Agriculture -- Michigan -- Kent County
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Michigan Grange Papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 439
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1939-1942; 1914 to 1963
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Michigan Grange Papers
Sluman S. Bailey papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 085
Abstract
Sluman S. Bailey (1821-1907) was a native of Somerset New York and later lived in Paris Township, Kent County, Michigan. He began writing journals in 1842, at 21 years old. His family moved to Michigan in 1846 and purchased a farm in Paris Township, Kent County. Bailey was one of the founders of the Kent County Agricultural Society. The journals cover his day-to-day activities, most notably when he was Sheriff of Grand Rapids and an Internal Revenue collector. His journals also cover the...
Dates:
1842-1907, n.d.
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Sluman S. Bailey papers