Records, 1835,1908.

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Records, 1835,1908.

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Records of the law firm of John Ball and James H. McKee, 1835, 1908, undated, include: Legal Records covering Estates, Divorces, Chancery cases, and Debt Collection; Correspondence from cliients, lawyers, legal firms, banks, and various land offices; larger case files of the Bank of Lansingburgh (N.Y.) and the Indian Mill Creek Salt Co. (Grand Rapids, Mich.); and numerous Land Records, such as State Tax Deeds, Indentures, Mortgages, Bounty Lands for veterans and their widows, Deeds, Plat Maps, and Receipts for land. Also included are McKee family records, including: Correspondence, 1840s-1874, undated; Legal Cases; and Aaron McKee's inheritance case, 1856-1864. The license for Ball and McKee, 1862, and information concerning the removal of the Soldiers' Memorial in Grand Rapids, 1908, is also included.

3 cubic ft. (in 3 boxes)

Clarke Historical Library

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Ball and McKee.

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John Ball (1794-1884) was the son of Nathaniel and Deborah Ball. In 1836 he moved to Mich. Territory. John opened a law office, Ball and McKee, in Grand Rapids, and served as a representative from Kent and other counties (1838). He married Mary Ball, with whom he had three daughters: Lucy, Flora Ball Hopkins, and Kate Ball Powers. (His family papers are also housed at the Clarke. See his papers, finding aid, or catalog record for further detail.) James H. McKee was born in 1823, the son of Aaron...

McKee, James L., 1822-

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Ball, John, 1794-1884

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American author, explorer, lawyer, and politician. From the description of Papers, 1819-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122367839 From the guide to the John Ball papers, 1819-1932, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) John Ball (1794-1884) was the son of Nathaniel and Deborah Ball, who were early New England pioneers. He travelled extensively throughout his life after being educated at Dartmouth College. He farmed in N.H., was shipwrecked on the coast of Ga., and...

McKee family.

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Bank of Lansingburgh (N.Y.)

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Indian Mill Creek Salt Company (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

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