Highlights from the Rod and Susan Wilson Collection of Rochester History
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Item Clinton Canal Bank Five Dollar Note(1837) The Clinton Canal Bank at PontiacThe Clinton Canal Bank at Pontiac was chartered to help finance the Clinton Kalamazoo Canal project, to connect Lake St. Clair to Lake Michigan. Unfortunately, the financial panic of 1837-1841 and the competition of the railway led to the demise of the project, with only the portion from Mount Clemens to Rochester being completed. This five dollar bearer note was issued by the Clinton Canal Bank in 1837. Written on it are the words "The Clinton Canal Bank at Pontiac will pay FIVE dollars to J. Atwood or Bearer on demand. Pontiac Dec. 9 1837. Michigan Safety Fund. Real estate pledged and private property holden."Item Clinton Canal Bank Two Dollar Note(1837) The Clinton Canal Bank at PontiacThe Clinton Canal Bank at Pontiac was chartered to help finance the Clinton Kalamazoo Canal project, to connect Lake St. Clair to Lake Michigan. Unfortunately, the financial panic of 1837-1841 and the competition of the railway led to the demise of the project, with only the portion from Mount Clemens to Rochester being completed. This two dollar bearer note was issued by the Clinton Canal Bank in 1837, and reads "The | Clinton | Canal Bank | at Pontiac | Will Pay TWO DOLLARS on demand | to [illegible] or Bearer. Michigan Safety Fund | No. 192 | Pontiac | Dec. 9 1837 | Real estate pledged and private property holden."Item Plank Road tolls received at Gate No. 1(1855)Royal Oak and Rochester Plank Road Co. Tolls received at Gate No. 1. Lists the days of the week and the tolls charged for the week of July 9th, 1855. Signed C H Hamlin, collector.Item Civil War soldier portrait(1863)Portrait of seated man in uniform, holding a sword, with woman standing next to him, her hand on his shoulder.Item Miss Weir, teacher(1870)Hand-tinted photograph of Miss Weir, teacher in Rochester, Michigan in 1870s.Item Detroit, Rochester, Romeo, and Lake Orion Railway stock certificate(1899)Detroit, Rochester, Romeo, and Lake Orion Railway stock certificateItem Soldiers and Southern Mountains(1899) Snook, J. J."An Address by Serg't Maj. J.J. Snook at the 32nd Annual Reunion of the 22nd Mich. Vol. Infantry, Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, August 24, 1899. Booklet printed by Era Print, Rochester."Item Item The Aut(Not)Tomobile, handwritten draft of poem by J.J. Snook (1900) Snook, J. J.Handwritten draft of poem written by John J. Snook, expressing disapproval of the invention of the automobileItem Rochester panorama(Peninsular Engraving Co., Detroit, 1900) Rochester Board of Commerce"Panorama of the Country Surrounding Rochester, Michigan"Item Overlook poem with Mackinac Island poem(1900) Snook, J. J.Printed text of two poems written by John. J. Snook: Overlook and Mackinac Island. Handwritten notes by the author correcting text.Item Avon, handwritten draft of poem by J.J. Snook(1900) Snook, J. J.Handwritten draft of poem, with edits.Item The Centennial Trip(1900) Snook, J. J.Copy of J. J. Snook's self-printed poem “The Centennial Trip” owned by his wife. "Mrs. J. J. Snook | Rochester | Michigan | Overlook Farm" is written on the inside cover.Item Advertisement offering land for development of subdivision(1900) Snook, J. J.Advertisement offering land owned by John J. Snook for the development of a subdivision. Includes photographic view of landscape from Overlook Farm and diagram of platting suggestion.Item Overlook Farm letterhead(1900) Snook, J. J.Blank sheet of letterhead for Overlook Farm, with creases across page.Item The Aut(Not)Tomobile, typed poem by J.J. Snook(1900) Snook, J. J.Poem written by John J. Snook, with handwritten edits, expressing disapproval of the invention of the automobile.Item Western Knitting Mills receipt(1902-10-18) Western Knitting MillsReceipt from the Western Knitting Mills, Rochester, Michigan, dated October 18, 1902.Item Detroit Sugar Co. receipt(1902-11-01) Detroit Sugar CompanyDetroit Sugar Co. receipt for beets received from J.J. Snook.Item Detroit Sugar Company agreement and photos(1903)Agreement with J. J. Snook and the Detroit Sugar Company for growing beets. Two photos at the bottom, ca. 1900, of the Detroit Sugar Factory on Sugar Avenue (now Woodward) and Paint Creek. Built 1899, torn down 1907.Item Sketch for Book Cover(1903) Snook, J. J.Handdrawn sketch of cover ideas for book of poetry written by J.J. Snook, titled "New Poems and Glad Outings". Creased from folding. Stains at edges.