536
ADDItESS AT TH B . "AIUIBRS' PIC:;'IC. DEVa.:S loA D ;. AUGUST
~2.
186l1.
It i. " beautir,'] c".tom. h .. "ded do .... to .... rrom th .. ellrlieat age., to oet
apar t certain day . to !eoti"e g"U""ing.; a ... j thn,on the ~I ichiga" clllendar
R J:rORnJ 0 "
C O O:.'T IP'..s. T o w :.'8 , E T<l.
Hnd that .neh .1'1' h.n bun c.leb . ated On lh~. . .dmi.~,1 1I"",nol. f o.
W~ " .k' '''' 'I'''' to.dol. friend., ".i.Iobo.a.•"d .. rly «HUe ..
<>f Len . ... ee on.1 .<ljoi"iug oountl... '1"I>i, .l oy i. ,~t "1'''' .ht. ... e ""y I.l<~
.... tM'I",,·.h·~ .i .... uf (I, . . . . . 1. a"d to .. " .. .... "',ninde. of tho u.ly d.y.
of tho.., .. ho .... led tl.i, fertil, .,,<1 be.,.tif,,1 SI.I~ <>f )l id,ill:''''
To.d.y
. ..... ·~t ..... i... "eer. me ....11 .Undin. on I h. pl.lfo.n. <>f .... u.h',.. fo.g ... i 08"
.nd fO'll"'''g.ll oIil,...,".,." ,b ..1 m.y h ••• 0.1 ... " d ... inll tI •• yeo, • • ono by.
I" .I. i. 10,,",..... ~0I1ing timo of •• il.o...!ing .."I OIen.boalmg, .10 .. I.... e . ueD
on thi. clu., rippling lot.. wllh hO'[lit .. lol ...... 1 i". I'I>,,"<1.,,I fo'me .. on .11
.,·,,(io .. . . it oee",. 'pp'Op.iKIo 10 ,pen oJ B d K' ·. f .... from loil ,Dd ''''''''1,
" ' , fro m rI •• "01", .nd conf".i"" of .10,,1'" "".1 dti~ •• thaI "'0 ""Y .enew
l.i" and g."e,ou. f. i.odohip •.
I hR'. ,ho"gh. Iho. it mOl nOt I... " .. , of 1,1 ....... 10 l'.e.., .. 1 • briel ,ke,<, h of
,h. oI".k)" .000 of I b" fo..,,' ... ho " ere .h. lo.me. o .. nus of Ih..,l.ool.. I .
I, .. liltl. moro II,." fort~·_n;n ... ~ . . . . ;,,~... '''Y ..·."de,; .... in Ihi. u"u.,.,lIed
~o .. "t! H.. II"d m .. fool.,.p. to Ih. 1)00,," 0/ ,hi. ]0,.11 lok~.
It .......
....,,'i/ .. I , .. n,m.,·, eYe .. ing whe" "'! e)'c, tirol "".e,,,d ,I. I",.""rul .. "d
..d",i'e<1 w~I.... Il cru and 'ho.o" Iogh' e.",,,,·, ih\~lled by 'h~.',onl!" 10 • •,,1.
of ludi .. " •. n..h~d '.'r,," i, • • ",,,,.W ."da~. 0" lh. bo"k • • ore m.o,
.ud. "obio. m..d. of tn..~. P<ll~. ron .l it .. li"g Ih. f •• ",,, •• I.. whld • • e ... I.] ••
h.bI ... ion, or .1 •• I ndio" • . tl.ei • • "u"..... Rnd • ...,'i .. ~e of younl,te .., .11
'1"i.' ...01 """"'i",tly po... f,,1. I oh"n .. u "
lb. 1', .. ",i"1 ,I "u.,"" c. . t
I" ... art! "' ........... olrulI'< '" llo~i. um l'_lor I .... bnt '''en'ylh",. y .... o r
"11"" .".1 took "",hculor pOi'" 10 ,..il" .... 11••1. I".hl" ....1 ...,,01. "f lifd.
w~ ,.e",.· ... I..:. "e,)" .. .,11 i" ,100.., dftl' Ih. "olloy' .. ,,<1 " 101,,. <>f .b.
o»""in;:, fo"mo.1 ~ r~radi .. , fnll or n o w ..., ..... 1 I... " .. ,i/ .. I l.. ,J., ,h. fo.~. tho
... "If. th .. ""~r. Ih. dcc •. r"a",~d 'heir nKI •• " f" • .,.to: .,.,.,1. U·'e' ......1....
110."" .... hil .... f .... hin; 1.0 ......... ~. "'. at .... ·10 d'M"lIe of th . . . . .0 ...
M it~." ••,,' bu ' _ ...... th" "hie fo of ,h. l'o ...... lto".i. t.ibe
Th.
for .......... 0 bold, oct ... bra..... 10.,..., .......1. ..... on ,h .. eo~"11 .od lI ill.,
J.t ....... oft ... c loa"rt>!. On tho rich .U".i.1 1....1. COrD .... pl.DIed .....1
h.,y .. ,t,d by .h, 'q"'''''
H ~ . . . 1." . I.. y ... ~ ... I"",nlifull,. p,o<id.d ... t lt
11.10. <1 ... 1.;. 'e"ioon. gl"O"", b.u..· n.cot. ",,01 h"n... ) ! ;"..... h .. d a l'",.li.u.
