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Daniel Wilmarth removed from Prairie Ronde to Grand Prairie in 1830, and pre-empted land which he afterwards purchased and resided upon at the time of his death, in 1851. Timothy H. Fellows entered 80 acres on section 12 in 1834. John Pitt Marsh entered 120 acres on sec- tion 13 in 1834, but afterwards disposed of it and re-
moved from the township. The farm is now occupied by A. Latta.
Charles H. Hurd and Augustus Buell came from Con- necticut, and in 1835 entered together 240 acres on section 14. On their arrival they made Mr. Drake's house their home until they could erect a log house, in which they kept bachelors' quarters until the following year, when Mr. Hurd returned to the East and brought back a wife. The land was then divided. Mr. Buell still resides upon his farm, Mr. Hurd having long since removed to Kalamazoo, where he still lives.
Austin Buell, brother of Augustus, came from Connec- ticut in 1828,* and established himself in Kalamazoo, where he opened with his brother the first shoe-shop in the village. Having a desire to follow agricultural pursuits, he purchased, in 1839, 80 acres of one Sanford, of New York State, on section 14, on which he located. There had been no improvement made on this land, and Mr. Buell had all the trying experiences of a pioneer to undergo. He first erected a log house, while with his family he enjoyed the hospitality of his brother. Soon after he erected a barn which, from its extensive proportions, proved more conve- nient than his house for religious services. In this barn meetings were frequently held, Elder Warner, a Methodist preacher, officiating. Mr. Buell assisted in building the second school-house in the township, which was located on section 15. He still resides upon the land he improved.
Henry Sparks purchased, in 1836, 120 acres of Col. Curtenius, on sections 14 and 15. There being no improve- ments, he at first built a log house, into which he removed on the last day of September. The following week a heavy snow-storm found the family wholly unprovided for the ap- proach of winter, the house being without doors or windows. With blankets and such other conveniences as were at hand they improvised a shelter until a change of weather enabled them to complete their abode.
Ethan M. Lake had preceded Mr. Sparks by a week, and located upon section 15, purchasing 160 acres. He aided him in building a log house, after which they turned their energies to the completion of the house of Mr. Sparks, who some years since left his farm to reside in Kalamazoo.
David Finley removed from Allegany Co., N. Y., in 1836, and purchased 80 acres on section 23, which was entered by Cyrus Smith. He gave $300 for the land, which was paid for by six hundred days of hard labor. An additional two hundred days' labor was given to pay the cost of breaking up and fencing 20 acres, which was sown to wheat. After these improvements were made, Mr. Fin- ley valued his possessions at $1000. Having built a com- fortable frame house, five years after the purchase he re- moved to his farm, and by additional labor succeeded in bringing it to a high degree of cultivation.
Mr. Finley has been at every township election since its organization, and well remembers when there were not a sufficient number of candidates at the polls to make up two tickets, in which case the one candidate was unanimously elected. He has frequently drawn wheat fifty miles with oxen to market, and received 50 cents per bushel for it.
* This date is incorrect.' Kalamazoo had no permanent settlers until 1830. It should probably be 1838 .- En.
RES. OF J. J. LUSK, OSHTEMO, KALAMAZOO CO., MICH.
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TOWNSHIP OF OSHTEMO.
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Chester P. Newton sent money from New York City, his former residence, with which to purchase 80 acres on section 22, on which he still resides.
David J. Pierson came to the township and entered land in 1835, on section 24, which had formerly been squatted upon by a family named Williams, who built a shanty, and, after occupying it a brief time, vacated it.
Loveth Eames and his brother Aaron settled upon Grand Prairie in 1835, and both became prominent in township interests.
The year 1837 witnessed the advent of many pioneers in the township, prominent among whom were Moses Kingsley, who purchased 40 acres on section 12, which had changed hands repeatedly before he obtained it; Solomon and Na- than Forbes, Henry Montague, and Ansel Snow, all of whom settled on the northern portion of Grand Prairie.
