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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DETROIT.FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1854

1855WRCAM49818Detroit 1855. 63pp. plus a folding frontispiece plan. Original printed wrappers. Front joint partially split. Dampstaining throughout minor foxing. Good. The third of sixty-four annual reports together with the reports of the superintendent engineer and secretary for the year of 1854. Includes many charts indicating distribution of water location and type of laid pipes placement of fire plugs street reservoirs inventory of tools and supplies comparative water purity and more. The folding plan shows the network of iron pipes comprising the Detroit Water Works. Rare with only two copies accounted for in Floyd Streeter's work on Michigan both in full runs of the reports in Michigan libraries. Not in OCLC. STREETER MICHIGAN 1032. SABIN 19792. unknown books

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DECISIONS IN THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT ON THE RAILROAD AID QUESTION. BONDS ISSUED BEFORE THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE DECLARED VALID. OPINIONS OF JUDGES EMMONS LONGYEAR AND WITHEY

187515868Lansing 1875. Caption title as issued. Printed in double columns. Stitched loose. 15pp scattered light wear. Good. On the constitutionality of railroad bonds issued by municipalities and whether federal courts in a State are bound to follow the law as interpreted by its State courts. Not in OCLC. unknown books

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EIGHT PER CENT FIRST MORTGAGE DEED OF GRAND RAPIDS NEWAYGO AND LAKE SHORE RAILROAD CO. UNION TRUST COMPANY TRUSTEE

187233963Boston: Avery 1872. First Edition. 12pp. Original printed wrappers Avery unknown books

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HARBOR AT ST. JOSEPH AND BENTON HARBOR MICH. LETTER FROM THE ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR.

1898726455th Cong. 2d Sess.: HD307. 1898. 4pp disbound a bit roughly folding sketch of the harbor. Very Good. HD307. unknown books

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HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SKETCHES OF MICHIGAN. COMPRISING A SERIES OF DISCOURSES DELIVERED BEFORE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MICHIGAN AND OTHER INTERESTING PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE TERRITORY

1834WRCAM53118Detroit: Stephen Wells and George L. Whitney 1834. 215pp. Contemporary brown cloth printed paper label. Extremities worn hinges tender. Contemporary notations to front flyleaf. Early library stamps on titlepage and several text leaves; bookplate on rear pastedown. Minor scattered foxing. Good. A rare collection of historical sketches relating to the early settlement of Michigan. This work prints the text of the four annual discourses delivered before the Historical Society of Michigan i.e. those by Lewis Cass Henry Whiting John Biddle and Henry Schoolcraft. Cass' remarks consist of general observations on the early condition of North American Indians in the region the French expedition to the sources of the Mississippi Pontiac's attack at Detroit Indian hostilities events during the Revolution etc. Schoolcraft's discourse consists of an account of the Iroquois Algonquin Chippewa Ottawa Foxes etc. with some discussion of their relations with the French. Also includes extracts from a lecture given before the Detroit Lyceum by Schoolcraft upon the natural history of Michigan. Whiting and Biddle add further material relating to Indian hostilities the War of 1812 the early political division of Michigan mining public lands disposal etc. A trove of early Michigan history. "Now very scarce" - Sabin. SABIN 32062. HOWES M582 "aa." MICHIGAN IMPRINTS 203. GREENLY MICHIGAN 64. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 25738. Stephen Wells and George L. Whitney hardcover books

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Historical Souvenir Ypsilanti Mich

1905556Ypsilanti: Ypsilanti Hive No. 621 L.O.T.M.M. 1905. About good. 34pp. plus folding map 10 x 8.5 inches. Original grey pictorial wrappers printed in three colors stapled. Spine and corners chipped. Minor soiling. Map detached. Pictorial souvenir of Ypsilanti Michigan documenting the growth and progress of the past hundred years. Includes images of the high school normal college churches civic institutions and leading citizens. Relatively scarce with five copies in OCLC all but one of them in Michigan. Ypsilanti Hive, No. 621, L.O.T.M.M. unknown books

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. 1861. PRINTED BY VIRTUE OF AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE UNDER THE DIRECTION AND SUPERVISION OF EDWARD W. BARBER CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

186115614Lansing 1861. 864pp covers gone backstrip worn. Text clean and Very Good but for occasional margin spotting and scattered foxing. The Session began on January 2 and ended February 22 Roads turnpikes railroads bonds corporations juvenile offenders and other aspects of the judicial system take up most of the Session. Michigan was not exactly in a state of readiness for the imminent War: of a total of 110600 able bodied men in the militia 1241 "are armed and equipped ready for active service." Resolutions express a firm determination to preserve the Union. FIRST EDITION. unknown books

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LAWS OF THE TERRITORY OF MICHIGAN COMPRISING.

