a number of the band and he\\nobserved on one tree five of them hanging and\\nlearned two more were added the .same day.\\nWhile engaged in government cniploy as a\\nscout, he was constantly riding through Kan-\\nsas, Missouri, the Indian Territory and Ark-\\nansas.\\nAt the close of the war of the reljellion he\\nleft Leavenworth for Montana in March, 1865,\\nand reached Virginia City August 20th, a dis-\\ntance of over 3,000 miles. The compau} for\\nprotection against the Indians, consisted of 350\\nable-bodied men and fifty women and children,\\nand were organized as a military company.\\nOn reaching Virginia City the company dis-\\nbanded. Prom this jioint he traveled about\\n2,000 miles by compass and an Indian guide,\\nreaching the headwaters of the Powder River\\nand from thence to the headwaters of the Big\\nHorn River, frequently annoj^ed by the In-\\ndians, who were constantly on the war-path\\nfrom thence to the Yellowstone River, Boseman\\nand Fort Ellis, never daring to send the stock\\nout to graze with herders without first sending\\nout pickets beyond the herders.\\nPor the next six years Mr. Gale was inter-\\nested prospecting in Montana when there were\\nno permanent settlers there. On his arrival\\nhe invited a friend to take a square meal with\\nhim at a restaurant and at the conclusion of\\nthe meal threw down a five-dollar greenback,\\nand surprised was he when told his bill for the\\ntwo dinners was $3 in gold, and that greenbacks\\npassed for but forty cents on the dollar then\\ncigars in addition at twenty-five cents each in\\ngold, or four cigars for a two-dollar bill that\\nthe smallest change used was quarters. He\\nhas often hunted deer and antelope where the\\nbeautiful city of Helena now stands, which him\\ngrown from a few mining huts to a city of sev-\\neral thousand inhabitants. Provisions he has\\nknown so scarce that flour sold for $220 a bar-\\nrel, bacon $1 per pound, beans $1, coffee $1.25,\\nsugar $1 per pound. Tobacco and whisky at\\nany price holders chose to ask.\\nMr. Gale has attended prospecting jjarties\\nthrough the country where the brave General\\nCuster with his comrades were massacred, in\\nthe fall of 1870 he returned to his old home\\nafter an absenceof eighteen years. His life has\\nbeen full of adventures, and limited space pro-\\nvents giving moi e at length the important\\nevents of his life.\\nHe has now returned to the home of his child-\\nhood to spend the evening of his daj-s. Mild\\nand gentle in manner and feelings, yet bold as\\na lion in emergencies, he is little inclined to\\nspeak of his experience, which would be of\\ngreat interest would the limits of this .sketch\\npermit.\\nSoon after his return from the West he mar-\\nried Mrs. Harrington ami now resides at Mon-\\nroe, Michigtin.\\nSTEPHEN BROWN WAKEFIELD,\\nP\\nSon of Simeon B. Wakefield, was born Jul} 29,\\n1814, in Williston, Vermont, and lived upon his\\nfather s farm until tvventy-one years of age.\\nHe emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, where he re-\\nmained until 1838, when he removed to Monroe,\\nand in 1840 was married to Miss Victoria\\nShovarre, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Bes-\\nsonette Shovarre, who were early settlers of\\nMonroe county, and of French descent. By\\nthis marriage six children were born, three of\\nwhom are now living George S., a prosperous\\nfarmer of Eaisinviile; Mary Victoria, wife of\\nCaptain B. H. Alfred, of Monroe and Franklin\\nJ., of Detroit. Mrs. Wakefield fell a victim to\\ncholera iji the fall of 1854. Mr. Stephen B.\\nWakefield married September 19, 1866, his\\nsecond wife, Esther, widow of James R. Moore;\\nher maiden name was Gibson, daughter of\\nMathew Gibson, who with his family settled in\\nMonroe in 1833. One child was born of this\\nunion, Stephen B., jr. Mr. Wakefield on arriv-", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0630.jp2"}, "587": {"fulltext": "7:^^^", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0633.jp2"}, "588": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0634.jp2"}, "589": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0635.jp2"}, "590": {"fulltext": "ML-NSEl c", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0636.jp2"}, "591": {"fulltext": "lUOGRAPHICAI. SKETCHES.\\n4S1\\niiiirat .Monroe oiiiiMijocI in tlu livery and slairinir\\nbusiness, anil carried the United States mail\\n(Void Detroit to Toledo for nearl^^ thirty years.\\nHis large briek liverj- stable on Wasiiiiiiiton\\nstreet was burned on St. Patriek s day in ISiiS.\\nwas rebuilt the same year and the building- is\\nstill leased for the same business. Mr. Wake-\\nr field contracted for and built the Saline plank\\nI road to Milan in two years. In 1858, liuill ten\\nmiles of the Erie plank road, of which he be-\\ncame the owner. He soon after constructed\\nthe Monroe and Flat Hock plank road and was\\nI elected president of the same; healso built the\\nMonroe City and Harbor plank road. In 18(54\\nhe macadamized two miles of road (rom Water-\\nloo Mills to the docks, and was a very liberal\\nc-bntributor to the construction of the Monroe,\\nHolly and Wayne Kailroad, now a i)art of the\\nFlint and Pere Marquette Railroad. In 1870\\nbuilt under contract ten miles of the Canada\\nSouthern Kailroad between Toledo and Detroit.\\nIn 1880 built twelve miles of the railroad be-\\ntween Adrian and Detroit. In 1887 built\\ntwenty-five miles of the Nickel Plate Eailroad\\nbetween Painesville, Ohio, and the State of\\nPennsylvania, and graded the same road be-\\ntween Cleveland, Ohio, and Erie, Pennsylvania.\\nIn 1882 built twelve miles of the Michigan and\\nOhio Railroad between Dundee and Marshall,\\nMichigan. In 1886 built seven miles of the\\nChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. In\\n1887 built under contract one mile of the\\nChicago, Santa Fe and California Railroad, and\\nthe same year removed two hundred thousand\\n3-ardsof dirt near New Cambria, Mason county,\\n.Missouri. Several three stor}- brick stores on\\nWashington street with a frontage oftwent}\\nnine rods and five feet were built in 1 804 by\\nMr. Wakefield.\\nMr. Wakefield, now seventy-four years of age,\\nis living on his old homestead, a farm of thirty-\\nfive acres, on w hich is the celebrated Shaw-\\nnee spring, deservedlj popular for its excel-\\nlent medicinal qualities. It is situated one\\nmile and a half south of Monroe, and a resort\\nfor those suffering from rheumatism.\\nDuring the late war Mi-. Wakefield, in com-\\nl)aiiy with Joseph M. Sterling, [mrchased horses\\nfor the United States Government, and filled\\nthe contract for the commissar} department of\\nthe Seventh Regiment of Infantry, of which\\nI. R. Grosvenor was colonel. Mr. Wakefield\\nwas of great assistance in raising and recruit-\\ning tlie Fifteenth Michigan Regiment of In-\\nfaniry, named after Colonel Mulligan, and com-\\nmanded by Colonel John M.Oliver.\\nWhen the subject of building the Union\\nschool was first brought before the public it met\\nwith much opposition, and credit is due Mr.\\nWakefield. Colonel Frazy Winans, Joseph M.\\nStirling and Jefterson G. Thurber, lor the active\\npart taken by them in the cause of education\\n(or the masses. When a final vote of submit-\\nting it to the people was urged, an eloquent\\nspeech by the Hon. J. G. Thurber succeeded in\\nsecuring a majority vote. The grounds wore\\npurchased and a fine building was erected,\\nwhich has ever since been a source of ])ride\\nand satisfaction to tlio citizens.\\nMr. Wakefield has been an active Democrat,\\nand in 1882 was elected by an unanimous vote\\njustice of the peace of the town of Monroe.\\nHe is a member ol the Protestant Episcopal\\nchui-eh. As a citizen he has been honored,\\nas a man esteemed, as a friend reliable in\\njudgment, liberal and kind to the poor. He\\nhas been one of the most ublic spirite l men\\nof Monroe, always foremost in advancing llie\\ninterests and prosperity of the city.\\nALEX.XNDKU (iK.XXT\\nW as born in Monroe, Michigan, Februaiy It!.\\n1853; his ancestors on lioth sides wei e Scotch.\\nHis father was tiorn in Scotland, and was a\\nrepresentative of the reliable and best qualities\\nof the Scottish character. He died when his\\nchildren were quite young, the subject of Ibis\\nsketch being but twelve j ears of ago. Tlu-ough\\nthe unwearied efforts of his faithful mother, he\\nwas enalilcd to gain a good education, complet-\\ning his course at the high school among the\\nfirst in his class. Nature not only endowed\\nhim with a clear and active mind, bui gave him\\nperseverance and a dignity of cliaraclcr. which\\ncommanded the respect of old and young.\\nFrom earh- childhooil he was taught habitsol in-\\ndustry, and was energetic and thorough in what-\\never he undertook. Alexander Grant enteivd\\nthe Monroe postoffico imnicdiatel} upon leav-\\ning school at the age i f sixteen, and received\\nten dollars a month as clerk. He remained in\\nthe postoftice in various capacities for two years\\nand a half, when he secured the osition of\\nmail-route agent on the railroad from Monroe", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0639.jp2"}, "592": {"fulltext": "482\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nto Holly, Mifliijiran, the road having just been\\ncompleted. After nix months the run was ex-\\ntended from Toledo, Ohio, to Bay City, Michi-\\ngan, and soon after to Eeed City, Michigan.\\nHis services giving much satisfaction, he\\nwas promoted in June, 1874, to the more im-\\nportant route from Toledo to Chicago. He\\ncontinued upon this line for seven years, fill-\\ning every position from roustabout to head\\nclerk. Mr. Grant left the railroad department\\nto enter the oiBce of division superintendent at\\nCleveland, Ohio, as examiner, which position\\nhe held until October, 1S83, when he was de-\\ntailed to the office of general superintendent of\\nthe railway mail service, Washington, D. C.\\nHere his work took a wider scope, and he came\\nin direct contact with affairs of the postofflee\\ndepartment of the United States, involving the\\ninterest of the whole world. Here he acquitted\\nhimself BO admirably, and showed such a com-\\nprehensive knowledge of that very compli-\\ncated department of our government, that\\nafter filling with satisfaction various import-\\nant desks, he was appointed chief clerk of the\\nentire i-ailway mail service in December, 1884,\\nand three years after was promoted to the office\\nof assistant superintendent, which he still\\nholds. Mr. Grant has attended faithfully to\\nthe interests of the departiueiit through many\\nchanges in the administration, and has been\\nfound indispensible to the different postmaster\\ngenerals. His friends are numerous in both\\nparties, and his friends in all parts of the\\ncountry have manifested a strong desire to have\\nMr. Grant appointed to a still highei position\\nfor which he is eminently qualified.\\nELI8HA BARDOW HITCHCOCK,\\nSon of Samuel and Jemima Hitchcock, was\\nburn in Amcnia, Dutchess county. New Voi k,\\nFebruary 2, 1704. When quite young, his\\nfather purchased a farm of nearly 300 acres in\\nSchodack, Rens.sclaer county, and removed his\\nfamily tliither but dying when Elisha was\\ntwelve years old, his mother sent him to school\\nuntil he was sixteen, at which time he entered\\nthe store of Schermerhorii Co., on tiie Hud-\\nson, where ho remained until twenty-one. His\\neldest brother, who was doing a successful mer-\\ncantile business in Newville, Herkimer county,\\nimmediately received him as a partner. Soon\\nafter he married Miss Christina Spoor, daugh-\\nter of a well-to-do farmer of the same town.\\nThe sudden and unexpected termination of the\\nwar with Great Britain found them with^quite\\na stock of goods on hand, for which a high\\nprice had been paid, and they were obliged to\\nsustain heavy losses. After mature considera-\\ntion it was thought better to close business.\\nWhen matters were amicably adjusted the\\nyounger partner removed to Rensselaer county\\nand commenced fiirming, occupying a portion\\nof the homestead, whicli had never been divided.\\nOf their children, the first was born in Her-\\nkimer county, six sons and two daughters were\\nadded in Rensselaer county, and four sons\\nborn in Monroe county, completed the circle.\\nMay 1, 1834, found us equipj^ed and under\\nway for Michigan, father having been the year\\nbefore and selected a place for a home. Ar-\\nriving in Albany, 363 miles on the Erie canal\\ntook us to Buftalo, where we remained\\nseven days, windbound, but came to Vistula,\\nnow Toledo, on the 17th, in tim.e to learn that\\nthe man who engaged to build a log house for\\nus had failed to fulfill the contract; how-\\never, he met us with two teams to convey\\nus to a place within two miles of our own,\\nwhere we might find shelter until one could\\nbe pre] ared for us. The house was one\\nroom, made of logs, the home of five persons,\\nand with our family of eleven persons,\\nmade us pretty thickly settled. Father\\nbought a yoke of oxen and two cows from\\na drove near Monroe. A wagon and fai in im-\\nplements we brought with us. A man\\nwas hired, and at the end of four weeks wo\\nmoved into our own house, if house it might be\\ncalled, without door, window, roof or chimney.\\nOak boards had been procured from a saw mill\\nnearly twenty miles distant. No uncommon\\nsisjht was the passage of a company of Indians,\\nsquaws, pappooses and ponies, along a trail\\nnear which our house was built, and occa-\\nsionally the\\\\- camped for a few days but few\\nrods awa}-. Though at first we felt somewhat\\nuncasv, yet we learned to be less fearful.\\nBut the fear of Indians and wild beasts bore\\nlittle comparison to the fear that took posses-\\nsion of some of us at the prospective Toledo\\nwar, as the troops were marching so near us\\nin that direction. The lapse of time, together\\nwith the horrors of the civil war that was\\nprecipitated upon us, has made that aftair to", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0640.jp2"}, "593": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\n483\\najipcar of less sii^Tiifictvncc, thoiifili tlicir cuusc\\nas President Willits says, was settled in such\\na way that both sides were victorious.\\nThe first season we were quite fortunate in\\nescaping sickness. The coming of a couple of\\nfamilies tended somewhat to break the monot-\\nony that had been so apparent before.\\nIn the fall of 183() our oldest bi other went\\nEast to attend school, where ho remained nearly\\ntwo years. That winter we enjoyed the first\\n])rivilege of attending school. A room was\\nfitted up in the chamber of Jackson Hoag s log\\nhouse. The room was furnished with a few\\nbenches, writing desk, and warmed by a stove-\\nj)ipo passing through. The school embraced\\nthe children of the two families, with our old-\\nest sister for teacher. The long vacation\\nseemed to have given a keen relish for study,\\nand the school made fair advancement. That\\nsister taught the Hopewell school, across the\\nline, in the summer of 1837 was married\\nDecember 10th of the same year. The fall of\\n1S40 was one of severe sickness to us; but one\\nescaping, Henry, now a farmer in Southern\\nIowa. I make brief mention of our father, his\\nillness and death, which occurred August 2,\\n1844. Though he had never a strong consti-\\ntution, yet ho was industrious at work or study,\\nand was, at times, chosen to fill an office in\\ntown. He was elected assessor, inspector, and\\nsupervisor, as the records will show. I remem-\\nber as supervisor he opposed building such an\\nexpensive court house, as he thought the county\\ntoo poor at that time. Ho had long suffered\\nfrom an affection of the liver, but had appeared\\nfor a time more energetic than usual had suc-\\nceeded well with the harvest and haying, but\\nhe took a sudden cold. His disease was ushered\\nin with a chill which the family mistook for\\nague. A physician was called who decided at\\nonce that his case was a very dangerous one,\\nchronic hepatitis of the liver. All was of\\nno avail for improvement. Hefirsteomplained\\non Saturday. After Monday he was too ill\\njierhans, to realize much about his surround-\\nings, and died Friday at noon, in the presence\\nof all his family save the one who makes this\\nrecord, who was attending school in Oborlin at\\nthe time. The depressing effect of the sad\\nnews was such that though surrounded by\\nmany friends, I found I must endure my sor-\\nrow comparatively alone. It appeared to me\\nI could never study more even the thought of\\nopening a linok became painful, and in a fow\\ndays I returned home only to find that the half\\nof the desolation and grief abiding there had\\nnot been told me. Five brothers attended\\nschool in Oberlin. The Michigan schools had\\nnot then attained their present celebrity. Nine\\nof the whole have taught. Our brothers are\\nfor the most part farmers in Bedford. The\\nhomestead is now owned and occujiied by\\nGeorge, the youngest. Our youngest sister,\\nCharlotte, is -the wife of Samuel Southard,\\nfarmer, near West Toledo, while one brother in\\nbusiness in Chicago, was recently elected for\\nthe seventeenth year in succession, superin-\\ntendent of what is known as the Moody Sab-\\nbath School, of nearly 2,000 pupils of all ages.\\nIf any wonder why we have not made a broader\\nmark, I reply it may be a wonder we have done\\nno worse. While so many other incidents are\\nbefore my mind, I will simply say we are still\\ntrying to work out the ])roblom of mortal life\\nas best we can, according to the light that is\\nin us. Eliza IIitciicock Candee.\\nSouth Wmiteford, Nov. 20, 1889.\\nJICKOMK 15. GALLOWAY.\\nJohn and Alinda Galloway settled near\\nronliac in 1820. Removed to Monroe county,\\nsettled on the farm in lluisinville, on the north\\nside of the River Raisin, ten miles above the\\ncity of Monroe, in March, 1840. lve]it a hotel,\\nknown as the John Galloway Inn, lor live\\nyears, and passed through all the hardships in-\\ncident to clearing a farm in a new country.\\nTheir pioneer neighbors were A. P. Ta\\\\-lor, A.\\nB. Bentley, Michael Warner, A. Barnahy and\\nJacob Brown.\\nJerome B. Galloway, the subject of this\\n.skcich, married Lois Bentley A])ril 15, 1855.\\np]nlisted in September, 1801, in Company I,\\nBerdan s First United Stales Sharpshooters.\\nServed through the peninsular eam])aign under\\nGeneral George B. McClelland as hos])ital\\nsteward was in the field all the time with the\\nfield and staff officers was mustered out in\\nthe fall of 1802, and served in the secret ser-\\nvice until 18G4, then enlisted as sergeant in\\nCompany B, Fourth Michigan Infantry. Re-\\nmained on dutj- at Detroit until the following\\nMarch; then was mustered as second-lieutenant\\nCompany A, Eleventh Michigan Infantry, and", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0641.jp2"}, "594": {"fulltext": "484\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsoon after as fii-Nt lieutenant ot same companj\\nHad eonimand of Fort Altoona, northeast of\\nChattanooga, and of Block House No. Four,\\nEast Tennessee, durini;- the summer of 1805.\\nEeturned 1o Mcmroe, and with his family re-\\nmoved to Dundee, Monroe eounty, in 187G.\\nWa.s a member of the school board in 1879 and\\n1880; mendier of the village council two years,\\nstreet ((ininiissioner two j-ears and village\\nniarf^lial two years, and was elected and served\\nas constable eight j-ears in succession, lias\\nfour ciiildren, one of whom, Charles F, (iallo-\\nway, aged thirty, resides at Dundee.\\nRICHARFt PKTERS.\\nOf Petersl urg, was one of the early pioneers\\nof Monroe county, and his services has been\\ninvaluable in aiding to clear up and redeeming\\nan unhi oken wilderness from the savages and\\nwild beasts which inhabited it. He pui chased\\nfrom the United States (Joveriinient some six\\nhundred acres of land, about live hundred of\\nwhich he cleared and brought into an cxctd.\\nlent state of cultivation.\\nHe emigrated from Harperstield, Delaware\\nccunt r, jSfew York, in 1824, at which place he\\nreceived a common school education, and at\\nwhich place he was married to Polly Wilcox,\\nand proceeding directly to the .spot where the\\nvillage of Petersbui-g now stands, where he\\nbuilt a hut and commenced improvements, with\\nMorris and Lewis Wells and their families the\\nnearest neighbors, two miles distant. The last\\ntwo or three miles of road he cut through the\\nwilderness. The family then consisted of a\\nwife an l three children, the former died in\\n1834, and the latter are all still living. Mr.\\nEichard Peters held himself aloot from all\\nkinds of offices; was highly esteemed as a\\ncili/.en and a tirst-elass tarmci-, anil though\\naverse to holding office, was, notwithstanding\\nthis, fi equontly forced to accept township\\noffices, and was supei-visor of the town of\\nRaisinville eight or ten ears, w hicli town then\\nembraced Sumnierfiold, Dundee, Whiteford,\\nBedford, Ida, London and Milan. He died at\\nthe old homestead of inflammation of the lungs\\nafter a short illness of six weeks, at the ad-\\nvanced a;.;e sixty-four years. His eldest son\\nGeorge was born September 21, 1822, at\\nHarperstield, now residing on a part of tiie old\\nhomestead farm has been repeatedly honored\\nwith offices, indicating the esteem in which he\\nis held has served the town as school inspector;\\nwas nineteen years supervisor; member of the\\nHouse of Repi esenlative in 1861 and 1862, and\\na member of the St:ite Senate in 1867 and 1868.\\nHe married Miss Mai-y J. Holmes; has one son,\\nEichard G., who resides on the home farm, and\\none daughter, who was married to Mr. Eay,\\nand resides in Buffalo, New York.\\nJohn resides on a portion of the old home-\\nstead farm married Ellen Burnham; has two\\ndaugliters receiving their education in Oberlin\\nCollege, Ohio. He is esteemad as a very sub-\\nstantial and enterprising farmer, and has\\nalways resided on the farm, with the exception\\nof a few years that he spent in California.\\nKZRA L, LOCK WOOD\\nWas born in Watertown. Connecticut, June 16,\\n1831, his father, Jacob Lockwood, and his\\nmother, Maria Scovill Lockwood, being pure\\ntyjies of the Yankee. At the age of thirteen\\nhis mother died, and from this time on he has\\nhad to rely on his own resources.\\nMr. Ijockwood came to Michigan in the fall\\nof 1850 and went to worJc in the township of\\nDundee. From this time until the jjrescnt he\\nhas always resided in this State, except two\\nyears, from 1853 to 1855, which were spent in\\nthe State of Illinois.\\nIn 1855 he, in ])artnership with Morgan\\nParker, purchased the water power and mills\\nin Petersburgh. and they ran these mills until\\n1861 when the ijartnership was ended. After\\nclosing up his business he found himself with\\nno capital except his own push and labor.\\nlie married Jennie Hall on the 29th of\\nDecember, 1859, and these two with nothing\\nbut a superabundant amount of pluck and\\nwillingness to work, in 1862 moved upon an\\neighty acres of land in section twenty-seven\\nof the township of Summerfield, upon which\\nthey had made a first pnyment of forty\\ndollars. At this time it was a wilderness,\\nand Mr. Lockwooil with his own hands\\ncut the timber from a small spot upon\\nwhich he built. At this time they had no\\nneighbor within two miles. The land in the", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0642.jp2"}, "595": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0643.jp2"}, "596": {"fulltext": "(y(^cc^-^ -u^ (^2^1", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0644.jp2"}, "597": {"fulltext": "-tii^VV\\n^k^z^o^", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0645.jp2"}, "598": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0646.jp2"}, "599": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0647.jp2"}, "600": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0648.jp2"}, "601": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAI. SKETCHES.\\n485\\nvicinity was a very strong soil, but was so wet\\nand far from a natural outlet that by nianj- it\\nwas considered wortliless. He at once devised\\na plan for draining, maUing roads, and re-\\n(\u00e2\u0080\u00a2lainiing the thousands of acres of this land,\\nand in spite ot strong oj)position, lie succeeded\\nin getting laid and constructed, one after an-\\nother, the great drains which were needed in\\norder to put these lands in an}^ shape for use.\\nOne of these drains, which bears its projectors\\nname, traverses the county of Monroe from its\\nwestern limit to its outlet in Lake Krio, and is\\nin places thirteen feet deep and forty feet wide.\\nWhile carrying on tliese improvements ho also\\npurchased more land from lime to time, until in\\n1875 he was the owner of three thousand and\\ntwenty acres. As a result of the drainage the\\ncountrv, which, a few years ago was considered\\nworthless, being covered with water nearly all\\nthe year round, is now one of the most pro-\\nductive sections of the county, and is fast\\nbeing made into the finest farms. Mr. Ijock-\\nwood has for several years been the largest\\nbreeder of cattle in the count} and keeps\\nabout two hundred head upon his i arm, with a\\nbutter dairy of eighty cows. He also keeps\\nand breeds horses and hogs quite extensivelj\\nlie is still an active man. full to overflowing\\nwith i)ush and energy, and keeps himself busy\\ncarrying on a farm of eleven hundred acres in\\none bod}-, which he has bought largel}- by his\\nown labor from a wilderness to a high state of\\nproductiveness.\\nMr. Lockwood has been a very busy man,\\nand has always taken an active interest in\\nsocial, educational and political matters, but\\nhas never had an}- hankering for office. Of\\nlate years, he and his wife have been ver}\\nactive in all the farmers clubs, institutes and\\nconventions of the county and State, and their\\nfavorable and taking talks have become a com-\\nmon feature of all the gatherings of the farmers\\nof the counly.\\nMr. and .Mrs. Lockwood have raised a family\\nof three boj s and two girls, Harr}- A. being an\\nattorney at law in Monroe. iLiry F. is a\\nteacher in the State Normal school at Ypsilanti.\\nGertrude J. is a teacher in the high school of\\nJackson, Michigan. Willard Hzra is the farmer\\nof the family, and is sharing the burden of\\ncarrj ing on the work begun by the father,\\nwhile Lamont IL is a student in ihe .Michigan\\nSlate Normal school.\\nAI.FRl ^D \\\\Vll,Ki;K. n\\\\\\nWas born February L 182(1, in the town of\\nfjed^ ard, Cayuga, co\\\\inty. New York. Re-\\nmoved to Dundee, Monroe county, Michigan,\\nwith his parents in the fall of lS8(i, settled on a\\nfarm in section nine, and about the first work\\nthat Mr. Wilkerson, then a lad of seventeen,\\ndid, was to assist in building a log school house,\\nwith an old-fashioned fire-place, in the vicinity\\nof his homo. It was also used as a church, and\\nwas located near the ])lace now occupied by\\nthe brick church at Clarksville. Mr. Wilker-\\nson s family had been in their new home\\nscarcely three j ears when both his father and\\nmolher were taken ill with feveranddied within\\ntour days of each other, leaving a famil} of six\\nchildren, one son, older than the subject of this\\nsketch, and four daughters, all of whom have\\nsince died, leaving Alfred the only living mem-\\nber of the family.\\nIn November, 1842, Mr. Wilkerson married\\nHarriet M. Treraan and settled on the farm on\\nhich he still resides, and he often tells his\\nj oung friends of the first time ho took his\\nbride to visit her father s family after thcj- were\\nmarried with a pair of oxen and sled. To them\\nwere born four children .lustus S., Horace\\nA., Theodore C. and May A. M., all of whom\\nare living and married. Mrs. Wilkerson died\\nin 18G1. Mr. Wilkerson afterwards married\\nMaggie A. Stewart, of good old Scotch an-\\ncestry. She is the mother of Nora Dell.\\nMr. Wilkerson has alwaj-s been identified\\nwith all the interests and business of his town\\nand county is a staunch Republican was\\nmember of the legislature in the years of 1858\\nand 1859; was school director twenty -five\\nyears. An accomplished drill officer of militia,\\ngave thirty boys a lesson in chopping wood at\\nthe Michigan Agricultural College at Lansing,\\nand there acquired the title of Professional\\nChopper.\\nFriday, February 15. 1889, was the sixty-\\nninth birthday of Brother Alfred Wilkerson,\\nand Sunday, February 17th. was the fiftieth\\nanniversary of his reception into the Methodist\\nHpiscopal church of Dundee on probation. His\\nfriends to the number of nearly two huntlred\\nassembled on his birthday to celebrate both\\nevents. Refreshments were served. Mr. J. J.\\nDixon, of the Dundee bank, referring to Mr.\\nWilkerson s record as farmer, representative\\nin the legislature, and citizen, presented him,", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0649.jp2"}, "602": {"fulltext": "4S6\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\non behalf of coutribulin!;- friends, with a gold-\\nhoadod cane. Pastor Morgan reviewed briefly\\nBrother Wilkerson s early history, coming as a\\nlad of sixteen with his parents, two brothers\\nand fou-r sisters, in 183G, from Aurora, New\\nYork, to Dundee. Two years later his parents\\nboth died in one week, and his sisters and\\nbrothers have departed one by one, leaving\\nhim now the only surviving member of the\\nfamily. When he was nineteen, with two other\\nyoung men, he gave his name to the Methodist\\nEpiscopal church, and he has now a well-\\npreserved certificate to that effect dated Feb-\\nruary 15, 1839, and signed by Eev. Ira Mc-\\nIntire, who was acting pastor. Since then he\\nhas been actively identified with the church in\\nthe various capacities of class-leader, steward,\\nand trustee, and has never been found lacking\\nwhen financial burdens were to be borne. The\\npastor, in behalf of another group of friends,\\npresented him with a beautiful gold mounted\\nsilk umbrella, reminding him that though he\\nhad braved many storms without shelter or\\nprotection, his friends now wished to shield\\nhim from unnecessary exposure; also in behalf\\nof the young people a copy of Core s Bible\\nGallery, assuring him that the young people\\ncounted him as one of their number, young in\\nspirit if not in years. Mr. Still Stowell then\\ncame forward, and in behalf of still another list\\nof friends, presented him with a solid walnut\\npillar extension table and a box of rare speci-\\nmens. Eev. D. A. Curtis, of Petersburg, who\\nwas intimatly associated with Brother Wilker-\\nson in early life, proceeded to catechise him,\\nmaking him confess that he once lived in a log\\nhouse, traveled through the woods guided by\\nmarked trees, took his family to church with\\nan ox team, etc. Brotiier Wilkerson responded\\nwith emotion, as he alluded to his early strug-\\ngles, and thanked God for the providence\\nwhich had prospered him and raised up this\\nhost of friends.\\nWALTER HACKETT,\\nOne of the early pioneers of the county of\\nMonroe was born in the county of Tipperary,\\nIreland. Emigrated to America in 1830. Was\\nmarried to Catharine Phillips, of Eoscomraon\\ncounty, Ireland, in 1831, in the village of Erie,\\nMonroe county. Settled in Ida on a farm.\\nThree years after sold out his improvements\\nand bought 100 acres of Henry B. Marvin, in\\nthe town of Eaisinville, Monroe county, on\\nwhich he resided until he died October 24,\\n1861, aged fifty-six years, leaving a wife and\\nsix children, three boys and three girls:\\nThomas, Patrick and Walter, Mary Catharine,\\nand Julia; all still living but the mother, who\\ndied July 24, 1887, on the old homestead in\\nEaisinville, now owned by the son Walter.\\nThe son Walter represented the county of\\nMonroe in the State legislature in the years\\n1881 and 1882, and in the fall of 1888, was\\nelected treasurer of the county of Monroe for\\nthe term of two years.\\nSENECA ALLEN,\\nSon of Ebcnezer Allen, was born February 18,\\n1788, in the State of Vermont. His wife, Fan-\\nnie Lucinda, the daughter of Moses Brigham,\\nwas born in New Hampshire, February 24,\\n1794. Mr. Allen moved to Monroe in Septem-\\nber, 1827 taught school fall and winter was\\nsurveyor from 1827 until the time of his death.\\nHe platted and laid out the city of Toledo,\\nabout 1831, also the villages of Trenton and\\nFlat Eock. He was for several years clerk of\\nthe council of the Territory of Michigan. In\\nthe fall of 1829, as the clerk of Dan B. Miller,\\nhe opened a dry goods store on the site where\\nManhattan now stands, the stock designed prin-\\ncipally for trade with the Indians. The United\\nStates Government at that time paid annuities\\nto the Indians, and about 3,000 wei-e there\\nassembled. He returned with his family to\\nMonroe and resided on the corner of First\\nstreet and Macomb, the site now occupied by\\nthe residence of the late Dan B. Miller.\\nThe son of Mr Allen George Allen, is a\\nmachinist by trade now resides at Azalia,\\nformerly called East Milan. When a boy with\\nhis lather at Manhattan, then twelve years of\\nage, in an Indian camp, his pocket-book was\\nstolen from his vest pocket while washing.\\nHe accused the son of the chief, who denied it.\\nHe threw the chiefs son down, and at this\\njuncture the chief came in and saw him take the\\npocket-book from his son s blanket. The chief\\ncaught him up in his arms, took him to his\\nfather and related the circumstances. He\\nthought himself quite a hero for whipping an", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0650.jp2"}, "603": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES,\\n487\\nIndian largiT than he was and two years his\\nsenior. A few days after tliis oc-currome the\\ntribe of Indians left the place and tamped at\\ntho present site of Alexis, to hold a feast and\\ndance. The Indian chief, with the permission\\nof his father, took Geoi-ge with him to attend\\nthe dance and feast. The chief asked him how\\nhe liked his dinner, he replied he enjoyed il,\\nas ho was very hungry, but to bis astonisli-\\nment found he had been feasting on the meat\\nof a dog. He was incredulous until the skin of\\nthe white dog was shown him.\\nMr. Allen, as a machinist, was employed on\\nthe Michigan Southern Railroad during the ad-\\nministration of M. Morris and Thomas G. Cole\\nas superintendents, subsequently was employed\\nby Isaac Lewis in his machine shops. In 1849\\nhe purchased eighty acres of land on section\\ntwenty-tive, which is still his home. January\\n21, 1842, he married Miss Harriet Palmer, of\\nMonroe, Michigan.\\nJAMES VAX KLEECK,\\nKeprcsentative from the district composed of\\nMidland, Gladwin and Eoscommon counties,\\nwas born September 26, 184G, at Exeter, Mon-\\nroe county, Michigan. He enlisted as a pri-\\nvate in the Seventeenth Michigan Infantry in\\nJune, 18G2 was severely wounded at the bat-\\ntle of Antietam, from w-hich wound he still\\nsuffers. He graduated from the law depart-\\nment Michigan University in the class of 1870,\\nand began the practice of law at Midland City,\\nwhere he continued in the profession a number\\nof years, when he removed to Bay City. He\\nhas held various offices under the city govern-\\nment of Midland City, also that of the\\noffice of prosecuting attorney of Midland\\ncounty for six j-ears; was elected to the House\\nof Representatives of the State legislature in\\n1882.\\nnilLLIP J. L0RAN6ER.\\nMr. lioranger was born in Monroe, September\\n27, 1821, and was therefore titty years of age at\\nthe time of his death. His father, Joseph\\nlioranger, was one of the first settlers on the\\nRiver Raisin, and owned immense tracts of\\nlanil, which at this time would be of great\\nvalue. They extended Irom the river back\\nthree miles. The family mansion stood on the\\npresent site of the blocks of E. (J. .Morton and\\nWilliam H. Boyd.\\nMr. Loranger was private .secrctarj- to Gov-\\nernor McClelland, held a clerkship in the\\nTreasury Department at Washington during\\nthe administrations ol Pierce and Buchanan,\\nand after his return to Monroe he erected the\\ntine block on the corner of Front and Monroe\\nstreets, entered the banking business with Mr.\\nLafountain, built a fine residence, was elected\\ncounty treasurer, and enjoyed to a large extent\\nthe confidence and respect of his fellow citizens.\\nANTOINE FRANCIS ROBERT.\\nThe eighty-first anniversary of one of our\\noldest French citizens occurred on June 1,\\n1889, at the residence of Antoine Francis\\nRobert in the town of Frenchtown. Hon. J. M.\\nSterling, Judge T. E. Wing and other old time\\nfriends of Mr. Robert were favored with press-\\nini; invitations to the festivities brought about\\nby the occasion. The entertainment was upon\\nan elaliorate scale, presided over by the wife\\nand three daughters of the aged parent. The\\ntables were tastefully adorned and loaded with\\nthe substantials of life as well as with the deli-\\ncies of the season. Mr. Robert was born on the\\nfarm now known as the Sterling farm, the\\nnorth part of which is occupied by the docks\\nand mills on the river in the third ward, on the\\nfirst day of Juno, 1808. He has a distinct\\nrecollection of the first cannon ball fired by the\\nBritish during the War of 1812, which shat-\\ntered the corner of the homestead, which\\nalarming the inmates, they sought the cellar\\nfor protection. When Mr. Robert attained his\\nmajority his father presented him with the\\nfarm at Plaisance, now owned by Samuel\\nAlbain, which he occupied until recalled to the\\nold home to assist his father, who was building\\nthe steamer Helen Strong and boarding a large\\nforce of men some thirt^ -two in all. Ho\\nexchanged the Albain farm for the one on\\nwhich he now resides, then consisting of four\\nhundi ed and sixty acres, Imt now of one hun-\\ndred and twenty-six, be having given his sons,\\nas they attained their majority, forty acres\\neach, with a liberal outfit to each of his daugh-\\nters as they were married. Mr. Robert married", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0651.jp2"}, "604": {"fulltext": "488\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nas bis first wife tlie daughter of tlie Hon.\\nHubert LaCroix, who was a colonel in the War\\nof 1812, and subsequently for a number of\\nyears a member of the territorial legislature.\\nBy this marriage eighteen chiklren were born,\\neight of whom are now living. He married ior\\nhis second wife Margaret Burro, of Vienna.\\nThe fruit of this marriage u as nine children\\nfive daughters and four sons, all of whom are\\nliving. He was thus the lather of twenty-\\nseven children. He lias now eighty grand-\\nchildren and five great-grand children. He is\\nan exemplary member of the Catholic church,\\nand ho and liis fanuly are constant attendants\\niqidii St. Mary s, of this city.\\nGEORGE BUCK\\nWas born in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, in\\n1799; married the daughter of the Hon. Martin\\nShell, one of the most ]iromincnt men of his\\nday in Pennsylvania.\\nMr. Buck moved to Richland county, Oluo,\\nin 1833, purchased a farm, remained there until\\ntlie year 1848, at which time he removed to\\nErie, in Monroe county was a prosperous\\nfarmer; died in 1859, leaving ten children sur-\\nviving him four sons now residing in Mon-\\ntana, two in California, two sons in the State of\\nOhio one daughter who married Horatio M.\\nHurd,a prosperous and highly esteemed farmer\\nof the town of Frenchtown, Monroe county,\\nnow deceased and Levi Buck, who was one ot\\nthe enterprising and fortunate men who sought\\nthe gold mines of California in the year 1850\\ncame to Moni-oe in the fall of 1851 purchased\\none of the most desirable farms of one hundred\\nand forty-nine acres on the south bank of the\\nRiver Raisin, two and one half miles west of\\nthe city of Monroe, in January, 1852. He has\\nerected thereon a very fine two-story brick\\nmansion, has a fine oi chard of fruit, timbered\\nland and highly cultivated fields, with every\\ncomfoi t that money and good husbandry can\\nsecure. Buck s cider will be pleasantly re-\\nmembered by the present generation,\\nMr. Levi Buck in 1863 married Miss Frances\\nAmanda Snell, of Ida, Monroe county. They\\nhave two sons, one of whom is a graduate of\\nthe Monroe Union school the other is com-\\npleting his education therein.\\nLEOPOLD HOFFMAN,\\nWho, for over thirty years, was one of the\\nbusiness men of Monroe, was born in Oestrin-\\ngen, Baden, Germany, November 28, 1810.\\nHis parents, Anthony and Francesca (Rizer)\\nHoffman, died when he was but nine years\\nof age, leaving him in the care of a brother-\\nin-law, with whom be lived until he was\\nabout t^venty-three years old, and from whom\\nhe learned the trade of a baker. He sailed\\nfrom Rotterdam for the Lhiitod States in\\nDecember, 1S39, and on his arrival in America\\nworked his way to Monroe, being nearly a\\nyear on the Ohio canal. On his reaching Mon-\\nroe, he engaged in the business of a baker\\nuntil in 1844, he went back to Germany to set-\\ntle the estate of his father and receive his por-\\ntion of the paternal patrimony, which, during\\nall these years, had remained intact in the\\nhands of guardians, trustees and administra-\\ntors. After an absence of a year be returned\\nto Monroe, and was married November 18,\\n1845, in St. Mary s church, by the Rev. P. M.\\nFrancis, o( the Order of the Redemptorists,\\nand assistant to Rev. Father Louis Gillett, to\\nStephania. daughter of Sebastian and Frances\\n(Resteren) Lammlin, whose death occurred\\nMay 28, 1872. Their children were: An-\\nthony, born October 29, 1846 Saraphena, April\\n11,1848; Mathilda, February 18, 1850; John\\nLeopold, March 5, 1852 Bernard, October 22,\\n1854; Joseph Sebastian, November 28, 1856;\\nFrancis Joseph, January 4, 1859; William\\nAloyse, February 22, 1861 Helena Francesca,\\nJuly 23, 1862 Clara Augusta, October 8, 1864\\nHenry Daniel, May 20, 1867 Edward, Decem-\\nber 19, 1869 and Anna Theresa, May 20, 1872.\\nOf these, three have died, Anthony, Helena\\nand Anna Theresa. Those living in Monroe\\nare Sarapliena, who married Maj 19, 1868,\\nto Sebastian Lauer, proprietor of a pojiular\\nrestaurant and grocery on Front street;\\nMathilda, married April 17, 1872, to Benjamin\\nStum, whose restaurant is located in the third\\nward, opposite the Lake Shore and Michigan\\nSouthern passenger depot; John Leopold, pro-\\nprietor of a restaurant on Washington street,\\nand who married Miss Elizabeth Weier, No-\\nvember 16, 1880; Joseph Sebastian, dealer in\\nclothing and gent s furnishing goods on Front\\nstreet Clara Augusta, married May 31, 1887,\\nto Frank Yaeger, a partner in Yaeger Son,", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0652.jp2"}, "605": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0655.jp2"}, "606": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0656.jp2"}, "607": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0657.jp2"}, "608": {"fulltext": "c:.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^|^^^-^-/V ^^1^V^", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0658.jp2"}, "609": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\n489\\non Front street, ami one of the oldi-sl bimt :uul\\nslioe houses in Monroe; Henry Daniel, pro])rie-\\ntoi of a millinery and notion store on Front\\nstreet, in a block built by Mr. Hoffman, and\\nnmrried to Mary Knauf August 16, 188(i\\nl- rancis Joseph, of the firm of Frank J. \\\\Vm.\\nHoffman, hardware dealers at Fenton,\\nMichigan, and who was married April 18,\\n1880. to Jane, daughter of Tonias Maxwell, one\\nof the old .settlers of Fenton Kdward, living\\nwith his brother Francis in Fenton Beriuird.\\nin business at LaSalle, and married May 16,\\n1876, to Elizabeth Kremer William Aloyse,\\nin i)artnership with his brother at Fenton,\\n.Miihigan. ComiTig to Monroe when but a\\nyoung man, Mr. Hoffman opened a grocery\\nstore, bakery and restaurant, and by his strict\\nintegrity and careful attention to business,\\nbuilt up a large and prosperous trade, and\\nwhile of a generous disposition and kind and\\nliberal to his famil\\\\-, was, without being at all\\nmiserly, very saving and economical in his\\nhabits, thus enabling him to accumulate a large\\ncompetence for his declining years. While\\nMr. Hofl man took no active part in politics, he\\nwas well known as a strict Democrat. In re-\\nligion he was a member of the Roman Catholic\\nfaith, and for many j-cars trustee of St. Michael s\\nChurch, to the erection of which he liberally\\ncontributed Irom his means, and his entire\\nlife, during his residence in Monroe, was such\\nthat in 1874, he returned to Europe for\\nthe purpose of enjoying the fruits of his ac-\\ntive business life of over thirty years, and dic l\\nin Oestringen. Baden, November 5, 1874. As\\nan honest and upright citizen, a faithful friend,\\nand a kind and loving father, his loss was\\nmourned by a large and interesting family of\\nchildren and grandchildren, as well as by a\\nnumerous circle of .S3 mpathizing friends, who\\nwere prevented from pa^ ing to his momor^- the\\nlast tribute of fi-iendship and respect by i-ea-\\nson of his i-emains being buried in his native\\ntown.\\nJO.SEPII WKIER\\nWas born in .March, D. 1822, at Grand Duke\\nI lesser, on the Rhine; married l^izzie Vogel\\ncame to Monroe in 1849. For a number of\\nyears kept a store, bo.irding hou.se and saloon\\non West Front Street; was engaged fifteeTi\\nyears in cultivating a vineyard, and jr many\\nyears manufactured from two to five thousand\\ngallons of wine that were sent to ilealers in\\nNew York and Philadelphia. He is appreci-\\nated !(y the citizens of .Moni-oe as a man of\\nstrict integrity; has been honored by their\\nsuffrages to the offices of treasurer of the city\\nand alderman was elected and served\\nas a member of the State legislature in\\n1869 and 1870. He has two daughters living;\\nretii ed from business, and with a competency\\nis living at ease on the interest of his invest-\\nment.\\n.\\\\N TON D.VrBEK\\nWas born in Baden, (lermany; came to this\\nCountry in 1851, remained about one year in\\nNew York, and then came to Monroe, where\\nho was married in 1856, and resided here up to\\nthe time of his death, leaving a widow and seven\\nchildren. Mr Daiber was a devoted Catholic,\\nan honest and conscientious business man,\\nquiet an l unostentatious in his habits. Was\\nthe treasurer of our city, and always enjoyed\\nthe respect and good will of the entire commu-\\nnity. He erected the large three-story brick\\nstore on West Front Street, in which he con-\\nducted a prosperous business. By his industry\\nand close attention to business accumulated a\\nhandsome fortune, leaving his family in very\\ncomfortable circumstances to continue in\\nbusiness\\nCHRISTIAN F. BECK\\nWas born in Wurtemburg, (lermany, August\\n20, 1820. Settled in Monroe in 1846. worked\\nat his trade, blacksmithing, until 1852. While\\nratifying the nomination of Franklin Pierce\\nfor the presidency, the old cannon which\\nstands on the public s(|uai e in front of the\\ncourt house was |)i-ematurely discharged,\\nkilling .losv]ih Stevincr and maiming Mr.\\n15e(d{. Mr, I5eck was repeatedly honored\\nwith public offices of trust and responsibility.\\nWas collector of the port of Monroe from 185X\\nto 1857; ta.\\\\ collector of the 1st ward; city\\nmarshal from 1860 to 1868, and alderman of\\nthe 1st ward in 1871 and 1872, In 1865 en-\\ngaged in lumbei- business, and in 1876 formed\\na copartnership with his, son, Charles W. Heck,\\nand the firm became C. F, Heck c*i: Son, The\\n,son, Charles, continues the business, one of", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0659.jp2"}, "610": {"fulltext": "400 HISTORY OF MONROF COUNTV, MICHIGAN.\\ntlio lai-iiost ih1 must sucocssl iil Imsiiioss estab- ami at one tiiuo luastor of tlio lodtje. lie dioil\\nlisliiiKMits in (be county, having rocontly leaving a wiilow, ono sou and one dauglitor.\\nadiiod to the yards an extensive planing mill\\nwitli all the modern im] rovements.\\nMr. C. V. Heck was n good and loyal citizen, .lOHN STUMT\\na careful business man, and in his dealings as ^j,,,.,, \\\\v,\u00e2\u0080\u009e-,,.,nlun-, (icr.UMuv, .lanua.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\\na private citizen or public otlicer, his honesty ^3^,3. ,.^,,,_^. jj^,,^^,^,^, Z i\\nwas beyon.l question was very sociable, and ,,,.i^. ,,.,,,^,^.^,j ,,,_.^^. j.^^. ^;,^j^,^\\none of the best known men in the county, llo j,^,,^,,,, ,,^,.^,.jj,^, j,^^, ,ig\u00e2\u0080\u009e,\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009e,,. ..f Gen. An-\\ndiod June :i, 1S87, leaving a widow, (our a. ow Jackson, dated October 1, 1835. Married\\ndausjhters and six sons, with a very liand.--\\nMatilda J. Letford, born May 19, 1817, wh\\ncompetency. Monroe county in 1834, from State of\\nNew York were members of the Presbyterian\\nchurch. Their children, John J., born No-\\nvember 183 resides in JIi nroe county;\\nLEAVIS DARK.XH Cliristian II., born April 7, 1838, resides in\\nTennessee; .lames II.. born August 23, 184(1.\\nAVas born in Fulton county, I eniisj-lvauia. April died .liiiie 11. 1872; (ieorge (i., born .)uly22,\\n27, 1807; learned the trade of a tanner with 1812, resides in Ottawa county, Ohio; Hannah\\nhis father; came to JMonroe in October, K.. born .lannary 24, ISot! irenry 11., horn\\n1833, and engaged in the same business on the iMarch 14, 18. )9; the two last named arc resi-\\npresent site of Caux Stiles mill, near the Mon- dents of Monroe county, (ieorge (i., James\\ni-oe street bridge. Subsequently purchased what K. and .lohii J. serveil in (he war of the rebel-\\nis now known as the Letler farm, on the south lion, (ieoi ge was a member ol the I lightccntli\\nside of Olto creek. In 184t he was elected Michigan Infantry he was confined in prison\\nsupervisor; in 1847 was elected to the State six months and relea.sed at the close of the\\nlegislature was re-elected supervisor in 1849. war. James K. was a member of the Mighty-\\nHe returned to the city and in 1854 bought the sixth .Regiment (if Ohio Yolunteer Infantry,\\nproperty on Monroe street, where he resided .lolm J. was a memlier of the Seventeenth\\nup to the time of his death. He was a .lack- Regiment Michigan Inl anti-y. All were honora-\\nsonian democrat in olitics, and the approach bly discharged at the close of the war.\\nof a campaign always aroused his interest to The wile of John Stump, Clara .Newman,\\nthe highest degree. Filled the office of county traces her ancestry to France, and her ])arents\\ntreasurer, and was elected several times to the were engaged in our Revolutionary struggle,\\noffice of justice of the peace, which he held at Mr. Stump, in 1871, visited (ierman} was\\nhis death. In his younger days was greatly cordially welcomed by the friends of his youth,\\nmterestoii in military affairs, as a captain of but after an absence of fifty years found but\\nvoluuteers in the Toledo war, and delighted eight living. When the family tirst settled in\\nin narrating the amusing and ludicrous inci- Monroe county lluv frecpjently entertained\\ndents of that bloodless campaign. He was a Indians at their table, and were ever on pleas-\\nmember of the Masonic fraternity many years, ant terms witli them", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0660.jp2"}, "611": {"fulltext": "r\\n^^/oyTylA- ^y^^/yyx4iy", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0661.jp2"}, "612": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0662.jp2"}, "613": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXXVII.\\nTIIK I RKSS OF MONUOK.\\nAHlSTOliV of tlu Pivss of Monroe county\\nmust nocossarily embrace imicli conoern-\\nini;- some of its ablest and most useful men\\nthat have been numbered among its i-esidents\\nsince the first newspaper was launched upon\\nthe sea of fortune.\\nEarly in the summer of 1825. Edward I).\\nEllis, a youni( man of about twenty-four years,\\narrived in .Monroe from Hutt alo, briiiijins? with\\nliiin a printing press and type for a newspaper.\\nThe arrival of the printing material and the\\n|)rospect of a newspaper was especially gratify-\\ninic to the inhabitants of the j oung and\\ngrowing town, and they gave Mr. Ellis a right\\ncordial welcome. A location was pi-oeured for\\nhim, and the tirst number .soon appeared under\\nthe name of the Monroe Sentinel, it being the\\nsecond paper started in thi! then I lTritory of\\nof Michigan; tlie only otliei- jiaper prinleil\\nin the Territory at that time being the Detroit\\nFree Press. Mr. Ellis was a native of Niles.\\nX. Y. lie served an apprenticeslii]) in Au-\\nburn, that Stale. He was a close observer, and\\nkept a daily record of his doings and imjires-\\nsions. This habit of journalizing helped him to\\nbecome one of the ablest an l most fireiblc\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0writers of the west.\\nThe method of printing a newspaper in\\nthose early times was by no means what it is\\nat the ]iresent day; the paper having to l)e\\nlirinted on a hand press, and the ink applied\\nwith hanil pads or beaters. The man who\\nli:id the nerve to take a newspaper oiilfit into\\na country- so sparsely settled as was .Monroe\\ncounty at that time, expecting to create and\\nmaintain a home and rear a family, might be\\nexpected to possess qualities which would make\\nhim a valuable addition to such a community.\\n.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\\\\nd so it proved with Mr. Ellis.\\nThe Sentinel .soon commanded a large pat-\\nronage, and as Ellis was an anient Democrat,\\nthe dominant party of those days, he was soon\\nbrought into prominence. Me took an aetive\\ninterest in all that pertained to the welfare of\\nthe growing community, and did much to\\nbuild up the southern part of the Slate.\\nMr. Ellis was married in Monroe, in 1830,\\nand afterwards the Sentinel was for a long\\nlime printed in a building which stood on the\\nground now occupied by the store of N. N.\\nKendal, and which served both as a printing\\noffice and residence for Mr. Ellis and his young\\nfamily. He was several times elected to the\\nTerritorial and State Eegislatures, arid was a\\nmember of the Constitutional Conveniion. in\\nwhich boilj he took a prominent part, and was\\nthe author of the statute then adojited and\\nsince remaining a part of our organic law,\\nand which has become a law in several other\\nStates; That monies ]iaid as fines in criminal\\noffenses and misdemeanors should be devoted to\\npurchasing and maintaining public libraries in\\nevery town and city.\\nIn 1886 Ellis sold his jiaper in Monroe to\\nAbner Morton Sons, ami removed to J.)etroit,\\nwliere he published a paper called the Ameri-\\ncan Vineyard. He died in Detroit in 1848, one\\nof the best known ami most influential .jour-\\nnalists in Michigan.\\nIn 1834 Abner Morton and family came to\\nMonroe from York Slate, bringing a print-\\ning press and newspa))cr outfit with them, and\\nat once commenced the publication of a j)aper\\nknown as the Monroe Journal, A. Morton\\nSons, publishers, and Abner Morion editor.\\nAfter publishing the Journal a year or two,\\nthe .Mortons sidil it to E. J. Vanburn, who re-\\nmoved it to Pontiac, and Abner Morion\\nremoved to Detroit to take edit n-ial charge of\\nthe Free Press, then a weekly paper published\\nhv Sheldon McKnight. ami which was just\\nblossoming into a daily. In Fcbruar\\\\-, 18.S(),\\nthe Free Press changed hands, and Mr. Mor-\\nton returned to Monroe and ])urchascd the\\nSentinel, changing its name to the .Monroe Ad-\\nvacate. Mr. Morton and his sons continued\\n[491]", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0663.jp2"}, "614": {"fulltext": "492\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthe publication of the Adrocnte until 1S:;9,\\nwhen they sold it to a company consisting of\\nL. S. Humphrey, A. E. Wing, Alpheus Folch,\\nand some others, who conducted it through\\nthe Woodbridgc and Ecforin campaign,\\nchanging its name to the Monroe Times. Dur-\\ning this campaign the paper was edited by\\nC. C. Jackson, afterwards one of the editors of\\nthe Free Press, and later a pay director in the\\nUnited States navy with the rank of colonel,\\nMr. Felch being an occasional contributor.\\nAfter the campaign the Mortons Iwught the\\noffice back for just half the sum paid for it.\\nThe new firm was B. CI. Morton Co., with\\nAbner Morton as editor. On January 1, 1841,\\nthe name was changed back to the Monroe\\nAdvocate the paper was continued under that\\nname, with Abner Morton as editor, until 184:9,\\nwhen its name was again changed to the Mon-\\nroe Commercial, and E. G. Morton assuined\\neditorial and business control, its politics re-\\nmaining the same.\\nSoon after the last purchase of the paper by\\ntlie Mortons, a new press was obtained, and A.\\nC. Morton took the old Ellis press to Angola,\\nIndiana, where he published a paper for a\\ntime, and subsequently removed it to Sand-\\nwich, Ontario, when he sold it. Abner Morton\\nproved himself an intelligent and able gentle-\\nman, and a very forcible and vigorous writer.\\nHe died in Monroe in 1861 or 1862.\\nThe j)ublication of the Commercial was con-\\ntinued by E. (i. Morton until 1856, when it\\nwas sold to a syndicate of Republicans, and\\nconverted into a Republican paper.\\nIn 1836 an attempt was made to establish a\\nWhig paper in Monroe, it being called the Ga-\\nzette, and edited by a Mr. Hosmer, afterwards\\nfor a number of years editor of the Toledo\\nBlade. The paper afterwards passed into the\\nhands of Charles Lauman, but lived only a\\nshort time. In 1848 another Whig paper was\\nstarted by W. H. Briggs Co., and called the\\nMonroe Sentinel. It was also short-lived. The\\nMonroe Citizen was another that enjoyed a\\nbrief career. Immediately after the purchase\\nof the Commercial \\\\)y the sj ndicate, it passed\\ninto the hands of Thomas S. Clark, and was\\nedited during that memorable Fremont cam-\\npaign by lion. Isaac P. Christiancj^ and Edwin\\nWillits. Mr. Christiancy was then an attorney-\\nat-law in Monroe, and Mr. Willits a young\\nlawyer associated with him. Both were able\\nwritei s and made a strong editorial team. The\\npaper immediately came to the front as one\\nof the ablest Republican papers of the State.\\nAfter this campaign Mr. Willits continued as\\nthe editor of the paper, and T. S. Clark its\\npublisher, until the early spring of 1860, when\\nM. D. Hamilton assumed editorial control,\\nhaving formed a business partnership with\\nMr. Clark under the style of Clark Hamilton.\\nThis was the year that Abraham Lincoln was\\nnominated and elected to the Presidency of\\nthe ITnited States. A year later the country\\nwas plunged into a civil war, and at the first\\ncall to arms, Mr. Clark, who had had military\\nexperience in the campaign against Mexico,\\noffered his sei vice to his country and marched\\nto the front as Lieutenant-Colonel of the Sixth\\nMichigan Infantry, Mr. Hamilton purchasing\\nthe establishment and continuing the publica-\\ntion of the pajjcr. From this time until Feb-\\nruary 1, 1888, the Commercial maintained its\\nleading position in Michigan journalism under\\nthe guiding hand of M. D. Hamilton and M.\\n1). Hamilton Sons,\\nMilo Dwight Hamilton, the eldest son of\\nSamuel W. Hamilton, like many other Michi-\\ngan men, is New England born, having first\\nseen the light of day at Blandford, Hampden\\ncounty, Massachusetts, October 5, 1828. At\\nthe age of seven years his parents sought the\\nTerritory of Michigan, settling on a farm two\\nmiles from the present village of Homer, and\\nhere his boj-hood was passed. The couiitr}\\ndistrict schools, the village schools of Homer\\nand one term in an academy in the old bank\\nbuilding, were his means of education, and in\\n1846 he began the world for himself as an\\napprentice to Seth Lewis, of the Marshal\\nStatesman In 1849 he was foreman of the\\nLiberty Fress, a free soil paper published at\\nBattle Creek, when the entire plant was de-\\nstroyed by fire. He went to Detroit in the\\nsummer of 1850 and was employed on the staflf\\nof the Detroit Free Press, then under editorial\\ncharge of the famous Wilbur F. Storey. One\\nyear later he became commercial reporter on\\nthe Detroit Advertiser, under the charge of\\nRufus Hosmer. In 1856 the Detroit Board of\\nTrade was organized, Mr, Hamilton being one\\nof its organizers and its first secretary, a posi-\\ntion he had as long as he remained in Detroit.\\nIn 1858 he became commercial reporter on the\\nCincinnati Enquirer, and retained that position", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0664.jp2"}, "615": {"fulltext": "THE PRESS or MONROE COUNTY.\\n493\\ntill IKfiO. Ill the latter year he cnme to Mon-\\nroe to take editorial charge of the Commercial,\\nwhich was then an old paper, and which had\\npreviouslj- been edited by Messrs. f hristiancy\\nand Willits. lie subsequently became a part\\nowner of the paper. an l later its sole proprie-\\ntor, and continued to edit and publish the\\nCommercial until February, 1888.\\nMr. Hamilton s politics were Uepublicaii, and\\nhis jiaper was one of the representative Repub-\\nlican papers of Southern Michigan. In 1864\\nhe was appointed by Governor Austin Blair\\none of the commissioners of election to take\\nthe vote of the soldiers in the field. He was\\nassigned to the Seventh Michigan Infantry and\\nthe First Michigan vSharp-shootcrs, then with\\nthe army of General Grant before Petersburg.\\nIll 1870 he was commissioned postmaster of\\nMonroe hv (ieneral (irant, and held the posi-\\ntion four j-ears. He is a member of the New\\nJerusalem Church Swedenborgian) belongs\\nto the Ancient Order United Workmen,\\nKnights of Honor, and Michigan Sanhedrim.\\nHe was married in Detroit in 1852 to Mrs.\\nEveline S. Rawson. They had one chilil, Frank\\nI). Hamilton, now of Hurand, Florida.\\nMr. Hamilton is a graceful and forcible\\nwriter, an l his work upon the Commercial was\\nalways distinguished bj a genuine courtesy to\\nhis brothern of the press, which made and kept\\nthem his friends.\\nMr. Hamilton s connection with the Commer-\\ncial covered a period of almo.st tvi-entj^-eight\\nyears. When he took charge of the Commercial\\nin 1860 it was a four-page sheet, with a circu-\\nlation of less than five hundred a few years\\nlater the plant was materially enlarged and im-\\njiroved, and the circulation ran up to more than\\nfifteen hundred copies, and weilded a powerful\\ninfluence in social and political circles, and was\\nlooked u])on as one of the best conducted Repub-\\nlican jiapors in the State. In 1885 Messrs. Ham-\\nilton it Son started a daily edition of the Com-\\nmercial. The daily enjoyed a liberal circula-\\ntion and advertising ])atronage, l)Ut the field\\nwas too limited, and it was di.-iconlinued.\\nFebruary 1, 1888, Mr. Hamilton sold the Com-\\nmercial to Mrs. Josie D. KImer, of Defiance,\\nOhio, who is still its owner.\\nBut let us go liack to the anli-belluni days\\nand trace the ups an l downs of other news-\\npaper ventures.\\nIn the fall of 1850, after the sale of the Com-\\nmercial to the Re])ublicans by Mr. Morton, a\\nDemocratic paper called the Northern Press was\\nstarted by A. C. Salsbury, and edited bj^ E. G.\\nMorton. On the breaking out of the war in\\n1801, Mr. Salsbury sold the paper to Titus\\nBabcock and went into the army. Mr. Bah-\\ncock, who, by the way, was a Eepublican, pub-\\nlished the Press about a y^ear as a neutral or-\\ngan, and then removed the plant to Hmlson,\\nLenawee count} where he issued a paper called\\nthe Hudson Herald.\\nIn the fall of 1802 E. G. Morton started an-\\nother Democratic paper called the Monroe\\nMonitor. This was continued by Mr. Morton\\nas its editor and publisher until his death,\\nw-hich occuiTcd in 1875, something over thir-\\nteen j ears, when it passed into the hands of F.\\nB. Lee and J. H. Kurz, who continued its pub-\\nlication until the Morton estate was settled,\\nwhen it passed into the hands of Mr. Kurz.\\nThe death of Edward G. Morton closed tbo\\ncareer of one of the oldest and ablest news-\\npai)er men Michigan ever had one identified\\nwith the press of Monroe, an l consequently\\neverything pertaining to Monroe for a period\\nof nearly forty years. He was born in Burl-\\nington, Vermont, in 1811. Came to Monroe in\\n1854, and from that time until his death, which\\noccurred December 11,1875, was, with one or\\ntwo intervals, continuously in the business, and\\nfor nearly thirt3 -five j ears of that time was\\neditor and either sole or part owner of the paper\\nhe edited. He was repeatedly honored by his\\nparty in elections to places of influence and\\ntrust. He was elected mayor of the city in\\n1851 was a member of the House of Repre-\\nsentatives daring the sessions of 1849, 1850,\\n1853, 1863. 1804 and 1865; was a member of\\nthe constitutional convention in 1857, and rep-\\nresented the county in the State senate during\\nthe terms of 1809, 1870, 1871, and 1872. Ho\\nwas a representative Democrat in all the bodies\\nand a leader in his party well known and\\nhighly esteemed by all. He was recognized as\\na forcible writer and speaker. Ho continued\\nto write for his paper almost up to the day of\\nhis death.\\nNe.xt to E. (i. Morton as a newspaper man\\nlong in service in the city of .Monroe comes Mr.\\n.1. Henry Kurz.\\nIn a quiet, unostentatious but eminently\\neffectual manner, John Henry Kurz has prob-\\nably wichled as great an inHiience upon the", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0665.jp2"}, "616": {"fulltext": "494\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nnewspaper fortuiiesof Monroe City as any man\\nconnected with the j)rofession, unless, possibly,\\nit 1)6 Mr. Morton, and for long-th of service he\\nranks next to Mr. Morton.\\nHis f:ither, Henry Kur/,, was a Bavarian,\\nwho moved to Monroe county early in the his-\\ntory of the State, settling first in La Salle town-\\nship, removing thence toEaisinville and finally\\nto this city, where he died at a ripe old age a\\nfew years since.\\nJ. Henry Kur/. was born in Monroe county\\nDecember 7, 1843. His boyhood was spent in\\nthe citj^; his education ac(|uired in the Trinity\\nChurch School. At the age of fourteen he en-\\ntei ed the Commercial office, under Thomas S.\\nClark, to learn the jjrinter s trade. He worked\\nat the case here till 1863, when he spent some\\nyears in traveling, working upon various news-\\npapers in Detroit, Miciiigan, St. Louis, Mis-\\nsouri, and at several cities in Illinois. Return-\\ning to Monroe in 1868, he entered the employ\\nof M. D. Hamilton and worked upon the Com-\\nmercial for some time, and later upon the\\nMonitor, under E. G. Morton in 1872 he pur-\\nchased an interest in the Monitor, the firm then\\nbeing Morton, Lee Kurz. In 1876 he pur-\\nchased the entire stock of the 31onitor and be-\\ncame its sole proprietor. Mr. Morton having\\ndied in 1875, and Mr. Lee being retained by\\nMr. Kurz as editor. In 1880 the Monitor plant\\nwas sold to the Democrat Printing and Pub-\\nlishing Company, of which corporation Mr.\\nKurz became the .secretary and treasurer,\\nwhich position he .still holds.\\nHe was married July 18, 1873, to Miss Lj dia\\nMohr, of Monroe. Three children are the re-\\nsults of this union: Martha, born 1874; Henrj-\\n.v., born 1876, and Edward C, born 1879. He\\nhas represented his ward, the second, upon the\\nboard of aldermen, and was noted as being one\\nof the best informed and conservative members\\nof that body a careful student of municipal\\nlaw, and a persistent champion of every meas-\\nure calculated to benefit the city.\\nFor a number of years he was the assistant\\nchief engineer of the fire department, and in\\nMay, 1889, was unanimously- elected its chief\\nengineer. A newspaper career of over thirty\\nyears, the better part of which has been in\\nMonroe, and his efficient public services have\\nmade him universal!} known and as univer-\\nsally esteemed.\\nIn February, 1880, a stock conijjan}- com-\\nposed of leading Democrats of the city, was\\norganized and incorporated. The Monitor was\\npurchased, additional material supplied, a sur-\\nplus cash capital in bank, and the Monroe\\nDemocrat, an eight-page, forty-eight-column\\npaper, made its appearance on March 17th fol-\\nlowing. The companj- put the entire control\\nof the affairs of the office in the hands of D. R.\\nCrampton as editor and business manager, and\\nJ. H. Kurz as secretary and treasurer. The\\nDemocrat took rank from the first among the\\nablest weekly .Democratic papers of the State,\\nwhich 2)08ition it continues to maintain and its\\ncirculation reaching the highest figure of anv\\npaper ever published in Moiiroe county and\\nthat, in active competition with nearly a dozt U\\ndailies from Detroit, Toledo and Chicago, and\\nmore than twice that number of weeklies.\\nIn 1858 a German paper was started in\\n.^[onroe called the Unahharngige, with J)r.\\nEdward Dorsch as editor. This paper was\\ncontinued only a few months, and on its ruins,\\nin 1859, the Stoats Zeitung was started, with\\nDr. Dorsch in the editorial chair. This paper\\nlived a year or more, meeting with phenomenal\\nsuccess for the times, but it was stranded by\\nbad financial management and its publication\\ndiscontinued. Dr. Dorsch was for very many\\nj cars known as one of the most successful phj-\\nsicians of Monroe, and his reputation as a\\nwriter of verse and prose, and as a scientist,\\nbecame familiar in this country and Europe.\\nIn 1874 a monthly paper for children, called\\nthe Little Diamond, was started. It was pub-\\nlished by two 3-oung men from Toledo, Ohio,\\nand edited by the Misses AVhelpley. The com-\\nposition and press-work was done at the Covu\\nmerciaioffice. Notwitlistanding its publishers\\nhad great hopes of its becoming a leader of\\njuvenile literature, it soon ceased to sparkle.\\nIn October, 1877, the daily Itemizer made its\\nappearance. It made a great liit as a liveh\\nsociety paper, but a libel suit ended its career.\\nIn 1878 George A. Cowan, a bright and s]iir-\\nited writer, establislied the Monroe Ledger, the\\norgan of the Greenback party of the county,\\nbut after struggling hard for a year or moi e,\\nit sank beneath the newspaper horizon never\\nagain to come to the surface. Mr. Cowan\\nworked his paper upon a home-made hand-\\npress constructed almost entirely of wood,\\nwhich his colored assistant dubbed the half\\nmedium cider press. Every impression was", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0666.jp2"}, "617": {"fulltext": "THE PRESS OF MONROE COUNTY.\\n495\\nregistered by the most terribU- creaking noise\\nimaginable, as if the spirit of Franklin was\\nentering its protest against such a contrivance\\nin this day and generation. It is reported to\\nhave become the victim of a charttel mortgage.\\nAfter the Monitor passed into the hands of\\nthe Democrat Company, Fred. B. Lee estab-\\nlished the Monroe Index. This was in the fall\\nof ISSl. It was a sprightly sheet at first, but\\ninertia soon overtook it and its grave was an\\nearly one. The material went to Lansing to\\nstart a Gi-oenbaok pajier.\\nThe newspaper ventures of Monroe county\\nhave not been entirely confined to the city of\\nMonroe. As the western part of the county\\nbecame prosperous and populous the thriving\\ntowns ol Dundee and Petersburgh came to\\nthink a newspaper in their midst was essential\\nto the business interests of those towns. In\\nanswer to this demand, in 1872 John Cheever\\nestablished a paper called the Enterprise, in\\nDundee. After about a year he sold to L. B.\\nSmith the latter, after three months experi-\\nence sold to AY. W. Cook, who, in 1875. re-\\nmoved the office to Leslie and estalilished the\\nLocal, and run it for a number of cars. In\\nMay, 1876, H. Egabroad started the Dundee\\nReporter. In August, 1882, he sold to J. E.\\nCarr, who still conducts the paper, making it a\\nfaithlul mirror of the transactions of the enter-\\nprising town in which it is located. In 1881\\nl- rancis Brooks commenced the publication of\\nilie Dundee Ledger. In 1883 he sold the sub-\\nscription list to Mr. Carr and removed the\\nplant to some other town. The Reporter has\\nproved a success.\\nPetersburgh has also had considerable news-\\npa])er experience. Its first paper was estab-\\nlished in 1871 by Henry F. Gage Company,\\nand called The Avalanche. It survived a jear\\nand a half, when it was cleaned out by tire. In\\nI 1876 J. W. Seeley started tlie River Raisin\\nClarion. This paper went the wtxy countr}-\\npapers usually go b} chattel mortgage in\\nless than si.x months. In 1881 I. 1). Boardman,\\nI the boy soldier, launched the Petersburg\\nBulletin, whicli still cnjoj-s a liberal i atronage.\\nIn 1883 the Weekly Journal was started, but in\\nabout four months it was burned out, and re-\\nestablished in 188-1 by O. C. Bacon Brollier,\\nwho ran it two years and sold to E. A. txilbert,\\nwho still runs it. The papers, like that of\\nDundee, are mainly devoted to the local affairs\\nof the town, and like all papers of their class,\\nare doing a good work in educating, helping\\nand encouraging the communities in which\\nthe}- are published.\\nDARirs RALPH CRAMPTON.\\nThe biographies of several of the gentlemen\\nwho have in the past been editorially connected\\nwith the press in Monroe, are elsewhere given\\nbut the history of the press of Monroe City\\nwould be incomplete without some further\\nmention of the subject of this sketch, who has\\nbrought to a profitable and successful issue the\\nlatest attempt in the journalistic field the\\nMonroe Democrat.\\nMr. Crampton, in the cpiality of his nature,\\nbetrays the strain of Latin blood inherited\\nfrom his mother, while the paternal Anglo-\\nSaxon characteristic is shown in his hatred of\\nsham, and his persistence in any cau.se which\\nhis judgment commends as correct. His life\\nhas been a varied one, and the holiday element\\ngreatly lacking. His father, William C. Cramp-\\nton, was educated as a Connecticut clergyman,\\nand wasol a race of Presb3 terian clergymen, a\\nbrother, R. S. Crampton, having at one time\\nhad charge of the Presbyterian church of Mon-\\nroe. His mother was born at Havre, France.\\nD. R. Crampton was born at Louisville, Ken-\\ntucky, August 20, 1844. While but a small\\nchild his parents removed to Michigan, settling\\nat first in Detroit, and later in St. Clair. The\\nCrampton family consisted of five sons and\\nseven daughters. The children availed them-\\nselves of such facilities for education as a\\nraiher peripatetic life afforded them, though at\\nthat perioil the educational advantages of\\nMichigan were not what they are now.\\nAt the age of fourteen D. R. was the pos-\\nsessor of a limited education and an unlimited\\nappetite, and felt the necessity of finding some\\nniche in the world where he could procure a\\nliving for himself. He cntto the Lake Supe-\\nrior region, then an almost unbroken wilder-\\nness, and labored for three j-ears. In some of\\nhis journeys he passed two hundred miles to\\nthe northward of the lake, penetrating a region\\nthat is yet almost a terra incognito. At the age\\nof seventeen a shattered thigh put an end for a\\ntime to his labor and brought him back to St.\\n(Jiair. Here, while the result of his accident", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0667.jp2"}, "618": {"fulltext": "496\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwas yet inihciiled, and lie was liobbliuir about\\non crutches, lie entered tbe office of the St.\\nClair Chief as devil, earning the munificent\\nsum of thirty-six dollars per year. At the\\ntermination of the year the salary failed to\\nmaterialize. The jiolitical pot was seething\\nand bubbling, the war begun, when young\\nCrampton, by a eonibinatiim of circumstances,\\nfound himself the publisher of the St. Clair\\nBepublican. Hard work during the day failed\\nto keep the paper going and was supplemented\\nby hours of night work. It was the era of\\nthat poetical but exceedingly unsatisfactory\\nilluminator, the tallow dip, and its steady use\\nbegan to tell on the young man s eyesight.\\nAnother disadvantage beset him. Coming to-\\nward manhood, he realized the scantiness of\\nhis early education, and hours that nature\\nrequired for rest were taken for study. Dis-\\nsatisfied with himself he gave up the Bepublican\\nand coming to Detroit took cases upon the\\nDetroit Free Press. In the early years of the\\nwar the oil excitement broke out in Canada\\nand he went to Oil Springs, and got out the\\nfirst newspaper in the country demoted to the\\ncrude oil interest the Oil Springs Chronicle.\\nWith the cessation of the oil flurry he severed\\nhis connection with this paper and went to St.\\nCatherines, Ont., arriving there when that place\\nwas a center of refuge for both northern and\\nsouthern rebels, and a nest in which many\\ntreasonable plans were hatched. His experi-\\nence as a newspaper man had made him an\\nexpert at obtaining information, and his un-\\ncompromising union sentiment had prompted\\nhimto communicate to the secret service officers\\nof the United States Government located in\\nthat city. He remained at St. Catherines seve-\\nral months engaged in the dangerous business.\\nThe following spring he went east, bearing\\nletters to Horace Greeley. Previous to going\\nto New York City, he visited a number of the\\nlarge cities of the east. On his arrival at New\\nYork he presented his letters to the veneralile\\neditor of the Tribiine, and was cordially re-\\nceived. Greeley offered him several positions\\nof responsibility, but feeling keenly his: phys-\\nical inability, he hesitated to accept. He be-\\ncame acquainted with the elder James Gordon\\nBennett, of the Herald, met Henry M. Stanley,\\nthe African explorer, then a newspaper re-\\nporter, and other newspajjer notables. He was\\nan eye witness of the terrible draft riots in the\\ncity, passed up the Hudson Kiver to Troy and\\nthere saw a similar scene, hut lacking the ter-\\nror of numbers which marked the metropolitan\\nementi. Settling in one of the suburban por-\\ntions of Troy the village of Lansingburg\\nhe embarked in two enterprises, one journalistic\\nthe other matrimonial. The latter was his mar-\\nriage to Miss Louise Bradshaw, on New Year s\\nDay, 186G. For several years after his mar-\\nriage he was connected in various capacities\\nwith a number of the leading papers of the\\ncountry.\\nIn 1872 he came to Monroe as foreman of the\\nMonroe Commercial. He soon became favor-\\nably known as thorougblj- skilled in all the\\ndetails of his craft and as a forcible writer.\\nThe death of E. G. Morton some years after-\\nward rendered necessary the closing up of the\\naffairs of the Monroe Monitor, which had been\\nfor years the local Democratic paper of the\\ncounty. The interest of Lee Kurz was pur-\\nchased by a syndicate composed of some of the\\nleading Democratic citizens: some of the other\\nstockholders of the Monitor also entered the\\nsyndicate, and on March 17, 1880, the first\\nnumber of the Monroe Democrat was issued,\\nwith Mr. Crampton as manager and editor, and\\n,1. H. Kurz as secretary and treasurer of the\\nnew corporation. Since that time Mr. Ci-amp-\\nton s story is the story of the Monroe De/nocrn^,\\nto which he has devoted his energies and\\nabilities, and which has had a gratifying and\\nsuccessful career of steady and unprecedented\\ngrowth.\\nTwo children have been born to Mr, Cramp-\\nton, one of whom, Charles, a bright and promis-\\ning lad, has passed across the waveless .sea to\\nthe silent shore beyond the other, Faust, a close\\nand energetic student, is laying the foundation\\nfor future career of usefulness and honor.\\nMr. Crampton became a member of Monroe\\nLodge, No. 27, F. and A. M., in April, 1875.\\nAn ardent advocate of the mystic tie, ho\\nentered the Chapter in December of the same\\n)-ear, became a Cryptic Mason in 1877, and a\\nKnights Templar in 1878. He was for several\\nj-ears the secretary of Monroe Lodge, No. 27,\\nand has been the junior warden has been sec-\\nretary of the Chapter: for a number of terms\\nrecorder of the Commandery, and in 1888 was\\nelected its eminent commander.\\nPolitically, Mr. Crampton has sought no\\noffice. In 1888 he was chosen by the common", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0668.jp2"}, "619": {"fulltext": "THE rUKSS MONROE COUNTY. 497\\ncouncil a ineiiiltcr ol the boanl of education, tci cst, and knows how to .say it. whctiiei- llio\\nand was made secretary by the board. His subject be poetical, political, polemical, thco-\\ninterest in the cause of education icnows no Inimical, domestic, a ;ricultural or literary, the\\nlimit, and ho contemplates with reasonable latcli string of the .sanctum alwaj s hanj^s out,\\npride the recent remarkable advancement made and the door of the column is always ojien.\\nill our public school system. His own writings, whether as unsigned cdito-\\n.\\\\s a writer, Mr. Crampton i.s terse, vigoi ous rial and comment upon current and local\\nand pcjinted. He is a sleepless, untiring and evcnt.s, or appearing over a paeudonym, are\\npersistent advocate of any measure calculated widely i-ead and for a time in addition to the\\nfor the good of the community. The |uestion work demanded by his own journal, be fur-\\nof popularity ov expediency is jihvays sub- nished editorial for one of the newspaper\\nservient to the question of right. To every unions. He is yet in the prime of his powers,\\none who has anything to .say of general in- with pi-ol)ablj- many useful yearsyct before him.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0669.jp2"}, "620": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXXVIII.\\nHISTORY OF THE CHURCHES OK MONROE COCNTV.\\nTHE First I resbytcriuii elmreh of Monroo,\\nwas oi-giuiized in the old court house, by\\nRev. Messrs. Moses Tluater and John Monteitli.\\nthe 13th of Jiinuary, 1820. So far as can be\\nascertained, (he following individuals consti-\\ntuted the church at the tinae of its organiza-\\ntion, viz.: Joseph Farrington, Persis Farring-\\nton, Isabella MulhoUand, Mary Moore, Samuel\\nEgnew, George Alford, Priscilla Alford, Polly\\nWells, Eliza D. Johnson, Samuel and Anna Felt,\\nEebccca Rice, Harvey Bli.ss, Nancy Bliss, Mrs.\\nSanborne, and Lucy Egnew, who united with\\nthe church by letters of dismission from other\\nchurches together with John Anderson, Eliza\\nAnderson, Wolcott Lawrence and Caroline\\nLawrence, who were received on profession of\\ntheir faith. On the HOth of the same montli\\ntlie Sacrament of the Lord s SiijiiJer u as, for\\nthe first time, administered the number par-\\ntaking of the communion being twenty-two.\\nDuring the year 1820, others were admitted\\ninto the fellowship of the church. The 21st of\\nMay Wolcott Lawrence and Joseph Farring-\\nton, who iiad been elected to that office the day\\nprevious, v^ cre ordained as the elders of the\\nchurch and not long afterwards (the exact\\ndate cannot be ascertained) Henry Disbrow\\nand Oliver Jolmson were added to the session.\\nIn the course of the same year the Sabballi\\nschool was organized under the superintendence\\nof Charles Noble.\\nRev. Moses Hunter, who labored alternately\\nat Monroe, Fort Meigs and Perrysbiiru su])-\\nplied the pulpit for a few months. Mr. Hunter\\ncan\\\\e into the Territor}- from the East at the\\nsolicitation of Rev. John Monteith, who was at\\nthat time the English preacher in Detroit He\\nwas the instrument of doing much good as a\\nMissionary of the Gospel in this part ot our\\ncountry.\\nAfter Mr. Hunter s de])arturc the church en-\\njoyed occasional preaching not unfrequentlj\\nfor a few months at a time from Rev. Messrs.\\nFrontis, Ely, Prince, Goodman and Mcllvaine,\\nuntil the year 1829, when Rev. P. W. Warriner\\nwas installed their first pastor by the Presby-\\ntery of Monroe. April 5, 1833, Robert Clark\\nand Harry Conant were elected members of\\nthe session. When Mr. Warriner resigned his\\npastorial office in the spring of the next j ear,\\nthe church numbered one hundred and twenty\\ncommunicants.\\nThe church remained destitute of a stated\\nsupplj for some month.s, when Rev. John\\nBeatie served them in that capacity for a short\\ntime, yielding his post in June, 1835, to Rev.\\nR. H. Conklin.\\nNot long after this Mr. Conklin left the field,\\nand Rev. Samuel Center supplied the pulpit\\nuntil the ICth of May, 1837, when Rev. J. W.\\nBhthe was invited to the pastoral charge. As\\nthis call was not an unanimous one the\\nniinorily of the members being opposed to him\\non dcjctrinal grounds\u00e2\u0080\u0094 considerable dissatisfac-\\ntion was felt, which resulted at the close of the\\near in a division of the church twenty-nine\\nindividuals leaving it for the purpose of form-\\ning the Second Presbyterian Church of Monroe.\\nThey chose Rev. R. S. Crampton as their pas-\\ntor and also elected Wolcott Lawrence, Nor-\\nman R. Haskell, William H. Boyd and Isaac\\nLewis as their session. The First Church at\\nthe same time added to the eldership John\\nAnderson and Charles Noble. Zion met with\\na great loss in the month of October of this\\nyear in the death of Dr. Robert Clark, alearned,\\njudicious and distinguished member of the\\nsession, and an exemplary and devoted Chris-\\ntian.\\nIn ti.e autumn of 1838 Mr. Blythc was dis-\\nmissetl, and the First Church immediately after\\nextended an unanimous call to Rev. Conway\\nP. Wing to become their pastor. He accepted\\nthe invitation, and soon entered upon the\\nduties of his office.\\nApril 9, 1839, the union of the two churches\\n[498]", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0670.jp2"}, "621": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0671.jp2"}, "622": {"fulltext": "tM4A/CU\\nU/lf]\\nVi/vu", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0672.jp2"}, "623": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCHKS OF MONROE COUNTY. 499\\n\\\\v!is cffi ctinl. tliirty-foiir iiidividiiiils com]iosiii!r pleasing work of grace, wliicli resuUeil in Iho\\ntiie Second Church being cordially received addition to the ehuirli of sixteen of the\\nback into the old organization. The l! tli of youth, in 18.50. September 2, 1S51, (!od called\\n.lune ^Ir. Wing was installed their pastor hy to liis heavenly rest Dr. Harry Conant, the\\nthe Presbyterj- of Monroe. In the month of wisdom of whose counsels, the consisteney of\\nNovenihcr following, Norman I!. Haskell. whose life and whose rclialdcness as a memlior\\nWilliam JI. Bo3-d and Stephen P. Morehouse of the session were such as to render his death\\nwere elected elders of the church. Two years generally lamented.\\nafter thi.s^Ir. Wing was constrained on account At the commencement of the ntxt year Rev.\\nof ill-health to resign his charge and leave Thomas Forster succeeded Mr. Northrup in the\\nfor a milder climate, to the .sincere regret of same capacity as a stated supply. Six months\\nthe church and congregation. The number of afterwards, the 7th of .luly, Henry Disbrow.\\ncommunicants at this time was two hundred another of that com|)any of cflicienl, active and\\nand thirteen. (For steel plate of Mr. Wing honored officers in the (diureh, departed this lil e.\\n.see page 499.) |{ev. Louis P. Ledoux, having accepted a call\\n.Tuly 3, 1840, the session were called upon to to the pastoral chai go, entered upon his labors\\nj]arl with one of their number, Colonel .John in .Jul}, lS. )o. His installation took place the\\n.\\\\nderson. from the very infancy of the church 2t)lh of October loUowing. Believing that the\\none of its main pillars, and most efficient and heultb of Mrs. Ledoux ro(|uired his removal to\\nactive member.s. a milder climate, he left in Aiu il, 185.5. for\\nJiev. K. W. Patterson succeeded Mr. Wing as Richmond, irginia, having been invited to\\na stated supplj- tor a few months but not the pastoral office there.\\nwishing to remain, Ecv. Nathaniel West en- He was succeeded in the same relation the\\ntcred into the pastoral relation in the fall of first of November Pev. Addison K. Strong,\\n1842. The following year about tuenty took his installation occurring January 14, 1850.\\nletters of dismission for the purpose of organ- (!od converted many of the impenitent a\\nizing a new Presbyterian Church at La Salle. large part of whom were heads of families. As\\nMr. West vacated the field soon after this re- the fruits of this gracious manifestation of the\\nvival. Before his departure God in his provi- divine favor to Zion, fifty jjersons were received\\n(fence saw fit to bereave his people again by into its fellowship on pi-ofession of their faith,\\nthe removal of another of their valued and The first Sabbath of August following Daniel\\nfaithful memliers, their first elder, and an able S. Bacon, Thomas Clark and (teorge Landon,\\nofficer in the church. .Judge Lawrence died were ordained elders in this church. I ho\\nApril 29, 1843. number of members in .luno, 1857, in full coin-\\nAfter these events Pev. William Paige sup- munion was two hundred and eleven. During\\nplied the pulpit the greater part of the time Dr. Strong s jiastorate Isaac Lewis was elected\\nuntil the autumn of 1845, when Rev. Pobert and installed an elder of the church.\\nSouthgate accepted the call to the pastoral The Ptcv. Dr. A. K. Strong was succeeded by\\noffice. The installation of Mr. Southgate di l the Pev. Charles N. Mattoon, D. D. His in-\\nnot take ])lace until the 15th of February, 1848, slallation occurred January 0,1864, followed\\n(m the evening of the same daj in which the by a very successful pastorate until 1809, when\\nnow house of worship was dedicated to the having attained the age o( over 70, and\\nservice of the Triune Jehovah. Mr. Southgate in declining healtli, temlered his resignation,\\naccepted a call to Ipswich, Massachusetts, in He died at .Monroe, May 27, 1880. Pev.\\nthe spring of 1849 the church numbering at W. W. Newell was installed October 1,1809.\\nthe time of his departure two hundred and and supjilied the pulpit the two following\\nthree members. Soon after this event .several years, and was succeeded by the Rev. Douglas\\nindividuals were, at their own request, dis- P. Putnam, who was installed pastor April 4.\\nmissed to constitute the Congregational Church 1S71. and sustained that relation lor the ten\\nof Eaisinville. succeeding years. In 1881 Re^. W. W. Mac-\\nAfter the lapse of a few months Rev. Henry omiier supplied the pulpit for the two succeed-\\nH. Northrup came to supply the pulpil. Dur- ing years as a sujiply, when Rev. Samuel S.\\ning his ministery the Sabbath School enjoyed a Pratt received a call from the church was in-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0675.jp2"}, "624": {"fulltext": "500\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nstalled as pastor October 26, 18S8, and sustained\\nthat relation until October 1, 1889, when he\\ntendered his resignation. The Rev. Erasmus\\nBoyd, D. D., for over a quarter of a century\\nprincipal of the Monroe Female Seminary, fre-\\n([ueutly supplied the pulpit. Reference is here\\nmade to his biogra]))iy below.\\nThe Monroe Pi csbyterj was organized Feb-\\nruar3f 12,1834. The First Presbyterian Church\\nwas ei-ected on the corner of First and Cass\\nstreets, now dccupiod by Zions Lutheran\\nChurch for .school purposes. The lar^je and\\nspacious brick church now occupied by said\\nchurcli and society was erected on the south\\nside of the public square, Avest of Washington\\nstreet (the site therefor having been donated\\nby Colonel Oliver Johnson), was built and\\ndedicated in 1846, and during the pastorate of\\nRev. D. P. Putnam was greatly improved and\\nre- dedicated at an expense of $14,000. The\\nchapel adjoining the church on the west was\\nerected and dedicated in November, 1869, and\\nthe parsonage, located on the west side of\\nWashington street, which will fiivorably com-\\npare with any one in the State, was erected in\\n1880. August 1, 1886, Henry Austin and Tal-\\ncott E. Wing were ordained elders. The pres-\\nent membership in full communion is two\\nhundred and thirty six, and meraliership of\\nSabbath School one hundred and sixty.\\nERASMAS JAMES BOYD,\\nBrother of the Hon. William H. Boyd, was\\nborn in central New York. He was graduated\\nfrom Hamilton (college, and from the New\\nYork Theological Seminary. From the latter\\nbe immediately accepted a pastorate in Brook-\\nlyn, Michigan, whei-o he won the hearts of his\\npeople, and is still remembered by the friends\\nhe drew about him. The citizens of Monroe,\\nMichigan, offered Mr. Boyd great inducements\\nto come to Monroe and found a young ladies\\nseminary. The buildings and grounds were\\npurchased from Stolham Wing, and Mr. Boyd\\nbecame principal. The serainarj- proved a\\ngreat success under his management, and in a\\nfew years he was enabled to purchase the\\nproperty and make additions reiiuired by the\\nincreasing number of scholars. He emjiloyed\\na tine corps of teachers in all branches, and the\\ndepartments of music and art develo^jed un-\\nusual talent. The annual concerts of instru-\\nmental and vocal music, as well as those given\\nat intervals during the year, were a rare treat\\nto the people of Monroe. A course of lectures\\nduring the winter months was an interesting\\nfeature of the institution. And the citizens as\\nwell as the pupils listened to such men as\\nPresident Tappan, Professors Heavens, Winch-\\nell and Uphani and President White, of Cor-\\nnell, together with many others too numerous\\nto mention. Mr. Boyd was unusually quick in\\ndetecting talent as well as the particular bent\\nof minds under his instruction, and many a\\ntimid girl has been encouraged in the line\\nwhen her success eventually showed the rare\\ndecernment he j)ossessed. He was also an ex-\\ncellent and discriminating judge of literature,\\npoetry and the fine arts, and those under his\\ncare ever remember the pleasure and enthus-\\niasm he displayed with their best, but imma-\\nture efforts. Thus he endeared himself to\\nevei-y member of the school by his sympathy,\\ncharity and kindness. To the struggling\\nstudent he was unfailing in patience and atten-\\ntion, and generous to many in a substantial\\ndegree With all his duties as principal of a\\nflourishing seminary, and as a jniblic spirited\\nman in the chui-ch and city, he ever sought out\\nthe neglected and needy. Mr. Boyd established\\na mission school in the third ward a brick\\nbuilding suitable for th-e undertaking was\\nerecteil, and many of foreign deseerit were\\ngathered into the Sunday School and evening\\nmeetings. Some of the young boys were\\nincited to a better education, and a number of\\nthem grown to manhood are promising busi-\\nness men in this and other cities. Some en-\\ntered the army during the rebellion and fought\\na good fight, from time to time writing to their\\nbenefactor, and amid the dangers of the camj)\\nand battlefield, were sought out by kind and\\nencouraging letters from Mr. Boyd, whose care\\nfor their welfare never ceased. Those who\\nknew Mr. Boyd s kind and beautiful spirit can\\nnot wonder he is so devotedly embalmed in the\\nhearts of his puj)ils, who ever sjieak of him in\\nwords of love and glistening ej^es. After the\\nwar the country passed through a financial\\ncrisis, which effected the seminary as well as\\nmost institutions of the kind throughout the\\nWest. Other schools of like nature were ojjened\\nin neighboring cities and towns, and our Mon-\\nroe Young Ladies Seminai-y received a blow", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0676.jp2"}, "625": {"fulltext": "T^y", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0679.jp2"}, "626": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0680.jp2"}, "627": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCHES OF MONROE COUNTY.\\n501\\nfrom wliicli it never entirely recovered. Kov.\\nK. J. Boyd accepted a call to Laramie ity,\\nWyoming Territory whore lie preached a\\nj-ear, and died sudilenly, November 2}, 1881,\\nregretted by the people to whom he had en-\\ndeared himself in an unusual legree.\\nRev. Krasmas J. Boyd was married soon\\nafter leaving the theological seminary to Miss\\nSarah Clark, who was educated at Miss Wil-\\nlard s famous seminary of Troy, New York.\\nDuring their residence in Monroe three daugh-\\nters were born KUa. who died at the age of\\nfifteen Florence, who UKirriod Mr. V. K.\\nSchwarz, of Boston, Massachusetts, now living\\nin Colorado; Anna, who married Mr. F Iv.\\nCopeland, of Boston, Massachusetts, now of\\nhicago. Illinois. A meeting of the resident\\nAlumni was called in September, 1883, at which\\nit was decided to erect a monument to the\\nmemory of Mr. Boyd former members of the\\nseminary from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast\\nwere notified and responded heartily and grate-\\nfullj^, and in a few months a Scotch granite\\nmonument was imjiorted and erected over his\\nlast resting place, with the following inscription\\nReverend Erasinas J. Boyd was born No-\\nvember 1, 1814, died November 23, 1881. For\\ntwenty-nine years Principal of the Monroe\\nYoung Ladies Seminary. He possessed in a\\nhigh degree the affect ion and respect of his\\npupils, who, in loving remeiulirance, have\\nerected this monument.\\nHis character and the esteem in which he\\nwas held cannot be better portrayed than by\\nquoting from the sermon by llev. J. Y. Cow\\ntrick. D. D., preached at the funeral services in\\nLaianiie City on November 26, 188]. He said\\n1 shall never forget the first time I saw\\nhim in Presbytery at Denver, as he rose his\\ntall form towering over those around him, he\\naid he had heard much of the West and had\\ncome to see the glory of its wonders and to cast\\nin his lot with us. Not one word of comjilaint.\\nnot one word of seeking for health only de-\\nsirous of entering on the work that is so\\nabundant in the wide and wild fields of the\\nWcut. He at once entered the conflict and like\\na mailed warrior died with his harness on in\\nthe midst of the battle, Let me die the death\\nof the righteous and let my enil l e like his.\\nWho can say my friend E. J. Boyd was not\\na royal knight of a royal mastei-? He pi iuiched\\nto you, my friends, one year; his last sermon\\nbeing on the anniversary of his firsl year, and\\nbj his bri thi-cn in the ministry was requested\\nto preach a union Thanksgiving sermon. He\\nhad just completed it and died with it in his\\nhand. Yet he died with his harness on. went\\ninto the presence of the king of kings with\\nthanksgiving, which, as he joined the hosts at\\nonce, was a peace of victory. He was truly,\\nwhile here, a prophet, priest and king. He\\nwas a prophet because ho sjioke lor his Master\\nalways and everywhere wiien it was proper\\nand possible to do so. He was a jiriest because\\nho was often found interceding for those at a\\nthrone of grace. He was a king because by\\n])urity and gentleness manifested in a vigorous\\nlife, he ruled for good wherever he was present.\\nNo man ever closed his earthly career in a\\ngrander way, working for the -Master until\\nwithin fifteen minutes of his call. He could,\\nwith the Apostle, have well said I have\\nfought a goo l fight, I have finished my course,\\nI have kept the faith, and to this, people would\\nrespond, Verily, thou hast. Henceforth there\\nis laid up for thee a crown of righteousness.\\nProf. Boyd s body was sent to his old home,\\nMonroe, Michigan, and laid to rest by the side\\nof his first born and iicloved daiiichter. I ^lla.\\nPKKSBYTKRIAN CHURCH OK ERIE.\\nThe formation of the l resb\\\\ lerian Church of\\nErie was the work of llev. William L. Buft ott,\\nwho preached here at regular intervals while\\nresiding at Otter Creek, near La Salle.\\nIn June, 1849, a re(|uest from Christian\\npeople in Hrie was made to the Presbytery of\\nMonroe to be organized into a (diurch, and Jlev.\\nWilliam L. Huffett and Rev. J. B. Taylor, of\\nBedford, were appointed a committee for this\\n])urpose.\\nOn Saturday, September 8th, Mr. Buffett met\\nwith the people in the school house of Erie,\\nMr. Taylor being detained by illness, and\\npreached a sermon, and took names of some\\nwho designed to be members of the church.\\nOn the next day, Sciitomber !Hh, the follow-\\ning persons were duly organized into the first\\nchurch of Erie, to wit: John P. Rowe, Sarah\\nAnn Rowe, (iilbert Hitchcock, Nanc} Agnow,\\nSarah MulhoUcn, Francis Mulhollen, Eliza Cor-\\nnell, Catherine Darrah, .Mary Slowell, Ann\\nElizabeth Trail, Angeline Sa.xlon, Marilla J.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0681.jp2"}, "628": {"fulltext": "502\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nStump and Lucy Williams. Gilbert Hitchcock\\nwas made clerk, and John P. Eowe, treasurer,\\nwho were afterward ciiosen the tirst elders of\\nthe ehui ch, and were orchiined February 22,\\n1852.\\nThe first ehureli cditice, a |ilaiii frame struc-\\nture, was dedicated August 8, 1850, by Rev. Mr.\\nHuffett, assisted by Rev. J. B. Taylor, of Bed-\\nford, and Eev. Henry H. Northrop, of Monroe.\\nIt liecame necessarj after thirty-eight years to\\nrepair the house cxtensivelj- or build again. It\\nwas determined to rebuild of brick, under the\\nmanagement of John A. McDonald, George O.\\nPerry, Charles M. Rowe, Cluirles R. Brighani\\nand Alviii G. Kelley, as the building com-\\nmittee.\\nThe corner stone of the new church was pre-\\nsented by Mrs. Wihner J. Keeny s Bible Class,\\nwhich took a lively interest in the new enter-\\nprise, and contained a copj- of the Holy Bible,\\nthe constitution of the Pi-esbyterian Churcli,\\nwith its form of government and discipline,\\nand the names of the subscribers to both\\nchurches, as well as the building committees of\\nboth, and the name of the teacher and mem-\\nbers of tiie Bible Class, with their resolutions\\nin connection tlierewith. The church officers\\nand name of pastor were included. The mis-\\nsionary publication called The Church at Home\\nand Abroad, the New York Evangelist, and\\nseveral other papers of this vicinity, the num-\\nber of ciiurch members who have been in its\\nconnection, in all one luindred and seventy-\\none, as well as the present number, which\\nwas fifty-eight.\\nThis stone was put in place on Wednesdaj\\nJuly 20, 1887, witli i-eligious exercises, Rev.\\nS. W. Pratt, of Monroe, assisted by Rev. Dr.\\nDuval and Bacon, of Toledo, and Rev. Mr.\\nBrown of the same place. The church was\\ndedicated February 8, 1888.\\nThe elders of this church who have pa.saed\\naway are John P. Rowe, wiio died June, 1865;\\nGilbert Hitchcock, who died October 30, 1862\\nand James Mulhollon, who died February 16,\\n1871, the last of whom became a member April\\n8, 1851.\\nThe present session are William H. Wells\\nand Charles Dolim. The first was added to\\nthe church by letter from Monroe, April 2,\\n1865 the other by profession of faith, Decem-\\nber 4, 1881.\\nThe ministei S who have preached two jears\\nand over, are Rev. William L. Buffett, Rev.\\nRobert R. Salter, D. D., Rev. Samuel Fleming,\\nRev. Arthur W. Sanford, Rev. E. W. Willard\\nand Rev. William S. Taylor. Rev. Noah M.\\nWells should be mentioned also, who resided\\nseveral years with his .son, who sometimes\\npreached in the absence of the minister, and\\nassisted at the communion table, and was ready\\nfor every good woi k.\\nRev. Noah M. Wells was a member of the\\nPresbytery of Detroit, but died in Erie, Maj 3,\\n1880. He was born in Saratoga, New York;\\nwas educated in Union college, and privately\\nwith a minister, actively engaged as pastor of\\na church. His first preaching was at Galvvaj\\nNew York, then at Brownsville in the same\\nState.\\nIn 1824 he removed to Detroit and organ-\\nized the First Presbyterian Church in the city,\\nand continued there till 1833, when his health\\nfailed and removed to Mishawaka, Indiana,\\nwhere he was connected with an iron foundry-\\ntor a few years, occasionally preaching as\\nop|iortunity presented. Having received the\\nappointment of a chaplain in the army, he\\nremoved to Galena, Illinois, and filled the posi-\\ntion for a few years. After this he returned to\\nMichigan and spent a year in the Bethel ser-\\nvice at Detroit. Afterwards he came to Krie\\nand spent the remainder of his days, which\\nreached ninety eight years. He was eloquent\\nand practical as a preacher.\\nRev. William L. Buffett left in 1852, and\\nwent, as supposed, further west. Rev. R.\\nRogers Salter, D. D., succeeded him, and came\\nfrom Tiffin College, Ohio, for which he was\\nagent for a time, and from which he received\\nthe degree of D. D. He began preaching in\\n1852 in La Salle and Erie. He was invited in\\n1856 to become theii- pastor, and became a\\nmember of the Presbytery by letter from the\\nclasses of St. Jo.seph, Micliigan, and was duly\\nenrolled. Having accepted the call to become\\nthe pastor at La Salle and Erie, he was duly\\ninstalled in 1856 b\\\\- Rev. A. K. Strong and\\nRev, K, J. Boyd, chosen by the Presbytery for\\nthis service. His iiastorate continued till 1864.\\nHis successor was Rev. Samuel Fleming. He\\nwas born in Romulus, New York. He became\\na minister and removed to this State and be-\\ncame a member of the Presbytery of Marshall.\\nHe remained here two years, removed to\\nMorenci, from Monroe to Burr Oak, where he", "height": "3005", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0682.jp2"}, "629": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCHES OF MONROE COUNTY,\\n503\\nfinished his work, as his life closed December\\n5, 1885.\\nRev. Arthur AV. Sanford was next invited to\\nbe pastor of the church in Erie. He became a\\nmember of Presbytery by rccoinmendatioii of\\nthe Presbytery of Fort Wayne in September.\\n18G7, and was installed pastor the 15th of Sep-\\ntember b}^ Rev. C. N. Mattoon and Rev. E. J.\\nl?oyd, of Monroe. He remained until 1870 and\\nremoved, but returned again in 1881 and re-\\nmained two years. He preached in Erie, in\\nall, five years. He removed to Detroit ami\\nentered into rest in the year 1886.\\nIn 1874, Rev. E. P. Willard, of Cayuga, New\\nY(;rk. supplied the church and i-emaiiied until\\n1S79. He is now preaching in Cayuga.\\nRev. William S. Taj-lor became pastor in\\n1885, and still occupies the pulpit.\\nJohn P. Rowe, one of the first elders of this\\nchurch, came .from Vermont.\\nMany families, prior to the War of 1812, left\\nall hut clothes and nccessar} food and took\\nopen boats and went southward coasting to-\\nwards Ohio. Many again returned when the\\nwai- was over. Daniel Mulhollen s family among\\nthem, with nine children. In three years after\\nthey left Michigan they returned to the Raisin,\\nclaimed their land and commenced making a\\nfarm, and in a few years built a house two\\nmiles south of the Raisin, where the Mul-\\nhollen s still live. Mrs. John P. Rowe still re-\\nsided in Erie. After her husband s death, in\\n1865, she gave attention to her two children,\\nand became interested in church affairs, doing\\nwhatever her hand found to do with her might.\\nShe died full of years and usefulness June 16.\\n1887. Mrs. Sarah Kowe died at the residence\\niifhei- son, Charles M. Rowe, in Erie, in the\\neighty-first year of her age. One of the minis-\\nters of the churcii for five years, Rev. E. P. Wil-\\nlard, and who knew her well, .says of her:\\nMrs. Rowe was born in Monroe, Michigan,\\nJanuary 2, 1807, and after her nurriage to Mr.\\nJohn P. Rowe, she removed to Erie, Monroe\\ncounty, where she has since resided. Her hus-\\nband, an influential citizen of that localitj-, died\\nin 1865. She was a woman of energy and ster-\\nling religious character, whose heart and life\\nmade a deep impress upon the community.\\nShe was distinguished for piety and usefulness.\\nShe was endued with a spirit of wisdom, and\\nexhibited undaunted Christian zeal and a large\\nbenevolence. Her kindness, sympathy, and\\ncharity were proverbial. Her faith was .strong.\\nIn a feelile church she was a tower of strength.\\nHer words of counsel were inspired with hope.\\nHer radiance of example and life was not onl)-\\niliffused in her own ha])i)y home, but she was a\\nburning and a shining light in the whole com-\\nmunity. For long years her devotion to the\\nchurch, and her ceaseless prayers for its wel-\\nfare, wei e widel} known. As a true mother in\\nIsrael, she is lamented. Her gifts to benevo-\\nlence and to the Presbyterian Church, were\\nconstant and magnanimous. Upon her heart\\nwere the interests of unconverted souls, and\\nshe lived to see many brought to the Saviour\\nthrough her instrumentality. The reward is\\nhers of those who turn many to righteous-\\nness. Under the infirmities of age, her\\n])atieiice and Christian resignation evinced\\nripeness of character and the power of grace.\\nAll who knew her bestowed upon her genuine\\naffection, and will long hold her memory in\\nsacred trust Her burial took place at Wood-\\nlawn cemeterv, Toledo, Ohio.\\nREV. NOAH IM. WKLLS,\\nTIIIC OI.DKST I KF,s|!YTERIAX MINISTER IN THK U.NITEI)\\nST.\\\\TIis.\\nRev. Mr. Wells was horn at Beinis Heights,\\nvSaratoga county. New York, July 8. 1782, his\\nfather s name being Eleazer AVclls. and his\\nniotiier s maiden name was Joanna Fellows.\\nWhen the deceased was three 3-ears old his\\nfather moved with his family to New Lebanon,\\nNew York, where the boy was kept at school\\nuntil thirteen j-ears of age, and from that time\\nuntil he was twenty years old Mr. Wells worked\\nalternately on the farm and in the shop, learn-\\ning his fiither s trade of harness making.\\nIn his fourteenth year he was baptised in\\nthe Episcopal Church from his seventeenth to\\nhis twenty-first year the young man became a\\nbeliever in the Universalist doctrine, but on\\nattaining his majority he experienced a change\\nin his Itelief and became impressed that he\\nmust become a preacher of the Gospel.\\nThrough reverses his father became a poor\\nman so that his son could not look to him for\\nhelp; therefore boarding at home and walking\\nthree miles each day to his lessons, Mr, Wells\\nboifan under the tuition of a young minister in\\na neighboring town. In eleven months he en-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0683.jp2"}, "630": {"fulltext": "504\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntered the freshman class in Union College,\\nSchenectady, being the oldest scholar in the\\nclass. Through aid from Mr. Van Rensselaer,\\nthe mayor of Albany, and the kindness of Dr.\\nNott, president of tlus college, together with\\nsome remuneration for teaching in the gram-\\nmar school; the young man graduated, received\\nhis diploma, and was appointed tutor in the\\ncollege. After teaching and while studying\\ndivinity under Div Nott, the j oung man left\\nthe college free from debt and with three hun-\\ndred dollars.\\nHis first charge was the Presbyterian Church\\nand society at Gahvay, Saratoga county, where\\nhe was ordained, and it was at this time that he\\nmarried Miss Nancy Hunter, of Stephentown,\\nKensseiaer county. New York. In three years\\nshe died, leaving one son. For five years Mr.\\nWells preached at Gahvay, writing and com-\\nmitting to memory two sermons each week,\\nlecturing each Wednesday evening, with\\nprayer meeting Friday night and pastoral in-\\nvitations. After being two years a widower Mr.\\nWells married Miss Jane Lett erts, who after-\\nward died and was buried in Detroit.\\nMr. Wells second charge was at Brownville,\\nJefferson county. New York, where he estab-\\nlished the first church there, and performed\\nthe work under almost thrilling circumstances.\\nEarly in 1825 he received an urgent invita-\\ntion to visit Detroit, and in June of that year\\narrived there. He found a comfortable wooden\\nchurch, with about thirtj members, as the\\nfirst Protestant church in the city; but they\\nhad no organization according to law. As-\\nsisted by such men as Mr. Hastings, Dr. Rice,\\nMessrs. Bingham, Stewart and others, he\\nformed a regular Presbyterian Church, with a\\nstrong band of elders and thirty-six members,\\nall told. This was the first Presbyterian\\nChurch ever formed in Michigan. Mr. Wells\\ncontinued as pastor of this church until 183C,\\nwhen his health failed him, and he was suc-\\nceeded by Mr. Cleveland, whose successor was\\nDr. George Duftield.\\nMr. Wells then engaged in secular business,\\ntaking an interest in a blast furnace at Misha-\\nwaka, Indiana. In about a year he returned\\nto Detroit to take charge of the Flat Rock and\\nGibralter Company, in which business he re-\\nmained two years and then returned to Misha-\\nwaka. After living there about a year he re-\\nmoved to Niles, Michigan, having been ap-\\npointed by the Michigan University as a\\nteacher in the branch of the university estab-\\nlished at Niles. Eighteen months later he was\\nappointed chaplain in the United States Army,\\nto be stationed at Prairie du Chene When\\nthe troops were removed from there to take\\npart in the Florida War, Mr. Wells went to\\nGalena, Illinois, where he remained nearly\\nthree years, building up and conducting a\\nPresbyterian Church. He then returned to\\nMaumee City, where he remained a short time,\\nand then came to Detroit to take charge of the\\nBethel cause there, and after six years of this\\nwork he retired from all service and went to\\nEric, Michigan, to reside with his son, William\\nH. Wells. For his third wife Mr. Wells mar-\\nried Mrs. Nancy Trowbridge, of Hudson, New\\nYork, who died in Detroit and was buried at\\nElmwood. Up to the time of his death Mr.\\nWells resided with bis son ac Erie, Michigan,\\nand besides being the founder of the first\\nPresbyterian Church in Michigan, was at the\\ntime of his death the oldest Presbyterian min-\\nister in the United States. He died Maj 3,\\n1S80, aged ninety-eight.\\nPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PETERSBURG.\\nWhen in 1856 the Pi-esbytery of Monroe\\nasked a missionary of the Home Missionary\\nSociety to work within its limits, the request\\nwas denied. The Presbytery then determined,\\nas the necessity seemed great, to obtain one\\nand pay him themselves. Rev. Austin Marsh,\\na veteran in the service, was employed, who\\npreached at Petersburg, as well as at other\\npoints.\\nThe people asked the Presbytery for the\\nformation of a Presbyterian Church in this\\nplace. Revs. E. J. Boyd, H. G. Bliun anil\\nDaniel S. Bacon, older of the Monroe Church,\\nwere appointed as a committee to see to it, and\\nform a church if they thought it best.\\nRev. E. J. Boyd, principal of the Ladies\\nSeminary, of Monroe, met Rev. .1. Marsh on\\nSabbath, November l(i, in Petersburg, where\\nafter service five persons presented letters\\nfrom other churches, and two presented them-\\nselves for examination as to their experience of\\nChristian grace. They all gave their assent to\\nArticles of Faith and covenanted to walk to-\\nirether as a church of the Lord.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0684.jp2"}, "631": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCHES OF MONROE COUNTY.\\n505\\nOil Saturday, l efcniber 13, tlu y met at tho\\nscliool houso of tlie villasfo, wlion some more\\nwei-e ciirolleil, and l r. Joseph Hrown and\\nilyron 15. Davis were chosen chlers of tho\\nchun-h, wlio on the next da\\\\- wore duly in-\\nvested with this office. Tiie Lord s Sujiper\\nwas also administered, when eleven members\\nwere present, as follows: Dr. Jonas Brown\\nand his wife, (ioorge R. Hrown, Mrs. O. T.\\nRose, Mrs. H. (J. Morse, Mrs. George Peters,\\nMyron B. Davis and liis wife, Mrs. Alniira\\nGiflford, Matlison Reynolds and James Rey-\\nnolds. This church was reported to the Pres-\\nbytery, and on application was received and\\nenrolled April 8, 1857. Its earlj growth was\\npermanent. In ten years its membership was\\nfifty-four, although some had tilled the measure\\nof their daj s.\\nIn 1870 the additions were sixteen. Twenty-\\nfour were added in 187(5.\\nThe elders of the church have been: Dr.\\nJonas Brown, Mj-ron B. Davis, .Justus Tremain.\\nDaniel McC oUum. The present elders are\\nMyron B. Davis, George R. Hrown, Havilah E.\\nDavis and James H. Gage.\\nThe first jjlace of meeting was an Union\\nllou.sc built for public worship by the people,\\nand first occupied by tho M. E. Church.\\nWhen it became necessar3- to meet sepa-\\nrately, a lot was obtained of Eliakinor Cornell\\nas a free gift. A committco was appointed,\\nand when the brick were ready the people\\nturned out with their teams and hauled tliern,\\nas well as the stone, with gratuitous labor.\\nOwing to the increase of the value of materials\\nthe building, which was commenced in 18(54,\\nwas not completed until 18(58, when it was\\ndcilicatcd, witli a slight debt remaining; but\\nin a few years it was enlireU removed.\\nOne of tliis committee was Oliver T. Rose,\\nwho came from Rhode Island to this place\\nwhen the country was new, and took hold of\\nthis enterprise with iiboralitj- and zeal and\\n])usheil the work forward, when others faltered,\\nand at the end put down a liberal donation to\\nrelieve the work from debt.\\nAnother one of the committee was Horace\\nHill, who came a pioneer from Vermont, and\\nwas ready always to do what he could to en-\\ni-ourage the enterprise.\\n.Mention maj- al.so be maile of the -ldei s of\\nthe church who have pa.s.sed away\\nDr. Jonas Hrown was burn in Heath, Frank-\\nlin county, .Massachusetts, in 1705. He became\\na member of AVilliams College, and graduated\\nat that institution in 1815, having as.sistcd\\nliimself largely y teaching. He became a\\nplij sieian and lived in Peru twelve years. Ho\\ncame to this State in 183(5, and lived at first in\\nLenawee county, but finally purchased new\\nland south of Petersburg and gave his atten-\\ntion to farming. He was an original member\\nof this church, lived an honorable Christian\\nlife, and died in 18(59.\\nColonel Justus Tremain was born in Hei-k-\\nshire county, Ma.ssachusctts, in 171)8. In early\\nlife he removed to Oneida county, New York,\\nand was a fai-mer. He came to this count}- in\\n183H. Iviving in the vicinity of Petersburg\\nwhen this church was formed, he soon became\\na member and was chosen an elder, and lived\\nlure the remainder of his life, and died in 1872.\\nlie was an upright man, and had the satisfac-\\ntion of seeing his children walk in the\\nliristian way.\\nDaniel McColluni was also an elder who was\\nborn in Herksliire county, Massachusi tts, in\\n1800, and spent his youth and early manhood\\nther.e. lie was a mechanic\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a maker of hand-\\nrakes. When he came westward he made a\\nhome in Adrian, and lived there several yeai s.\\nFi-om Adrian removed to Petersburg and\\njoined this cliurch. He waschosen an elder in\\n18(59. The clock, communion set and chairs\\nwere given by him, as well as the library in\\nthe vestibule of the church. The bell, costing\\nnear five hundred ilollars, received a generous\\ncontribution from him.\\nHe was an exemplary man, faithful in all\\nduties, generous and true to the church, and\\n(|uietly passed away .lune 1, 1878.\\nThe ministers who have preached l()r this\\nchurch were: Rev. Justin Marsh, Rev. Moody\\nHarrington, Rev. J. W. Hayncs, Rev. (J. M.\\nHoardman and liev. W. S. Taylor.\\nRev. .lustin Marsh was horn in Montague,\\nMassachusetts, in 179(5. After graduating at\\n.\\\\niherst College and studying theology under\\nthe instruction ot Rev. Allen McLarron, of\\nSimsburgh, Connecticut, he went to Wi st-\\nei-n New Vork and preached at Sherman,\\nNapoli, Amora an l rangevillc, and came to\\nMichigan in 1S37. He was diligent in his\\ncalling, ])reaehed in many ])laees here, and died", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0685.jp2"}, "632": {"fulltext": "506\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nat the home of oue of his sous, in the full tri-\\numph of faith, leaving two sons earnest minis-\\nters of the gospel, January 9, 1872.\\nEev. Moody Harrington was in Petersburg\\nbut a short time, and little is known of him.\\nEev. John W. Baynes was born in Liver-\\npool, England, May 24, 1799, and was educated\\nat Eotherham College. In 1838 he came to\\nthe United States and became an assistant to\\nEev. Dr. Stearns, of the Presbyterian Church,\\nof Newburyport, Massachusetts. He after-\\nwards preached for several years at St. Catha-\\nrines, Ontario. In 1849 he came to Hudson,\\nMichigan, where he jireached a few j^ears. He\\npreached in Manchester, and in Blissfield, Pe-\\ntersburg, and Deerfield, his family residing in\\nHud.9on. He died after many years of suc-\\ncessful work, January 11, 1877.\\nHis successor at Petersburg was Eev. George\\nMartin Boardman, who came from Western\\nNew York. He applied for admission to the\\nPresbytery of Detroit. He was accepted as a\\ncandidate, and was soon licensed to j^reach. In\\n1852 he was enrolled as a member of Presby-\\ntery, and was preaching at White Lake. He\\nwas a member of Monroe Presbytery in 1861,\\nand preached in Petersburg. In 1862 he\\nenlisted in the military service of the State,\\nand became captain of Comj^any I of tlie\\nFifteenth Infantry, in camp at Monroe. The\\nregiment went to St. Louis, and moved for-\\nward immediately to Pittsburgh Landing,\\nleaving Mr. Boardman at St. Louis, where,\\nafter a few days he died in the hospital, of the\\nsmall-pox. Three of his sons, Charles, Frank-\\nlin and Ira D., enlisted, and Charles died also\\nin the army.\\nEev. William S. Taylor also preached in\\nPetersburgh. He was born in Trumansburg,\\nNew York. His parents were Henry Taylor\\nand Laura (Graves) Ta^-lor. William went to\\nschool until his fourteenth year; when seven-\\nteen, his mind was more particularly inter-\\nested in religious things and he became a mem-\\nber of the Presbyterian hurch, of which his\\nparents were members, and his father an elder.\\nHe was inclined to prepare for the ministry,\\nin which his parents cordially acquiesced. Soon\\nafer he entered Geneva Lyceum, a classical\\nschool where young men were fitted for college-,\\nand remained in the institution three years, and\\nentered the junior class in Union College,\\nSchenectady, New York, and graduated in 1838.\\nThree years after, the college bestowed the\\ndegree of A. M. upon him. After teaching\\nthe classics in O.xford Academy, New York,\\nfor one year, he entered Auburn Theological\\nSeminary and spent three years in studj-,\\ngraduating in 1842. He was licensed to preach\\nby the Presbytery of Cajuya, and the next\\nyear\u00e2\u0080\u0094 after preaching a short time in West\\nBloomtield, New York found him in Michi-\\ngan, preaching in Jonesville, and while there\\nhe was ordained by the Presbytery of Mar-\\nshall, as it then was. He preached there for\\none year had an attack of malarial fever and\\nrested for a few months. He next preached in\\nManchester, occupying the basement of an en-\\nclosed church. The effort made to complete it\\nwas crowned with success. In 1849 he was\\ninvited to Hillsdale, where he was installed,\\nsoon after, pastor of the church by the Pres-\\nbytery of Marshall. In 1853 he had another\\nattack of fever, when he felt constrained to\\nask for a dismissal, to accept the agency of the\\nAmerican Sunday School Union in Michigan,\\nand removed to Detroit, as the centre\\nof their operations in the State. After\\nremaining in this service for seven years,\\nand seeing much good done in this way, he\\nconcluded to return to the jJastorate, and in 1862\\nentered into the service at Petersburg, and com-\\nmenced jyreaching in the Union House, serving\\nalso the church in Deerfield.\\nThe church in Petersburg grew the house of\\nworship was commenced and carried forward to\\ncompletion. Having been pastor here for over\\ntwenty years, he asked to be dismissed in 1885\\nand went to Erie, and is pastor of the First Pres-\\nbyterian Church at the present time.\\nMETHODIST CHURCH.\\nThe Eev. William Mitchell was sent to this\\nsection of country in 1810 by the Western\\nConference, which embraced the valley of the\\nOhio and adjacent territory. He preached at\\nDetroit, Elver Eouge and Monroe, and was\\nfollowed the next year by the Eev. Mr. Holmes,\\nwho occupied the field and continued a year\\nlonger, ministering to a little band of twenty-\\nthree, but in consequence of the war most of\\nthe settlers were forced to flee, the little band\\nwas scattered, and for the five subsequent years\\nthere was a suspension of efforts by this denom-\\nnation.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0686.jp2"}, "633": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCHES OF MONROE COUNTY.\\n507\\n111 1817 tlie Rex. .To.sepli ^Vfitclicll c;uiic fro-\\n(liiciitly to minister, and as there was no ])ublic\\nliiiililing in wliich to hold services, the resi-\\ndences of Daniel Mulholland, sr and Samuel\\nKelt were occupied as the most commodious.\\nHe continued to preach from time to time until\\n1812, when Rev. John P. Kent succeeded him.\\nHe formed the first .Methodist class, coiisistini^\\nof Samuel, Elizabeth, Scth, Ethel and Abigail\\nChoal, Jacob B. and Marj- Parker, Lj-man.\\nSarah and Mary Harvej-. and Pheiiira West.\\nThe organization was effeeted on -the south side\\nof the River Raisin about two miles west of tlie\\njireseiit city of Monroe, in the house of\\n.Jacob B. Parker, on the farm now occupied b^-\\nH. I) wight. -Mr. Kent occupied the field\\nbut one j-ear. Tins venerable man died at\\n].,iiua. New York, in 1S80, aged eighty-eight,\\nafter a long and useful mini-stiy. He was suc-\\nceeded in 1822 by Samuel Baker, and as the\\ncircuit embraced all the settled position of\\nMichigan except Sault Ste. Marie, having but\\none assistant, his visits to Monroe were not\\nfrc(|uent. He married one of the original class,\\nSarah Harvey, who, after his death, married\\nthe Rev. John A. Baughman,who occupied the\\ncircuit in 1825, and was justh regarded one of\\nthe best and ablest and most successful of the\\nveteran itinerants. His ministrj^ continued in\\nthis State thirty-two j ears, and some now liv-\\ning will recall his preaching with pleasure.\\nHis successors were George W. Walker, James\\nW. Fiiilaj% H. Colclazer and Presiding Elder\\n(ioddard, who assisted in 1S32 in forming a\\nclass within the village of Monroe in aildition\\nto that whose headquarters were two miles up\\nthe river. Mr. Joseph C Garwood, for many\\nyears highly esteemed in this community-,\\nallied himself at this time with the new class.\\nThe two following years, 183.3 and 1834, E.\\nII. Richer and E. C. Gavitt preached eveiy\\nalternate Sunday in Monroe, occupying the old\\nj-ello\\\\v court house for services. During 1835\\nand 1836 Rev. Robert Triggs, sr., with W.\\nGage, ministered to the church. In 1837 the\\nchurch building was erected on the lot where\\nthe parsonage now stands. Rev. J. W. David-\\nson, through who. ^e energy and industry the\\nchurch was erected, enjoj cd the pleasure of\\noccupying the pulpit but four Sundays after its\\ndedication. Monroe was made a station in\\n1837. The indebtedness of the cliurcli was\\n82,5(1(1, and mortgaged to a citizen, J. .Adams.\\nThe mortgage was transferred to the liank of\\nMichigan, and as a large part of the subscrip-\\ntion was jiayaiile in land, the mortgage was\\ncancelled b^- a transfer of the lands to the hank.\\nThe church was dedicated in December, 1839.\\nduring the pastorate of A. M. Fitch. The Rev.\\nBaughman again supplied the ])ul|iit for one\\nyear. Hevs A. M. Fitch, David Burns, Bisin\\n^app. .1 allies .^liaw, II. Colcla/.er, R. R. Rich-\\niirds, lOli/.a raiie, T. Gardner, Seth Reed,\\nand Harrison Morgan followed in succession as\\npastors.\\nThe financial atVairs of the chui cli were set-\\ntled, and the society freed from debt during\\nthe pastorate of Rev. Bisin Sapp, brother-in-\\nlaw of John Tull, Esq. During Mr. Reed s\\npastorate the interior of the church was im-\\nproved, the piil])it changed from the west to\\nthe east end of the buildiuL the galleries im-\\nproved and a furnace su])plied. The city and\\nchurches met with sore reverses in 1853. The\\nmagnificent steamers and boats, which formed\\na link in the line of travel between the east\\nand west, were taken off from the route be-\\ntween Monroe and Buffalo, and the tide of\\ntravel and transportation found other outlets,\\nthe removal of business and many families en\\nsued. Rev. Seth Reed gave church to more\\nthan forty persons in one 3 ear, this, with the\\nravages of cholera, decimated the ranks of\\nthe society. The following ministers came in\\nthe order of their names (ro:n 185() to 18(57:\\nF. W. May, W. E Biglo v, F. W. Warren, J. H.\\nBurnliam, I. C. York and William Fo.\\\\. In 181)7\\nPresiding Elder Shier, finding the old church\\nneeded repairs, and failing ti find a disposi-\\ntion on the part of the congregation to make\\nthem, undertook the task of securing sub-\\nscriptions foi- a new brick church. A sub-\\nscription of 820,000 was raised, and the Collow-\\ningyear the fimndation of a ne-v edifice was\\nlaid on the corner of Monroe and Second street,\\nand the parsonage was removed to tlie Wesley\\nChapel. Rev. J. W. Scott succeeded .Mr. Shier,\\nbut it was not until the pastorate of Rev. J.