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GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP.
The first social event of distinction that occurred in the township was the marriage, in 1834, of Mr. Hannibal Lee to Miss Mary Hubbard, both of Northfield, which at that time embraced the terri- tory of Green Oak. This was the occasion of a double wedding, Mrs. Lee's sister being united at the same time to Mr. Lee's brother, and Stephen Lee's house being the scene of the festivities.
The first male child born was George Ham- mond, the date of that event being Sept. 17, 1823. The same year occurred the birth of Miss Ann Appleton, but the exact day when the young lady made her d'ebut it is not possible to state.
The year which witnessed the happy bridal gathering in the household of Mr. Lee was pre- ceded by an event which for months cast its dark shadow over the family circle. In March, 1833, death entered their happy abode, and Eliza, daugh- ter of Stephen Lee, was laid in the first grave that was made within the bounds of the township.
The earliest instruction given to the youth of the township was not preceded by the erection of a school-house. A log house was early built by George H. Emmons, on the banks of the Huron, on section 17, and in this structure Miss Hannah Lee assembled the children of the neighborhood, and laid for them the foundation of knowledge. The good work was later continued by Miss Char- lotte Farnsworth, now Mrs. J. M. Holden, who lived at the house of Mr. Hannibal Lee.
Isaac Penoyer purchased 80 acres entered by Moses Gleason, and in 1834 added to it 80 acres on section 19. An earlier settler than he, and a most eccentric character, was James Love, who located, December, 1832, upon 71 acres on section 20, now occupied by Carl Woods. George H. Emmons entered 40 acres of land, now embraced in the farm of Giles Lee, on section 20. The far- mers of the township were made happy in 1834 by the arrival of a blacksmith in their midst, in the person of John A. Van Camp, who shod their horses and sharpened the plow-irons, which had been previously carried to Ann Arbor or Dexter for the purpose.
Linus Clark came from Madison Co., N. Y., in 1833, and located upon 140 acres that had been previously purchased by his father, Norman Clark, of David Meach, who made the entry from gov- ernment. It was in the southwest portion of sec- tion 26, and was entirely unimproved. Mr. Clark, however, began immediately the work of clearing the land and making a home for himself, residing in the mean time with Isaac W. Olds.
Ambrose Alexander entered, in December, 1833, 80 acres on section 8; in June, 1834, 80 acres on section 6; and the same month and year, 40 acres
on section 29. He rode from Orleans Co., N. Y., on horseback, and arrived on the fifteenth day upon section 8, where he built a log house, improved the land, and resided there until his removal to - Barry County, his present residence.
Cornelius Corson came from Canandaigua, N. Y., with his son, in 1834, and entered 80 acres on sec- tion 14. Arriving at Detroit from the East, they . hired a wagon in the city, which conveyed them safely to their destination. Mr. Corson had $100 on his arrival, with which he purchased land, and nothing was left with which to transport his family. They possessed, however, the stuff of which the true pioneer is made, and sold a sufficient amount of their household goods to pay their way. Pack- ing the remainder, they started for Michigan, and began the life of toil and deprivation which ulti- mately led to prosperity. The son, W. D. Corson, now occupies the homestead, and has added to his acres until they number 320. Arnold Hays came also in 1834, and entered 160 acres adjoining Mr. Corson. His sons, Whitacre and Schuyler, now occupy the farm.
Jonathan Burnett came in June, 1834, and en- tered 80 acres on section 19. Mr. Burnett is a Connecticut man by birth, though Tompkins Co., N. Y., was his home before emigrating to Michi- gan. He came with his family via Detroit, and having two brothers in Hamburg, remained with them until he had completed a log house on the land upon which he has since resided.
Miss Clough, a sister of Mrs. Burnett, was one of the earliest teachers, having taken charge of the school in Mr. Stephen Lee's neighborhood soon after its commencement.
Caleb Sawyer and E. W. Brockway each entered 66 acres on section 30, the latter having made his purchase in November, 1833, and the former in May, 1834. They both erected log houses, and began the process of preparing their land for the abundant harvests which afterwards rewarded their labors.
In April, 1833, William C. Rumsey entered 120 acres on section 5, and 40 acres on section 6. In that and the following year Royal C. Rumsey entered 80 acres on section 5, and 80 on section IO. After a life of industry, which gained him a competence, he retired to the village of Brighton, where he now resides.
