Enos Goodrich papers, 1844-1877.

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Enos Goodrich papers, 1844-1877.

Six letters, 1844-1849, from Lewis Cass, William M. Fenton, J.B. Hunt, and the Post Office Department; two deeds, 1850 and 1877; an appointment, 1857, of Mrs. Goodrich as judge of the Genesee County Fair; and ledgers, 1866-1876, of his general store.

.3 linear ft. and 1 oversize folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7362778

Bentley Historical Library

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Fenton, William M., 1808-1871.

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Hunt, James B. (James Bennett), 1799-1857

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Goodrich, Enos, 1813-1897.

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Enos (1813-1897) was the posmaster and owner of a general store in Goodrich (Mich.) and a Democratic State Senator from the 28th district, 1853-1854. He was born in Clarence (N.Y.) on Aug. 11, 1813 and settled in Atlas (Genesee County, Mich.) in 1836. With his brother, Reuben, Enos built the Goodrich flour mills. He died at Fostoria on Sept. 16, 1897. The Clarke Historical Library has the related published genealogy of the Goodrich family. (Information from Michigan biographies, v. 1, p. 335.) E...

Genesee County Agricultural Society (Mich.)

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