\\nVenning, June 1 1, 1871, that the new church\\nwas dedicated with a comfortable seating\\ncapacity of si.x hundred, an excellent organ,\\nheated b} steam; it is doubtless one of the finest\\nedifices in the conference. It was supposed, at\\nthe time of the dedication, the sum subscribed\\nwould cancel the indebtedness, but the amount\\nwas short some 811,000, which was reduced by", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0687.jp2"}, "634": {"fulltext": "08\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntlu onergotiu work of tlu siiliscquoiit jiaslors\\nJ. C. Worlloy, 1). Ciirltoii, Kovs. O. J. Pcr-\\nrin and J. K. Jacklin. Mr. Jacklin was suc-\\ncocdod by Eovs. C. M. Coburu, W. W. Wash-\\nbuni and T. G. Potter, the present resident\\npastor. The present number of eonimunicants\\none hundred and seventy, and the number of\\nschohirs in the Sabbalh School, one hundred and\\nsixty-one.\\nTRINITY I KOTKSTANT KPISCOrAL CIIUECH.\\nfhe Episcopal service was for the first time\\npublielj^ read in this county b^ the Kev. ifich-\\nard Horry, in September, 1831. Ho came from\\nDetroit on liorse-back, and preached in the old\\nyellow court house. Two months thereafter\\nthe lion. Charles C. Trowbridge accompanied\\nhim, and ])ublic services were again held, at\\nwhich time the first baptism occurred, that of\\nSidney D. Miller (now residing in Detroit) and\\na daughter of General Murray, of the British\\narmy. The church was tbrmally organized in\\nthe spring of 1832, and (ieneral Murray and\\nSeneca Allen were elected wardens, and the\\nRev. John 0 i?rien became the rector. The\\nfirst church huilding was commenced in 1833,\\nupon the lot whore the rear portion of the\\nPark Hotel now stands. On the 3d of Maj*\\niJishop Mcllvaine confirmed twenty-one per-\\nsons. In September, 183(5, Bishop Samuel A.\\nMcCroskj made his first official visit to the\\nchurch. The Eev. John O Brien continued\\nrector of the courch until 1842. The sugges.\\ntion of his name gives rise to mau}^ pleasant\\nmemories, confined hy no moans to the mem-\\nbers of his church. IIo was a (iodly man, and\\nhighly esteemed by those who knew him, and\\nwas unquestionably one of the finest sciholars\\nin the country.\\nHis successors were: llev. Joseph S. Largo,\\nfrom 1843 to 184G; Rev. W. H. Hunter, from\\n1840 until he resigned on account of ill-health\\nRev. C. F. Lewis, from 1849 to 1850; Rev. Wil-\\nliam Ijj-ster, from 1850 to 1855. (He was a\\nsingularly refined and accomplished gentle-\\nman, and endeared himself to the citizens as\\nwell as the church); Rev. .lohn Bramwell,\\nIrom 1855 to 1856; Rev. S. F. Carpenter, from\\n185(5 to 18G0; Rev. Thomas Green, from 1860\\nto 1864 Rev. Henry Safford, from 1864 to 1868\\nall of whose names call for more than the\\nmore raontiou, were space allowable. Great\\niniprovements had been made in 1868, and as\\nall was in readiness for resuming services, the\\nchurch caught on fire and the building with\\nall its appointments was destroyed. The cor-\\nner stone of the present stone church was laid\\nin June, 1868. In 1868 the Rev. (ieorge II.\\nHastman became rector, and in 1871 the church\\nwas completed and consecrated. Mr. East-\\nman resigned On account of failing health, in\\nApril, 1878. Rev. Benjamin Hutchings ac-\\ncepted a call from the church August 1, 1879,\\nentered upon his pastorial charge, but resigned\\nDecember 1, 1881. The Rev. William H. Os-\\nborn succeeded him April 3, 1882, resigned\\nFebruary 1, 1885, and was succeeded bj^ the\\nRev. R. D. Brooks, April 25, 1885, who is the\\n])resent rector of the cluirch. The number of\\ncommunicants is eighty-nine, and average\\nluimher of Sabbath School scholars, forty.\\nHaving a pleasant parsonage on Scott street,\\n11k ehui ch having accumulated the means,\\nintend huilding. adjoining the church, on Mon-\\nroe street, a Parish building of stone, to corres-\\npond with Trinity Church.\\nHISTORY OF THE FIRST BAPTLST (^lURCll\\nOF MONROK.\\nFifty-nine years ago, only one Baptist was\\nknown to reside in Monroe; Sister Fan-\\nnie Stoddard. She had been trained under\\nthe ministry of such en iinent men of (Jod as\\nBartholomew T Welch, D. D., and Dr. David\\nBenedict, the venerable historian ol the Wnp-\\ntists. Here, however, she was alone, and\\nwaited many 3 ear8 for the coming of others of\\nher own faith and practice. At length Deacon\\nSamuel Stone and his wife, of New York, set-\\ntled at Waterloo. Hearing by some means\\nthat Mrs. Stoddard was a Baptist, on a stormy\\nnight in the winter of 1831, they came into\\nthe city to see if it was so. The three wore\\nenough to claim the promised presence of Christ\\nand they at once decided regularly to gather\\ntogether in his name. They praj^crfuUy re-\\nsolved, In the name of ourfiod, we will lift\\nup our banners.\\nThese meetings were held in iMrs. Stoddard s\\nhouse. Jt was there, also, that the first ser-\\nmon ever proaehod by a Baptist minister in\\nMonroe, was delivered. This was in .lanuary,\\n1832. During this year Rev. Kber Carpenter\\nand Rev. Bradbury Clay preached as often as\\ntheir home duties elsewhere would jjermit.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0688.jp2"}, "635": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCIIKS OK MONROE COUNTY.\\ni09\\nTlic text of Mr. Carpc-nUTH first Hcrmon was u\\nvery appropriate one, fonsidering the dcHtilutc\\nconditi jii of thiH worthy trio of BaptitttH\\nComfort ye, comfort ye my jieople speatc ye\\ncomfortably to JeriisahTii.\\nThe first (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2oti^;erts hapti8 d were Mr. I), ur-\\ntiH and Mrs. Cynthia Skellinj^er, February 10,\\n!ind Mrw. .loel Skellinger and Mrs. I auline\\nMiller. March 16, 1834. They cre baptised in\\nthe J{iver Raisin, by Rev. Bradbury Clay.\\nAround the little nucleus thus formed a few\\nothers f;-dlUi:r(iii, until November fi, 1833, when\\na Baptist Church was organized in the old log\\ncourt house, which then stood on the park in\\nfront of the Presbyterian Church. It was\\nreorganized by a council of churches, the Hf-v-\\nvices being conducted by Elders R. I owell,\\nrharles Randall, l amb, and Swift. The fol-\\nlowing were the coristitucnl members: I)eacon\\nSamuel Stone, I). Whitcomb, Judson Wheeler,\\nand their wives, and Sisters Stoddard and\\nGray, eight in number.\\nI Rev. Bradbury Clay served the church as\\npastor, in connection with other churches,\\nabout six months. Afler a short interval he\\nwas followed in 1834 by Rev. M. Pearsall,\\nfoi- a similar period of lime. The church was\\nthen destitute of a pa.st^jr for 8ev(;ral years,\\nduring which time prayer and covenant meet-\\nings were regularly sustained. They were\\nusually led by Brother M. V. Savage, a worthy\\nlayman, who possessed many of the elements\\nof minist\u00c2\u00abrial culture and usefulness. There\\nwere occasional supplies by Elders Bradbury\\nClay, Eber Carpenter, Thomas Bodley, Anson\\nTucker, Robert i owell and Marvin Allen.\\nI In 1836 an efTort was made to build a hogse\\nof worship. A lot was purchased on the corner\\nof First and Scott streets, and the frame\\nerected. Nothing more was done to it, how-\\nver, for want of funds, and the house was\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ver completed. Alter standing several years,\\nuntil it became dangerous and threatened to\\nfall, the city authorities had it indicted as a\\nnuisance, and it was torn down in the summer\\nof 1846.\\nIn the fall of 1843 Rev. Davi.l Barrett settled\\npastor, and remained until April, 1846. He\\n:ts the first pastor whose residence was in\\nMonroe. Dui-ing his pastorate the church en-\\njoj-ed the first revival of any note. Many were\\nadded to the church, and more pro8] erous days\\n-eeroed to be dawning. They had leased for\\ntwo years or more, the oM brick church then\\nowned by the Presbyterians.\\nAfter him came Elder J. Parks in 1817.\\nI)uring his j)astorate tli church became weak-\\nened and discouraged, and after several vain\\nattempts to maintain their organization, they\\nfinally decided to disband. A written state,\\nmcnt to this effect was given to each memb -r,\\nmany of whom, having no longer a home of\\ntheir choice, united with churches of other de-\\nnominations.\\nFor more than eight years there was no or-\\nganization among th few Baptists of Monroe\\nand vicinity, and no meetings were held, ex-\\nceptas Rev. Marvin Allen, who was then publish-\\ning the Michigan Christian Herald, in Detroit,\\nwas al)le occasionally to visit them and preach\\nfor them. He had strongly opposed the disband-\\ning of the original organization, and was mainly\\ninstrumental in bringing about the formation\\nof a new one. At length, through his faithful\\nand untiring efforts, the present church was\\norganized on the 8th of November, \\\\H 7, and\\nrecognized as a regular Baptist Church by the\\nEcclesiastical Council, which met on the 26th\\nof February, 1858. The recognition services\\nwere as follows Prayer Vjy Rev. I H. Bab-\\ncock, of Dundee; sermon by Rev. J. A. Clark,\\nof Adrian Hand of Fellowship, by Rev. M.\\nAllen, of Detroit; Charge V) the Church, by\\nRev. E. F. Piatt of Toledo Closing Service by\\nRev. S. Cornelins, D. D., of Ann Ai-bor. The\\nnumber of constituent members was nine.\\nTheir names are as follows: Titus Babcock,\\nDavid St.John,.Jos ;ph Doty, Thomas W heipley,\\nT. .M. Babcock, Phebe Kinnie, Catharine Ben-\\nson, I. Doty, Fanny Duncanson.\\nRev. Dr. Cornelius having supplied the\\nchurch a few weeks, about the time of its or-\\nganization, was chosen its first pastor early in\\nJanuary, 18. J8. He accepted the call, agree-\\ning to serve the church one-half of his time.\\nHe continued to labor here about seven months,\\nwhen he was a| pointed agent of the Michigan\\n]{aptist State Convention, and entered upon\\nthat work. It was during this j-ear (March\\n4th) that the first Baptist Sunday School was\\norganized in Monroe. A church library was\\nestablished in August.\\nAfter Dr. Corncline left, the church was sup-\\nplied during the balance of the year by Rev.\\nD. I. Parker, of Ash.\\nOn the 2d of July, 1859, the church extended", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0689.jp2"}, "636": {"fulltext": "510\\nHISTORY OK MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nii call lo licv. W. I!. Nortlirop. of Oliin, who\\naccepted it, and settled here in September fol-\\nlowing, and continued pastor for three years,\\nor until October 1, 18C2. He also supplied a\\nlarge number of out-stations, at some of which\\nthere were a number of conversions. During\\nhis pastorate the membership of the church\\nwas doubled, and at its close they were classi-\\nfied as follows: Male members, fourteen\\nfemale, thirty-two; total, forty-six. After\\nseveral years of service elsewhere, he has re-\\nturned again to his homo in the field of his\\nformer labors.\\nFor more than two years from (Jctober 1,\\n1862, the church was destitute of a pastor, ex-\\ncept for a few months in 1863, when they were\\nsupplied somewhat regularly by Elder Snyder.\\nOwing to removals and various causes, the\\nmembership and zeal of the church were very\\ngreatly diminished. While the love of many\\nwaxed cold, however, there were a very few\\nwho had regularly maintained the covenant\\nmeetings of the church. It was the day of\\nsmall things for the Baptist cause in Monroe.\\nMany, therefore, stood entirely aloof from what\\nseemed to be a sinking cause, while even the\\nfew faithful ones were anxiouslj inquiring,\\nBy whom shall Jacob arise for he is small.\\nIn the summer 1864 Mr. C. Ives and his\\nfamily removed from Detroit to Monroe, and\\nnaturally preferring his own kindred to\\nstrangers, he endeavored to seek out his own\\npeople. Hearing one day, after various in-\\nquiries, that a few Baptists were holding a\\nmeeting of some kind in the court house, he\\nattempted, like Saul, to join himself unto the\\ndisciples. Like the discijiles of old, this little\\nband, seven in number, were fearful at first\\nthat his object was merely to spy out their\\nweakness. Their fears, however, .soon gave\\nplace to joy on learning that he, too, was one\\nof that sect everywhere sjjoken against, and\\nthat he would be one with them, and stand by\\nthem under all circumstances.\\nWe have felt justified in referring to this\\nsimple event, and personal matters of this\\ncharacter, because here was the turning jioint,\\nwhere the tide oi financial i^rosperity, at least,\\nbegan, and has ever since continued to flow.\\nEeligioiis services were hereafter regularly\\nsustained. An effort was at once made to\\nsecure a pastor, and the ([ucstion of building a\\nhouse of worship began to be freely discussed.\\nOn the 1st of January, 1865, a call was ex-\\ntended to Ilev. L. J. Huntley to become pastor,\\nwhich was accepted. At the same time it was\\ndecided to purchase some lots in a desirable\\npart of the city, and as soon as possible erect\\nthereon a suitable house of worship. Elder\\nHuntley continued as pastor one year and a\\nhalf, and resigned July 1, 186ti.\\nRev. J. Buttei field became pastor in Decem-\\nber of this year, and after a pastorate of only\\neight months, left Monroe in September, 1867,\\nto take the pastoral care of one of the churches\\nin Grand Rapids. His unexpected departure\\nhad a tendency to discourage the church, who\\nhad made some progress in starting the work of\\nbuilding a chapel and house of worship.\\nHis successor, Rev. J. S. Axtell, settled as\\npastor in December, 1867. An Ecclesiastical\\nCouncil was convened for his ordination Janu-\\nary 31, 1868. The services were conducted as\\nfollows Ordination sermon by Rev. A. Owen\\nprayer by Rev. S. Chase; Hand of Fellowship\\nby Rev. William Buxton Charge to the Can-\\ndidate by Rev. A. E. Mather; Charge to the\\nChurch y Rev. E. J. Fish. During his pas-\\ntorate the church occupied the chapel for pub-\\nlic worship and Sunday School jjurjjoses, instead\\nof the court house, which had been used for\\nseveral jears. Elder Axtell resigned in May,\\n1870, after serving as pastor for two years and\\na half\\nRev. T. M. Shanafcit accepted a call from the\\nchurch in November, 1870, and commenced his\\nlabors here on the first of January of the\\nfollowing year.\\nSince the organization of this cluirch Novem-\\nber 8, 1857, its pastors and other officers have\\nbeen as follows:\\nPastors\u00e2\u0080\u0094 S. Cornelius, D. D. W. R. North-\\nrup, L. J. Huntley, J. Butterfield, J. S. Axtell,\\nT. M. Shanafelt.\\nDeacons John Boyce, Joseph Doty, J. J.\\nSmith, C. C. Myers, C. Ives.\\nClerks\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Titus Babcock( who served six years),\\nA. Marsh, J. J. Smith, C. C. Myers, T. N. Wells.\\nTreasurers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 T. Bahcoek, C. Ives, T. N. Wells.\\nAs nearly as we can ascertain there have\\nbeen, in all, one hundred and forty ])erson8\\nadded to the church; by baptism, ninety; by\\nletter and experience, forty.\\nThe Ladies Benevolent Society was organ-\\nized May 5, 1865, for the purpose of raising-\\nfunds towards furnishing a new house of wor-", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0690.jp2"}, "637": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCHES OF MONROE COUNTY.\\n511\\nship whenever it coulfl be built Tliej have\\nplodded on faithfullj- through manj- discour-\\nageinents, and as a result of their diligence and\\npersoverence the} have accumulated, by means\\nof festivals, socials and membership fees, a fund\\nof ?1,261.49.\\nThe erection of tliis house of worship was\\nhejiun in the summerof 1867. The chapel was\\nfinished and occupied in January, 1868. The\\nmain edifice was enclosed and frescoed during\\nthe following year. It has been finished and\\nfurnished since the first of January, 1871.\\nThe pastors since Rev. T. M. Shanafelt have\\nbeen F. N. Barlow, W. T. Burns; supply, Taj--\\nlor Crum, I. N. Lewis, 1). Moi-se, P. F. Ogden,\\nF. W. Gokin, and I. A. Davis, settled in 1887.\\nThe present membership is fifty-seven. The\\nSabbath School, including officers, teachers and\\nscholars, sixty.\\nTHE MONROE COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.\\nIn the year 1820, in the upper room of the\\nold yellow court house (which has given place\\nto the First Presbj terian Church), .seventeen\\nof the first settlers, viz Colonel John Ander-\\nson, Harry Conarit, Oliver Johnson, Jeremiah\\nLawrence, Thomas Wilson, David Jacobs, Timo-\\nthy E. Felt, Luther Smith, William Goodale,\\nHenry Disbrow, Walcott Lawrence, Samuel\\nFelt, Joseph Farrington, John Cook, Charles\\nNoble, William A. Town and Luther Harvej-,\\nassembled for the purpose of inquiring into the\\nexpediency of forming a Bible Society, and\\nresolved in the strength of the God of the\\nBible to place the sacred truths, without note\\nor comment, in the hands of every family\\nwithin the county of Monroe.\\nTo appreciate in some degree the circum-\\nstances under which this organization was\\nctfccted, we should be mindful of the moral\\nilarkness that then prevailed in this vicinity,\\nof the very limited facilities for intercourse\\nwith, and far removed from commercial cen-\\nters limited in resources, with a very small\\namount of money; and that depreciated in\\nvalue. They naturallj contrasted the situa-\\ntion with the established and well regulated\\nsociety from which they had emigrated to seek\\ntheir fortunes in the far west, and resolved\\nupon laying well the foundations of society\\nupon which their children and children s chil-\\ndren could build. The difficulties and embar-\\nrassments which attended the raising of means\\nfor the purchase of Bibles and Testaments may\\nbo inferred from a resolution which I here\\ncoj)} from the original record\\nResolved, As the sense of this society, that\\nthe initiation fee of fifty cents maybe paid into\\nthe depository of this society in cash, wheat or\\ncorn, as shall best suit the convenience of\\nparties, the wheat and flour to be disposed of\\nto the best advantage for the society by the\\nboard of directors.\\nThe directors report in January, 1823, as\\nthe result of persevering effort, shows that a\\ncopy of the Sacred Scriptures had been placed\\nin the hands of every family in the county\\nthat was willing to receive it. The county\\nwas, within nine years from its organization,\\nvery thorougly canvassed three times, and a\\nBible or Testament, without note or comment,\\nplaced in the hands of every family that was\\nwilling to receive it. In 1835 auxiliaries to the\\ncounty society were organized in several of the\\ntowns of the county, and two thousand three\\nhundred and two Bibles and Testaments were\\ndistributed through their agency. This society\\nbecame auxiliary to the American Bible Society\\nand was as old into four years. Its field of\\nlabor extended beyond the limits of Monroe\\ninto Wayne, Washtenaw and Lenawee counties.\\nThrough their agency over seven thousand\\nBibles and Testaments were distributed in this\\ncounty. The county, through this agency, has\\nbeen, from time to time canvassed, and nearly\\nevery family that is willing to receive a copy\\nof the Bible or Testament has been supplied\\ntherewith.\\nTHE FIRST I RKSBYTERI.\\\\X CHllUni OF L.\\\\\\nSALLE\\nWas organized January 7, 1844, by Kev.\\nNathaniel West, who was appointed by the\\nPresbytery of Monroe for that purpose.\\nJanuary 27. 1844, Lewis Darrah, David N.\\nHall and John T. Gilbert were elected elders,\\nand John T. Gilbert w-as chosen clerk of session.\\nFrancis Chartei Norman Barnes, John Brad-\\nford and William Dunlapwere elected trustees.\\nFebruary 16, 1844, the elders were ordained.\\nRev. William L. Buffett was the first ])astor,\\nand was succeeded by the Rev. R. Rogers\\nSalter and Rev. K. F. Tanner as pastors.\\nThe Rev. Mr. Keller supplied the pulpit from\\n1879. In 1879 Cieorge W. Bradford and Jacob", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0691.jp2"}, "638": {"fulltext": "512\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNIY, MICHIGAN.\\nA. Eauch wcro elected and ordained ciders of\\nthe church.\\nThe members have erected a jilcasant brick\\nchiu ch which is free from any encumbrance,\\nand though it has not at this time a settled\\npastor, the Sunday School is maintained and\\nwell attended, Eldei Jacob A. I!aacli being\\nsuperintendent.\\nTHE FIRST CONtiREGATIONAL CHURCH\\nOf Raisin villc, Monroe county, was organized\\nJune 13, 1S49, at the Paper Mill school house (so\\ncalled), and services were held every altei-nate\\nweek at that point and Bruckner Bridge school\\nhouse until the erection of the churcli building,\\nwhich was dedicated December 19, 1855; ser.\\nmon was jireached by the Rev. Mr. Salter, of\\nLa Salle dedicatory prayer by Rev. E. J.\\nBoyd, of Monroe. The Revs. Mr. Strong, of\\nthe Presbyterian Church of Monroe, Mr. May\\nof the Methodist Episcopal Church of Monroe,\\ntook part in the exercises. The church Imild-\\ning, at the time of its erection, was the only\\nchurch between Moni-oe and Dundee. The\\nsociety is feeble, though the puljiit is supplied\\nevery Sunday.\\nTHE PRESBYPERIAN GHl RCH OF MILAN\\nWas formed by a committee of the Presbytery\\nof Monroe, October ]C, 1878, with a member-\\nship of eight, consisting of the following\\nnamed persons Henry M. Burt, Mrs. M. A.\\nBurt, Dr. N. Alpheus, G. Messic, Dr. H. H.\\nPalmer, Mrs. Lucy Palmer, Mrs. Alice (inunt-\\nlett and Mrs. S. C. Allen. Messrs. Henry M.\\nBurt and Alpheus G. Messic were elected\\nelders. Up to the present time the church has\\nbeen in charge of the following pastors, viz\\nRevs. W. H. Blair, D. C. Reid, iv. S. Withing-\\ntOD, A. S. Wight, L. W. Fowler and I. W.\\nMcGregor. The latter entered upon his min-\\nistry with this church in October, 1887, and is\\nat present pastor thereof In July, 1882, the\\nground was first broken for a house of worship,\\nwhich was dedicated Tuesday, August 13,\\n1883.\\nUp to this time the Sunday school bad been\\nin union with the Methodist Episcopal School,\\nbut they organized by themselves, with Fitch\\nAllen, superintendent, and there are at present\\neighty scholars in attendance.\\nTHE MILAN BAPTIST CHt^RCH\\nWas organized October 5, 1881, with eleven\\ncommunicants, viz: Durfce Simmons, Laura\\nSimmons, Jennie Leonard, Deraxa Whitmai-sh,\\nThomas H. Fuller, Bmiline Fuller, Rev. W.\\nBuxton, Cilvilla Calkins, Elice Dexter, Thomas\\nDexter, Catherine Medham and Melissa Dexter.\\nOctober 15, 1881, I)urfee Simmons and\\nThomas S. Fuller were elected deacons, and\\nWilliam Buxton, clerk.\\nServices were held by Elder Cochiane, Rev.\\nMr. Buxton, F. E. Button, until June, 1884,\\nwhen William P. Thompson was called and\\ncontinued until December, 1885. He was\\nsucceeded bj Rev. O. F. A. Epinning. From\\nJuly 1, 1887, Rev. J. Huntington accepted a\\ncall to this church, and has since been the pas-\\ntor in charge.\\nA lot was purchased in April, 1883, and in\\nSeptember following, a church edifice was\\ncommenced, and dedicated December 10, 1884.\\nThe present membership under Rev. J.\\nHuntington is ninety-two.\\nTiie Sunday School connected with this\\nchurch was organized in 1884, with A. D.\\nJackson superintendent, which now numbei S\\none hundred and two scholars, with an aver-\\nage attendance of seventy two.\\nHISTORY OF THE EVANGELICAL ASSOCIA-\\nTION OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThe Evangelical Association began opera-\\ntions in this county about fifty years ago, the\\nfirst appointment being on Port Creek, some\\nten miles south of Flat Rock, where the first\\nmissionary in the State was taken sick and\\ndied. The people being few in number and\\npoor, the first ministers were obliged to travel\\nover a large scope of country and preach al-\\nmost daily. The circuit to which the work in\\nthis county formerly belonged extended origin-\\nally from Ann Arbor to the Maumee River,\\nand from Monroe to Adrian. On account of\\nthese circumstances the society in the city of\\nMonroe could not be properly supplied, and\\nfinally disbanded, some joining the Methodist\\nEpiscoj^al Church, and a few still belong to the\\nEvangelical Church in other parts of the\\ncounty, and still others, having finished their\\ncourse, have entered into rest.\\nERIE.\\nThe Evangelical Church began work here in\\n1856. The first members were Mr. M. Blouch,", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0692.jp2"}, "639": {"fulltext": "THE CIIUKCHF.S OK MONROIC COUNTY.\\n513\\nsr., and wife, Mr. M. Hloucli, Jr., and wife, .Miss\\nNancy Klliot, Thomas P^lliot, Mr. and Mrs.\\nXehemiah Fiight. Rev. 11. Spots and wife, Rev.\\n.1. Borougii and wife soon moved into tiic\\nneighborliood and visited witii tlie eliurcli,\\nand others.\\nIn ISGG the soeiety purchased the Free Will\\nBaptist Ciiurcli, whicii \\\\s located one mile soutli\\nof the north line of the township, and one half\\nmile east of the west line.\\nThe society is in a healthy condition and\\nmaintains an interesting Sunday School, at the\\nhead of which stands Mr. Holser, as the able\\nsuperintendent. The school has an attendance\\nof about eighty; church members, fort3^.five.\\nThe ministers who served the churches in\\nMonroe county, from the beginning up to the\\n])rescnt time, are as follows: Hevs. Altmore,\\nn. Spots, C. Munk, Shaler, I). Ro.senberg, .1. .1.\\nKopp, L. (ieorge, Borough, (J. Doll, II. B.\\nMcBridc, J. Paulin, S. Copley, J. II. Keelcr, D.\\nW. Shafer, W. Ecmkie, A. A. Scheurcr, C. S.\\nr rown, S. Ililbert, J. A. Frye, I). PEumbcrger,\\nF. E. Erdman, S. Heininger, H. Spitle, J.\\n(iraniley, J. J. Bernhard, .1. W. Loose, B. F.\\nWade, F. Mueller, and the present pastor, P.\\nScheurer. The presiding elders who have had\\nthe general supervision of the work in the\\ncounty, were C. Munk, D. Strawman, M.\\nMiller, A. Nicalai, F. Weiss, J. 11. Keeler, and\\nS. Copley, the latter serving seven years in\\nthis capacit}-.\\nSOITII IIAISINVILLE.\\nThe Evangelical Church was organized in\\n1861, under the pastorate of Eev. J. Spots.\\nThe tirst members were John Swenk and\\nwife, Mr. Mitchel, wife, son and daughter, Mr.\\nSimon and wife, Geo. Bes.ser, wife and father.\\nWill Schafer, wife and lather, John Schafer\\nand wife, and Andrew Pen and wife. Othei-s\\nwere soon added, such as Peter Resse and\\nfamily, John Sheid and family, etc.\\nThe .society owns a good brick church, and\\nmaintains an interesting Sunday School, num-\\nbering about sixty. (Jeorge Bogen is the\\npresent superintendent. Peter Reese is the\\nsteward, and George Bcsscr the class leader.\\nThe membership is about forty.\\nLA SAI.LE.\\nThe Evangelical Church (Association) was\\norganized in 1863. The first members were\\nD. Laudenslager and wife, C. Thomas and wife,\\nMr. Sci]i and wife. The ScheurcMs and Troubs\\nand Millers soon followed.\\nThe society owns a good brick church and\\nhas a good Sunday School, numbering about\\nseventy-five. Mr. Smith is the superintendent.\\nThe society numbei s about fifty members.\\nEAST UAISI.NVILLE.\\nThe Fvangelical Church was organized in\\n1868. Rev. Iv Loose and family, Darius\\nLoose and family, .lacob Broastand wife, Lewis\\nKlein and wife, C. H. Cring and wife, .la-\\ncob Newcomer and wife, John Netcher and\\nwife, .lacob ]?ri ;htbill and wife, were the first\\nmembers, but others sooti folio weil, such as\\nCharles Loose. William Stahl, John Keni-\\nbcrling and Henry Moses. The .society\\nis in a nourishing condition, owns a beau-\\ntiful new church, located on the north side of\\nthe River Raisin, near the old paper mill. A\\nhiirhly interesting Sunday School is main-\\ntained under the superintendency of N. .1.\\nCuster. The school numbers about one hun-\\ndred. Number of church members, eight3--\\nthree. The officers of the church arc J. Kem-\\nberling, J. C. Smutz, (ieorge Doty, C. I),\\nlioose, H. Moses. Ed. Overmoyer and Jacob\\nBroast. Peter Scheurer is the present pastoi\\nand William King, assistant.\\nThe Evangelical Church was organized by\\nS. Heininger, in 1883. The following were\\namong the first members Mr. and Mrs. S.\\nMcFetridgc, Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Fredenberg,\\nMi s. W. Klipple, Misses Hester and Stella\\nJones tlaughtcrs of Dr. Jones, the Misses\\nMartin, Miss Kmma .Mills, Mi.ss Louisa Ren,\\nand others.\\nS. McFelridge is superintendent and class\\nleader, and A. II. Fredenberg, steward. The\\npresent membership is about thirty.\\nSTRASBURC.\\nThe Evangelical Church was organized in\\n1871, the first members being John Albig and\\nwife, Mr. Harry, Eli Hansberger and wife, the\\nMisses Choats; and soon after, P]. Burket and\\nwife, I). Hansberger and wi b. and Thomas\\nIfan.sberger and wife united. The society\\nbuilt a fine chapel at Strasburg Station in 1888\\n(rcc of debt. The orticers are John Albig, E.\\nBurket, D. Hansberger and Thomas Hans-\\nberger.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0693.jp2"}, "640": {"fulltext": "514\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nWKITEFORP.\\nTho Kvangelieal Church was organized in\\n1857, by Rev. C. Munlv. Among the first\\nmembers were John Klump and wife, John\\nRittnor and wife, .lolin Wittmeier and wife.\\nThe society owns a good church edifice, and\\nmaintain.s a flourishing Sunday School, uTider\\ntlie superintendency of Mr. Peters, school num-\\nbering about .seventy five. Church members\\nnumber aboul fifty, but just across the State\\nline is an outgrouth of this societj-. Tlie offi-\\ncers are .John P ittner, Mr. Priedley and Mr.\\n.b^iinson. P. Pumberger is the present\\npastor.\\nC.\\\\RI.T0.N.\\nThe Kvangelical Churcli (the first in the vil-\\nlage) was organized in 1873, by Rev. C. S.\\nBrown. Mr. E. Switzer and wife, Joseph Dep-\\npin and wife. Father Deppin and wife, and\\nothers, were among the first members. The\\nsociety owns a chui ch and maintains a good\\nSunday School, numbering aboiit sixty, and\\nthe number of church members is about forty.\\nThe officers are C. Switzer, J. 1). Crane, John\\nPemberger.\\nA. 11. Schcurer is the ]ire.sent jiastor.\\nThe outlook fm- the future is fair.\\nPORT I KEK.K.\\nThe Kvangelical Cliurch was organized in\\n1871. Father Jjangs and wife, Enoch Langs\\nand wife, Mother Walter, Will Chamberlain\\nand wife, Murray Chamberlain and wile, were\\namong the first members. A good Sunday\\nSchool is maintained, the number of attend-\\nants being about fifty. The number of church\\nmembers is about thirty. Enoch Langs, Wil-\\nliam Langs, .lohn arler and W. Carter are the\\nofficers.\\nHEHLIN.\\nThe Kvangelical Church was organized by\\nJ. W. Loose; is at present a small society num-\\nbering about twenty members, among whom\\nare ClarU McKenzic and wife, Mr. Wallace\\nand wife, Mr. Reynolds and wife, Mr. Root, etc.\\nSOUTH ROCKWOOD.\\nIn 1884 Hon. John Strong riiade a very gen-\\nerous offer to ihe Kvangelical Church, donat-\\ning a good lot and giving a large amount of\\nmoney for a church edifice, which was built in\\ndue course of time. At the present writing\\nPcv. A A. Scheurer is in tlie midst of a glori-\\nous revival. Man}- are turning unto the Lord.\\nThe prospects are that a society of forty to\\nfifty members will be organized.\\nA Sunda}^ School of number about one hun-\\ndred is maintained.\\nSI Ml TEll.\\nIll ISSli a society was organized by the\\nKvangelical Church, with some thirty mem-\\nbers, Peter Scheurer being the pastor, with\\nWilliam King as assistant.\\nTHE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF\\nMONROE.\\nIn 1837, Mr. (ieorge Bruckner, a very enter-\\nprising, courteous and intelligent gentleman,\\ncame from Bavaria with his family to Monroe,\\nand upon his invitation, other Bavarian Lu-\\ntheran families emigrated thither. In the fall\\nof 1844 seventeen families had made their per-\\nmaneiit homes in Monroe through his influence.\\nFor several years they remained united in one\\nchurch, the religious services being conducted\\nbj- Pev. Frederick Smith, who came every\\neight weeks later, every six weeks, from\\nAnn Arbor. The congregation desiring a min-\\nister of their own, they sought and received aid\\nfrom Prof. Winkler, of Columbus, Ohio, who\\nsent them a temporar}- supply from the Lu-\\ntheran seminary in that city. Soon after sev-\\neral missionaries arrived from Bavaria, and\\namong the number, after some deliberation,\\nRev. William Halsted was invited to become\\nthe pastor on condition of conforming with all\\nthe tenets of the Lutheran Church. In Sep-\\ntember, 1844, he was duly ordained pastor of\\nthe church at Monroe. He visited immediately\\nevery fiimilj of his congregation, and others;\\nacquainted himself with their spiritual condi-\\ntion, which was sadly needing discipline. He\\norganized the congregation, dividing into three\\ndistricts, all under one head, comprising all the\\nGerman Lutherans in the count}-.\\nIn 1844 tho first election of church officers\\ntook place. G. A. Baumann, Andrew Hoff-\\nman, William Brunner and G. Gussenbauer,\\nwere duly elected trustees.\\nOn the 10th of November, 1846, the three\\ndistricts were reunited in one, under the name\\nof the German Evangelical Lutheran Church\\nof Monroe.\\nEmigration during 1846 was very active,\\nand membership rapidly increased. Soon after", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0694.jp2"}, "641": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCHES OF MONROE COUNTY.\\n515\\nilio (irdiiiiition of Mr. William Uulstoil lu\\niinitrd with tlio Lutheran Synod of Michigan\\ni-cniaiiu(l a inomlter thereof until 1846, when,\\nwith several other ministers, severed their con-\\nnection therewith, for the reason the Synod had\\ni-cecived to its memhorship a minister who had\\nopenlj- refused to conform to all the rules and\\ntenets of the Kvangelical Church. His subse-\\n((ueiit union with the Synod of Missouri caused\\ndissatisfaction in iiis congregation; he was\\nrequested to omit some of the ceremonies con-\\nnected with communion service, and to return\\nto the Michigan Sj nod. Refusing to comply\\nwith their requests twenty families left his\\nchurch charges were preferred which resulted\\nin following the advice and suggestion of his\\nboard of trustees, and giving up the church\\nbuilding and grave jard, thereby putting an\\nI ud to their controversies.\\nIn 1847 another departure occurred. Seven\\nfamilies left the church, and they being strength-\\nened b}- a number of new arrivals, organized\\nthe Zion parish in ojiposition to the wi.shcs of\\nMr. llalsled.\\nIn 1846 two new congregations were organ-\\nized, one .south and the other north of Moni oe,\\nthe three congregations embracing ninety\\nfamilies, of whom only sixteen were in the\\ncity. On the 26tli of August, 1847, the church\\nsouth broke off all connection with the S^-nod\\nand the minister and church here, leaving only\\nsome seventy or eighty fiunilies attached to the\\noriginal church and this division led to two\\norganizations in the city, the second congrega-\\ntion occupied the brick church lormerly\\nPresbyterian on Cass street.\\nIn 1849 the Trinity\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lutheran Church\\nwas organized and a lot purchased for a build-\\ning, on .Scott street, where Trinit} Church now\\nstands, and which was dedicated August 10,\\n1852, embracing at the time fifty-four families.\\nThe same year the Sandy Creek Church was\\nfull^- organized with a clergj-man of their ow n,\\nthe Rev. H. Lewke as pastor. After the divi-\\nsion in 1847 Trinity Church numbered, or was\\nattended, b}- throe hundred and thirty souls\\nfrom 1848 to 1849 there were three iiundred\\nand ninety-five souls from 1849 to 1850 there\\nwere four hundred and twenty souls from 1850\\nto 1851 there were four hundred and fifty souls\\nfi om 1851 to 1852 the number of souls were five\\nhundred; from 1852 to 1853 there were four\\nhundred and thirty souls. The falling off in\\nthe number of those attending the church at\\nIbis time was owing to the organization of the\\nSandy Creek Church. From 1853 to 1854 tliere\\nwere foui- hundred and fifty 1854 to 1855 the\\nnumber of souls was five hundred. At the\\npresent time the numbei- of families attending\\nthe church is about one hundred and twenty,\\nand the number of persons seven hundred. In\\n1855 there were forty-six baptisms. Thus\\nthe Rev. Mr. Halstcd gathered a largo con-\\ngregation, composed principally of Germans\\nwho were born in Europe. But at this time\\nhis church numl)ers many who have grown up\\nin this country, and this number must rapidly\\nincrease,\\n1 recognize among our Cerman population\\nbut few who were here i)rovioiis to 1844, at\\nwhich time Mr. Halstod commenced his labors.\\nAmong those who arrived previous to that\\nyear I may mention the oldest resident (Ger-\\nmans, Frederick Waldorf, Frederick Reiser and\\nMr. Leinly; there arc perhaps a few others\\nwhose names do not occur to me. In the fall\\nof 1848 his congregation purchased land for a\\ngrave yard and commenced preparations for a\\nchurch building; the corner stone was laid Maj-\\n7, 1849; completed in August, 1852, situated on\\nScott street, receiving the name of the Holy\\nTrinity Church. In 1853 the cemetery was\\nenlarged. In 1S5I tiie church lost several\\nmembers from the cliolera. In 1855 several\\nmembers of the Catholic Church united with\\nthe church and it gradually increased in num-\\nbers. In the same year the labors of Dr. Ual-\\nsted wei-e decreased by the addition of a school\\nteacher, Mr. Solomon Simon, who faitiifully\\nperformed his difficult work. In 1857 seven-\\nteen families united with the church, and sev-\\nei al were expelled for unrul}- conducl. and\\nseveral for having joined secret societies,\\nwhicii was contrary to the rides of the .synod.\\nIn 1860 the church was enlarged by a twenty-\\nfive feet addition on the east end, and a bell\\nan l new organ purchased.\\nA lai-ge number of your)g men from this\\nchurch responded to the call of their country\\nin 1861 for the suppression of the rebellion,\\nthirty of whom wei-e, numliered among the\\nkilled.\\nSolomon Simon was, from 1SG5, for a num-\\nber of years associated with Rev. .Mr. Ilal-\\nsted as a teacher, and the prosperity of the\\nchurch and school was such as to require an", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0695.jp2"}, "642": {"fulltext": "nir,\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nailililioiial assistant to Mr. Simon. In 18(;0\\nfuuils were raised to meet the demand for\\nroom, and a larijc two-story brick building\\nwas erected near tlic cluireh. On the twenty-\\ntifih annivensary of Mr. Halsted s pastorate, a\\nvery substantial expression of the esteem in\\nwhich he was held was given, in which the en-\\ntire congregation and neighboring congrega-\\ntions conimeniorated the daj with a]ipro])riate\\nfestivities.\\nThe Rev. William Halsted, after a very\\nsuccessful pastorate of fortj- years, entered into\\nhis rest on the 22d day of March, 1884, From\\nMarch, 1884, to August, of the same year, the\\nRev. Mr. Trautman, of Adrian, ministered to\\nthe chiu-cli, until August 3, 1884, when the\\nRev. Carl Frank s was installed pastor and\\nstill continues to act as such. Within the\\njiast year a very substantial brick building\\nhas been erected cast of the church building,\\nat a cost of SI, 500, for a library and gym-\\nnasium for the scholars of the school, number-\\ning now one hundi ed and forty-six, and two\\nteachers. The comiuiinicants now number\\nfour hundred and fiftj-five.\\nTHE ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN\\nCIU RCH\\nWas organized in 1847 (colonized from the\\nFirst Evangelical Lutheran Church of Monroe)\\nby Rev. Mr. Duenser. It purchased the brick\\nchurch, corner of First and Cass street, pre-\\nviously built by the First Presbyterian Church\\nof Monroe. The site of the brick church has\\ngiven place to a parsonage and two-story brick\\nparochial school, and in the year 1883 the con-\\ngregation purchased the lot and erected a ver^\\nspacious and elegant brick church, on the\\ncorner of Cass and Second street, at a co.st of\\n$7,000. The Rev. Ducnser was succeeded by\\nRevs. Rudoljjh, Diehl, Mutchell, Kiengman,\\nLutz, Fontain, Raiple and the Rev. J. M.\\nEippcrle, last of whom was installed October\\n27, 1889. The present number of communi-\\ncants, five hundred; and the number of\\nscholars in attendance u])0n the parochial\\nschool is ninety-eight.\\nEMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH\\nColonized from Zion s Kvangelical Lutheran\\nChui ch of Monroe, nnd organized under the\\npastorate of Rev. Charles Diehl in 1856, who\\nwas succeeded by Revs. Augiist Herzberger,\\nCharles Luberkert, K. I). Widniann, Louis\\nKribz, August Michaelis, Ludwig Dammasum,\\nCharles Fred. Seitz. The present pastor. Rev.\\nC. Hohls, commenced his pastorate September\\n23, 1889. The church built in 1856 a frame\\nchurcii on the corner of Front and Scott streets,\\nwhich is still occupied with an addition on the\\neast side for school j)urposes. The members of\\nthe first council were: Henry Peters, Peter\\nMatter, Courad Rapp, Philip Keiser and Con-\\nrad Kas.selmann. The membership is ninety,\\nscholars in attendance at parochial school, forty.\\nTHE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN ZION\\nCHURCH OF OTTAWA LAKE\\nWas organized October 16, 1861. The consti-\\ntution was signed by Frederick Beckshoeft,\\nJohn Pepper, John Falkenhagen, John Schuh-\\nmann, Carl Jacobs, William Schroder, Ernst\\nRuwaldt, John Kading and Fritz Jacobs.\\nA lot was purchased for twenty-five dollars,\\nand church erected at a cost of $3,600, which\\nwas completed and dedicated July 17, 1887.\\nThe property no^v being worth, including the\\nchurch with a seating capacity of fourteen\\nhundred, a school building and pastor s resi-\\ndence, the sum $5,000.\\nThe first minister was the Rev. William\\nKroenke, who ministered to this church from\\nNovember 10, 1861, to November 16, 1868. He\\nwas followed December 16, 1868, by the Rev.\\nConrad Ide, who remained until May 3, 1874.\\nRev. G. A. Schieferdecker was called May 3d,\\nand remained until October, 1875, when the\\npresent pastor. Rev. L. C. Schober, took charge,\\nthe membership during this time having in-\\ncreased from nine to ninety families, the\\nannual expenses of the church being about\\n$1,000. A parochial school was opened liy the\\nRev. Kroenke, which aftoj ds instruction to\\nabout forty children.\\nST. MICHAEL S CHURCH AT WHITEFORD\\nCENTER\\nWas organized September 27, 1H67, with the\\nfollowing members John Schroeder, George\\nDenni, Leonhard Schmidt, Christian Beschoff,\\nCarl Carrsichr, Christian Strigow, Caroline\\nBeschoff, Claus Grotto.\\nA lot was purchased for fifty dollars and a\\nchurcli, with a seating capacity of two hundred\\npersons, and costing about $1,700, was built\\nand dedicated September 16, 1888.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0696.jp2"}, "643": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCHES OF MONROE COUNTY,\\n5\\\\1\\nThe pastors have been the same as at Otta-\\nwa Lake, of which it was a mission. The\\npresent membership is thirt3--fivc, ami tlie an-\\nnual expenses two hundred dollars.\\nROMAN (WTIIOIJC CHURCHKS OF MONROK\\nCOUNTY.\\nCOI V OF FIRST APPLICATIO.N FOR A PRIK.ST.\\nFirst Assembly of Catholic Citizens at the. River Raisin.\\nRegistered in my office in the Book No. 1 on pages 2SS\\nand 28!t. Peter Audrain, Clerk.\\nBefore me, and in presence of Mr. Frichetto,\\npriest and pastor of the Parish of St. Anne, at\\nDetroit, the undersigned here to-day assembled\\nto comply with the views of Monseigneur, the\\nbishop, namely, that the inhabitants of the new\\nsettlement on the liiver Raisin should agree for\\nchosing a convenient place for a parsonage,\\nand to Imy of Mr. Montigny one acre and two\\nrods of land, for the sum of four hundred\\nfrancs, and also one-half acre as a free gift\\nfrom Joseph Hivon said land to serve as a\\nmonument to the Lord.\\nOn these one acre and a half and two rods\\nshall be built the church, the presbytery and\\nenclosure, and the said laud shall belong to the\\npastor or his successors. Hoping that thus we\\nwill meet the views of Monseigneur we will\\nCommence with the presbyter}^, which, with\\nthe help of the Lord, will also serve as a chapel.\\nWe hope and wish that meanwhile Parson\\nFrichette will visit our settlement, the weather\\npermitting, and honor us with the holy .sacra-\\nments, which we will beg to deserve, and wo\\npromise to him the customary tithes.\\nIn the expectation that Monseigneur will\\napprove of our undertaking, and that lie will\\nhave us participate of the grace and indul-\\ngence, we sign our name or mark to-day, the\\n15th of October, 1788.\\nJean X Duhrnil.\\nLouis X Ledux.\\nT.- Britier Benae.\\nGabriel X Godfroy.\\nIxjuis Gallaine.\\nJoseph Bordean.\\nDegeine.\\nLouis X Suzor.\\nBaptiste X Couture.\\nAntoine X CannKiu.\\nPaple X Couture, tily.\\nCharles X Cauline.\\nFrancis X Labau.v.\\nRosella X Dronor.\\nBaptiste X Tailland.\\nLouis X Devanx.\\nCicott.\\nCeyamani X Navar.\\nBaptiste X Dronillard.\\nCharles D. Chabert.\\nJean Louis X Lazoiness.\\n.lean lais X Soiirdilat.\\nPierre X AV. lA\u00c2\u00bbe.\\n.Io.se]ili X Menor.\\nJacjues X iagnier.\\nJoseph X Dronillard,\\nFrancis X Jeandron.\\nMargaret X De Baptiste.\\nBean X Jo Bean.\\nJaques X Prudone.\\nJoseph X Biss incite.\\nPierre X Jonceo.\\nBazil X Cousino.\\nJoseph X Poiifret.\\nEtienne X Jacob.\\nBaptiste X Lapoint.\\nJean Baptiste X Bissonette.\\nCrisopliorn X ^t. Louis.\\nJean X I)u.saux.\\nGabriel X Bissonette.\\nAlexis X Level.\\nTHK KOMAX CATHOLIC CHURCH OF .ST.\\nANTHONY.\\nNow known as St. Mary s, was oi gani/.ed Oc-\\ntober 10, 1788, by Father Frichette. It was\\nsituated on the Momcni farm, two miles west\\nof the present site, and on the north side of\\nthe river. It was then considered a central\\npoint in the .settlement, and four hundred francs\\nwas paid for the land the adjoining one-half\\nacre was donated by Joseph Ilivon. The first\\nchurch building was not well adapted to the\\nneeds of the society, and in a dilapidated con-\\ndition in 1843 was taken down its crumbling\\nremains are still to be seen. Most of the Can-\\nadian settlers were very poor, and for many\\nyears were visited by Jesuits and missionaries\\nof other religious orders, who never received anj-\\ncompensation for their labors from them, and\\nwere sustained b}- voluntary contrilnitions\\nfrom France. They were too often neglected\\nb} tartly aid from abroad, and b^ those unac-\\ncustomed to give of their Hock, vvho neglected\\nthat divine ])reeept so flagrantly that the poor\\n])riests were obliged to leave.\\nFather Frichette was succeeded b\\\\- Rev.\\nFather Antoine Gouiletn, who remained from\\nApril t(j July, 1788, and then returned tt)\\nKentucky. He was succeeded by Rev. Ed-\\nmund Burke, who remained but about two\\nyears. The members obligated themselves for\\nthe support of the church to give one-twentj\\nfiflh part of all they hai-vested from their\\nfarms, and each individual member was to de-\\nliver one cord of wood at the pastoral resi-\\ndence.\\nFather J evadoux succeeded FatlKi- Ihirke.\\nand continued pastor until 18(12. During his\\nresidence his jieople promised to pay the same\\namount of wood, and each individual, fiir his\\nsupport, was to pay four per cent, of receipts.\\nFather Dilhet succeedeil Rev. E. Burke, and\\nduring his pastorate the Bishojjs of i?altimore\\nand (Quebec visited St. Mary s and confirmed\\none hundred and ninety persons. Father\\nJ)ilhet made many unsuccessful attempts to\\nerect a (diurch, and left in the spring of 1805.", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0697.jp2"}, "644": {"fulltext": "518\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nHo waH .siifoocdiHl liy liov. (iubricl Richard in\\nOctolier, 1805, who, until 1827, ministered to\\nthe fiiureh in an able and energetic manner,\\ngiving aid to, and obtaining aid from the Ciov-\\nernment for tiiose who had been rendei cd poor\\nby the desolations of the war, and though from\\ntime to time he received assistance from other\\npriests, he had the supervision of the church\\nfor nearly thirtj -two years.\\nDuring the ministrj- of Father liichard it be-\\ncame liis duty, according to the rules of the\\nchurch, to cxcoinmunicate one of his parish-\\nioners, who had been divorced from his wife.\\nThe man prosecuted bim for defamation of cliar-\\nactei-. in Detroit, andobtained averdict of $1,000.\\nThis money the poor father could not pay, and\\nhe was couse(|uently imprisoned in the com-\\nmon jail, but just before this event, in 1823, he\\nhad been elected a delegate from the Territorj^\\nof Michigan to Congress, and went directly\\nfrom his prison to the floor of Congress.\\nFather Richard was a man of great benevo-\\nlence and executive ability, and a very accom-\\nplished gentleman. He died in Detroit Sep-\\ntember 13, 1832. From 1828 Father Vincent\\nBadin presided over the congregation, and a\\nchurch situated on the old fair grounds was\\nbuilt. It was subsequently used by the Irish\\nCatholics, and ministered to by his brother,\\nEev. Stephen Theodore Badin, who was Vicar-\\nGeneral of the Diocese of Baltimore, then, how-\\neven-, of Cincinnati.\\nFather Samuel Smith became pastor in July,\\n1829, and was followed in 1831 by Father\\nCumniings, who remained but a few years.\\nRev. Father Carabin came from the church of\\nErie to Monroe, and during his administration\\nthe large brick church was built commenced\\nin 1834, and entirely com])letod and conse-\\ncrated in the absence of the Bishop in 1839, bj\\nFather Kundig, who recently died in Milwau-\\nkee, Wisconsin. From 1834 to 1836 Father\\nMcCosker had charge of the Irish church.\\nFather Toussaint Santillis succeeded Father\\n(Jarabin and remained until June, 1844, when\\nFather Louis Gillot, of the Order of Redemjj-\\ntorists, under whom the now sanctuary and\\nbouse, constituting the large addition to St.\\nMary s Church, was built in 1845. He was\\nsucceeded by Father Smoulders, of the same\\nOrder, in 1847, and Fathers Poirier and\\nFrancis were brother companions in the ser-\\nvices, and remained until May, 1855. Rev.\\nFather Van Gennipand Father Henry Rievers\\ncame in November, 1855. Father Smoulders\\ncame in 1847, and during the eight years\\nfollowing that he remained he was tireless,\\nand his work is still seen in the direct fruits\\nit bore. Fiithcr Van Gennip had charge in\\n1856, and the following j oar ho organized\\nSt. Michael s Parish for the German ]jopula-\\ntion. In 1857 Father Joos, became pastor of\\nthe historic St. Mary s. Active, energetic,\\nzealous, his field of labor extended into all the\\nsurrounding county. Mi-ssions sprang up under\\nhim and schools were established. His per-\\nsoiuil influence lent to his efforts and an im-\\npetus was given which was felt in the whole\\ncommunity. In 1862 he started St. Mary s\\nAcademy, an educational institution which now\\nranks high as a ladies school. Since its be-\\nginning he has been its director and has plan-\\nned and carried the re.sponsibility of the erec-\\ntion of buildings, and has constantly made im-\\nprovements in its courses of studj^ and in its\\ndepartment work. As an assistant he after-\\nwards had Father Camillus P. Macs, the pres-\\nent Bishop of Covington.\\nIn 1872 the multiplication of Catholic fami-\\nlies demanded still anotber parish. Father Maes\\norganized St. John s congregation and built\\nthe present St. John s Church, of which Rev.\\nFather Camillus P. Maes became pastor. At\\nSt. Michael s Church has officiated for the past\\ntwenty-five years, Father Schmittdiel, a De-\\ntroiter by birth. His work has been unremit-\\nting, his zeal undimmod and the results accom-\\nplished have been manifold. Over St. Mary s\\nFather Bernard Soffers, long pastor of old Stc.\\nAnne s in Detroit, now officiates, as zealous and\\nefficient as in his younger days.\\nF ather Soffers, the present pastor, who has\\ndone much to imi^rove the aiipearauce of the\\nchurch and grounds, built a fine rectory in the\\nrear of St. Mary s, and at the centennial cele-\\nbration of the chureb, showed ma,rked executive\\nability and artistic talent. Father Joos, in\\n1877, was ap2)ointed Vicar- General of the\\nDiocese of Detroit, the duties of which he has\\nperformed with acknowledged credit and ac-\\nceptance. The esteem in which he is held\\nthroughout the State ma_y be inferred from the\\nfact that his name was, at the time the succes-\\nsor of the Eight Rev. Bishop Pelei Paul Lefevre\\nwas elected, one of the most promii\\\\ont con-\\nsidered.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0698.jp2"}, "645": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0699.jp2"}, "646": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0700.jp2"}, "647": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCHES OF MONROE COUNTY.\\n519\\nOn Sunilay, December 2, 1888, the recently\\nelected Bishop, the Right Rev. Bishop Fole}-,\\nmade his first visit to Monroe, and tlie hearty\\ngiveting whici) he received surpassed any re-\\nception ever received here, thougii tamed as are\\nthe people of our beautiful Floral City for\\nhospitality.\\nOn November 28, 1889. the one hundredth\\nunniversity of the dedication of the tirst\\nCatholic Church of Monroe was celebrated by\\nthe unvailing of a monument to commemorato\\nthe event. The monument consists of a mas-\\nsive block of granite, suitably inscribed, upon\\nwhich stands a white imported marble statue\\neight feet in height, representing the Record-\\ning Angel.\\nA very large assembl} was present to wit-\\nness ceremonies. Bishoj) Foley and nearly all\\nthe prominent Catholic clergy in Southern\\n.Michigan participated.\\nBishop Fr)ley made an elegant address, con-\\ntrasting the tirst visit of a bishop of the church\\nto dedicate the log chui-ch, two miles west of\\nMonroe. At that time the county was a\\nwildernes. and the nearest bi.shop was at\\nifuebee, and to dedicate the little log church\\nhe made the journey in a canoe propelled by\\ntwo Indian guides. Contrasting it with the\\nthree large and flourishing parishes St.\\nMary s, St. John s, St. Michael s, which, with\\nthe convent of the Sacred Heart, one of the\\nrincipal Catholic institutions of the State,\\nwhich are monuments of the untiring zeal and\\nfaithful labors and business management of\\nMonseigneur Edward Joos.\\nMOXSEIGNET K KUWARD .lOOS,\\nThe son of I5erriard and Marv (De Weird)\\nJoos, was b(jrn April 1825, at the village of\\nSomergen, East Flanders, Belgium. His early\\neducation was received in the parish schools of\\nSomergen, in the Flemish and French langu-\\nages. Until at the age of thirteen he went to\\nthe College of Thielt in West Flanders, where\\nhe received a classical education, and in 1843\\nentered the Ecclesiastical Seminary of Ghent,\\nwtiere he studied philosophy and theology for\\nfive 3-ears, and on June 17, 1848, was ordained\\nin the famous Cathedral of St. Bavo. He ex-\\nercised the ministry for two years in Wach-\\ntebeke. East Flanders, and in the city of\\nEecloo for seven years. He came to America\\nin 185G, and was at once assigned to Old St.\\n.\\\\nne s Church in Detroit, where he remained\\nuntil November, 18. )7, when Right Rev. P. J\\nLefever, Bishop of Detroit, .sent him to .Mon-\\nroe to take the chai ge of the French and Eng-\\nlish congregation at St. Mary s Church, and\\nalso having charge of the numerous missions\\nin the county, and in which capacity he served\\nin the vineyard of the Lord for fifteen years.\\nFather Maes, now Bishop of Covington, Ken-\\ntuckj-, was sent to assist him in his arduous\\nduties in 1870, when he gave his services as\\ndirector of St. Mary s Convent, under the\\nSisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of\\nMary. In 1873 Father Maes organized St.\\nJohn s Church for the Hiiglish, and the Rev.\\nB. G. Soffers (whose assistant Monseigneur Joos\\nwas in 1856), was appointed pastor of the\\nFrench portion of St. Mary s congregation.\\nWlien the Right Rev. Bisiiop Borgess, of De-\\ntroit, went to Rome in April, 1877, Father\\nJoos was appointed administrator of the dio-\\ncese with the title of Vicar-General. Again, in\\nApril, 1887, on the resignation of Bishop Bor-\\ngess, he was called to the same position, in\\nwhich he served until November, 1888, when\\nBishop Folej succeeded to the bishopric.\\nIn all the several positions with which he has\\nbeen honored, his duties have been performed\\nwith acknowledged ability and acceptance to his\\nsuperiors bj whom he is hehl in esteem, and\\nwho have bestowed on him many tokens of their\\nfriendship and regard. Bishop Foley, on his\\naccession to the See of Detroit, appointed him\\nas Yicar-General of the Diocese. His faithful\\nservices have not been overlooked by the\\nPapal authorities in Rome, as in Januar}-, 1889,\\nthe Pope raised him to the dignify of a Do-\\nmestic Prelate to His Holiness, Pope Leo XIII,\\nwhich last honor makes him one of the family\\nof His Holiness the Pope.\\nST. MARY S SEMINARY.\\nIn the history of St. Mary s Academy, dating\\nback for nearly half a centiiry, we find a chap-\\nter full of interest. Looking at the commu-\\nnity of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate\\nHeart of Mary, such as it was in 1845, it would\\nrequire a prophet to tell that there was for it\\nany future. Then, two sisters only were en", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0703.jp2"}, "648": {"fulltext": "520\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ngaged in teaching the parochial sc-hool attached\\nto St. Mary s Church, under the direction of\\nthe Ecdemptionist Fathers; to-day, tlic eom-\\nni unit} numbers nearly two hundred incmbei s.\\nThe log house in which the sisters first\\ndwelt was removed, and a largo frame building\\nerected, which later was replaced by the beau-\\ntiful building (part of which is to be seen in\\nthe sketch), that is now nearing its comple-\\ntion.\\nThe academy is situated on the north side\\nof the River Raisin in one of the most beautiful\\nlocalities of the city. Jt is spacious, well-ven-\\ntilated, and furnished with all modern improve-\\nments. The study halls, class rooms, dining\\nrooms, sleeping aitartments and recreatiou halls,\\nare commodious and callable of giving accom-\\nmodation to one hundred or one hundred and\\nfifty resident pupiis.\\nThe grounds surrounding the acaiieniy are\\nextensive and handsomely laid out in walks\\nand groves.\\nThe island, a short distance west of the\\nAcademy, has been purchased and fitted u]) as\\na pleasure ground in which the pupils spend\\nthe greater part of their recreation hours.\\nWliile the institution has attained the well-\\nearned reputation of a first class academy, and\\nis pronounced by all who visit it as being one\\nof the finest in our State, it cannot fail to be\\nappreciated by parents who have at heart the\\neducation of their children for the discip-\\nlinary government is mild, j-et sufficiently\\nenergetic to preserve order and regularity.\\nThe morals and general deportment of the\\npupils are assidiously watched by the sisters,\\nwho, while forming their hearts to virtue and\\ntlieir minds to the usages of refined society,\\ngive every attention to their advancement in\\nthe different sciences, and their comforts and\\npersonal habits receive tlie same attention as if\\nthey were in the bosom of their own fiimilies.\\nAttached to the convent is an orjjhan asy-\\nlum which the communitj has maintained since\\nIS Jt is a private orphanage, and supports\\nordinarily about fifteen children, mostly from\\nthe city and its vicinity. Nor is the work of\\nthe sisters confined to the academ} and schools\\nof this cit}-. They are engaged in teaching in\\nnearly all the leading cities in tlie State, having\\nunder their charge over six thousand [)upils.\\nThis academy being at the head of a chain\\nof similar institutions, over which it has a\\nsupervisor, with Monsigncur Joos as Chief\\nSuperior, who with much ability has advanced\\nthe intei-i^sts of this institution and cuntributed\\nto its success.\\nREV1 :REND FATHKIi BERNARD (ilODFREID\\nSOFFERS\\nIs a native of Ginneken, near Breda, in the\\nProvince of North Brabant, Holland, where he\\nwas born March 10, 1826, his parents being\\nPeter and Adrianne (Balmakers) Soffers. His\\nearly education in his native tongue and the\\nFrench language was received in the schools of\\nhis own native village, after which he jHu-sued\\na French course in the Preparaton}- Seminary\\nat Hoostraeten, Belgium, his classics in Ouden-\\nbosch, and his theological course in Hoeven,\\nProvince of North Brabant, Holland, where he\\nwas ordained to the priesthood May 25, 185(\u00c2\u00bb,\\nand ap])oiuted assistant pastor in the Diocese\\nof Breda, Holland. His first charge as jjriest\\nwas when he was sent to Halsteren, and from\\nthere to Rozendaal, in which places he ren^ained\\nfor about three years, until October, 1853, he\\ncame to America and was sent to the old St.\\nAnne s Church, in Detroit (where for sometime\\nFather Joos was his assistant). After a few\\nmonths as assistant he had full charge as yias-\\nlor, and in connection with that parish the mis-\\nsion at Grosse Point, until Father F. J. De Bronx\\nwas appointed the first resident priest at that\\nplace. During his pastoratein St. Anne s beheld\\nservices in the Belgium and Hollandisch lan-\\nguages, and had charge of the first colored\\nCatholic congregation in Detroit, and was the\\n.spiritual adviser of the St. Augustine School,\\non the corner of Larned and Antoine streets.\\nHis arduous duties in connection with these\\ncharges dui ing the nineteen years of his pas-\\ntorate in St. Anne s, drew heavil} on a nat-\\nurally strong constitution, and in 1872 he was\\nrelieved by tlie bishop, and after passing a\\nyear in Europe for the benefit of his health,\\nagain reported for duty, and was assigned to\\nSt. Mary s Parish, in Monroe, in which field\\nhis labors began July 5, 1873, and ten years\\nlater Father DeBroux was sent to his assistance\\nthere, including the missions at New lioston\\nand Roekwood, the congregations numbering\\nabout five hundred families.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0704.jp2"}, "649": {"fulltext": "lb i 7 f^", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0707.jp2"}, "650": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0708.jp2"}, "651": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0709.jp2"}, "652": {"fulltext": "V\\n1 f/^-^t^\\nP^i\\nMUMSELLJ! NV", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0710.jp2"}, "653": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCIIKS OF MONROE COUNTY\\n521\\nST. MICHAEL S CHURCH\\nWas organized in 1855, by Rev. Fr. Ki-onon-\\nberg, Eedemptorist. Soon after the organiza-\\ntion it purchased the residence and premises in\\ntlio First Ward, on Front Street, from George\\nB. Ilarleston.\\nThe residence being quite spacious, was con-\\nverted into a church (now used for school\\njiurposes), which gave place to the large brick\\nchurch, 145x60 feet, in 1867. The two-story\\nbrick pastoral residence, 32x28 feet, was con-\\nstructed in 1873.\\nRev. Father Kronenberg was succeeded by\\nFathers Majesky, WehrJe and Stengel, until\\n.Inly 24, 1863, when the present pastor. Rev.\\ni ather Benjamin D. Schmiltdiel assumed the\\ncharge, and is the present pastor. .Inly 24,\\n1888, Father Schmittdiel celebrated the twenty-\\nHflh anniversarj- of his charge of St. Michaers\\nParish. The Parochial School connected with\\nthis church has an attendance of one hundred\\nand sixty scholars, and the number of com-\\nmunicants, seven hundred and fifty.\\nREV. FATHER BENJAMIN D. SCHMITTDIEL\\nWas born of German parents, in Lancaster,\\nPennsylvania, August 81, 1834. When but\\nthree years of age he went with his parents,\\nITcnry A. and Theresa Schmittdiel, to Detroit.\\nWhen but eight years old he conceived the\\nidea of entering the priesthood, but was uti-\\nsuccessful at several times, until between the\\nages of fourteen and seventeen years he\\nlearned the trade of a shoemaker, and when in\\nhis twentieth year he had a dream which\\nawiikened the old desire in his heart. The\\ndream was vividly impressed upon his mind,\\nmore especially as it was almost literally ful-\\nfilled the next day. His dream was, that while\\nlu was working at liis bench in the shoemaker s\\nihop, a carriage drove up, and a priest, alight-\\ning, entered the shop and asked, Uo you\\nwant to be a priest? Yes, if I can succeed.\\nCome with me. Immediately he followed,\\nand on awakening, the dream was so vivid be-\\nfore his mind s eye that he could not get rid of\\nthe thought that if such a dream could come\\ntrue, the height of his ambitions would\\nbe realized. That afternoon his dream was\\nmade reality, and he remained with the priest for\\nabout three months, when he entered the Sem-\\ninary of St. Thomas, near Heardstown, Ken-\\ntucky, where lie studied cla.ssics and philoso-\\nphy, and after finishing his course there he\\nwas sent by Right Reverend P. P. Lefevre,\\nBishop of Detroit, to Milwaukee, for the studj-\\nof theolog}-. Finishing his course July 19,\\n18G3, he was ordained priest and appointed to\\nMonroe in charge of St. Michael s, where he\\nconimcnced his pastorate July 24, 1863. A\\nsketch of the life of Father Schmittdiel would\\nhardly be complete without a mention of St.\\nMichael s. In 1843 there were only three Ger-\\nman Catholic families in the city of Moni oe.\\nTheir number gradually increased, so that in\\n1845 Rev. Peter Kronenberg, of the congrega-\\ntion of the Most Holy Redeemer, or Order of\\nRedemptorists (C. S. S. R.), found fourteen\\nfamilies in the city, and undertook to unite\\nthem and form a Catholic congregation. A\\ncommittee was chosen consisting of Joseph\\nSchaub, George Steiner, Anthony Westerman,\\nAndrew Kirschner, and Joseph Billman, who,\\nwithin the year, purchased the grounds of the\\npresent St Michael s Church, with the excep-\\ntion of the corner lot, for the sum of $2,000.\\nOn the grounds there was a private buililing,\\nthe present school house, although it has been\\nsome considerably changed from the original\\nstructure. They immediately paid five hundred\\ndollars on the property, the balance paid in in-\\nstallments during six years, and at once the\\nhouse on the grounds was, at an expense of\\nfive. hundred dollars, converted into a church.\\nOn the Feast of St. Michael, Archangel, Sep-\\ntember 29, 1845, the church was blessed by the\\nVery Reverend Father Hernard, provincial of\\nthe C. S. S. R., and the Rev. Peter Kronen-\\nberg aj)pointed the first pastor. But the Re-\\ndemptorist Fathers in 1850 totally abandoneil\\nthe Monroe missions, and the Rev. John Van-\\n(iepnij) was sent liy the bishop to succeed the\\nRev. Peter Kronenberg in the care of St. Mi-\\nchael s congregation, continuing about four\\nyears, and though being a Hollander he spoke\\nGerman but imperfectly, still he was very\\nmuch beloved by the people under his charge.\\nThe Right Reverend P. P. Lefevre transferred\\nhim to the mission of Dexter, Washtenaw\\ncounty, Michigan, and in his place sent Rev.\\nM. P. Wehrle to attend St. Michael s; he re-\\nmained about a year and was succeeded by\\nRev. Julius Macjoski, but the latter was sickly\\nand aliout a year after died at St. Marys Hos-", "height": "3027", "width": "1955", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0713.jp2"}, "654": {"fulltext": "522\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\npital, iu Detroit. In 1862 the bishop sent Eev.\\nPeter Stenzel to Monroe. Tip to this time the\\nmaterial condition had remained unchanged\\nfor f*everal years with a debt of about three\\nhundred dollars but Kev. Father Stenzel\\ngave a new impulse to the congregation, and\\nmade a collection by which the debt was paid,\\nlie, however, remained but a few years, and\\nwas succeeded July 24, 1863, by Rev. Benja-\\nmin T Schmittdiel. At that time the only\\nbuilding on the premises was the dwelling of\\nGeorge B. llarleston, which had been purchased\\nat the organization of the parish and converted\\ninto a church, and used as church, school and\\npastoral residence since the coming of Rev,\\nJohn VanGenipp, in 1850, until 1866. As soon\\nas the Rev. Peter Kronenberg, C. S. S. li., be-\\ncame pastor he founded a German atholic\\nSchool, which has always been in good running\\norder with great benefit to the congregation,\\nand under charge of the following teachers:\\nIn 1852, John Young; 1853, M. Schollliorn\\n1854, Jacob Bauer; 1858, Peter Grimm;\\n1860, J. P. Jaminet: 1861, the sisters; 1863,\\nF. X. Leib; 1860 to the present time the school\\nhas tieen in charge of two sisters and one lay\\nteacher, and starting with about forty pupils\\nnow has an average of about one hundred and\\nsixty ill attendance. In 1865 the lot on the\\nadjoining corner was purchased for the sum of\\nfive hundred dollars, and the following year\\nthe erection of the present St. Michael s\\n(!hurch on Front street, 60x145, was begun,\\nand completed in 1867 at a cost, exclusive of\\nthe tower and bells, of about ?30,000 and tliv\\noriginal church converted into and is now\\nused for a school building. In 1883 the tower\\nand steeple was added at a cost of $6,000. and\\nthe next year three bells were added itjt an ex-\\npense of about S4,000. In 1874 the present\\nparochial residence, a two-story brick, 32x28,\\nand in 1886 the school building was completely\\nrenovated and enlarged, and July 24, 1888,\\nFather Schmittdiel celebrated the twenty-fifth\\nanniversary of his charge of St, Michael s\\nParish.\\nST. .IOHN 8 CHURCH.\\nThe first effort to organize a separate Cath-\\nolic Church for the English speaking people\\nwas in 1834, which proved ineffectual, and in\\n1852 the effort to accomplish the same purpose\\nresulted in the j)urchase of lots on the Navarre\\nplat, in the third ward of the city, and laying a\\nstone foundation therefor but further effort was\\nabandoned until 1872, when Father Maes was\\nappointed pastor. Through his exertions and\\ninstrumentality a more eligible lot was pur-\\nchased on Monroe street. The corner stone\\nto the church was laid in 1874, and a spacious\\nand creditable brick church, 113x52, was com-\\npleted and blessed in 1877, Father Maes, now\\nBishop of Covington, Kentuckj having been\\nappointed (much to the regret of his congrega-\\ntion) secretary to Bishop Borges, retired there-\\nfrom in 1878, A bell was added in 1879, The\\ncost of the church, independent of the parson\\nage (a two-story frame building) on Washing-\\nton street, was $10,000,\\nRev. William A. Nevin succeeded Father\\nMaes on the 15th of March, 1880, and re.\\nraained in charge until July 21, 1881, when the\\nRev. P. Leavy succeeded him.\\nThe congregation under his charge numbered\\none hundred and twenty families, vrith an\\naverage of five to a family, making a congre-\\ngation of six hundred. Father P. Leavy was\\nhighly esteemed, and in the discharge of his\\npastoral duties in 1880 was exposed in visiting\\na case of smallpox, contracted the disease and\\ndied. He was succeeded by Father Kelley,\\nsubsequently by Father Socklain. who is the\\npresent pastor.\\nST. MARY S CHURCH, OF ROCK WOOD,\\nNear the northern boundary line of the\\ncounty, though not within Monroe county, is\\nlargely composed of members from the north-\\nern part of the county, and with its mission\\nnumbers four hundred and fifty families.\\nST. CHARLES BORROMRO CHURCH\\nWas organized in July, 1853. The following\\npriests have officiated in succession in this\\nparish, viz. r Revs, J, V. Van Geunip, C. L,\\nLemagie, D. Callaert, R. Vanderheyden, G. V.\\nGerard, A. de Montanbrieg, Charles J. Mangin,\\nM. H. Schaeken, F. Ilendriek, P. J. Desmedt.\\nE, M, Dekiere, E, Maesfrancx, F. Gauthier,\\nGeorge Langel and L. J. Brancheau, the last\\nmentioned being the present pastor in charge.\\nThe corner stone of the present new church\\nwas laid April 22, 1882, and completed in 1889;\\nbuilt of red brick, trimmed with white brick\\nand artificial stone, one hundred and twenty by\\ntiftj feet, about fifty feet high, with steej)le one", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0714.jp2"}, "655": {"fulltext": "THE CHURCHES OF MONROE COUNTV\\n523\\nhundred foot high, with stained ghiss windows.\\nThe church has seven hundred communicants\\nand is in a prosperous condition.\\nST. JOSEPH S CHURCH, ERIE.\\nTho first church building, erected in 1819,\\nwas built of logs, roofed with bark of trees, in\\nthe vicinity of the railroad depot, which gave\\nplace in 1826 to a frame building, both built by\\nthe French from Canada. The third church\\nbuilding was erected in the j-ears 1851 and\\n1852 in Vienna (now Erie) brick walls, one\\nhundred ami eleven feet long by forty-seven\\nfoot wide. The church is in a flourishing con-\\ndition, containing two hundred French families,\\nand free from debt.\\nFrom the year 1819, when the society was\\norganized, it was very irregularly visited by\\nFather Richai d, of Detroit, seldom by any\\nother priest until 1825. From 1825 to 1833 the\\nchurch was supplied by priests from Monroe\\nfrom 1825 to 1828, by itev. Bellamy; from\\n1S28 to 1831, Kev. Stephen Badin from 1831\\nto 1833, Rev. T. Carabin from 1833 to 1835,\\nRev. J. Bruyn, who was the first resident\\npastor; from 1835 to 1836, Rev. J. F. Terrso-\\nren, second resident pastor from 1836 to 1852,\\nRev. T. Warlop, third resident pastor; from\\n1852 to 1856, Rev. H. Rievers, fourth resident\\npastor; March, 1856, to May, 1856, Rev. L.\\nLionnet; from July, 1856, to the present time,\\nthe Rev. Father Charles Thomas has been the\\nresident pastor, and occupies the two-story\\nbrick parsonage built on a part of the Francis\\nousinofarm in the vicinity of the church.\\nT. P.\\\\TRICK S CHURCH OF KXKTER.\\nThe first assembly in the town of Exeter of\\nmembers of the Catholic Church was held at\\nthe log house of James Donohoe in 1834. At\\nthis time the township was covered by a dense\\nforest, intersper.sed with swamps, marshes and\\ncreeks, with here and there a log cabin of the\\nearly settlers, shaded bj^ lofty trees, not con-\\nnected by roads, but by paths and Indian\\ntrails, which often led the early missionaries\\nastray and compelled them to seek their night s\\nrepose beneath the forests. The inhabitants\\nwere few in number and poor. The mission\\nwas from time to time visited by priests, mainly\\nfrom .St. Mary s Church of Monroe. From\\n1838 to 1843 Father Carabin attended the\\nmission and had .stations, and said mass in tlic\\nlog cabins of Philip Flood, Peter Burns,\\nMichael Fagan, John Murphy and l^uke Dunn.\\nAfter a number of ineffectual efforts, finally\\nsucceeded in 1847 in constructing a log church,\\nFather Simons officiating at first mass held\\ntherein. The log church in 1861 gave place to\\nthe large brick church, 40x80. The corner\\nstone was laid in 1860, and completed in 1861\\nby the contractor, Wm. Gilmore, and conse-\\ncrated July 2, 1861. It has now a fine\\nparochial residence connected therewith. The\\npresent number of communicants is and\\nscholars in parochial school number\\nFather James Ronayno, with residence at Stony\\nCreek, officiates at tho tliroe mission stations\\nMaybee, Exeter and Stony Creek. The three\\nmissions consist of three hundred and twenty\\nfamilies. P. O. address, Athlone. Location of\\nchurch, section 25, town 5 south, range 8 east.\\nSOCIETIES CONNECTED WITH THE CATHOLIC\\nCHURCHES.\\nSt. Joseph s Society, organized February 12,\\n1851. Theofficers thereof in 1889 wore: Michael\\nDoigert, president; Frank Schwingschlegl,\\nsecretary A. Egl, treasurer. Present mem-\\nbership, sixtJ^\\nThis society was organized for benevolent\\npurposes, tho by-laws requiring a payment of\\none dollar and a half per week to members\\nwhile sick, and an assessment of fifty cents\\nupon every member when death occurs of one\\nof the members.\\nTHE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,\\nOrganized from the different Catholic parishes\\n.\\\\pril 17, 1881. Present membership, sixt}--\\nthreo charter members of branch, thirteen.\\nJohn P. Jaminet. president; Frank Schwing-\\nschlegl, vice president; C. Heck, second vice\\npresidenl; Patrick Matthews, secretary J. L.\\nHoffman, assistant secretary Charles A.\\n(iolden, financial secretarj^ Sebastian Lauer,\\n:reasurer A. Westermaii, jr., marshal; J.\\nBaier, guard F. R. Seib, M. Zeller and Joseph\\nGolden, trustees Rvv. Monjamin Schmitldiel,\\ns]Mritual adviser.\\nPresent officers: F. K. Soib. president J.\\nAbraham, first vice-president Thomas Kee-\\ngan, second vice-president harles Maurer,\\nrecording secretary James Garvey, assistant\\nsecretary; Frank Schwingschlegl, financial\\nsecretary; Sebastian Lauer, treasurer; J.Baier,\\nmarslial IT. Maurer, guard.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0715.jp2"}, "656": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XXXIX.\\nOUK SCHOOLt*\\nNO county in the State has better schools\\nthan Monroe count3^ Her name and\\nfame in connection with her schools have be-\\ncome familiar to every resident of Southern\\nMichigan, and the city has been the incentive\\nof the county. The course of study has always\\nbeen fully up to the requirements of the State\\nUniversity, and the high standing of its hun-\\ndreds of graduates who have entered nearly\\nevery walk of life, speaks volumes for those who\\nhave had the educational interests of the city\\nin their care. They are found in nearly everj-\\nbranch of mercantile business; some are occu-\\npying the pulpit and some the bench, while\\nothers have made their mark in mining, rail-\\nroading, civil engineering, and in the practice\\nof medicine and of law. One of the best text\\nbooks in physics at pre.sent in use was written\\nby a graduate of this school. The western\\ntraveler as he nears the summit of vast ranges,\\nadmires the boldness and originality of the\\nrailroad engineeringof Monroe boys and gradu-\\nates of our school. The miner s pick and shovel\\nare directed in their safe and unfailing course\\nbj others, and among the best undei-ground\\nengineers of the West are Monroe educated.\\nThe corner stone of the Monroe Union\\nSchool was laid with Masonic ceremonies June\\n24,1858. This structure, known as the old\\nbuilding, is still standing. The edifice was\\nthree stories high, and formed at that time the\\nmost imposing architectural monument in the\\ncounty. The accommodations furnished by\\nthis house were then among the best in the\\nState. In 1888 the building took tire, the\\nupper stor} being burned off. The school\\nboard at once took measures for i-ebuilding.\\nThe house was made two stories higher, and all\\nthe modern improvements in heating ami ven-\\ntilation were added.\\nIn 1884 the scdiool board thought to relieve\\nthe crowded c )ndition of the school-room by\\nhnililing a tine house in tlie Third ward. This\\nanswered the purpose for a year or two; but\\nin 1887 it was found necessary to liave more\\nroom, and the board began the erection on the\\ngrounds near the older structure of the new\\nhigh .school building. This is, without doubt,\\none of the finest houses in the State, being\\nheated, ventilated and seated in the best modern\\nstyle.\\nThus Monroe has met the growth of popula-\\ntion by a corresponding increase of the means\\nand opportunities of education. But not only\\nhas it been the policy adopted to provide the\\nmaterial conditions, but also it has been the\\nconstant aim of the school board to place over\\nthe scholars the very best teachers attainable.\\nSchool was opened in the old (then new)\\nschool building, iii April, 1850, with Mr. George\\nW. Perry as superintendent. Nearly all the\\nsubsequent superintendents have been gradu-\\nates of the University of Michigan, and have\\nsteadily pursued the policy of keeping our\\nschools in the van of educational progress.\\nAmong the well known gentlemen who have\\nbeen superintendents of these schools may be\\nmentioned Lewis Mcljouth, at present presi-\\ndent of the Agricultural ollege of North\\nDakota; Hon. Edwin Willitts, assistant Secre-\\ntary of Agriculture; Ijester Goddard, a rail-\\nroad official in the Chicago, Burlington and\\nQuincy Railroad at Chicago, Illinois Charles\\nHarris, at present a successful merchant in\\nMinnesota; Judge Rufus Finney, deceased and\\nJohn A. Stewart, superintendent of schools in\\nTort Huron, this State. W. N. Honey, the\\npresent superintendent, is a gentleman of ad-\\nvanced ideas, fine executive ability, and a\\nthorough scholar, who has a sincere love for\\nhis chosen profession. He has made the course\\nof study very thorough and complete. All\\ngrades of the .school can enter the State Uni-\\nversity on diploma, on all the four courses pui\\nsued at Ann Arbor. Constant effort is being\\nmade to provide llie best fucilities. The hibor-\\n24]", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0716.jp2"}, "657": {"fulltext": "OUR SCHOOLS.\\n525\\natory lias ln cn cxlonsivelj iinprovoil (iuriii^\\nthe ])ast two }-oars in the lines of chemistry and\\n]ii)ysi -s. The Englisli course has also been\\nfirealiy improved and strengthened, ami the\\naim of the school is to supply the necessary\\ne piipment, hoth for those who intend taking a\\nfurther course, and for those who must enter\\nupon the active duties of life at graduation or\\nbefore.\\nAn organization of the graduates of the\\nI nioM School has recently been eti ected. en-\\ntitled the Alumni of the Monroe Union School,\\nand in addition to the catalogue usually issued,\\nthe society purpose giving sketches and bi-\\nographies of those who have attained promi-\\nnence as business men, in mercantile life, in\\ni-aili oading, civil engineering, in educational\\ninstitutions, in tiie pulpit and in the legal pro-\\nfession.\\nI infer from an examination of the old village\\nrecords, that as early as the year 1828 the vil-\\nlage library was under the supervision of the\\nvillage council, who raised moneys from time to\\ntime to sustain a public library that a small\\nlibrary- wasunder the charge of the village clerk,\\nbut the records thereof ai e so meagre that\\nnothing satisfactory can lie obtained. When the\\nCity of Monroe was incorporated in 1887, the\\nremnants of the old library were transferred to\\nthe city, but a very limited number of volumes\\nremained, hardly worthy of the name of a library,\\nand was under the control of the common\\ncouncil and school insjiectors, the city clerk\\nacting as librarian. In 186tj. the library room\\nadjoining the common council room was en-\\nlarged and a catalogue made of the works on\\nhand, and (juite an addition made thereto\\nunder an appropriation by the council of one\\nhundred and si.xty dollars for new books.\\nlu 1873, under an act of the legislature, the\\ncitj- library was transferred from the common\\nlouncil to the board of education, and continues\\n\\\\inder the charge and control of said board.\\nThere are two thousand four hundred and fifty\\nnine volumes at this time in the liliraiy, and\\nthe annual circulation is over five thou.sand.\\nAVhen it is taken into consideration that the\\nlibrary contains a large number of public docu-\\nments, the circulation is large. The last appro-\\npriation in 1885, of four hundred dollars,\\nc.\\\\ [peiided with good judgment, has greatly in-\\nci-eased the interest of the puMir. Suitable\\nI ooms have been procured uudor a permanent\\nlease of the .second story of the lirick building\\nowned by the estate of the late l)r. Charles T.\\nSouthworth, adjoining the First National Bank\\non Washington street, that are comfortably\\nwarmed and lighted every afternoon and even-\\ning during the winter months, and one day in\\nthe week during the summer nionths, and\\nl)rovc a pleasant resort for iHose who desire to\\nperuse the books and po])ular magazines of the\\nday. The apartments are presided over bj-\\nMiss Anna Yardle} an accomplished and well\\njiosted librarian, appointed by the board of\\neducation.\\nllo.N. 1S.-\\\\.\\\\C LEWIS,\\nWas born in Derby, Connecticut, September\\n25, 1804, and at the age of twenty -four was\\nmarried to Miss Sophia Redtield,at Clyde, New\\nYork. In the spring of 1885 he came to Michi-\\ngan with his famil}^ and settled in Monroe,\\nwhere bo has had a continuous residence of\\nmore than fifty-four years. Being a moulder\\nby trade, he started the first foundry, outside\\nof Detroit, in Michigan. In 1839, when the\\nMichigan Southern was being built by the\\nState, ho cast all the car wheels used by it. He\\nalso manufactured and introduced to the\\nfarmers of Southern Michigan an improved\\nplow which came into universal use, and holds\\nits place as a favorite among the best of those\\nin use at the present time. During the turbu-\\nlent times of pioneer life and State boundaries\\nhe cast the cannon balls intended f( r use in the\\nToledo war. At his foundr3- was cast most of\\nthe nuxhinery for the construction of the saw\\nand grist mills of this section of the Stale, and\\nwhen McCorniick, the inventor of the mowing\\nmachine, was in need of a first-class mechanic\\nto build his first nuichine. the job was intrusted\\nto Mr. Lewis, who built it and 8U])erintended\\na series of expei iments with it upon the old\\naldwell ftirm, just west of the city.\\n.Vt the organization of Monroe Lodge, V.k\\nM.. July 5, 1848, Mr. Lewis was elected its\\nmaster, and for three cars lent his influence\\ntowards the upholding of the Ma.sonic frater-\\nnity in this citj and Monroe Lodge stands to-\\nday as a mijnument to his zeal and ability.\\nIn 1858 he was appointed United States\\nsupervising ins])ector of steamboats by Presi-", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0717.jp2"}, "658": {"fulltext": "526\\nniSTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ndent Pierce, holding the position through the\\nterms of Pierce and Buchanan and pai t of Lin-\\ncoln s. During all these years and in traveling\\nthousands of miles he never violated his puri-\\ntanical conscience by breaking the Sabbath.\\nMr. Lewis s character is best illustrated in this\\nrespect by an incident that happened not long\\nsince. One of the State s superintendents of\\nthe poor called at Mr. Lewis s residence one\\nSunday morning, and after introducing him-\\nself, informed him that his other duties were so\\nmany and arduous that he was compelled to\\nperform those of inspecting the eleemosynary\\ninstitutions of the State on the Sabbath.\\nWell, says Mr. Lewis, looking at him sternly,\\nif j-our duties are so numerous that you have\\nto violate the Sabbath, you had better resign\\nanyway, you cannot inspect our poorhouse on\\nthat day, and bidding him good morning,\\nclosed the door.\\nAfter retiring from the foundry he engaged\\nin the book and stationery business, and con-\\ntinued in it for a number of years, when he\\nlaid aside the cares of business life.\\nHe was elected superintendent of the poor\\nOctober 20, 1863, and has held the position\\never since, and was one of the best known\\nsuperintendents in the State.\\nDuring Mr. Lewis s early life he was one of\\nthe tiist lock-tendei s on the Erie Canal, and\\nopened the lock at Clyde, New York, when the\\ntirst canal boat, bearing Governor Clinton and\\ncarrying a barrel of Lake Erie water to mingle\\nwith the Hudson, passed through. He also per-\\nformed the same duty when (ieneral Lafayette\\npassed through on one of the Erie Canal boats.\\nFor sixty-eight years Mr. Lewis has been an\\nactive and conscientious member of the Pres-\\nbyterian Church, and for years was one of the\\nelders of the church in this city, and was at the\\ntime of his death, which occurred November\\n17, 1889, aged 85, leaving to survive him his\\nwidow and five daughters. He was a gentle-\\nman of the old school and a Democrat.\\nW. R. GIFFORD, M.\\nSon of Henry and Almira Cifford, was borti\\nMay 6, 1843, at Dundee, Monroe county, Mich-\\nigan. Moved on farm near Petersburgh, 18.52\\nenlisted in the First Michigan Engineers and\\nMechanics Corps in 1861, and served in the\\narmy three years. He returned from the army\\n.and went to (Jberlin College two years, and\\nthen went into the office of D. W. Loree, Ridge-\\nway, Michigan, to study medicine and attend\\nthe Michigan State T^niversity of Medicine at\\nAnn Arbor, and graduated in March, 18()9, and\\nlocated in Erie, Michigan, in May ofsame year.\\nWas a very successful practitioner in Erie for\\nmany years, and higiily esteemed as a ph3-sician\\nand citizen. Married in Erie the daughter of\\nBrigham. Dr. Gifford was by flattering\\ninducements led, much to the regret of the\\ncitizens of Erie, to remove to Toledo in April,\\n1886, where he is now engaged in a successful\\npractice. Office and residence, 2005 Adams\\nstreet, Toledo.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0718.jp2"}, "659": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XT..\\nIlK WAK OF THE REBELLION P0BLIC MEETING AT MONKOK SMITH GUARDS LAIUKs\\nSOCIETY ROSTER OK VOLUNTEERS FURNISHED BY MONROE COUNTY INTERESTINiv\\nTABULATED RECORDS MONROE REGIMENTS (i. A. K. AND \\\\V. R. C.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^pill-; long tliroatened blow of rebellion wa^\\n1 struck in tiie coniniencenient of cannon-\\nailing of Fort Sumter by the confederate\\nguns at Foi t Moulti ie. on the morning of Api il\\n12, ISdl,\\nThe time when the friends ot constitutional\\ngovernment and civil liberty must take tiieir\\nstand for or against the Government had\\narrived.\\nThe enemies of the Union and freedom had\\nreached the point of open hostilities upon the\\nGovernment thej were bound by every consid-\\neration of loyalty and patriotism to support.\\nAll that forbearance and moderation on the\\npart of order could do had been done to\\navert the shocking calamitJ^\\nThe history of the world furnishes no par-\\nallel to either the madness of the offenders or\\nthe forbearance of the Government.\\nThe first rebel gun from Sumter (April 12,\\n1861), the tocsin of the gigantic and wicked\\nrebellion, the key note of civil war, had been\\nheard all over the land, the national banner\\nhad been insulted by the tire of treasons batter-\\nies and struck from its proud perch, when tlie\\nloyal young men of Michigan sprang, as if by\\nmagic, to arms to defend and maintain the\\nNational Union and protect its flag, to sustain\\nthe honor of their State and maintain their\\nown glorious birthright as freemen. They\\nvowed to (iod and their native land, and\\n]iledged their arms and their lives that the hf\\nloved flag of their country should again tri-\\niitnphancly wave on the walls of Sumter and\\nover every State and inch of ground in the\\nl7nion, and that the H(!public should he saved\\nand forever jirescrvod. When the surremlerof\\nthe South Carolina forces became known\\nthroughout the land, the entire State of Michi-\\ngan was alive to the emergencies and duties of\\nthe hour, and the uprising of the jieople was\\nuniversal and unfiai-alleled in history. Flags\\nwaved from every public building and private\\nV\\ndwelling, alike on the palace and on the cot,\\nwhile the drum lieat to the music of the Union,\\nfrom our southern border to the far off and\\ncraggj- shores of our gi-eal lakes. The call of\\n.Vhraham Ijincolii, as it swept over the wires\\nfrom land s end lo land s end, receiveil a patri-\\notic and ))rijmjit resjionse from the loyal hearts\\nof the peo|de of Michigan. The ranks of her\\nbattalions were tilled on the tirst alarm. With\\ni-emarkabU promj)tness her first gallant regi-\\nment armed, clothed, C(piipped and fully\\na]ipointed left the State to meet the enemies of\\n.Vmerican liberty, the first to reach the Na-\\ntional Capital from west of the Allegheny\\nMountains, and was among the first troo])S\\nwhich crossed Long Bridge into Virginia, and\\ncomposed a part of the command that cap-\\ntured Alexandria, the first city taken from the\\nrebels.\\nThe .Michigan \u00e2\u0096\u00a0contingent in the war was\\nlargely made up of men who enlisted for three\\nyears, and were maiiil} from the most respect-\\nable and industrious of the conimunitj\\nLeaving the peaceful avocations of civil life.\\nthese men were disciplined into soldiers and\\nconverted into heroes, sometimes even during\\nthe operations atid emergencies of a single\\ncampaign. I aticnl and obedient under the\\nmost rigid discijdine. j)ersi8tenl and enduring\\non the long and tedious march, cheerful and\\nuntiring in the trenches, apt in experiment and\\nmost ingenious in construction, they added to\\nall ipialifications and merits true courage in the\\ntield. while almost every important action has\\nillustrated their heroism, and almost every\\niiattle field is consecrated with their blood.\\nT heir sei vice was eagerly .sought for by all the\\nbest generals, whether to construct a defense,\\nlead a forlorn hope, or cliar je a balteiy.\\nMichigan troops, prominent at the outset of\\nthe rebellion, were in at its death; they were\\namong those who. under the command of the\\nbrave and lamented Richardson, tirst opened", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0719.jp2"}, "660": {"fulltext": "528\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nfire (111 the rebels in the vicinity of Bull lluu.\\nat Blacivbiini M Ford they were with General\\nMcClcllan in West Virginia in the first year of\\nthe war, and were in South Carolina and\\n(feorgia in 18(i2, and during- the year nerved\\nwith the Army of tiie Potomac on tlie Penin-\\nsula, and in Maryland with (General Banks in\\ntiie Shenandoah Valley in Virginia under\\nGeneral Burnside in Louisiana under Genei-a!\\nButler; and in Missouri with Gcnei al Pope and\\nColonel Mulligan.\\nIn 1863 tliey bore a consjiicuous and gallant\\npart in the ever memoralile eam|iaigns under\\nGeneral Hooker in Virginia and (ieneral Meade\\nin Pennsylvania, at the defense of Knoxville\\nby General Burnside, at the capture of Vieks-\\nburg by General Grant, and on the celebrated\\nKilpatrick raid against Richmond. They were\\nsilso engaged in the campaign of General Bose-\\ncrans against Chattanooga, and were actively\\nemployed in the field at various points in Ten-\\nnesisee, Mississippi, Kentucky and Louisiana,\\nunder othei- generals.\\nIn 1864-5 they were with General (Jiant in\\nliis great march against Richmond, and l)i-avely\\nparticipated in most of the hai d fought battles\\nof that eventful campaign.\\nThey were also with General Sherman on his\\nremarkable march from Chattanooga to the\\nSea, and were prominently engaged in most of\\nhis memorable and successful battles, and witli\\nGeneral Sheridan in his matchless encounters\\nwith the enemy in the Valley of the Shenan-\\ndoah, while their sabres flashed in avery battle.\\nThey took part in the gallant defense of\\nNashville by General Thomas, and were with\\nGenerals Stoneman and Wilson on their raids\\nin North Carolina and Georgia.\\nThey were also at the ca])ture of Mobile and\\nserved in Texas and L tah Territory during a\\npart of 1865-6.\\nMichigan was well represented at the surren-\\nder of Lee and Johnston, the termination and\\ndeath of the rebellion and a Michigan regi-\\nment captured the president of the so-called\\nconfederacy.\\nJefferson Davis, in his inglorious flight to\\nescape, deserved |)unishment for liis infamous\\ntreason and rebellion.\\nMichigan troops in all the campaigns and\\nbattles in which they participated were most\\nreliable, conspicuously brave and gallant. In\\nevery position in which they were placed they\\nwere true, self-sacrificing, patient under hard-\\nship, murmuring not, meeting death by expo-\\nsure, starvation and cruel treatment in rebel\\nprisons, and many more by rebel bullets in\\nsanguiiuiry strife.\\nAside fi om theii- acknowledged bravery and\\netticiency in battle, they were, in a most re-\\nmarkable manner, entrusted with posts of\\nhonor and great responsibilities, which could\\nhave scarcely been accredited but with a\\n]iur]iose.\\nFi-om the beginning of the war until its end,\\nMichigan soldiers evinced a most persistent\\ndetermination to fight on, until all rebels in\\narms against the Government should be con-\\n((uered and subdued, and, if needs be, utterly\\ndestroyed, so that their country might live.\\nThat determination thej most successfully\\ncarried out; they met the enemy in his last\\nditch and he was theirs they compelled him\\nto lay down his rebellious arms, to beg for\\nquarter, peace, and even for bread, and sub-\\nmit unconditionally to the terms of their dicta-\\ntion. Having done that, the troops of Michi-\\ngan returned to their homes, as the conquerors\\nof the enemies of their country, the preservers\\nof their nation, receiving the plaudits and\\ngratitude of their fellow-countrymen, and of\\nevery friend of freedom and humanity tiirough-\\nout the world.\\nThe armies of no other nation, even after\\nmany years of training which war brings with\\nit, have evinced so marvelous a development of\\nsoldierly qualities as characterized the Ameri-\\ncan troops during the comparatively short\\nterm of service. The annals of the times will\\nrear an imperishable monument to the patri-\\notism of all the States, which, in a nation s\\nperil, gave their sons in the conflict, and the\\nhonor of one will be among the precious pos-\\nsessions of the other but it will be for Michi-\\ngan to cherish with peculiar pride and tender-\\nness the remembrance and the fame of the gal-\\nlant band of patriots, who, in the fiercest strug-\\ngle of modern warfare, and among comrades\\nof equal worth and bravery, while preserving\\nthe national life and integritv, have reflected\\nundying luster upon her own escutcheon.\\nThe greater prominence of particular indi-\\nviduals is by no means conclusive proof of\\nsuperior service or merits. The obscure pri-\\nvate, with nothing but the -enlisting papers\\nto bear witness even of his presence in the", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0720.jp2"}, "661": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0721.jp2"}, "662": {"fulltext": "CELEBRATION OF THE REPORTED CAPTURE OF RICHMOND.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0722.jp2"}, "663": {"fulltext": "Tin-: WAR OK TIIK KKHEI.l.ION.\\n5 JO\\nai inj often is entitled to higher honors than he\\nwhose ])roniot ion was sounded throujjh the ranks\\nand ))roclaimed bj the public press, but proof\\nof this fact is denied the world, and may never\\niiave lieen known be\\\\ond the modest, unpre-\\ntending consciousness of the obscure hero. It\\nwas the ]irivate soldiers as well as their com-\\nmanders who suppressed the rebellion. ami this\\nfact cannot be too fully recognized. It is to\\nthe brave men who made the charges as well\\nas to those who directed them, that the country\\nis indebted chietly for the manj- sitcnal advant-\\nages and the final triuni])li over treason s\\ncohorts,\\nKrom the desire to be associated in the same\\ncompanies and regiments with friends in other\\ncounties of the State and adjoining States, and\\nthe generous bounties ofl crcd for enlistments\\ntherein, many of the soldiers enlisted in Mich-\\nigan regiments are not credited to the county\\nof Monroe.\\nWhile each of the Michigan Regiments is\\nentitled to great credit for the part taken in\\nthe numerous conflicts in which they were en-\\ngaged, comparisons and contrasts by the author\\nwould be invidious, but it will be seen by the\\nfollowing statements that enlistments of sol-\\ndiers of Monroe county constituted a por-\\ntion of every one of the Michigan Regi-\\nments, and to describe the parts taken by each\\nwould far exceed the limits of this work.\\nIt would afford the author great pleasure, if\\n])racticable in a limited work of this kind, to re-\\ncord the interesting letters that were received\\nfrom the ofKcers and soldiers in the field during\\nthe progressof the Rebellion, describing the san-\\nguinary conflicts in w^hich they were engaged,\\nthe numerous presentations to officers and sol-\\ndiers and sailors indicating the esteem in\\nwhich the\\\\ are held for their glorious achieve-\\nments. For a statement in detail of\\nthe i)art taken by the various regiments in\\nwhich the Monroe county officers and soldiers\\nnlisted therein, the reader is referred to\\nMichigan in the War. prepared ami compiled\\nliy the late lamented Adjutant (ieneral John\\nRobertson, of Michigan.\\nTHK W.\\\\H 01 TIIK HKBKIJ.IOX.\\nWhen the telegraiili wires announced the\\nnews at Monroe of the attack on Fort Sum-\\nter, immediate steps were taken by our citizens,\\nwithout distinctiou of party, to give exjires-\\nsion of i)ublic sentiment on the great question\\nof the daj This movement contributed largely\\nin concentrating ])opular feeling and encourag-\\ning our Slate and National authorities in the\\nmeasures demanded by the exigencies of the\\ntimes.\\nAn im] rom|)tu nieeling of citizens was held\\nat the Humphrey House, Tuesday afternoon\\nof the loth of April. 18til, for the purpose of\\nmaking some arrangement to hold a more gen-\\neral meeting to express the sentiments of the\\ncommunity upon the crisis which was upon us.\\nMayor Roderick O Conner acted as chairman.\\nCommittees were appointed to make necessary\\narrangements, and it was decided to call a\\nmeeting at the court house on Wednesday even-\\ning. Accordingly at an early hour the court\\nhouse was packed full to its utmost capacity\\nwith people anxious to hear something said in\\nhonor of and in favor of sustaining the stars\\nand stripes of our country. The meeting was\\ncalled to order and three cheei s were proposed\\nfor Major Anderson, which were given with a\\nwill.\\nIra R. (irosvenor. from the conimitteo on\\norganization, then read a report recommending\\nthe following officers:\\nPresident\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Judge Warner Wing.\\nVice Presidents\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hon. li. O Conner, Colonel .1. K.\\nSmith, U. S. A., Christopher Bruckner. Conio-\\ndore A. D. Perkins, Hon. F. Waldorf, Hon. L. Du-\\nrocher, Rev. E. J. Boyd, Gonenil Levi S. Humphrey.\\nDr. E. Adams, Major i. Buckley, Captain (i. W.\\nStronjr, H. B. Marvin, Major F. M. Winans.\\nSecretaries\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Stephen G. Clark, T. S. Clark an.l .1.\\nR. Rauch.\\nThe officers took their seats, when the report\\nof the committee on resolutions was called for.\\nHon. E. (i. Morton read the following as the\\nreport of the committee:\\nWheueas, Civil war and all its de|doral)le\\nconsequences have suddenly burst uj)on the\\nnation, and the constitutional government of\\nthe country is attacked, its authority set at de-\\nfiance, and its flag insulted in a portion of liie\\nUnion, for the avowed purpose of overthrow-\\ning the same and,\\nWiiEKKAS, Those who have thus wantonly\\n])rovoked hostilities have trampled upon the\\nconstitution, wliich guaranteed to all the high\\nprinciples of a free government, and under\\nwhich all real grievances may be redressed", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0723.jp2"}, "664": {"fulltext": "530\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand the liberties of Uio j eoj le perjietmiU-d\\ntherefore,\\nMesolved, Tliat we, citizens of Monroe county,\\nof all political parties, cordially unite to uphold\\nthe Government of the country and pledge\\nourselves to stand by the constitution and tlie\\nlegal authorities under it, and to aid them in\\n])roteeting and dcfeniling the same, in thesjtirit\\nand with the determination nianifesteil bj our\\nfathers of the Revolution.\\nResolved, That we deeply deplore the steps\\nhastily taken by a portion of the Southern\\npeople to destroy the best government on\\nearth, and the confidence of the world in the\\nability of man for self control, and we cannot\\nbelieve that this suicidal work meets the ap-\\n))robation of thousands of our conservative and\\nlaw-abiding brethren of the South, and borne\\ndown by a mob whose usurpations and lawless\\naims threaten the country with anarchy and\\ndespotism and that we feel it to be our im-\\nperative duty as the friends of liberty, law and\\nstable government to resist with all our power\\ntheir treasonable j)urpo8e, in order to maintain\\nand perpetuate the liberties we enjoy as a\\npeople.\\nThe chairman of the meeting. Judge Wing,\\nsaid he had never stood in the court house\\nunder circumstances so solemn as these. The\\nquestion which presents itself is no less than\\nwhether we arc a free nation, whether we have\\na government, whether we are the American\\npeople. Few occasions have occurred when\\nthe flag of our country has been trailed but\\nnow it has been struck by a band of traitors\\namong our own brethren. There have been\\nparties, but now there should be no party.\\nThis country needed aid. This was the only\\nconsideration presented. Our flag has been\\nrespected in all nations, because we have estab-\\nlished a free government and have invited the\\noppressed of all lands to come to our shores.\\nBut treason has reared its head, the President\\ncalls for help to sustain that flag, and shall it be\\nsustained? (Applause.) For his part the reso-\\nlutions met his hearty approval.\\nIra E. (lirosvenor was called. He said we\\nare engaged in no common affair this evening.\\nCivil war has commenced among us. Those\\nwho have forced the.se troubles upon us have\\nconstrued our troubles into cowardice, but now\\nthat the North is aroused they will learn that\\na terrible retribution is at hand. There can\\nbe but one feeling among us. We know no\\nparty no platform no anything but our\\ncountry. (Applause.) And it were glorious\\nto die in defense of that country. This was no\\ntime for .set speeches. What we say must come\\ngushing up from a warm heart. Michigan has\\nbeen called upon for Init one regiment, but if\\nit were nece.ssary Monroe alone could furnish\\ntiiat.\\nJudge Johnson was called upon. He re-\\nviewed, to a certain extent, the action which\\nthe South has taken in the Fort Sumter affair\\nfrom the first. He said we have waited long\\nex))ecting that reason would again take posses-\\nsion of our brethren at the Soutfi. The door\\nhad been left wide open for them to return, but\\nthey said to the Government you must fight or\\nignobly surrender that fort. The unholy war\\nhad been forced upon us, and there was no\\nother way but to pursue it to the bitter end.\\n(Applause.)\\nE. G. Morton. Esq., was next called upon.\\nHe said he had not expected to be called on\\nto make a speech, but was never ashamed to\\nspeak for his country. (Applause.) Hitherto\\na sense of securitj had pervaded the country-.\\nTo-day all the prosperity we have experienced\\nis imperiled. This was no time for inflamma-\\ntory remarks. The time had come to look\\ndanger boldly in the face, and be ready to live\\nfor and servo our country, if God spares our\\nlives, and if not to die by that glorious flag\\nbequeathed us by our fathers. (Loud applause.)\\nWilliam H. Boj d w-as called upon. He said\\nhe would not apologize, as he felt it his duty\\nwhen his country calls, to respond. He was\\nno party man, but he had, he trusted, the feel-\\nings of a patriot. Look at our constitution.\\nWill }-ou allow it to be rent in pieces? He\\nbelieved there was a spirit waking in the North\\nthat would protect and preserve that constitu-\\ntion. When a time comes like this, it becomes\\nevery man to lift up his voice, and if necessary,\\nto lay down his life for his countiy. We are\\none and united for our country. Our country\\nnow and our countiy forever. (Applause.)\\nMr. Willets said his feelings had always been\\nopposed to war. His ancestry were Quakers.\\nBut when he heard the news from Sumter, his\\npeace principles abdicated. He was now in\\nfavorof fighting. He believed in putting down\\nthis rebellion at whatever co.st, and at what-\\never sacrifice.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0724.jp2"}, "665": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF TIIK RKHKl.l.tON.\\nh:\\\\\\\\\\nMayor O Counor siiid the spealvers wlio had\\n|(recedcd him had called Ihc Southern rebels\\n(lur iirethren. He disclaimed their right to be\\ncalled so. Bj their own traitorous acts they\\nhave severed the eonnectiori. No traitor to\\ntills country should be called the brother of a\\ntrue man.\\nStephen G. Clarke said we meet to-ninht on a\\ncommon platform, and let us respond to the\\ntraitors in a manner that will send terror to\\nevery heart and convince them (hut we will\\nspill every drop of Mood in defense of that\\ntlag. (Applause.) He would not discuss the\\ncauses of this rebellion. He was for action.\\nThe enemy are approaching the capitoi. They\\nshall not possess it.\\nV. M. Winans said he came here with but\\none feeling. He had been led to the battle\\nfield under that flag, and he was ready to go\\nagain. He wished to know if others were\\nready to go also. [Yes, yes, was responded by\\nmore than a hundi-ed voices.]\\nColonel Smith, of the United States Army,\\nsaid\\nForever tioat that standard sheet\\nWliere breathes the foe but falls bcfmv us,\\nWith Freedom s soil beneath our feet.\\nAnd Freedom s banner streaming o er us 1\\nHe had been in the habit of addressing as-\\nsemblies, Imt they were military- assemblies.\\nAnd a railitarj- response is what we must make.\\nThe State of Michigan had been called on for\\none regiment, but if it were ten the response\\nwould be j)romptlj made, and all would be\\nfound ready to respond with our lives, our\\nfortunes and our sacred honors.\\nB. Dansard said it was the first time he had\\never been in such a position, but if he could\\nsay anything, the cause is glorious enough.\\nGod knows. He had lived under that flag\\nwished to die under it and was ready to do\\nanything that could be done to sustain it, with\\nmoney or with life. (Loud applause.)\\nOther remarks were made l y Prof Kel-\\nlogg, Dr. Landon, Frank Releigh, T. S. Clark,\\nL. Darrah, J. E. Kauch, X. N. Kendal, and\\nothers, man) of whom expressed a willingness\\nto take to the tented field. The remarks were\\nreceived with cheers and applause through-\\nout.\\n^Ir. X. N. Kendal moved that a committee of\\nfive be a])pointed to take steps for the organi-\\nzation of a military compan)- here.\\nThe chairman said the resolutions would be\\nfirst in order. The motion for their adoption\\nwas put and a unanimous aye was heard from\\never} throat in the house.\\nMr. Kendal s motion was then i)ut ami car-\\nried, and the chair appointed as the committee,\\nMes.srs. N N. Kendal. T. S. Clark. Capt.\\nWinans, Colonel Smith and Constant Luce.\\nThe meeting then adjourned with ihivo\\nhearty cheers for the stars and stripes.\\nThe military committee as above appointed\\nhad a meeting the next morning and oi-gani/.ed\\nby calling Colonel Smith to the chair, and T. S.\\nClark as secretar}-.\\nIt was decided to organize a iiiilitary com-\\npany agreeably to the requisition of the (iov-\\nei-nor, and on motion the instrument juf!-\\nviously drawn up and numerously signed, was\\nadopted as the liasis of organization.\\nN. N. Kendal was appointed to wait upon\\nthe Governor, and ascertain if money sub-\\nscribed in this city can be used for the benefit\\nof the company raised here, and also what\\namount would be furnished by the State.\\nOn motion of C. Luce a committee consist-\\ning of J{. O Connor, Wm. H. Boyd, J. I{.\\nHauch, A. K. Bates and Joseph Weier was\\nappointed to solicit subscriptions for the ]iur-\\npose.\\nOn motion C. Luce and C. Paulding were\\nappointed a committee to circulate the roll\\nfor sigiuitures. All persons who had signed\\nthe roll or intended doing so were requested to\\nmeet at the city hall the following morning at\\n9 o clock.\\nThe roll had already been signed by some\\ntwenty-five or thirty citizens.\\nTHE SMITH GUARI).\\nThe organization of the military comiiany\\nenrolled in this city, was perfected on Satur-\\nday evening, April 20, 1861, by the election of\\nthe following officers:\\nCaptain, Constant Luce; tirst lieutenant, John M.\\nOliver; second lieutenant, A. M. Rose; third lieu-\\ntenant, I. DifTenbaugh.\\nA resolution was then passed that the com-\\npany be known as the Smith Guards, in\\nhonor of our fellow-townsman. Colonel Smith,\\nof the United States Army. The company\\nwas feelingly addressed by Colonel Smith.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0725.jp2"}, "666": {"fulltext": "i)[V2\\nHISTORY OK MONKOE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthiuikiiii; them for the lioiior conferred hy\\ntheir action.\\nThree hearty cheers were then given for\\nthe TTnion, and three more for Colonel Smith,\\nand the meeting adjourned.\\nThe Smith Guard.s, having been ordered into\\ncamp at Adrian, left Wednesday, May 29, 1861.\\nTiiey were accompanied by the lire department\\nand a large number of other citizens. The\\nlargest crowd assembled in a long time, was at\\nthe depot to see them off. The city seemed to\\nbe out en masse, together with many people\\nfrom the country. There were some affecting\\nscenes and moist eyes, as mothers bid good bye\\nto Iheir sons, sisters to their brothers, etc.\\nThe comjjany were in good spirits, and went\\nwith the hearty good wishes of all, that health\\nand success might attend them.\\nWe publish a full list of the officers and men\\ncomposing the Smith Guards, the roll having\\nbeen filled up to an hundred and one:\\nCaptain, C. Luce; first lieutenant, John M. Oliver;\\nsecond lieutenant, A. M. Rose; third lieutenant, I.\\nDiffenbaugh.\\nFirst Sergeant, George Spaulding; second sergeant,\\nGeorge Bradford; third sergeant, John Adams; fourth\\nsergeant, J. Redfield; fifth sergeant, Con. Paulding.\\nFirst Corporal, W. Paulding; second corporal A. H.\\nBowen; third corporal, F. B. Gale; fourth corporal,\\nR. R. Lassey.\\n1 H1V.\\\\TE.S.\\nFrank Benderitter.\\nJ. Whii)ple.\\nB. F. Nelson.\\nA. Benson.\\nH. Gravit.\\nE. C. Stoddard.\\nJohn Fonier.\\nR. Sorter.\\nG. W. Beeman.\\nWni, Watkins.\\nJolin Bisonette.\\nG. W. Olney.\\nWm. Lassey.\\nG. W. Owen.\\nS. Bissonette.\\nA. E. Bates.\\nJ. F. Hoflfnian.\\nW. Knaggs.\\nJohn Disher.\\nS. S. Couture.\\nElroy Cicott.\\nJohn White.\\nE. M. Billings.\\nJ Susor.\\nC. Bisbee.\\nW. C. Brown.\\nChas. H. Ladd.\\nG. E. Choate.\\nGeo. Grueneisen.\\nW. C. Watson.\\nH. L. Stoddard.\\nJ. Kittle.\\nH. Robinsiin.\\nJ. Duffield.\\nT. Nowlan.\\nWm. H. Gibson.\\nJohn Walter.\\nF. Godfrey.\\nC. Thnrlack.\\nS. S. Parker.\\nDowning.\\nS. M. Kidder.\\nJ. Charter.\\n(t. Kempf.\\nF. Spath.\\nC. Brunner.\\nS. R. Carney.\\nW. t)lson.\\nE. Ross.\\nJ. Dickinson.\\nW. H. Eaton.\\nX. Gagnier,\\nJ. Conlin,\\nC. F. Austin.\\nHarry Kendall.\\nC. Techout.\\nL. F. Ci-seo.\\nJ. Heald.\\nWm. Stewart.\\nIsaac Navarre.\\nE. M. Avery.\\nA. Mosher,\\nN. E. Baker.\\nJ. Robert.\\nW. Prince.\\nJ. Chase.\\nJ. Hinsdale.\\nJ. Root.\\nE. Woodward.\\nJ. Leonard.\\nWm, H. Dnffiel.l.\\nS. D. Plues.\\nL. Wagner.\\nD. Paul.\\nA. Taylor.\\nA. R. knobe.\\nE. Bronson.\\nA. Gnior,\\nM. W. Hall.\\n.A. Wells.\\nH. Ansel.\\nWm. Bookey.\\nD. Henderson.\\nF. Herman.\\nS. IMosher.\\nT. Leonard.\\nTlieo. Haberfeldcr.\\nJ. Turner.\\nPRESENTATION OK COLOKS TO THE SMITH GUARDS.\\nThe stand of colors prepared for the Smith\\nGuards by the ladies of the city, was pre-\\nsented on Tuesday afternoon. May 21, 1861.\\nThe guards paraded on the Court House\\nsquare, in their new uniform, making a very\\ntine appearance. The uniform was of gray\\ncassimero\u00e2\u0080\u0094 frock coats, pants with a red stripe\\non the legs, and cap of the same gray material\\nwith gilt trimming. The uniform was neat\\nand tnsteful, and gave the company a very sol-\\ndierly appearance.\\nA very large concourse of people, a large\\nproportion of whom were ladies, assembled on\\nthe square, to witness the ceremony of the\\npresentation. Mr. H. P. Vrooman acted as\\nmarshal of the da} and at the appointed time\\nannounced that Professor Kellogg, of the\\nYoung Ladies Seminary, would make the pre-\\nsentation speech.\\nAt the conclusion of the address by Prof.\\nKellogg, which was listened to with attention\\nby all who were fortunate enough to get within\\nhearing distance, the colors were presented to\\nCaptain Luce by the hand of Mrs. Paulding.\\nCaptain Luce, upon receiving them, made\\nsome appropriate remarks, thanking the ladies,\\nin behalf of the company, for the colors, and\\nfor all the kindlj interest they had taken in\\nthe company s welfare and comfort.\\nProfessor Chamberlin, with a number of\\nyoung ladies from the seminary, then sang\\nThe Star Spangled Banner, with good effect.\\nJudge Cbristiancy was then introduced, who\\naddressed the company in some patriotic and\\nfeeling remarks, which met with a hearty re-\\nsponse in the hearts of all his listeners.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0726.jp2"}, "667": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.\\nr)33\\nIt was then announced tliiit a number of\\nyoung ladies had prepared a supply- of neck-\\nties and housewives for the members of the\\ncompany, and Mr. E. (J. Morton made some\\nremarks on behalf of the young ladies pre-\\nsenting them. Five young ladies then ad-\\nvanced to the ranks and presented each soldier\\nwith a neck-tie, and a hou.sewife well stored\\nwith thread, needles, pins, buttons, etc., which\\nwere found of great convenience and utility\\nin camp life.\\nAt the close of the exercises, the blessing of\\nthe (xreat Bulor of the Universe was ask-oil\\nupon the companj- by Rev. E. .1. Boyd.\\nTHK MONROE LADIES SOLDIERS AID SO-\\nCIETY.\\nA committee of ladies met at the residence\\nof Mrs. .1. M. Oliver, Monday evening, Jul}- 2it,\\n1861, and organized a society to be called the\\nMonroe Ladies Soldiers Aid Societj-, having\\nfor its object the furnishing of such hospital\\nsupplies and other necessaries as arc known\\nnot to be pi-ovided by the general govern-\\nment.\\nThe following ladies were chosen officers of\\nthe society\\nPresident Mrs. George Lundon.\\n\\\\ice President\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mrs. F. M. Winans.\\nTreasurer Miss Augusta Lewis.\\nCorresponding Secretary Mrs. L. S. Stevens.\\nThey also appointed an e.x ccutive committee\\nof sixteen.\\nThe Smith Guards were requested during\\ndrill to form in front of the Presbyterian\\nChurch, which they did, and each soldier was\\npresented with a testament by the infant class\\nof the Sabbath School.\\nAnother presentation was made to them at\\nthe seminary, being a Ifavelock cap-cover for\\neach officer and soldier, by the young ladies\\nof the seminary and some others of the city.\\nThis, wo itnagine, proved one of the most\\nvaluable articles that had been furnished them.\\nTlie Monroe Ladies Soldiei s Aid Society,\\nfrom its organization to the close of the war,\\nwith untiring energy, perseverance and genu-\\nine patriotism, accomplished the grand purpose\\nof their organization stimulated the boys in\\nblue to renewed exertions and heroic comluct\\nby their constant contributions for their com-\\nfort in the tented Held, reminded of the fact\\nthat they were remembered in greatkindnessby\\nloving hearts at home, and while facing disease\\nand danger and death, were comforted with\\nthe consciousness they were remembered in\\nthe prayers and kindness of those they had\\nleft behind them.\\nNo part of the gi and and multiform work of\\nthe suppression of the Rebellion and the pres-\\nervation of the Union will stand oul in histor}-\\nmore noble and heroic, than will that borne by\\nthe loj al, Christian women of the United\\nStates, in the moral and physical care of the\\nsoldiers of the Union, It is without a parallel\\nin human experience in the magnitude and\\nmunificence of the provision.\\nIt is due as simple justice to the memor\\\\- of\\nFlorence Nightingale, and the true women of\\nEngland who co-operated in her heroic and un-\\nprecedented work during the Crimean war, to\\nsay here that their noble example operated\\nlargely in suggesting the more ample and ex-\\ntended service of their worthy American sis-\\nters.\\nIt would not be possible to describe the aid\\nand comfort given by that branch of the coun-\\ntry s patriotic army. Manj- have recognized\\nwith grateful hearts what was done in that di-\\nrection by the loyal women of Monroe, city\\nand county, which may be taken as but a .sam-\\nple of like devotion throughout the loyal\\nStates.\\nLIST OF VOLUNTEERS FfRXISIIEU BY .MON-\\nROE COUNTY.\\nThe following list is made up from Michi-\\ngan in the War and the reports of the Adju-\\ntant General, and shows the name, com])an\\\\-\\nand regiment of men who enlisted in Michigan\\nRegiments from Monroe i-ounty, and the casu-\\nalties, etc., so far as reported, but does not show\\nthe enlistments from Monroe county in regi-\\nments raised in other States, and the author\\nwas unable to find any records from which he\\ncould obtain the enlistments last mentioned.\\nThe First Regiment of three-months men were\\nmustered out of service, and no record was\\nkept of their residence, and the Adjutant Gen-\\neral, in his report for 1862, says. Tlie ordinary\\nrecords of enlistments furnish no information\\nof the residence of volunteers, and it became\\nnecessary to procure it as regards tho.se in ser-\\nvice from the regiments in the field. The dif-\\nficulty and delay attending this labor, especially", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0727.jp2"}, "668": {"fulltext": "r.;u\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nin such a period of active service as existed\\nduring the summer months, will be readily un-\\nderstood. In the cases of old regiments,\\nthe casualties of months or a year of active\\nservice liad taken from the ranks hundreds of\\nmen whose names were on the rolls, and whose\\nresidence it was sought to determine. From\\nthe foregoing explanation of the Adjutant\\n(General it is apparent that there must necessa-\\nrily be many omissions and mistakes in the\\nlist given below. Some of the German and\\nFrench names are spelled so differently in the\\nvarious reports made to the Adjutant General\\nthat the} can hardly be recognized, and in the\\ncasualties the author found numerous cases\\nwhere a soldier was reported in 1862, as having\\ndied in action; in 1868, as discharged for dis-\\nability as transferred in 1864, and discharged\\nat e.\\\\piration of service in 1865. In such cases\\nonly tiie reports that do not conflict are given,\\nand in cases wliere they conflict the last report\\nis given. In many cases the author was una-\\nble to find an explanation or remarks, and in\\nothers only missing in action, which, on in-\\nvestigation, he found so unreliable that he has\\nomitted it.\\nAbbrei ialions \u00e2\u0080\u0094The following are the words abbreviated in\\nihe rosters: Adjt., Adjutant; asst., assistant; bat., battery\\ncav., cavalry; cap., captured; col., colonel; eapt., captain\\nCorp. corporal CO., company; dis., discharged; disal?., dis-\\nability; c, enlisted; exp,, e.xpiration geu., general H. A.,\\nheavy artillery inf., infantry lieut., lieutenant; ni. o., mus-\\ntered out; pro., promoted; res., resigned: sergt., sergeant;\\nsurg., surgeon; trans., transferred; U.S. V., United States Vol-\\nunteers: vet., veteran or veleraned.\\nAdams, James F., 2d lieut. 15th Inf.; e. Jan. 1, 18(12;\\npro. capt. Oct. 1, 1862; wounded inaction at Cor-\\ninth, Miss.. Oct. 1, 1862; res. Mar. 4, 186:1\\nAdams, John Q., 2d lieut. 1.5tli Inf.; e. Jan. 27, 1862;\\npro. capt. Oct. 1, 1862; res. June 18, 1864.\\nAnderson, John C, Monroe; e. Oct. 21, 1861 sergt.\\nCO. D, 7th Inf. pro. 2d lieut. Dee. 18, 1.S64; m. o.\\nJuly S, 186.3.\\nAntrian, Patrick, Monroe; e. March 10, 10(i:i sergt.\\nCO. D, 9th Cav. pro. 2d lieut. Oct. 26, 1864; not\\nmustered as an officer dis. July 21, 186.5.\\n.\\\\very, Amos I., LaSalle 1st lieut. 11th Cav., Aug.\\nI, lS6:i; res. Oct. 11, 1864.\\nAllen, Linten H., co. A, 4th Inl.; dis. for ilisal).\\nSept. 27, 1862.\\nAustin, Charles F., co. A, 4th Inf.; killed at Mal-\\nvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1.S62.\\nAusel, Henry J., co. A, 4th Inf.; ilis. at exp. of ser-\\nvii-e, June l.S6i.\\nAustin, Lorenzo D., co. G, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nOct. 27, 1862.\\nAnlean, Patrick, co. D, 7th Inf.\\n.Vrnolil, James H., co. I), 7tli Inf.\\n-Arnold, Thomas, co. D, 7tli Inf.; dis. at e.\\\\p. of ser-\\nvice, Aug. 22, 1864.\\nAnderson, John C, co. I), 7th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 18, 1,863.\\nAhernethy, .\\\\lexander, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nArni.strong, Oscar E., co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for disali.\\nFeb. 8, 1862.\\nA lee, William co. I, llth Inf.; died of disease May\\n10, 1862.\\nAj)ell, Moses, co. K, llth Inf.; dis. at exi of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 30, 1864.\\nArponteney, Thomas, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-\\nenlist as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; dis. by order, Sept. II, 65.\\nAtquette, Alexander, co. B, 1.5th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease at (irand Junction, Miss., Jan. 16, 1863.\\nAnklebrandt, John, co. E, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMarch 6, 1863.\\nAllen, James, co. F, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. June\\n21, 1862.\\nAmand, Louis, co. U, 15th Inf.\\nAnderson, Williatu, co. K, 15th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease at Monroe, Mich., Oct. 1, 1862.\\nAselstein, Darius, co. G, 16th Inf.; dis. by order,\\nAug. 12, 1865.\\nAlger, Abraham, co. I, 17th Inf.; died of disease.\\nArnold, Lewis, co. B, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich.\\nInf.\\nArno, Lewis, co. E, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nAntya, William, en. E, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMich. Inf.\\nAustin, Benjamin, co. I, 17th Inf.\\nArmstrong, John S., co. K, istli Inf.; trans, to inh\\nMich. Inf.\\nAllen, Charles, co. G, ISth Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1.865.\\nAustin, Henry K., co. H, 18tb Inf.; dis. by order\\nJuly 10, 1864.\\nAustin, Otis, co. H, 18tb Inf.; died of disease at\\nNashville, Tenn., Feb. 22, 1864.\\nAdams, James, co. D, 24th Inf.; m.n. June 30, 1865.\\nAnderson, James, ci I, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30,\\n1865.\\nArmstrong, William A., co. G, 24th Inf.; dis. for\\ndisab. Nov. 26, 1863.\\nAlfred, George, co. D, 102d U. S. C. T.; m. o. Sept.\\n30, 1865.\\nAnderson, George, co. G, 102d V. S. C. T.; m. o.\\nSept. 30, 1865.\\nAllen, Jerome, co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. at ex)!, of ser-\\nvice, Aug. 22, 1864.\\nAustin, Edwin I., co. A, 4th Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nAug. 13, 1863.\\nAllison, Horatio N., ci B, 5th Cav.\\nAllison, George S., co. B, 5th Cav.; killed at Win-\\nchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.\\nAdams, Lewis, co. I, .5111 Cav.\\nAlexander, Thomas M., co. D, 9th Cav.; trans, to\\nV. K. C, Jan. 15, 1864.\\n.\\\\yers, Silas, co. L, 1st Engineers and Mechanics;\\ntrans, to V. R. C, April 10, 1804.\\nBabcock, Albert II., Dundee; 1st lieut. 18th Inf.,\\nJuly 27, 1862; pro. caj)!., April .5, 1.864; m. June\\n26, 1865.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0728.jp2"}, "669": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THIC REl!EI.I.ION\\nBaldwin, G. Uomeyn, e. Monroe, Jan. 20, 1863; hosp.\\nsteward, IStli Int.; asst. surjr.. May 11, ISO:!; ra. n.\\nJune I d, 1S(\u00c2\u00ab.\\nBaniiiUy, Charles W., e. Monroe, L d. lieut. l. tli Inf.\\nJan. 1. 1\u00c2\u00ab()2; pro. capt. Oct. 1. IStL killed in action\\nbefore Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 13, 18()4.\\nBarnaby, -\u00e2\u0096\u00a0MbertG., Bedford; e. Aug. 18(JL sergt.\\nniaj. 20tli Inf.; pro. 1st lieut. May 12, 18r 4; not mus-\\ntered as an officer; died at his home, July 29, 18( i4,\\nof wounds received in action June 2, 18(54.\\nBell, John, Monroe; e. Nov. 14, KS( 1; sergt. co. K,\\n15th Inf.; pro. 1st lieut. Oct. 1, 1S(12; capt. Aug. 13,\\n1SG3; major, Jan. 21, 18(1.5; brev. lieut. -col. 1 S. V.\\nMay 24, 1811.5, for gallant anil meritorious services\\nduring the war; m. o. Aug. 13, 18(1.5.\\nBeisel, William H.,- Exeter; e. Aug. 14, 18(12; sergt.\\nCO. K, ISth Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Jan. 24, 18(1.5; m. o.\\nJune 2(1, 18(1,5.\\nBigelow, Abram, Berlin; e. Aug. 15, 1862; sergt. co.\\nG, 21st Inf.; pro. 1st lieut. Dec. 2, 1863; taken pris-\\noner, March 10, 186.5; paroled, April, 186.5; .lis.\\nMay 15, 1865.\\nBisbee, Charles E., Monroe; e. March 15, 1865; sergt.\\nmaj. 1.5th Inf.; pro. 1st lieut. March 30, 186.5; ni. o.\\nAug. 13, 1866.\\nBoardman, (ieorge M., e. Petersburg; capt. lotli Inf.,\\nJanuary 1, 1862; died at St. Louis, Mo., April (1, 64.\\nBowlsby, George W., e. Monroe; capt. 15tli Inf., .Ian.\\n1, 1862; res. April IS, 1862.\\nBowen, .-^clna H., c. Monroe; 2d licut. loth Inf., Jan.\\n31, 1862; pro. 1st lieut. Oct. I, 1862; res. March 30,\\n1863; capt. llthCav. Aug. 1, 18(53; pro. and trans.\\nas maj. (1th U. S. C. T. Oct. 21, 1864; no further\\nrecord.\\nBowen, George W co. 4th Int.\\nBradford, George W., Monroe; e. June 20, 1S61. as\\nsergt. CO. A, 4th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut, Sejit. 13, 1862;\\nm. o. June 30. 1864.\\nBrighain, Mathie V., Newport; e. November 30, 1862;\\nsergt. maj. 8th Cav.; pro. 2d lieut. Jan. 8, 1865; m. o.\\nSept. 22, 1S65.\\nBrown, William C, Monroe; e. June 20, 1861, sergt.\\nmaj. 4tli Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Jan. 1, 1862; 1st lieut.\\nSept. 13, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July\\n2, 1863; m. o. June 30, 1865.