George Henry Cannon papers 1833-1915

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George Henry Cannon papers 1833-1915

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Surveyor of lands in northern Michigan and in the Upper Peninsula; Macomb County land speculator; journal of his surveying expedition along the shores of Lake Superior, letters received, historical essays, family materials.

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United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 22nd (1862-1865) Company B.

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Burt, William Austin, 1792-1858

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Surveyor from Macomb County, Michigan. From the description of George Henry Cannon journal, 1846. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422835 George Cannon was born on December 30, 1826, in Day, New York, to Pearl and Mary Cannon. In 1833, the family moved to Michigan, first to Saline, in Washtenaw County, and then to Bruce, in Macomb County. As a young man, Cannon worked mornings and nights for his board, and, at the end of school-terms, for his teac...