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37N 01E - Survey Map of Grant Township, Cheboygan County
A survey map and other documents pertaining to the Northern half of Grant Township in Cheboygan County, Michigan, measured in 1840.
GLO Plat Maps

Records of the Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michigan Department of Education
RG 84-13
Archives of Michigan Finding Aids

Records of the Office of Highway Safety Planning
Michigan State Police
RG 90-107
Archives of Michigan Finding Aids

Michigan Military Establishment Special Orders
Michigan Department of Military Affairs
RG 2008-34
Archives of Michigan Finding Aids

Meeting Agendas, State Board of Education
Michigan Department of Education
RG 98-85
Archives of Michigan Finding Aids

Meeting Records of the State Board of Education
Michigan Department of Education
RG 98-23
Archives of Michigan Finding Aids

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-09-06 Letter from Mack Ewing
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated September 6, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses daily tasks, religion, soldier behavior, the upcoming Presidential election, and his view on the war turning from a war to preserve the Union to a war to...
2nd Michigan Infantry; American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; Second Michigan Infantry; Vallandigham, Clement L.; Slavery; African...
Civil War Manuscripts

Adrian - View of Maumee Street looking west
Black and white photograph from 1953 depicting Maumee Street in Adrian, Michigan, looking west. Included in this view is the Croswell Theatre, now known as the Croswell Opera House.
Adrian (Mich.); Lenawee County (Mich.); Croswell Opera House (Adrian, Mich.); Kline's Department Store (Adrian, Mich.); Walper Furniture Company (Adrian, Mich.); Maumee Street (Adrian, Mich.); automobiles; street scenes; storefronts; stores;...
Main Streets

Adrian - "Looking north along North Main Street..."
Black and white photograph of North Main Street in Adrian, Michigan, looking north from the intersection with Church Street. Written on the back of the photograph: "Looking north along North Main Street which carries M-52 through the city of...
Adrian (Mich.); Lenawee County (Mich.); Main Street (Adrian, Mich.); street scenes; people; automobiles
Main Streets

MS 54-3: Edward H. Weston collection
1862 Ledger Book of Edward H. Weston
Ledger kept at Quartermaster's Department in Detroit by Andrew J. Weston, a clerk and bookkeeper, during the Civil War. Contains items of clothing issued to members of Company G, Second Michigan Infantry.
American Civil War; Andrew J. Weston; Weston, Andrew J.; Detroit (Mich.); 2nd Michigan Infantry; Second Michigan Infantry; Quartermaster's Department; ledger
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 54-3: Edward H. Weston collection
1861-1862 Journal of Andrew J. Weston
Journal kept at Quartermaster's Department in Detroit by Andrew J. Weston, a clerk and bookkeeper, during the Civil War. Contains items of clothing issued to members of Company G, Second Michigan Infantry.
American Civil War; Andrew J. Weston; Weston, Andrew J.; Detroit (Mich.); Quartermaster's Department; ledger;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 22: Civil War diary of Cyrus Bacon
1861-1863 Diary of Cyrus Bacon
1861-1863 diary of Cyrus Bacon. In this diary, Bacon describes daily life in the Seventh Michigan Infantry. He gives vivid accounts of Yorktown, Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp, Antietam, and Gettysburg.
American Civil War; Bacon, Cyrus; Cyrus Bacon; Seventh Michigan Infantry; 7th Michigan Infantry; Assistant Surgeon; Commissioned Officer; Yorktown (Va.); Battle of Yorktown; Seven Days Campaign; Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862; Battle of Fair Oaks;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-99: Civil War Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker
1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker
1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo Barker. In this diary, Barker discusses daily life while stationed around Corinth Mississippi. In the diary he describes witnessing a deserter execution, bringing in Confederate prisoners, battle experiences, and...
American Civil War; Barker, Lorenzo A.; Lorenzo A. Barker; Western Sharpshooters; 66th Illinois Infantry; Sixty-sixth Illinois Infantry; Corinth (Miss.); regimental history; Confederate Prisoners of War; deserters;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 61-9: George G. Christman Collection
1864-02-13 Letter from Clarence L. Houseman
Letter from Clarence L. Houseman to his sister, Sally Wheeler, dated February 13, 1864. In this letter, he discusses steamers in the Memphis harbor, veterans in the regiment, and women.
American Civil War; Clarence L. Houseman; Houseman, Clarence L.; Sally (Houseman) Wheeler; Wheeler, Sally (Houseman); Seventh Kansas Cavalry; 7th Kansas Cavalry; Memphis (Tenn.); Fort Pickering (Tenn.); steamer; veteran; women;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1863-07-25 Letter from James K Ewing
Letter from James K. Ewing to Enoch Ewing dated July 25, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment and family news.
American Civil War; Enoch Ewing; Ewing, Enoch; Ewing, James K.; James K. Ewing; 27th Ohio Infantry; Twenty-seventh Ohio Infantry; regimental history;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-06-19 Letter from Mack Ewing
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated June 19, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes his health, his stay in the City Point Hospital, witnessing amputations at the Division Hospital, the status of family friends serving on the front, and the...
American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing;City Point Hospital (Hopewell, Va.); hospital; United States Christian Commission; wound; amputation; 2nd...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 60-24: Frank E. Sidman collection
1874-04-20 Donation Certificate of the Military Department of Michigan to George D. Sidman
Donation certificate from the Military Department of Michigan to George D. Sidman for the donation of a spring dirk knife dated April 20, 1874.
American Civil War; George Dallas Sidman; Sidman, George Dallas; Sixteenth Michigan Infantry; 16th Michigan Infantry; Corporal; Military Department of Michigan; donation;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 67-111: Frank L. Vogel Collection
Diary of John Vogel
Typed notes from the diary of John Vogel. In this diary, he recounts his immigration to America, participating in the Civil War, and his lumbering and land purchasing career.
American Civil War; John Vogel; Vogel, John; Second Michigan Cavalry; 2nd Michigan Cavalry; wound; immigration; lumber;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
1862-07-13 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis
Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated July 13, 1862. In this letter, he thanks Elizabeth for sending her picture, discusses the status of his regiment, and inquires about community news.
American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Cumberland Mountains; Cumberland Gap; Kentucky; picture; photograph; portrait;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
1863-04-21 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis
Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated April 21, 1863. In this letter, he discusses food, southern scenery, the movement of his regiment, his desire for peace, and family news.
American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Milliken's Landing; Young's Point (La.); Mississippi River; marching; blockade;...
Civil War Manuscripts

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