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Title: 1837-01-01 CONSTANTINE M T------ST JOSEPH CO----BLACK 28MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE---TO NATHANIEL KNIGHT (1860 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1805, WIFE, ELIZA KNIGHT, CHILDREN, LERAY KNIGHT, JUN KNIGHT), GROTON, CALEDONIA CO, VERMONT FROM JOHN LAUGHLIN (1870 CENSUS, B. IRELAND 1799, WIFE, KATE LAUGHLIN {B. IRELAND 1800}, CHILDREN, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, KATE LAUGHLIN), CONSTANTINE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T-------DATELINED CONSTANTINE DEC. 31, 1836-----TO DEAR BROTHER & SISTER---COST OF BOARD, WASHING, FOOD AND GOODS---HE IS WORKING AS A TEACHER AND IS BOARDING AT JUDGE MEEK'S HOUSE IN EXCHANGE FOR TEACHING HIS BOYS IN THE EVENINGS---DESCRIBES THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY---WEATHER REPORT----MENTIONS ISAAC W. EWELL OF PEACHAM, MARY JANE, BROTHER WILLIAM, PERKINS MAY GO TO ILLINOIS NEXT SUMMER, CAPT. MORSE, DEA. CHESTER MARSHALL FORMERLY OF CAMILLUS, AND ANDREW ----GIVING ADVICE IF THEY PLAN TO MOVE THERE, AND RELATING HIS REASONS FOR SETTLING IN MICHIGAN ,INCLUDING HIS HEALTH---"I HAD BEEN HERE BUT A SHORT TIME WHEN A CUTANEOUS IRRUPTION, KNOWN HERE BY THE NAME OF THE MICHIGAN ITCH, BROKE OUT ALL OVER ME... NOW ALL EASTERNERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME MILL, BECAUSE IT IS CAUSED BY THE CLIMATE, THOUGH SOME HAVE IT MORE SEVERELY THAN OTHERS"---"ONLY THINK! THE COUNTRY TWO YEARS AGO WAS A HOWLING WILDERNESS INHABITED ONLY BY WILD BEASTS AND THE ROVING PULTIWALTIMIES (SIC)"---"MY SCHOOL IS A VERY PLEASANT ONE, AND GENERALLY EASILY GOVERNED ALTHOUGH I HAD TO PLY HICKORY PRETTY SMARTLY TO THE BACKS OF REFRACTORY LITTLE CHAPS - BOTH RAN HOME AT NOON - ONE OF THEM WAS CONDUCTED BACK AGAIN BY HIS FATHER, FORTHWITH, AND I WAS REQUESTED WHIP HIM AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON IF HE DESERVED IT...THE OTHER WAS KEPT AT HOME 8 OR 10 DAYS TO SHOW PROPER RESENTMENT (I SUPPOSE) AND SENT BACK AGAIN - GOT ANOTHER WHIPPING AND BECAME AN OBEDIENT SCHOLAR - I HAVE NOT HAD TO CORRECT ANY SINCE"--- GENEALOGY-----NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY---5PGS-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $60 - N Item ID: E0-45601 View Map
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| 1837-01-01 CONSTANTINE M T------ST JOSEPH CO----BLACK 28MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO NATHANIEL KNIGHT (1860 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1805, WIFE, ELIZA KNIGHT, CHILDREN, LERAY KNIGHT, JUN KNIGHT), GROTON, CALEDONIA CO, VERMONT------FROM JOHN LAUGHLIN (1870 CENSUS, B. IRELAND 1799, WIFE, KATE LAUGHLIN {B. IRELAND 1800}, CHILDREN, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, KATE LAUGHLIN), CONSTANTINE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T-------DATELINED CONSTANTINE DEC. 31, 1836-----TO DEAR BROTHER & SISTER-----WEATHER----GENEALOGY-----5PGS---PAGE 1-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $60 Date: 1837-01-01 |
| 1837-01-01 CONSTANTINE M T------ST JOSEPH CO----BLACK 28MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO NATHANIEL KNIGHT (1860 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1805, WIFE, ELIZA KNIGHT, CHILDREN, LERAY KNIGHT, JUN KNIGHT), GROTON, CALEDONIA CO, VERMONT------FROM JOHN LAUGHLIN (1870 CENSUS, B. IRELAND 1799, WIFE, KATE LAUGHLIN {B. IRELAND 1800}, CHILDREN, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, KATE LAUGHLIN), CONSTANTINE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T-------DATELINED CONSTANTINE DEC. 31, 1836-----TO DEAR BROTHER & SISTER-----WEATHER----GENEALOGY-----5PGS---PAGE 3-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $60 Date: 1837-01-01 |
| 1837-01-01 CONSTANTINE M T------ST JOSEPH CO----BLACK 28MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO NATHANIEL KNIGHT (1860 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1805, WIFE, ELIZA KNIGHT, CHILDREN, LERAY KNIGHT, JUN KNIGHT), GROTON, CALEDONIA CO, VERMONT------FROM JOHN LAUGHLIN (1870 CENSUS, B. IRELAND 1799, WIFE, KATE LAUGHLIN {B. IRELAND 1800}, CHILDREN, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, KATE LAUGHLIN), CONSTANTINE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T-------DATELINED CONSTANTINE DEC. 31, 1836-----TO DEAR BROTHER & SISTER-----WEATHER----GENEALOGY-----5PGS---PAGE 5-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $60 Date: 1837-01-01 |
| 1837-01-01 CONSTANTINE M T------ST JOSEPH CO----BLACK 28MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO NATHANIEL KNIGHT (1860 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1805, WIFE, ELIZA KNIGHT, CHILDREN, LERAY KNIGHT, JUN KNIGHT), GROTON, CALEDONIA CO, VERMONT------FROM JOHN LAUGHLIN (1870 CENSUS, B. IRELAND 1799, WIFE, KATE LAUGHLIN {B. IRELAND 1800}, CHILDREN, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, KATE LAUGHLIN), CONSTANTINE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T-------DATELINED CONSTANTINE DEC. 31, 1836-----TO DEAR BROTHER & SISTER-----WEATHER----GENEALOGY-----5PGS---PAGE 2-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $60 Date: 1837-01-01 |
| 1837-01-01 CONSTANTINE M T------ST JOSEPH CO----BLACK 28MM CDS & RED MS 25 RATE-------TO NATHANIEL KNIGHT (1860 CENSUS, B. VERMONT 1805, WIFE, ELIZA KNIGHT, CHILDREN, LERAY KNIGHT, JUN KNIGHT), GROTON, CALEDONIA CO, VERMONT------FROM JOHN LAUGHLIN (1870 CENSUS, B. IRELAND 1799, WIFE, KATE LAUGHLIN {B. IRELAND 1800}, CHILDREN, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, KATE LAUGHLIN), CONSTANTINE, ST JOSEPH CO, M T-------DATELINED CONSTANTINE DEC. 31, 1836-----TO DEAR BROTHER & SISTER-----WEATHER----GENEALOGY-----5PGS---PAGE 4-----COURTESY OF AAA STAMPS $60 Date: 1837-01-01 |
