Excerpt from History of Michigan: Civil and Topographical, in a Compendious Form; With a View of the Surrounding Lakes, With a Map
Having been cast as an emigrant two hundred miles into the interior during the last year, it occurred to him that a new and rich field was opened around him to research and that, comparatively, little was known respecting the early condi tion of the country by many who had been long residents. Measures were soon taken to collect the most interesting cir cumstances connected with its early history. The matter soon grew upon his hands, and it was thought that the facts thus accumulated were worthy of publication. The liberal encouragement of the State furnished a further motive to that end. It will be seen that the facts embodied in relation to the later progress of the territory have been thrown together in a more rapid form, as there are no distinct epochs in the space of four or five years. Even the first newspaper in Michigan was issued as late as 1809. The recent history of the coun~ try is, indeed, little more than the history of rapid emigration and settlement.
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