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Catalog Number 1950.164.028
Object Name Photocopy
Title Plan of Private Claims in Michigan Territory,
As Surveyed by Aaron Greeley, D. Surveyor, in 1810
Scope & Content Photocopy (and photograph) of map entitled "Plan of Private Claims in Michigan Territory, As Surveyed by Aaron Greeley, D. Surveyor, in 1810." The map shows the Detroit River from the northern tip of Grosse Ile to the southern edge of Grosse Pointe and shows the numbered land parcels (private claims, ribbon farms) along the shoreline. A table in the lower area of the map provides corresponding listings of the claim number, owner's name, and acreage. The table listings are shown in no particular order and are not arranged alphabetically or numerically.
Date c.1945
People Greeley, Aaron
Publisher Aaron Greeley
Extent of Description 8.5" x 11"
Collection General History
Search Terms Private Claims
Ribbon Farms
French Claims
Land Surveys
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