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Library of Congress Historical collections. Collections and researches made by the Michigan pioneer and historical society... Reprinted by authority of the Board of state auditors. Volume 8 COLLECTIONS OF THE PIONEER SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TOGETHER WITH REPORTS OF COUNTY PIONEER SOCIETIES Michigan Pioneer and State historical society VOL. VIII. SECOND EDITION LC LANSING, MICHIGAN WYNKOOP HALLENBECK CRAWFORD CO., STATE PRINTERS 1907 FE61 775 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1886, by the “PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.” In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. REPRINT 1907. D. of D. FEB 2 1915 LC Historical collections. Collections and researches made by the Michigan pioneer and historical society... Reprinted by authority of the Board of state auditors. Volume 8 http://www.loc.gov/resource/lhbum.5298a Library of Congress PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION. F. B. M. 1915 Since the organization of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan in 1874, many of the veterans, who, in early youth and vigor, came to the then: far west, have annually met together, renewed old acquaintance, and revived the recollections of early struggles, failures and successes, and traced back to their beginnings many of the institutions of which the State to-day, is so justly proud. Papers are annually read at these gatherings, which have been carefully prepared, from personal knowledge of the matters to which they refer. In the interest of history, and to rescue from concealment and danger of entire loss, family treasures carefully stowed away, libraries of antiquarian lore, and the archives of antiquarian and historical associations have been searched and examined, to bring to light papers and matters relating to the early history of the Territory and State, and these have, from time to time, been published in volumes, entitled, “Pioneer Collections of Michigan.” The volume now presented is the eighth of this series, and the committee feel assured that it will repay careful perusal and study. In some of the matters herein contained, the reader will be carried far back of the recollection and times of any now living, where the scenes depicted transpired. The diary of a careful observer (who lived in Detroit during the entire period covered by the Pontiac conspiracy, having a personal acquaintance with most of the scenes and incidents referred to), has been procured. through the courtesy of the gentlemen who have the custody of the papers belonging to the old Historical Society of Michigan, and it has been translated, and is now for the first time published entire. iv Among the other papers obtained from the same source, the present volume contains: Historical collections. Collections and researches made by the Michigan pioneer and historical society... Reprinted by authority of the Board of state auditors. Volume 8 http://www.loc.gov/resource/lhbum.5298a Library of Congress “Father Marquette and the Early Jesuits of Michigan,” by C. I. Walker, of Detroit; “Extracts from the original Manuscript Journal of the Rev. David Jones, A.M., Chaplain of the United States Legion under Major-General Wayne during Indian Wars in 1794–6;” “Sources of Our Early History,” (author's name not given);* “Account of a Plot for Obtaining the Lower Peninsula of Michigan from the United States in 1795,” by Judge J. V. Campbell; and other papers. All of these are of great value and importance, and we bespeak for them, as well as for the entire contents of the volume, careful perusal and study. * See appendix. It will be observed that, in the more antiquated papers presented, especial care has been taken to preserve, as closely as possible, the exact orthography, capitalization, punctuation, etc., of the original copies. The committee feel justified in saying that each of the eight volumes now issued contains much of historical interest and value; and while the various subjects are necessarily treated in an unconnected and fragmentary manner, these volumes, and those soon to follow, will prove mines of wealth to historical and antiquarian students. The work of the Committee of Historians has constantly grown upon their hands. New sources of information have been discovered, and records relating to the earlier historical events transpiring within the limits of what is now Michigan, have been found in Canada, Wisconsin and elsewhere, and are being carefully examined, transcribed and translated, and such portions as relate to what is now Michigan, or in any way throw light on its history or institutions, prepared for publication in ensuing volumes. The committee are sometimes embarrassed by the very wealth of materials at their disposal. It is their design not to duplicate the publication of historical facts and incidents, leading to important results, but to rescue from dust, decay and long concealment in Historical collections. Collections and researches made by the Michigan pioneer