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Tonquamenon river, an inconsiderable stream, which rises in the interior of the eastern part of the Upper Pe- ninsula, and empties into what is called " The Bay," near the outlet of Lake Superior. The falls in this river are a fine scene.
Tonquish creek, an insignificant stream rising in Can- ton township, Wayne county, flowing east through Nankin township, into the West branch of the Rouge. Tonquish plain is located on this stream, toward its mouth.
Tremainsville post office, Monroe county, in Erie town- ship.
Tremble's creek, a small creek in the northern part of Wayne county, that passes across the corner of the county in a south-east direction from Macomb, and enters the De- troit strait opposite Hog island.
Troy township, Oakland county, consists of township two north, range eleven east; watered by the head branch- es of the Red river. It contains a post office of the same name. Population, 1,439.
Troy, a small settlement on the Galain river, in the township of New Buffalo, Berrien county. It has 2 saw mills, a store, and a few inhabitants. Distant 25 miles from St. Joseph.
Truago, a village and post office in the township of Monguagon, in the county of Wayne, situated on the west bank of the Detroit, three miles above Gibraltar, opposite Grosse isle. It has a wharf and store house, a tavern, and perhaps eight or ten dwellings.
Turkey Isle, an islet in the Detroit strait, lying south- east of Fighting island, and between it and the Canada shore.
Turtle Island, is an islet in Lake Erie, lying about two miles north-east of North Cape. It is of note only from the light house erected upon it.,
Twine river. (See Double Hearted river. )
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Unadilla village and post office, on the Portage river, in the south-western part of the county of Livingston. Here are 2 saw mills and a store. It is new, and improwing very fast.
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Unadilla township, Livingston county, consists of town- ships one and two north, range three east. Statistics as per census :- Population, 642 .- 2 saw mills; 3 merchants ; 1,922 bushels wheat, 652 bushels corn, 900 bushels oats, 154 bushels buckwheat; 89 head neat stock, 19 horses, 120 hogs.
Union City, a village and post office in the township of Sherwood, and county of Branch, is new; situated at the junction of the Coldwater and St. Joseph rivers, on the Jackson road. It has a store, saw mill, physician, a num- ber of mechanics, and a few dwelling houses. It is the proper head of navigation of the St. Joseph. Here is a considerable amount of water power that might be used to advantage. Distant 14 miles from Coldwater, and 115 south- west Detroit.
Union post office. (See Porter.)
Union township, Branch county, is comprised in town- ship five south, range seven west. Statistics as per cen- sus :- Population, 260 .- A grist mill, a saw mill; 785 bushels wheat, 1,380 bushels corn, 1,985 bushels oats ; 126 head neat stock, 22 horses, 280 hogs.
Unionville post office, in the south-western part of Len- awee county, on the post route from Maumee to Jonesville.
Utica, a village and post office in the county of Macomb, pleasantly situated on the east bank of the river Clinton. Here is an academy, a banking association, a flouring mill, with 3 run of stone-a fine establishment, that does a good business; a saw mill, 4 stores, 2 physicians. Here is an iron foundery and manufactory, sufficiently extensive to manufacture iron in all its branches ; 2 churches, one each for presbyterians and methodists, are now erected. A rail- road is now constructing between this and Detroit, and will be finished in the course of the year; and a separate com- pany is incorporated, to continue it north through Romeo, to the foot of Lake Huron, and the stock principally taken. At this place, the road from Mount Clemens to Pontiac crosses the Clinton. Here, both above and below, are fine mill privileges to be found, and an excellent farming and wheat country. Utica is a thriving village, and when the improvements now progressing are finished, will be a place of considerable importance. Distant 10 miles north-west Mount Clemens, 20 miles north Detroit.
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Van Buren, a small settlement in Van Buren county, near the centre of the county, on the Pawpaw river.
Van Buren township, Wayne county, consists of town- ship three south, range eight east, watered by the Huron river. Population, 799.
Vance river, or Half-way-creek, a trifling stream rising in the southern part of Monroe county, and flowing south- eastwardly on its confines, and the northern boundary of Ohio, and discharging into an inlet on the north-west of the Miami Bay.
Vanfossenville, post village, Concord township, and coun- ty of Jackson. (See " Concord.")
Vernon township, Shiawassee county, is comprised in township six north, of range four east.