Duncan Anderson purchased of Cyrus Smith in 1838, who bought, for purposes of speculation, 80 acres on section 22. Mr. Anderson, who came from Genesee Co., N. Y., on his arrival built a shanty and began clearing the land, his family remaining meanwhile with Alexander McCall, in Kalamazoo. Mr. Anderson's progress in the improvement of his land was slow, the first year witnessing but five acres improved, which, after the usual custom of the pioneers, was sown with wheat. The following year eleven acres more were cleared, and ultimately the whole farm, on which he at present resides.
Oliver C. Atwater came in 1835 with his father, who purchased of Rezin Holmes 80 acres on section 25. Mr. Holmes had already improved a portion of this land, and, in consideration of these improvements and the desira- bility of the location, he received for it $12 per acre. Later, Mr. Atwater added to it 80 acres on section 26. Oliver followed his trade of carpenter for some years in va- rious parts of the county, or adjacent to it, and on the death of his father, in 1838, purchased the homestead upon which he still resides. He passed through all the experiences in- cident to the early pioneer, and remembers distinctly the time when but one log house was to be found between Kal- amazoo and Paw Paw. He was skilled in the use of the rifle, and more than one hundred deer fell victims to his steady aim. He assisted in erecting the first printing-press in Kalamazoo, and subscribed for the first paper printed, called the Michigan Statesman, which, together with its successors, he has continued to read for a period of more than forty years.
William Price emigrated from Broome Co., N. Y., in 1836, and purchased 280 acres on section 36. He made the purchase of Erastus Smith, and paid $11 per acre for the land, which he improved and converted into a productive farm. Mr. Price died in 1866, but his widow survives, and occupies the homestead.
Niel Hinds and Clark Kellogg both settled in the town- ship in 1835, the former purchasing the farm of Phineas Hunt, on section 25. Very little clearing had been done when they arrived, and by hard labor they were able to make not only comfortable homes, but to acquire for them- selves a competency.
M. L. Hill came early, and settled upon the west side on section 8, where he purchased a farm and improved it.
William H. Coleman, the father of the present township clerk, removed to Kalamazoo in 1834, and to Oshtemo in 1835. He located with his brother 160 acres on sections 28 and 29, but afterwards purchased his brother's portion. At the time of his arrival most of the inhabitants of the immediate neighborhood were Indians. Mr. Coleman for some years did teaming from the county to Chicago, but finally devoted his time to the cultivation of his land, upon which he now resides.
The first marriage in the township was that of Miss Louisa Harris, daughter of Enoch Harris, to Henry Powers, which occurred in 1836. Another early mar- riage, that of Hannah Snow to Solomon Forbes, occurred the following year.
The first death was that of an infant, son of Moses Kingsley, who died in April, 1837.
The earliest milling done for the residents of Oshtemo was at White Pigeon. Later, Anthony Cooley erected a mill in Kalamazoo, which very much shortened the distance usually traveled. A small mill was also erected in 1834 by Squire Barber, on the south line of the township, with mill-stones improvised from the common boulders, which answered the wants of the neighborhood until other and more perfect apparatus was provided.
EARLY ROADS.
The first highways remembered by the oldest settler in Oshtemo were the trails used by the Indians in their mi- grations to various points in the State. There were three of these,-one to Detroit via Kalamazoo, one to Paw Paw, and one to Otsego. The Indians rarely diverged from a straight line in following these trails, and always traveled in single file. The paths were so worn by constant use as to produce in some localities depressions more than twelve inches in depth.
A very early road was opened across Mr. Benjamin Drake's farm and in front of his present residence, which caused him some annoyance, from the fact that it interfered seriously with his fences.
A road from Bronson to Genesee Prairie was surveyed Oct. 23, 1832, by S. Vickery. The highway commissioners were Anthony Cooley, N. E. Matthews, and Samuel Bron- son. This was probably the first surveyed road in the township.
A road through Genesee and Grand Prairies was sur- veyed June 11 and 12, 1833, by Stephen Vickery, and recorded Aug. 7, 1833.
A road running through the west side of Genesee Prairie was surveyed Sept. 27, 1833, by S. Vickery.
Another road on Genesee Prairie was surveyed by Pierce Barber, July 7, 1836: "Commencing on the section line, eighty rods east of the northwest corner of section 31, in township 2 south, of range 11 west, and thence running west on the section line one and a half miles and forty rods, to the Territorial road, twenty rods east of the quar- ter post, on the line of section 35, in township 2 south, of range 12 west." This road was recorded Sept. 12, 1836.
