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Title: 1850-04-16 BROOKLYN MICH--JACKSON CO.--BLACK DOUBLE CIRCLE OVAL--LETTER DATELINED WOODSTOCK #1--LENAWEE CO.----TO WILLIAM AND ANNA TROWBRIDGE AT SOUTHERTON, HARTFORD CO, CONN-----FROM THEIR BROTHER ISAAC SMITH AT WOODSTOCK MICH----MENTIONS ALONZO, JOHN, GEORGE,DANIEL, AND JOSEPH----THIS IS GOOD COUNTRY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SMART FOR BUSINESS THEY ARE WIDE AWAKE FOR IMPROVEMENT RAILROADS & TELEGRAPH WIRES AND PLANK ROADS STRINGING ALL ABOUT US WE HAVE A FLOURING MILL IN OUR TOWN SAID TO COST $20,000 AND A PLANK ROAD FROM IT TO ADRIAN BUT I CANNOT NAME ALL THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS THAT IS GOING ON SUFFICE IT TO SAY GREAT COUNTRY GOOD DEAL OF ENTERPRISE IN MICHIGAN.-----GENEALOGY 8-------2pg---PAGE 2---COURTESY OF BILL BROOKS Item ID: E0-30102 View Map
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