Vermillion Bay, Lake Superior, two leagues west of White Fish Pond.
Vermontville township, Eaton county, is comprised in townships three and four north, of ranges five and six west. Statistics as per census :- Population, 145 .- 75 bushels wheat, 360 bushels corn, 447 bushels oats, 14 bushels buck- wheat; 78 head neat stock, 8 horses, 48 hogs.
Vermontville, a village in a township of the same name, located upon the north bank of the Thorn Apple river, in Eaton county, township three north, range six west, section 21, being about two miles east from the western line of the county. It consists of a colony of about 40 families of Vermonters, who have taken up about 10,000 acres of land, and are making improvements. It has high prospects of becoming a wealthy, flourishing village. Distant 15 miles from Bellevue, 25 to Ionia, and about 115 to Detroit.
Verona, a small village in the county of Calhoun, on Battle creek, 12 miles north-west of Marshall, has a saw mill, store, smith shop, and a few dwellings.
Vienna township, Genesee county, is comprised of town- ship nine north, of ranges five, six and seven east. Popula- tion, 107,
Vineyard Lake, a collection of water on the southern border and south-east corner township of Jackson county, three-fourths of a mile west of Wampler's lake. Its waters 32*
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are drained by the north branch of the River Raisin. It contains a surface of about 1,000 acres.
Volinia township, Cass county, consists of township five south, range fourteen west. Statistics as per census :- Population, 427 .- 2 saw mills; 3 merchants ; 6,975 bush- els wheat, 11,915 bushels corn, 15,560 bushels oats; 70 bushels buckwheat, 250 lbs flax ; 334 head neat stock, 137 horses, 260 sheep, 799 hogs.
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Wagooshance, (or Fox Point,) is a point in the south- west part of the Strait of Mackinac, and north-west of the Peninsula. Here is a light-house erecting.
Walled Lake post office, Novi township, Oakland coun- ty, on the Ann Arbour and Pontiac post route.
Walled Lake, a body of water lying on the northern bor- der of Novi township, in the county of Oakland, drained by the western branch of the River Rouge. On its northern bank is an Indian village, containing several families. The road from Ann Arbour to Pontiac, passes through this vil- lage, and on the west of thelake.
Wampler's Lake is a collection of water, containing per- haps 1,500 acres, lying on the corners of Lenawee, Jack- son, and Washtenaw counties, and vented into the north branch of the Raisin river by a small creek.
Washington township, Macomb county, consists of town- ship four north, range twelve east, watered by Stony creek and the head branches of the middle branch of the Clinton river. It contains the flourishing village of Romeo. Sta- tistics as per census :- Population, 1,329 .- A grist mill, a saw mill; 9 merchants; 25,946 bushels wheat, 7,642 bush- els rye, 10,833 bushels corn, 21,476 bushels oats, 5,489 bushels buckwheat, 2,309 lbs. flax; 1,275 head neat stock, 329 horses, 1,600 sheep, 1,803 hogs; 4,585 yards woollen and cotton goods.
Washington post office, Washington township, Macomb county, on the Mount Clemens and Lapeer post route.
Waterford, a village situated on the west branch of the Rouge, near the centre of Plymouth township, Wayne coun- ty, containing a store, a flour mill, with 5 run of stone, a saw mill, with double saws, and a physician. It is of re- cent origin, and contains perhaps 20 dwellings. It has a
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fine country around it, and sufficient hydraulic power at all seasons for at least 10 run of stone. It is on the road from Plymouth to Northville. Distant 28 miles from Detroit.
Waterford township, Oakland county, consists of town- ship three north, range nine east, interspersed with numer- ous small lakes, with their outlets and tributaries, which serve to water the township abundantly. Here is a post office of the same name. Population, 828.
Watertown township, Clinton county, consists of ranges three and four west, in said county.
Wayne, a village containing a post office by the name of South Nankin, in Nankin township, Wayne county, situa- ted on the south branch of the River Rouge. It has 2 stores, a saw mill, tavern, a physician, and perhaps 12 or 15 families. Here is a station or depot of the Detroit and St. Joseph rail-road, which passes through it. It is also passed by the Chicago road, and by the road from Plymouth to Monroe. Distant by rail-road, 182 miles from Detroit.