In 1835 occurred the famous Toledo war, involv- ing a question of boundary, which considerably agitated the people of Green Oak township. A militia company had been organized, and from this six men were drafted, and prepared themselves for the fray. No blood was shed, however.
John Hooper left Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1835,
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and subsequently entered 80 acres on section 25. The first year he broke up 10 acres and made other improvements. Later he added to his estate until it now embraces 200 acres, a portion of it being on section 6, upon which he resides.
At the annual township election in 1836 the Territorial and State parties came into conflict on the question of jurisdiction. The Territorial law required a year's residence in the county and the payment of a tax before voting, and the State law required but six months' residence. The majority of the Board were Territorial men, and a man who lacked but a month of being a year in the county was deprived of the franchise. The Supervisor withdrew from the Board, and issued a proclamation in accordance with the State law, and organizing a Board proceeded to a barn and opened the polls (the election being held at the house of John W. Peavy), the State party, or "barn party" as it was called by some, casting two-thirds of the township votes. In consequence of this, the township was provided with two sets of officers, both striving to do their duty, making out two sets of assessment rolls and other papers necessary for the proper execution of the law.
At the special election, held September 12th, to elect delegates to the convention to meet at Ann Arbor to accept or reject the terms of Congress for the admission of Michigan into the Union, Green Oak held elections in two places and sent up two canvassers and two poll-lists. William C. Rum- sey represented the State party, and Isaac C. Smith the Territorial. As county officers elected under the Territorial law could not legally canvass votes for State officers, their returns were rejected. A suit in replevin for the books and papers belonging to the town had been previously brought and ad- journed for three months, the extent of the law. The trial was to occur the next day. Meanwhile an amicable arrangement was effected; the contest was abandoned, all parties shaking hands, believ- ing that each had acted in good faith. A harmo- nious general election occurred in the township in the following November.
In the year 1826, Jarvis Gage came to the Terri- tory, and in 1837 settled on 120 acres in Green Oak, which he had entered in 1833. Mr. Gage relates many interesting experiences in connection with his early life in the county. He had much to do with the Indians, who were very numerous at the time of his settlement here, and he frequently accompanied them on their hunting expeditions. He found them generous, kind-hearted, and peace- able when not fired by liquor, which the white traders would, in defiance of law, 'smuggle into their camps. . The first winter of Mr. Gage's ar-
rival they tanned for him twenty-five deer-skins, the charge for which was two quarts of corn for each skin. These were converted into clothing, it being not only less expensive but much more durable than cloth. Mr. Gage still lives upon the ground he entered from government, and by in- dustry has brought it to a high state of cultivation.
In July of 1836 there arrived a pioneer from Livingston Co., N. Y., who materially influenced the destinies of the township of Green Oak by the enterprise and perseverance he manifested on his arrival, and, in fact, during the whole of his busi- ness career. This settler was William W. Dean, who now resides upon 200 acres on section 26. He originally entered 80 acres on section 22, and 40 on section 23. Mr. Dean was formerly engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York State, at an early day when the means of transportation for packages of value were not easily obtained as at present. The insurance on his stock having ex- pired, he had set apart funds for a renewal of the policy, and was awaiting the call of a neighbor who was to convey it to its destination. He forgot the errand, and that night a fire occurred which left not a trace of his former possessions. Immediately after this disaster, Mr. Dean set out for the West, entered his land in Green Oak, and broke up 30 acres. Readily discovering a field for trade in his neighborhood, he purchased, in connection with James Hanchett, a stock of goods, and opened what was known as the Green Oak store on section 21, embracing a general assortment of goods for the country trade. Soon after, he built a saw-mill which supplied the wants of the country within a radius of many miles, and in one year sawed 1,500,000 feet of lumber. After building the saw- mill, Mr. Dean found himself in debt to the amount of $1500, but with the indomitable energy which is peculiar to him, he soon liquidated this, and placed the balance on the favorable side of the ledger. In 1840 he began the erection of a grist- mill, which still does a flourishing business under the management of the Messrs. Weatherhead.
