Myron E. Knapp letter, 1897.

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Myron E. Knapp letter, 1897.

Letter to his grandson describing his early life and his arrival in Michigan in 1834.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8235076

Bentley Historical Library

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Knapp, Myron E., b. 1820.

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Early settler of Washtenaw County, Michigan. From the description of Myron E. Knapp letter, 1897. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 79656590 From the description of Myron E. Knapp letter, 1897. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418330 ...

Mason, Stevens Thomson, 1811-1843

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Stevens Thomson Mason was born in Virginia (October 27, 1811) and educated in Kentucky where his father had emigrated in 1812. In 1830, his father, John Mason, was appointed secretary of the Territory of Michigan by President Andrew Jackson. He resigned a year later and left for Texas and Mexico perhaps on a mission for the president. In his place, Jackson named the nineteen year old Stevens Mason to the vacant secretariat, taking his oath of office on July 25, 1831. As secretary Mason was also ...