Wayne township, Cass county, consists of township five south, range fifteen west. Statistics as per census :- Popu- lation, 223 .- A saw mill ; 1,100 bushels wheat, 1,995 bush- els corn, 1,075 bushels oats, 136 bushels buckwheat, 175 lbs. flax ; 78 head neat stock, 58 horses, 102 sheep, 333 hogs.
Webster township, Washtenaw county, is comprised in township one south, range five east. Statistics as per cen- sus :- Population, 832 .- 9,260 bushels wheat, 4,138 bush- els corn, 6,346 bushels oats, 426 bushels buckwheat; 683 head neat stock, 82 horses, 552 sheep, 941 hogs.
Wesaw township, Berrien county, is comprised in town- ships seven and eight south, range nineteen west. Statis- tics as per census :- Population, 116 .- 3 saw mills ; 815 bushels wheat, 1,290 bushels corn, 300 bushels oats, 71 bushels buckwheat; 83 head neat stock, 17 horses, 27 sheep, 199 hogs.
West Bloomfield township, Oakland county, consists of township two north, range nine east. The northern por- tion of it is interspersed with numerous small lakes, whose waters pass into the Clinton river. Here is a post office by the name of West Bloomfield. Population, 1,004.
West Farmington post office, in the south-east part of Novi township, Oakland county.
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West Strait, one of the outlets of St. Mary's strait, that discharges into Lake Huron, passing between Drummond's Island on the east, and Point de Tour, of the Upper Penin- sula, on the west. This is the usual ship channel in the navigation of the strait.
West Portage township, Jackson county, consists of township one south, of range one east, and twelve sections, numbered from one to twelve, inclusive, in township two south, of range one east.
West branch of South Black river. (See " Black river south.")
Wet Prairie. There are various prairies in the State, passing by this name-a name applied in contradistinction from those which are dry and arable. There are three to which this name is particularly attached, viz : one lying in the township of Royal Oak, in Oakland county, and in Greenfield township, in Wayne ; another on the confines of Branch and Hillsdale, and a third in the south-western part of Calhoun county.
Wheatland township, Hillsdale county, consists of town- ship six south, range one west, containing some of the highest land in the State. In this township may be found the head waters of the St. Joseph, the Kalamazoo, the Grand and the Raisin rivers, four of the largest streams in the State, the three former emptying into Lake Michigan, at a considerable distance from each other, and the latter into Lake Erie ; each, with their tributaries, watering some of the fairest portion of the Peninsula. Here, likewise, is found the source of the St. Joseph river of the Maumee, which is a stream of considerable importance to this, as well as to the States of Ohio and Indiana. This township con- tains a post office and a village of the same name, which numbers some ten or twelve families. Statistics as per census :- Population, 729 .- A saw mill ; 3,527 bushels wheat, 3,251 bushels corn, 1,120 bushels oats ; 140 bushels buckwheat ; 70 pounds flax; 309 head neat stock, 10 hor- ses, 18 sheep, 387 hogs.
White river rises in the Peninsula, in the south-western part of Mackinac county, and west of the head branches of the Maskegon river, and after flowing in a south-westerly direction empties into Lake Michigan, on the boundary line between Oceana and Mackinac counties.
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White Lake township, Oakland county, embraces town- ship three north, range eight east. Population, 363.
White Lake post office, Oakland county, on the Pontiac and Ionia post route.
White Lake, a body of water lying on the boundary line between a township of the same name and Highland township. Its waters are drained into the Shiawassee river. Here, and around the lake, and the dividing ridge, the lands are covered with forests of chestnut timber.
Whitefish Point, a cape extending into Lake Superior, near its south-eastern extremity, and fron the Upper Penin- sula. It is estimated to be about 30 miles in a direct line from the head of the St. Mary's strait, the outlet of the Lake.
Whitmore's Lake lies on the northern border of Washte- tenaw county and the township of Northfield. It is vented into the Huron river by a small creek.
Whitmanville, a village and post office, county of Cass, and township of Lagrange, situated on Dowagiake river. Here is a baptist church, a flouring mill with 4 run of stone, a saw mill, 4 stores, and a physician. Distant 31 miles from Cassopolis, and 185 from Detroit.
White Pigeon township, in the south-west part of St. Jo- seph county. Population, 872.
