Allen Lounsbury, section 4, 160 acres.
Enoch Willis, section 5, 80 acres.
William Farager, section 6, 240 acres.
John Jessop, section 9, 160 acres.
Stephen Pearl, sections 9-10, 60 acres.
Frederick Cranson, section 15, 40 acres.
Jude Carter, personal.
David B. Cranson, section 25, 160 acres.
William Van Sickle, section 31, 160 acres.
John McCollum, section 31, 80 acres.
James Nelson, section 31, 80 acres.
Enos Kenyon, section 25, 80 acres.
Jobes Denison, section 35, 120 acres.
Lawrence Cortright, section 36, 80 acres.
William Swarthout, section 36, 320 acres.
James Gunsally, section 5, 80 acres.
"Deeds for any purchase of lands may be executed to the agents as grantees, but expressed to be to them as joint tenants in common, in order that there may be a survivorship on the death of either. The lands, although conveyed thus absolutely for the sake of convenience, shall be considered as purchased and held in trust for the subscribers who contribute to the funds."
Edward R. Everest, farm lots 4, village lots 12.
William G. Russell, farm lots 2, village lots 5.
Joseph Sever, farm lots 2, village lots 7.
John Ferdon, farm lots 2, village lots 7.
William Cynowirth, farm lots 2, village lots 9.
Benjamin Carpenter, farm lots 3, village lots 13.
Samuel Graves, farm lots 3, village lots 10.
Oliver Bebee, farm lots 2, village lots 5.
Samuel Barker, farm lots 2, village lots 4.
M. R. Croode, farm lots 2, village lots 8.
Jacob Martin, farm lots 1, village lots 4.
John Boardman, farm lots 1, village lots 3.
Electus Boardman, farm lots 1, village lots 5.
Edwin W. Collins, farm lots 1, village lots 1.
Rufus Collier, Jr., farm lots 1, village lots 1.
Van Rensselaer Cook, farm lots 1, village lots 1.
Joseph Atwood, farm lots 1, village lots 1.
W. P. and FH. Stanton, farm lots 1, village lots 1.
George S. Shelmire, farm lots 1, village lots 1.
Henry N. Sever, farm lots 1, village lots 1.
Samuel Brass, farm lots 1, village lots 3.
Simanous Britton, farm lots 1, village lots 3.
Martha Osborne, farm lots 1, village lots 2.
P. A. Ford and E. Bliss, farm lots 1, village lots 2.
Rowley and Britton, farm lots 1, village lots 2.
Eleazer Rowley, farm lots 1, village lots 3.
Calvin Brainard, farm lots 1, village lots 5.
Francis Faxon, farm lots 2, village lots 5.
Sylvester Bliss, farm lots 2, village lots 5.
BRONSON MICH., May 11, 1836.
E. R. Everest; Sir: We arrived in Detroit Friday, 22d of April, making ten days from Rochester; found the roads bad. The Ball horse tried and we had to put him off. We exchanged him for a pony and paid $35. We stayed in Detroit until the Monday following; got what information we could from Messrs. Alcott, Ketchum, Strong and others that we thought advisable to inquire, and started on the Pontiac turnpike leading through the northwest part of the territory. We stopped and explored different sections of the country. We found all the important points taken, excepting one which lies on the Maple river. We spent some four days in that part. We think that the water privileges are good and the land first best. Sever and myself are much pleased with it, although it is timbered land. The timber is beech, maple, hickory, oak, bass, butternut and black-walnut, and as handsome as you ever saw, and well watered with beautiful springs. There is a contemplated canal to connect the Maple and Shiawassee together near this place, which, if that takes place, will cause a great drift of business through this section of the country, as it will save something like one thousand miles of water-carriage around the lakes. We thought best to look further, and went to Barry county. We went, but soon returned. Got satisfied that it was too heavy timbered and rough, broken land for us. We then made up our minds that the Maple river must be the place. We started off for Bronson that night; rode until eleven o'clock in the evening; put up at a tavern, and got permission to sleep on the floor. Started in the morning; fell in company with a speculator; was satisfied that he was after our land. Feeling determined not to give it up, I changed horses with Sever, the other man being ahead a mile or two. I set out, determined not to loose the prize if I lost the horse. After we got within fourteen miles of Bronson I had a fresh horse to contend with. For four or five miles I let him go ahead, until we got on the last ten miles to the office. I passed him within a few miles of the office and got in my application a few minutes before him, after coming ten miles in forty minutes. The country around this place is new, and if any family should leave Rochester for this, they had better bring everything they want for family use. There is no house near. If any one should set off before we got home you must direct them from Detroit to take the road leading northwest fifty miles to Grand Blanc; then take a west course to Mr. William's on the Shiawassee river, where they will get all the information necessary. We applied on Friday last, and are to have our duplicates at nine o'clock this morning. We are to leave this place for the Maple today, with Mr. Hill, to make the survey and lay the lots. We feel glad to get away. It is like town-meeting here every day (Sundays excepted). We shall be in Rochester about the middle of June probably.
WILLIAM G. RUSSELL.
For the Colony.
John Burnett, colony lots 1 and 2, 160 acres.
Sterry Lyon, colony lots 2, 80 acres.
Sterry Lyon, section 11, 40 acres.
Abram Becker, colony lot 21, 80 acres.
Francis Faxon, colony lots 16 and 34 and southwest
quarter of section twenty-four, 320 acres.
Oliver Bebee, colony lots 32 and 33, 160 acres.
Joseph Sever, colony lots 8 and 14, 160 acres.
Samuel Barker, colony lot 19, 80 acres.
Grove Cooper, colony lots 31 and 32, 160 acres.
H. M. Sever, colony lot 18, 80 acres.
Oliver Everest, colony lot 17, 80 acres.
John Ferdon, colony lot 29, 80 acres.
Benjamin Carpenter, colony lot 28, 80 acres.
David Watson, colony lot 26, fr 20 acres.
Samuel Brass, colony lot 25, 80 acres.
Tempshall and Sever, mill lot, 9 acres.
Nathan Lowe, section 34, 160 acres.
Charles Stevens, section 27, 80 acres.
Sidney L. Smith, sections 27 and 23, 240 acres.
R. E. Craven, sections 10, 11, 22, 23, 400 acres.
Thomas Craven, Sr., section 14, 160 acres.
Thomas Craven, Jr., section 14, 80 acres.
Liberty Carter, section 24, 160 acres.
Patrick Galligan, section 12, 80 acres.
William B. Watson, section 2 and 21, 160 acres.
Chandler Coy, section 35, 80 acres.
Benjamin Hicks, section 11, 40 acres.
Created on ... March 20, 2005