Correspondence, 1841.

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Correspondence, 1841.

Correspondence, dated Dec. 3, 1841, from Hale, Detroit (Mich.) to Col. Amos Roberts, Grand Rapids (Mich.), about purchasing Michigan scrip (paper currency). Roberts' mailing addresses and postage stamp mark are on the reverse page.

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Hale, William Benjamin, 1871-1924

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Hale (1809- ) served as Attorney General of Michigan, 1851-1855, and Michigan State Senator from Wayne County, 1845-1846. He was a N.Y. lawyer who moved to Mich. in 1837. Hale also served as prosecuting attorney in Wayne County, alderman, and a reporter for the Supreme Court of Michigan. He moved to Calif. and later died there in 1874. From the description of Correspondence, 1841. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 44390244 ...

Roberts, Amos, active 1772-1828

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Amos Roberts was an Essex County carpenter and landowner. He was a capable political organizer who viewed defending the rights of English land settlers in the American colonies as paramount. In his later years, Roberts and his son Eleazor owned and operated a sawmill and gristmill in Irvington. These mills operated for the purpose of processing grain from the local farmland. From the description of Amos Roberts and Eleazor Roberts record book, 1772-1838. (New Jersey Historical Societ...