In 1845, A. M. Gould served as the register and clerk for the Supreme Court in Michigan's Second Judicial District, comprised of Washtenaw, Jackson, and Livingston counties. As part of his duties, he transcribed the costs of filing various kinds of paperwork for mortgage foreclosures and legal disputes.
George Miles, a member of the Michigan Supreme Court, was born in Allegany County, New York, where he practiced law before moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan, around 1835. He died in Ann Arbor in 1850.
The third owner of this volume worked with the Washtenaw County Circuit Court between 1847 and 1858.
From the guide to the Washtenaw County (Mich.) account book and court records, 1839-1858, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)
