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... Lands in Canada . Instructions of Dorchester regarding a Site for a Town on Bois Blanc Island . 489 490 Chattel Mortgage , 1789 . 492 Proceedings against Paul Bellair for Debt , 1795 . 493 Deed to Land on St. Clair River , 1796 ...
... Lands in Canada . Instructions of Dorchester regarding a Site for a Town on Bois Blanc Island . 489 490 Chattel Mortgage , 1789 . 492 Proceedings against Paul Bellair for Debt , 1795 . 493 Deed to Land on St. Clair River , 1796 ...
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... Lands by Chippewa Chiefs to James May and Others , 1797 . Agreement of James May and Others with Chippewa Chiefs , 1797 .. Sheriff's Deed to Land in Wayne County , 1797 .. Governmental Grant of Land to Joseph Voyer in Maidstone , Canada ...
... Lands by Chippewa Chiefs to James May and Others , 1797 . Agreement of James May and Others with Chippewa Chiefs , 1797 .. Sheriff's Deed to Land in Wayne County , 1797 .. Governmental Grant of Land to Joseph Voyer in Maidstone , Canada ...
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... land now contains two hundred and eight townships and several large cities , while highly cultivated farms are found in all sections . During the year 1819 Governor Cass made a treaty at Saginaw with the Chippewa Indians , in which lands ...
... land now contains two hundred and eight townships and several large cities , while highly cultivated farms are found in all sections . During the year 1819 Governor Cass made a treaty at Saginaw with the Chippewa Indians , in which lands ...
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... land of Michigan . And this , notwithstanding the Surveyor - General's report for the year 1815 says that the land was unfit for cultivation and not worth the expense of surveying . Our State now shows admirable farms , with beautiful ...
... land of Michigan . And this , notwithstanding the Surveyor - General's report for the year 1815 says that the land was unfit for cultivation and not worth the expense of surveying . Our State now shows admirable farms , with beautiful ...
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... Land Grants for Common Schools in Michigan " was read by Geo . W. Knight . Music " New Durham " was sung by Messrs . Crosman and Thompson and the Misses Brown . The Society then adjourned till 2 o'clock in the afternoon . Thursday ...
... Land Grants for Common Schools in Michigan " was read by Geo . W. Knight . Music " New Durham " was sung by Messrs . Crosman and Thompson and the Misses Brown . The Society then adjourned till 2 o'clock in the afternoon . Thursday ...
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