John Farnsworth entered 67 acres of land in July, 1836, and removed to it with his family, among whom was his son John, who afterwards achieved distinction in the field of politics, and became a member of Congress. Mr. Farnsworth later dis- posed of his farm to J. M. Holden, and removed to one of the Western States.
Jesse Truesdell came in 1842, and purchased 160 acres of William Kernan, on sections 29 and 30. With him came two sons, Zelotes and Ger- shom, the latter of whom still occupies the farm, which is mainly devoted to the raising of fruit.
Peter and David Galatian, who occupy a farm
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on section 20, arrived in the county with their father. He at first rented a farm of Bishop Samuel McCoskry, who entered much land in the neigh- borhood. Philip Roper left England, his native land, in 1850, and four years later purchased 100 acres on section 28. Though occupied, at a late period the land was still unimproved. Mr. Roper built a log house, and in 1874 erected his present substantial home.
Among others who entered land in the township at an early date were John W. Peavy, who pur- chased 88 acres on section 2, in May, 1833; John S. Beach, Joseph Cole, and Elihu Russel, who en- tered land on the same section in 1835 ; Joseph L. Briggs, Wm. Russel, Samuel Cole, and Ansel Clark, who entered land on section 3, and became residents; and J. Harrison Coe, who entered 80 acres on the same section and one adjoining, and later removed to Brighton, where he introduced the combined thresher and separator now in gen- eral use among farmers throughout the county.
Horace Cutter entered 80 acres on section 7 in 1834, and Orlando Fuller 147 acres on the same section the following year. Ira Jennings entered land on sections 8 and 9 in 1836, and Isaac Smith on the same sections four years earlier. Terence Roe entered 80 acres on section 9 in 1836, and Jason Clark 200 acres on the same section in 1835.
Warren Parker, Thomas Hanmer, Enos Cole, and Gilbert Bedell were pioneers on section II ; Patrick McManus, Michael Casey, and Patrick Brady came to the county in 1834, and located on section 15. George H. Emmons and George Bur- nett purchased on section 20; and Oliver Carpen- ter, in 1832, entered 40 acres on section 21 ; Rich- ard Torrey and William Hagadorn bought each 40 acres on section 24; Leroy H. Burt entered 40 acres on section 28 in 1836; Edward F. Olds, 120 on the same section in 1833 ; Gilbert C. Bedell, on the same section, 80 acres in 1836; and Henry Stansell, 40 acres the same year. Levi Knight bought 80 acres on section 29 in October, 1836. Jason De Wolf entered, in October, 1834, 40 acres on section 30.
Thomas Tuthill purchased 80 acres on section 31 in 1833; George Galloway, 80 acres the same year; and Caleb S. Field, 40 acres, in 1836, on the same section.
John Garrison entered 120 acres on section 32 in 1837 ; and E. S. Field, Isaac Ela, and J. L. Tut- hill land on the same section. Manly Smith en- tered, in November, 1831, 80 acres on section 35 ; and Thomas Malone, 120 acres on section 36 in 1836. These gentlemen all settled and resided upon their lands. Much land was taken up by other parties for purposes of speculation.
The following is an alphabetical list of the resi- dent tax-payers in the township of Green Oak in the year 1844:
Alexander, Ambrose.
Hays, Arnold.
Angel, Abiah. Hammond, John B.
Alderman, Horace. Hammond, Josiah.
Barber, James.
Hammel, James.
Bunnell, Jonathan.
Hooper, Peter B.
Beach, John S.
Hubbard, Asahel.
Beach, Leonard.
Hotaling, Garnett.
Bingham & Warden.
Hotaling, William C.
Bedell, Gilbert C.
Hooper, John.
Brady, Matthew.
Hagadorn, John.
Brady, M. McCabe.
Hagadorn, George.
Brady, Garnet E.
Hagadorn, Stephen.
Brady, Thomas.
Herne, William.
Brady, Patrick.
Johnson, Edward.
Bennett, Joseph.
Jamieson, Robert.
Bennett, Isaac.
Jennings, Ira.
Brown, James M.
Jennings, Joseph F.
Borden, Ambrose W.
Knight, Levi.
Borden, Giles.
Leddie, Philip.
Borden, Charles.
Loree, John.
Burns, Dennis.
Lee, Stephen.
Bennett, Cornelius H.