I • • I"'e r", "hi,ky. ",,,I "",,,,1.1 ~~clm"ro hi. b.t bla"k,,1 0' hi> " ,o ful
lom"h .... k for I I•• poi"""o ... <I.",t. W h~n! fin, kne .. him hi, Rge ,.~. Roo"t
ft fll' ....,ng .,,11 .'11'0'0'" in 1'.........1 ... l'I,.. .... ,,~.. , t .. ll ..... U·fo .. n ed . ...110 •
cleo •.• ho.p. hl..,k '10 .... d • g~o, .... 1 tt....,.i n, ....1 ,..,mind.d 0". "f • pri ''''a 01
Ih. fo...... hi • ...,. ... ,,1 ...1 ,,... .. n,..·,.. ..... · .OO Iho eco .... of Ih .. b ••••
~hi""o deotb.
11 . had _ .. '0. 'own, ... h ... . whi'k! ..., ...101 f,eel,. . "" a
~0l<1 win •••• 11'1•• ".1 ... hi!e .otu,nih, '0 Ioi . . . i, ....... th • • h""be';og whi"h
k""w. no woki"$" I.id him low in loi. fo" ", h",, 'i "l g'o"".1.
Th,," thi.
""hi .. r.d ",a .. . 1o.,.J .10", in ,110 v~.t wildo ....,.. ho lo""~ " . ... ~I\.
I, io ooid <>I Chid D... ",,~. thl . ... h~n I"" ""'enl...,o yo,." of loge. b ..
.... ili'i., •• "Jl"f!<'i.U,. hi • .cli.i , y i" .bo ch ......,,,I hi, ...... rkabl .. . "" ..";0 .. .
",emo.,., ........,," ,h....,_'" and .d.ni .."i.... of Ihe tritt...
D..... be.. "" ... .
.. po .. d.e ,h".... of ..,.i • • hfe .. hen ,h. 1'0 .... of hi, I.ibe horld ..<"Iined, .... <1
It •• u". c'ion .... ,,, ....,.,, •.<1. ulh .... I. i .. rn a" w", ""'."cin,. wilhll" . .. I;"
OI,'d... hi. wilh peculiar r.. hnl' " f ..... o."to •• ".,. tht I I"tlk t..ck to t b .
'i n .. w be" I fl rot mot I~ i. d. i~f .. f 110. for ... I,j n,l ri rt,.fo", f'· .... 0110 ,hi...... o n .
It .... 0 0 Ihe 1,.. 11 iu Ih. limbe,.J I.. nd., .1.00"11"'0 mile< f, .. ... (I •• olJ Tecu m '
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P ION!:!:1t SOO / JtTy O F M/CIf10"'!<J •
..I. campiDlI grouDd.
A Dumber of bruu $od .'1u ....... with .bou' "."n"
I .h,,11 nHer for~e' .h .. nobl .. co"nl.·
D.. n "". lI.. na,,' h<-.,ing and d~liber.' ...oic .. of tlt~t ""I m .. n .
H o W ,," thon
bo.t .. ...,,, thi,ty and .forl! Jea .. of .lI", 0 br"." of IUlIS"iI;"",,' "p[",anOR"".
fllle.1 tt> Ihe bd", w,LI, r~.'lu. ~",I a..ti.e~"e.g!; ,h ' l'.i,leo! .. t."" ..... ,,'o •.
durly t..1".",1 by hi. tribo. .• ",1 renoH.k"bly . ,,<"ceo.f"l .... d.,,,f of tho 1'0""
wMU""dr •. I'" tinc .. O)"'C;","U of 1,,,li.m cI",";.dN [ un. k,u,....
A. 0
I.d r It i. I"n!>uage
10""" ,i fit I ,,,,,I fig" ,. ~, i <c, n. ,100 I ",I;'", hmg'mgu
....... j '. i•. "nd ,t ..-ao ",cli"c.c,1 ... ith th~ g,,,ate" UM ",,", n"",,~y.
Ill _ vok...
w .... 'li.tinl"t 'Ond clea ••• ,,,1 ho .. Iw"y. "poko ... iLh 1;0",,1 doS'''o of "oimat ;on.
n .. wbeoe h.,1 fM hi. wife .. noO.' e ... ~el1ell', b •••·" "".1 gift"d "'Ono~n. " 'ho .....
10.",1 by I, •• h".b<ond wit It .. d ..... olion k~,,'ir,,1 ", .... hol<J. Sb ......... ,.,,,,1 •••
w inniD,:". h<-.",if,,1 woman. 1..<"'/1: oI.all we rna.M.b<t. ,h .. l"ick ot~p lind
lI.a ' ~f,,1 no ... ".,. of Ih.t 'In"" .. of th. fo.."." .1'0 ....II he. or t ...... sNi.-. yot
d .. , i f,,1 chi Id "' n. I rue deO<"""<I,, n t. of .. f.ilM,,1 f.t he ... nd "d.~ol"" mo. h ...
' I·h". 1I.... t....... wilh a ,"","'n.,,' of .he Pott ...."ttonoi. 'Tih<-. I'n .... 'llh~ l".ge.
pa r' of Ihei. Ii ... in the fe.uh of 80"tlt"rn Mid.i"~,,.
