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THBIndian Settlement and Louis Campau's Trading Post at Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1831
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LiveSep 8, 2017 - Sep 9, 2017
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- Lot Description
Pencil sketch on paper, 10 x 8 in., including margins, lower margin titled in pencil, Grand Rapids in 1831. Initialed lower right, "A.E.C.," and inscribed lower left, "Drawn by Rev. J. Booth." After pencil sketch produced in 1831 by Baptist Missionary Reverend John Booth housed at the Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan.
A detailed rendering of Grand Rapids as Reverend John Booth remembered it in 1831, showing an Indian camp in the foreground, including a wigwam, shelter, and canoe, with three buildings further downriver representing the fur trading post of Louis Campau, an important figure in the early settlement of Grand Rapids as well as Saginaw. Across the Grand River, referred to as Owashtanong by the Indians, a cluster of buildings used by the Baptist mission can be seen. The single cabin on the small hill to the left of the mission belonged to Ottawa Chief Noonday. Note the island at far left, which was the first of four islands that were subsequently filled in and made part of the Grand River's east bank.
English native John Booth moved to the United States as a young boy. He served as a pastor for churches in Pennsylvania and New Jersey before venturing to Michigan Territory in 1829, where he would remain for the next 40 years. In 1831, Reverend Booth assisted at the small mission on the Grand River for a brief amount of time, later producing this pencil sketch of the area for his family. (Information obtained from the Grand Rapids Historical Society Website, July 25, 2017.)
Condition
Stains along left margin, partially extending into sketch, and lower right corner, slightly extending into corner of sketch. Creasing at each corner, with loss to lower right corner.
Some strings need replacement, however all else appears to be in excellent condition.
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