\\nBryant, Stephen Bedford; e. Aug. 5, 1862, sergt;\\nCO. C, 20th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. May 17, 1865; not\\nnnistered as an officer; dis. May 30, 1865.\\nBillings, Edgar M., co 4th Ii\\\\f.: dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 29, 1863.\\nBeaman, George W., co. 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, June 30, 1864.\\nBenderitter, Frank, co. 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, June :!0, 1864.\\nBranner, Charles, co. A, 4th Inf.; killed in the\\nWilderness, Va., May 7, 1864.\\nBrimingstall, H. J., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, June 30, 1864.\\nBisbee, Charles A., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nOct. 15, 1862.\\nBaker, I., co. A. 4th Inf.\\nBronson, Edwin, co. A. 4tli Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMay 14, 1,S64.\\nBenson, .Vdelbert, co. A, 4th Inf.; killed at Gettys-\\nburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.\\nBaker, Perry, co. A, 4th Inf.; died at Riihm.ind,\\nVa., July 15, 1862. of wounds.\\nBaker, Newell E., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nOct. 22, 1861.\\nBoyle, Charles, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab. Julv\\n6, 1862.\\nBussires, John, co. A, 4tb Inf.; dis. to ri -eidist a.s\\nvet. Dec. 29, 1863.\\nBesonette, Samuel, co. A, 4lli Inf.; kill( l at Gettys-\\nburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.\\nBrown, Williams, co. A. 4tli Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nDec. 31, 1862.\\nBrown, .Joseph, co. A. 4tli Inf.; Iis. for di^ab.\\nApril, 1864.\\nBaker, Cliarles, co. K, 4th Inf.; killed May 12, IStll.\\nBaker, William R., co. E, 0th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Fort Gaines, Ala., Oct. 15, 1864.\\nBrainard, Charles T., co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nOct. 22, 1861.\\nBrimingsteel, George, co. I), 7th Inf.\\nBeandry, Joseph, co. D, 7tli Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nApril 6, 1863.\\nBushron, John, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Dec. 18, 1863.\\nBeach, .lolin, co. D, 7th Inf.; trans, to V. R. C. Feb.\\n1.5, 1864.\\nBrown, William, co. D, 7tli Inf.\\nBarry, John, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for disab. April, 64.\\nBarkley, William J., co. D, 7th Inf.\\nBeandry, Louis, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nBrown, George W., co. D. 7th Inf.\\nBell. William, co. I, 7th Inf.\\nBockstawz, Charles N., co. K, 7th Inf.\\nBarber, Freeman co. K, 7th Inf.; killed at Wil-\\nderness, Va., May 6, 1864.\\nBengorr, Julius, co. K, 7th Inf.; killed at Dee])\\nBottom. Va., Aug. 10, 1864.\\nBarber, George e. co. 1. 1 1th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMay 23, 1862.\\nBaker, Edwin, co. 1. llth Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 30, I.S(i4.\\n,Baker, Marcus D., co. T, llth Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Se])t. 30, 1864.\\nBaker, Solomon M, co. I, llth Inf.; ilis. for disab.\\nAug. 5, 1862.\\nBarnes, Linn, co. I, lltli Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. .30, 1864.\\nBrown, Peter F., co. I, llth Inf.; dis. at ex]!. of ser-\\nvi -e, Sept. 30, 1864.\\nBranshaw, Jose|)h, co. 1, llth Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1864.\\nBtirdeaux, Alexander, co. I, lllli Inf.; trans, to\\nR. C. April 30, 1864.\\nBoardman, Franklin, co. K, llth Inf.\\nBoardman, Charles, co. K, llth Inf.: died of dis-\\nease April 8. 1S62.\\nBrockway, Oliver, co. K. llth Inf.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0729.jp2"}, "670": {"fulltext": "58C.\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nBragg, Nelson C, co. K, Ilth Inf.; Jicil of disease,\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 14, 1863.\\nBragg, Myron, co. K, lltli Inf.; (lis. at exj). of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 30, 1864.\\nBlood, Augustus W., ro. I, nth Inf.; dis. to enlist\\nin regular service Nov. 28, 1862.\\nBrogg, Clifford, co. K, lUh Inf.; died of disease, at\\nNashville, Tenn., Jan. 14, 1863.\\nBennett, Lawreni-e, co. E, 11th Inf.; m. o. Sept. 6,\\n1865.\\nBarber, Dunham E., co. A, 13th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease, at Louisville, Ky., Nov. 29, 1862.\\nBowman, Kichard, co. B, 14th Inf died of disease,\\nat Goldsboro, N. C, April 5, 1865.\\nBrechtold, Michael, c K, 14th Inf.; ni. o. July 18,\\n1865.\\nBradley, Thomas M., 15th Inf.\\nBarraclough, Joseph, co. A, loth Inf. dis. by or-\\nder May 19, 1865.\\nBrown, Godfrey, co. A, 15th Inf.; m. o. .\\\\ug. 13,\\n1865.\\nBrown, William, co. G, loth Inf.; dis. by order\\nMay 30, 1865.\\nBrockway, Charles, co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. by order\\nMay 31, 1865.\\nBrown, Charles, co. I, 15th Inf.; dis. by order May\\n30, 1865.\\nBourboney, Eli, co. B, loth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nBlair, Joseph, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 1, 1864.\\nBriggs, Daniel, co. B, 15th Inf.\\nBitz, Bemart, co. E, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. Aug.\\n3, 1862.\\nBranigan, Bernard, co. F, loth Inf.\\nBoully, Peter, co. G, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 24, 1864; dis. for disab. Jan. 29, 1865.\\nBoudy, F rancis I., co. G, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Jan. 24, 1864.\\nBarcume, Edward, co. G, 1.5th Inf.; m. o. Aug 13,\\n1865.\\nBarron, Moses, co. G, 1,5th Inf.; dis. by order May\\n8, 1865.\\nBarron, Gilbert, co. G, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJuly 11, 1862.\\nBeaubien, John, co. G, 15th Inf.\\nBoulley,Julius, co. G, 1.5th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 24, 1864; ra. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nBrooks, Charles, co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. Aug.\\n25, 1802.\\nBoners, Frederick, co. H, 15th Inf.; died of disease\\nJune 3, 1862.\\nBowers, Edwin, co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice. Mar. 22, 1865.\\nBarritt, Eugene, co. I, 15th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 13,\\n1865; dis. to re-enlist as vet. Feb. 14, 1864.\\nBurnhani, Lyman, co. I, loth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJuly 27, 1862.\\nButler, James, co. I, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. Sept.\\n5, 1863.\\nBaker, George R. L., 1st lient. co. K, 15th Inf.;\\nres. July 12, 1802.\\nBarnady, Charles W., co. K, 15th Inf.\\nBaker, Newell, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Feb. 20, 1864; m. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nBell, Henry, co. K, 15th Inf.\\nBell, John, CO. K, 15th Inf.\\nBe.sant, Joseph, co. F, 15th Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Cheralla, Tenn., Sept. 7, 1862.\\nBondin, Clement, co. G, 15th Inf.\\nBurk, John, co. A, 16th Inf.; m. o. July 8, 1865.\\nBartlett, Lawrence, co. A. 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nIMich. Inf.\\nBranchau, Henry, co. E. 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMich. Inf.\\nBunno, .\\\\bram, co. H, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich.\\nInf.\\nBunno, Robert, co. H, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich.\\nInf.\\nBissetts, Erotus, co. B, 17th Inf.; dis. by order\\nAug. 14, 1865.\\nBellaire, Isadore, co. II, 17th Inf.; dis. by order\\nJune 10, 1865.\\nBarnaby, Henry, co. C, 17tli Inf.; ni. o. June 3,\\n1865.\\nBerne, James, co. C, 17th Inf.; dis. for wounds\\nDec. 12, 1862.\\nBelknap, Benjamin, co. I, 17th Inf.; killed at South\\nIMountain, Sept. 14, 1862.\\nBarnes, George, co. I, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab. Mar.\\n2, 1865.\\nBassett, Henry, co. I. 17th Inf.; dis. fur disab. Jan.\\n14, 1864.\\nBest, John, co. A, 17th Inf.; killed in the Wilder-\\nness, Va., May 6, 1864.\\nBenjamin, William, co. H, 17th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease, at Andersonville. Ga., Aug. 30, 18(i4.\\nBurnham, Alexander, co. A, 18th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJune 14, 1S64.\\nBateman, Christopher, co. II, bsth Inf.; dis. by or-\\nder Aug. 8, 1864.\\nBuckley, William, co. H, ISth Inf.; m. o. June 26,\\n1.S65.\\nBrickley, William W., en. H, 18th Inf.; m. o.\\nJune 10, 1865.\\nBarnett, Henry, co. H, i8th Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Lexington, Ky., Dec. 29, 1862.\\nBissell, George, co. H, 18th Inf.; dis. Dec. 25, 1862.\\nBordine, George W., e. co. H, 18th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMay 28, 1 8(i3.\\nBristol, Edwin, co. K, 18th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nAug. 12, 1803.\\nBaldwin, G. Romyne, co. K, 18th Inf.\\nBelman, Charles N., co. K, isth Inf.; m. o. June\\n26, 1865.\\nBelman, Oscar H., co. K, Isth Inf.; m. o. June 26,\\n1865.\\nBond, Lewis W., co. K. 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26.\\n18()5.\\nBelcher, John, co. K, IStli Inf.; m. o. June 10, 1805.\\nBradford, William B.. co. K, 18tli Inf.; died of\\ndisease, at Nashville, Tenn., Ai)ril 12, lS(i4.\\nBrayden, (ieorge, co. K, 1.8th Inf.\\nBogardus, George D., co. H, 18th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease, at Decatur, Ala., Aug. 10, 1864.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0730.jp2"}, "671": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.\\n531\\nButler, Li-ander.co. A.LStlilnf.; trans. toOtli Mich. Inf.\\nBarren, Isiiac, co. A, LSth Inf.; tran.s. to 9lh Mich. Inf.\\nBarren, Josepli B., co. A, ISth Inf.; trans, to i)th Mich.\\nInf.\\nBenjamin, Smith S., co. C, LSth Inf.; trans, to 9th\\nMidi. Inf.\\nBabcock, Peter H, 18lh Inf.; trans, to 0th Mich. Inf.\\nBreese, Calvin, 18th Inf.; trans. toOth Mich. Inf.\\nBrechner, Jolin L.,co. C, ISth Inf.; m. o. May 29, imr,.\\nBrenniinjKtool, Charles P., co. F, IStli Inf.; in. o.\\nJune 10, 1S(;.5.\\nBessell. James, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 7, 1865.\\nBenster, Wendell, co. A, 24th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nDec. 20, 1803.\\nBenster, Menzo M., co. A, 24th Inf.; dis. for dis. Feb.\\n8, 1863.\\nBaker, Harrison, co. A, 24th Inf.\\nBlissinj:. Phillii), co. A, 24th Inf.; died at LocustGrove,\\nVa., May 9, 1864, of wounds.\\nBalway, Peter, co. G, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 1865.\\nBale, Joseph McCoUoni, co. G, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30,\\n1865.\\nBroondiar, John, co. G, 24tli Int.; m. o. June 0, 1865.\\nBaldwin, Charles 0., co. G, 24th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Brook s Station, Va., Dec. 6, 18()2.\\nIlirstor, Solomon, co. A, 24th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nOct. 27, 1863.\\nBlankertz, Jacob, co. A, 24th Inf.; ni. o. June 30, 1865.\\nBrewster, Franklin, co. F, 26th Inf.; m. o. May 19,\\n18( 5.\\nBecker, Andrew W., co. F, 26th Inf.; m. o. June 4,\\n1.S65.\\nBrewer, Philarmon, co. F, 26th Inf.\\nBriningstall, Abram, co. F, 1st Engs. and Mechs.;\\nm. o. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865.\\nBrown, John G., co. F, 1st Enfis. and Mechs.; dis, at\\nexp. of .service, Oct. 31, 1664.\\nBabcock, Allison H., co. F, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; dis.\\nat exp. of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\nBrown, Thomas, co. F, 1st Engs. and Meclis.; dis. for\\ndisab. June 20, 1862.\\nr.ailey, John, cO. F, 1st Eng=. and Mechs.; dis. for\\nilisab. March 9, 1862.\\nBaker, Morgan, co. F, 1st Engs and Mechs.; died of\\ndisease at Louisville, Ky., April 4, 1862.\\nBaker, Albert, co. L, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; died of\\ndisease at Bridgeport, Ala., April 2, 1864.\\nBaker, Jasper, co. L, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; ni. o. at\\nNashville, Sept. 22, 1865.\\nBrockway, Myron J., co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Aug. 22, 1864.\\nBidwer, Hiram R., co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nBroughton, George, co. C, 1st Cav.; dis. by order Juno\\n12, 186.5.\\nBrown, Philo, co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. by order Aug. 3, 65.\\nBuck, William H., co. M. 1st Cav.; m.o. March 2.5, 66.\\nBen.son, Samuel, co. K, 3d Cav.; m. o. Feb. 12, 1865.\\nButterfield, John, co. K, 3d Cav.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. June 20, 1864, and m. o. Feb. 12, 1866.\\nBerge, Christian, co. A, 2d Cav.; m. o. June 17, 1865.\\nBunce, Latham, co. A, 4th Cav.; dis. by order April 27,\\n1863.\\nBenschider, William, co. F, 4th Cav.; ni. o. July 1, 65.\\nBuison, Edward B., co. B, oth Cav.\\nBruch, James P., co. B, 5th Cav.\\nBurroughs, Amos S., co. B, .5th Cav.\\nBriningstall, Abram, co. B, .5tli Cav.; trans, to V.R.C.\\nBisbce, Phillip, co. C, .5th Cav.\\nBaldwin, David, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nBoda, Lewis, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nBesold, Frederick, 8th (DeGolyer s) Ijat.\\nBurnett, Moses, 8th (DeGolyer s) bat.\\nBeauchamp, Michael, co. D, Oth Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nBevier, Luther S., co. D, 9th Cav.; died of disease at\\nRichmond, Va., Nov., 1863.\\nBeidler, Fred, co. D, Oth Cav.; dis. for disab. April 25,\\n1864.\\nBuskus, John G, co. D, 1st Sharp Shooters; m. o.\\nJune 31, 1865.\\nButler, John, co. B, 102d U.S. C. T.; m. o. Sept. 30, 65.\\nBinos, Daniel, co. B, 102d U. S. C. T.; m. o. .Sept. 30, 65.\\nBromley, Aaron, co. B, 102d U. S. C. T.; dis. for disab.\\nMay 11, 1865.\\nBrown, Thomas, co. H, 102dU. S.C. T.; m. o. Sept. 30,\\n1865.\\nCarlton, Henry, Newport; capt. 22d Inf.; e. July 31,\\n1862; killed by railroad accident, June 6, 1863.\\nChapman, Aaron P., Monroe; 1st lieut. and q. m. 17th\\nInf.; e. July 19, 1863; m. o. June 3, 1865.\\nChamberlin, Nelson, London; capt. 11th Inf.; e. Aug.\\n21, 1861; resigned Feb. 19, 1863.\\nCliristiancy, Henry C, Monroe; e. May 1, 1861, as\\nl)rivate co. F, 1st (3 months) Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. 1st\\nInf., Aug. 17, 1861; 1st lieut., April 28, 1862; m. o.\\nSept. 26, 1864; brev. capt.,maj. and lieut.-col. of U.\\nS. Vol., March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious\\nservice during the war.\\nChristianey, James J., Monroe; e. June 4, 1861, as\\nscrgt.-maj. 17th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Dec. 28, 1862; 1st\\nlieut. 9th Cav. Nov. 3, 1862; detached iis aid to Gen.\\nCuster, Aug. 4, 1863; wounded in action at Harris\\nShoj), Va., May 28, 1864; m. o. Aug. 22, 1865.\\nClark, Thomas S., Monroe; lieut.-col. 6th Inf.; e. Jan.\\n19, 1861; pro. col. June 21, 1862; resigned Jan. 29,\\n1864.\\nClark, John A., Monroe; e. Aug. 22, 1881, as sergt. co.\\nD, 7tli Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. March 1, 1862; 1st lieut.\\nApril 22, 1861; killed in action at Antietam, Md.,\\nSept. 17, 1862.\\nClarke, Samuel P., Monroe; 1st lieut. 15th Inf.; e.\\nJan. 1, 1862; res. July 13, 1.S62.\\nConant, John S., Monroe; e. Sept. 11, 1862, as com.\\nsergt. 25th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. April 7, 1.S63; dis. for\\ndisab. Feb. 23, 1864.\\nCooper, Luke H.,Monroe;x 8t. sergt. 17th Inf.; e. Feb.\\n27, 1864; resigned Oct. 21, 1.864.\\nCreager, Marvin II., Berlin; e. Aug. 30, 1801, a.s sergt.\\nCO. F, 2d Cav.; pro. 2d lieut. March 1, 1864; capt.\\nDec. 1-5, 1864; m. o. Aug. 17, 18(^5.\\nCr.rti.ss, Sylvanns W., Monroe; 1st lieut. 7th InL,\\nJune 19, 1861; pro. capt. March 1, 1862; maj. May\\n26, 1863; m. o. Oct. 5, 1864.\\nCook, Van Rennselaer V., co. A, 1st Inf.\\nCarll, John M.. co. II, 1st Inf.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0731.jp2"}, "672": {"fulltext": "538\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nOuster, Thomas W., Monroe corp. 21st 0. Inf.; pro.\\n2d lieut. 6th Cav.; e. July 11, ISfH; brevet 1st lieut.,\\n(\u00e2\u0096\u00a0apt. and maj. U. S. Vol., March 13, 1865, for dis-\\ntinguished and gallant conduct; m.o. April 24,1860.\\nCarll, George M., co. H, l.st Inf.\\nCarney, Simon B., co. A, 4th Inf.; died of disease at\\nAnnapolis, Md., Nov. 17, 1863, from effects of starva-\\ntion while a prisoner at Richmond, Va.\\nConlan, John, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of service,\\nJune 30, 1864.\\nCouture, S. S., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of service,\\nJune 30, 1864.\\nCoutchie, William, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at ex|.. of ser-\\nvice, June 30, 1864.\\nChace, James, co. A. 4th Inf.: lis. at exp. of service,\\nJune 30, 1864.\\nCurtis, Benjamin T., co. A. 4tli Inf.; dis. at exji. nf\\nservice, June 30, 1864.\\nCharter, Jackson, CO. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, June 30, 1864.\\nChapman, Jonathan, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Dec. 29, 1863.\\nCisco, Lorenzo D., A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab. July,\\n1861.\\nChoates, George E., co. A. 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. .if ser-\\nvice, June 30, 1864.\\nCrawford, Quimby H., co. 1 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, June 30, 1864.\\nConklin, Wesley R., co. G, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nSept. 23, 1861.\\nCicott, Elor, CO. A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab. .-Vug. 1, 63.\\nCooley, Charles, co. H, 4th Inf.\\nClark, Asa J., co. F, ith Inf.; killed at Fair Oaks,\\nMay 31, 1862.\\nCollum, Isaiah, co. B, (ith Inf.; died of disease at\\nVicksburg, Miss.; June 27, 18(i4.\\nColhim, Peter, co. B, 6th Inf.; ilieil of disease at\\nVicksburg, Miss. Sept. 13, 1S64.\\nClark, A. C, co. B, (ith Inf.; died of disease at Mobile\\nPoint, Oct. 14, 18li4.\\nCampeau, Anthony, co. I 7th Inf killed at battle of\\nFair Oaks, May 31, 1862.\\nCase, George W., co. D. 7th Inf.\\nCalkins, Russell, co. D, 7th Inf.; killed at Antietara,\\nSept. 17, 1862.\\nCassidy, John, co. 1 7th Inf.; dis. for wounds Dec. 12,\\n1862.\\nCassada, James II., co. D, 7th Inf; dis. for disab.\\nF eb. 14, 1863.\\nCarter, David, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nChilson, William G., co. D, 7th Inf.; died of disease at\\nCamp Benton, Nov. 2, 1861.\\nCrane, Delos S., co. D. 7th Inf.; dis. at exi of service,\\nAug. 28, 18(54.\\nCisco, James F., co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as vet.\\nDec. 18, 1863.\\nCase, William B., co. D, 7th Inf.; died of disease at\\nBaltimore, Md., Feb. 18, 1804.\\nC oinstock, John, co. C, 7th Inf.; dis. for disab. Dec. 7,\\n1863.\\nCarney, Robert B., co. 1. llth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nFeb. 22, 1803.\\nCavana, John, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for disab. Feb.9, 63.\\nClark, Watson, co. I, llth Inf.; dis. for disab. Aug. 17,\\nISC2.\\nCalhoun, Alvin, co. I, llth Inf.; died of disease .Ian. tl,\\n1862.\\nCarney, John H., co. I, llth Iiii dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 30, 18(i4.\\nCauchie, James, co. I. llth Inf.: trans, to V. R. C.\\nJan. 3, 1864.\\nCase, Daniel, co. I, llth Inf.; dis. at exp. of service\\nSept. 30, 1864.\\nChamberlain, Servis, CO. I, llth Inf.; died of disease\\nFeb. 15, 1862.\\nCronerwit, ITriah. co. I, lltii Inf.; dis. for disab\\nMay 25, 1803.\\nCrane, Joseph B., co. I, llth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nAug 14, 1862.\\nCowen, Damon, co. K, llth Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice Sept. 30, 1864.\\nCornwell, Anson, co. K, llth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nApril 6, 1862.\\nCombs, Eberill, co. D, llth Inf.; died of disease at\\nNashville, Tenn., June 5, 1863.\\nCounture, William, co. A, llth Inf.; m. o. Se|)t. 16, O.t.\\nCory, Franklin, co. H, llth Inf.; m. o. Scjit. 16, 6. i.\\nCaswell, John B., co. A, !3th Inf.\\nCrowman, Thomas W., co.K, 14tli Inf.; m. o. J\\\\dv IS,\\n1865.\\nCarr, George W,, co. B, 1.5tli Inf.\\nColley, Anthony, co. B, 1.5th Inf.\\nCrilley, William, co. B,1.5th Inf.; dis. for ilisab. Oct. IS,\\n18(i2.\\nCannon, George A., co. D, 15tli Inf.; dis. for disab\\nJune 12, 1S62.\\nChampaign, Callick, co. G,15tli Inf.\\nCournia, Henrv,co. G,15th Inf.; ilis. for disab. June 21,\\n1S02.\\nCournia, Peter, co. G, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. July 11,\\n1862.\\nCyphens, Charles, co. (x, 15tli Inf.\\nCournia, Yesant, co. G, 15th Inf.\\nChrist, Adam, co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, April 7, 18(i5.\\nColary, Charles L., co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. for di.sab.\\nOct. 13. 1862.\\nCook, Van Ness, co. II, 15th Inf.; dis. by order,\\nJune 23, 1865.\\nCanfield, Lemuel E., co. I, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJuly 8, 1862.\\nCasey, George, co. I, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. Sept. 5,\\n1802.\\nCasey, Charles H., co. I, 15th Inf.\\nCarney, Nelson, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nOct. 8, 1802.\\nCarrick, William, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. by order,\\nOct. 10, 1863.\\nCooley, John C, co. K, 15th Inf.\\nCoberly, Isaac, co. K, 15th Inf.\\nCooley, John C, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 3, 1864.\\nCarmell, Daniel, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJuly 11,1862.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0732.jp2"}, "673": {"fulltext": "THE WAU OK THE REBELLION.\\n539\\nCanlielfl, Charles H., co. I, 15th Int.; dis. for dipab.\\nJuly 8, 1801\\nChesper, John, CO. A, l-^th Inf.; ilis. to le enlist iis\\nvet. Jan. 1, 1864; m. o. 1805.\\nCasseiio, Alexander, co. B, IStli Inf.; in. o. May 30, 05.\\nCarney, Andrew, co. I, loth Inf.; died of disease at\\nXa.shville, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1865.\\nCallahan, Jerry, co. E, 15th Inf.; ni. o. .\\\\ug. l.S, 05.\\nCi.sco, Sidney F., co. K, loth Inf.; dis. by order,Jiiiio 2:5,\\n1805.\\nC arjnody, Thomas, Istlndp. co. 10th Inf.; mi. o. July 8,\\n1805.\\nCharlan, Richard, co. E, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich.\\nInf.\\nharlan, Joseph, co. E,I7th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nCoinpeau, .John B., co. E, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich.\\nInf.\\nCooley, Henry, co. G, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mirli. Inf.\\nCooley, Moses, co. Ct, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nCooley, Charles, co. G, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich.\\nInf.\\nCooley, Oliver, co. G, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nCossine, John B.,co. H,17th Inf.; trans, to 2dMich. Inf.\\nCollins, Orval, co. C, 17th Inf.; ni. o. June 3, 1805.\\nCampbell, Frank G., co. G,17th Inf.; ni. o. .June 3, 05\\nConia, Henry, co. G, 17th Inf.; dis. by order. May 22,\\n1805.\\nCollier, Orval, co. C, 17th Inf.\\nCarter, J. R.,co. C,17th Inf.; trans, to V.R.C.,nec. 1, 03.\\nChapman, Aaron P., co. C, 17th Inf.\\nCoif, James, co. C, 17th Inf.; in. o. June 3, 1805.\\nCoif, Israel B., co. C, 17tli Inf.; killed at South Mt.\\nSept. 14, 1S02.\\nCurtis, Norman G., co. I, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich.\\nInf.\\nCurtis, Alonzo, co. I, 17th Inf.; m. o. June 3, 1S05.\\nCarney, Mason, co. I, 17th Inf.; killed at South Mt.\\nSept. 14, 1802.\\nCalahan, John.co. G,17th Inf.; dis. by order,.\\\\ug. 5, 04.\\nConlisk, Charles, co. A, 24th Inf.\\nCodwise. George H., co. G, 24th Inf.; killed at Gettys-\\nburtr, JnlyJ, 1863.\\nColborn, George, co. G, 24th Inf.; killed at Gettys-\\nburg, Pa., July 1, 1803.\\nCoUison, Robert H., co. B, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 05.\\nCaplin, August, co. G, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 05.\\nCarlton, George E., co. F, 26th Inf.; m. o. June 3, 65.\\nClark, Peter, co. K, 1st Cav.\\nClark, Mathew,co. K,l8t Cav.;dis. fordisab. Dec. 8, 62.\\nConture, Moses, co. C, 1st Cav.; dis. at exp. of service,\\nFeb. 15, 1806.\\nChristiancy, William P., 1st Cav.; m. o. Feb. 20, 66.\\nCarroll, William, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nCauchie, Godfrey, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nCarney, George, co. M, 1st Engineers and Mechanics;\\ndied of disease at Nashville, Nov. 30, 1803.\\nCornwell, Edward H.,co. F,lst Engineers and Mechan-\\nics; dis. at exp. of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\nCharter, Lafayette, co. F, 1st Engineers and Mechan-\\nics; dis. at exp. of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\nCrosier, Adam, co. F, Ist Engineers and Mechanics;\\ndis. for disab. Nov. 9, 1802.\\nCase, Robert, Willett s Sharp Shooters.\\nCa. s, Isaac K, co. L, 1st Engineers and Mechanics;\\nm. o. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1S( 5.\\nCooker, Franklin, co. E, i)th Cav.; died of disease at\\nKnoxville, Tenn.\\nCrilley, William, co. D, !ith Cav.; trans, to V. R. C.\\nJan. 15, 1864.\\nClark, Era,stus W., co. E, 11th Cav.; dis. fordisab.\\nAug. 21,1864.\\nCritchett, George W.,co. H,18th Inf.; m. o. June26, 65.\\nCountryman, George A., co. H,18tb Inf.;m. o.June22,\\n18(i5.\\nClark, Edward ti., co. H, 18th Inf.; mj. o. June 5, 1865.\\nCountryman, Joel, co. H, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 20, 65.\\nCountryman, Jacob H, co. H, 18th Inf., m. o. June 20,\\n1805.\\nCauel, Lawrence, co. K,18th Inf.; m.o. June 20, 1865.\\nCollins, Charles, co. K,18th Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. 25,\\n1803.\\nCarpenter Nathan, CO. K,18th Inf.; dis. for disab. June S,\\n1863.\\nCook, George V., co. K, 18th Inf.\\nCall, .James, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nCurtis, Andrew J., co. H, 18th Inf.; died of disease at\\nLexiegton, Kv., March IS, 1803.\\nCollins, John C, co. K, 18th Inf.; died of disease at\\nLexington, Ky., Feb. 5, 1803.\\nCollins, William,co. E,18th Inf.; trans, to 9lh Mich. Inf.\\nChapman, Daniel,co.K,I8lh Inf.; trans.to9thMich.Inf.\\nC ompeau, Peter, co. B, 18th Inf.; m.o. June 20, 1865.\\nCuster, James, co. C, 18th Inf.; m.o. June 26, 1865.\\nCliai)man, Charles, co. G, 18th Inf.; m. o. May 20, 65.\\nCassada, William, co. I, IDth Inf.; tiled of disease at\\nNashville, April 20, 18()4.\\nCutting, Leander G., co. H, 24th Inf.; m.o. June 30, 65.\\nCummings, Morris, co. K, 24th Inf.; ni. o. June .30, 65.\\nChristian, Richard,co. K,102d I .S.C.T.; m.o. Sept. 30,\\n1805.\\nDarragh, James, Monroe; capt. 7th Inf.; e. Aug. 10,\\n1861; died of disease April 17, 1802.\\nHarragh, Archibald B., Monroe; e. March 12, 1863, as\\nsergt. CO. 1), 9th Cav.; pro. 2d lieut. Oct. 15, 1803;\\n1st lieut. Feb. 12, 1804; capt. June 9, 1865; m.o.\\nJuly 21, 1805, as Isl lieut.\\nDarragh, James C, Monroe; e. March 12, 1803, as\\nsergt, CO. D, 9th Cav.; pro. 2d lieut. March 26, 1864;\\nwounded and lost a leg near Atlanta, Ga., Oct. I,\\n1864: pro. 1st lieut. and adjt. May 15, I860; m. o. as\\n2d lieut. July 21, 1865.\\nDonnelly, John L., Monroe; capt. 14th Inf.; e. Nov.\\n18, 1801; m. o. Feb. 13, 1805.\\nDoyle, John, Monroe; 1st lieut. and q. m. loth Inf.;\\ne. May 29, 1862; m. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nDoyle, Timothy, Monroe; e. Dec. 3, 1801, .is com.\\nsergt. 15th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Oct. 1, 1862; m. o.\\nJan. 4, 1805.\\nDuffield, William E Monroe; 2d lieut. 17th Inf.; e.\\nJune 17, 1862; wounded inaction at .\\\\ntietam, Md.,\\nSept. 17, 1862; died at Frederick City, Md., Oct. 16.\\n1802, of wounds received on Sept. 17, 1802.\\nDickinson, John R., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, June .30, 1864.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0733.jp2"}, "674": {"fulltext": "540\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nDunlap, James A., Monroe; e. Aug. 18, 1862, as hosp.\\nsteward 2d cav.; pro. asst. surg. March 1, 18(i4; surg.\\nJuly 31, 1805; m. o. as asst. surg. Aug. 17, 180.5.\\nDitfenbaugh, Isaac, co. A, 4th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 10, 02.\\nDuffield, Johnson, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, June 30, 1802.\\nDowning, Christopher T., co. A, 4tli Inf.; dis. for\\ndisab. Nov. 19, 1863.\\nDuffield, William.co. A,4th Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. 8,\\n1802.\\nDisher, John, en. A, 4tb Inf.; dis. U re-enlist as vet.\\nDec. 29, ISGo.\\nDumphy, Addison, co. G, Itli Inf.; dis. at exp. of .ser-\\nvice, .Fune 30, 18(i4.\\nDavidson, Augustus, co. A, 4th Inf.\\nDissinhurth, .\\\\ugust, co. G, 4th Inf.; dis. for disali.\\nOct. 0, 1803.\\nDavis, DewittC, co. A, 7th Inf.; liilled at Antietani,\\nSept. 17, 1802.\\nDaley, John M., co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. Nov. 11, 1801.\\nDeshetler, Francis,co. U.7th Inf.; dis. for disab. Feb. 8.\\n1802.\\nDowd, Solomon C.,co. D,7th Inf.; dis. at Detroit.Mich.,\\nJuly 14, 1802.\\nDeshetler, Basil J., co. D, 7th Inf.; died of wounds\\nOct. 9, 1802.\\nDutton, John C.,co. D,7th Inf.; dis. for disab. Feb. 4, 03.\\nButton, Warren, dis. for disab. March 4,-1803.\\nDean, William, co. I, 11th Inf.; dis. for disab. May 28,\\n1862.\\nDever, Jacob I., co. I, llth Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1804.\\nDoran, Edward, co. I, llth Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. 15,\\n1803.\\nDingman, John S., co. I, llth Inf.. dis. at i^xp. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. .30, 1804.\\nDurocher, Isadore, co. D, llth Inf.; m. o. Sept. 16, 0o.\\nDeshulter, Joseph, co. H, llth Inf.; ra. o. Sept. ]8, G5.\\nDavis, Nelson, co. H, 12th Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. 10,\\n1805.\\nDatle, Michael, co. H, loth Inf.; died of disease.\\nDuseau, Oliver.co. H, loth Inf dis. for disab. Aug. 20,\\n18()2. dis. to re-enli.st as vet. 1864.\\nDuseau, Oliver, jr., co. H, 15th Inf.\\nDarrah, John, co. H, 15th Int.; died of disease at\\nChattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 30, 18(i4.\\nDale, John, co. K, 15th Inf.; died of disease at Hick-\\nory Valley, April 11, 1803.\\nDubry, Moses, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. for ilisab. July 30,\\n1802.\\nDubue, Moses, co. K, 15th Inf.\\nDulac, Stephen, co. K, 15th Inf.\\nDeline, Alonzo.co. K,15th Inf.; dis. fordi.sab. June 2.S,\\n1862.\\nDoyle, Timothy, co. K, 1.5th Inf.\\nDonald, Thomas, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMarch :U, 1863.\\nDuclow, Frederick, co. B, 15th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 13, 05.\\nDubrey, Antoine, co. D, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJuly 29, 1802.\\nDely, Peter R., co. 1), 15tb Inf.; killc.l at Sbiloh,\\nTenn., April 0, 1S02.\\nDubrey, Oliver, co. G, ].5tli Inf.; dis. for disab. May 25,\\n1802\\nDither, Charles, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. May 25,\\n1802.\\nDowning, John, co. G, loth Inf.; m. o. .\\\\ug. 13, 1865.\\nDuchane, Peter, co. G, loth Inf.; m.o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nDailey, James, cf). H, 15th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, Jan. 29, 1865.\\nDusseau, David, co. 11, 17th Inf.; died of disease, at\\nAndersonville, Ga., Aug. 8, 1804.\\nDunbar, George, co. C, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab. Feb. 28,\\n1865.\\nDelong, George, co. C, I7tli Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nDrew, Israel E., co. C, 17tli Inf.\\nDunbar, George, co. C, 17th Inf.\\nDuval, Joseph, co. C, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. 2,\\n1863.\\nDefour, Washington, co. I, 17th Inf.; dis. for dLsab.\\nJuly 1, 1863.\\nDumphrey, Daniel, co. I, 17th Inf.; died of disease.\\nDumont, Amible, co. E, 17th Inf.; died of disease, at\\nAndersonville, Ga.\\nDusseau, Oliver, co. H, 17th Inf.; died of disease, at\\nAndersonville, Ga., July 12, 1864.\\nDusseau, David, jr., co. H, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMich. Inf.\\nDavis, Asa S., co. H, I8th Inf.; m. o. June 20, 1805.\\nDavis, Charles, co. H, 18th Inf.\\nDavenport, Jerome B., co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26,\\n1805.\\nDavenport, John J., co. K, 18th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease, at Lexington, Ky., March 9, 1803.\\nDwyer, Dominick, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 05.\\nDeLand, Peter, co. K, ISth Inf.\\nDoty, Charles, co. B, 18th Inf.; died of disease, at\\nHuntsville, Ala., Feb. 24,. 1805.\\nDaniel, Albert, co. A, 18th Inf.; trans, to 9th Mich. Inf.\\nDeShalter, C, co. F, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nDeLand, Charles G., co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26,\\n1865.\\nDeCant, Peter, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 8, 1865.\\nDingman, George W., co. A, 24tli Inf.; m. o. June 7,\\n1865.\\nDaniels, Chester V., co. F, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 65.\\nDavis, Charles, co. F, 24lh Inf.; m. o. June 30, 1865.\\nDodge, Cyrus J., co. F, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; dis.\\nfor disab. June 23, 1862.\\nDustin, John L., co. F, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; trans, to\\nY. R. C, May 1, 1864.\\nDrouillard, Leander, co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 20, 1863; m. o. March 10, 1806.\\nDoddard, James, co. C, 2d Cav.\\nDavis, Benjamin, co. A, 4th Cav.; dis. by order Tan.\\n28, 1803.\\nDowsitt, James S., co. B, 5th Cav.\\nDyke.Morris, co. C, 5th Cav.; dis. for di.sab. Oct. 13, 63.\\nDaws, L., CO. E, 9th Cav.\\nEaton, Job C, Monroe 2 1 lieut. llth Inf., March 1,\\n1865; m. o. Sept. 16, 1865.\\nEdwards, Searles C, Milan; e. Dec. 25, 1801, as sergt.\\nCO. I, ].5tli Inf.; pro. 2d lieut, April 10, 1802; dis.\\nMay 28, 1805.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0734.jp2"}, "675": {"fulltext": "THE WAK OK Till KlilUil.I.IUN\\n541\\nKlli.ilt, llciny v.. Moiiroo; iM lii-iit. IStli IiU July\\n27, IStil resignoil Nov. 7, lst)2.\\nEaton, W. H\u00e2\u0080\u009e co. A, 4tli Inf.; killed at Malvern Hill,\\nVa., July 1,\\nEbert. John, co. A, 4tli Inf.; died of di.sea.\u00c2\u00abc, at Tnil-\\neric-k, Md., Nov. :{0, 1862.\\nEast, Georgo, co. F, Otb Inf.\\nEast, William, co. F, lUli Inf.\\nKvans, Richard, co. K, 11th Inf.; din. at oxp. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 30, lS(i4.\\nExtiene, I orenzo,co. B,l )th Inf dis fur disalj. ct. Jo,\\nisr 2.\\nEaton, Orrin D., co. 1), loth Inf.; killed at Sliiloh,\\nTenn., April, 0, KSGl\\nEdwards, Searles C, co. I, l.jth Inf.; din. fur disalj.\\nNov. 5, 18(i2.\\nEastliek, William, co. I, loth Inf.; dis. for disab. July\\n24, 18ti2.\\nEvon, Peter, co. 1, loth Inf.\\nEggleston, Denni.-;. co. i, ITtli Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich.\\nInf.\\nElliott, John C, co. K, 18th Inf.; dis. fur disab. Jan.\\n3, isr.4.\\nEddy, William N. II., co. K, ISth Inf.; died of dis-\\nease, at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. o, 18()4.\\nEigliney, Erastus,co. K,lstli Inf.; dis. for disab. Feb. 2,\\n181)4.\\nEldridge, Alfred, co. II, l.Stli Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Nashville, Tenn., June 24, 18114.\\nEnglish, Thomas, co. K, 18th Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Ai.ril 20, 18G4.\\nEpicr, Samuel K., co. C, otb Cav.; killed at Berry-\\nville, Va., Aug. Ill, 1864, Ijy guerrillas.\\nEllis, Thomas, 8th (I)e( iolyer) Battery.\\nFishburn, Joshua, Monroe; Dec. 8, 1362, as commis-\\nsary sergt. 15th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Aug. 6, 1864;\\npro. 1st lieut. Nov. 1, 1864 m. o. Sept. 19, 1865.\\nFrary, Edson S.. Petersburg 1st lieut. 1st Engs. and\\nMechs., Sept. 12, 1861 res, Jan 30, 1862.\\nFonier, Samuel, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Dec. 29, 18(j3.\\nFonier, John, co. A, 4th Inf.; killeil at Malvern Hill,\\nVa., July 1, 1862.\\nFonier, Peter, co. A, 4th Inf.; killed at Spott.sylva-\\nnia, Va., May 8. lsii4.\\nFler, John, 7th Inf.\\nFields, Hiram, co. U, 7th Inf.; dis. May 2, 1862.\\nFournia, Charles, co. I). 7th Inf.\\nFerguson, Jonathan, co. I, lllh Inf.: dis for disab.\\nOct. 30, 1862.\\nFrancisco, George W., co. I. Uth Inf.; dis. at e.X]!. uf\\nservice, Sept. 30, 18()4.\\nFields, Myron A. A., co. I, lllh Inf.; .lis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1.S64.\\nFurrer, John, co. G, 14th Inf.; ni. o. July is, lS6. j.\\nFroth, James J., co. K, Uth Inf., m. o. July 18, 18( 5,\\nFerguson, Aaron, co. G, loth Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, March 13, 186.\\nFrankhousc, .\\\\bram, co.G, l. )th Inf.;m.i). .\\\\ug. lo, 65.\\nFrost, George, co. I, loth Inf.; m. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nFoley, Mathew, co. K, lotli Inf.; dis. by order May 30,\\n1865.\\nFawthop, George, CO. I!, l.)th Inf.; dis. bv oidir .May\\n30, lS6o.\\nFray, Jacob, co. F, loth Inf.; dis. for disab. July S, 62.\\nFord, Jacob, co. II, loth Inf.; dis. at ex]p. of service,\\nApril 7, 1865.\\nFrench, Levi H., co. I, loth Inf.; dis. for disab. July\\n26, 1862.\\nFrencli, John, co. 1, loth Inf.\\nFrench, William G., co. 1, 15th Inf.\\nFitch, James, co. K, loth Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Feb. 11, 1864; m. o. .\\\\ug. 13, 186-5.\\nFrancisco, Sidney, co. K, loth Inf.; dis. by order\\nJune 23, 1865.\\nFrancisco, Harrison, co, K, loth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMarch 31, ist;:!.\\nFriday, Peter, co. K, loth Inf.\\nFarnell, John B., co. K, 15th Inf.\\nKulyesson, Aaron, co. K, 15th Inf.\\nFisher, John, co. K, loth Inf.; dis. for disab. July 6, 62.\\nFerguson, Jonathan D., co. .\\\\,15th Inf.; m.o. Aug. 13,\\nlS6o.\\nFuller, Uriah, co. C, 17th Inf.\\nFarwell, William, co. E, 17th Inf.\\nFountain, Phillip, co. G, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Inf.\\nFrench, Joel W., co. H, ISth Inf.; m. o. June 26, 65-\\nFrancisco, Moses, co. 11, 18th Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Decatur, Ala., Oct. 10, 1S( 4.\\nFrink, Miles, S,, co. II, 18th Inf.; killed by explos-\\nion of steamer Sultana, April 28, 1865.\\nFurray, Samuel, co. B, 24th Inf.; ra. o. June .0, 1865.\\nFalcber, John, co. K, 1st Cav.\\nFonstiel, William, co. E, 1st Cav.; dis. at exp. of .ser.\\nvice, Aug. 22, 1864.\\nFalmestock, .lacob, co. 5th Cav.\\nFleishman, Godfrey, 8lh (r)eG(dyer .s) Bat.; dis. for\\ndisab. Sept. 10, 1862.\\nFleishman, George, 8th (DeGolyerV) Bat.\\nFeld, Martin, Sth (DeGolyer .s) Bat.\\nFishel, John, co. E, Isl Sharp Shooters m. o. July 28,\\n1865.\\nFulcher, John, co. K, 1st Keg. Engs. and Mechs.;\\nkilled at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863.\\nFrank, William, co. 1, 1st Reg. Engs. and Mechs.;\\nm. o. at Na.shville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 18t)5.\\n(iailoway, Jerome B., Monme; e. .^ug. 16, 1,S64, as\\nsergt, CO. B, 4th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. 11th Inf. March\\n1, 1865; 1st lieut. March 16. 1865; res. July 22, 1865.\\n(ieismer, Henry, Newport; a.sst. surg. 22d Inf.; e. Oct.\\n7, 1862; res. July 12, 1863; asst. surg, 29th Inf. Mar.\\n19, 1865; m. o. Sept. 6, 1865.\\nGreen, Jacob L., Monroe; capt. 6th Cav.; e. July 14,\\nI.S63; pro. a.sst. adjt. gen. U. S. Vol. .Sejit. 4, 1863;\\nluaj.. brevet lieut. col. U. S. Vol. March 13, 1865,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2fur distinguisheil gallantry at the battle of Tre-\\nvillian Station, Va., and meritorious service during\\nthe war; m.o. March 20, 1866.\\nGreen, Thonias, Munrue; chap. 17th Inf.; e. .April 14,\\nI.S64; m. o. June 1865.\\nfirosvenur, Ira R., Munrue; col. 7th Inf, June 10.\\n18(;i; res. Jidy 7, 1S62.\\nGale, Frank B., lo. A, 4tli Int.; killed at Malvern\\nHill, Va., July 1, 1862.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0735.jp2"}, "676": {"fulltext": "542\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n(iravitte, Horace. co. A, 4th Inf.; ihf. fordiwab. July, I.\\nGibson, William H., co. A, 4th Inf dis. at exp. of\\nservice, June 30, 1S04.\\nGonier, Xavier, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, June 30, 1SG4.\\nGuion, Andrew, co. A, 4th Inf.\\nGrannison, George, co. A, 4th Inf.\\nGriswold, George, co. A, 4th Inf.\\nGregory, Thomas, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. fordisab. Nov. 20,\\n18(il.\\nGee, Orrin.co. G,4th Inf.; trans, to V.R.C. Jan. l.i,l. (!4.\\nGoodenough, Thomas W., co. D, 7th Inf.; clied at\\nWashington of wounds Oct. 9, 1862.\\nGlean, Augustus A., co. D, 7th Inf.\\nGarrity, Peter,co. D,7th Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. l(i, 0.3.\\nGreen, Orison T., co. D, 7th Int.; killed at battle of\\nFair Oaks, May 31, 1862.\\nGee, Edward, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nGee, Carrington, D, co. 7th Inf.\\nGranis, Myron W., ro. D, 7th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Aug. 22, 1864.\\n(Trisley, William, co. D, 7th Inf.; died of di.sease at\\nStevensburg, Va., Feb. 25, 1864.\\nGreen, Seneca, co. I, 11th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 30, 1864.\\nGardner, Abraham, co. I, 11th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1864.\\nGolitz, Otto, CO. A, 12th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 1.3, 186.5.\\nGoodrich, Schuyler E., co. D, 15th Inf.; died of\\nwounds at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 14, 1864.\\nGensler, Michael, co. B, 15th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Big Black River, July 26, 1863.\\nGraves, Allen, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 3, 1864.\\nGonia, David, co. G, 15th Inf.; died of disease at\\nLouisville, Ky., July 2, 1865.\\nGrisley, John C, co. K, 1.5th Inf.; dis. Jan. 5, 1865.\\nGlieson. Peter, co. G, 15th Inf.; died of disease\\nJune 9, 1862.\\nGee, Jason, CO. G, 15th Inf.; dis. fordisab. July 12,1862.\\nGregory, John, co. G, 15th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, June 28, 1865.\\nGencrau, Joseph, co. G, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab\\nJune 21,1862.\\nGrimes, William, co. H, 1.5th Inf.; killed at .Shiloh,\\nApril 6, 1862.\\nGrimes, John, co. II, 15tli Inf.; dis. at exi of ser-\\nvice, April 7. ]8(i5.\\nGrumlich, Michael, co. K, I.5th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nOct. 20, 18(i2.\\nGrumlich, Winterlin, co. K, 15tli Inf.; dis. at exp.\\nof service, March 30, 1865.\\nGynne, Frank, co. K, 16th Inf.\\nGates, Avon, co. K, 1.5th Int.\\n(Srisley, Christian.\\nGrimes, Samuel, co. H, 15th Inf.; died of di.sease at\\nRome, Ga., Aug. 20, 1864.\\nGuyer, Lewis, co. 11, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nGraves, Reuben, co. C, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nDec. 15, 1862.\\nGrant, John, co. C, 17th Inf.; died of disease at\\nFalmouth, Va., Feb. 5, 1863.\\nGuyon, Henry, co. C, 17th Inf.; died of di.sease at\\nDetroit, Mich., Aug. 26, 1862.\\nGeniac, Alexander, co. C, 17th Inf.; m. fi. June 3, 65.\\nGillet, Frederick, co. C, 17th Inf.; m. o. June 3, 1865.\\nGaaf, Jacob, co. H, 17th Inf.; died ot disease at\\nAndersonville, Ga., Sept. 14, 1864.\\n(iuver, Lewis, jr., co. H, 17th Int.; trans, to 2d Mich.\\nInt.\\nGoodrich, AVilliam M., co. E, ISth Inf.; m. o. June 13,\\n1865.\\nGreenfield, Wilbur, co. E, 18th Inf.\\nGreen, Edward C, co. F, 18th Inf.\\nGee, Charies O., co. H, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nGuyor, Noah, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 28, 1865.\\nGorman, Patrick, co. A, 24th Inf.\\nGee, Ezekiel P., co. F, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 1865.\\nGiflford, William R., co. F, 1st Engineers and Me-\\nclianics; dis. at exp. of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\n(jrufT, .1 acob, co. L,lst Cav.; dis. by order, June 28, i)5.\\nGale, Henry, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nGravelink, Mathew, co. C, .oth Cav.\\nGale, Eugene, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nGraham, George, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nGreen, John. co. G, 102d U. S. C. T.; m. o. .Sept. 30, 65.\\nHawkes, Carlton H., Monroe; e. Aug. 18, 1872, as\\nsergt. maj. 5th Cav.; pro. 2d lieut. April 13, 1865;\\n1st lieut. April 14, 1865; m. o. June 22, 1865.\\nHawker, George W., Dundee; e. Aug. 24, 1861, as\\nsergt. maj. co. I, 11th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Dec. 10,\\n1862; res. Jan. 14, 1.8(i4.\\nHecock, Amos T., Monroe; 2d lieut. 7th Int.; e. Sept.\\n2, 1861; pro. 1st lieut. March 1, 1862; capt. April 22,\\n1862; dis. Juno 22, 1863.\\nHill, Theodore, J., Exeter; cajit. ISth Inf e. July 27,\\n1862; res. .Ian. 21, 1863.\\nHall, Ephraim G., London;, e. Aug. 24, 1861, as sergt.\\nCO. I, 11th Int.; pro. 2d lieut. April 1, 18(i2; 1st\\nlieut. Aug. 18, 1862; wounded in action near Mur-\\nfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 5, ls63; capt. Feb. 19, 1863;\\nm. o. Sept. 30, 1864.\\nHamilton, William B., Beriin; e. Aug. 22, 1862, as\\nsergt. CO. B, 22d Int.; pro. 2d lieut. June 5, 1863;\\ntaken prisoner at Chickamauga, Tenn., Sept. 20,\\n1862; paroled March 1, 1865; pro. 1st lieut. Nov. 17,\\n1863; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nHart, John E., Raisin; e. Dec. 12, 1.S62, as sergt. co.\\nB, 9th Cav.; pro. 2d lieut. Nov. 13, 1863; dis. for\\ndisab. Oct. 22, 1864.\\nHall, Mifiin W., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exji. of .service,\\nJune 28, 1864.\\nHaberfeldner, Theodore, co. A, 4th Inf killed at\\nChaneellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.\\nHeald, James, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, June 30, 1864.\\nHarman, Frederick, co. A, 4th Inf.; died of disease\\nin hosp., Georgetown.\\nHoffman, Frederick, co. A, 4th Inf.; killed at Chan-\\neellorsville, Va., May 5, 1863.\\nHinsdale, James W., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 29, 1863.\\nHenderson, David, co. E, 4th Inf.; dis. by order,\\nNov. 16, 1863.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0736.jp2"}, "677": {"fulltext": "THE WAK OK THE REHEI.I.ION.\\n543\\nHesenphiitli, A\u00c2\u00abg)i!-t, CO. (j, 4tli Inf.\\nHubbell, Jerome, co. I, 4th Inf.\\nHoy, Hugh. CO. I, 4th Inf.: dis. to re-enlist as vet.\\nDeo. 2-1, lSt)3.\\nHolcoml), anuiel, co. F, tith Inf.: died of di.-^ease at\\nt arap Williams, Oct. 21, 18r,2.\\nHall, S(don W., m. K. r.th Inf.: dis. to n-enlist as\\nvet. Feb. 1, 1SI14.\\nHale, Daniel, r... D, 7th Inf.: trans, to. V. R. C.\\nMarch 1. IMU.\\nHanson, John, co. I), 7th Inf.: died at Philadeliihia\\nof wounds, Nov. 4, 1802.\\nHarris, Sidney G., co. D, 7tli Inf.: killed at Gettys-\\nburfr. Pa.. July 2, ISO:?.\\nHindeliter, Jacob, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nIleisler, Edward, co D, 7th Inf.: dis. lor disab. Jan.\\n180:!.\\nHaight, George C, co. D, 7tli Inf.; dis. at cx)!. of\\nservice, Aug. :il, 1.SG4.\\nHaight, Charles G., co. D, 7tli Inf.: dis. at exp. of\\nservice, .\\\\u^. :)1, lSii4.\\nHei.sler, Edward, co. K, 7tli Inf.; killed at Wilder-\\nness, Va.. May !i, l.sii4.\\nllarwick, Abrani, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nHamilton, John H., co. I, 11th Inf.; died of di.sea.se\\nFeb 20, 1802.\\nHall, John, co. 1, llth Inf.; dis. at e-xp. of service,\\nSe|)t. :10. 1804.\\nHall. Richard W., cu. I, llth Inf.: dis. by order,\\nAn-, n, 180:!.\\nHicks, Abner, co. C, llth Inf.; m. o. Sej.t. 10, 1S0.5.\\nHutchinson, Julius H., co. H, llth Inf.; m. o. Sept.\\n10, 180.\\nHayes, Horace, lo. I, llth Inf.; dis. fur disab. July 1,\\n1S62.\\nHonj. hton. Jerome, co. I, llth Inf.; died of ilisease\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Jan. J, 180:1.\\nHowe, Oliver P., co. I, llth Inf.; dis. for disab. Auj;.\\n1802.\\nHarris, William, co. I, lllli Inf.; dis. at exj). of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 30, 1804.\\nHarwood, Edwin, co. I, llth Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 1804.\\nHallock, Walter F., co. I, llth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nAn-, l:}, 1802.\\nHathaway, GeorjiC B., co. I, llth Inf.; dis. at Chat-\\ntanooga, Tenn., .Xitril 10, ISO-i.\\nHofTman. Daniel, co. I, 12th Inf.; dis. by order\\nSej.t. ;(l, 180.\\nHaine, John, ci\u00c2\u00ab. B.l-ilh Inf.: dis. to re-enlist as vet.\\nJan. 1, 1804; died of disease at Little River, Ala.,\\nOct. 22, 18f 4.\\nMorton, Martin, co. B, bjth Inf.\\nMorton, George, lO. B, l-jth Inf.\\nHubble, Albert, co. B, loth Inf.\\nHope, Lewis, co. D, 15th Inf.: dis. to re-enlist a.s\\nvet. Feb. 14, 1804.\\nMeitzer, Albert, co. E, loth Inf.\\nMutchins, David, co. G, l lli Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nFeb. 5, 1802.\\nHamlin, .\\\\sahel, co. G, l.ith Inf.: dis. for disjdi.\\nNov. 20, 1.8(i2.\\nHunter. Henry, co. (i, 1.5th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist a.s\\nvet. Jan. 24, 1804.\\nHughes, Brice.co. H,15th Inf.;dis. for di ib. Jan. 7, o:i.\\nHack, James, co. H, l- )tli Inf.; died of disease at\\nCamp Miinroe, March 24, 1802.\\nHarris, Henry, co. I,l.ith Inf.; dis. fordisab. July 20, 02.\\nHolton, Joseph, co. K, l-ith Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, March :iO, l.s0.j.\\nHanmer. Jacob, co. K, 1.5th Inf.: dis. at exji. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 7, bsii.).\\nHouseman, Martin, co. B, 1.5th Inf.: m. o. .\\\\ng. l:!, 0.5.\\nHyatt. Jo.seph.co. E,l. )th Inf.; dis. by order May ,SI), 0.5.\\nHailing, Albert,eo. F,15th Inf.; dis. by order May .30, 0.5.\\nHall, Webster, co. (i, 1.5th Inf.: m. i. Aug. I:!, 1,80.5.\\nHayott, Joseph, co. G, loth Inf.; dis. bv order .Mav\\n180.5.\\nHeman, William, co. H, l-5th Inf.; m. o. Aug. V.i, 180.5.\\nHewitt, George M.. co. C, 17th Inf.\\nMuff, Amos B.,co. I,17th Inf.: dis. fordi.sjib. Dec. 10, 02.\\nHatfield, David .S., co. I)., 17th Inf.; dis. for di. aK\\nAug. 24, 1862.\\nHanchett, Charles, co. B. 17lh Inf.; dis. bv order\\nJuly .5, 186.5.\\nIlurd, George W., co. E, l8th Inf.\\nHibbard, William R., co. H, I8tli Inf.\\nHaight, George C, co. H, 18th Inf.; m.o. June 2;f, 0.5.\\nHouse, (leorge co. H, I8th Inf.; m. o. Juneo, 1805.\\nHeath, Charles .\\\\..co. M, l.sth Inf.: m. o. June 20, (Jo.\\nHazen, Nelson T., co. II. Isth Inf.; dis. for disab\\nSept. 2, 1.802.\\nHeath, Solomon M., c-o. H, Istli Inf.; m.o. .Iune20, 05.\\nHensdall, George, co. A. Isth Inf.; m. o. June 20, 1805.\\nHitchins, Frank S., co. H, 18th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Lexington, Ky., Dec. 21, 1802.\\nHawkins, Alfred, co. H, 18th Inf.; diecl of disease\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 16, KSli. J.\\nHolton, George S., co. H, 18th Inf.; m.o. June 20 1805.\\nIlaner, Perrv D., co. H. 18th Inf.: m. o. June 20, 1805.\\nHolton, Reuben B., co. II, ISth Inf died ofdisea.se\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 2, 18o:!.\\nHaner, Alexander, co. H, isth Inf.; died of disease\\nat Lexington, Ky., Dec. 22, 18ti2.\\nHopkins, .Vle.xander F., co. II, Isth Inf.; died in\\nrebel prison, Cahaba. Ala., Nov. 10, 1804.\\nHilton, Joseph H.. co. K, ISth Inf.: m. o. May 2!i. 1,S05.\\nHindes, Thomas J., co. K, ISth Inf.; killed by ex-\\nplosion of steamer Sultana April 2.S, 18()5.\\nHungeford. Elon G., co. H, Isth Inf.: trans, lii nth\\nMich. Inf.\\nHarrison, Daniel, co. B. isth Inf.: nj.o. Junc20, l,S(i.5.\\nHumphrey, Charles CO. B,lSth Inf.;m.o. June20, 65.\\nHirkinur. Robert, co. K, isth Inf.; m. o. June 20, 1865.\\nHoy, Alexander, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 22, 1s m.\\nHubble, Era.stus B., co. K. isth Inf.; m. o. June 20, 0.5.\\nHopkins, William J., co. K, 18tli Inf.: ilied of dis-\\nease, at Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 7, Isc:;.\\nHarmon. Daniel, co. K. isth Inf.\\nHilton, Edward W., co. K, isth Inf.; dis. for di.s;ib.\\nJune Iso:!.\\nHill, Elijah. CO. K. isth Inf.; m. o. .lune 20, l.so.5.\\nHogle. Charles F., co. B, ISth Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Decatur, Ala., Aug. 1, 1804.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0737.jp2"}, "678": {"fulltext": "544\\nHISTORY (JF MONUOI\u00c2\u00a3 COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nHedsig, Samucl.co. A, 18th Inf.; trans, to 9tli Mich. Inf.\\nHall, John C, co. B, ISth Inf.; trans, to 9th Mich. Inf.\\nHosea, James P., oo. A, 24th Inf.\\nHine, E. W., co. F. 24th Inf.\\nHendricks, Benjamin A., co. G, 24th Inf.\\nHerrick, Edward A., co. D, 24tb Inf.; m. o. June 30, ti.5.\\nHobart, Luther, co. F, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 4, 18(55.\\nHadley, Marquis, co. F, 26th Inf.; m. o. June 4, 186.5.\\nHamilton, Palmer, co. F, 2Gth Inf.; m. o. June 3, 186.5.\\nHopkins, Johnson B., co. E, 1st Reg. Engs. and\\nMechs., Missouri Vol.\\nHarris, Edwin T., co. F, 1st Reg. Engs. and Mechs.;\\ndied of disease March 1, 1862.\\nHouse, George A., co. F, 1st Reg. Engs. and Mechs.\\nHeath, Merrill, co. F, 1st Reg. Engs. and Mechs.;\\ndis. for disab. April 24, 1862.\\nHutchin?, Stejihen B., co. F,lst Cav.; ra. o. July 17, 65.\\nHoskins, John R, co. F, 1st Cav.; m. o. June 20, 1865.\\nHunt, William W.. co. F, 1st Cav.; m.o. Aug. 26, 1865.\\nHowland, Andrew A., co. F, 1st Cav.; m. o. Jan. 24, 66.\\nHawley, Francis R., co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 20, 1863.\\nHolcomb, Horace, jr., eo. K, 1st Cav.; dis. to re-\\nenlist as vet. Dec. 20, 1863, and m. o. May 11, 1865.\\nHurd, Andrew J., co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. to I e-enlist\\nin regular service, Nov. 3, 1862.\\nHolcomb, Horace, co. F, 1st Cav.; m. o. May 11, 1865.\\nHorey, Alton, 2d Cav.; m. o. Aug. 17, 1865.\\nHowe, Daniel C, co. B, 5th Cav.\\nHarmer, Henry, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nHawks. Carlton H., co. K, 5th Cav.\\nHawks, Erastus P., co. K, 5th Cav.\\nHerkmier, Henry, co. K, 5th Cav.\\nHardingar, George, co. H, 4th Cav.; trans, to V. R.\\nC.April .30, 186.5.\\nHetline, Michael, 8th (DeGolyer) Bat.; dis. for disab.\\nJan. 13, 1863.\\nHall, Henry M., co. D, 9th Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nHaiget, Robert J., co. D, 9th Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nHamlin, Asahel, co. D, 9th Cav.; trans, to V. R. C.\\nJan. 1.5, 18(14.\\nHenrick, John,ccj. E,llth Cav.; dis. for disab. Aug. 21,\\n18(j4.\\nHighwarden, Abraham, co. E, 102d U. S. C. T.;\\nm. o. Sept. 30, 18(55.\\nHopkins, Johnson B., co. E, 1st Reg. Engs., Mis-\\nsouri Volunteers.\\nIngersoll, Richard P., Dundee; cajit. 18th Inf., July\\n27, 1862 m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nIsabelle, James, co. K, 11th Inf.; killed at Chicka-\\nmauga, Sept. 20, 1 863.\\nInnes, John M., co. D, 1.5th Inf.\\nIsabelle, Myron, co. K, 1.5th Inf.; dis. for disab. Aug.\\n16, 1862.\\nInman, Isaiah, co. I, 17th Inf.; died of disease Jan. 19,\\n18(54.\\nInman, Elisha, co. I, I7tli Inf.; dis. at Washington,\\nD. C.\\nIrish, Sidney P., co. H, ISth Inf.; died of disease, at\\nLexington, Ky., Feb. 13, l.s(53.\\nIrish, George, co. K, 3d Cav.; dis. to re-enljst as\\nvet. Jan 20, 1864.\\nJanny, EUvood, Bedford; e. Aug. 11, 1862, sergt. co.\\nK, ISth Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. March 1, 1864; m.o.\\nJune 26, 1865.\\nJohnson, Charles, Monroe; e. Dec. 8, 1862, com. sergt.\\nISth Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Aug. (5, 18(54; 1st. lieut.\\nNov. 1, 18(54; m. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nJohnson, John, co. A, 74tli Inf.; trans, to V. R. C.\\nApril 10, 1864.\\nJones, John, 7th Inf.; dis. Dec. 1, 1861.\\nJandreaux, Paul, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nJones, C harles.co. D,7th Inf.; dis. for disal). Dec. 24, 62.\\nJones, Thomas P., co. D, 7th Inf.\\nJohnson, Miles B., co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for lisab.\\nMarch 8, 1863.\\nJohnson, Jasper, co. I, 11th Inf.; died of disease at\\nDechard, Tenn., Aug. 1, 1863.\\nJerenoy, Joseph, co. A, 11th Inf.; m. o. Sept. 16, 1865.\\nJackson, Francis, co. H, 12th Inf.; dis. by order,\\nSept. 30, 1865.\\nJarvis, Octave, co. B, loth Inf.; m. o. .\\\\ug. 13, 18(55.\\nJacobs, Frederick, co. B, b5th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 13, (io.\\nJacobs, FMwin, co. H, 15th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 7, 1865.\\nJacobs, Hiram, CO. 1, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. Aug,26, 62.\\nJohnson, Justin D., co. K, 15th Inf.; trans, to V.\\nR. C. May 1, 18(54.\\nJackson, Anton, co. K, 1.5th Inf.\\nJohnson, Austin, co. B, 15th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Camp Sherman, Aug. 22, 1863.\\nJohnson, Robert, co. B, 1.5th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nAug. 30, 1863.\\nJackson, Charles H., co. A, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJuly 15, 1863.\\nJackson, Samuel, co. C, 17th Inf.; ni. o. June 3, 1805.\\nJones, John, co. C, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. 4, 65.\\nJackson, James J., co. I, 17th Inf.\\nJackson, Lewis C, co. I, 17th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Falmouth, Va., Jan. 13, 1863.\\nJohnson, Russell M., co. I, 17th Inf.; dis. by order\\nJune 17, 18(55.\\nJohnson, Samuel, co. I, 17th Inf.; m. o. June 3, 1865.\\nJohnson, Jesse, co. I, 17th Inf.; died of disease in\\nMichigan, Sept. 2,1862.\\nJohnson, James, co. I, 17th Inf.; m.o. June 3, 1865.\\nJacobs, D., CO. H, 17th Inf.; died of disease in mili-\\ntary prison, Florence, S. C.\\nJohnson, Richard, co. G, 17th Inf.; dis. by order\\nMay 27, 1865.\\nJackson, Jackson, co. I, 171li Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nFeb. 1, 1865.\\nJohnson, William W,, co. G, 18tli Inf.; trans, to 9th\\nMich Inf.\\nJanney, Elwood, co. H., 18th Inf.\\nJohnson, Squire, co. H., 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 65.\\nJackson, AVallace W., co. E, 18th Inf.; trans, to 9th\\nMich. Inf.\\nJacobs, Eli, co. D, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 1865.\\nJenks, Augustus, co. A, 24th Inf.; killed at Gettys-\\nburg, Pa., July 1, 1863.\\nJamieson, William H, co. G, 24th Inf.; died in\\nhosp. of wounds. May 25, 1863.\\nJewel, William, co. G, 24th Inf.\\nJones, Nathaniel, co. F, 26th Inf.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0738.jp2"}, "679": {"fulltext": "Tllli WAK OK THE KKllIil.I.IUN.\\n)4r.\\n.lipson, Jolm S., co. K, 1st Cav.; di? for disab.\\nJolinson, James C, co. L, 1st Cav.; ilis. by order,\\nJune 7, l.Slio.\\nJones, II. B., co. L, 1st Cav.; dis. by order, .Sept. r2, (i.\\nJohnson, Abraliam H., co. K, 3d Cav.; dis. to re-\\nenlist as vet. Jan. 1!), 1S64.\\nJacobs, Tlieodore, I o. K, 3d Cav.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Jan. 20, ISW; m. o. Feb. 12, IKIJ.\\nJacobs, Harvey, co. K, 3d Cav.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 20, 1K(H; m. o. Sept. 2.5, 1S6.5.\\nJacobs, John, co. K, 3d Cav.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 20, lS(i4.\\nJohnson, Charles M., co. H, lid Cav.; ni. o. Feb. 12, ((.5.\\nJones. Austin A., co. A, 4th Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nOct. 14, 18(i3.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0b.hnson, George, co. C, otii Cav.\\nJ uckett, Ashley R., co. K, ith Cav.; died of disease\\nat Convalescent Camp, Aug. I8tJ:{.\\nJohnson, Luther M., co. A, SIth Cav.; died of dis-\\nease at Camp Nelson, Ky.. 0(!t. 2. isu:\\nKelley, James II., Exeter; e. Aug. l.s, l,St)2, as sergt.\\nCO. K, bSth Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Nov. 24, !8(i2; 1st lieut-\\nNov. 0, 1.S03; taken prisoner in action at Athens,\\nAla., Sept. 24, l.sti4; exchanged Nov. 14, 1S( 4; m. o.\\n.hine 20, 180.5.\\nKirby, Restconie R., Monroe; capt. 11th Cav., Aug.\\nI. 1803; res. Jan. 10, 1805.\\nKnaggs, Robert C, Monroe; e. Aug. 22, 18(il, sergt.-\\nmaj. 7th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Jan. 1, 1802; 1st lieut.\\n.Sept. 1, 1802; taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Pa.,\\nJuly 1, 1803; released March 7, 1804; brevet capt.\\nU. S. Vol. March 13, 1805, for gallant .services dur-\\ning the war; ni. o. July 5, 1805.\\nKnaggs, Wesley J., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nNov. 11, 18(;2.\\nKittle, Jesse D., co. A, 4th Inf.; killed at Malvern\\nHill, Va., July 1, 1802.\\nKcmpf, Godfroy, co. A, 4th Inf.\\nKnabe, Augustus, co. A, 4th Inf.; kille l at Malvern\\nHill, Va., July 1, 1802.\\nKronibach, Adam, co. A, 4th Inf.; lis. at exp. of\\nservice, June 30, 1804.\\nKidder, Samuel P., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice. June .30, 1804.\\nKenilal, Harry, co. A, 4th Inf.; died of disease in\\nhospital Oct. 22, 1801.\\nKane, William, co. C, 11th Inf.; m. o .Sept. 7, lS i5.\\nKronhack, Mi hael,co. D.llth Inf.; ui. o. .Sept. 10, 18(15.\\nKelley, John, CO. K, 1.5th Itif.;dis. by order .Vug. 28, ()5.\\nKing, William, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 1, 1804.\\nKulin, Frank, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Feb. 24, 1804; killed at Kene.saw Mt., Ga.,\\nJune 27, 1804.\\nKries, Louis, co. K, l-5th Inf.\\nKiny, Robert,co. F,1.5th Inf.; dis. for disab. May 22, 62.\\nKnapp, Charles, co. H, 1.5th Inf.; dis. by order\\n.May 21, 1805.\\nKelley, Thomas, co. A,17tb Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nKen lal, Nathan, co. C, 17th Inf.; m.o. June 3, 180.5.\\nKemp, Lewis, co. C. 17th Inf died of disease at\\nWaterford, Nov. 14, 1802.\\nKnowles, James, co. C, 17tli Inf.; m.o. .lunc l.so. i.\\nKent, William J., co. C, 17th Inf., killed at ^outh\\nMountain, Md., Sept. 14, 1802.\\nKemp, James J., co. I, 17th Inf.; died of disease at\\nMichigan, Sept. 2.8, 1862.\\nKinney, John H., co. H, 17th Inf.; ilied of disease\\nat Andersonville. Ga., July .I, 1,S04.\\nKeifer, (ieorgcco. H,17th Inf.: trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nKenyon, John S., co. H, I8lh Inf.; di.s. for disab.\\nSept. 2, 1802.\\nKidder, Isaac D., co. H, 18th Inf.; dis. for di.sab.\\nJuly 7, 1803.\\nKelly. James H., co. II, 18tli Inf.\\nKelly, John, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 20, 1,865.\\nKetchum, .-Varon, co. K, 18th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Lebanon, Ky., April 28, 1803.\\nKelly. Thomas, co. K. 18th Inf.; died of di.sease at\\nNashville. Tenn., May 7, 1803.\\nKliver, Jacob, co. K, 1.8th Inf.; m. o. Juno 20, l.s05.\\nKellar. Edwards, co. K, l. ^th Inf.\\nKelley, Nathaniel, co. H, 18th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Decatur, Ala., Aug. 3, 1804.\\nKemp, George M., co. A, 24th Inf.\\nKavanaugh, Stephen, co. A, 24th Inf.\\nKennedy, Albert H., co. F, 20th Inf.; dis. for di.sab.\\nMarch )0, 1805.\\nKingsley, Ira D., co. M, 1st Cav.; m.o. July 24, 1805.\\nKnowles, Thomas K., co. K, 3il Cav.; dis. to re-\\nenlist as vet. Jan. 20, 1804; m. o. Feb. 12, 18(i().\\nKnoll, Boyd, co. H, 3d Cav.; m. o. Feb. 12, ISOG.\\nKinear, Eli IL. co. C, \u00e2\u0080\u00a25th Cav.\\nKirchmaier, AVilliara, co. C, .5th Cav.\\nKirchman, William, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nKing, Cyrus, co. G, 102d U. S. C. T.; m.o. Sept. .30, 1.8(i5.\\nLamb, John, Monroe: 2d lieut. 11th Inf., March 1,\\n1805; pro. 1st lieut., Aug. 1, 1805: m. o. Sept. 10, 05.\\nLampman, Darrell, Peter.sl)urg; 2d lieut. Uth Inf.,\\n:March 1. 1.S05; m. o. Sept. 10, I,S05.\\nLandon, Henry B., Monroe; 1st lieut. and ndjt. 7th\\nInf.. Aug. HI, 1.S01; res. Oct. 23, 1.S02; asst. surg.,\\nOct. 2, 1863; res. April 20, 1.S04.\\nLandon, George M., Monroe; 2d lieuf 4th Cav., Dec.\\n20, 1.S02; pro. l.st lieut. Feb. 1.8, 1803; cajit., Dec. 11,\\n1.804; m. o. July 1, 1.80.5.\\nLaPointe, George, Monroe; e. Aug. 22, 1.80 1,\\nFcrgt. CO. D, 7th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut, Sept. IS,\\n1.802; 1st lieut.. May 20, 1.863; cai)t., Sept. 21, 1,803;\\nwounded in action. May 13, 1804; lieut. col.. Oct.\\n12, 1,804; bievetcol., U.S. V., April 2, 1.S05, for gal-\\nlant and meritorious service in front of Petersburg,\\nVa.; col., Nov. 1.8, 1S04; m. o. as lieut-col., July 5,\\n1 805.\\nLaPointe, Moses A., Monroe; 1st. lieut. loth Inf.,\\nJan. 1, 1.802; pro. capt. Oct. I, 1.8li2; lieut.-col., Jan.\\n21, 1805; brevet col., V. S. V., May 24, 1805. for gal-\\nlant and meritorious services during the war; m. o.\\nAug. 13, 1.S05.\\nLeflford, Asa C, Petersburg; entered service. Jan. 14,\\n1.805, sergt. co H, lllh Inf.; jiro. 2d lieuf. Aug. 12,\\n1865; not mustered as an officer; dis. Sept. 10, 1.S05.\\nLittletield, John J., Dundee; as.\u00c2\u00abist. surg. 18th Inf.,\\nOct. 2.5, 1N(;4: m. o. June 26, 1865.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0739.jp2"}, "680": {"fulltext": "546\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nLeiuerand, Alex., Monroe; entered service, Oct. 17,\\n1861, sergt. co. D, 15th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Nov. 1,\\n1864; 1st lieut, June 6, 1865; m. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nLivingston, Samuel, Monroe; entered service, Aug.\\n22, 1861, sergt. co. K, 7th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. April\\n22, 1862; 1st lieut., Sept. 17, 1862; capt., May 20,\\n1863; m. o. Oct. 5, 1864.\\nLuce, Constant, Monroe; capt. 4th Inf. May 16, 1861;\\nres. Nov. 23, 1861; lieut-col. 17th Inf. Aug. 8, 1862;\\npro. col. March 21, 1864; dis. Dec. 4, 1864.\\nLassey, Richard R., e. co. A, 4th Inf.: died at Belle\\nIsle, Va., 1864.\\nLassey, William, e. co. A, 4th Inf.; dip. at exp. of\\nservice, June 30, 1864.\\nLeonard, Freeman, co. A, 4th Inf.; died of disease\\nin hospital at Harrison Bar, July 8, 1862.\\nLeonard, John, co. A, 4th Inf.; died of disease, at\\nWind Mill Point, Va., Feb. 11, 1863.\\nLadd, Charles H, co. A, 4th Inf.; killed at Gettys-\\nburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.\\nLibby, George W., co. G, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nLaFountain, Paul, co. I, 4th Inf.\\nLoss, Henry, co. F, 6th Inf.\\nLamkin, William, co. D., 7th Inf.\\nLewis, James, co. D. 7th Inf.\\nLaftler, Warren, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as vet.\\nDec. 18, 1863.\\nLanclause, Gustavus, co. D, 7th Inf.; died at Fred-\\nericksburg, Va., of wounds, Oct. 29, 1862.\\nLibby, Luke, co D, 7th Inf.\\nLockwood, George W., co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for\\nwounds, June 30, 1863.\\nLearaan, John, co. C, 7tli Inf.; killed at Wilderness,\\nVa., May 6, 1864.\\nLandon, Frederick, co. I, lltli Inf die. for disab.\\nLamkin, Elijah, co. I, 11th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1X64.\\nLockwood, George, co. I, 12th Inf.; died at Chat-\\ntanooga, of wounds, Aug. 23, 1864.\\nLear, Adam, co. K, 11th Inf.\\nLautenschlager, co. I, 11th Inf.; dis. at oxp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1S64.\\nLefford, Asa C, co. H, 11th Inf.; m. o. Sept. 16, 1.S65.\\nLesher, Samuel, co. H, 11th Inf.; m. o. Sept. 16, 1865.\\nLee, Charles H., co. H, 11th Inf.; m. o. Sept. 16, 1865.\\nLemery, Samuel, co. I, 1 1th Inf.; m. o. Sept. 16, 1865.\\nLittle, Albert, co. B, 12th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 9, 1865.\\nLittle, Riueliart, co. B, 12th Inf.; dis. by order\\nSept. 9, 1865.\\nLink, John, co. A, 15th Inf.\\nLoucks, John W., co. A, 15th Inf.\\nLoranger, George, co. B, 15th Inf.: dis. for disab.\\nLaBean, Francis, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMarch 10, 1863.\\nLaZette, Serille,co.B,15th Inf.; dis. fordiasb.Sept.9, 62.\\nLibby, Luke, co. B, 15tli Inf.; died of disease, at\\nSnyder s Bluff Miss., July 24, 1863.\\nLafleur, Warren, co. B, 15th Inf.; ni. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nLemorand, Alexander, co. D, 15th Inf.; dis. to\\nre-enlist as vet. Feb. 2, 1664; dis. by order, April\\n24, ISGo.\\nLawrence, Henry, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nLavron, Eli, co. D, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Feb. 14, 1864.\\nLaduke, Peter, co. D, 15th Inf.; killed at Corinth,\\nMiss., Oct. 3, 1862.\\nLamb, Glanville W., co. E, 15th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease, at Camp Sherman, Miss., Aug. 4, 1863.\\nLecroix, Joseph, co. G, loth Inf.; m. o. Aug. 16,\\n1865; dis. to re-enlist as vet. Jan. 24, 1864.\\nLee, Sanford, co. G, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. Dec. 8. 62.\\nLapell, Edward, co. H, 15th Inf.; died of wounds,\\nat Marietta, Ga., Sept. 1, 1864.\\nLariu, Antoine, co. H, 15th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 13,\\n1865; dis. to re-enlist as vet. Jan. 24, 1864.\\nLaplant, Francis, co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, April 7, 1865.\\nLarkin, Amos, co. K, loth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMarch 31, 1865.\\nLavigne, Isadora, co. K, loth Inf.; died at Corinth,\\nMiss., July 18, 1862.\\nLarrain, Charles, co. K, 15th Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Mound City, 111., Oct. 30, 1862.\\nLong, William, co. K, 15th Inf.\\nLaHee, Warren, co. K, 1.5th Inf.\\nLartau, Charles, co. K, 1.5th Inf\\nLavine, Fadu, co. K, 15th Inf.; died of disease\\nJuly 11, 1862.\\nLove, Enon, co. D,. 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as vet.\\nFeb. 23, 1864.\\nLoranger, Augustus, co. B, loth Inf.; m. o. May 30, 65.\\nLapoint, John, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. April\\n.30, 1865.\\nLaziness, Gilbert, co. C, 15th Inf.; dis. by order\\nJune 30, 1865.\\nLouckes, Henry, co. G, 15th Inf; m. o. .\\\\ug. 13, 18()5.\\nLouckes, Levi, co. G, 15th Inf.; dis. by order Sept. 18,\\n18(;5.\\nLoran, Joseph, co. H, 15th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nLeonard, Moses, co. K, 1.5th Inf.; dis. by order\\nSept. 2, 1865.\\nLayman, David, co. F. l.jtb Inf.; died of disease, at\\nEvansville. Ind.. July 17, 1862.\\nLemerand, Jonas, co. E, 17th Inf.; died of wounds\\nreceived at Spottsylvania C. H. May 12, 1864.\\nLaurant, Joseph, co. E, 17th Inf.; died of disease at\\nFairfax Seminary Hospital.\\nLaduke, James, co. E, 17th Inf.; died of disease at\\nAndersonville, Ga., Aug. 7, 1864.\\nLezott, John B., co. E, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nLemory, Frederick, co. A, 17th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Lexington, K}*., June. 1864.\\nLemerand, Thomas, co. E, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2il\\nMich. Inf.\\nLemerand, Daniel, co. E, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMich. Inf.\\nLemerand, Eli, co. E,17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nLabeau, Charles, co. E,17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nLezott, Eli, CO. E, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nLoranger, Peter, co. E. 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nLuce, William E.,co. F, 17th Inf.; trans.to2d Mich. Inf,\\nLear, John, co. H, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nLayness,Peter,co.E,17th Inf.; dis. by order, July[20, 65.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0740.jp2"}, "681": {"fulltext": "Till; WAR OF tup: KKHKLLION,\\n547\\nLong, Uavid H., .o. G, 17th Inf.; in. o. June 3, 180.5.\\nLahr, Joseph, co. C, 1 7th Inf.; ni, o. Jnne rj, ISfi.\\nLiltby, Oliver.co. 1, 17tli Inf.; tlis. fordisab. Jan. 14, i 4.\\nLabue, Williao), co. I, 17th Inf.\\nLaniphirc, Charles H., co. 1, 17th Inf.;dis. Jan. 1, 180:!.\\nLayh-r, Andrew, co. C, 17th Inf.; killed at South Mt.\\nSept. 14. 1802.\\nhindsey, Giles, co. H, 17th Inf.; died of disease at\\n.Sandy Creek, N. Y. Jan., 1804.\\nLawrence, Henry C, co. H, 18th Inf.; lied of dis-\\nease at Lexington, Ky., April 13, 1803.\\nLaiukin, Benjaiuin, co. H, ISth Inf.; dii^. for disab.\\nJune 10, 1803.\\nLungdon, Martin, co. H, ISth Inf.; lu. o. June 26, 18G5.\\nLattin, Lemuel H., co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 8, IStw.\\nLanian, Jacob, co. K, 18th Inf.; died of disease at\\nDecatur, Ala., Aug. 12, 1864.\\nLandon, Frederick, co. K, 18th Inf.; died of dis\\nease at Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 20, 1804.\\nLarouche, Frank, co. K, 18th Inf.; trans, to Otli Mich.\\nInf.\\nLagness, t anellto, co. A, 18th Inf.; ni. o. Jan. 2(), 1805.\\nLegnuss, Phillip, co. A, 18th Inf.; m, o. Jan. 26, 1805.\\nLo.ss. Henry, co. B, 24th Inf.; ni. o. June 30, 18().5.\\nLabadeaux, Joseph, co. D, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 0.5.\\nLittletield, John S., co. F, 24th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nFeb. 23, 1803.\\nLautenslager, Samuel T., co G, 24th Inf.; dis. for\\ndisab. March 29, 18()4.\\nLangs, Enoch F., co. G, 24th Inf.\\nLangs, Charles W., co. G, 24th Inf.; trans, to V.\\nR. C. July 1, 1S64.\\nLaniphire, Charles H.,co. F, 20th Inf.; in. o. June 4, 6.5.\\nI.anning, George, co. F, 26th Inf.; in.o. June 4, 180.5.\\nLittlefield, Cyms E., co. K, Ist Cav., dis. to re-\\nenlist as vet. Dec. 20, 1863.\\nl.angs, Gustavus, co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Aug. 22, 1864.\\nLewis, Sidney, co. B, .5th Cav.; dis. for minority\\nDec. 3, 1802.\\nLaflenr, Frederick, co. C, \u00e2\u0096\u00a05tli Cav.\\nLutze, John, co. C, -ith Cav.; killed at Berryville,\\nVa., .\\\\ug. 19, 1804, by guerrillas.\\nLaboe, Phillip, co. C, .5th Cav.\\nLamkin, C, co. K, 5th Cav.\\nLeroy, Elliott, co. L, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; died of\\ndisease at Nashville, Tenn., March 29, 1804.\\nLangless, James, co. L, Ist Engs. and Mechs.; m. o.\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 18G.5.\\nLamkin, A., co. E, 9tli Cav.\\nLewif. Washington, co. K, l()2d U. S. C. T.; m. o.\\nSept. 30, 1805.\\n.Mason, John W., Dundee; asst. surg. (ith Inf.; e. July\\n29, 1802; pro. surg. Dec. 23, 1804; m.o. Aug. 29, 1805.\\nMaxwell, George R.. Monroe; e. .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Vug. 15, 1801, sergt.\\nCO. K, 1st Cav.; pro. 1st lleut. July 30, 1802; wound-\\ned in action at Monterey, Md.; pro. capt. Aug. 22,\\n1.8()3; wounded in action at Harris Shop, Va., May\\n28. 1804; pro. lieut. col. Oct. 25, 1.804; wounded in\\naction at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 18ti5 (leg ampu-\\ntated); brevet col. U. S. Vol. March 13, 1805, for\\nconspicuous gallantry in action; dis. Aug. 4, 1805.\\nLumgate, John, e. co. F, 9th Cav.\\nMaxwell, William B., Grafton; e. .Sept. 2(1, 1.S04, as\\nprivate CO, B, 1st Cav.; pro. 2il lieut. March 7, 1805;\\ndied of disease at Pleasant Valley, Va., Mar. 4, 1805.\\nMcBride, James G., Monroe; 1st lieut. and adj. 15th\\nInf.; e. Jan. 1, 1862; pro. capt. 9th Cav.; Nov. 3,\\n18t)2; maj. Oct. 17, 1805; m. o. as capt. July 21, 1805.\\nMcLachlin, William D., Petersburg; 1st lieut. Uth\\nInl e. :March 1, 1805; m. o. Sept. 10, 1805.\\nSlizur, William, London; e. Aug. 0, 1861, sergt. co. F,\\n16th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. May 8, 1.865; 1st lieut. July\\n7, 1865; m. o. as 2d lieut. July 8, 1865.\\nMunger, George, Dundee; e. Aug. 22, 1861, as sergt.\\nCO. D, 7th Inf.; pro. 1st lieut. March 2, 1864; capt.\\nOct. 5, 1864; m. o. July .5, 1865.\\nMarkliam, Galen, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nDec. 10, 1862.\\nMiller, Riley ,eo. B,4th Inf.; trans.V.R.C. Feb. 1.5, 1804.\\nMosier Aaron, co. A, 4th Inf.; died of wounds re-\\nceived July 1, 18()2.\\nMosier, Isaac, co. A, 4th Inf.\\nMetty, Eli, co. E, 4th Inf.\\nMorgan, Moses, co. G, 4th Inf.\\nMcKiver, Robert, co. H, 4tli Inf.; dis. lor difab.\\nMay 29, l.so2.\\nMcSherry, Pat.co. C,4th Inf.; dis. fordisab. Feb. 27, t)3.\\nMcSherry, Peter, co. C, 5th Inf.\\nMoulton, Charles, o. K, 6th Inf.; died of disease\\nnear Vicksbuig, Miss., May 17, 1862.\\nMcFetridge, Samuel, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nMaurcr, John, co. D, 7tli Inf.; killed at Malvern\\nHill, June 30, 1862.\\nMarshall, George, co. D, 7tli Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 18, 1863.\\nMiles, Sylvester, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nMorgan, Isaac, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Dec. 18, 1803; killed at Wilderness, Va., May\\n6, 1.S64.\\nMunger, Edward C, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 22, 1864.\\nMunger, George D, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 18, 1863.\\nMiles, Theodore H., co. D, 7tli Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 18, 18t 3.\\nMunger, Jolm,co. D,7lh Inf.; lis. fordisab. Oct. 21, 61.\\nMcCauley, James, co. 1 7tli Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nSept. 17, 1862.\\nMiles, Wilson, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nMilburn, Frank, co. 1), 7tli Inl.; trans, to V. U. C.\\nMarch 15, 1864.\\nMcKinney, James E.,co. H,llth Inf.; ra. o. Aug. 17, 05.\\nMead, Joseph II., co. II, 11th Inf.; m. o. Sept. 10. 1865.\\nMcMcckin, Samuel, co. E, 11th Inf.; ni.o.Sei t. 10,I8().5.\\nMc(iuire,John,co. 1,11 til Inf.; dis. for disab. Aug. 17, (i2.\\nMoulton, John F., co. I. 11th Inf.; died of disea.se\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 30, 1.S02.\\nMinor, Moses, co. I, lltli Inf.; trans, to Isl V. S.\\nEng., Aug. 18, 18(i4.\\nMcLathlin, Nathan, co. K, 1 Itli Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1804.\\nMvrick, Albert, co. K, Uth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJune 1, 1803.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0741.jp2"}, "682": {"fulltext": "548\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMcNeil, Alexandei-.co. A, 1 Itli Inf.; in. o. Sept. 10,18(15.\\nMcFarlane, John O. A., co. I, 11th Inf.; (lis. at exp.\\nof sor vice, Nov. 9, 1S63.\\nMorrison, Clark I., co. A, 13th Inf.; (lis. for disab.\\nJune 9, 18()2.\\nMossie, Henry, co. H, l. ttli Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 1, 18(14; ni. o. Aug. l:i, lS(i5.\\nMiller, Isaac, co. B, loth Inf.; died of disease at\\nCincinnati, 0., June 20, 1802.\\nMurphy, James J., co. C, l- )th Inf.; killed at Shiloli,\\nTenn., April 18(12.\\nMurray, Martin, co. C, l. ith Inf.\\nMurray, Andrew, co. C, 15th Inf.; died of disease at\\nPittsburg Landing, Tenn., May 2, 18(i2.\\nMackel, Wolf. co. F, 15th Inf.\\nMountry, Louis, co. Ci, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 24, 1864; ni. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nMills, Williani,co. Ci,15th Inf.; dis. fordisab, Feb. 9, (13.\\nMarr, Nelson, co. G, 15th Inf.; died of disease.\\nMcMillen, George, co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nNov. 20, 1863.\\nMyrick, Ozroe E., co. II, 15th Inf.; dis. for disal).\\nSept. 20, 1862.\\nMeEldowny, John, co. H, loth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJuly 12, 1802.\\nMillage, Richard, co. I, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJuly 1, 18(52.\\nMiller, John L., co. K, 15th Inf.\\nMauire, Joseph, co. K, lotli Inf.\\nMiller, Simpson, co. K, 15th Inf.\\nMills, William.\\nMains, Joseph, co. F. 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. Sept.\\n20, 1862.\\nMclnnes, John. co. 1), 15th Int.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Feb. 15, 1S(14.\\nMoses, Henry, co. F, 15th Inf.; m. o. Jan. 25, 1864.\\nMcKlesky, Owen, co. I. 15th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1865.\\nMiller, Luther D., co. E, 15th Inf.; dis. bv order May\\n30, 1865.\\nMoses, Edwin, co. F, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. June\\n17, 1862.\\nMcDowell, Henry, co. G, 15th Inf.; m.o. Aug. 13, 18(55.\\nMcCord, Franklin, CO. G, 15th Int.; m.o Aug. 13, 1865.\\nMartin, Solomon, co. G, 15th Inf.; m.o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nMartin, William, co. (J, 15th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nMinor, Henry, co. I, loth Inf.; m. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nMunger, Albert H., co. I, 15th Inf.; dis. by order\\nMay 19, 1865.\\nMorton, Peter, co. H, 17th Inf.; died of disease at\\nAndersonville, (ia., Sept. 5, 1864.\\nMorass, Gustavus, co. H, 17th Int.; died of disease\\nat Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 10, 1864.\\nMoore, Peter, co. A, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nMiller, Stacy, co. B, 17tli Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nMiller, John F., co. B,17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nMiller, Frank, co. B,17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nMiller, Elias, co. B, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nMcKay, John, co. B, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nMcDonald, Thomas.co.G, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich.\\nInf.\\nMurphy, Thomas,co. G,17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nMountrie, John, co. H,17th lnf.;trans. to 2d Mich.Inf\\nMcMannis, Owen, co. B, 17th Inf.; dis. from V. R.\\nC. by order Sept. 4, 1865.\\nMorgan, Richard, co. C, 17th Inf.\\nMorse, Isaac, co. C, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMaury, Andrew, co. G, 17th Int.; died of disease in\\nMilitary Prison, Andersonville, Ga., July 18, 186-1.\\nMetzger, J., co. B, 17th Inf.; dis. for di.sab. Oct. 3, 1864.\\nMcLain, Eli W.. co. K, 18th Inf.; ni. o. June 2(1, 1865.\\nManwaring. Henry, co. K, 18th Inf.\\nMitty, Anthony K., co. K, 18th Int.; killed by ex-\\nplosion of steamer Sultana, April 28, 1865.\\nMclntri, Thomas A.,co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 65.\\nMclntre, Benjamin F., co. K, 18th Inf.; dis. for\\ndisab. Sept. 26, 1863.\\nMclntre, George W., co. K, 18th Inf.; died of lis-\\nease at Snow s Pound, Ky., Oct. 4, 1862.\\nMclntre, John A., co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 65.\\nMener, (Gilbert, co. K, 18th Inf.; dis. Dec. 26, 1862.\\nMcKay, Martin, co. K, 18th Inf.; clied of disease at\\nLexington, Ky. Oct. 24, 1862.\\nMominee, John,co. C,18thlnf.; trans, to 9th Mich. Inf.\\nMunger, James J., co. H, 18th Inf.; killed at\\nAthens, Ala., Sept. 24, 18(54.\\n.Aliller. Homer, co, II, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nMoger, William, co. H, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nMcCarty, Robert, co. H, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26,\\nMerritt, George, co. H, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nMeEldowny, Andrew J., co. K, ISth Inf.; killed by\\nexplosion of steamer Sultana, April 28, 1865.\\nMiller, John, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nMeEldowny, Stores, co. K, Isth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nFeb. 9, 1865.\\nMeEldowny, Augustu8,co. K, 18th Inf.; m.o. June 26, 65.\\nMuUer, John G., co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 18(55.\\nMiller, William H., co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 65.\\nMiller, Josiah,co. H, ISth Inf.; trans, to 9th Mich. Inf.\\nMominee, Joseph, co. C, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 65.\\nMann, James, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 7, 1865.\\nMartin, Basil, co. D, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 1865.\\nMoore, George A., co. A, 24th Inf.; trans, to V. R. C.\\nMarch 15, 1864.\\nMurphy, James, co. A, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 1865.\\nMenor, Joseph, co. D, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 1865.\\nMcGlenn, George W.,co. K,24th Inf.; m.o. June 30, 65.\\nMorrow, Bela H., co. K, 24th Int.; m. o. June 30, 1865.\\nMally,Charles,co. A,24thlnf.; dis. fordisab. June8, 64.\\nMalley, James, co. A, 24th Inf.; died at his home of\\nwounds June 6, 1864.\\nMorris, Lewis D., co. A, 24tli Inf.; died of disease\\nat Culpepper, Va., April 12, 1864,\\nMuUer, AVilliam R., co, B, 26th Int.; m. o. June 3, (55.\\nMerriman, Reuben, co. K, 102d U. S. C. T.; m. o.\\nSept. 30, 1865.\\nMixor, James M., co. L, 1st Engineers and Me-\\nchanics; m. o. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865.\\nMurphy, Harmon, co. L, 1st Engineers and Me-\\nchanics; m. o. nt Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865.\\nMurphy, Nathan, co. L, 1st Engineers and Mechan-\\nics; m. o. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865.\\nMozser, Elisha, co. L, 1st Engineers and Mechan-\\nics; m. o, at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865,", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0742.jp2"}, "683": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REBELLION,\\n549\\nMunson, Thoiiiiis S., c-o. M, 1st Engineers and Me-\\nflianios; m. o. at Nasliville, Tenn., Sept. 22, LSG5.\\nMorris, Emory C, co. M, 1st Engineers anil Me-\\nchanics; m. o. at Nasliville, Tenn., Sept. 22, ISii.\\nMdorc, Klliiitt F., co. M, 1st Engineers ami Me-\\nchanics; m. o. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, l.S,s,o.\\nJInrphy, Seha D., oo. F, 1st Engineers and Me-\\nchanics; dis. for disah.\\nMcFall, Andrew J., co. F, 1st Engineers and Me-\\nchanics; dis. for disah.\\nMcFall, Cornelius P., co. F; Ist Engineers and Me-\\nchanics; dis. at exp. of service Oct. M, IWi-l.\\nMiirgan, Elijah, co. L, Ist Enginoei t and Mechan-\\nics; dis. for disab. Feb. 11, l.HtH.\\nMea l, Chauncy A., co. E, 1st Engineers and Me-\\nchanics; ni. 0. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, l.S(i.5.\\nMcBride, Cyrus E., co. K, 1st Cav.\\n.Mead, Theodore, co. K, 1st Cav.: dis. at cxp. of ser-\\nvice Aug. 22, 1. ^S4.\\nMarcott, Oliver, co. K, 1st Cav.; trans, to V. R. C.\\nFeb. 15, 1.S64.\\nMaxuni. Horace M.,co. M, 1st Cav.; ni. o. .Tune 12, ISiw.\\n^[cD(l^vell, James, co. B, 4th Cav.; m. o. Aug. \\\\b, l.SG- i.\\nMenor, Peter, co. C, 5th Cav.; died of disease at\\nDetroit, Oct. 14, l.S(i2.\\nMyers, AVarren \\\\V., co. C, 5th Cav.\\nMasten, Abraham, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nMenor, Francis, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nMurphy, Lnba D., co. D, 0th Cav.; trans, to V. R. C.\\nJan. 15, l.St)4.\\nMcAuley, James, co. E, !)th Cav.\\n.McHerrill, J., co. E, 9th Cav.\\nNavarre, Alex. T., Monroe.; Jan. 2(), l,st)4, q. m.\\nsergt. 7th Inf.; pro. 1st lieut. and adjt. Nov. 4, 1SG4;\\nm. i July 1865.\\nNims, Frederick A., Monroe; Aug. 22, 18( 2, as\\nsergt. CO. C, oth Cav.; pro. 2d lieut. Jan. 12, 1,804;\\n1st lieut., March 7, 1865; m. o. Aug. 22, 18(15.\\nNavarre, Isaac, co. A, 4th Inf.\\nNolan, Thomas, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-enli.st as\\nvet. Dec. 2!l, 18G.3.\\nNelson, Benjamin F., co. A, 4th Inf.\\nNavarre, Alexander, co. E, 4th Inf.; trans, to V. R.\\nC. Nov. 15, 1864.\\nNelson, Frank B., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, June 30, 1864.\\nNavarre, David, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nNavarre, Yessant, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMarch 10, 1,S6:}.\\nNelson, David L., co. C, 7th Inf.; trans, to V. R. C.\\nFeb. 15. 1864.\\nNorton, James W., co. I, 12th Inf.; m. o. Feb. 15. 66.\\nNavarre, Gilbert, CO. B,1.5th Inf.; dis. for disab. Oct. 2;\\n1.S62.\\nNorton, Michael, co. C, 1.5th Inf.\\nNangle, Casper, co. G, loth Inf.\\nNoble, Franklin, co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nNov. 1, 1.S62.\\nNeplieu, Joseph, co. I, 15tli Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. March 1864.\\nNelson, Frank, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enh st as\\nvet. Feb. II, 1864; m. o. Aug. I. I8(;.5.\\nNichols, William, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Jan. 1, 1.S64.\\nNavarre, Alexander, co. E, 17th Inf.; died of disea.se,\\nat Andensonville, Ga.\\nNadeau, Jacob, co. E, 17tli Inf.; died of disease, at\\nAndersonville, (ia.\\nNagle, Casper, co. G, 17tli Inf.; died of disease, at\\nAndersonville, Ga., Aug. 7, 18G4.\\nNevarre, Frank,co. E,17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nNevarre, Julius,co. 1 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nNichols, Conant, co. II, isth Inf.; killed by explo-\\nsion of steamer Sultana, April 28, 18(i5.\\nNelson, N.West, co. H, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nNewcomb, Oscar, co. U, 18th Inf.; dis. Dec. 15, 1865.\\nNash, Riley C, co. A, 4th Cav.; trans, to V. R. C.\\nApril 10, 1864.\\nNeflT, William, co. D, Oth Cav.; died of disease, at\\nKnoxville, Tenn., Oct. 15, 18t)3.\\nNorthrup, Robert W., co. B, 47th Ohio Inf.\\nOliver, John M., Monroe; 1st lieut. 4th Inf. May 6\\n1861; pro. capt. Sept. 2.5, 1861; col. 1.5th Inf Jan. 15,\\n1862; brig.gen., U. S. V., Jan. 12, 18()o; brevet\\nmaj.-gen. U. S. V., March 13, 1.SG5, for faithful and\\nefficient services during the war; m.o Aug. 24, 1865.\\nOlney, George W., co. A, 4th Inf.; died in prison\\nat Andersonville, Ga.. June 21, 18G4.\\nOlsean, Martin, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, June 30, 1864.\\nOwen, (ieorge W., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 20, 1.863.\\nOlney, George, co. A, 4th Inf.; di.s. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, June 30, 1864.\\nOsborn, George, co. K, 11th Inf.; dis. for di.sab\\nNov. 4, 18()4.\\nO Keep, John, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Jan. 1, 1864.\\nOusterhout, Lewis B., co. I, 15th Inf.; dis. for\\ndisab. May 28, 18()2; died of di.sease at St. Louis,\\nMo., May 30, 1862.\\nOstrander, George W., co. K, 15th Inf.\\nOstruni, Peter, co. K, 15th Inf.; killed at Shiloh,\\nTenn., April 6th, 1862.\\nt)Ids, William 1)., co. I, 1.5th Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1865.\\nO Barr, Lewis, co. G, 1.5th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 1.3, 1865.\\nOstrum, Tobias,co. 1, 1.5th Inf.; dis. by order May 30, 65.\\nOwen, JameSjCO. I, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab. May 20, 63.\\nOwen William C, co. K, 18th Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Riga, Mich., Sept. 24, 1865.\\nOathout, Delos, co. B, 18th Inf.; died of disca.se in\\nrebel prison, Andersonville, Jan. 1, 1865.\\nOlnistead, Arden H., co. (J, 24th Inf.; dis. lor disab.\\nJan. 18, 1863.\\nOstrander, Harrison, co. B, 5th Cav.\\nO Neil, Elisha, e. oo. C, .5th Cav.\\nO Connor, James, co. E, 1st Cav.: dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Aug. 22, 1.S64.\\nO SuUivan, Timothy, co. E, 1st Cav.; dis. at exp.\\nof service, Aug. 22, 1864.\\nParker, Sewell S., Monroe; 2d lieut. 26tli Inf.; Sept.\\n1, 1862; pro. Isl lieut. March 13, 1.863; capt. Oct. 12,\\n18(i;;; niaj. 4lli Inf. July 2(1, 1.S64: m.o. May 26. 1866.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0743.jp2"}, "684": {"fulltext": "550\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nParker, Senior S., Monroe; 2d lioiit. 4tli Inf.; July\\n20, 18G4; res. Jan. 31, 1865.\\nPhelps, Aufinstus H., Monroe; 1st lient. 15th Inf.;\\nJan. 1, 1S( .2; n s. June 20, 1862.\\nPaukiinf;, Cornelius, eo. -Ith Inf.; dieil of disease\\nin hospital.\\nParker, Senter, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as vet.\\nPaulding, Willes Gi., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nFeb. 27, I8G2.\\nPaid, George D., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, June 30, 1864.\\nParker, Sewall S., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. Sept. 11, 1862.\\nPlues, Sherman c-o. A, 4th Inf.: dis. fur disab.\\nNov. 15, 1862.\\nPence, William H., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 29, 1863.\\nPorceon, John, co. A, 4th Inf.\\nParker, .Samuel S., co. H, 4th Inf.\\nPrinar, J.,co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab. April 13, 1863.\\nPayne, Horton, co. F, 6th Inf.; killed at Baton\\nRouge, Aug. 5, 18()2.\\nPhelps, Isaac, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nPlues, Thomas S., co. D, 7th Inf.; died in retreat\\nfrom Harrison Landing June 29, 1862.\\nPutnam, Simeon S., co. D. 7th Inf.: dis. for disab.\\nDec. 10, 1862.\\nPlues, Joseph E., co. D, Tth Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 18, 1863.\\nPalmer, Ansel, co. I, 11th Inf.; died at Stone River,\\nTenn., Jan. 2, 1863, of wounds.\\nPegler, George,co. 1,1 1th Inf.; dis. for disab. Feb. 22, 63.\\nPence, Samuel D., co. K, 11th Inf.\\nPenny, William, co. C, 11th Inf.; m.o. Sept. 16, 1865.\\nPilon, Charles, co. Ci, 15th Inf.\\nPindor, Charles, co. (i, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMarch 5, 1862.\\nPool, John, CO. H, 15th Inf.; dis. to reenlist as\\nvet. March 25, 1864; m. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nPete, Seriel, co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. by order May 31, 65.\\nPerry, Milon,co. H.loth Inf.; dis. for disab. June 15, 62.\\nPotter, John.co. I, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab. Sept. 30, 62.\\nPurdy, Lewis, co. I, 15th Inf.; died of disease at\\nSt. Louis, Mo., June 2, 1862.\\nPerkins, James L., co. I, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJune 12, 1862.\\nPeabody, Nathan, co. K, loth Inf.; died of disease\\nApril 2, 1862.\\nPemil, Andrew, co. K, 15th Inf.\\nPearce, George, co. D, loth Inf.; m. o. Aug. 16, 1865.\\nPennock, Harky, co. F, 15th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 13, 1865.\\nPhillips, Charles E., co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. at exp.\\nof service, Jan. 30, 1865.\\nPcllan, Charles, co. G, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJuly 14, 1862.\\nPoupard, Anthony, co. G, loth Inf.; m.o. Aug. 13, 65.\\nPerkins, Leonard W., co. H, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMich. Inf.\\nPete, James, CO. H, 17th Inf.; dis. by order Aug. 5, 65.\\nPulver, Charles, co. A, 17th Inf.\\nPotter, James A., co. C, 17th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Aug. 12, 1865.\\nPlumb, LewiB,co. C,17thTnf.;dis. for disab. Dec. 10/63.\\nPlumb, David J., co. C, 17th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Louisville, Ky., April 7, 1863.\\nPiquette, Nazareth, co. G, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMich. Inf.\\nParker, Samuel, co. H, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1863.\\nPlank, John, co. H, ISth Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nPalmer, P.yron B., co. H, 18th Inf.; died in rebel\\nprison, Cahaba, Ala., Dec. 2, 1862.\\nPlank, Harrison D., co. H, 18th Inf.; killed by ex-\\nplosion of steamer Sultana, April 2.s, 1865.\\nPnuiiard, Alexander, CO. K,lSth Inf.; m. o. June 12, 65.\\nPeltier, John, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nPoupard, Samuel, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 12, 65.\\nPomeroy, Fernando C, co. K, 18th Inf m. o. June\\n26, 1865.\\nPierce, Melvin, co. K. 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nPennock, Ira, co. K, 18th Inf.; died of lisease at\\nDecatur, Ala., Aug. 12, 1864.\\nPovvlearland, Gieorge W., co. K, ISth Inf.; trans, to\\n9th Mich. Inf.\\nPerry, Lewis, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 186.5.\\nPulars, Alexander,co. K,18th Inf.; m. o. June 11, 1865.\\nParrish, Barnard, co. A, 24th Inf.;m. o. June .30, 65.\\nPrairie, Stephen, co. A, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 65.\\nPerry, .Samuel, co. D, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 30, 1865.\\nPetee, Francis, co. F, 26th Inf.; m. o. June 4, 1865.\\nPayne, William A., co. M, 1st Engineers and Me-\\nchanics; m. o. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865.\\nParker, Morgan, co. F, IstEngs. and Mechanics.\\nParker, Burton, co. F, 1st Engineers and Mechanics;\\ndis. for di.sab. July 7, 1862.\\nParker, Morris, co. F, 1st Engineers and Mechan-\\nics; m. o. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865.\\nProbert, William, co. L, 1st Engineers and Me-\\nchanics; m. o. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865.\\nPierce, George W., co. K,ist Cav.; dis. tore-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 20, 1863; m. o. June 6, 1865.\\nPutnam, Nathan, co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nJuly 18, 1864.\\nParker, Charles P., co. F, 1st Cav.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Aug. 22, 1864.\\nPutnam, Nathan C, co. K, 1st Cav,; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 20, 1864.\\nPalmiter, Noble B., co. M, 1st Cav.; m. o. July 17, 1865.\\nPerry, Joshua I., co. B, 4th Cav.; ni. o. July 17, 1865.\\nPlues, William, co. C, 5th Cav.; died at Anderson-\\nville, Ga., fall of 1864.\\nPiatt, William, co. D, 9th Cav.; trans, to X, R. C.\\nJan. 1.5, 1864.\\nPunry, James D., co. E, 9th Cav.\\nPatterson, Eli T., 8th (DeGolyer s) Bat.\\nPoll, Alexander, co. K, 102d U. S. C. T.; m. o.\\nSept. 30, 1865.\\nQuirk, Michael, co. G, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nRedfield, James, Monroe; e. June 20, 1861, sergt. co.\\nA, 4th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Nov. 1, 1861; 1st lieut.,\\nJan. 1, 1862; res. for disab. Sept. 13, 1862.\\nReisdorf, Benjamin, Monroe; 2d lieut. 11th Inf. Aug.\\n24, 1861; pro. 1st lieut. March 12, 1862; res. Dec. 16,\\n1862.\\nRudolph, Jacob, co. K, 1st Inf.; died of wounds\\nSept. 16, 1864.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0744.jp2"}, "685": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REKELLION.\\n)51\\nRoberts, James J., Monroe; e. Dec. 20, 18GI,sergt. co.\\nG, loth Inf.; pro. 1st lieut. Nov. 1, 18( 4;capt., June\\n(i, KStio; m. o. Aug. 13, 1S(\u00c2\u00bb.\\nRose, A. Morell, Monroe; 2(1 lieut. 4tli Inf. May It;,\\nKS61; pro. 1st lieut. Sept. 2. ISOl; capt. Jan. 1, l.S(i2;\\nkilleil in action, at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, iJ^ii-\\nRoss, AVilliam G., Exeter; e. Aug. 24, lS(;i, serj;!,\\nCO. I, nth Inf.; pro. 1st lieut. July i:!, ISlU; not\\nmustered as an otficer; m. o. Sept. 30, 1S()4.\\nRobinson, Henry, co. A, 4tli Inf.; dis. at e.xp. of\\nservice, June 30, 1804.\\nRoot, Jason, co. A, 4tli Inf.; dis. at exp. of service.\\nJune 30, lS i4.\\nRoberts, John B., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-en-\\nlist as vet. Dec. 2 .t, 1S03.\\nRudolph, Jacob, co. K, 4th Inf.; di.s. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Dee. 25, l.S( 3.\\nRankin, Simon, co. K, 4th Inf.\\nRankin, Erastus, co. E, 4th Inf.\\nRaucli, Peter, co. H, 4th Inf.\\nRegal, Isaiah, co. A, 4th Inf.; trans, to V. R. C.\\nJan. l.T, 18ii4.\\nRussell, Richard P., co. G, tith Inf.; died of disiase,\\nat Vicksburg, June 14, 18t)4.\\nRansom, John B., co. D, 7th Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Caiui) Benton, Feb. 4, ]8()2.\\nRawson, Stephen, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for clisah.\\nApril s, l,sti3.\\nRoach, Noyce, co. 1), 7th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Dec. 18, 18t)3.\\nRod, John, CO. D, 7th Inf.\\nRoscoe, Frederick, co. D, 7th Inf.; killed at Cold\\nHarl)or, Va., June 3, 18ii4.\\nRobert, Thomas, co. D, 7th Inf.; killed at Antie-\\ntam Sept. 17, 18fi2.\\nRichardson, Addison I)., co. K, 7th Inf.; killed at\\nCold Harbor, Va., June 4, IStU.\\nRoss, William G., co. I, 11th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 18t)4.\\nReeves, Charles L.. co. I, 11th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nFeb. 20, 18G3.\\nRich, Lyman, CO. I, 11th Inf.; dis. fordisab. Feb. 14, 62.\\nRose, John, co. I, Uth Inf.; dis. at exp. of service,\\nSept. 30, 1804.\\nRoberts, Hillery, co. I. 1 1th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1804.\\nRoberts, Anthony, co. I. 11th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1.804.\\nRegah, Ibraham, co. K, Uth Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1804.\\nRapi), Daniel, CO. K,llth Inf.; died of disease Jan. 2G, 03.\\nReynolds. Corwin, co. K, lltli Inf.; dis. fordisab.\\nApril 0, 18()2.\\nReed, .lohn H., co. K, 11th Inf.\\nRoberdoux, Joel, co. I), 11th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 21, 1803.\\nRodgers, James H., co. K, Uth Inf.; dis. fordisab.\\nSept. 24, 1802.\\nRobert, Joseph, co. D, Uth Inf.; ni. o. June 3, 18 w.\\nRichmond, Silas, co. F, Uth Inf.; m. o. Sept. 10, 1805.\\nRaberdeau, Joel, co. D, 12th Inf.\\nReynolds, Henry, co. B, 1.5th Inf.; ni. o. Aug. 13, 05.\\nReed, Benjamin, co. G, 15th Inf.; m.o. .-Vug. 13, 1805.\\nRaper, Charles J., co. A, 15th Inf.\\nRapp, Christian, co B. 1.5th Inf.\\nRandall, Benjamin A., co. E, l. ith Inf.; ilis. for\\ndisab. July 1, 1.S02.\\nRoberts, James J., co. Ci, 15th Inf.; dis. to recidist\\nas vet. March 25, 1804.\\nRider, Elias L., co. H, 15th Inf.; died of disease on\\nsteamer Lancaster June 20, 1,802.\\nRickley, Felix, co. H, l. )th Inf.; lie(l of ilisease at\\nMonterey, Tenn.\\nReinly, Anthony, co. II, 15th Inf.; killed at\\nCorinth, Miss., Oct. 3, 1802.\\nRoscoe, Marsell, co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Feb. 19, 1804; ni. o. Aug. 13, 1805.\\nRickley, Peter, co. H, 15th Inf.; died of disease at\\nMonterey, Tenn., June 20, 18()2.\\nRoe, Julius, CO. H, 15th Inf,; dis. to re-cnlisl as\\nvet. Feb. 12, 1804; lu.o. Aug. 13, 1,SG5.\\nRoberts, Isadore, Co. H. 1.5th Inf trans, to K. C.\\n.March 4, 1.S04.\\nRoberts, Eli J., co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, March 30, 1805.\\nReed, John H., co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. Sept. 8, 1862;\\ndied of disea.se at Corinth, Miss., Sept. 15, 1802.\\nRaper, Charles J., co. K, l. th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. March 17, 1804.\\nRaftelle, Anthony, co. K, 15tli Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, March 30, 1.8(i5.\\nReeves, Mark, co. G, 15th Inf.\\nRippleman, Benjamin, co.F,15th Inf.; m.o. Aug. 13, 05.\\nRusher, Henry, co. 11, 17th Inf.; dis. by order Sept. 26,\\n18(i4.\\nRaymond, Edward, co. C, 17th Inf.\\nRowley, Le.ster, co. I, 17th Inf.; died of disease at\\nMempiiis, Tenn., June 17, 1.S03.\\nRothenburgh, Harraan, co. I, 17th Inf.; dis. March\\n18, 1,HI15.\\nRusoe, Je8se,co. 1, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab. Nov. 20, 62.\\nRelien, Antione, co. G, 17th Inf.; killed at Spott-\\nsylvania, Va., May 12, 1,S04.\\nReinhard, Jacob, co. B, 17tb Inf.; killed in the\\nWilderness, Va., May 18(i4.\\nRabideau, Gideon, co. H, 17th Inf.; died of wound.s\\nMay 17, 18()4.\\nRelic, Antonio, co. G, 17th Inf.; died of disease at\\nAndersonville, Ga., Aug. 10, l,t04.\\nRowley, Homer W., co. B, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMidi. Inf.\\nReynolds, Joseph A., co. A, 17th Inf.; dis. from V.\\nR. C. by order, July 21, 1805.\\nRusher, Henry, co. B, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nRoberts, Mel vin, CO. D,18tb Inf.; trans, to 9th Mich. Inf.\\nRogers, (leorge.co. K,l8th Inf.; trans, to 9th Mich. Inf.\\nRankin, John P., co. C, 18th Inf m. o. May 30, 1805.\\nRabedue, Joseph, co. C. 18th Inf.; m.o. June 20, 1,S05.\\nRose, Alexander, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June2t!, 1805.\\nReeves, William C, co. H, 18th Inf.\\nRichardson, Addison. co. K,18th Inf.; m.o. June 21, 65.\\nRose, Eiiphratus, co. K, 18th Inf.; m.o. June 24, 1865.\\nRobert, Oliver, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nRouse, Henry, co, K, I81I1 Inf.; ni. o. June 21, 1805.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0745.jp2"}, "686": {"fulltext": "552\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nRankin, William J., co. E, IStli Inf.; dis. by order\\nAny 7, l.S()4.\\nRayntir, Edward A, co. B, 24th Inf.; ni. o. from V.\\nR. C. June S, 1805.\\nRegal, Isaac, co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nRowe, Pascall, co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. at e.xp. of ser-\\nvice, Aug. 22, 1804.\\nReynolds, Reuben, co. K, 1st Cav.\\nKipley, Franklin, co. M, 1st Cav.; m.o. July 17, 1865.\\nRedwood, Roberts, co. H, 2d Cav.; trans, to V. R.\\nC. Feb. 15, 18(;,5.\\nRoacli, Harvev T., co. K, 3d Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nSept. 2o, 1862.\\nRawson, John L., co. A, 4th Cav.\\nRonan, John, co. G, 5th Cav.\\nRevard, Augustine, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nRaid, Francis, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nRagan, Alexander, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nRoberts, Alexander, co. D, 9th Cav.; died of dis-\\nease at Camp Nelson, Ky., May 3, 1864.\\nSigler, Isaac, Berlin; Aug. 30, 1862; sergt. co. D, 1st\\nEngineers and Mechanics; pro. 2d lieut. Nov. 3,\\n1864; m. o. Sept. 22, 1865.\\nSimonds, James, Raisin; 1st lieut. 6th Inf. Jan.\\n1864; not mustered.\\nSoleau, Adrian C, Frenchtown; 2d lieut. 11th Cav.\\nAug. 1, 1863; pro. capt. Jan. 10, 1865; trans, to 8th\\nCav. on consolidation, July 20, 1865; died at Pulaski,\\nTenn., July 28, 865.\\nSoleau, James J., Frenchtown; e. Sept. 1, 1803, sergt.\\nCO. E, 11th Cav.; pro. 1st lieut. Oct. 11, 1864; trans,\\nto 8th Cav. on consolidation, July 20, 1865; m. o.\\nSept. 22, 1865.\\nSoleau, Francis X., Monroe; 2d lieut. 15th Inf.\\nJan. 1, 1862; pro. capt. Oct. 1, 1862; wounded in ac-\\ntion July 28, 1804; maj. June 7, 1864; cis. for disab.\\nas capt. Feb. 2, 1865.\\nSouthworth, Charles T., Monroe; surg. 18th Inf. Feb.\\n26, 1803; res. June 11, 1864.\\nSpalding, James W., Monroe; e. Dec. 15. 1862, sergt.\\nmaj. 18th Inf.; pro. 2d lieut. Sept. 28, 1863; capt.\\n12th Tenn. Cav. April 30, 1864.\\nSpalding, George, Frenchtown; e. June 20, 1861, as\\nsergt. CO. A, 4th Inf.; pro. 1st lieut. Aug. 5, 1861;\\ncapt. Jan. 13, 1802; wounded in left shoulder at\\nsiege of Yorktown, Va., and was again wounded at\\nGaines Mill, Va., July 1, 1862; lieut. col. 18th Inf.\\nJuly, 1862; res. Feb. 24, 1864, to accept promotion;\\ncol. 12th Tenn. Cav. Feb. 24, 1864; brev. brig. gen.\\nIJ. S. Vol. March 21, 18(35, for valuable services in\\nthe battle of Nashville, Tenn., and was danger-\\nously wounded in that battle; dis. Oct. 24, 1805.\\nSpalding. Henry D., Monroe; 1st lieut. 18th Inf. July\\n27, 1862; res. Dec. 27, 1862.\\nStevens, John J., Monroe; capt. !8th Inf. July 27,\\n1862; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nSaunders, Charles H., Monroe; e. from Wayne co.; 2d\\nlieut. CO. C, 9th Cav. 1862; 2d lieut. in command co.\\nK, 1803; 1st lieut. co. K, 1863; capt. 1863; on Gen.\\nCarter s stafT division ordnance officer, 1864; 3d div.\\nCav. corps, Army of the Ohio.\\nShasberger, Charles, co. C, 3d Inf.\\nStrong, Addison K., Monroe; chaplain 17th Inf.; app.\\nSept. 2, 1861; res. July 7, 1802.\\nStrong, George A., Monroe; capt. 15th Inf. Jan. 1,\\n1862; died April 10, 1862, of wounds received in\\naction at Shilob, Tenn., April 6, 1802.\\nStoddard, Herbert L.,co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. Sept. 1, 1801.\\nStoddard, Edgar C, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. Sept. 1, 1861.\\nSpath, Frederick C, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. by order\\nSept. 1, 1803.\\nStewart, William, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJidy, 1802.\\nSuzor, Joseph, co. A, 4th Inf.\\nShaw. George, co. G, 4th Inf.\\nSandbar, Jo.seph, co. H, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Dec. 25, 1864.\\nScranto/ Alonzo, co. A, 4th Inf.\\nSanford, Don H., co. F, 6th Inf.\\nShirk, William, co. K, 6th Inf.; died of disease at\\nNew Orleans, Oct. 16, 1864.\\nSevens, Lennan S., 7th Inf.; dis. for disab. i\\nSailey, Augustus, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJan. 25, 1863.\\nSalter, Solomon C, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nSalter, William G., co. D, 7th Inf.\\nSloat, James S., co. D. 7th Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. I\\n14, 1862.\\nSmith, Denine, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, Aug. 31, 1864.\\nSawyer, A., co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. 14, 02.\\nShaw, Frank, co, D, 7th Inf.; died in liospital June\\n14, 1862.\\nSturgis, John, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nSpaulding, Phinias, co. E, 7th Inf.\\nSherck, Thomas, co. K, 7th Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan.\\n0, 1863.\\nStruss, John, co. D, 7tli Inf.; killc.l at battle of\\nMalvern Hill, June 30, 1862.\\nSisco, James F, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Dec. 18, 1863.\\nSouthwick, Albert, co. D, !ith Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Bowling Green, Ky., Oct. 7, 1802.\\nSpaulding, Samuel, co. C, llth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nShenavarre, Jule, co. I, lltli Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1804.\\nSpaulding, Charles H., co. I, llth Inf.; dis. for\\ndisab. Dec. 9, 1862.\\nSchock, Flavins J., co. I, llth Inf.; dis. at exj). of\\nservice, Sept. .30, 1864.\\nSchock, Aaron A., co. I, llth Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Danville, Va., January, 1864.\\nSchock, William, co. I, llth Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1X64.\\nScott, Abraham, co. I, llth Inf.; dis. to enlist in\\nregular service Nov. 28, 1862.\\nSpencer, John, co. I, llth Inf.; died of disease, at\\nChattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 4, 1863.\\nStuart, Alonzo B., co. I, llth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nDec. 9, 1862.\\nSmith, George W., co. I, llth Inf.; died of disease,\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 13, 1862.\\nSmith, Oliver, co. K, llth Inf.; died of disease Jan.\\n,30, 1802.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0746.jp2"}, "687": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.\\n553\\n.Sheets, John, co. C, 11th Inf.; m. o. Sept. It!, l.S( 5.\\nStacy, William J., co. H, llth Inf.; m.o. Sept. 10, lS( r,.\\nShat^bergher, John C, co. B, 12th Inf.; (lis. at exp.\\nof service, Sept. 9, 1S6.5.\\nSmith, Homer B., co. K, 12th Inf.; m. o. Sept. :{0, 1865.\\nSolon, Francis, co. C, 14th Inf.; m. o. Jnly IS, 5.\\nSchneider, .lacob, co. K, 1.5tli Inf.; trans, to V. K.\\nC. April 1854.\\nSchneider, Fritz, co. K, 1.5th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Feb. 12, 1864; ui. o. Ang. IM, lS(;.i.\\nSchneider, Addison, co. K, 1.5th Inf.; trans, to V.\\nH. C. April HO, 1864; dis. at exp. of service, .March\\ni:i, 1865.\\nSeaman, Philip, co. K, 15th Inf.; killed before At-\\nlanta, Ga., July 21, 1864.\\nSilye, Hirani,co. K, 15th Inf.; died of disease\\nApril 21, 1862.\\nSouthwortli, Benjamin F., co. K, 15tli inf.; dis. for\\ndisab. June 17, 1862.\\nSunderland, James, co. K. loth Inf.\\nSheyour, Abrani, co. k, 1.5th Inf.\\nSettlebar, John L., co. K, 15tli Inf.; dis. at ex|). of\\nservice, March 30, 18C5.\\nSpalding, David P., co. K, lolh Inf.; dis. to re-en-\\nlist as vet. Jan. 24, 1864; m. o. Aug. 13, 1805.\\nStuart, Joseiih B., co. A, 1.5th Inf.; died of disea.\u00c2\u00abe,\\nat Berlin, Tenn., Aug. 9, 18(i2.\\nSlaughter, William P., co. B, 1.5th Inf.\\nShook, Ilenrv, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. bv order May\\n30, 1865.\\nStatolebarger, John. CO. B, 1.5th Inf.\\nStewart, Joseph T.. co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. by order\\nJune 30, 1865.\\nShenevaire, Ivlward, co. B, 15tli Inf.; dis. at exi of\\nservice, April 28, 1865.\\nSaucrant, Charles, co. B, 15tli Inf.; dis. at e.vp. of\\nservice. Dec. 24, 1864.\\nSuzor, Benjamin, co. B, 1.5th Inf.; m. o. Aug 13, 1865.\\nShovar, Eli, co. D, loth Inf.; dis. Sept. 3, 1862.\\nSancrant, John, co. G, 1.5th Inf.; died of disease, at\\nTuUahoma, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1863.\\nSchultz, Chris.,co. G,15th Inf.; dis. for disab. Feb.2, 63.\\nSmith, John, co. G, 18th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist jis\\nvet. Jan. 24, 1864; m. o. Aug. 13, 1805.\\nSprague, Michael N., co. H, 15th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease, at St. Louis, May 27, 18()2.\\nSlick, Henry M., co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMay 31, 1863.\\nStanbury, Byron, co. H, 15th Inf.; lis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Feb. 12, 1804; m. o. Aug. 13, 1S65.\\nShaw Calvin M., co. II, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nDec. 15, 1863.\\nStebens, Christopher C, co. I, 15th Inf.\\nShenavarre, Joseph, co. I, 15th Inf.\\nS hneider, Philip, co. K, 1.5lh Inf.; ilis. for di.sab.\\nFeb. 4, 1863.\\nShovare, Eli, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Feb. 2, 1864.\\nSmith, John C, co. D, 1.5th Inf.; killeil near Ma-\\nrietta, Ga July 9, 18IM.\\nSbcnevere, Francis, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. by order\\nMay 30, 1865.\\nShenevere, Adolphus, co. B, 1.5th Inf.; m. o. Aug.\\n13, 18 )5.\\nSpaulding, Norton P., co. C, 15lh Inf.; dis. by or-\\nder June 7, 1865.\\nShafer, William F., co. F, 1.5th Inf.; dis. by onler\\nMay 30, 1865.\\nSmith, William, CO. F, 1.5th Inf.; m. o. Ang. 13, 1865.\\nS(juires, Hiram (i. D., co. F, 15th Inf.; dis. by or-\\nder, May :!0, 1865.\\nSheldon, Ste|)hen, eo. II, 15th Inf.; in. o. Aug. 1.!, 1865.\\nSorter, Andrew, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. bv order May\\n;!0, 18(i5.\\nSergeant, Ezekiel, co. A, 17th Inf.\\nSimmons. Allen F., co. B, 17th Inf.; died of iliseasc\\nat Andersonvlle, Ga.\\nShock, Sylivester, co. E, 17th Inf.; died of disease\\nwhile a prisoner.\\nSpaulding. Hiram, co. E, 17th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Fairfax Seminary Hospital.\\nStrutton, Thomas W., co. E, 17th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease at Andersonville, Ga.\\nSpotts. John, CO. H, 17tli Inf.; died of disease at\\nAndersonville, Ga., Aug. 30, 1864.\\nSmith, William, co. H, 17th Inf.; died of ilisea-e at\\nAndersonville. Ga., Aug. 6, 1864.\\n.Suzor, Moses, co. H, 17th Inf.; die l of disease at\\nAnnapolis, Md., Feb. 9, 1865.\\nScott, Henry L, co. A, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMich. Inf.; dis. by order June 17. 1S65.\\nSmith. Edward C, co. A, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMich. Inf.\\nSancoraint, Columbus, co. E, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMich. Inf.\\nSmith, Enos, co. E, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Jlich. Inf.\\nSancoraint. Eli.co. G, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nSprague, William. co.ti. 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d .Mich. Inf.\\nSiinmonds, Thomas, co. G, 17tli Inf.; trans, to 2d\\nMich. Inf.\\nSpotts, Kufus, CO. H, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mieli. Inf.\\nShorah, Eli, co. H, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nSpaidding, George, co. B, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nDec. 13, 1864.\\nShutleros, Eli, co. G, 17lh Inf.; died of disea,\u00c2\u00abt at\\nAlexandria, Va.\\nSorter, Richard, co. C, 17th Inf.\\nSegar, Garnet, co.C, 17tli Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. 5, 6:;.\\nSalver, Andrew, co. C, 17th Inf.\\nSmith, Cornelius, co. I, 17lh Inf.; dis. f.ir disab.\\nApril 28. 186,5.\\nSmith, Daniel, co. 1, 17th Inf ;dis. furdi.sab. Nov. 5, 62.\\nSlurks, Eugene, co. I, 17tli Inf.\\nSlaughter, William, co. 1. I7tli Inf.; ilis. by or.ler\\nMay 18, 1805.\\nSullivan, Cornelius, CO. I, 17tli Inf.\\nScott, Cornelius, CO. A, 17tb Inf; killed at S|.ott-\\nsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864.\\nSutton. John R., co. A. 17tli Inf.; died of di.seasc\\nat Washington.\\nS|.icer, George L., co. K, IMh Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMay 25, 1.S63.\\nSuttiii. Kubiii. CO. K, Isib Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan.\\n20, 1865.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0747.jp2"}, "688": {"fulltext": "554\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nStoildard, Iliriim C, ro. K, IStli Inf.; ni.o. June20, G5.\\nSmith, Francisco C. (i.. co. K, llSth Inf.; dif. for\\ndisab. Dec. 27, 1862.\\nShetelroe, John, co. K, isth Inf.; in. o. June S, 1S6.5.\\nSheteh oe, Isadore,co. K, 18th Inf.; ni. o. Jnne 8, 18G5.\\nStump, George, co. K, ISth Inf.; m. o. June 8, 1855.\\nSmith, Jasper, co. K, ISth Inf.; m. o. June 26. 1865.\\nSnyder, James, co. H, 18th Inf.; died of disease at\\nDi catur, Ala July 22, 1864.\\nSutton, James A., CO. D, 18th Inf.; trans.to .Hh Mich.Inf.\\nShatero, Moses, co. F, 18th Inf.; died of disease at\\nStevenson. Ala., Dec. 21, 1864.\\nSpriggs,William,co.G,18th Inf.; trans, to 0th Midi. Inf.\\nSulier, Vincent, CO. K, ISth Inf.; trans, to 0th Mich. Inf.\\nStoddard, George, co. K, 18tli Inf.; tians. to 9th\\nMich. Inf.\\nStoddard, Freeman, co. K, 18th Int.; trans, to 9tli\\nMich. Inf.\\nSlick, Jacobs., co. B, istli Inf.; ni. o. June 17, 1865.\\nSncll, Sylvester M., co. B, LStli Inf.; dis. for ]iro-\\nmotion Feb. 22, 1865.\\nShateroe, Dominick,co. F. 18tli Inf.; m. o. June 26, 65.\\nSullier, John, co. H, ISth Inf.; m. o. June 2(), 18(i.5.\\nSuHer, Leon, co. K, 18th Inf.; ni. o. June 13, 1805.\\nStevens, David S., 18th Inf.\\nScranton, Ennro, co. H, 18th Inf.; died of disease\\nat Lexington, Ky., Dec. 22, 1862.\\nSlayton, James J., co. H, 18th Inf.\\nSquires. Asa, co. K, ISth Inf.\\nSnyder, David S., co. H, 18th Inf.; killed liy explo-\\nsion of steamer Sultana, April 28, 1865.\\nSmith, Henry 0., co. H, 18th Inf.\\nSandford, Reuben, co. II, 18th Inf.\\nShell, Henry, co. H, 18th Inf.\\nSpringer, Samuel C co. H, 18th Inf.\\nScranton, John, co. H, 18th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nSept. 2, 1862.\\nSnedicor, Witemas D., co. H, 18th Inf.\\nSalisbury, Ambrose, co. K, 18th Inf.; dis. by Older\\nJuly 10, 1864.\\nSnell, Sylvester M., co. K, IStli Inf.\\nSpalding. Julius II., co. K, Isth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nMay 2, 1863.\\nSpalding, Rush R., co. K, Isth Inf.; dis. by order,\\nOct. 21, 1864.\\nSpalding, Edwin, co. A, 18th Inf.; died of disease at\\nDecatur, Ala., Oct. 7, 1864.\\nSmith, Charles N., co. D, 24th Inf.; m.o. June ,0, 1865.\\nSmith, WiUiam W., co. A, 24th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nAug. 28, 1863.\\nSouthworth, William, co. G, 24th Inf.; dis. for\\ndisab. Nov. 2, 18G3.\\nSmith, Henry, CO. C, 24th Inf.; dis. fordi.\u00c2\u00abab. June 3, 6.5.\\nSherwood, Harlem S.,co. H,24th Inf.; m.o. June30, ()5.\\nSimmons, Lewis, co. L, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; m. o.\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865.\\nSouthard, Robert M., co. F, 1st Engs. and Mechs.;\\ndis. at cxp. of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\nShed, Charles, co. F, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; dis. fur\\ndisab. Ajiril 24, 1862,\\nSpaulding, Norton P., co. F, 1st Engs. and Mechs.;\\ndis. for disab. May 22, 1862.\\nScofield, Rufus W., co. F, 1st Engs. and Mechs.;\\ndis. at exp. of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\nSmith, Bartholomew, co. L, 1st Engs. and Mechs.;\\ndis. for disab. Dec. 1, 1863.\\nSteel, Jacob, co. E, 1st Cav,; dis. at exp. of service,\\nAug. 22, 1864.\\nSweeney, William H., co. E, 1st Cav.; dis. at exp.\\nof service, Aug. 22, 1864.\\nSpencer, Richard, co. K, 1st Cav.; m.o. Nov. 16, 1865.\\nSmith, William, co. M, 1st Cav.; m. o. July 27, 1865.\\nSnover, James, co. M, 1st Cav.; m. o. June 29, 1865.\\nSweet, Earl E., co. M, 1st Cav.; m. o. May, IS65.\\nScranton, Abraliaui, co. L, 2d Cav.; trans, to V. R.\\nC. Feb. 15, 1865.\\nStewart, Henry A., co. L, 2d Cav.; m. o. Aug. 30, 1865.\\nSprague, Wells, co. A, 4th Cav.; ni. o. July 1, 1865.\\nStebbins, Svlvester, co. A, 4th Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nJan. 28, 1863.\\nStoddard, William, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nSnowball, Henry, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nSwan, Peno P.,co. C,5th Cav.; dis. for disab. Se])t.2, 62.\\nSainerton, A., co. E, 9th Cav.\\nSmith, Edward P., 8th (DeGolyer s) Battery.\\nSpaulding, Charles O., Stli (DeGolyer s) Battery.\\nShebish, George, 8th (DeGolyer s) Battery; dis. for\\ndisab. Oct. 5, 1862.\\nSchall, Peter, co. D, 1st Sharp Shooters; m.o. June 3, 65.\\nSofer, Joseph, co. E, 1st Regt. Engs. Mo. Vol\\nSloan, Myron E., Willits Sharp Shooters.\\nTaylor, Lorrison J., Monroe; capt. lltli Inf.; Mar.\\n1, 1865; ni. o. Sept. 16, 1865.\\nTracy, David B., Petersburg; chaplain 1st Engineers\\nand Mechanics; e. Sept. 12, 1861; res. June 22, 1863.\\nTwooniey, Michael, Monroe; 1st lieut. ami ij. m. 15tb\\nInf.; e. Jan. 1, 1862; r.s. Sept. 3, 1862.\\nTeachart, Charles, co. A, 4tli Inf.\\nTaylor, A. A., co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exji. of service\\niune 30, 1864.\\nThurlack, Charles, co. A. 4th Inf.; killed at Gettys-\\nburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.\\nTurner, James A., co. A, 4th Inf.: dis, at exp. of\\nservice, June 30, 1864.\\nTotton, Joseph, co. G, 4th Inf.\\nTaylor, Nelson, co. F, 6th Inf.\\nTracy,William,co. D,7th Inf.; dis. for disab. Oct. 21, 61.\\nThompson, Henry C, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJan. 25, 1863.\\nThompson, William W., co. D, 7th Inf.\\nThompson, Henry, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nThomas, Charles W., co. D, 7th Inf.; killed at An-\\ntietam, Sept. 17, 1862.\\nTeall, Noah W., co. K, 7th Inf.\\nThirds, William, co. K, 7th Inf.\\nThompson, Simon 0., co. I, Hth Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 30, 1864.\\nTaft, Thomas, CO. 1, 11th Inf.; dis. for disab. Feb. 14, 62.\\nTeal, George, co. K, 11th Inf.\\nTeal, Stephen P., co. K, iUh Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. :!0, 1864.\\nTeal, Charles, co. K, Hth Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 30, 18( 4.\\nTreet, Jacob, co. K, 11th Inf.; m. o. Sept. 16, 1865.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0748.jp2"}, "689": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.\\n555\\nThaypr, Samuel, co. I, 11th Inf.; kilknl at Cliitka-\\niiiauj. a, Tonn., Sept. 20, l.S(i3.\\nTiiney. Hobort, co. B. 15th Inf.\\nThoniey, Martin, co. B, l.Mli Inf.; killnl at Sliiloli,\\nTenn., May 10, l.S( 2.\\nTinker, J. W., co. G, l. )th Inf.; ilicil of di.setise at\\ni;th .liv. \\\\u May 24, lsii2.\\nTitohworlli, Ale.vanili r, co. I, l.^th Inf.; cis. for.\\n(lisab. June 12, 1SG2.\\nTaft, Thomas, co. I, l. itli Inf.; ilis. at e.xp. of ser-\\nvice -March 25. 18C5.\\nTeiinant. Nathan, co.K, 15th Inf.; ilis. April 8, 18(12.\\nThompson, Tlioma.s, co. K, 15th Inf.; m. o. Aug. 1(;, (15.\\nTeal, Michael A.,co.F,15th Inf.; tlis.hyorderM.ty :!0, (1.5.\\nTedwell, Kran.is M.. co. G, llith Inf.; m. o. .Inly 8, (1.5.\\nTahor, William, co. C, ITtli Inf.\\nThompson, Edmund L., co. C, ITtli Inf.; dis. for\\ndisab. March !i. ISd,\\nTheviny, Frank, co. D. 17th Inf.; dis. Oct. 28, 18(12.\\nTolo. Thomas, co. G. 17th Inf.; died of disease at\\nAndersonville, Ga., .Inly 111, IStio.\\nTrombly, John, co. G, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nTaylor, John, co. H, 17th Inf.; m. o. June 3. 18(15.\\nTibballs James, co. H, IStli Inf dis. lor disab.\\nJune 3, 1803.\\nTroop. Orange, co. K, 1, ^tli Inf.; m. o. June 2(1. 18(1.5.\\nTeall, Timothy I., co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 20, 18(15.\\nTeall, William, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 2(i, 18G5.\\nTeall, James, co. K, KSth Inf.; ra. o. June 15, 18()5.\\nTeall, Lemuel, 18th Inf.; ni. o. June 2(3, 18(J5.\\nTrombly, Eli co. K, 18th Inf.; dis. for disab. June9, (13.\\nTaylor, Lucius, co. K. 18th Inf.; dii-d of disease at\\nDecatur, Ala., Aug. 9, 1804.\\nTucker, Alfred W., co. A, isih Inf.: trans, to 9th\\nMich. Inf.\\nThomason, Israel, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 10, 18(15.\\nThomp.son, Jacob, co. V, 24lli Inf.; m. o. June 30. 18(15.\\nThayer, Benjamin II., co. F, 1st Engineers and\\nMechanics; dis. at cxp. of service, Oct. 31, 18(J4.\\nTownsend, Chester, co. K, 1st Cav.\\nTownsend, Mezckiah, co. K, 1st Cav.\\nTemperance, H., co. D. 9th Cav.; die l of di.scase\\nOct. 4, 18(14.\\nTurner, James, co. I), 9lh Cav.; trans, to V. K. C.\\nJan. 15, 18(14.\\nTyler, Kind)all, co. E. 9th Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nToliin, David, 8th (DeGolyer .s) BaL; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. March 10, 18(14.\\nTaylor, Frank, co. D, 102d U.S.C.T.; m. o. Sept. 30, (15.\\nTwist, Oliver, co. G, 102d U.S.C. T.; m. o. Sept. .30, (15.\\nI kle, Frederick, co. D, 7th Inf.; died of disease at\\nCamp Denton, Md., April, ls(i2.\\nUpsell, Moses, co. K, 11th Inf.\\nUnar, Alexaruler, co. K, llth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nJan. 22, 18(13.\\nUnderbill, Joseph, co. G, 12 Inf.; m.o. Feb. 15, 1800.\\nUblackcr, Michael, co. B, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Jan. 1, 18( 4; m. o. Aug. 13, 1,8(1.5.\\nI ckell, Martin, CO. K, 18th Inf.\\nVillette. Charles, co. A, 4th Inf.; .lis. for .lisab.\\nMarch 21, 1.8(i:i.\\nVandewcnter, William, co. D, 7tli Inf.\\nVerdeu, George F, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. for .lisab.\\nMarch 19, 1802.\\nVan Wormer, Oscar, co. 0, 7th Inf.; mi.ssing in\\naction at Ream s Station, Va., .Vug. 25, 1804.\\nValade, Peter, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist Vs\\nvet. Dec. 18, 1803.\\nValade, William, co. D, 7th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Dec. 20, 1803; killed at Wil.lernc.s.s, Va., .May\\n0, 1804.\\nVanncss, Sybrant, co. I), 7th Inf.; ilis. for .lisab.\\nDec. 7, 1802.\\nVan Schoick, Abram, co. 1, llth Inf.\\nVan Miller, Leeman, co. K, lltli Inf.; .lii.l of .lis-\\nease Feb. 15, 1802.\\nVan Liew, Henry J., co. K, llth Inf.; .lie.l of ilis-\\nease June 14, 1802.\\nVidder, Charles, co. B, 15th Inf.\\nVann.icker, Sylvester, co. H, l- itb Inf.; m. o. .Vug.\\n13, 1805.\\nVandete, James, co. D, 17th Inf.\\nVanest, James, co. I, 17th Inf.; .lis. for .lisab. Fib.\\n1, 180.5.\\nVessance, Hugh, co. G, 17th Inf.; di.il at ^pott-\\nsylvania of wounds. May, 1804.\\nVincent, .lohn, co. G, 17th Inf.; kille.! at Cil.l\\nHarbor, Va., June 13, 1804.\\nVe.lder, Alvah, co. H, ISth Inf.; die.l of .lisease at\\nLexington, Ky., Jan. 13, 1803.\\nVanxVntwerp, C. W., co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June\\n20, 1805.\\nVickery, Gilbert, co. K, 18tb Inf.; m.o. .lune 20, 1805.\\nVan Gieson, Richard, co. K, 18th Inf.; m.o. June\\n20, 1805.\\nVan N ess, Filming, co. 11, 1.8ih Inf.; trans, to 9lh\\nMich. Inf.\\nVreland, Wilcr, co. 11, 18th Inf.; in o. June 20, 1S05.\\nVan Schoick. Franklin, co. F, 24tli Inf.; m. o. .Iiinc\\n30, 1805.\\nVcaley, I hilip F., co. F, 2Gtb Inf.; .li.s. f..r disab.\\nDec. 24, 1804.\\nVicts, George W., co. F, l.st Engs. ami M. chs.; .lis.\\nat exp. of service, Oct. 31, 1.H04.\\nVanzandt. Tunis, co. F, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; .lis.\\nfor disab. May 0, 1802.\\nVietts, Harrison, co. L. 1st Engs. and Mechs.; m.o.\\nat Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1.S0.5.\\nVanortwick, Cyrus, co. L, 1st Engs. and Mechs.;\\ndis. by order July 12, 1805.\\nVincent, N. l .,co. D,9th Cav.; died of disease Sept. 04.\\nVennelte, John, co. E, 9th Cav.\\nWebb, RoUin S., Monroe; e. Aug. 21. 1802. as sergt.\\nCO. C, 5th Cav.; pro. 2d lieut. April 14. l.S(15; m. o.\\nJune 22. 1805.\\nWhipple, John C, Monroe; l.st lieut. l-sth Inf.; e.\\nAug. 13, 1802; pro. adjt. Oct. 0. 1802: .apt. A|)ril 17,\\n1801; ni. o. June 20, 1805.\\nWinans, Frazey M., Monroe; lieut. col. 7th Inf.; e.\\nJune 19, 1801; res. May 21, l.stl2.\\nWells, Charles, co. A, 4tli Inf.; .lii-.I at New V..rk\\nof wounds, .Vug. 27, 1.S02.\\nWatkins. William H., co. A. 4lh Inf. killi.l at\\nFre.lericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1802.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0749.jp2"}, "690": {"fulltext": "55fi\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nWhite, John, i-o. A, 4th Inf.: m. o. Aug. 10, 1802.\\nWatson. Clark, I o. A, 4tli Inf.; killed at Malvern\\nHill, Va., July 1. 18(12.\\nWalters, John, co. A, 4tli Inf.; killed at Malvern\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Hill, Va., July 1, 1SG2.\\nWagner, Levi, eo. A, 4th Inf.; dis. for disab. Oct. 22, ()1.\\nWoodward, Edwin, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nJan. 20, 18(14.\\nWhipple, Georfie G., co. 4th Inf.; di.s. at exp. of\\nservice, June 30, 1SG4.\\nWhipple, George M., co. A, 4th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease at Alexandria, June 27, 18(1:5.\\nWebster, Lorain, co. G, 4th Inf.; killed at Si)ott-\\nsylvauia, Va., May 11. 18(14.\\nWebster, Edwin, co. (t, 4th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist as\\nvet. Dec. 29, 1803.\\nWatson, William C, co. A, 4th Inf.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, June .30, 1864.\\nWaters. William, co. D, 7th Inf.\\nAVidman, William, co. D,7th Inf.\\nWourrell, John P., co. D, 7th Inf.; killed at battle\\nof Malvern Hill, Va., June 30, 1862.\\nWeatherby, George, co. K, 7th Inf.; killeil near\\nPetersburg, Va.. Oct. 13, 1864.\\nWagner, George A.,co. D, 11th Int.; m. o. Sept. 16, 65.\\nWagner, John, co D, 11th Inf.; m. o. Sept. 16, 1865.\\nWait. James W., co. I, 11th Inf.; killed at Stone\\nRiver, Dec. 31, 1862.\\nWhite, Levi, co. I, 11th Inf.; dis. for dLsab. Dec. 13, (12.\\nWilson, William W., co. I, 11th Inf.; died of disease\\nin mil y prison, Andersonville, Ga., June 17, 1864.\\nWinters, Lewis, co. I, llth Inf.; dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 30, 1864.\\nWaters, Henry, co. I, llth Inf dis. at exp. of ser-\\nvice, Sept. 30, 1864.\\nWhipple, Ezra S., co. I, llth Inf.; trans, to V. R. C.\\nJan. 1.5, 1864.\\nWerman, Hanibal A., co. I, llth Inf.; m.o. Sept.l9, (35.\\nWade, Nathan, CO. B,1.5th Inf.; dis. for disab. Aug. 25, 62.\\nWagner, Christopher, co. B, 1.5th Inf.; dis. for\\ndisab. June 15, 1862.\\nWagner, Charles, co. B, 15th Inf.; died of disease\\nOct. 5, 18(32.\\nWagner, Charles, co. G, loth Inf.\\nWhither, Charles, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nAug. 25, 18(35.\\nWoodberry, Eli, co. H, 15th Inf.; dis. at exii. of\\nservice, April 7, 1865.\\nWoodberry, David, co. H, 1.5th Inf.; dis. for di.sab.\\nOct. 13, 18(32.\\nWells, Ray, CO. 11,1 5th Inf died of disease April 26, 62.\\nWyraan, Robert, co. I, 1.5th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Feb. 14, 18G4.\\nWelch, Joseph, co. I, 15tli Inf.\\nWarner, Edward, co. K, 15th Inf.; died of disease\\nMay 4, 1862.\\nWrigiit, Terrall, co. K, 1.5th Inf.\\nWillard, Justin, co. K, 15th Inf.; dis. for dis.ib. July\\n11, 1862.\\nWriubt, Elias, co. I, 15th Inf.; dis. to re-enlist Feb.\\n14 1864.\\nWing. Elijah, co. G, 17th Inf.; trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.\\nWraight, Daniel, co. I, loth Inf.; dis. for disab.\\nSept. 26, 1862.\\nWeeman, George, co. C, 17th Inf.; m. o. June 3, 1865.\\nWalter, Joseph, co. C, 17th Inf.\\nWilson, Henry T.. co. C, 17th Inf.; m. o. June 3, 1865.\\nAVelle, John, co. C, 17th Inf.; m. o. June 3, 1865.\\nWallis. Joseph, co. C, 17th Inf.; dis. for disab. Feb.\\n21, 1863.\\nWing, Albert, co. G, 17th Inf.; died of disease, at\\nAndersonville, Ga., Sept. 17, 1864.\\nWhitney, Dewitt C, co. H, 18th Inf.\\nWadsworth, Elihu, co. H, 18th Inf.\\nWarner, Daniel, co. II, 18th Inf.\\nWoodward, William, co. H, 18th Inf.\\nVv alter, Israel, co. K,18th Inf.; dis. for disab. Jan. 2, 63.\\nWagner, Levi, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nWood, Simon M., co. B, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 1865.\\nWright, Nelson D., co. K, 18tb Inf.; kille l at De-\\ncatur, Ala., June 24, 1864.\\nWalker, Joseph, co. K, 18th Inf.\\nWalker, Adam, co. K, 18th Inf.