In tI,. ~·" .. r HI40
,h"... Indian. We re hunted An<J oJ,i"'en hom Ihoi. h",uu ~,,,i che.i.h"d hunl_
ing.g.ound. 8,,,1 remo ... ",1 by Iho t"lO"oTnmN" '0 ,I,. f,,. II'e.'; .. IIhough
noa" y ..... "e aftorward. le .. mod, l'a,h", Ihnn 10" ['{'U".! '0 a ...... ution, .~ .
,o ol'NI ,e the .. iIJ. 01 0 .. , .. ,,1.. ·l'he •• , ill Ihe pine fo, •• I •• ,,~ .. ,. t 1'0 .ho,·po <>1
. Joe Ccorginn Hay .• It. nohle """'0000 "'n. biJ to ."t.
' I'ho w.ilor I,ao hnlld.-.d. o( ,im". me. thc ",.E~"t bene. a .. " thp;, "'1"s""
in Iho ."hlime _Iilud. o f tI ••
(o ..... t ... ",' a. thei r wig,,-amo. f ••
f ron' the white .. ttle •• ho .. _ .
10 wu
,..,.1",1 " 'illt gene,.., ... fTi~nd·
ohip and true h.dis .. hoopit.lity .... hieh co D.iiled in the ( .....1' giving ... f ,100
be.. of .heir p.o.i.ioDo, ."d of . . . . Ico",e .... 1,•• in .h. wig ..... ,,,_ The
I nd[.o. huo ..,no~tirn~. bee .. j,.,I,ed unj,,~.I.v ; b"t in t"~i. n.\i>e home.
tbey were h •••• , yet kind_ho.rtoo.l, .nd ... itho"t the S ........ • i~u of m .."yof
0 . . . OW II r.~..
h h ... been •• ld th •• they ~.e dirty ond mi_TAble be~o" ••
th .y .... oc. n 'ily co.·e .... d onn fed. Alth""gh Ihoi' 'Iwolli" , p[ace. are .ud.
h .bitation •. y.t theJ cont.in "II thA romfn'u tb,1t t heir limple modo of Hfe
.equire.; c h .h. ~n,1 ,.hln ,orn not no~<Jed by the m . whil e .ilve, ice pitcher •.
ond f<>Tb. ch i" .
,IM"WR'" .. oul,1 be '"pe, ftu ou, j"xn.i ... in,Jeed.
·l ·... y ...... ,noo' .tri~.ly '~ 'nl,. ,.tr .nd frugal .. "Iii the "t1 .... _... ater·· wa.
inlT",I"r~'1 b .• Ihe .. hi'e ".,0]ll •• wh o we re c .. l1 ..... ci,·ili ...l tr ..dc...
'I·h •
.. nil" .dmi .... tho ... qu.[i., ... whi ch .... j>e<:llli . . .o hi. o,od., of life ."d a,e
moat p ..... I, ..... lIy """fill ;n t he .id ... itudu to ",hid. it .. incident. CO ...... K.,
.t ......'tb ..... i(tn_ and cunni 1Ia: o.e i .. d "I",,,ubI8 in • It. "on ot .. " t I.! ..,,",rri OK
Kene' of Ih. b.ttle aDd .he c ha •• ; while 'lte molt ,,""tl.,n' fo.Iill,dc i......
'1lli • .,,; ill the end UraD,,", of I>ai ... Il\In a:~r. and npo'''", to all ut.~"'e. of
di n,at., 10 .. I. ich I.., i. eonti" "al [y .11 bjKtNl.. They have h" t fe .. i nl .. ll~t" .. [
.... nt. or endo .. men .. whic h .. '" not combined .. ith ,h e Or, of II ,,·arri or. "1"0
thi. ,,,Ie. eloquence forma. no •• bl" .x~"Jltio n.
In lh" War 011812_ 1-1 ..11 ollhe tribt!A 0/ ~li chi/CRn .. e .... pRid .!lie. 01 tho
Hritiah 00","",.,,1. 'l"h e poU""·,,U<>miel went with th.ir brave eldef, .. i".
M itt ..." ... nd .. ere ... ba.bs.ou .... tbo oU.e,· tribe •. ",,,.dering their c .. ptivct.
bu.n;ua:. oca[ping. and di.Og".inK the bod .. in ucry p •• t . . . wu clearl,
proo "d in tho ,reat m ...ac ... ot )I on roe. I .. m he ......... what .. all und .. •
.,i.b[e toe" th.t iD t"e C .... t bOltl., and Ihc blood.:" """ " 0 ... hich follow.d tb.
poniu, " e'"
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f",,,.nl.'w...·•
k,,"· ••
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Cous"r rv.s, T OWNS, E TC.
5 3 !l
.... i_I....,". lII"'ni ng ot , .... d.t~u ot r.~". w ;~~ ..... ,~ •.. h n n u,. ti. 1813. a,
,he n i..~. It.• i" n m ......... e. d, .. ,n".1 blood.,l!i.a •.r olli~. of I he lI .i" ...
( G ~,,~ ....1 1· ....<"10.·. b.ig.,I~) ... ~ ..... h 1",1;.". of
I·"tl.a ..·."o'nie tribe.
· I·h~... ,,~... ,,·,·,I f" •• ~~ ..y.
. 1. in .addi'ion.o tl,,·i • • " " ,,.1 .J"n~ r:-en. ioo.
'h, I."'~. 1~'II'!: I'~"I In \ ol,lo n . ' .",,,I ~. r,."m the )·o.r 1811 "",,[ laa~,
~·I "·,, ,lot· 1\";,i, [, ~'0t> 1""1 »".'"n'~nl '0 'I,~ [' "il.,1 ."'""" In ,"." •.