Lee, Solomon.
Butterfield, Abel F.
Lee, Hannibal.
Brockway, Elisha W.
Lumbard, Benjamin.
Cutler, Horace.
Leland, Nathan.
Clement, John P.
Loomis, Squire.
Cole, Enos.
Loomis, Thomas.
Clark, Ansel.
Lemmon, Aaron.
Coe, Harrison.
Lemmon, Hiram.
Clark, Jason.
Lemmon, George.
Clark, Andrew.
Morgan, Collins.
Corigan, Thomas.
Murray, Frederick.
Cary, Dan.
Malone, William.
Casey, Thomas.
Monahan, John.
Corigan, Patrick.
Mason, Nelson.
Corigan, Michael.
Malone, Edward.
Corson, Cornelius.
Marble, Russell.
Clark, Linus.
Maltby, Aaron.
Clark, Leonard.
McNamee, Patrick.
Curtis, Lorenzo.
McDaniel, Kayne.
Carter, John C.
McCabe, Patrick.
Curley, Michael.
McCabe, Michael.
Chubb, Ira.
McCabe, Thomas.
Chubb, Lorenzo.
McCoskry, Samuel A.
Carlton, Dexter.
Owen, Harmon.
Doane, Erastus.
Osborn, William.
Dunning, Jehiel.
Olds, Alonzo W.
Dean, William W.
Parker, Warren.
Emmons, Oliver.
Pettibone, Elijah.
Emmons, Mrs.
Perry, Sylvester.
Fish, William.
Perry, Arthur B.
Fish & Quackenbush.
Rumsey, Royal C.
Farnsworth, James P.
Russell, William S.
Field, Eldad S.
Roach, Michael.
Galloway, Thomas.
Roe, Patrick.
Gage, Jarvis. Garret, Edward.
Robinson, Daniel.
Glover, Mrs.
Gonsally, Benjamin.
Grady, George.
Sheffield, Samuel.
Holden, Joseph M.
Stansall, Henry. Snell, Anson.
Haight, Jabez.
Hammel, Thomas.
Snell, Joseph.
Hedican, Roger.
Stansall, Nicholas.
Hanmer, Thomas.
Roe, Michael.
Rune, John. Sawyer, Caleb.
Stuart, Hiram C.
Gage, Wright.
Hosted Smith, Manley. e
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Smith, Isaac. Towsley, Matthew P.
Smith, Harry P. Todd, John.
Stuart, Auburn.
Vogt, Godfrey.
Spencer, James S.
Wilson, Everett.
Thomas, Ebenezer.
Woodruff, Benjamin.
Tuthill, Thomas.
Yerington, John.
Truesdell, Jesse.
Yerington, John, Jr.
Tuttle, John L.
The Green Oak post-office is located on section 26, where there is located a grist-mill and saw-mill owned by William W. Weatherhead, who is the postmaster.
The soil of the township of Green Oak is a mixture of clay and gravel, clay predominating in the southwest portion. There is comparatively little timbered land that can be made available, though much of the ground is covered by what may be termed a second growth. The surface is undulating, though to a less extent than is apparent in some of the adjoining townships, and is dotted with many small lakes, chief among which are Silver Lake, Island Lake, Whitmore Lake (the northern portion of which lies in Green Oak), Maltby Lake, Thomas Lake, Mud Lake, half of Fonda Lake, and Crooked Lake. The Huron River enters the northeast corner of the township, flows in a southwest direction, and leaves it from the west side at section 26. The south branch of the Huron enters the southeast corner of the town- ship, and joins the main waters at the northwest corner of section 21.
The Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad enters the township at the southeast corner of sec- tion 13, runs diagonally across, and leaves it at section 5. The station is named Green Oak Sta- tion, and is located on section II. At this point are the depot, freight-house, and a small store, and all trains stop upon signal.
The following-named persons were the original purchasers of land embraced within the township limits :
Joel Redway, October, 1832
87.02
Ruth Alexander and heirs, January, 1833. 80
George W. Glover, May, 1833 242.48 Guy N. Roberts, May, 1834 80
J. P. Clement, May, 1834 80
Guy N. Roberts, May, 1835 40
Joel Redway, October, 1832. 88.92 G. C. Bedell, January, 1836. 40
John W. Peavy, May, 1833 ..