White Pigeon, village and post office, county of St. Jo- seph, handsomely located in White Pigeon prairie, and on White Pigeon creek. It contains 2 churches, one each for presbyterians and methodists, 5 stores, 2 physicians, and 2 lawyers. The Chicago road passes through it. It contains a few mechanic's shops and dwelling houses, and is a place of considerable business. Distant 12 miles from Centre- ville, and 144 from Detroit.
Whiteford township, Monroe county. Statistics as per census :- Population, 257 .- A saw mill ; 880 bushels wheat, 40 bushels rye, 1,564 bushels corn, 671 bushels oats ; 216 head neat stock, 22 horses, 24 sheep, 268 hogs.
White Pigeon township lies in the south-west part of the county of St. Joseph, watered by the St. Joseph river, Crooked river, and several branches of the former. It is a rich and fertile section of the country, and contains the vil- lages of Mottville and White Pigeon, besides being very densely settled.
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Whitney Lake lies on the south-east corner of Waterford and south-west corner of Pontiac townships, in the county of Oakland. Its waters are drained by the Clinton river into Lake St. Clair.
Wilder's Prairie is situated in the southern part of Cal- houn county, near the point where the St. Joseph river en- ters Branch county, and is a tract of fertile, arable land.
Willow creek, a trifling tributary to Sycamore creek, in Ingham county.
Windmill Island, is an islet at the outlet of Lake St. Clair, at the head of the strait of St. Clair. Congress have appropriated five thousand dollars to erect a light-house upon it.
Windsor, a village in Sandwich township, Essex county, beautifully situated on the east bank of the Detroit strait, immediately opposite the city of Detroit, with which it com- municates continually by a ferry boat, plied between the two places by steam power. It contains a bank, 6 stores, 2 bakeries, 3 taverns, 3 tailors, and several mechanics. It can hardly be doubted that the rail-road through Canada will terminate at this place. The landing here in the har- bor is excellent, and there is a fine farming country around which contributes to the support of the village. There is also considerable capital and enterprise, and it is in a flour- ishing condition. But its great and principal support arises from an illicit trade carried on with Detroit and the interior of the State, by which the revenue of Government an- nually looses thousands, and the mercantile interest of De- troit much injured. The village has an elevated site above the water, and commands a most delightful prospect of the country on the opposite bank, of the harbor and shipping of Detroit, and of the city itself, lying in great beauty be- fore it.
Wolf creek, an insignificant stream in Rome township, Lenawee county, a branch of Beaver creek.
Wolf creek post office, Rome township, Lenawee county, on Wolf creek.
Woodruff's creek, the main head branch of the Huron river, rises in the south-west part of Oakland county, and, flowing south-westerly into Livingston county, enters the Huron river. It flows along some of the highest lands in the State.
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Woodruff's Grove is on the Huron river, in Washtenaw county, obliquely opposite Ypsilanti.
Woodstock township, Lenawee county, embraces town- ship five south, range one east. Statistics as per census :- Population, 541 .- A grist mill ; 3,354 bushels wheat, 1,840 bushels corn, 2,805 bushels oats, 352 bushels buckwheat ; 397 pounds flax ; 350 head neat stock, 58 horses, 36 sheep, 563 hogs.
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Young's Prairie, in Penn township, Cass county, on the north-east of Deadwood lake.
York township, Washtenaw county, is in township four south, range six east. Statistics as per census :- Popula- tion, 1,197 .- A grist mill, 3 saw mills.
York post office, York township, Washtenaw county, on the post route from Saline to London.
Ypsilanti township, Washtenaw county, is comprised in township three south, of range seven east, watered by the Huron river and Stony creek. Statistics as per census :- Population, 2,280 .- 3 grist mills, 6 saw mills, 2 carding machines, a cloth dressing shop, a distillery ; 14 mer- chants.
Ypsilanti, village and post office, in a township of the same name, in the county of Washtenaw, situated on the Huron river, and on the Chicago road. It contains a bank and banking association, 2 churches, one each for presbyte- rians and methodists ; a flouring mill with two run of stone, 2 saw mills, a woollen factory, carding machine, iron foun- dery, tannery, a druggist, 8 or 10 stores, 5 lawyers, and 4 physicians. The Detroit and St. Joseph rail-road is to pass through it. There is considerable hydraulic power here, and it is in a flourishing condition. The population does not exceed perhaps 1,000. Distant 9 miles from Ann Ar- bour, and 30 from Detroit.