I k,,·. at"",,;" tho ""'je.'i. to'~,u "",[ i"'''''''cr~blt· clur I.ke •. 'mller 'h
101,," \1 .. ·1,;::"" .k i~., ,I,. Iml i,," b"il. hi. wi'-:~'a", ."d ~ .... ",,,,,.,,·h 01 .11
h~ ."",)<",1"
A ll ~ m ed .h_n .•• i. i• ..,mewl, •• "0". n lInd of eth~ri.1
I",·dl",·, •. T h"n ollnly .h. lor." """ n ing ', tI, •• Iol'inll hilil. I h • • dmi'."'e
J"~~. ~ilh 11,."
",.ny I.ictttt~'~"" [.I"n,lo. "~I', .....11 I'ro n' ''n .ori.... lb.
"".".1'.,...... b"",k •. c~k •• a, ..1 .i,·e••. H,~ co"tio,,, ,Lee r com'n, dowo to
.1 rot, k .• ",1 h .. ~ 0".1 .he~ ,h. u,ok~ ~"rh ,,;" ~ p I ron, ,h. Un'I,·6 ••• '''K ~~ ~ I'
...... ". <It ~n' ... "~'nl bu",,..
II ... ,be n~.i<e. from "me im memori.L
."jo.,·... 1 ,h .. . "mmer br"".~o and wlth""",1 H••• ' n ,ee'. N>l... li e . . .r.o i.
i •• "i.L 'he ,,,,I ""'" hel,1 'heir t ... l~h ..'ion •. their "It"".1 UN·.. d fu ..... nd
.h ..i, .... r,l.nce.; he~ ,.. •• p ..... 'i,·.. ~ .1,....1.1 "~di'i"".1 rile '0 _"petie th.
(; .... ,,' "'I'lri' _t he k illin g " nd b"",i"l of tbe .no ..· whi'e ,to/{. An d pcrh ....
"" ;hl, ,....y " pot, ,..h, ch .... ""y ,· ~ II mon , .. ".",,,1 ,'o""d. ,I,. mound
b, ';I,I~,·. behl 'heir . .. "";0". Ihou 'an,l o <It )"~." ~gl). It.r~ .• li,tI . mo .... thoo •
flf.)' ,'e,,,-. '/(o. <he I", Ii"". i" tllci. I,o.&rlKtrou. m$jc_" ~ i,.lll ."'a)". t ·i . i liu, io n
i. h ...., " "w ~"d the ",,·,.., •• illl millio". arc ",.rd,i,,!; .. ~ •• '0 the l' aciHe
. 1"1'"
11 0'" ~b.nlt-<l. i. alt . ""... "' y
~i.i' ,,, the ..
ot ,hi. 1>0, ,,1<1 01
..-itol wood .",[ wate< "'''''',,'y. 0 lIule ,110«, Ih oo flf'y.f"".
all'0. :';1.Ul,.
"n~ I'to.'pero". hon,e. 00" ar. "'en 00 ~'erl '1".rl~r ....,1""" .... hile ,ill.,-",
~,,,I , .• " ... h",. 'p." n; "P'" if b,. m.gi,·_ I ~ i. a p.irileC" to hue li .ed aud
10 behol.1 ... hot <>,It n~ . hue _no
Il I. di nk"1I 10 ..,pa.ote . ,,01 .0 di .. inll'",.h ,Ioe ~ha~' . . .nd ind"..,,,,
.h~' ,,, . . be "l><"ra';"11 i" the L' ..... I"'IHo:: to,..,e. of Itu", .. o ,odoty. hu. the
)';"0<", of lloe "' 0.1,1 h.. nO I,,"n~ ot a ,vea l drili ..,;" " wh ere .he r.
I, •• "M ~"" i,,' ell@c\ .... 1 d ~ ' e I O l' m .n', ond in .. l1 n., i"". ot .10 ••• "h .. Idob
.. ,.,-. tom ••",J go ",. ,,' h .. I> .100 il>'oll "'1 h •• f.il ed, .he ,by of (l,e;. doom
h . ,'u ",,,, o,,e.d. Th e fat. ot lit. Am •• Ic. n ["di ." a"d hi.ln!~rt", ... e .. ,th
'ho ~'bit. " ,an arc . od re",i"iK"'''~'''' ul .I,~ V.uotd
Jlo ..... fu[ ...ee ... bo
0",,"" ~",",,,1I,,,, And inbabi'od thl. wbol .. coDli"on l from ""'." t" """'D,
fr"", ... a ", MA, T hey bo'e .'uy ... h ..... hoo.n m.de to 1"-. .....,. 10. lb .
"n ....d n.. ,..,11 ot III .. whi Ie .l'!""1'1~_ \\ h.e no,.. ... , 10" . .. i..... n... . . ..." ..,
'b~ y""lh~
'flu,,' h"'e 1",."h...J and.N <"<In ... mN!. The ... i"dl of hueD
ton n o~ •• inll'l. '""tio ll ,..hkb Ih. ,~ ,,,~.ic .... oo.ij(in,,,ca,, ""w I',..", .. nenll,
"~II I~.;r ....It; ' h~ .. I"",,l i • • /U.... r!l; 'he)" h.,. 1' ..... 01 ,b. /_141 .,,..,am ; ,t
n" ~r .hall I", "'1' ......<1 h.' 'h~ ," . " . , .. ~.