\\nWickart, Abram B., co. K, 18th Inf.; m.o. Aug. 9, 1865.\\nWoodward, Robert, co. K, 18th Inf.; m. o. June 26, 65.\\nWoods, David, co. D, 18th Inf.; died of disease, at\\nStevenson, Ala., Dec. 16, 1864.\\nWheeler, Curtis J., co. H, 18th Inf.; died of dis-\\nease, at Dundee, Mich., Oct. 26, 1865.\\nWoodbury, Lyman, eo. K, 18tli Inf.; ni. o. June 28, 65.\\nWhite, Luther, co. K, 24th Inf.; m. o. June 28, 1865.\\nWard, Jared, co. F, 26th Inf.; m. o. June 4, 1865.\\nWhite, Major L co. L, Ist Engs. and Mecbs.; m.\\no. at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865.\\nWalker, Archibald, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; m. o. at\\nNashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1865.\\nWalker, William W., co. B, 1st Engs. and Mechs.;\\ndis. Dec. 16, 1862.\\nWilson, Ira M., co. F, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; died\\nof disease, April 5, 1862.\\nWilson, William, co. L, 1st Engs. and Mechs.; dis.\\nby order July 3, 1865.\\nWalsh, Julius M., co. M, 1st Cav.; m. o. July 17, 1805.\\nWebb, James E., co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 16, 1864.\\nWheaton, John N., co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. at exp. of\\nservice, Sept. 10, 1804.\\nWait, Charles, co. K, 1st Cav.\\nWilcox, Gef)rge, co. K, 1st Cav.; dis. to re-enlist\\nas vet. Dec. 20, 18(33.\\nWhaley, William, co. B, 1st Cav.; m. o. Aug. 3, 1805.\\nWebber, Jacob S., co. M, 1st Cav.; m.o. June 20, 1865.\\nWells, William H., co. M, 1st Cav.; m. o. June 12, 1865.\\nWeils, Alvin E., co. M, 1st Cav.; ra. o. June 12, 1865.\\nWinters, Myron L., co. A, 4th Cav.; dis. for disab.\\nMay 20, 1864.\\nWarner, Marshall, co. B, 5th Cav.\\nWebb, Egbert, co. C, 5th Cav.\\nWebb, Rollin S., co. C, 5th Cav.\\nWhite, Wilson, co. B. 9th Cav.; dis. for disab. June\\n26, 1863.\\nWilliams, John, co. A, 102 1 U.S.C.T.; m.o. Sept. 30, 65.\\nWallace, Zachariah, co. H, 102d U. S. C. T.; m. o.\\nSept. 30, 1805.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0750.jp2"}, "691": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THIi REIiELLION.\\nr)57\\nWickh.ini, W. H.. co. D, 9th Cav.; tlis. for disal).\\nYesant, Courrnaia, co. G, loth Inf.; killed at Shi-\\nloh, Tenn., April 9, l.S()2.\\nViirk, John, co. B, loth Inf.; dis. for disab. July\\n27, fi2.\\nVenoir, Nicholas, co. G, 17th Inf.; diecl di disease\\nat Charleston. S. C., Aug. 1,S(;-1.\\nYoung. Spencer, co. K. ISth Inf.; in. o. June 21, lS(i.i.\\nZacharias, Allen H., Monroe. 1st lieut. 7tli Inf.;\\nJune 19, l, (il; pro. capt. March 10, l,S(i2; died Jan.\\n1. ISiiH. of wounds received in action at Antietatu,\\nMd., .\u00c2\u00ab:ept. 17, 1S()2.\\nZacharias, Alexander, co. K, 7tli Inf.\\nZininiernian, Joseph, co. K, l-5th Inf.; dis. March\\n2(1, 0:5.\\nZiunnerman. Baptiste, co. G, 15th Inf.; dic l of dis-\\nease April 22, lcS( 2.\\nKXLl. i^TMKNTS IX MONROE COUNTY.\\nAggregate number in detail of the credit\\nallowed to Moiifoe coiiiily during the opera-\\ntion of the enrollment system, together with\\nthe number of men enlisting previously to the\\nadoption of that system and reported to the\\nAdjutant General s office as residents of Monroe\\ncounty, and the total approximately of the\\nnumber of troops furnished by Monroe county\\nt roMi till beginning to the close of the war:\\nKnlisted in army under enrollmentsysteni G91\\nVeterans re-enlisted in the field 115\\nKnlisted in navy 1\\nDrafted men commuting 37\\nProduct of draft in men 235\\nTerm of service credited 1 year 344\\nTerm of service credited 2 years 2\\nTerm of service credited 3 years 733\\nTotal credited in numbers under enroll-\\nment system 1,079\\nEidistment previous to .Sejjtenibcr li\\n18G3 1,191\\n.\\\\ppro.xiniiitc totals liuring the war 2.270\\nTable showing the number of men raised by\\nenlistment and draft in the towns of Monroe\\ncounty and wards lA .Monroe City between\\nNovember 1, 1864, and the suspension of re-\\ncruiting, April 14, 1SG5, together with the\\nnumber previously raised therein under tho\\nenrollment system, and the total number\\ncredited to each sub-district during tho period\\nin which that system was in operation, fi-om\\nSeptember 19, 1SG3, to the close of the war;\\nSUB DISTRICTS\\nS\\nS\\nh\\nr\\nTkbm op\\nSebvice\\nCredited.\\ni!\\n1\\nil\\ni 1\\nIf\\n.\\\\sh\\n1?\\n14 5 19\\n102\\n121\\nKxeter\\nf,\\n1\\n7\\n29\\n3(;\\n2\\n1 3\\n4\\n29\\n37\\n33\\nMilan\\n1 1\\n38\\nDundee\\n5\\n6\\n10 1 11\\n(io\\n76\\nKaisinville\\n11\\n18\\n13 Hi\\n29\\n62\\n91\\nFrenchtown\\n11, 5\\n16\\n73\\n89\\nMonroe\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1st ward\\n15\\n7\\n15 7\\n22\\n75\\n97\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00942d ward\\n20\\n16 4\\n20\\n50\\n70\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00943d ward\\n2\\n2....\\n2\\nIS\\n20\\nMonroe town\\n1\\n1\\n1\\n52\\n33\\nLa Salle\\n6\\n4\\n6\\n4! 7\\n9 1\\n11\\n10\\n43\\n.30\\n54\\nIda\\n40\\nSummerfield\\n7\\n13\\n19 1\\n20\\n42\\n(i2\\nWhiteford\\n10\\n16\\n16\\n50\\n66\\nBedford\\nIS\\n6l 12\\nIS\\n52\\n70\\nErie\\n25\\n154\\n78\\n14| 11\\n158j 74\\n25\\n232\\n5S\\n83\\nTotals\\n847\\n1079\\nFEDERAL SOLDIERS NOW RE.SIDENTS OF\\nMONROE COLNTY\\n.Vlphabetical list of names of Federal sol-\\ndiers of the War of tho Rebellion residing in\\ntiie county of Monroe in April, 1888, giving\\nrank last held, comjiany or battery, regiment\\nor ship, and residence as shown by tho re-\\nturns of the supervisors of the several towns,\\nand wards of city of Monroe, made in pursu-\\nance of Act 282 of the Session Laws of 1887,\\nof the State of Michigan. According to the\\nreturns there were seven hundred and cight}--\\ntwo (782) soldiers residing in Monroe county\\nin April, 1888. Where the rank is not given,\\nthe returns show that the veteran was a\\nprivate\\n.Vlhright, Marvin, co. E, 5tli Mich. Art., Monroe City.\\nAvery, Amos, Ist lieut., co. E, lUh Midi. Cav.,\\nMonroe City.\\nAndercgg, John, co. D, 11th Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nArpontenier, Thomas, co. B, l- ith Mich. Inf., Monroe\\nCity.\\nArpontenier, Louis, co. I 9tli .Mich. Cav., .Monroe\\nCity.\\nAlbright, Charles, co. D. 7tli Mich. Inf., I. la.\\nAnspach, Martin, sergt., co. D, 62d Ohio Inf., Ida.\\nAlgeruiissen, Christian, co. G, oth 111. Cav., Ida.\\nAnteau, Joseph, co. D, 9th Mich. Cav., Frenciitown.\\nArnold, Thomas, co. G, 7th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nAustin, Nathan, co. I, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\n.Milan.\\n.\\\\u8tin, Samuel C, co. D, 1st .Mich. Inf., Milan.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0751.jp2"}, "692": {"fulltext": "558\\nHISTORY OF MONKOE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAustin, Alunzo A., co. B, 6tli Mich. H. Art, Milan.\\nAllen, .JeroMK corji., co. G, 1st. Mich. Cav., Mihin.\\nAllen, Carlos, co. G, 18th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nAuten, T. J,, co. F, 2t5th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nAuten, Norman, co. G, 23cl Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nAustin, Jonas, co. I, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\nMilan.\\nAustin, George, co. I, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\nMilan.\\nAlbig, John, co. 103d Pa. Inf., Raisinville.\\nAselstine, Darius, co. G, loth Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nArmstrong, Eugene, Corp., co. B, 5th Mich. Cav., Ash.\\nAustin, Enos, co. C, 1st Mich. Sharp Shooters,\\nDundee.\\nAustin, Henry R., capt., 102d U. S. C. T., Monroe City.\\nAldridge. Elmer, co. D, 23d 111. Inf., Bedford.\\nBeitel, Andrew J., co. F, 8th Ohio Inf., Monroe City.\\nBrumely, Aaron, co. 0, 102d U. S. Inf., Monroe City.\\nBicking, Jolm, co. D, 11th Mich Inf., Monroe City.\\nBovvlsby, George W., capt., co. K, 15th Mich. Inf.,\\nMonroe City.\\nBeck, John F., co. F, 4th Mich. Cav., Monroe City.\\nBrown, William C, 1st lieut., co. A, 4th Mich. Inf.,\\nMonroe City.\\nBeisel, William H., 1st lieut., co. K, ISth Mich Inf.,\\nMonroe City.\\nBenderitter, F., corp., co. A, 4th Mich. Inf., Jlonroe\\nCity.\\nBrand, Frank, co. H, 14th Ohio Inf., Ida.\\nBerg, Charles, co. C, 16th Mich. Inf., Ida.\\nBates, Alfred G., co. A, 3d Mich. Inf., Ida.\\nBralim, Jacob, co. G, 1.5th Mich. Inf., Frenchtown.\\nBenton, Nathaniel, co. E, Gth Mich. H. Art., Bedford.\\nBristol, Edwin, 3d sergt., co. K, 18th Mich. Inf.,\\nBedford.\\nBoise, Henry, co. G, 145th (N. G.) Ohio Vol. Inf.,\\nBedford.\\nBookey, Clevis, co. B, 67th Ohio Inf., Bedford.\\nBarriuger, Michael, co. F, 61st N. Y. Inf., Bedford.\\nBinnie, Archibald, 2d sergt., co. D, 52d N. Y Inf.,\\nBedford.\\nBurbric, John, co. D, 147th N. Y. Inf., Bedford.\\nBlair, Joseph, corp., co. B, 15th Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nButler, John A., co. M, Sth Mich. Cav., Bedford.\\nBragg, Myron, co. K, 11th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nBrightbili, William H., co. E, 6th Mich. Art., LaSalle.\\nBodine, Charles, co. A, 28th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nBallen, Frederick, co. B, 47th Ohio Inf., Exeter.\\nBatway, Peter, co. G. 24th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nBransheau, Peter, sergt., co. E, 11th Mich. Cav.,\\nE.teter.\\nBenard, Frederick, co. B, 17th Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nBrenningstall, Horace J., corp., co. A, 4th Mich. Inf\\nSummerfield.\\nBrenningi5tall, Therber, co. H, 1.5th Mich. Inf.,\\nSummerfield.\\nBrenningstall, Abram, sergt., co. H, 1st Mechs. and\\nEngs., Summerfield.\\nBrockway, Martin, co. B, 4th Mich. Inf., Summerfield.\\nBolster, Justas A., co. K, 2d Ohio Inf., Summerfield.\\nBurton, Mortimer H., co. B, 6th Mich. H. Art., Sum-\\nmerfield.\\nBennett, George, co. F, 43d Ohio Inf., Summerfield.\\nBrenningstall, M., co. H, 15th Mich. Inf., Summer-\\nfield.\\nBarth, John, co. G, 140th N. Y. Inf., Summerfield.\\nBrackett, William, co. C, 10th Vt. Inf., Summerfield.\\nButts, Deveer, co. G, 12th Mich. Inf., London.\\nBlackmail, James A., co. C, 7th R. I. Inf., London.\\nBarnes, Linn, co. I, 11th Mich. Inf., London.\\nBeaverly, John, co. D., 7th Mich. Cav., London.\\nBates, Franklin, co. A, 5tfi Mich. Inf., London\\nBeaverly, Lewis G., co. H, 18th Mich. Inf., London.\\nBruckner, John, co. C, ISth Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nBaley, Edward, co. D, 20th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nBrinningstool, Abraham, co. D, Sth Mich. Cav., Milan.\\nBliss, Joseph, co. A, 1st Mich. Sharpshooters, Milan.\\nBecker, Andrew, corp., co. F, 26th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nBaird. Nelson D., co. E, 1st Bat. Mich. L. Art., Milan.\\nBrown, William, co. D, 7th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nBlack, William, sergt., co. F, SUth Oiiio Inf., Berlin.\\nBrancheau, Henry, co. E, 17th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nBuhl, George, jr., co. E, 50th Mo. Cav., Berlin.\\nBachman, Reuben, co. A, 9th N. Y. Art., Berlin.\\nBulger, Benjamin, co. M, 3d Ohio Cav., Berlin.\\nBodenmiller, Joseph, co. E, lUtli Ohio Inf., Berlin.\\nBulley, Julius, co. G. 15th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nBarron, Joseph, co. A, Ah Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nBammell, Frederick, co. F, 130th Ohio Inf., While-\\nford.\\nBeck, Samuel, co. B, 130th Ohio Inf.. Whiteford.\\nBurnhara, Franklin, co. B,67th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nByre, Jacob M.,co. G, 82d Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nBemis, Charles S., co. H, 3d Ohio Cav., Whiteford.\\nBlock, Henry, co. B, Sth Mich Cav., Whiteford.\\nBarker, Irwin E., co. D, 55th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nBordeaux, Asa, co. F, 14th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nBell, Clarence, sergt steward in charge Gunboat\\nCricket, Miss. Sq., Whiteford.\\nBridling, Peter, corp., co. I, 14th Ohio Inf., White-\\nford.\\nBarron, Ezekiel, co. A, ISth Mich. Inf., transferred\\nto !ith Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nBoneau, Abraham, co. H, 17th Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nBelair, Isadore, co. G, 17tli Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nBurdeanx, Alexander, co. I, Uth Mich. Inf., Raisin-\\nville.\\nBond, Lewis \\\\V., sergt., co. K, ISth Mich. Inf.,\\nRaisinville.\\nBrown, Jonathan, co. A, 14th Mich. Inf., Monroe\\nTown.\\nBale, John M., musician, co. C, 24th Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nBarnum, Warren W., co. A, 44th Ohio Inf., Ash.\\nBaker, Harrison, co. A, 24th Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nBaker, Marquis L., co. E, 6th Mich. H. Art., Ash.\\nBaker, John F., co. A, 4th Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nBaker, Solomon, co. B, lllh Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nBranshaw, Joseph, co, I, 11th Mich. Inf.. Ash.\\nBrandes, Gustavus, co. C, 13th U. S. Inf., Ash.\\nBoardman, Ira D.,co. M,8th Mich. Cav., Summerfield.\\nBrooks, Charles, co. H, 15th Mich. Inf., Summerfield.\\nBarr, William T., corp., co. B, 111th Ohio Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nBozoman, Levi T., co. B, 42d Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nBabcock, Peter H., co. H, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0752.jp2"}, "693": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REIIELLION.\\nr)5!\u00c2\u00bb\\nBycr, Christian, co. E, 128th Ohio Inf., nnnik-e.\\nBall, Henry, curp co. F, L lith Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nBrcnningstall, Charles G., co. F, ISth Midi. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nHassett, Henry, co. I, 17th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nBaker, George R. L., capt., co. K, 15th Midi. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nBrewer, Philarnion, co. F, 26th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nBunkehnan, Charles, co. B, 0th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nBragir, Kzra F., co. G, 1st Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nBrcnningstall, Alirahani, co. B, .5th Mich. Cav.,\\nDundee.\\nCaux. Frank, co. M, 3d Ind. Cav., Monroe City.\\nClark, Burr, co. C, 17th Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nCooley, Moses, co. G, 17th Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nCurtis, S. W.. raaj. 7th Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nCornell, Charles, bat. K, 1st O. L. A., Ida.\\nColeman, Isaac, co. G, iHli Mich. Inf., Frenchtown.\\nCharter, Jackson, co. D, 4th Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nCrum. Wilson, CO. G, 72d Ohio Inf., Bedford.\\nCone, Abijah, co. M, 8th Mich. Cav., Bedford.\\nClary, Charles L.,corp. co. M,Sth Mich. Cav.,Bc Iford.\\nCowell, Wm., co. H, 11th Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nChapin, Alexander, co. A, 192d Ohio Inf., La .Salle.\\nCouture, Moses, co. 1st Mich. Cav.. La Salle.\\nCoif, James, co. C, 17th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nCronawait, Daniel, co. D, 11th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nConlisk, Michael, corp. co. F, 19th U. S Inf., Exeter.\\nCook. Frederick, 1st sergl. co. B, 2d Mich. Inf., Sum-\\nmerlield.\\nChrist, Adam H., co. H, l-)th Mich. Inf., Summer-\\nfield.\\nCareck, William, ssrgt. co. K, 1.5th Mich. Inf., .Sum-\\nmertield.\\nCritcliett, James C, co. II, 18th Mich. Inf., London.\\nCavanaugli,.fohn, corj). co. D,7th Mich. Inf., London.\\nCollins, William, co. A, Oth Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nCaswell, Thonia.\u00c2\u00ab, co. K, iHh Mich. Cav., Milan.\\nCaswell, Benjamin, co. C, 1st Mich. .Sharp .Shooters.\\nMilan.\\nCase, Daniel, corp co. I, 11th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nCritchett, George W., sergt. co. II. 18th .Alich. Inf.,\\nMilan.\\nCreeilon, Timothy, .sergt. co. G, loth Mich. Inf.,\\nBerlin.\\nCrook, Edwin M., sergt. co. B, 1st Mo. Inf., Berlin.\\nCharter, Warren C, co. A. 4th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nCummins, Morris, co. K, 24th Mich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nCarpenter, N. H., co. K, ISth Mich. Inf.. Whiteford.\\nCrage, Charles, co. E, 0th II. S. Cav., Whiteford.\\nClark, Elmer, sergt. co. D,27tliMich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nCurson, George, 2d lieut. co. I, K .Oth Ohio Inf., Erie.\\nCousino, Alexander, co. B, I.ith Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nCaiichie, William, co. A, 4lh Mich. Inf., Haisinville.\\nCauchie, James, co. I, 11th Midi. Inf., Haisinville.\\nCuUey, James, co. A, 13th U. S. Inf., Monroe Town.\\nClark, Wat.son J., corp. co. D, 4tli ilidi. Inf., .Ash.\\nClosser, Frederick, co. I), 11th Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nClark, Chester, co. C, -ith U. Inf., Ash.\\nrane, Joseph B., co. 1, lltli Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nCutcher, Peter, co. H, 111th Ohio Inf., Ash.\\nChapman, William, co. A, Uth Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nChapman, Ward, 7th bat. 2: .d N Y. A., Dundee.\\nCha.se, James L., co. A,4tli Mich. Inf., Iiundee.\\nCollins, Jedediah, co. F, 97th Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nCarey, Henry W.,corp. co. G, 1st Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nClark, Peter, corp. co. K, Ist Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nCasey, Chester, co. C, 20tli .Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nCurtis, Nelson D., 1st lieut. co. I, 17th .Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nCa.ssady, James H., sergt. co. D, (1th .Mich. II. A.,\\nDundee.\\nCrane. Henry P., co. E, ISth Midi. Inf., Dundee.\\nCornwell, Edward H., .sergt. co. F, 1st Mich. Eiigs.\\nanil Medis., Dundee.\\nCollins, John B., co. K, 197lh Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nCassady, Albert M., co A, 1.52d Ind. Inf., Dundee.\\nCarney, Nelson J., 1st duly sergt. co. D, 9tli Mich.\\nCav., Dundee.\\nCosey, Grover, co. E, 8th Midi. Inf., Dundee.\\nCharland, Peter, co. B, 15th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nCronn, Solomon S., co. D, l.st Wis. H. Art., Dundee.\\nChapman, Reuben E., co, E, 130th Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nCarrick, Chas. W., capt. co. G, 1st Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nDeLong, George B., sergt. co. C, 17th Mich. Inf.,\\nMonroe City.\\nDuval, Joseph, co. C, i th Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nDurocher, St. Clair, co. K, l()7th Ohio Inf., Monroe\\nCity.\\nDuval, James, co. D, Uth Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nDarrow, Lorenzo D., co. G, Otii Ohio Cav., Ida.\\nDarrow, Milton, co. G, 6th Oliio Cav., Ida.\\nDeighen, Edward, bat. C, 1st X. Y. Art., Ida.\\nDavis, Nelson, co. H, V2th Mich. Inf., Ida.\\nDuval, Alexander, co. D, !)tli Mich. Cav.. Ida.\\nDurocher, Isadore, co. D, 11th Mich. Iiif.,Frenchtown.\\nDuseau, David, co. H, 7th Mich. Inf., Bodfor.l.\\nDeshetler. Raiiiond, co. B, ISiHIi Ohio Inf.. B-ilford.\\nDeshetler, Joseph, co. II, Uth Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nDensmore, Jacob E., co. D, Oiith Ills. Inf., Dundee.\\nDrouillard, Leander, co. K, 1st Mich. Cav., La Salle.\\nDunn, Nicholas, co. D, 16Gth Ohio Art., La Salle.\\nDernier, Charles, corp. co. E, 1st Ohio L. .Vrt., .Sum-\\nmerfield.\\nDevee, .lacob, co. I, Uth Mich. Inf., London.\\nDaniels, Chester D., co. H. 18th Midi. Inf., London.\\nDraper, Alonzo, co. G, 6th Mich. H. .Vrt., London.\\nDavis, Charles, co. H, ISth Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nDraper, Walter, co. F, 0th Mich. II. Art., Milan.\\nDeney, Elbert, co. I, 55th Ohio Inf.. Milan.\\nDaniels, Ezra, co. B, 8th .Mich. Cav., Wliitoford.\\nDolby, Davi l, co. C, 3d Ohio Cav., Wliiteford.\\nDrouillard, Dominic, co. K, 18th Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nDrewior, Noah, co. B, 14tli O. B. I., Erie.\\nDarr, Charles, co. F, 16th Ind. Inf., Erie.\\nDovie, John, 1st lieut. co. 15th Midi. Inf., liiiisiii-\\nville.\\nDusing, John, lieut. co. L, 3d Ohio Cav., Raisinville.\\nDickinson, John, corp. co. A, 4th .Mich. Inf., Raisin-\\nville.\\nDuby, Isaac, co. I, 8tli N. Y. Cav., Monroe Town.\\nDischer, John, co. 4th Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nDingmoii, William, co. D, 4tli Mich. Inf.. Ash.\\nDubry, Moses, co. B, 15th Mich. Inf., Ash.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0753.jp2"}, "694": {"fulltext": "560\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nT)e Wolf, Charles, co. F, llUh Pa. Inf., Dundee.\\nDrewyour, William, co. G, 9th Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nDuncan, Peter, corp. co. F, 67th Ohio. Inf., Dundee.\\nDavis, Ramus B., sergt. co. G, 122d N. Y. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nDutton, Joseph S., co. F, 1st Mich. Engs. an lMechs.,\\nDundee.\\nDickerson, Joseph S., co. D, 56th Ills. Inf., Dundee.\\nDutton, Warren L., co. D, 7th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nDavis, Cyrus A., sergl. co M, 1st Mich. Engs. and\\nMechs., Dundee.\\nDrew, Israel C, sergt. co. C, 17th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nDumphy, Thomas, co. C, IStli Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nDustin, Charles M., sergt. co. F, 29th Ohio Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nEshenroder, Philip, co. G, 72d Ohio Inf., Ida.\\nEahy, Joseph, co. C, I4th Mich. Inf., E.xeter.\\nEllis, Benjamin W., co. D, 1st Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nEllis, Willett, CO. K, S6tli N. Y. Inf., Milan.\\nEngle, Norman, 1st sergt. co. B, 1st Mich. Sharji\\nShooter.s, Milan.\\nEckles, George H., co. C, 23d Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nEgan, John, co. G, 5th V. R. Inf., Berlin.\\nEmerson, Arthur, 1st sergt. co. D, 41st Ohio Inf.,\\nWhiteford.\\nElk, Matthew, co. C, 107th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nEaton, Albert, wagoner co. I, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nEighmey, Erastus, co. K, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nElder, Josiah M., co. E, 179th Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nFleischman, Godfried, co. H, 1st Mich. Art., Monroe\\nCity.\\nFountain, Philip, co. G, 17th Mich. Inf., MonroeCity.\\nFarwell, John, co. K, 15th Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nFrost, Benjamin, co. K. 3.1 Ohio Cav., Bedford.\\nFeaderman, Christopher, co. K, 2.5th Ohio Inf.,\\nBedford.\\nFarrell, Edward, co. H, 24th Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nForbes, Daniel, co. F, 11th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nFisk, Nelson, co, B, 4th Mich. Inf., La Salle.\\nFulcher, William, co. G, 18th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nFrench. James E., co. F,.55th Ohio Inf., Summerfield.\\nFaunce, Isaac, co. I, 6th Ohio Cav., Summerfield.\\nFreidt, Jacob, co. K 11th Mich. Inf., Summerfield.\\nFillmore, John, co. D, 20th Mich. Inf., Summerfield.\\nFarrington, Charles, co. F, 2d Mich. Inf., London.\\nFulcher, T. B., blacksmith co. M, Uth Mich. Cav.,\\nMilan.\\nFurnia, Charles, co. D. 6th Mich. H. Art., Milan.\\nFrankhouse. Abraham, co. G, 15th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nFox, Charles B co. Uth Mich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nFoulhaver. John, co. K, 12th 111. Inf., Raisinville.\\nFahnestock, Jacob, sergt. co. K, 5th Mich. Cav., Ash.\\nFisher, Daniel, co. M, 2d Reg. U. S. H. Art, Sum-\\nmerfield.\\nFrancisco, Harrison, co. K, 15tli Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nFrancisco, George, co. I, 11th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nFlint, Lewis L., co. C, 4th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nFrost, Howard, co. B, 189th Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nFo.\\\\ Madison V., sergt. 19th bat., 19th Ind. Art.,\\nDundee.\\nFoster, Vernon D., co. K, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nFox, Frank, sergt., co. E, 33d N. Y. Inf., Dundee.\\nFrayer, Royal F., co. M, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\nDundee.\\nFuller, Asa F., co. H, 19th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nFleming, John H., co. G, 18th Midi. Inf., Dundee.\\nFleming, Wallace W., co. F, 1st Mich. Engs. and\\nMechs., Dundee.\\nGroth, Frederick, co, H, 1st Mich. Art., Monroe City.\\nGodfroy, Philip, co. D, 9th Mich. Cav., Monroe City.\\nGrunner, Charles F., 1st lieut. co. C, 4th Mich. Inf.,\\nMonroe City.\\nGuyor, Andrew, co. A, 4th Mich. Int., Monroe City.\\nGuion, Eli, co. C, 3d Ohio Cav., Monroe City.\\nGodfroy, Fred., co. H, Iltli Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nGrosvenor, Ira R., col. 7th Mich. Inf., Frenchtown.\\nGriner, John, co. C, .3d Ohio Cav., Bedford.\\nGee, Jason, co. K, 15th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nGillett, Chas. F., co. A, 9th Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nGee, Ezekiel P., co. F, 24th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nGreenfield, Wilber, co. E, 18th Mich. Inf., Summer-\\nfield.\\nGramlic, Michael, co. K, loth Mich. Inf., London.\\nGramlic, Wendil, co. K, 15tli Mich. Inf.. Loudon.\\nGreen, Edward C, sergt., co. H, 1.8th Mich. Inf.,\\nLondon.\\nGallaway, James H., corp., co. 1, 1st Mich. Sharp\\nShooters, Milan.\\nGuire, Benjamin, co. E, 193d Ohio Inf., Berlin.\\nGriffy Daniel, co. L, 9tli Mich. Cav., Berlin.\\nGrove, George I., co. K, 130th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nGodfried, Lewis, co. D, 34th Ohio Inf., Raisinville.\\nGibson, William H., co. A, 4th Mich. Inf., Raisin-\\nville.\\nGates, John C. G., co. D, 9th Mich. Inf., Raisinville.\\nGesley, Eugene, co. K, 24lh Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nGraves, Horace N co. A, 76th N. Y Inf., Ash.\\nGlean, Augustus, co. D, 7th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nGardner, Lewis, co. B, .5th Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nGalloway, Jerome B., 1st lieut. co. A, 11th Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nGee, Truman co. C, 1st Mich. Sharp Shooters, Dun-\\ndee.\\nHayes, Thomas E., com. sergt., co. A, 2Sth Ind. Inf.,\\nMonroe City.\\nHaight, William F., capt., 2d Ohio Bat., 2d Ohio L.\\nArt., Monroe City.\\nHaag. George, co. G, 5th Mo. Inf., Monroe City.\\nHagan, William, co. G, 120th Ohio Inf., Monroe City.\\nHeminover, Peter, corp., 4th Bat., N. J. Art., Ida.\\nHeu, Daniel, co. A, 124th Ohio Inf., Frenchtown.\\nHolt, William S., co. G, 14th Ohio Inf., Bedford.\\nHadley, Marquis, co. F. 26th Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nHartsel, James VI., co. G, 42 1 Ind. Inf., Bedfonl.\\nHartz, Jacob H., co. D, 80th Ohio Inf., Bedford.\\nHubble, Wheeler, co. B, 4th Mich. Cav., Bedfonl.\\nHitchcock, Elisha B., 1st sergt., co. E, 19th Iowa\\nInf., Bedford.\\nHarrington, B. P., co. L, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\nBedford.\\nHendricks, Benjamin W., capt., co. G, 24th Mich.\\nInf., Dundee.\\nHilton, Joseph S., sergt., co. K, ISth Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0754.jp2"}, "695": {"fulltext": "THE WAK or THE REHELLION.\\nfiOl\\nHunperford, Elon G., co. H, i tli Midi. Inf., Itedford.\\nHough, George W., sergt., co. E, 17tli Mifli. Inf.,\\nDiinilee.\\nHart.shorn, Sumner F., drummer, co. C, 12th Iowa\\nInf., Dundee.\\nIlarwood, Edwin, co. K, lltli Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nHunt, Alfred G., co. E, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nHuj. gett, Charles C, co. A, (1th Mich. H. A., Dundee.\\nHinsdale, George, corp., co. H, ISth Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nUurd, George W., 2d lieut., co. B, KSth Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nHamlin, Asaliel, co. D, 0th Mich. Cav., La Salle.\\nIluran, James, Corp., co. A,24tli Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nHerkimer, R. C, co. K, 18th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nHufiTman, Daniel, co. I, 12th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nHammer, Jacob, co. 1.5th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nHoffman, John, co. K, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\nExeter.\\nHunter, Silas, co. E, 52d Ma.ss. Inf., Sumraerfield.\\nHilldebrant, Albert, co. E, 115th N. Y. Inf., Summer-\\nfield.\\nIlolton, George S., co. H, ISth Mich. Inf., London.\\nHerkimer, Henry H., co. K, olh Midi. Cav., London.\\nHaight, George D., musician, co. H, ISth Mich. Inf.,\\nLondon.\\nHope, William, co. C, 29th Iowa Inf., London.\\nHoward, Reuben S., sergt., co. D, 14th N. Y. II. Art..\\nMilan.\\nHatford, Jacob I., co. C, 186th N. Y. Inf., :\\\\Iilaii.\\nHowe, Daniel C, 1st sergt., V. R. C, Milan.\\nIlazen, Nelson T., co. G, 4th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nHitchcock, Alonzo, co. E, 7th Mich. Cav., Milan.\\nHolmes, E. N., co. I, 130th Ohio Inf., Berlin.\\nIlob.irt, Luther, co. F, 2tith Mich. Inf., Whitcford.\\nHotchkiss, Arthur, co. K. 2. )ih Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nHayward, William, co. K, 24th Mich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nHolsen, Christian, co. KH! Ohio Inf., Erie.\\nHilton, Edward, sergt co. M, 8th Mich. Cav Erie.\\nHood, George W., co. B, 5th Mich. Cav., Ash.\\nHollenberg, George, co. K, 23d Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nIngersoU, Richard P., capt., co. H, 18th Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nIrish, George, co. K, .3d Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nIkle, Frederick, co. A, lS9th Ohio Inf., Suramertielil.\\nIngraham, Richard, ord. sergt., co. B, 144th Ohio\\nVol. Guards, London.\\nJacobs, Eli, co. D, 24th Mich. Inf., Ida.\\nJohnson, Baxter, co. F, 7th Midi. Inf., Frenchtown.\\nJanney, Elwood, 2d lieut., co. A, 18th Mich. Inf.,\\nBedford.\\nJohnson, Miles B., co. D, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nJohnson, Charles M., co. H, 3d Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nJackson, Geo. W., asst. surg., co. E, 18lh Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nJackson, James J., sergt., co. I, 17th Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nJuditt, John, lO. K, !\u00c2\u00bbth Mich. Inf.. Dundee.\\nJohnston, Hiram, co. B, 47th Ohio Inf., E.xoter.\\nJohnson, Wallis, co. L, 1st Mich. Engs., Summerfield.\\nJohnson, Albert C, sergt. co. E, 14th Mich. Inf.,\\nSummerfield.\\nJones, Samuel D., asst. surg., 15th Mich. Inf., Sum-\\nmerfield.\\nJohnson, James E., co. I, 17th Mich. Inf., Lon lon.\\nJacob, Hiraui, co. I, 15lh Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nJacob, Theodore, sergt., co. K, :5d Mich. Cav., Milan.\\nJohnston, George, co. C, 5th Mich. Cav., Milan.\\nJohnson, George, co. I, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\nMilan.\\nJackson, John,co. H, Slh N. Y. Cav., Berlin.\\nJefls, John, co. I, 130th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nJacobs, Frederick, co. B, 15th Mich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nJones, Franklin, co. B, th Ohio Inf., Whit(^ford.\\nJohnson, Abraham H., corp., co. K, 3d Midi. Cav.,\\nDundee.\\nKirchner, George, corp., co. G, Kith Midi. Inf.,\\nMonroe City.\\nKehn, Benedict, co. G, 82d III. Inf., Monroe City.\\nKirschmaier, Theodore, co. C, 130th Ohio Inf., Mon-\\nroe City.\\nKreiidiauf, Conrad, co. G, 5tli Mo. Inf., Monroe City.\\nKronliach, Adam, co. A, 4tli Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nKeifer, Joseph, co. E, 9th Mich. Inf., Ida.\\nKeller, Edward, co. K, ISth Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nKarr, Philander, co. I, Stii Midi. Inf., Bedford.\\nKent, Allen A., co. D, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nKelley, Robert, co. A, 17th Mich. Inf., LaSalle.\\nKnaggs, Daniel, co. B. 18th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nKenier, Eli H., co. C, 5th Mich. Cav., Milan.\\nKnowles, James, co. C, 17tli Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nKline, John, sergt., co. B, 14th Ohio Inf., Erie.\\nKiiiierling, John, corp., co. I, 72d Ohio Inf., Raisin-\\nville.\\nKnajip, Frederick, co. E, (ith U. S. Cav.. Raisinville.\\nKeplinger. George, co. I, S7tli Pa. Inf., Monroe Town.\\nKentz, Charles P., co. 12(;tli N. Y. Inf., Ash.\\nKirby, R. R., M. D., surg., 11th Midi. Cav., Sum-\\nmerfield.\\nLehr, Adam, co. K, 11th Mich. Inf.. Monroe City.\\nLuce, Constant, col., 17th Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nLandenslager, William, co. D, 159tli Ohio Inf., Mon-\\nroe City.\\nLazette, Cyrille, co. B, 15th Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nLabeen, Frank, co. B, 21st Reg. U. S. Regulars, Mon-\\nroe City.\\nLaiidon, George M., cai t., co. B, 4tli Midi. Cav.,\\nMonroe City.\\nLabeau, Philip, co.C,5tli Midi. Cav., Frederick town.\\nLangton, Martin, sergt., co. H isih Mich. Inf.,\\nFrenchtown.\\nLockwood, Elmyer, co. D, 4th Mich. Inf., Dumlee.\\nLeil), Michael, co. G, 9tli Mich. Inf., Dnn.iee.\\nLaYoiinge. Clement, co. K, loth Midi. Inf., Dundee.\\nLeibstofT, Frederick, co. E, 9th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nLloyil, Isaac, co. A, listb Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nLofter, Warren B., co. D, 7tli Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nI ofter, William F., co. G, iith Mich. H. Art., Dumlee.\\nLibby, Oliver, co. I, 17tli Mich. Inf.. Dundee.\\nLaisey, John G., co. 4tli Jlicli. Inf.. LaSalle.\\nLagincss, Paul, co. X. ISth Midi. Inf., LaSalle.\\nLuckey, Bernard, co. H, 24th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nLiverman, William, co. 11, 14tli Ohio Inf., London.\\nLeidle, Rhinehart, co. B, 12th Mich. Inf., London.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0755.jp2"}, "696": {"fulltext": "5(52\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nLi idle, Albert, co. B, 12th Mich. Inf., London.\\nLamkins, Elijah M., co. I, 11th Mich. Inf., London.\\nLamkin, Oliver C, co. K, 5th Mich. C av., London.\\nLoyd, Myron, co. C, 101st N. Y. Inf., Milan.\\nLampson, William, co. G, ;!Oth Ind. Inf., Milan.\\nLprt, Silas W., co. E, 1st Mich. Cav., Milan.\\nLamkin, .Vnios W.. corp., co. K, 15th iNIicli. Inf.,\\nMilan.\\nLibby, Hiram, co. G, ilth Mich. Cav., Milan.\\nLemerand, Eli, co. E, 7th Mich, luf., Berlin.\\nLenierand, Thomas, co. E, 7th Mich. Inf.. Berlin.\\nLarabclle, David, co. H, 11th re-organized Mich.\\nInf., Berlin.\\nLezette, John B,, corp co. E, 7th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nLemerand, Daniel, co. E, 7th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nLafieur, Frederick, co. C, 5th Mich. Cav., Berlin.\\nLittle, Francis, co. B, r2.3d Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nLaPoint, Mo,ses, col. B. V. T., 15th Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nLewis, Joseph, co. I), 19th Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nLaginess, Paul, co. A, 18th Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nLamkins, William, sergt., co. D, 7th Mich. Inf., Rais-\\ninville.\\nLangs, Enoch F., co. G, 24th Mich. Int., Ash.\\nLautcnschlager, Sanuiol L., co. A, 24th Mich. Inf.,\\nAsh.\\nLaura, William, co. K, 24th Midi. Inf Ash.\\nLutz, Henry, co. M, 2d Reg. U. S. IL A., Summcrfield.\\nLai l, James, co. B, 21st Ohio Inf., Sunimerfield.\\nMitchell, Leonard, orp., co. I, 2(.ith Wis. Inf., Mon-\\nroe City.\\nMitcliell, Andrew, co. E, 51st Wis. Inf.. Monroe City.\\nMei-ser, Herman, co. G, !t7th Pa. Vols., Monroe City.\\nMcOiuber, George W., landsman Steamer Michigan,\\nU. S. navy, Monroe City.\\nManard, Gilbert, co. I), 9th Mich. Cav., Monroe City.\\nMose.s, E Iwin, sergt., co. F, 15th Mich. Inf., bla.\\nMiller, William, co. G, 9th Mich. Inf., Ida.\\nMcFetridge, Samuel, com.-sergt 7th Mich. Inf., Ida.\\nMcKay, James, co. C, 14th Ohio Inf., Ida.\\nMetty, Isaac, co. G, 9th Mich. Cav., Frenchtown.\\nManard, James N., co. A, 1st Mich. Cav., Frenchtown.\\nMurphy, Levi, 2d corp., co. B, 189th Ohio Inf., Bed-\\nford.\\nMorgan, Josiah G., sergt., co. G, 8th Mich. Cav.,\\nDundee.\\nMiller. L. Dudley, co. E, 15th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nMcBride, Cyrus H., co. K, 1st Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nMerritt, Cieorge, corp., co. H, 18th Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nMorse, Henry P., co. G, 15th N. Y. Engs., Dundee.\\nMiller. Homer, corp., co. H, ISth Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nMiller, Frank H., co. I, 15th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nMason, Walter, 2d surg., co. E, 2d. IT. S. Reg. Cav.,\\nDundee.\\nMitchell, Alonzo, co. I, Kilst N. Y. Inf., Dundee.\\nMunger, E. 0., co. D, 7th Midi. Inf Dundee.\\nMiller, Josiah, co. K, 9th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nMugg, George II., sergt., co. B, l(39th Ohio Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nMorse, Isaac, co. C, 17th Micii. Inf. .Dundee.\\nMosnberger, Andrew, co. B, 15th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nMcll honey, James, co. B, 24th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nMoses, Henry, co. F, ]5tli Mich. Inf., E^xeter.\\nMettler, Bennett, co. I, 14th Mich. Cav.\\nMcManes, Owen, co. B, 17th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nMiller, John G., co. K, 18th Mich. Inf., Summerfield.\\nMoore, Truborn, co. I, 144th Ohio Inf., Summerfield.\\n:\\\\Iiller, John, co. K, bsth Mich. Inf., .Summerfield.\\nMears, Isaac, co. I, 145th Ohio Art., Summerfield.\\nMillage, Abraham, Steamer Lafayette, London.\\nMoyrer, Willliam, sergt., co. H, 18tli Mich. Inf.,\\nLondon.\\nMiller. James S., co. F, 22d ^Nlich Inf., London.\\nMarshall, Paden, co. A, 5th Mich. Cav., Milan.\\niNIillor, Nicholas, co. E, 1st. Mich. II. Art., Milan.\\nMiliiiger, Lewis, co. A, loth Ind. Cav., Milan.\\nMcFall, Daniel, sergt., co. E, 17th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nMettler, Marshall H., 2d corp., co. F, Inf.,\\nBerlin.\\nMontri, John, co. H, 17th Mich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nMcMeekin, Samuel, co. K, Uth Mich. Inf., White-\\nford.\\nMurjihy, Natlianiel, Corp., co. L, 1st Mich. Engs. and\\nMechs., Whiteford.\\nMurphy, Harmon, co. L, Ist Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\nWhiteford.\\nMiller, B. C, co. A, 189th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nMorse, George IL, sergt., co. E, 2d N. Y. Vet. Cav.,\\nWhiteford.\\nMcDowell, Fowler, CO. A. 189th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nMontgomery, Edward L., co. K, 25tb Ohio Inf.,\\nWbitef.ird.\\nManore, Samuel, co. M, sth .Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nMorris. Joseph W., artificer, bat. C, 1st Reg. L. Art.;\\nRaisinville.\\nMichael, Adam, corp., co. M, 10th N. Y. Cav., Rais-\\ninville.\\nMclntire, John A., co. K, ISth Mich. Inf., Raisinville.\\nMoses, Henry W., co. H, 3d Ohio Cav., Raisinville.\\nMarsh, Philip, co. D, ]82d Ohio Inf., Monroe Town.\\nMcKay, Alexander, corp., co. B, (i7th Ohio Inf.,\\nMonroe Town.\\nINIcNabb, John, co. K, 2!st Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nMoore, (Jeorge A., co. A, 24th Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nMcCoUum, Alfred, co. H, 9tli Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nMcKenzie, Robert, co. H, N. Y. Cav., Ash.\\nMclntyre, Josepli, co. C, litli Mich. H. Art., Ash.\\nMcCartv, Jacob, co. K, 6th Mich. H. Art., Summer-\\nfield.\\nMouKon, Joseph, corp., co. C, 15th Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nMiller, William R., Corp., co. B, 2(ith Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nMorgan, Richard W., co. C, 17tli Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nMills, Sylvester, co. M, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\nDundee.\\nNelson, Frank B., co. A, 4th Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nNinis, Frederick A., 1st lieut., co. A, 5th Mich. Cav.,\\nMonroe City.\\nNavarre, Jnlius, CO. F, 17th .Midi. Inf., Frenchtown.\\nNaileau, Joseph, co. I), 9th .Mich. Cav., Frenchtown.\\nNixon, John. co. A, 1st Mich. Inf Dundee.\\nNoble, Simon, corp., co. M, ]98lh Pa. Inf., Dundee.\\nNewberry, W. J., co. D, 198th Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nNewell, Nathaniel, co. B, 11th Mich. Inf., Dundee.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0756.jp2"}, "697": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REHELLION.\\nr\u00c2\u00bbo:i\\nNestle, Williiiin 11., serjrf. eo. I), 2d N. Y. Art.,\\nJ ji Salle.\\nNetclier, Peter, co. L, 3d Ohio Cav., Raisinville.\\nNavarre, Alexamler T., adjt., 7th Mich. Inf., .Monroe\\nTown.\\nOlmsted, James, M lieut., eo. F, lllh Ivy. Cav., Mon-\\nroe City.\\niverineyer, Kdward, eo. G, KSitth Ohio Inf., French-\\ntown.\\nOwen, John H., co. E, 1st Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\n)sterhout, James, co. E, 1st Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nOwen, James, eo. I, 17th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\no Connel, Moses, co. H. 103d Ohio Inf., E.xeter.\\no Donnal, Thomas, co. E lltli Mich. Cav., Kxetor.\\nOrdway, Isaac, co. A, I7th Mich. Inf., Vv hiteford.\\nOstrandcr, Ixjuis, co. F, 14th Oliio Inf., Whiteford.\\nPeck, Charles L., capt., co. D, laitli N. Y. Inf., .Mon-\\nroe City.\\nPousha, Lambert, co. C, 14th Ohio Inf., Monroe City.\\nPaul, George D., sergt., co. A, 4th Mich. Inf., Monroe\\nCity.\\nPeyton, Hamilton, co. C, 6th Ohio Cav., Ida.\\nPratorious, George, co. D, 14th Ohio Inf., Ida.\\nPeltier, John, co. K, 18th Mich. Inf., Frenchtown.\\nI ettit, Berton J., co. I, l- th Ohio Cav., Bedf.jrd.\\nPratt, Edson M., capt., co. G, iL th Ills. Cav., Bed-\\nford.\\nPetee, Cyrel, corp., co. H, 1.5th Mieh. Inf., Bedford.\\nPhurdun, Phila.ster, eo. II, l.Sth Mieh. Inf., Dundee.\\nPulver, Wni. H., co. B, (Ith Wis. Inf., Dundee.\\nPutnam, Simon S., co. D, 7th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nPackard, Geo. M., co. D, 23d Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nParmester, Wm. H., eo. E, .5th Iowa Cav., Dundee.\\nPocklington, John A., bat. H, 2d Ills. L. A., Dundee.\\nPulver, Horace, co. A, 13th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nPomeroy, Norman G., co. K, 3d Mieh. Cav., Dundee.\\nPetfer, Jacob, co. F, 9th Pa. Cav., La Salle.\\nPreston, Frederick M., co. G, S7th Ohio Inf., La Salle.\\nPearce, Louis, co. G, l(53d Ohio Inf., La Salle.\\nPoast, George H., sergt., co. E,12th Ohio Cav. ,h;xeter.\\nPruden, George W., i-o. I, 1st Mieh. Sharp Sliooters,\\nExeter.\\nPeck, Warren B., saddler, co. B, 7th Mieh. Cav.,\\nSummerlield.\\nPattee, Hiram, co. M, Sth Mieh. Cav., Summerlield.\\nI ettie, Thomas J.,co. I), 178th Ohio Inf., Summerlield.\\nParmer, Calvin, co. D, .\u00c2\u00bb7th N. Y. Inf., Summerfield.\\nPayne, Jacob, co. M, 7th Mich. Cav., London.\\nPool, John, CO. H, l.Stli Mich. Inf., London.\\nPullen, Charles W., co. D, 9th Mich. Cav., Milan.\\nPoupard, Samuel, co. K, 8th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nPeters, Robert R., co. K. 24th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nPomeroy, Finnando E., eo. K, ISth Mich. Inf.,\\nWhiteford.\\nPerry, I^uis, co. K, 18th Mieh. Inf., Whiteford.\\nPowlesland, George W., co. K, Lsth .Mieh. Inf.,\\nWhiteford.\\nPotter, James C, sergt., co. C, 145th Ohio Inf., Erie.\\nPeat, Augustus, co. C, Ist Ohio Cav., Erie.\\nPou| ard, Antoine, corp., co. (i, loth Mieh. Inf.,\\nMonroe Town.\\nParish, Barnard, sergt., co. A, 24th Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nPattee, James, eo. B, 3l.st Iowa Inf., Ash.\\nl a iuette, Nazareth, Dr., eo. C, 17th Mi( h. Inf., Sum-\\nmerfield.\\n(iuayle, Jrdin, co. B, 14 )th Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nHoot, Jason, co. A, 41h Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nKapp, George, co. A, Sth N. Y. Inf., Monroe City.\\nKupp, .\\\\dolphus, musician,14th01iiolnf. Regimental\\nBand, Monroe City.\\nRichardson. Malachi II., 2d m. sergt., 4th Ohio Cav.,\\nMonroe City.\\nRobert, John B., eo. .V, 4th Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nRobert, J. L, capt., co. G, 1.5lh Mich. Inf., Monroe\\nCity.\\nRichardson, William B., corp., eo. K, 7tli Mich. Inf.,\\nIda.\\nRuff, Zeperbin, co. II, 9tli Mieh. Inf., Frenchtown.\\nReynolds, Ornion, co. E, 1st Mieh. Cav.. Frenchtown.\\nRice, .\\\\lden, co. A, 11th Alich. Cav., Frenchtown.\\nRose, Jacob, co. K, 32d Ohio Inf., Bedford.\\nRabadeau, Stephen, co. E, llth Mieh. Cav., Bedford.\\nRanch, Ephraim, co. II, 5Gth Pa. Inf., Bedford.\\nRanch, Peter, eo. II, 4th Mich. Inf., La Salle.\\nRotterdam, John G., corp., co. H, I2 )th Ohio Inf.,\\nLa Salle.\\nRobert, Eli, co. 1.5th Mich. Inf., La Salle.\\nReed, George W., cc C, 1st Mich. Art., La Salle.\\nReinhardt, Ferdinand, CO. K, 12sth Ohio Inf., Sum-\\nmerfield.\\nRoyal, Robert, co. D, 1st Mich. Cav., London.\\nReeves, William C, co. H, ISth Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nRiclianl.son, .\\\\ddison, eo. K, 18th Mich. Inf., White-\\nford.\\nRagar, Aloise, eo. (i, .7th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nRouse, Henry, c)ri co. K, IStb Mieh. Inf., White-\\nford.\\nRomele, Joseph, co. II, 1.5th Mich. Inf., Krie.\\nRean, Francis B., co. I), 19.5tli Ohio Inf., Erie.\\nRiibideau, Edward, co. II, 17th Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nRabideau, Isadore, co. C, 18th Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nReeves, James C, co. D, ISth Mich. Inf., Raisinville.\\nliajips, Christopher, Corp., co. K, loth .Mich. Inf.,\\nRaisinville.\\nRing, John, co. B, ()7th Ohio Inf., Raisinville.\\nRoberts, Lyman co. I, ICOth Pa. Inf Ash.\\nReynolds, Creydon F., co. K, (ilh Mich. 11. Art., Sum-\\nmerfield.\\nRankin, Orrin, nna.ssignc l, 10th .Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nRoach, Harvey F., co. K. 3il Mich, av., Dundee.\\nRodd, John, CO. D, 7th Mieh. Inf., Dundee.\\nRankin, Wm. II., co. C, ISih Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nRankin, John P., co. C, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nRankin, Josiah, co. G, 23d Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nRowson, Stephen, CO. D, 7th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\n.Sherman, Wilber, co. A, 1st Ohio Art., Monroe City.\\nSedelbaner, John, sergt., co. K, 1.5th Mich. Inf.,\\nMonroe ity.\\nSaunders, Charles H., 1st lieut., co.C, 9lh Mich. Cav.,\\nMonroe City.\\nSpalding, Henry, 1st lieut., eo. K, ISth .Mieh. Inf..\\nMonroe City.\\nSpalding, George, brev. brig, gen., Cav. (.4tli) Div.,\\nArmy Cumberland, Monroe City.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0757.jp2"}, "698": {"fulltext": "564\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSc-hafler, Leonard, co. G, 5th Mo. Inf., Monroe City.\\niShenevert, Frank, co. B.lSth Mich. Inf., Monroe City.\\nStum, Bernhart, co. C, 14th Ohio Inf., Monroe City.\\nShenevert, Adolplius, co. B, 15tli Midi. Inf., Monroe\\nCity.\\nSoleau, F. X., major, co. G, l- itli Mich. Inf., Monroe\\nCity.\\nSpitaller, Peter, co. M, Sth Mich. Cav., Monroe City.\\nSodover, Aaron, co. K, 37tli Ohio Inf., Ida.\\nSizer, George W., co. A, :!d Oliio Cav., Ida.\\n.Sclilunii), IMicliael, co. I, i)tli Mich. Inf., Ida.\\nStrcetcr, diaries F., co. !)tli Midi. Cav., Ida.\\nSpunn, Cliarles, co. K, lotli Mich. Inf., Frenchtown.\\nSaucrante, Colunihns, co. K, 17th Midi. Inf., French-\\ntown.\\nSwartz, John, co. I, 102d Ohici Inf., Frenclitown.\\nSlick, Henry M., co. H, 1.5th Midi. Inf., Bedford.\\nSlieppcrd, Andrew J., corp.. co. 1), 10th C)liio Cav.,\\nBedford.\\nSulier, Jcihn B., 4tli corp., co. I, i:30tli Ohio Inf.,\\nBedfonl.\\nSpaldwin, George, co. B, 17tli Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nStump, John, cO. 17tli Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nSalters, Nelson, co. M. Sth N. Y. Cav., Bedford.\\nSlietleroe, John, co. K, l.stli Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nSpots, Rufus CO. H, 17th Mich. Inf., Bedford.\\nSmith, Jasper N., co. K, 18th Midi. Inf., Bedford.\\nSmith, Obid, sergt., co. I, 130th Ohio Inf., Bedford.\\nSparks, James, corp., co. H, 101st Ohio Inf., Dunf^ee.\\nShock, Flavius J., co. I, 11th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nShock, Henry, co. D, 18th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nShceftter, Lee, sergt., co. E, 1.5th Pa. Cav., Exeter.\\nScovy, James, co.C, 1st Mich. Sharpshooters, Exeter.\\nStuart, William, co. A, 4th Mich. luf., Exeter.\\nSaxon, John, co. I, 2d Ohio Cav., Summertield.\\nSayers, (ieorge C, co. K, .50th N. Y. Engs., Summer-\\ntield.\\nSanfurd, Reuben, co. H, ISth Mich Inf., London.\\nSuell, Burton H., co. I, 37th Ills. Inf., London.\\nShipman, Daniel B., sergt., co. I, Uth Mich. Cav.,\\nLondon.\\nStrickland, Arthur, sergt., co. I, Gth Mich. H. Art.,\\nLondon.\\nSmith, Hor,itio H., sergt., co. I), 7th Mich. Inf.,\\nLondon.\\nSnell, Milton W., co. I, 37th Ills. Inf., London.\\nSherwood, Homer, co. I, uth Mich. Cav,, ^lilan.\\nStoddard, John M., co. H, ISth Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nShaler, Andrew, co. B, 18th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nSmith, Dennis, corp., co. D, 7th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nSampel, Samuel, co. D, 1st Vet. N. Y. Cav., Milan.\\nSpear.s, David C, co. B, 104th N. Y. Inf., Milan.\\nStebbins, Sylvester, co. A, 4th Midi. Cav., Milan.\\nSloan, A. M., co. F, Gth Mich Art., Milan.\\nSherman, John G., co. G, 23d Mich. Inf.. Milan.\\nSmith, Henry, co. C, 18th Mich. Inf., Milan.\\nSliippie, George W., CO. D, 11th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nSchenavare, Julius L., co. I, 11th Midi. Inf., Berlin.\\nSaucrainte, Moses, co. A, ISDth Ohio Inf., Berlin.\\nSigler, John L., co. D, 4th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nSlick, Jacob L., co. A, 18th Mich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nSulier, John, co. H, ISth Mich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nSmitli, Samuel S., co. A, 177th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nShosberger, John, co. B, 12th Mich. Inf., Raisinville.\\nSchafer, George, co. I, 9th Mich. Inf., Riiisinville.\\nSorter, Justus, co. I, 0th Mich. Inf., Raisinville.\\nSype, John, en. B, 49th Ohio Inf., Monroe Town.\\nStilhvdl, Jonathan, co. A, 7tli Mich. Inf., Monroe\\nTown.\\nSteiner, Martin, co. A, 17th .Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nSouthworth, William, co. G, 24th Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nSwinerton, Andrew, co. E, llth Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nSwinerton, Charles, co. E, llth Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nSaunders, Aaron, co. B, 18th Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nSnyder, Addison, co. K, loth Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nSpalding, Norton P., co. F, 1st Mich. Engs. and\\nMechs., Dundee.\\nStockman, Charles A., co. B, 20th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nSmith, Benjamin, co. K, 100th Ohio Inf., Dundee.\\nSoles, Thomas B., co. B, new 4th Midi. Inf., Dundee.\\nSmith, H. W., co. H, 30th Mich. Inf., Dundee\\nSmith, Lucian B., co. F, 4th Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nStewart, Henry A., co. L, 2d Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nSoules, Sylvanus, co. B, 4th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nSouthard, Robert M., co. F, 1st Mich. Engs. and\\nMechs., Dundee.\\nScliultz, Christian, Corp., co. K, 15tli Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nSlayton. James J., co. H, 18th Midi. Inf., Dundee.\\nSlayton, Ebenezer, co. A, 1st Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nSpalding. Henry C, 1st sergt., co. E, llth Mich. Cav.,\\nI undee.\\nSpalding, Julius H., .3d sergt., co. K. 18th Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nSpalding, John Q., co. E. 1st Mich. Inf.. Dundee.\\nSmith, John E corp., co. I.20lh Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nSmith, Columbus, co. I, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nSmith, Daniel, co. G, 9th Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nSquires, Asa, co. H, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nSquires, Jerome B., co. H, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nSmith, John H., co. K, 18th Mass. Inf., Dundee.\\nTownsend, Louis J., co. I,8tli Vt. Inf., Monroe City.\\nThayer, William, co. F, llth Mich. Cav., Ida.\\nThorn, Daniel W., co. B, Uth Ohio Inf., Bedford.\\nTrombley, Frank, co. G, 15th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nTyler, Michael G., co. H, 1st Ohio L. Art., Sum-\\nmertield.\\nTrombley, Lew^is, co. M, .sth Mich Cav., Snmmerfield.\\nTeal, Charles W., co. C, tith Midi. H. Art., London.\\nTaylor, Nelson, corp., co. F, Gth Mich. H. Art., Milan.\\nTierney, James, co. K, 1st Mich. Cav., Milan.\\nTucker, Alfred, co. A, 9th Mich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nTrombley, Eli, co. K, 18tli Mich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nTabbot, Charles, co. B, 176th Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nTabbot, August, co. B, lOOtli Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nTubbs, Orris F, co E, 1st. Mo. Engs., Whiteford.\\nTeil, Timothy, co. K, ISth Mich. Inf., Erie.\\nTyler, Daniel E., co. B, 5th Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nTaylor, David E.. sergt, co. D, 9tli Mich. Cav., A.sh.\\nThayer. Benjamin, co. H, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.\\nSummertield.\\nTotten, Joseph IL, sergt., co. D, 30th Mich. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nTappan, Richard, co. F, 2Gth Mich. Inf., Dundee.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0758.jp2"}, "699": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.\\n505\\nTaiJpan, Martin, unassigned, Dundee.\\nl p.ll, Moses, CO. K, nth Mich. Inf., Kxeler.\\nVan.\\\\kin, Simeon, co. C, 1st U. S. Sharp Shooters, I hi.\\nVanWormer, .\\\\aron .J., co. I, ISOtli Oliio Inf., Bedford.\\nVanXest, P.. co. E, !)th Mi. h Inf., Dundee.\\nVillette, Cliarles, co. K, 14th U. S. Inf., Milan.\\nans hoick, Franklin, co. F, 2M\\\\ Mich Inf., .Milan.\\nValerance, David, co. G, 24th Mich. Inf., Berlin.\\nVanTas.-^el, Samuel, co. K, lUth Ind. Inf., Whiteford.\\nVesey, Edwin, co. K, 24tli Mich. Inf., Whiteford.\\nVanhouten, James, corp.. co. K,24th Mich. Inf., .\\\\sli.\\nVan.schoick, J., co. B, 1st Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nX anZant, Tunis, co. F, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\nDundee.\\nVandercook, Henry, co. D, 18th Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nVanPelt, Ferdinand, co. E, 1st Mich. Cav., Dundee.\\nVanXest, James, co. I, 17th Mich. Inf., Dunilee.\\nVreeland, Wilts, co. H, 18th Midi. Inf., Summerfield.\\nWajrner, Joseph F, co. F., 4tli Mich. Cav., Monroe\\nCity.\\nWonde, Ricliard, bugler, co. B, .ith l S. Cav., Mon-\\nroe City.\\nWagner, Levi, co. K, isth Midi. Inf., Monroe City.\\nWhipple, John, co. A, 4th Midi. Inf., Monroe City.\\nWebb, Egbert, sergt., co. C, .5th Mich. Cav., Monroe\\nCity.\\nWarthen, Perry, co. H, 31st Ohio Inf., Monroe City.\\nWebl), Rollin F., lieut., co. C, otli Mich. Cav.. French-\\ntown.\\nWhetmill, George, co. M, 8th Mich. Cav., Bedford.\\nWright, William, co. D, 1st Ohio L. Art., Dundee.\\nWheeler Charles B., co. D, 1st Bat., IGtli U. S. Inf.,\\nDundee.\\nWinnis, George, co. E, l.Sdth Ohio Inf., LaSalle.\\nWenzel, George, co. K, 25th Ohio Inf., Exeter.\\nWalters, Joseph, co. C, 17th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nWright, Andrew, co. A, 24th Mich. Inf., Exeter.\\nWadsworth, Elihu H., capt., co. D, Kilst U. S. C.\\nInf., Summerfield.\\nWoodbury, Lyman, co, K, istli Mich. Inf., Sum-\\nmerfield.\\nWeathers, Charles, co. K, l- )tli Midi. Inf., Summer-\\nfield.\\nWilson, Isaac, G Bat., (itli Mich. II. Art., London.\\nWhite, Levi E., co. I, 11th .Mich. Inf., London.\\nWescott, Winant, co. K, Sd N. Y. Art., Milan.\\nWoocard, William, co. H, hsth Midi. Inf., Milan.\\nWenderhousen, Frederick, co. C, 1st Mich. Sharp\\nShooters, Milan.\\nWilcox, William H., orderly sergt., co. F, 4tli Mich.\\nInf., Milan.\\nWinters, M. L., co. A, 4th Midi. Cav., Milan.\\nWarner, Daniel, co. H, Isth Midi. Inf., Milan.\\nWheeler, Albert, co. K, .52d Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nWard, Jared, orderly, co. F, 2ilth Miili. Inf., White-\\nford.\\nWhiting, Dayton P., co. G, 12th 111. Cav., Whiteford.\\nWorKlbury, Albert, co. E, li7tli Ohio Inf., Whiteford.\\nWhajiker, Harmon, co. I, lil7th Ohio Inf.. Whiteford.\\nWo..llen, Samuel, co. G,9tli Midi. Inf., Erie.\\nWagner, Jacob, co. E, 1st Ohio Inf., Erie.\\nWilson, Isaiah, co. B, I Otli Ohio Inf., Raisinville.\\nWatson, William C, co. A, 4tli Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nWallace, John P., co. G, 7lh Ohio V. C. Cav., Ash.\\nWarner, Edward J., co. E, l-itli .Mich. Cav., Ash\\nWoodard, Robert R., co. B, ISth Mich. Inf., Ash.\\nWright, John W., co. C. 23d Iowa Inf., Dundee.\\nWitherson, Justus S., corp., co. A, iUli Mich. Cav.,\\nDundee.\\nWheeler, Samuel, co. II, 7tli Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nWilcox. Jacob, co. E, 1st Mich. Cav.. Dundee.\\nWarner, Marshall, co. B, .5tli Midi. Cav., Dundee.\\nWilson, John, co. B, ISth Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nYost, Michael, co. F, I02d Ohio Inf., Summerfield.\\nYoungs, Eber, co. B, 7th Mich. Cav., London.\\nZimmeiman, Jos.,co. K, 1.5th Mien. Inf., Frenchtown.\\nZorn. Lewis, co. L, 3d Ohio Cav., Raisinville.\\nZeliff, James S., co. M, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.,\\nDundee.\\nZeliir, Charles H., co. II, Isth Mich. Inf., Dundee.\\nMICHIGAN RKCMMEXTS.\\nA hirgc proportion of tlic enlistments (rom\\nMonroe county were in the Fourth, Seventh,\\nFifteenth, Seventeenth, Eigiiteenth Regiments,\\nand large nunilier enlisted in the Twenty-\\nfourth Infantry and Fiftli Cavahy, and the com-\\npanies organized in Monroe county only will re-\\nceive attention in tlie limited space allowed in\\nthis work, although a full account of enlistments\\nfrom Monroe county is given in alphabetical\\nlist, to wiiich the reader is referred\\nTHE l-OlRTIt RKGI.ME.NT\\nOf infantrj was recruited mostlj on aline run-\\nning from Monroe county along through tiie\\nsouthern tier of counties westward, including\\ni^t. .loseph county, and was organized by Colo-\\nnel Dwight A. Woodburv, of Adrian. The\\nfield officers were: Dwight A. Woodbuiy,\\ncolonel, of Adrian William W. Duflield. lieu\\ntenant colonel, of Detroit; Jonathan W.\\nChilds, major, Ypsilanti.\\nThis regiment enlisted under the first call for\\nthree months men. At the formation of the regi-\\nment the companies received an alphabetical\\ndesignation. The Smith Guards were desig-\\nnated Company A Constant Luce, of .Monroe,\\ncaptain; John M. Oliver, of Monroe, first lieu-\\ntenant A. Morell Eose, second lieutenant.\\nIn command of Dwight A. Woodburv tho\\nregiment left its rendezvous at Adrian for\\nWashington June 25, 1S61, numbering on tiio\\nI olis 1,025 officers and men, and arrived in that\\ncity .luly 2d and went into camp with the Sec-\\nond and Thir l Michigan, near the chain bridge\\nabove Georgetown.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0759.jp2"}, "700": {"fulltext": "566\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThis regiment aided largely, as also did the\\nSecond, Third and Fifth Regiments, in the con-\\nstruction of the defenses of Wasliington. Were\\nsubsequently engaged at Hanover Court House\\nMay 27, 1862, at Mechanicsville June 26th, and\\non tlie 27th at Gaines Hill; also at Savage Sta-\\ntion June 29th, at Turkey Bend June 30th, at\\nWhite Oak Swamp on the same day, and on\\nJuly Ist at Malvern Hill, where it became con-\\nspicuously engaged, losing its colonel, with\\nCaptain A. M. Rose, of Monroe. After the\\ndeath of Colonel Woodbury, Lieutenant-Colo-\\nnel Childs was promoted to the colonelc} When\\nthe campaign on the Peninsula ended, the\\nFourth Regiment returned with the army and\\nentered on the Pope campaign. Tliis regi-\\nment, in command of Colonel Childs, was also\\nin the engagement at Gainesville, August 29,\\n1862, Beese Run August 30th, at Antietam Sep-\\ntember 17th following, at Shepardstown Ford\\nSeptember 20, 1862. The regiment returned\\nagain to the Potomac from the Maryland cam-\\npaign was in the battle of Fredericksburg,\\nDecember 13th and 14tli. Among the killed\\nin the latter battle was Lieutenant James\\nClark.\\nThe regiment was al.so engaged at Snicker s\\nGap, Ya.., November 14, 1862 Fredericksburg,\\nVa., December 13, 14, 1862; Morrisville, Va.,\\nDecember 30th and Slst; Uiiited States Ford,\\nVa., January 1, 1863 Chaucellorsville, Va.,\\nMay 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1863; Kelley s Ford, Va.,\\nJanuary 9, 1863; Ashby s Gap, Va., June 21,\\n1863; Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 3, 4, 1863; Wil-\\nliamsport, Md., July 12, 1863; Wapping\\nHeights, Va., July 21, 1863; Culpepper,\\nVa., October 13, 1863; Brandy Station, Va.,\\nOctober 13, 1863; Bristo Station, Va., October\\n14,1863; Rappahannock Station, Va., Novem-\\nber 7, 1863 Cross Roads, Va., November 26,\\n1863; Mine Run, Va., November 29, 1863; Wil-\\nderness, Va., May 5, 6, 7, 1864; Laurel Hill,\\nVa., May 8, 1864 Po River, Va., May 10, 1804\\nSpottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; Ny River,\\nVa May 21, 1804; North Anna, Va., May 23,\\n1864; Jericho Mills, Va., May 24, 1864; Noel s\\nTurn, Va., May 26, 1864; Tolopotomy, Va.,\\nMay 30, 1864; Magnolia Swamp, Va., June 1,\\n1864; Bethesda Church, Va., June 2, 1864;\\nPetersburg, Va., June 18, 1864.\\nThe total membershijJ of the F ourth had\\nbeen during its service 1,32.5, while its losses\\nwere 273, of which 8 officers and 115 men were\\nkilled in action, 4 officers and 50 men died of\\nwounds, and 1 officer and 95 men of disease.\\nSEVENTH REGIMENT.\\nThe companies that composed the Seventh\\nRegiment joined their regiment at Monroe.\\nOn the formation thereof the companies re-\\nceived an aljjhabetical designation, which\\nthey assumed in the regiment in place of their\\nlocal names. The field and staff were Col-\\nonel, Ira R. Grosvenor, of Monroe; lieutenant-\\ncolonel, Frazoy M. Winans, of Moni-oe; major,\\nNathaniel B. Eldridge, Lapeer; adjutant, Hen-\\nry B. Landou, of Monroe.\\nThe Monroe Light Guards, designated as\\nCompany D, was officered by: Captain, Jame\\nDarrah first lieutenant, Sylvanus W. Curtis;\\nsecond lieutenant, Henry B. Landon all of\\nMonroe.\\nThe Seventh Regiment left Monroe for Vir-\\nginia on the 5th of September, 1861, in com-\\nmand of Colonel Ira R. Grosvenor, of\\nMonroe, its muster rolls showing the\\nnames of 884 officers] and enlisted men.\\nThe regiment lay on the Upper Potomac\\nduring the winter and was engaged in\\nthe dis.astrous action at Ball s Bluff, being in\\nLauder s brigade of Stone s division.\\nA few weeks after the Seventh reached the\\nfront, and while it was stationed on the Upper\\nPotomac, near Leesburg, a. stand of silk regu-\\nlation colors was purchased and given to it by\\nColonel Grosvenor, commanding. On one of\\nthe stripes was inscribed the motto, Tuebor.\\nIn July, 1864, while in the field near Peters-\\nburg, Corporal Williams brought for the regi-\\nment a flag of heavy blue silk, trimmed with\\ngold fringe, presented by the ladies of Monroe,\\non which were embroidered the battles of the\\nregiment. It was of rare beauty, and on it\\nwere also embroidered the State arms, with the\\nmotto ^Tuebor, surmounted by an eagle with\\na scroll, on which was inscribed, Seventh\\nMichigan Volunteers. Below the coat of arms\\nwas a double scroll, with the inscription, For-\\nlorn hope of Fredericksburg, December 11,\\n1862, and underneath, From the Ladies of\\nMonroe.\\nIt followed McClellan to the Peninsula in the\\nspring of 1862, was in the third brigade, sec-\\nond division, second corps, and sustained se-\\nvere loss in the battles of that campaign, being\\nengaged at Yorktown, April 4 to May 5; West", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0760.jp2"}, "701": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.\\n56\\nPoint, Va., May 7; Fair Oaks, May 31 to Juno\\n1 Peacli Orchard and Savage Station, .lime\\n20; White Oak Swamp and GlenJaic, Juno 30;\\nMalvern Hill, July 1 Bull Hun 2d, August 30.\\nAt Fair Oaks the Seventh was in Dana s\\nbrigade of Sumner s corps, and towards night\\nof that fearful struggle the Conlederatos were\\npressing forward with great vigor, and the rcg\\ninient became heavily engaged in tiie chai ge\\nreferred to in the following notice:\\nLossing says For a monicnt the National\\nline was bent and seemed ready to brenk, but\\nthe clear voice of IJurns calling out, Steady,\\nmen, steady! gave them such inspiration that\\nthey broke into loud cheers and held the posi-\\ntion firmly. In the face of their terrible vol-\\nleys the Confederates pressed on and charged\\nBrady s battery, whose murderous fire of can-\\nister, poured into their compact ranks, made\\nfearful lanes and sent them back in confusion\\nto the woods in their rear. Undismayed by\\ntheir repulse and the loss of their chief ((ienor-\\nal Johnston), the Confederates again advanced,\\njust as darkness came on, and endeavored to\\noutflank Sumner s right, where (ieneral Dana\\nhad joined Gorman. After figiiting heavily\\nfor some time Sumner ordered a ba^ onet\\ncharge by five of his regiments. This was\\nbravely performed. The regiments leaped two\\nfences between them and their foes, rushing\\nupon the Confederate line, and broke it into\\ndire confusion.\\nFollowing the battle of Bull itun, the Sev-\\nenth entered upon the Maryland campaign, in\\ncommand of Colonel Norman .1. Hall, then a\\nfirst lieutenant Fifih U. S. Artillery, a graduate\\nof the Military Academj from Michigan, who\\nhad been commissioned to the colonelcy of the\\nregiment to rank from July 7th preceding, vice\\ntirosvenor, resigned.\\nAt the battle of Antictam more than halt\\nits force engaged was disabled, .\\\\mong the\\nkilled were Captain J. JI. Turrill, Lieutenant\\n.1. I Eberhard, and Lieutenant John A. C lark,\\nwhile Captain Allen H. Zacharias was moi tall3-\\nwounded. The last two named, from Monroe.\\nThe limits of this work will not admit of\\nfollowing the Seventh Regiment through the\\nnumerous battles in which they were engaged,\\nlint the liberty is taken to quote the interesting\\nn ])ort of Major Sylvanus (hirlis, of Monroe,\\nwho succeeded to the command after the death\\nof Colonel Steele, to show the part taken by\\nthis regiment in the inqiorlant battle of (let-\\ntysburg.\\nOn the evening of the first day of July, 18G3,\\nthis regiment, under the command of Lieuten-\\nant Colonel Steele, reached a ])oint sonie four\\nmiles south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and\\nformed in line a short distance to the left of the\\nroad, and extending into the woods on the\\nsouthern slope of a high and conical hill. Ln-\\ninediately after arriving in jiosition ]}i(l ets\\nwere thrown out on the left flank, antl a bi-east-\\nwork made of some rails lying near our line.\\nThe men then prepared and ate their suppers\\nand lay on their arms. .\\\\t 5 a. m. on the ne.\\\\ t\\nday it marched on the Gettysburg road to a\\npoint on Cemetery Hill, near the center of our\\nline of battle. Here (his regiment, with the\\nFifty-Ninth New York, was ordered forward\\nto the front to support a battery. We were\\nposted about one hundred and fifty yard. to the\\nleft of the summit of the hill, about two acres\\nof which was covered with a dense growth of\\nsmall oaks; our left rested on the battery, our\\nright was partially- concealed by a cluster of\\nsmall trees and shrul)s. W c had then ])resent\\nfourteen officers and one hundred and fifty-one\\nmuskets Lnmediately on geUing into posi-\\ntion barricades were made of rails, and partially\\nscreened from ob.servation by bushes. Skirmish-\\ning commenced in front of us immediately after\\ngetting into position, and continued until 4:l. j\\ni M., when the enemy s artillery ojjened upon\\nus, and a general artillery duel soon commenced,\\nand continued without intermission until p. m.,\\nwhen the fire slackened, and their infantry\\ncolumns were seen advancing on our line.\\nThej- succeeded in passing through between\\nthe guns of the battery on our left, driving .:he\\ngunners from their jjosts. The line on our left\\ngave way. and our flank was almost turned,\\nbut the enemy s line was fast melting away\\nunder the scathing tiro of our men, who re-\\nmained unflinchingl3- at their ixists and they\\nsoon retired in utter confusion, leaving a larg e\\nnumber of dead and wounded.\\nThey also left in front of us three stands of\\ncolors, which were picked up by other regi-\\nments who followed them up. A large num-\\nber of i)risoners fell into our hands, and were\\nimmediately sent to the rear, among them one\\ncolonel slightly wounded in one of his fingers,\\nand several minor officers. This ended the\\nfight for the day, and the men lay down supper-", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0761.jp2"}, "702": {"fulltext": "568\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nless about 10 o clock to obtain what rest they\\ncould. Our loss was nine killed and ten\\nwounded. At daylight on the 3d the enemy\\nagain opened a furious cannonade, but did us\\nno harm, tiieir fire being principally directed\\nto the artillery on cither side of us. This con-\\ntinued until about nine o clock, when all be-\\ncame quiet, except a desultory fire from pickets\\nand sharpshooters on both sides. About half\\npast 10 all firing ceased until 1 p. m., when the\\nenemy fired a signal gun from the right of their\\nline, which was instantly followed by the roar\\nof all their artillery, which had been massed\\nin the edge of the woods opposite us in such a\\nmanner as to bring this regiment nearly in the\\ncenter of their fire. Owing to our peculiar\\nsituation in regard to their fire, not as much\\ndamage was done as would naturally be ex-\\npected from such a storm of missiles. Nearly\\nall the shot and shell struck in front and\\nricochetled over us or passed us and burst in\\nour rear. This continued until -i P. m., when\\ntheir infantry columns were seen advancing.\\nOrders were given the men to reserve their fire\\nuntil the enemy was within short range. They\\nsoon came within a very short distance and our\\nfire was opened on them ith terrible effect,\\nmowing them down by scores; still they came\\non till within a few yards of us, when the order\\nwas given to fix bayonets. The men expressed\\na determination to hold their works at all\\nhazards. Many of the enemy at this time\\ncrawled on their hands and feet under the sheet\\nof fire, and coming up to our lines, surrendered\\nthemselves prisoners. The enemy soon find-\\ning our fire too hot for them moved by the left\\nflank and joined in the assault upon the crest\\nof the hill, driving our line from their position.\\nAt this time Colonel Steele received an order\\nto form the regiment nearly at right angles to\\nits then ])osition, with the intention of attack-\\ning the enemy s right flank, which had become\\nexposed. Owing to the great noise the order\\nwas not understood by anj^ except those nearest\\nColonel Steele. The rest of the officers, seeing\\nthe men, as they supposed, retreating, made all\\nefforts to rally them. A part of them came\\nback, the remainder .kept on with Colonel\\nSteele, who advanced with them to the crest of\\nthe hill, when he fell, instantly killed with a\\nbullet through his brain. The greater part of\\nthe regiment remained in their works, and did\\ngreat execution by a well-directed fire upon\\nthe flanks of the enemy. The field was soon\\nwon, the enemy flying in great disorder.\\nA great number of prisoners were taken\\nand a large amount of small arms, am-\\nmunition, etc., were left upon the field. The\\nmen by this time had become very much ex-\\nhausted from previous long marches, constant\\nwatchfulness, and having been destitute of food\\nnearly two daj s, yet all were cheerful and\\nworked during the night to improve their\\nbreastworks in the anticipation of an attack\\nnext morning. Though but one spade could be\\nobtained the I ails were nearly covered with\\nearth by dayligiit. Most of the men worked\\ntill late in the night in bringing in and earing\\nfor the wounded. Our loss was twelve killed\\nand thirty-four wounded, making the loss in\\nboth actions twenty-one killed and fourty-four\\nwounded. The disproportionate number of\\nkilled arose from the fact that the men were\\npartially protected by the breastworks of rails,\\nand the greater part of those hit by the mis-\\nsiles of the enemy were hit in the head and\\nupper ])art of the body. The 4th was spent in\\nburying the dead, gathering up the arms left\\non the field, and taking care of the wounded.\\nToo much cannot be said in j^raise of the con-\\nduct of both officers and men. Where all did\\ntheir duty to the fullest extent, it would seem\\ninvidious to particularize.\\nThe regiment was mustered out of ser-\\nvice, and in command of Colonel LaPointe,\\nreached Jackson, Mich., on the 7th, where it\\nwas paid off and disbanded.\\nThe Seventh was engaged at Ball s Bluff. Va.,\\nOctober 21, 18G1; Yorktown, Va., April 4 to\\nMay 4, 1862; West Point, Va., May 7, 1862;\\nFair Oaks Va., May 31 to June 1, 18C2 Peach\\nOrchard, June 29, 1862; Savage Station, June\\n29, 1862; While Oak Swamp, Va., June 30,\\n1862; Glendale, Va., June 30, 1862; Malvern\\nHill, Va., July 1, 1862; Bull Kun, 2d, Va.,\\nAugust 30,1862; South Mountain, Md., Sep-\\ntember 14, 1862 Antietam, Md., September 17,\\n1862; Fredericksburg, Va., December 11, 12,\\nand 13, 1862; Chancollor.sville, Va. May 3 and\\n4, 1863; Haymarket, Va., June 1863; (let-\\ntysburg, Penn., July 2 and 3, 1863; Falling\\nWaters, Md., July 14, 1863; Bristo Station,\\nVa., November 27, 1863; Kobertson s Tavern,\\nVa., November 29, 1863; Mine Run, Va., No-\\nvember 29, 1863; Wilderness, Va., Ma} 5 and\\n6, 1864; Po River, Va., May 10, 1864; Spott-", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0762.jp2"}, "703": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REBEI.T.ION.\\n)t)9\\n-ylvaiiiii. V:i., -May 12, lSt!4; Norlli Anna, a.,\\n-May 2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^, 18(54; Xy Hivcr, \\\\a., May 24, 18t;4\\nTolopotorny. Va.. Maj* 30 and 31 and June 1,\\n\\\\Sii4; Cold Harbor, Va.. June 3, 1864; Poters-\\nliiirg, a.. June 18 au l 22, 1864; Deep Bottom,\\na July 27 an l 28, 1864; Strawberry Plain.s,\\nVa., August 14 and 17, 1864; Ream s Station,\\na., August 25, 1864; Boynton Road, Va., Oc-\\ntober 27, 1864: Hatcher s Run, \\\\ti., February\\n1865; Hatchers Run. Va., March 20, 1865;\\nI at Tail Creek, Va., April 2, 1865; Farmvillc,\\na., .\\\\pril 7, 1865; siege of Petersburg, a.,\\nfrom Juno 17, 1864, to April 3, 1865.\\nIt had a total membership of 1,393. Its\\nlosses were Killed in action, 6 officers, 123\\nmen died of wounils, 5 officers, 47 men of\\ndisease, 3 officers, 154 men a total of 338 dtH-\\ncers and men.\\nFIFTEK.VTH UEGI.ME.NT.\\nThe Fifteenth Regiment rendezvoused at\\nMonroe, was recruiteil by Colonel John M. Oli-\\nver, of that place. When the organization was\\ncompleted it was mustered into service March 20,\\n1862, and left its camp at Motiroe, in command of\\nColonel Oliver, March 27, 18(12, with 8(59\\nnames on its roll.\\nThe field and staff officers that were residents\\nof ilonroe were: Colonel, John M. Oliver;\\nadjutant. James G. McBride; quartermaster,\\nMichael Twooniey. Company B, Richard Lor-\\nfinger, captain Moses A. LaPointe, first lieu-\\ntt^naut James McBride, second lieutenant.\\nComjiany F, Augustus H. Phelps, first lieuten-\\nant F, James F. Adams, second lieutenant\\n(I, Francis X. Soleaii, second lieutenant; H,\\nSamuel P. Clark, first lieutenant; I, (leorgeA.\\nStrong, captain K, (Jeorge W. Bowlsb}-. cap-\\ntain.\\nThe destination of the regiment was the\\narmj then serving with (ieneral Orant in Mis-\\nsissippi. It reached Pittsburg Ijanding on the\\nday before the battle of the Gth and 7th of\\nApril, 1862, and its participation in that ac-\\ntion cost the regiment Captain (ieorge A.\\nStrong, of Monroe. From (Jencral McCook s\\nreport, commanding second division of Buell s\\narmy, he says: I take great pleasure in call-\\ning your attention to the conduct of Colonel\\nOliver, and operation of his regiment, the Fif-\\nteenth Michigan. When my division was\\ntiiarciiing on the field, (Joloncl Oliver, at the time\\nunknown to me, re(|iiestcd the ]iriviiege to place\\nhimself under my command. His regiment\\nwas attached to General Rosseaii s brigade, and\\nluring the day was undei- the hottest fire,\\nwhen he and his officers and men acted with\\nconspicuous braver}\\nI p to November 1. 1862, the regiment had to\\nparticipate in engagements and skirmishes:\\nAt Pittsburg Landing, April 6; Farmington,\\nMay 9; siege of Corinth, from May 10 to 31\\nluka, September 19; Chcwalla, October 1, and\\non the 3d and 4th at Corinth. It was immedi-\\nately after the liattle of Chewalla and Corinth\\nthat (Teneral l{osecrans made the folhjwing\\nexpression Well may Jliehigan be proud\\nof the gallant Fifteenth Regiment. Charles\\nH. Barnaby, of Raisinville, was killed the 13th\\nof August in a battle before Atlanta.\\nThe Fifteenth met the enemy at Pittsburg\\nJjanding, Tenn., April 6 and 7, 1862; Farm.\\niiigton, Afiss., May 9, 1862; siege of Corinth,\\nMiss., May 10 to 31, 1862; luka, Miss., Sep-\\ntember 19, 1862; Chewalla, Miss., October 1,\\n1862; Corinth, Miss., October 3 and 4,1862;\\nsiege of Vicksburg, Mi.ss., June 1 1 to July 4,\\n1863; Jackson, Miss., July 11 to 18, 1863;\\nResaca, (ia.. May 14, 1864; Big Shanty, Ga.,\\nJune 15, 1864; Kenesaw, Ga., June 25, 1864;\\nDecatur, Ga., July 20, 21, 1864; siege of At-\\nlanta, July 22 to August 25, 1864; Atlanta and\\nM. R. R., (!a., August 29,1864; Jone.sboro, ia.,\\nAugust 31,1864; Lovejoy s Siation, Ca., Se|i.\\ntember 2, 1864; Clinton, Ga, November 20,\\n1864 Fort McAllister, Ga., December 13, 1864\\nOrangeburg, S. C, February 14 and 15, 1865;\\nCongaree Creek, S. C, February 15, 1865;\\nSaluda Creek, S. C, February 16, 1865; Co-\\nlumbia, S. C, February 17, 1865; Fayelteville,\\nN. March 13, 1865; Bentonville, N. C,\\nMarch 19, 1865.\\nThe membership of the Fifteenth was 2 371,\\nand its losses 337, as follows: Killed in action,\\n2 officers and 48 men; I offi ccr and 18\\nmen dicl of wounds; and of ilisease, 4 officers\\nand 264 tnen.\\nSEVENTEENTH REGIMENT.\\nThe Seventeenth, the celebrated Stone-\\nwall s regiment, was rendezvoused at Detroit.\\nThe foregoing roster of regiments will show a\\nlarge number of enlistments from Monroe. Tiio\\norganization of the regiment was commenced\\nby olonel Charles F. Pitman, of Detroit,\\nwhose excellent drill and discipline enabled", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0763.jp2"}, "704": {"fulltext": "570\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthe roifiment to leave for tlu front in :i very\\ncreditahle condition. It left Miclii^ an for\\nWashington August 27, 18G2. with a force on\\nits rolls of 982 officers and men, in command\\nof Colonel William H. Withiug-ton, who had a\\nshort time before been commissioned as its\\ncommanding officer, and Constant Luce, of\\nMonroe, as lieutenant colonel, and William E.\\nDuffield, of Monroe, second lieutenant of Com-\\npany C.\\nThe regiment was attached to the First\\nbrigade, First division, Ninth corps, and imme-\\ndiately sent into the Maryland campaign with\\n(ieneral McClellan, and in little more than t\u00c2\u00abo\\nweeks after it left the State, was fiercely en-\\ngaged in the hotly contested action of South\\nMountain, on September 14, 1862, whence it\\nemerged with a loss of twenty-seven killed and\\none hundred and fourteen wounded. Among\\nthe wounded on the 24th at Antietam, was\\nLieutenant William E. Duffield, of Monroe,\\nwho ilied from his wounds, at Frederick (Uty,\\nMd., the following October.\\nThe Seventeenth had engaged the enemy\\nwhile in service at South Mountain, Md., Septem-\\nber 14, 1802 Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862;\\nFredericksburg, Va., December 12, 13, 14, 1862\\nsiege of Vicksburg, Miss., June 22 to July 4,\\n1863 Jackson, Miss., July 11 to 18, 1863 Blue\\nSpring, Tenn., (October 10, 1863; London,\\nTenn., November 14, 1863; Leuoire Station,\\nTenn., November 15, 1863; Campbell s Sta-\\ntion, Tenn., November 16, 1863 siege of Knox-\\nville, Tenn., November 17 to December 5, 1863;\\nThurley s Ford, Tcun., December 15, 1863;\\nFort Saunders, Tenn., November 29, 1863;\\nStrawberry Plains, Tenn., January 22, 1864;\\nWilderness, Va., May 5, 6 and 7, 1864; Ny\\nRiver, Va., May 9, 1864; Spott.sylvania, Va.,\\nMay 10, 11, 12, 1864; North Anna, Va., May\\n24, 1864; Bethesda Church, Va., June 2, 3,\\n1864; Cold Harbor, Va., June 7, 1864; Peters-\\nbui g, Va., June 17, 18, 1864, the Crater, Va.,\\nJuly 30, 1864; Weldon R. R., Va., August 19,\\n21, 1864; Ream s Station, Va., August 25, 1864;\\nPoplar Spring Church, Va., September 30, 1864;\\nPegram Farm, October 2, 1864 Boydton Road,\\nVa., October 8, 1864; Hatcher s Run., Va., Oc-\\ntober 27, 28, 1864; Port Steedman, Va., March\\n25, 1865 capture of Petersburg, Va., April 3,\\n18(!5; siege of Petcrsl)urg, Va., from June 17,\\n186t, to April 3, 1865.\\nEIGHTEENTH AND TWENTY-KOIIRTH REGIMENTS.\\nThe regiment had a membership of 1,1*79,\\nits losses were 283, of which 3 officers and\\n89 men were killed in action, 4 officers and\\n35 men died of wounds, and 152 of disease.\\nThe President of the United States called.\\nJuly 2, 1862, for 300,000 more, 11,686 being\\nthe quota for Michigan.\\nThe Eighteenth and Twenty-fourth Regi-\\nments were apportioned to Congressional Dis-\\ntricts under order of July 15, 1862, and the re-\\ncruiting of same w as confined exclusively to\\nits own district.\\nThe Eighteenth was assigned to I he First Dis-\\ntrict, to be recruited in the counties of Hills,\\ndale, Lenawee and Monroe, while Wayne, the\\nother county of the District, undertook to\\nraise the Twenty-fourth Regiment in addition.\\nThe rendezvous of the Eighteenth was at\\nHillsdale, and for the purpose of organization\\nwas placed in charge of the Hon. Henry Wal-\\ndron.\\nThe field and staff officers were: Colonel,\\nCharles C. Doolittle, of Hillsdale. Those from\\nMonroe\u00e2\u0080\u0094 lieutenant-colonel, George Spalding;\\nadjutant, John C. Whipple. Company H, of\\nsaid regiment, in command of Captain Richard\\nP. lugersoll, of Dundee; first lieutenant, Albeit\\nII. Babcock, of Dundee. Company Iv, of same\\nregiment, in command of Captain John J.\\nStevens, of Monroe first lieutenant, Henry D.\\nSpaulding; second lieutenant, Henry E. I-Illiot,\\nof Monroe.\\nThe i-ecruiting of this regiment commenced\\nJuly 15, 1862, and on the 26th of August was\\nmustered into the service of the United States,\\nleaving Hillsdale with 1,002 officers and men\\non the rolls, in command of Colonel Doolittle,\\non the 4th of September, with orders to report\\nat Cincinnati.\\nThis regiment participated, with great credit\\nto itself and honor to the State of Michigan,\\nwith the enemy at Danville, liy., February 24,\\n1863; Pond Springs, Ala., June 28, 1864 Cur-\\ntis Wells, Ala., June 24, 1864; Courtland, Ala.,\\nJuly 25, 1864; Athens, Ala., September 24,\\n1864; Decatur, Ala., October 24 and November\\n2S. 1864.\\nThe Eighteenth had carried on its rolls 1,374\\nofficers and men, and had lost 310, of which 1 1\\nmen were killed in action, 2 men died of\\nwounds, and 297 of disea.se.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0764.jp2"}, "705": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF THE REBEI.I.tOX.\\n-.71\\nThe discipline, orderly deportment and lii^h\\ncharacter of both officers and men were highly\\nappreciated at Nasliville, Tenn., by Andrew\\n.lolinson, and became his trusted regiment in\\ntlie administration of affairs in tliat eit3%\\nTlic tigblinfT qualities, discipline, efficiency\\nand fine cultivation of the Eighteenth were\\nproverbial tliroughout the department of the\\nCumberland, and its inspection never failed to\\ndemand and receive the fullest commendations\\nof inspecting officers, wbo uniformly referred\\nto it as an example worthy of following.\\nFIl rll MIcniG.AX CAVALRY\\nWas well represented by enlistments from\\n.Monroe county, in command of fieneral (ieorge\\nArmstrong uster, for whoso biography the\\nreader is referred to page 319. A portion of\\nhis staff thi-ough the war of the Eebcllion, se-\\nlc(te l from the city of Monroe, are mentioned\\nin the official reports in the highest terms of\\ncommendation and praise for their brave, fear-\\nloss and soldier-like qualities througli the nu-\\nmerous campaigns, viz.: Captain Jacob L.\\nGreene, for whose biography the reader is re-\\nferred to page 352, J/ieutenant Frederick A.\\nNims. Lieutenant James Christiancy and Cap-\\ntain James G. McHridc.\\nDuring the service of (ieneral Custer s\\nbrigade it was engaged with the enemy\\nat Hanover, Va., June 30, 1863; Hunt-\\n(M-sto\u00c2\u00abn, Penn., July 2, 1863; Gettysburg,\\nPcnn., July 3, 1863; Monterey, Md.;\\nJuly 4, 1863; Cavetown, Aid July 5, 1863.,\\nSmithtown, Md July 6, 1863; Boonsborough,\\nMd.,July 6, 1863; Hagerstown Md., July 6,\\n1863; Williamsport, Md.July 6, 1863; Boonsbo-\\nrough, Md., July 8, 1863; Hagerstown, Md.,\\nJuly 10, 1862; Williamsport, Md., July 10,\\n1863; Falling Waters, Md., July 14, 1863;\\nSnicker s Gap, Va., July 19, 1863; Kelley s\\nFord, Va., September 13, 1863; Culpepper\\nCourt Hou.se, Va., September 14, 1863; Rac-\\ncoon Ford, Va., September 16, 1863; White s\\nFord, Va., September 21, 1863; Jack s Shop,\\nsi., September 26, 1863; James ity, Va., Oc-\\ntober 9, 10, 1863; Brandy Station, Va., October\\n11, 1863; Buckland s Mills, Va., October 19,\\n1.S63; Stevcnsburg, Va., November 19, 1863;\\nMorton s Ford, Va., November 26, 1863: Rich-\\nmond, Va., March 1, 1864,; Wilderness, Xii.,\\n.May (i and 7, 1864; Beaver Dam Station, Va.,\\nMay 9, 1864; Yellow Tavern, Va., May 10,\\nand II, 1864; Meadow Bridge, Va., May 12,\\n18(i4; MiUbnl, Va., May 27, 1S64; Hawes\\nShop, Va., May 28, 1864; Baltimore X Roads,\\nVa., May 29, 1S64; Cold Harbor Va., May 30,\\nand June 1, 1864; Trevilian Slnlion, a., June\\n11 and 12, 1S(J4; Cold Harbor, ^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2a., J uly 21,\\n1864; Winchester, Va., August 1 1. 1865 Front\\nRoyal, Va., August 16, 18()4; Lectown, \\\\a.,\\nAugust 25, 1864; She])ardstown, Va .\\\\ugust\\n25,1864; Smithfield, Va., August 29. 1864;\\nBcrryville, Va., Septemljcr 3,1864; Summit,\\nVa., September 4, 1864; Opequan, Va., Sep-\\ntember 19, 1864: Winchestei-, Xn., September\\n19,1864; Luray, Va., September 24, 1864; Port\\nRepublic, Va., July 26, 27 and 28, 1864 Mount\\nCrawford, Va., October 2, 1864; Woodstock,\\nVa., October 9, 1864; Cedar Creek, Va., Octo-\\nber 19, 1864; Madison Court House, Va., De-\\ncember 24, 1864; Louisa Court House, Va.,\\nMarch 8, 1865; Five I orks, A a March 30, 31\\nand April 1, 1865; South Side R. R., Va.,\\nApril 2, 1865; Duck Rond Mills, Va., April\\n4 1865; Ridge s, or Sailor s Creek, A a April\\n6, 1865 A])ponialtox Court House, Va., April\\n8 and 9, 1865 Willow Springs, Dakota T., Au-\\ngust 12, 1S65.\\nGK.VXI) .\\\\R.MY OF THE REPUBLIC AND AUX-\\nILIARY ORGANIZATION\\nThe patriotism of Monroe county is perpetu-\\nated by the following organizations of the\\nGrand Army of the Republic\\nDundee-William Bell Post, No. 10.\\nMonroe Jo.seph R. Smith Post, No. 76.\\nCarlelon\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Perry Baker Post, No. 200.\\nMilan Lucius Taylor I ost, No. 274.\\nPetersburgh Morgan I arker Post, No. 281.\\nIn these posts three hundred and fifty-three\\nold vets rally around colors that in 1861\\nto 1865, with red cheeks, wavy brown hair,\\nsteps firm and eyes bright, with heads erect,\\nmarched past the mustering officer and were\\nsworn into the United States service. Then in\\nthe flush of healthy manhood thej went to the\\nfront; now some of them look into the glass\\nand behold the wrinkled brow, the dim eyes,\\ngray hairs, sunken cheeks, and tui-n away\\nfinding themselves feeling, walking and look-\\ning like old men. We see them all as they\\nmarch proudl3- away under the flaunting flags,\\nkeei)ing time to the wild, grand music of war,\\nmarching down the streets of great cities,\\nthrough the towns and aci-oss the prairies", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0765.jp2"}, "706": {"fulltext": ")72\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ndown [u the field of gloiy, to do and die, if\\nneed be, that there sliall be no dishonor on the\\nflag of their eountry. We go with them in the\\neamp and bivouac, on the weary marehes and\\ngory fields, in the prisons of hatred and fam-\\nine, and see the remnant of them return to the\\nbosom of their families in the land they helped\\nmake free, and under the flag they helped\\nkeep stainless.\\nAuxiliary to this gi and arnn* of veterans to\\nwhom we owe so much, we find the Woman s\\nRelief Corps: Dundee W. R. C, No. 11. Milan\\nW. R. C, Mo. 1 16, and Joseph R. Smith W. R. C.,\\nNo. 150, with a total membership of OS ladies.\\nAlso the Sons of A eterans: Dundee. Thunias\\nW. Palmer Camp, No. 125; Moni oe, John J.\\nStephens Camp, No. 136; Milan, Edward P.\\nAllen Camp, No. 137, having a total member-\\nship of 114 young men.\\nWilliam Hell, a private in Company I, Sev-\\nenth Michigan Volunteer Infantry, enlisted\\nSeptember 4, 1861, and was wounded in both\\nfeet at the battle of Antietam, September 17,\\n1862, and honorably discharged, his right leg\\nbeing amputated November 3, 1862, after\\nwhich he returned to Dundee, where he died\\nMarch 30, 1874. From him William Bell Post,\\nNo. 10, (i. A. R,, was named, and received a\\ncharter granted liy the Department of Michi-\\ngan, October 0, 1870, on which date it was\\nmustered, with eleven charter membi rs, by\\n(Comrade Daniel W. Sawyer, assistant adjutant\\ngeneral, with the following officers\\nPost Commander, Edward Gray Senior\\nVice Commander, A. Glenn Junior Vice\\nCommander, Peter Clark Quartermaster, H.\\nA. Stewart Surgeon, J. W. Mason Chaplain,\\nM. Langtoii OiWcer of the Day, N.J. Carney\\nOfficer of the Guard, Jerome B. Galloway\\nAdjutant, S. B. Rowell; Sentinel. James H.\\nassidy Guard, B. C. Munger.\\nThe membership has increased to 115, and\\nmeetings arc held every alternate Wednesday\\nevening. The office of Post Comnjander has\\nbeen held by Edward Gray, 1879-1880; Sidney\\nB. Rowell, 1881; Augustus Glenn, 1882; Sid-\\nney B. Rowell, 1883; Ramus B. Davis, 1884-\\n1885; Justus S. Wilkerson, 1886; Nathaniel\\nXewcll, 1887 David C. Spears, 1888.\\nI or 1889 the officers wei-e Commander, H.\\nA. Stewart; Senior Vice Commander, James\\nKnowles Junior Vice Commander, John Rod\\nChaplain, Rev. W. Cai rick (^uartermastci-,\\nI!. I l avis: Officer of (iuard, James Yan-\\nest Officer of the Day. M. V. Fox; Surgeon,\\nl r. (i. W. Jackson; Adjutant, Truman Gee.\\nAt a meeting of the ex-soldiers of Monroe,\\nheld at Eloral City Lodge Rooms, in Eaton\\nBlock, thirty-two applicants, armed with their\\nhonorable discharges from the service of the\\nUnited States during the War of the Rebel-\\nlion, presented themselves as jjroper material\\nfrom which to start a post of the G. A. R.\\nColonel Smith, of the regular army, was an\\nold resident of Monroe, and in honor of him\\nthe name of Joseph R. Smith Post, No. 7(i,\\nwas chosen. The comrades selected the fol-\\nlowing officers, who were dulj^ installed by O.\\nA. James, from C. J. Dickerson Post, No. 6, of\\nHillsdale, he having been detailed by Depart-\\nment Headquarters as mustering officer\\nCommander, S. W. Curtis, late major Seventh\\nMichigan A olunteer Infantrj-; Senior Vice\\nCommander, Constant Luce, late colonel Sev-\\nenteenth Michigan Volunteer Infantry Junior\\nV^ice Commander, Egbert Webb, late first ser-\\ngeant, Filth Michigan (Custer s) Cavalry;\\nAdjutant, W. H. Beisel, late lieutenant Com-\\njiany K, Eighteenth Michigan Volunteer In-\\nfantry; (Quartermaster, Theodore Kirchmeier,\\nlate private, Company C, One Ifundred and\\nThirtieth (3hio Volunteer Infantry; Surgeon,\\nJob C. Eaton, late lieutenant Compan}- K.\\nEleventh Michigan Volunteer Infantry; Chap-\\nlain, I. R. Grosvenor, late colonel Seventh\\nVolunteer Infantry; Officer of the Day, F. A.\\nNims, late lieutenant Company C, Fifth Mich-\\nigan Volunteer Infantry Officer of the Giiaivi,\\nW^illiam G. Ross, late lieutenant Compaii}- I,\\nEleventh Michigan Volunteer Infantry; Ser-\\ngeant Major, J. J. Hubble, late private. Com-\\npany F, First Michi^ an ohinteer Infantry;\\n(Quartermaster Sergeant, D. II. Norris, late\\nprivate of Company I, Eleventh Michigan Vol-\\nunteer Infantry and twenty-one comrades, as\\nfollows: J. D. Ronan, Thomas R. Shirk,\\nGeorge Haag, William F. Haight, W. C. Brown,\\nH. A. Austin, F. Benderritter, Thomas L. Sed-\\nelbauer, J. F. Wagner, Warren Lenox, Burton\\nParker, George D. Paul, C. F. Gruner, Fred\\nBeck, F. X. Soleau, George B. DeLong, J. P.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0766.jp2"}, "707": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OF TIIK KKnF.LMON.\\nHot, Fro.l Sjiatl.. .1. II. WicklittV. .lohn Jack-\\nson. jr., and J. A. Wagner.\\nThe meetings ai-e held altornale Monday\\nevenings, and one hiindreil and thirteen eoni-\\nrades in good standing are on the ro.ster. The\\n]iost of Comniander has heen held by the fol-\\nlowing comrades: S. W. Curtis, 18S2; Con-\\nstant Luce, 1883; .1. I). Uonan, 188-1 William\\n11. Bcisel, 1885: (Jeorge Spaulding, 188(j Bur-\\nt..n I j .rker, 1887; William F. Ilaight, 1888.\\nFor 188!t the officers were: Comnuuuler,\\nI rank Canx Senior A ice Commander, Charles\\nI eck Junior ico Commander. Frank\\nBcnderrittcr: .\\\\djutant, Alex. T. Navarro;\\ntiartermaster, (ieorge B Deljong; Surgeon,\\n.lob C. Eaton; Cha])lain, Joseph Huber; Offi-\\ncer of tlie Day, William Hagan Officer of the\\nGuard, St. lair Durocher: Sergeant Major,\\nFi-ank Nelson ^uarterniaster Sergeant, I jgbert\\nWebb.\\ni.KKi.mas.\\nIn the fall of 1883 the veterans of Carletou\\nand vicinity came to the conclusion to organ-\\nize a post of the (irand army of the Repub-\\nlic, which was done November 15, 1883, the\\nacting chief mustering officer being Major A.\\nM. Holt, of Fairbaidcs Post. No. 17, Detroit.\\nFourteen comrades answered to the roll for\\nmuster on the fii st night, and selected the\\nname of William F. Sherman, but on receiving\\ntheir number, 2(10, general orders compelled\\na change in the name, and to select one of the\\ndead. Accordingly it was named Perry Baker,\\nafter a resident of Ash. who in September, 1861,\\nenlisted in Com])any A, Fourth Michigan ol-\\nunleer Infantr\\\\ ami during the seven daj s\\ntight on the Peninsula in 18G2 was captured,\\nand died in pri.son at Belle Isle. The officers\\nat the organization of I erry Baker Post, No.\\n200, were as follows:\\nonimander, .lohn I Wallace, Co. G, 7tli\\nO. Senior Vice Commander, Jeremiah\\nllyall, .Vdmiral Porter s Flag Ship, -Siren:\\n.lunior Vice Commander, Ilulbert Spicer, Co.\\nH, 121th N. Y. II. A.: Adjutant, Edward J.\\nWarner, Co. E, Isl Mich. C. Surgeon, Fred-\\nerick Bullin, Co. B, 47th O. V. I. (^larter-\\nniasler, Reuben T. Hause, Co. D. 44lh III. V. I.;\\nChaplain, Joseph B. Crane, Co. I, 11th Mich.\\nV. I.; Officer of the Day. John F. Baker, Co.\\nA, 4th Mich. V. I.; Officer of the Guard, Peter\\nBatway, Co. (J, 24tli Mich. V. I.; Sergeant\\nMajor, Thomas Adam.s. Co. D, llth Mich. V. I.\\nI uartermaslcr .Sergeant, Charles I Kent/., Co.\\nE. 12i)th N. V. V. I.; Color Sergeant. Charles\\nW. Hordine. Co. 28th Mich. V. I. Inner\\nSentinel, Janus Coif: Co. C, 17lh Midi. V. I.;\\nOuter Guard. I elir Culcher. Co. II. II 1th\\nO. V. 1.\\nThese conii-ades have held the fort until they\\nnow number forty six members, with the fol-\\nlowing oHiciis: Post Commander, John F.\\nBaker: Senior ice Commander, Levi Clark:\\n.lunior i(e Commander, Charles W. Bordine;\\nAdjutant, .lidin P. Wallace; Surgeon, M. L.\\nBaker: (^lartermaster, Edward Baker; (Jhap-\\nlain, C. .M. Baker: Officer of the Day, George\\nII. Post: Officer of the Guard, Peter utchor\\nSergeant Major, F. M. Ballen (Quartermaster\\nSergeant. l- rank I oborts; (iuard,.lo.seph Bran-\\nclieau: Si-ntiiiel, Hiram Johnson; Color .Ser-\\ngeant, Solomon liaker.\\nThe commanders of the Post have been:\\nJohn B. Wallace, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886 (ieorge\\nH. Post, 1887: Isaac Biddlecoinb, 1888; John\\nF. Baker, 188!l.\\nRegular musters are lieltl on the first and\\nthird Saturdays of each month.\\n.MILAN.\\nSeptember 22, 1884, Comra les Hampton and\\nHolt, of l- airbaiiks Post, No. 17, Detroit, mus-\\ntered twenty-nine charter members into Lucius\\nI avlor Post. No. 274. with the following\\nofficers\\nPost onimander, Jerome .\\\\llen: Senior\\nVice Commander. Daniel ase; Junior Vice\\nComntander, Lorenzo A.Hitchcock: Surgeon,\\nJames Blackmer; Chaplain, Morris Vincent;\\n(^uarternwister, Andrew D. Jackson Officer of\\nthe Da} Jose])h Gauntlett; Officer of the\\nGuard. Carlos Allen; Adjutant, Nathan C.\\nPutnam: Sergeant Major, Herbert II. Taylor:\\n(Quartermaster Sergeant, Wesley Robison.\\nThe meetings are held on the first and third\\nWednesday evenings, of the month, and niem-\\nbershi]j fifty. The rank of Commander has\\nbeen hidd by the following comrades; Jei-ome\\nAllen, 1SS4-1.S85: Andrew D. Jackson, isstj-\\n1887: Wesley Kobison, 1888-1889.\\nThe officers for 188!l were: Commandei-,\\nWesley Robison; Senior Vice Commander,!\\nT. Buxton: Juinor -Vice Commander, H.\\nHooker; (,)iiartermaster, l aniel Case: Clia|i-\\nlain, Rev. .1. Huntington; Surgeon, hester\\nDaniels; Officer of the Day, John Steidle Offi-\\ncer of the Guard, E. H. Davis.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0767.jp2"}, "708": {"fulltext": "574\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nI ETEli.SIsrRGlI.\\nMorgan Parker Post, No. 281, G. A. I!., lo-\\ncittod at Potersbur li, was mustered the third\\nday of October, 1884, by Comrade Ramus B.\\nIJavis, Post Coiiimaiider of William Bell Post,\\nSo. 10, of l iiii lce. startiui;- out with eighteen\\ninember.s on its muster roll. I\\\\. Kirby was\\nchosen Coniniander, which rank he held during\\nthe balance of the year, and during the 3 ear\\n1885. It has since Itecn held by Horace Bren-\\nningstall, 1886; Isaac Faunec, 1887; James\\nOusterhout, 1888 and for 1889, with forty-five\\nmembers on the roll, and meeting alternate\\nSaturdays evenings the otfieers were: Post\\nCommandci-, II. II. Kirby; Senior A^iee\\nCommander, Isaac Faunce Junior Vice Com-\\nmander, E. H. Cornwell; Surgeon, A. Bren-\\nningstall; Chaplain, Rev. D. A. Curtis; Quar-\\nternia.ster, l)aniel Fisher; Officer of the Day,\\n(I.e. Sayre; Officer of the Guard, J. A. Bol-\\nster Adjutant, Horace J. Brenningstall.\\nAVOMAN S RELIEF CORPS.\\nThe efforts to organize a Woman s Relief\\nCorps in Dundee auxiliary to William Bell\\nPost, No. 10, G. A. R., culminated May 8, 1884,\\nin the formation of W. R. C. No. 11, with\\ntwent3 -six ladies enrolled as members, and was\\nthe first Relief Corps mustered by Mrs. Hamp-\\nton, now Past National President. She, being\\nassisted by Mrs. Moore, Conductor of Corps\\nNo. 10, of Detroit, installed the following offi.\\ncers President, Mrs. Mattie D. Smith Senior\\nVice President, Mrs. Martha Jackson Junior\\nXice President, Mrs. Sarah A. Bell Secretary,\\nMrs. Clara Chite Treasurer, Mrs. Amy J.\\nMcBride; Chaplain, Mrs. Anna M. Kenj on\\nConductor, Miss Rita Boll Guard, Miss Susie\\nMugg. The meetings are held on the first and\\nthird Tuesdays in the month, and membership\\nhas increased to fifty-seven. The office of Pres-\\nident has been held by the following ladies:\\nMrs. Mattie D. Smith, 1884-1885; Mrs. .Sarah\\nJ. Ma.son, 188G; Mrs. Augusta Davis, 1887;\\nMrs. Mattie D. Smith, 1888; Mrs. Augusta\\nDavis, 1889. For 1889 the officers were:\\nPresident, Mrs. Augusta Davis; Senior A^ice\\nPresident, Mrs. Mattie D. Smith; Junior Vice\\nPresident, Mrs. Nancy Spaulding; Secretary,\\nMrs. Kliza Slayton Treasurer, Mrs. Julia\\nDrew; Chaplain. Mrs. Helen Currick Conduc-\\ntor, Mrs. Mar}- A, Stewart; Guard, Ijibbio\\nTjockwood; Assistant Conductor, Susie Deitor;\\nAssistant Guard, Sarah Casey; Organist, Mary\\nHunt.\\nMILAN.\\nOn June 23, 1887, the ladies of Milan held a\\nmeeting in Marble s Hall for the purpose of\\nforming a Woman s Relief Corps Auxiliary to\\nLucius Taylor Post, No. 274, and selected the\\nfollowing officers President, Mrs. Libbie\\nCase; Senior Vice President, Mrs. Hattie Vin-\\ncent; Junior Vice President, Mrs. Sarah R.\\nWhaley; Secretary-, Mrs. Rachel F. Robison\\nTreasurer, Mrs. Francis A. Jackson Conduc-\\ntor, Mrs. Ellen H.Taylor; Assistant Conduc-\\ntor, Mrs. Delia Allen; Guard, Mrs. Nellie\\nWhaley; Assistant Guard, Mrs. Emma Gaunt-\\nIctt; Chaplain, Mrs. Hattie Davis who were\\nduly installed and W. R. C. No. 116 fully or-\\nganized by Mrs. Sarah A. Plummei*, Depart-\\nment President.\\nThe meetings are held on the second and\\nfourth Wednesday afternoons of each month,\\nthe menbership being twenty. Mrs. Libbie\\nCase held the office of President until the Do\\ncember election of 1888, when the following\\nofficers foi- 1889 were chosen: President, Mrs.\\nWesley Robinson Senior Vice President, Mrs.\\nF. M. Throop; Junior Vice President, Mrs.\\nWilliam Whaley Secretary, Mrs. H.A.Tay-\\nlor; Treasurer, Mrs. Daniel Case Conductor,\\nMrs. Charles Davis; Assistant Conductor, Mrs.\\nWilliam H. Whaley; C.uxplain, .Mrs. Hiram\\nJackson; Guard, Mrs. E. H. Davis; Assistant\\nGuard, Mrs. J. H. Brownell.\\nWoman s Relief Corps No. 150, auxiliary to\\nJoseph R. Smith Post, No. 76, G. A. R., was\\norganized June 22, 1888, by Mrs. Louisa A.\\nRobbins, Department President, a.ssisted by\\nPhebe H. Curtis, Department Tre.isurer, both\\nof Adrian, Michigan. Eighteen ladies appearetl\\nto answer to their names as charter members,\\nand the following officers elected and installed\\nPresident, Lizzie K. Austin; Senior Vice\\nPresident, Eliza Wende Junior Vice Presi-\\ndent, Maria Caux; Secretary, Lu H. Wagner;\\nTreasurer, Sarah A. Peck; Chaplain, Mary L.\\nNorman; Conductor, Ada Roberts; Guard,\\nMary Benderritter Assistant Conductor, Sarah\\nWhipple Assistant Guard, E. S. Carlisle.\\nThe last report showed twenty-one ladies on", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0768.jp2"}, "709": {"fulltext": "THE WAR OK line UlilJIil.I.ION.\\ntheir roll. For l.S8i) tlio oftictTs rcinaiiu il llic\\nsame willi the oxeeption of .liuiior Vice Presi-\\ndent and Assistant Conduclor, the former being\\nheld by Pai-raelia Mitchell, and the latter by\\nI aniiie Webb. The Corps meet each alternule\\nMondaj evening, in Eaton Hall.\\nSONS OF VETERANS.\\nTo aid the veterans, and to do. as far as pos-\\nsiblc, the work that they have been doing, after\\nthey have passed away, is formed another\\norder, for which the old boys, as a rule, have\\na warm side, and works in unison with the\\nG. A. R. evy a|iproi riately is it named.\\nUl NDKK.\\nThomas W. i almor amp, .No. 12. Division\\nof .Michigan, was mustered March 1888, by\\nFrederick A. Rogers, with the following offi-\\ncers: Captain, W. \\\\V. |)rew; First Lieuten-\\nant, F. E. Fleming; Second Lieutenant, Henry\\nHunkleman; Chaplain, Oscar McBride F ii-st\\nSergeant, George H, Fnlver; Quartermaster\\nSergeant, Fred A. (ice; Coloi Sei geant, Henry\\nJ. Burton; Sergeant of tlie (iuard. 1 rank Par-\\nker: Principal Musician, Charles Carrick\\norpoi al of the Guard, Alonzo Squires; Cam])\\n(iuard, George Newel Picket (tuard, Charles\\n(Jalloway and thirty-three privates. Their\\nmeetings are held on alternate Wednesday\\nevenings, and membership increased to tifty-\\nfour.\\n.MONROE.\\nJolin Ste|)hens Camp, No. 130, with rank\\nfrom June 2.5. LS88, was organized with twenty-\\nfour charter members, by Captain \\\\V. W.\\nDrew, of Thomas W. Palinei Camp, No. 12.\\ndetailed for that purpose by colonel command-\\ning the Division of Michigan. The officers\\nwere: Captain, (ieorge J. Smith (whose\\nfather was Sergeant Co. 15, 9th Mich. V. F.)\\nFirst liieutenant, Frank M. Olmstead (father.\\nSergeant Co. F, 11th Ky. Cav.) Second Lieu-\\ntenant, William Gibson (father, Co. 4th\\nMich. V. 1.); Camp Council, Hal Iv Stevens\\n(father, Captain Co. K, 18th Mich. V. I.),\\nMarvin Cousino (father, Co. K, 8th Mich. Cav.)\\nand Charles T. Southworlh (father. Surgeon\\nisth Mich. V. L); Cha])lain, George L. An-\\ndcregg (father, Co. A, 11th Mich. V. L); First\\nSergeant, Henry Wci. s (father. Co, A, 4th\\nMich. I.); Color Sergeant, Edward Hicking\\n(father, Co. A, llth Mich. V. 1.); (^lartcrmas-\\ncr Sergeant, George (i. Beck (father. Co. F.\\n4tli .Mich. Cav.); Chief .Musician, Fred Fuller\\n(father Co. L :!d Mich. Cav.) Sergeant of the\\n(iuard, George D. Gintlor; Camp (ruard, .lolui\\nW. Haag (father, Co. (i, 8th N. Y. Cav.);\\nW illiam Sedelbauer (fatlier, Co. K, 15th Picket\\n(iuard, Mich. V. F).\\nThe present membershi|) is thirty, and meet-\\nings alternate Wednesday evenings. The offi-\\ncers for lS- 9 were Captain, AAHlliam Gib-\\nson l- irsl [lieutenant. Frank M. Olmstead;\\nSecond Lieutenant, Edward Wagner; Camj)\\nCouncil, Fdward Hicking, Charles T, South-\\nworth ami .lesse Dusseau; Chaplain, (reorge\\nAndereg;, First Sergeant, Sidney Katon\\nColor SiTgcanl, Henry Anderegg: (Quartermas-\\nter Sei-geant, Charles Fuller; Chief ^Iiisi.\\ncian. Fred Fuller; Sergeant of the Guanl,\\nMerrill K. Webb; Corjioral of the (iuard,\\nIFal I Stevens; Camp (iuanl, I lrasiiis Sjiath\\nPicket Guard, Allen Haskell,\\nMil. AS.\\nKdward I Allen Camp, No. 137, was mus-\\ntered .lune 30, 1888, by Captain W. W. Drew,\\nfrom Thomas W. Palmer Cam]), .\\\\o. 125, of\\nDundee, with the following charter members;\\nCaptain, (ieorge F, House First Lieutenant,\\n(ieorge Whaley Second Lieutenant. Aba\\nRich lia])lain, Clark I ^ilcher First Sergeant,\\nCharles II. I obison Sergeant of the (iuai-d,\\nFrank .lackson; Color Sergeant. Herbert\\nJJrownell: or])oral of the (iuard, Charles\\nTaylor; Cam]) Guard, Alfred rolieus; Picket\\n(iuard, Norman Bliss; Principal Mu.sician,\\nWilliam H. Whaley; (Quartermaster Sei-geanI,\\nArthur Sloan and Privates Arthur Dei.,a-\\nForce, Charles Davis, (ieorge Johnson, Charles\\nKing, .lames Pullen, Charles Steidle, Albert\\nSteidle. .Mbert Smith, ,\\\\r(len Vealey. The\\nmembership lias increased to tiiirtA aiul\\nnights of meeting on the second and\\nfourth Tuesday evenings of the month.\\nThe officers for 1S80 were: Captain, (ieorge\\nWhaley First Fiientenant, Charles H. IJob-\\nison Second l.ieutenant, Charles Taylor:\\nCamp Council, Charles Davis, I rank ,l()liii ioii,\\nArden ealej\\nNATIONAL (ilAKI), MIClIKiAN .^TATE\\nTKO( )P8.\\nThe citizen soldier has a rejircseiitative in the\\nMONIJOE I.KlllT GIAims.\\nJn Se])lember, 1870, the Wdrkingmeii s Soci-\\nety held a festival at the grove in lionor of", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0769.jp2"}, "710": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0096\u00a0o i b\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAlexander Huiiiboklt, and the military discip-\\niiie with which the parade was conducted\\nstirred the ardor of some of the citizens, and\\nsuggested the organization of a militia com-\\npany, which materialized on the evening of\\nSeptember 23d, by foi-f^ six enrolling them-\\nselves as members of tlie Monroe Light\\nGuards, and electing Charles F. Grunei Cap-\\ntain Fred Beck, First Lieutenant; and John\\nA. Wagner, Second Lieutenant. The roster\\nhad the names of\\nAnderegg, John. Loeffler, Martin.\\nAcker, William. Miller, J. L.\\nAngerer, Cliarles. Mann, J. IL\\nAltenios, Jacob. Meyer, Charles.\\nJianke, Fred. Mohr, Nicholas.\\nKicking, John. Meyer, C.\\nBab, Mathevv. Messerle, Christian.\\nBoehn, Christopher. Olir, George.\\nBramlich, Augustus. l^upp, George.\\nEalcr, Henry. Eeinhard, Conrad.\\nFalk, Andrew. Boeder, Jacob.\\nFVei, Christian. Rnpp, Adam.\\nFriesbauer, Fred. iludolph, George.\\nGrob, Christopher. Streif, Christoither.\\nGruher, Henry. Stoeckert, William.\\nGaensler, John. Sedelbauer, John L.\\nHoerner, Fred. Schneider, Philip.\\nHaag, George. Spath, Fred.\\nKronbach, M. Sturn, John.\\nKronbach, Adam. Wagner, Adam.\\nIvrenchauf, Weiss, George.\\nKrueger, William. Zimmerman, Joseph.\\nLieutenant Beck objected to being mustered\\ninto the State Militia and resigned, his place\\nbeing tilled by George Rupjj, and December\\n29, 1870, the Guards were mustered into State\\nservice by Adjutant-General John Eobertson\\n(it being the fiJlh conijjany mustered into ser-\\nvice), and was assigned as Company F, First\\nEegiment, Michigan State Troops. May 19,\\n1876, the Stale ^froops were divided into three\\nregiments, and the Light Guards were assigned\\nas Company 1), First Regiment. July 3, 1885,\\nthey received their present assignment as\\nCom])any G, P ourth Eegiment. During the\\nnineteen jHiars in which the Company has had\\nan existence it has been called out but once to\\npreserve the peace, and then, although not put\\ninto active service, the prompt response of its\\nmembers showed that the Guards were not\\nmerely holiday play soldiers. At 9 p. m., July\\n24, 1877, during the railroad strike at Jackson,\\nthe Captain received a telegram from Adjutant\\n(jeneral Eobertson to take the first train for\\nthe front, and the first train actually carried\\nfif^y-Jow i out of fifty-five on the roll of the\\nCompanj-. Fortunately the company were not\\ncalled into action, but the prompt response\\nshowed that in cases of emergencj^ the Guards\\ncould be depended upon to do their duty.\\nAs the membership was largely, at first, made\\nup of those of Teutonic descent, tiie by-laws\\nwere printed and records kept in the German\\nlanguage, until in 1875 the Company angli-\\ncized and became a thoroughly American\\ncompan) At first all the supjiort the Com-\\npany received from the State was the old\\nSpringfield, which after a few \\\\ears were\\nsuperseded by the Sharps rifie, and in 1887\\nthis in turn gave waj- to their present equip-\\nment, the Improved Springfield. At the\\noutset, nothing but arms being furnished hy\\nthe State, the members provided their own\\nuniform, which consisted of the cavalry fatigue\\ncaj), jacket and pants with the trimming taken\\noft Two 3 ears later it was changed to the\\nregulation uniform, but it was not till 1874 that\\nthe State furnished uniforms as well as guns.\\nDuring its connection with the Michigan\\nState Troops, the high standing and gentle-\\nman Ij deportment of the members of the\\nGuard have attracted the attention of tlieir as-\\nsociates, and at various times their officers\\nhave been temporarily assigned, but at Camp\\nAlger, in 1886, Captain A. Eiipp was elected\\nMajor oT the Fourth Eegiment, but did not\\nserve on account of his health. The Guards\\nhave always been present at State encamp,\\nments, and their record has always been one that\\nMonroe could be proud of The camj)s they\\nhave participated in have been as follows;\\nRegimental Camp, at Jackson, Jul\\\\ 1876;\\nEegimental Camp, at Jackson, July, 1877;\\nEifle practice, at Jackson, 1878 A. Eup]), be.st\\nscore; Camp Cresswell, at Adrian, August,\\n1879; Brigade Camp Chandler, August, 1880;\\nBrigade Camp Jei ome, at Island Lake, August,\\n1882; Brigade Camp Griffith, at Island Lake,\\nAugust, 1883; Brigade Camp Withington, at\\nIsland Lake, August, 1884; Brigade Camp Al-\\nger, at Island Lake, July, 1886 Brigade Camp\\n]{obertson, at Island Lake, August, 1887\\nBrigade Camp Luce, at Mackinaw, July, 1888;\\nBrigade Camp Smith, at Battle Creek, August,\\n1889.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0770.jp2"}, "711": {"fulltext": "TIIK WAK Tllli Rr;i!EI,I,ION.\\nTlic ro.stcT lias had as ai)lains: C. F. Gni-\\nner, 1S70\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1875 J. J. .Stevens, 1875\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Novem-\\nber, 1875; V. Kindler, December, 1875 No-\\nvemlicr, 1877; J. D. Roiiaii, X )\\\\ember, 1877\\nNovember, 1879 A. Riipp, November, 1879\\nOctober, 1880; M. E. Webb, since October, 1886.\\nFirst Lieutenants Fred Beck, to December,\\n1870; George Eupp, 1870-1872 J. A. Wagner,\\n1872-1875: V. Ivindler, January to November,\\n1875; J. D. Roiian, 1875-1877; A. JJapp, 1877\\n-1879; George C. Loranger, 1879-1884; M. E.\\nWebb, 1884-188G; F. L. IlgenCritz, 18SG-1887;\\nJ. M. Gutmann, 1887.\\nSecond Lieutenants J. A. Wagner, 1S70-\\n1872;. John Sedelbauer, 1872-1878; V. Kin-\\ndler, 1873-1875; J. 1). Konan, June to Novem-\\nber, 1875; B.J. Adams, 1875-1877: George S.\\nLoranger, 1877-1879 Jerome Bissonettc, 1879\\n-1880; T. Bodell, 1880-1881; M. E. Webb,\\n1881-1884; F. L. Ilgenfritz, 1884-188t;; J. M.\\n(iutmann, 188G-1887; L S. Harrington, 1887.\\nThe roster has fifty-six names, with the fol-\\nlowing officers: Captain, Merrill E. Webb;\\nFirst Lieutenant, John M. (Jutmanii Second\\nTiieutcnant, Irving S. Harrington First Ser-\\ngeant, Fred Reisig; Second Sergeant, Feli.K\\nDiisablon Third Sergeant, Andrew Mitehell\\nFourth Sergeant, Fred Gutmann; Fifth Ser-\\ngeant, William Stoeckert First Corporal,\\nGeorge J. Schmid; Second Corporal, Eilward\\nlleisig; Third Corporal, Otto E. Reisig;\\nFourth Corporal, Frank Newel Fifth Corpo-\\nral, Dennis Sharkey; Sixth Corporal, Eilwurd\\nEaton; Seventh Corporal, John Egle Eighth\\nCorporal, August L. Beck. The civil affairs of\\nthe Company arc administered b} President,\\nIrving S. Harrington Financial Secretar}-,\\nGeorge Flint Corresponding Secretary, Ed-\\nward Eaton Treasurer, John M. Gutmann.\\nAt the organization (1870) drill was held in\\nRapp s Hall. In 187G they moved to the Beau-\\nbien building, where the} remainol till 1S8\\nwhen they occupied Kremer s ILill, and in\\nJune, 1889, the command took up permanent\\n((uarters in their new armory on the corner of\\nWashington and Second Streets. January 21,\\n1889, the Armory Association was incor|(ii-\\nrated, composed of the members of the Guards,\\nand the rink propert}- on the coi-ner of Wash-\\nington and Second Streets, consisting of a lot\\n100x150, with a building 45 x 145. purchased\\nand refitted for the use of the Company, hav-\\ning besides a main hall or di ill i-oom 45x85,\\nlarge dressing and club rooms, with stage, so\\nas to lie u.sed, if desired, as an amusement hail.\\nThe affairs of the A.ssociation are managed\\nby a board of five directors, elected annually,\\nfrom whom the officers are elected, tho.se for\\n1889 being President, Irving S. Harrington\\nVice President, Merrill E. Webb; Financial\\nSecretary, Wdliani P. Gutmann; Corresponding\\nSecretary, George J. (iutmann; Treasurer,\\nJohn M. Gutmann\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and it is their intontion at\\nan early day to erect a large brick building\\nthe entire size of the lot. Besides the active\\nmembers on the roster, they have an Honorary\\nRoll, on which there are the names of five ex-\\ncaptains, three first and four second lieuten-\\nants, and about filty ex-privates and citizen.s,\\nand steps are being taken to form a Veteran\\nReserve Corps.\\nThe evening before starting for Camp Smith\\nthe citizens jiresented the Company with a\\nsilk flag, as a token of the appreciation in\\nwhicii they were held, and which was proudly\\ncarried to camp, ex-Captain A. Hupp as color\\nbearer.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0771.jp2"}, "712": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER XLI.\\nHISTORY OF TOWNSHIPS OF MONROE COUNTY.\\nASH TOWNSHIP.\\nASH township was organized out of French-\\ntown by act of the leaislaturo in 1837,\\nand was all that part of Frenchtown which\\nnow comprises the townships of Ash and\\nBerlin. The first election was held at the\\nhouse of John M. Beaubien in the spring of\\n1837. A record of the o83cers of tlie township\\nfrom that time lo the present will be found on\\npages 2r)7-270 of this volume. It is an excel-\\nlent Avrming country. Until the introduction\\nof railroads this township was sparsely settled\\nand very heavily timbered now comprises\\nmany of the finest and most productive farms\\nin the county, settled by an industrious and\\nintelligent class of farmers. It comprises the\\nthriving village of Carleton, and few villages\\nhold out better inducements for settlers and\\nbusiness enterprises, enlivened as it is by keen,\\nwide-awake business men.\\nThe village of Carleton was laid out in April,\\n1872, by Daniel A. Matthews and Charles A.\\nKent, its plat comprising eight}- acres. Eighty\\nacres more were soon after added b}- I). A.\\nMatthews and William A. Hickok. The Lake\\nShore and Michigan Southern and Flint and\\nPere Marquette Railroads cro.ss in the village,\\nhave a neat frame depot, with agencies of\\nWestern Union Telegraph Company and of the\\nUnited Slates and American Express Com-\\npanies.\\nThe first building erected was the Matthews\\nHouse, a two-story frame building of good size\\nnear railroad crossing, which is still the only\\nhotel of the town. D. A. Matthews built a\\nsaw-mill by which the lumbering industry of\\nthe nei;.;hborhood was developed, and in 1874\\nEdwards Bliiin started a stave mill and head-\\ning works which did a fine business until the\\nsummer of 1887, when it burned down. These\\nestablishments were the main suppoi-t of the\\nvillage for a number of years, until D. A.\\nMatthews and John L. Hood erected a number\\nof brick kilns for the manufacture of charcoal\\nin 1876 and 1877, and this industry largely\\nhelped to get the timber land of the neighbor-\\nhood cleared up, thereby creating tine farms\\nand establisliing a brisk mercantile business,\\nwhich has steadily increased and which is\\nnow, considering the size of the village, almost\\nwithout equal in Monroe county.\\nIn 1884 Edwards Adams started a good\\nbrick and tile j-ard adjoining the village.\\nIn 1885 Edward Kahlbauni bought the grain\\nelevator formerly owned by D. A. Matthews\\nand added a roller pi-ocess flouring mill thereto,\\nwhich is now equipped witli all the best\\nmachinery and doing an immense business.\\nA fine brick building on Monroe avenue\\ncomprising three stores, was built by Edwards\\nAdams in 1886.\\nSeveral fine residences now adorn the streets,\\nincluding those of D. A. Matthews, H. C. Tal-\\nbot, and the just finished elegant brick dwell-\\ning of F. L. Edwards.\\nThe present industries of (ho village are the\\nfollowing\\nEdwards Adams, general merchandise,\\nclothing and hardware.\\nEdward Kahlbauni, grain dealer and flouring\\nmill.\\nII. C. Talbot, general merchandise.\\nD. A. Matthews, saw-mill.\\nJ. L. Hood, charcoal manufactuicr,\\nA. Gee, furniture and undertaker.\\nM. Artley, cistern factory and ]ilauing mill.\\nJ. Asam, lumber yard.\\nM. F. Skidmore, photograph gallery.\\nW. L. Hause, steam cider mill.\\n*Tlie Monroe County court Louse in the City of Monroe was toii. -mncd !iy lire, and the most of the\\nTownsfiip records prior to 1.S72 were destroyed.\\n[578]", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0772.jp2"}, "713": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.\\n57;\u00c2\u00bb\\nA. Mul olliim, :ij;ricultiii-:il iiiiploinonts. iluinli, ami one .Mi tlunlist H|)iHe(i|i:il tjrick\\nAlso one basket t aetoiy, three dni^ stores, cliureh.\\none produce market, two meat markets, three The village has a good unirnrmed br.isshand,\\nwagon and smith shops, one harness sliop, two u tirand Army post, and an Aneieiil Order\\nshoe shops, one barber sh jp, one jo\\\\veli-y store. United Workmen lodge.\\none bazaar, two millinery shops, tluee physi- The arleton Opera House and Edwards\\ncians, one dentist. Hall furnish ample accommodations for public\\nThere is a good two-stor}- brick .scho(d-house, assemblies, and Matthews race course for the\\none Evangelical and Free .Methodist frame lovers of fast stock.\\nIJKDFURI) TOW .WSlllP.\\nThe first actual settler in the township of\\nBedford was probably Benjamin Sulicr, who\\nlocated where he still lives on section 85, in\\ntown 8, range 7 east, in the j ear 1828. Several\\nother Frcnclimen located iu the vicinity soon\\nafterwards, but at exactly what time it is im-\\npossible at this late date to determine. The\\nfirst American resident within the limits of the\\ntownship is believed to have been a Mr. Oiven,\\nwho located in 1820 on what is known as the\\nold Silas Smith farm, on section 5, town J\\nsouth, of range (i east. It will be remembered\\nthat General Harrison marched from Fort\\nMeigs to Frenchtown in 1813, and having\\nartiller} necessitated bridging the streams.\\nHe with his armj crossed Half-Way Creek, on\\nthe above mentioned tract, and wo suppose\\nthat Owen followed the road as far from the\\nsettlement on the Mauniec and Ten-Mile Creek\\nas he thought safe, as Indians were at that time\\nvery numerous and not to be trusted loo far.\\nAfter Mr. Owen, a man named Sibley occu-\\npied the house, and often sold whisk j to the\\nIndians. One evening they came for whisky,\\nand not being able to obtain any, made an\\nassault upon Sibley with their knives, wound-\\ning him severely, and left him for dead. His\\nwife ran for help to the nearest neighbor.*, four\\nmiles distant, probably at Tremainesville, and\\nwhen she returned with the help her husband\\nwas missing. After a diligent search he was\\ntbund under tlie bridge at llalf-Way Creek.\\nThis terminated his dealing with the Indians\\nin whisky, also his residence in Bedford. In\\n1830 or 1831, Silas Smith purchased the farm,\\nand it is still owned bj his descendants.\\nBedford township was, prior to 183t;, a part\\nof the township of Erie, and was then called\\nWest Erie, but in ISitO was organized as the\\ntown of Bedford. There were at that time\\nfift}- 01 si.xly residents, including several\\nFrenchmen. Of the American residents who\\nwere heads of families at that time, the follow-\\ning onlj are left in the townslii]), viz. Levi\\nLewis, Lucas Adams, Theophilus Osgood, and\\nEdmund Ruwson. William P. Ilubbell, one ol\\nthe number, died during the past year.\\nThe first township meeting was hehl at the\\nhouse of Levi Lewis on the second day of May,\\n1836. Twent3--five votes were ]iolied, and the\\nfollowing named officers, twenty-eight in num-\\nber, were elected, viz.: Supervisor, William\\nDunbar, who was a man very highly esteemed,\\nand subsequentlj represented Monroe county\\nin our State legislature and was for a number\\nof years the sheriff of Monroe county. Late\\nin life removed to the township of Monroe,\\nwhere he resided until hisdcath, which occurred\\nAugust 2, 1870, leaving a widow and one son,\\nEdwin Dunbar, who occupies the homestead\\nfarm, and like his father has enjoyed the con-\\nfidence of his fellow-citizens. He has fre(iuently\\nbeen elected to offices of trust, and is the present\\nrepresentative of our count}- in the State legis-\\nlature. Theophilus 0.sgood was elected clerk.\\nJohn Glass, Henr}^ Mason, Nathan G. Watkins,\\nSamson Vrooman, justices of ihejjeace. Com-\\nmissioners of highways were Stephen Brad-\\nford. William Filkins and Elicnezer Thornton.\\nElisha B. Hitchcock, Jacob Cronkite and Joel\\nHitchins, assessors. For collector, Charles F.\\nW. Rawson. For directors of the poor, John\\nLambert, an i Thomas Sammons. School com-\\nmissioners. John Lambei-t, Levi Lewis and\\nJackson Hoag. For constables, Charles W.\\nRawson, John M. Gilman and Oliver S. Kecnc.\\nSchool inspectors, D. P. Ilurlburt, Cyrus Wing\\nand Obediah De Land. For fence viewers,\\nEbcnezor Thornton and William P. Hubbell:\\nand for pound master, Jushua Merrills.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0773.jp2"}, "714": {"fulltext": "r)8o\\ninSTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAt the general election in Novenibei 1837;\\nfifty-one votes were polled. In September,\\n1841, Bedford reported one hundred and forty-\\nfour children of suitable age for attending the\\ncommon schools.\\nThere are three postottices in Bedford lown-\\nshiji, viz.: Lambertville, Samaria and Willetts.\\nLambertville is located on the line between\\nsections 19 and 80, three-fourths of a mile from\\nthe west line of the township, and was estab-\\nlished in ISoO. There are three stores, two\\nblacksmith and wagon shops, two churches,\\nschool-house. Masonic hall, wiih many very\\ncreditable residences.\\nS lmaria is on the Toledo, Ann Arbor and\\n(irand Trunk Eailroad, one mile from the\\nnorth line of the township. Besides the post-\\noffice and railroad offices there is a telegraph\\noffice, express office, two stores, two blacksmith\\nsho])s, two saw mills. Willetts postoffice was\\nestablished in 1880 on the southeast corner of\\nsection 2(3.\\nThe Methodist Episcopal church was organ-\\nized at Lambertville in 1835. The old church\\nlias given place to a new church erected in\\n1887; dedicated January- 1, 1888, at a cost of\\nthree thousand dollars, with a membership of\\none hundred and ten; annual expenses six\\nhundi-ed dollars. The clergj men that have\\nministered thereto are,-in the order named, viz.\\nM G. Perkin.ser, R. Triggs, J. Chase, W. Brock,\\nA. Fitch, L. Coleman Gibson, J. R. Gillett, G.\\nSliurtliflf, J. Scotsford, W. P. Jacobs, R. Pen-\\nfield, P. Burrat, A. Curtis, A. F. Cuinmiugs, V.\\nJ. Boynton, C. A. Bruce, R. McConnel, E.\\nSteele, D. R. Kelley, R. Bird, R. Dubois, William\\nTaylor, S. Hendrickson, P. Sharpe, W. Cay-\\nson, J. Dobbins, A. B. Greenlaw, T. Seelcy, G.\\nW. Lowe, A. 1. Black, G. W. Holt, S. W. Noyes,\\nJ. II. Camburn, P. L. Turner, D. A. Curtis, J.\\nB. Russell, E. Van Orman, J. Johnston, E.\\nBibbins, J. S. Paull, J. W. Dunlap, M. J. Scott,\\nP. J. Wright, T. S. Csborne, A. Whitcomb and\\nE. W. Baldwin.\\nLucas Adams, one of the five remaining pio-\\nneers, was born in Lester, Addison county,\\nVermont, in April, 1806. Mary, his wife, was\\nborn in Elizabethtown, in the province of\\nUpper Canada, as it was then called, now\\nOntario, December 23, 1812. They were mar-\\nried at Lester, Vermont, Sej^tember 17, 1834.\\nTl;e following year thej- concluded to try their\\nfortunes in the then far West, and came to Bed-\\nfoi d and settled on the farm where they iidw^\\nlive, on section 22. There were about tifty\\ninhabitants in the township, several of them\\nsingle men, but mostly young married\\njjeople. The necessities of life they raised\\non their farms, tlio comforts they had to\\ngo (o Monroe or Toledo for, while the luxuries\\nwere not to be thought of Mr. Adams erected\\na small log house and immediately set about\\nimproving his farm has never been a strong,\\nhealthy man, j-et by .steady labor and economy\\nin his 3-oungerdajs, is now in his old age able\\nto sit down and enjoy the fruits of his labor.\\nThough seldom absent from the polls, ho has\\nnever sought and seldom accepted office of any\\nkind. Mr. and Mrs. Adams have both been\\nmembers of the Wesleyan Methodist church\\nfor many j-ears.\\nTheophilus Osgood was born in the township\\nof Fort Ann, Washington county. New York,\\nApril 27. 1808. In the year 1816 his parents\\nemigrated to Seneca county. New York, which\\nwas then the western goal for emigrants from\\nthe East. There he lived .seventeen years. On\\nthe 19th of October, 1827, he w;is married to\\nRoxanna Breitman. and in the autumn of 1833\\nhe joined the tide of emigration that was at\\nthat time settling very strongly westward. He\\nlocated on section 1 in the tow nship of Bed-\\nford, and like all the rest of the early settlers,\\nbegan by building a log cabin and going to\\nwork clearing up his farm. By hard work and\\neconomy in early life, he in conjunction with\\nhis excellent helpmate, raised a large family\\nand at the same time accumulated a consider-\\nable property. At the organization of the\\ntownship in 1836, Mr. Osgood was elected\\ntownship clerk, and he has been an office\\nholder in the town.shipa large part of the time\\nsince. Mr. Osgood died Ajn-il 16, 1883.\\nLevi Lewis was born in Ontario county, New\\nYork, in August, 1809. His wife. Experience\\nColbath, was born in tlie same county in 1811.\\nThey were married in June, 1833. In Juno,\\n1832, Mr. Lewis caught the western fever, but\\nlieing a prudent man did not as many have\\ndone before that time and as many have done\\nsince, pull up, take all they have and go, with-\\nout ktiowing whether they will be suited with\\nthe soil, climate, or other characteristics of the\\ncountry to which they are going. Mr. Lewis\\nwent alone to the far West, to the township of\\nErie, countj of Monroe. He liked the place so", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0774.jp2"}, "715": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.\\n581\\nwell that he seciireil a location, went hack to\\nhis native place, married, and with his hi-ide\\nreturne l to Erie. In 1835 he sold his jiossos-\\nsions in Krie and hought a quarter of a section\\nof land in section 2 in what was then called\\nWest Erie. The ])lace had a log house with a\\nsmall clearing ai ound it, and that small hegin-\\nuing has, under his industry and careful man-\\nagement, expanded into one of the best farms\\nin the township, capable of furnishing the old\\ncouple a good living in their old age without\\ncare or trouble on their part, if they chose to\\ndo so. The next year after Mr. Lewis moved\\non to his new farm the inhabitants of the west\\nhalf of Erie asked for a separate township\\norganization, which was granted, and the new\\ntownship was named Bedford. The first elec-\\ntion was held in May at Mr. Lewis s house, and\\nhe was elected commissioner of schools. The\\nnext j car he was elected assessor and re-elected\\nthe following year. The fourth year he was\\nelected constable, which office he held three\\nsuccessive years. Since that time he has re-\\nfused office, except occasionally taking his\\nturn as overseer of highwa3 8. Thej- have\\nalways been among the prominent citizens of\\nthe township; and always known as kind, char,\\nitable and read}- and willing to aid the need}-.