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EARLY MICHIGAN FARMERS
Two of them resided on the Canada side, and were true to their allegiance. The others were engaged on the American side. One of his daughters was the wife of the Honorable Mr. Venzie, one of the original proprietors of Chicago. I have, in 1816 and 1818, seen Mrs. Venzie come in from Chicago to Detroit at the head of a company, or caravan, bearing furs collected by her husband. Her entry to Detroit was greeted by shouts and acclamations, as, at the head of her
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