'I he,. know .nd r..,1 Ih .. Ih, .. i.
t",· ,10,·,,, .1 ill ""~ .~",o, .. 1 fo.1 he •. "0' d i •• ont no. "n""'''. [ t II to Ih. g."",,,1
.",1 fl ",,1 b,,, . i,,S" ll'ro" ",[ of ,hi ••• , ... ,_li,. J u<l ;0"" 10"1>1' J I""" i UII' II"(lund •.
1 ... ill ""w·rote .. yo " fo, • fow minn,e. lo~g.r, I~ ,h. h~"'eo ot •••• r,,[ of
Iho.e ... hn ~.~ .... '.he H.u ..-hi l. inho bilaot. Iht •• ttl.d wi'hln a . Ioor ~ di ••
,,,"~c tit ,hi, I,ul,h,. . nd ~,Jn,l .... d ..... n in g I' I.~".
I "ill bn.HJ oorro"
""yo .. 1 nole. hum the hi.lo.i." "f lIollin. )lr. Xiehol .. A. P.Ir' ••[a_
Ib.1 in .10. op.ing. 1833, J"..,pb n.,. 1 and hi. oon W illi .", "'... ,1'0 II..." 10
H p l",. ' h e to.nohip fo. m ill pri,iI.,... Abo, for ,b, .. m. purr_, 0 .. 0 ..
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P IO!<l':1i:1\ !:iOC I JO;TY
OF 1'.1 ,OII IO/<.N .
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Greco n .,,,1 ,' '''''ph B.... I camped o yer nigH on th" bank o f th" lIke he.." but
th~ II •• , 1o, ho" ... "U built by M •. I,oph.m .n d L"vi ' I·hon,pa<>o. wbo we..th~ finot .".hleol..
Shor,l,. .fte......... O.. id S •...,•• .:..... ,,,. Ald.ich . .Jo... ph
He.1 an,1 I'orte •. hi. oon . • "d )IMlhe" Hennel. Wa.n •• ,\,yd .... orth . . . ith
.ome othe ... eMme. 1t,..1U •• i,1 ... h.... .lImn Slo .. n bnilt hi. 101. ho".e ne:"
tI,;. rom~tic I"ro y" in the ye .. 18:.14. the •• were b"t nine men In to"n and
~II Dtt~n,lc,1 the .. i.inl!.
In thi. relation I ",ill •• y .. fe w "'ONI " bont our
utee",,,,. friN"" o n e of the Ilrlt '''lIler. of Hollin. JO~CI'h IIc~l. who m m .. "y
of th" rcoid",,]. ho ... to .'I ~ y will .eme m be. wi th {(.s te n l .eeollect ,oM, for
we "II kne ... him ftO .. trne citi.en. It
hi. chie f "".10 to ha "e the to .. n_
.hip .ettled ... ilh f .. milie. of ,e n ui"" ind"otry. allo to hue the water
p.iYil"gel On the noted
creek """upied ... ith good ",mI. an d he under_
dOQ<! tl,,, pl." of I.yi ng o,,, and uec"ng tlrem: he Iided I.rgely .-ith hi.
me.n. '" bu,lding mill. on thl. to..-.,. H,. home ,.nrlng the laUer ..... of
hi.diligen' .nd ... emplary life .... with hi • • <>n. Porter ond Willian .. I
"'m~"'''''. OOMle Ihirty ,e....
aLlendi"g a diDner party .t W ill . Be.I·..
",.iden~" , n hon". 01 hi. fllh.r"o blrth ,. "y.
We look I""k '0 110.1 d"y wi,h
admir.tion and cbeerfulne... J ...... h Heal di ...1 in Rolli", .I."u ••y ~~. 1877,
.. ged ninety.nine yca ro. :\ InOn"",e"I ~ 1 coin",,, [,,,. K''''u do "" ,, 10 .he .ilon~
tomb. W. ha"" .eRoon IO"1e{ 10 ~he'i.h th~ "' ~ ",o'·y of h" wi.d o", an d o"lid
<i.tnel. '" good man. ric h in fa ith ",,,I in g " ,,,1 .,. ",·k •. a g.n"i " . p ion.e. "f
fe.Hle I"ndl of the to .. ".h'l' ut ]t"lliu .
l'e. III I. m" 10 '''y o,,~ ",or,1 mO.e <>I th .. urly ..,trl" .. of Romn .
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N.th"" T ,,~ n. ,_he oecon,1 I,hyoidan of Ihe to"",,.hi]>, ..... bo." ,J u ly I:;. 1~9~.
, .. IIN~.hjr •• ) I uo. Wh .. » .,.ou~g "'a" he .""Ii.d '''edi ei,,~. th" ... mo~.d
", ( ' "".,1 •. «>n""""".,,1 p •
a"d .... ,. ."""".. ful I,hy.iei.".
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a"d 1837 tho doctor ..,," 1••,0Irinl • ..,..",1 in b,·or of the p •• rio .... kllion in
('.""d.; .hen enrne the do ... "f.11.
A n,,",loo. of infh'ellU.1 me» ......
