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MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1865-01-16 Letter from Mack Ewing
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated January 16, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses family news, his wound, Confederate morale, and his desire to be discharged.
American Civil War; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Ewing, Mack; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Nan Ewing; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; private; Confederate Army; morale; wound;...
Civil War Manuscripts

Map of the Surveyed Part of the Territory of Michigan
Map from 1826 of the surveyed areas of the Michigan Territory, showing eastern and southeastern Michigan. Discolored area in the center is from attached leather pouch on back.
transportation; land settlement; maps
Maps

Adrian - "Wolverton Park, Site of First House built in Adrian, Mich. in 1826"
Postcard souvenir depicting the location where Adrian, Michigan's first house was built. Part of the "Souvenir Folder of Adrian, Mich.".
Adrian (Mich.); Lenawee County (Mich.); Wolverton Park (Adrian, Mich.); parks; postcards
Main Streets

Detroit - Sketch of Detroit in 1826
Black and white copy print of a sketch based on General Alexander Macomb's watercolor "Detroit as Seen from the Canadian Shore," from Silas Farmer's "The History of Detroit and Michigan or The Metropolis Illustrated," Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co.,...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); rivers; fishing; boats; ; cityscapes
Main Streets

Detroit - "Detroit as Seen from the Canadian Shore"
Black and white copy print of original watercolor painting by General Alexander Macomb (1782-1841) of Detroit, Michigan and the Detroit River from the Canadian shore in about 1826.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); cityscapes; rivers; boats; fishing;
Main Streets

30N 03W - Survey Map of Bagley Township, Otsego County
A collection of images concerning Bagley Township in Otsego County, Michigan. The first image is a map of the entirety of the township. The township lines were originally measured in 1839, but the subdivision lines were re-measured in 1856. A part...
GLO Plat Maps

06S 10W - Survey Map of Nottawa Township, St. Joseph County
A collection of maps of Nottawa Township in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Nottawa Township and was drawn in July 1826. The second map details islands in the portion of the St. Joseph River that...
GLO Plat Maps

05S 10W - Survey Map of Mendon Township, St. Joseph County
A collection of survey maps detailing Mendon Township in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Mendon Township with the exception of the Nottowasepe Indian Reservation located in the western section of...
GLO Plat Maps

02S 08W - Survey Map of Battle Creek Township, Calhoun County
A collection of survey maps of Battle Creek Township in Calhoun County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Battle Creek Township and was drawn in April 1826. The second map details islands in a lake located between...
GLO Plat Maps

01S 08W - Survey Map of Bedford Township, Calhoun County
A collection of survey maps of Bedford Township in Calhoun County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Bedford Township and was drawn in May 1826. The second map details islands in the portion of the Kalamazoo River...
GLO Plat Maps

07S 09W - Survey Map of Burr Oak Township, St. Joseph County
A collection of survey maps of Burr Oak Township in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Burr Oak Township and was drawn in May 1826. The second map details a former lake bed located in Section 14 of...
GLO Plat Maps

02N 03W - Survey Map of Eaton Rapids Township, Eaton County
A collection of survey maps of Eaton Rapids Township in Eaton County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Eaton Rapids Township and was drawn in January 1826. The second map details islands in the portion of the Grand...
GLO Plat Maps

08N 09W - Survey Map of Grattan Township, Kent County
A collection of survey maps of Grattan Township in Kent County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Grattan Township and was drawn in January 1826. The second map details an island in Pine Island Lake, located in...
GLO Plat Maps

01N 11W - Survey Map of Gunplain Township, Allegan County
A collection of survey maps of Gunplain Township in Allegan County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Gunplain Township and was drawn in December 1826. The second map in this collection details islands in the portion...
GLO Plat Maps

07N 06W - Survey Map of Ionia Township, Ionia County
A collection of survey maps of Ionia Township in Ionia County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Ionia Township. According to the map notes, while the northern, eastern, western townlines and subdivision lines were...
GLO Plat Maps

07N 08W - Survey Map of Keene Township, Ionia County
A collection of survey maps of Keene Township in Ionia County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Keene Township. According to the map notes, the township lines and subdivision lines were drawn in 1837. The southern...
GLO Plat Maps

05S 09W - Survey Map of Leonidas Township, St. Joseph County
A collection of survey maps of Leonidas Township in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Leonidas Township, with the exception of the portion of land allotted to the Nottowasepe Reservation, and was...
GLO Plat Maps

06S 11W - Survey Map of Lockport Township, St. Joseph County
A collection of survey maps of Lockport Township in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Lockport Township and was drawn in July 1826. The second map details islands in the portion of the St. Joseph...
GLO Plat Maps

07N 05W - Survey Map of Lyons Township, Ionia County
A collection of survey maps of Lyons Township in Ionia County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Lyons Township. According to the map notes, while the northern, eastern, western townlines and subdivision lines were...
GLO Plat Maps

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