\\nWilliam P. Hubbell was horn in Delaware\\ncounty, State of New York, in December, 1811.\\nHe emigrated to Monroe county in 1827 when\\nonly sixteen years old, locating in Monroe,\\nthen a small village, with a capital of twelve\\nand a half cents, a strong constitution and an\\nal undance of energy and willingness to work.\\nHis wife, Mary Willard, was born in Old Gil\\nford, Connecticut, in 1810. She came to this\\ncounty in 1827. They were married in March,\\n1832, he being but three months over twenty\\nj-ears of age, she al)Out sixteen, and their\\npresent circumstances prove that early mar-\\nriages are not always a bar to pmspcrily.\\nAbout a week before their marriage, Mr. Hub-\\nbell bought of the United States Government\\neighty acres of land, and some time after-\\nwards he bought the adjoining forty acres,\\nwhich together constitute his present farm.\\nOf this one hundred and twenty acres he\\nhas cleared and drained a large portion,\\nand tilled it to a great extent with his own\\nexerti ins. Mi-. Hubbell has always been a\\nvery positive man in conversation as well as in\\nhis actions, and those who know him beet\\nappreciate iiis worth as a citizen and frioml.\\nHe has always been inclined to scjme spcciallv\\nin farming; at one lime it was small fruits,\\nonce apples, and in fruit growing he is prob-\\nably as good autlioritj- as Monroe county\\naffords. His last specialty was pork on a verv\\nextensive .scale. Mr. Hubbell has never been\\nactive in politics; while he has his opinions and\\nvotes to sustain them, he has not been to any\\nextent an office holder and never an office\\nseeker. At the organization of the township\\nin 183G he was elected to the office of fence\\nviewer; the next year he was elected highway\\ncommissioner; since that time he has not held\\na township office, except overseer of highways,\\nand that not vei-y often. He has been one of\\nthe most active and efficient members of the\\nUedfoi-d Farmers Club since he has been a\\nmember of that organization.\\nEdmund Rawson was born in Clermont town-\\nship, Dutchess county, State of New York,\\nSeptember 25, 1810. He was married to his\\nfirst wife, Charlana Phillips, February IS,\\n1832 came to Bedford June 8, 1833. His wile\\ndied November 25, 1835, leaving him two\\ndaughters, Emeline, wife of Robert S. Hitch-\\ncock, and Charlana, wife of A. J. Russell. In\\n1850 he was married to .Mrs. Mary MeLouth,\\nwidow of Farley McLouth.. Mrs. McLouth,\\nwhose maiden name was Doty, was born in the\\nState of New York in May, 180ti; was married\\nto Farley McLouth in Wayne count}-. New\\nYork, in 1831, and came to Bedford in 1834.\\nAlthough Mr. Rawson was a resident at the\\ntime, he does not appear to have attended the\\nmeeting for the organization of the township\\nin May, 183(i: he consequently failed to get a\\ntownship office, but he has fully made up for\\nthe neglect since, having been an office holder\\nnearly all of the time since. At a special\\nmeeting in October, 1836, he w-as elected\\ntreasui cr, or collector as they called it then,\\nand constable at the second annual meeting;\\nwas re-elected to the same office and continued\\nto be elected to both offices for thirteen years\\nafterwards, making fifteen successive terms\\nthat he held both offices. At the sixteentii\\nannual meeting he failed to be elected con-\\nstable, but still held the office of treasurer. The\\nnext year he was again elected to both offices,\\nand so on for seven years afterwards was\\nelected again in 1S(;2. Thus held the office of\\ntreasurer foi- twenty-seven suceessivo terms.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0775.jp2"}, "716": {"fulltext": "riS2\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nIn lS(;r he was elected justice of the peace to\\ntill :i vacancy of two j-ears, in ISfiT was elected\\nfor the full term, and has been elected ever}\\nfour }-ears since. In 1872 he was elected drain\\nconiniissionor, which office he held for one\\nrear. Thus since the organization of t!io town\\nhe has been treasurer twenty-seven years, con-\\nstable twenty-five j ears, justice of the peace\\neigliteen j^ears, and drain commissioner one\\nyear, in all seventj- One years; though in\\npolities he belonged to the party in the\\nniinorily in the township, yet sucli was his\\npopularity with tlie citizens. As a citizen, he\\nhas always been regarded upright, honest and\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2straightforward; as a neighbor and friend,\\ngenial, whole-souled, always read}- to lend a\\nhelping hand where it is needed, always ready\\nto give or taUe a joke; one of the laugh and\\ngrow fat kind.\\n\\\\S MJ The tir.st town meeting was held in\\ntlie house of Levi Lewis, on the southwest\\nquarter of southeast quarter of section two, on\\nthe second day of May, 183(i. John Glass was\\nchosen moderator, and Henry Mason clerk,\\nand on canvassing the votes it was found that\\nthe electors had chosen the following officers\\nfor the year 1836 Supervisor, William Dun-\\nbar; clerk, Theo. O.sgood justice of the peace,\\nJohn Glass.\\n1837 April 3, elected supervisor, Elisha\\nB. Hitchcock; clerk, Isaac N. Eussell justices\\nof the peace, Simeon Tillotson, John Glass.\\n1838 April 2, elected supervisor, Henry\\nMason clerk, I. -aac N. Eussell justices of tlie\\npeace, I. N. Eussell, F. McLouth.\\n1839 April 1, elected supervisor, Elisha\\nB. Hitchcock; clerk, Charles F. W. Eawson\\ntreasurer, Jackson Hoag; justices of the peace,\\nE. B. Hitchcock, L. Adams.\\n1840 April ti, elected supervisor, Henry\\nMa.son clerk, Charles F. W. Eawson treas-\\nircr, Jackson Hoag justices of the peace, one\\nyear, E B. Hitchcock three years, Farley\\nMcLouth; four years, Henry Mason.\\n1841\u00e2\u0080\u0094 April 5, elected supervisor, Henry\\nWason; clerk, Charles F. W. Eawson; treas-\\nurer, Jackson Hoag; magistrates, Henry Mason,\\nfour cars Oliver S. Keenc, three years.\\n1842 April 4, elected supervisor, Farley\\nMcLouth clerk, Charles F. W. Eawson treas-\\nurer, Edmund Eawson magistrate, four years,\\nThomas P. Aldrich.\\n1S4I! April 3, elected supervisor, Farley\\nMcLouth clerk, Charles F. W. Eawson treas-\\nurer, E. Eawson justice of the peace, four\\nyears, F. McLouth.\\n1844 April 1, elected sujjervisor, Elisha B.\\nHitchcock clerk, Charles F. W. Eawson\\nti easurer, E. Eawson justice of the peace,\\n(icorge Kirtland.\\n1845 Apjril 7, elected supervisor, Farley\\nMcTjouth clerk, Henry Mason treasurer, E.\\nEawson justice of the peace, Henry Mason.\\n1846 April G, elected supervisor, Farley Mc-\\nLouth clerk, Henry Mason; treasurer, E.\\nRawson justice of the peace, T. 0.sgood.\\n1817 April 5, elected supervisor, Farley\\nMcLouth; clerk, Henry Mason treasurer, E.\\nEawson justices of the peace, F. McLouth,\\nCharles F. W. Eawson.\\n1848 April 3, elected supervisor, Farley Mc-\\nLouth clerk, Charles F. W. Eawson treas-\\nurer, E. Eawson justice of the peace, George\\nS. Ilillar.\\n1849 April 2, elected supervisor, Henry\\nMason; clerk, Charles F. W. Eawson treas-\\nurer, E. Eawson justice of the peace, S. Bristol.\\n1850 April 1, elected supervisor, Thomas\\nP. Aldrich clerk, Silas Bristol treasurer, E.\\nEawson justice of the peace, Charles F. W.\\nEawson.\\n1851 Ajjril 7, elected supervisor, Charles\\nF. VV. Eawson; clerk, Wm. Dunbar; treasurer.\\nE. Eawson justice of the peace, J. G. Keller.\\n1852 Api-il 5, elected sajjervisor, Charles\\nF. W. Eawson clerk, Wm. Dunbar; treasurer,\\nE. Eawson justices of the peace, J. L. Stearus,\\nG. Ketcham.\\n1853 -April 4, elected supervisor, George\\nKirtland; clerk, William Dunbar; treasurer,\\nE. Eawson justice of the peace, S. Bristol.\\n1854\u00e2\u0080\u0094 April 3, elected supervisor, Henry\\nMason; clerk, W^illiam Dunbar; treasurer, E.\\nEawson justice of the peace, E. Thornton.\\n1855 April 2, elected supervisor, Caleb D.\\nSumner; clerk-, Eobert S. Janney treasurer, E.\\nEawson justices of the peace, Geo. Kirtland,\\nW. Eawson.\\n1856 April 7, elected supervisor, Caleb D.\\nSumner; clerk, Eobert S. Janney; treasurer, E.\\nRawson justice of the peace, T. P. Aldrich.\\n1857 April 6, elected supervisor, Eobert S.\\nJanney; clerk, Eichard Thornton, treasurer,\\nE. Eawson justices of the peace, S. Bristol. G.\\nHitchcock.\\n1858 April 5, elected supervisor, Caleb D.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0776.jp2"}, "717": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHIP HISTORIES. 5g3\\nSumiK r; clerk. Heiii-y Mason; treasurer, E. I JG April 2, olcctcd su|iorvisor, Amos Mc-\\nJva\\\\Ason jiisiicc of tlie ])cace, J. W. Janncy. rjoutli clei k, Addison E. Jdinbar: treasurer\\n1859 April 4, elected supervisoi-, Caleb D. E.Bristol; justice of the peace. 8. K. Kiniie3\\nSumner; clerk, Addison E. Dunbar; treasure)-. *S67 April 1, elected supervisor, Anio.s Mc-\\nE. Rawson justice the peace. George Kirt- Eouth clerk, Addison E. Dunbar treasurer,\\nland. E. Bristol justice of the ])eacc, Iv Kawson.\\n1800 April 2, elected supervisor, Caleb D. 18()8 .Xiu-il 7, eleetod supervisor. Jjiiues W.\\nSumner; clerk, Addison E. Diinbai-; treasui er, .fanne\\\\-; clerk, AdilLson E. Dunbar; treasurer.\\nE. Kawson justice of the peace, G. Hitchcock. T. O.sgood justice of the ]}ea(e. J. S. Jlitcli-\\n18(!1\u00e2\u0080\u0094 April 1, elected supervisor. James W. eock.\\n.Tanney; clerk, Addison E. Dunbar treasurer, 1^^^ April elected supervisoi-, John J.\\nE. Uawson justice of the jieacc. S. Bristol. Sumner; clerk, Addison E. Dunbar; treasurer.\\n1862\u00e2\u0080\u0094 April 7, elected supervisor, Caleb D. Bristol justice of the peace, L. Farnham.\\nSumner clerk, Addison E. Dunbar treasurer, lW70\u00e2\u0080\u0094 April 4, elected supervisor, John J.\\nE. Rawson justice of the peace, W. Rawson. Sumner; clerk. Addison E.Dunbar; treasurer.\\n1863 April 6, elected supervisor, Chester D. Bristol justice of the peace, (ieorge Kirk-\\nMason clerk, Addison PI Dunbar; treasurer, land.\\nGeorge Hoag justices of the peace. M. Blouch, 1871\u00e2\u0080\u0094 April :j. elected supervisor, J(jhii J.\\nJames Hitchcock. Sumner; clerk, John J. Dixon ti-casurer. E.\\n1864 April 4, elected supervisor, hester D. Bristol .justice of the peace, E. Rawson.\\nMason; clerk, Addison E.Dunbar: treasurer, 1872\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .\\\\pril 1, elected supervisor, John J.\\nE. Bristol: justice of the peace. .1. S. Hitch- Sumner; clerk, John J. Dixon; treasurer, E.\\ncock. Bristol justice of the peace, J. S. Hitchcock.\\n1865 April 3. elected supei-visor, Robert S. For town officers from 1873 to 1888, sec\\nJanney; clerk, Addison P]. Dunbar; treasurer. age 271.\\nE. Bristol justice of the peace, J. J. Sumner.\\nBERLIX TOWXSHTT.\\nThe townshiji of Ash was organized out of Newport, thi-ough which the Michigan Cen-\\nFrenchtown in 1837. In 1867 Berlin was tral or Canada Southern and Lake Shore\\norganized out of Ash. The first supervisor Kaili-oads pass, comprises three dry good\\nelected was John Strong, in 1868 Win. S. stores Bargassa Co., A. G. Gamble and\\nMorcy. In 1869, 1871, 1872, 1873 and 1874 J. F. Colburn one grist mill, owned by\\nP^-ed Neidermeier, and for officers to and in- I. J. Neideriueier; one feed mill anil\\nelusive of 1889, the reader is referred to state- basket manufactory, owned by Calkins\\nment in this volume on page 271. Brothers two basket manufactories, owned by\\nWithin the limits of this town are two thriv- Ward iV: Son and B one creamery stock\\ning villages. South Bockwood is on the Lake company; three blacksmith and wagon shops,\\nShore Railway-. The leading and main pro- owned by A. Menard, P. P^ix, and kludge;\\nprietor, John Strong, has in successful opera- two saloons, R. P. Navarre and tieo. Martin,\\ntion a two-story bi-ick store with an extensive proprietors; one millinery store, by Miss Lizzie\\nstock of merchandise, a public assembly room, Bondenet, one drug store, by Doctor J. J.\\na flouring and stave mill, with all modern im- Valade one ongi-egational and one Melho-\\nprovemeiits a number of improved farms, dist church: with two depots:and two practicing\\nwell stocked with imported stock; a com|)et- physicians Drs. J. J. au l J. L. A alade.\\nitor at county and State fairs, and having ever\\nbeen an industrious, ])rudent and enterprising\\nbusine.ss man, is regarded one of the wealthiest Mlt.S. lUHTI.A E. SOUTIIWoRTII\\nmen of the county, through whose generosity Is a native of Georgia, P ranklin county, Ver-\\nIhe substantial church was mainly built. niont, being liorn there Scitteniber 16, 1812,", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0777.jp2"}, "718": {"fulltext": "584\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand liviiif^ willi hor parents, Ileiiiy ami\\nZeruah (Herri ngtoii) Blodgett, until iier mar-\\nriage with Josiah C. Aselstyne in Swanton,\\nVermont, September 25, 1834. They at once\\nwent West, and settled in Berlin the ne-xt\\nmonth, on a farm where she now lives, although\\na frame building has taken place of the original\\nlog cabin. Jler husband died May 15, 1851,\\nleaving her with seven children, three boys and\\nfour girls, of whom only two are now living\\nHorace, who lives on the old homestead, and\\nMary, living in Muir, Ionia county, Michigan.\\nSeptember iO, 1867, she was married a third\\ntime, her companion this time being Ezra\\nSouthworth, who died December 29,1888. Her\\nsecond son, Myron Aselstvne, enlisted in 1862\\nin the Twentj -Sixth New Yoric Volunteer In-\\nfantry, and died in the hospital at Bakersville,\\nMarv land, October 2, 186:!.\\nDUNDEE TOWNSHIP.\\nThe township of Dundee is in the western\\npart of Monroe county, and was formed from\\nSummerfield and Raisinville at their re-organi-\\nzation in 1838. The first town meeting was\\nheld April 1, 1839, at the house of Samuel Bar-\\nber, who was elected supervisor. The first\\nland entry was made by William Remington,\\non July 23, 1823, and included that part of the\\nvillage of Dundee south of the Eiver Raisin.\\nDuring the next ten years came Riley Inger-\\nsoll, Natiianiel Richmond, Ira Irons, George\\nWilcox, Martin Smith, William PJierdun, Sam-\\nuel Rankin, Ileman Spaulding, Samuel .leniie,\\nEnos Kent, Justus Jermain. The turnpike\\nfrom LaPlai.sance to and through Dundee was\\nlaid out in 1832, and a bridge across the River\\nRaisin built in 18.33.\\nIn 1835 there was a postoffiee called Winfield\\nkept at the house of the postmaster, William\\nH. Montgomery, two miles east of the village\\nof Dundee. The following year he was suc-\\nceeded by Alonzo Curtis, the office removed to\\nthe village, and its name changed to Dundee.\\nThe mail came semi-weekly from 1839 to 1843,\\nthen weekl3 until 1861, when it was changed\\nto tri-weeklj-, and in 1862 made daily. Since\\nthe Iniilding of the railroads there are six\\nmails a day. In 1873 it was made a money\\norder office.\\nA log school house was built in 1834, on the\\npresent site of William H. Pulver s wagon\\nshcjp. Two years later it was destroyed by\\nfire and replaced with a frame building, now\\nstanding on the adjacent lot. Among the early\\nteachers were Rebecca Whitman, Dr. Bassford,\\nEmily Jcnne, Mrs. White, John II. Montgom-\\ner3 Junius Tilden, Mr. Townsend, William\\nParker, and Henry Watling. There are now\\ntwelve school houses in the township, seven\\nframe and five brick, with a total valuation of\\n$30,550. The present number of school chil-\\ndren is about 1,200.\\nThe history of the Dundee M. E. Church\\ndates from 1832, the first sermon being\\npreached on October 2d of that year, by the\\nRev. Elijah Pilcher. There arc at present one\\nhundred and eightj -nine members. The church\\nproperty consists of a brick church at Dundee\\nand one at Azalia, a frame building at Raisin-\\nville, and a parsonage in Dundee, the whole\\nvalued at $10,500.\\nThe Baptist Church in Dundee was first or-\\nganized in 1835. The house of worship was\\nbuilt in 1857. For some years there was only\\ntransient missionary preaching, but now there\\nis a regular pastor.\\nThe records of the first Congregational\\nChurch show that it was organized November\\n29, 1836, and in 1843 a building was erected.\\nSince that time it has met with varying for-\\ntunes. In 1888 it had a membership of si.xty-\\nfour, with church property valued at $3,000.\\nThe Canada Southern Railroad was opened\\nto Dundee in 1873, and in Jul} 1875, a large\\nexcursion to Detroit celebrated the completion\\nof the road. The Toledo, Ann Arbor and\\nNorth Michigan followed closely after, the sta-\\ntion at Dundee being opened in 1878.\\nThere is a \\\\evy fine water power, utilizing\\ntiie waters of the River Raisin for manufixctur-\\ning purposes, and no less than twelve manufac-\\nturing establishments in which steam power is\\nused. The village is surrounded by a very en-\\nterprising and thrifty farming community,\\npos.sessing farms under a high state of cultiva-\\ntion, fine buildings, orchards and stock, and\\nlands for fertility and richness not surpassed for\\nfarming purposes in any portion of the State.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0778.jp2"}, "719": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0779.jp2"}, "720": {"fulltext": "B\\nM t~~-J\u00c2\u00a7^", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0780.jp2"}, "721": {"fulltext": "tOWNSHir HISTORIES.\\no8S\\nb. A. CURTIS\\nWas born in Smithfield, Madison county, New\\nYork, December 17, 1820. His father, David\\nCurtis, moved to Ontario county in tiie spring\\nof 1824, and three 3ears later moved to (i recce,\\na small town near Jiochcster. His mother,\\nWealthy (Dewey) Curtis, died in 1832, and his\\nfatlicr sohl the farm and moved to Michigan,\\ntaking a canal boat as far as Buffalo and then\\nemharUing on a steamer for Detroit. At tlie\\nhitter place the family were transferred wilii\\nall their household goods to a one-masted scow,\\ndecked over at both ends, and commanded by a\\nFrenchman who had two mates. A third man\\nin the crew was a Yankee, who could beat the\\nFrench on profanity. The scow floated down\\nas far as Maiden during the night, and half of\\nthe passengers took a small boat and pulled for\\nCanada for the purpose of getting breakfast,\\nbut at no place could the^- j)rocure breakfast\\nenough for the company. At last a negro who\\nknew one of the men offered to cook them a\\nmeal, and seated in his garden they eiijuyed a\\nwell-cooked breakfast. Using his jack-knife\\nfor his ham, he found when reaching the scow,\\nhe had forgotten to replace it in his pocket.\\nThe scow floated before a good breeze for a\\nfew hours, and then was becalmed. He, with\\nothers, took a boat and rowed ashore, where\\nthey found a deserted house and a fine orchard\\nfrom which they gathered apples. At night,\\nthe wind arose, and the next morning they\\nfound themselves at the mouth of the River\\nRaisin. The scow was anchored all day, and\\nmen were sent up to Monroe for bread, etc.\\nThey did not return until afternoon, when the\\nanchor was raised, and the scow, attached to\\nthe small boat by a rope, was pulled up to the\\ndock. A cousin met the family with his wagon\\nand took them to his home, where supper was\\nawaiting them, and Mr. Curtis remembers it as\\nthe best meal of victuals mortal ever tasted.\\n.\\\\fter a few days rest they moved up the\\nriver to visit Uncle Noble Curtis, near the\\n(ieorge Sorter place. From there they passed\\non to where Dundee now stands, part of the\\ncompany going on foot. Mr. Curtis drove the\\nwagon, but being a small boy he managed to\\nrun over a sapling that had been cut down\\nand fallen across the road, and winding through\\nthe wheel turned the wagon over and emptied\\nall the contents. They crossed the river to\\nDuudce on a rope ferr\\\\-, which was a great cu-\\nriosity to the boy. The mills near this ferry\\nwere owned by S. VanNest, who also kept a\\nstore and managed the hotel; Mr. Pine was\\nthe clerk Mr. \\\\Vilc i.\\\\. father of Byron and\\nDelos, lived below the village; aptain Inger-\\nsoll and the judge, his brother, were I esidents\\nof the settlement; Asa Curtis and Truman\\nCurtis, his brother, lived in the woods about\\nhalf a mile west. On the south side of the\\nriver were Peter Read, Mr. Pitts and .lonathan\\nFisher.\\nThe townships of Dundee and Summertield\\nmet together (or town meeting in 1833, and\\nnineteen voters were jiresent at that meeting,\\nwhich was held in a log school house near\\nJohn N. AVadsworth s place. The year before,\\nthe village had no school house, no church or-\\nganization, and the Mormons began active\\nwork in the settlement\u00e2\u0080\u0094 succeeded in luring\\nawa\\\\- a number, but their places were soon\\nfilled bj new settlers. Fnos Kent and Mr.\\nJ?oof settled on the south branch of the Macon\\nin 1832. Bears and wolves were thick in the\\nwooiis, and Mr. Curtis, sr., killed two bears\\nand any number of deer, being a mighty\\nhunter Foxes troubled them exceedingly in\\ntheir chicken coo])s, and the coons destroyed\\ntheir corn, but Mr. Curtis was fortunate in\\nowning a dog that killed dozens of foxes and\\nhundreds of coons.\\n.\\\\t this time the roads from place to place\\nwere mere paths winding around stumps and\\nbogs, and Mr. Curtis remembers seeing a lum-\\nber wagon hitched to two oke of oxen and\\ndriven bj- a woman. The load consisted of one\\nand one-half bushels of grain. They came\\nfrom two and one-half miles west of Dundee,\\nand before they reached the millway every\\nox had his tongue out full length.\\nBEN.IAMIX H. CUKTISS,\\nWho passed from the alHictions of this earth to\\na celestial mansion February 22, lfc82, was a\\nnative of the Empire State, where he was born\\nDecember l. i, I81 .l. In his tenth year he came\\nto Monroe county with his jiarents. Noble\\nCurii.ss, who was born November 22, 1775, and\\nMarv (Dunham) Curtiss, born .lanuary 28,\\n17K-1, and married in their native State (New\\nYork) October 7, 1802. On their arrival in\\nMichigan they settled in ^^onn)e. ami n few", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0781.jp2"}, "722": {"fulltext": "586\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nyeai s later moved to Eaisinville, where they\\nlived for three years, when they moved to\\nDundee, to which he afterward platted an ad-\\ndition, and where for over half a century Mr.\\nCurtiss lived the life of an honest, upright man,\\nrespected by all his friends and neighbors.\\nThere being no educational facilities in Monroe\\ncounty, he went to the common schools of his\\nnative State for a short time and laid the\\no-roundwork of an education, which he after-\\nwards built upon by his own application and\\ncommon sense until he became what might\\naptly be termed a .self-educated man, and known\\nby all his acquaintances as a careful and con-\\nservative business man, just in all his dealings\\nwith his fellow-men, and whose word was held\\nas good as his bond by all who knew him. In\\npolitics he was a Democrat of the old school,\\nand while not a politician in any sense of the\\nword was elected to many important offices,\\namong which was that of county treasurer, to\\nwhich he was elected for two yeai s, his brother-\\nin-law, Amos T. Heacock, being his deputy,\\nand who was afterwards elected to the same\\noflBce. For five years he was the shop keeper\\nin the Michigan State s Prison at Jackson, from\\nwhich position he was promoted to that of\\ndeputy warden, which office he held for five\\nyears, to the entire satisfaction of the Stale\\nofficials in charge of that institution. During\\nhis career at Jackson he suggested many val-\\nuable improvements in the management of the\\nprison, which arc still cherished by the State\\nboard.\\nHis wife, Hannah M. Heacock, to whom he\\nwas married December 28, 1844, was born in\\nSeneca county. New York, July 16, 1823, antl\\nis the mother of Sidney B. Curtiss, born in\\nDundee January 20, 1840, the husband of\\nJane R. Eawson, who was born October 18,\\n184(j. They also have one child, Chloe M.\\nCurtiss, born April 19, 1869. Mrs. Hannah M.\\nCurtiss is the daughter of Samuel C. and Cath-\\nerine (Lynch) Heacock, both natives of New\\nYork, the former born in 1792, and dj-ing No-\\nvember 29, 1850; the latter born in 1799, and\\ndying in Dundee December 20, 1861. While\\nnot a member of any church Mr. Curtiss lived\\nail upright Christian life, and taking the golden\\nrule as his motto was esteemed by all his largo\\ncircle of ncquaintances as a good citizen, a\\nwarm friend and a kind hu.sband and father,\\nand his death, which occurred February- 22,\\n1882, was mourned by all who knew him.\\nDuring his residence of over fifty j^ears in\\nDundee he was a witness of many of the\\n(dianges wrought by the march of civilization,\\nand which brought the little hamlet of a few\\nscattering log houses and a scoi e or so of in-\\nhabitants into a thriving incorporated village\\nof nearly two thousand souls.\\nWILLIAM EARL SLAYTON\\nIs of German descent, his parents, Andrew and\\nDorothy (Hibbard) Slayton, coming from\\nSusquehanna, Pennsylvania, the former dying\\nat Dundee December 24, 1880, at the ago of\\nsixty-six, of inflammation of the lungs; the\\nlatter now living in good health sixty-six years\\nold. Mr. Slayton was born at Dundee March\\n12, 1848, and after the usual education of the\\ndistrict school attended the high school at\\nHudson, Lenawee countj-, after which he went\\nto farming, first on the Van Wormer farm for\\na year, then bu^ ing a farm in Dundee, where\\nhe lived for seven years. After this he moved\\ninto the village of Dundee and bought out the\\nbrick and tile yard of Truman Gee, to which,\\nin February, 1889, he added a lumber yard,\\nand furnishes all kinds of pine lumber for\\nbuilding purposes. The capacity of his brick\\nyard is about one million brick and five hun-\\ndred thousand feet of tile per annum. He was\\nmarried at Blissfield, Michigan, December 31,\\n1885, to Margaret Bazella, daughter of John\\nand Lucy (Upell) Perry, whose children are:\\nHarry William, born January 7, 1887, and\\nZulu Margaret, born February 21, 1889.\\nSTEPHEN THURSTON HARDY,\\nThe oldest son of David and Elizabeth (Ward)\\nHardy was born in Clearmont, Hilisboro\\ncounty. New Hampshire, July 24, 1812, and is\\nthe second of a family of seven children. His\\nparents were farmers in Massachusetts, and in\\n1825, with the entire family, emigrated to\\nMichigan and took up a tract of Government\\nland near what is now Ypsilanti, when\\nthere were but three log cabins on the site of\\nthe present city. In 1829 he sold his claim\\nand moved to Augusta in Washtenaw county,\\nwhere he purchased a farm, and David and", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0782.jp2"}, "723": {"fulltext": "^/[jzy-^yk^A^^ J^ ^c^ yU(", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0783.jp2"}, "724": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0784.jp2"}, "725": {"fulltext": "tOWNSHlP HISTORIES.\\no87\\nStephen operated n saw and grist mill for\\nmany years on Stony Creeic, near Augusta.\\nOctober 15, 1840, he married Matilda Alzada,\\ndaiiglitcr of Fisher Ames and Ecbecca (Piclc-\\nering) Darling, at her home in London town-\\nship. She was born in Mondon, Massachu-\\nsetts. April 3, 1S20. Her father was born in\\nKhode Island March 11, 1792, and died Novem-\\nber 23, 184. Her mother was born in Massa-\\nchusetts April 18, 17!t3, and died May 22, 1873.\\nThe journey of the elder Hardy from Massa-\\ncluisetts to Michigan was a stormy one, being\\nwrecked near Cleveland, Ohio, and compelled\\nto go on foot for nianj- a weary mile to their\\nnew home in the wild woods of ^licbigan.\\nDuring his father s life Stephen remained at\\nhome, and from the time of liis marriage till\\nhis father s death at Ypsilanti in September,\\n18(iC, by power of attornoj- he acted as his gen-\\neral agent in the transaction of his business,\\nand at his death settled up tlie estate without\\nthe appointment of an administrator. He con-\\ntinued the occupation of a farmer and miller\\nuntil 1871, when he retired from active work,\\nand with his wife moved to the village of Dun-\\ndee, where ho has since lived a retired and\\npeaceful life awaiting the summons that sooner\\nor later comes to all to put off this mortality\\nand put on immortalit\\\\-, and while neither ho\\nnor his wife have ever joined any church, both\\nhave lived the life of Christians, following the\\nprecepts of the golden rule. Mr. and Mrs.\\nHardy have raised a family of twelve children,\\nfive boys and seven girls, of whom two girls\\nand one boy live in Dundee one girl in Lon-\\ndon, and one girl and one boy in Augusta.\\nMr. Hardy is a life long Democrat, but has\\nnever taken any active part in politics. Ho\\nwas highway commissioner in Washtenaw\\ncounty for several years, and was elected\\njustice of the peace, but refused to qualify.\\nUnder the administration of Harrison he was\\nappointed postmaster at Oakvillu post office, in\\nthe township of Augusta, which position he held\\nfor some five years.\\nERIE TOWNSHIP.\\nWhen that portion of Monroe countj that\\nnow comprises the town of Erie was first set-\\ntled by white people is questionable. The\\nJesuit priests, explorers and voj-ageurs at a\\nvery early day, following the shores of Lake\\nErie from Maumee Bay, approached Bay\\nCreek, and they were evidently favorably im-\\npressed with the general appearance of the\\ncountry in that vicinity, finding there a stream\\nthat readil}- admitted the canoes and bateaux\\nof large size, the only facilities then in use for\\ntraversing the newly discovered country of the\\nnorthwestern territory. That they then estab-\\nlished missionary stations and trading posts\\nthere can be no doubt, for when the Govern-\\nment of the United States first purchased by\\ntreat\\\\- with the Indians that portion of our\\nterritory, there were in different parts of Baj-\\nSettlement (now Erie) large pear and apple\\ntrees, many of which measured seven feet\\nin circumference near the ground, and covered\\na surface of forty feet in diameter in the out-\\nspread of the branches, while the land bore the\\nimpress and appearance of having for years\\nbeen under cultivation by a number of French\\nfamilies who were at that earlj- day the pio-\\nneers of the country.\\nThese pioneers from the Canadas and\\nSunny France, who preceded the English-\\nspeaking people in the settlement of this town,\\nwere a hardy class of people, with great powers\\nof endurance, and from living so many ye.ars\\nnear the savage tribes of Indians adopted many\\nof their habits and customs, one of which was\\ntheir strong aversion to work except when\\ndriven to it by stern necessity. Their wants\\nwere few, and being to a very great extent de-\\npendent upon the chase, the} readily procured\\nfrom the abundance of wild game, large and\\nsmall, that abounded in the forests, skins and\\npeltries which they exchanged for rude cloth-\\ning, blankets, ammunition, coffee, whiskj- and\\ntobacco, and not until a ver}- recent date have\\nthe buckskin shirts, fur coats, leggins and shoe\\npacks given place by their descendants to the\\nunderwear, lioots and shoes in use at the pres.\\nent time. It would be putting it very mild\\nshould I say that they were temperate in the\\nuse of whisky and tobacco, and unrestrained\\nby Red Ribbon Societies or temperance advo-", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0785.jp2"}, "726": {"fulltext": "588\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MlCHIOANf.\\neaten. The fur traders were caivt iil to have\\nan abundant su])i)Iy thereof, as a large share of\\ntheir profits wore derived from tiieir sale.\\nIf they needed meat they liad but to load their\\ncarabines and away to the woods, game being\\nabundant, and they were sure to return in a\\nfew hours with a black bear or one or two deer.\\nFailing in this they would shoot a hog, carry\\nit home, lay it on the ground, cover it with\\nstraw and other light combustibles, then set fire\\nto it, singeing the hair and bristles off; they\\nwould then scrape it and turn it over and i-e-\\npeat the singeing and scraping process that\\ncompleted, they would hang it up and dress it.\\nThe next move would be to procure a jug of\\nwhisky, though it might involve the necessity\\nof going miles for it. Neighbors were then in-\\nformed and invited, and so long as the game or\\nhog lasted there was no end of feasting and\\ncarousing. These excitements seemed to\\nconstitute the greater part of their enjoyment.\\nAnother custom worthy of notice was their\\nmode of shoeing a horse or colt for the first\\ntime. As no pains were taken to render the\\nanimal gentle or kind with a view to such an\\nend, the colt or horse was caught on the com-\\nmons and handled enough to render it possible\\nto lead him with a rope, and the gi-eater the\\nresistance the greater the excitement. The\\nblacksmith, instead of holding the horse s foot\\nas smiths usuallj- do in these days, would place\\nthe foot on a board some four or five feet long\\nhy four or five inches broad, which was always\\nkept in the shop this was held at an angle of\\n45 degrees. Every thing being ready, resort\\nwas had to the jug in the corner, then the pro-\\ncess of paring the hoof preparatory to setting\\nthe shoo was commenced. This was always ac-\\ncompanied with a great deal of talking, laugh-\\ning and coarse joking, as large crowds of men\\nand boys always congregated on such oc-\\ncasions. The sotting of the shoes was followed\\nby a return to the jug in the corner. Tiie\\nwhole operation often occupied the entire day.\\nDancing at their feasts constituted a part of\\nthe amusement, the music generally consisting\\nof a violin, the fiddler knowing but one or two\\ntunes, and these pitched to a high key, their\\nidea of music being noise with verj- little\\nharmony they rarely danced more than two\\nor three figures, the rest of the time being-\\ngiven to frolicking.\\nAnother source of amusement with tliese\\nsimple people was horse-racing in the winter\\non the ice, with French ponies, the only kinti\\nof horses then in use here, a breed of horses of\\ngreat powers of endurance, and frefj^uently fast\\nfor the times.\\nIn March, 1826, one of the most celebrated\\nraces of the times occurred on the border of\\nLake Erie, between the pacer White Stocking,\\nowned by Isadoro Navarre, and a French\\npacing pony owned by Stephen Duval dis-\\ntance, two miles. The owner of White Stock-\\ning had, the year previous, challenged the\\nworld to run against him, being deemed the\\nswiftest horse in North America, but in this\\ninstance was distanced by several rods. Dur-\\ning the winter months contests calculated to\\ntest the powers of enduraiice of these French\\nponies were- of frequent occurrence, at times\\naccomplishing one hundred miles on the ice\\nbetween the rising and setting of the sun.\\nThe ponies were not fed beibre starting in the\\nmorning, but driven ten or fifteen miles before\\ngiven a light feed, and then sped on their way\\nagain.\\nFor their evening amusements they resorted\\nto dancing and card pla^ ing. As they had\\nbut very little communication with the outside\\nworld, they lacked enterprise. They were\\nsatisfied with raising enough to make the ends\\nof the year nieet. The highest ambition of i\\\\n-\\nyoung men was to own a French pony, with\\nsaddle and bridle.\\nIn later years, in fact long after the war of\\n1812, the Eoman Catholic religion prevailed to\\nthe exclusion of all other sects. The Catholic\\npriests, for whom they had great respect and\\nveneration, bad great power and influence over\\nthem, influencing them to a sti-ict observance\\nof the holy days, of which there were annually\\nover forty, attending church in the morning,\\nwhile the afternoon was given up to various\\namusements. In the early days of the settle-\\nment, miscegenation was tolerated to a great\\nextent. The original French had no scruples\\nabout intermarrying with the Indian squaws,\\nand it was fre([ueutly the ease the descendants\\nbad more of the characteristics of the Indian\\nthan of the French stock from whence they\\noriginated, but later intermarriage with the\\nEnglish-speaking people created a great change\\nin this respect, and a marked difference is ap-\\nparent. This was not encouraged by the\\npriesthood, and numerous excommunications", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0786.jp2"}, "727": {"fulltext": "TOWNSIlll IIISTOKIKS.\\nosit\\noccurred for niai-rnng outside of the jmle of\\nthe Catholic churcli.\\nThe introduction of Kuir ish schools iji the\\nsettlement, of which tlie Hon. Salmon Keeney\\nhad the lionor of being the first organizer and\\nteacher, produced a mai-ked change in the con-\\ndition of the Frencli inhabitants. The exami-\\nnation of early records will show that near!}-\\nevery conveyance was signed with the cross,\\nwhile now it would be difficult to find one of\\ntheir descendants in tbo settlement without a\\ncommon school education.\\nThe first English local pi cacdier. William\\nWilkinson by name, tbat was heard in this\\ntownship, came from Canada in 1832 with his\\nfamily, and settled on the road leading from\\nTen Mile Creek to Monroe. His humble log\\ncabin, yet unfinished, was surrounded by a forest\\nwith the exception of a beautiful lawn of wild\\ngrass in front of the house. One of the inci-\\ndents occurrini; during bis early ministry is\\nworthy of a pei-manent record. The fii st Sab-\\nbath after tbey had completed their new home,\\nearl\\\\- in the morning a beautiful deer maile its\\nappearance upon the lawn in front of the house\\nand began to feed upon the wild grass. John,\\nthe elder son, bad taken tlown bis rifle and was\\nprcj)aring to shoot the animal. The conscien-\\ntious local preacher stopped him, saying,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2There must not be any shooting about his\\npremises on Sunday. Ife had not left his re-\\nligion in Canada, but hail bi ouglit it with him\\ninto Michigan, and the sanctit}- of the Sabbath\\nmust be observed by all the members of the\\nfamilj- as it had been in the i)ast.\\nJohn said he believed God had sent it to\\ntbem, as there was not a mouthful of meat in\\nthe house.\\nNo, my son. God never sent that deer to bo\\nkilled on the Sabbath. He never tempts peo-\\n|de to do wrong.\\nJohn put away his gun i-elu(tanll\\\\ remark-\\ning he hoped he might never have such a\\nMethodist religion, there was too much super-\\nstition connected with it.\\nOn Monday- morning about the same time of\\nday it had appeared on the Sabbath morn-\\ning, the deer returned to the same ]dace in\\ncompanj- with a large buck. Mrs. Wilkinson\\ncalled John and her husband an l directed\\ntheir attention to the beautiful sight. John\\nsprang for his loaded ritle atid was sighting\\nthe buck.\\n.\\\\o. my son, said .Mi-. Wilkinson. I want\\nyou to shoot the doe first.\\nFather, whj- not take the buck He is\\nmuch the largest.\\nDo as I say and then you will find out what\\nI mean, and I will teach you something, \\\\ny\\nson, about bunting. Take good aim, don t get\\ne.xcited, antl shoot the doe right back of the\\nshoulder.\\nJohn fired, and as the bullet struck the doc\\nshe bleated, the buck still standing waiting for\\nhis mate to start with him. John then loaded\\nmikI fired again the buck dro])ped. As John\\nand his fatiier walked out and stood beside\\ntheir j)rize, John was perfectly delighted.\\nNow, my son. said his father, I want you\\nto remember there is nothing to be made by\\nbreaking the Sabbath. God never rewards\\npeople for disobeying his requirements, but\\nalways rewards obedience to his will. Now\\nyou have two deer for one by keeping the\\nSabbath; the doe not being disturbed yesterday\\ni-etnrned to-day with her mate, and the scarcity\\nof meat of which you complained has been\\naliiindanlly supplied, and you have the pleasure\\nof knowing you have kept the Sabbath and\\nhave obliged youi- [larents. And now, John,\\nwhat do you think to-day of your father s re-\\nligion and his Methodism?\\nJohn hesitated; Well, to be honest, I like it\\nmuch better than I did yesterday.\\nsociety known as the Krie Vigilance Soci-\\nety, whose object was to try and put a stop to\\nhorse stealing, which a( the time was a source\\nof much annoyance and loss to the inhabitants,\\nwas organized in Ivrie in April, 1840. The\\nfirst meeting of citizens for this i)urposc was in\\nres|)Onse to a nunierousl} signed call.\\nLooking at the map we find Monroe county\\nand Erie township in the extreme southeast\\ncorner of the State of Michigan, the Buckeye\\nState bounding it on the south, Bedford and\\nLaSalle on the west and north, and the waters\\nof liake Erie circumscribing its eastern limits.\\nI nlil reorganized by act of legislature, it\\ncomprised the ))resent townships of TiaSalle,\\nBedfi r(l and Whitelbrd, and that portion of the\\nlirescnt State of Ohio which belonged to the\\nTerritory of .Michigan ])rior to its organization\\nas a State in 1S37.\\nThe first township meeting was at the\\nhouse of Francois Cousineau, at the Bay\\nSettlement, on Monday, May 28, 1827. For", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0787.jp2"}, "728": {"fulltext": "590\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nErie township officers the reader is referred to\\npage 272.\\nIn October, 1829, Hon. Sahnon Keeney was\\nby Governor Cass appointed justice of the\\npeace.\\nThe first meeting of the inspectors of schools\\nfor the township of Erie, of which there is any\\nrecord, was held at the house of J. T. Gilbert,\\nApril 10, 1837, at which time John P. Rowe\\nwas chosen chairman of the board, and on\\nMay 27th they met and divided the township\\ninto eight school districts, to which an-\\nother was added the next month. October\\n10, 1838, the annual report was made to the\\ncou-nty clerk, by which ninety-five pupils ap-\\npear to have attended. The enrollment shown\\nis as follows In 184.5, 321 scholars, apportion-\\nment, $89.88 18-16, $106.95; 1847, $122.88\\n1851, $168.64; 1855, $242.88; 1857, $249.10;\\n1858, *257.00 1859, $226.51.\\nIn 1834 the first scliool house was erected\\nby private subscription. The building was a\\nframe placed on district No. 1, and John T.\\nGilbert was the first teacher. Following him\\nwe have a Miss Gunn from Waterville, Ohio,\\nand in the winter of 1835-6, by John P. Rowe.\\nThe next school house was built as a saloon\\nand grocery in the village about 1840, and pur-\\nchased for school purposes a short time after.\\nIn 1850 the third, of brick, was built in the\\nvillage. The fourth was a frame building\\nerected on District No. 5, in 1852; the filth in\\n1853, a frame building on District No. 3.\\nIn 1826 a post office, known as Bay Settle-\\nment, was opened with Benoni Newkirk as\\npostmaster. He was followed by Salmon Kee-\\nney, 1833 to 1847, and in 1834 he had the name\\nof the office changed to Erie, to correspond\\nwith the name of the township.\\nIn 1847 Ira Smith handled the mail bags for\\ntwo years. From 1848 to 1863, Horace Hertz-\\nler delivered the letters, and in 1863 James\\nCousino took his place, to be succeeded in 1868\\nb} B. Y. Darling, and shortly after, George B.\\nSmith. Then came John Weeman, who for\\nnearly twenty j ears officiated, until in 1886 E.\\nW. Hilton was appointed.\\nIn 1836 the village of Vienna was platted by\\nChristian Hertzler, and by act of legislature\\nwas changed to Erie in 1850.\\nThe first white settlers in the township were\\nHycinthe Bernard and Louis Momenee, about\\n1800.\\nThe first cemetery was the old Roman Cath-\\nolic cemetery near the church, which was\\nopened about 1816. The second by the Prot-\\nestants on section 8, about 1835.\\nRailroad communication was opened in 1858\\nby the advent of the Lake Shore, and ten years\\nlater by the Michigan Central.\\nThe principal hotel in the village, the Brie\\nHouse, was built in 1853, and after being sold\\nto several parties passed to the possession of\\nthe present proprietor, John Weeman, in 1865,\\nwho came here in 1845 from Canton, St. Law-\\nrence county. New York, with his wife and two\\nboys (twins), Hannibal and Hamilton, and who\\nhas held several offices of trust.\\nJAMES MULHOLLEN,\\nA prospei ous farmer on section eight of Erie\\ntownship, was born in Erie March 24, 1836,\\nthe son of James and Sarah (Agnew) Mulhol-\\nlen, and on December 29,1861, was married to\\nAnna, daughter of Elihu and Maria (Wilson)\\nHall, who is the mother of three children, two\\ngirls, Estella and Carrie, both living at home,\\nand one boy, Henry, who was married Febru-\\nary 14, 1890, to May Hall. The farm of one\\nhundred acres is pleasantly located on the old\\nGovernment road, about seven miles south of\\nMonroe, and was purchased b} his father, and\\non which he was living at the time of his\\ndeath. In polities Mr. Mulhollen has always\\nbeen a Democrat, but has always refused to\\naccept any offices at the hands of his political\\nparty.\\nHis father, James, was for twelve or fifteen\\nyears township supervisor, and deputy count}-\\nsheriff for several years. In 1839 while hold-\\ning the latter office he attempted to recapture\\na counterfeiter, who had made his escape from\\nthe eount}^ jail, and pursuing him as far as the\\nWaterloo farm, after a severe fight, during\\nwhich the criminal cut off all the buttons on\\nhis vest, was compelled to kill the fugitive in\\ndefense of his own life.\\nJOHN G. PEABODY\\nWas a native of Nashua, New Hampshire,\\nwhere he was born December 26, 1791, and\\nwith but few advantages in hie early life to", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0788.jp2"}, "729": {"fulltext": "ff^", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0789.jp2"}, "730": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0790.jp2"}, "731": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHtr HISTORIES.\\n:m\\nacquire an education, yet bj observation and\\njinsh worked hi.? \\\\va3 up from the humble ap-\\n|)i-entiee of a village liiacksmitli to that of a\\n]u-o.sperous manufacturer and farmer at the\\ntime ofiii.sdeath, which occurred in Krie town-\\nship August lit. 1859. When in his nineteenth\\nyear his nia.ster moved to Antigonisli, Nova\\nScotia, and Mr. Pcahody went with him. and a\\nshort time afterward bought liis time of him\\nand opened quite a large establishment for the\\nmanufacture of a.xes. which he supplied to the\\nwhole.sale trade. Three j-ears later, February\\n23, 1814, he wa.s married by the IJev. James\\n.\\\\[onroe, to Harriet Sophia Irisii, who died\\n.May 20, 1843, at the age of forty three. Of a\\nlarge family of children but fourare now living,\\nviz. Francis William, born December (i, 1830\\nand Harriet Hill, born September 12, 1824,\\nboth living in Escondido, San Diego county,\\nCalifornia Caroline Sophia, born July 20, 1827,\\nand living in Texas; and Adelaide, born Octo-\\nber (5, 183. and living in Pagetown, Morrow\\ncounty, Ohio. In 183G he left Nova Scotia\\nand moved to Buffalo, coming on his own ves-\\nsel to Providence, Rhode Lsland. After living\\nin Buffalo for about three years engaged in\\nbusiness, during which he lost the accumula-\\ntions of a lirctinie to the amount of nearly forty\\nthousand dollars. He moved to Toledo in\\n1831), and there opened a general store and be-\\ngan life anew, but everything looked dark and\\ngloomy, the swamp fever attacking the entire\\nfamily to such an extent that Adelaide, then\\nliiU five years of age, was the only one able to\\nbe up and about the house. In 1841 he settled\\nin Erie town.ship, and going to his native place\\nSe])tembcr 10, 1843. was married to Lucy Ann\\nCogswell, who was born in Concord, New\\nHampshire, January 23, 1810, and who.se on Ij-\\nchild. Almira HIizabeth, was born June 8, 1846,\\nand September 11, 1870, was married to John\\nA. ^IcDonald, a well-to-do farmer in Erie. His\\nsecond wife died at Erie January 2, 1888, and\\nwith the remains of Mr. Peabody and his first\\nwife are resting in Woodlawn Cemetery at\\nToledo, Ohio. All through his life Mr. Pea-\\nbody endeavored to .so live as to gain the\\nesteem of his fellow-citizens as an honest, up-\\nright man, a good husband and kind father.\\nOn his death, August 16, 1859, he was buried\\nwith Masonic honors by the members of ^lon-\\nroe Lodge, No. 27, F. and A. M.. of which he\\nwas one of the oldest members.\\nEXETER TOWNSHIP.\\nThis township was organized in 1836 out of\\nLondon, to which it had been set off from\\nRaisinville in 1833. From 18.38 to 1842 there\\nwere no supervisors, their duties being per-\\nformed by county commissioners. The first\\nelection was held In April, 1836, at which Gil-\\nbert Palmer was elected supervisor: Patrick\\n(^)rrigan in 1837, Moses Bowlsby in 1838, Pat-\\nrick Corrigan in 1839, .lohn Murphy- in 1842\\nand 1843, Luke Duniiin in 1844, Lewis Welch\\nin 1845. John Murphy in 1846 and 1847, Luke\\nl unn in 1848, Lewis Welch in 1849. and Ber-\\nnard Kaleigh in 1850. The records of super-\\nvisors from 1850 to 1873 were consumed when\\nthe court house was burned. For supervisors\\nand town officers from 1873 to 1888 inclusive,\\nthe reader is referred to page 273.\\nThe village of Maybee, within this town-\\nship, is a direct outgrowth of the building of\\nthe Canada Southern Railway. The large\\namount of limber adjacent to the site first devel-\\noped the manufacture of charcoal, and a small\\nvillage sprang up around the kilns and side-\\ntrack. Its original site was on the farm of\\n.\\\\bram Maybee, E.sq.. and from this the place\\ntook its name. From the small beginning of\\nehai coal burning an active and enterprising\\nvillage, with industrial and mercantile at-\\ntachments, has followed. Messrs. Maybee\\nHasle^ have a finely equipped roller floui ing\\nmill; three general stores, kept by Burgess\\nYoung. Charles Happy and Joseph Klotz\\nblacksmith shops, with market, wagon shojis,\\na fine hotel kept by Charles Jeloch, and a num-\\nber ofe.xccllent houses. Dr. Lawrence Bald-\\nwin has an office there. There is a fine school\\nand two churches, a Congregationalist and St.\\n.loseph s Catholic Church which has been re-\\ncently completed, under the energetic adminis-\\ntration of Rev. James Ronayne, with which is\\nconnected an excellent parochial school, under\\nthe charge of Miss Beddoes, of Wyandg^te.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0791.jp2"}, "732": {"fulltext": "592\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nFRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP.\\nThis was oue of tlio townshii^s reorganized\\nin 1827. The old boundaries were retained,\\nincluding Ash and Berlin. The first election,\\nin the spring of 1827, was held at the house of\\nFrancis LaSalle, within the limits of the pres-\\nent fourth ward of the citj of Monroe. Edmund\\nLittletield was elected supervisor that year, and\\nre-elected in 1828, John B. Cicott in 1829, 1830\\nand 1831, James J. Godfrey in 1832, Laurent\\nDurocher in 1833 and 1834, Medard Couture\\n1835, and Warner Wing in 183G. The history\\nof this township is so identified with the early\\nsettlement of the county and city of Monroe\\nthat further notice is not necessary. The town-\\nship included so much of the present city as\\nlies north of the River Uaisin, until 1818, when\\nan act of the legislature separated that portion\\nof the city from the township. Laurent Du-\\nrocher was elected supervisor in 1842, 1843,\\n1844, 1845, 1846 and 1847; Alfred G. Bates in\\n1848 and 1819, and Gouverneur Morris in 1850.\\nThe records of suvervisoi s and town officers\\nwere consumed when the court house was\\nburned, and for supervisors from 1873 to 1888\\nreference is made to page 267.\\nIDA TOWNSHIP.\\nIda township was organized from Raisinville\\nin 1837. Hiram Cooney was elected the first\\nsupervisor at an election held at the house of\\nThomas S. Clark. Among the first settlers\\nwere George Willard, Chauncy Owen, John W.\\nTalbot, Matthew Fredenberg, John Campbell,\\nJosiah Kellogg, William Richardson, David\\nBrainard, Alonzo Durrin, Joseph Gregory and\\nAnthony Briggs. The supervisors elected\\nafter 1837 were as follows Richmond Cheadle\\nin 1842, Peter K. Zacharias in 1843, 1844 and\\n1845, Wesley Conant in 1846, William L. Riggs\\nin 1847, P. K. Zacharias in 1848, Nathaniel\\nLangdon in 1849 and 1850. For supervisors\\nfrom 1842 to 1872 reference is made to page\\n267, and for township officers from 1874 to 1888\\ninclusive reference is made to page 273. Quite\\nan enterprising little village (though not in-\\ncorporated) has sprung up at the station of the\\nLake Shore Railway in this town.\\nLASALLE TOWNSHIP.\\nLaSalle township was settled about the year\\n1790, there being at Otter Creek in 1794 twenty-\\ntwo ftxmilies, but as a township by itself was\\norganized in 1830 out of the township of Erie,\\nand the first election was held July 31, 1830, at\\nthe house of Antoine Lafontain, there being\\nthirty-five votes cast. Francis Charter was\\nelected supei visor, and again in 1831, 1832,\\n1833, 1834 and 1835. Charles Villette was\\ntownship clerk in 1836, and almost constantly\\nthereafter until his death in 1874. Samuel M.\\nBartlett was elected supervisor in 1842. For\\nsupervisors from 1842 to 1872 reference is made\\nto page 267, and for town officers from 1872 to\\n1888 reference is made to page 273.\\nLONDON TOWNSHIP\\nWas organized out of Raisinville and Sum-\\nmerfield in 1833, its boundaries comjjosed of\\nwhat is now Exeter, London and Milan. The\\npart now constituting Milan before that be-\\nlonged to Summerfleld.\\nThe first township meeting was held April 1,\\n1833, at the house of Abrahani Hayek. Cyrus\\nEverett was elected supervisor Henry Chitten-\\nden, clerk William E. Marvin, John C. Sterl-\\ning and Samuel Nichols, jr., assessors. Cyrus\\nEverett was re-elected supervisor in 1834, 1835,\\n1836 and 1837. For supervisors from 1842 to\\n1888 inclusive, see page 267; and for township\\nofficers from 1873 to 1888, see page 274.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0792.jp2"}, "733": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.\\n503\\nMILAN TO^A NSHIP.\\nMilan township lies in the extreme noi-ili-\\nwest corner of Monroe county. The Toledo,\\nAnn Arbor and Xorth Michigan Kailwu}-\\njiasses through the eastern portion of the\\ntownship with Azalia (formerly East Milan,\\nP. O. Eeeves Settlement) and Milan as its\\ndepots, and the Detroit Division of the Wabash\\nrailroad, also with two stations: Cones (formerly\\nknown as West Milan) and Milan within the\\ntownship limits. The township is watered by\\nSaline river, Maoon and Bear creeks, and\\nCentre Ditch.\\nThe first officers of ililan township were\\n.Supervisor, Warren Mead; township clerk,\\nDavid A. Woodward; justices of the peace,\\nJohn Spaulding, Warren Mead, Alva Marsh and\\nDavid A. Woodward assessors, James Whaley.\\nLuther N. Sanford, Xoah Chittenden.\\nFor supervisors from 1873-1888, see page\\n267. For township officers from 1873-1889,\\nsee page 275.\\nIn 1833 a post office was opened with Bethuel\\nHack as postmaster. It was known as Farmers\\nor Tolanville. In 1834 David A. Woodward\\nwas appointed, and in 1836 the name was\\nchanged to Milan, although up to 1859 it was\\ncalled Tolanville, Woodward s Mills and Milan,\\nat which time the name was officially changed\\nto Milan by order of the Postmaster General.\\nThe first school house was built in the spring\\nof 1837 by William and George M. Han-son.\\nand was a frame building on the site of\\nCharles M. Elackmer s residence. The Milan\\nLeader was started in March, 1882, hy A. B.\\nSmith and A. E. Putnam, the former purchas-\\ning the entire interest in 1884. It is indepen-\\ndent in politics, and has a circulation of 700.\\nUp to 1866 the various denominations held\\nservices from time to time in the school houses\\nor private buildings. In 1888 the corner stone\\nof the new memorial Methodist Episcopal\\nchurch was laid bj the Rev. M. H. Bartram,\\nthe present pastor. The Free Methodist\\nchurch has a membership dating from the win-\\nter of 1865-6.\\nWest Milan was opened as a post office in\\n1859 with John C. Cone postmaster. In 1880\\nthe Wabash Western Railroad was opened\\nthrough, and the station called Cone, and the\\nfollowing j ear the name of the post office was\\nchanged to correspond. In 1885 the pi esent\\nincumbent, W. Curry, succeeded Mr. Cone as\\npostmaster.\\nAt this point as early as 1846 the Jioman\\nCatiiolic church was organized by Rev. Pierre\\nSmothers, of Detroit, and attached to the\\nYpsilanti parish. The church was started in\\n1848 and an addition built in 1855.\\nIn 1866 Rev. Thomas Lupton organized a\\nclass in the Methodist Episcopal church, with\\na large number of members. Services were\\nheld in the old school hou.se until thej could\\nbuild a church, which was done in the summer\\nof 1867, and ledicated in February, 1868, by\\nElder L. H. Dean.\\nEast Milan, or Reeves Station, where Reeves\\nand son had established themselves as the\\nStar Bending Company, was opened as a post\\noffice in 1866, with Stephen Frink as post-\\nmaster, mainly through the exertions of Daniel\\nT. Hazen, who, with a few others, deemed the\\nbusiness done there to be of sufficient amount\\nto obviate the necessitj of going to West Milan\\nfor their mail. Mr. Hazen took the office in\\n1867, and was followed in 1872 by Joseph\\n-Meadows. John AI. Lewis succeeded in 1877,\\nand in 1884 the office was turned over to A. C.\\nReynolds. On September 1, 1887, the post-\\nmaster-general issued an official order changing\\nthe name of the ])ost office from East Milan to\\nAzalia (to correspond with the name of the\\nR. R. station) and ajipointeil Joseph Meadows\\npostmaster.\\nA class of the Methodist Episcopal church\\nwas formed here in 1856, with Shubcl Lewis\\nleader. In 1870 they built and dedicated a\\nbrick church, which is supplied everj- other\\nweek by Rev. J. G. Morgan, of Dundee.\\nThe Toledo, Ann Arbor and Grand Trunk\\nRailroad (now the Toledo, Ann Arbor and\\nNorth Michigan) was opened June 8, 1878,\\nand the Detroit, Butler and St. Louis Railroad\\n(now the Detroit Divison of the Wabash Rail-\\nroad) in the summer of 1880. The dividing\\nline of Washtenaw and Monroe counties asseB\\nthrough the village, which is mostly in the\\n(ormer county, and we find was incorporated\\nin March, 1885.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0793.jp2"}, "734": {"fulltext": "594\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMONROE TOWNSHIP\\nWas one of the five townships reorganized in\\n1827. The boundaries were not changed, and\\nincluded so much of the city of Monroe as lies\\nsouth of the River Eaisin till 18-18, when the\\ncity was set oti by itself.\\nThe fir. st election in 1827 was held at the\\ncourt hou.se in the village of Monroe. On the\\n28th day of May, 1827, Samuel Choate was\\nelected supervisor; Edward D. Ellis, clerk;\\nJeremiah Lawrence, Joseph G. Navarre and\\nSamuel Stone, sr., were elected assessors; Hi-\\nram Brown, Dan. MulhoUen and Samiicl H.\\nGale, commissioners; George Alford and Wil-\\nliam P. Gale, overseers of the poor. Of the\\nvotes cast in 1827 whose names are on the poll\\nlist, none are cow living. Samuel Choate was\\nre-elected supervisor in 1828; Walter Colton\\nin 1829 and 1830; Daniel S. Bacon in 1831;\\nLuther Harvey in 1832 and 1833; Edward D.\\nEllis in 1834; Peter P. Ferry in 1836; Nathan\\nHubble in 1842. For supervisors from 1842-\\n1872, reference is made to page 267, and for\\ntownship officers from 1872 to 1888 inclusive,\\nreference is made to page 275. The early set-\\ntlement of this town is largeh identified with\\nthe early settlement heretofore detailed with\\nthat of the city of Monroe.\\nRAISINVILLE TOWNSHIP.\\nThe township of Eaisin ville was one of the\\nfive townshi])s reorganized in 1827, and ex-\\ntended over the present townships of Ida, Dun-\\ndee, London, Milan and Summertield. The\\ntown meetings were generally held at Giles\\nTavern, about ten miles below the present site\\nof Petersburgh.\\nThe first land in this region was entered by\\nJohn Anderson, generally known as Col. An-\\nderson, March 1, 1822. On the 23d of the fol-\\nlowing October, W. Comstock entered land.\\nAnderson did not settle or improve this tract,\\nbut sold it to a man by the name of Blanchard\\nin October, 1823, who built a house thereon,\\nand began to improve the land. This property\\nis now owned by N. C. Dunham, son of Dr.\\nNelson Dunham, who was an early settler.\\nBlanchard was an extraordinary man, possess-\\ning courage and fortitude sufficient to make a\\nhero of him, had it been exercised in the right\\ndirection. He was unfortunate in the loss of a\\nleg, amputated at Monroe only a year or two\\nafter he had settled on his land. As an in-\\nstance of his fortitude and enduraneo, it is\\nstated that when the usual preparations were\\nmade for amputation, he stepped composedly\\nup to the table and deliberately laid his leg\\nthereon and submitted to the operation with-\\nout exhibiting any signs of nervousness except\\na slight twitching of the muscles at the time\\nthe surgeon reached the bone. Prom that lime\\nto the day of his death he exercised all the\\nfaculties of an energetic pioneer, and woe to\\nthe Indian who crossed his path after he had\\nbut one leg to use. During this period he\\nwent one day to Monroe to mill, and on his re-\\nturn was beset by Indians. Having a jug of\\nwhisky with him, ho was annoyed by one in\\nparticuhir, who seemed determined to possess\\nhimself of the jug, or at least part of its con-\\ntents. Blanchard leaped to the ground, seized\\nan axe that he had with him and struck the\\nIndian in the breast, burying the axe therein.\\nThe victim was buried on a spot of ground\\nnow owned by M. G. Tyler, about three quar-\\nters of a mile above Petersburgh.\\nAt the time the events we have just related\\n(1823), several families came in, and the wil-\\nderness began to assume the appearance of\\ncivilization. Those who located claims near\\nBlanchard were Walter Comstock, sr., Horace\\nHart, John Preston and James Smith. During\\nthe same j-ear Gideon Wells settled on the op-\\nposite side of the river from Blanchard, and his\\nsons, Morris, Seth and Louis soon after settled\\nnear him\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Morris on the farm recently owned\\nby John Page Seth on the Spencer place,\\nthen owned by Col. Levi S. Humphrey, of\\nMonroe, and Louis Blanchard on a jjoint of\\nland near the lower bridge at Petersburgh, now\\nor lately owned by Earl Tremain.\\nIn 1824 several more families moved in,\\namong them Richard Peters, deceased, the\\nfather of John, George and Charles Peters, all\\nof whom are now living in the immediate\\nneighborhood of Petersburgh, highly respected", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0794.jp2"}, "735": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.\\n595\\nand esteemed substantial farmers. J. N.\\nWadsworth and George Wilcox, of Dundee,\\nwere among the ])ioneers of this township.\\nThe widow of Mr. Wadsworth still occupies the\\nfirst frame house framed and enclosed in the\\ntwo towns, situated on tlio south side of the\\nriver, between Dundee and Petersburgh. The\\ntirst school house, built of logs, was not fur from\\nthe residence of Mr. Wadsworth.\\nAbout this time Messrs. Peters, Wells and\\nHart went a considerable distance up the river\\nand cut u large whitewood tree and made a\\ndug-out or canoe, with which Mr. Peters fer-\\nried travelers across the river at or near the\\npresent site of the Petersburgh flouring mills.\\nThis craft was eighteen feet long, and with it\\nwagons as well as people were carried over the\\nKaisin in safety. This was the mode of cross-\\ning until the year 1828, when a bridge was\\nbuilt.\\nOriginally a belt of heavy timber, consisting\\nraoslly of oak, ash, hickor\\\\-, maple and elin,\\nfrom three to ten miles in width stretched\\nalong the northern bank of the river, with oak\\nopenings on the south side. Now much oftiiat\\nunbroken wilderness consists of fine fiirms,\\nmostly under a high state of cultivation, with\\nfine residences, commodious barns, while hero\\nand there, at irregular intervals, cliurches and\\nsubstantial school houses stand out as beacon-\\nlights, all denoting general prosperity and\\nprogress, financiallj-, morally aiid mentally.\\nPrevious to and for several years alter the\\nfirst settlement of these points by the whites,\\nthe Indians occu])ied them as their camping\\ngrounds and burying grounds, and many indi-\\ncations of their occupancy have existed up to\\na very recent dale, but now the onward march\\nof civilization has obliterated all traces of their\\nexistence. These Indians belonged principally\\nto the Pottawatomie and Wyandotte tribes, and\\nformed a part of the noted confederacy under\\nthe leadership of thocelebrated chief Tecumseh,\\nwho, with his brother, the Prophet, were the\\nprincipal instigators of the massacre that took\\nplace on tlie River Raisin. Thus, until the\\nclose of the AVar of 1812, a spirit of hostility\\npervaded the original occupants, that rendered\\nsettlement among them extremely hazardous,\\ntherefore this locality was then visited by while\\nmen only for the jnirpose of trade and traffic.\\nIn attempting to record the early history of\\nthis part of the Slate, it will be necessary to\\nrefer to the preliminaries attending so im-\\nportant an undertaking as the survej and\\nsettlement proved to be. In the winter of 1808\\nCongress i)assed an act to establish the private\\nland claims of the settlers who had for a\\ncertain length of time resided on these claims,\\nand to provide for this survey.\\nIn accordance with the provisions of the\\nact, Aaron Greeley was a])pointed to make\\nthe survey of all the lands in Monroe county.\\nHe began the work in the fall of 1809,\\nand completed it in 1810. His work was\\nprosecuted under many serious difiiculties.\\nSuch were the conflicting interests of the\\nclaimants, that at times it became almost im-\\npossible to determine what their just allow-\\nance should be. It was utterly im])ossiblo to\\nadjust the.se claims to the entire satisfaction of\\na community holding their lands by no title\\nsave that of possession. These private land\\nclaims embraced the entire lake border of\\nMonroe county, and lands on either side of the\\nRiver Raisin, to the west line of the township\\nof Raisinville; also lands on Plum creek.\\nOtter creek, Stony creek and Swan creek. The\\nclaimants were mostly French, who settled on\\ntheir claims at an early day.\\nThe survey was not made according to any\\nparallels or meridians, but were run at right\\nangles with the course of the streams on which\\nthey lay. The} were generally narrow, ex-\\ntending back into the country a distance often\\nof six or eight miles, and embraced some of\\nthe finest farms in Monroe county. Many of\\nthese farms are still held by the descendants\\nof tlie original claimants.\\nThere were a few English or Yankee families\\nresiding in the county at that lime, who were\\ngenerally regai-ded as intruders upon the rights\\nof the settlers of longer standing, and were\\nconsequently subject to many inconveniences\\nand privations by the original owners or\\nclaimants.\\nAt the close of the year ISll matters as-\\nsumed so much of a warlike appearance as\\nto render A resilience extremely unsafe for\\nAmerican families, in conseijuenee of the influ-\\nence exercised by the British leaders, and\\nothers in the interest of Great Britain, over\\nthe Indians. The designs of Congress, there-\\nfore, in regard to the surveying and bringing\\ninto market the lands in this district, were\\nfrustrated for the time being. In the summer", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0795.jp2"}, "736": {"fulltext": "596\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nof 1816 a party of surveyors arrived to resume\\nthe work. The survey begun by this party has\\na base line and princi])al meridian of its own,\\nseparate from the adjoining States. The base\\nline begins at a point on Lake St. Clair, 173\\nlinks south of the southeast corner of old land\\nclaim 222, and extends west to Lake Michigan,\\na distance of 212 miles, and was run by David\\nFletcher. The principal meridian was run\\ndue north from the Maumee River, at Fort\\nDefiance, to Lake Huron. This line was run\\nby Aaron Greelej-. A full party for such a\\ncampaign consisted of one surveyor, one axe\\nman, two chainbeai-ers, two pack men, two\\nhunters and one cook.\\nIn 1817 the southeast corner of the State\\nwas divided into townships, and in 1819 it was\\nsubdivided into sections. When we consider\\nthe circumstances and disadvantages under\\nwhich the work was performed immediately\\nafter the close of the war, .in which the Indians\\nhad been stimulated to acts of barbaritj-\\ntraversing rivers and swamps, and an unbroken\\nwilderness swarming with wild beasts of prey,\\nand attended Avith dangers on every hand, we\\ncan but regard them as heroic and courageous.\\nUobert Clark meandered the River Raisin from\\nthe confluence of its branches, near Adrian, to\\nits mouth, a distance ot 178 miles hy course of\\nthe river. He was a veteran surveyor, and\\ndied on the Indian tniii, with his compass on\\nhis arm.\\nRiloy IngersoU (tiicn living at what was af-\\nterwards Dundee) was elected supervisor of\\nRaisinville in 1823, Samuel Atkinson in 1829,\\nRichard Mettez in 1830 and 1831, Cyrus Ever-\\nett in 1832, Norman D. Curtis in 1833, Eliph-\\nalct Clark in 1834, Norman I). Curtis in 1835,\\nWilliam H. Montgomery in 1836, George Young-\\nlove in 1842. For supervisors from 1842 to\\n1888, refer to page 267-270. The records from\\n1850 to 1873 were burned with the court house.\\nFor town officers from 1873 to 1888 inclusive,\\nsee page 276.\\nSUMMER FIELD TOWNSHIP.\\nSummerfield was settled in or about 1820,\\namong the first settlers being Seth and Polly\\nWells, Louis, Morris and Russell Wells, Luc3\\nOlive and Electa Wells, who settled a short dis-\\ntance east of the present village; John N.\\nWadsworth, Richard Peters, Elihu Ward. Rich-\\nard Peters came here in 1824, settling on sec-\\ntion four, nearly opposite the present railroad\\nstation of Petersburgh, and in his house the\\nfirst white child, Charles Peters, was born\\nMarch 17, 1826.\\nThe first school house in the township was a\\nlog structure on the northwest quarter of the\\nsouthwest quarter of section thirty-four, on\\nwhat is now known as the Tremain farm (then\\nthe Louis Wells farm). It was started by\\nsubscription about 1827. In 1831 the building\\nbecoming overcrowded a school house was built\\non the east part of the Wadsworth farm on sec-\\ntion thirty-five, and one in the village on the\\ncorner of Elm and River streets, about forty\\nrods south of the bridge, both log. The latter\\nwas replaced in 1836 with a frame building, on\\nthe corner of Elm and Saline streets, which was\\nopened by Alonzo Bigsby in the winter 1836-7,\\nand remained until 1869, when it was moved to\\nthe eastern part of the village, converted into\\na dwelling house, and the present graded\\nschool built at an expense of SI, 400, There\\nare at present nine school districts in the\\ntownship, each having a very commodious\\nschool house. The total enrollment of the\\nschools is 571 scholars, with a seating capacity\\nof 634, and an average attendance of 440. The\\nvaluation of the buildings is about $20,000.\\nThe first township meeting was held in the\\nhouse of Mrs. Polly Wells, a short distance\\neast of the village, having adjourned to there\\nfrom the house of Morris Wells.\\nThe first bridge of which we find any rec-\\nollection was built across the Raisin in 1828,\\nby Benjamin Davis, prior to which Richard\\nPeters ran a ferry-boat by means of which\\nboth wagons and men were taken over the\\nriver.\\nThe first saw mill was built in 1829, east of\\nthe present water mill, and became the pi-op-\\nerty of Cole Wing in 1836.\\nIn the spring of 1882 J. P. Becker com-\\nmenced operations tending to the establish-\\nment of a steam flouring mill, and with Myron\\nB. Davis the business was briskly carried for-\\nward. They first began to grind in December,\\n1883. The main building is 45x50, three", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0796.jp2"}, "737": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.\\not):\\nstories high, and a sixty-horso power cni^ine\\nfor motive power. Tlie roof is of iron, ami\\ntlie building a substantial edifice, a.s nearly\\nfire-proof as possible. Shortly after Mr.\\nLantz purchased the intei cst of Mr. Becker,\\nand the mill is now under the control of\\nJvantz it Davis. In 18:52 the only doctor in\\nthe township of Summerfield (including Dun-\\ndee) was Aunt Sina Parker, grandmother\\nof the Hon. Burton Parker, 1o whose skill as\\nas phj-sician, man}- still living in the town-\\nship can bear testimony, she being ver}- suc-\\ncessful in handling the diseases then incident\\nto the country.\\nThe village of Petcrsburgh is situated on the\\nRiver Kaisin a little north of the center of\\nSummerfield township, on the Detroit branch\\nof the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rail-\\nroad, about midwaj between Adrian and Mon-\\nroe. The village was originally the farm of\\nRichard Peters (from whom it was named) and\\nilccdcd by him to Thomas T. Cole and Austin\\nWing in 18.3( by whom the village was\\nplatted.\\nThe village is nicely laid out with broad\\nstreets, thickly shaded with evergreen trees,\\nthe streets crossing at right angles east and\\nwest. The corporation is laid out into blocks\\nof about three acres each, and are uniformly\\ngraded and well provided with sidewalks. For\\ncommunication with the outside world the\\nLake Shore road runs three passetiger trains\\neach way daily on the Detroit division, while\\ntelegraph and express facilities are much better\\nthan in many places of greater pretensions.\\nThe postottice was opened in 1826 and named\\nPetersburgh after Kichard Peters, the first\\nl)ostmaster, who held the office until 1845.\\nFor history of the Presbyterian church of\\nPetersburgh, the reader is referred to page 504.\\nThe histor}- of the Methodist Episcopal\\nchurch of Petersburgh in its early day is so\\nclosely connected with that at Dundee, that\\nthe history of the latter is substantially that\\nof the former up to about 1850. The meeting\\nat which the first class was formed, of whose\\nnames only that of Mrs. Bartlett and Mrs.\\nRussell can be recalled, was held early in the\\nsummer of 1837 in Uncle Dave Kussell s\\nbarn, anfl continued there till the inclemency\\nof the weather compelled them to meet in the\\nschool house. As it was connected with the\\nDundee mission, the same preachers had charge\\nuntil 1850, when it was divided and attached\\nto Palmj-ra. In 1856 a lot was donated for\\nchurch ])urp()ses by Austin Iv Wing, and a\\nchurch built tlie same year. In 1859 it was\\nmade a charge by itself, and so continued until\\n1874, when it was united with Deerfield. The\\npresent membership is sixty, with a Sunday-\\nschool having an average attendance of about\\nfifty, with Elihu Wadsworth superintendent.\\nThe Free Methodist church in Petersburgh\\nwas organized in February, 1887, in tlic house\\nof H. I Rose. Rev. W. Cochrane ])astor in\\ncharge. In 1886 a church was built at a cost\\nof about S700, which was dedicated October 6,\\n1887, at which time a Sunday-school was or-\\nganized, with E F. Tremain superintendent.\\nThe present church membei ship is twenty -one.\\nThe Church of Christ was organized in the\\nspring of 1878. The flock had for its shei)-\\nherd in 1878-9, Elder E. W. Gordon, and J. J.\\nHarris from 1880 to 1884, since which they\\nhave only had evangelical preaching at inter-\\nvals, although each Sabbath holding Sabbath-\\nschool and social meeting. In 1879 the .society\\nbuilt a frame church, which was dedicated the\\nfirst Sunday in June by State Evangelist Sias.\\nThe Evangelical Lutheran St. Peter s con-\\ngregation of the Unaltered Augsherg Con-\\nfession, was formed in 1876 b}- the Rev. F.\\nIske, then pastor at Ida, who commenced\\npreaching in Peterslmrgli in 1875. The Rev.\\nChristian Ilager was installed pastor in .\\\\ugust,\\n1876, in which year the congregation huilt a\\nchurch at an expense of nearly two thousanil\\ndollars, which was dedicated November 10.\\n1876. The Rev. Duever followed in August,\\n1878, and later the present pastor. Rev..l.Krue-\\nger,was installed. At present there is a member-\\nship of thirty-four families represented by one\\nhundred and fifteen communicants, in the con-\\ngregation. The church has a parochial school\\nwith forty scholars, and a parsonage adjoining\\nthe church, valued at eleven hundred dollars.\\nAt the close of the war the only brick build-\\ning in the village was a small blacksmith\\nshop on Center street, west of Saline street;\\nnow there are eightbrick dwellings, two brick\\nblocks of stores and offices, a lirick church,\\na brick school house, and a brick grist mill,\\nbeing an increase of from S/iOO in 1865, to\\nupwards of 850,000 in 1888. During this time\\nnearly- one half of the village has been built up,\\nin fact all that portion on Center street, cast", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0797.jp2"}, "738": {"fulltext": "598\\nMTSTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nof Division, and soutli of Walnut, with the\\nexception of one house. At the present time the\\npopuLation numbers over six hundred. Dur-\\ning this lime ne\\\\vsj)apers have been printed\\nbj sevc i-al parties, the pioneer effort beini, the\\nAvalatiche, hj Henry T. Gage Co., which\\nwas started in June, 1871, continuing xintil\\nthe fire of Sc])tember 4, 1872, when it was\\nsuspended. Tliis was followed by J. C. Seeley\\nwith the River Raisin Clarion, which, after\\nabout a year, was closed out by mortgage fore-\\nclosure. In Jlay, 1880, Ira D. Boardman\\nissued the first number of the Bulletin, which\\nto all appearances has come to stay, as its\\ncirculation is 700 and increasing. Politically\\nit is independent. The Journal was started\\nNovember, 1883, by a stock company, consist-\\ning of John O. Zabel, Dr.Frank AVillett, Eugene\\nCornell and Willey K. Gonsolus. February\\n25, 1884, fire suspended the issue for about\\nthree months, when 0. C. Bacon Brother,\\nhaving purchased all that remained after the\\nfii-c, resumed the issue, and continued until\\nMarch, 1887, when the plant became the prop-\\nerly of E. A. Gilbert.\\nJAMES I. RUSSELL.\\nAmong the older residents of Sumnierfield\\nperhaps none are more worthy of mention than\\nHelen M. Eusscll, the widow of James I. Eus-\\nsell, who was for many years closely identified\\nwith the early histor} of Sumnierfield. She\\nwas born in Oneida county, New York, March\\n7, 1819, and with her parents, David and\\nWealthy (Dewej-) Curtis, came to Sumnierfield\\n(now Dundee) in 1833. In the summer\\nof 1839 she kept school in the first frame\\nschool house ever built in the township,\\nand December 8, 1840, married James I.\\nEussell, and began housekeeping in a little log\\ncabin on section IG, on which farm she lived\\nuntil Mr. Eussell s death, February 1, 1882,\\nwhen she purchased a house in the village of\\nPetersburgh, into which she moved the next\\nApril.\\nIn speaking of her life, which for nearly half\\na century had been spent on the old farm, she\\nhas just reason to be proud of the family which\\nshe has there reared. The oldest, James Otis,\\nborn Februarj 19, 1842, was offered a sacri-\\nfice on the altar of his country, enlisting in the\\nSixth Michigan Heavy Artillery, and dying in\\nthe hos]iital at New Orleans, November 27,\\n1804, after passing through many hard-fought\\nbattles Jane Ann, born April 23, 1844 Alonzo\\nC, born November 27, 1847, died September\\n17, 1849; Horace Isman, born February 11,\\n1850, now a train dispatcher in Oregon Henry\\nWayne, born April 3, 1852, now a mining su-\\nperintendent in Mexico; Mary Wealthy, born\\nMay 4, 1854, died October 26,1854; Newton\\nBuchanan, born Sej)tember 18, 1855, and now\\nliving on the old farm Orra Hull born Nov-\\nember 18, 1858, now one of the leading hard-\\nware merchants of the township; and Eugene\\nD., born February 9, 18G1, and for some years\\npast, township clerk.\\nOf Mr. Eussell we would say that up to the\\ntime of his death, Februai-y 1, 1882, he had al-\\nways been a respected and honored citizen.\\nBorn in Ja3 Essex county, New York, June\\n24, 1812, he came to Sumnierfield at an early\\ndate, and was the last survivor of the number\\nwho voted at the first election in the township.\\nHe drove the first team through to Toledo, and\\nhelped construct the first dock in the Corn\\nCitj-. Although devoting his time chiefly to\\nfarming, he always manifested a lively interest\\nin the various improvements and issues of the\\ntimes, serving as supervisor four years, and as\\nrepresentative one term, as well as most of the\\nminor offices in the township. As a public\\nman his record was clear as a private citizen\\nhe was a genial whole souled gentleman, well\\nand favorably known to nearly everyone in\\nthe section ot his home. Possessed of fine so-\\ncial and conversational talents, he was always\\na welcome addition to any company, never\\nfiiiling to add a large degree of pleasure by his\\njovial good humor and fund of information\\nand anecdote. At his funeral was one of the\\nlargest turn-outs ever seen in Summerfield, the\\nbusiness houses in Petersburgh all being closed\\ndurinic the hours of his funeral.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0798.jp2"}, "739": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0799.jp2"}, "740": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0800.jp2"}, "741": {"fulltext": "oa.^t^^i- i-JLi", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0801.jp2"}, "742": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0802.jp2"}, "743": {"fulltext": "TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.\\nWHITEFORD TOWJVSHIP.\\n69fl\\nAt a meeting of the electors of the towriRhip\\nof Whiteford convened at the house of William\\nWilson on the 7th day of April, 1834, for the\\njiiirpose of organizing said township according\\nto law, William Wilson was chosen moderator,\\nand James White, clerk; and after l)eing diil_y\\nijualified the meeting elected the following\\nofficers\\nSupervisor, David AVhite (dcrk, James\\nWhite; assessors, William Wilson, Frederick\\nLeonardson, William M. White; collector, Elisha\\nCorbin poor directors, Joseph Titsworth,\\nDavid White; highway commissioners, Adam\\nA. Gardinier, Samuel Russell, James Egnew;\\nConstables, Philander M. Jeff ers, Elisha Corbin;\\noverseers of highwaj I ^rcderiek Leonardson,\\nSamuel Young, Bishop .Surdam, Patrick Flynn,\\nJohn S. R. Ludd fence viewers, James Dein,\\nWilliam McMillan.\\nApril 12, 1834, the township was divided\\ninto road districts five in number.\\nApril 7, 1838, the school inspectors met and\\nappointed Ilenry Yaughan chairman, and di-\\nvided the township into districts.\\nThe annual report of the several school dis-\\ntricts for the year ending September 3, 1888,\\nshow the number of children attending school\\nin the townshi[i 40G. Of the school houses si.x\\nare frame buildings and three brick, with a\\ntotal valuation of 85,5.50. The schools have\\na total seating capacity of 539.\\nTHE CANDEE FA.MILY.\\nCaius Marius, eldest son of Asa and Mary\\n(McAlpine) Candee, was born in Volney, Os-\\nwego county, N. Y., June 7, 1812. His fiither,\\nthough of English ancestry-, was born in\\nConnecticut, while his mother first saw the\\nlight in Scotland, and came with her parents\\nto America early in life.\\nThe early years of Caius ere spent in help-\\ning his father on the farm, and in school. In\\n1831, when nineteen years of age, during a re-\\nvival of religion he came to realize, in some\\nmeasure, the importance of a change of heart;\\nhe at once yielded and began to live in iiar-\\nmony with his convictions of duty. He soon\\nunited with God s professed people. The tem-\\nperance question being agitated about that\\ntime, he joined the temperance society, and\\nhas always been able to keep his ])Iedge.\\nAt the age of twcnt}--one he had acquired\\nconsiderable skill in the management of a saw\\nmill, and also tanning, as they were both ap-\\npendages to his father s farm. He h:id also\\nlearned the shoenuiker s trade. As the family\\nwas large, and his help was not needed at home,\\nhe started for the West in (he fall of 1833. He\\nS])eiit the winter and the following summer in\\nWiiterville, Ohio, In the spring of 1834, tiie\\nwhole family having decided to go AYest, two\\nbrothers, next younger than Caius, came on\\nwith a 8])an of horses and a wagon, purchased\\na lot of land, now in AVhiteford, Monroe countv,\\nMichigan, still known as Candee Place, and\\ncommenced making improvements. They built\\na shantj fourteen feet square of oles, such as\\nthey could raise, covered it with elm bark, ex-\\ncept one corner for smoke to escape. They\\nplanted a few potatoes and sowed some buck-\\nwheat.\\nOne of their horses being rendered almost\\nentirely worthless by rushing into a place\\nwhere a log heap had been burning, that the\\nsmoke might relieve it from the pest of mos-\\nquitos, they exchanged the other for a yoke of\\noxen, by the help of which they were enabled\\nto raise logs for the body of a house. About\\nthis time one of the brothers was taken very\\nill with fever. Caius came from Waterville,\\nand all were looking anxiously- for the family\\nto come on account of the sickness of Selden.\\nOn the 18th of .September they arrived in\\nVistula, now Toledo; found conveyance to the\\nForks, now Sylvania. The family found shel-\\nter for the night at General White s, while the\\nfather hastened to visit the sick son, and also\\nto get the team and an early start for a load of\\ntheir goods. As they had to go by way of\\nSylvania for want of another road, they met\\nGeneral W^hite coming to superintend haj--\\nmaking on his marsh land, and had volun-\\nteered to bring the family along. Caius now\\nalighted from the wagon, exchanged greetings\\nwith loved ones, from whom he had been so\\nlong eparated, and then hastened forward in\\nhope of having a more extended interview on\\nhis return. They did not arrive home with\\ntheir load until alter daylight the next morn-\\ning. But what was their dismay to find the", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0803.jp2"}, "744": {"fulltext": "flOO\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGArJ.\\ncliildreii surrounding the bed in which their\\nsick brotlier lay, their mother Ij ing on the\\nother bod, having died of cholera morl)iis a few\\nhours before.\\nDisheartening as the circumstances now\\nwere, arrangements must be made for the\\nfuneral. There was no cemetery nearer than\\nthe Forks, and the report had made the people\\nfearful of spreading the disease. With the ap-\\npliances they could command a coffin was pro-\\ncured, a grave dug a few rods fi om the shanty,\\njust within the inclosure they had been able to\\nmake, a few men were secured to help. One\\noffered praj er, and then the coffin was forever\\nhidden from their view.\\nForce of circumstances now demanded eftbrt.\\nThe sick must be cared for. Winter was com-\\ning. Their house must be finished to protect\\nthem from the cold. Their mother, by economy\\nin management, had been the practical financier\\nof the family. Now Alty and Jane, fifteen and\\nthirteen, and Amy eleven years old, were\\nlearning the same lessons without anj visible\\nteacher. In the four young men their father\\nrealized efficient help in carrying on improve-\\nments; and when means failed their muscular\\nstrength enabled them to clear a few acres of\\nland, work in a sawmill, make boots and shoes\\nor in some such way replenish their dejileted\\nexchequei\\nAfter a year or more, Messrs. Eobert Smith,\\nRussell Clark and a few other settlers arrived,\\nwhich made a school possible, where children\\nmight be taught the first rudiments. Re-en-\\nforced from time to time by another family,\\nwho had decided to emigrate where kind was\\ncheap, and grow up with the country, which\\nprepared the way for civil institutions to be\\nestablished, and thus afford opportunities for\\nmental culture, of which they had been so long\\ndeprived.\\nAfter a few years, avenues of usefulness,\\nmore or less remunerative, opened to one and\\nanother, until the father and oldest son were\\nleft mostly alone on the farm. For a large\\nfamily to be deprived of a mother s care so\\nearly in life, it may not be ami.ss at this point\\nto give a brief account of each in the order of\\nages. Leander, the second son. farmer, died of\\ninflammatory rheumatism in Hillsdale county,\\naged thirty-four. Selden went, in an early day\\nfrom the lead mines of Galena, to California,\\nsecured his pile and returned to Iowa, to locate\\nas a farmer, from which he has now retired in\\nold age. Gideon railroad man, brief illness,\\nburied beside his brother in Hillsdale county,\\naged thirty-four. Alty, Mrs. Oliver Wilson, oc-\\ncupation has been farming, but he is now an\\ninvalid, Toledo. Jane, Mrs. Silas Phelps,\\nFergus Falls, Minnesota, farmers. Amy, Mrs.\\nS. K. Joles, farmers, Hillsdale county, age\\nsixty-three j-ears. Ara, blacksmith, farmer\\nand creamery, Iowa. Eardly went to the\\nMexican War, passed through a number of\\nbattles uninjured received his pay; was hon-\\norably discharged returned as far as New\\nOrleans, where all trace of him was lost. A\\nsteamboat explosion on the Mississippi about\\nthat time, in which his family supposed he\\nmight have perished. George, minister, grad-\\nuated from Oberlin Theological Seminar} late\\nof Grand Eapids, Michigan, now pastor in\\nToledo. Huldah, Mrs. George Cassada, farmers,\\nIowa. The last two were of triplets. The\\nthird died early. Orinda, Mrs. J. F. Siddall,\\ndentist, Oberlin, Ohio. Mrs. Eliza H. Candee\\nwas born in Schodack, Rensselaer county. New\\nYork, Februarys, 1821 married to C.M.Candee\\nOctober 25, 1854. A singular coincidence is\\nthat each belongs to a family of thirteen chil-\\ndren. One son, George H., and one daughter,\\nMary C, remain with them. The aged father\\nis deserving of some further attention in this\\nsumming up. He held the office of treasurer\\nin the township for a time was a man of strict\\nintegrity, regarding financial prosperity as\\nbearing no comparison with the value of his\\nword. He remained with them most of the\\ntime until his death, w hich occurred Septem-\\nber 15, 1871, at eighty years of age. As to the\\noffices held by Mr. Candee, he was elected\\nsupervisor in the spring of 1850, and again in\\nthe spring of 1868, and the seven suc-\\nceeding years; besides he held a few other\\noffices for a limited period. As they have now\\nlong since jiasscd the meridian of life, and\\nthough their pathway has been mingled with\\ntrial, yet they have much to be thankful for,\\nand think proper at their age to be taking in\\nsail, and thus become prejmred to welcome\\nquietude and retirement\\nMrs. Eliza H. Candee.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0804.jp2"}, "745": {"fulltext": "General Index.\\nAdvocate,\\nAUouez (Jesuit)\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2rmateur Boat Club,\\nAmerican Flag,\\nAnderson, Col.\\nAcjuatic Sport,\\nAsh Township,\\nAvalanche,\\nBabes in the Woods,\\nBattle of Lake Krie,\\nBattle of River Raisin\\nBattle of the Thames,\\nBay Point luh,\\nBedford Township,\\nBenac, Joseph P.\\nBerlin Township,\\nBlackbirds,\\nBlanchard Lodge,\\nBoat Builders,\\nBoating,\\nBrandy,\\nBrebeuf (Jesuit),\\nBrickyards,\\nBridges,\\nBusiness Interests,\\nCabinet Otiicers,\\nCadillac,\\nCalamity,\\nCanada Southern R,\\nCapitular Masonry,\\nCartier, Jacques,\\nCass, Gen. Lewis,\\nChamplin Lodge,\\nChapman, Alcott C.\\nCharter Members, M:\\nChittenden Co.\\nChurches,\\nCholera,\\nCity Canal,\\nClark, John P.\\nCleveland, J. H.\\nClubs,\\nCold Day,\\nCommissioners,\\nConant, Horatio,\\nConant, Shubal,\\nCopper,\\nCounty Officers,\\nCounty-seat,\\nPage.\\n492\\n10 \u00e2\u0080\u00a2_\\n391-392\\n38\\n39\\n391\\n578\\n495\\n392\\nr 9\\n73-81\\n70\\n411\\n479\\n38\\n583\\n1.S9\\n333\\n409\\n391\\n30\\n9\\n423\\n43, 140\\n412\\n253\\n28\\n139\\n238\\n3.38\\n9, 19\\n90, 131\\n335\\n140\\n333\\n406\\n498-523\\n133\\n173\\n400\\n224\\n431\\n137\\n206\\n42\\n224\\n12\\nCourt,\\nCourt, First U. S.\\nCourt-house,\\nCryptic Masonry,\\nDablon, Claud,\\nDaniel (Jesuit),\\nDetroit,\\nDewey Bros\\nDistillery,\\nDreuillettes,\\nDundee Lfdger,\\nDundee lieporler,\\nDundee Township,\\nEaton, J. C\\nEgnew, Jared.\\nEighteenth Michigan Infaiilrv,\\nEldred, Jarvis,\\nElections, Monroe (town and villaw)\\nEllis, Edward 1).\\nP^manuel Lutheran Church,\\nEnterprise,\\nErie Shooting Club,\\nErie Township,\\nErie Kalamazoo K. R.\\nEureka Lodge,\\nEvangelical Chun^h,\\nEvangelical Lutheran Church\\nExeter,\\nFarmers,\\nFelch, Alpheus,\\nFifteenth Michigan Infantry,\\nFirst Baptist Church, Monroe,\\nFirst Congregational Church, Uaisinv\\nFirst Presbyterian Church, .Monroe,\\nFirst Presbyterian Church, LaSalle.\\nFisheries\\nFive Nations,\\nFlint Pere Marquette R. H.\\nFloral City Boat Club,\\nFlour\\nFlour Mills\\nFourth Michigan Infantry,\\nFrench Catholic Church,\\nFrench Families\\nFrench Pear Trees,\\nFrenchtown Township,\\nFrenchtown Village,\\nFruhett, Kev. Fr\\nFrontenac, Count\\n01]\\nPage.\\n137, 260\\n41\\n42\\n3.39\\n11 24\\n9\\n10, 2S, 51\\n4(i7\\n137\\n21\\n495\\n495\\n5S4\\n424\\n40\\n570\\n209\\n138. 140\\n130, 491\\n510\\n495\\n411\\n5s;\\n217\\n334\\n512-514\\n514, 510\\n.591\\n4:!\\n:;74\\n571\\n.lOS\\n512\\n498\\n511\\n400\\n13\\n234\\n391\\n139\\n424\\n505\\n.38,517\\n44\\n38\\n592\\n37\\n3H\\n14", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0805.jp2"}, "746": {"fulltext": "602\\nGENERAL INDEX.\\nPage.\\nFuel 413\\nGareau, Fr. 21\\nGazette 492\\nGeology, 284-295\\nGerman Workingnien s Association, 342\\nGillet, Kt v. Fr. .38\\nGovernors, 254\\nG. A. R 571-574\\nGrand Jury, 41\\nGrapes, 425\\nGriffin (boat) 16\\nGuyor, Joseph, 83\\nHale, James, 136\\nHamilton, M. D 492\\nHarbor of Monroe, 170\\nHarvey, Luther, 200\\nHecock (schoolmaster) 40\\nHedges Kinney 407\\nHigh Priests 338\\nHiram Lodge, 334\\nHorner, John S 134\\nHorse Races, 45, 137\\nHotel 137, 140\\nHull s Surrender, 48-53\\nHuron Tribe 9, 13, 19, 20\\nIda Township 592\\nIndependent Boat Clul), 391\\nI. O. 0. F 340\\nIndian Reservation 47\\nIndian Title 41\\nIroquois, 13\\nJay s Treaty 35\\nJesuits, 29\\nJogues, Isaac, 21\\nJohnston, Kate, 391\\nJoliet, M 14, 25\\nJournal, 491\\nKeeney, A. J 466\\nKnights of St. John 430\\nKnights Templar, 335\\nKurz, J. H 493\\nLabadie, Medard, 70\\nLadies Soldiers Aid Society, 533\\nLake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, 2.33\\nLaSalle (explorer), 15-17\\nLaSalle Township, 592\\nLand Claims, 45-46\\nLa Plaisance Bay Harbor Co 45, 138\\nLawrence, Jeremiah, 140\\nLetters, Old French 98-106\\nLiberal Shooting Club, 410\\nLibraries, 525\\nLight-house, 140\\nLincoln Lodge, 342\\nList of Volunteers, .533\\nLillle Diamond, 494\\nLondon Township, 592\\nLoranger, Joseph 40\\nLost Lands 46\\nLutheran Church 514\\nMcClelland, Robert 375\\nPage.\\nMardi Gras 44\\nMarquette (Jesuit) 10, 14, 22\\nMarriage, 44,100\\nMason, John T 133\\nMason, Stevens T 133-134\\nMasonic Chapter 1.30\\nMasons, 326\\nMassacre of River Raisin, 54-67\\nMasters (Masonic) 333-334\\nMedical Profession 432\\nMenard (Jesuit), 10,21\\nMethodist Church, 506\\nMexican War, 343-346\\nMichigan, ,9\\nMichigan and Ohio Railroad, 241\\nMichilimackinac, 11\\nMilan Baptist Church, 512\\nJlilan Leader, 593\\nMilan Lodge, 335\\nMilan Township 593\\nMiller, Dan. B 223, 258\\nMineral Springs, 295\\nMissionaries, Early 18\\nMississippi River, 16\\nMonroe, 40\\nMonroe Advocate, 491\\nMonroe City Officers, 258\\nMonroe Commercial, 492\\nMonroe County, 42, 45\\nMonroe County Bible Society, .511\\nMonroe Democrat, 494\\nMonroe Gas Light Co 414\\nMonroe Index, 494\\nMonroe Journal, 491\\nMonroe Ledger, 494\\nMonroe Marsh Co 408\\nMonroe Monitor, 493\\nMonroe Sentinel 491\\nMonroe Times, 492\\nMonroe Township, 594\\nMonroe Village, 141\\nMonroe Yacht Club, 409\\nMorgan, Wm 328\\nMorton, Abner, 491\\nMorton, E. G 493\\nMulhollen, Samuel, 40\\nMutual Life Ins. Co 523\\nNational Guard, 575\\nNavarre, Francis 138\\nNew Year s 44\\nNorthern Press 493\\nNurseries, 419\\nO. L. Club 431\\nOtter Creek, 45\\nPaper Mills, 415\\nPatriot War, 202\\nPaxton, Henry, 460\\nPerkins, Capt. A. D 201\\nPetersburgh Aoalanche, 598\\nPetersburgh Bulleiin, 495\\nPetersburgh Clarion, 598", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0806.jp2"}, "747": {"fulltext": "GENERAL INDEX.\\n608\\nPeU i iliurgli Journal,\\nPioneer Society,\\nPlot for obtaining Ijower Peninsula,\\nPoint Aux Peaux,\\nPoint Mouille Clnh,\\nPolitical Connuitteo!-,\\nPonies,\\nPopulation\\nPo.stina.sters,\\nPresbyterian Church of Krie,\\nPresbyterian luirch of Milan,\\nPresbyterian Chnn-h of Petersburjili\\nPrcfS\\nPress of Monroe.\\nProctor. General, Letters of,\\nPublic Roads\\nQ. F. Club\\nRailroad .advertisement.\\nRiilroad Iron,\\nRailroad Proclamation,\\nRailroads,\\nRaisin River,\\nRaisinville Township,\\nRaymbault (Jesuit),\\nRegal, Isaac\\nRegattiis,\\nRiver Raisin Clarion,\\nRiver Raisin Navy,\\nRiver Raisin Scullers,\\nKiver Riiisin and Lake Erie R. R\\nRoman Catholic Churches of Monroe,\\nRoman Catholic Church of St. Anthony\\nRoster of Resident Soldiers,\\nRoster of Volunteers,\\nRussell Lodge\\nSt. Charles Borromeo Church,\\nSt. John s Church,\\nSt. Joseph s Church (Erie),\\nSt. Josei)h s Society\\nSt. Mary s Catholic Church,\\nSt. .Mary s Church (Rockwood)\\nSt. Mary s Seminary,\\nSt. Michael s Church (Monroe),\\nSt. Michael s Church (Whiteford)\\nSt. Michael s Commandery,\\nSt. Patrick s Church (Exeter)\\nSandy Creek Lutheran Church,\\nSault de Ste. Marie,\\nPack.\\ni.-):?-i.-)7\\n:?l-:!ti\\n4L (i\\n411\\n26(i\\n4.5\\nVM, l;!.-), VM. 2.53\\n.501\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2512\\n.504\\n403\\n401\\n5, SI\\n131\\n431\\n224\\n223\\n21.5-243\\n37\\n.594\\n9, 21\\n344\\n40.5-408\\n405\\n405\\n405\\n219\\n517\\n517\\n533\\n335\\n522\\n522\\n.523\\n523\\n517\\n522\\n519\\n.521\\n510\\n431\\n523\\n515\\n11\\nSchools, 524\\nSecretaries (Masonic) 333, 334, 338\\nSecret Societies 320-339\\nSenatorial District, 253\\nfientinel 491\\nSeventh Michigan Infantry .5(i()\\nSeventefnth Michigan Infantry .569\\nSho-wae-cae- mettles,\\nSkinner, Isaac P.\\nSlavery,\\nSmith Guards,\\nSocieties,\\nSons of Veterans,\\nSouthern R. R.\\nStaals Zeitung,\\nState Administrations,\\nStatistics, Soldiers,\\nSteamboats,\\nSterling Manufacturing C\\nStony Creek,\\nStrong, Capt.\\nSuniuaerfield To\\\\vnshi[\\nSupervisors,\\nSwan Creek,\\nTalon, M.\\nTecuraseh,\\nTerritorial Delegates,\\nTerritorial Legislature,\\nTimes,\\nToledo, Ann Arbor and North\\nToledo War,\\nTonti, Chevalier,\\nTownship Odicers,\\nTrinity Episcopal Church,\\nTrinity Lutheran Church,\\nTwenty-fourth Michigan Infantry,\\nUnabhamgige,\\nUnion School,\\nUnited States Representatives,\\nTTnited States Senators,\\nVessels,\\nVeterans of 1812,\\nVillage of Monroe,\\nVineyards,\\nVote, 1884-80 88,\\nWabash Railroad,\\nWagon makcre,\\nWakelield S. B.\\nWaldorf, 1\\nWar of 1812,\\nWar of the Rebellion,\\nWareliouses,\\nW eekl;/ Journal,\\nWestern Union Telegraph Co\\nWhipping Post,\\nWhitker, Capt.\\nWhiteford Township,\\nWinans, V. M.\\nWoman s Relief Corps,\\nWyandottes,\\nZion Ev. Luth. Church,\\nMich. Rv.\\nPaok.\\n393-405\\n40\\n138\\n.521\\n431\\n575\\n221\\n494\\n371-390\\n557\\n200\\n414\\n45\\n201\\n590\\n2G7-270\\n45\\n14\\n38, .53, 70\\n253\\n256\\n491\\n239\\n181\\n15\\n270\\n.508\\n515\\n570\\n494\\n524\\n255\\n254\\n200\\n82-89\\n141\\n425\\n2(i4\\n240\\n422\\n209\\n424, 425\\n48, 82-89\\n.527\\n412\\n495\\n414\\n45-140\\n201\\n599\\n343\\n574\\n13\\n515-516", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0807.jp2"}, "748": {"fulltext": "NDiviDUAL Index.\\nAdams, Ephraiui,\\nAdams, James Q\\nAdams, Lucas,\\nAdams, Thomas D.\\nAlford, Capt. John,\\nAlger, Russell A.\\nAllen, Edward V.\\nAllen, Seneca,\\nAllouez, Fr.\\nAnderson, Col. John,\\nAngerer, Charles,\\nArmitage, James,\\nArnold, Silas R.\\nAselstyne, Isaac,\\nAselstyne, Josiah C.\\nAustin, Harvey.\\nBacon, Daniel S.\\nBagley, John J.\\nBaldwin, Henry P.\\nBaldwin, L.\\nBaldwin, Newton,\\nBarry, John S.\\nBates, Alfred G.\\nBeaman, Fernando C.\\nBeck, Christian F.\\nBegole, Josiah W.\\nBenson, Peter,\\nBentley, James,\\nBillmire, John W.\\nBissonette, Joseph,\\nBlair, Austin,\\nBlanehard. Louis,\\nBliss .Family,\\nBoyd, Erasmus,\\nBoyd, Wm. K.\\nBragdon, Alouzo B.\\nBrighara, Kingsloy S,\\nBruckner, C hristopher\\nBuck, Gc(j.\\nBulkley. Gershom T\\nCandee Family,\\nCass, Lewis,\\nChapman, Austin B.\\nChoate, Kmerson,\\nChristiancy, Isaac P.\\nChirk, Robert,\\nClarke, Stephen G.\\nClarke, Walter P.\\nCole, Thomas G.\\nPage.\\n446\\n245\\n580\\n404\\n325\\n389\\n283\\n486\\n10\\n106\\n355\\n347\\n433\\n475\\n474\\n157\\n149\\n387\\n386\\n442\\n471\\n374-5\\n157\\n281\\n489\\n388\\n149\\n118\\n464\\n104\\n377\\n594\\n125\\n500\\n163\\n462\\n375\\n316\\n488\\n311\\n599\\n371\\n4r4\\n360\\n24()\\n144\\n478\\n478\\n152\\nConant, Harry,\\nConant, Harry A.\\nCorbin, B. J.\\nCrampton, D. R.\\nCrapo, Henry H.\\nCritchett, Otis A.\\nCroswell, Charles M,\\nCurtis, D. A.\\nCurtiss, Benj. A.\\nCuster, Geo. A.\\nCuster, Emmanuel II\\nDablon, Claud,\\nDaiber, Anton,\\nDamon, Elwiti H.\\nDansard, Benj.\\nDarrah, Archibald B.\\nDarrah, Lewis.\\nDavis, John,\\nDawe, D.\\nDazet, Jos.\\nDishrow, Henry,\\nDorsch, Edward,\\nDunbar, Addison E.\\nDunbar, Wm.\\nDnrocher, Laurent,\\nEdwards, Thos. S.\\nEgnew, Samuel,\\nEldredge, Nathaniel\\nFay, Orion J.\\nFelch, Alpheus,\\nFerry, Peter P.\\nFifield, Benj. F.\\nFrontenac, Count,\\nGale, Jos. B.\\nGalloway, Jerome B\\nGilford, W. R.\\nGilday, Edwin R.\\nGodfrey, Jas. J.\\nCiolden, Chas. A.\\nGolden, Patrick,\\nGonsolus, K.\\nGoodwin, Daniel,\\nGordon, J. Wright,\\nGorman, James,\\nGrant, Alexander,\\nGreeley, Aaron,\\nGreen, Geo. H.\\nGreene, Jacob L.\\nGrosvenor, Ira R.\\n[604]", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0808.jp2"}, "749": {"fulltext": "INDIVIDUAL INDEX.\\nG05\\nHackett, Walter,\\nHardy. Steplien T.\\nHeath, Geo. F.\\nHitchcock, Elisha B.\\nllnffman, Leopolii\\nHogarth, John P.\\nHorner, Jdhn S.\\nHubble, \\\\Vm. P.\\nHumphrey, Levi S.\\nIlurd, Geo. R.\\nIl ;enfritz, I. K.\\nJackson, Geo. W.\\nJackson, .Samuel P.\\n.laminet, John P.\\nJerome, Uavid H.\\nJohnson, Oliver,\\n.loliet, Fr.\\nJones, S. L.\\nJoos, Edward,\\nJoslyn, Chauncey,\\nKedzie Family,\\nKeeney, Andrew J.\\nKeeney, Salmon,\\nKirby, Restcome R.\\nKnaggs, James,\\nKnapp, \\\\V. F.\\nLacroix, Hubert,\\nLafontain, Louis,\\nLandon, George,\\nLandon, (ieorge M.\\nLaninan, Charles,\\nLanman, C harles J.\\nLaSalle, Robert de,\\nLasselle, -Antoine,\\nLasselle, Francis,\\nLasselle. Jacques,\\nLiiuer, Edward G.J.\\nLawrence, Wolcott,\\n1 ewis, Isaac,\\nLewis, Levi,\\nI.*wis, Samuel Baker,\\nLockwood, Ezra L.\\nLockwood, Harry\\nLoranger, Edward,\\nLoranger, Philip J.\\nLuce, Cyrus G.\\nMcCalluQi, George Barclay,\\nMcClelland, Robert,\\nMcMillan, James.\\nMan, Harry V.\\nMarquette, Fr.\\nMartin, John,\\nMasecar, Alfred J.\\nMason, John Warner,\\nMason, Stevens T.\\nMenard, Rene,\\nMoore, James,\\n-Morris, Gouverneur,\\nMorrow, P. H.\\nMulhollen, James, sr.,\\nMulhollen, James, jr.,\\nPage.\\n480 Mulhollen, .Samuel,\\n.^)W) Munro, Cliarles E. H.\\n435 Murphy, Seba,\\n482 Murphy, William Walton,\\n488 Navarre, Alexander T.\\n314 Navarre, Charles F.\\n1573 Navarre, David,\\n.581 Navarre, Francis,\\n477 Navarre, Francis, Col.\\n2(53, 3-57 Navarre, Frank,\\n41,3 Navarre, Ignatius,\\n44.5 Navarre, Isadon\\n354 Navarre, Jacques.\\n464 Navarre, Joseph G.\\n388 Navarre; Perti,\\n14.S Navarre, Peter,\\n14 Navarre, Robert,\\n440 Noble, Charles,\\n519 Noble, Charles Wing.\\n478 Noble, Conway Wing,\\n12 .t Noble, David Addison,\\n4C9 Noble, Daniel,\\n4t)9 Noble, Deodatus,\\n362 Noble, Henry Shaw,\\n70, 108 Noble, William Addison,\\n439 Osgood. T.\\n107 Paquette, Nazarth,\\n124 Parker, Burton,\\n431 Peabody, John G.\\n460 Peters, Richard.\\n322 Ran.lall. Scth C.\\n321 Ransom, Epaphroditus,\\n15 Ranch, John R.\\n119 Rawson, E.\\n119 Rayndjault,\\n118 Regal, Isaac,\\n367 Richard, Gabriel,\\n244 Richardson, George W.\\n525 Robert, Antoine Francis,\\n580 Robert, Joseph,\\n420 Root, Philander Sheldon,\\n484 Ru.ssell, James 1.\\n464 Sancraint, John B.\\n168 Sawyer, Alfred Isaac,\\n487 Scbmittdiel Benjamin D.\\n390 Slayton. William Earl.\\n437 Smith, Maj. Henry,\\n245, .375 Smith, Winfield,\\n280 Soffers, Bernard (i.\\n2.52 Soleau. Alexis,\\n1, 14. 15 Southworth, Charles Tracy\\n423 Southworth, Charles Tracy.\\n438 .Southworth, Hartia E.\\n445 Southworth, Tracy,\\n372 Spalding, Gen. (ieorge.\\n10 Sterling, J. M. 200, 2C\\n119 Stevens, John J.\\n455 Stockbridge, Francis B.\\n442 .Stone, Harvey,\\n116 Strong, Jfdin, jr.,\\n590 Studdiford, William V.\\nI AGE.\\n471\\n441\\n160\\n101\\n93\\n93\\n115\\n120\\n93, 358\\n93\\n125\\n115\\n151\\n312\\n313\\n2.50\\n166\\n166\\n404\\n107\\n.580\\n444\\n263, 461\\n590\\n484\\n465\\n375\\n460\\n581\\n.344\\n110\\n442\\n487\\n115\\n21 3,260,\\n435\\n598\\n475\\n348\\n.521\\n58()\\n297\\n298\\n520\\n123\\n4:54\\n434\\n583\\n445\\n262, 322\\n412,413.414\\n315\\n280\\n157\\n479", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0809.jp2"}, "750": {"fulltext": "606\\nINDIVIDUAL INDEX.\\nPage.\\nStump, John,\\n490\\nThurber, Jefferson Gage.\\n249\\nTibbetts, Benjamin,\\n122\\nToll, Isaac D\\n345\\nToll, Philip K\\n317\\nTull, John,\\nIfiS\\nValade, Jerome J.\\n440\\nValade, Joseph L.\\n444\\nVan Kleeck, James,\\n487\\nWakefielrl, Stephen B.\\n480\\nWaldron, Henrv,\\n281\\nWeier, Joseph,\\n489\\nWells, Noah M\\n503\\nWest, William C.\\n435\\nWhite, William Tandy,\\nWilkerson, Alfred,\\nWillett. Benjamin T.\\nWillitts, Edwin,\\nWinans, Frazey M.\\nWing, Austin E.\\nWing, Talcott E.\\nWing, Warner,\\nWisner, Moses,\\nWinney, A. F.\\nWood, John,\\nWood, James C.\\nWoodbridge, Wm.\\nZabel, John O.\\n472\\n485\\n440\\n282\\n343\\n,.597\\n457\\n2.50\\n370\\n358\\n107\\n446\\n373\\n465", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0810.jp2"}, "751": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0811.jp2"}, "752": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0812.jp2"}, "753": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\nASH TOWJJSHIP.\\nJOHN ALLEM was born in Adair, Coiinly L-m-\\nerick, Ireland, Maj- 24, 1819, and came to the United\\nStates in 1843, staying at Albany, N. Y., for seven\\nyears, and in 1851 removingto Ash townsbip. Novem-\\nber 23, 1849, he was married to Ellen Fil7,i, erald, who\\ndied October G, 1879. Their children are Thomas,\\nborn September 18,1850; Stephen, December 26, 1852;\\nPatrick. August 12, 1854; and John, February 36, 1850.\\nDARIUS ASELSTINE is the son of Isaac and\\nSusan (Drake) Afelstine, and was born in Ash, May 26.\\n1846. He enlisted March 10, 1865, in Co. G, 16th\\nMicliigan Vol. Inf., and was discharged August 21,\\n1865. He was married in .Jackson, Mich., September\\n31, 1870, to Sarah L., daughter of Burton and Melissa\\n(Bruce) Smith. Their children are: Etna J., born\\nJuly 28, 1871; Orlo Lewis, born August 9, 1872, died\\nMay 19, 1875 Enos M., April 19, 1874: Susan Mcli.ssa,\\nAugust 34, 1875 Isuac Howard, January 6, 1877\\nElmer D., born January 6, 1881, died October 6, 1881\\nB red E February 14, 1883 Emma May, June 15,\\n1884.\\nRYLAND F. BAILEY was born in Cavendish,\\nWindsor county, Vt., April 16, 1804, his parents being\\nPeter and Mary (Maynard) Bailey. November 10,\\n1837, he was married in Rochester, N. Y. to Marj\\ndaughter of Ichabod and Elizabeth (Preble) Bur-\\nroughs, who died Mav 5, 1888. Her children are\\nMary E., born June 7, 1830, died September 10, 1831\\nSusan M., born March 24, 1833, died December 30,\\n1835: Albert \\\\V., born December 25, is:^5, died July\\n5, 1865 Ora A., born December 28, 1837 Charles E.\\nborn March 14, 1840, died September 27, 1844 George\\nS., born June 19, 1842 Ellen M., born September 12,\\n1844, died October 10, 1844 John C.. born August 8,\\n1847; Alma L., born January 14, 1849, died Novem-\\nber 26, 1875; Cornelia S., born February 10, 18.53, died\\nFebruary 14, 1853. Albert enlisted in the 47th Ohio\\nVol. Inf., July 6, 1861, and was with his regiment in\\nevery engaaemeni until his death at Vick.sburgh, July\\n5, 1865. Mr. Bailey came to Monroe county from\\nNew York in 1844, and settled in London. In 1863 he\\nremoved to Ash. For three years he was justice of\\nthe peace.\\nHENRY BAKER, son of .John and Maria (Barnes)\\nBaker, wus born in Ash, October 12, 1849. His p:ircnls\\ncame to Ash in 1830, settling on section 14, where Mr.\\nBaker now lives. His father died January 12, 1850,\\nand his mother May 8, 1870.\\nJOHN F. BAKER, commander of Perry Baker\\nPost, No. 200, G. A. R., at Carlton, of which he was\\na charter member, was in the 2d Brigade, 1st Division,\\n5th Army Corps. He enlisted in Co. A, 4th Michigan\\nVol. Inf., in August, 1861, and served through the\\nentire war, participating in all of the fifty-five skir-\\nmishes and general engagements which his regiment\\nwa.s in, until mustered out at Wellington Roads. He\\nwas twice wounded, once at Gettysburg and again at\\nthe Wilderness, from the tffects of which he is placed\\non the pension roll. He was born in Ash July 17,\\n1830, his parents being Gdbert and Artemisia (Kurlong)\\nBaker, wlio settled in Ash in 1834, October 16, 1865,\\nhe was married to Mary E., daughter of Van Rensse-\\nlaer and Charity (Smith) Barnum. Their children are\\nAdelbert A., born November 8, 1866; and Perry A.,\\nMarch 8, 1869, both of whom are living at home.\\nSHELDON CLARK TOWNSEND BALE, son of\\nJamej R. and Matilda (McCullum) Bale, was born\\nin Lewiston, Niagara county, N. Y., December\\n5, 1854. and has lived in Ash since two years of age.\\nFebruary 13, 1S79, he married Minnie, daughter of\\nChristian and .Mary (Heintzleini Laubcher. Their\\nchildren are William Henry, born May 6, 1880\\nMary Matilda, Februarv 19, 1883; Molly Elizabeth,\\nAugust 29, 1884. His lather died March 14, 1880, and\\nhis mother July 7, 1882.\\nSOLOMON M. BAKER enlisted twice during\\nthe War of the Rebellion, first in Co. I, 11th Mich.\\nVol. Inf., August 20, 1861, from which lie was dis-\\ncharged in 1862, and the second time in the new 4th\\nMich. Vol. Inf., Co. D, in 1864, and was honorably dis-\\ncharged with his regiment at the close of the war.\\nHe is a member of Perry Baker Post, No. 200, G. A. R.,\\nat Carlton. He came to Ash with his parents, John\\nand Maria (Barnes) Baker, when the country was a\\nlonely wilderness. He was born at Waterloo, Seneca\\ncounty, N. Y., December 28, 1824.\\nWARREN W. BARNU.M was a member of the\\n2d Brigade, 2d Division, 15th Army Corps, enlisting\\nat Camp Dennison in Co. B, 47th Ohio Vol. Inf., June\\n15, 1861, and re-enli.sting at Cleveland, Tenn., in Feb-\\nruar} 1804. At the baltle of .Vtlanta, July 28, 1864,\\nhe was captured and sent to Andersonville, where he\\nremained until exchanged l)y special order in Septem-\\nber, 1864. He was mustered out at Camp Dennison\\n.Vugust 13, 1865. He was born in Cayuga county,\\nN. Y., February 37, 1845, and came to Ecorse the same\\nyear with his parents. Van Rensselaer ani Charity\\n(Smith) Barnum. In 1859 he removed to Flat Rock,\\nwh -rc, April 4, 1865, he married Marj L. daughter of\\nAndrew J. and Lydia ,V. (Baxter) Reeves, and widow\\nof Wm. R. Baker, who died at Fort Gaines Octoiier\\n15,1864 Her children are Clara D. Baker (wife of\\nGeorge E. Ash, of the Detroit police), born Aug. 13,\\n1862; Anna Barnum, born Nov. 0, 1866; Lily A.,\\nborn Sept. 14, 1871 Wellington, born Nov. 6, 1875;\\nFloyd, born June 6, 1879.\\nJULIT S BAZZETT follows the profession of a\\nveterinary surgeon, and graduated from the Royal\\nVeterinary College of Loudon, England, in the year\\n1841 He was born in Algi^-rs, France, October 22,\\n1823, and came to the United States in 1841. His\\nparents are Andrew and Jeannette Bazzett. After\\npracticing in Massachusetts, New York and Wiscon-\\nsin, he came to Ash in 1878, and settled just out of\\nCarlton. November 23, 1844, he wa-s married in Little\\nFalls, Herkimer county, N. Y., to Elizaheth. daugh-\\nter of Peter and EliZ ibeth (Lint) Wessels. His chil-\\ndren are: William, born May 30, 1846; Charles,\\nApril 10, 1848; Adelbert, April 20, 1850; Florence,\\nSeptember 12, 1852; Edward, April 6, 1857. W illiam\\nand Charles served in the War of the Rebellion in the\\nnavy, being stationed on Admiral Porter s flag-ship\\nSiren in the Atlantic Squadron.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0813.jp2"}, "754": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTV, MICHIGAN.\\nJOHN B. BERGMOOSER was marriefl at Stony\\nCreek November 2S, 1.S65, to Annie, iJnightcr ot Mar-\\nliu and Rosa (Gossel) Dobbersline. For a living he\\nfollows the occupation of farmer and contractor. He\\nwas born in Germany iMarch 21, 1841, and came to\\nAsh in 184G with his parents, Joseph and Katherina\\nBergmooser. His children are Annie, born Septem-\\nber 11, 18G6; Thraslas, October 26, 1867; George,\\nMarch 2, 1869; Francis, September 21, 1870; Antoine,\\nOctober 10, 1872; Mary, born May 11, 1874, died June\\n8, 1874; Gerly, March 16, 1876; Josephine, born Jan\\nuary 6, 1878, died August 6, 1878; Susan, January 6,\\n1878; Maegie, October 21, 1879; Joseph, October 7,\\n1881; Robbie, born October, 1883, died October 18,\\n1883; AUie, August 27, 1886; Willie, October 17, 18.S8.\\nPHILIP D. BETZ was born May fi, 1836, in\\nWuertemberg, Germany, and came to the United States\\nin February, 1857. llis parents were Philip J. and\\nKatherina (Heiss) B tz. He lived in Wayne county\\ntill 18 j4, when he removed to Ash. December 20,\\n1861, he married Lucinda, daughter of Jacob and\\nOctavia (Kunze) Sawslayer, who died April 24, 1866,\\nleaving him with three children: Octavia Sophia,\\nborn December 2, 1862; George L., born March 12,\\n1864; and Lucinda, born February 26, 1866. On the\\ndeath of his tirst wife he moved to Detroit, where he\\nlived till 1870, when he came to Ash. In Aug., 1867,\\nhe married Eliza Graham, daughter of Richard and\\nAnn (Harldon) C ulbert. Her children are Philip Betz,\\nborn January 30. 1869; Alice C, June 22, 1872; Ellen,\\nNovember 15, 1875; and Eugene C January 15, 1877.\\nALONZO BOWEN was born at Phelps, N. Y., in\\nthe year 1844. Came to Monroe county in 1887.\\nMarried Alvina Jones, who was born at Waterloo,\\nN. Y in 1848. Two children were born to them.\\nHe enlisted August 13, 1862, in \\\\mh N. Y. Inf.; was\\nmustered out at Mt. Pleasant January 26, 1865. For\\nnine years Mr. Bowen has been a member of the\\nSecret Coniijound Manufacturing Company, which is\\nlocated at Monroe. This firm manufactures remedies\\nfor many chronic diseases, among them S. C. Rheu-\\nmatic Liniment, a valuable remedy for catarrh. They\\nalso manufacture numerous kinds of salves and oint\\nments. Mr. Bowen is also the manufacturer of the\\nBowen Specitic Balsam and Bovven s Chewing Gum.\\nMr. Bowen is proprietor and manager of the company\\nHas had over 15 years experience as a chemical\\nscientist.\\nSAMUEL BURGESS was born in England July\\n17, 1830. and came to America with his parents,\\nSamuel and Hannah (Bunn) Burgess, and from Geneva,\\nN. Y., came to Exeter in 1844. Eight years later he\\ncame to Ash, and March 13. 18t)l, married Christine,\\ndaughter of Christian and Catherine (Langenderfer)\\nStreit. His children are: George S. horn Februay\\n11, 1862; Eddie, born February 20, 1864, died Febru-\\nary 20, 1864; Elizabeth, October 7, 1865; Charles C,\\nMay 8, 1868; Dora, September 2, 1873; Daniel L., July\\n19, 1876; Alfred J., October 9. 1879.\\nWILLIAM Y. CHAMBERLIN, a farmer on sec-\\ntion 12 in Ash township, is a native of Waterloo,\\nSeneca county, N. Y., where he was born December\\n16, 1830. In 1832 he came to Ash with his parents,\\nJohn and Mahala (Yost) Chamberlin. His wife, Ruth,\\nwas born in Brownstown, and is the daughter of\\nClayton and Elizabeth (Tillotson) Wisdom. They\\nwere married April 10. 1853. Their children are\\nJohn, born April 22, 1854, died November 10, 1864;\\nPrank, born November 3, 1856, died January 22, 1857;\\nWellington, born July 7, 1859; David A., born Sep-\\ntember 11, 1862, died .lune 9, 1863. Fortwoyenrs Mr.\\nChamberlin was mail agent on the Lake Shore Railroad.\\nCHESTER STOW ELL CLARK, living on section\\n14 in Ash township, enlisted March 25, 1864, in\\nCo. C, 4th U. S. Inf., and took part in the battles of\\nthe Wilderness, Spottsjdvania Court House and North\\nAnna, in the latter of which he received a wound\\nwhich compelled him to leave the service, being mus-\\ntered out September 6, 1864. He is a native of Whit-\\nby, Ontario county, Canada, where he was born\\nNovember 19, 1843, his parents being Abner and\\nEmily (Gilbert; Clark. In 1863 he came to Port\\nHuron, and after a residence of seven years in Wash-\\ntenaw and eight in Wayne county, came to Ash in\\n1880. January 23, 1872, be married Emily C, daugh-\\nter of Augustus and Laura C. (Howe) Jenks, whose\\nchildren are Cynthia Belle, born July 22, 1873; Lizzie\\nMay, born June 21, 1876; Charles D born April 27,\\n1879, died October 5, 1880; Chester Arthur, September\\n17, 1881; Lucy Stella, July 20, 1884; and Leroy,\\nNovember 28, 1888.\\nGEORGE EGLE has worked at his trade, that of\\ngeneral blacksmith and wagonmaker, in Carlton since\\nIDecember, 1886, He was born in Sylvania, Lucas\\ncounty, Ohio, June 10, 1860, and learned his trade in\\nhis fatLer s shop in Monroe. His parents are Antoioe\\nand Mary Ann (Frank) Egle.\\nEUGENE LEE FRANCISCO, the oldest son of\\nJoseph H. and Mary (Colhurn) Francisco, was born in\\nLe Koy, Ingham county. Michigan, June 21, 1858, and\\nis a stave cuMer and farmer. December 25, 1879, he\\nmarried Rhoda, daughter of William and Sarah (Chap-\\nman) Robb. Their children are Mabel, born April 4,\\n1880; and William, born April 8, 1887. He came to\\nAsh township with his parents in 1858.\\nLEONHART FUHRMANN, a farmer of Ash town-\\nship, was born in Germany, March 16, 1824. Novem-\\nber 25, 1849, he married Ellen Lao.x, who was born in\\nGermany. November 6, 1827. In 18.56 they came to\\nAmerica, settled at Detroit, and engaged in the\\ngrocery business. This proving to be unsuccessful,\\nthey sold out and purchased 40 acres of land in Ash\\ntownship and cleared the land themselves. To tliem\\nnine children were born, five of whom are living.\\nGEORGE CLINTON HAFFORD, of Carlton,\\nMich., was born in Jefferson county, N. Y., July 10,\\n1862. His parents came to Michigan when he was 9\\nyears of age, and located at Milan. When 18 years of\\nage George entered the office of the Monroe Democrat,\\nremaining there one year. He taught school one year,\\nuntil health failed him. Becoming acquainted with\\nDr. Emmett Pyle, of Milan, he began the study of\\nmedicine with him. October, 1884. he entered the\\nuniversity at Ann Arbor, remaining until June, 1887,\\nwhen he graduated. He now has a fine practice at\\nC arlton, Mich. June 30, 1887, he married Cora E.\\nUlsaver, of Saline, Mich., who was born at Elgin, 111.,\\nMay 9, 1862. After Dr. Hafford graduated he acted as\\nProf. Frothingham s assistant for three months. Was\\noffered a position in university hospital, but thought\\nit best not to accej)!, and came to Carlton to practice.\\nLAWSON HILL, horn November 28, 1862, at\\nRoyal Oak, Mich., is the son of Wilson and Margaret\\n(Wilson) Hill, and came to Berlin with his parents in\\n1868. November 21, 1882, he married Anna, daughter\\nof Harrison and Minerva (Donaldson) Baher, and set-\\ntled in the township of Ash. His children are Ethel,\\nborn April 12, 1886; and Milford, born June 2, 1888.\\nWILSON HILL was horn in Bishopthorpe, Eng-\\nland, June 30, 1823, and is the son of John and Marga-\\nret (Dixon) Hill. December 15, 1844, in Leeds, Eng-\\nland, he married Margaret, daughter of John and Sarah\\n(Wardman) Wilson. He came to Ash in 1867, and is\\nthe father of John, born January 13, 1846, died Feb-\\nruary 10, 1846 Sarah E., December 3, 1848 John\\nWilliam, February 17, 1850, died February 19, 1850;\\nWilliam, June 16, 1852, died October 16, 1832;\\nWilson, June 26, 1854; Maggie A., February 10,\\n1861; Lawson, November 28, 1862.\\nMRS. CATHERINE Y OST HOOD, widow of\\nJohn G. Hood, to whom she was married October 12,\\n1836, is the only survivor of a family of nine brothers\\nand sisters. She was born in Seneca county, N. Y.,", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0814.jp2"}, "755": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\nMay 19, 1817, her parents being Abraham and Phoebe\\n(Hooper) Yost, who were the first settlers on the old\\nterritorial road south of Flat Rock. Mr. Hood was the\\nson of Samuel ami Elizabetli (Gainber) Uood, and was\\nborn Aui^ust 3, ISIO. lie settled on section 31 in 1836,\\nami with the exce| liou of a few years, remained there\\ntill bis death, April .5. 1880. lie had the confidence\\nand esteem of his fellow citizens, for many years serv-\\ning them as supervisor and clerk, and for four years as\\nrepresentative from Monroe county to the State legis-\\nlature. Airs. Hood s children are: Phoebe E., born\\nJuly 23, 1837 John Lee. December 29. 1839 Henry\\nC, November 13, 1843 George W., December. 1845;\\nWilliam S., December 18, 1847, died October 13, 1848;\\nCharles M., June 18, 1851 Mary Jane, March 23. 1853;\\nSamuel F., June 20, 18.J5, died October 7, 1855; Andrew\\nD., Februan- 7, 1858; Ella May, March 13, 18()2, died\\nAugu-t 26, 1864.\\nJAMES HOWES was born in Forncett, county of\\nNorfolk, England, July 1, 1823, his parents being\\nVVdliam and Sarah (Rix) Howes, and has been a resi-\\ndent of Ash township since 1864. While in Monguaeon,\\nWayne count}-, June 29, 1847, he married Mary,\\ndaughter of John F. and Rachtl(Rosenkrave) Fowler,\\nwhose children are Martha J., born April 10, 1848;\\nJames T., .Tune 9, 1850; Allen E., August 16, 18,55.\\nHe is a farmer. His mail goes to Flat Rock.\\nCAROLINE JEWELL, daughter of Thomas C. and\\nElizabeth (Jerden) Mantel, was born in Geneva,\\nN. Y., June 29. 1830, and in 1835 canie to I atville,\\nWayne county, with her parents. October 10, 1853,\\nfhe married Isaac, the son of Batcson and Lucinda\\n(Buck) Jewell, and the following April they settled in\\nAsh township on section 5. Their children are\\nElizabeth Jerden, born February 26, 1854; Crampton\\nFil, August 6, 1856; George Thomas, August 4, 1858;\\nCharlotte Louisa, August 15, 1K61: Stephen Henry,\\nSepiember 23, 1866; Evaline, May 20, 1870; Charles\\nEdward, born July 16, 1873, died August 11, 1873;\\nJoseph Bateson, June 15, 1876.\\nGEORGE L.ANGS, son of John and Mary\\n(Schmidt) Langs, was born at Limestone, Northumber-\\nland county. Pa., August 10, 1815, and died Auiiust 1,\\n1888. He has been twice married, the lirst time to\\nAnna Maria, daughter of Simon and Elizabeth\\n(Eritten) Straus, wiio died November 14, 18,52. leaving\\nhim seven children Mary Ann, Charles, Caroline,\\nEnocn, James, Edward, William, of whom all are\\nliving except Caroline, who died October 15, 1863.\\nDecember 16, 18.55, he married Mary, daughter of\\nJohn and Mary (Lassar) Heizel. Charles and Enoch\\nenlisted August 12, 186J, in Co.G. 24th Mich. Vol. Inf.,\\nand served through the war. Charles is now a member\\nof Wallace Post, No. 95, G. A. R.\\nLEVI B. LITTLEFIELD started in life April 6,\\n1819, from Verona, Oneida county, N. Y., and came to\\nAsh in 1835 with his parents, Josiah and Rachel (Root)\\nLitilefield, there being at that time not more than\\ntwenty families in the present limils of the township.\\nDecember 31, 1844, he was married lo Elizabeth,\\ndaughter of David and Elizabeth (Ward) Hardy. Their\\nchildren are Elbe E., burn December 23, 1845;\\nEliena A., born August 26, 1817, dird September 1,\\n1867; Charles L., born April 22, 18.50, died April 8,\\n1851; .Mary J., April 23, 1852; Elizabeth K., born April\\n20, 1854, died September 8, 18.54; Clarence D.. born\\nDecemberl3, 1855, died February 26, 1856, David, born\\nMarch 16, 18,57, died January 23, 1869. Mr. Liltlefield\\nheld the office of supervisor in Ash township for five\\nycais, and is now a farmer and merchant at Grafton.\\nROBERT A. LIVINGSTON was born in Tyre,\\nSeneca county, N. Y., January 2, 1836, where he lived\\ntill 1881, learning the trade of wagon and carriage\\nmaker in Seneca Falls. His parents are William It.\\nand Phoebe (VanCleve) Livingston. He was married\\nAugust 14, 1860, to Josephine, daughter of Jonas and\\nRuth Ann (Cornell) Compson, wiiose children are\\nIda, born August 5, 1865, died August 21, 1865; and\\nFred W., born August 19, 1807. Mr. L. came to\\nCarlton in 1882 and engaged in his trade. For eight\\nyears he has been justice of the peace in A.sh township.\\nHis son is telegraph operator at Charlton, and January\\n1, 1889, married Alvira Clark.\\nWILLIAM McKAY was born in Shelburne, Nova\\nScotia. October 26, 1835, and went to Illinois in\\n18:j7 with his parents, William and Elizabeth (Chro-\\ncheron) McKay. In 1843 they removed to St. Thomas,\\nOntario in 18,55 he came to Ash, and naturalized In\\n1S60. He married Sarah Jane, d lughter of James R.\\nanl Matilda (.McCuilum) Bale, October 26, 1862, whose\\nchildren are: Mardia M. born December 4, 1803;\\nJames William, Julv 18, 1805; Julia A., November 18,\\n1867; Edith J., AuVuM 6, 1879. Marilla .M. married\\nJ. W. Romine October 7, 1885, and h;is one child,\\nWesley J., born November 1, 1886.\\nROBERT McKENZIE whose parents came to Mon-\\nroe county in 1833, before Ash township had a\\nplace on the county map, was born in E.xeler, October\\n1, 1839, and is the son of Hugh and Eliza (Heritage)\\nMcKenzie. At the outbreak of the Rebellion he en-\\nlisted in the 8th N. Y. Cav., and participated in every\\nengagement his regiment was in until Lee s sur-\\nrender. Was wounded at Waynesboro. Va., and\\nhonorably discharged at Ale.xandria in June, 1865.\\nMay 27. 1869, while in Berlin, he was married to\\nSarah E., daughter of Wilson and Margaret (Wilson)\\nHill. Their children are: Flora Bell, born May 7,\\n1873; Robert Wilson, November 24, 1878; Sarah E.,\\nOctober 15, 1880. For three years (1877, 1879 and\\n}SbO) .Mr. McKenzie was treasurer of Ash township.\\nIn the spring of 1889 he moved to Kansas on account\\nfailing health.\\nHUGH McKENZIE is a genial Scotchman from\\nNairnshire, where he was born July 28, 1813, and lived\\nwith his parents, Robert and Ann (Sinclaire) McKen-\\nzie, until 1832, when with his brother Robert he came\\nto the United States. After one year in Rochester, N.\\nY., he came to Detroit, and purchasing land of the\\nGovernment settled on section 23 in Exeter township,\\nand voted at the first election in Ash township. After\\nliving in Exeter, Ash and Monroe for about twenty\\nyears, he located on section 25 in Ash township, where\\nhe h S lived ever since. December 16. 1835. he mar-\\nried Eliza, daughter of Richard and Johanna (Brairton)\\nHeritage, a native of Worcestershire, England, whose\\nparents came to Monroe county in 1834. Their chil-\\ndren are: Amelia, born January 1, 1837; Robert,\\nOctober 1, 1839; Clark H. B., August 20, 1841; John\\nJ., born January 12, 1814, died September 24, 1845;\\nCaroline, February 3. 1840; Eliza Ann, August 26,\\n18.50; Charles Hugh, July 10, 18,54; Emma Elizabeth,\\nborn September 29. 18.58, died September 24, 1861.\\nBy occupation Mr. McKenzie is a farmer and carpen-\\nter. For ten years he was highway commissioner,\\ntieasurer for two years, while for twenty-lour years he\\nhas held the office of justice of the peace in Exeter\\nand Ash.\\nBENJAMIN McLaughlin was born in Weld,\\nOxford county. Me Sepiember 2, 18i5, and came\\nwith his parents, Benjiniin and Senath (Lawrence)\\nMcLaughlin, lo Ash tOAUShip in 183:i, after three\\nyears residence in Indiana. He held the office of\\njustice of the peace for eight and of supervisor for six\\nyears. December 25, 1850, at Flat Rock, he married\\nLavinia, daughter of Thomas A. and Laura (Fosmire)\\nArmstrong. Their children are: Thomas R., born\\nFebruary 5, 1852; Nettie M., April II, 1853; Philo,\\nborn July 26, 1854, died October 10, 1875; Tunis F.,\\nMay 4, 1850; Howard, born January 4, 1858, died Oc-\\ntober 4, 1800; Hiram, born March 5, 18.59, died April\\n5, 1859; William Arthur, September 24. 1860: Minerva\\nE., born June 23, 1862, died October 5, 1880; George\\nB.. January 4, 1804; Daniel, June 5. 1865; Dennis,\\nJuly 10, 1867; Harry, September 7, 1809; Fred, May 6,", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0815.jp2"}, "756": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OP MONROfi COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1871; Lydia, boru April 28. 1873, died February 5,\\n1874.