•• ..,.I"d on cha rg" of t ....." " .",] by Ih. '''p.e'''o I..... ot .he Hriti . 1I fH>OMloio" •• .., n •• n<"ed to W hanged. N.tll"" To,..,,·o nA"'~ .. a. "" the d .. oth roll.
h ut" fo .. d"y. "-to.... ,h& ti ",••• 1 for the uC'e"tio .. , . h.! ~, .... \I.nt And I"en"ino "''''" '' ''. Q ""e" \·icto.ia .• ~,,' M 1'~ rdoll. O lle "I .. h~ N,,,,jitinn."·u th.~
.11 o f Ihe o,,,IQ'" .h""I,1 1.. ,·. (·~n.,I" . ,,,1 n~\·~r r~~'''". In .\I al· . 18'.I9.o u.
(" "'"(t~ fde"d oo"lFht I ~"d on I he .hMe "r Ro" nd I.... ke ."d er .. cted Ah"" ••.
"'h .... I,,, lived "",,I hi. 'fHlll. Odoh"r ~8. 18~ ~ , KII'",I .i~ty·t ... o yea ••. li e
...·u n,,,,,;.,1 to ~ I i .. 1r~ n ~ '1'0",10,,,". ~ I •• ch. 2J. lijl:J. She ...... known to
n,any "I ". h~ ... ,o.da,. .. a ~irtuonl, dntif,,1 ... ire Rnd ",o: h.r.
lIe r I<in d ly
m;"iltr.tio.,. and "lra.itabt, do.,atio". were ... idel,. know" , n 'hil be."tihl
re,ion. llhe q"ietly .• ilh a ...."ned ... ill. ... ent do .. " to Ihe lomb July. 18:<9.
D r. '1'0"'0. IU a .. h,.~ieian, ...... killiul. prompt.... tf-<lo"'-iog . • nd alw.,..
re.d.r at eoll, dlY 0. night. i " cold 0. hut. He ..... 0"1"'1 tor h i. unhou nd"d
h""paality: tire lat~h otr;"I1' .... e<e... anging "nl.t hi. doo..
H e ue n,·
p liHod rio" Jl[ re .. t 1....,.,1'1 01 reli,ion. oon"ficeo,,, lo ..... rd hi. f.lIo .. men.
Now let me ' '''y. in co"ch .. io". the." .. io .. ""r. were OIlemlngly well q".Iified lor Ih~ new co " ,,'ey . • ,,,1 it " .ingle r" "lt wa. fo""" with either d"'ing
life, .hc.~ i. " mant le or cb .. it~ . .... ith II. wh o """" ••. broad .. tho I ky, and
" hit" "" tiro ono ... to ~o~e •• 11 '" the d ~ . k cMd .h." .. of ohll.ioD .
I will no ... O.. te .. lew f-e ..... rel.tcd to m e hy m en with .. hom .. ~ "'. r~
"-ell o.cqu.inted more th." IIfly y,a" "10. I » . he "'n'mer af 18~6 0. po..ty of
ro". meo, .... ident. "I Tecu m Hh. who I,ad _D to C.ry Mi..i"", I"di""., on
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hJ' t h e lod;,,,, Ir"il. on t h eir retn,n c smpcd in t h e grove h e re.
Iwo l .keo,over night, ' I' hu. we ~au .afely oa r they werO tho fir.t
",hi le ,elidcnu 01 tbe co unty who lodged o,'e, night in th e fore ot home by
the wate .. 01 thi. Ink" , 'I'h oir "non.,. ,,''' ' 0 H orace Wolcott , I)" C"lol> A.
Orm,hy, Oe", J, W. lI ro ,,"n an<\ ~Ill .grove
The last named built u,~
firal hOIl,,, iu '"",,,,,w,,e ",,,,,, Iy, an d w ". Ih h.t r ..ident. Th ey ,He .. II g(>ne
to the bnd fro", whe "~ ~ tl,c'" i , UO " Clol" ,,TI'~l1 o'-el' the I,,!.;e. on the
bo" ",b,~' li n~, Ch "de. H " V." 7.i8 .. ought -.vh"t he con .id e 'ed eigh ty Rere. of
l"nd. hut whi c h prove d . o","th ing o"u .e,'enly ftcre.of ..... tcc,
Th ore,i .. tho
vicinity of the ."fe _hipping p o r t , h e bnilt a log 10,"'"0, With hi. geni a l "'"y
all lloi"g' w~ro commod io,,. nnd convenient fo, tr ~ ,'.le .. ,
[w,tt not o m, t
... y in g .. few ",ord ... bo,,~ our "io .. tel' fri e nd, hefore hi. r".i,l",,~e hcr~ a~ ~h ~
I .. ke,
H e "''''' .. "Glnnteer ill the Invincible Hcigarle ",hi~h m"r"h~<I fM'"
Ihi. co ~n ty to (h~ far \ \ 'ut , 8<, J,-,"~I'lo ';"cr , ",,,d beyond, in the yeAr 18.12,
... "l'~r t "f I he greRt army of t.1o~ H I ,, ~k H~,,'k cAmpaign,i" which th~ w riter
"'U ftn o /ti cer ,
[ remcmber very well ... iug hi", .... "ding in tho dauntlc ..
