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INCIDENTS IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE SAGINAW VALLEY BY JUDGE ALBERT MILLER
Major Williams was a great friend of the pioneer, speaking encouraging words and giving good advice to all whom he met. He and his sis sons and three daughters and their families have done much towards starting Michigan in the way of the prosperity that she now enjoys. I was on my way to Pontiac to mill, but 1 see I am tarrying too long at Uncle Oliver's, as was my habit in early days. We arrived at the old yellow mill in due time, and Samuel C. Monson, its proprietor, commenced grinding our grists at once and we were soon on our way home, where we arrived without accident, and rejoiced in being able to eat bread made from grain raised with our own hands, "sitting under our own vine and fig tree. " Of the parties named above, the two McLeans and Artemas W. Bacon have long since gone to their final rest. I met Governor Vinton last July, hale and hearty. He is living at Mount Morris. Samuel C. Monson is living near East Saginaw well and hearty, and the writer is able to hold his pen this 10th day of February, 1886.
The first constitution of Michigan (adopted in 1835) by article 12, section 3, made it the duty of the government of the State to encourage internal improvements, and of the legislature to make provisions by law for ascertaining the proper objects of improvement in relation to roads, canals and navigable waters, and also to provide by law for an equal, systematic and economical expenditure of all funds which might be appropriated for these objects.
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