Other roads in various portions of the township, especi- ally in the north and south, were surveyed soon after.
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HISTORY OF KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
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SCHOOLS.
The township was early divided into school districts, which underwent modifications and changes as the prog- ress of improvement and the increase of inhabitants de- manded.
The first school-house was erected on land of Benjamin Drake, on section 13, in 1833, and presided over by Miss Harriet Hubbard, who claimed, with justice, the honor of having been the first to guide the youthful minds of Osh- temo. The scholars were David Keyes, Mary Keyes, Charles Marsh, Wells Marsh, Benjamin Drake, Frank Drake, Jane Elizabeth Drake, Elizabeth Taft, Eliza Jane Wilmarth, Salinda Smith, and Ebenezer Smith. This school-house, built of logs, was located on the first, and at that date the only, school district in the township, but later a district was formed in the southeast portion, under the auspices of several residents, who were desirous to bring educational advantages within easy distance of their own homes.
In 1840 the increasing population afforded encourage- ment for the erection of a new school-house in this district, which was used for a quarter of a century, and replaced by a building of brick, with basement and furnace, and containing so many modern improvements and conveni- ences as to make the residents of this district justly the envy of their neighbors. This latter building was erected at a cost of $4000,-just double that of the earlier one.
A district was soon after organized, embracing the land of Messrs. Buell and Hurd, and a rude log structure was erected, which served the purpose of both school-house and township hall for a number of years. But eight scholars pre- sented themselves for instruction when the school was first opened. With the presence of settlers came a demand for a building of greater proportions, which was furnished by a few public-spirited citizens, and replaced in 1867 by a spa- cious and inviting brick edifice, costing $4000,* and boasting an average daily attendance in excess of that of any district in the township. '
New districts continued to be formed as occasion de- manded, nearly all of them embracing the system of the direct taxation of property as the means of sustaining the educational interests of Oshtemo. A few have dispensed with the primitive custom of requiring the teacher to " board around."
The township now numbers 6 whole and 5 fractional districts. The number of children attending school during the year 1869 was 402, of which 23 were non-residents. There are 21 teachers employed, to whom in salaries the sum of $1690 was paid. There are 11 school-houses in the township, 2 of which are brick and 9 wood. The total value of school property is $9250. The total resources for the year were $2823.90, of which $216.84 was derived from the primary-school fund.
VILLAGES.
Oshtemo Village .- The facts with reference to the early settlement of the hamlet of Oshtemo are somewhat meagre. From those at command it is learned that the first land em-
braced within its limits was purchased by Rezin Holmes. He disposed of .it to parties desiring to build. Later, Mor- timer Fuller purchased 60 acres in the immediate vicinity, and laid out a portion of it in village lots. A number of these were built upon, but there seems not to have been a great demand for them, and it does not appear that the growth of the place was materially affected by the project of Mr. Fuller. The first building was a small dwelling erected by Hiram Bailey, for a relative named Adams. The earliest grocery-store was kept by Harding Tuttle, and the first dry-goods store was built by Arad Balch, who also erected the first warehouse. The earliest post-office was kept in the store at the depot, for which purpose it is still used, the earliest postmaster being Daniel Divers, who also kept a dry-goods store. The present village embraces one church (Methodist Episcopal) ; three stores, kept by C. S. Burr, C. W. Crandall, and C. W. Clapp, respectively, and all carrying a general stock ; two blacksmith-shops, owned by J. E. Combs and William Coburn ; two wagon-shops, by Jacob Drummond and B. F. Crandall; and a hotel, kept by C. W. Clapp. The postmaster . is C. S. Burr. The Michigan Central Railroad, which runs through the south- east portion of the township, has its depot at Oshtemo vil- lage. It is a prominent point for the shipment of wheat and stock, and has connected with it a spacious warehouse, containing an elevator and a telegraph-office.
CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal .- The Oshtemo circuit was organ- ized in the fall of 1853, under the auspices of Rev. George Wilson as the first pastor in charge. Services were first held in the school building, but, the congregation growing larger, the need of a commodious house of worship became imperative, and the present edifice was erected in 1861. The pastors in succession since the organization of the church have been :
1853, Rev. George Wilson ; 1854, Rev. Porter Williams; 1855, Rev. Robert Watson ; 1856, Rev. A. C. Beach ; 1857, Rev. Mr. Hen- drickson ; 1858, Revs. Robert Watson, D. S. Haviland ; 1859, Rev. G. W. Hoag; 1860, Rev. A. A. Dunton; 1862, Rev. F. T. George; 1863, Rev. G. W. Tuthill; 1865, Rev. E. C. Chambers; 1866, Rev. F. Gage; 1868, Rev. D. R. Latham ; 1870, Rev. C. H. Fisher ; 1871, Rev. A. E. Ketchum ; 1873, Rev. T. Claghorn ; 1875, Rev. T. Clark ; 1876, Rev. W. Harper; 1877, Rev. R. H. Brady ; 1879, Rev. W. W. Elder.
The present church officers are : Stewards, R. Curtis Balch, John Alexander, A. J. Troy, J. W. Williams ; Trustees, Royal T. Balch, Charles Crandall, John Alexan- der, William R. Buell, S. R. Jones, M. S. Bradley, John Bushnell; Class-Leader, Royal T. Balch.
There is also a flourishing Sabbath-school, with Charles Crandall as superintendent.
In connection with the Oshtemo circuit is a class hold- ing services at the Hurd school-house, and services are also held in a school-house in the western portion of the town- ship, under the auspices of the Mattewan circuit.
BURIAL-PLACES.
For many years after the early settlement of the town- ship there was no burial-place within its limits, the inhab- itants making interments in inclosures set apart for the purpose on their farms, or in the cemetery at Kalamazoo.
* It is quite probable that the cost of these school buildings is stated too high.
MRS. NIEL HINDES.
NIEL HINDES.
NEIL HINDES.
Neil Hindes was born in Elizabeth, N. J., June 21, 1798. His father owned a farm two miles from the city. Here young Hindes lived until his fifteenth year, working on the farm summers, as soon as he was old enough, and going to the district school winters. At the age of fifteen he went to the city, and for several years worked at the tinners' trade. After his marriage, in 1824, he settled in Tompkins- ville, Staten Island, and engaged in the hardware business for eleven years. He was successful in the business. In 1835 he sold out, and joined the tide of emigration then setting West. Coming to Kala- mazoo in that year, and being favorably impressed with the country, he bought three hundred acres of land in and near Genesee Prairie, and the following July moved his family to the new home. The farm was partly timbered land, and but little of it im- proved, with no buildings save a log house. He commenced to improve, and at his death, which oc- curred Aug. 22, 1874, the farm had become a beau- tiful one, with a fine house, outbuildings, orchards,
etc. Mr. Hindes was in an early day a Whig, and latterly a Republican, but never a politician. He was active in school matters, as were most of the early settlers of Michigan. Mr. Hindes was a man whom to know was to respect and admire. He mar- ried, Feb. 2, 1824, Miss Euphemia E. Sargent, who was born on the 8th day of December, 1806. There were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hindes eleven children, as follows : William A., born May 13, 1825, died Oct. 5, 1826; Elmina, Feb. 26, 1827, died May 6, 1833; Margaret S., Oct. 19, 1831, married, March 1, 1849, to Charles E. Smith ; Mary A., July 12, 1832, mar- ried, Dec. 19, 1853, William Lamb; Laura, Jan. 29, 1835,-all born on Staten Island. The following were born on Genesee Prairie : Abby Louisa, June 13, 1838, married to Frederick Bush, 1857 ; William H., Dec. 13, 1841; Charlotte E., Feb. 13, 1843, married, June 15, 1870, Albert White ; Isabell, Nov. 21, 1843, married, Oct. 10, 1871, Milo J. Goss; died Oct. 10, 1873; Frank, Feb. 25, 1848; and Edward L., Aug. 17, 1851.
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TOWNSHIP OF OSHTEMO.