ran ka or
" 'Mrio," on th at memorable m i,1 n igb" battle w h leh wa. lought
0" "he hi"ori" p l"i" o o f Cold ... a tor tifty .ono ye" ... RgO b .. M"y _ Th.,,, were
then enc. "'ped in Ihe ~n.irou. or the lonnie nel~ oYer H>e hundred m en wilh
Ihirty team", 10ad.,1 " 'ith l,"ovi.io"., ;''''"\\\ll ition Rud m"oketo, to rl,i~~
lo..ck tho ho"til~ chi~f, B h.c k lIaw., "-ilh hi. n"","''-'U' I.o .. "d. of I "di"" fight_
e n,
AI_o. in tlo~ yp"r 18a,;, Io ~ w"-' , n t h e rRnk Rnd tile of . oldier3 in the
great Tol~do "'Ar, In both of the.e cA"'pai g n . he
nol od for hi . every_
d~y cheerfnl"oM and bl'a"ery,
)1" )I"\·,, n.,o hnd Ihe honor o{ n'''"ing the
to w" .hiF' of \\-oo,l.too k; "''''''' e ~l' (nin in m,,,.balling .01,li~," into li,,~ in the
war of tlte 1io"th~rJl IIcbelliou,
H ~ ,lie,l At hi. I'l u,~nL ,,,,d eh" .. i"lwd h"me
at Adria" , KoY"",!)er, tS:l, ~l!'e<1 ... ,'enty .on e ) ·P.,",
TIo~r~ w ... Jo,e['h 1I' "lw",-tlo, well know" t" R,e ". a trappe", huuter And
In d ian trA<lel', on the Io~nko of tho lAke, who """Id "'0" "urel), tell in the
uri)' morning. I.oy .ig". iu tho hori • .,n an ,1 direclion 01 the ",ind, if it would
1><> .. good <lAy for fi_Ioing , H ere one coM , dreary night in Dece mber. hi.
",,,tehle •• I" di,." [,ony
~ilbl loy "'01> • • ,
It .. tl,,,, tool< the OI"l'ch from
the bold hUllter to b",·~ hi. only lea '" e ~ len up , lIut what ...... Ide Qf the
po"~' mut ho took 10 hi ~ .h."ty,
TIo~" h .~t I,i. I"'nr tr"p nn th~ ground
wh~ .. e the pony WA • • I~;n ~ " ,I ~aitc,l fo,,' h ook.
bent .aphns> ~'-e fecI
frol" the gl'onnd _ Th on one morning, "fter A wold Itor m, there w~. one
wolf in
trap " n~ two hung by I> .. i ted hook>, _0 yon .co tl.oere w"'~up.'i .
,,!>cc,l "'''PI''''. on the wild .h or~ of the "lak e of Hi! ' F,idu ,. mRUY ),ear •
.. go, lh , \\' "lwO,II, loa. gOM to llo"t cuun"'l' h'om " 'hich lh~,e i. no '~lU '"
\\' ~ ,Iv <o ut "i .h tv o",i' in tht·.~ h~,t! not" . UU' well -re"'enlb.... ~(1 f,ie"d,
'rhom~" llo-o"'n "'ell, w"o Ii"ed ll~"" the I"kc,
II i. brother -"~lijah ,~u the
th.t , · e"i,I~", ,,, illi.ter of th i s <'oHnty, at Flai . in \ ' otl ey , tif<~'_t"'e ~'~n". ngo,
ThomA. w~' " m~dkal c,<nmillel'. ~ philoiO»her "nd trader wi~h the
IndiA"'_ 0 ". eo "l win,e,', "~,,,'Iy tifty yea,', age . he I.oought of the ["dian.,
ill t,he ,nontl, of J~nu,, " y, twellly dee,'. which h .. d I.oeen killed, HI • .,,, >..riety
of f","_ On the first o f Febc"",y, A ~ol(l, "HN'1' ""o,,\i,,I:', 'WO )Il d,,,n
po"i ... might h,..-~ bee" 'H " hR""e"ed to a "iu"'per" m Ade of bi c kory ' Ap '
li ng', lo.ded " 'ith "eni""n and a Hlu .. ble<&'1;:o of fu,.., {ollowillg the ",,,d.ed
'ccco 10 I.ake ~:rio , R"d cro •• i"g On tho ico , 'I'Ioi. ten", ,.n d lo ..d. g ,dded
",nd Oared for by onr hie,,,1 "n d relati"e, Tho",,,, B rownell. Were bound tor
be ~ woen ~he
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whi~h we ...... ...,hed it> "'.ty.bo,,, the
of .\I .. ~h. Wit!. hi. j'u""",
["",j !>a<·k..d lOp ,,, II ...
market 1'1..".. , n~Ar Fane,,,) 11.11, ',),ell, for th.
time in ,Iou hi .lo" of )[".... 0),",."" freoh .'~ "i."" '''""' ""K" hr"".!:h!
from the foreo," of Michig,," to the gr.nrl old I"'" of lIolton Itay. [, .....
.. ,,"ondor how ,hi. load "' .. eOo," ..... <I 0" "'I,IIIIlC" ... ilh .u"h • ,U", ,"urly
... ho"."nd ""I e •. and yet re"t,,'nM in good or.:J~.. T h. n'an .... oumin."
I<> .""'''ain if h .........01 ... ",[ or to..["""e<l 10 the :S"lem wit" he. of olden
Th • •·~ n i.on .,,,[ to ... "'"....... 1.1 at ,<X><l pri......