1827WRCAM49302Detroit: Sheldon & Reed 1827. 709pp. 20th-century cloth gilt leather labels. Library ink stamp on titlepage contemporary ownership inscriptions. Light foxing and soiling to text some light wear. Very good. Early laws for Michigan Territory including a reprinting of the ordinance creating Northwest Territory. Michigan Territory established in 1805 included the present states of Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa as well as part of the Dakotas. Michigan gained statehood in 1837 at which point the remaining land area fell under the title of Wisconsin Territory. Scarce and early for the region. SHOEMAKER 29748. AII MICHIGAN 123. Sheldon & Reed hardcover books

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT TRANSMITTING A REPORT FROM THE GOVERNOR AND PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE TERRITORY OF MICHIGAN RELATIVE TO THE STATE OF THAT TERRITORY

1805WRCAM38811Washington: A. & G. Way 1805. 16pp. Dbd. Near fine. The appeal of Michigan Territory governor William Hull and territorial judge August Woodward to Congress requesting action from them on the deplorable conditions of the proposed capital in Detroit and the status of several peoples found to be inhabiting the territory. The official government of Michigan was set to begin on June 30 1805 but when the Governor arrived he found Detroit nearly entirely destroyed by fire and numerous people both squatting on the ruins and dispersed throughout the nearby area including into the British territory. Hull and Woodward claim that the various treaties signed with the British do not clarify who has proper claim to the land and they add that the continuance of an indulgence for the Wiandot Indians to stay in Maguaga and Brown's town remains in question. They tentatively propose that Congress might make citizens of the Wiandot to settle the matter permanently. An excellent and concise history of the situation in Michigan at the time. Quite rare with OCLC and Shaw & Shoemaker together locating only five copies. STREETER MICHIGAN 6681. SABIN 48755. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 9574. OCLC 21062292. A. & G. Way unknown books

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MICHIGAN AND ITS RESOURCES.

1881WRCAM9337Lansing 1881. 144pp. Frontis. Folding map. Illus. Original printed wrappers. Wraps chipped and stained front detached. Aside from an occasional fox mark internally very good. Lengthy promotional for the state with material on agriculture industry institution economy listing unoccupied lands etc. The detailed map was executed by Henry Stebbins of Chicago. paperback books

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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN 1796 ON THE ADMISSION OF TENNESSEE AS A STATE INTO THE UNION UPON A FOOTING WITH THE ORIGINAL STATES A CASE IN POINT SO FAR AS REGARDS OUR PRESENT POSITION IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

1835WRCAM46448Detroit: Sheldon M'Knight Printer to the State 1835. 151pp. Dbd. Titlepage lightly foxed else near fine. An important Michigan constitutional pamphlet. Michigan had a long and difficult road to statehood primarily due to a long- standing dispute over the boundary with Ohio. Negotiations to bring Michigan into the Union finally came to a head in 1835 and this collection of documents describing the admission of Tennessee in 1796 was made up to bolster the case of the Michigan men. Tennessee was created from territory under the administration of the United States as was Michigan. STREETER MICHIGAN 6634. SABIN 65812. COHEN 10855. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 35152. AII MICHIGAN 285. McMURTRIE EARLY PRINTING IN MICHIGAN 241. Sheldon M'Knight, Printer to the State unknown books

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.OF DECEMBER 23 1805 TRANSMITTING A REPORT FROM THE GOVERNOR AND PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE TERRITORY OF MICHIGAN RELATIVE TO THE STATE OF THE TERRITORY

1806WRCAM34534Washington: A. & G. Way 1806. 56pp. Dbd. Bright and fresh. Very good. The report of the House committee charged with responding to a request for federal action by Gov. William Hull and territorial judge August Woodward on the question of land disputes and the post-conflagration status of Detroit. Woodward was the compiler of the early laws of Michigan known as "The Woodward Code" and he was the main architect of the Detroit city plan. Included is a chronological table of settlements in the territory of Michigan beginning in 1763. "The report contains three letters from Judge Woodward to the Secretary of the Treasury written in January and March 1805 which analyze and classify the land titles of the territory. This is a fundamental piece for Michigan and Detroit" - Streeter. Scarce with Shaw & Shoemaker and OCLC locating a total of seven copies. The Streeter copy sold for $200 to Goodspeed's for the Clements Library. STREETER SALE 1386. STREETER MICHIGAN 6658. SABIN 48780. GREENLY MICHIGAN p.419. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 11717. OCLC 24866207 39695379. A. & G. Way unknown books

