HIGHWAY ASSESMENT RECORD, Township of (Village of Oscoda), County (Iosco) and State of Michigan; Designed To Establish A Uniform Method Of Keeping A Record Of Highway Assessments, As Required By The Latest Laws Of The State Of Michigan
Adams, Blackmer & Lyon: Chicago and Detroit, 1866. Item #99-7050
13.5 x 9", cloth, 1/4 leather spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, unpaginated (pages hand numbered up to p296, approx. total 335pp.) Covers well worn, rubbed, stained, inner hinges cracking, contents have scattered soiling/spotting, some light ink else very good condition. Three blank pages. The book title does not have "Village Of Oscoda" listed but the contents indicate that it is Oscoda, ie. "dock reserved for Village of Oscoda." Plus the businesses and residents listed are from Oscoda. The printed contents are arranged by district, section, township and range. Names, property description, acreage, value etc. are handwritten in. Example: "Smith Kelley & Co. entire block 1 2 3 4 with real estate value of $550.00. Some of the names and businesses listed: Allen (Alfred), AuSable River Boom Company, Bourbonnais, Daggett, Duell, Dudgeon, A.R. Loud, Loud Gay Co. (Lumber), Kidendall, Moore Alger & Co., Crippen & Scofield, Cherryman, McKay (George), Oscoda Salt and Lumber Co., Chas. Stone Lumber Co., J&C Parks Mill, Penoyer, Rix, Smith Kelley & Co. Plus much more. One of the highway commissioners, C.A. Brackenridge has property listed in this book. The years covered in this volume are from 1869-1881. In 1867, Smith Kelley & Dwight acquired land and named it Oscoda. Early record of Oscoda's development. SCARCE.
Price: $950.00