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T. stands for Township; R. Range; E. East ; W. West; N. North ; S. South; F. Fractional.
TOWNSHIPS ORGANIZED AT SESSION OF 1837 AND 1838.
Name.
County.
Situation.
Alamo Kalamazoo T. 1 S .- R. 12 W.
Alaiedon Ingham T. 3 and 4 N .- R. 1 and 2 W.
Algansee Branch T. 7 and 8 S .- R. 5 W.
Antrim
Shiawassee T. 5 N .- R. 3 E.
Ada
Kent T. 5, 6, and 7 N .- R. 10 W.
Byron
Livingston changed to Oceola.
Barry Barry T. 1 and 2 N .- R. 9 and 10 W.
Boston
Ionia T. 6 N .- R. 8 W.
Brighton
Livingston T. 2 N .- R. 6 E.
Butler
Branch T. 5 S .- R. 5 W.
Burr Oak St. Joseph T. 7 S .- R. 9 W.
Bennington
Shiawassee T. 5 and 6 N .- R. 2 E.
Cady
Calhoun T. 2 S .- R. 7 W.
Canaan
Hillsdale T. 8 S. and F. T. 9 S .- R. 1 W.
Cass
Ionia
Calhoun T. 4 S .- R. 5 W.
Clarendon
Kalamazoo T. 3 S .- R. 9 W.
Climax
Charleston
T. 2 S .- R. 9 W.
Dundee Monroe
T. 6 S .- R. 6 E. (the S. tier of sections excepted) together - with W. ¿ of T. 6 S .- R.7 E.
Fenton
Genesee
T. 5 N .- R. 6 E.
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Name.
County.
Situation.
Fawn River
St. Joseph F. T. 8 S .- R. 9 W.
Floa
Lapeer
T. 7 N .- R. 9 E.
Flushing
Genesee halfT. 7 and 8 N .- R. 6 E.
Fredonia Calhoun T. 3 S .- R. 6 W.
Genesee
Genesee
T. 8N .- R. 6 E.
Handy
Livingston T. 3 N .- R. 3 E.
Hastings
Barry T. 3 and 4 N .- R. 7 and 8 W.
Hickory
Macomb name changed to Aba.
Holly
Oakland T. 5 N .- R. 7 E.
Iena
Livingston 66
T. 4 N .- R. 3 E.
Iosco
T. 2 N .- R. 3 E.
Jefferson
Macomb
changed to Stirling.
Johnstown
Barry
T. 1 and 2 N .- R. 7 and 8 W.
Kalamo
Eaton
T. 2 N .- R. 5 and 6 W.
Lebanon
T. 7 and 8 N .- R. 3 and 4 W.
Lenawee
Lenawee
name changed to Madison.
Leroy
Calhoun T. 3 S .- R. 8 W.
Leslie
Jackson
T. 1 N .- R. 1 W.
Lomond
Lapeer name changed to Dunham.
Manlius
Allegan T. 3 N .- R. 15 W.
Mattison
Branch
T. 6 S .- R. 8 W.
Maskegon
Ottawa
T. 8 and 9 N.
Metamora
Lapeer T. 6 N .- R. 10 E.
Milton Cass
T. 8. S .- R. 16 W.
Newburg Cass
T. 6 S .- R. 13 W.
Newton
Calhoun
T. 3 S .- R. 7 W.
Ottawa
Ottawa
Onondaga Ingham T. 1 N .- R. 2 W.
Otisco
Ionia T. 7 and 8 N .- R. 8 W.
Oneida Eaton
T. 3 and 4 N .- R. 3 and 4 W.
Park
St. Joseph T. 5 S .- R. 11 W.
Pennfield Calhoun T. 1 S .- R. 7 W.
Portage
Kalamazoo T. 3 S .- R. 11 W.
Plainfield Kent all of T. 8 N .- R. 10 and 11 W. lying N. Grand river.
Painesville Oakland altered to Springfield.
Portland Ionia ( T. 5 and 6 N .- R. 5 W. and E.
half of T. 5 and 6 N .- R 6 W.
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( T. 8 N .- R. 7 E. and E. half
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Name.
County.
Situation.
