History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . ^rj*— =1 ?-? j ,JU- ^g i ^1 ^m ^««j mm ^m -, ^«fl P^i r. 1 ¥ W ^ ma fif / W^ :.^ mm ml I H*i|i 1 L [^^^-wk ^^vT^.. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 67 pumpkins and sqimshes were piled up at tlie farend of die Indian field, so that the Indianscould get them without endangering the healthof the settlers. When spring came and theepidemic abated, the Indians showed their ap-preciation of the settlers kindness by givinghim a lease without any remuneration for 99years on the 640 acres he occupied. JudgeDevenport executed the legal documents
History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . ^rj*— =1 ?-? j ,JU- ^g i ^1 ^m ^««j mm ^m -, ^«fl P^i r. 1 ¥ W ^ ma fif / W^ :.^ mm ml I H*i|i 1 L [^^^-wk ^^vT^.. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 67 pumpkins and sqimshes were piled up at tlie farend of die Indian field, so that the Indianscould get them without endangering the healthof the settlers. When spring came and theepidemic abated, the Indians showed their ap-preciation of the settlers kindness by givinghim a lease without any remuneration for 99years on the 640 acres he occupied. JudgeDevenport executed the legal documents. In September of that year the treaty wasmade with the Indians for their entire reser-vation. They refused to sell their lands, unlessthe wdiite man with the big heart would besecure on his 640 acres, which they had givenhim in recognition for his help in their hour ofdire need. Henry R. Schoolcraft, superintend-ent of Indian atiairs, drew up the treaty, prom-ising to secure McCormicks rights, but whenthe treaty was finally signed, sealed and deliv-ered, that clause was found missing. In 1840the government sold the tract, and the McCor-micks were unceremoniously ejected
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