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 1836-08-17 LIMA M T--WASHTENAW CO--#MANUSCRIPT--FROM GEORGE REERS AT LIMA TO HIS FATHER HOWELL REERS AT WESTTOWN, ORANGE COUNTY NEW YORK---NEWS OF FARM---MENTIONS JOHN, ELIZA, DEWITT P. HALLOCK, JAMES AND HIS WIFE, GEORGE TUTHILL, GEORGE HILL, MR. LAIN, IRA, LAVINA---FAMILY NEWS AND A DESCRIPTION OF A NEARBY MARSH---"THE DEW FALLS HERE BEFORE SUNSET AND BY DARK IT IS SO WET THAT I CAN TAKE A WASH BOWL AND GIVE IT SWING OVER THE OATS AND GATHER DEW ENOUGH TO WASH FACE AND HANDS"---"I HAVE NEVER SEEN BUT ONE INDIAN IN MICHIGAN. I SEEN HIM IN BUFFALO THOUGH THERE IS A GREAT NUMBER OF THEM IN INGHAM AND THERE WAS SEVEN HUNDRED WITHIN SEVEN MILES OF US"---GENEALOGY 2---NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY---PRIVATELY OWNED--COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Date: 1836-08-17 , Associated Pages:()