Typewritten document describing Perry Hannah's arrival to Traverse City, ca. 1850s

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Title

Typewritten document describing Perry Hannah's arrival to Traverse City, ca. 1850s

Subject

Personal narrative.; Traverse City (Mich.); Hannah, Perry, 1824-1904.

Description

Typewritten document believed to be a transcription of a first person account by Perry Hannah on his arrival to Traverse City on May 5th, 1851, two pages in length. Of special note is his description of Traverse City as seen in 1903, "To-day we havea. beautiful growing city of 12,000 inhabitants, with railroads, telephones and electric wires, to numerous villages surrounding us, which notes the wonderful progress made in this part of Michigan."

Creator

Hannah, Perry, 1824-1904

Source

Gardner-Hannah Family.

Publisher

Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City (Mich.)

Date

1903

Contributor

Digital surrogate item from privately held collection.

Rights

This image may be protected by copyright law. Contact the Traverse Area District Library for permission to reproduce, display or transmit this image.

Relation

Part of the Gardner-Hannah Family Collection.

Format

TIFF

Language

English.

Type

Document

Identifier

ph0118-0119

Coverage

Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan

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