. Michigan historical collections . t in 1842. While agent of the company he took anactive part in proeuring the location of the i^lbion Wesleyan Seminary^(now Albion College) at this place, donating the lands on which thecollege stands, as w^ell as quite a tract outside of the building grounds,sixty acres or more. Here it may be well to say that that company,eight in number, have all passed away, Mr. Crowell being the last. Uponthe dissolution of the Albion company, Mr. Crowell with three othersof its members became the owners of the water powder on the southbranch, of the Kalamazoo river, to
. Michigan historical collections . t in 1842. While agent of the company he took anactive part in proeuring the location of the i^lbion Wesleyan Seminary^(now Albion College) at this place, donating the lands on which thecollege stands, as w^ell as quite a tract outside of the building grounds,sixty acres or more. Here it may be well to say that that company,eight in number, have all passed away, Mr. Crowell being the last. Uponthe dissolution of the Albion company, Mr. Crowell with three othersof its members became the owners of the water powder on the southbranch, of the Kalamazoo river, together with the mills located interest of the three others was subsequently purchased by himselfand another. Hence Mr. Crowell was directly identified with all of theimprovements made thereon, with the building of the gristmill, stone-mill, and the construction of the stone dam, stone flume to the gristmill. ^Read at midwinter meeting, Albion, Jan., 1909. ^See History of AlUon College, Vol. II, pp. 204-208, this .TKSSE CROWKLL. LIFE OF JESSE CROWELL 213 and the beautiful Avillow walk on the race bank, the Avillows havingbeen planted by his own hands. In fact almost every important improve-ment in the village of Albion was either directly or indirectly connectedwith him, and any one writing a history of this village would find itnecessary frequently to recur to his name. In all of his business rela-tions be designed to be upright and honorable^ ever regarding his wordas his bond and, in fact, but few men pass to his age with as clear andperfect a record as he left behind him. In consequence of heavy repairsand losses he became somewhat embarrassed financially, and in an un-lucky hour listened to bad counsel, placing himself in the hands of menwho made promises only to break them. When he became fully con-vinced of the fact he began to fail rapidly. During his last sickness hisattending physician remarked that a post-morten examination wouldshow no disease su
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