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REPORT OF THE GREAT RAILROAD CONSPIRACY CASE. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN VERSUS ABEL FITCH AND OTHERS COMMONLY CALLED THE RAIL ROAD CONSPIRATORS: TRIED BEFORE HIS HONOR WARNER WING.

1851WRCAM5082Detroit 1851. 1752834008pp. Old calf rebacked. Internally very good. The situation in Michigan in the mid-1840's foreshadowed a struggle which became more prominent - and more inequitable - after the Civil War. The Michigan Central Railroad opened the fertile area up for agricultural development by providing transportation but it also put the farmers at the mercy of the line as far as freight rates. In an era before any regulatory control the line played favorites to friends and squeezed the small farmers. The latter responded with sabotage and it was the agrarian vs. technology. An early and important case suggesting much of what was to come on the American landscape. unknown books

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THE NEW JUSTICES' ACT: BEING AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER NINETY-THREE OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX ENTITLED "OF COURTS HELD BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE." APPROVED FEBRUARY 13 1855

185531095Detroit: S.D. Elwood & Co. Lansing: Geo. W. Peck Printer 1855. Original printed and illustrated wrappers dusted rear blank wrapper chipped with wrapper title as issued. 52pp. Except as noted Very Good. The rare printing of the Code governing proceedings before Justices of the Peace. OCLC 85212369 1- U MI Law as of April 2014. Not in Cohen Babbitt Sabin or Harv. Law Cat. S.D. Elwood & Co. Lansing: Geo. W. Peck, Printer unknown books

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Michigan Central Railroad / Baldwin Locomotive Works. Baldwin & Whitney. Baldwin Matthias 1791 1866; Whitney Asa 1794 18ABAA

EARLY CENTRAL RAIL ROAD Of MICHIGAN ALs From BALDWIN & WHITNEY To T. W. WELLS PRESIDENT Of The BOARD Of INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. Philadelphia. October 13 1842

184228532Philadelphia 1842. White wove paper. Fold lines; slight loss to second leaf where separated from wax seal not affecting text; minor ink smudge to first page; light soiling to last page. VG overall. Bifolium folded to make a self-composed envelope. 3 full pages of text; wax seal address with Philadelphia postmark and short notation in a different hand to verso of second leaf. 9-7/8" x 7-5/8" Revealing early correspondence from the then still-young company of Baldwin & Whitney to T. W. Wells President of the Board of Internal Improvements for the Michigan Central Rail Road alluding to an ongoing payment dispute for two engines. Baldwin & Whitney an early incarnation of what would later be known as the Baldwin Locomotive Works was struggling to recover from the financial hardships of the Panic of 1837 as well as to expand to meet rapidly increasing demand; the Central Railroad too was in the midst of ongoing financial woes and transfers of ownership. The dispute seems to have been a somewhat protracted one as the letter references several prior correspondences with Mr. Wells dating back to June 14th. Although initially quite firm and apparently seeking to address specific imputations from Mr. Wells -- "we would beg leave to state that we do not pretend that there is any difficulty in arriving at a conclusion as to when the two engines alluded to should be paid for" -- the tone soon turns concilliatory admitting that there may have been some lack of clarity regarding the terms of payment thus allowing for alternate interpretations of the contract. Nevertheless the payment was obviously needed: "Our want of money is such however that we have authorized Mr. Briscoe to settle the whole account on such terms as we trust will be satisfactory to you and which under our present circumstances would be preferable to us --." One Jarvis S. Wyckoff of New York is referenced as an involved party although it is not entirely clear in what respect as well as items under the charge of Mr. Briscoe "which we trust will arrive safely and in time to answer the purpose for which they were intended." A bill for $541.50 worth of parts follows the salutation and includes "2 brauk brake Axles Larger Size 3rd claps $175 - $350 2 pair brick wheels - - - - 190 Cartage to Wharf - 1.50." In 1842 both of Matthias Baldwin's partners George Hufty and George Vail withdrew from the partnership. Asa Whitney joined soon after and the business became Baldwin & Whitney though this partnership too would be quite brief; Whitney would later become one of the biggest proponents of the Transcontinental Railroad. Although highly renowned and with no shortage of orders the company continued to struggle with finances for several years. By 1845 the company would simply be M. W. Baldwin and was so inundated with orders that they were building 20 engines per year and had backorders for at least as many. Historical Society of Pennsylvania Baldwin Locomotive Works Records The Detroit and St. Joseph Railroad was chartered in 1831 began construction in 1836 and had to be bailed out by the State of Michigan in 1837. The company was then renamed the Central Railroad of Michigan but by 1840 it too was nearly out of money. On May 25 1842 Detroit's Democratic Free Press ran an editorial by T. W. Wells "Acting Commissioner Int. Imp." rebutting charges of mismanagment of the Central Railroad and citing its many benefits for the state. The railroad would be transferred to private ownership again in 1846; the line to Chicago rather than St. Joseph was finally completed in 1852. An advertisement in Railway Locomotives and Cars Volume 10 1840 includes a blurb from Benjamin Briscoe Superintendent of Motive Power Central Michigan proclaiming his trust in what were then Baldwin Huft & Vale engines: "We have two engines manufactured by others but we can only place confidence while running in yours and I believe them superior to any manufactured in this country or in Europe." All in all an interesting documentary record of the negotiations and financial struggles that created the United States railroad system and of the early years of what would become Baldwin Locomotive Works. unknown books

