Bay County past and present . board,with considerable freight for other parties. I had several men underwages on the vessel, employed to go to Portsmouth and assist in gettingthe mill to running. After getting everything on board the vessel, Isaw her sail up the Detroit River, on the 22nd day of November, 1836,with a fair wind. Immediately after that I started for Portsmouth on horseback,in order to meet the vessel on her arrival. By this time the weatherhad set in cold, and the mud in the road was partially frozen, whichrendered traveling very bad. With some difficulty I arrived at Flintwith
Bay County past and present . board,with considerable freight for other parties. I had several men underwages on the vessel, employed to go to Portsmouth and assist in gettingthe mill to running. After getting everything on board the vessel, Isaw her sail up the Detroit River, on the 22nd day of November, 1836,with a fair wind. Immediately after that I started for Portsmouth on horseback,in order to meet the vessel on her arrival. By this time the weatherhad set in cold, and the mud in the road was partially frozen, whichrendered traveling very bad. With some difficulty I arrived at Flintwith my horse, and was there told by my friends that I might as wellleave my horse there as to leave it in the woods on the way to Saginaw,for it would be impossible for a horse to perform the journey to Sag-inaw at that time. By leaving my horse at Flint I was obliged to un-much impaired by exposure and fatigue in getting my vessel anddertake the journey to Portsmouth by water, as my health was so 96 BAY COUNTY, PAST AND Fremont School.
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