Pulaski
Jackson
T. 4 S .- R. 3 W.
Richmond
Macomb
T. 5 N .- R. 14 E.
Riley
St. Clair
T. 6 N .- R. 14 E.
Springport
Jackson
T. 1 S .- R. 3 W.
Summerfield Monroe
T. 7S .- R. 6 E.and one tier of - sections on S. side of T. 6 S. -R. 6 E.
Thorn Apple Barry
T. 3 and 4 N .- R. 9 and 10 W.
Tuscola
Livingston
T. 4 N .- R. 4 E.
Tyrone "
T. 4 N .- R. 6 E.
Texas
Kalamazoo T. 3 S .- R. 12 W.
Talmage
Ottawa
T. 7 and 8 N .- R. 13 W.
Tompkins
Jackson T. 1 S .- R. 2 W.
Vevey Ingham T. 2 N .- R. 1 W.
Vergennes Kent T. 5, 6, 7, and 8 N .- R. 9 W.
Wandaugon
Clinton T. 7 and 8 N .- R. 3 and 4 W.
Walker consists of all Kent county N. of Grand river.
Woodhull
Shiawassee T. 5 and 6 N .- R. 1 E.
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TABLE I.
Exhibiting the names of the several counties; the time of their organiza- tion; the extent of their jurisdiction in the unorganized counties; to- gether with the names of their seats of justice, respectively.
Counties.
When Organized.
Attached to for Ju- dicial purposes.
Capitals.
Allegan, Arenac, Barry,
August 5, 1835.
Saginaw, Kalamazoo,
Berrien, Branch,
Feb. 1, 1833.
Cass,
Nov. 4, 1829.
Cassopolis. Marshall.
Calhoun, Chippewa, Clinton,
Dec. 22, 1826.
Sault St. Mary.
Eaton, Genesee, Gladwin, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ionia, Ingham, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo,
Dec. 29, 1837.
March 8, 1836.
Saginaw, Saginaw,
Jonesville. Ionia.
Feb. 11, 1835. March 18, 1837. April 5, 1838.
Ionia,
Jackson. Kalamazoo. Grand Rapids. Lapeer. Tecumseh.
Kent, Lapeer, Lenawee,
March 24, 1836.
Howell.
Mackinac.
Jan. 15, 1818 .*
Mt. Clemens.
Saginaw,
July 14, 1817 .*
Monroe.
Ionia,
March 28, 1820.
Pontiac.
Dec. 29, 1837. Jan. 28, 1835.
Saginaw .
Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne,
March 18, 1837. May 8, 1821. Nov. 4, 1829. March 18, 1837. Nov. 20, 1826. August 1796 .*
Lapeer & St. Cl'r
Corunna. Palmer. Centreville.
Ann Arbour. Detroit.
* Much search has been made for the record of the organization of Wayne, Monroe, Mackinac, and Macomb. Wayne was organized while it constituted a part of Ohio, the record of which is probably to be found in the archives of that State. The date above stated is given from the recollection of one of the residents living here at the time of its organization. According to the executive record of this State, Wayne was " established" November 1, 1815, and Monroe and Ma- comb as above stated.
Allegan.
March 4, 1831.
St. Joseph. Branch.
March 6, 1833.
Shiawassee,
Bellevue. Flint.
Jan. 26, 1832. July 30, 1830. March 24, 1836. Jan. 20, 1835. Nov. 20, 1826.
Livingston, Mackinac, Macomb, Midland, Monroe, Montcalm, Oakland, Oceana, Ottawa,
Kent,
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TABLE Il.
Exhibits the names of the several counties in the State; the number of square miles and acres; together with the apportionment of taxes to each respectively, to be raised for State purposes for the year 1837, calculated from the assessment returns of 1836, made by the super- visors and treasurers of eighteen counties, and the residue from the re- turns of 1837; as appears from the last report of the Auditor Gen- eral to the Legislature.
Counties.
Square miles.
Acres.
Assessment for 1836, 1 and a half mills ap- portioned.
Apportionment of Taxes.
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Allegan,
810
537,600
$1,823,963
$2,735
Arenac,
544
348,160
Barry,
576
368,640
Berrien,
578
369,920
1,571,008
2,356
Branch,
528
337,920
356,144
534
Cass,
528
337,920
820,978
1,231
Calhoun,
720
460,800
912,000
1,368
Chippewa,
576
368,640
Eaton,
576
368,640
Genesee,
504
322,560
321,869
482
Gladwin,
576
368,640
Gratiot,
576
368,640
620,824
932
Ionia,
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