88.72
James Gage, October, 1833. 120
Erastus Slude, July, 1836. 40
Jay Olmsted, June, 1832. 320
Peleg Cory, June, 1832. 160
Joseph Loree, June, 1832. 160 John Gates, August, 1836. 40
Elihu Gunnison, June, 1832.
I20
Sylvester Scott, November, 1832 80
40
John Hagadorn, May, 1834 ..
80
Asa Bly, Jr , June, 1834 .... 80
40
Harrison Coe, May, 1836. 40
John Dally, April, 1833. .160
John C. Mundy, July, 1833
44.40
Harrison Coe, May, 1836
40
Phobe Burnett, July, 1836. 44.40
Ira Jennings, December, 1836
80
C. W. Penny, February, 1837 167.17
T. B. Edmonds, February, 1837. 40
T. B. Edmonds, March, 1837 40
John Soule, December, 1854
40
E. B. Cornish, July, 1832 .. 166.36
E. B. Cornish, August, 1832.
43.62
Wm. C. Rumsey, April, 1833.
I20
R. C. Rumsey, November, 1834.
80
C. M. Eaton, December, 1834. 80
Royal C. Rumsey, June, 1831 Augustus Colton, May, :835. 40 Harry Meech, April, 1837. 80 67 57.40
John Charles, December, 1836
Horace Cutter, October, 1836 ..
W. C. Rumsey, April, 1833 ..
Ambrose Alexander, June, 1834
David Kingsbury, October, 1834 40
F. A. House, November, 1834 .. 80
W. B. Hopkins, December, 1834 ..
David Kingsbury, September, 1835
Stephen Curtis, June, 1836.
Ira Jennings, June, 1836.
Ebenezer Thomas, June, 1836 67
John Farnsworth, July, 1836. 67
Horace Cutter, October, 1834 80 Mary Fuller, June, 1835. 80 147:40
O. A. Fuller, June, 1835.
James Harwick, April, 1836 80
J. J. M. Newcomb. July, 1836. Harry Meech, April, 1837 40 107.40 Ephraim Meech, April, 1837 Samuel McCoskry, January, 1845. William Case, May, 1840. 40 67.12 40 H. S. Thomas, June, 1847 67.12 Samuel Hubbard, June, 1833 Isaac Smith, Jr., December, 1832. 40 40 80
Elon Farnsworth, November, 1833 160 N. O. Sargent, December, 1833.
A. Alexander, December, 1833 80
Ira Jennings, June, 1836. 80
H. Hawkins and V. R. Hawkins, July, 1836. 160
Isaac Smith, December, 1832 ... 40
A. Hubbard, May, 1834 ... 40
Jason Clark, June, 1835 .. 160
Jason Clark, November, 1835. 40
Katharine Smith, February, 1836. 40
Ira Jennings, June, 1836. 40
Ira Jennings, June, 1836 80
Mathew Brady, July, 1836. 80
Bridget Craighan, August, 1836 40
Terence Roe, October, 1836. 80
Terence Roe, October, 1836. 8c
Patrick Roe, June, 1832 .... 160
Michael Roche, August, 1832 .. 80
R. C. Rumsey, November, 1834. 40 Charles Steward, November, 1834 .. 80
Richard Toncray, December, 1834 40
Ansel Clark, July, 1835. 40
J. A. Van Camp, September, 1835 .. 40
R. C. Rumsey, January, 1836 .. 40
Patrick McNamee, August, 1836 40 Warren Parker, June, 1832 .. I20 160 80 Thomas Hanmer, June, 1832.
Alanson Glazier, June, 1832.
Michael Corrigan, May, 1834. 40
Enos Cole, November, 1835. 40
G. C. Bedell, November, 1835 40
Oliver Carpenter, May, 1836 80
John S. Beach, August, 1835 40
William S. Russel, October, 1835. 40
Joseph Cole, October, 1835. 80
Elihu Russel, November, 1835 40
J. L. Briggs, May, 1833 .. 168.75
W. S. Russel, May, 1833. 168.95
Samuel Cole, May, 1835 .. 160
Alonzo Bennett, May, 1835
40
Ansel Clark, July, 1835 ..