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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY TO THE STOCKHOLDERS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST 1891

189229205Detroit: John F. Eby & Co. Book and Job Printers 1892. 21 3 blank pp folding color map. Text printed on glossy paper. Original printed green wrappers tanned chipped at edges institutional rubberstamps rear wrap detached stitched. Institional rubberstamp on title page. Good. John F. Eby & Co., Book and Job Printers unknown books

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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY TO THE STOCKHOLDERS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST 1888

188929203Detroit: John F. Eby & Co. Book and Job Printers 1889. 21 3 blank pp. Original printed orange wrappers institional rubberstamps a few small chips stitched. Bottom outer corner of text lightly chewed. Else Very Good. John F. Eby & Co., Book and Job Printers unknown books

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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY TO THE STOCKHOLDERS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST 1889

189029204Detroit: John F. Eby & Co. Book and Job Printers 1890. 21 3 blank pp. Original printed grey wrappers tanned a few small chips rear wrap detached stitched. Bottom outer corner of text lightly chewed. Good to Very Good John F. Eby & Co., Book and Job Printers unknown books

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REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY TO THE STOCKHOLDERS: TOGETHER WITH THE REPORTS OF THE TREASURER SUPERINTENDENT AUDITOR AND TRUSTEES OF SINKING FUNDS. JUNE 1873

187329197Boston: Wright & Potter State Printers 1873. 65 3 blank pp. Original printed blue wrappers institutional rubberstamp on front wrap stitched. Occasional dampstaining in margins of text lightly age toned. Very Good. Wright & Potter, State Printers unknown books

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REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY TO THE STOCKHOLDERS: TOGETHER WITH THE REPORTS OF THE TREASURER SUPERINTENDENT AUDITOR AND TRUSTEES OF SINKING FUNDS. JUNE 1872

187229196Boston: Wright & Potter Printers 1872. 59 1 blank pp. Original printed purple wrappers chipped large dampstain institutional rubberstamp on front wrap stitched. Light dampstaining of first two leaves of text. Good to Good. Wright & Potter, Printers unknown books

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REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. TO THE STOCKHOLDERS: TOGETHER WITH THE REPORTS OF THE TREASURER SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEES OF SINKING FUND. JUNE 1877

187729198Detroit: Daily Post Book and Job Printing Establishment 1877. 1-title 1 blank 1 1 blank 24pp. Original printed tan wrappers minor dustsoiling and wear stitched. Text quite clean. Very Good. Daily Post Book and Job Printing Establishment unknown books

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REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY TO THE STOCKHOLDERS: TOGETHER WITH THE REPORTS OF THE TREASURER SUPERINTENDENT AUDITOR AND TRUSTEES OF SINKING FUNDS. JUNE 1874

187429222Boston: Wright & Potter State Printers 1874. 61 3 blank pp. Original printed purple wrappers institutional rubberstamp on front wrap stitched. Lightly age toned. Very Good. Wright & Potter, State Printers unknown books

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