Michigan historical collections . s., in was his own exertions that made it possible for him to graduatefrom Chester academy and in 1823 from the law school of Northamp-ton, Mass. He died at Fort Scott, Kansas, in November, 1859. Hislong service upon the supreme bench of Michigan and his subsequentelection to the ofiice of governor of the State are sufiScient evidencesof his attainments and of the nobility of his life and purposes. Of theearly judicial quartet Elon Farnsworth was the younger, he havingbeen born at Woodstock, Vermont, in 1799, and was also the recipientof a college trai
Michigan historical collections . s., in was his own exertions that made it possible for him to graduatefrom Chester academy and in 1823 from the law school of Northamp-ton, Mass. He died at Fort Scott, Kansas, in November, 1859. Hislong service upon the supreme bench of Michigan and his subsequentelection to the ofiice of governor of the State are sufiScient evidencesof his attainments and of the nobility of his life and purposes. Of theearly judicial quartet Elon Farnsworth was the younger, he havingbeen born at Woodstock, Vermont, in 1799, and was also the recipientof a college training. He came to Detroit in 1822 and before the forma-tion of the State constitution he had served with distinction in theterritorial council. Of his administration of his judicial office, thegreat Chancellor Kent said: The administration of justice in equityin Michigan under Chancellor Farnsworth is enlightened and correctand does distinguished honor to the State. Perhaps no higher compliment to his service can be stated than to. HON. DANIEL McCOY. OLD FORT ST. JOSEPH. 545 restate what was said of him at the bar service in his honor at Detroiton the occasion of his death, March 27, 1877, which was that duringhis long years of service as chancellor no decision of his had ever beenreversed. These men deserve our highest praise; amidst trials and hardshipsthey blazed the pathway where it has been easy for others to weary miles of trackless forests astride the ever faithfulhorse they took their way to the crude settlements to hold court in thepioneer schoolhouse, sending the jury to deliberate under the shelterof a near by oak or perhaps vacating the building for their laid the foundation of our judicial system in honor and integrity,they were sturdy characters in every way worthy of our present dayemulation. OLD FORT ST. JOSEPH. BY DANIEL McCOY. Fort St. Joseph, over which floated the flag of Spain in 1781, waslocated in the third ward of the present c
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