40
Ansel Clark, July, 1835. 40
Joseph Loree, October, 1835 ...
Robert Worden, October, 1835. 40
Kingsley S. Bingham, October, 1835 40
John Herrington, Jr., November, 1835 .. 80
Terence Roe, November, 1833 ........................ 80
57.41 40 80
82.92 40 40
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Acres.
A. G. Melvin, October, 1835 40
Nathan Seland, May, 1833 ...
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LINUS CLARK.
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MRS. LINUS CLARK.
LINUS CLARK.
Among the pioneers of Green Oak none deserve more prominent mention than the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He was born in the town of Lenox, Madison Co., N. Y., Feb. 26, 1813. His parents, Norman and Catherine (Moot) Clark, were farmers, and had a family of nine children, -six boys and three girls. The elder Clark was a self-made man, successful in business, and of more than ordinary energy and determination. Benevolence was a prominent trait in his char- acter, and in the Presbyterian Church, of which he was an honored member, he held a conspicu- ous position. His wife was one of those prudent and thrifty housewives, the acme of her ambition being to provide for her household, and to rear her children in such a way that they would be- come useful and honorable members of society.
Linus lived with his father until he attained his majority, alternating his summer's work on the farm with the usual term at the district school in winter. In 1833 he came to Green Oak, and set- tled upon a tract of land of one hundred and forty acres, which his father had previously pur- chased. This land is a portion of his present farm, a view of which we present on another page.
In 1835, Mr. Clark was married to Miss Phoebe, daughter of Henry Stansell, one of the early set- tlers of Plymouth, Wayne Co., Mich. After their marriage they moved into a log house, and com- menced the improvement of their farm. Mrs. Clark, like her husband, was prudent and indus-
trious, and success attended their efforts. Work- ing together, they acquired a competency.
In their religious belief Mr. and Mrs. Clark were Free-Will Baptists. In 1844 he, with seventeen others, founded the Baptist Church of Green Oak ; and of the original eighteen Mr. and Mrs. Deacon Loomis and himself are the only ones now living. Mr. Clark has always manifested a deep interest in educational matters, and has been a liberal sup- porter of educational interests. He was one of the founders of Hillsdale College, to which he has made generous donations. In his political affiliations he was formerly a Whig, and identified himself with the Republican party upon its formation. He was a strong anti-slavery man. One of the salient points in the character of Mr. Clark is his un- compromising hostility to everything he believes to be wrong. His opinions are formed with deliberation, and when reached are held with tenacity.
As a business man he is possessed of quick per- ception, an intuitive knowledge of men and things, and consequently has been successful in his oper- ations. This, however, has not been confined to the accumulation of property ; he has established an enviable reputation for integrity and those qualities which alone can render the position he holds among his fellow-men attainable.
Mr. Clark has had two children by adoption,- Richard A. Stansell, who lost his life in the de- fense of his country at the battle of Chickamauga, and Delia, now Mrs. David Page.
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Isaac Carmer, March, 1834. 40
Cornelius Corson, March, 1834 80
Arnold Hays, May, 1834. 80
Arnold Hays, June, 1834. 80
Asa Bly. Jr., July, 1834. 80
Michael Corrigan, December, 1835 40
Benjamin Rogers, June, 1836 .. 80
K. S. Bingham and Robert Warden, Jr., Novem- ber, 1835
80
K. S. Bingham and Robert Warden, Jr., August, 1836
40
Ammon Blain, August, 1832. 40
Thomas Casey, September, 1832. 80
Nathan Leland, July, 1834
40
Orange Sears, January, 1835. 40
John Shearlin, September, 1832 40
Mary Brown, June, 1835 ... 40
John Aiken, July, 1833 40
Richard Torrey, June, 1836. - Joseph Berry, June, 1836.
40 80
Patrick McNamee, May, 1834. 80
Michael Casey, May, 1834. 40
Patrick Brady, October, 1834 80
K. S. Bingham and Robert Warden, December, 1835 ....
40
James Hemmel, July, 1842 .. 40
N. F. McCabe, October, 1842. 80
John Hannon, July, 1843. 40
80
James Gready, November, 1833.
40
Robert R. Thompson, December, 1833.
Ambrose W. Borden, May, 1835
John Hooper, July, 1835
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