Excerpt from Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Vol. 18 In presenting this the eighteenth volume of Pioneer and Historical Collections, the committee of historians feels confident that it Will be found equal to any which have preceded it, in the value and interest of the historical matter here gathered. This volume is not of itself a history, but a part of the Collections from Which a history of Michigan may be W1itten. These papers relate to its earlier and later settlements, to the character of the settlers from those of the earliest French to those of the latter days, to the hardships they endured, their character and the wonderful development of the resources of the State through their agency, including the establish ment of its schools, educational and charitable institutions, Which the pioneers founded and fostered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.