\\nPATRICK MOORE for twelve years treasurer and\\nfor three years moderator in school district No. 16\\nof Ash township, is a native of Ireland, beins born in\\nthe parish of Clanaua, County Queens, March 17, 1810,\\nthe son of Thomas and Ann (Kinnear) Moore. In lii Jii\\nhe came to this country with his three brotliers nnd\\nsisters, all of whom are dead, and in the fall of that\\nyear settled in Exeter township, and in 1840 was\\nnaturalized. November 18, 1841, he married Sarah,\\ndaughte. of Lawrence and Catherine (McCloskey)\\nMaynes, whose children are Thomas, born Decem-\\nber 8, 1843; Catherine, born December 10 1844, died\\nAugust 18, 1884: Lawrence, October 15, 1848; Ann,\\nApril 18, 1850; John, born April 15, 1851, died Octo-\\nber 11, 1851; Mary, born March 17, 1853, died April 30,\\n1853; Marv Ellen, April 10, 1854; Margaret, October\\n17, 1856; Edward and James, March 17, 1858 Henry,\\nNovember 13, 1860; Sarah, December 18, 1863.\\nDARWIN E. NEWCOMB was born in London\\ntownship, February 1, 1846, his parents being Paul\\nLuther and Mahala (Pattee) Newcomb. He vi as mar-\\nried to Emma Z., daughter of Antoine and Caroline\\nDupaul, whose children arc: Blanche E., born Sep-\\ntember 11, 1874; Stanley O., February 16, 1877; Ralph,\\nMarch 16, 1880. In 1867 while in Caro, Tuscola\\ncounty, he connected himself with Mount Moriah\\nLodge, No. 236, F. A. M. ,\\\\fter two cour.ses of\\nlectures in the Michigan University, he graduated\\nwith the class of 1884 in the Detroit Medical College,\\nand is engaged as physician and surgeon at Carlton.\\nELIZABETH NIEMAN is a native of Bavaria,\\nGermany, where sb was born February 20, 1834, her\\nparents being John and Elizabeth (Weidinger) Riechel.\\nWhen in her eighteenth year she came alone to this\\ncountry, and July 5, 1853, was married to George\\nHoerl and settled in Ash township. Her children are:\\nBarbara, born April 11, 1855; John, July 9, 1857;\\nHenry, January 8, 1860; George, May 38, 1863; Anna\\nMaria, August 30, 1864; Emma and Emile, September\\n7, 1867; Edward, November 4, 1871. Emma died\\nOctober 7, 1867; Emile, May 10, 1868. Her husband\\ndied June 15, 1883, and November 4, 1886, she was\\nmarried to Ludwig Nieman, a native of North Ger-\\nmany, who came to Monroe county in 1853.\\nELIZABETH JANE NOVESS, widow of Henry,\\nson of Henry and Fannie (Evans) Novess, to whom\\nshe was married in Arcadia, N. Y., October 34, 1840,\\nis the daughter of Carlos and Eunice (Terry) Stebbins,\\nand was boru September 1, 1827, in Arcadia, Wayne\\ncounty, N. Y. In 1851 they came to Michigan, set-\\ntling in West Bloomfield, Oakland county, where they\\nlived till 1854, when they removed to her present\\nfarm in Ash township. Mr. Novess died of conges-\\ntion of the brain April 13, 1872, leaving her with five\\nchildren: Henry C, born November 11, 1850; Frank\\nE., November 18, 1854; Ira, October 11, 1856; Alonzo,\\nJanuary 3, 1859; and Amelia F., January 34, 1861.\\nMARTHA ELIZABETH OTTER, born Leidorf,\\ncame to the United States in 1853 with her\\nparents, Henry and Margaret (Wolf) Leidorf, being\\nborn in Germiiny, February 4, 1849. Atter living in\\nSandusky for several years they moved to Venice,\\nwhere her mother still lives, her father having died in\\nMarch, 1869. She was married at Sandusky, March\\n14, 1869, to Godtleib, son of George and Mary (Reigei)\\nOtter, and after five years residence in Pekin, Erie\\ncounty, Ohio, settled in Ash. Her children are:\\nEliz:ibeth, born December 5, 1870; Louis Henry,\\nNovember 5, 1S73; Anna Martha, July 36, 1874; Clara\\nLouisa, February 1, 1877; John Peter, February 21,\\n1879; Henry George, March 13, 1881; Alma Catharine,\\nSeptember 37, 1885. Mr. Otter died June 3, 1886.\\nHENRY PARISH, son of Elias i nd Elizabeth\\n(Vandcrvoort) Parish, was born June 23, 1848. He was\\nmarried January 1, 1873, to Jane, daughter of George\\nand Aim (Moore) Youngs, who died August 6, 1876,\\nleaving one boy, Frank, born November 4, 1873. His\\nsecond wife, Nellie, daughter of William and Ellen\\n(Roussou) Dingman, to whom he was married March\\n23, 1881, is the mother ol Lydia, born January 8, 1883;\\nEva, Sentember 17, 1884; E ffali, October 25, 1886; and\\nHenry Harrison, March 37, 1889.\\nJOHN PARISH was born in Ash, October 29,\\n1844, and enlisted January 31, 1864, in Co. A, 24ili\\nMich. Vol. Inf. and was mustered out June 3, 1865.\\nHe was a member of the Iron Brigade, First Army\\nCorps; participated in the battles of the Wilderness.\\nLaurel Hill, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, and others;\\nwas wounded June 18, 1S64, at Petersburg. He is\\nthe son of Elias and Elizabeth (Vandcrvoort)\\nParish, who settled in Monroe county in 18S5. June\\n14, 1866, be married Jane, daughter of John and\\nMargaret Jackson, who died in 1881, leaving him with\\ntwo children; John W., born November 19, 1867: and\\nAda 1)., May 10, 1873. He is a member of Wallace\\nPost, No. 95, G. A. R., at Flat Rock, July 13, 1883,\\nhe again married, the bride being Mary J., daughter\\nof .lacob Early and Clarissa (Ross) Baker, whose chil-\\ndren are: Jesse Ulmer, born June 26, 1884; Alfred\\nOtis AUie May 2, 1886; and Mabel E., born Feb. 2,\\n1890.\\nWILLIAM RAFTER, son of William and Mary\\n(Reddy) Rafter, was born Dec. 25. 1798, in the pariah\\nof Balbrigaan, County Kilkenny, Ireland, and came to\\nMontreal in 1824, and the following year to Troy.\\nN. Y,, where October 17, 1835, he was married to\\nJulia Kenneally. Her children are: William, born\\nMarch 4, 1840, died November 21, 1871; Ann, Septem-\\nber 10, 1838; Margaret, August 13, 1843; James,\\nborn March 8, 1844, died Oct. 8, 1877; Thomas, Jan.\\n8, 1848; and Daniel and Stephen, who died in infancy.\\nShe departed this life May 6, 1880, leaving William\\nwith his daughter Ann and her husband, Jacob\\nEsper.\\nMATTHEW REDDY was born in Connor, Ire-\\nland, and came to this country in 1849. Bv his mar-\\nriage with Ann Foley he was the father of one child,\\nMargaret, with wliom, since the death of Matthew,\\nNovember 31, 1886, his widow has been living.\\nANDREW J. REEVES came to Ash township\\nin 1849. his native place being Byron, Sussex county,\\nN. J., where he was born April 8, 1821. His parents,\\nMoses and Sarah (Youngs) Reeves, settled here in\\n1846. While in Seneca county, N. Y., March 39,\\n1843, he married Lydia A., daughter of Solomon and\\nCatherine (Lizenring) Baxter, whose loss he was\\ncalled upon to mourn July 25, 1887. Her children\\nare: Mary L., born June 14, 1844; Myron B., March\\n11, 1846; Albert H., October 7, 1848; Charles M.,\\nDecember 31, 1850; Sarah C, March 13, 1853; Ellie\\nM., February 5, 1856; George W., July 13, 1859. His\\ngrandsire, Joshua, was in the Revolution, a prisoner\\nof war three months, and his father and wife s father\\nwere honorably discharged soldiers of the War of 1813.\\nHis second wife, to whom he was married February 5,\\n1889. is Hannah, daughter of Timothy H. and Mehit-\\nable (Drennel) Burbanks.\\nJACOB L. REID, son of Jasper A. and Rebecca\\n(Lowe) Reid, was born in Ash township October 22,\\n1848. His father came from Seneca county, N. Y., in\\n1835, and settled on section 11. His mother died Octo-\\nber 27, 1870, and his father September 10, 1887.\\nEDWARD REVORD is of French descent, his\\nparents being John and Adeline (Lerouge) Revord.\\nHis life began November 29, 1861, and his residence in\\nAsh in 1874. January 8, 1879, he married Rosa,\\ndaughter of Louis and Eliza (Sauture) Le Due, at New-\\nport. Their children are Agnes, born October 3,\\n1879; Addic, 13, 1883; Felix, May 15, 1884;\\nRosa, October 11, 1886; and Louis, November 12, 1888.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0816.jp2"}, "757": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL lllSTOKIES.\\nFREDERICK HIIINEHART was born in Geneva.\\nSeneca county, New York, September G, 1834, and\\nciime to Ash in 183(5 with his parents, .John and\\nSalotna (Louden) Hhinehart. For two years Mr.\\nRliinchart held the ofHee of township treasurer.\\nSeptember 13, 18.57, he married Saloma, daughter of\\n.lacob and Sarali (Nngle) Fahnestock, wliose eliildren\\nare: Mary, born November -M, 18.59, married Oclo-\\nlier. 1ST!!, to Andrew Kenton; and Clara, born .January\\n4, 1861, married November, 1880. to William Thorn,\\nboth living in A h. For three years Mr. Rhinehart\\nwas Worshipful Master of Hiram Lodge, No. 110, F.\\nit A. M.. at Flat I{oek, in which he was raised in\\n18.58. and also a member of River Raisin Chapter, No.\\ni i, in Monroe.\\nMRS. W. II. SIIAW, bom McSherrie, was mar-\\nried in Ilungcrford, Ontario, May 15, 1855, to James\\nArnett. Euphemia Shaw, daughter of Peter and\\nEliza (Ilii;) McSherrie, was born in Elsifer, Hastings\\nc miity, Ontario, .lune 19, 1841. Her children are\\nI.Hura, horn June 18, 185(i; James, January 18, 1858;\\nWilliam 11 April 28, 1801; Peter, May 1, 1804; Lucy,\\nAugust 4, 1800; Jlellissa, August 3, 18( 8; Thomas,\\nJune 18, 1871; Addic, February 1, 1874; Gertrude,\\nDecember 3. U77. She came to the United States in\\n1871, and after living three years in Berlin, settled in\\nAsh In September, 1888, she was legally separated\\nfrom her lirsi husban l, and October 10, 1888, married\\nto Wm. 11. Shaw.\\nFERDINAND STEINER, sou of Sebastian and\\nCatherine Steiner, was born in Bavaria, Germany,\\nFebruarj- 10, 1805, and married Margaret Eissenger,\\nNovember 25, 1829. Ten years later he came to this\\ncountry and settled in Ash. His wile died in July,\\n1800, leaving seven girls and one boy. In October.\\n1866, he was married to Jjjdia, daughter of Gerhart\\nand Agnes (Scheurfeir) Scheiss, whose children are\\nfour in number, three girls and one boy.\\nHENRY C. TALBOT was Ijorn in Sylvania,\\nLucas county, Ohio. February 10, 1849, to which\\nplace his parents, Robert and Mary Ann (Watson)\\nTalbot, removed in 1834 His father was one of the\\npioneer railroad men in Michigan, and trackmaster for\\n35 years, 22 for the L. S. lV M S. and 13 for the Wa-\\nbash Ry.. until his death in 1870. He was married at\\nAdrian July 24. 1877, to Jennie, daughter of James\\nand Elizabeth (Van Driesen) Redmond. He came to\\nCarlton in March. 1875, as agent and operator for the\\nCanada Southern R. R., and sliortlj after became in-\\nterested in the dry goods and notion business, for nine\\nyears traveling for Shaw Baldwin, Toledo. Since\\nSeptember, 1886, he has been the proprietor of a gen-\\neral store in Carlton, and notary public. He is called\\nfather by Charles Redmond, born November 21, 1879;\\nFred IL, May 3, 18-il;and Cash W., February 13,\\n18S4. A prominent member of the A. O. I W. and\\nother beneficial societies in Carlton, he was also a\\nchariir nieiuher of Floral City Jjodge, Knights of\\nHonor, in Monroe Cit)\\nJOHN THEISEN was born in Prussia on [the\\nHliine .June fi, 1840. and came to the United States\\ntwo years later with his parents, Joseph and Cathe-\\nrine (Vlinch) Theisen, both of whom are deceased.\\nThey setlled in the township of Springwe.ls, Wayne\\ncounty, where they lived for eighteen years. June 26.\\n1865, he was married to Margaiel, daughter of\\nMatliew and Ann (Foley) Reddy, whose children are\\nWilliam, born JIarch 15, 1808; Annie, born March 37,\\n1866, died April 1. 1866; Patrick J., born March 17,\\n1867, died April 1, 1867; .Joseph M., August 5, 1870;\\nElizabeth J., August 5,1872; Annie, December 24. 1870;\\nCatharine, born January 5, 1878, died Januarv 15,\\n1882; Sarah, January 7. 1880; Fred. November 2, l885;\\nStephen, November 1, 1880, and Clarence, June 5,\\n1887.\\nCHARLES ARTHUR THORN, for a number\\nof years school moderator in Ash, is the son of John\\nand Elizabeth (Walters) Thorn, and born July 23,\\n1859. At Flat Rock. September 1, 1878, he married\\nAlda, daughter of Watson D. and Elizabeth (Trace)\\nClark. The children are: Mabel, born May 39, 1880;\\nMvrlie B., January 25. 1883; Daisy N., February 11,\\n1885, died f\\\\:bruary 25, 1885; Grove J., March 23,\\n1886; Lee D., March 7, 18s8.\\nWALTER A. VILES was born in Ash, Novem-\\nber 10. 1840. his parents being Joseph and Julia Ann\\n(Devore) Viles, settlers of 1832, his father cutting the\\ntirst wagon road from Flat Rock to bis claim on section\\n3. He enlisted in the 4th Micli.Vol. Inf. September 3,\\n1804. and went to the front, serving until di.scharged\\nat Houston, Texas. May 20, 1860. July 24. 1862. he\\nmarried Ann, daughter of Enoch and Catherine (Van\\nRiper) Chainberlin. whose children are Catherine J.,\\nbom October29, 18(;3; and Joseph E., January 26, 1871,\\nSAMUEL WALLACE, for Ihe past seven years,\\nhas been a helpless ciip^ile on his farm on section 16,\\nin Asli township, his lower e.xtreniities being para-\\nlyzed as the result of a fever in 1882. For thirteen\\nyears Mr. W. was school director and moderator in\\nschool district No. 7. He was born June 8, 1823, in\\nCorogary, County Moneghan, Ireland, and came to\\nthis country in 1847, and to Moni-oe county in 1852.\\nHe lived in E.\\\\eter for two years, then settled in Ash,\\nwhere he has since resided. July 4, 1851, he niarrietl\\nMary, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Tolbert) Boyle,\\nborii in Killarney, Ireland, August 1, 1825. Their\\nfamily circle consists of John Lewis, born May 19,\\n18 2; Elizabeth. June 27, 1853; Mary Ann. December\\n23, 1H55, died October 18, 1860; Samuel L.. November\\n25, 18()0; William R.. October 4, 1863, died September\\n12, 1804; William T., November 16, 1867.\\nJOHN WELCH was born in Ireland in 1820. Came\\nto America in 185!. June 21. 1852. he married Mar-\\ngaret Reddy, who was born at Castle Komer, Ireland,\\nin 1820. boon after their marriage they came to Ash\\ntownship. Mich., and purchased 8i) acres of land.\\nOne c!;ild, William Joseph, was born to them, Octo-\\nber 22, 1860. William married Maggie Tizeu, of Ex-\\neter, May 12, 1885, who was born in Michigan Jan-\\nuary 1, I860.\\nBKUFORD XO WNSHIP.\\nLI C.\\\\S AUAM.~^. the son of .Samuel and Anna\\n(Stone) Adams, was born April 10, 1806. in Leicester,\\nAddison countv, Vt where he was mirried Septem-\\nber 17, 1834. to Mary, daughter of Elisha and Ruth\\n(Davids) Baker. He came to Bedford in April. 1836,\\nafter stopping in Cleveland, Ohio, for about a year.\\nHe now receives his mail at Temperance. His chil-\\ndren are Charles, born July 7, 1835. died May 26,\\n180S; Elisha Baker, born March 15, 1837, died January\\n9, 1.^51: John Quincy, November l 1S49, now living\\non the old homestead; and Ruth Ann. .May 15, 1843,\\nnow living in Ida, the wife of Wm. Hoag. Mr,\\nAdams s father and jMrs. Adams s mother ilied at his\\nhouse, the former at the age of eighty-six, the latter\\neighty years old. In jjolitics he has been a Republi-\\ncan lor many years, and has been elected to a number\\nof local offices, but failed 10 iiualify for any. He is a\\nmember of the Wesleyan Methodist church.\\nJAMES ALLONSON ALLEN, who for six years\\nwas deputy siieritf of Monroe county, is a Democrat,\\nand was horn October 17, is2(i, in Rutland Co.. Vt. In\\nl. ^35 he came to Bedford with his parents, Liba and\\nLaura (Doaue) Allen, lie was married at Laiiibert-\\nville, .lanuary 2. 1S51. lo Christina, daughter of Josci)h\\nand Margaret (Bennett) Phelps Their children are\\nArabel Matilda, born January 29, IS.52; Delbert A.\\nand Delmer A,, September 23. I *54; Viola, January 7,\\n1S57; Edna, born August 5, is(i(), died January 4, 1871;\\nLucy, J, April 15, isoij. Deliner died August 25, 1855,\\nand Delbert A. lives at home on the farm. By occu-\\npation Mr. Allen is a farmer and carpenter, and", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0817.jp2"}, "758": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nreceives his mail at Lambertville. In religion a\\nUniversalist.\\nLEWIS ANSTED, a merchant and farmer of Bod-\\nford, came tliere in 1S04 wiih Ijis parents, Jacob and\\nElizabeth (Welker) Ansted, on their removal from\\nWashington township, Sandusky county, O where he\\nwas born Aua;ust 1, 1840. March 1, 1870, he was mar-\\nried to Marietta, daughter of Elisha and Harriet\\nAmanda (Reynolds) llayden. They have six children,\\nfive boys and one girl, the oldest of whom is seven-\\nteen, living vv ith them on their hundred and twenty\\nacre farm, and have lost two boys by death. In 1880\\nhe opened a general store at Temperance, and on the\\nestablishment of a postolfice there, was appointed\\npostmaster, which place he now flis In politics lie\\nis a strong Prohibitionist, and in religion a member of\\nthe Free Methodist church, in which he has been\\ntrustee and treasurer tor over eight years.\\nPIERCE ARCHER follows the occupation of farmer\\nand builder. His postoffice is Temperance. He was\\nborn in Buckinghamshire, England, October 34, 1830,\\nand came to this country in 1833 with his parents,\\nCharles and Ann (Walker) Archer, the former of\\nwhom is now living in Monroe, the place of his first\\nsettlement, a hale and hearty man, who passed his\\nninety-sixth birthday February 14, 1890, and working\\nas a gardener nearly every day. At Erie, September\\n18, 1849, he married Maria, daughter of Thomas and\\nDianthe (Schilling) Arnold, four of whos-e children\\nare now living, two bovs in Toledo, one in Battle\\nCreek, and one girl, married and residing in St. Johns,\\nand one girl dead. Politically he is a Republican,\\nand came to Bedford in the fall of 1870.\\nCLOVIS BOOKEY was the third of seven children\\nof John and Phoebe ^Trombley) Bookey, and was born\\nin Rochester, N. Y., June l(i, l829. On coming west\\nhe first went to Detroit and then to Toledo, settling in\\nBedford (Lambertville) in 1874. He was married at\\nOtter Creek, January 17, 18G3, to Arvilla, daughter of\\nFrancis and Theresa (Aubin) Charter, whose children\\nare Theresa Eliza, born January o, 1863 Henry Elmer,\\nApril 23, 1866; Helen, July 11, 1868; Arvilla Ida,\\nMarch 16, 1871; Kozella, January 4, 1875, died July 4,\\n1879; Letitia May, September 31, 1879; Clovis Red-\\nmond, April 3, 1886. While brought up in the Roman\\nCatholic faith, he does not claim membership in any\\nchurch now. He is a member of Forsyth Post, No.\\n14, at Toledo, having enlisted in March, 1864, in Co.\\nB, 67th Ohio Vol. Inf. at Toledo, and in August of the\\nsame year was badly wounded in the left hand, at\\nDeep Bottom, in the Wilderness fight. While refusing\\nall township offices, he votes the Republican ticket as\\na rule.\\nMERRILL ALDRICH BRAGDON, of Lambert-\\nville, in Bedford township, is a native of Manchester,\\nOntario county. New York, whce he w is born August\\n20, 182o. After living there and in Orleans county he\\ncame to Bedford with his parents, Daniel and Esther\\n(Aldrich) Bragdon, in November, 1840. He was mar-\\nried at Vienna, September 4, 1853, to Alvira, daughter\\nof Nathan G. and Anna (Dayton) Watkins, whose only\\nchild is William Henry, born July 29, 1859. Politic-\\nally he is a Republican, and in religion a plain Chris-\\ntian.\\nEDWIN BRISTOLL, a farmer living on section 31,\\nBedford, was born on the same section, August 13,\\n1837, and is the son of Silas and Alzady (Aldiich) Bris-\\ntoU. He enlisted at Lambertville (his present postoffice\\naddress), August 14, 1863, as a private in Co. K, 18th\\nMich. Vol. Inf., and was discharged a sergeant, for\\ndisability, August 13, 1863. In 1864 he joined Russell\\nLodge, No. 144, F. A. M. March 4, 1862, in White-\\nford, he matried Mary Jane, daughter of Philo and\\nHannah (Stevens) Stevens, of Lucas county, Ohio,\\nwho died December 25, 1871. March 27, 1873, in\\nDundee, he mirried Catherine, daughter of Joshua T.\\nand Maria (Hecock) Dodge. He was for the second\\ntime left a widower, December 1, 1884, with seven\\nchildren, two boys and five girls. A stanch Re-\\npublican, he has been township treasurer for eight\\nyears.\\nCORYDON JAMES CHAPEL, a farmer on section\\n16, in Bedford, is a native of Grand Blanc, Genesee\\ncounty, Mich., where he was born February 21, 1836,\\nhis parents being William and Lydia (Burns) Chapel.\\nIn 1846 he came to Bedford, and January 23, 1863,\\nmarried Emily S., daughter of William P. and Mary\\n(Willard) Hubbell. Wakeman, born August 9, 1854,\\nis their only child. A member of the Free Will Bap-\\ntist Church, he is a strong advocate of Temperance\\n(his postoffice address), and as a Prohibitionist, carries\\nhis principles to the ballot box.\\nRUSSELL C. COLLINS, the son of William and\\nBetsey (Adams) Collins, is a native of Tinmouth,\\nRutland county, Vermont, and born December 11, 1836.\\nAfter learning the trade of wagon-maker, he settled in\\nMonroe in 1851. He has four children; Albert L.,\\nborn August 26, 1849, now living on an adjoining farm;\\nAlmira A,, born August 33. 1853, liviu .at home; Wil-\\nliam M., born October 4, 1856, now in Raisinville; and\\nNora A., born May 11, 1860, and a resident of Samaria.\\nTheir mother is Charlotte, daughter of O.iver and Ra-\\nchel (Humphrey) Janes, to whom he was married in\\nNorth Bay, Oneida county, New Y ork, September 12,\\n1847. Until his settling in Bedford, in March, 1870,\\nMr. Collins has led a roving life, and for many years\\nwas in the employ of the Lake Shore Railroad, being\\nthree years in the Adrian shops. He has in his pos-\\nsession one of the first strap rail frogs used on that\\nline, and at the opening of the New York Central\\ntook in the first complimentary excursion going\\nfrom Canistota to Utica. In politics he is an inde-\\npendent, but prefers the principles of the Republican\\nparty.\\nABIJAH CONE was born in Perry, Geauga county,\\nOhio, July 28, 1833, from which place he came with\\nhis parents, Eras us and Anna (Colwell) Cone, in 1833,\\nsettling in Washington township, near what is now\\nthe Milburn Wagon Works. December 12, 1848, he\\nmarried Juliette, daughter of Hyman and\\n(Hurd) Lewis, who died July 11, 1866, leaving five\\nchildren, of whom one boy and two girls are now liv-\\ning at Milburn. His second wife, to whom he was\\nmarried February 9, 1867, was Angeline. daughter of\\nJohn and Angeline (Rabideau) Shelleroe, whose only\\nchild, a girl, now lives in Toledo. In September, 18)7,\\nhe moved to Whiteford, and in 1860 was clerk of that\\ntownship, and started the first register there under the\\nnew election laws. August 33, 1864, he enlisted in Co.\\nM, 8th Mich. Vol. Cav.^ from which he was discharged\\nat Pulaski, T nn., June 10, 1865. A severe wojnd re-\\nceived at Henry ville, Tenn., places him on the pen-\\nsion list. His religion is embraced in the creed of the\\nUniversalist Church, and from its first organization\\nhe has supported the Republican ticket, under which he\\nhas held several offices.\\nEUGENE B. DOTY, whose farm of one hundred\\nand forty acres is on section 35 in Bedford. c:mie\\nthere with his parents, Stephen and Octavia (Harris)\\nDoty, in 1836, their former home being Erie, Pa.,\\nwhere he was born January 8, 1823. He was married\\nto Almira, daughter of Silas and Alzady (Aldrich)\\nBristoU. Mrs. Doty was born in Lancaster, Ontario\\ncounty, New York, August 22, 1826, and came to Bed-\\nford in 1836, where she died December 19, 1885, leav-\\ning four children, two boys and two girls, all living\\nnear by the old homestead. Mr. Doty votes for Re-\\npublicans as a rule, and is a member of Russell Lodge,\\nNo. 144, at Lambertville, and receives his mail at Erie.\\nEDMOND DULL, a carpenter by trade and mer-\\nchant by occupation, living at Temperance, is high\\\\vay\\ncommissioner for Bedford township, to which office\\nhe has been elected on the Republican ticket several\\nterms. He is a Bedford boy, being born in that town-", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0818.jp2"}, "759": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\nship February 1, 1863, and married there February 20,\\n1HS4, to Caroline, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth\\n(Welker) Ansted, who is a member of the Baptist\\nChurch. He is the son of Joseph C. and Marj- (Ben-\\ntou) Dull.\\nJOSEPH C DULL, whose mail ia sent to Samarin,\\nis by trade a carpenter, which he follows in connection\\nwith tilling his farm in Bcdfonl. He was born in\\nQuincy twp., Franklin county, Pennsylvania, July 10,\\n1S2.5. his parents being Jacob and Catherine (Secrist)\\nDull. He WHS married in Bedford county. Pa., July\\n4, ]X y2, to Mary, dausrhler of Jonathan and Saraii\\n(Laird) Benton, and in ihe spring of isti.5 moved to\\nWayne county, Ohio, where he lived until coming to\\nBedford in the spring of 1SG9. During his residence\\nthere, as a Uepublican. he has held several township\\noffices, among which is highway commissioner, to\\nwhich he has been elected for si.\\\\ terms. He is the\\nfather of eight boys and four girls, all of whom with\\nIhe exception of ons boy dead, and the oldest son, Ja-\\ncob, living in Lucas county, Ohio, and Albert, in Len-\\nawee county, Michigan are residents of Bedford\\ntownship. In religion Mr. Dull is a member of the\\nSeventh Day Baptist Church.\\nFKANCIS EVANS, whose postoffiee address is Erie,\\nis a farmer and carpenter living oc section 1 1 in Bedford,\\nand was born in the District of Montreal, Quebec, March\\n13, 1S2(), and is Ihe son of Simon and Theresa (Bran-\\nchau) Evans. He was married at Montreal in Septem-\\nber, 1H40, to Rosa Crapeau, who died in 1843, leaving\\ntwo children. In June, ls44, he married Hena, daugh-\\nter of Francis and Genevieve (Peru) Ager, who died in\\nApril, 1S.S0, leaving four children. The children,\\nthree boys and two girls, are all living in Minnesota.\\nIn April, isso, he married Rena. daughter of Joseph\\nand Dusseau. In 1851 .Mr. Evans came to\\nthe United States, and in 18.19 moved to Bedford. In\\npolitics he is a Democrat, and in religion a Roman\\nCatholic.\\nJOSEPH UEXTNER, a blacksmith in Samaria, is\\nthe son of Jcseph and Katherine (Grasel) Gentner, and\\nwas born ii^ Baden, Germany, July lo, 1847, and came\\nto America in 18. i3. He lived with his parents in New\\nYork for two years, then moved to Monroe, where he\\nlived till 18l He then went to Toledo, Ohio, where\\nhe learned bis trade and remained till 188T, when hu\\nmoved to Bedford. July l IST while at Toledo, he\\nmarried Anna, daughter of Gottlieb and\\n(Iloeflfner) Agner, by whom he has had eight children,\\nfour boys and four girls. During the war of the Re-\\nbellion he enlisted January IX, isii4, at Monroe, as\\ndrummer, in Co. I, Tth Mich. Vol. Inf., and was mus-\\ntered out at JelTersonville, Ind., July 5, isiio. In re-\\nligion he is a Roman Catholic, and in politics a Demo-\\ncrat.\\nPHILANDER KARR. farmer, receives his mail at\\nSamaria. He is the son of George W. and Charlotte\\n(Eighmey) Karr, and was born at Henrietta, Jackson\\ncounty. Mich., February 3, 184(5. In Isfif! he moved\\nto Erie, where he lived until he came to Bedford in\\n188(i. He married Betsy, daughter of Robert and Ol-\\nive M. (Southwell) Lockhart, at Jackson, September T,\\n1865, at which place February 11, 1862, he enlist(d as\\nprivate in Co. I. sth Mich. Vol. Inf. July H, 1X63,\\nhe was captured at Jackson, Miss., and sent to Libby\\nPrison and Belle Isle. On his way to Andeisonville,\\nin September, 1863, he was returned, exchanged and\\nsent to Camp Chase. Rejoining his regiment, lie was\\nwounded at Petersburg, July 11, 1X64, and discharged\\nas corporal, February 11, 1865. Is a member of il\\nliam Bell Post, No. 10, G. A. R., at Dundee; a Presby-\\nterian and a Democrat. Of his family of six children\\nfour aie living and two dead.\\nGEORGE KIRKLAND, born in New York City,\\nSeptember 1, ISIO. is the son of Joseph and Hannah\\n(Scribner) Kirkland. and came to Bedford io 1839. For\\nsixteen yeais he held the office of justice of the peace,\\nfor one year was supervisor of Bedford township,\\nand for seven years treasurer of tlie Farmers Mutual\\nFire Insurance Company of Wayne and Monroe\\ncounties. September 1, 1X30. he was married in\\nGreene county. New York, to Maria, daughter of John\\nand Hannah (Kelterliou.se) Couse. Of their children:\\nfour girls, two are dead; and four boys, one is dead,\\nand Warren is living at home. In politics Mr. Kirk-\\nland iias always been a Democrat, and for many years\\nhas been a member of Russell Lodge, No. 144, F. A.\\nM., at Lambertville.\\nMORRIS KLINCK was born in Germany-, June 22,\\n1X42, and came to America in 1x47 with his parents,\\nJacob and Rickie (Beck) Kliock. Twenty-two years\\nlater he settled on a forty-five acre farm on sec-tion 15,\\nBeilford township. June 22, Ixili), he married Rosina,\\ndaughter of George and Barbara (Biehrline) Boegler.\\nDeath has clairae l two of his boys, and the rest of his\\nchildren, two boys and two girls, the oldest eighteen\\nyears of age, are living at home. In politics he is a\\nDemocrat, and for four years was deputy sheritf of\\nMonroe county. In religion he affiliates with the Lu-\\ntheran church.\\nJOHN LASKEY is a native of Devonshire, Eng-\\nland, where he was born March 24, 1X28, coming to\\nthis country in 1X35 with his parents, George and Ann\\n(Southard) Laskey, and sellling in Washington town-\\nship, Lucas county, Ohio. In November. 1x58, at\\nVVhiteford, he married .Martha Ann, daughter of\\nRichard and Esther (Cole) Queltcb, whose seven chil-\\ndren, four boys and three girls, are all living in Mon-\\nroe county. In 1K.5X he moved to Bedford and settled\\non section 26, where he has since lived, his postoffiee\\naddress being Temperance. In politics he is a Repub-\\nlican, and tills the soil for a living.\\nSOLOMON LaPLANTE is a fnimer living on sec-\\ntion 35 in Bedford, and calling at Erie for his mail.\\nHis parents are Francis and Slary (Fobare) LaPlante,\\nand lie was born in Erie, June 16, 1x47. In 1XS5 he\\ncame to Bedford, still holding his membership in the\\nCatholic Church at Erie, where he was married Janu-\\nary 23, 1XT7. to .Margaret, daughter of Peter and Juli-\\nanna Borgar. He has lost two boys, and has living\\nwith him three boys and one girl, aged respectively,\\ntwelve, nine, eight and two years. In politics he Is a\\nRepublican.\\nS.X.MUEL T. LORD was born in Madison county.\\nNew York, May 11, 1X20. his parents being Andrew P.\\nand Salomia C. (Tenny) Lord. He came to Bedford\\nin 1X33, and is the proprietor of a large stock farm on\\nsection 36 in Bedford, making a speciiilty of tine Ham-\\nbletonian stock. He is a member of Russell Lodge,\\nNo. 144. F. A. M., of Lambertville, and receives\\nhis mail at Toledo, llarriet .M., daughter of John S.\\nand Sophia (Parker) Pratt, and the widow of Abel\\nHoag, became his wife at Bedford, October 9,1X63.\\nHer children are Alice M. Hoag, born March 19, lx. ,3.\\nand Gertrude B. Lord, born December 30, 1864, and\\nJohn P. Lord, born July 26. 1866, living at home. Mr.\\nLord is a Methodist in religion, and a Republican in\\npolitics.\\nJOHN NEWCOMBE was born in Devonshire, Eng-\\nlanc, July ix, 1x15, and came to this country in 1x4s.\\nAfter living two years in Ohio he settled in lx. ,Oon\\nsection 27 in Bedford. The present farm gradually\\naccumulated by sturdy tilling of the soil, and now\\ncovers an area of nearly two hundred and fifty acres.\\nHe if the son of John and Ann Newcombe. A member\\nof the Wesleyan Methodist Church. He went to Lam-\\nbertville, October 2(1, 1x49, and was married to .\\\\nn,\\ndaughter of John and Ann (Urooks) Ash. Of a family\\nof six boys and five girls, one of each has died. While\\nhe always votes the Republican ticket, yet he never can\\nbe persuaded to hold any office in the iownsliip.\\nANDREW JACKSON NICHOLS was born in Win-\\nfleld, Herkimer county, New York, October 5, 1820,", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0819.jp2"}, "760": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand is the son of fShibinih and Surbiah (Sherwood)\\nNichols, In the fall of 1849 he came to Toledo, Ohio,\\nwhere he was married April 17, 1851, to Phoebe E.,\\ndaughter of Richmond and Polly (Payne) Hathaway,\\nand in 1853 moved to Bedford, locatmg on section 36.\\nHis mail reaches him by way of Erie, and he is one of\\nthe Republican farmers of Bedford. Of his children\\none boy is dead and two are living iit home; one daugh-\\nter is attending school at Toledo, and the other living\\nat Vienna.\\nWASHINGTON PENNOCK, a farmer in Bedford\\ntownship, near Samaria, is a native of ibe township,\\nbeing the son of Hannibal and Eliza (Long) Pennock,\\nand born Septendjer 33, 185)S, on the same farm where\\nhe is now living. He is counted in the Democratic\\nfold on election days. October 10, 1884, he married\\nAlice, daughter of James and Eiizibeth (Charter) Sut-\\nton. Her children are Editb, born March 22, 188i;,\\nand Ira, born November 16, 1887.\\nFRANCIS XAVIER PETTEE was born in a log\\nhouse adjoining his present residence on section 12 in\\nBedford, on St. Patrick s Day, in 1847, his parents\\nbeing Francis and Julia (Rowe) Pettee. He is a mem-\\nber of the Catholic Church at Erie, and always votes\\nthe Democratic ticket. His mail is received at Brie,\\nwhere May 11, 1875, he was married to Matilda Mary,\\ndaughter of Francis and Victoria (Morau) Cousino.\\nHer children are: Wallace Francis, born May 3, 1876;\\nIrene Esther, December 36, 1877; Roger Caryll. Sep-\\ntember 7, 1879; Milton Isaias, May 34, 1881; Joseph\\nLee, February 21, 1884, died April 28, 1884; Cirel\\nRalph, February 2), 1884, died November 21, 1885;\\nWalter Isadore, March 12, 1886; and Mary Elsie, Jan-\\nuary 4, 1888.\\nWILLIAM POW LESLAND was born in Devonshire,\\nEngland, June 15, 1825, and came to America with his\\nparents, William and Grace (Povvlesland) Powlesland,\\nin 1849. In October, 1850, he married Jane, daughter\\nof Charles and Grace (Barnes) Morlimore, and lived in\\nMonroe two years. He then moved lo Erie, where ho\\nlived three years, and in 1856 settled on section 5 in\\nBedford. His only child, Georgiana Caroline, was born\\nJune 18, 1852, and is now living in the township of\\nIda, the wife of Franklin G. Jackman. Mr. Powles-\\nland is a member of Russell Lodge of Free Masons, in\\nwhich he was treasurer for many years. Polit-\\nically he is a Democrat, and for thirteen years was\\ntreasurer of the school board in his district.\\nEDMUND RAWSON, a stanch Democrat of the old\\nschool, who for over thirty years was justice of the\\npeace, and for twenty-nine years treasurer of Bedford\\ntownship, is the son of Stephen and Nancy Ann (Ells-\\nworth) Rawson, and was born at Clearmont, on the\\nNorth River, New York, September 25, 1810. His first\\nwife was Churlena, daughter of Eldridge and\\n(Holmes) Phillips, to whom he was married in Ontario\\ncounty. New York, February 20, 1832. On June 8,\\n1833, he settled on section 32 in Bedford. For many\\nyears he has been a member of Russell Lodije, No.\\n144, F. A. M., at Lambcrtville, his posloffice ad-\\ndress. His first wife died November 25, 1835, and in\\nMarch 1850, he married Mary McLouth, who died No-\\nvember 25, 1883.\\nJACKSON M. SCOFIBLD calls at Lambertville for\\nhis mail, and in the fall of 1833 came from Greene\\ncounty. New York, to Erie county, Ohio, with his par-\\nents, Jacob and Cynthia (Phillips) Scofield, where he\\nremained until his removal to Bedford, in 1866. He\\nwas born in Greene county. New York, April 18, 1828,\\nand married in Sandusky, Ohio, January 17, 1853, to\\nMary Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary (Lang-\\nwell) Shepard, whose children are: William J., born\\nOctober 13, 1854; Lida M., August 23, 1856; Samuel\\nR., December 23, 1857; Mary Adelia, October 17, 1861;\\nand Ira P., October 25, 1867. Mr. S. is an adherent of\\nthe Universalist Church, and in politics a Democrat.\\nALBERT THORNTON was born in Ovid town-\\nship, Seneca county, New York, June 11, 1823, and\\ncame to Bedford in 1834 with his parents, Ebenezer\\nand Abigail (Wood) Thornton. He was married at\\nWhiteford, April 29, 1849, to Ann, daughter of Joshua\\nand Sarah (Tattersall) Richardson. Their children are:\\nEmma, born June 20, 1862, and Anna, born January\\n14, 1866. In politics Mr. T. is independent, always\\nvoting for the man whom he considers best qualified\\nto fill the office. In religion he leans to the doctrines\\nof the Universalist Church.\\nAARON VanWORMER enlisted in Co. I, 130th\\nOhio Vol. Inf., at Toledo, April 17, 1864, and was hon-\\norably discuarged after serving for one hundred and\\nforty- three days. He belongs to Albert Moore Pnst, No.\\n583, G. A. R., in West Toledo, where he receives his\\nmail. By occupation he is a farmer, living on section\\n33 in Bedford, to which place he came in March, 1868.\\nHe is the son of Aaron and Philetta (Wagner) Van-\\nWormer, and was born in Gilderland, Albany county,\\nNew York, November 24, 1837, Ten years later he\\nwent to Indiana, where he lived three years, going to\\nToledo in 1850, and remaining there until his removal\\nto Bedford. His political fortunes are cast in the\\nDemocratic camp, and in religion he goes with the\\nUniversalists. At Bedford, July 4, 18,58, he married\\nRhcda, daughter of James and Mary (Ellis) Southard.\\nHis only child, Innie, was born March 24, 1861, and\\ndied October 19, 1880.\\nCHELSEA WEBSTER, an eclectic physician at\\nLambertville, was born in Saybrook, Ashtabula\\ncounty, Ohio, August 5, 1815, his parents being George\\nand Harriet (Stone) Webster. October 5, 1837, he mar-\\nried Laura M., daughter of William and Polly (Dur-\\nnier) Sheldon. In politics the doctor is a strong Re-\\npublican. He commenced practice in the eclectic\\nschool in 1840, having been under a preceptor for four\\nyears, and then receiving his diploma from the botanic\\nsociety. He lived in Harpersfield for twenty-lour and\\nin Milan for six j-ears, and came to Bedford in 1873.\\nHe has six children: Harriet, living in New York,\\nLouisa in Toledo, George and Mark in Lambertville,\\nand Sheldon and Chelt in Missouri.\\nROGER WILLARD, a Democrat dyed in the wool,\\nand a strong advocate of the Universalist Church, has\\nbeen justice of the peace in Bedford since 1885, and\\nwas postmaster at Samaria for nearly eight years. He\\nis a native of Monroe county being born at Ida, No-\\nvember 27, 1839, and locating in BedTford in 1863, open-\\ning a general store at Samaria. In December, 1860, he\\nmarried Electa A., daughter of Chester and Emma\\nJane (Butler) Mason, whose children are: Dora E.,\\nborn October 28, 1861;Jennie A,, July 6, 186.5;Allen G.,\\nDecember 26, 1868; Eugene, December 25, 1875; Clar-\\nen ^e B., February 27, 1878; and Francis E., August 36,\\n1885. He has long been a member of Russell Lodge,\\nNo. 144, F. A. M., at Lambertville.\\nBERLIN XO WI\u00c2\u00abSHlP.\\nHORACE G. ASELSTYNE was born in Berlin\\nFebruary 17, 1851, his parents being Josiah and\\nHarlia E. (Blodgett) Aselstyne. May 18, 1873, he\\nmarried Elizabeth, daughter of David and Elizabeth\\n(Trace) Clark of Ash township. His family consists of\\nthree boys and the same number of girls, viz. Byron\\nJ., born December 28, 1876: Maud and Mary, July 6,\\n1880; Blanche, February 17, 1875; Harry E., March\\n27, 1887: and Frank L., August 14, 1888. By occupa-\\ntion he is a farmer.\\nBENJAMIN BANCROFT, son of Benj iiuin B.\\nand Penelope (Greene) Bancroft, was born in Benton,\\nYates count} N. Y., .lanuary 27, 1832, and was mar-\\nried May 35, 1856, to Esther L., daughter of Stephen\\nand Lucy (Canfield) Reynolds, who died without issue\\nMarch 31, 1857. March 25, 1858, he married Elizabeth,\\ndaughter of John and Esther (Hotchkiss) Canfield, of", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0820.jp2"}, "761": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\nSteuben county, N. Y. He came to Berlin in 1857.\\nHis children are: Charles S., born September 18, 1859,\\nand Viola May. born May 27, 1873.\\n.lOSEPlI 15 BAKOW has a farm of 230 acres in\\nDerlin township. lie was born in Otter Creek,\\nMonroe county, Jlicb., February 12, 1833. the son of\\nBasil and Catherine (R we) Barow. .lanuary 11,\\n1851, he married Adeline, dausrhter of Gustave and\\nAngcline (Geueaux) Girnay. Uer children are three\\nboys and a like number of uirls, all l)ut one of whom\\nare married. Mr. Barow cnli -ted as a private under\\napt. James J. llunlly, October 1, 1864. in Co. A, 9lh\\n.Mich. Vet. Inf.. and by special order No. 66 was dis-\\neh irged at Nashville, Tenn., September 15, 1865.\\nIl LIAN BANRA was born in Bay Settlement,\\nVienna, Erie townsb;|), July 4, 1825. When si.\\\\ years\\nold he came with his parents, John and CuUet\\n(Drouillard) Baumle. to Otter Creek, where he re-\\nmained till he was 25 years old, when, May 17, 18,50,\\nhe married Julien, daughter of Gustav and Elizabeth\\n(Lcreaux) Anteau, and came to Newport. His family\\nconsists of five boys and three girl-, besides which one\\nboy has died. lu 1865 he was drafted, but pro-\\ncured a substitute.\\nHENRY BELL, son of William and Sarah (Carle-\\nton) Bell, was born at Grosse Isle, Wavne county, May\\n10, 1837. March 28, 1857, Marietta Baker, of Ash\\ntownship, became his wife, nd he is the father of two\\ngirls and two boys, all now living.\\nDENNIS BONDY entered the employ of the\\nToledo and Canada Southern R. H. in 1879 as a sec-\\nlion hand, remaining with Ihem till June 5, 1883,\\nwhen he entered the employ (if ihe Michigan Central\\nas section foreman, lie is ihe son of Lawrence and\\nMary (Compau) Bondy, and born in Rockwood, Wayne\\ncounty, June 14, 1858. He married Uosa, daughter of\\nVictor and Josephine (Lezott) Lemerond, June 9,\\n1879. Their children are: Annie, born March 20,\\n1880; Alice, born June 8. 1881: Harry, March 5,\\n1883; Dean D., May 21. 1885; William, December 5,\\n1886; Emma, January 18, 1889, all living with the ex-\\nception of Annie, who died August 22, 1880.\\nWILLIAM BLACK came to Monroe county in\\n1874, and lor four yeais was deputy sheriff. In Aprd,\\n1861, while living at Rochester, Minn., lo which\\nplace he emigrated in 1856, he enlisted in the three\\nmonths service as second corporal in Co. B, 2d Minn.\\nVol. Inf. He re-enlisted for three years or the war in\\nthe same company, but was discharged forsickn ss in\\nApril, 1862. He again enlisted as 1st dutj sergeant in\\nCo. F, 86th Ohio Vol. Inf. in September, 18153, being\\ndischarged in June, 1861, at Cleveland, Ohio. He\\nwas born in Somcr-et, Ohio. S- pteniber 21, 18 29, the\\nson of John and Phoebe (Skinner) Black. December\\n29, 18.53, at Bowling Green, Ohio, he mariied Medora,\\ndaughter of William and Clara (Ketcham) Dunning.\\nShe died January 25. 1888. lacking but three days of\\nbeing tifty years old. being born in Hamtonbiirg.\\nN. Y., January 28, 1838. Her children are Jay, born\\nFebruary 4, 1855 Ida. Novembrr 11. 1.856; VVilberl.\\nDecember 10, 1\u00c2\u00ab5^; Ella, December 20, 18t)0; Maud,\\nJanuary 16, 1877 Floyd, November 17, 1879, the lirst\\ntwo in Tontogany. Ohio, the second two born in\\nRochester, Minn., the last two in Newport. All arc\\nliving except Jay and Floyd, the former dviug March\\n2.5, 1855; ttie lalier December 4, 1883.\\nANTOINE BRANCHEAU, the son of Peter and\\nMargaret (Rowe) Brancheau, wai born at La Plais-\\nance, Monroe county, October 3, 1825. In 1848 he\\nwas married lo a Miss Barnard, who died in 1851,\\nleaving two children, both girls, but who also died in\\na few years. January 31, 1853, iie was married to his\\npresent wife, Josephine, daughter of Doniini(|iie and\\nTlierese (Chova) Sauture, by whom be has had five\\nchildren, one girl and two boys dying in infancy, the\\nother two still living, Kli having held the office of\\nhighway cotnmissioner four years and of supervisor of\\nBerlin township for the same length of time.\\nDEWITT CLINTON BROWN, born in Ypsi-\\nlanti, Washtenaw county, Mich., July 7, 1837, is the\\nson of J. Nathan and Lvdia (tJotts) Brown. October\\n16. 1872, he married Ellen Rachel, daughter of Royal\\nand Jane (Wycoff) French. His only child is Clara\\nA., born May 30, 1875. By occupation he is a wood-\\nworker.\\nBENJAMIN BULGER, of Berlin, was born April\\n23, 1817, in Pennsylvania: settled in Monroe county in\\n1870; married Charlotte Gibbs April 23, 1840, who was\\nborn September 11, 1820, and died October 21. 1852,\\nTen children were born to them. Mr. Bulger married\\nfor his second wife CeliaWhitaker, of Lidiana, August,\\n1853, who was born January 23, 1832. He enlisted in\\nCo. M, 3d Ohio Cav., December, 1864, and was mus-\\ntered out July, 1865. Mr. Bulger has been justice of\\nthe peace three years, collector of customs nine years.\\nHe owns a farm of twenty-nine acres. PostofUce\\naddress, Newport.\\nJOHN CALVIN CASE, born in Berlin, Febru-\\nary 12, 1858, son of Hugh C. and Haimah D. (Young)\\nCase, w.as married Novembi^r 11. 1879, to Sanih Eliza-\\nbeth, daughter of Chester and Helen (WycolT) Lamb.\\nTwo children, Cora May, born July 2, 1884. and Glenn\\nWilliam, July 25, 1888, are happy to call him father.\\nOTIS W. CUAMBERLIN, son of Uriah and Sarah\\n(Gilbirds) Chamb rlin, was born in Berlin town-\\nship, March 24, 1842. He has been twice married, the\\nfirst time in Lafayette, Indiana, to Johanna, daughter\\nof John and Mary (Munn) Kramart, October 8,1862.\\nShe died May 8, ls79, her childrenbeing two boys and\\none girl living, and one boy has died, .\\\\pril 16, 1881, ho\\nmarried Caroline, daughter of William and Catherine\\nF. (Case) Pirdun. By occupation Mr. Chamberlin is a\\nfarmer, and for twelve years has been director in his\\nschool district.\\nSARAH CHAMBERLIN, widow of Uriah Cham-\\nberlin, is the daughter of Jonathan and Sarah (Free-\\nlove) Gilbirds. She is a native of Quebec, where she\\nwas horn March 17, 1815. While in Vienna, Seneca\\ncounty. N. Y.. June 17, 1836, she was married to\\nUriah Chamberlin, and they at once came to Berlin.\\nHer husband died January 12, 1885, and of her chil-\\ndren (twelve boys and two girls) all but seven boys are\\nliving.\\nAUSTIN BOSTWICK CHAPMAN, one of the\\npioneers of Southeastern Michigan, was born in Ver-\\nmont February 3, 1821, the son of Joseph and Laura\\n(Bostwick) Chapman. Coming to Wayne county in\\n1835, be located in Berlin in 1839. and July 4, 1847,\\nwas married lo Catherine, daughter of John and\\nCornelia (Smith) Burton. Of their children, four boys\\nand two girls, Hiram, Hobi-rt and Austin B., jr., ore\\nthe only ones living, two of the remaining four dying\\nin infancy, and the other two after they were grown\\nup.\\nAUSTIN B. CHAPMAN, JR., son of Austin B.\\nand Catherine (Uurlon) Chapman, was born in Berlin\\ntownship November 17, 1851. December 25, 1870. he\\nmarried Mary C daughter of Nicholas W. and Mary\\nAnn (C:hase) Van Riper. His family consists of Cor-\\ntu-liaC, born January 10, 1872; Delmont L., October\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a23, 1873; Almon B., April 14. 1877; Mabel May, July\\n5, 1879; and Hazel G., April 18, 1888. For eight years\\nhe has held the office of school inspector, and lias been\\nschool director in his district since 1870.\\nWARREN F. CHARTER, a soldier in the last\\nwar, is the fon of Francis and Martha ((.)dell) Charter,\\nand born in LaSalle, Mich., March 7, 1844. Co. A,\\n4th Reg. Mich. Inf. was organized in .Monroe May 16,\\n1861, and mustered into the three years service June\\n20, 1861, being assigned to the 2d Brigade, 1st Division,\\n5th .Vrmy Corps. Warren F. went as a recruit in\\nAugust, 1862, and served until the regiment was mus", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0821.jp2"}, "762": {"fulltext": "10\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntered out in October, 1865. December 36, 1865, he\\nmarried Rachel, daughter of John and Emil}(Everetl)\\nManning, and is the father of two children, a boy and\\ngirl. By occupation a sawyer, he has been in part-\\nnership with Wm. Grelzler for the past six years.\\nJOHN F. COLBURN, a mfrchani and for eisrht\\nyears postmaster at Newport, in Berlin township,\\nwas born in Ash, Monroe county, Michigan, Novem-\\nber 13, 1842. His parents, Jo.siali and Abigail (Foster)\\nColburn, came from Vermont and .settled on section\\n36 in Ash township in 1833, taking out letters patent\\nfor the land, the papers being signed by Andrew\\nJackson His father died January 15. 1886. His\\nbrother William was in the 17th Wisconsin for three\\nyears, and George enlisted in the 24lh Michigan in\\nAugust, 1863, and was killed at Gettysburg July 3,\\n1863. His wife, Emeline, is the daughter of Jostpli\\nand Sally (True) Doty, who .settled in R:iisinville in\\n1836, to whom he was married November 30, 1865.\\nHer children are Ella, born December 38, 1868,\\ndied August 25, 1869; George M., April 7, 1872; Belle,\\nOctober 16. 1874; EIroy D., born October 19, 1878,\\ndied July 17, 1887.\\nMRS. RACHEL FLINT, widow of Isaac H. Flint,\\nwas born in Collins, Erie county, N. Y., August\\n7, 1828, and came to Salem, Washtenaw county, Mich.,\\nwith her parents, Crampton and Lucinda (Buck)\\nJewell, in the spring of 1833. In 1844 she moved to\\nAsh township, and December 25, 1845, was married to\\nIsaac H. Flint, who died January 30, 1885. Of her\\nchildren, one girl and two boys are still at home, six\\nboys and five girls are living, and one boy and two\\ngirls have been laid to rest.\\nWILHELM GRETZLER, son of Henry and\\nCaroline (Willett) Gretzler, was born November 13,\\n1835, in Gokher, Prussia. He came to the United\\nStates in 1869, settling in Corry, Pa in May of that\\nyear, and in September marrying Minnie Dank-i, who\\ndied January 3, 1871, leaving him one boy. Novem-\\nber 30, 1871. he was married to his present wife,\\nFredericka, daughter of John and Catherine (Selpen)\\nt-chrader, and at once moved to Berlin. Herchildren,\\ntwo boys and two girls, are all living. By occupation,\\nMr. Grelzler is a farmer, and one of the owners of the\\nsaw-mill of Gretzler Charter.\\nCAPTAIN JAMES HALEY was born in Chau-\\ntauqia county, N. Y., November 15, 1830, and when\\n17 years old began as a sailor on the lakes, in which\\noccupation as boy and man he continued until the\\nfall of 1877, when he retired to farm life in Berlin\\ntownship. He came to Berlin in the fall of 1843 with\\nhis parents, Patrick and Sarah (Gear) Haley, both of\\nwhom are deceased. June 30, 1853, in Detroit, he was\\nmarried to Selena, daughter of Aaron and Dinah\\n(Pierce) Crook. Of their children, one boy and three\\neirls are living, and one boy and one girl dead.\\nDUNCAN R. HENRY, an old-time Jackson\\nDemocrat, by occupation a carriage trimmer, and liv-\\ning with his son-in law, Benjamin Guire, was born in\\newYork City, August 8, 1809, his parents being\\nCaptain Charles and Elizabeth (Robertson) Henry. In\\n1840 he moved to Ohio, and in Wooster, Wayne county,\\non December 38, 1846, married Mary Ann, daughter\\nof Francis and Catherine (Christmas) Stusson. Of\\nher children six girls and two boys are living and one\\nboy has died.\\nELNATHAN HOLMES, who enlisted as a pri-\\nvate in the one hundred days service, being mustered\\nMay 3, 1864, with Co. I, 130th Ohio National Guards,\\nand discharged September 33, 1864, was born in W;ish-\\ninglon township, Lucas county, O., October 13, 1834,\\nhis parents being John and Elizibelh (Strauss) Holmes.\\nOctober 12, 18.55, he married Angelice, daughter of\\nPalmer and Lucy (Robbins) Wcscott, who is the\\nmother of three children: Charles Frank, born Novem-\\nber 4, 1856; Cora Adell, January 35, 1861; Hattie\\nMyrtle, January 31, 1871. By occupation he is a\\nfarmer and carpenter.\\nJOHN VOLNEY HOLMES, a South Rockwood\\nfarmer, son of William and Eva Jane (Wiggins)\\nHolmes, was born in Riga. Lenawee countv. Mich.,\\nSei tember 18, 1850. At Whiteford, December 31,\\n1865, he was marritd to Nellie, daughter of George and\\nHarriet (Blackman) Clark. His only child, Myrtle H.,\\nwas born January 35, 1875.\\nADOLPH JARVIS came to Detroit in 1848 with\\nhis parents, Joseph and Sophia (La Moire) Jarvis, and\\nin the following year removed to Berlin township. He\\nwas born in Montreal, Quebec, September 36, 1841,\\nand March 17, 1867, married Margaret, daughter of\\nJohn and Marienne (Beaumier) Trombley. Of his\\nfamily, four boys and four girls, the former all died in\\nearly infancy the latter, Susan, Matilda, Anna and\\nLouisa, are living with their p.irents in Newport.\\nRAPHAEL JARVIS, belter known as .Tames\\nJarvis, is the son of Joseph and Sophia (La Moire)\\nJarvis, and was born in Montreal. Quebec, March 8,\\n1839. He came to Detroit in 1848, and after remaining\\nthere about a year moved to Berlin. January 37,\\n186 i, he married Mary, daughter of John and Marienne\\n(Beaumier) Trombley. Their children are Frank,\\nhorn June 3, 1863; John Albert, February 14, 1866;\\nEsther Mary, May 27, 1868: Matilda Mary, January 26,\\n1870: William, November 20, 1873; Mary Anna,\\nAugust 33, 1874; Marv Alice, September 37, 1877; Mary\\nCelena, October 23, 1879; and Charlie D., April 13, 1883.\\nMRS. MARY ANN JONES, widow of Frank-\\nlin H. Jones (deceased September 13, 1881 to whom\\nshe was married February 18, 1864, was born in New\\nOrleans October 6, 1839, daughter of Stephen and\\nAnna Dusseau. She came to Monroe county in 1854,\\nand is the mother of six girls and three boys, all of\\nwhom are living under the home roof of their child-\\nhood.\\nELI LAMARANI), son of Joseph and Sarah\\n(Reume) Lamarand, was born in Berlin, Monroe\\ncounty, Mich., Feliruary 16, 1842. January 4, 1864,\\nwhile in Detroit, he enlisted in Co. E, 17th Mich. Vol.\\nInf., and with them participated in the several engage-\\nments they were in until the battle of Spotsylvania C.\\nH., when he was cap ured and sent to Andersonville.\\nAfter passing six montlis in that \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2hell, he was sent\\nto Florence, thence to Goldsboro, N. C, where in the\\nlatter part of February, 1865, he was exchanged after\\nbeing penned for about ten months. After a thirty\\ndays furlough he rejoined his regiment and remained\\nwith them until they were mustered out of service\\nAugust 4, 1865. Is a member of Monroe Post, No.\\n76, G. A. R. By occupation a farmer.\\nCHESTER LAMB was born in Penn Yan, Y.ates\\ncounty, N. Y., October 11, 1829. his parents being\\nJonathan and Sarah (Sweetsville) Lamb. In Septem-\\nber, 1853, he married Helen, daughter of William and\\nRachel (Degraw) Wycoff, and the following month\\nbecame a resident of Ash township, in which beheld\\nthe office of highway commissioner for six years,\\nalso duplicating the s^me on his removal to Berlin\\ntownship lor four years he was deputy sheriff of the\\ncounty. He was raised in Hiram Lodge, No. 110, at\\nFlat Rock, July 11, 1803, and still holds membership\\nthere. His children, two boys and a like number of\\ngirls, are all living.\\nMRS. JANE LOVERIDGE, the widow of Jay\\nLoveridgo (deceased August 8, 1887), to whom she was\\nmarried March 17, 1854, is the daughter of Mahlon and\\nFrances (Swallow) Reading. She was born in Water-\\nloo, Seneca county, N. Y., August 27, 1S33, and came\\nto Monroe county with her parents in 1835. Her\\nchildren, Ollie M., born June 8, 1858; Jennie H.\\nDecember 8, 1863; Eddie M., October 11, 1864, are all\\nliving and married well. Mary F., born June 11,\\n1868, died November 13, 1873; and .adopted Florence\\nM., born September 19, 1873.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0822.jp2"}, "763": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\nII\\nJOHN NEIDERMEIR came tn Monroe county in\\nJuly, ISoJ, Willi his parciitg, Kredorick and Caroline\\n(Bnnaz) Neidcmicii-. A native of LicbiedieboUl,\\nl ru sia, he was born December 2. 18.51. May 8. 1878,\\nliH married Clara, daughter of Dunran R. and Marian\\n(Hasson) Henry, and Is now the father of three boys\\nChailes F., Frederick and Howard S., the oldest being\\nin his eleventh year. F ir many years be was engaged\\nill farming, spending his spare lime in reading law,\\nand under the lulelageof Gouverneur Morris, was ad-\\nmitted to practice at the May terra of llie Monroe\\ncounty court in I8 9.\\nWILLIAM NKIK, born in the Province of\\nBaden, Germany, January 1, 18.53, came to New York\\nwith his parents, Barnard and Margaret (Hart) Ncif,\\nin 18.55. July 4, 1873, he married Jolianna, daughter\\nof John and Amelia (McKenzie) Jackson, an.l removed\\nto Attica, Fulton county, O. In 1874 he settled in\\nBerlin, taking a farm of 120 acres near Soulli Kock-\\nivood. His family consists of three boys and live girls.\\nCHARLE.S G. PETERS, son of Henry and\\n|{aohel (Cone) Peters, both deceas. d, was born in\\nWaterloo, Seneca county, N. Y., January 21, 182 J,\\nand came to Monroe county with his parents in Octo-\\nber, 18:?7. At Flat Koi-k^ AVayne county, July 28,\\n1.8,5.5, he was married lo Nancy J., daughter of Charles\\nand Tryphena (Palfrey) Jolly, who came to this\\ncounty with her parents in 1853. being born in tlie\\nsanietownship wiih Charles in 1837. Their children\\nare Emma J., born August 7, 18.5(i; Clara E.. born\\nAugust 2G, 1800; Jacob H., April 17, 1863; Ida R.,\\nAugust 20, 180.5; Charles E., February 20, 18G8; Lillic,\\nFebruary 23, 1870; John G.. Julv 1,1.873: AUie M.,\\nOctober 27, 1875; MyrtieL., June 7, 1878; all of whom\\nare living, Charles G.. ,Jobn G., Allic M., and Myrtie\\nL. at home, the others married and living in homes\\nof their own. Charles G. is a consistent niemi)er of\\nthe Baptist church in Flat Hock, and by occupation a\\nstock-raiser and farmer.\\nGEORGE AV. PETERS, born in Berlin town-\\nshif October 31, 18.50, is the son of Henry and Rachel\\n(Cone) Peters. April 7, 1875, he married Josephine\\nE., daughter of William and Harriet (Butler) Losee.\\nHis children are: Alice I., born August 24. 1877;\\nAllen W., May 31. 1880; and Mabel May, born August\\n31, 1884.\\nHARRIET E. PETERS, daughter of Lewis and\\nHannah (Lamb) Northrop, w.as born in ?^lat Rock,\\nWayne county, Mich., Deceml)er 14, 1842, and was\\nthe elder of two sisters, the other, Mary, being born in\\nJune, 1840. Her husband. Robert R. Peters, was born\\nApril 14, 1834. in Waterloo, Senecacounty, N. Y., and\\ncame to Monroe county wiih his parents, Henry and\\nRachel (Cone) Peters, in 1838. They were married in\\nMonroe August 20, 1858. and at once went on the\\nfarm on which thev now live. He is a member of\\nWallace Post, No. 9.5, G. A. R., at Flat Rock, having\\nenlisted August 4, 1802, in Co. K, 24th Mich. Vol.\\nInf.,from which he was honorably discharged June 26,\\n180.5. Their children are: Mary E born March 13,\\n1860, married Wm. E. Wilton October 11, 1870; Ellen\\nJ., born September .30, 1861, married J. Henry Green\\nMarch 17. 1880; Annie M., born June 1, 1807, ni:irried\\nJohn E. French September 1-5, 1885; George R. born\\nMarch 20, 1872; and Frederick J., born Fi binary 23,\\n1879, died August 19, 1879.\\nDANIEL PLUFF, son of Frank and Mary (Ver-\\nmet) Plulf, was born .\\\\pril 11. 18.57, in Mongnagon\\ntownship, Wayne county, Mich. June 30, 1885, he\\nmarried losephine, daughter of Urbin and Louisa\\n(Coreau) Petit. Gertrude, born February 15, 1887, is\\ntheir only child.\\nJOHN B. RAGLE, son of Antoine and Madeline\\n(Stein) Ragle, was born September 1, 1826, in the\\nvillage of Hilliim, province of Lorraine, France. He\\nwas in a Lance regiment of cavalry in tbe regular\\nFrench army for seven years. ser\\\\ ing under Louis\\nPhillippe, the Republic, and Emperor Napoleon HI.\\nOn his arrival in America, March 7. 1854, he came to\\nMonroe, and the following April married Adele,\\ndaughter of Jo.seph an l Frances (Chaliel) Slein, who\\nhad settled in Lagalle in 1831. After living in Li-Salle\\nfor nine years he returned to Monroe, where he lived\\ntill 1879, when he moved to Berlin. Of his children\\none boy and one girl have died, and four girls and one\\nboy are living.\\nELIAS SAUTURE, son of Eli and Margaret\\n(Rowe) Sauture. was born in Newport. January 28,\\n1855. Married Mary, daughter of Louis and Eliza-\\nbeth (Nadeau) Cmear, January 21, 1883. Their family\\nconsists of three boys: Isaac^ born November 9, 1884;\\nLouis, September 1, 1886; and Columbus Leo, August\\n11, 1888.\\nREV. ADAM A. SCHEURER, born in Amherst,\\nErie county, N. Y.. January 24, 1850, is the son of\\nJohn A. and Ciroline (Michel) Scheurer, and came to\\nMonroe county at the age of sixteen^ settling in La\\nSalic in March. 1866. Six years later he married\\nLouisa M., daughter of Theobold and Rosina (Schenke)\\nScheurer, by whom he has had two children, a boy\\nand a girl, both of whom are now living. At Michi-\\ngan conference in se.-sion at More Park, St. Joe\\ncounty, Mich., in April, 1879. he was admitted to the\\nminibtry in the Evangelical church. He is the pastor\\nof the congregation of that denomination in Ida.\\nCHARLES LOUIS TROMBLEY is the son of\\nJohn and Marie (Beaumie) Trombley, and was born in\\nNewport, Maich 9, 1800. His father was born in\\nQuebic, January 1, 1803, and died in April, 1877. He\\nis living uilh his mother on his farm near Newport,\\nengaged in school teaching and literary work, holding\\nthe offices of notary public and school inspector.\\nGARRETT VREELAND, grandson and name-\\nsike of the pioneer settler of Flat Rock, is the son of\\nLouis and Laura (Norton) Vrecland, and born March\\n2, 18.58. A farm of 118 acres on the south side of the\\nHuron River locates the office of the Squire, he\\nhaving been elected justice of the peace in and for\\nBerlin township in 1886. He was married to Cath-\\nerine, daughter of Frank and Sarah (.Vllen) Allen, Sep-\\ntember 29, 1880, and is the father of Gracie, born\\nMay 27, 1886.\\nDUNDEE TOWNSHIP.\\nJOHN S. BABCOCK, of Dundee village, was born\\nin Ball), Steuben county, N. Y., June 30. 1813. In\\n1H;!6 he came to Dundee. He was a blacksmith by\\ntrade, and for ncaily fiftj years followed thai busi-\\nness in Dundee. He was married in 18:1.5 to Jane H.\\nFleming. They had three children: Albert H.. born\\nJune 4, 18:^6, now living in Gagecounty, Neb.; Laura,\\nborn in 1842, the wife of George McBridc; and\\nGeorge, born December 28, 1847. Albert H. was\\ncaptain of Co. E, 18ili Mich. Vol. Inf. He enlisted in\\n1802 as fir t lieutenant, and mustered out at the end of\\nthe war as captain.\\nPHILARMON BREWER, farmer, was born in\\nBridgewater. Mich., January 20, 1840, where he re-\\nsided until his eighth year, when he came to Dundee.\\nHe married Sarah Rankin September 20, 1808, who\\nwas born in New York Slate, Seplenilxr 19, 1846.\\nThey have had three children; Arthur E, born Jao\\nuary 4. 1870; Warnn J., born February 20, 1877; and\\nVesta L., born April 29, 1m79. He enlisted in Co. F, 26th\\nMich. Vol. Inf., August 7, 1h(;2, and was mustered out\\nJune 13, 1805. He is a member of William Bell Post,\\nNo. 10, G. A. R.\\nMILTON O. CADY, proprietor of the Cady House,\\nDundee, was born at Dundee, December 12. 1843,\\nwhere he continued to reside until his twenty-fourth\\nyear, when he moved to Detroit. For the following", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0823.jp2"}, "764": {"fulltext": "12\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\neighteen years he engaged in the paper business. He\\nremoved to Dundee in 1886, and opened the hotel of\\nwhich he is now proprietor. He was married October\\n4, 1883, to Eleanor C. Beiinett, of Detroit, who was\\nboru at Walertown, N. Y., March 30 1819.\\nREUBEN CHAPMAN, who died June 26, issa. was\\nborn in Conneclicut, .July 13. 1800. He eame to Mon-\\nroe counly in 1850. October 21. 1884. he married Polly\\nMerrj field, who was born in New York State, Novem-\\nber IS, 1814. They have eight children: Mary E.,\\nborn September is, 183.5; Ervailt, born January 23,\\n18:i7; Ward M.. born September 11, 1K39: Reuben E\\nborn July 10. 1842; Mais hall R., boru September 19,\\n1844; Warren W., born September 29, 1848. Mrs.\\nChapman is now the wife ot James Philips, whom she\\nnuu-ried June 20, 1886.\\nPIIEBE L. DUNLAP, the wife of Henry Duulap,\\nwhom she married Aprd 4, 1860, was born in\\nin Dundee, May 16,1837. She is a dau.silitT of Jus-\\ntus Treniain. Iheir children are: Sarah V., born\\nAugust 2, 1861, wife of Charles Meade; Einest C, born\\nOctober 23, 186.5. died June 25, 1870; Alice B., born\\nSeptember o, 1867; Justus A., born September 7, 1869:\\nMyrtie E., born December 22, 1870, died Feb. 22,\\n1888; and William E., born June 23, 1873 Mr.\u00c2\u00ab. Dun-\\nlap is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Peters-\\nburg.\\nR. T. DUTTON. who died December, 1876, was\\na farmer of Dundee township from 1840 until his\\ndeath. He was born in Casriovia township. Ontario\\ncounty, N. Y., February 22. 1810, and settled in Mon-\\nroe county in 1840. His wife survives him, and her\\nmaiden name was Mary A. Van Fliet. She w;is born\\nJanuary 23, 1823. She was first married to Phillip L.\\nMiller, an early sttiler in Monroe county in 1814, who\\ndied April, 1852. She married Mr. Du tton February\\n28, 1874. Five children were bnrn to her by lier first\\nmarriage as follows: Luman Van Miller, born Sep-\\ntember 6, 1842, died in 1863, while a member of Co.\\nH, lHh Mich. Kegt; Luther D., born July 17, 1844\\nJane E wife of Homer Leach, born September 27,\\n1847; Mary, wife of Alfied Wilson, born June 2,\\n1850; Lewis P., born December 11, 1852, died April\\n28, 1883. Luther D. was a member ot the 15lh Regt.\\nMich. Inf. during the rebellion, Mrs. Duttou s post-\\nofiice address is Dundee, Mich.\\nVALORUS D. FORD was born in Greene county\\nN. Y., January 29, 1809. At five years of age he re-\\nmoved with his parents to Otsego Co., N. Y^.,wbere he\\nremained until his twenty-first year, when he came to\\nBuffalo and remained there seven years. He is a pal-\\ntern maker and millwright by trade, and during his\\nearly yeais assisted in tne erection of manj^ mills in\\nNew York State and Micliigan. He settled in Dundee\\nin 1841, and with the exception ot five years has re-\\nsided in that village. He was married in 1840 to Eliza\\nBell, who was born in the north of Ireland. Seven\\nchildren (but four are living) have been born to them.\\nTheir names are: Franklin F., Aljner Dan., Robert B,,\\nand Corydon L. Ford. The three first named are\\njournalists. The oldest son, Franklin, was the editor\\nof Bradstreet s (newspaper) for the seven years ending\\nJanuary 1, 1887. Mr. Ford s wife is a member of the\\nM. E. Church of Dundee.\\nFRANCIS W. FOX. farmer, was born in New\\nY ork State, October 1, 1839, and came to Dundee in\\n1806. For one year he ran a Hour mill, afterwards for\\ntwo years he was in the mercantile business. In 1870\\nhe settled on his present farm. He married January\\n19, 1864, Jennie Barber, who was born in New York\\nState November 13, 1838. Tliev have had three chil-\\ndren; Mary J., born December 31, 1864, wife of E. H.\\nPalmer; Rowland, born July 4. 1866; and Royer R.,\\nborn September 24, 1879. Mr. Fox enlisted as private\\nApril, 1861, in Co. E, 3cd Kegt. N. Y Vol. Inf and\\nwas mustered out June 6, 1863, as sergeant.\\nAUGUSTUS GLEAN, furniture dealer of Dundee,\\nwas born in New Y ork State, June 23, 1821. He came\\nto Monroe county in 1853, settling in Dundee, where\\nhe has since continued to reside. He is a cabinet-\\nmaker by trade. He enlisted August, 1861, in Co. D,\\n7lh Mich. Inf., and served with that regiment during\\nits enliie enlistment, being mustered out in 1865, and\\nparticipating in nearly all the memorable battles of\\nthe Rebellion. He was wounded twice first at\\nReam s Station, in August. 1864, and again at Cold\\nHarbor. He is a member of William Bell Post, No. 10.\\nHe married in July, 1885, Ellen Wheeler, who was\\nborn in Ntxv Y ork State March 7, 1843.\\nABNER HAINES, farmer, was born at Lodi, Sum-\\nner county, N. Y., October 25, 1813. In 1835 became\\nto Ridgeway, Lena ee county, Mich., where he re-\\nsided until 1844, when he came to Dundee. He mar-\\nried Minerva Coryell January 4, 1838. who was born\\nin Seneca counly, N. Y February 15, 1816. They\\nhave had seven children, of whom six are now living:\\nElizabeth, the wife of Norman Curtis, of Kansas\\nOtcar D. Augusta C, wife ot George Kent, of Kansas;\\nA. J. Herman O. and George.\\nFRANK HELI.STERN, marble and granite cutter,\\nwas born in Gei many, April 24,1853, and came to\\nAmerica in 1869 and settled in Jack.son county. In\\n1880 he came to Dundee, and in connection with Con-\\nrad Brendle opened the marble and stone works of\\nBrendle Hel stern. His wife s maiden name was\\nMary Poeger. They have two children, both girls.\\nGEORGE W. HURD, druggist, was born in New\\nYork Slate May 31, 1838. During the same year his\\nparents removed to the State of Michigan, settling in\\nthe township of Y ^oik. where they remained for twelve\\nyears and then settled in Monroe county. Mr. Hurd\\nsettled in Dundee in 1866, and has since been engaged\\nin the drug trade. He married Lucy Chittenden, of\\nMonroe county, November 16. 1865. She was born in\\nthis county January 12, 1843. They have had but\\none child, Leo Augusta. Mr. Hurd enlisted in the\\n18th Rt gt. Mich. Vol Inf August, 1863, and served\\nwith that regiment during iis memorable service until\\nit was musrered out in July, 1865. He entered the\\nservice as private and was mustered out as lieutenant.\\nJAMES KENY ON, dry goods and general merchan-\\ndise dealer, was born in New Y ork City April 31,\\n1817, where he lived until his fourteenth year. In\\n1837 he came to Monroe City, where be was engaged\\nin mercantile pursuits until 1867, when he came to\\nDundee. He was married in 1838 to Anna Scrauton,\\nwho died in 1839, leaving one child, Margaret, the\\nwife of Kenny Reynolds. Mr. Keuyon s present wife s\\nmaiden name was Eliza C. Griffin, to whom he was\\nmarried in 1841. Eight children have been born to\\nthem, four of whom are novr living. Mr, Kenyon is\\na Republican in politics, and a member of the M. E.\\nchurch.\\nMARTIN KNOWLES, formerly a farmer of Dun-\\ndee township, died December 5, 1883. He was born\\nin Ireland July 13, 1820. He came to America in\\n1840. and settled in Lenawee county, Mich., where he\\nremained two years, then came to Dundee township.\\nHe married October 6, 1844, Martha A. Vauderventer,\\nwho was born in Lockport, N. Y April 3, 1827.\\nThey had nine children James P., born November 4,\\n1845, Michael T.. horn August 27, 1847; John H.,\\nborn January 6, 1850; Mary, born July 17, 1854, wife\\nof Austin Dexter; Amy E born October 36, 1857, wife\\nof S. Huutler; Martha, born October 4, 1860; George\\nB., born December 25, 1862; Daniel, born June 16,\\n1865; Frank, born April 3, 1867.\\nJOACHIM F. KOEPCKE, farmer, was born in Ger-\\nmany, November 15, 1850. He came to America in\\n1874. and settled in Monroe City. He moved on his\\npresent farm in 1878. He was married to Louise\\nKruger, April 30, 1878, who was born in Monroe", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0824.jp2"}, "765": {"fulltext": "PERSONAI, HISTORIES.\\n1,3\\ncounty November If fiO. Their children nre: August.\\nborn March 23, ISTII; Frederick, born September S,\\n1880; William, born Febninry 4, ISJ^S, and Theodore,\\nborn February 14, 1SS4. Mr Koepcke served three\\nyears in the German army PostofBce address, Rea.\\nEBENEZKH LOCKWOOI), who died September S,\\nISSl, was one of the esrliesi settlers in Dundee. He\\nwas born in Xew York Stale, March 21, ISOT, and\\ncame to Monroe county in \\\\f -iO. He married Eliza\\nRatbburn. who still residis in Dundee, June 20, 182S,\\nFive ciiildren. of whom but three are now living,\\nwere born to them Charlotte, now the wife of Fran-\\ncis Smith Eliza, wife of Mr. Slayton; and Ebenezer,\\nTheir oldest son, Genrtje. was killed in the War of the\\nRebellion, while their oilier son was burned to death\\non a lioat at Saginaw. Mr. Lockwood was a respected\\ncitizen of Dundee, and a member of the M. E. church.\\nC. F. E. LONG, lumber merchant, was born in New\\nYork Stale, March 7. IS2T. He came from Lenawee\\ncounty. Mich., to Dundee in 1S. )4, and for many years\\nhas conducted a .saw mill furnishing employment to\\nseven men. December 31, 18. )li, he married Elizabeth\\nP. Rawson, daughter of C. F. W. Rawson. of Dundee.\\nTwo children, Cora and Dela, have been the issue of\\nthis marriage. Mr. Long is a Republican in politics,\\nand at present is assessor of Dundee. He has held the\\noffice of supervisor, and has been trustee of Dundee\\nvillage.\\nJOSHUA MANNING, who died December l.V 1882,\\nwas for many years engaged in farming in Dundee\\ntownship. He was born in Alberg Spring, N. Y.,\\nApril 10. isl!). and settled iu Monroe county in 1844,\\nHe married Ruth A. Potter, September !l, 1842. Mrs.\\nManning was born in Rutland, Vt., February 18, 1822.\\nThey had five children: Porter, born June 12, 1843,\\ndied Miirch 18. 184!); a girl, born August 28, 184!), who\\ndied in infancy; Jennie, born April 28, 1K )3, wife of\\nMarcus U. Cheesbrough; Millard, born June 12, ix il,\\nand Bert, born March 13, ISOI.\\nFRANCIS H. MILLER, farmer, was born in New\\nY ork Slate, March l- 1843, He came with his father,\\nBenjamin Miller, to Monroe county, in 1H.52. He mar-\\nried January 1, 1867, Mary A. H jath, who was born\\nin Dundee, March 14, is. 2. They have had four chil-\\ndren: Charles II., bom July 1869; Eugene, born\\nJan. 11, Ir^Tl. died the same ye;ir; Dora Jl., born De\\ncember 13, 1^73; and Grace A., born July 21, l.s77. He\\nenlisted as private in the l.)th Mich. Vol. Inf. March\\n21, 1864, and was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark.,\\nAugust 13, 186. He is a. member of William Bell\\nPost, No. 10, G. A. R.\\nHENRY MILLER, a farmer of Dundee township,\\nwas born in Cana,joharie, Montgomery county, N.\\nY., July 2 1821. He settled in Dundee, Monroe\\ncounty, in ls43. His wife, Mary H. Shoemaker, was\\nborn in Montgomery county, N. Y., Nov. 2^!, isiy.\\nTheir children are: Homer, born October 21, 1X44; Isa-\\ndora A., wife of Edward L. Moore, born July 29,\\n1847; Clark N., born October 4, 184!l; Lucinda, wife\\nof Madison Goodrich, born October ll,ls.j2; Eugene\\nH., born February 24, 18.57; Harriet B., witeof Stephen\\nMoore, born February .5, is(i9. Mr. Miller was form-\\nerly a Republican in political faith, but of late years\\nhas supported the Prohibition cause.\\nHOMER MILLER, farmer, of Dundee township,\\nwas born in Dundee, October 21, 1x44, and has lived\\nin this township ever since. He was married to Emma\\nHoaglaud, who was born in Macon, Lenawee county,\\nMich., October 10, 184.- married October 10, I\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00ab7.\\nTheir children are: Clara B, born February 2.5, 1872,\\nand Roy M., born November 2!t, 1877. .Mr. Miller ia a\\nveteran of the late war. having enlisted in Co. II, 18th\\nMich. Vol. Inf., August, 1862, and served with that\\nregiment until it wa.s mustered out in Julj 186- Post-\\noffice address: Kea. Michigan.\\nMILES MOORE, who died Ociobcr 6, 1880, settled\\non a farm in Dundee township, about two miles west of\\nthe vdlagc of Dundee, when twenty-tbn e years old. He\\nWHS boin in the Stale of New Hampshire, February 14,\\n1823. At the age of eight years he removed with his\\nparents to Rsiisinville township, Monroe county. He\\nremained on his farm in Dundee until his death. A\\ncooper by trade, he worked at coopering until he be-\\ncame a farmer. He was married twice: First, Decem-\\nber 2. 184. to Jane L. Lawrence, who died March\\n23, 18. )4. Three children were born to thein, of whom\\nEdward L., born November 21, 184ii, is ihe only sur-\\nvivor. His second marr age, to Jane E. Kent, daugh-\\nter of Enos Kent, a settler in Monroe county in 1830,\\ntook place September 14, 18.-)4. Mrs. ]Moore still re-\\nsides in Dundee. Their children are: Charles H..\\nborn February 28, ls.-)S; Stephen, born September 19,\\n18.57; Eugene iM., born August 10, ISTl. Mr. Moore\\nwas an active spirit in all that pertained to the pros-\\nperity of Dundee. He was a strong tempeiance man\\nand a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.\\nEDMUND C. MUXGER, of Dundee, a soldier in\\nthe late civil wnr. was born in Dundee December 20,\\n1834. His father, Elizar D. .Munser. was born in\\nLitchfield county. Conn.. Dec. 29, I8i)6. His parents\\ncame to Michigan in 1833, settled in Dundee, where his\\nfather died Dec. 22, 1884. His mother s maiden name\\nwas Mary P. Simonds, and is still living in Dundee\\ntownship. Edmund C. was the third child in a family\\nof eight children. He enlisted in the 7th Regr. of\\nMich. Inf., Co. D, August 10, 1861, and was mustered\\nout of service September 22. 1864. He participated\\nin the battles of Ball s Bluff, Y orktown. West Point,\\nFair Oaks, Peach Orchard, Fredericksburg, Gettys-\\nburgh, Robertson Tavern and Wilderness. On the\\nsecond day s fighting \u00c2\u00bbt the battle of the Wilderness,\\nhe was wounded in the elbow, from the effects of\\nwhich wound his arm has since been amputated. He\\nwas taken pri.^oner July. 1863, and held until pardon-\\ned, August 29, 1863. Mr. Munger was married May\\n2-5, 1863, to Sarah Gee, daughter of Franklin Gee. an\\nearly settler in Dundee. Their children are: Franklin\\nE. ,boin February 13, 1866; Harriet F., born September\\n1.5. 1867; Hellcn C.born August 30, 1869, and Mary E\\nborn in Kansas October 4. 1874. In 1871 Mr. Munger,\\nwith his family, removed to Newton. Harvey county,\\nKansas, where he remained over seven years, and was\\namong the first settlers of that section. With this ex-\\nception he has continuously resided in Dundee. He is\\na member of th-; M. E. Church.\\nELMON J. NEIMAN, farmer, of Dundee town-\\nship, was born in Germany. October 11, 1833. He\\ncame to America in 18.53, and settled upon the farm\\nupon which he now resides. He married February\\n17. 1860. Orhena Meyer, who was born in Germany\\nJanuary 16, 1839. Their children arc: John F., born\\nDecember 14, 1S60; Clara E.. born July 17. 1862, wife\\nof Louis .\\\\lbrigbt; Albert L., born March 17.1870,\\nand Victor C, born April 7. 1884. Mr. Neiman is a\\nmember of the German Lutheran Church of Dundee.\\nJOACHIM NEEMAN, farmer, of Dundee township,\\nwas born in Germany January 14. 1826; came to\\nAmerica iu 18-53, and settled in Dundee township. He\\nwas married to Sophia Bunkleman April 22, 185;!, who\\nwas born in Germany Miiy 4, 1828. They had nine\\nchildren, only two of whom are living: Mary, wife\\nof Charles Kabush, born December 20, 1863, and\\nBernhard, born October 24, 1872. Mr. Nieman is a\\nmember of the (Jerman Luth ran Church. Postoflice\\naddress, Dundee.\\nJOSHUA PARKER, one of the earliest settlers in\\nDundee township, was born in Wallingford. Conn.,\\nin 1770. He settled in Raisinville. now Dundee town-\\nship, in 1826. He had five claughters and two sons.\\nHis daughters, Mrs. Eva Potter and Mr.s. Nancy\\nSnaulding, the former of Dundee village, the latter of\\nLake county, Ind., arc the only survivors. Mrs.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0825.jp2"}, "766": {"fulltext": "14\\nHISTORY OT- MONKOK COUNTY, MICMlGAlV.\\nPotter was born June 10, 1815. In 1885 she married\\nLyman Plank, who died in 1838; a daughter and a\\nsou were horn to Ihem as follows: BttscyA., wife\\nof E. P. Hunt, of California, and Lyman, of Deer-\\nfield, Mich. In 1865 she married Alfred Potter who\\nwas born in Rutland, Vt., in 1811. He died iu l869.\\nHe come to. Dundee in 1837. Mrs. Potter s father\\ndied in 1853.\\nFRANKLIN P. PEARCE, farmer, of Dundee town-\\nship, was born in Dundee February 3. 183(i, on the\\nfarm where his father settled in 1834. He married\\nNovember 12, 1859, Eliza C. Munger. Their children\\nare: Clara E., born November 21, 1861, wifeof Albert\\nM. Cassidy;Susan Mary, born September 3, lS64;Albert\\nF., born October 5, 1867, and Jolin T., born December\\n28, 1870. Posloffice address, Dundee, Mich.\\nCHARLES F. W. RaWSON, boot and shoe mer-\\nhant of Dundee, was born in New York State, May\\n17, 1813 In 1833 he settled in Monroe county. During\\nhis early manhood he engaged in farming, and is a\\nblacksmi h by trade, but for the last thirty years has\\nbet-n in meicantile business. He is a Republican in\\npolitics, and for several years has been supervisor and\\nlown-ship clerk of Bedford. For sixteen years he was\\npostmaskT at Dundee. Mr. Rawson was married\\nMarch 13, 1837, to Mary Ann May, who was born in\\nEngland December 7. 1820. They havehad six children,\\nfour of whom aie now living.\\nWILLIAM A. REA, farmer, of Dundee township,\\nWRS born in Hunterdon county, N. J., December s\\n1836. When twenty-nine years old he came to Schuy-\\nler county, N. Y., and remained there three years. lie\\nafterwards resided in Jackson one year, and Lenawee\\nsix years. In 1875 he settled on his present farm.\\nRea postoflice, in Dundee township, was named after\\nMr. Rea, He married R ^becca Mvers, of Hunterdon\\nN. J., December 11, 18.58. Postnffice address: Rea!\\nMich.\\nFREDERICK SCHULTZ, farmer, of Dundee town-\\nship, was born in Germany, September 3, 1842 He\\ncame to America in 1807, and after one year s resi-\\ndence in New York Stale settled on his present farm.\\nHe was married to Christina Brock man, who was also\\nborn in Germany, in March, 1867. Their children are:\\nHenry, William, Charles, Emma, Herman and Al-\\nbert. Postoffice address, Dundee.\\nJOHN F. SLAYTON, drover and cattle buyer, of\\nDundee, was born in Dundee, January 4, 1845. He\\nearly in life became a butcher and shipper of stock.\\nHe was married to Harriet Poeston, January 1, 1869.\\nTwo children, Ada, born December 4, 1870, aud Eu-\\ngene Franulin, born July 32, 1880, have been Ihe i-sue\\nof this marriage. Mrs. Slaylon was born in Oswego\\ncounty, N. Y., February 10, 1851, but since four years\\nof age has resided in Dundee. Mr. Slayton embarked\\nin the dry goods businef-s in 1861, and two years later\\nopened a butcher shop. He sold out both concerns to\\nC, L. Luce in 1884. For the last twenty ye.irs he ha\u00c2\u00a7\\nbeen largely engaged in shipping cattle.\\nJOHN E. SMITH, farmer, of Dundee township,\\nwas born in Wayne county, N. Y. June 27, 1840. At\\nthe age of twelve years he came to Calhoun county.\\nMich. He settled in Dundee in 1865. He enlisted\\nduring the Rebellion in Co I of the 20lh Regt. of\\nMich. Inf., August 11, 1862, as corporal, and was\\nmustered out of service May 30, 1865. He was wounded\\nin the thigh at the battle of Spottsylvania Court\\nHouse, and served with Dhe regiment during all the\\nengagements in which it participated. He is a mem-\\nber of William Bell Post, No. 10, G. A. R. He was\\nmarried to Agnes L Hnggett in 186.5. One child\\nMary E., born Aug. 23. 1866, has been the issue of (his\\nmarriage. His postoffice address is Dundee.\\nJOSEPH D. SMITH, farmer, of Dundee township,\\nson of Thomas B. aud Sarah B. (Avery) Smith, was\\nboru in Monroe county, December 9, 1861. His father\\nwas born in England in 1823 and came to America in\\n1831, and settled with his parents in Huron county. In\\n1859 he settled in Monroe county, and died in Wood\\ncounly in 1869. In his father s family there were\\nihee children, of whom Joseph D. is the only sur-\\nvivor. His father was a farmer for many years, but\\nduring the latter years of his life was engaged in mer-\\ncantile pursuits. Joseph D. was married January is\\n1882, to Ida L. Dean. One child, Eva Pearl, borii\\nJune 15, 1886, has been the is ue of this marriage.\\nMr. Smith is a member of the Jlasonio lodge of Dun-\\ndee. Postoffice address: Rea, Mich.\\nLUCIEN B. SMITH, boot and shoe merchant, of\\nDundee, was born in Lenawee county, Mich., Febru-\\nary 23, 1843 He settled in Dundee in 1873. He was\\nmairied to Mattie Drusmor^, of Adrian, April 15 1867\\nThey have but one child, Florence Bell, born April 9\\n1868. Mr. Smith enlisted in Co. F, 4th Mich. Cav.!\\nAugust 4, 1863, at Adrian, and was mustered out of\\nservice, July 7, 1865. at Nashville. He participated in\\nthe battles of Stone River, Chattanooga, Chickamauga\\nand all the battles in which his regiment took part\\nHe IS a member of William Bell Post. No. 10, G. A. R.\\nHe has held several township offices, such as treasurer,\\nsuperintendent of schools and president of the village\\nFor ten years he tiiught school. His postoffice address\\nis Dundee.\\nDANIEL W. SPALDING, farmer, of Dundee, was\\nborn in Oneida county, N. Y., June 3, 1814, where he\\nlived until his seventeenth year, when he came to\\nDundee and has lived there ever since. He married\\nJulia A. Jenne Oclober 22, 1840, who was born in\\nLedyard, N. Y., October .5, 1818 They have nine\\nchildren, of whom four are now living: Samuel J\\nborn June 26, 1843: Mary E wife of Lysander Adee\\nborn August 5, 1845; Ada, born December 4, 1847\\nAdelle, born June 1, 18.50, died June 30, 1872; Herman\\nN born February 4, 18.53, died May 8, 1857; Francis\\nV,, born April 4, 1855, died April 25, 18.57; Effie born\\nApril 25, 1857, wife of Clarence E. Scranton; Norton\\nH born October 28, 1858, died November 5 1H59\\nMr. Spalding was in the Toledo War. He is a carpen-\\nter by trade, but during the last twenty years has been\\nengaged in farming. He is a member of the Congre-\\ngational church.\\nJULIUS H. SPALDING, hardware merchant of\\nDundee, was born in Bradford county. Pa., January\\n26, 1823. He came to Monroe City in 1833, and for the fol-\\nlowing twenty years carried on ihe hardware bu. .iness\\nin that city. In 1853 he removed on a farm in Exeter\\ntownship and engaged in farming until 1873, when he\\ncame to Dundee where he has since conducted a hard-\\nware store. He enlisted in Co. K, 12th Regt., as ser.\\ngeant in August, 1862, and was mustered out of service\\nin June, 1863. He was married to Mary A Daly\\nJanuary 1, 1844. Eight hildren have been born to\\nthem, of whom two are now living. He was formerly\\na Whig in politics, but is now a Republican. He is a\\nmember of William Bell Post, No. 10, G. A. R.\\nJEROME B. SQUIRES, farmer, of Dundee town-\\nship, was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., December 1,\\n1827. In 1829 his parents settled in Dundee, where\\nMr. Squires has resided ever since. He married Ruth\\nAnn Graunis of Erie county, N. Y. Their children\\nare: DeWilt. born March 2. 1857; Alonzo, born\\nAugust 12. 185H; Elizabeth, wife of Byron H. Dean\\nboru July 11. 1861; and Newton, born February is\\n1864. Mr. Squires enlisted in Co. H, 18th Regt Mich,\\nInf., September, 1864, and served until the regiment\\nwas mustered out, June, 1865. He is a member of\\nWilliam Bell Post, No. 10, G. A. R. PostoflSce\\naddress, Rea, Mich.\\nHENRY A. STEWART, of Dundee village, was\\nborn in Bath, Steuben county, N. Y., August 10, 1838.\\nIn 1847 he came with his parents to Dundee, and until\\nhis nineteenth year lived with Cady, who for many\\nyears conducted a hotel in Dundee. He learned the", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0826.jp2"}, "767": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORtKS.\\n15\\nblacksmith trade .ind for five ye- rs worked at his\\ntrade. He enlisted November .V 180:J, in C.i. L, 2d\\nMich. Cav., and was mustered out August 2S. 186.1.\\nFrom exposure he lo.st tlie sinlil of one eye. He is a\\nmember of Willimn Bell Post, No. 10. O. A. R., and\\nBlue Lodge T4 and Ml. Vernon Chapter of the M.isonio\\nOrder. He was married April 1.5. ISOO, lo Mary A.\\nUaines. Tliey Lave had three children, alt of whom\\nhave died iji infancy. Mr. Stewart was for many\\nyears engaged in the grocery business, and for two\\nyears was undertaker.\\n.I08EPU A. STOWELL, of Dundee, who died\\nMarch 12, is,s(;, was an old settler of Dundee. He was\\nborn at Earlville, Madison county, N. Y., March\\nIHIO. Soon after his marriage to Martha Maynard,\\nAugust 12, 183S, he located in Monroe county,\\nremaining there about five jears. when they removed\\nto Lenawee county, where they resided some years,\\nthen returned to this and Sftlled on the land known as\\nthe Stowell faru), just east of Dundee village. Mr.\\nStowell engaged at different times in milling, han-\\ndlingcaltle, shipping the same to eastern markets. He\\nwas an active agent in building the Toledo and Ann\\nArbor Railroid, and for live years was one of its\\ndirectors. Five children were born to them, four of\\nwhom are now living, as follows: Emerv A., horn\\nMay 13, 1H39; Phidelia C, wife of Erastus Uappleye,\\nborn April 18, 1841; Marinn S., wife of Theodore\\nMead, born February 9, 1^40; Permelia G., born\\nNovember 20, ls.33, who died in infancy; and Sanford\\nA., born August 2. ISSG. Mrs. Stowell at present re-\\nsides in the village of Dundee.\\nLESTER M. VANDEVENTER, farmer, of Dun-\\ndee, was l,(irn in Lockport, N. Y., September 11. 1823;\\ncame to Michigan in the winter of 18:i4 He settled\\nin Dundee in ls44. He married Mary A. Heath,\\nDecember 29, 1844. They have had three children:\\nMdrtlia M., born February 8, IH-^O, wife of Eugene\\nZelluff George W., born JIarch 13, 18.-,2: Milo ,1.. born\\nSeptember I8. i4. Mr. Vandeventer is a carpenter\\nby trade, but for the last twenty years has been en-\\ngaged in farming. He has held several township\\noffices. For forty years he has been a member of the\\nBaptist church of Dundee.\\nLAWRENCK VAX WORMER, born in Steuben\\ncounty, N. Y.. January 27, 1822. and died April l. i,\\n188. was for a number of ye irs a farmer of Dundee\\ntownship. He removed lo Dundee from Erie county.\\nPa., in 1800. He was twice married. His second wife\\nwas Nancy Seeley, whom he married in 1m(;4, who\\nstill survives him, residing in the village of Dundee.\\nTwo children were born to him: Jane Ann, the wife\\nof James Van Wormer, and Ellen, the wife of James\\nO Brien.\\nREV. SAMUEL WARNER, preacher and farmer,\\nof Dundee township, was boru in Onondaga county,\\nN. Y., October 21, 1814, and lived there until his\\ntwentieth year, when he came to Monroe City. In\\n1838 he settle I in Dundee township on the farm where\\nhe resided until his death, which occurred in June,\\n1889. He married, in 18133, Lydia Nichols, who\\nwas born in New York Stale. She died January\\n29, 18G3. Their children are: Mary J., born Februarv\\n2o, 1842, wife of Caldwell Marshall; Ellen, born De-\\ncember 2(i, 1844, died November 29. 18. )(i; Eugene and\\nJeannetle, born February 19, 18. j3; f?ebecca, born No-\\nvember li, 18. died June 1. 18. )T. Mr. Warner s\\nsecond wife is Catherine Choate, whom he married\\nMay 4, 18ti;j. she was born in Ovid, N. Y., in 1821.\\nMr. Warner was a local preacher in the M. E church\\ntwenty six years, and three years before his death was\\nordained a minister of the Congregational church,\\nmaking a total service for the Lord of tweuty-nine\\nyears, most of the lime in active service in Dundee.\\nWALTER WELLS, who died April 3, 1879, was for\\nmany years a farmer in Dundee township. He wa.s\\nborn in New York Slate. April 3, 1797, and settled in\\nMonroe county in 184.5. He was marri(d lo Cynlhia\\nFarlin, February 1.5, 183.5, who still survives hini. But\\none child was born to Ihem. who died in infancy.\\nMrs. Wells s posloffice address is Dundee.\\nNELSON WHITE, farmer, and one of the oldest\\nresidents of Ihe township of Dundee, was born in Au-\\nrora, N. Y., February 1.5, 1807, where he remained\\nuntil 1832, when he \u00e2\u0096\u00a0etiled in Dundee. He married\\nJennie Jenne. Februnry 14. 1838, who was born in\\nAurora, N. Y., November 8. 1810. Ten children, of\\nwhom seven are now living, were born lo them:\\nParsis, wife of Harvey Shaw; Mary, wife of Amos\\nGoodenlicrgpr; Horace; Friend E.; Emily, wife of\\nHenry Rowley; Delia, wife of David Sellers. In early\\nlife Mr. White was Cnptuin of a boat on Ihe Erie Canal.\\nHe also served as lieutenant in the Toledo War.\\nDAVID G. WILSON, druggist, of Dundee, wa*\\nborn at Ovid, N, Y., .March 9, 1842. He settjpd in\\nDundee in 180.5. He was married October 4. 1872, lo\\nCaroline White, of Dundee, who died July 9. 1875.\\nTheir children were Grace, born April 9, 1874. and\\nBertha, born June 30, 1875 He married Millie Piues,\\nof Haisinville, October 20, 1878, who died Novi mber\\n9, 1879. His third wife was Ada McChesney, of Ge-\\nneva, N. Y., whom he married July 20. 188:!. By the\\nlatter marriage one child has been born, Seeley, born\\nMarch 20, 1884. Mr. Wilson has followed the drug\\nbusiness for Iwenty-four years, the last five years in\\nDundee.\\nJOHN WILSON, farmer, of Dundee township, was\\nborn in Seneca county, N. Y., April 10, 1840, where\\nhe remained until 1803, when he settled on his farm in\\nDundee. He enlisted in Co. B, l8th Regt. Mich. Inf.,\\nSeptember. 1804, and was mustered out, June, 180.5.\\nHe wiis married to Mary Marsh, of l.,ucas county,\\nOhio, July 1;5, 1805. Mr. Wilson is a Republican in\\npolitics, and has been road commissioner. PostofBce\\naddress. Rea.\\nJAMES B. ZELLUFF, of Dundee, who died No-\\nvember 13, 1801, was born in the State of New Jersey,\\nin 182.5. and came lo Monroe county in 1814. He mar-\\nried, January 10, 1.845, Sarah Franeifci, who was born\\nin New York State, March 31, 1821. They had six\\nchildren, of whom but two are living: James S., born\\nDecember 25, 1845. and David M. born December 13,\\n1859. After Mr. Zelluff s death Mrs. Zelluff married\\nWilliam Palmer, October 29, 18()2, with whom she\\nlived eight j ears. She now resides alone on the old\\nhomestead in Dundee township.\\nEXKTER TO WKSHIP.\\nEPHRAIM BALDWIN, of Maybee, died July 14,\\n1889, at the age of sixty eight, leaving his widow,\\nCharlotte A and four children to mourn his loss. He\\nwas born in Lower Canada. November 0, 1821, his\\nparents being John and Abigail (Schumway) Baldwin,\\nand when in his ihirieenth jear moved lo Lenawee\\ncounty, and graduated from the Ann Arbor Univer-\\nsity in the class of 1849, and in connection with a Mr.\\nHarper taught a select school in Monroe, from which\\nRev. Father Cooney, Hon. George M. Landon, H.\\nMiller, H. Shaw Noble, Irving and George Palmer,\\nand many otheis have graduated. During his spare\\nhours while teaching he read law, and was admitted\\nto the bar in 18,57. At Monioe, October 15, 18.50, he mar\\nried Charlotte A., daughter of .loseph C. and Char-\\nlotte (Lawrence) Garwood, whose children are:\\nNewton, bom February 23, 18.50: Charlotte Louise,\\nAugust 10, 18.53 (died January 21, 1879); Willis, March\\n3, 1800; Lawrence, May 2-5, 1802; an infant boy, born\\nJanuary 3, and dying January 31, 1807; and Carrie,\\nborn .March 27, 1809. He was a strong Democrat and\\nvigorous lighter in politics, holding several offices of\\ntrust in Ihe county. In religion he was a member of\\nthe P^piscopal Church, and tlie oldest made Mason in\\nMonroe Ixidgc, No. 27, in which he was initiated", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0827.jp2"}, "768": {"fulltext": "16\\nMrSTORY Of MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN,\\nApril fl, I80I, passed May 11, and raised June 18,\\n1851, and for several years was secretary. On his\\ndeath, July 14, 1889, he was buried wiiu Masonic\\nhonors.\\nFREDERICK BALLEN was a private in Co. B,\\n47th Ohio Vol. Inf., enlisting at Adrian, June 15, 1861,\\nand mustered out August 31, 1864. At Dallas, Texas,\\nMay 27, 1864, he was wounded in the thigh, and at\\nVicksburg, Miss., May 4. 1863, was captured and held\\nprisoner for twenty-three days. He was born in Ber-\\nlin, Germany, August 11, 1842, his father s name being\\nJobn, his mother dying on the voyage across tbe\\nocean. He was married in Dundee, September 8, 186.\\nto Emily, daughter of Henry and Mary (Wilson) Milli-\\nman and settled on section 2, in Exeter. They have\\nliad eight children, three boys and five girls; tbe two\\noldest girls diid in infancy, the others all living. He\\nis a member of Baknr Post, No. 200, G. A. R., at\\nCarlton, and generally votes ihe Republican ticket.\\nDAVID BILLMEYER, son of Gottleib and Mary\\n(Bruwn) Billmeyer, was born in Wuertemburg, Ger-\\nmany, April 36, 18:^4, and came to America in 18; )4,\\nand after living three years in Dela vareand four years\\nin LaSalle, settled on section 32, in Exeter. February\\n20, 1863, be married Christina Billmire; she died\\nMarch 23, 1869. Tiie children by his first wife are:\\nAnna, born October 22,1866; Lizzie, born February 8,\\n1869. October 7, 1869, at Sandy Creek, he married Mar-\\nf;aret, daughter of William and Magdelena(Goetz)Rupp,\\nwhose children are: William, born September 29, 1870;\\nFrederick, August 24, 1872; Lena, February 11. 187.5:\\nGbarles, September 17, 1876; Mary, December 2. 1878;\\nGeorge, July 3, 1881; and Jacob, October 3, 1883. A\\nmember of the Lutheran Church, and in his politics\\na Republican.\\nMRS. E.MILY A. BODELL was born in the State of\\nMaine, February 10, 1829. She married January 4,\\n1848. Her husband, Thomas Bodell, was born in Ire-\\nland, May 1, 1819, came to America in 184.5, locaiing\\nat Monroe. Was a carpenter and joiner at that time\\nHe spent two years in California, when he returned,\\npurchased the Grafton Mills, remaining at Grafton\\nfive years, when he moved to Monroe. After four\\nyears residence at Monroe, purchased a farm at Sandy\\nCreek, of seventy-nine acres. He died February 19,\\n1879. Mrs. Bodell sold the farm and came to French-\\ntown, purchased a farm of fifty-seven acres, and still\\nresides there. Her family consists of thirteen\\nchildren.\\nCHARLES WESLEY BORDINE, son of Allen and\\nLovina (Veddcr) Bordioe, was born at Oakville. Mich.,\\nJuly 27, 1841, and came to Exeter in 1869, settling on\\nsection 1. He was married at Plymouth, February 22,\\n1869, to Eliza, daughter of John and Charlotte (Casey)\\nMott, whose children are: Allen J., born April 8, 1870;\\nGeorge Henry, May 23. 1871 Lucy Jane and Maiy\\nLodemia, born January 27, 1873. Mary died March 22,\\n1873; Charles Franklin, February 15, 1875; and Ada\\nAdelia, October 27, 1877. He is a Republican, and a\\nmember of Baker Post, No. 200, G. A. R., at Carlton,\\nhaving seen service in Co. A, 28th Mich. Vol. Inf., in\\nwhich he enlis ed in 1864.\\nMRS. DORLISKA COLF BROWN was born in\\nAsh towns-hip December 25. 1837. Her parents were\\nborn in New York State. Her first liusband, Israel\\nBaldw in Coif, was born in Romulus in 1828. They were\\nmairied March 23, 18.55. Four children were born to\\nthem. Mr. Coif enlisted August 12, 1862, in Co. C,\\n17th Mich. Vol. Inf., as private. At the battle of\\nAntietam, September 10, 1862, he was killed and\\nburied upon tlie battle field. September 10, 1866,\\nMrs. Colt married George Brown, of Brownstowu,\\nMich. He was born in Ohio September 4, 1843. One\\nchild was born to them: John, born July 16, 1873.\\nAddress, Exeter.\\nJOHN J. BRUCK. a farmer of Exeter, was born in\\nGtrmany April 28, 1831. Came to America and set-\\ntled at Monroe in 1867. November 2 t, 1856, he mar-\\nried Mary Ann Blaser, who was born April 2, 1825.\\nEight children were born to them. In Germany Mr.\\nBruck was engaged in painting and slate roofing. Is a\\nmember of St. Patrick s Church at Stony Creek.\\nAddress is Scofield.\\nHATTIE BURGESS, a dressmaker in the village of\\nMaybee, was born in Exeter October 17, 18.53, her\\nparents being Edward and Dorothy Ann (Mudge) Bur-\\ngess. She has always lived in Michigan with the ex-\\nception of two years in Rochester, N. Y. lias carried\\non business for about four years; is a member of the\\nCongregational Church.\\nMRS. IDELIA COLF was born in Ottawa City,\\nCanada, November 14, 1851. Her parents came to\\nMichigan in 1855. Mrs. Coif married William Coif, of\\nE.xeter, May 19, 1871. He was born in Wayne county,\\nMiih April 1, 1842. Three children were born to\\nthem. Mr. Coif enlisted March 27, 1865, in Co. A, 5th\\nMich. Cav., as private. While in service he contracted\\nrheumatism, which caused his discharge August 12,\\n1865. He died May 19, 1876. Since his death Mrs.\\nCoif, with the aid of her brother, George II. Bell, hag\\nmanaged the farm.\\nJAMES COLF, the sou of James and Elizabeth\\n(Tyler) Coif, was born in Van Buren township, Wayne\\ncounty, Mich.. Angust 7, 1844. He holds member-\\nship in Baker Post, No. 200. G. A. R., of Carlton,\\nhaving enlisted as a private in Co. C, 17ih Mich. Inf.,\\nin August. 1862. He was wounded in the shoulder at\\nthe battle of the Wildernes- and twice in the head at\\nAnlietam. He came to Exeter in 18,55, locating on\\nsection 11. February 12, 1808, he married Martha,\\ndaughter of Lafayette H. and Mary Ann (Hamilton)\\nRichards, whose children are; Newton, born Decem-\\nber 38, 1869; William, August 27, 1H73; Edith M.,\\nDecember 10. 188!), and Ona M.. July 23, 1885. In\\npolitics, a strong Republican; in religion, a member of\\nthe Evangelical Association.\\nMICHAEL COLLINS was born in Exeter in 1848.\\nHis parents came to America in 1820 located in Mon-\\nroe county in 1847, Their family consisted of nine\\nchildren, seven living. They are all members of\\nFather Ronayne s church. Alichael resides at home\\nwith bis mother his father died in 1873. Their farm\\nconsists of sixty acres of land.\\nSTEUBEN H. COON, of Maybee, was born in Jef-\\nferson county, N. Y., July 4, 183-5. August, 1861, he\\nenlisted in Co. C, 60th N.Y. Vol. Inf.; was afterwards\\nmade hospital steward and surgeon; was mustered out\\nJune 31, 1865, and came to Michigan. He married\\nJune 7, 1866, Maria Clark, of Canton, N. Y^, who was\\nborn March 29. 1835. One child was born, Darwin D.,\\nJune 4, 1868. Mrs. Coon died in 1869; February 4,\\n1871, he married Hattie Davenport, who was born in\\nJackson county, Mich., February 18, 1H42. Two chil-\\ndren were born to them: J. D. and Lloyd. Mr. Coon\\nis a druggist. Address, Maybee, Mich.\\nTHOMAS CRIMS, of Exeter, was born in Ire-\\nland in 1827; came to America iu 1847. January 19,\\n1864, married Margaret Whalen, who was born in\\nExeter, December 25, 1S40. Eight children were born\\nto them. Mr. Crims is a farmer, having a fine\\nfarm of forty acres. He is a member of the Catholic\\nchurch. Address, Athlone, Mich.\\nJOHN EDWARD CUNNINGHAM, farmer, was\\nborn on the farm he now owns, June 17, 1861. Hia\\nparents were born iu Ireland; came to Exeter; cleared\\nthe farm John lives upon. He has had charge of the\\nschool in his district four winters. His father died in\\n1878. His mother is still living, and resides with her\\nson, John Edward. His farm consists of forty acres\\nof land.\\nJOHN CUNNINGHAM was born in Ireland, March,\\n1825; came to America in 1831; settled at Monroe\\ncounty in 1835; married Catherine Crimmons, August", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0828.jp2"}, "769": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n1?\\n8, 1859. She was born in Ireland in 184. i. Mr. Cun-\\nningham is a farmer; owns forty five acres of land;\\nmember St. Patrick s church at Stony Creek. Address,\\nScofiuld, Mich.\\nJOHN CUNNINGHAM, born in Ireland. Decem-\\nber, ISOO, came to America in 1S34, locating in Monroe\\ncounty in -M married in 1S27 liose Gartland, who\\nwas born in ISIO; died .July, ISHJ. Five children\\nweie born to Ihcm. Mr. Cunningham is a member of\\nSi. Patrick s church; a farmer. Aildress, Atblone,\\nMich.\\nCHARLES DAVIS, (he bod of George A. and\\nIlannaii (Miller) Davis, was born in Green county,\\nWisconsin, October I. |S. )S, coming to E.^eler with his\\nparents in ISO. March Is79, he married Henrietta,\\ndaucbler of George and Caroline (Crouch) Dingman.\\nTheir children are: Clarence, born February IT, ISSO;\\nStella, April -i l. 18W; and Jesse, December V.i, l\u00c2\u00bbis7.\\nAn Independent Ui publican in politics.\\nGEORGE A. DAVIS lives on section 2 in Exeter.\\nHe was born in Cayuga county, N. T, March 9, 1828,\\nhi* parents being Jedediali Gilbert and Pattie (Sever-\\nance) Davi.s, and has lived in Monroe county all his\\nlife, with the exception of four years in Wisconsin.\\nAugust 12, ls, )J, be married Hannah C, daughter of\\nHiram and Paulina C. (Gray) Miller. He is a member\\nof the Evan^ clical Association (Albright s), and in\\npolitics a Republican.\\nFRED G.\\\\USS, of Exeter, was born in Detroit,\\nMichigan, October 22, IsOT. His parents moved to\\nAsh township when he was very small. When seven\\nyears of age they went to Germany, where they rc-\\naained until he wns fourteen years old. The} then\\ncame to Auierica, lived at Ulica, N. Y., five years,\\nthen Fred came to Exeter to live with an uncle.\\nWhile at I tica he learned the baker s trade; is a\\nfarmer. Address, Carlton.\\nJACOB HAMMER was born in Germany, Septem-\\nber 13. 1S27, and came to Exeter in 18. j. His first\\nwife. Julia Noble, died without issue in 1(S81, ard July\\n12, 1K82. he married Mary, daughter of Nicholas\\nH. and Theresa Holstein, wiiose children are: Louis,\\nborn October 7. 1883; Charles, Maj 22, IKX i; Frank\\nand Clara, October 7, 1S86; and Christian, January 2;},\\n1K89. In politics he is a Democrat; in religion a\\nRoman Catholic.\\nROBERT HENRY HERKIMER, a farmer on sic-\\nlion 17 of Ex tcr. is the son of Henry and Catherine\\n(Tin\\\\mernian) Herkimer, born in Exeter, Otsego county,\\nN. Y., April lsi;i, coming from there to Exeter in\\n1837. February 18, 18:^8, he married Mary, daughter\\nof John and Helen (Van Riper) Peters, of Ash town-\\nship. Their cliildren are: Mary Ellen, born .\\\\ugust\\n6, 1840; Henry, September 4, 1842; Catherine, Sep-\\ntember 2. 1844; Matilda A., July 14, 184 5; Lucy A.,\\nJuly 22, 184S; James J., November 2. 1h.-)0; James V.,\\nOctober 4, 18.54, died November 7, 18.54; Lcida May,\\nDecember 20, 1850; Levisa Viola, December 25. 18.58;\\nAnna Delia, April 7, 1801; Susan Adell, Januaiy 11,\\n1806. died March 13, 1806. In politics Mr. Herkimer\\nis a Republican; in religion, a member of the Metho-\\ndist church.\\nHENRY E. HESS, farmer, of Exeter, was born in\\nGermany, May iiO, 18-53. Henry came with his mother\\nto America in ls. )4, locating at Sandusky, O. His\\nfa her died in 18.55 in Germany. Hii mother married\\n.Christ Laubcher of Ash township. Mr. Hess married\\nMiss Bodell March h. 1H.5m. Four children were born\\nto them. Mr. Hess owns a fine farm of forty acres of\\nland in Exeter.\\nJOSEPH IIOREN, living on fcction 15, of E.xeter,\\nwas bom in .Monroe. July 20. 1M3 J, his parents being\\nJames and Ellen (.-Vyehvard; Horen. He enlisted as a\\nprivate in Co A. 24ih Mich. Vol. Inf., in August, 1802,\\nand was must4Ted out with his company as a corporal,\\nin April, lHOTi. In the battle of the Wilderness he\\nwas wounded, from the effects of which he lost hi.s\\nright arm. April 22. 1872, he was married to Ann,\\ndaughter of Owen and Ann (Dunn) Cunningham. He\\nis a member of Raker Post, No. 200, G. A. R., of\\nCarlton, and for three years highwaj commissioner\\nof Exeter township. In politic3 lie is independent; in\\nreligion, a Roman Catholic. His brother Frank was in\\nthe 2Tlh Jlichigan, and was killed at the battle of\\nSpollsylvania Court House.\\nJOHN B. JAMES, a farmer on section 10, was bom\\nat Lisbon, Conn February 21, 1K20. his parents being\\nSilas and Freelove (Lewis) James. He was married at\\nLittle Falls, New Vork, April I, ls.-,0, to .Mary I).,\\ndaughter of Nicholas and -Mary (Herkimer) Moyer.\\nHe came to Exeter in August, Isoi), having lived in\\nConnecticut until 1847, then in New Hartford and\\nFranV.fort. Iniolilics .Mr. James is a Republican.\\nHis only child. Ida, was born April 3. 1857, and mar-\\nried John Coppernoll, now living in Toledo, Ohio.\\nABRAM JOHNSON, farmer, of Exeter, was born at\\nLyons, N. V., August 20, 1X52. His parents came to\\nMichigan in 1S )4. His father died when he was six-\\nteen yearn old, and Abram was obliged to do for him-\\nself. He attended the district school, winter.^. In 1870\\npurcha.sed a farm, his mother making her home with\\nhim. His farm consists of ninety-five acres in Monroe\\ncounty, and eighty acres in Snmpter, Wayne county.\\nHe married in 188X. Address, Exeter.\\nHIRAM JOHNSON, on section 11. came to Exeter\\nin ls;j9 w ith his parents. Anderson and Sarah (Mus-son)\\nJohnson, from Oakland county, where he was born\\nSeptember 9, 1835. June 15, 1801, he enlisted at\\nAdrian, Mich., in Co. 15, 47th Ohio Vol. Inf., b( ing\\nmustered into the service at Camp Chase, in Columbus.\\nA member of B.aker Post, No. 200, G. A. R.. at C:irl-\\nton. In politics he works with the Republicans. In\\nSeptember, lMti5, he was married to Caroline, daughter\\nof Cbri-toplierand Martha (Rekeri lleiss. His children\\nare: Albert, born Febnuiry 4, I8li0; George, Novem-\\nber 15, ISOS; Henry, August 3, 1m71; Minnie, March\\n17, 1875 (died Februarj-, 1877); Ida, December 9, 1870;\\nAnnie, April 10, 1885; Btssie, December 29, 1880.\\nJOHN KILEY, for seventeen years clerk of E.veter\\ntownship, is the son of James and Julia (Sullivan)\\nKiley, and born in Exeter, March 8, 1841. and now\\nlollows the business of merchant and farmer at Sco-\\nfield. November 16. 1875, he married Carrie, daugh-\\nter of Patrick and -Mary (Keenan) ondren, who is\\nthe mother of Charles, born November 18, 18T0. Mr.\\nKiley is a member of the Roman Catholic Church, and\\nin politics a Democrat.\\nPETER KILEY, son of James and Julia (Sullivan)\\nKiley, was born in Exeter. November 15, 1851, and\\nlives on section 22, (ollowing the occupation of a\\nfarmer. November 18, ls78, be married Catherine,\\ndaughter of Michael and Ann (Regen) Conlisk, whose\\nchildreD are: Willie, born September 2, 1879, died\\nAugust 10, 1880: Mabel, born .Mav 22, 1882; Roseile,\\nborn April 20, 188.5; Peter, born December 13, 1887.\\nMr. Kiley is a member of the Roman Catholic Church\\nat Stony Creek, and in politics a Democrat.\\nTHOMAS KILEY, a farmer on section \u00e2\u0080\u00a222. in\\nExeter, is the son of James and Julia (Sullivan) Kiley.\\nHe was born in Exeter, August 3. 1H45, and Novem-\\nber 23, 1869, was married to Catherine, daughter of\\nMertie and Margaret (.McGuire) O ilara, by whom he\\nhas had elevtn children, four boys and seven girls,\\neight of whom are living. In politics Mr. Kiley is a\\nDemocrat, and in religion a member of the Human\\nCaiholic Church at Stony Creek.\\nFRANK BENJAMIN KNAGGS, living on section\\n30, was born on the Itiver Kaisin, October 15, 1.S40,\\nbis parents being James and Claris-sa (Lowe) Knaggs.\\nMay II, 1H73, be married Eva, daughter of Francis\\nand Lctitia (Fish) Jackson, whose children are: Clark\\nB., born October 14, 1874; Alice, November 8, 1875;", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0829.jp2"}, "770": {"fulltext": "18\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMiibel L. C, February 17, 1881; Maud E., October 13,\\n1886. In politics he is a Democrat.\\nMRS. FREDRICKA KUSTERER was born in Ger-\\nmany, November 14, 182S). In 18.54 came to America,\\nsettled in Detroit. Married iu 1856 Frank Kusterer,\\nof Detroit. He wa.s born in Germany, June 15, 1834.\\nCame to America in 1849. He learned tbe brick-\\nlayer s trade at Buffalo, N. Y. They lived sixteen\\nyears at Detroit. In 1871 came to Exeter and purchased\\nsixty-four acres of land. Eight cljiUlren were born to\\nthem. Mr. Kusterer died April 2, 1887. Mrs. Kus\\nterer, with the aid of her sons, manages the farm.\\nHENRY LA FOUNTAIN, of Exeter, was born at\\nLaSalle, Mich., May 13, 1825; married November 25,\\n1851, Matilda Shatelroe. of LaSalle, who was born\\nJanuary 12, 1833. Eleven children wt-re born to them.\\nMr. La Fountain is a carpenter and joiner by trade,\\nbut has spent the greater part of his life farming;\\nmember of St. Patrick s church at Stony Creek.\\nAddress, Athlone, Midi.\\nHENRY LIEDEL, carpenter and builder in May.\\nbee, was born in London township, October 26, 1857,\\nhis parents being Albert and Mary (rfturam) Liedel.\\nJanuary 23, 1882, lie married Meuia. daughter of\\nOliver and Abelina (Zung) Hoffman, whose children\\nare Rosa, born December 17, 1883; Clara, October\\n11, 1885; and Edward, March 28, 1888. In religion\\nMr. L. is a Catholic, and in politics a Democrat.\\n.lOHN LONG, a blacksmith in the village of Sco-\\ntield, is of German parentage, the son of Jacob and\\nReta Long, and born in Wuertemberg, Germany,\\nNovember 11, 1844. He came to America iu 1851,\\nsettling in Herkimer county. N. Y.,and after living in\\nvarious sections of the country settled in Scofield in\\n1883. In politics Mr. Long is a Republican, and in\\nreligion a member of the Lutheran church. He has\\nbeen twice married: February 2, 1867, to Mary Stae\\nbel, who died without issue, and Oci iber28, 1879, to\\nReta, daughter of John and Frederika (fiiete) Heier,\\nwho is the mother of three children: John, born\\nAugust 5, 1881; Joseph, October 2, 1882; and Mary\\nJune 20, 1885.\\nMRS. MARY LUCKE, of Exeter, was born in East\\nern Pennsylvania, July 18, 1833. Her father, Thomas\\nFarrell, died in P nnsylvania, and with her mother\\nMary came to Ida, Monroe county, Mich., January\\n1834. She married .lames McGowan, of Exeter, who\\ndied February 20, 1870. Seven children were the\\nfruits of this union. January 30, 1877, Mrs. McGowan\\nmarried Bernard LucUe, of Exeter. One child was\\nborn to them. Her farm consists of forty acres of\\nland\\nJOHN MAHONEY was born in Exeter, April 14,\\n1848. His father came to Exeter in 1834. John mar-\\nried Mary Nolen, October 25, 1880, %vho was born\\nMay 8, 18.59. Two children were born to them Ed-\\nward, born March 13, 1882, and Anna, born June 20,\\n1883. Mr. Mahoney is a farmer; has eighty acres of\\nland; is a member of St. Patrick s church at Stony\\nCreek.\\nPATRICK MAYNE3. of Exeter, was born in Ire-\\nland in 1828; came to America in 1835. locating at\\nMonroe; Novembers, 1851, married Ellen Grinncm,\\nwho died November 25, 1866, leaving four children.\\nJaniiary 7, 1868, be married Julia Knowles who died\\nMarcli, 18(J9. For his third wife he married Nettie\\nSmith August 14, 1873, who was born November 9,\\n1856. Ten children were horn by this marriage. Mr.\\nMaynes is a farmer and charcoal burner of Exeter.\\nJOSEPH MURPHY^ farmer, of Exeter, was born\\nupon the farm he now owns, January 3, 1854. His\\nparents were born in Ireland; came to America in\\n1828; settled in Exeter in 1835. Joseph married No-\\nvember 20, 1883, Nellie Nolen, who was born in Exeter\\nAugnst 9, 1864. Her parents were born in Ireland;\\ncame to America in 1854, settling at Exeter. Three\\nchildren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Murphy. Mr.\\nMurphy s farm consists of sixty acres of fine farming\\nland.\\nEDWARD NOLEN, a successful farmer of Exeter,\\nwas born in Ireland, September, 1833. When nineteen\\ny ars of age he came to America, locating in Indiana,\\nwhere he remained four years. Two j-ears of the\\ntime he was employed b} what was at that time called\\nthe Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. In tbe fall of\\n1856 he came to Michigan, renting a farm in Exeter.\\nTwo years later be purchased a farm of forty acres of\\nland. August 11. 18.58, he married Julia Crimmons,\\nwho was born in Ireland in May, 1832. Five children\\nwere born to them. Mr. Nolen s farm now consists\\nof one hundred acres, eighty of which are under culti-\\nvation.\\nHENRY OBERLITER, a farmer of Exeter, was\\nborn in Germany, March 31, 1854. His father died in\\nGermany. Henry came to America with his mother\\nin 1867. They settled at Monroe; came to Exeter in\\n1877, where he has forty acres of land; married Sophia\\nBehu, January 29, 1879. She was horn September 29,\\n1857. They have three children: William, born June\\n7. 1880; Matilda, June, 1S83; and Minnie, August !3,\\n1885. Address, Exeter.\\nTHOMAS O DONNELL, of Exeter, was born in\\nIreland in 1832; came to America in 1857; settled in\\nMonroe county in 1867; married in 1857 Ann Collins,\\nof Exeter, who was born January 3, 1837. Four\\nchildren were born to them: Mary, Patrick, Michael\\nand John. Mr. O Donnell has always been a farmer.\\nHis farm consists of forty acres of land; is a Demo-\\ncrat in politics. He enlisted iu 1864 in the 11th Mich.\\nCav. in Co. E; w.as discharged in 1865 at the close of\\nthe year by gener il order of the War Department.\\nAddnss, Athlone, Mich.\\nJOHN PETRAK, a farmer of Exeter, was born at\\nWyandotte, Mich., October, 1860. His parents came\\nto Ash township when John was three years of age.\\nIn 1874 purchased a farm in Exeter, and John lived\\nwith them until his marriag with Anna Lipton, of\\nWyandotte, December 13, 1880. She was born in\\nGermany, March 16, 1862. Three children were born\\nto them, John, Frank and Barnart.\\nGEORGE HENRY POST, a farmer on section 11,\\nwas born March 1, 1869, in Boston, Sutnmit county,\\nOhio, where he lived un il 1869, when he moved to\\nCarlton. He eulistfd in the Squirrel Hunters in\\nSeptember, 1862, and the following year was appointed\\nfirst duty sergeant in Co. E, 13ih O. V. C, with which\\nhe w;i8 mustered out in Oct., 1865. At Mount Sterling,\\nKy., he was taken prisoner of war, but only remained\\nover night with the rebels. August 31, 1864, he mar-\\nried Lydia, daugh er of Lewis and Harriet (Simpson)\\nWatson. His i)arents were Henry and Lucy (Curtis)\\nPost. He is a Republican, and a member of Perry\\nBaker Post, No. 200, G. A. R.,at Carlton. His chil-\\ndren are: Lyman, born January 10, 1869; Roj April\\n26, 1875; Hattie, May 7, 1882; and Truman, July 6,\\n1868, died December 22, 1870.\\nLafayette H. RICHARDS, farmer, of Exeter,\\nwas born in New Y ork State, January 26, 1826. His\\nparents came to Michigan in 1834, first locating in\\nWashtenaw county. His father died in Huron town-\\nship, Wayne county, in 1858; mother died at\\nExeter in 1SH3. April 17, 1848, Mr. Richards\\nmarried Mary Ann Hamilton, of Huron, Wayne\\nCounty, Michigan. She was born in Canada, Novem-\\nber 25, 1830. Eight children were born to them, seven\\nof whom are living. In 1847 Mr. Richards cleared the\\nfarm upon which he now resides. At that time it was\\na wilderness.\\nJAMES RONAY NE, pastor of St. Patrick s Church,\\nat Athlone, was born in Dereham, Oxford county,\\nCanada, January 28, 1851, his parents being John and\\nBridget (Riordau) Ronayne. He came to Ash town-", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0830.jp2"}, "771": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n19\\nship in March, 188 having lived previously in Iluh-\\nbardstown, Mich., and lias had charge of the church\\nat Stony Creek, with the mission at Maybee and\\nBluebush ever since, now numbering about three hun-\\ndred and Iwenty families.\\nWESLEY f OLLINS RICHARDS was born on\\nsection 1 of E.Keter. September I. 18.58, his parents\\nbeing Washin;;ton VanRennselacr and Lucretia\\n(Blount) Hichartls. lie was married November\\n18S4, 10 Mary Lovinsi, daughter of George and Mary\\nElizabeth (.McKinstry) Smock. Their children are:\\n(.ieorge Vcrnor, born July 10, 188. i; Mary Lucretia,\\nAugust 21, 188( Lois Elizabeth, January 9. 1888 (died\\nFebruary 28, 1888); Wesley Asher, June IT, 188!). Mr.\\nRichards is a Prohibillonisi, and a member of tlu\\nlletholist Church.\\nDAN C. SCIIOLL was born in Huron county, Ohio,\\nDecember 20, 1S. )T. Moved to Monroe county with\\nhis parents March 4, 181J4. .Married, May 26, 1880. to\\nMijs Lizzie S. Rauch. One cliild, a boy, was born to\\nthem. Mr SchoU s parents arc both living. In poli-\\ntics Mr. Scholi is a Republican; a free thinker. Ad-\\ndress, Raisinville.\\nTHOMAS SHAXKLETON, farmer, of Ex-iter, was\\nborn in Carroll county, Ohio, June 7, 1862. His parents\\ncame to Micliigan in 1868, locating at Frcnchtown.\\nFebruary 6, lss:J, he married Angeline Navarre, of\\nFrenclitown, who was born April 2, 1862. Two chil-\\ndren were born lo them: James, born December .31,\\n1883, and Louisa, September 7, 18S. i. In the spring\\nof 1886 Mr. Shankleton moved to E. ccter, purcliased\\na fine farm of si.xty acres. Address, Exeter.\\nJACOB SHOEMAKER was born on the\\nAtlantic Ocean, July 30. 18;}:!, going at once to Riley\\ntownship, in Sandusky county. Ohio, with his parents,\\nJacob and .Magdalena (Goetz) Shoemaker, where lie\\nlived until 1884, wlien he came lo Exeter. June 22,\\n18.57, he was married to Rosina, daughter of Antoine\\nand Catherine Lammerstow. Politically he is a Dem-\\nocrat. In religion he worehips with the Lutherans.\\nHe is the father of eleven children: Levi Henry, born\\nNovember 20, 1857; Charles Jacob. July 5, 18.59; An-\\ndrew Jackson, August 24. 1861; Franklin, February\\n27, 1804; Amelia. November 12, 180.5; Luther Albert,\\nSeptember 8, 1867; John William, January 24, 1808;\\nIda Risctta, July 24, 1870; Edward, July 18, 1872\\n(died October 1, 1876); David, March 1, 1874; Cora\\nAlvina, October 28. 1876 (died March 19, 1879).\\nJCSTIN SISUNG, of Sisung Brandes, wagon-\\nmakers and blacksmiths in Maj bec. is the son of lames\\nand Celia (Bunnell) Sisung, and born in Lorerze,\\nFrance. June 1, 18-56. and when a year old came to La-\\nSalle with his parents, and after living in Frenchtown\\ncame to Exeter in 1880. November 1, IKHl. Ue mar-\\nried Elizabeth, daughter of John and Francis (Bart-\\nlett) Bandeau, whose children arc: Ralph J. C, born\\nJnlv aO. 1882; Justin, October 19, 1887 (died March 7,\\n1888); Grover, March 18, 188.5; Leona, April 29, 1M89.\\nSir. Sisung is a member of the Reman Catholic\\nChurch, and a stanch Democrat. Has been justice\\nof the peace two terms.\\nJOHN SMITH was born in Ireland, March 17, 182,5.\\nWhen twenty years of age came to America and en-\\ngaged in farming in Ohio. In lM-57 married Bridget\\nA. Dunniiigan, of Ohio, who was horn in Ireland. In\\n186.5 Mr. Smith purchased a farm in Exeter, of thirty\\nacres. He now owns eighty three acres of land. To\\nMr. and .Mrs. Smith six children were born; Michael,\\nPatrick, Matthew. .Mary, John jr., and Thomas.\\nMichael was admitted to the bar at Monroe, and is now\\nat Ames, Story county, Iowa. Patrick is a well to do\\nfarmi r of Story county. The rest of the family reside\\nin Monroe county.\\nMARY STEFFES was born in Prussia, October\\n11, 1839. her parents being John and Gertrude (Herrig)\\nFuhrmann. June 15, l8oS, she married Stephen, son\\nof Matthew and Susan Steffes, and in the fall of 18.59\\nmoved from Detroit to Exeter, settling on section 22,\\nwhere she is now living. Iler children are: John,\\nborn Julv 23. ls.59 (died July 20. 1SS4); Susannah,\\nJuly 5, 1861; Gertrude. August 27. 1S()3; Anna, Decem-\\nber 23, 1S()5 (died November 10. ISSM); Anti inc. March\\n3. 1S68; Stephen, April 4, 1H70; Peter, July 2S, 1S72;\\nElizabeth, January 13. 1S74; Mary, April 16, 1876;\\nand Laura. November 23, 1S79. Her husband died\\nJune 29, 1S79. ami during his residence in Exeter\\nwas highway commissioner for three terms.\\nWILLIAM STEWART, of Exeter, was born in\\nCanada. June 15, 1838. His parents came from Scot-\\nland to Canada in 1837. In 1851 located at Frenchtown,\\nMich., purchaslnga farm. May, 1861, William enlisted\\nin Co. A, 4lli Mich Vol. Inf., as private. While in the\\narmy had typhoid fever, which unfitted him for duty,\\nand he was discharged August. 1S6-2. He returned to\\nFrenchtown and engaged in farming. October. 1865,\\nmarried Agnes Snedecor, who was born in Orange\\ncount} N. Y., 1842. Six children were bJrn. Jlrs.\\nStewart died March 18. issi). Mr. Stewart married\\nKate Herkimer, of Exeter, March. 1887, for his second\\nwife. She was born in 1844. Mr Stewart is a mem-\\nber of Smith Post. G. A. R., of Monroe. He owns\\none hundred and fory acres of tine farming land.\\nWILLIAM H. TALCOTT. attorney at-law, of\\nCarlton, Mich was born at .Madison. N. Y., February\\n3, 1840. Came with his parents to Michigan in 1844.\\nAt the age of lilteen years he entered the normal\\nschool, graduating in 18 )9. Soon after this be began\\nfarming in Nebraska, attending to his farm summers,\\nand teaching winters. Augu-t 11, isso, m irried Jen-\\nnie Reynolds, of Ypsilanli, Mich., who was born at\\nAvon, Ohio. One child, William B.. was born to\\nthem July 7, 1881. In 18S3 Mr. Talcott entered the\\nlaw department at Ann Arbor University, from which\\nhe graduated in 1880. Was admitted to the bar at\\nLaPurte, Ind. In the spring of 1887 was candidate for\\ncircuit judge, 2Jd Judicial District, on Prohibition\\nticket. Came to Carlton during the summer of 1887.\\nAddress, Carlton, Mich.\\nMOSES UPELL. farmer, of Exeter, born in Erie,\\nMich.. July 7, 18;i8. He followed farming until 1861,\\nwhen he enlisted in Co. K, 11th Mich. VoL Inf. He\\nwas discharged September 13, 18()4. Was wounded at\\nthe battle of Mi.ssion Ridge, in 1863, and was granted\\na pension. He nurried, December 26, 1809, Modest\\nPlinnadore, of Eiie, Mich,, who was born October 10,\\n18.52 Eight children were born to them. Are niem-\\nbere of Father Ron lyne s Church, at Athlone. Address,\\nOrleton.\\nJ.VMES WESLP^Y, a farmer of Exeter, was born\\nin Taylor township, Wayne county, Mich., February\\n27, 1850. When sixteen years of age started for liim-\\n-self in life, going to Wyandotte to work in the rolling\\nmills. From there he went lo Detroit, entered a saw\\nmill. Later on secured employment on Michigan\\nCentral Railroad, drawing wood and lumber. .Soon\\nafter was made brakeman of same road. After\\neighteen months at this he returned to Taylor and be-\\ngan farming. March 26, 1875, married Anna J. Cory,\\nof Dearborn, Mich., who was birn July 3, 1857. Four\\nchildren born to them. In 1879 Mr. Wesley came to\\nMonr.)e county, where he has since resided. Address,\\nExeter.\\nTHOMAS D. WILSON, a faimer of Exeter, was\\nborn in Indiana. January 20, 1828. October 5, 18.53,\\nhe married .Mary C. Woo dward. of Exeter, Mich. She\\nwas born April 15. 1840. Eleven children were born\\nto them. After Mr. and Mrs. Wilson s marriage they\\nmoved to Exeter, upon the farm tlicy now reside on.\\nJOHN Y ESSE. by occupation a saloonkeeper in\\nMaybee, was born in LaSalle, December 6, 1s59. his\\nparents being Henry and .Mary (Keller) Yesse. June\\n10, 18*4, he married Mary, daughter of Leonard and", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0831.jp2"}, "772": {"fulltext": "20\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nElizabeth (Post) Scliassberser, whose cbildion arc:\\nGeorge, bora March 24, 18S.J, and Elizabeth, July lb,\\n188r In politics he is an independent Democrat, and\\na member ot the Lutheran Church.\\nERIE TOWNSHIP.\\nGEORGE BENORE, son of Maxim and Polly\\nBenore was born in Washington township, Lucas\\ncounty O., in 1884. He was married in 1883 to Miss\\nAnnie Gaynier, a daughter ot Morris and Eliza Gay-\\nuier of LaSalle, Monroe county. Mich. They have\\ntwo children. In 1883 Mr. Benore located in the town\\nof Erie, Monroe county, and purchased one hundred\\nand thirtv acres of land, on which he now resides.\\nHimself and wife are members of St. Joseph s chnrch,\\nof Vienna.\\nCYRUS BR.VDFORD, son of Stei hen and Harriet\\nBradford, was born in the township of Erie, Monroe\\ncounty, Mich.. March 7, 184r). He married Laura A.\\nMason, daughter of Chester and Emnvi INIasou, of\\nBedford, by whom he has had seven children; five are\\nnow living. Mrs. Bradford died October 7, 1888. He\\nwas chosen to the office of magistrate in 1883, and\\nelected again to the same office in 1886 .for a term of\\nfour years.\\nED\\\\VARD B. BUSHROE was born at Rochester,\\nN. Y.. on May 13, 1844, son of Basil and Julia\\n(lott) Bushroe, who came from Montreal, Canada, in\\n1830. In 1862 they went to Bedford, where the mother\\ndied March 37, 186.^ and father September 2o, 18T.5.\\nOn August 25, 1868, Edward B. married Lilly,\\ndaut hter of Edward and Lorain (Dufseau) Shinever,\\nborn in Bedford on April 7, 1848 her father died\\nJanuary 27, 1879. Their children are: Victor E.,\\nhorn Aug. 3, 1869, died Oct. .5, 1869; Joseph S., born\\nNov 9 1870 Samuel J., Jan. 9, 1873 Wm. F.. April\\n28, 1875 Charles H., Sept. 30, 1878 Emma D., July\\n9 1881; Rosie L,, Jan 4, 1884; Uammelia D. born\\nDec. 28, 1884, died Jan. 28, 1885 Anna E., Feb. 4,\\n1886; May M., May 13, 1888. Mr. Bushroe moved to\\nErie township in 1875. and has a (arm one and one-\\nfourth miles west of Vienna. He is an active Demo-\\ncrat, and for several jears was deputy sheriff. P. O.\\naddress, Erie.\\nCHARLES A. CAMPBELL, a blacksmith at Erie,\\nserved his apprenticeship in the towiisliipcf Cornwell,\\nUpper Canada, where he lived until he came to Erie\\nin October, 1851. He is the son of Adam and Rebecca\\n(Stata) Campbell, and was born in County Store-\\nmout, in the Eastern District of Upper Canada, Jan-\\nuary 31, 1837. He was married at Waldron, Hills-\\ndale county, Michigan, October 28, 1855, to Ann\\nLouisa, daughter of Joel S. and Jane (Roberts) Hub-\\nbard. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church,\\nand votes the straight Democratic ticket. His only\\nson, Frank W., was born November 28, 18. )9, and fol-\\nlowing the example of his father, is working in the\\nsame shop, and for four years was justice of the\\npeace.\\nCHARLES S. CHOATE, a farmer of Erie, was boru\\nin Monroe City, July 20, 1833. Settled in Erie, Mon-\\nroe county, in 1856. Married Hannah Peters, of Bed-\\nford, Monroe county. Their children arc: Lucy E..\\nThertse A., Jennie, Charles S.. I r., Edith A. and\\nBessie.\\nDENNIS COUSINO, son of Francis and Victoria\\nCousino, was born in the town of Erie, Monroe county,\\nMich., in 1833. He was married in 1851 to Eliza Den-\\nyour, daughter of Anloine and Catherine Denyour, of\\nErie township. He has had eleven children, of whom\\neight are now living. -Occupation, farmer; owns\\neighty-four acres of land. PostofBce address, Erie,\\nMich.\\nELI F. COUSINO, son of Isadorc and Roselle\\nCousino, was born in the town of Erie, Monroe county.\\nMich., in 18.50. He was married in 1877 to Miss Matilda\\nLaPoint, daughter of William and Mary LaPoint, of\\nWashington, Lucas county, O. He has five children\\nnow living. Occupation, farming; owns sixty nine\\nacres of land. Himself and wife are members of St.\\nJoseph s chnrch. Postofflce address, Erie, Mich.\\nISAIAH COUSINO was born in Monroe county,\\nApril 24, 1843. Married Catherine Valquett February\\n24, 1868; she was born at Locust Point, O., March 2,\\n1849. Their children are: Laura, born November 7,\\n1870; Edmond, born December 23, 1872; Ernest, born\\nFebruary 31, 1875; Alfred, born February 9, 1878;\\nLiguri, born February 20, 1880; Georgianna, born July\\n30, 1882; Pearl, birn January 13, 1885; Blanche, born\\nMarch 2. 1887. His business is farming. Postofflce\\nadress, Erie.