The residents on Grand Prairie made a purchase of land for burial purposes in 1844, which, although located in Kalamazoo, was mainly used by the inhabitants of Osh- temo. The ground was obtained of Moses Kingsley, and, in accordance with the laws of the State, an organization was effected. The plat was neatly laid out into lots, which were divided by streets, and shade-trees were planted in various portions of the inclosure. The first burial in this consecrated spot was that of Ebenezer Askins. Soon after, the remains of Mrs. Hannah Kingsley were interred, and an infant son previously buried on the farm was removed and buried in the new cemetery, near his mother. The burial-place was fitted up under the direction of the Grand Prairie Cemetery Association. It was for years the only cemetery in the vicinity, and was used by inhabitants of the township miles distant. Later a cemetery was laid out on section 36, and chiefly used by the residents of Genesee Prairie. At a subsequent date land was purchased on sec- tion 18 and devoted to purposes of burial, which is princi- pally used by residents in the western portion of the town- ship.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
The first meeting of the township of Oshtemo was held in a school-house built, after the fashion of the shanties of that early day, with a single sloping roof, and located on the southwest quarter of section 14, on land of A. Buell. The date of this township-meeting was the first Monday of April, 1839. The inspectors of election on that occasion were John Hascall, Alexander Buell, John P. Marsh, Clark Kellogg, William Price, and Charles H. Hurd. The following were the first officers elected : Supervisor, William Price ; Township Clerk, Charles H. Hurd; Treasurer, Aus- tin Buell ; Assessors, Loveth Eames, John Stevens, Joseph K. Fuller ; Collectors, Oliver C. Atwater, Jeremiah Hall ; School Inspectors, William Price, Loveth Eames ; Direc- tors of the Poor, Samuel Stephens, Jesse Palmer ; Justices of the Peace, Aaron Eames, James W. Norris, Henry Sparks, Jesse Palmer; Highway Commissioners, David Sutherland, Augustus Buell, William Patterson.
It was deemed in consonance with the best interests of the township not to decline an office where the population was limited, and as a consequence nearly every elector was an office-holder. The following list embraces the officers from the organization to the present time :
SUPERVISORS.
1840, John Hascall; 1841, John P. Marsh; 1842-43, William Price ; 1844-45, Aaron Eames; 1846, William C. Gibbs; 1847, William H. Price; 1848, Allen N. Nourse; 1849, William H. Price; 1850, Aaron Eames; 1851-54, Abram Cahill; 1855, Aaron Eames ; 1856, Clark Kellogg; 1857-58, Moses Kingsley; 1859, Albert Latta ; 1860, Orson Snow; 1861-62, John Baker; 1863-64, John J. Lusk; 1865, Moses Kingsley ; 1866, Stoel Dimick ; 1867, Orrin Snow ; 1868-69, William C. Wild ; 1870, Charles L. King ; 1871, William C. Wild ; 1872, not recorded ; 1873-76 (inclusive), Alpheus Snow ; 1877-78, John J. Lusk ; 1879, Orrin Finley.
TOWNSHIP CLERKS.
1839-40, Charles H. Hurd; 1841, Clark Kellogg; 1842-43, James W. Norris; 1844, Charles W. Hurd; 1845, A. N. Nourse; 1846-49 (inclusive), Charles W. Hurd ; 1850, A. N. Nourse ; 1851-55 (in- clusive), Charles W. Hurd; 1856, Moses Kingsley ; 1857-63 (in- clusive), Daniel C. Coleman ; 1864-66 (inclusive), Isaac S. Dean ; 1867, Daniel Chamberlain ; 1868, Rollin O. Brownell; 1869, Daniel
Sherwood; 1870, Harvey H. Tuttle; 1871, Daniel Chamberlain ; 1872, not recorded; 1873-76 (inclusive), Daniel Chamberlain ; 1877-78, J. De Waters; 1879, H. A. Coleman.
TREASURERS.