)1r. O"""'n ell
...,." .LlN hO"'(1 .. ill, .. h"o' " 'heel",1 carey_all, .1"" ."OD ... ilI ,,,', ..... ht. .. ",an
()! g'." " .......... no. II ....... ,
11 0 died at {;I~·,I., (:1"".1 <:",,,,,~, "'''''~'' in
~h" Y"Ht 187~, _11:",1 .~vc"tJ· .'-e" .. ,
Th~". my .I"", frion,l •. we 10"'-0 a 10"11 ea •• IQg"~ "r "".. , excell.",. anlio.
bl" an.l du,ir .. l ," ome". be.ide. ' h m""y " ...,nll' an,l in'.I1 ...·'".1 mon, ... ho
.. ero ~.idcnto of .he lore.... ha. wen, hen,
yu,...go. W •• hall. how_
e_" •• d ~fM d...., .. h,ng any ".n .... of .he .e•• r.n. "f th. ",,"nt.' " ... il ."o.her
o"po""ni'), bring •• h. ch~rf"l. he~I'h!
o~thu for o.odally ,ond
t"n ~.
'I"h~" ... " hop" • hi.IM;~" "t ,hi. " .i<rhborhood ... ill ....·o"nt ..,m e of
Ihe "ogie OQC,"'r~""~' "~Kr ,hi. ,,,Imlr ..d
hiljlotic I"k •• with th~ 1;"""li_
,,,1 . ,,'\ 'he ,...""in,o".ol po,'!,.,,1 h'gethor ,
W ~.Io well 10 Ci l,,!,r .. ,e Ihi. d.y.
It .. right for .10. farm ... will. .hei.
r.mili ... '0 h.," • ..,.,i.l ,.thering. for 'Ley ... . ~e Lll' 'h" wulth a"d iMem..... ceof the world. We "-ill .... p" ... "".Ior tho 'I" ..h ••• "k .. of ""r f.lh e ..
the fo..., •• n,~It~ .... y a"d Ie' 1" ,h~ oun.h i .. e I" .he p"'ehe. M ""hu' aud
po.at.,., •. the "", .... of .h~ floil. hI" .im .... i,h joyo", hu ... a •• he ,,,1,1.,,
,roi" of .he fir •• c"" 1' ,.... boal~" out. th~ tin hkcr. bofore \h~ g...,at Ii ...·
l'loe~ olood r~".ly to to"" ",,' flr... ct ... loo"~' of hrCK'1.
:-'0' ".tly .Ii,1 th ....
mo.lo er. I",,, .. 10 .... ,.. I... ",.ke.ll;OOI1 br"~d ."d butter: tl,~y ..-,.,,1<1 ue"
• he 'pi"ning .. h ... l, oi"g .. i,h ";""0'" ch .... fulnu.. When"~ .,..... "f "ur
f.'h~ .... ,,,,.I m".h~ .. we a'.., ,,,I,,ci" 'h~ nobl .. ",en And "On,e .. who fi .. ,
..,ttl",[ 'he >;'.'0. Tho,. "c,.., 'he rank ."d file ill Ih~ gr.nd ",ucb of l>ro"
re .. ,b.t ,a,', to Michigan th" ,r.n~ pooitio" ,h. to-do,. O<'<''' pi~,.
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huod...,,,, of \h" .... "d. of . ~r •• of ~vru. in I.. onterald lulurlo".n .... Ore
.no"ing millio". an,1 mill;"", of bann... to.da~, and Ihoy _co b~nncr. ot
and plen
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hr. to-d oy wi.1o ."""••.r" I f,,'"l"" on all ."IN.
to ""1.10 ..,,,_ ... i. , .h.,,\;;f,,1 ,UrI, th e ending of ."o.he, bo"""f,,1 har<u',
... .-.cog"i •• Ll,~ fad '''a~ tbe ."" 01 llichia:"". prol,...",. h .. "ot yU
adunce<! to mid .... y. Thi, S'.lft i. bountif,,1 '" """ocr! .nd fertility. W..
'''''! ,lorY i .. h • • ne... ork of r.II...,&<II. h.r h"m ... ~, ben~volen. au" ch ..it·
.1.1, ,o .. r.".;on., be. oehool., he. ~ollel!:"" .n.l h~r U"iy ..... I.y. Th ' .... ,
hup" of h~r fn.n ... In .11 Ihatl"". to ",oh "I''' gond record.,f a" .,h.,,~. d
ci.ili .. uon, ;. the edLl~.t .. d.n ."light~uc~1 "' ..... ,.. ho h ••• doyelopod tiL"
r"O,,,,,,, . of 'he S •• to. Uur ""mn'on .ehool .)· ... n'. whIch ..... e ... bli,h . d
b, ,h. prorioiOIl.of '['0 Co"";,,,'io", i. on. of tho b... and ri~hc" ,if to ....
conferred "pon .h" peorle of .\ lichi gan. Tb •• omin"IL', •• 1.... 0.1 .Dd .d~",,,t.d j"djfe, !I eaki"h G. W.U., "YI: •. "by th.t .y.lem ... coo"D .."d
tlt ...."gh ',m., ..... orer .10. p,,"al. "r ..11 the oebool.b"".eo of Mie bi,." l.~
it be m.rked ILL lett... ouer to be etr.ced: Ow. C9mmf>N .ch ..1 ~y.t".. i. If>
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It i. the ",ain ..., "f good
go ..... ''''' .. ,,~. 00"" .nd "d"c.\~d cit"~,,. a N! to.day ."d y.... . 0 OOm. tho
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