\\nJAMES DEAN, a wagonmaker on section 36 in\\nErie, was brought up in the Roman Catholic faith,\\nbeing born at Newburgh, N. Y., March 7, 1*^36, and\\nafter a roving life settled down in Erie town-\\nship in 1882. He was married at Toledo in\\n1869 to Mary, daughter of James and Jlargaret (Mo-\\nmine) McCuUuck, who died in 1870. In December,\\n1872, he married Ellen, daughter of William and\\nMary Ann (Mann) LaPointe, who has six children, of\\nwhom two bovs and three girls are living and one\\ngirl is dead. Mr. Dean is the son of William C. and\\nMary (Ferguson) Dean, and is a Democrat.\\nCHARLES DOHA!, a farmer living on section 16\\nin Erie, w^as born near Ilesse Castle, Germany, Jan.\\n11, 1830, and came to America in 1849 and worked on\\na farm near Rochester, Ontario and Wayne counties,\\nN. Y., and came to Erie in 1857. His parents. Wil-\\nfiam and Sophia (Meier) Dohm, died in his infancy.\\nMarch 2, 1858. he married Jennie, daughter of Samuel\\nand Nancv (Dean) Young, who died Nov. KO. 1880,\\nleaving seven children Augustus, born Nov. 30, 1860,\\nmarried and living at home; Elwood, born June 25,\\n1862, married and living in Bedford: Samuel, born\\nJuly 22, 1865, living at home; Willie, born June 16,\\n1867, living in Toledo; Carl, born June 25, 1870, liv-\\ning in Bedford; Wilhelmina, born June 18. 1878, and\\nGeorii-e Spencer, Nov. 27. 1880, both living at home,\\nand Frank, born May 9, 1875, died Dec. 29, 1876. He\\nis a Presbyterian, and a member of the Erie Vigilance\\nSociety, as well as an independent Democrat.\\nVICTOR A. DUSSEAU was born in Erie, Monroe\\ncounty, Mich., November 20. 1835. Married Catherine\\nD Morein, of Erie, Mich., May 24, 1863. Their chil-\\ndren are Plaggett, Ada, Silas, Ella, Maurice, Dorris\\nand Lucy (twins), Julia, Manues and Abbie. He is a\\nschool teacher. Postofflce address, Erie.\\nWILLIAM FORM AN, a farmer of Erie, was born in\\nWayne county, New York State, July 19, 1816. Settled\\nin Monroe county in 18:33. Married Mary Doty, of\\nBedford, Monroe county. April 23, 1838; she was born\\nin Monroe county August 5, 1814. and died February\\n3 1S75. Their children are: Celesta, born February\\nI l 1839; Louisa E born February 9, 1845: Stephen,\\nbo rn January 14, 1849; Ella J., born October 2, 1851;\\nHortense, born October 30, 1853: Donald, born January\\n12, 1856, died December 17. 1856. He is a Republican;\\nhas been justice of the peace for three years.\\nCHARLES A. HALL, a harnessmaker of Erie, was\\nborn in Zanesville, O.. March 19, 1833. Settled in\\nMonroe county, November 5, 1847. Married Sarah\\nWithington, of LaSalle, November 5, 1850; she was\\nborn in New York State in 1830, and died at Erie,\\nJune 3 1877; had no children. He learned the harness\\ntrade in Zanesville, O., when fourteen years old; has\\nworked at his tnide in Erie for forty years. Postofflce\\naddress, Erie.\\nPETER JACOBS, son of Dominick and Catherine\\nJacobs, was born August 10, 1850, in the town of Erie,\\nat wha t was then known as the Bay Settlement. He\\nwas married in 1885 to Miss Alice Gaunier, daughter", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0832.jp2"}, "773": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTOklKS.\\n21\\nof Doininick and Elizabeth Gaunier, of Krie townsliip.\\nHe was chosen to the otlice of majristrate in IHHl, and\\nserved three years, and aenin l)y re-election in IHST,\\nnow lioldiosr tlie office. By trade a carpenter and\\njoiner. Poslofliec address, Erie. Monroe county.\\nHimself and wife are members of St. Joseph s Church.\\nALEXANDEH LEONARD, son of Alexis and Julia\\nLeonard, wis born in the town of LaSalle, Monroe\\ncounty. Mich., December 10, ]X .W. He was married\\nin lS(i to Miss Martha Jacobs, daughter of\\nStephen and Irene Jacobs, of Erie, by whom he\\nhas had nine children, si.\\\\ now living. lie located at\\nVienna in t since which he has been a resident of\\nErie township. Himself and family are members of\\nSt. Joseph s Church. Po.slotiice address, Erie, Mich.\\nJOHN H. LOEFFLEI5, son ofGotlieband AnnaM.\\nLoifll r, was born in Haden. Germany, in ls-, s, and\\ncame to America in is4.s, locating in Monroe. In I 7-1\\nhe purchased forty-live acres of land in the town of\\nErie, and still resides there. He marriel Miss Wall-\\nburca Amman, who \\\\Mas also a native of Germany,\\nand caniL to this country in 1H. )4.\\nDARIUS LOOSE was born in Berks county. Pa.,\\nin lH:il. His parents were Jonathan and Frances\\nLoose. He came lo Monroe county in l.s.)l and lo-\\ncated at Dundee. He was engaged in cabinet making\\nthere about eighteen months, ilien located at Monroe,\\nwh.ere he contmned the same tr.ade in connection with\\nthe real e. l:ile bu ine.ss. Willi the exception of about\\nsix years spent in Virginia, he has been a resident\\nof Monroe counlj- from the time of coming to the\\npresent day. In iss} he purchased one hundred and\\nsix acre of land in Erie township, where he still re-\\nsides. He was married in is. to Miss Malinda Zellar,\\nof Lebanon county. Pa. They have three children.\\nAll are members of the .Methodist Episcopal Church.\\nMr. Loose and wife were the first members of the\\nEvangelical Church at East Raisinville. aud it was\\nthrough their efforts the church wns established,\\nabout the year isiio He has always taken a deep in-\\nterest in tlie Sabbath School, of which he was super-\\nintendent for several years. Postoffice address, Erie,\\nMichigan.\\nWILLIAM H. McCLAINwasborninSummerfield,\\nAug. 13. ISoB, and lived in Toledo with his parents,\\nL pton and Melinda (Viets) McClain, most of the\\ntime until he came to Erie, in April, 1H81, and settled\\non a farm of 170 acres on sections l. and 10, in con-\\nnection with which he carried on the business of\\ngardener, coal merchant, and operated a feed mill.\\nHe was married in Grace Church, Toledo, Jan. 20,\\n]8hO. to Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Elias W. and\\nSusan (Kelly) Hedges. They have six children,\\nGrace, Inez, Helen, Florence, Walter and Leonard,\\nall living at home. He is a member of Russell Lodge,\\nNo. 144, F. it A. M at Lambertville, and an f^pisco-\\npalian. In politics a Republican, and has held the\\noflice of drain commissioner of Erie township for six\\nyeurs.\\nSAMUEL JIORRl.N lives on a farm of 140 acres on\\nsection 28. where he was born April l.j, 1843, his par-\\nents being Peler and Emily (Duval) Morrin. He is a\\nDemocrat and a member of Fr. Thomas s Church, in\\nf^iie. He mourns the loss of one boy, and has three\\nboys and five girls living at home. Xov. 14, 18(i- he\\nwas married to Susan, daughter of Joseph and Theresa\\nRoA-e. His political faith is pinmd to the Democrat\\nparty.\\nJAMES MORRIN, a farmer living on section 28,\\nwas bnrn at lliat point, Feb 1 1^4(1. his parents be-\\ning Isadore and JIary Ann (Tiombley) Morrin. He\\nwas brought up a Catholic, and imbibed the princi-\\nle.- of Democracy from his first breath, although\\nnever accijUing any office. January 12, 187.5,\\nhe was married to I.\u00c2\u00abhbella, daughter of Pe-\\nter and Caroline (Knaggs) Trabbic. whose child-\\nren are Tobias, born DiC. 14, 1875; Sarah, Feb.\\n1. 1877; Arthur, June 2. i, ls78; Blcndinia, Jan. i:!.\\n1H8C; Lot, May 31. 1881; Leo, Oct. 29, 1882; Bernetla,\\nAug. 22. 1M.S4; Mabel. May 17. 1S,8(1; Joan, Jan. 10,\\n188S: Willie Walter. June 0, )HS!l.\\nJAMES MULHOLLAND, son of James and Sarah\\nMulholland, was born in Eric township on the farm\\nwhere hi now resides, in ls;!(;, IK. was married De-\\ncember 2!l. istil, to Jliis Anna, daughter of Elihu and\\nMaria (Wilson) Hall, of Eric, by whom he has three\\nchildren. His business is farming; owns one\\nhundred and twenty acres of land. Postotlice address,\\nErie, Michigan.\\nJAMES IC. PERRY, a farmer of Erie, was born in\\nNew York City. December 22, 1h27, and settled in\\nMonme county in 1h|. i. .Married Julia Hedges, June\\n9. 18.V2. Th-y Icive threi- children: Sarah IL, born\\nNovember l. lS. );j; David N., December 12, lM.-)(i;\\n(ieorge O December 24, ISdO. Has been a farmer for\\n(orty two years. Is a Democnil, Has been school in-\\nspector for nine years.\\nJAMES CLINTON POTTER was born in Black\\nROCK, Niagara county, N. Y.. March 4. 182. and in\\nhis fourteenth year came to Sandusky, Ohio, with his\\nparents. Henry and Louisa (Lee) Potter. During the\\nAlexican war lie served on (he United States steamer\\nCongress, under Com. Stockton, a^ (|uarter-gunner,\\nand at the capture of Los Angeles acted as flag ser-\\ngeant in the land forces of the Blue Jackets from\\nthe Pacific Squadron. On his return to New Y ork in\\nthe tail of 1848, he married Lucy M. Armilage, who\\ndied in 18- )1, leaving one boy, who died in Sandusky\\nwhen three years of age. March 4. 1852, he married\\nEliza, daughter of Ezra and Lydia (VanDusen) Whip-\\nple, who has had four children, two boys and two\\ngirls. The latter are dead, and of the former, Wil-\\nliam is living at home, and Freeland C. is superin-\\nti-ndent of public schools in Denver, Col. During the\\nR bellion Mr. P. served as corporal in Co. II. 14. )th\\nO. V. I. He is a member of the Methodist Church; a\\nRepublican in politics, and for several years has been\\nkeeper of the Erie Shooting Association grounds, and\\ndeputy game and fish warden of .Michigan.\\nMOSES ROB\\\\DEAU. a farmer of Erie, was born\\nin Monioe county, February 29, IS^O. Married Areh-\\nange Sulicr, laniiary SI. 1^39; she was born in Cana-\\nda, March 24, 1S22. Their children are: Arcliange.\\nborn May 2S, 1S40; Ellen, March 10. ls42, died April\\n20, 18. )8; Moses, born Febrnary 12. 1S44, died March\\n1.5, 184.5; Isabelle, born January 2.5, ls4ii; Louis, born\\nJanuary 2, 1n48: Noah, born August 10, ls.53: Joshua,\\nborn April 0. is.54; David, born April 2S, 1M.55. died\\nMay 1, is.5.5; Benjamin, born February 20, 18.57;\\nElecta, born June 18, 1H.59; Mary, born December .5,\\n1S0.5. Has been a farmer all his life. He cleared the\\nfarm where he now resides.\\nDAVID ROBEDEAU is a farmer living on section\\n18 in Erie, born on section Jan. 0, 1832, his\\nparents being Louis and Arcauzele (St. Bernard)\\nRobcdeau. With the exception of ten years in Ohio,\\nhe has always lived in Erie. He is a member of Fr.\\nThomas s Church, and a life-long Democrat, and\\nwhile not a politician, has held the oftice of highway\\ncommissioner for five terms. He is the father of six-\\nteen chililren. ten boys and six girls, of whom three\\nboys and three girls are living, and has been four\\ntimes married. His first wife, to whom he was mar-\\nried in January, 1842, was Maud S.. daughter of John\\nand (Cousino) LaPointe. who died in 1849,\\nleaving two boys and mie girl; Gideon, who was in\\nthe 17lli Mich. Vol. Inf.. and killed at Spotlsylvania\\nCourt House; Lambert, a butcher by trade and living\\nat home, and Boselis. who died when a child. In\\n1850 he married his tec md wife. Zoe. daughter of\\nJohn and M irienne (Corneaui DeSheltler, who died\\nin 1808, with five boys and lour girls, of whom one\\nboy and two gitls are living. His third wife, to whom\\nhe Was married in 1870, was Malinda, daughter ot", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0833.jp2"}, "774": {"fulltext": "22\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand Mary (Drouillard) Bagnell. She died in\\n1877, with two boys, botli of whom are dead. For\\nthe fourth wife he was married Jan. 13, 1879, to Em-\\nily, daughter of Francis and Felice (Moran) Duval,\\nwhose two children, a boy and a girl, are both living.\\nOCTAVIA E. ROBERT is the oldest of the thirteen\\nchildren of Dorainick and Elizabeth Ann (Morrin)\\nRobert, and was born in Erie, Oct. 9, 1856. Born of\\nand raised in a family of Roman Catholics, she natur-\\nally became and now is a member of Fr. Thomas s\\nChurch. She lives with her father on section 16, and\\nfollows the profession of dressmaking for a liveli-\\nhood.\\nJOHN STUMP was born at Wuertemberg. Germany,\\nJan. 1, 1803, the son of John and Hannah Slump. He\\ncame to New York in 1816, and lived there and in\\nPhiladelphia until 1834, when he settled on section 18\\nof Erie. He was married at Tremainsville, Ohio,\\nNov. 20, 1834, to Marilda, daughter of Peter and Car-\\nrie (Newman) Lefford, who is ihe mother of eleven\\nchildren, of whom four boys and one girl are living.\\nThree of the boys, George, John and James, were in\\nthe Union army during the war, and Christian en-\\nlisted but was not accepted. Mr. Stump has always\\nbeen a Democrat. He was brought up a member of\\nthe Lutheran Church, but of late years has been a\\nmember of the Presbyterian.\\nVICTOR TRABBIC is the seventh child of Peter\\nand Caroline (Knaggs) Trabbic, and was born in Erie,\\nMay 28, 1861. Born a Catholic and raised a Demo-\\ncrat, he has always followed the occupalion of a\\nfarmer. His father has been supervisor of Erie town-\\nship for two years. Jan. 33, 1883, he was mar-\\nried to Adele, daughter of Antoine and Adeliue\\n(Perry) LaPointe, whose children are: Ralston, born\\nApril 27, 1884 (died Nov. 30, 1885); Priscilla, born\\nNov. 14, 188G; and Murie, born Dec. 5, 1888.\\nJOHN WEE.MAN is the oldest son of a family of\\nfive boys and two girls, all of whom are living. He\\nwas born Feb. 28, 1816, at Hinesburg, Vt., on the\\nfarm of his parents, Edward and Vilena (Conger)\\nWeeman. He was a tailor by trade for about twenty\\nyears. In August, 1840, at Norfolk, St. Lawrence\\ncounty, N. Y., where he had lived for sixteen years,\\nhe was married to Mary E., daughter of Joel S. and\\nJane (Roberts) Hubbard, whose children are two girls\\nand three boys, all living. They are Hannibal A. and\\nHamilton A., twins, born in December, 1844\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the for-\\nmer a partner in the well-known firm of Lyllle, Wee-\\nman Co., in Toledo, the latter a farmer; George,\\nborn in 1866, and living at home; Chasiina V., wife\\nof Dora Cone, dealer iu agricultural implements, at\\nJasper, Mich and Ann Eliza, wife of Ralph Doty, In\\nBedford. After his removal from Sr. Lawrence\\ncounty, N. Y., Mr. Weeman lived a few years in\\nBedford (where he was highway commissioner), and\\ncame to Erie in 1845. -He was a Whig until the R pub-\\nlican party started, when he became identified with\\nthem, and has always remained with them. He has\\nheld the office of constable for twenty years, and dep-\\nuty sheriff of Monroe county for ten years. Is a\\nmember of the Episcopal church.\\nFRANCIS W ENDEL, a farmer of Erie, was born\\nin Germany, February 28, 1817. Came to America in\\n1840 and settled in Monroe county. Married Eliza-\\nbeth Felger in February, 1839; she was born in Ger-\\nmany, June 4, 1S19. Their children are: John C,\\nborn November 31, 1839, died August 29, 1861; Eliz-\\nabeth, born December 31, 1841; John, January 1, 1844,\\ndied November 25, 1865; Frank, born July 1, 1815;\\nJohn IL, b)rn May 19, 1848; Catherine, born March\\n28, 1851; Mnry A., born December 39, 1853. His bus-\\niness is farming.\\nFREBiCIIXO WP\u00c2\u00ab XOWKJSHIP.\\nPAUL BECHBERGER was born in Germany, Jan-\\nuary 28, 1838, and came to Frenchtowu in 1866. He\\ngets his mall at Monroe. His parents are Valentine\\nand Catherine (Wise) Bechberger. At Wyandotte,\\nNovember 27, 18 6, he was married to Mary, daugh-\\nter of Ferdinand and Margaret (Islnger) Steiner.\\nGEORGE FIX, a farmer of Frencbtown, was born\\nin France, jSIarch 5, 1836; came to America and set-\\ntled in Monroe county In 1828, with his father. Mar-\\nried Adaline Nedan, of Monroe, Mav 15, 1854. She\\nwas born May 22, 1838, and died January 3, 1860. Her\\nchildren are Adaline, born February 14, 1855, and\\ndied in infancy; Sarah E., born June 5. 1856, died\\nOctober 19, 1888; .loseph G., horn September 19, 18.58;\\nJohn, born November 25, 18.59, died May 10, 1860.\\nHe married his second wife, Julia Decauter, of Mon-\\nroe, May 19, 1860. She was born in October, 1849,\\nand died July 27, 1872. Her children are: George,\\nborn March 19, 1861; Moses, born April 17, 1862; Oc-\\ntiavo born June 24, 1864; Isadore, born June 6,\\n1856; Dorathy, born June 37, 1869. He married his\\nthird wife, Julia Robert, January 13, 1873. She was\\nborn April 8, 1849. Her children are: Wallace, born\\nNovember 26, 1873; Catharine, March 7, 1874; Mary F.,\\nborn December 19, 1875; Clarence, born October 15,\\n1877, died March 3, 1880; Liona, horn January 4,\\n1880, died January 30, 1883; Edward, born January\\n20, 1883; Leona M., born May 31, 1884; Agnes, born No-\\nvember 13. 1886, died January 31, 1889; Lewis, born\\nMay 13, 1889, died September 17, 1889. Mr. Fix has\\nbeen a farmer lor 44 years.\\nJOSEPH HYOTT, son of Elias and Pauline (Sear)\\nHyott, was born In Maine February 10, 1826. and\\ncame to Frencbtown in 1837. At Brest, January 23,\\n1855, he married Adeline, daughter of Tusant and\\nGenevieve (Bnrk)Soleau. He enlisted at Monroe, Sept.\\n5, 1864, and was mustered out June 2, 1865. His\\nchilpren are Henry, born Nov. 29, 18.55; David, born\\nJuly 39. 1857; Frank, born Feb. 20. 1859; Louise, born\\nMarch 20, 1861, now deceased; Mary, born Nov. 9.\\n1867. His address is Newport.\\nELON G. MATTESON is the son of Oliver and Ar-\\ndllla (Davis) Matteson: was born in 1803, and Decern\\nber 3, 1837, was married to Julia, daughter of Linus\\nand Lydla (Andiews) Cowles. He has seven children,\\nand is a well known farmer jn Frencbtown, where for\\nseven years he was supervisor of the township. His\\npostoffice is at Mouroe.\\nIDA TOWNSHIP.\\nADDISON BRAINAKD, a farmer of Ida, was born\\nin Vermont, Dec. 1, 1814 came to Monroe county in\\n1836. Married Elizabeth Andrews, July 4, 1S43; she\\nwas born in England Dec. 26, 1819. Their ehildreii\\nare: Lucretia J., born June 2, 1844, died Feb. 29,\\n1864; Francis, born Oct. 4, 1846; Cora W., born Aug.\\n31,1848; Mary A., born March 2, 1850; Samuel S,\\nborn Aug. 4, 1854. Addison Brainard is a Republi-\\ncan; was town clerk three years, commissioner of\\nhighway for eight years; member of the M. E. church.\\nBroommaker by trade.\\nSETH C. BRONSON, a farmer of Ida, was born in\\nNew York State, March 19, 1816, and came to Monroe\\ncounty in 1837. Married Julia Owen, Feb. 23, 1834;\\nshe was born in New Y ork State, Aug;. 24, 1813, and\\ndied Dec. 9, 1853; had one child. Frank, born Feb. 9,\\n1847. He married his second wife, Alvira Johnston,\\nApril 30, 1854; she was born Oct. 1, 1829; her children\\nliving are: Julia, born March 20, 1855; Olive M.,\\nborn July 6, 1857; Don O., born July 13, 18G0. Mr.\\nBronson has always been a farmer.\\nJOHN COREY, a farmer of Ida, was born in Eng-\\nland, Aug. 19, 1826; came to America In 18.35, and\\nsettled in Monroe county in 1867. Married Lucinda\\nRichardson Feb. 2, 1856; she was born in Ma.ssachu-\\nsetta July 12, 1831. Their children are: Richard,\\nAda, John, Samuel and Fred. He has always been\\na farmer.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0834.jp2"}, "775": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HTSTORIES.\\n23\\nJOHX DENTAL was born at Rotoch, Germany, in\\n]S20. He came to America in 1847, and settled in\\nthe township of Ida, Monroe county, Mich., where\\nhe was married in ISoOto Kmily Owen, by whom he\\nlias had nine children, eif;ht of whom are now livinj,\\nThe first few years of his residence in this county\\nwere spent as a common laliorer, and asa result of his\\nindustry and savine he now owns one hundred acres\\nof choice land, all improved, with fine residence an i\\ngood outbuildings, a large portion of which he took\\nup in its natural state and has brought it to its pres-\\nent state of perfection.\\nPAUL DIXOFF, a farmer of Ida township, was\\nborn in Germany Jan. 27, I SI 7; came to America in\\nIS-IC), and settled in Monroe county. Married Cath-\\nerine Gregerich May L 7, IS4( i; she was born in Ger-\\nmany .\\\\ug. 1. 181:!. Their children are: .lo.seph,\\nborn Oct. 24, IS.51; Paul, born April ].S.5o; William,\\nborn May 3, lSo(5; Anna, born April 17, l.S(il. He is\\na Democrat, a mendier of the Catholic church.\\nJESSE FHAKY was born in the town of Lodi,\\nSeneca county, Y., in IS- iO. In ISoU the family\\ncame to Michigan and located in Lenawee county.\\nIn 1S()1 they went to St. Joseph county, and from\\nthere Jesse came to Monroe county, locating in the\\ntownship of Ida and settled on the farm of SO acres of\\nwhich he is now part owner, and where he now\\nresides, lie was married in 1875 to Miss Julia Man-\\nwarren, a native of Chenango county, X. Y., whu.se\\nparents, David and Eliza Manwarren, came west\\nabout the year 1844. Jesse and Julia have four\\ndaughters.\\nJOHN (iANSLER. In lS.-)4 Lewis and Mary Ann\\nGansler left tlicir native country (Germany) and came\\nto America, and on arriving here settled permanently\\nin the township of Ida, Monroe county, Mich. John\\nGansler was born at sea on the passage of his parents\\nto America. He was marrie l in iss-i to Miss Lucinda\\n\\\\Vesterbarger. They have one child. He now owns\\n51 acres of land near Lulu Station, in township of\\nIda, where he now resides.\\nX. GEIGER, a farmer of Iila, was born in Ger-\\nmany Feb. 12, 1825; came to America in 18. ,2 and set-\\ntled in -Monroe county. Married Lena Newcomb in\\nISoO; she was born in Germany Feb. 11, 1831. Their\\nchildren are: Lena, born Aug. 18, 18.58; Antoni\\nborn July 14, 18ii2; Lizzie, born Oct. 14, 18(15;\\nJosephine, born March 28, 18(i7; Frank, born Nov. 28,\\n1870 He is a member of the Catholic church.\\nCHARLES F. (lERE was born in the town i f\\nSparta. Livingston county. N. Y., in 18.5.5. He came\\nto Michigan in 187 and located in Mecosta county,\\nand remained there until 18s2. He then went to\\nNewaygo county, and from thence came to Monroe\\ncounty in 1885, locating in the township of Ida, on\\nthe 40 acres of land that he now i\\\\vns and occupies.\\nHis parents were John and Polly Gere, of Sparta,\\nN. He married Mi.ss I^dna Palmer, of Newaygo\\ncounty, Mich. They have two children.\\nJOSEPH E. GILD.VY, a son of John and Mary\\nGildav. was born in the township of LaSalle, Monroe\\ncountv. Mich., 1848. He was married in 1878 to Mi.ss\\nEllen Nester, of Toledo, Ohio. They have five chil-\\ndren. He came to the township of Ida in 1878, and\\nlocated on the farm of 80 acres on whi :h he now\\nresides. He has served as assessor four years, town-\\nship clerk three years, superintendent of schools two\\nyears, and was elected supervisor in 1882, and now\\nholds that ollice.\\nBENJAMIN GEHWICK.afarmerof Ida, was born\\nin Germany July 17, 1S33; came to America in 184f\\nand settled in .Monroe county. S!arried Barbara\\nLesh Feb. 4, 1802; she was born in Germany Sept. 3,\\n1843. Their children are: Frank, born Aprd 18,\\n1803; Lizzie, born Aug. 19, 1804; Mary, Oct. 18, 1806;\\nWilliam, June 10, 1,SG0; Tillie, Aug. 25, 1S71; Benja-\\nmin. Dec. 2, 1873; John, Jan. 11, 1875; Peter, July 5,\\n187S; Clara, July 25. 1880; Anna, Aug. 15, 1883. Uo\\nis a Democrat; member of the Catholic church.\\nFREDERICK HEIIL, a farmer of Ida, was born\\nin Germany April 27, 1821; came to America in 1846,\\nanil settled in Monroe countv in I84 J. Married\\nBarbara Hoiick Sept. 2.!, 1840; she was born in Ger-\\nmany Aug. 0, 1S33. Their children are: Christina,\\nborn Oct. 12. 18.50,died March 1, 1880; Frederick, Feb.\\n11, 18.53; John, Dec. I. 1855; Maggie, Feb. 3, 1859;\\nRickey, Jan. 1, 1 2; Charley. Mav 4, 18( 4; Christof,\\nJan. 15, 1807; Caroline, Aug. 5, 1870. He is a Demo-\\ncrat; a member of the Lutheran church.\\nPHILLIP 1 1. VK WICK was born in Herkimer\\nciiunty, N. Y.. in 1810. His arent8were Abramand\\nMargaret Harwick. The family removed to Monroe\\ncounty, N. Y and thence to Cattaraugus county,\\nand from there in 18:;(i they came to Monroe county,\\nMich., locating in the southwest corner of tlie town-\\nship of Ma. They brought their own team of\\nhorses, occupying two weeks time in making the\\ntrip. They took up 00 acres of wilil land, and were\\nobliged to make their own roail a portion of the way\\nto get to it. The parents died on this farm. Phillip\\nHarwick now owns 05 acres of the original farm,\\non which be now resides. He married in ISCl\\nMiss Margaret Denen, a native of England. They\\nhave four children.\\nJACOB HENRY was born in Dauphin county. Pa.,\\nin 1830. His parents were George and Mary Henrv,\\nwho came with their family toMonroc countv, Midi.,\\nin 18-54 and settled in the town of La Salle. In 1801\\nMr. Henry removed to the townshi) of Ida, and\\nlo.cated on the farm of Talcott E. Wing for three\\nyears. In 1804 he purchased the farm where he now\\nresides. He was married in 1854 to Miss Eleanor\\nYarger, of Ida. They have four children. He has\\nserved si.\\\\ years as commissioner of highways, school\\ndirector eleven years, assessf\u00c2\u00abr, etc.\\nFRANKLIN 15. JONES, a doctor of Ida, was born\\nin Raisinville, Monroe county, March IS, 1.S44. Mar-\\nried Jane A. Russell, of Petersburgh, Mich., Dec. 1,\\n1808; she Wiis born April 23, 1844. Their children\\nare: Hester Mary, born Aug. 31, 1800, ilied July\\n10. 1880, of nervous prostration Estella L., born Dec.\\n24, 1872; Isnian R.. born Jan. 1.3, 1874; Frank E.,\\nborn May 7, 1883.\\nEDWARD KAPER, a farmer of Ida, was born in\\nGermany A] ril 0, Ksl8; came to .\\\\merica in 18,54 and\\nsettled in Monroe county. Married Mary Gartner, of\\niermany, Nov. 30, 1840; she was born March 1, 1827.\\nTheir children are: Emil W., born .Sept. 21,1850;\\nAnna E., born Oct. 4, 18.52; Bertha M., born Dec. 23,\\n1857; Carl F., born Nov. 10, 18.50, dieil Feb. 17, 1803;\\n(Just. W. F., born Sept. 17, 1801; Rudolph C, born\\nJune 3, 1807. Mr. Kaper is a glovemakerby trade.\\nJOSEPH LAUER, a farmer of Ida township, was\\nhorn in Germany April 10, 1821; came to America in\\n1.S43 and settled in Monroe county. Married Jlagde-\\nlena Stiner in 1S51; she was born in (iernianv .Ian.\\n10, 18:{0. Their children are Mary E., born Dec. 2,\\n1854; Charles, born July I, 18-52; John, born Sept. 20,\\n1802; Josejih, born Jan. 15, lsO,s. He has been farm-\\ning 44 years; has 200 acres of land.\\nJOHN M.XRTIN, a merchant of Ida, was born in\\nSt. Clair county, Mich.. Oct. 20, 18.52, and settled in\\nMonroe Co. in 1800. .Married Anna Myers, of Ida,\\nDec. 10, 1872; she was born Nov. 20, 1854; have three\\ncbililren: (Jeorge E.,born Dec. 11, 1873; John R.,Oct.\\n2.5, 1877; Herbert C, born Nov. 7, 1880. He is a Re-\\npublican; has been township clerk one year, a.ssistant\\npostmaster three years.\\nHENRY MA. ^ON was a native of Monroe county,\\nN. Y. He married Malinda Brighton, by whom he", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0835.jp2"}, "776": {"fulltext": "24\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nhail one Sdii, Win. H. Mason, now of tlie township of\\nIda, Monroe county, Midi. Mr. Mason, tlie fatlier,\\ncame to Micliigan in 1835, and located in the town-\\nsiiip of Bedford, where he took up 80 acres of wild\\nland, afterwards adding SO acres thereto. He served\\nas a member of the State legislature one term. He\\nheld some office most of the time during the busi-\\nness part of his life. He died in Bedford in 18()7.\\nWm. H. Mason, his son, was born in Bedford in\\n18li5, and lived there until 1882, then purchased\\nand moved on to the farm of 102 acres in the town-\\nship of Ida, wliere ho now resides. He married Miss\\nChristina Klinck, nf Bedford. They have eight\\nchildren. He was chosen and elected a magistrate\\nin and for tlic township of Ida in 1887, but declined\\nto qnalifv.\\nCHAKLES MILLER, a resident of the town of\\nIda, was born in Germany in 1841; came to this\\ncountry in 1870, locating first at Toledo, and from\\nthence settled in the town of Ida, Monroe county,\\nMich., in 1871, where in the same year he was mar-\\nried to Mrs. Pophia Albright, relict of Frederick\\nAlbright, by whom he has one daughter.\\nEDWIN MOSES came to Monroe county, Mich.,\\nin 1853. He was a native of Seneca county, N. Y.\\nHis parents were Franklin and Susan Moses, of the\\ntown of Fayette. Seneca count} N. Y., whore he was\\nborn in 1829. He first located at Raisinville, Monroe\\ncounty, Mich., and from there removed to Ida in\\n1868, locating at Lulu, where he now resides. He\\nwas married in 1804 to Miss May West, a daughter of\\nHenry Y. and Harriet West, bv whom he has two\\nchildren. He enlisted in 1861 i n Co. F, 15tli Mich.\\nInf., and was discharged in 1862; was in the battles\\nof Pittsburg Landing and Farmington; is a member\\nof Joseph R. Smith Post, No. 70, G. A. R.\\nJOHN PORTER was born in England in 18.50, and\\ncame to this country in childhood. He was brought\\nto Monroe county, Mich,, in lfi57 from Rochester,\\nN. Y., and soon after returned there, but in 1871 he\\nlocated at Cleveland, O., where he was married in 1872\\nto Miss .\\\\bbie Cooley, of that city, by whom he has\\nfour children. From Cleveland he returned to\\nRochester, N. Y., and then again in 1880 returned to\\nMonroe county, Midi., locating at Rockwood, and\\nfrom thence to Bedford, where he purchased a farm.\\nRemained there until 18(i(i, then came to Morocco,\\nin the township of Ida, and engaged in mercantile\\nbusiness; was made postmaster in 1886 and still holds\\nthe office.\\nJAMES RICHARDSON, who died January 4,\\n1883, was born in England May 24, 1823; came to\\nAmerica in 1846, and settled in Monroe county.\\nMarried Mary Bradley March 24, 1846; she was born\\nin England May 20, 1825. Their children are\\nBradley W., born Jan. 5, 1847; Fred A., born Feb. 7,\\n184; died Sept. 7, 1850; Benjamin F.. born Aug. 9,\\n1851; Horten.se, born Dec. 27, 1854; Emma M., born\\nDec. 14, 1857; James, born May 14, 1850, died Dec.\\n16, 1872; Minnie L., born Nov. 26, 1861; Addison J.,\\nborn May 2, 1864; Eugene J., born June 16, 1867.\\nMr. Richardson was a cabinetmaker by trade. He\\nwas a Republican; was clerk six years. Ida P.O.\\nMICHAEL SCHLUMP, a farmer of Ida, was born\\nin Germany Feb. 2, 1833; came to America in 1856\\nand settled in Monroe county. Married Mary Wort\\nin December, 1854; she was born in Germany April\\nJ, 1835. Their children are John, Andrew, William\\nand Louisa. He was drafted in the 9th Mich. Inf.,\\nCo. I, Sept. 5, 1864, and was mustered out of service\\nJune 20, 1865. He is a Rex)ublican, and is a member\\nof the Lutheran Church.\\nJOHN H. STOTZ, a merchant of Ida, was born in\\nGermany Aug. 17, 1848; came to America in 1860,\\nand settled in Monroe county in 1866 with his\\nparents. His father, George P. Stotz, was born in\\nGermany Sept. S, 1824, and dieil in Ida Feb. 8, 1886;\\nhis mother was born in Germany July 9. 1820, and\\ndied in Ida Nov. 12, 1884. Mr. Stotz has been in the\\ndry goods busiiuss in Ida for 17 years.\\nJOHN W. STRACK, a farmer of Ida, was born in\\nGermany March 3, 1837; came to America in 1854 and\\nsettled in Monroe county in 1862. Married to\\nJennetta EschenroderOct. 19, 1862; she was born in\\nGermany May 13, 1840. Their children are: AVil-\\nliam, born Dec. 12, 1863; Frederick M., born Dec. 20,\\n1865; Mary J., born Sept. 29, 1869; Henry P., born\\nSept. 3, 1876. He was engaged in the brewing busi-\\nness while in Germany, but since residing in this\\ncountry he has been farming.\\nCHAS. F. STREETER, a lawyer of Ida, was born\\nin Germany Feb. 8, 1826; came to America in 1836\\nand settled in Monroe county in 1840. Married to\\nEva Hochradel, of Monroe, in April, 1852. Their\\nchildren living are John C. F., Masrgie, wife of Jacob\\nHartman, of Toledo, O. He enlisted in the 9th Micli.\\nCav., Co. G, May 1, 1863, and was mustered out in\\nthe fall of 1865. He served in the field six months\\nand was disabled at Blains Cross Roads. Tennessee,\\nafterwards served as assistant hospital steward; is a\\nmember of William Bell Post, of Dundee. He is a\\nDemocrat; has been justice of the peace 10 years, at\\npresent is in the furniture and undertaking business.\\nJOSEPH TEALL, a son of Asaph and Sophronia\\nTeall, and a grandson of Dr. Nathan Teall, a native\\nof England, was born at Geneva, Ontario county,\\nN. Y., in 1824. His parents came to Monroe county,\\nMich., when he was eight years old (in 18:32), the\\nfamily locating in the township of Erie, where the\\nfather, Asaph Teall, died in 1879. He served as a\\nteamster in the Toledo War. Joseph Teall has been\\ntwice married. His first wife was Miss Mary S. Van-\\ndercook, of Erie, to whom he was married in 1846,\\nand by whom he has four children now living. She\\ndied in 18.54. He next married Miss Adeline Brown,\\nof Dundee, his present wife. Mr. Teall came to the\\ntownship of Ida in 1854, and for seven years worked\\nas a common laborer. In 1861 he purchased the\\nfarm of 80 acres oh which he now resides, of R.\\nO Connor; he now owns 85 acres. At the age of 21\\nhe was elected constable in Erie township, and\\nserved 12 years, and has held the office of commis-\\nsioner of highways 12 years, and has also served as\\na magistrate 24 years, and still holds that office.\\nSMITH TODD, a farmer of Ida, was born in Bel-\\nmont county, Ohio, April 28, 1869. Married Eliza-\\nbeth Lewis Dec. 20, 1853; she was born in Crawford\\ncounty, Ohio, June 19, 1831. Their children are:\\nJennie, born Aug. 31, 1854; Amelia, born Feb. 25,\\n1857; Mary E., born Oct. 14, 1858; Alice, born Oct.\\n21, 1860; Clement L. V., born Sept. 11. 18(i3. Mr.\\nTodd is a Democrat; has been justice of the jieace\\nfor four years; was county recorder of Crawford\\ncounty, Ohio, for six years.\\nWILLIAM TRACY was born at Canandaigna,\\nOntario county, N. Y., in 1829. He came to Monroe\\ncounty, Mich., in 1836 with his uncle, Gabriel\\nKetcham. He first located in township of Bedford,\\nand has lived in the townships of Bedford, Whiteford\\nand Erie up to 1860. He then located in the township\\nof Ida, on forty acres of land, where he now resides.\\nHe was married in 1854 to Miss Martha Mortimore,\\nof Erie township, by whom he has three children.\\nSI^lEON VAN AKIN, a farmer of Ida, was born\\nin Lenawee county. Mich., Oct. 14, 1842, and settled\\nin Ida in 1867. Married Charlotte Southwick, of\\nIda, Jan. 15, 1867; she was born Jan. 13, 1839; have\\ntwo children Lee, born July 9, 1868, and Clara,\\nborn Dec. 18, 1880. He enlisted in the First Regi-\\nment U. S. Sharp-Shooters, Co. C, Aug. 23, 1862, and\\nwas in all the battles with his regiment. He is a", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0836.jp2"}, "777": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n25\\nRepublican; has Iieen supprvisor five yeare; iiostnias-\\nter two years.\\nAUGUSTUS AVKISKI., ))n.\u00c2\u00abtor of the German\\nLutlieran diurch of Ida, was born in Stra.sbnr)r.\\nGermany, March 4, 1S3S; came to .\\\\merica in \\\\SV.i,\\nsettled in Monroe county in IsTii. He marrieil\\nJennie Bueri. er, of Wasliincton, .Jnlv istl.\\nShe was born in Budalo, N. Y., Feb. L i.s47, an.l\\ndied Jan. 7, 1S7l had three children: Kmanuel,\\nborn Sept. II, ]S(i7; Atrnes. born Keb. 1. 2, IMHI;\\nTabitha, born Oct. 1870. He married hi.*: second\\nwife, Minnie (iram, of Bullalo, N. Y., July 2:!, 1.872;\\nshe was born Sept. 4, 1S4. Their children are:\\nTheodore, born March ls7(i; Dura I)., Sept. 2.S,\\n1,S7.S; Mary M.. born March 11, l^Sd; Eunice, born\\nJune S, ISSJ; John, born July 7, 1SS4. He lia.\u00c2\u00abbeen\\npreaching since l.si):5.\\nHENRY Y. WEST was born in Washinglon\\ncounty, N. Y., in 1S1.5. His parent.s, Andrew and\\nElizabeth (Younglove) West, left Washington county,\\nN. Y., in the winter of 1817-lcS and removed to\\nChristian county. Ky., where they remained until\\n1827, and then with an ox team removed to Detroit,\\nMich. In l. i27 they located in Oakland county,\\nmaking a short stay at Birmingham. In the fall of\\n18211 look up 40 acres of wild land in the town of\\nSouthfield, and soon after built a tannery, the first\\nin that locality. Henry Y. left the family here and\\nstruck out for himself, and worked about one year\\nin a saw mill, five miles north of where the village of\\nFlint now stands.and from thence went toShiawassei!\\ncounty. He was married in 18:i!i to Miss Harriet\\nGook, of Delaware county, Ohio, and they have\\nseven children now living. In 1840 he located in\\nDetroit; in the fall of 18.5:1 came to the town of Ida,\\nMonroe county, and took up 40 acres of wild land at\\nwhat is now Lulu, on the Toledo, Ann Arbor and\\nNorth Michigan Railway, being the first settler of\\nthat locality. In lss4 iie wa.s made postmaster at\\nLulu, and nciW holds that ofhce. Has always taken\\na lively interest in church matters, estal lishing the\\nfirst meetinsr at Lulu by keeping a minister for two\\nyears mostly at his expense.\\nLASALLE XOWPiSHIP.\\nC HARLK.^ DKNNINGER, a farmer of LaSalle, was\\nborn in Monroe county, July 28. 183:i. Married Mar-\\ngaret Yoas, November 1, IK.ii. She was liorn in Ger-\\nmany, Julv 15, 1837. Their children are: Carrie, bnrn\\nMarch 10, I8. j7: Augusta, February 6. 18.-)!); Charles,\\nNovember 2, 1801; Mary, Janunrv 1, 1861; Lizzie,\\nOctober 1, 1800; Rickey, May 130, ISBO; Maggie, born\\nJanuary 14, 1872; Julia, May 21. 1874; Willie, March\\n30, 1877; George, January 19. 1880. died January 21,\\n1880; Freddie, April 1.5, 1881. Mr. Dunuinger has\\nalwiiys hccn a farmer. His family are members of the\\nLutheran church.\\nPETER DUSSEAU is a farmer of LaSalle; was\\nhorn in .Monroe county, Oclohcr 8. 18;i Married to\\nElizabeth Cullev. November 14, 1842. Their children\\nare: Anna, born September 13, 18i;i; John, February\\n14, 1803; Peter. Novemhcr 8, 180J, who died in in-\\nfancv; Alhcrl, horn January 14, 1800: Clara, Oclohcr\\n10, 1808; Oscar, January 1, 1870, d cd in Oclohcr, 1874;\\nDaniel and Calhrine (twins), horn January 13, le73;\\nFrancis, May 20, 1877; Benjimin, October 23, 1880.\\nMr. Dusfeau is a Democrat. He is at present town-\\nship treasurer, and also engaged in farming.\\nJOHN W. GILDAY, afarmerof LaSalle township,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was born in Ireland, .\\\\pril, 1821; came to America in\\n1S33, and settled in Monroe county, where he now re-\\nsides. Married Mary Collins, July 1.5, 1847. She was\\nboru in Monroe, Novembers, 1830, the result ol their\\nmarriage being ten children, nine living: Josc ph, Fan-\\nnie, George, Elizabeth, Annie, James, Frank, Theresa,\\nJennie and William. Has 335 acres of hand in LaSalle\\ntownship.\\nCODFROID HKCK. a farmer of LaSalle, was born\\nin Germany, Septembers, 1826; came to Americi. in\\n1829. and settlcci in Monroe coiinly, wlierc lie now re-\\nsides. Married Julian Knah, Septcndier 15, 18.50 She\\nwas horn in Monroe county, August 4. 1.833. They\\nhave fourlecu children, ten livini:: Kale, horn Au usl\\n23, 1851; Lena, born January 14. 18.5:!. dic l March 14,\\n1853; Christian, horn Fibruarv 3. 1854; Louisa, born\\nJuly 11, 1850. died August 2, f8. i(i; M.iggie. born F. h-\\nruary 11, 1858, died March 2. 18.58; John, born Feliru-\\nary 9, 1859; Mary, horn .luly 7, 1802: Charles, born\\nApril 1, 1804: Minnie, born June 7, l 0; Emmn, horn\\nJanuary 17. 1809; Maggie, bom .\\\\pril 15, 1871, died\\nNovember 28, 1872; Liddie. burn April 28, 1873;\\nRickey, born July 5. 1875; Emanuel, horn March 22,\\n1877. He has been farming for three years.\\nCIIiRLES KNAB. a farmer of LaSalle, who died\\nSeptember 17, 1880, was horn in Germany, June 27,\\n1817; came to America in 1828. and setllecl in Monroe\\ncounty. Married Margaret Lealir. Novcinldr, 1841.\\nShe was born in Germany. Decemlicr-0. 1019. Their\\nchildren are: Julia, horn August 22, 1812; .Mary, born\\nOctobers. 1844; Charles, born March 11, 1847; Simeon,\\nborn March 18, 1849; William, born June 3. 1851, died\\nJuly 7, 1851; Calhrine, horn Deceinbir 0, 1852; Susan,\\nMay 3. 1855. died November 10, 1873; Geo.ge. born\\nApril 2, 18.58; Minnie, July 11, 1862. He was i Demo-\\ncrat superintendent of the poor two terms; justice of\\npeace two veais.\\nGEORGE KNAB, a farmer of LaSalle. was born in\\nGermany. June 19, 1821; came to Americii in 1830,\\nand s-ttled in Monroe county. Married Susan Meyer\\nin 1847. She was born in Germany in 1814. and died\\nin Monroe county. November 17, 186:}. They had six\\nchildren: Jacob, born October 2, 1848; George, born\\nDecember 11, 1849: Cathrine, born July 6, 1851: John,\\nborn January 12, 1854: Charles, horn Novemh-T .30,\\n18.55: Susan, born June 5, 18.58. For his .second wife\\nhe married Pbebe Christcna, June 9, 1805. She was\\nborn December 7, 1840, and has two children: Emma,\\nborn October 17, 1805; Matilda, born July 13. 1871.\\nHe is a Democrat, and member of Ihe Lutheran\\nchurch.\\nGEORGE KNAB, Jr., a farmer of LaSalle, was\\nbore in Monroe county, April 8, 184)*. Married Chris-\\ntina Ott, of Monroe City. October 26, 1805. She was\\nhorn January 20, 1815. They have rive children: Liz-\\nzie, born August 24, 1800: George, born t)cIober 21,\\n1.H08; Emila, born March 28, 1872; Theodore, born\\nApril 21, 1875: Julia, born October 11, 1877. Mrs.\\nKnab s motlier. Catlirine Ott, is still living wiih her.\\nShe was horn in Cermany, June 14, 1819. Mr. Knah\\nis a blacksmith by lr;ide.\\nDANIEL Kl .MMEUER, a farmer of LaSalle, was\\nborn in Pennsylvania, December 10, 1831. and cauie\\nto Monroe county in 1807. Married to Mary D;nly, of\\nIreland, June 25, 18.50. Their children are: Elward,\\nborn April 18, 1857, and died Deceniln r 34. 1883; Wil-\\nliam, born .Vugust 8, 1859; John, b rn January 10.\\n1804; George, born February 22, I ^ilO. Mr. Kuiu-\\nnierei is a miller by tr.ade.\\nHIRAM LEONARD, a farmer of LaSalle, who died\\nJanuary 18, 1881, was born in New York Stale, April\\n18, 1820, and settled in Monroe county m 1h;J7. Jlar-\\nried Miranda Webb, .May 1840. She was horn in\\nNew York Stale, April 14. 1827. Their children are:\\nAlson, born April 2, 1847: William, horn May 9. 1849,\\ndied May 28, 1850; Phocl-e. horn August 21, 18.53;\\nAcelia. born February 9, 1855; Jeanneltc, horn April\\n3, 185l Sophia, horn June 2, I860; Willis, horn Sep-\\ntember 3, 1802; Norris, born .May 9, I860, died March\\n1. 1870. He was a Democrat, lie was township\\ntreasurer for four years.\\nA. J. MORSE, who died August 21, 1861, was a resi-\\ndent of LaSalle lownship. He was born in New York", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0837.jp2"}, "778": {"fulltext": "26\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nState, June 8, 1818. and settled in Monroe county in\\n1861. Married to Ellen U. Skinner, April 1. 184!). She\\nwas born in New Haven, Huron counly, Ohio, May 4,\\n18S0. They Iiave eight children, Jill livins: John.I.,\\nhorn May 8, 1850: Ida M., born November 25. 1851:\\nHetta E., linrn Decembers, 1853; Frank L., bnrn Au-\\ngust 31, 1855; Charles L born October 9, 1S57; Lucy\\nE., born October 5, 1859; Don R., born Marcli 18,\\n1863; and A. .J., jr., born February 10, 1864. His\\nbusiness was farniinc.\\nHENRY PAXTON is a resident of LaSalle town-\\nehip; was born in Canada, December 7, 1831, and set-\\ntled in Monroe county in 1833. He was a sailor on\\nLake Erie for four years; then kept the Monroe liKht-\\nhou. e for eight years. At present he is engaged in\\nfi.-liing and farming.\\nJAMES REYNOLDS, a wagon maker of LaSalle,\\nwas born in New Y ork State, December 23, 1831; set.\\ntied in Monroe county in 1847. Married Sarah J.\\nEddy, of Monroe City. September 2, 18.57. She was\\nborn September 30, 1833, in Virginia. Their children\\nare: Nellie, born May 2, 1858; Lnviah, born March 12.\\n1860, died in infancy; James M., born February 23,\\n1862; 8telbi, born .January 7, 1864; Anna, born April\\n28, 1866; Arthur, born November 9, 1869; Edgar, born\\nAugust 31. 1873; Henry, b irn March 13, 1875, died in\\ninfancy; Willie, torn May 31, 1879. He is a Repub-\\nlican; was postmaster ten years; school director two\\nyears.\\nORRIN G. SMITH, a farmer of LaSalle township,\\nwas born in New York Slate, Janunry 21, 1836, and\\nsettled in Monroe county, October 25. 1835. Married\\nSarah White. July 23, 1855. She was born in Ohio,\\nMarch 28, 1841. Their children are: Martha, born July\\n21, 1861, died M:iy 23, 1862; Sella, born April 18, 1863;\\nCharles, born Febrmry 25, 1866. He is a Democrat;\\nhas been school director for six years; postmaster for\\nfifteen years. Postofflce address, LaSalle.\\nLOXDON TO WXSHIP.\\nHORATIO N. ALLISON, Jr farmer, of London,\\nWHS born in Murray. Oileans county, N. Y., May 21,\\n1849. His parents came lo Michigan, but owing to\\nsickness of the family had to return to New York\\nState. In 1857 they returned to Michigan, located in\\nLondon, living here until 1883, when they moved to\\nDakota. Horatio worked on a farm in the s-ummer,\\nand for three winters in the pine forests. In 1875 he\\npurchased 40 acres of Idud in Lon Ion. December 36,\\n1875, be married Alice A. DeVee, of London. She\\nwas born December 27, 1858, in Dundee, Mich. Two\\nchildren have b- en horn lo them, Albert, b irn Sep.\\ntember 17, 1876 and Warren Lloyd, born March 23,\\n1883,\\nEf.EAZER BARNES, of London, a retired fanner,\\nand pioneer of Monroe county, was born June 10, 1807,\\nhi I iltsfoid, Vt, In 1833 cime to Michigan, Novem-\\nber 21, ls:j3, he received a deed from Black Hawk\\nRankins, of 80 acres of laud. In 1835 he purchased\\n80 acres more, and erected one of the first frame\\nhouses in the townsh p. February 28, 1836, married\\nCalista Throop. of London, who was born June 10,\\n1812. Four children were born to them. Mrs. Barnes\\ndied November 11. 1863. In 1851 Mr. Barnes was a\\nmember of the State Legislature for one term. In\\n18.38 was made m^niber of the board of supervisors\\nof Monroe counly. Has been a great politician in\\nhis early days. His son, Dorr, is oue of the leading\\nfarmers of Milan, and has held the office of supervisor\\nand several other offices.\\nJESSE AND LEWIS G. BEVERLY active farmers\\nof London. Jesse was born September 6, 1834, and\\nLewis April 24, 1844, both at Loudon. September,\\n1862, Lewis G. enlisted in Co. E, 7th Mich. Vol.\\nCavalry on account of sickness was discharged\\nflbout March, 1863. He re enlisted September 24,\\n1864, in Co. H, 18th Mich. Vol. Inf. Was in the\\nbattles of Decatur, Nashville, where Hood made bis\\nraid also in the skirmishes with the guerillas at\\nPeach Cirove. Was discharged with the regiment in\\n1865. Lewis was married May 10, 1866, with Sarah\\nE. Russ. of Augusta, Mich., who was born March 23,\\n1846. Died March 1, 1873 One child was born\\nto them. Their farm they now own Andrew Jack-\\nson signed the deed for it. Their father died in 1859.\\nmother 1867. Lewis is a member of Lucius Taylor\\nPost, No. 274, G. A. R., at Milan.\\nGEO. A. BIRD, a farmer of London, was born in\\nWayne county, Mich., January 7th, 1862. His father,\\nIsaac Bird, was born in England, coming to America\\nwhen five years old, and going to live in Ontario\\ncounty, making that his home until bis 12th year,\\nwhen he came to Wayne county, and ri sided there\\never since. His mother wps born in Ohio. His\\nfather s family consisted of six sons and one daughter.\\nGtorge being the fourth son of the family. George s\\nearly life was spent at home until his 31st year. April\\n1, 1885, he married Hatiie Fritz, of Detroit, Mich.\\nShe was born September 1, 1859, in Delaware, N, J.\\nIn the spring of 1885 George and his wife went to\\nlive on the farm they now own, and began life for\\nthemselves.\\nGEORGE BISSELL, of London, was born at\\nFranklin. N. Y October 33, 1813. He learned the\\nblacksmith s tr^de in New Y ork State, In 1837 came\\nto Michigan, Married March 37. 1841, Jane M. Oles,\\nof Adrian, Mich, She was born in 1833, March,\\n1846, Mrs. Bissell died. Had two children. Mr.\\nBissell returned to New Y ork, remained uniil 1853,\\nwhen he came back to London. September 10, 1854,\\nmarried Maria L, Springer, of London, who was bora\\nat Ru hford, N. Y., October 10, 1835. Four children\\nwere birn to them. Address, London.\\nJAMES A. BLACKMER, a general merchant and\\npostmaster of Oakville, was born at Putnam, Conn.,\\nNovember 3, 1833. August 7, 1863, he enlisted in\\nCo. C. 7lh R. I. Inf as priv.ite was in the Army of\\nthe Potomac, battles of Fredericksburg and White\\nSulph ir. Was taken with measles at Newport News,\\nVa., and recovered in time to accompany the regiment\\nto Lexington here he had a relapse, and was tent to\\nthe hospital. In two months he rejoined h s r giraent.\\nHe was discharged from service July 13, 1865, by\\nGeneral Order No. 116, of War Department. He re-\\nturned to Rhode Island, and re-engaged \\\\n the lumber\\nbusiness until 1870, when he c.ime to Michigan,\\npurchasing 60 acres of land in London. October,\\n1878, purchased of A. W. Hardy stock of merchandise,\\nand opened his store. In 1879 was appointed post-\\nmaster. Elected justice of the peace in 1873. Mar-\\nried Ursula Hall, July 9, 1854, who was born in\\nConnecticut, October 34, 1833. Seven c .iildren were\\nborn to them. Mr Blackmer is member of Lucius\\nPost 374, G. A. R of Milan.\\nMRS. SARAH BOGARDUS, of London, was born\\nin Erie county, N. Y September 13, 1810. She came\\nto Michigan with her father in 1857, locating in\\nNewaygo county. In 1858 she married Maiquis\\nPalmer, of London. He was born in Gene ee county,\\nN. Y,, in 1826, died 1877. By this marriage four\\nchildren were born to them, John, P- rry, Orlanda,\\nand Cora. All are living excepting Cora, who died\\nDecember 17, 1886. December 22, 1883. Mrs. Palmer\\nmarried William Bogardus, of Milan, Mich., whose\\nname she now bears.\\nALEX. BONDY, Jr., of London, was born in\\nRockwood, Monroe county, November 10, 1856. He\\nlived at home until 15 years old, and sailed on a\\nvessel from Bay City to Toledo, following sailing\\nuntil the fall of 1883. January 7, 1884, he married\\nKate Lavougb, of Carlton, Mich. She was born at\\nRawsonville, Mich., Dec. 14, 1859. After their mar-", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0838.jp2"}, "779": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL niSTORTES.\\n27\\nriage they lived at Uarllon for a few monllis, then\\nwent to London, began farming on a purlion of the\\nMonllon farm, sfclion 29, wlieri they now reside.\\nOne cliild, a girl, has been born to them, Mary SLiggie,\\nborn Nov. 21, 1HS.5.\\nFHANCIS DEVERE BUTTS, of London, was born\\nat Ypsilinti. Mich, April 24. 1S44. l-Vbrunrv 22,\\n1804. he enlisted in Co. G. 12lh Mich. Vol. Inf., as\\nprivate, going to Little ]{ock, .\\\\rk. February 1,5,\\n18ti. was discharged at Camden. Ark. He reiurned\\nto Michigan and engaged in farming. Married in\\n1S70, Eimuagene Head, of Augvisia, .Mich. he was\\nboru at .Suinpter. January 3. 1S43. Tliey remained at\\nAugusta upon a farm until IST.s, when he e.xohanged\\nthe farm for one he now owns at London, Two chil-\\ndren were born to them, Celis-ta and Wallace, Cilista\\ndied Aug. 10, ISTIi.\\nBENJAMIN F. CALHOUN was born in London,\\nMich,, O. t. 19, 18.5. September :i. 1870, married\\nAmanda Youngs, of London, who was born i^ept. 2,\\n18. )9. One child. Iiena. was born to them January\\n18, 1879. Mr. Calhoun s heullh is poor, he having\\nbeen crushed by the falling of a log. His farm con-\\ntains 3 acres of land. Address, London.\\nJOHN CAVANAGH, farmer of London, was horn\\nin Ireland, Feb. 27, 1S82 came to America in 18.53.\\nSept. 22. isdl, enlisted in Co. D, Mich, Vol. Inf.\\nMarried Catherine VViith. of London, in 18t;4. She\\nwas born in Pennsylvania, Nov. 24, 1842. Ten chil-\\ndren were born to iliem. Mr. Cavanagli is a merab-T\\nof William Ikll Po^t, G. A. R., of Dundee.\\nCHARLES M. COON was born in Oneida county,\\nN. v., April 1830. Married Sept. 20. 18,51. Laura\\nAustin. He enlisted m Co. D, 23d N. V. Vol. Cav.,\\nFeb. 20, 18i5:i, as private. January, 18(1.5. was dis-\\ncharged at the close of the war. In 18t)() came to\\nMichiyan. He married his second wife. .Mclica\\nSchuyler. March 2.5, !sfi7, who was born in Ohio,\\nJuly 10, 1843. Si.\\\\ children were born to them. Mr.\\nCoon is a fanner. Address, London.\\nWILLIAM E. CROSBY, farmer of London, Mich,,\\nwas born in Canada, March (i, 1804. Came to the\\nStates ill 18S0, locating at Ypsilanti. Married Sarah\\nFrancis Augustus, of Vpsilan i, who was born Jan.\\n10. 1868. Mr. Crosby lived in different parts of\\nMi( higan until 1887, when he purcba.sed 20 acre? of\\nland at London, One child was born to them. Ad-\\ndress, London.\\nCHESTER DANIELS was born Feb. 15, 1845. His\\nparents died when he was three years old, and be\\nwent to live with a fainilv at Dundee. He enlisted in\\n1S04 for one year. In 18i37 he moved to London, and\\nmarried Sarali Mover. In 1872 bouglit a farm in Mi-\\nlan, consisting of 10 acres. In 1874 was employed by\\nthe Star lii nding Co., of London, for on( and onehaif\\nyears. He owns 00 acres of land in London, where\\nbe still lives. To them three children were born. Ida\\nB. Anna and Annis. Mr. Daniels is a Democrat.\\nDANIEL L. DeVEE. an active farmer of London,\\nMich., was born in Rhinebeck, N. Jan. 2.5. 1817.\\nHe lived with his parents, John and R-bccca (Shilfer)\\nDeVee, until his 1.5ih year, when lie went to Newark,\\nN. J., to le:irn the shoemaker s trade. When he had\\ncompleted his trade he sailed on the vessel Parker,\\nunder Capt. William Austin, f f New Bedford: after\\nthis he sailed under Capt. Smi h. and was gone two\\nyears. Returning in tlie fall of 1841. he located on a\\nfarm in London. Mich., where he remained three\\nyears, atd in 1849 moved to Dundee and opened a\\nboot and shoe house. In the spring of 18-52 he\\nstarted for California, driving a team all the way,\\nreaching there about the first of September. He re-\\nmained there until the spring of 1S.5:{. then returned to\\nMichigan. In 1855 he went t Frenchlown, Monroe\\ncounty, and worked the farm his father was carrying\\non for him. He regained there until 1800, when he\\nsettled in London on the farm of 120 i.crcs where he\\nhas since resided. In October, 1841, he married Mary\\nH, Smith, who was born in Si-otland, June 6, 18 33.\\nTen children have been born to them, all of whom are\\nliving. Mr, DeVee has held the ollice of justice of the\\npeace for one term in Dundee, and for one term at\\nLondon. He was also numinaled in lss4 tor the leg-\\nislature in the Second District, and in IHsti as sheriff\\nin Monroe county, upon the Prohibition ticket,\\nDANIEL WRKJIir DkVEE, a on of Daniel L.\\nDeVee, was born in Dundee. Feb. 20, 18.54. His early\\nlife was spent on the firm at Rome. Nov. 8. 1874 he\\nmarried Louisa Armstrong. She was born in London,\\nMich., July 18, 18.58. Afier his marriage they moved\\non a portion of his father s farm and began for them-\\nselves. He afterwards purchased 60 acres. In the\\nsummer of 1887 his house was burned, and belore the\\nwinter he had erected a new and better home. Three\\nchildren have been born to them: Daniel L., born\\nSept. 21, 1875; Harry E.. born Sept. i;J, 1877, and\\nAlpha A., born June 1, 1885.\\nJOHN J. DeVEE. a farmer of London, was born in\\nMonroe county. Mich.. Dec. 25, 1844. He enlisted in\\nCo. I, 11th Mich. Vol. Inf., Aug. 24, 1861, Was in the\\nbattles of Stone River, Mission Ridge, Buz/.xrd s\\nRoosI, Kcnseaw Mountain and Chickamauga, re-\\nmaining with regiment uinil its return to .Michigan, in\\n]S64. in 1870 be enlisted in the llth U S. Reg. Inf.,\\nas private, going to Sulphur Springs, Te.\\\\as, then to\\nFort Richardson, and Fort Sill, Ind. Tc-r. Was with\\nSIcKenzie in the 72 scout, being out six months. His\\nlime expired March 3. 1875, and he engaged as stage\\ndriver between Jackshoro and Weatherlord, Texas,\\nremaining four months, then returned to Michigan,\\nFeb. 20, 1870, married Mary P. Haner, of London,\\nwho was born Aug. 1, is.53. One child was born lo\\nthem. Mr. DeVee is a member of Lucius Taylor Post,\\nNo. 274, G. A. R.. of .Milan, Michigan.\\nALONZO V. DRAPER was born in New York,\\nOct. 19, 18 9. Came to Michigan in 1830. locating at\\nY orU. Washtenaw countv. In 184:! he married Eliza-\\nbeth Hathaway, of Mooresville, Mich., who was born\\nin York, in 1X25. Five children were born lo them.\\nHe enlisted, October, l.sG2, in Co. F, ^Otli Mich. H.\\nArt., taking wiih him his son Walter. Jlr. Draper\\nwas discharged October, 1865; his son, December, 1805,\\nat Jackson, .Mich. Mr. Draper owns a fine farm in\\nLondon township, where he resides. Address, Oak-\\nville. Michigan.\\nMRS. ESTHER DYHE, of London, was born in New\\nYork State, June 26, 1835. Married Abrara Van-\\nSchoick. of London, Sept. 11, 1852. He was a cooper.\\nThree children were born to Iheni. Abram V\u00c2\u00bbnSchoick\\nenlislel in 1803 in Co. I. llth Mich. Inf., as a private.\\nDied while in service, at Nashville, Tenn Dec. 11. 1864.\\nFebruary 1, 1805, Mrs, VanSchoick married Morse\\nDyhe, of London. Five children were burn of this\\nunion, ilr. Dvhe was a farmer and blacksmith. He\\ndied Dec. 13. 1878. Mrs. Dyhe manages a farm of 80\\nacres of land,\\nADNA ENO, a firmer, was born in Jackson county,\\nMich., July 4, 1854, His early life was spent on the\\nfarm with his father, Jan, 29 1877, married Harriet\\nCook, of New Boston, Wayne county, Mich. She was\\nborn in Pennsylvania. Sept. 29. IStil. Her parents\\ncame to Micbigiifi in 1863. Mr. Eno lived two years on\\na farm at New Boston, one year at Ann Arbor, and\\nreturned to London. In l8Si5be moved upon the farm\\nwhere he now resides, which consists of 80 acres of\\nland. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Eno.\\n.Vddress, London.\\nZEMRI.\\\\1I ENO, an active farmer of London, was\\nborn at WaterlOD, Mich.. Dec. 10. 1850. July 14,\\n1871. he married Hannah Dolhee, of lakville, who was\\nborn at Saline, Mich., May 12, 18.54. After three\\nyears they purchased 20 acres of laud, an l in 1886,\\n28 acrea additional. In 1871 built for Iheinselvcj a", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0839.jp2"}, "780": {"fulltext": "28\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nneat home. Six children were born to them. Address,\\nLoudon.\\nHENRY D. EVERETT, a farmer of London,\\nMich., was born at Sai-kett s Harbor, N. Y.. Feb. 3,\\n1833 September. 1830, his jiarentsrame to Michigan,\\nand in October, 1830, they moved to London townsliip,\\nhis father making tlie first clearins and erecting Ihe\\nfirst house in ll)at township; he died in July, 1838,\\na\u00c2\u00a3;ed 46. His mother died in New York, in 183(!.\\nHenry D. remained with his father until his laih\\nyear, and then began life for himself, and after his\\nfatlier s dea h took charge of the farm for a 3 ear or\\nmore, then entered a store at Dundee for a year. In\\n1841 he went to New Y ork, working on a farm in the\\nsummer and teaching school in the winter. In 1845\\nbe went to Gloversville, N. Y., and engaged with the\\nGlove Manufacturing Co., following this for 20 years.\\nDecember, 1849, he married Julia A.. Butler, of Glov-\\nersville. N. Y. She was born in Windsor, Conn.,\\nNov. 16, 1825. He returned with his family to Lon-\\ndon, January, 1865. erecting a new house and remain-\\ning here untd April, 1879, when he went to Kansas,\\nremaining there until 1881; he then returned to Lon-\\ndon. In 1883 went to Big Rapids, Mich. In Febru-\\nary, 1886, returned to London; engaged in farmmg and\\ndairy products, which occupation he now follows. To\\nMr and Mrs. Everett eight children have been born:\\nIVlary L., Alice, Laura, Henry C, Charlie, Emily,\\nJohn G. and Lillian.\\nCHARLES E. FARRINGTON, farmer, of London,\\nwas born April 16, 1849, upon ihe farm he now owns.\\nHis falher was one of the first members of the State\\nlegislature, and member of the convention which\\nframed the first constitu ion of Michigan. Sept. 1,\\n1864. Charles enlisted in Co. M, 2d Mich. Cav., as pri-\\nvate. Was discharged bv general order, Jnnc 21,\\niSer,. Married, Sept. 24, 1865, Elfinda S. Rorebeck,\\nof London. Four children were born to them. Mr.\\nFarrington is one of the representative farmers of\\nl^ondon; deals largely in stock and grain; is member\\nof the Free Methodist Society.\\nGEORGE N. FINCH was born in Y.ates county,\\nN. Y., Oct 3, 1823 Married, Feb. 3. 1851. Helen M.\\nHoffman, of Arcadia, Wayne county. N. Y. She was\\nborn at Phclpa, Wayne county, N. Y Sept. 12, 1S35.\\nOct. 1, 1862, they came to Michigan, locating in Oak-\\nland county. In 1879 moved to Dundee, remaining\\nthree years, then coming to London, where Ihey now\\nri side. Seven children have been born to them. His\\nfarm contains 78 acres of land, 50 acres being under\\ncultivation. Address, London.\\nROLAND L. FINCH, a farmer of London, was\\nborn in Wayne county, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1858. He\\nlived wiih his parents until 18, and then began life for\\nhimst if; worked out by the month for two years, and\\nthen entered the cabinet ware-rooms at Tecumseh,\\nMich, remaining for one year; then started a\\nsugar manufactory at Dundee, Mich. After a year\\nwent to Saline for one year. In the spring of 1882\\nmoved to London upon a farm, and began farming\\nfor himself, and has bince resided there, his sister be-\\ning his housekeeper, he having never married.\\nJOHN C. PORSllEE, a farmer of London, was\\nborn August 23, 1805, in New Jersey. Learned the\\ncarpenter and joiner s trade of his .father. Married\\nApril, 1828, Mary Forshee, of New Y ork Slate. July\\n14, 1853, she died. Married Oct. 22, 1862, Nancy\\nRansom, of London. Ten children were born to\\nthem. Mrs. Nancy Forshee died May 28, 1836. Ad-\\ndress. London.\\nAUSTIN FULLER, an active farmer of London,\\nwas born in Williams county, Ohio, March 13. 1853.\\nHis parents left Ohio in 1859, going to Clayton county,\\nIowa, remaining there three years then moved to\\nPennsylvania and to Ashtabula county, Ohio, and at\\nlast settling in Williams county, Ohio, where Nelson\\nand his brother, aged 16, enlisted in the 38th Ohio\\nVol. Inf, until the close of the war. In 1865 his\\nfather sold his farm in Ohio, and with a colony of\\n143 persons, and 125 head of cattle, went to Polk\\ncounty, Iowa, living there nine years. In 1871 his\\nfather came to Monroe county, purchased a farm\\nin London, where he died in 1875, April 5, 1881,\\nAustin married Sarah Birkett, of Exeter, Monroe\\ncounty. She was born in LaSalle, Monroe county,\\nMarch 16, 1854 One child has been born to Mr. and\\nMrs. Fuller, Olive May, born in 1882 (Nov. 8th).\\nGEORGE FULLER, of London, was born in New\\nY ork Stale, June 22, 1851. His father and family\\ncame to Michigan in 1853. July 2, 1876, George mar-\\nried Miss D. Haner, of London, who was born Sept.\\n2, 1857. Her father enli. ted in 1862 in 17th Mich.\\nVol. Inf., and died while in service. October, 1883,\\nGeorge purchased the farm where they now reside.\\nThey have had two children, one living. Address,\\nLondon.\\nMRS. JOSEPH FULLER, of London, was born in\\nWayne, Wayne connty, Mich., Feb. 7, 1848. Her\\nmaidtn name viai Polly Maria Raymond, and she\\nwas married March 7, 1867, with Joseph Fuller, of\\nWaf^hteuaw county, Mich. Mr. Fuller enli.sled in Co.\\nH, 14th Mich. Vol. Inf.. as private, for three years.\\nWas discharged in 1865 was taken prisoner at\\nFranklin, Tenn., and held three months. Mrs. Fuller\\nis mother of sLx children. In 1875 ihey purchased\\nthe farm where Mrs. Fuller now resides.\\nEDWARD C. GREEN, farmer, of London, was\\nborn March 19, 1839. His piirents were born in the\\neast. In 1831 his father came to Michigan, and soon\\nafter married. August 5, 1862, Edward enlisted in\\nCo. F, 18th Mich. Vol. Inf., going to Lc.vington, Ky.\\nWas taken sick with typhoid fever, and sent to the\\nGovernment Hospital. March, 1865. he was detached\\nfrom his company and put upon special duly. Soon\\nafter was made captain of a company of colored\\ntroops. July, 1865, was discharged at the close of the\\nwar. He returned to London, and March 19, 1866,\\nmarried Lucena Welch, of Exeler. She was born\\nDec. 35, 1843. They have two children owns 390\\nacres of land, besides half interest in timber land, and\\na store at Boyne City. Dea s. largely in stock. Ad-\\ndress, London.\\nJOHN B. GREEN, an active farmer of London,\\nwas born at Lawrencetown, Ohio, June 21, 1850.\\nHis parents came to Michigan in 1865, settled on what\\nwas then known as LtPleasant Creek, Monroe\\ncounty purchased 114 acies of land, livmghere three\\nyears; then they moved to Ida, on the lann called\\nthe Judge Wing farm. John B. purchased, in 1875,\\n40 acresof land in London. Married Mary A. Lefilier,\\nwho was born March 15, 18.10, in Ida township. Her\\nparents were German, came to Anieiica in 1848.\\nTwo children wore born. Address, London.\\nJOHN W. GRISWOLD, farmer, of London, was\\nborn at Tecumseh, July 32, 1834. His parents came\\nfrom New York State in 1824, traveling the distance\\nwith four horses, and their wagon loaded vvilh their\\neffects. John married April 6, 1858, Harriet A.\\nBangs, of Raisin, Lenawee county, who was born\\nJuly 22, 1837. He engaged in general painting until\\n1868, when he came to London, locating on 85 acres\\nof land, where he now resides. Three children have\\nbeen born to them C. W., Minnie B, and James W.\\nMr. Griswold has held several offices of trust, having\\nbeen township clerk five years, and at present is justice\\nof peace also has charge of the London cemeteries.\\nFor 16 years he has taught music, and has charge of\\nall musical interests of London.\\nEDGAR T. HAIGHT w.as born Sept. 28, 1837, in\\nLondon, Mich., upon the farm he now resides (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0n. He\\nwas married Feb. 20, 1870, with Delphine Moore, of\\nMilan, who was born July 5, 1849, in Canada. Her\\nparents were born in England. In 1859 they came to\\nRedlord, Waype county, Mich. Edgar, after his mar-", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0840.jp2"}, "781": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n50\\nI iaR^ settled upin the farm he now owns. lie is\\nalso a carpenter and joiner. Erected one of the finest\\nresidences in Milan, where he lived four yeans. Three\\nchildren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ilaight. Address,\\nLondon.\\nGEORGE C. IIAIGHT was born Nov. 23. 1834.\\nCame to Muhii;an with his |)urcnts in 1830. Married\\nNov. 24, IS.W, Harriet N. Howe, of London. He\\nenlisted Auirnst 11, 1862, in Co. U, 18th Mich. Vol.\\nInf. Was discharged by general order, .June 23,\\n1805. Mrs. Haisht died March 3, 1874, leaving three\\ncliildren. July 2. 187.5, he married Anna .IctTery, of\\nOakland county, Mich. She was born in Oakland\\ncounty, .Jan. 2o, 1841. Two children born by this\\nmarriage. Mr. Haight is a farmer. Address, London.\\nMRS, ELLEN G. HALL, widow of Martin V., was\\nborn in Great Britain, Nov. 2!t, 1829. Came to America\\nwith her parents in 1841. locating in Winnebago\\ncounty, Wis. Ellen married .July 3, 1851, Martin V.\\nHall, who was born in Vermont, July 11, 1.S29. In\\nls51 they came to Michigan. He enlisted in Co. H,\\n!\u00c2\u00bbth Mich. Vol. Inf., in lS(j4; was discharged June,\\n18IJ One cbikl was born to them, April 16, 1852,\\nwho died Sept. 26, 1879. Mr. Hall died July 11, 1884.\\nlie bad been township treasurer and justice of peace.\\nMrs. Hall s addres is London.\\nJOHN I. HANEn,of London, was born in New\\nYork State. April 28, 1847. Married Mary A. Devee,\\nof London, July 4, 186S. She was born in Dundee,\\nDee. 24, 1852. One child was born to them, O.scar\\nW., born March 24, 1869. Mr. Haner has engaged in\\nthreshing since 1860, and has one of the best separa-\\ntors in the market. Address, London.\\nWILLIAM HAZLETT, a farmer of London, Mich.,\\nwas born in Kellville, Mich., Aug. 13, 1856. When\\nfive years old be went to Canada with his parents, re-\\nmaining there five years. When 12 years old he secured\\nwork as driver of cattle, going with a herd to the\\nwestern country, Nebraska, Idaho, and Indian Ter-\\nritory. He remained there five years, then returned\\nto 15cllville, Micii. After a year learned the painters\\ntrade, and worked at it in Grand Rapids, Mich. In\\n1885 he moved to London on a farm of 80 acres.\\nOctober. 1885, he married Maggie Durham, of Denton,\\nMidi. She was born in Orange county, N. Y., June\\n10, 1855. One child has been born to them, Josephine,\\nborn July 13, 1886.\\nSANFORD D. HEAD, born at Sumpter, Wayne\\ncounty. Mich., September 7. 1847. His jiarents were\\nhern in New Yoik Stale. When 18 years of age be\\nleft home, traveling through dilTerenC States through\\nthe West, and at last settled in Michigan. April 1,\\n1877, he married Clara Brookner, ol Milan, who was\\nborn in 1857. Two children were bom to them:\\nJohn v., May 30, 1879, and .losie M., August 27, 1881.\\nMr. Head moved upon his present farm in London in\\n1879. His farm consists of foity acres of land.\\nWILLIAM A. HEATH, of Augusta, Washtenaw\\ncounty, Mich., was born in Livingston county. N. Y.,\\nNovemljer 13, 1836. He enlisted August 13, 1861, in\\nCo. C, 50lli New York Engineers, as private. In Feb.\\n1SG4. he re-enlisted in same company. In June, 1H65,\\nwi^s discharged. In fall of 18G5 returned to Michigan.\\nIn 1879 he moved to Augusta, where he now resides\\non a farm. Mxrried October 10, 1866, Minervia Jane\\nBradbhaw. of Augusta, who was born in New York\\nState, October 20, 1832. Mr. Heath is a member of\\nCarpenter Post, No. 180, G. A. R., of Ypsilanti. Owns\\nten acics of land.\\nCHARLES HEMPSTEAD, a farmer of London,\\nMich., was born in Chautauqua county, N. Y May\\n10, 1823. His parents came to Ohio when he was ten\\nyears old. When he was 21 bis parents moved to\\nLivinpsiton county, Mich., trading their Ohio land for\\na f\u00c2\u00abrin in Mubigiin. In IfvlU ibey .sold their fdrni and\\nweul to Jaekton county, where they bad a faim of\\neighty acres. June 24, 18 )7. he married Sarah Fisk,\\nof Lenawee county, Mich. She was liorn in Marion\\ncounty, September 2H, 1838. November, 18S4. Ihiy\\nmoved to the town of London, and iiavc since resiiled\\nthere. Four children have been born to them Frank-\\nlin, born June 9. 1867; Darwin C., born October 3(1,\\n1869, died July 31, 18W7, aged nearly IH years; Lillis P.,\\nborn May 22, 1871; Jennie, born February 21. 1H79.\\nPETER J. HENRY, an active farmer of London,\\nwas born at E.xeter, Mich November 7, 1813 March\\n20, 1868, married Elizabeth Rose, of Augusti, Mich.,\\nwho was born Deoemher 15, isn. .Six children wcie\\nborn to them: Carri John L Sirali Maria, William,\\nJulia M., and Rosa E. Mr. Henry s father was a Rus-\\nsian; his mother an American. Postofflcc addrets,\\nLondon.\\nANDREW X. HERRON, a farmcrof London, Mich\\nwas born in Pennsylvania, May 27, 1^33, His pan nts\\ndied when he was si.x years old. He began work for\\nbim.self when 15 years old on a farm. He lived in\\nPennsylvania until 1853, when he went to Ohio. M ly\\n27. 1860. he married Louisa Baulcli, of Luki county,\\nOhio. She was born in Ohio. April 27. 1M4 I; died\\nin July, 1877. November 17, 1861, Mr. Herron en-\\nlisted in Co. F, as a private. June 23, 1S63. be was\\ndischarged by reason of disab lity; being unfit lor\\nservice he returned to Ohio. He never had any ad-\\nvantages of education, his parents death depriving\\nhim of fchool. August, 1878, he married Mercy\\nWellman, of Painesville, Ohio. In 1880 he moved\\nto Michigan, and in 1886 moved to London. In 1881\\nbe married his third wife. Jennie Denike, who was\\nborn in London. March 8, 1818. By Ibis marriage two\\nchildren (twins) were born to them in 1883: Elmer\\nand Edward. Mr. Herron has four children by his\\nfirst wife.\\nGEORGE S. HOLTEN, an active farmer of London,\\nMidi., was born in Fulton Village, Oswego county,\\nN. Y., July 13, 1840 In 1849 his parents moved to\\nMichigan, and George went to live with Mr. E Barns\\nfor three years; then worked for his father on bis\\nfarm. He also had learned the cooper s trade and\\nworked at it. August 26. 18G2, he enlisted in Co. II.\\n18th Mich. Inf., as a private. He remained with bis\\nregiment in all its battles. At Camp Snow Pond was\\ncaptured and taken prisoner while on picket dutv. He\\nwas mustered out of service June 26. IsKij. He re-\\nturned to London and engaged in farming, which lie\\nstill follows. August 9. 1868, he married Margaret\\nMoren, of Brooklyn, Jackson counlv. .Mich who was\\nborn in .Michigan, F bruary 8. Iw51. Four children\\nhave been born to them; Mary J., bor.i March 10,\\n1869, died September 29, 1869; Ella M. born Decem-\\nber 20, 1870; Ge.irge F., born June 25, 1H75; Elnora,\\nborn .March 9, 1886. Reuben lloltcn, a brother of\\nGeorge, was a member of Co. H, 18th Mich. Inf. He\\ndied at Nashville, Tenn., June. 1H(;3, and is buried in\\nthe Soldiers Cemetery at that eiiy. Joseph, anolb -r\\nbrother, was a member of Co. K, l5lb .Mich V. I. He\\ndied August, 1H65, at London, and is buried in London\\ncemetery.\\nARTEMAS HOPKINS, an active farmer of London,\\nwas born Scptemb. r 0, 1860. His father was horn in\\nL(mdon. He enlisted in 18(12, and was captured and\\ntaken to Anilersonville prison, where it is supposed he\\nstarved to death Artemas has always been a farmer.\\nMarried Marv M. Ostrander, of Canton. Wayne coun-\\nty, Mich. She was born April 4. l -58. at Conway.\\nMich. They have four children. The farm on which\\nbe resiiles belonged to his grandfather; is now owned\\nby Willard Hopkins. Artemas has 150 acres of lanil,\\nand depends on stock raising more than grain raising.\\nWILLARD E. HOPKINS, farmer of London, was\\nborn .Inly 30, 1862. His parents were born in Lon-\\ndon, Mich. Willard owns the old homestead, and\\nspeuda his winters there. In 1879 he went to Supe-\\nrior, Washtenaw county, remaining t ne year; Ibeo", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0841.jp2"}, "782": {"fulltext": "nn\\nHISTORY OP MONROE COUNTY, MTCHTGAN.\\nwent to Canton, Wayne county. The following two\\nyears wera spent at London; from that time lie has\\nbeen at York, Washtenaw coiiuty. He has never\\nmarried. The homestead consists of eighty acres of\\nland, forty being under cultivation.\\nTHOMAS C. HOWAKD, a general merchant of\\nOakville, was born at Aui^usta, Mich.. June 14, 1846.\\nHis pari uts came to Michigan in 1834. February 10,\\n1868^ Thomis mairied JIarv E. Tuttle, of Augusta.\\nShe was botn iu New York State, May 5, 1848 They\\nhave two children. Mr. Howard managed his father s\\nfarm until 1880, when he came to London, purchased\\na general supply store in connection. He is engaged\\nbuying and selling all kinds of produce; also provides\\nDetroit markets with cattle and poultry, giving special\\nattention to the shipping of the same. He has been\\ntwice elected supervisor of London; also treasurer.\\nHas served several terms as township clerk at Au-\\ngusta, Mich. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. No.\\n197, Wolverine Lodge, of Milan, Michigan.\\nDAVID HOWE was born at London, Mich., March\\n27, 1816, upon the farm he now occupies. His parents\\ncame from Vermont to Michigan in 1836. April 21,\\n1873, he married Coraline Everett, of Raisinville. She\\nwas born January 18, 1854. Four children were born\\nto them. Oliver Howe, brother of David, enlisted in\\nCo. I, lllh Mich. V. I., August 24, 1861; was dis-\\ncharged August 5, 1862, being disabled. He died Jan-\\nuary 9, 1864. Address David Howe, London, Michi-\\ngan.\\nMERRITT HOWE was born in Vermont, March 13,\\n1830. He married November 28, 18.53, Jane Elizabeth\\nGraves, of Dundee. She was born in New York\\nState, January 25, 1830. In 18.53 they came to Lon-\\ndon. Six children have been born to them. In 1857,\\ncame to reside upon the farm of 35 acres of laud\\nwhere he still lives. PostofBce address, London,\\nMichigan.\\nSIMEON HOWE, a farmer of London, was birn at\\nWells, Rutland county, Vt., February 25, 1832. His\\nparents came to London in 1833, locating on a farm of\\neighty acres. July 5, 1858, Simeon married Emeline\\nC, Graves, of London, Mich. She was born at Dun-\\ndee, April 13, 1843. February, 1806, he purchased 45\\nacres of land where he now resides. Four cliildren\\nwere bom to them: George T., Julia E., Simeon L.,\\nand Herman. Mrs. Howe died August 3, 1887.\\nWILLIAM B. JONES, afaimerof London, was born\\nin the State of New Jersey, January 14, 1834. His\\nlather was in the war of 1812. William married May\\n4, 1859, Caroliuc Martin, of Macon, Mich. She was\\nborn May 16, 1834. After his marriage he rented a\\nfarm at Lodi, Mich. In 1S71 purchased a farm at\\nMonroeville, and during the same year sold it, pur-\\nchasing the farm in London. No children have been\\nborn to them, but in 1877 they adopted an orphan\\nboy. Address, London.\\nJOHN J. KILPATRICK, an active London farmer,\\nwas born in S euben county, N. Y., April 27, 1835.\\nLearned the painter s trade in New Y ork State. Octo-\\nber 7, 1856, married. His wile was born iu England.\\nFive children were born to them. Mrs. Kilpatrick\\ndied June 1, 1865. January 30, 1866, he uiarriea Mrs.\\nEmra.i C. Bedell, widow of James M. Bedell, who\\ndied at the Government Hospiial in 1862. Eight chil-\\ndren were born by this second union. Mr. Kilpatrick\\nis a great reader, and in 1885 lust by lire a valu.ble\\nlibrary. Address, London.\\nDELOSS G. LAMKIN, farmer of London, was\\nborn in E.veter, Mich January 17, 1848. His parents\\ncame to Michigan iu 1835. February 25, he mar-\\nried Margaret Ft- Iton, of Exeter. She was born May\\n27, 1849. In 18 (2 he purchased the farm they now\\nown. No children were born to them. Address, Lou-\\ndon.\\nELIJAH M. LAMKIN was born Sept. 6, 1830, at\\nRaisinville, Mich. His parents located in Michigan\\nin 1820. Ausiust 23, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, I lth\\nMich. Vol. Inf. as private. At the battle of Stone\\nRiver he was wounded; was discharged Sept. 16, 1864,\\nand returned to Michiuau. Married Martha D. Sabin,\\nwho was l)orn at Lyonsville, Pa., July 29, 1843. Six\\nchildren have been born to them. Mr. Lamkin owns\\n155 acres of land.\\nOLIVER C. LAMKIN, a farmer of London, was\\nborn in London, Monroe county. Nov. 18, 1843. His\\nparents were early .settlers of London. August 23,\\n1862, he enlisted in Co. K, 5th Mich. Cav., as private;\\nwas in battles of Gettysburg, Winchester and Cedar\\nCreek: was discharged in June, 1865, as sergeant.\\nMarch 18, 1866, he married Anna HawKS, of Exeter,\\nwho was born in New Y ork State Nov. 29, 1844. They\\nlived at E-feter until 1883, when he sold the farm and\\npurchased 00 acies of land in London owns one of the\\nlargest barns in I he town, and his farm is highly cul-\\ntivated. They have had seven children; address,\\nLondon.\\nA. H. LEWIS, a retired farmer of London, was\\nborn in New Y ork State, June 21, 1822. October,\\n1847, he married Julia A. Crane, who was born in\\nSteuben county, N. Y., April 16, 1830. Came to\\nMichigan in 1883. Six children were born to them\\nEdwin, Albert, Amanda, Mianda, Percilla and Mary E.\\nAddress, London.\\nWILLIAM J. LINDSAY, of London, was born in\\nIreland June 15, 1843. In 1854 he came to America.\\nMarried in 1870 Margaret Coburn, who was born iu\\nNew York State iu 1853; lived in Dakota, and had his\\nfarm destroyed by prairie fire, and being discouraged\\ncame to Michigan. Nine children were born to them.\\nAddress, Loudon.\\nJOSEPH D. MARVIN was born in New TTork State\\nJuly 33, 1857. In 1861 he came to Michigm with his\\nmother, his father being deceased. In 1880 he began\\nfarming for himself at Sumpter. August 20, 1883,\\nmarried Ada Craft, who was born at Sumpter Aug. 8,\\n1865. In 1887 they c inie to London, locating on the\\nfaim where th-y reside. One child was born to them\\nJune 29, 1885, died July 21, 1885. Address, London.\\nSELEN MASTERS, a farmer of London township,\\nwas burn on the River Raisin, in Raisinville township,\\nin 1818, and has always lived in Monroe county. His\\nfather, Adam Slasters, was born in Ulster county,\\nN. Y., and came to Monroe county soon after the War\\nof 1812, and was the father of 13 children. Selen has\\nlived in London township 44 years. He was married\\nin 1840 to Maria Zeluff. They have had 13 children,\\nseven of whom are living.\\nRICHARD H. MILLAGE, a farmer of London,\\nwas born iir X Jew York State Jirly 19, 1832; came to\\nMichigan in 1845. December 10, 1861, he enlisttd in\\nCo. I, 15th Mich. Vol. Inf. as private. In 1862 he was\\ndischarged; re-enlisted iu 1863 m Co H, 2d Mich. Cav.,\\nj liuing the regimentatNashville.Tenn., remaining with\\nihe ri giraent until ihe close of the war. September 16.\\n1865, he married Lucinda Culver, of York, Mich ,who\\nwas oorn July 19, 1845. Seven children were born to\\nthem. Ml-. Millage is a member of Lucius P. Taylor\\nPost. No. 274, a. A. R., Milan.\\nCHARLES H. NEWTON was born at Hamburgh,\\nMich.. Nov. 18, 1847. He married Jane Chippel, of\\nPutnam, Mich., who was born Jan. 32, 1846. Two\\nchildren were born to them. Mrs. Newton died Sept.\\n15, 1876. After her death Mr. Newton did bridge\\nwork, and learned the papermakers trade, working at\\nY psilanti and Jackson. July 11, 1886. he married Mrs.\\nLaura Frisbee, of Jackson, who was born in Ohio\\nNov. 3, 1848. They remained in Jackson until 1886,\\nwhen they came to London.\\nJESSE NORRIS, a farmer of London, was born at\\nDorchester, N. H., Nov. 38, 1810. He worked out by", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0842.jp2"}, "783": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL IIISTORIKS.\\n.-^l\\nI lie month until 26 years of age, and in Dercmber,\\n1836, came to Micliigiin, starling on liis journey witli\\nhorse and cutler; when lie rcarhed Cleveland sold the\\ncutter and started on horseback for Monroe. In the\\nspring (if 1837 he engiged as a sailor of the lakes. lu\\n1S38 he was employed as superintendent of con-\\nslruttion of the Michig.iii Southern K^ilroad for one\\nyear. Then had charge i f saw-mill at Deerlield. For\\nfour years managed i he farm of Austin E Wing and\\nThos. Cole, and during the time built the dam at\\nPelersburgh, and rented Wing s half for fnur years.\\nHe owned 66 acrfsof land at Summerfield: e.xchanged\\nfarm for lav rn near Monroe, e.xchinged tavern for\\nfarm he now owns. April 15, 185!). he married\\nAmanda William.s, of Petersbnrgh, who was born in\\nNew York State in 1814, died Jan. 27, 1868. They had\\nno children of their own, but adopted a daughter.\\nR. H. OSTRANDER, druggist of Milan, Mich., was\\nborn in London, Monroe county, Mich., Sept. 28,\\n18J9. His fatlier, William Ostrander, was born in\\nNew York State, and came to Michigan in 1856. He\\npurch;iSi d land wilh his brother and then entered the\\nm rcantile business. During the Rebellion Wdliaui\\nOstrander was eugiiged as enlisting officer for the\\nUnited Slates Army, with headquarters at Detroit.\\nRiesdoil aitendeil the district school at London, help-\\ning his father in the store until he was 16 years of age;\\nhe then went to Dundee to the high school, after two\\nyears he entered the high school at Ann Arbor, then\\nentering the Pharmacy Department of the Michigan\\nState University of .\\\\un Arbor. Mich., and graduated\\nin the class of 1883. In the fall of 1883 he entered a\\nwholesale drug house at Atlanta. Ga. Then tame to\\nOhio and secured a position as prescription clerk, re-\\nmaining one year. He then cume to Dundee, Mich.,\\nentered the employ of Geo. W. Hurd and took charge\\nof the business while Mr. Hurd was at the New\\nOrleans Exposi ion. Hut wishing to be in business\\nfor himself, he came to Milan and opened a first-class\\ndrug store, which he continues to manage. April 13,\\n1886, he man led May E. Wisdom, of Milan, Mich.,\\nher parents being residents of that place. Mr. Os-\\nliander is a member of Wolverine Lodge, No. 197,\\nI. O. O. F.,of Mil(-n, Mich.\\nWILLIAM OSTRANDER was born in Ulster\\ncounty. N. Y., Nov. 30, 1828. He married Sarah A.\\nHack, (if Milan, Sept. 8, 1858. Si.x children were born\\nto them. Mr. Ostrander is a merchant, farmer, and\\npostmaster at London for a number of years. At one\\nlime he had the mails ca-ricd from Raisinville to\\nLondon at his own expense. He came to London in\\nMay, 1856, locating on a firm of 104 acres of land.\\nORSON OVEHAKER was born in London, Mich.,\\nOct. 28, 18.50 He married Margaret Johnson, of\\nMilan, Dec. 15, 1870. In 1880 he purcha-iied 40 acres\\nof land at London. His family consists of two chd-\\ndren. Address, London.\\nE. R. PALMER, an active farmer, was born in Lon-\\ndon, Mich., Apiil 13, 1810. His parents were among\\nthe early sellleis ol Jlichigan. April 13. 1864, he mar-\\nried Belle Whiting, who was born at London, Mich.,\\nFfh. 7, 1845. Her people came from Yates county,\\nN. Y. Four children were born to Mr. and .Mrs. Palmer:\\nMary, Earl H., Gilbert W. and Calista A. Mr. Palmer s\\nfarm consists of 200 acres of land, 115 acres being\\nunder cultivation. He also deals in stock; has been\\ndrain commissioner and school insp(Ctor. Address,\\nE.Keter.\\nHARRIET PALMER, of London, was born in\\nOneida county, N. Y., Sept. 18 28. In 1835 her\\nparents came to Michigan. Mrs. Palmer married\\nA. F. Palmer, of London, Sept. 22, 1850. He enlisted\\nin Co. I. 11th Mich. Vol Inf. as private Aug. 24, 1861;\\nwas promoted to 1st scrgt. of the company April 1,\\n186i; he took charge of the compin3 ,the commissioned\\nofficers having been captured, and while peiforming\\nthis duly was killed at the battle of Stone River, Jan.\\n2, 1863. Their five children are all living.\\nWILSON B. PALMITEU. of London, was born in\\nOhio May 24. 1830. Nov. lb, ls.52, he nmrried Jaoelte\\nHaitivell, who was born at Canton, Midi., April 19,\\n1836. In 1879 they came to London. Four children\\nW(re born to ihrni. He is a mea her of the Free\\nMethodist Society of London; an active farmer and\\nmechanic. Addre. ^s, London.\\nCHARLES I. PEASE, a farm r of London, was\\nborn in Courllunl county, N. Y May 24, 1814. In\\n1829 liccameto Michii-an, sta\\\\ingl8 monihs; relumed\\nto New York Stale, and in 1834 lina ed in Oakland\\ncounty, Miciiigan. October 20, 1837, he marri(d\\nSophia Tracy, of Detroit; she was born in JIalden,\\nCanada. Oct. 14, 18 23. In 1839 he moved to Ohio,\\nand in 1877 located in London, Mich., where he now\\nresides. Eis farm consists of 40 acres. Six children\\nhave been born to them Elsie, Margaret, Martha,\\nJane, John and Gaina,\\nEDGAR S. PILUEAM, of London, was born at\\nRidgeway. .Mich., April 20, 1848. Parents came to\\nMichigan in 1S35. Edgar, when 17yeaisof ase, learned\\ncarpenter and joiner s trade. Jlanli 6, 1878. married\\nClara E. Ebersole, of Milan, who was born in Ohio,\\nAugust 6, 1858. They lived at Ridgeway until June,\\nl!r87, when ihej- came to London, locating up in 80\\nacres of land. They have five children. Address,\\nLoadon.\\nJOHN POOL, of London, was born at Lodi, Mich.,\\nJuly 22, 1831. His father was in the war of 1812.\\nSeptembers, 18114, John enlisted in Co H, 18lh Mich.\\nVol Inf. Was discharged at Nashville, Tenn June\\n20, 186.5. In 1879 he purchased 40 aeres of land on\\nsection 5, in London, August 29, 1H37, married Mary\\nA. Kidder, who was born in New York .State, Oct. 28,\\n1841. They have four children. Mr. Pool is a mem-\\nber of Lucius Taylor Post, No. 274, of Milan. H is been\\nconstable of the township several years, and in 1884\\nwas appointed deputy sheriff of .Monroe county.\\nISAAC T. POTTER was born in Conneclicut, Nov.\\n13,1811. His father was a sea captain for over25\\nyears. He died in 1868, at the age of 105 years. Oct.\\n21, 1833, Isaac T. married Betsey M. Jamee, who was\\nborn in Conneclicut, Feb. 5, 1810. He resided at\\nFrankfort, N. Y. engaged in farming until 1871,\\nwhen he came to London, Mich., purchasing 70 acres\\nof l-nd on section 32. His wife died Jan. 12, 1877,\\nleaving four children. Istac. Julia M., Silas .1. and\\nEmily^. Silas J. enlisted July, 1863, in 71st N. Y.\\nInf. He died Jan. 28, 1871. Mr. Potli r married for\\nhis sfC(md wife, Mrs. Bets -y Merritt, Dec. 29. 1877.\\nwho was born Sept. 12, 1816. She was the widow of\\nCharles Merritt, of Dundee, Mich. Mr. Potter s ad-\\ndress is L indon, Mich.\\nDAN EL PRESrON, born in Oneida county, N Y.,\\nJune 21, 1827, is an active farmer of London. In\\n1855 he came to .Michigan, locating on a farm of 40\\nacres. In 1H69 he sold out and came to London. In\\n1852 he married Clarissa Allen, of New York State.\\nFour children were born to them. Mrs. Preston died\\nat Jlilan, when 27 years of age. March, 18t 8, he\\nmarried Ilelcn Barnes, of London. Two children\\nwere born to ibem. She died in tlic spring of 1873.\\nMr. Preston married for his third wife, Mis. Francis\\nWollcolt Miller, of Raisinville. Feb. 14, 18\u00c2\u00ab1, who\\nwas born May 9, 1X50. She had two children at the\\ntime of her marriage with Mr. Preston.\\nREUBEN JI. REYNOLDS, an active farmer of\\nLoudon, .Mich., was born in lj\u00c2\u00abster, Livingston county,\\nN. Y., Feb. 27, 1829. His parents were eastein\\npeople. His falherdi(d when he was seven j-ears\\nold, and from that lime until his eleventh year he\\nlived with an older sifter. In 1847 he went to French\\nCreek, Ohio, to learn the t licksmilhs trade. In 1853\\nhe Icbiued ihe cooper s trade, and cuinc to Wayne", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0843.jp2"}, "784": {"fulltext": "32\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncounty, erected a cooper s shop. He sold this for a\\nright in three counties of a patent farming mill, and\\nengaged in the sale of mills. In ISjti he came to\\nOakville, Monroe county, and purchased some prop-\\nerty, and erected a house. Dec. 21, 1856, he mar-\\nried Esther M. Wheaton, of London, Mich, She\\nwas horn in Andover, Allegany county, N. Y., Feb.\\nV-j, 1836. Her jiarents were residents of London town-\\nship, \u00c2\u00bbnd her father a carpenter and joiner. In 1857\\nhe erected a manufacturing and repair shop of barrels\\nand repairing wagons and carriages he continued\\nthis until Aug. 18, 1861, when he enlisted in Co. K,\\n1st Mich. Cav., as a private, but was detailed as com-\\npany blacksmith. He was with the regiment in the\\nl atlle of Cedar Mountain, and the battle of Bull Run.\\nHe returned to Oakville, Mich., April 7, 1864. Since\\nhis return ho has been unable to do any hard work.\\nIn 1883 he was placed upon the pension rolls, and has\\nhad one increase in the same. At present he manages\\nhis farm, and from a patented wagon jack he has\\nreceived quite an income. Mr. Reynolds is the father\\nof five cliildren: Sylvanus G., born Oct. 12, 1857;\\nFrancis L., born Jan. 7, 1865; Reuben M., jr., born\\nJan, 31, 1871; Newton G., born Sept, 22, 1873; and\\nBesi-ie M., born Jan. 8, 1875. Sylvanus G. was mar-\\nried Jan. 17, 1883, to Sarah C. Magraw, of Augusta,\\nMidi. She was born Sept. 4, 1861, in New York\\nSlate They have two children, Viola W., born Dec.\\n39, 1884, and Minnie M born May 30, 1886; Mabel\\nM., born May 8, 1889. Reuben M. Reynolds, sr., is\\nmember of Lucius Taylor Post 274, G. A, R. In\\n1888 exchanged his farm for village property in Esse.x\\nCentre, Ont., and moved there; in 1889 exchanged his\\nCanida property for a farm in Lawton, Van Buren\\nCounty, Jlich., where he now lives.\\nGEO. B. RICHARDS, farmer, of London, was\\nbirn in York, Washtenaw county, Mich., Oct. 23,\\n1853. When 18 years of age he began farming for\\nhimself. Dec. 33, 1874, married Alma Drury, of\\nYork, who was born at East Townsend, Huron county,\\nOhio, Aug. 27, 1854. They moved to Milan, where\\nMr. Richards engaged in drawing goods from Ypsil-\\nanti to Milan, prior to the completion of the Toledo\\nand Ann Arbor R. R. Alter three years he purchased\\na farm of 106 acres in London. In 1881 he was\\nelected town treasurerof London, and was re-elected\\nin 1882; also in 1885 and 1886. In 1887 was chosen\\nas recorder, and attends to the business interests of\\nthe town. His family conssls of five children.\\nHARRY ROSS, a manufacturing blacksmith of\\nOakville, was born iu Huntingdon county. Pa., Jan.\\n11, 1828. When 18 years of aye he learned the lilack-\\nsmith s trade at Saulsburgh, JPa. In 1881 he came to\\nMichigan, locating at Tecumsch, where he remained\\nuntil Jan., 1882. Nov., 1886, he settled at Oakville,\\nwhere he now resides. Married May, 1S4S, Catherine\\nStetlie, ot Huntingdon county. Pa., who was born\\nOct. 31, 1833. Two children were born to them. Mrs.\\nRoss died at Pittsburg, Pa., in 1880.\\nROBERT ROYAL was born in England, Feb. 12,\\n1844. Came with his parents to America in 1851.\\nFeb. 13, 1864, he enlisted in Co. D, 1st Mich. Cav., as\\nprivate; joined the- regiment at Camp Stoneman,\\nMaryland. Was discharged by Order of President,\\nAug. 1865, as private, but during the last year\\nof service received saddler s pay, and had charge of\\nmen most of the time. Nov. 19, 1871, married Sarah\\nArmstrong, of London, who was born Jlarch 16, 1818.\\nNov. 30, 1871, came to London, and began farming.\\nMr. Roval is a member of I. O. O. F., No. 197, Wol-\\nverine Lodge. Has been deputy sheriff four years,\\njustice of peace, constable and drain commissioner.\\nREUBEN SANFORD, farmer, of London, was born\\nin Knox counly, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1839. His parents were\\neastern people. In 1854 they came to Michigan, locating\\nat Oakville, London township, purchasing some village\\nlots and 80 acres of land. Keub^ enlisted in Co. H,\\n18lh Mich. Vol. luf., and with his regiment left for\\nCovington, Ky. He was captured with others of his\\nregiment, by Morgan, near Covington, on the Lex-\\nington pike. Was taken to Cincinnati by boat, then\\nto Covington. Came home by special order to report\\naffairs to Adjutant General Robinson, at Detroit. Re-\\nmained in Michigan until Jan., 1863, when he was\\nordered to his regiment at Lexington, Ky. was finally\\ndischarged June, 1865. Dec. 24, 1867, married Ellen\\nJane Bliss, of Milan, who was born in 1848. Six chil-\\ndren were born to them. Mr. Sanford has an ex-\\ntensive farm at London.\\nREV. HOLLOWAY SAWY ER was born at Har-\\nvard, Worcester county. Mass., April 19, 1827. His\\nfather s family consisted of eleven children, and at\\nan early aj;e were obliged to care lor themselves. Oct.,\\n1848, HoUovvay went to Milwaukee, Wis., remaining\\nuntil July, 1849. Sept. 5, 1850, married Julia S. Gris-\\nwold, of Tcciimseh, Mich., who was born Sept. 11,\\n1828. Two years following they lived in Hillsdale\\ncounty, Mich.: then two yea s at Tecuraseh. In 1855.\\ncame to London, purchasing 40 acres of land. In\\n1865 Mr. Sawyer received from Free Methodist church\\na license as an exhorter, and in 1867 took a work in\\nHillsdale county, Mich., remaining two years, at Ida\\none year, and from one to two years through different\\ncounties in Michigan.\\nERNEST SCHNURSTEIN, of London, was born\\nin Germany, Jan. 25, 1864. Came to America in 1866,\\nwiih his pannts. When he was 14 years of age he\\nbegan working for himself, upon a farm. April 17,\\n1884, married Minnie Meyer, ot Ida, Monroe county.\\nShe was born at Ida, March 13, 1865. Id 1885 they\\ncame from Monroe to Londoji. Two children were\\nborn to them. Address, London.\\nWILLIAM SCIPIO, farmer, of London, was born\\nin Erie county, Pa., Oct. 26, 1829. Married iu 1855,\\nSarah A. Travis, of Cool Spring, Pa. She was born\\nApril 15, 1832. Seven children were born to them.\\nPurchased 40 acres of land in London in 1884.\\nCORNELIUS M. SCOTT, an active farmer of Lon-\\ndon, was born February 22, 1861. His father enlisted\\nin Co. A, 17th Mich. Vol. Inf. was killed in the bat-\\ntle of the Wilderness, May 27,. 1863. When 12 years\\nold Cornelius began life for himself, working upon a\\nfarm by the month. April 1, 1881, he married Miss\\nM. L. Birkelt, of Exeter, who was born April 11, 1863.\\nOne liild was born to them. In 1881 they lived upon\\na renced farm; tben moved to Cadillac, Mich., work-\\ning for the G. R. I. Railroad one year. March, 1887,\\npurchased of Colonel I. R. Grosvenor, of Monroe, 80\\nacres of land, where he now resides.\\nELIZABETH A. SCOTT, of London, was born in\\nNew Yiirk Stale, May 25 1835; came with her parents\\nto Michigan in 1843. July 13, 1857, she married Cor-\\nnelius Scott, of London, who was born in New York\\nStale, November 1, 1834. In 1864 he enlisted in the\\n18tli Mich. Vol. Inf. the latter part of January. 1864,\\nenlisted in Co. A, 17th Mich. Vol. Inf., and at the bat-\\ntle ot Spottsy 1 vania Court House was killed and buried\\nat that place, May, 1864. Mrs. Scott is the mother of\\nfour children\u00e2\u0080\u0094 three living. Mrs, Scott receives a\\npension. Address, London.\\nRICHARD SCOTT, a farmer of London, came to\\nMichigan iu 1836 and settled at London. May 9,\\n1848, he married Anna Van Schoick, of London.\\nSeven children were born to them. In 1879, having\\nthe western fever, Mr. Scott and familj of six chil-\\ndren went to Raymond, Rice county, Kan., locating\\nupon a farm of 160 acres of land, but the droughts\\nand insects drove them back to Michigan. Richard\\nScott having poor health his wife manages the farm.\\nAddress, London.\\nBURTON H. SNELL, an active farmer and veterin-\\nary surgeon of London, was born in New York State\\nMarch 8, 1842. August, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I,", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0844.jp2"}, "785": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n33\\nSttli 111. Inf., as private; went loSl. Louis, Mo., going\\ninto the western army, the regiment being linown iis\\nthe Fremont Rifles. He was discharged at Chicago\\nSept. 20, 1S( 4. He began the study of medicine after\\nliis discbarge, merely for his own benefit. Becoming\\nwell versed in the study, be was often called upon\\nlo prescribe for others. He purchased a farm and\\ngave up the practice of medicine. .July Ki, 1. ().5, he\\nmarried Alice M. Humphrey, of London, who was\\nborn in New York 8iate in 184.5. Seven children to\\nthem were born. .Vddress. London.\\nMILTOX W. SNELL, farmer, of London, was born\\nin Madison county, N. Y., April i, 1S44. September\\n1H, 1S(!I, he enlisted in Co. I. 37th III Vol. Inf., as\\njirivate; was in the battles of Pea Kidge, Prairie\\n(J rove, Blakeley and siege of Vicksburg; was mustered\\nout Feb. 28, 18(i4, and re-enlisled, serving until May\\nl. IHlili. In the f.dl of lS(j(j he came to .Michigan.\\nAugust 22, IHTl, he married Amanda E. Simonds, who\\nwas born in New York State in 1S41. Three children\\nhave been born to them. Mr. Snell is a member of\\nWilliam Bell Post, No. 10, G. A. H., of Dundee.\\nABNER S.VIITH, an active farmer of London,\\nMich., was born Oct. 2. 1824, in Erie county, Ohio.\\nHis early life was spen*. at home with his parents, re-\\nceiving what advantages he could in (dncation at dis-\\ntrict schools. When 21 years old he left home to do\\nfor himself, working upon a farm until 18. i0, when,\\nwith a company from Indiana, be started for Califor-\\nnia by overland route, makine the trip in about five\\nmonths They went directly to the gold mines, buy-\\ning a claitu. He remained in California until the\\nsvmmier of 18.V2, when he relumed to Oxford, Erie\\ncounty, Ohio, going home to look after the interests of\\nthe farm. October 24. 18.-.a, Mr. Smith married Ellen\\nO Leary, of Oxford. Ohio. Mr. f mith remained on\\nhis father s farm until September, is. He then pur-\\ncbasei! a farm of 30 acres and lived on it until 18S2,\\nwhen he moved to London on a farm of i8i acres,\\nwhere he now resides. They have nine children,\\neight of whom are living. Mrs. Smith died March 10,\\nis7!t, at O.xford, Ohio.\\nHIRAM SMITH, a retired farmer of London,\\nMich., was born at Batavia, N. Y., May 11, 1808. His\\nearly life was spent at home. When be became of age\\nhe learned the saddler and barnessmaker s trade,\\nworking at it about three years in Ohio. .lanuary 29,\\nis;i4. he married .\\\\my B. Throop, of Michigan. She\\nwas born al Middlebury, Vt.,.July 8. 1812. She came\\nto Michigan with her parents in i.H33. After his mar-\\nriage they lived at Milan, Huron county, Ohio, until\\n.\\\\u ;u -l, 1M3. when they moved to Michigan, locating\\nin York township, Washtenaw county, and engaged\\nin farming, living here a ear and a half; then going lo\\nS ilin engaging in saddle and barillas manufactur-\\ning. After three j-ears he moved lo Lon lon upon a\\nfarm of 215 acie.s, living there 40 years, and then sold\\nit to his son and son-in-law. and built upon the farm\\nhe now owns of 85 acres. Seven children have been\\nburn to Mr. and Mrs. Smith Sarah, Mary, Horatio,\\nSabrina L.. Phoebe. Eliza .Ian(^ and Alzina C; all are\\nliving with tlie exception of Mary, who died Aug. 7,\\nls,04,ai!d Piioebe, lied March 4, 1M7.5.\\nHIRAM H. SMITH, of London, enlisted Aug. 22,\\nI8(jl. as setgeanl in Co. D, lb Mich. Vol. Inf.; was\\npromoted to 1st sergeant Nov. I, 1861 was taken sick\\nand moved to Craney Island hospital .luly. 1S( 2; was\\ndischarged Sept. 28, lH(i2, on surgeon s certificate of\\ndisability. He re-enlisted Sept 24, 18l 4, iu Co. G, 8th\\nMich. Vol. Inf., as private; was promoted lo corporal\\nfor bravery and meritorious conduct at the capture of\\nPetersburg, Va., April 2, 1865: was discharged by\\nspecial ouler .luiie 1, 186\\nJEROME WILLIAM SMITH was Iwrn in London\\nJanuary I J, 1845. May 3, 1869, he married Rebecca\\nWirth. of London, who was born in Pennsylvania\\nJanuary (i, 1845. Seven children were born to them.\\nMr. Smith purchased his present firm of SO acres of\\nland in 1871. Address. London.\\nEZRA S. STEPHENS, a farmer of London, was\\nbom in Richfield, N. Y., November 30, \\\\KiO. In 1854\\nbe married .Maria S. Carnev, of Erie county, N. Y.\\nWorked at his trade, that o( shoemaker, until 18(14,\\nwhen he came lo Michigan, locating at London upon\\na farm of 20 acres. Seven children were born iDlbeni.\\nMrs. Stephens was born Sept. 13, 1830. .Mr. Stephens\\nbaa been employed by the General Collection Agency,\\nAddress, London.\\nHARRY S. STEPHENS, a farmer of London, was\\nborn in New York Stale July 15, 18(12. His parents\\ncame to Michigan when he was 10 years old. When\\nhe was 13 be began work for himself in the town of\\nLondon. In 1882 he returned to New York Stale.\\nAugust 13, 1884, he married Mav Hudson, of Ellon,\\nN. Y. she was born Sept. 20, 1862. October 20,\\n1886, he relumed to London township, Michigan, and\\npurcha.sed a farm.\\nHIRAM A. STEVENS was horn March 22. 1k57,\\nat Wales, Erie county, N. Y. He came with his par-\\nents to Michigan in 1875, locating at London. He\\nlearned the carpenter and joiners trade; also worked\\nal general mechanical business. In 1882 he engaged\\niu the carpenter business with P, L. Allen, of Milan,\\na year after in brick works. In April, 1887, Ik; began\\nfarming at London. He married Feb. 23, 1881, In ua\\nClymer, who was born Sept. 5, 18(15, at Leslie, Mich.\\nMr. Stevens works, at his trade in connection with\\nfarroimr.\\nNATHAN STUART, a retired farmer of London,\\nMich., was born in Washington county, Kingsbury\\ntownship, N. Y., April 2, lsil8. He remained al home\\nuntil his I4th year, and l egan working out on a farm.\\nIn September, 1S35, be came to London and secutcd\\nwork with Mr. John Spaulding, remaining with him\\ntwo years. He then bought a farm of Jlr. Spauliling\\nfor |400. October 24, ls44, Mr. Stuart married Rose-\\nline Butler, of Monroe, Mich.: she was born in New\\nYork Eitale in 1822. Three chiMren were born to\\nIben. Alonzo, Henry L., and Volney. Alonzo en-\\nlisted Aug. 11, 1861, in Co. I, lllh Mich. Inf. In the\\nfall of 1802 he was taken sick with pneumonia at\\nNashville, Tenn.. his father going after him; he died\\nal home Jan. 7, 18(i3. Mrs. Stuarl died Muy 19, 18.50,\\naged 2f years. Mr. Stuart married for hiBse ond wife\\nElizabeth M. Shaw, who was born in Bellville, Mich.,\\nJan. 29, 1829. No children were born lo then. Mrs.\\nElizatX th Stuart died May 30, 1852. He then married\\nfor his third wife Rachel J. Young. York, Mich., Oct.\\n22, 18.54; she was born Dec. 11, 18:10, .at Mendon. N.Y.\\nBy this marriage einbt children were i)orn Giorse E.,\\nborn August 28, 1855; Mary, Decemlx r 16. ^8.56;\\nNathan A., April 19, 1858; Inez, July 22, 1861 Alia C,\\nJanuary SO, 1864; Lucv J., January 12. 1866: Alesia,\\nMay 20, 18GH, and Julia, October 11, 1S70. They are\\nall living except Julia, who died December .I, 1871.\\nSince Mr. Stuart s 21st year he h:is been in public ser-\\nvice almost constantly. Al present he is justice ol the\\npeace, having held the oflice for 14 years; has also\\nbeen coroner of Monroe county for two terras, super-\\nvisor and treasurer s clerk.\\nNATHAN A. STIART. carpenter and joiner, of\\nLondon, Wiis born April 19, 185s. Jan. 17, 1S87. he\\nniarriel Ilattie J. Gannett, of New York Slat She\\nwas born Sept. 20, 1869. Mr. Stuart gives bis entire\\naltenlion to contract work.\\nCHARI.ES W. TEALL, an active farmer of Lon-\\ndon, was born al Erie, Monroe county, Mich., Feb.\\n22, 1H43 In 1863 purcha. -ed 80 acres r)f land wlnrche\\nresides. May 25, I8ii2, he enlisted in Co. I), 86lh Ohio\\nVol. Inf., as private. February, I.HIU, he hired nut to\\nthe government as nighl-walcli, at Nasliville, I ean.\\nMarch 21, lHti4, he enlisted in 6th .Mich. H. .Vrt.. in\\nCo, C. Was li.scharged Aug 30, 1865, by general or-\\nder. March 10, I86(i. he married Cornelia Overacker,\\nof Loudon, born Oct. 27, 1847. Eight children were", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0845.jp2"}, "786": {"fulltext": "34\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nborn to tUem. Mr. Teall owns 120 acres of land.\\nAddress, London.\\nWILLIAM H. TERRELL, a farmer of London,\\nMich., was born in Cleveland, Ohio, May l. i, 18-13.\\nHis parents came to Michigan in 1856, making\\nAdrian their liome. William began the trade of his\\nfather, that of shoemaker. At the breaking out of tiie\\nwar he enlisted, in lS(i3, in Co. E, isth Mich. Vol. Inf.,\\nas private. He was taken prisoner and sent to Charles-\\nIon, Tenn., but was soon discharged. He returned to\\nhis regiment and remained until final discharge. He\\ncontracted disease while in the army, and has never\\nbeen in good health since, and lives in hopes of re-\\nceiving a pension, as he has applied for it. After his\\ndiscbarge he went to Tompkins Centre, Jackson\\ncounty, Mich., living there until 18T5. when he re-\\nturned to Adrian, and Dec. 25, 1875, married Louisa\\nReynolds, of Adrian. She was born in Sherman,\\nOhio, April 23, 1842. She came to Michigan when\\nabout six years old, and has since resided in the\\nSlate. He moved from one place to another until at\\nlast he settled in London, in 1^86, purchasing 80 acres\\nof land. To Mr. and Mrs. Terrell four children li:ive\\nbeen born: William Henry, Warren E., Wesley and\\nRuth.\\nPHILIP TITUS, a retired black smith and farmer,\\nwas born in Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 23, 1804. He began\\nhis trade with his father when eight years old, his\\npeople then living in Ohio. He lived at home un-\\ntil 21, caring for his mother, his father having died.\\nIn 1826 he married Louisa Oxiey, of Brown county,\\nOhio. She was born in Virginia in 1802. By this\\nmarriage one child, a son, was born to them, who only\\nlived 11 months. Louisa Titus died in 1831. In 1842\\nMr. Titus married Catherine Sulby, of Medina count}\\nOhio. She was born in Richmond, Va., in 1820. In\\n1845 Philip and his faniilj started for Monroe, work-\\nmg there six mouths at his trade. He then went to\\nRaisinville, remaining there three years. In 1850 he\\nmoved upon his farm, erecting a tavern and keeping\\nthe same; also was appointed gate-keeper of the\\nSatune and Monroe Plank Road Co. They never had\\nany children of their own, but adopted a girl, now\\nMrs. Loyal .Jones. Mrs. Titus died Sept. 13, 1885,\\naged 65 years.\\nALFRED TOLER, farmer, of London, was born at\\nEast Milan, May 18, 1857. His parents came from the\\nEast to Michigan in 1837. At is years Alfred learned\\nthe carpenter and joiner s trade. Married, July 3,\\n1879, Ella E. Bonney, who was born in Eaton county,\\nOct 31.1863. After their marriage, moved to D.ikoia\\nand Arkansas. In 1886 moved his family to London,\\nMich., upon a farm of 40 acres of land. Four children\\nwere born to them. Address, London.\\nSOLO.MON TRAVIS, fanner and builder, was\\nborn at Cool Spring, Pa., May 22, 1852. His parents\\nwere German. Settled in Canada in 18CS. Solomon\\nleft home, and in 1884 came to London. He is un-\\nmarried, his sister being his housekeeper. He leases\\npart of his properly, and most of his time is devoted\\nto fence building.\\nWILLIAM D. TUTTLE, a farmer of London, was\\nborn June 30, 1823. Married Permelia P. Horton,\\nFeb. 6, 1850. She was born at Campbell, N. Y., Dec.\\n9, 1829. In 1855 they came to Superior, Mich. In\\n1878 they kept a hotel at Midland City, remaining one\\nyear, when they came to London, purchasing 77 acres\\nof land. They have no children of their own, but\\nhave three adopted, two boys and a girl.\\nMRS. E.MMA J. VAXDERLIP was born in London,\\nOct. 22, 1842. Married, Jan. 10, 1864, Augustine\\nMcLaughlin, of Petersburgh. He enlisted, December,\\n1863, in Co. D, 6th Mich. H. Art.; discharged in 1865.\\nHe died June 6, 1873. Two children were born to\\nthem. Dec. 23, 1877, .she married Charles S. Vander-\\nlip, of Detroit. In 1885 they came to London. No\\nchildren by the union. Mr. Vanderlip is in the lurn*\\nber business, and his wife attends to the farm.\\nRICHARD P. WANLY, farmer, of London, was\\nborn in England, Nov. 10, 1825. When 14 year.s of\\nage he left home to learn the bricklayer s trade. In\\n1847 married Eliznbeth Swinn, who was born in Eng-\\nland, Nov. 28, 1820. In 1827, with his wife and lam-\\nily of seven children he came to Ameiica, locating\\nin Washtenaw county, Mich. In 1887, purchased a\\nfarm at London, of .58 acres. To them 15 children\\nhave been born. Address, London.\\nJAMES WATLING, a farmer of Oakville. Mich.,\\nwas born in England, April 28, 1830. In 1836 came\\nto America with his parents. In 18.59 he came to\\nLondon township, Mich. During the same j ear he\\nmarried Mary E. Gillett. of Ohio, who was born at\\nBloomfield, Ohio. May 16. 1830. Two children were\\nborn to them, Alice and Elva, both deceased. Ad-\\ndress, Oakville, London township, Michigan.\\nJOHN WHEATON, Jr.. a retired carpenter and\\njoiner of London, was born in Burlington, Otsego\\ncounty, N, Y., April 15, 1808. His parents were of\\nAmerican birth. John jr. lived at home on a farm\\nuntil he wa? 21 j ears old. He then learned the car-\\npenter and joiner s trade, and being a natural me-\\nchanic, soon mastered his trade. During the winter\\nhe worked at the shoemaker s trade. June 19, 1831,\\nhe married Eliza Miller Ball, of Eseter, Otsego\\ncounty, N. Y who was born in Exeter. N. Y Feb.\\n10, 1809. In the year 1852 he moved to Oakville,\\nwhere he has since resided. They have ten children:\\nEliza M., born April 14, 18.32; Sarah Electa, born\\nFeb. 15, 1834; Esther M., born Feb. 13, 1836; Eveline\\n.M., born April 22, 1838; Emiline M born June 8,\\n1840; John M., May 20, 1842; William Penn, Sept.\\n30, 1844: Mary L., Aug. 30, 1846; Albert M., July 23,\\n1850; Melva J., Jan. 9, 18.52. John, a son of Mr.\\nWheaton, enlisted Sept. 20, 1861, in Co. K, 1st Mich.\\nCav. (Broadhead s Regiment). He whs captured at the\\nbattle of Cedar Mountain and was confined in Lihby\\nprison seven weeks. He had two horses shot from\\nunder him, and carries the marks of war to-day upon\\nhis person.\\nLEVI WHITE was born in Potter county. Penn.,\\nMarch 2. 1830. When 14 years of age learned the ma-\\nchinist trade; also, carpenter and joiner. Enlisted\\nAugust 23, 1861, in Co. I, 11th Mich. Vol. Inf., as a\\nprivate. Was wounded December 28, 1862, and sent\\nto hospital at Nashville, remauiing three months; was\\ndi-charged May 13. J8r 3. Married May 30, 1852,\\nNancy J. Greene, of Alfred Centre, N. Y., who was\\nborn August 24, 1827. In 1860 came to Michigan,\\nlocating at London. One child was born to them:\\nAmanda G., born February 4, 18.54. Mr. White is a\\nmember of Dundee Lodge, No. 472, F. A. M. Held\\nofiices of justice of the peace, highway commissioner\\nand drain commissioner. Address. London.\\nOSCAR WILKINS. of London, was born .at Bloom-\\nfield, Ontario county, N. Y., April 18, 1817. April 8,\\n1840, married Amelia M. Pasko, of Chautauqua county,\\nN. Y., who was born in Ira township, N. Y., Septem-\\nber 4, 1831. Six children were born to them. In 1843\\nthey came to Michigan, purchased 40 acres of land\\nfor speculation, sold the farm the following year\\nand purchased 160 acres in Summit township. In\\n1865 came to London, locating upon the farm where\\nthey now reside. Asa A., oldest son of Mr. Wilkius,\\nenlisted February, 1862, in Co. L, 113lli Reg t Penn,\\nVol. Cav.; was transferred to 12th Penn. Cav.; was\\ntaken prisoner at battle of Getty.sburg, and died in\\nAndersonville prison, March 17, 1864. Address, Lon-\\ndon.\\nISAAC WILSON was born February 27, 1827, in\\nNew Y ork State. In June, 1846, he married Elizabeth\\nViely, of Heartsville, N. Y., who was born at Beek-\\nman, N. Y., in 1830. In 1856 Mr. Wilson and family", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0846.jp2"}, "787": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n35\\nmoved to Michigan. .lamiary 27, Ihiu, he enlisUil in\\nGth Mich. Heavy Artillery a.-^ a private. While in Ihc\\nservice tie was taken sick, and has heen unable to do\\nany manual labor since. He was discbarcol at New\\nOrlians. August 20. lM(i.-;. and returned to Oakville,\\nMich., where he now resides. To Mr. and Mrs. kViUoii\\nfour children were born: Ceorge, Emma. Phoebe, and\\nWilliam. Mr. Wil.aon is a member of Tavlor Post,\\nNo. 274, (i. A. U., of Milan, Jlichigan.\\n.\\\\IKS. SISAN A. WH.SON, of London, was born\\nin Haisinville. March lit, 1S3H. .January 6, ls i9, mar-\\nried E astus r. Hawkes, of Otsego. Mich. Six chil-\\ndren were born. .July 3, 1H77. she married her second\\nhusband, Ira Wilson, of New York State. lie was\\nborn in 1K49. In Is j they moved upon the farm\\nwhere they now reside. A divorce was granted Mrs.\\nWilson from her firsl husband, E. P. Hawkes, in the\\nfall of 1M77. with alimony.\\nSYLVENDER WOODWARD, an active farmer of\\nLondon, Mich., was born in Orleans county. N. Y.,\\nJune M, 1 ^20. He remained at home with his parents,\\nNathaniel and Ruth (.Jackson) Woodward, until his\\nthirteenth year, then went to work on a farm. In l i\\nhis parents came to what is now known as London\\ntownship. Sylvender the first four years engaged in\\nclearing the farm, which consisted of iO acres He\\nthen secured work as a carpenter and joiner, and\\nworked a portion of the time as a millwright. .June\\n10, 1H47, he married Khoda Ann Shaw, of Sellville,\\nMich. She was born .January 11, IS23, at Uochester,\\nMich. Four children have been born to them: Fran-\\ncis, born March 21, l^ 4x: Ruth, born February 2\\nls. )4; Waller, born September 2. l i(), and Chester,\\nborn November 12, IHtil. Chester die J Aui;u6t 10,\\nlsi;.1. .Mrs. Woodward died .September 12, 180- On\\nFebruary 14, \\\\Hli Mr. Wowhvard married for his\\nsecond wife, .Martha Ann Wales, of Washtenaw coun-\\nty, Mich. She wa.s ixjrn in New York Stale, ls.S\u00c2\u00ab.\\nFour children have been born lo them: Ora, born\\nSeptembers, 1x72; Don, born May 17, IHl Koscoc,\\nborn May ix, ls7 J. They are all living. In the year\\nlx4!(, Mr. Woodward removed with his family to the\\nfarm of his father, and has added lo it, and is now the\\npossessor of 2C0 acres.\\nWALTER N. WOODWARD, farmer, was born in\\nLondon township, September 2, 18. )6, upon the farm\\nsettled by his grandfather in lN3 i. He was married\\nKovcmljer 22, IhkJ, with Emtna Alban, of Ypsilaiiti.\\nMich. She was iMirn August 2ti, ls(il. Two children\\nwere born to them. Mr. Woodward worked upon his\\nfather s farm, renting it upon shares until 1h84. In\\n1X82 he came in possession of the farm he now own-,\\nand rented it until ixf when he came to reside upon\\nit himself.\\nWILLIA.M .VRTHIR WOOD, of London, was born\\nin Milan, Monroe county, Mich., December :50, IhC;.\\nHis mother died when he was si.\\\\ years old. When\\nhe was ten years old he- began working out by the\\nmonth and saving his earnings. AV hen l--) years old he\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was owner of a team and tools. .June 10, 18Kj, he\\nmarried .Jane Pool, of Milan, Mich. She was born in\\nDundee. .Mtinroe county, Octobers, IKtJl. .\\\\fter his\\nmarriage they took the llently farm to work for one\\nyear, and then the Buntz farm; then moved on the\\nfarm known as the Raber farm, renting it for :i num-\\nber of years. One child has been born to them: Edna,\\nbom .January 29, l \u00c2\u00abi7.\\n9IILA!\u00c2\u00ab TOIJVNSHIP.\\nHIRAM ALLEN, one of the oldest citizens of\\nMilan, was born m Chittenden county, near Burling-\\nton, Vl., Febiuary 12, 1810. He remained Ihere until\\n1832, when be came to Monroe county, settling on a\\nfarm one mile from Milan village, and has been in (he\\ntownship ever since, engaged in farming and survey-\\ning. Ue was married in 183.j to Clari.sea Andrews, of\\nVermont, who died in I m. His second wife was\\nLaura Shilling, whom he married .March 29, 1842. and\\nwho died Decmbsr 30, 1h-,2. He again married Octo-\\nl)er 9. 1S.53, M.iry S. Taylor, who is still living. His\\nchildren are Carlos, born April 4, 1h:jO; Horace IL,\\nborn Oclobcr 21, 1k37; .Jerome, born December 11,\\nls:59; Eugene E, born February (i, !m4.-;. and Elvin\\nC. born April 3, 1H49. Mr. Allen w:is a Demo rit\\nuntil |M. 6, and has since been a Republican. He has\\nbeen supervisor of the township manv v ars, and in\\nlx.56 represented the county in the Slate legislature.\\nJEROME ALLE.N was born in Milan in 1x39. His\\nparents were fiom V ermont. Jerome lived at home\\nuntil the breakimr out of the war, when he enlisted in\\nCo. K, 1st Mich. Cav., August, I8(fl. Company K was\\nbroken up and he Wiis transferred to Co O of the same\\nregiment. He was engaged in all the actions of the\\nregiment, at Gettysburg and theGettysburg campaign;\\nwas wounded in the slsoulder at Buckland s Mill Oct.\\n19, 18\u00c2\u00ab3. Augusr, 1804, he wa-s discharged. He re-\\nturned to Milan, attended school one year, and then\\ntaught scho j|. His fathc-r being a surveyor he engag-\\ned with him, and has followed the businrss more or\\nle.ss up lo the present time. He married Delia S.\\nAllen, of Milan, in I8ti9. Her parents were from New\\nYork Stale, and cnme to Michigan in the year 1800.\\nMr. an i Mrs. Jerome Allen have four children living:\\nCora Uelle, Ella Mabel, Maud Elizi and IJIaiiche Fav.\\nBaby Allen, born November 26, 1874, lived l ut ten\\nmonths. Mr. Allen is at present commissioner of\\nhighways of Milan. His farm consists of 120 acres.\\nMr. Allen is a member of I^ucius Taylor Post, No. 274,\\nand was the first comm:inder.\\nMRS. MARY AYLESUttRTH. of Milan, was born\\nOctober 11. IslO, in Sparli, N. Y. She was marrii-d\\nto her first husband. Willi im E. M;irvin. May 0, 1h41,\\nwho WHS at that time engage I in the mercantile business\\nin Springwater V allcy. N, Y. In September, 1844, be\\ncame to Michigan anil seitled in Milan township, upon\\na farm where he remained seven years, when he sold\\nthe farm and engaired in mercantile business in Moore-\\nville, Mich. He died April 21, 1809. To tliem five\\nchildren were born. Mrs. .Marvin m irried for her sec-\\nond husband Daniel .Vylesworth, of .Mdan, in 1873.\\nCATHERINE WALLING BAKER, born in Yates\\ncounty, N. Y., in 1823. In 18. 0 she married Charles\\nBaker. They moved to Michigan in 18. i7. locating at\\nMacon, Monn^e county, where they engaged in clear-\\ning a farm of so acres. Mr. Baker enlisted in 1x62 in\\nthe 4th Cav., but was dis harged as being unable t.)\\nperform the duties. Mrs Baker ia the mother of three\\nchildren: ICrnest, Alice and Minnie.\\nDAVID BLACKMER, of Milan, was born in Ilamp\\nshire county, Mass., October l. i, 1 803. When 1.5year.s\\nof age he learned the shoemaker s trade. In ls21 he\\nentered into partnership with a hoot and shoe firm at\\nNorthfi^ld, Franklin county, Ma.ss.. where he remain-\\ned three and one-half years. May 9, 1x20. he married\\nZeviah Parmanter,of Northbormeh Worcester county,\\nMass., whi wiLS born July 4. ISC David lilackmer\\ncame to Michigan M.iy 2, 18. going lo Ypsihinti. In\\n18. 9 he moved to Saline, where he remained until IxTl.\\nIn 1872 he came to .Milan and engaged in the mercan-\\ntile business. Mrs. Blackmer died from the effects of\\na cancer October 13. I x71. Four children were born\\nto them. Mr. Blackmer is a member of the Baptist\\nchurch of Milan. In ix,x. iie purchased a bell for the\\nchurch, whicli cost f I.OOD.\\nJOHN BINTZ, of .Mibti. was born August 22,\\n1803. He came to Michigan with his parents in 18:J3.\\nMr. Buntz married the widow of Dr. Isaac Hurd, Feb-\\nruary 3, Ix. iO. Dr. Ilurd ilicd at Milan village in 1844,\\nleaving the care of five children to his widow: Maria,\\nborn IS30; tJeorge, 183X: Andrew, 1X40: Hannah,\\n1842, and Mary Ann; 1x44. Mr. and Mrs. Buntz\\nmove l from their farm in London township to Milan\\nin 188:5.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0847.jp2"}, "788": {"fulltext": "36\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nJOB BURNAP, a retired farmer of Milan, was born\\nat Charleston, Moutgomery county, N. Y., November\\n0, 1816. Mr. Burnap was married three times; mar-\\nried bis first wife when 23 yeais of age, and settled in\\nChenango, N. Y. Three rears later was elected post-\\nmaster under William Henry Harrison, for German,\\nN. Y. In 1849 he married his second wife, Olive\\nSpencer, of Cherry Valley, Otsego county, N. Y. By\\nthis mnrriage ten children were born. January 10,\\n1804, Olive, liis second wife, died at the age of 43. He\\nmarried for his third wife. Mrs. Rebecca Johnson,\\nFebruary 18, IsCi, of Ash, Monroe county, Mich., who\\ndied in 1880^ at the age of 59. He was again married\\nJanuary 35, 1881, with Mrs. Mary A. Gilmore, of Graf-\\nton, Mich., where they remained until 1885, when they\\nmoved to Milan, where they own a farm of 240 acres.\\nMr. Bitmap has held many offices of trust. Is always\\nready to aiil the needy.\\nFRANKLIN CAMPBELL, a farmer of Milan, was\\nborn October 2, 1854. His parents came to Milan in\\n1851. He married February 11, 1878, Ellen Dunlap,\\nof LaSalle. Tliree children were born to them Edgar\\nF. Campbell, born July 18, 1879; Alice M., born Jan-\\nuary 10, 1883, and Harry J., born Novembers, 1K80.\\nAddress, Milan, Michigan.\\nSAMUEL CAMPBELL was born March 25, 1831, in\\nOrleans county, N. Y. came to Michigan in 1831.\\nMarried Liddie Oles, of Allegany county, N. Y. Seven\\nchildren were born to them: FrankUn. born October\\n2, 1854; Charles, born February 7, 1857; Annie E.\\nborn August 20, 1800, died April 7, 1803; Albert ami\\nAlfred (twins), born September 15, 1860; Minor born\\nMarch 7, 1868, and Peter, born October 27, 1873. Ad-\\ndress, Milan, Michigan.\\nTHOMAS CARRUTH, of Milan, was born at Marl-\\nborough, Mass., in 1849, His parents died when he\\nwas very young. When 14 years of age learned the\\nblacksmith trade, and soon after shipped as cabin-boy\\non a vessel bound for Liverpool, remaming in England\\nfour years. In 1808 he returned to America. In 1883\\nhe came to Michigan and began blacksmilhing. and\\nthe past two years has been engaged in the stave busi-\\nness. Address, Milan, Michigan.\\nDANIEL CASE, a farmer of Milan, was born in\\nLondon township, July 1, 1830. His father. Barnard\\nCase, came to Monroe countv in 1832, and was a sur\\nveyor by profession. He died in 1855. Daniel Case\\nsettled in Milan township in 1873. He enlisted August\\n24, 1801, in Co. I, 11th Mich. Inf., and was mustered\\nout September 13, 1864, serving with his regiment in\\nall its hard-fought battles. He was married Novem-\\nber 7, 1808, to Catl-.eiine C. Dean, also a native of\\nMonroe county. Their one child. Clara A., was born\\nAugust 5, 1872.\\nJOHN CHASE, of Milan, was born at Mt. Morri.s\\nN. Y., Feb. 24, 1817. His father died when John was\\nten years old, when his mother moved to Monroe-\\nville, Ohio. In 1S36 he came to Monroe county-\\nworked in the Waterloo saw mill, and in 1840 went in\\nbusmess for himself. In 1844 he married Emily Jane\\nMiller, of Monroe. April, 1848, he purchased a farm\\nin Milan, on section 23, of 80 acres. In 18,50 he pur-\\nchased one-half interest in the Brookmcr mill at\\nRaisinviUe, and before 1851 had purchased the entire\\nmill. Aprd 5, 1853, his wife died; for his second\\nwife lie married Susan Sherman, Aug. 15 1853 who\\nwas born July 23, 1832, at Edmeston, N. Y. Mr\\nChase sold his interest at RaisinviUe, and purchased\\na null at Milan, where he continued in the business\\nuntil 1881. Since then has followed farminsr Mr\\nChase has seven children, three by his first wife\\nAlma Savira, born Nov. 10, 1840, died Oct. 15 1800-\\nGeorge Il.botn Sept. 4, 1849, now resident of Nebraska!\\noo\\\\m F, born Aug. 27, 1851, noiv resident of Om .ha\\nVj- i second, Emely Jane, born June 23,\\n18o4, died May 18, 1800; Edward K.,born May 1 1,S56\\nnow resident of Milan; Edgar Frank, born May 2\\n1858, now resident of Dexter; Anna Belli born ,Ian.\\n18, 1873, now resident of Milan. Address, Milan.\\nPETER COMPEAU, of Mil .n, was born Aug. 1,\\n1837, at Bedford, Monroe county. His parents were\\nborn at Detroit. His father died wlien Peter was five\\nyears of age, and at the age of ten he was an orphan.\\nWhen 14 years old he began life as a fisherman and a\\nsailor on Lake Erie. August, 1864, he enlisted in\\nCo. A, 18lh Mich. Inf.; was di charged July, 1865.\\nHe returned to Monroe county and learned the liarness-\\nroaker s trade Feb. 22, 1 70, he married Mary De\\nSherler, of Bedford, Mich. One child was born to\\nthem, Alida, Nov. 26. 1870. Mr Compeau is a mem-\\nber of Taylor Post, No. 274, G. A. R of Milan.\\nMRS. EVELINE DAHM, of East Milan, Mich, was\\nborn in Wayne county, Mich., in 1850. and has always\\nlived there up to 1875, when she, with her husbind,\\nPeter (Dahm) moved to Milan, Monroe county. Mr.\\nDahm was a blacksmith, and always worked at his\\ntrade. He enlisted at the commencement of the\\nRebellion, in Co. C. 9th Mich. Cav. Six children\\nwere born to them, two of whom are now living,\\nBenjamin F. and Alma. Mr. Dahm died May 4, 1885.\\nMRS. ANN J. DAVIS, of Milan, was born in\\nOrleans county, New York, in 1830. Her parents,\\nIsaac P. and Esther (Clark) Horton, were residents of\\nNew York State, and in 1835 they moved to Moore-\\nville, Mich where Mr. Horton had a saw mill. He\\ndied September 29, 1869; his wife March 27, 188-3.\\nAnn J. HortOD married Cyrus A. Davi-i, April 9, 1857.\\nHe was born in New York State, September 26, 1827.\\nHe moved with his parents in 1838 to York, Mich.\\nHe was a carpenter and joiner, and worked at his\\ntrade until his death. He died January 28, 1882.\\nJOSIAH P. DEXTER, of Milan, was born July 21,\\n1853,at York, Mich. At 18 years of ageheleft home and\\nbegan engineering. In 1883 he opened a blacksmith\\nshop with U. Steffy for a partner. November 1, 1875,\\nhe married Rlioda R. Throop, of York, Mich., who\\nwas born Augu t 31, 1857. Thiee children were born\\nto them, Louisa, Edwin and Amy. In 1887 he was\\nmade constable of Milan. Addrcssj .Milan, Mich.\\nELBERT W. DRURY, of Milan, was born Oct. 26,\\n1828, in Madison county, N. Y. He learned the car-\\npenter s trade of his father. In 1846 he moved to\\nWood county, Ohio, where he vvorked at his trade.\\nHe lived at Toledo, Ohio, 14 years, and from there he\\nmoved to Monroe county, Mich. He married Chalists\\nPeck, March 0, 18.50. Three children were born to\\nthem. In 1865 Mr. Drury enlisted in Co. I, 55th Ohio\\nInf. He was discharged Dec. 23, 1865. He is a mem-\\nber of the Taylor Post, G. A. R., of Milan.\\nNORMAN M. ENfJLE, a famer of Milan township,\\nwas born 111 York, Washtenaw county. April 15, 1835.\\nHis father, Tho.s. L was born in Steuben county, N.Y.,\\nin 1789, and died in 1843. He came to Monroe, Mich.,\\nin 1832, and purchased of government one-fourih of\\nsection 15 in Milan township, upon a portion of which\\nNorman now resides. The latter was married in 18.59\\nto Anne Knowles. Their children are Thomas, Miola\\nand Elizabeth. Mr. Engle enlisted in the Union army\\nin 1804; served about ten months, and participated in\\nthree engagements.\\nCHARLES FOURNIA, of Milan, was born at De-\\ntroit in 1839. His parents were born in Canada, and\\ncame to Michigan in 1820. In the fall of 1800 Charles\\npurchased a farm of 40 acres in RaisinviUe. In 1861\\nhe enlisted in Co. D, 7th Mich. Inf., under Capt.\\nDarr. Was in the following battles: Fair Oaks, Sav-\\nage Station, White Oak Swamp, Midvern Hill and 2d\\nBull Run. He was wounded Sept. 17, 1863, and was\\ndischarged Oct. 27, 1803, on account of wounds re-\\nceived. He returned to Monroe and canvassed for\\nsewing machines until Feb. 23, 1864, when he en-\\nlisted in the 6tli Mich. II. Art and was sent to Port\\nHudson, Miss. He did garrison duty until 1865, when", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0848.jp2"}, "789": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n37\\nhi was muslereii out by General Orcler No. 19, at New\\nOrleans. March 17, 1864, he married Amy Sherman,\\nwho was horn at Milan in 1842, and died in Sept( mber,\\n1871). leavint; two children. He married for his sec-\\nond wife Mary K. Calhoun, of London, who was born\\nin Ohio in 1847. Two chililren were born to them.\\nMr. Fournia has been engaged in several occupalions.\\nIn \\\\f *4 he purchased his present farm aud dairy, lie\\nis a first-class mechanic and machinist.\\nSIMEON A. FRINK was born in Monroe county\\nin 1853. Married Catherine Bruckner in 187. She\\nwas tiorn in New York State in 185. Four children\\nwere burn to Ihem Stephen, age 11 years, EIner E.\\n8 years, Lizzie N., 6 years, and Edna M, 3 years. Mr.