and historical society... Reprinted by authority of the Board of state auditors. Volume 8 http://www.loc.gov/resource/lhbum.5298a Library of Congress monasteries and antiquarian depositories, such, and only such, as are of historical interest, and have not heretofore been published. The living sources of information, the hardy and venerated pioneers of v our State, are rapidly passing away. At each annual gathering the forms and voices of venerable fathers and mothers, seen and heard at the preceding meeting, are missed, and soon only their children, and their children's children, will be left to enjoy and rejoice in the grand Michigan they have builded. In presenting this volume of the Michigan Pioneer Collections, the committee desire to express their obligations to Mr. Rudolph Worch and Dr. F. Krusty, of Jackson, for their faithful transcript and translation of the faded and partially defaced manuscripts of the Pontiac conspiracy and other like papers, which required not only learning, but also the exercise of great patience and skill. Also to Mr. W. L. Smith, of Lansing, who was engaged to read the proof, and who has been unwearied in his efforts, devoting time and service far beyond the requirements or expectations of the committee. M. SHOEMAKER, Chairman , O. C. COMSTOCK, T. E. WING, M. H. GOODRICH, HARRIET A. TENNEY, Secretary , Committee of Historians . PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION. The original edition having become exhausted, the officers of the Society ordered the new supply of this volume to be printed, as the demand for it still continues. The last (1907) legislature generously provided for the expense of printing and editing, not only of Volume VIII but of the several others also out of print. A comparison with the first edition will show no radical changes; nothing has been omitted and the only additions are brief explanatory notes. These notes will be found at the back of the book in the form of an appendix, this somewhat inconvenient plan being unavoidable, as it was necessary to preserve the paging of the first edition. If the original paging had Historical collections. Collections and researches made by the Michigan pioneer and historical society... Reprinted by authority of the Board of state auditors. Volume 8 http://www.loc.gov/resource/lhbum.5298a Library of Congress been disturbed it would have made the index to the first fifteen volumes of no use so far as the second edition is concerned. The work of the editor has been confined largely to verification of dates and statements of historical facts, and to the correction of obvious blunders, but no attempt has been made to improve Upon the rhetoric or diction of the authors, so long as the common rules of orthography and grammar were not transgressed. In this volume it is the “Pontiac manuscript” which stands out prominently as the most important and interesting, not only to historians and pioneers but to all who appreciate a simple ingenuous narrative with action and incident on every page. On account of its importance more work was put on it by the editor so as to increase its value and interest, but lack of time made it impossible to do the collateral research necessary to a thorough revision. Comparisons, however, with the translation made by Prof. Louis Fasquelle and by Parkman have led to the correction of many minor errors and to the clearing up of several passages and references which, in the first edition, were meaningless or ambiguous. That there still remain many mistakes will, of course, prove true—especially in the spelling of names, although a large number have been corrected, or an alternative spelling has been given within brackets. As the index of the first edition is somewhat incomplete and ill arranged, a new one has been prepared by Mrs. M. B. Ferrey. H. S. BARTHOLOMEW, Editor Second Edition . State Library, July, 1907. CONTENTS Historical collections. Collections and researches made by the Michigan pioneer and historical society... Reprinted by authority of the Board of state auditors. Volume 8 http://www.loc.gov/resource/lhbum.5298a Library of Congress ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PIONEER SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, 1885 Address and Reports : Page Address of the President 1 Report of the Recording Secretary 5 Report of the Corresponding Secretary 13 Report of the Treasurer 14 Report of the Committee of Historians 15 Report of the Memorial Committee : Allegan County 18 Berrien County 20 Clinton County 26 Eaton County 29 Genesee County 30 Ingham County 34 Jackson County 44 Kalamazoo County 46 Historical collections. Collections and researches made by the Michigan pioneer and historical society... Reprinted by authority of the Board of state auditors. Volume 8 http://www.loc.gov/resource/lhbum.5298a Library of Congress Kent County 50 Lenawee County 54 Marquette County 60 Monroe County 63 Montcalm County 65 Oakland County 67 Ottawa County 68 Saginaw County 70 Shiawassee County 74 St.

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