1839-43, Austin Buell ; 1844-45, Augustus H. Hill; 1846-51, James W. Norris ; 1852, Duncan Anderson ; 1853-54, Moses Kingsley ; 1855-62 (inclusive), Hiram Cook; 1863-65 (inclusive), Orrin Snow; 1866, Philip Buckhout; 1867, John J. Lusk ; 1868, Philip Buckhout ; 1869-70, William B. Verity ; 1871, Thomas P. Gray ; 1872, not recorded; 1873, Daniel Chamberlain; 1874, Ashley Clapp ; 1875-76, Thomas P. Gray ; 1877, William Dunn; 1878- 79, Amasa Booth.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
1839, Aaron Eames, James W. Norris, Henry Sparks, Jesse Palmer ; 1840, Aaron Eames ; 1842, Jesse Palmer; 1843, Clark Kellogg ; 1844, Alonzo Wyman ; 1845, Aaron Eames, David Finley ; 1846, William Price: 1847, Clark Kellogg ; 1848, William C. Gibbs; 1849, Aaron Eames, Edmund Fish ; 1850. Joseph Mace, Edmund Fish : 1851, Moses Kingsley, Charles Fish ; 1852, Hiram Cook, William Overacker; 1853, Clark Kellogg, William Finehout; 1854, D. C. Coleman ; 1855, Daniel Overacker, Moses Kingsley ; 1856, Coles Green, Hiram Coles: 1857, Hiram Cook, William H. Coleman : 1858, Asa McCreedy ; 1859, William T. Johnson ; 1860, Myron A. Lovel ; 1861, Hiram Cook ; 1862, John Baker; 1863, Daniel M. Diver, Clark Kellogg : 1864, Orrin Snow ; 1865, Joshua Henshaw, Moses Kingsley ; 1866, Alonzo Overacker ; 1867, George E. Hatfield, Clark Kellogg ; 1868, William B. Brevity; 1869, Helan Babcock ; 1870, Joseph Lockwood ; 1871, Jesse E. Combs; 1872, not recorded; 1873, John W. Klose; 1874, Joseph Lock- wood ; 1875, James Kellogg; 1876, A. Winslow, Alonzo Over- acker ; 1877, Alonzo Overacker; 1878, Orrin Snow.
SCHOOL INSPECTORS.
1839, William Price, Loveth Eames ; 1840, Jeremiah Hall, James W. Norris, Charles H. Hurd ; 1841, Clark Kellogg, Moses Kingsley, James W. Norris ; 1842, N. B. Starkweather, William Price; 1843, N. B. Starkweather, Charles H. Hurd ; 1844, William Price, Aaron Eames : 1845, Moses Kingsley ; 1846, Abram Cahill ; 1847, Moses Kingsley ; 1848, Allen N. Nourse; 1849, Edmund Fish ; 1850, Charles H. Hurd ; 1851-52, Moses Kingsley ; 1853, Elias Cooley, Jr .; 1854, Moses Kingsley ; 1855, Edward Winchell ; 1856, Elias Cooley ; 1857, Moses Kingsley ; 1858, Edward Winchell ; 1859, John D. Winterburn ; 1860, John J. Lusk ; 1861, George E. Hatfield ; 1862, John J. Lusk; 1863, George E. Hatfield; 1864, John J. Lusk ; 1865, George E. Hatfield ; 1866, J. J. Lusk ; 1867, Daniel Putman ; 1868, John Hobdin; 1869, Daniel Douglas ; 1870, B. J. Root ; 1871, Ashley Clapp ; 1872, not recorded ; 1873, Arthur Strong ; 1874, J. D. Winterburn; 1875, Myron Latta ; 1876-77, J. J. Lusk ; 1878, John Buell ; 1879, Arthur Strong.
SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.
1875 to 1877, inclusive, Ashley Clapp ; 1878, Myron Latta ; 1879, Ashley Clapp.
ASSESSORS.
1839, Loveth Eames, John Stephens, Joseph K. Fuller; 1840, John Rix, Joseph Abbott, Alexander Buell; 1841, Isaac Gibbs, John Hascall, Augustus H. Hill ; 1842, Charles H. Hurd, Isaiah Good- rich ; 1843, Moses Kingsley, Charles H. Hurd; 1844, William Price, William Thayer ; 1845, Charles H. Hurd, Solomon Fobes ; 1846, William Price, Clark Kellogg; 1847, Abraham Cahill, Aaron Eames ; 1848, none elected ; 1849, Kelsey Sparks, Clark Kellogg ; 1850, Charles H. Hurd, Benjamin Streeter.
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