\\nFrink owns a tine farm of 80 acres in Milan.\\nSTEPHEN FHINK, of East Milan, was born in\\nBaih lowiiship, Steuben county, N. V., in 1S2I. He\\ncame to Michigan in 18:!7 and lueated on the farm he\\nnow owns, on section 20, .Milan township. In 1S42 he\\nman led Miss Sallie M. Holcomb; she was born in\\nStall ord, Orleans county, N. Y., in 182:J. They had\\nfour children. Miles, their son, enlisted in U. S. A.,\\nin 1862, as private; was promoted to corporal, and\\nwas killed by the explosion of Ihe steamboat Sul-\\ntana, in 1865. He was at the lime on his way home,\\nas an exchanged prisoner of w.ar. He was captured at\\nAthens while charging the fort at said place He re-\\nenlisted in Co. H, 121 h Mich. Vol. Inf. Two of their\\nchildren died from disease, and they have one son,\\nSimeon Frink, living.\\n.SIMON H. GAY. of Milan, was born in Herkimer\\ncounty, N. Y., in 1832. His parents came to Michi\\ngan in 183.-1. locating on a farm in LaSalle. In ls 5\\nSimon married Susan M. llarwood, of Saline, Mich.\\nIn 18.j8 he moved to Milan, and opened a blacksmith\\nshop. In 18()4 he opened a general supply store. Mr.\\nGay owns considerable land around .Milan, which is\\nknown as Gay s Addition. Three sons were born\\nto Mr. and Mrs. Gay: William, CharUs and Edward.\\nMr. Gay has been postmaster at Milan, and in ls72 was\\nappointed juslicc of the peace, which otlice he held\\nfour years.\\nMRS. POLLY GREENFIELD, of East Milan, was\\nborn in New York State in 1825; was married in 1814,\\nand came to Ohio in 1845. In 18.52 came to Michigan.\\nIn 1876 settled in Monroe county. Mrs. Greenfield is\\nthe mother of ten children, si.v living: Albert H.,\\nCalvin, Amanda, Emma, Orville D. aud .John, i he\\ndeceased are LaFayelte, Lucy A., Sylvia and Daviil.\\nDavid was born in 1845, and enlisted in 1H64 in Co. H,\\n8th Mich. Cav. under General Hood. Was taken\\nsick with measles and died in Tennessee, May 20,\\n1865.\\nBETIU EL HACK, who died in l!s72, was born in\\nGreenwich, Mass., July 17, 1796, and came to Milan in\\n1832. and settled on a farm, where he remained until\\nhis death. He was married to Sallie Payne in 1S26.\\nwho still survives him. Their children are: Emeline,\\nbom August 3, 1829, died in infancy; Sarah Adahne\\nborn September 27, 1834, wife of William Oslrander;\\nWilliam II. Hack, born July 2, 1837, who resides in\\nMilan, and James B., born August 7, 1845, who died\\nin the Union service, March 24, 1862. Mr. Hack was\\na justice of the peace and an influential citizen of\\nMilan.\\nMAVEL G. HAIGHT, farmer of London township,\\nwas born at Casanovia, N. Y., in 1811. and is a car-\\npenter by trade, in 1833 he came to Washtenaw\\ncounty, Mich., and three years after stttlcd in London,\\nwhere he has remained ever since. He s rved as n\\nmusician in the Toledo war. He was niariied in 1^32\\ntoC\\\\nlhia Orcult, who died in 1849. He aflerw;irds\\nmarried Roxanna Drcwey, who died in 18H1. They\\nhave had four children. He is a Republican in poli-\\ntics.\\nLEWIS HALL, of Milan, was born February 18,\\n1854, iu the town of York, Washtenaw county. His\\nparents, Aaron and .lane Hall, were natives of Michi-\\ngan, being among the people who were born prior to\\n1^30. Aaron Hall enlisted during the war of the Rubel-\\nlum in Co E, 18th Mich. Vol. Inf., in 1862, remain-\\ning in the service two years and ten months. He was\\ncaptured at the bailie of Stone River, and wjis held\\nprisoner for four months. He died at Palmyra, Mich.,\\nOctober 21. 1876. Lewis left home when 13 years old\\nto do for himself, working on a farm three years, and\\nthen he secured work on the L. S. M. S. railroad,\\nworking for them four years. In March, IHSl, he be-\\ncame an employee of the Wabash Si. Louis railroad.\\nMr. Hali married Julia .Mills, of Ogden, .Mich., March\\n21, 1879. His wife lived but a few months after her\\nmarriage. Died December 9, ls79, :iwl 17 years. In\\nDecember, 1861, Mr Hall again married, Alma Fields,\\nof Rai iiiville, Monroe couiilv. Three children have\\nbeen horn to them: K la. who died when 15 months\\nold; Ellsworth and Frank.\\nMRS. ABIGAIL HANSON, of Milan, was born at\\nSaratoga Springs, N. Y., July 23, 1824. Her father,\\nMr. Lawrence, came to Michigan in 1838, settled on a\\nfarm in Jackson county, Mich. Mrs. Hanson was\\nmarried to Geo. M. Hanson, of York, Washtenaw\\ncounty, .Alich., October 1.5, 1843. Eight years after\\nhe removed to Milan, where he purchased a share in\\na saw and grist mill. After a few years he sold his\\nshare in this mill and purcha.sed the Toland mill, and\\nafter three years sold out and went to Jackson to live.\\nIn 1867 they returned to Milan, where they have since\\nlesided. .Mr. Hanson was born in lsr, in the Slate of\\nMaine. Mrs. Hanson is the mother of five children.\\nHerbert A. Taylor, a grandson, enlisted in the army\\nJuly 21, 1S62, at the age of 16 years. He is a member\\nI,ucius Taylor Post, No. 274, and is the youngest sol-\\ndier belonging to any Post in Monroe county.\\nALBERT S. II. ilAYDEN was born November 0,\\n1K58, at Tecumseh, Mich. His parents located at\\nTecumseh in 1857; his father being proprietor of the\\nGlobe Flour .Mills at that place. Albert attended\\nDeVeau.v College at Niagara Falls, N. Y., from which\\nhe graduated in 1876. On his return home he entered\\nthe mill with his father, but was obliged to give it up\\non account of ill health. January 6, 18M1, he married\\nEva Lacy Tiimble, of Tecumseh. During 18.^1 Mr.\\nHaydeu attended lo the shipping department at the\\nGlobe Mills. In Is.s2 he came to Milan, aud erected\\nthe sl;ive and heading works of which he is manager.\\nMr. Hayden is a Mason, having taken his :i2d degree.\\nHe has b(en a prime mover in many improvements\\nwhich Milan people now enjoy.\\nDANIEL WASHINGTON HUNTER was born\\nFebruary 22, 1^32. Daniil remained at home until 21\\nyears of age. He learned his father s trade, that of\\ncarpenter and joiner. He went to Cleveland, where\\nhe worked at his trade four years, when he went to\\nKelley s Island, where he was employed by the\\nUnited Slates Government to survey the islands of\\nLake Erie. .Mr. Hunter was twice married. His first\\nwife was Elizabeth Taylor. To lliem four children\\nwere horn. His second wife, Eva Fisher, was born at\\nMaumee, Ohio, in 1S3S. aud was nmiTied JIarch 6,\\nl.HSl. In ISST Mr. Hunter came to Milan, and is a\\nmember of the M. E. church of that village.\\nANDREW D. JACKSON was horn in Ontario\\ncounty, N. Y., July 16, ls41. He enlisted in Co. G,\\nOlh .Mich. Cav., as private, going direct to Washing-\\nton, D. C was in the battles of (Jetlysburg, Hanover,\\nVr illiamsport, Boonsborough, Brandy Station imd\\nothirs; was l;iken prisoner .September 16, l.S(i3; ujis iu\\nLibby iirison thiee days; was ilischarged in March,\\nlH65,when they dismounted and rejoined Ihe command\\nafli r the surrender at Petersburg; was finally dis-\\ncharged at Jackson, Mich., in December, 1865. No-\\nvember IS, 1S68, he married Frances Richards, of\\nYork; hive no children of their own; have an adopted\\nson; moved to Milan village where he resided in 1884;", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0849.jp2"}, "790": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nhas been town clerk of York township, and at present\\nassessor ol Milan. He is a member of I,ucius Taylor\\nPost, No. 374; also justice of the peace for four years\\nat York.\\nUIRAM .TACOBS, of Milan, was born at Raisinville,\\nMonroe county, March 19,1835. At the age of 16 he left\\nhome to learn the blacksmith s trade. He married\\nEliza C hikls, of Milan. To them eight children were\\nborn, five of whom are living. Mr. .facobs enlisted in\\nCo. I, l. )lh Mich. Inf., as a private. On April 6, 1802,\\nhe was wounded and was discharged in July on\\naccount of injuries received. He lived upon a farm of\\n40 acres until 1882, when he sold it and came to\\nMilan. He is a member of Taylor Post, No. 274,\\nG. A. R., of Milan.\\nMRS. MARY .lONE.S was born in Niagara county.\\nNew York, in 1834. She followed hou.sekeeping until\\n,Iune 11, 18.59, when she was married to Rev. Henry\\nJones, of Monroe county, Mich. Rev. Jones was a\\nFree Methodist. Henry came with his parents to\\nMonroe county when a lad. He was in Ohio one year,\\nbut most of Ills lime was spent in Michigan. He died\\nApril 1, 1874, aged 43, at Ida, Michigan. Four chil-\\ndren were born to them, the oldest being but ten years\\nat the time of Rev Jones death. In 1879 Mrs. Jones\\nmoved to East Milan, remaining here until 1884, when\\nshe came to Milan Village. She had three brothers\\nin the late Rebellion, Schuyler McFall, a member of\\n17th ]\\\\Iich. Inf., who was wounded, but returned, and\\nis living in Augusta, Mich.; Daniel McFall was injured\\nand receives a pension. Harrison McFall, also of the\\nsame regiment, was captured and supposed to have\\nstarved to death in Andersonville prison.\\nELI II. KINEAR, of Milan, was born at Lima,\\nNew Yovk, Feb. 37, 1827. He left home at the age\\nof 11 years, working upon a farm, and in 1853 came\\nto Michigan, locating at Milan. August 17, 1863, he\\nenlisted in Co. C, 5th Mich. Cav., under General\\nCustei until General Custer was promoted, was then\\nunder General Staggs. He was mustered out July 3,\\n1865, and returned to Milan and commenced farming;\\nmarried July 3, 1851, Rosetta Chamberlin, of New\\nY^ork State. To them four children were born. He\\nis a member of Taylor Post, No. 374, G. A. R. of\\nMilan. His farm consists of 100 acres.\\nEDGAR F. KNICKERBOCKER, merchant tailor,\\nof Milan, was born in York, Mich., July 13, 1862.\\nHis father was born in New Y ork vState in 1832, and\\nis of the old Knickerbocker family. Edgar attended\\nschool at what was then called the Old Town Line\\nschool house; he then came to Milan, attended the\\nUnion school for three years, when he began teaching\\nat PiltsfieUl Junction. August 30, 1883, he married\\nMinnie M. Harper, of Milan. One child, Edgar\\nHarper, was born Oct. 20, 1884. Mr. Knickerbocker\\nwas appointed principal of the first ward school at\\nCadillac, Mich., in 1883. He taught until healih\\nfailed, and then entered gents furnishing store at\\nMilan. In 1887 he opened a store of his own, the\\nexclusive one of the kind in Milan.\\nMRS. MARY KNITTLE, of East Milan, was born\\nat Baltimore, Md., in 1850. Ht-r parents came to\\nMichigan in 1865, and located at Blue Bush, Monroe\\ncounty. Mrs. Knittle s maiden name was Haag; she\\nmarried Louie Knittle in 1863. at Monroe City, Mich.\\nThey came to East Milan, where Mr. Knittle worked\\nat the blacksmith trade. In 1885 he died of Bright s\\ndisease.\\nPATRICK KNOWLES, a farmer of Milan, wos\\nborn in Queen s county, Ireland, September 39, 1803.\\nHe attended school until III years of age. September\\n29, 1836, he married Bridget Doherty, of Queen s\\ncounty, Ireland. In 1830 they came to America, and\\nworked U]-on a farm in New York State. In 1838\\ncame to Michigan, locating upon a farm in Monroe\\ncounty, Mich. In 1856 he carried the mail for two\\nand a half years tri- weekly, between Monroe and Ann\\nArbor, Mich. In 1875 he purchased the place in\\nMilan. Eleven children were born to them, four\\nliving. Thomas, a son of Patrick, enlisted in Oct.,\\n1861, in Co. K, 3d Mich. Cav. He was discharged\\nas corporal, Jan. 19, 1804; re-enlisted same day in Co.\\nG, 3d Michigan Cav., and was discharged Feb. 12,\\n1866.\\nTHOMAS LACY, of Milan, was born Feb. 1, 1817,\\nin Monroe county, N. J. When 17 years of age he\\nlearned the carriage trade, and in 1839 commenced\\nthe manufacture of carriages at Jersey City. As busi-\\nness increased he was obliged to take a partner, and\\nthe firm Hutton Lacy continued business until 1873,\\nwhen Mr. Lncy sold out his interest, and moved to\\nTecumseh, Mich., where he resided on a farm for\\nseven years, when he came to Milan and opened a sup-\\nply store, which he sold after three years, and has now\\nretired from active life. December, 1839, he married\\nAnna Kilpalrick, of Eliziibelh, N.J. Eight childriu\\nwere born to them. In 1863 Mrs Lacy died. Mr.\\nLacy married for his second wife Mr. Elizahelh\\nTrimble, of Ohio, whose family cocsistcd of two\\nchildren. One child was born to Ihcni, Thomas\\nT., jr., July, 1866, who is now a photographer, at\\nMilan.\\nBENJAMIN W. LAMKIN was born at Raisinville,\\nMonroe county, Mich., Dec. 10, 1836. His parents\\nwere eastern people, and came to Michigan while it\\nwas still a wilderness. April, 1861, he married Eunice\\nJohnson, of Raisinville She was born in New York\\nState, Dec. 1, 1836. Her parents came to Michiuan in\\n1853 or 54. To Mr. and Mrs. Limkiu eight children\\nwere born, four of whom are living. In 1887 Mr.\\nLamkin built a foundry and blacksmith shop, a long-\\nfelt want in Milan, this being the only complete works\\nin that section.\\nMRS. CHARLOTTE E. LAMKIN, of Milan, was\\nborn in Otsego county, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1833. Her\\nparents were eastern ptople, and came to Michigan in\\n1842, locating on a farm in Hudson. Charlotte re-\\nmained ht homi until Oct. 16, 1860, when she was\\nmarried to Dr. Silas A. Newcomb, of Clayton, Mich.\\nIn 1861 they moved to Oakville, where the doctor\\ncontinued his practice until 1871, when his health\\nfailed him. The doctor opened a general store, and\\nin 1870 put in a slock of drugs, and gave what atten-\\ntion his health would permit to the store. December\\n22, 187(i, after an illness of two weeks, he died. Four\\nchildren were born to them, David, Asahel, Julia\\nand David Curtis, all living. After the doctor s death\\nhis wife continued the business until the year 1879,\\nwhen she married Robert A. M. Lamkin, Wayne\\ncounty, Mich. In 1883 they moved on a farm near\\nOakville, and the yeir following moved to Milan vil-\\nlage.\\nALBERT H. LEWIS, a brick and stonemason of\\nMilan, was born in New York State, April 1, 1845.\\nHe enlisted Auaust 16, 1861, in Co. M, 1st Mich. Cav.\\nWas in the battle of Gettysburg, and numerous others;\\nwas taken prisoner and confined in Libby Prison; was\\ndischarged March 25, 1860, at Fort Bridges, Wyoming\\nTerritory. In 1881 married Sarah Stay, of Detroit,\\nMich. He is a member of Lucius Taylor Post, No.\\n274, of Milan. Address, Milan, Michigan.\\nE. M. LEWIS, of East Milan, was born in Steuben\\ncounty,N.Y. in 1849. Came to Michigan in 1874, work-\\ning upon a farm. In 1874 purchased a farm in Dundee\\ntownship. In 1874 married Amelia Critchett, of Lon-\\ndon township. They have no children of their own,\\nbut have an adopted daughter. In 1877 Mr. Lewis\\nopened a general store at East Milan, which he con-\\ntinues to manage. In 1881 erected a charcoal kiln, and\\nat present has seven kilns in operation\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the annual\\nconsumption of wood being 4,000 cords, producing\\n130.000 bushels of charcoal. In 1884 erected a brick\\nand tile works. In 1886, 450,000 brick and 350,000", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0850.jp2"}, "791": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL IIISTOKIES.\\n39\\ntile were produced, iriving eniploviiieiit to fourteen\\nmen. He also lias in operation a portable saw mill.\\nOwns 200 acres of farniins; land, upon which lie has\\nPoland China lioi^s and thoroughbred cattle.\\nMRS. BETSKY LYON, of Milan, was born in Ver-\\nmont in ISO!). In isi, her parents came to Micliiiian,\\nloc-atiuK in London township, Monroe county, on UiO\\nacres they had purchased of the United Stales Gov-\\neminent, where she resided until the death of both\\nfather and mother. Mrs. Lyon was married in 1874,\\nand removed with her husband to Saline, Mith.,\\nwhere they resided until September, lfs4. They then\\ncame to Milan, where Mr. Lyon died February 27,\\nISMl. Mrs. I^yon still resides at Milan.\\nC. \\\\V. M.VRHLE, a justice of the peace of Milan\\ntownship, was born in Litchlield, onn., August 17,\\n1.S21. Me has since resid( d in Lake and Portage coun-\\nties and other places in Ohio, Galena, 111., and in the\\nStattt of New York, lie came to Milan in ISIIO, and\\nfi)r fourteen years has been a justice of the peace He\\nwas first married in 1847 to Ilopestill T. Ketcliuni,\\nwho died in 18l!0. His second wife was Hannah Wil-\\ncox, whom he married in \\\\H{ H. She died August S,\\nISSG. They have two children: Joel L. and Mary A.,\\nwife of Winfiekl S. Wallace. He is a member of the\\nI. O. O. P.\\nNEWCOMB MEAD, a farmer of Milan township,\\nwas born in Livinirston county, N Y., in ISUJ, and\\nsettled on present farm in lS;i4. He was married in\\nearly manhood to Diana Sanford. They have had\\nthree children: Lucilla, AVinfield and Elmer, all of\\nwhom reside in Milan. Fie is a Kepublican in politics,\\nand has been highway commissioner and township\\ntreasurer, and has tilled various other offices.\\nCHARLES A. MOORE, of .Alilan, was born at\\nRaisinville, Monroe county, .Mich., April 4, iyr 2. His\\nparents caine to Michigan in 1833. Charles attended\\nthe district school until 13 years of age. In 1874 he\\nwent to Oberlin, Ohio, to study telegraphy. In 1S7G\\nhe mairicd Emma A. Bennett, of Augusta, Midi.\\nThree children were horn to them. Mr. Moore has\\nheld several township ofEces, and at present is clerk\\nof .Milan village, having held the office since the in-\\ncorponition of the village in 18S4; also has charge of\\nthe Pacific E.\\\\pres8 Company s business at Milan.\\n.JERUSHA CLARK PAINE, born in New York\\nStale in ISIO, came to Michigan in is, 7. She married\\nSamuel Paine in New York State in 1824. He was\\nborn in IHOO, died in IS.jO. Horatio and Winsor, sons\\nof Samuel Paine, enlisted in the war, Horatio in istil\\nin Co. F, Gth Mich Inf.. and was killed at bitlle of\\nBaton Rouge. Winsor enlisted in 18(i3 in 20tli Mich.\\nInf., died al hospital in Kentucky from disease con-\\ntracted while in the army. Jacob, another son, enlist-\\ned in 1862 in .illi Mich. Cav., in Co. M., and is still\\nliving Mrs. Paine has one son, C. M., who Is a rail-\\nroad carpenter on the Toledo Ann Arbor Railroad.\\nB F. Paine is engaiied as bookkeeper and clerk of the\\nsame road. One daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.\\nPaine. Address, Milan.\\nMRS ABIGAIL PHILLIPS was born at Romulus,\\nSentca county, N. Y., November l.j, 1813. She mar-\\nried Mr. Phillips December 27, 1840. He was born ai\\nCandor Tioga county, N. Y., April 29, 1813. He died\\nAugust 30, iS81, from paraljsis; be held many oflicc\\nof Inist One child was born to them, Clarence D,\\nborn June 26, 1842. At the breaking out of the Re-\\nbellion he enlisted in Hall s Independent t-liarp\\nShooters. He died at army corps hospital at City\\nPoint February I J, 1865. He was buried at Rice\\nCemetery, Milan.\\nEMMITT F. PY LE, M. D., of Milan, was born De-\\ncember 20, 1846, at Pckin, N. Y. He attended Gene-\\nsee Weslevan Seminary, at Lima, N.Y.,lIobarl College,\\nat Geneva, N. Y. lie entered the hospital of the\\nSisters of Charity as steward; he remained there two\\nyears. In 1866 hegraduated from the Buffalo Medical\\nUniversity; he began the practice of medicine al\\nPekin. N. Y In 1882 he came to Milan. He married\\nin 1875 Etta Menzic, of Niagara Falls, N. Y. One\\nchild was horn to them. Dr. Pyle was instrumental\\nin the incorporating of Milan village, and was a mem-\\nber of the tiisl b(i:ird of trustees; is president of village;\\nlor a number of years li:is been a director of the villnge\\nunion school; is a member of many different secret\\nsocieties; is member of the Michigan Sovereign Consis-\\ntory, Valley of Detroit, Orientof Michigan, A. A. S. R.,\\n32d degree Mason.\\nMRS. JESSE REDMAN, of Milan, was born in\\nYork, Washtenaw county, Mich., April 15, 1846. Her\\nparents, Edward and Sarah Rawson, were eastern\\npeople. and came to Michigan al an early date, teltlitig\\nal York. Mrs. Redman, iiec Rosina Rawson, was mar-\\nried Seplemher 16, 1866. Her husband, Jesse Redman,\\nwas born in London, England, in 1843. At the break-\\nin; out of the Rebellion he enlisted in Co. .M, 2d\\nMich. Cav. He was discharged from service by Gen-\\neral Order No. 83 June 21 181)5. He returned to Milan,\\nwhere he eng.iged in farming until his death on Aug.\\n31, 1S85. Mrs. Redman is the mother of five children:\\nRosa Lena, born June 10, 1867; Anna Nellie, born\\nJuly 21, 186 William Edward, born February 24,\\n187!); Addie Lurcna, born March 19. 1873, and Walter\\nB, born April 27, 1881. Mrs. Redman manages her\\nfarm of I JO acres, looking after its interests in all its\\ndetails herself.\\nTHO.M.VS RICHARDS, of Milan, was born in\\nEngland September 17, 1825. In 1830 his parents\\ncame to Michigan. Thomas remained at home until\\nhis 18lli year; having learned the cooper s triidc, he\\nwent to Grand Rapiils, Mich., for employment. Sep-\\ntember, 1848. be married Urania Blakesley, of Madi-\\nson county, N. Y They located upon a farm in llic\\ntown of York, wiierc they remained until 1856, when\\nthey came to Milan. Two children were born to them:\\nGeorge B and Elizabeth P. In IStiO he began tiie\\nmail and e.Npress business from Milan to Monroe\\nwhich he continued 12 years. IMrs Richards died Sep-\\ntember 10, 1f^65. April 8, 1885, he married Elsie E.\\nCampbell, of Milan, wuo was born in Eric county. Pa.,\\nMarch 20, 1k57. One son was born to them, Waller T.\\nMr. Richards is a member of no church, but con-\\ntributes largely to three churches in Milan.\\nDR, RANDAL SCIiUY LER was born in Wash-\\ntenaw county, Mich., May, 1854. He graduated from\\nMichigan University, Medical Department, in IS77.\\nIn June, 1877, he came to East Milan, and com-\\nmenced practicing. In 18.S6 he built a store, and\\nnow carries an entire stock of drugs anil medicines.\\nIn 1880 he married Mary E. Simpson. To tlicin two\\nchildren were horn, Edith and Nellie. Dr. Schuyler\\nhas a good practice, and owns a line residence. At\\none lime had charge of Washtenaw Insane Asylum.\\nAddress, Milan, Michigan.\\nMRS. SARAH L. SIMMONS was born in Wayne\\ncoiuily. New Y ork, Feb. 1811\u00c2\u00bb Her parents came to\\nY ork, Mich., in 1832. .Mrs. Simmons brother, Syl-\\nvester Davis, wius the first white man buried in the\\ntownship. Durfee Siinmoiis came to Michigiin in the\\nspring of 18;j6, and married October, isy7. He\\nwas a carpenter and joiner by trade. He was born at\\nMadison, -Madison county, N ew York, October 12,\\n1805, and died at Milan, Mich., November 5, ISMl.\\nSix children were born to them. At the time of Mr.\\nSimmons marriage he was lieutenant-colonel of\\nheavy artillery of New Y ork, holding the appoint-\\nment from Gov. Massey. He was prime mover in\\nthe organization of the Baptist church al Milan.\\nMRS. DESIRE SMITH, of Milan, was born in\\nLodi. Mich., in 1830. July 3, 1s56, Mrs. Smith mar-\\nried Edward P. Smith, of Augusta, Mich. He died\\nJune 24, 1885. He enlisted in 1861 as private, and\\nwas promoted to second lieutenant. Mrs. Smith is", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0851.jp2"}, "792": {"fulltext": "40\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nX\\nthe mother of four children, three of whom are living.\\nAddress, Milan.\\nDEWITT C. STEEVER, of Milan, was born at\\nYpsilanti, Michigan, Januarj- 14, 1837. When 17\\nyears of age he learned the wagonmaker s trade. June\\n37, 18.57, he went to Fond du Lac, Wis- to work at his\\ntrade, returning to Ypsilanti the following October.\\nIn IrttiO lie went to Mooreville, Michigan, opening a\\nshop for himself. He married October 14, 1860,\\nJoanna Throop, of York, who was born Dec. 13,\\n1837. August 3, 1863, he enlisted as private in Co. B,\\n20th Mich. Inf. Wa.s discharged July 3, 1865, at\\nDetroit, Michigan. He returned to Milan and en-\\ngaged in wagon manufacturing. Six children were\\nhorn to them, five living. Mr. S. is a member of\\nTaylor Post, No. 374; also of the Maccabees. Owns\\na farm of 40 acres at Milan.\\nUKIAH STEFFY was born November 26, 1845, at\\nSwartzburg, Wayne county, Mich. He learned the\\nblacksmith s trade of his father. At 17 years he en-\\nlisted in Co. B, 14th Mioh. Inf., as a private. He was\\nin the batdes of Atlanta, Pittsburg Landing, and\\nSherman s Maich to the Sea. He was veteraned in\\n1864, and re-enhsted in the same regiment. He was\\ndischarged as sergeant July 32, 1865. He married\\nMary LaFountain, of Rockwood, in 1868. She was\\nborn June 1, 1844. He is a member of Taylor Post,\\nNo. 374, G. A. R. His address is Milan, Michigan.\\nJ. W. STODDARD, of Milan, was born in Gene-see\\ncounty. New York, Dec. 14, 1841. In the fall of 1861\\nhe came to Milan, Michigan. April 22, 1862, he mar-\\nried Harriet Enieline Allen, of Milan. He enlisted\\nin Co. H, 18th Mich. Inf., August, 18G4. Was dis-\\ncharged at Jackson, June 5, 1865. Owns a fine\\nfarm of 80 acres, one mile west of Milan, where he\\nnow resides. Their family consists of four children,\\nthree girls and one son, Ada, Lewis M., Hattie, and\\nNellie.\\nMRS. REBECCA TAYLOR was born at Peekskill,\\nN. Y., April 24, 1816. Mr. Wm. I. Taylor was born\\nin Burlington. Vermont, Nov. 2671814. She met Mr.\\nTaylor in Peekskill in 1833, and they were married\\nMarch 10, 1835, and moved from New York City to\\nMichigan in 1855; had two children born in Michigan.\\nMr. Taylor enlisted as corporal in Co. M, l.st Mich.\\nEngs. and Mechs,, in Sept., 1863, for three years. Was\\nwith Sherman on his March to the Sea, and contracted\\nparalysis, was sent to the hospital in the South, was\\nsent from there to Detroit, and from there discharged\\nAug. 9, 1865. He died Dec. 7, 1878. Mrs, Taylor is\\nthe uiol-her of seven children, and is in her 74lh year.\\nMRS. EUNICE S. THOMPSON, of East Milan,\\nwas born in New York State, in 1831, In 1840 she\\ncame with her parents to Monroe City. In 1851 Miss\\nEunice S. Warner married Edmond L. Thompson.\\nIn 1863 Mr. Thompson enlisted as a private in Co. C,\\n17lh Mich. Vol. Inf. He was wounded at the battle\\nof Antietam. He died from the effects of wound,\\nMarch 28, 1863, at Monroe City. Edward T. Warner,\\nbrother of Mrs. Thompson, enlisted in 1861, under\\nCol. Grosvenor, in 15th Mich. Vol. Inf. He died at\\nPittsburg Landing. Mrs. Eunice S. Thompson died\\nAug. 9th, 1889.\\nCHARLES E. THROOP was born at York, Wash-\\ntenaw county, Mich April 10, 1860. His parents\\nwere eastern people, his father being born in Vermont,\\nand his mother in Alban} N. Y. They came to Mich-\\nigan in 1860, settling u])on a farm. Charles remained\\nat home until 1886, when he purchased a grocer s\\nstock and engaged in the grocery busine.ss. Previous\\nto this he had worked as stationery engraver. April\\n10th he married Mary Duboise, of Milan. Slie was\\nborn in LaSalle, Monroe county, Mich., July 14, 1870.\\nJOSEPH TURNER, of Milan, was born in Indiana,\\nSept. 27, 1837. At 31 years of age he began life for\\nhimself, going to Chicago to sell horses; later on went\\nto Terre Haute, Ind., where he was employed as\\ndriver on a Wabash Erie canal boat; at the close of\\none year was promoted captain of the boat. He mar-\\nried. Oct. 18, 1854, Elizabeth Brown, of Indianapolis.\\nHe enlisted in 1864 in Co. H, 28th Ind. Inf.; was ap-\\npointed U. S. recruiting officer for Indiana and Michi-\\ngan; was mustered out in 1865. He came to Tecum-\\nseh, Mich., where he remained 17 years. In 1883\\ncame to Milan, where he is engaged in the Globe\\nStave Works. To Mr. and Mrs Turner eight children\\nwere born, six of whom are living. Address, Milan,\\nMichigan.\\nCHARLES WARNER, of Milan, was born in York\\ntownship, Washtenaw county, Mich., November 10,\\n1845. He married Francelia Wilcox, of Milan, in\\n1866. To them one child was born\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Alice Ma\\\\ who\\nwas married in 1886. Mrs. Wilcox died in 1876. Mr.\\nWarner married Jane Eddington, of Ypsilanti, Mich.,\\nin 1878. They have no children. Mr. Warner enlisted\\nin Co. I, August 6, 1863; was in the battles of Look-\\nout Mountain, Buzzard s Roost, Atlanta, and Crab\\nOrchard. Was taken prisoner and confined at Libby\\nPrison thirty daj S, after which he was sent to Colum-\\nbus, Ohio, and was discharged on account of disability\\nin June, 1864. Us is a member of Taylor Post, No.\\n274, of Milan.\\nWILLIAM W. WHALEY, of Milan, was born in\\nLondon, Monroe county. Mich., November 33, 1834.\\nHis parents wore eastern people, coming from New\\nYork in 1832, and taking up 80 acres of Government\\nland. When William was ten years old his mother\\ndied, and he left home to do for himself. On Septem-\\nber 39, 1853, he married Sarah Vealey, of London\\ntownship, Mich. Mr. Whaley was a cooper by trade.\\nIn January, 1864, he enlisted as corporal in Co. B, 1st\\nCavalry. He remained with his regiment during all\\nils engagements of 1864. He was discharged from\\nthe service August 5, 1865. He returned to London\\nand engagid in farming until 1874, when he sold out\\nand came to Milan village, Mich erecting a cooper\\nshop and cider mill, doing the work at the mill with\\nhorse power. His business so increased that he was\\nobliged to enlarge his works, and in 1884 put in a\\n40-horse power engine. In 1886 he used 25,000 bush-\\nels of apples and produced 3,000 barrels of cider. He\\nships his cider all over the United States. In 1886 he\\nmanufactured 3,000 gallons of apple-butter, for which\\nhe found ready sale. Mr. Whaley is a member of the\\nCider Makeis Association of the State of Ohio, and\\nis considered the representative cider maker of the\\nAssociation. Mr. Whaley has four children, one an\\nadopted daugnter. He is a member of the Lucius\\nTaylor Post, No. 374.\\nCHARLES W. WILCOX was born at Milan, Mich.,\\nFebruarys, 1817. His parents came to Michigan in\\n1837, his father working at his trade\u00e2\u0080\u0094 that of black-\\nsmithing. September 18, 1870 married Ellen Bar-\\ntholomew, vvho was born in Medina county, Ohio,\\nAugust 8, 1845. To ihem one child was born. Mr.\\nWilcox commenced furming in 1874 on a farm of\\ntwenty acres. He now owns two fine farms, one in\\nLondon. Address, Milan, Michigan.\\nJOHN C. WILSON was born January 6, 1850, in\\nNew York State. Came west with his parents, who\\nsettled at Ann Arbor, Mich., where they remained one\\nyear, when they purchased a farm of eighty acres at\\nMilan, on section seven. June 30. 1873. he married\\nMaria McCardy, of Ann Arbor. Mr. Wilson engaged\\nin the grocery business at Ann Arbor until April 38,\\n1886, when his store was destroyed by fire. In the fall\\nof 1886 he returned to Milan, and with his sister en-\\ngaged in photography, and is now one of the leading\\nphotographers in that place. February 1, 1886, his\\nwife died, leaving five children to his care. Mr. Wil-\\nson is a member of the Knights of Maccabees, of\\nMilan, Champion Tent, No. 434.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0852.jp2"}, "793": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n41\\nSARAH S. WILSON was born at t^abot, AVasIiing-\\nton county. Vt.. in 1S22. In ls3ri lier fiillirr csnu- to\\nMilan, Mieb. In ls{( she niarripil Chester Wilcox,\\nwho was born at Livoniri. N. Y., isi.j. To them eight\\nchildren were born live of whom are living: Francis,\\nHelen, Charles, Rus ell and Florence.\\nTHOMAS WILSON, a Miller .if Milan lownship,\\nwas born in Yorkshire, Englan I, in 180(i. and came to\\nAmerica in 1833 and settled in New York Stato. He\\nis a miller by trade. He came to Monroe Cilv in 1x43,\\nand to Milan in IWG. He was married in ls3 lo.lane\\nDodge Tluy have had six children, three of whom\\nare living. He is u member of the Universalist\\nchurch.\\nnioisRoi-: Tow^NSHip.\\nCHARLES L. ALH.VIN was born in Monroe conn\\nly, December 1S.V,J. Married Dora Case, Uecem-\\nb r 23, 1x7 She was born in Michigan, October\\n1S. )5. Their children are: Leonard C, born Dicem-\\nber 187G; Bennett, born August 38, 1878: Samuel\\nIJ., born .June 3. 1880; Talcott. born May 13, 1S83;\\nMyrl I)., born April 1887 Edith Pearl. Iiorn July\\n7, 1889. He is a Democrat Has been justice of the\\npeace for four years, town treasurer two years, and\\nwas elected township clerk in 188!) but resigned on\\naccount of sickness of his father. His business is\\nfarming.\\nS.\\\\Ml EL ALBAIN, a farmer of Monroe township,\\nwas born in Canada. Augusts, 1813; settled in Mon-\\nroe county in 1S17. Married Maria Leonard, of Mon-\\nroe, March 14 1833. She was born in New Y ork\\nState, September 1, 1817. Their children livintr are:\\nAcelia, Samuel, .Maria, Clurles Alma, K la, Adelaide,\\nandJamca. He is a Democrat. Has been a hool direc-\\ntor and road commissioner for a good m luy ye irs.\\n.lACOB BRO.ST, born in Germany, January 29,\\n1830; came to Sandusky, Ohio, 184 j; settled in Mon-\\nroe county, .Mich., on the farm formerly o vned by\\nMaj. Moore. Married Mrs. Ca harine Steinard, .Jan. 29,\\n1849. Eight children were born, seven of w horn are\\nliving. Jacob and George, sons of Mrs. Steinard, were\\nin the L nion army. George enlisted in the 49th Ohio\\nVol. Inf.; J:\u00c2\u00bbcob enlisted in the 73d Mich. Vol. Inf.\\nMr. Brost is a hirraer. Address, Monroe, Michigan.\\nEMERSON CHOATE. who died May 18, 1883, was\\na farmer of .Monroe township. He was born in Can-\\nada, Au .;usl 28, 1x07; came to Monroe county in 18lt5.\\nMarried .Martha Thayer, Februarv 28 ls3|. She was\\nborn in Rhode Island. Decembcr 8, 1809. Their chil-\\ndren are: Emerson H.. born August 3, 1837; Caro-\\nline, born May 38, 1833; Louisa, born February 17,\\n1834; Mary M., born August 27, 1835; Maria, imrn\\nApril 26, 1839: Edward, born August 3, 1843; Sher-\\nman, born November 13, 184i. died March 10, 1816;\\nFrank, born January 10, 1848. Mr. Choate w;is a\\nDemocrat; was supervisor for 28 years, and was a\\nmember of the State legislature for two years.\\nFRANK C. CHO.VTE, a farmer of Monroe town-\\nship, was born in Monroe. January 10, 1848. Married\\nAdeline Pitts, February 19. 1878. She was born April\\n13. 1S42. She was the daughter of Samuel and Cath-\\narine Pitts, of Raisinville, who settled here in 1833.\\nMr. Choate is a Demooral.\\nJAMES CULLEY, a farmer of Monroe township,\\nwas born in Canada. Dec. 14, 1844 c:ime to Monroe\\ncounty in 18.V3. Marritd Catherine Keeg n, April 29,\\n18(i9. She was born in New Yoik Stale, May 21,\\n1838. Had one child. Mary, born July 22. 1870, died\\nJuly 22, 1871. Mr. CuUey servid several years in the\\nregular iirmy.\\nHORACE R. DAVIS, who died Dec. 10, 1820, was\\nborn in New York State, July 6, 1820, and settled in\\nMonroe county in 1844. He married Rosela Andrews\\nFeb. 6, 1843, of New York Slate. Their children are:\\nCharles H.. (Jeorge W., Daniel K., Jennie, Libbie,\\nCarrie, William, and Eddie. His busineas was\\nfarming.\\nHERBERT DUVAL was born in Monroe countv in\\nHI 8, and died Oct. 31, 18.S0. He married Eiiiily\\nRobert, of Monroe, Oct. 3, IKJl. She was born in\\n.Monroe, .Sept. 7, 1830. They had eight children, live\\nof whom are llvini:. His Imsiness was larming, and\\nsiiice his death Mrs. Duval carries on the business.\\nMr. Duval served in the Toledo war\\nWM, P. GALE was born Vov. 2. 1818, in Monroe\\ntownship, Monroe county, Mich. June U, 1X43, he m.ir-\\nried Harriet Dusenbery, of New York State. She wiia\\nhorn ill the State of New York, Dec. 14, 1814. Tliree\\nchildren have been born to them: Eut ene. born Feb. 1,\\n1x4. Mary V., born March 37, IH- yi; Austin W.. born\\nMay 31, rs. )8. Mr. (Jale was enu iigeil in lie s iw anil\\njiaper mill of Kiisinville township! In pililirs was a\\nRepublican. Was a member of the Prcsbyteri in\\nchurch. He died June 19, 1S73.\\nJOSEPH C. GARWOOD, born in New Jerxy,\\nSept, 4, 1803; settled in Monroe countv in ]xiA He\\nwas twice married. He ni:iriied his first wife. Char-\\nlotte Lawrence, in 182(5. She died in 1814. Married\\nMartha N. Bell, his second wife, M:iy 2\u00c2\u00bblh, 183(i;\\nshe was born in Vermont, March 29. 1x14. They had\\nseven children, six living: Harriet A born June 4\\n18:^7: John Janes, Dec. 19, 1838; Martha E, Oct. 31.\\n1840. died June 20. 18112; Joseph F Nov 184:1;\\nSarah C, .May 21. 1847:Mary H., M!iv21, 18 )2: Fannie\\nW.. Sept. 13, 1854. His cl iildreo bV first wife w.-re:\\nWilliam, born March 13, 18-38; Charlotte A.. .Sept.\\n28, 1830: Mary A.. Oct. 36, 1833. Mr. Garwood was a\\nblacksniiili bv trade. In politics a Repiiblii-an; mem-\\nber of M E. church. He died July 13, I80I. Mrs.\\nMartha N. Ga:wood died Jan, Ki, 1889.\\nCIIAS. E W. GREENING.who is the junior menilier\\nof the lainous nursery firm The River Raisin Valley\\nNurseries, was born in .Monr e, Sept. 28, 1H. )X. M\u00c2\u00abr-\\nried Fredericka Janson, of Eist Sairin.iw, Mich., Feb.\\n24, 1881; she was born .\\\\ug. 11, 18i Tniy have one\\nboy, Benjamin (i J., born Feb. 5. 1882. Mr (Jieening\\nhas been in the nursery business for 28 years. He is a\\nDemocrat; his been school inspector lor Monroe lown-\\ni-hip for four years, and i- now justice of the peace.\\nIs a member of the Lutheran church of Monroe.\\nJACOB HECK, a farmer of Monr. C to\u00c2\u00bb nship, was\\nborn in Monroe county December 20. 1832. He mar-\\nried Rosina Herrmann Febru.irv 18. 1X(!4; she \u00c2\u00abas\\nborn in Germany Septeniln r 9, ls4, Their children\\nare Matilda, born February 14, 181). Emilia, born\\nAugust 10, isiiti: Edwin, Octobr-r 3il, lxt;x; Aiini L,\\nborn Aprir 1X70: Bertha A., b .rn July l. i. 1873,\\ndied Febiuaiy (i, 1883: Nalh.inii 1. born June l. i. 1875;\\nElenora, borii September 13, 1879; .laol), born May 2,\\n1x74, and died in infancy. Jaiol) Ibck has be-n a\\nfarmer all his lif.-.\\nNELSON J AUIiOE was born at WaOiinglon. D. C,\\nOctober, 1X09. His parents were Ma tliew and Eliza-\\nbeth (Nelsoni Jarboe, wliowere natives of .Mirylanit.\\nHe nnirried Kalhetinc Moon, of Wa-hiiigion, D. C.\\nEleven children were born .Mr .larbue moved 10\\nMonroe county in 1834. Hi- was engag -d in sailing on\\nLake Erie, and for some lime wasdipliiii of a Ijoat\\nplaying between .Monroe and Buffalo. In 1S40 he en-\\ngaged in farmim; in Lenawre coiinly, Micliinaii After\\nten years he returmd to Monroi In 1x71 he sold his\\nfarm and moved to MonrcM- Cilv; for a number of\\nyears held town otlices. Me died .liily 31, 1879, Mr.s.\\njarboe die l February 3. IxsT. .She was an :ictive mem-\\nber of the Baptist cliuich.\\nSEBASTIAN KI.OTZ was born in Monroe county\\nMarch 8, 1X.V3. He married B:irbara .Maurer. of\\nA lrian, .\\\\ug ust 3li, 1876; she was bom Auiiust 10,\\n1859, and died February 11, 1883. Had five chililren:", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0853.jp2"}, "794": {"fulltext": "42\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nFrank, Benjamin, Isabi lla, Nor.a and Irva. He mar-\\nried his second wife, Cordelia Babcocls, January l.T,\\n1886; she was born August 4, 1801; have one child,\\nFrank. His business is farming.\\nJACOB LANDERS, a farmer of Monroe town.ship,\\nwas born in Pennsylvania in October, 1812; came to\\nMonroe county in 1H,50. He married Elizabeth Black\\nin 1844; .she was born in Pennsylvania July 24, 1816,\\ni\\\\nd died in Monroe February 1.1, 1885. Their chil-\\ndren living are Mnry, John, Edward, Henry, Jacob,\\nLavinie, Natlianiel and Lizzie. He is a Republican;\\nhas been road commissioner for 34 vears.\\nGEORGE R. MILLER, a farmer of Monroe town-\\nship, was born in Monroe county, July 12, 184.5 Mar-\\nried Mary A. Campeau, Oct. 31. 1879. She was born\\nin Monroe county, Jan. 18, 18.54 They have two\\ncliildren, Finnk J., born JNov. 7, 1881, and Harry L.,\\nborn Sept. 1.5, 1883. He is a Rejiublican. He has al-\\nways liccn a furmer.\\nDANIEL MULIIOLLEN, a farmer of Monroe\\ntownship, \\\\\\\\as born in Ohio March 6, 1813; settled\\nhere m 1810 died March 4, 1887. He married\\nElizabeth Choatc September 9, 1836; she was born in\\nCanada November 29, 1813. Their children are:\\nSamuel, born June 7, 1837, and died in infancy;\\nLaura, liorn November 16. 1838; Sarah, born June 1.5,\\n1840; Daniel C, born March 8. 1841; Mary E., born\\nApril 1.5. 1844, and died in infancy; Emma M., born\\nOct. 21, 184.5 AnnaM., born May 25, 1848; Frank,\\nborn April 0, 1850. He was a Republican; was town-\\n.ship treasurer a number ofyears.\\nELI NAVARRE, who died in Monroe. Sept. 15,\\n1885, was born in Monroe county, Feb. 22, 1819. Mar-\\nried Fannie Jeneros, of Monroe, Dec. 30, 1849. She\\nwas born in Mnnroe, May 15, 1827. Tlieir children\\nare: James, born Nov. 24, 1851: .Toseph, born\\nJuly 5, 1853; Libbic, born Ans;. 27, 1855; Peter, born\\nApril 7, 1857; Tousaiut, liorn^April 31, 18.59; Rosa,\\nborn July 10, 1864; Samuel, born June 5, 180^*. Mr.\\nNavarre was a Democrat; had always been :i farmer.\\nGREGORY NAVARRE, who died March 17, 1880,\\nwas a farmer of Monroe township; was born in Mon-\\nro March 17, 1812. Married Adaline Genron, Jan.\\n12, 1852. She was born in Monroe, July 15, 1833.\\nTheir children are: Ely, bnrn Dec. 12, 1852; Isadore,\\nborn March 2, 1857; Charles, born Oct. 27. 18.59;\\nStephen, born July 11, 1862; Mary, born Nov. 10,\\n1865; Gregory, born July 19, 1868, died in infancy;\\nSusan, born Nov. 10. 1K69; Josepli, born Oct. 13,\\n1872, died Feb. 17, 1873. Mr. Navarre h.ul always\\nbeen a farmer up to the time of his death.\\nJAMES J. NAVARRE, who died in Monroe town-\\nship. May 20, 1877, wns born in Monroe county, Oct.\\n8, 1802. Marrie i to Mrs. Adaline Bennoe, riaushter\\nof Col. Hubert Lacroi.v, of .Monroe, Nov. 23, 1858.\\nShe was born in Monroe. Sept. 24 1824. Their chil-\\ndren living are: Lucille, boiu Oct. 20, I860; Montcalm,\\nborn May 2, 1862; Oscar N., born Sept. 15, 1864;\\nMinnie E., May 3, 1867. Mr. Navarre had always\\nbeen a farmer.\\nSAMUEL NAVARRE, a farmer of Monroe town-\\n.ship, was born in Monioe, Nov. 20, 1829. Married to\\nMatilda DuViill iu Dec. 1853; she was Dorn in Mon-\\nroe. July 10, 1835, and died Aug 12, 1882. Their\\nchildren are: Philip, born Sept. 11, 1854; Dennis,\\nborn Jan. 11, 1854; Diunis, born Jan. 11. 18.57; Fred-\\ndie, boiu Oct. 19, 1805: Mary, born June 30, 1874. He\\nis a Democrat; has been grain commissioner for five\\nyears.\\nSAMUEL I. ROBERT, born Dec. 3, 1835, in Mon-\\nroe county, Mich. His lather, Ignaoe Robert, was\\nborn in Monrne county, in 1799, on the River Raisin,\\nand .served during the war of 1812. His nu ther,\\nCatherine Duval, wat born in Monroe county in 1801.\\nMr. Robert at present is snperviiior, and has held the\\noffice of street commissioner. In politics he is a\\nDemocrat. Address, Monroe City.\\nRAISINVILLE XOWIVSHIP.\\nANDREW J. BICE, a farmer of Raisinville, was\\nborn in Monroe City Sept. 20, 1833. He married\\nEllen McCadden, of Stark county, O., April 26, 1857;\\nshe was born in Ireland April 4, 1836. Their chil-\\ndren are: Anna E., born Jan. 9, LSliO; Louisa S., Oct.\\n24, 1801; Franklin W., April 14, 18154; John B., June\\n21, 186(1; George E., Feb. 12, 1S70; Ella E., Aug. 24,\\n1S72, and Winifred Grace, March 17, 1877. He is a\\nRepublican lias been justice of the peace seven\\nyears.\\nALFRED BICE, a farmer of Raisinville, was born\\nin Fayette county. Pa., Feb. 5, 1820, settled in this\\ncounty in \\\\H 29 with his parents. He married Eliza-\\nbeth Scitz Sejit. 19, 1,H12; she w as born in Germany\\nJan. :!1, 1.S19. Their children are: Louisa, Alfred,\\nWilliam. Elizabeth, llattie andLucy. He has been a\\nfarmer all his life.\\nLEWIS W. BOND, a farmer of Raisinville, was born\\non Sandy Creek May 5, ]S; 8. October 27, 1866, he\\nmarried Victoria Navarre, who died March 3, 1879.\\nThree cliildren were born to them. September 8,\\nl.s.KO, Lewis W. Bond was married to Elizabeth C.\\nCaldwell, who was born at Monroe July 3, 1847. Mr.\\nBond enlisted Aug. 8, 1.862, in Co. K, 18th Mich. V. I.;\\nwas discli;irged by order of the War Department\\nJune 26, IstM.\\nELIAS BRIGHTBILL was born in West Hanover.\\nPa., April 28, 1830; came with his parents to this\\ncounty in October, 18.55, and settled at Raisinville,\\nwhere he now resides. He married March 22, 18.5.5,\\nJuliette R. IJmberger, of West Hanover. Five chil-\\ndren were born to them, three of whom are living.\\nElias Brightbill is a Republican in politics, a farmer;\\naddress, Monroe.\\nJACOB BROST, a farmer living in Raisinville, re-\\nceives his mail at Monroe. He was born in Wuertem-\\nburg, Germany, Jan. 29, 1826, his parents Iieing\\nJacob and Catherine (Pflugc^r) Brost. On coming to\\nAmerica he settled near Sandusky, O., where, .Ian.\\n29, 1847, he married Catherine, daughter of James\\nand Jennie (Steiner) Cauchie, who has four boys and\\nfour girls living and one boy dead. Jacob Brost is a\\nniemljer of the Evangelical church in Raisinville, and\\ngenerally votes the Republican ticket. In 1865 be\\ncame to Raisinville.\\nWILLIAM CAUCHIE is the son of Alexander and\\nEllen (McCnlloch) Cauchie, and was born in Wigdon-\\n.shire, Scotland, April (i, 1831, and came to America in\\n1.851, living near Albany, N. Y., for some three yeans,\\nand coming to Raisinville in 1.854. June 1, 1861, he\\nenlisted at Adrian in Co. A, 4th Mich. V. I and\\nafter three years service re-enlisted in Hancock s\\nVeteran Corps, from which he was discharged April\\n1.8(16. He is a Democrat, and April 1, 1881, mar-\\nried Ella, daughter of James and Isabella (Weir)\\nMiller. All liis children, three boys, are living at\\nhome.\\nEDWIN CHOATE, a farmer of Raisinville, was\\nborn in this county Aug. 3, 1842. He married Anna\\nSkinner, of Fremont, 0., Dec. 25, 1872; she was born\\nMay 25, 1.843. Their children are: Alice, born Oct.\\n16, 1873; Ella, April 7, 1877; Addie, Dec. 16, 1880, and\\nCarrie, April 5, 1884. He is engaged in threshing\\nmost of the time.\\nCALVIN CLARK, born Dec. 23, 1821, in Farsalia,\\nChenango county, N. Y., moved to Norwich, N. Y.,\\nthree years later. Settled in Monroe in 1844. He was\\nmarried to Clarinda A. Palmer, of London, Sept. 25,\\n1844. She died Aug. 20, 1887. Four children were\\nliorn to them: Carl S., Carlton, Carrie, and Clara,\\nwho died in September, 1883, at the ageof 25. Calvin\\nClark s address is Raisinville.\\nJEROME MARION DAVENPORT was born in\\nWolcott, England, Sept. 21, 1830, and came to Raisin-", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0854.jp2"}, "795": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n4. 5\\nville in Marcli, 1S4G. He is tlit- son of James iind\\nLouisa (Wade) Davenport, and letters diroited to\\nliim at Maytiee are ilehvered i)ronii(tly. I5v ocoiipa-\\ntion a farmer. lie is a Kepuljlicaii, and a nlenilier nf\\nthe MeMiodist cliureh.\\nCIIAKLKSDOKnEHLEIN istl.e son of Leonard\\nand Maijraret (Croolc) Doederlein, and was born at\\nMonroe March IS. iO, to wlneh (ilace lie still noes\\nfor his mail. After livinj; in Frenehtown a few yeai-s\\nhe came to Kaisinville in 1.SS4. He is a member of\\nthe Lutheran church, a farmer with )0 acres of land\\nto till. He still votes the Republican ticket.\\nJOHN R FRANCISCO, a farmer of Raisinville\\ntownship, was born in New York State iJec. 17, 1 S;;0.\\nIn IS.!:!, with his father, Jolin Francisco, became to\\nthis county. John F. Francisco married Jan. l(i,\\n|.S(i4. Sarah A. Gates, wlin was l)orn Feb. is, 1S4I.\\nTheir children are: William, born Sept. II, lS(i4;\\n.Vda L.. born ,Ian. I. isiis. and Ora M., born May\\n1S7:!. The farm on which Mr. Francisco re.sides was\\ncleared by him His father clied in ISCI; served dur-\\ning the war of isli\\nDANIKL HANSBKKGKR, a farmer of Raisinville,\\nwas born in Penn.sylvania March 1 1, ls:!7, and settled\\nin this county in IStil. He married Julia Walters\\nNov. 1, ISllO; she was born in Sandusky, O., Dec. IS,\\n1S4(I. Their children are: Joel W., born March l .5,\\nisiii. Mary E., born Mav 4, 1S()4; Annais, born June\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2S-). lS()t .Toshua. Auji. ;!0. IS(5S; Henry, Nov. 1!), Is71;\\nllaltie, Sei t. 4, 187:!; Eli, Jan. L 1,S77. Daniel\\nllansljcrger is a carpenter by trade.\\nTHOMAS 11 ANSBI;K( KH, a farmer of Riiisinville,\\nwas born in )lno Anir. 27, 1S4. settled in this county\\nin 1S7:3. He married iMiima Rutherford March (i,\\n1S78; she was born in Fairlield county. Nov. 12,\\n1847. Their children are Dellon L.. born Feb. 2,\\n1S74; Martha, Aug. 21, lH7 i; Thomas, Nov. 1!\u00c2\u00bb, ISSO;\\nLizzie Belle, Aug. 18, ISSH. His business is farming\\nand stock raising.\\nCHARLES L. KNAB, a farmer of Raisinville, was\\nborn in Germany Feb. 22, 1S2(); cann; to America in\\nlS2il. and settled in this county. He marrie i Mary\\nMartin, of Monroe. Jan. :10, 1S45. Their children\\nare: Charles. Christina, Mary. Adam, William,\\nJacob and Catherine. He married his second wife,\\nElizabeth Dcntle, Nov. 12, 18()5. She was born in\\nGermany Feb. 3, 1833. He has always been a\\nfarmer.\\nC. D. LOOSE was born in the State of Ohio Jan. 0,\\n184fl. His parent,s, Elias and Sophia C. (Dressbach)\\nLoo.se, came with a large family to Monroe, Ajiril IS,\\n1862. C. D. Ix)ose married Carrie O. DeI.,ong March\\n19, 1872. They have six children. Mr. Loose is a\\nfarmer and deals largely in stock. Address, Monroe.\\nJAMES MILLS, engaged in the lumber busineasat\\nRiiisinville, was born in Wisconsin f)ct. 4, IS.53; can)e\\nto this countv in 18 iO. He niarrie l Ella Acklev, of\\nDundee, Oct. 31, 187(1; .she was born Dec. I( 18.54.\\nTheir children are Iva, born Oct. 4. ISSO; Henrietta,\\nSept. 2:!. 18.S3; Bertha Belle, Nov. IS.Sil. He has\\nalways been in the lumber and mill business.\\nGEORGE L. KNAB, a farmer of Raisinville, was\\nborn in Germany Jan. s, 1.S24; came to America in\\n182!l with his parents, and scttleil in this county. He\\nwas married to Louisa Gresle Dec. :il, l.s4!i; she\\nwas born in Germany July 2, ls27. Their children\\nare: Ilenrv, born Jan. 31, ls. )2; Catherine, June 27,\\n18,-)3; Christian, April 11, 18.5!l; Rosina, Dec. in, l.S(i();\\nElizabeth, Feb. 28, 18(i2; Andrew. July HI, IS(;(i. He\\nis a carpenter by trade, but h-is been farming for 40\\nyears.\\nHENRY W. MOSES, whose postotfice address is\\nGrape, served through the war in the :!d O. V. C,\\nand isamendierof the (i. A. R. Post at Monroe. His\\nparents were Adam and -Mary (Sill) Moses, and he was\\nhorn in Bedford county. Pa.. May Hi, ls;is. In Is I\\nhe left Ohio, anil came to Rjiisiiiville. He was mar-\\nried at Fremont, July 4, Isiil, to Sarah li kes, and\\nSept. 14, ISdli, at ItaisinVille, to Susan, daughter of\\nEhas and Sophia (Dreisbach) Loose. He is a mem-\\nber of the Evangelical Association, and is a staunch\\nRepublican.\\nJOSEPH W. MORRIS, the .son of David Even and\\nBassinath (Wil.son) Morris, was Ixirn in Romulus,\\nSeneca county, N.Y., Nov. d, l,s:!S, and came to Raisin-\\nville in IS4(). His poslollice adilreRs Is (i rape. He\\nwas married at Raisinville April 2, IS72, to Alargery,\\nilaughter of John and .Ann (Bacon) Hunter.\\nLEWIS W. NEWCOMER, a merchant of .Mras-\\nburgh, Raisinville township. w;us born at Elmore,\\nOhio Nov. 0, l.SOl; was nuirrieil lo Ada R iilch. Oct.\\n1, 1884; she was born in Ida, Jan. :!l, Isii: They\\nhave one child, Irving A., born July Is, l.ss. He\\nhas a general store, and is station agent of Slras-\\nburgh.\\nVICTOR PFLUGE, whose mail is haiidle.l by\\nthe i istm.isler at Maybee, is a Democratic farmer,\\nwho settled in Raisinville in 1874. He is the .son of\\nAust and Catherine (Thoman) Pllnge. and was born\\nin Thurodone, Switzerland. Oct. 2S, 1S44, coming to\\nthis country in I8(i(i. After living in New York,\\nChicago, Cleveland and Detroit, settled in Raisinville\\nin 1874. He was married at Detroit, .lune 17, isii .i, to\\n^LiL dalena, daughter of .loseph and .\\\\nna Maria\\n(I llugei Wolg-aniar, and has six children, four girls\\nand two boys. He attends the Roman Catholic\\nchurch.\\nCHARLES H. PITTS, who died Dec. !i, ls74. w.-is\\na farmer of Raisinville: was born in New York State,\\nDec. 28. ]82li, and settleil in this county in is:!2. He\\nmarried Bridget Doyle, Dec. 2S, |.S(i4. |ie was born\\nin Ireland, Aug. 20, is:; Their chililren are Carrie,\\nborn Dec. I ISIm; Louis, born March 2:1. I.siio, and\\nMaggie, born July lil, 1874. He was a carpenter by\\ntrade; wasa Democrat; wassupervisor ten years, mem-\\nber of the assembly two years.\\nJOHN P. ROE, SLER, the son of John and Cath-\\nerine (Rui)p) Roes.sler, was born in Wuertemberg,\\nGermany, Nov. li), 1840, ami came to Raisinville\\nwith his parents in 1S4S. He is a member of the\\nLutheran chiinh, where he was marrieil, Nov. 2!l,\\n18()(i, to Elizabeth Mary, daughter of Peter and Eliza-\\nbeth (Claver) .Seitz, whose three girls, now living at\\nhome, believe in the Democratic principles, whose\\nparty ticket their father votes.\\nHENRY 11. RAUCH is the .son of John ami Maria\\n(Bridenliaugh) Ranch. and wiisboru near Hiirrisbiirgh.\\nPa., April 4, l.S2!l. where be lived until 1S4H, when\\nhe moved to I.aSalle, and in Is. Wi came to Raisinville.\\nJanuary HI, I8. i3, he was marrieil to Mary Henry;\\nshe died in ls.i4 was married again in l.s. )S to Mary\\nAekley. He has six boys and live girls living; is a\\nRepublican ami Free Methodist.\\nJOHN S. .SCHASRERGER. a farmer living in\\nRaisinville. goes to Monroe for his mail. He was\\nborn in this county, Jan. 10, isjs, on the farm of his\\nfather, Jasper, and Aug. I(i. IS74, was married to\\nCatherine Ix^ipert,and has six children, all living at\\nhome.\\nKATHERINE SEITZ was born in Wuertemberg,\\n(termany, July 27, ls:!!i, and emigrated to this county\\nin LSI.. .settling in Raisinville. She is the daughter\\nof naltbes aiiil Baibiira (Roes.-ler) (ioetz, and the\\nwillow of Peter, .son of Peter and Klizalielh .S-ilz.\\nShe has six children, four boys and two girls living\\nat home, and one girl dead. Mr. .Seitz dieil July 27,\\nISSI, of inllauimation of the bowels. .She is a mem-\\nber of the Lutheran church.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0855.jp2"}, "796": {"fulltext": "44\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nGEORGE SHAFER, a fanner of Raisinville, was\\nborn in Germany, April 9, 1823; came to America in\\n1849, went to California in 1851 during the gold ex-\\ncitement, and returned and settled in this county in\\n1855. He was married to Catherine Strack, in Novem-\\nber, 1855; slie was born in Germany, Sept. 26, 1830.\\nTheir childnii are William, George, John, Emma,\\nFred, Katie, Henry and Charles. He was drafted in\\nCo. I, 91h Mich. Inf., Oct. 5, 1864, and was mustered\\nout June 20, 1865. Has been elder of the German\\nReformed church, of Ida, for six years.\\nHENRY WEIPERT, a farmer of Raisinville, was\\nborn in Germany, Oct. 10, 1845: came to America in\\n1853, and settled in this county. Jan. 18, 1872, he\\nwas married to Mary Leahr; she is a native of this\\ncounty, the date of her birth June 25, 1K52. Their\\nchildren are: Henry, born April 25, 1873; William,\\nboni June 9, 1875; Katie, born July 19, 1877; Carrie,\\nborn Nov. 24, 1882; Urban, born March 16, 1886. He\\nhas always been a farmer.\\nJOHN L. ZIMMERMAN, postmaster of Stras-\\nburgh, Raisinville township, was born in West-\\nmoreland county, Pa., Feb. 24, 1827, and settled in\\nthis county in 1865. He was married to Alice Smith,\\nOct. 4, 1860; she was born in Westmoreland, Pa.,\\nSept. 19, 1839. His Inisiness is farming; has been\\npostmaster live years.\\nSIJIMMERFIELD TOWKSHIP.\\nWILLIAM ARNOLD was born in Perry county. Pa.,\\nin 1825; came to this county in 1852, locating about\\nsix miles south of Monroe, and remained thereabout\\nfour years. In 18.56 he made Petersburgh his per-\\nmanent home. He is by trade a carpenter and joiner,\\nand in pursuit of his vocation has had the superin-\\ntendence in constructing many of the finest buildings\\n(jf the liicality, and among them the present beauti-\\nful high school buildingof Petersburg!!, which shows\\nhis skill as a master mechanic.\\nSAMUEL W. BEVERLY was born at sea in 1816.\\nHis early life was spent in New Hampshire and\\nMassachusetts. His father was a seaman, Init left\\nthe ocean and removed with his family to Kentucky,\\nand from that State Samuel went to Ogdensburg,\\nN. Y., and from thence, in 1836, came to Cleveland,\\nO., where he engaged as a contractor on the Cleve-\\nland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, and built\\nthe first mile of that road west of the Cuyahoga\\nRiver. He has been twice married, first to Mary\\nGarrison, by whom he had eight (children; and next\\nto Mary Phillips, by whom he has seven chil-\\ndren. He came to Sunimerfielil from Lenawee Co. in\\n1884, and purchased the farm of 130 acres on which\\nhe now resides.\\nJOHN E. BISHOP, the son of Nehemiah and\\nKe/.iah Bisho]i, is a native of the State of New York,\\nhis birthplace being in Saratoga county, and 1842 the\\ndate. His parents reniuved to ^lichigan in the year\\n18.55, the fauiily locating on land which is now part\\nof the town of Dundee. The subject of this sketch\\nsettled in this township in the year 1882. Mary C.\\nNoble, of this township, is Mi. Bishop s wife, and\\nthey are the parents of two children. The father of\\nMr. Bishop is still residing with his son at the ad-\\nvanced age of 83. Postotfice, Dundee.\\nIRA D. BOARDMAN, proprietor and editor of the\\nPetersburgh Bulletin, is the son of George M. and\\nLavina (Osborne) Boardman, and was born in Or-\\nleans county, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1848, coming to Michi-\\ngan with his parents in 1849. He enlisted as a\\nprivate in Co. M 8th Mich. Cav., in August,1864. He\\nwas married at Hillsdale Feb. 22, 1871, to Deborah\\nAnn, laughter of Francis and Catherine (Decker)\\nMcCartv, whose children are P dith I., born June\\n30, 1872; Viola E., Sept. 19, 1881, and Ira D., jr., Julv\\n4, 1885,Willis N., June 25, 1889. lu the spring of 1861\\nbecame to Petersburgh, and May 1, 1880, published\\nthe first number of the Bulletin. In 1880 he joined\\nPatrick Lodge, No. 157, and Kilwining Encampment,\\nNo. 52, 1.O.O.F. In 1882 he joined Blanchard Lodge,\\nNo. 102. F. A.M. In politics he has always lieen a\\nRepublican, and has served seven years on the school\\nboard, several years as director, and as trustee and\\nrecorder in the village.\\nGEORGE M. BOECKLER, better known in Peters-\\nburgh as Uncle George, was born March 19, 1807,\\nin Winilspach, Province of Bavaria, Germany. He\\nwas the oldest of five children, his parents being\\nLeonhardt and Maria Woerline) Boeckler. He came\\nto Monroe county in October. 1837, and j)urchased a\\nforty-acre farm about five miles west of LaSalle, and\\nleaving his family with Ludwig Knapp put up a log\\nhouse, into which he moved Jan. 1, 18:!8. He has\\nbeen married four times. In Germany to Marie\\nKurtz in 1831, who is the motlier of all his children\\nJohn Martin, born Dec. 19, 1832; Margaret Barbara,\\nMarch 14, 1834; John Philip, Oct. 25, 1835, and Henry,\\nDec. 8, 1837. Marie died July 1, 1840, and he worked\\nat his trade as a tailor in Monroe until he moved to\\nPetersburgh in 1844. In July, 1842, he married\\nCatherine Strable, with whom he lived until her\\ndeath, Jan. 1, 1875. In April, 1875, he married\\nBarbara Koetzle, and on her death in January, 1882,\\nhe married his present witi Magdelena Yackey,\\nApril 8, 1882. He is a Presbyterian, and at the in-\\ncorporation of Petersburgh was trustee for three\\nyears.\\nWILLIAM H. BRACKETT was born at Lynn, Mass.,\\nin 1841. In 1857 he wentto Rutland county, Vt. In\\n1862 he enlisted in Co. C, 10th Vt. Inf., and served\\nthree years; was at the battles of the Wilderness,\\nGettysburg, Cold Harbor and otiiers; was discharged\\nat Washington, D. C, in 1865. and returnd to Rut-\\nland county, Vt. There he was married to Ellen L.\\nChittenden, of Rutland county, Vt. They have two\\nchildren He came to this county in 1871, and pur-\\nchased 80 acres of land of H. B. Chittenden about\\none mile north of Petersliurgh, in Summerfield,\\nw here he now resides.\\nABRAHAM BRENINGSTALL, of Summerfield\\ntownshij), was born in Niagara county, N. Y., Feb. 7,\\n183S. In 1840, with his parents, he came to Dundee\\ntownship. In 1862 he settled in Summerfield town-\\nship. He enlisted in the 1st Mich. Engineer and\\nMechanic Regiment, Co. F, July 1, 1863, and was\\nmustered out Sept. 22, 1865. He is a member of\\nMorgan Parker Post, No. 281. He was married Nov.\\n22, 1861, to Amelia Richland, who died in 1872. His\\npresent wife is Phila Ludrick, whom he married in\\n1878. Their children are: Mary E., born Nov. 12,\\n1872 Harriet, born May lit, 1882, and Benjamin, born\\nNov. 4, 1884. Mr. Breningstall is a farmer. His post-\\noffice address is Petersburgh.\\nHORACE BRENINGSTALL, of Petersburgh, Sum-\\nmerfield township, a broom-handle manufacturer,\\nwas born in Dundee July 18, 1843. His parents were\\nSeth and Lucy (Hobart) Breningstall. Horace re-\\nmained in Dundee until 1852, when he came to\\nRaisinville township, where he remained until the\\nbreaking out of the war of the Rebellion. He enlist-\\ned May 20, 1861, in Co. A, 4th Mich. Inf., as corporal,\\nreniaining with the regiment tmtil it was mustered\\nout of service June 30, 1864. He re-enlisted March\\n21, 1865, in Co. I, 5th U. S. Vet. Vol., as private, and\\nwas mustered out March 21, 186(i. Through exposure\\nhe contracted rheumatism; he participated in the\\nbattles of New Bridge, Hanover Court House, Mc-\\nchanicsville, Gaines Slill, Savage s Station, Antulaus,\\nWhite Oak Swamp, Gainesville, .second Bull Run,\\nMalvern Hill, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilder-\\nness, Spottsylvania and several other engagements.\\nHe is a member of Morgan Parker Post, No. 281,", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0856.jp2"}, "797": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n45\\nG. A. R., of which he is commander. He wa.^ mar-\\nried July 11, 1868, to Elizabeth Main. Three ehll-\\ndren were born to them: Keiiben, born March l!l.\\n1869; Susan A., born Nov. IS, IST:;, and Phila Addie,\\nl)orn March 14. ISSO. He is a Republican in politics,\\nand has held several township othces and postmaster.\\nHe is also a member of the Alasonic Order.\\nPETE;R BURDENAN was born in Summerliel.l\\ntownship in the year 184- Hurin;; the war of the\\nRebelliiin he gave hi.s country service, enllstins; in\\n1864, in Cci. G, of the 17th Mich. Inf. He parlicipat-\\neil in the battles of .Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor.North\\nAnna River and several other.s. His postotliee address\\nis Petersburfrh, Monroe county, Mich.\\nIIARLOW CAMHIRN who died Nov. 21, 1880,\\nw-a.s a resident of r tcisl)urf;h from 18ti: to the time\\nof his death. He was born at Lockport, N. Y., Aug.\\n17, 1821. He married June 17, IS. Emeline Tracy,\\nwho was born in Connecticut ,Iuly 17, 18:!:l. and who\\nstill resides at Petersburgh. They had thi following\\nchildren: Erank II., born .Vug. 7, 1S. G; Edwin C,\\nborn Oct. 2. 18. )8; Emma J., horn Jan. 1.!, 1860. Mrs.\\nCainburn s father, William E. Tra y, was born in\\nConnecticut Dec. 180:!, and is now living with her.\\nMr. Camburn, at the time of his death, was serving\\nas justice of the peace. He was a member of the\\nM. K. church.\\nERNEST FREDERICK COOK was born in Baden,\\n(iermany, in 18: 2. He came to this country in 18. )7,\\nand settled in Lenav\\\\ee county, Mich., and enlisted\\nthere in 1861 in Co. B, 2d Mich. Inf., and served to\\nSeptend)er, 1 so: discharged at Fortress Monroe, Va.;\\nwas in l. battles, among which were Antietam, Fred-\\nericksburg, 1st and 2d Bull Run, at the last of which\\nhe received a shock from a shell, from the etl ects of\\nwhich he never recovered. He returned to I^enawee\\ncounty, and there married Miss Alice Burnor. They\\nhave had eight children, seven now living. He came\\nto Summertield in 1884, and purchased the farm of 1.\\nacres on which he now resides. He is a member of\\nRider Po.st, No. 12; he is also a memljcr of Tracv\\nLodge, No. 167, F. A. .M., of Deerticld, and has at-\\ntained the degree of Knight Templar.\\nJOHN CRONOWERT was horn in Monroe, Mich.,\\nin l.S;!!t. His parents were Michael and Phoebe Cro-\\nnowert. He married Miss Janet ^weeney, of Mon-\\nroe, by whom he has four children living and one\\ndeceased. He came to Sumn)erlield in 1871, and\\npurcha.sed the farm of 8U acres on which he now\\nresides.\\nMYRON B. DAVIS w;us born in Rush, Monroe\\ncounty, N, Y., Dec. 24, 182:!, and with his i)arcnts,\\nEthan and Alice ,M. (Ca.se) Davis, moved from there\\nto Monroe county in 18:!. settling near Dundee.\\nMarch 184. he married Mary T., daughter of\\nJustus and Lura (Uushnell) Tremain. Their chililren\\nare: Lucius B., born Feb. 1847; Myron A., .May 2::.\\n18.32; Lura M., June 2!t, 1.S62, died May 12, 1874.\\nMr. Davis was always an active mcndier of the Pres-\\nbyterian church, he beingthe secon l elder elected on\\nit.s organization in Petersburgh. l or many yearw was\\nsuperintendent of the nmlay-school, trustee in\\ncluirch 3(1 vears, and trciusurer for several years.\\n.\\\\mong the ollices he has held townsliii) clerk for\\nnearly two yeais, raendier of village, council one or\\ntwo years, and treasurer about the same length of\\ntime. For a number of years he was activelv eng-aged\\nin business in Petersburgh, ami through his means\\nthe first steam grist mill was built in ISK!. He died\\nApril !P, iNVt.\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2VAR(\u00c2\u00bbN DILLENBACK was horn in the town of\\nStark, Herkimer c.mnty, N. Y., in 1S24. His parents\\nwere Isaac and Nancy Dillenback, who removed to\\nSteuben county, N. Y., in 1841, and .settleil in the\\ntown of Wheeler, and .lleil there, .Mrs. D. In 1\u00c2\u00bb I ami\\nthe husband in 1881. With the exception of four\\nyears in Ohio Aaron remained in Wheeler until 18r.t\\nwhen he came to Monroe county, Mieh., ant! pur-\\ncha.sed the farm of 2. acres in ihe town ot Sum-\\nmerlield to which he removed liis family in 1S67, and\\nhas made this his home to the present time. He\\nmarrieil Miss Olive Kelley, of l{eeilt(nvn, Si-neca\\ncounty, Ohio, formerly of VVheeler, N. Y. They havi-\\none daughter. Miss I.illie F. Dillenbaek.\\nCORNELIIS DINti.MAN was born in Ihe Mo-\\nhawk Valley near Canajoharie, in isil. The fannly\\nlocated at .\\\\nadia, N. V.. about the year 1S21; from\\nthere Cornelius located at h ochesler, N. Y., and\\nhere married Sarah Ann Wonlen. of von, Livingston\\ncounty, N. Y., and has three children njw living. In\\nls:lO Mr. D. came to Monroe i-ouiily. Miib., and .set-\\ntleil in Dundee township. Hy trade a carpenli-r, but\\nhas followed various otiier occupations. For twelve\\nyears he was postmaster in Ihe town of ICxeter, and\\nserved there also as a magistrate for thirleeii yeaif*.\\nHe came to Summerlield about the year 1872, anil\\npurchiused the home lot of twelve acres where he\\nnow resides. His wife died in 1874.\\nJOHN H. DUNBAR wa.s horn in Cortland county,\\nN. Y.. in 183:!. He came to Michigan in isill and lo-\\ncated in Lenawee county, and enlisted in ls62in Co. F,\\n26th Mich. Inf., and served till the do.se of the war;\\ndischarged at Jackson, .Mich., in 186. He married\\nAdelia Gilhnan, of Tecutnseh; they have had four\\nchildren, of whom but one is now living. He came\\nto Summertield in 187:! and remained I here for a\\ntime, then returned to Lenawee county, and in lss:l\\nagain located in Summertield and purchased the farm\\nof 40 acres on which he now resides.\\nN. CURTIS DUNHAM is a native of Ihe town of\\nDundee, in this county, where he was born in the\\nyear 1848. He settled in the township of Summer-\\nfield in the year 18, )li. Miss Delia Ellis, of this\\ntownship, became the wife of Mr. Dunham, and they\\nare the parent.s of three children. Petersburgh,\\nMonroe county, Mich., is the oHice where Mr. Dun-\\nham receives ids mail.\\nISAAC EAlINCE was born in Trumbull county,\\nOhio, in 184( Enlisted in isiil in Co. I, tjth Ohio\\nCav., and served to the dose of the war; was dis-\\ncharged at Petersburg, Va., in 186 was at the bat-\\ntles of Antietam. Wilderness, (iettysburg, 2d Hull\\nRun, and others. In 1866 Mr. Faunre located in\\nAllen countv, Ohio, and there married .Miss Nancy\\nClark, of Allen countv, by wh he has two ehildren\\nnow living. His wife died in 1S70, and in 1S7I he wils\\na^aiii joined in marriage willi Miss Alcinda Bacon,\\no? Trumbull county, Ohio. They havi- four childreii\\nliving. In 187:! Mr. Faunce came to Monroe county,\\nMich., and purchased 80 acres of unimproved land.\\nHe has now 1(K) acres of land nmler cultivation, with\\nline residence and good out-buildings. He is a mem-\\nber of .Morgan Parker Post, No. 281, (i. A. R.\\nJOHN W. FILLMORE, a son of Calvin T. and\\n.Maranda Fillmore, and a nephew of ex-Presidenl\\nMillard Fillmore, was born in Washtenaw county,\\nMich., in 18:17. He enlisted Aug. 6. IHCc in Co. D,\\n20th Reg. Mich. Vol. Inf., and was disiharged at De-\\nTroit, Mich., in 186:!, having served over one year.\\nHe was in the battles of Antietam, South .Mountain\\nand Frederick.sburg. He came to the town of Sum-\\nmerlield in 1868, and soon after purchased the farm\\nof 66 acres on which he now resides. He was mar-\\nried in 1S(1,5 to Mrs. Margaret Fdlmore, relict of Clar-\\nence Fillmore, of Wa.shlenaw county, Mich. They\\nliave four children. He was chosen as a magistrate\\nin 1881, and held Ihe ollice four years. He is a mem-\\nber of Morgan Parker Post, No. 2sl His parents\\nlocated in Wa-shtenaw county, from Biillalo, N.Y.,\\nin 18:1. and lived therethrough life.\\nJ\\\\MES H.tJAGi; was born in Cuero, Onondaga\\ncouiity N Y Aug. 28, 1820. When but a lad he", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0857.jp2"}, "798": {"fulltext": "46\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwith his grandparents went to Auburn, N. Y., where\\nhe attended school with a view of becoming a civil\\nengineer, but defective eye-sight compelled him to\\nabandon the project. In 1841 he moved to Romulus,\\nSeneca county. New York, and May 1, 1.S4-I, was\\nmarried to Lettice, youngest daughter of, Robert\\nFleming. He engaged in farming and school teach-\\ning until the spring of l.SGl, when he moved to\\nMichigan with his wife and children, Henry F., born\\nJune 1, 1845, Robert L., born Nov. IL 1849, and Dora\\nK., born Jan. 21, 1859, settling in Petrrsburgh in May,\\n1863, taking an active social and liusiness course. He\\nwas the pioneer druggist from 18(i5 to 18( 9, during\\nwhich time he was postmaster. In partnershij) with\\nhis son he started the Petersburgh .4oatanc7i.(%June, 71.\\nIn 1870 he was elected township clerk, which beheld\\ntwo terms; coroner in 1872 and justice of the peace\\nin 1873, to which he has been re-elected each term\\nsince. In politics he is a Republican; in religion a\\nmember of the Presbyterian church, in which he is\\nan elder.\\nEDWIN ALOEKNON (ilLBERT, the proprietor\\nof the Peterslmrgh .lunrual, is the son of Peter H. and\\nHarriet K. (Jenkins) (iilbert, being born January 27,\\n1802 in Tekonsha, Calhoun county, Mich. He served\\nhis time as a printer in the Enterprise office at Gales\\nliurg. In 1887 he moved to Petersburgh and pur-\\nchased the Joainal. May 27, 1888, he married Carrie\\nE. Hafer, then living with her sister, Mrs. Theodore\\nCook, in Eckford township, near Homer, Mich., who\\ndied April 25, 1889, was buried in the cemetery at\\nHomer. She left one son born April 7, 1889. Ed-\\nwin is the youngest of four brothers, and contrary\\nto the traditional custom of his craft is a total ab-\\nstainer, and since 18S1 has been an active member of\\nthe Good Templars, and although only thirteen are\\nwith him, is a strong I rohibitionist. While in Bur-\\nlington he united with the Free Baptist church, with\\nwhich faith he still holds communion.\\nCLINTON 8. (tILLETT is a native of this town-\\nship, his liirth taking place in the year 1843. He is\\nthe owner of a beautiful farm of 40 acres. His wife s\\nmaiden name was Nancy Gould, a native of Lenawee\\ncounty, Mich. They were married in the year 1870,\\nand are the parents of one child. Mr. Gillett s post-\\nolhce address is Dundee, Michigan.\\nWILBUR GREENFIELD was born in Steuben\\ncounty, N. Y., in 1839. His parents were James and\\nMary Greenfield, who removed to Huron county, 0.,\\nin 1840, and in 1852 came to Lenawee county, Mich.,\\nand settled in the town of Macon. Wilbur enlisted\\nin 1802 in Co. E, 18th Mich. Int., and served to the\\nclose of the war, being discharged at Jackson, Mich.,\\nin 1865. He was at the battles of Athens and Deca-\\ntur, Ala., and the siege of Nashville. He received a\\ngunshot wound at Decatur, from the effects of which\\nlie lost the sight of his right eye. He was married in\\nJanuary, 18ti6, to Miss Jane Olds, of Macon, Lenawee\\ncounty, Mich., by whom he has four children.\\nWILLIAM H. HEATH, justice of the peace of\\nPetersburgh, was born in England Dec. 21, 1822, and\\ncame to America in 1839. He settled in Petersburgh\\nin 1843. He was married to Esther Breningstall.\\nTheir children who are now living are: Ansel V.,\\nborn March 4, 1857; George T., born Feb. 12, 1854,\\nand Edwin E., born March 7, 18.5(). Mr. Heath is a\\nshoemaker by trade. He has held the office of con-\\nstable, village treasurer, clerk, postmaster and justice\\nof the peace. He is a member of the M. E. church\\npostoffice address, Petersburgh.\\nJOHN E. HOLCOMB, a prosperous farmer of Sum-\\nmerfield, is a native of the town of Canaan, Litchlield\\ncounty. Conn., 1837 the year of his birth. He came\\nwest at the age of 20 years in the year 1857, and set-\\ntled in Lucas county, O., where he was married to\\nMiss Eliza French, of Sylvania. He came to this\\ntownship in the year 1884. Petersburgh, Monroe Co.,\\nMich., is his i)ostoffice address.\\nEMANUEL S. LAUER, a native of Monroe City\\nand the present representative of the leading dry\\ngoods house in the village of Petersburgh, was born in\\nMonroe in 1850. His parents were Sebastian and Phil-\\nopena Lauer. He came to Petersburgh in February,\\n1887, and engaged in the dry goods business, in which\\nhis success is manifest by his large and increasing\\ntraile.\\nJOHN LONG, son of Morris and Hannah Long, was\\nborn in Franklin county, N. Y., in 1836, and came\\nwith his father s family to Lenawee county, Mich.,\\nin 1855, where the family made a permanent settle-\\nment in the town of Dover. John was married on\\nthe 25th day of October, 1858, to Miss Temperance\\nA. Cleveland, daughter of Jonas and Sarah Cleve-\\nland, of Dover, Mich., by whom he has three sons.\\nHe came to Monroe county in 1877, locating at Terr}\\nville, in Summerfield. and remained thereabout five\\nyears, then purchased a mill at Deerfield, and re-\\nmained until 18S3, then purchased 107 acres of land\\nin Summerfield, where he now resides. He served\\nas corami.ssioner of highways in Lenawee county two\\nvears. He is a member of Tracy Lodge, No 167,\\nF. A. M., of Deerfield.\\nJACOB W. McCARTY, son of Francis and Cath-\\neriue McCarty, was born in the town of Phelps, On-\\ntario county, N. Y., in 1840, locating in Petersburgh,\\nthis county, in 1861. He enlisted In 1864 in Co. K,\\n(ith Mich. H. Art.; was at the siege of Spanish Fort\\nand Tracy, Ala.; was discharged Aug. 20, 1865, and\\nreturned to Petersburgh. Was married in 1866 to Miss\\nHelen E. Hill, of Petersburgh; they have five chil-\\ndren. Was appointed constable in and for the town of\\n.Summerfield in 1871, and in 1876 deputy sheriflf, both\\nof which offices he has held successively to the pres-\\nent time.\\nCHAUNCEY B. MEAD, blacksmith of Petersburgh,\\nSummerfield township, was born in New Y ork State\\nApril 23, 1819. In 1835 he came to Monroe City,\\nwhere he remained two years, then came to Peters-\\nburgh, where he has resided ever since. He mar-\\nried Sept. 27, 1842, Elizabeth Ramsey, of Detroit, who\\nwas born May 17, 1822. Their children have beenas\\nfollows: Catherine, born Nov. 1, 1844, died in infancy;\\nChauncey A., born Jan. 10, 1846; Philip J., born Jaii.\\n14, 1848; George E., born March 13, 1850; Maria E.,\\nborn Feb. 12, 18.55; Charles E., born Oct. 11, 1857;\\nCaroline, born Feb. 27, 1801, died March 7, 1862.\\nMrs. Mead died April 20, 1874. George E. married\\nVictoria E. Trombley Feb. 6, 1878, who was born in\\nPetersburgh Aug. 27, 1848. Their children have\\nbeen: Mabel C, born July 11, 1879, died May 27,\\n1882; Margarets., born Aug. 8, 1881; M.iry E., born\\nJan. 28, 1883; Chauncey L., born Nov. 7,1886, died in\\ninfancy.\\nJOHN MILLER was born near the city of Wooster,\\nWayne county, O., Aug. 25, 1825. In 1831 the family\\nremoved to Huron county, O., and in 1836 to Wood\\ncounty. These moves were ma le by his parents,\\nMichael and Nancy Miller. In IS47 John came to\\nMonroe county, Mich., and located at Vienna, and en-\\ng:iged in blacksmitliing, remaining there until 1849,\\nthen went to Lambertville. In 1800 he located at\\nPetersburgh, in Summerfield township, working at\\nhis trade until 1870, then purchased and removed to\\nthe farm of 75 acres where he now resides. He en-\\nlisted July 17, 1862, in Co. K, 18tli Mich. V. I., and\\nserved to the close of the war as a musician. He was\\nmarried in 1846 toHarrietE. Kirk, of Wayne county,\\nMich by whom he had five children, all now de-\\nceased. His wife died in 1887. He was chosen\\nmagistrate in 1884, and now holds that office. He\\nis a member of Morgan Parker Post, No. 281, G. A. R.", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0858.jp2"}, "799": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n47\\nHENRY MOORE, who ilic.l Wiis a\\nresilient of Moiiroe county from lS. iS until tlic tiiuc\\nof his (leatli, and cnjiaKi il in farming. lie was born\\non the IsU i)f Man, Kn-;lanil, in 1S24, mul came to\\nAmerica in 1S4!I, settliiif; in i)nn lee township in ISoS.\\nHe was married to Anna Waterson .Ian. 7, l.s. )4, who\\nwa.s also born in England Jan. 7, IS:!4, ami who now\\nresides on her deceased husband s farm. Eleven\\nchildren were born to them, of whom nine are now\\nliving, bi rn as follows: Eleanor. Dec. 2((. l.S. i4;\\nl/)uisa, Feb. 2. ls.-it) Eliza, Aug. l:!, 1S. 7; William,\\nNov. l:;, l.si;i; Melissa. .lulv I S. IS(14; John, Oct. L i,\\nlS(i.i; Thomas, Feb. 7, ISOS; Robert. Jan. 7, 1S71;\\nIrwin, May 1S7S, and Harry, April hS74. Mrs.\\nMoore is a mendver of the M. E. church. Postollice\\naddress, Petersburgh.\\nCALVIN PALMER, afarmerof Sunimcrtield lown-\\nshi|i, wa.\u00c2\u00ab born in the State of Pennsylvania Oct. I l\\nisi He afterwards removed to New York .State,\\nand lived there iD years. In ISS:! hecauie to Peters-\\nburgh. He enlisted Aug. 2(1, l.SliL in Co. D, of the\\nii7th Regt.,N. Y. V. I., and served with the regiment\\nin all its engagements until the battle of the Wilder-\\nness, when he was severely wounded in the hip, knee\\nand hand, incapacitating him for active service. His\\nfather, James Palmer, was horn in New York .State in\\n1S(M1. Calvin was the ol.lest child in a fannly of\\nseven children. He married Eunice Green March 1,\\n1S.57. Their children are: William, born Nov. 4,\\nIS. Eliza, born April 2, l.SliO, and Eleanor, born\\nAug. I, ISti. His i)ostoMice address is Petersburgh.\\nJOHN PETERS was born in HarpersdeUl, Dela-\\nware county, N. Y., Dec. 2:!, l.S2: and with his i)ar-\\nents, Richard and Pollv (Wilcox) Petere, came to\\nPetersburgh in 1S24. He took the gold fever and\\nin ls i2 went to California ami entered into mining\\nand speculating, returning to Petersburgh in l,s()2.\\nHe was married .March S, l.S(;4,to Ellen .M., ilanghter\\nof Calvin and Mary (Bruce) Burnham. She died\\n.\\\\ug. I), 1S7( leaving him the father of three children:\\nFrancis, born Jan. s, ISIi. died July 1.SS2; Marv A.,\\nborn March 2:i, ISliii, and lOllen L, Dec. 17, is7-\\nLike the rest of his family, he has been a lifelong\\nRepublican, and though never takingany active part\\nin the councils of his ]iarty, at the incorporation of\\nthe village was elected trustee, wlii li he lielil for\\nthree years, and in ls7:! village president, to which\\nhe was re-elected for three terms.\\nTHOMAS JEI-FERSON PETTY, son of Thomas\\nand Mary Petty, was born in the town of Henrietta,\\nLorain countv. O., in ISMS. He enlisted in 1S(;4 in\\nCo. I), l7Slli Regt. O. V. I., and .-erved to the closeof\\nthe war. He was at the battles of Stone River and\\nMnrfreesboro, Tenn. was mustered out at\\nCharlotte, N. C, and lischarged at Columbus, O.,\\nin 18(15. He was married in IS(j(l to Mi.ss Antoinette\\nJay, datighterof William and Permelia Jay. of Lorain\\ncounty, O., by whom he h.as three ihildren now\\nliving and three decejised. He canut to Monroe\\nCItv in 1S7(). and in company with John Wellman\\nengaged in business as carpenter and joiner ami\\nbuilder, which be followed eight years. In ls7.s or\\n|s7 ,t became to the town of .Suinmerfield and piir-\\ncha.sed the farm on which he now resides, of 120\\nacres, Hi.s postolhue address is Decrlield.\\nMRS. ALICE L. PIERCE was born in Cuyahoga\\ncounty, O in ls4S. ]\\\\i-r i)arenls were Joshua and\\nLucina Turner. She married James Pierce of\\nFranklin county, O., by whom she has live children.\\nShe came to Monroe county, Mich., with her family\\nin 1S71, locating at Petersburgh, where she now\\nresides.\\nWILLIAM L. PIERCE was born in the town of\\nWhiteford, this county, in 184(1. His parents were\\nWilliam and Mary Pierce. He mhrried .Mary Lee, of\\nMilan,ErieC :).,0. Her parents were Jacob and .lerusha\\nI ee, who were formerly residents of Seneca countv,\\nN. Y. Wm. L. Pierce and wife have three children.\\nHe came to Siimmerlield in I.s7: i. and purchased the\\nfarm of S() acres on wbiib he now resides. He en-\\nlisted in l.S(i4 in the .Mechanics ami Engineering\\nCorps, and was dischiirgeilat Niushville, Tenn., in llie\\nsame year.\\nDAVID RAINSBERGER was born in Tuscarawas\\ncounty, OU iK, in ls. )2. His pari-nis were Lewis and\\nSarah Rainsberger, and in |x. i( tliev removed lo\\nBlackford county, Ind., wbire tliey died. Daviil\\nmarried Miss Lucy J. (irimes, o( Blackford connly,\\nInd., and they have six chili ren living. In |n77 Mr,\\nRainslierger relurneil to Ohio and settled in .\\\\llen\\ncounty. In 1S7S he came to Moinne county, Miili.,\\nami pmvhased :!ll acres of land in Summerlield,\\nwhere he now resides.\\nTHOMAS ALLEN REA was born at Darlmoulh,\\nCrystal county, Ma.ss., in 1.S2:!. In early life he eam\u00c2\u00ab\\nwith bis parents to Wyondng county, N. Y., where\\nin IS4S he was married to Miss Ksther E. Mann, by\\nwhom he had two ihililren. From Wyoming county\\nhe nextst ttled at Aurora, Erie county, N, Y,, where\\nhis wile lied in I.s. )!i, and in ISdl be was mar-\\nried to Miss Harriet E. Havens, ol Auroia, by whom\\nhe has three cinldren now living. In I.MIS Mr. Rea\\ncame to Monroe county, Mich., with his family, ami\\nlocated on ()l) acres of land abixd one-half iidie east\\nof Petei-sburpb, wiiere his widow still resides, ;inil\\nwhere he ilied May l!i, 1.S.S7, He bad been a mem-\\nber of the Presbyteiian church for .seventeen years.\\nN. MYRON ROBERTSON isa n.alive of New York\\nSlate, horn in the year I8(1S in Oswego county. He\\naccoinpanieil his parents lo Huron county. Ohio, at\\nan carlv age. He .settK d in Summerliehl township\\nin the year ISS7. Miss Ros Adel Pearl, of Erie\\ncounty, Ohio, became the wife of Mr. Robertson pre-\\nvious to his arrival in .Michig:in. His postollice ad-\\ndress is Petersburgh.\\nLEWIS ROE, son of Dominick and Julia Roe,\\nwas born in the tow n of Isrie, .Monroe county. Mich.,\\nin isr)4. His father, Dominiik Roe, was also born in\\nthe town of Erie, about the year 1S17; hi dicci in\\nis.sl. In ls7!i Lewis left the town of Erie and located\\nin the town of Dundee on a farm of 4(1 acres, and re-\\nmained then until IS7(l, then purchased .Ml acres of\\nland in SuunnerlieM, on which be now resides. He\\nmarrie.l Miss Sarah Hrenar, of Beilford. Mich, They\\nhave three children, two of whom are now living.\\nEIXiAR W. SPENCER came to the Slate ..f Mich-\\nigan in the year Isii7 and located at Coldwater. He\\nsettled in Summerlield township the follow;ing year.\\nHe was born in Erie county. Pa.; his wife, .Mary\\nDeWolf, wa.-^ born in Connecticut. They are the par-\\nents of four interesting children. Mr. Spencer is a\\nilealer in commercial fertilizers and machinery also\\na shipper to a considerable extent. He receives Ids\\nmail at Petersburgh, .Monroe county.\\nWILLIAM C. STAIIL is a native of Union county,\\nPa., where he was born in the year ls. .i, sellling in\\nthis township in 1K.S2. He is the owner of a f. irm of\\n72 acres. Previous to purchasing the farm be taught\\nscliool for nine vears in this countv. .Mi. -s Bosella B.\\nKna).)), of Raisinville, became the wif d .Mr. Staid,\\nand they are the parents of two children. Peters-\\nburgh is the iK)sto(lice adclress of Wm. C. Staid.\\nPI :TER STA I; I FKR was bi.rn in the tow n of Riley,\\nPvitnam county, Ohio, in 184: His pannl-s we re\\nDavid ami Catherine Slauller. Tln laudly removed\\nto AdaTus countv, Ind., and remained there until\\nIS. then return ed to Allen county, Ohio, ami there\\nPeter Wiu married in ISCi.s to .Sirah A. Faiim-e, by\\nwhom he luu- eight children. In 1S7. Peter .Saidl er\\ncame to Monroe county an^l purcha.sed .s(l acri-s of\\nland in Summerlield, where he now re\u00c2\u00ablile\u00c2\u00ab.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0859.jp2"}, "800": {"fulltext": "48\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nALEXANDER E. STEWART, a native of Edin-\\nburgh, Scotland, came to this county in 1863, locating\\nfirst at the city of Monroe and remained there until\\n1867, and then came to Petersburgh, which has since\\nbeen his principal jilace of business. He has been\\ntwice iiiariied, first to Eliza Edwards, by whom he\\nhad I isrht cliildren; next to Mary E. Todd, of Sum-\\nnu ilicld, by wliom he has four children. Now owns\\n20 acres of land in southeast part of section 37 of\\nSummerfleld township.\\nADOLPH SULIER was born in Bedford, this\\ncounty, in 1S38, and was married in 1861 to Adeline\\nCuseno, of Bedford. They have had five children,\\nfour of them now living. He came to Summerfleld\\nin 1862 and engaged in the harness-making business\\nat Petersburgh, and in 1865 purchased the farm of\\n175 acres in Summerfleld, on which he now resides.\\nHe has served as drain commissioner for six years.\\nHis parents were Benjamin and Mary Sulier, of Bed-\\nford. Himself and wife are members of the Roman\\nCatluilic church.\\nBENJAMIN H.THAYER was born in the town\\nof Macedon, Wayne county, N. Y., in 1829. He\\ncame to this State with his parents in 18-10, locating\\nin Livingston county. He soon went to Detroit, re-\\nmaining there six or seven years, thence to Monroe.\\nEnlisted in 1861 in Co. F, 1st Mich. Engs. and Mechs.;\\nwas at the battle of Mill Springs, Ky., in 1862, also at\\nPerryville and others; discharged at Atlanta, Ga.,\\nOct. 12, 1864, returning to Petersburgh. Engaged in\\nbusiness as a carpenter and joiner, which has since\\nbeen his principal business. He has been twice\\nmarried, flrst to Ann Humphrey, of Monroe, next to\\nLizzie Zibbel, of Petersburgh. He has no children.\\nLEWIS TROMBLEY was born at Chazy, Clinton\\ncounty, N. Y., March 24, 180.^; died Feb. 13, 1880,\\naged nearly 75. He was married in 1831 to Sophia\\nGregory, of Isle of Mott, Vt. He emigrated to this\\nState in June, 1833, when he settled in this county,\\nnear the i)resent village of Petersburgh. He was ac-\\ncompanied by Horace Hill and wife, the latter being\\na sister to Lewis Trombley. They came on the flrst\\nsteamboat that landed in Toledo, then in the Terri-\\ntory of Michigan. The steamer was named Walk-\\nin-the-water. There was at that day but 25 or 30\\nfamilies in what now comprises the township of\\nSummerfleld. The country was yet comparatively\\na wilderness. Wild game was abundant, and Lewis,\\nwho was passionately fond of hunting, secured many\\na trophy in the shape of deer and wild turkeys, and\\nan occasional bear. He located on a small farm,\\nwhich he worked when not occui ied in hunting. He\\nvi as al.so for many years in the luujbcr business. He\\nbecame familiar with every uninbabiled portion of\\nSummerfleld at an early day; could guide any one\\n(hrough the woods to any desired sjiot, and thus be-\\ncame useful on more than one occasion. He was the\\nfirst butcher in Petersliurgh, supplying the village\\nand vicinity for a few years. He also held public\\noflices of trust, among them being township treas-\\nurer, in w lilch capacity he served several terms. He\\nwas a zealous supporter of the old Whig party, and\\nafterwards became a firm member of the new Repub-\\nlican party until his death. He became the father of\\nten children, but four, however, attaining the age of\\nmanhood, viz.: Jerome, William, Lewis E. and Vic-\\ntoria E., who are now living in and near Peters-\\nburgh.\\nMOSES TROMBLEY, son of Lewis and Victoria\\nTrombley, was born in Clinton county, N. Y., in\\n1820. He came to this county in 1839, and in 1849\\ntook 44 acres of land in section 5 of Summerfield\\ntownship, which he still owns and occupies. He was\\nmarried in 1847 to Edith Drewior, daughter of\\nJohn and Catherine Drewior, of the town of\\nLaSalle, this county. They have two children.\\nHORACE JEROME TROMBLEY was born Nov.\\n20, 1837, about three-quarters of a mile north of the\\nvillage of Petersburgh, in this county. His parents\\nwere Lewis Trombley, of Chazy, Clinton county,\\nN. Y., and Sophia (Gregory) Trombley, of Isle of\\nMott, Vt. He at an early age manifested a fondness\\nfor music. When 13 years of age he became posses-\\nsor of his flrst violin, on which he soon became quite\\na performer for a boy self-taught. His younger\\nbrothers, William and Lewis E.,also having a musical\\nturn of mind, the three brothers formed themselves\\ninto a band, which became known as the Trombley s\\nQuadrille Band. This little trio was much sought\\nafter to furnish music on all occasions, and for many\\nyears enjoyed the reputation of being the best in the\\ncounty. Jerome, in after years, liecame a traveling\\nmusician in connection with circus and theatrical\\ncompanies, being leader of orchestra for eight or ten\\nyears. This gave him an opportunity of seeing much\\nof this great and glorious country and its people. He\\ngave up traveling in 1874 and has since lived on the\\nold homestead, one mile west of Petersburgh. For\\nseveral terms he has been elected treasurer of the\\ntownship of Summerfield, and is the present town-\\n.ship treasurer (1887). For the last few years he has\\ndevoted considerable time to the study of natural\\nhistory, his favorite branches being ornithology and\\nconchology. He now possesses a fine collection of\\nbird s eggs, which it is believed will compare favor-\\nably with any in the State, there being over 300\\nspecies of eggs in chitches and comprising nearly\\n1,.500 specimens. The eggs of every species of bird in\\nthe country is represented. His collection of shells,\\nconsistmg of land, fresh water and marine, includes\\nover ,500 species, and his library, chiefly devoted to\\nnatural history, contains about 200 volumes.\\nJOHN N. WADSWORTH was born in Monroe Co.,\\nN. Y., in the year 1801. In the month of October,\\n1824, he (^ame to this county and took up about 100\\nacres of unimproved land in what is now Summer-\\nfleld township, about two miles northeast of Peters-\\nburgh, remaining thereon through the winter of\\n1824-5. making a clearnig of five acres. The follow-\\ning spring he returned to Rochester, N. Y., and there\\nmarried Martha Cox, by whom he had one son, now\\ndeceased. In 1829 he returned to his farm in this\\ncounty, and remained there until his death in 1877.\\nHaving lost his flrst wife he was married again in 18.30\\nto Maria Ward, a native of New Jer.sey, who came to\\nthis county with her parents, Elilui and Rebecca\\nWard, in 1825; by this marriage there were eight\\nchildren, six of whom are now living, thi ee sons and\\nthree daughters. Mrs. Wadsworth, his widow, is now\\nliving with her daughter, Mrs. Emma Baker, on the\\nold homesteail, and is now 79 years of age.\\nCHARLES WERTHER, a farmer of Summerfleld\\ntownship, was born in Germany Nov. 25, 1819; caiue\\nto America in 1849, settled in this county in 18,54.\\nHe married, December, 1862, Harriet Sortore, who\\nwas born in Germany Dec. 25, 1816. Mr. Werther\\nenlisted in Co. K, 15th Mich. V. I., December, 1862,\\nand was mustered out Aug. 0, 1862. He was wounded\\nin the knee at the liattle of Pittsburg Landing. He\\nis a member of the G. A. R. Order, of Petersburgh,\\nand of the Lutheran church.\\nGORDON R. WOLF, who is agent of the Lake\\nShore and Michigan Southern Railway at Petersburgh,\\nwas born at Morenci, Mich., in the year 1863. In the\\nyear 1884 he settled in Petersljurgh, where he was\\nmarried to Mamie Piper, of Deerfield, in 1886. His\\npostofflce address is Petersburgh.\\nMICHAEL YOST was born in Franklin county.\\nPa., in 1839. His parents were Peter and Elizabeth\\nYost, who now reside in Wood county, O. Michael\\nmarried Sarah C. Griffin, daughter of David F. and\\nSarah Griffin, of Wayne county, O. They have ten", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0860.jp2"}, "801": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n49\\nchililicn, live t)oys and live ijiils. Mr. Yost rame\\nto this county in ISS. ainl located on the farm\\nof F. R. Stewart in Suiunu rlield, where he now re-\\nsides. He enlisted in Wayne county, O. (wheri liis\\nSarents had lived for L O years), in ISiii!, in Co. F, liiL d\\nI. V. I., and served to the close of the war, and was\\ndischarged at Chica^ O in lHi He was at the haUle\\nof Nashville, Teiui.\\nAVHIXKFORD TOWNSHIP.\\nELMER E. B.\\\\KKR was born in Whiteford in\\n1861, son of Jesse and Jane Baker. His father\\nwas a native of Massachusetts, and came to this\\ncounty in 1S47. settling first at Ottawa Lake; in\\n18.59 lie bought the farm wliere his widow now re-\\nsides. Elmer E. married Sarah Friess, daughter of\\nElias and 8oj)hia Fiiess, by whom he has three\\nchildren. His occupation is painting, graining and\\npaper hanging postottice address, t)ttawa Lake.\\nWILLIA.M BEI-L was born in Lincolnsliirc, Eng-\\nland, in 1S28, son of Tliomas and Sarah Bell. He\\nwas married in 18.50 to Sarah Ann Mayfield, of Lin-\\ncolnshire, by whom he has live children. In the\\nyear of his marriage he came with his wife to Amer-\\nica, and located at North t hili, Monroe county, N.\\nY., and remaine l there three years. He came to\\nthis State from Fairport, N. Y., in 1853, and settled\\nat Ottiiwa Uike, where he jnirchased SO acres of land,\\non which he now resides. Mrs. Bell died in 1S72,\\nand in 1877 he was married to Mrs. Mary Ann\\nWhalin, of Toledo.\\nCHARLES S. BEMIS, son of Abel and Esther\\nBemis, was born in the town of Springticld, Lucas\\ncountv, Ohio, in 1841. Enlisted Sept. 2i), 18(11, in\\nBat. ii, 1st 0. L. A., and served with said battery till\\nSeptember, 18G4, wlien lie was discharged, his term\\nof three years for which he enlisted having then ex-\\npired. On the 8th day of the following March he\\nre-enlisted in Co. H, 3d Ohio Cav., and was dis-\\ncharged at Columbus, Ohio, during the tirst part of\\nAugust, 18G5. He was in tlie battles of Fredericks-\\nburgh, Wilderness and Cold Harbor, and also at the\\nsiege of Petersburg from June to October. He was\\nmarried on the liHh day of March, ISIili, to LucettaA.\\nOsborne, daughter of J Dhn W. and Mary W. Osborne, of\\nTecumseh, by whom he has six children. At the\\nclose of the war he came to Whiteford, this county,\\nand settled on the farm of 57 acres where he now re-\\nsides. He has tilled the oHicc of treasurer of White-\\nford two terms; is a iiieiuber of Pago Po.st, No. 471,\\nG. A. R., of Svlvania. Lucas countv. Ohio.\\nJOHN M. BOTIMEU, son of Christian and Susan\\nBotimer, was born at LaSalle in 1S4. He was mar-\\nried in isno to Caroline Bischolf, of Whiteford. by\\nwhom he has four children: John C, born Feb.\\n29, 1868; Margaretta F., born Sept. 4, 1869; Magda-\\nlena J., born July 29, 1S72; Caroline M. C, born\\nMay 31, 1880. Mr. Botimer came to Whitefonl\\nfrom LaSalle in 1881, ami purcha.sed the farm\\nof 120 acres on which he now resides. Himself\\nand wife are members of the I.,utlieran church, of\\nWhitefonl Centre. His father. Christian Boti-\\nmer, was a native of Germany, and came to\\nAmerica with his parents in 1832. The family\\nfirst settled at Monroe City and remained there\\nabout two years, and then removed to LaSalle and\\nremained there through the balance of life. Chris-\\ntian married Susan Denninger, of LaSalle, for his first\\nwife, and by her had two children, of whom John M.,\\nof Whiteford, is the only remaining one. Christian\\nwas married twice after his first wife died.\\nCHARLES CYRUS BROWN Wius horn in the city\\nof Toledo, Nov. 22, 18.56, son of Jonathan and Harriet\\nBrown, anrl maile Lucas county his home until .\\\\pril\\n1, 1862. He then came to Monroe county and lociited\\non the farm of O D. Johnston, in the town of White-\\nford, where he now resid.-s. He was married in 1881\\nto Fannie L. Taylor, ilaughter of George and Susan\\nTaylor, who were natives of Eiiglaml, hut at Ibis\\ntime residents of Lucas counly, Ohio, Cliarlcs Brown\\nand wife have three children; his business is farm-\\nin!;; his postoflice address is Ottawa Lake.\\nWILLIAM F. BKOWN was born at Trcmaines-\\nville, Lucas county. Ohio, in ls,5l). His father died\\nwhen he was a child, and the mother w;is married to\\na Mr, Holainer and loc;ited at Lauibertville. this\\ncounty, to which place William w.is brought in\\nchildhood. In l.s.s,5 he married Lucy A. Wood,\\ndaughter of Joseph and Rosiiia Wood, who were\\nearly settlers of Whiteford township. In LSS.! he\\nsettled on the farm of :!3 acres which he now owns,\\nin Whiteford.\\nWILLIAM CLAMPITT, son of Gabriel and Mary\\nClampitt, was born at Hevonshire, in the parish of\\nChagionl, England, in 1828, He married Eli^cabeth\\nThorn, of the same parish, in ls.50, by whom he had\\ntwelve children, eight of whom are now living. In\\n1852 Mr. Clampitt left his native country and family,\\nand came to .\\\\merica, and made his (irst permanent\\nstop at Sylvania, Lucas county, Ohio, where he\\nlanded with rmly -50 cents in money and ^10 in debt,\\nand it was not until 1854 that he was able to procure\\na pa.ssage for his wife to this country. He remained\\nat Sylvania until 1864, turning his lime to the best\\naccount; he then i urchased tiO acres of land in\\nWhiteford, on which there was a small clearing, and\\nsettled thereon. He now owns 140 acres of valuable\\nland, of which 120 is under cultivation. On his ar-\\nrival in .\\\\merica heat once applied for naturalization,\\nand cast his first vote for president for John C. Fre-\\nmont, and from that time to the present has been\\nidentified with the Republican party, and has t;iken\\na lively interest in .American institutions and im-\\n])rovements.\\nEZRA N. D.\\\\NIELS was born in Wolcott, Wayne\\ncounty, N. Y., in 1847, His parents were Orrin and\\nEsther Daniels, who came to this county from New-\\nYork in 1S4S, locating at Whiteford Centre, and re-\\nmained there through the balance of life, Ezra N.\\nenlisted in 1864, in Co, B, 8th Mich, Cav,, and served\\nto the close of the war; he was in the engagement at\\nAtlantji, Ga,, and several skirmishes; he was mus-\\ntered out at Nashville, Tenn., and discharged at\\nJackson, Mich,, in 1865. He was married in 1877 to\\nIda Gunn, daughter of Solon and Sarah Gunn, of\\nWhiteford, by whom he has two children. In 1872\\nhe pun-based and opened the stone ijuarry near the\\nhead of Ottawa Lake, where he keeps two men em-\\nployed in getting out buildiiiL stone, of which he\\nturns out from three to five liundrcd cords annu-\\nally. A supply is kept constantly on liand at the\\nquarrv.\\nJASPER FERRIS was born in the town of White-\\nford, in 1839. His father, Samuel W. Ferris, was\\nborn in New York City, in l.HOit, and we next find\\nhim in Montgomery county, N. Y,, from whence he\\ncame to Lucas county, Ohio, and settled near Toledo,\\nand from there to this county, where he lo ate l on\\n40 acres of land in the southeast part of section 4,\\nand remained there the balance of his life. He was\\nmarried in 1831 to Margaret Cranker. of Montgomery\\ncounty, N. Y., by whom he had eight children, of\\nwhom six are now living. His widow still survives\\nhim, ami resiiies at the ol l homestead. The address\\nof .Jasper is Whitefonl Centre,\\nSAMUEL L. FLETCHER wivs born in the town\\nof Norwich, Ilun.n county, Ohio, in ls20. His imr-\\nents were John and Ellen Fletcher, who settled in\\nOtta wa Co., Mich., at an earl V date, and remained there\\nthrough life. In 1841 Samuel located near Toledo,\\nOhio and remained there until about the year 1S58,\\nand then came to Whitefonl and purchased the farm\\nof 82 acres on which he now resides. He wiis mar-\\nried in \\\\Xo~ to Mrs. Anna Cornwall, of Whiteford,", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0861.jp2"}, "802": {"fulltext": "50\\nHISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nby whom lie has two sons and two daughters. He\\nserved as constable several years in Lucas county.\\nOhio, also as an assessor, school director, etc.; in 18SG\\ntook contract from the government for carrying the\\nmail from Sylvania via Whiteford Centre to Lam-\\nbertville, for four years.\\nGEORGE FOWLER was born in Columbia\\ncounty. Pa., Sept. 12, ISIS. His grandfather was an\\nEnglishman, and came to this country as a soldier\\nunder Cornwallis, during the Revolutionary war; he\\nwas taken prisoner at Yorktown by the American\\nArmy, and afterwards settled on Long Island. The\\nparents of George Fowler were Benjamin and Eliza-\\nbeth. George has been twice married, first in 1S41, to\\nCaroline Varner,daugl iter of Daniel Varner.of Luzerne\\nCo., Pa., by whom he had eight children, five of whom\\nare now living; she died in 1.S70. In 1871 he was mar-\\nried to Mrs. Emma Pool, of Whiteford. In 1845 Mr.\\nFowler removed to Licking county, Ohio, where he\\nfollowed milling and the mill-wright business for a\\nnumber of years. In 1863 located on his present\\nfarm of 80 acres, in Whiteford, to which he was\\nobliged to cut his own road through the forest two\\nmiles; he now has 60 acres under improvement. He\\nwas originally a member of the old Whig party, but\\nafterwards became a Republican and took a deep in-\\nterest in the Union cause during the Rebellion, as-\\nsisting in the formation of three regiments in Ohio.\\nROSWELL W. GRAHAM was born in Lake\\ncounty, Ohio, in ISii. His lather, David Graham,\\nwas born in New Hampshire in 1798, and came with\\nhis parents to Seneca county, N. Y., in 1799; about\\nthe year 1S20 came to Lake county, Ohio, and there\\nmarried Hope (Jone, liy whom he has seven children,\\nof whom Roswell W., of Whiteford, is the only sur-\\nviving one; in IS31 he came with his family from\\nLake county, Ohio, to this county, and located in the\\ntown of Erie, where he purchased a farm; he served\\nthere as a magistrate, town clerk, etc.; he died in\\n1864 at Coldwater, Mich.; his wife died in 1832. In\\n1849 Roswell went to California and remained three\\nyears, and on his return to this county purchased the\\nfarm on which he now resides, and with the excep-\\ntion of eighth years in Fulton county, Ohio, has been\\na resident of Whiteford to the present time. He was\\nmarried in 18.53 to Sarah Smith, daughter of Robert\\nand Nancy Smith, of Whiteford, by whom ho has\\nhad nine children, six of whom aj-e now living. In\\n1864 he liecame a traveling agent in the division of\\nthe Mississippi, in the employ of the government,\\nfor the protection of railroad property. With the\\nexception of one term has held the ottice of magis-\\ntrate for the past 20 years, and now holds that office.\\nJOSIAH HALL, son of Elihu and Maria (Wilson)\\nHall, was born in Vienna, this county, Dec. 4, 1840;\\ngraduated from Monroe high school in 1860, came to\\nWhiteford in 1867 and taught school for three years.\\nOn Nov. 23, 1S70, he married Viola, daughter of\\nCharles and Cassandra Mallett. Has three children\\nliving Edna, born Feb. 22, 1872; Fay, born Aug. 28,\\n1876, and Stephen, born Jan. 23, 1884. Clarence,\\nborn Sept. 3, 1879, died Aug. 31, 1882. Has held\\nthe office of supervisor for several years, superinten-\\ndent of schools for three years, school inspector and\\nteacher in the township most of the time for the past\\ntwenty years.\\nLYMAN R. HINDS was born in Huron county, O.,\\nin 183( His parents were Alfred and Sarah Hinds,\\nwho removed from Huron to ^Muskingum county, O.,\\nin 1837, and from thence, in 1851, came to this county,\\nand settled in the town of Whiteford 320 acres of\\nland were purchased, on which the parents lived and\\ndied, and of which Lyman R. now owns 80 acres.\\nHe was married in 1861 to Phoebe Hopkins, of White-\\nford, by whom he has ten children. He has served\\nas commissioner of highways four years. He is a\\nmember of Sylvania Lodge, F. A. M.\\nCHRISTIAN HOBART was born in the town of\\nPompey, Onondaga county, N. Y., in 1826. His par-\\nents were .lacob and Mary Hobart, who, in 1836, re-\\nmoved to Huron county, O., and remained there one\\nyear, going thence to this county, locating first in\\nSummerfield, and then in Vienna, in the town of\\nErie, and in 1844 purchased SO acres in the town of\\nWhiteford, where they died. Of this family five\\nchildren are now living. Christian was married in\\n1852 to Esther Ann Dolby, a native of Detroit, a\\ndaughter of Robert and Mary Dolby, now of White-\\nford; they have four children. In 1871 Mr. Hobart\\nwas chosen to the office of magistrate in the town of\\nWhiteford, but declined to qualify was elected again\\nin 1875, and served, by re-election, eight years. In\\n1883 was elected drain commissioner, and now holds\\nthat office also hold the office of town clerk four\\nyears, school inspector, etc., and is now a notary\\npublic in and for the town of Whiteford.\\nSAMUEL C. H0TCHKIS3 was born in the town of\\nHarpersfield, Ashtabula county, O., in 1826. He was\\nmarried in 1864 to Helen Tuttle, daughter of Lyman\\nand Sabra Tuttle, of Oneida county, N. Y., by whom\\nhe has two children. In 1861 Samuel C. Hotchkiss\\nwent to Washington, and was soon after appointed a\\nclerk in the pension office, and on the 14th day of\\nApril of the same year offered his services in defense\\nof the city by enlisting in Co. A, National Rifles,\\nwhich was soon transferred to the 1st Dist. Regt., but\\nin conse(iueiice of the pressure of business at the\\npension ofiice, was recalled to his desk, and served\\nin that department eleven years. His parents were\\nDoctor .\\\\nson and Chloe Hotchkiss, natives of Litch-\\nfield county, Conn., who came to Ashtabula county,\\nO., at an early date. Dr. Hotchkiss there followed\\nhis profession throuah the business part of his life,\\nand in 1853 the family came to Whiteford and pur-\\nchased 240 acres of land, now owned by Samuel C.\\nand Arthur Hotchkiss.\\nHIRAM HUBBARD was the first white child born\\nof English parents in the Maumee valley, in 1817.\\nHis birthplace was Port Lawrence township, then in\\nMichigan Territory, now forming a portion of Lucas\\ncounty, O. Up to 1875 made Lucas county his home.\\nHe has been twice married, first in 1844 to Lettie Mc-\\nMillen, of Lucas county, by whom he had eight chil-\\ndren, two of whom are now living; she died in 1855.\\nIn 1858 he was united in marriage with Jane Flint,\\nof Lucas county, by whom he has eight children,,\\nfive of whom are living; she died in 1876. In 1869-\\nHiram Hubbard purchased 110 acres of land in\\nWhiteford, on which he now resides, and located\\nthereon in 1875. His business for thirty years was\\nmanufacturing and dealing in lumber. He was\\nabout 12 years of age when the turnpike from Mau-\\nmee to Detroit was constructed, and says that his\\nj outhful imagination led him to believe that the\\nMaumee and Detroit turnpike was the greatest won-\\nder ever known.\\nDAVID LAPOINT was born in the town of Bed-\\nford, this county, in 1839. He was married in 1861 to\\nMary LeVoy, of Erie township, by whom he has\\neight children. He came to Whiteford in 1863, and\\npurchased 40 acres of the farm of 224 acres of land\\nwhich he now owns, 154 of which he now has under\\ncultivation. His parents were Francis and Angeline\\nLaPoint, of Bedford.\\nFOWLER McDowell was born at Williams\\nCenter, Williams countv, 0., in 1844. Enlisted at\\nToledo in the early part of 1865 in Co. A, 189th O.V.I.,\\nand served nine months; was mustered out at Nash-\\nville, Tenn., and discharged at Columbus, O., Sept.\\n28, 1865. He was married in 1869 to Mary Divert, of\\nWilliams county, 0., by whom he has five sons and", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0862.jp2"}, "803": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n51\\ntwo daughters. Came to this county in 1S71, Infatfil\\nin the town of Whiteford now owns acres of land\\non whicli he resides.\\nCHAKI.ES .MOROSS. The parents of the .subject\\nof tliis sketch arc Jo.seph and Phoebe Moross, the\\nfather a native of Detroit, lie married Phoebe\\nLemery, of the town of Erie, by wliom he liad 12\\nchildren, six now living, lie sel llcd in the town of\\nErie at an early date, and remained there until ls(i2,\\nthen removed to Whiteford, and purchased the farm\\nof .50 acres on which he now resides. Charles lives\\nwith his parents, and his business is faruiiuK. Post-\\nottice addri ss, Whiteford Centre. Charles was born\\nin lS()(i, his father in IS].!.\\nIIAR.MANMURl HEY enlisted March 10, l,Sii.{, in\\nCo. L, 1st Mich. Mechs. and Engs-, and served thro\\nthe w ar; was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., and\\ndischarged at .lackson, this State. Oct. 1, ISO. He\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was born in the tow n of Covert, Seneca county, N. Y.,\\nin 182( in lS:i.i his parents, William and Eliza Mur-\\nphey.came to this county, and .settled first in the town\\nof Raisinville, then in Summertield, and in l.s-18 pur-\\nchased 40 acres of land in Whitefonl, now owned and\\noccupied by Harmon. Here the parents both died,\\nthe father in 1S )1 and the mother in IS. or l.S.i(i.\\nOf this family there are seven children now living.\\nBarman was married in 1840 to Esther Randall, of\\nWhiteford, by whom he has had ten children, two\\nnow living.\\nBENJAMIN F. NOBLE, a son of Avery and Anna\\nNoble, was born at Ravenna, Portage county, O., in\\n1840, and came to this countv with his parents in\\n18.55. He enlisted in Co. H, 1.5th Mich. V. I., Feb. li,\\n1862, and served IS months; was at the battle of\\nPittsburg Landing; was discharged at Detroit in 1S64.\\nHe was nuirried April 25, ]S71, to Viola Robideaux.\\nof Whitefonl, by whom he has seven children. Post-\\nofiice address, Whileford Centre.\\nISAAC J. ORDIWAY, son of Is;iac and Sarah\\nOrdiway, was born in Warren county, Pa., .Ian. 14,\\n1837. He came to this State in 18.52. and .settled in\\nLenawee county enlisted there on the ISth day of\\nApril, l8f!l, in Co. K, 1st Mich. V. I., and served\\nthree months; was at the battles of first Bull Run\\nand Alexandria; re-enlisted in 1802, Co. 17th Mich.\\nV. I., and served to the close of the war; was at the\\nbattles of South Mountain, Antietam and others. He\\nwas married in ISO*; to Tammed Butts, daughter of\\nWilliam and .Jane A. Butts, of Ogden. Lenawee\\ncounty, by whom he has live children. In bS.SO he\\npurchased the Mallett mill property at Whiteford\\nCentre, and located there, eng:iging in the lumber\\nbusiness as a manufacturer and ilealer in all kinds of\\nlumber and timber.\\nHENRY N. PAQl ETT, son of Nazareth and Helen\\nPaquett, was born at Vienna, in the town of Erie, in\\n1S.57. He married Addic M., daughter of J. II. and AI-\\nmira Hobart, of Whiteford; they have one child. He\\nlocated at Whiteford Centre in lSSl, and engaged in\\nblacksmithing, which business he now carries on in\\nall its branches, doing all kinds of country work in\\nhis line. He has served as constable one year, and\\nis a member of Blancliard Lodge, F. M., of\\nPetersburgh.\\nHENRY A. PETERS was born in the town of\\nWhiteford in 18-50. He was raarrieil in 1878 to Lizzie\\nDuguid, daughter of Jan-.es and Elizabeth Duguid.of\\nToledo, O., who were natives of Scotland, and came\\nto this country in is.57, an l located at Sylvania,\\nLucas county, O. Henry A. Peters and wife have\\nfour children. His parents were David P. and Mary\\nPeters, natives of thetown of Sweden, Monroe county,\\nN. Y.; they came to Lucas county, t(., in 1S:!7, an l\\nlocated at West Toledo, remaining there two years.\\nIn IS.Jilcame to Whiteford, and bought 100 acres of\\nland, ten acres of which was then but partly improv-\\ned he remained on this farm until his death in I8.S0.\\nHis widow still survives him, and n-sidcs nn the ohl\\nhouu-stcad.\\nHENRY H. ROBERTS, son of Truman and Betsey\\nRoberts, was born at Oak Hill, in the town of Otisco.\\nOnondaga county, N. Y., in isi 7. About the year\\n1S55 he came to Toledo, ami ri mained there one\\nvear, then returned to .Seneca Falls, N. Y.; came back\\nin 18.5!!, ami located at Jackson, Mich., then went to\\nLucas ctmnty, t)., thence to Lenawee county, .Mich.,\\nand about the year bSOO came to this countv. In\\n187S he purchased the farm of S(( acres on whfch he\\nnow resides. He was married in ls.50 to Mrs. Mary\\nM. Hopkins, of Lucas county. by whom he has\\nseven chiMren, six of whom are now living.\\nHENRY ROUSE was born in the town of Hart-\\nland, Niagara county, N. Y., in IS4I. His jiarents\\nwere Thomas .1. and tiertrnde Rouse, who came to\\nthis county in the fall of 185s, and took up .suai-res\\nof land in Whitefonl, where thev remained ihiring\\nthe balance of life the father die .l in 1S7:!, and the\\nmother in 1874. Henry enli.sted in 1802 in Co. K,\\n18th Mich. V. I., and served to do.se of war; was at\\nthe battle of .-Xthens, A\\\\a., and several skirmishes of\\nless importance; was taken prisoner at the battle of\\nAthens, and held for si.x months; he was discliarge l\\nat Detroit June 21, 1805. In 1S72 he w;m married to\\nSarah E. Smith, of Summerfield; they have two chil-\\ndren. Her parents were William J. and Betsey Smith,\\n.who were natives of Cuyahoga county, O. Henry\\nRouse has served one term as commissioner of high-\\nwavs, and in 1885 was elected school inspector, and\\nre-elected to that olliee in 1SS7.\\nJOHN J. SCIINKTZLER was born in Switzerland\\nin 1840, and lanie to .\\\\merica in 180:!, locating first in\\nFulton county, O., where he remained until 1.8()7.\\nFrom there he went to the town of Riga, I.enawee\\ncounty, where he was married to Rosina Waggon-\\nlender in 1874; they have two children living anil two\\nhave died. In the spring of 1SS2 John J. Schnetzler\\nlocated at Ottawa I^ke. where he engaged its fore-\\nman for the Dewey Stave Company, and still hius\\ncharge of their works; he isalso a member of the firm\\nof W. F. Dewey Co., dealers in general merchan-\\ndise and agricultural implements.\\nJACOB L. SLICK, son of Henry and Barbara\\nSlick, was born in the town of Ida, this county, in\\n1842. He enlisted Jan. 1, iso.i, in Co. A, 18th Mich.\\nV. I., and served to the close of the war; was dis-\\ncharged at Detroit in .lune, 1805; he was made\\nl risoncr of war at the battle of .\\\\thens, .\\\\la., Oct. 24,\\n1.804. and held at Caliaba prison until the termina-\\ntion of the war: on his return from that prison was\\non boaril the ill-fated steamer Sultana, on her up-\\nward trip on the Mississippi River, with twenty-three\\nhundred jiassengerson boani, when boilers exploded,\\nsending seventen hundred soulsto a watery grave,Mr.\\nSlick being one of the saved; his prison life was one\\nof privation and hanlship, living on one pint of corn\\nmeal and two ounces of meat per day. .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\\\\fter his re-\\nturn from army life he followed the trade of carpen-\\nter and joiner up to 1885, when he located at White-\\nford Centre, and engaged in mercantile business. In\\n1S86 he was apiiointed postniiister at Whiteford Cen-\\ntre, and now holds that ollice. He is a member of\\nPage Post, No 471, of Sylvania, t Was married in\\n1807 to .Sarah Ward, daughter of Collins and Huldah\\nWanl, of Whiteford, bv whom he has four children.\\nROBERT SMITH was born at Paterson, N. J., in\\n1827, and came to Whiteford with his parents in IKKi.\\nHe marrieil Harriet Harp un, of Sylvania, daugh-\\nter of Daviil and Clara Harroun, who were natives of\\nNew York State, but then residents of Sylvania; by\\nthis marriage Robert Smith has seven chililren now\\nliving and one decejised. He now owns 150 acres of\\nchoice Ian. I. His father, Robert Smith, was a native\\nof the north of Ireland; he married Nancy Crawford,", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0863.jp2"}, "804": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwho was also a native of the same country, and came\\nwith her husband to America at an early date, set-\\ntling atPaterson, N. J.; in the springot 1833 removed\\nwith his family to this county, and settled in White-\\nford, where he took up KiO acres of wild land, which\\nhe afterwards improved, and remained thereon until\\nhis death in \\\\Ht.V2; his wife followed in 18S4. Of this\\nfamily there are four sons and two daughters re-\\nmaining.\\nJOUiSI J. SWILLEY, son of John and Catherine\\nSwilley, was born in Lucas county, O., in 1842, and\\ncame to tliis county in 1S47 with liis parents, who\\nsettled inthe town of Whiteford, on lands now owned\\nby Mrs. Rebecca Swilley, to whom John J. was mar-\\nried in 1873; she was a daughter of Christian and\\nCatherine Crols, of Whiteford. John J. Swilley met\\nliis death by accident on his own farm in 188.5.\\nChristian Crots, his father-in-law, was born in Ger-\\nmany in 1804 he married Catherine Terer. by whom\\nhe had nine children, of whom five are now living;\\nwith his wife he came to America in 1832. and locat-\\ned first at LaSalle, remained there to 185.3, then set-\\ntled in Whiteford, and now resides w ith his daughter,\\nMrs. Swilley his wife died in 1872,\\nWILLIAM THORNTON was born in the town of\\nOvid, Seneca county, N. Y., in 1819. About the year\\n18,3t) his parents, Elienezer and Abigail Thornton,\\nstarted from Camillus, Onondaga county, N. Y.,\\nwith the family with two-horee teams for Illinois.\\nAfter a journey over rough roads for five hundred\\nmiles, and in consequence of the failing health of\\nMrs. Thornton, on reaching this county the balance\\nof the journey was abandoned and a settlement made\\nin the town of Bedford, where 480 acres of land was\\npurchased, and the remainder of their lives was\\npassed The body of Mrs. Thornton was the first one\\ninterred in the cemetery at Lambertville. Of this\\nfamily there are five children still living. William\\nmarried Polly McArthur, of Summerfield, l)y whom\\nhe has three sons and one daughter living. He .set-\\ntled in Whiteford about the year 18.i2, on the farm\\nof 110 acres on which he now resides; he now owns\\n130 acres of land.\\nORRIS F. TUBBS was born in Chenango county,\\nN. Y., in 1837. His parents were John W. and\\nSamantha Tubbs, who came to this county in 1.S44,\\nand located in the town of Whiteford, purchasing\\n100 acres of land, which is now owned and occupied\\nby his only remaining son. Orris F., who now owns\\n14.5 acres. He enlisted in 1861 in the Mech. and\\nEng. Corps at Adrian, and served under Col. Bissell\\nIn Missouri; he was discharged at Otterville, Mo., in\\n18t)2, for disability. He was married in 1852 to Mary\\nJ., daughter of Thomas J. and Gertrude Rouse, who\\ncame to this county from Wyoming county, N. Y., in\\n1850. Orris F. and wife have six children his address\\nis Ottawa Lake.\\nEDWIN VESEY, son of Jonathan and Sophia\\nVesey, was born in Lake county, O., in 1823. At the\\nage of about 16 he engaged in grafting fruit trees, and\\nfollowed that business through life, much of the time\\nin former years in the Southern States. He came to\\nWhiteford in 1S52, and purchased 80 acres of land, on\\nwhich he has since lesided. He was married in 1847 to\\nAngeline, daugliter of William and Adeline Merri-\\nman, of Lake county, O., by whom he has had ten\\nchildren, of whom seven are now living. He enlist-\\ned in 1864 in Co. K, 24th Mich. V. I., and served to\\nthe end of the war he was in the fight at Hatchers\\nRun, Va., and the Weldon Raid; was discharged at\\nDetroit in July, 1865; he is a member of Page Post,\\nNo. 471, at Sy lvania. O.\\nHIRAM WAKELEY was born in Albany, N. Y.,\\nAug. 30, 1815, son of Thomas and Amanda Wakoley.\\nIn 1840 he came to Toledo, 0., engaged in shoemak-\\ning, and remained there 12 years. In 18.52 he pur-\\nchased 40 acres of land at Whiteford Centre, and\\nlocated there, still following his trade in connection\\nwith his farm. In 1866 he opened the first store at\\nWhiteford Centre, and has continued the same to the\\npresent time. Was appointed the first i^ostmaster at\\nthe Centre, receiving his appointment in 1867, and\\nheld the office to October, 1886. In 1854 he was\\nchosen as supervisor of the town of Whiteford, and\\nheld that oftice consecutively to 1862; was elected to\\nthe same office again in 1S64, and served by re-elec-\\ntion four years; again in 1S7(), and served to 1881 by\\nre-election. In ISiil was ajipointed U. S. marshal,\\nand held that office to the close of the war. He mar-\\nried Caroline Thomas, of Lucas county, O., by whom\\nhe has three children now living and one deceased.\\nCOLLINS WARD was born in the town of Huron,\\nErie county, O., in 1812. He married Laura Thomas,\\nof Lucas county, O., by whom he had seven children,\\nsix of whom are still living. He settled in Lucas\\ncounty at an early age, and remained there until\\nabout the year 1837, and then purchaged 120 acres of\\nwild land in Whiteford, near the Centre, of which\\nabout 60 acres was improved under his supervision.\\nHe settled on this farm at the time of purchase, and\\nremained there until his death in 1886; his wife died\\nthere also.\\nEDMUND WARD.sonof Henry and Martha Ward,\\nwas born at Litchfield, Lucas county, O.. in 1866, and\\ncame with his parents to this county in 1872, and\\nlocated in the town of Whiteford. He was married\\nin 1886, to Jennie, ilaughter of Lewis and Mary\\nPotter, a native of Lenawee county. His occupation\\nis farming; his address is Sylvania, Lucas county, O.\\nJARED WARD, son of Collins and Laura Ward,\\nwas born in Lucas county, O., in 1834, and came with\\nhis parents to Whiteford in 1837. He married Mar-\\ngaret Dolby, a daughter of Robert and Mary Dolby,\\nnow of Whiteford, by whom lie has four children.\\nHe enlisted in 1862 in Co. F, 26th Mich. V. I., and\\nserved to the end of the war; was mustered out at\\nAle.vandria, Va.. and discharged at Jackson, this\\nState, in 1865. Was elected treasurer of Whiteford\\nin 1879, and served two terms by re-election; was\\nelected to the office of magistrate in 1884, and now\\nholds that office He is a member of Page Post,\\nNo. 471, of Sylvania, Ohio.\\nAZARIAli WEBB, son of Thomas F. and Sarah\\nWebb, was born at Lunenburg, Essex county, Vt.,in\\n181:!. In 1837 he made his first trip to the West, and\\nlanded at Milwaukee, Wis., remaining there 18\\nmonths; from that place he came to this county and\\nlocated in the town of Summerfield, where he pur-\\nchased a farm, and lemained there for a time then\\nwent to the city of Monroe and worked for Austin\\nWing for some time in 1840 he came to Whiteford\\nand purchased a farm now owned by George H.\\nNahr; in 1845 purchased 190 acres, where he now re-\\nsides, 57 of which he still retains as a homestead.\\nHe was married in 1840 to Matilda E. Nahr, daughter\\nof David and Margaret Nahr, of Summerfield, for-\\nmerly of Rhinebeck, Dutchess county, N. Y.. by\\nwhom he has nine children now living. He has held\\nthe office of supervisor one term and the office of\\ntown clerk nine years, and other minor offices.\\nJOHN WEBB, a son of William and Harriet Webb,\\nwas born at Perrysburg, Wood county, O., in 1857.\\nIn iss- he was married to Lucy A., daughter of\\nJohn and Julia A. White, of Lucas county, O.; they\\nliave three children. He became a resident of this\\ncounty in 1880, locating at Lambertville, in the town\\nof Bedford, where he remained two years, and from\\nthence to Whiteford, where he now resides.\\nWILLIAM J. WEBB, a son of Azariah and Ma-\\ntilda Webb, was born in the town of Summerfield,\\nthis county, in 1840, and came to Whiteford with his", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0864.jp2"}, "805": {"fulltext": "PERSONAL HISTORIES.\\n53\\nparents in infancy. He wa,* married in l.Stil to .Adclia\\nIsenhour, of Whitefoni; they havi- ninechililren. He\\nenli.sted in .\\\\iij. ust, I.sii4, in Co. K, .Stli Mieli. Cav.,\\nand serveii to the clo.se of tlie war; was in the en-\\ngagement.s at Franklin ami Nashville, Tenn.. and\\nothers; was dischartieil in .lune, lSli.5, at Louisville,\\nKy. He is a memher of Pajjte Post, No. 471. of ^yl-\\nvania, Ohio.\\nHARRl. ^ON C. WILLIAMS was horn in Illinois\\nin 1840. In 1842 the family removed to Lorain\\ncounty, Ohio, and from there to Lucas county, locat-\\ning in the township of Washington, and from thence\\nin 18.31 to Whiteford, where Harrison is still a resi-\\ndent and farmer, and owns 81) acres of land. lie en-\\nlisted April L 0, 1S()1, in Co. B, 14th Ohio Vol. Inf., in\\nanswer to the first call for volunteers at the lireaking\\nout of the Rebellion; the time of his enlistment be-\\ning only for three months, he was honorably di.s-\\ncharged on the l.Sth day of August of the same year,\\nbut again in 18(12 he enlisted in Co. L of the Ist Mich.\\nEngs. and Mechs., and served to the do.se of the war;\\nhe was niustere(i out at Nashville, Tenn., and dis-\\ncharged at .lackson, Alich., Oct. 1, 180.5. He was\\nmarried in 1884 to Polly, a daughter of Charles and\\nNancy Fox, of Whiteford.\\nDAYTON P. WHITING was born in the Dominion\\nof Canada in 18;i(). His first settlement in the\\nStates was in Washtenaw county, this tate. He\\nwas married in 18t)l to .losie Hall, daughter of .Joseph\\nand Sally Hall, of l^iPorte, Ind., by whom be lias\\ntwo children living and one decea.sed. He enlisted\\nin 18(j4 in Co. A, 4th 111. Cav., and serve l to the close\\nof the war; was discharged at Houston, Tex., Octo-\\nber, 18(i.5. In 1872 came to this county from Kanka-\\nkee county. 111., and located on the farm of (iO acres\\nof land, in Whiteford, whi(di he now owns and occu-\\npies. He is a member of Page Post, No. 471; of Syl-\\nvania, Lucas county. Ohio.\\nJOSEPH WOODBURY was born in Portage county,\\nOhio, in 183-5, and came to this county with his par-\\nents in 1.S57. He was married in 1802 to Rosina\\nBurnham, daughter of Francis and Margaret Burn-\\nham, of Whitefoni, by wboni be has six c-hihlren.\\nHis occupatiiin is fariidng; he owns 42 acres of land.\\nHis father was Daniel Wiioilliury, who was born in\\nthe State of Vermont in 1788, anil at the age of 20\\nentered the army of the V. S., and served a length\\nof time iluring the war of 1812; during his s rvice\\nwas taken i ri.soner of war by the British forces, and\\nheld for more than a year, and afterwanls received a\\npension from the U (iovcrinnent. He came to\\nOhio at an early elate and stopped a while at Cleve-\\nland, and from thence settled in Portage county, and\\nfrom there came to Monroe in 18.57, and located lirst\\nin Bedford, and then in UlisslieM, and linally Im.aicd\\nin the north part of Whiteford, where be died in\\n1878. He married Experience Duruee of New York\\nState, by whom he had 14 children, of whom live\\nare now living. Joseph Woodbury now owns and\\noccupies the original farm settled by his (athi r.\\nDINAKBl S B. YOl Nt; was born in what is now-\\nWest Toledo, then belonging in this S|at in l.s;i|.\\nHis father was a native of Ontario county, N. Y.. and\\ncame west in 1.H:!1, locating on 70 ai-res of wild land,\\nnow owned by S. R. Hathaway, in the town of\\nWhiteford. Dinarbus ha.s been twice married: First\\nto Betsey Bemis, daughter of Abel and Esther Bemis,\\nof Lucas county, Ohio, by whom he had four chil-\\ndren, of whom only one is now living, Mrs. Rosaline\\nShults, who with her husband is living with her\\nfather on the home farm; he was married again in\\n1877 to Mary Crowell, of Bedford, whose parents\\nwere VanRensaler and Electa Crowell. In 1H.50 Mr.\\nYoung began the clearing of the farm of 87 acres, on\\nwhich be now resides; purcha.sing his first ax where-\\nwith to work on credit, he now has 7.5 acres under\\ncultivation, with fine lirick dwelling, the first one of\\nbrick built in the town. His opportunities for an\\nearly e Iucation were limited, being de|irived of the\\nadvantages of school up to i:! years of age. His prin-\\ncipal associates in early life were the young Indians\\nof the vicinity, with whom bis leisure hours were us-\\nually spent.", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0865.jp2"}, "806": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0096\u00a0h^\\nI A /-k", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0866.jp2"}, "807": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0867.jp2"}, "808": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0868.jp2"}, "809": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0869.jp2"}, "810": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3033", "width": "1975", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0870.jp2"}, "811": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3034", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0871.jp2"}, "812": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3125", "width": "2082", "jp2-path": "historyofmonroec01wing_0872.jp2"}}