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Page 48
... Secretary of War . The site selected two years before by Sears and Trowbridge is supposed to have been several miles up the River , but the exact spot chosen is now unknown . The next day McCoy started on his return to the St. Joseph ...
... Secretary of War . The site selected two years before by Sears and Trowbridge is supposed to have been several miles up the River , but the exact spot chosen is now unknown . The next day McCoy started on his return to the St. Joseph ...
Page 75
... Secretary , and at present vested with the powers of Superintendent of Indian Affairs therein . " Louis Campau came to this valley in November , 1826 , being engaged also by Mr. Brewster , of New York , to buy furs . With two assistants ...
... Secretary , and at present vested with the powers of Superintendent of Indian Affairs therein . " Louis Campau came to this valley in November , 1826 , being engaged also by Mr. Brewster , of New York , to buy furs . With two assistants ...
Page 175
... Secretary of the original Grand Rapids Lyceum from 1837 to 1844 , and Village Clerk from 1838 till 1845. He filled several important places of trust , and was interested in various business corpora- tions . John W. Peirce was a plain ...
... Secretary of the original Grand Rapids Lyceum from 1837 to 1844 , and Village Clerk from 1838 till 1845. He filled several important places of trust , and was interested in various business corpora- tions . John W. Peirce was a plain ...
Page 176
... Secretary of State , Register of the U. S. Land Office in the northern part of this peninsula , Postmaster under President Johnson , and for many years was a newspaper editor . He was also a prominent , enterprising busi- ness man , in ...
... Secretary of State , Register of the U. S. Land Office in the northern part of this peninsula , Postmaster under President Johnson , and for many years was a newspaper editor . He was also a prominent , enterprising busi- ness man , in ...
Page 191
... White River . Damon Hatch , in the village days , lived in a square stone cot- tage at the northwest corner of College avenue and Cherry street . He was a quiet , unassuming citizen , and Secretary HISTORY OF GRAND RAPIDS . 191.
... White River . Damon Hatch , in the village days , lived in a square stone cot- tage at the northwest corner of College avenue and Cherry street . He was a quiet , unassuming citizen , and Secretary HISTORY OF GRAND RAPIDS . 191.
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Page 292 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot...
Page 530 - The individual who causes two blades of grass to grow where but one grew before, is held in highest emulation as a benefactor of his race.
Page 289 - Health for such city or village, to consist of not less than three nor more than seven persons, and a competent physician to be the health officer thereof.
Page 33 - Are they here — The dead of other days ? — and did the dust Of these fair solitudes once stir with life And burn with passion? Let the mighty mounds That overlook the rivers, or that rise i In the dim forest crowded with old oaks, Answer.
Page 142 - Middlesex, shall continue to be a body corporate and politic, under the name of the city of Cambridge; and, as such, shall have, exercise, and enjoy, all the rights, immunities, powers, and privileges, and shall be subject to all the duties and obligations, now incumbent upon, and appertaining to, said town, as a municipal corporation.
Page 284 - Rapids ; and by that name they and their successors shall be known in law, and shall be and are hereby made capable of suing and being sued...
Page 111 - Campau was said to be worth $100,000 ; but when the change of times came, he made an assignment of all his property for the benefit of his creditors, except the Old Congregational Church, which he deeded to his mother.
Page 566 - Austin, on the 23rd day of February, 1910, by Allen Bond and William J. Buttfield, plaintiffs, against JL Hume, defendant, to recover the balance due upon an open account for money advanced to defendant, and paid, laid out and expended for his account, and for services rendered and performed...
Page 284 - And that they and their successors may have a common seal, and may change and alter the same at their pleasure...
Page 9 - ... to the southwest corner of said section one; thence north along the west line of said section one, one mile to the northwest corner thereof; thence west along the south line of sections...