FERRY PAPERS
arranged in chronological order

Exodus IX Sermon - Rev. Wm. M. Ferry, 1833

Exodus IX Sermon Transcription

Amanda Ferry's Oath of Office as Deputy Postmaster for Ottawa County, September 14, 1835

Amanda Ferry's shopping list dated Chicago 1839 and verso of same list

An invoice to Wm. M. Ferry from Ottawa County for supplies and services, November 15, 1842 and verso of same invoice

A document for the case of William Godfrey vs. Joseph Cadott from W. M. Ferry II, dated Grand Rapids, October 1845 & verso of same document

A letter written to William M. Ferry II by B.W. Raymond of Chicago, November 19, 1845

A bill for supplies from B. W. Raymond & Co. of Chicago to W. M. Ferry II dated November 19,1845

A letter to the Rev. William M. Ferry from Jeremiah Porter, dated January 3, 1846 and a transcription of the letter.

A receipt for one dollar, received from William M. Ferry, signed by Matthieu McGulprin, dated August 7, 1846 

A letter to Clark B. Albee from James Randall concerning job opportunities with William M. Ferry.  Sent from St. Joseph, MI,  September 3, 1846

A shipping invoice from William M. Ferry II for lumber destined for Chicago on the schooner "Caroline," dated August 12, 1847 and verso of same invoice

An invoice from Blair & Stimson Hardware in Chicago to William M. Ferry II for supplies, dated November 26, 1847

A shipping invoice from William A. Ferry II for lumber destined for Chicago aboard the schooner "Amanda Harwood," dated August 16, 1848

A memo from William M. Ferry, Jr., penned August 16, 1860 concerning a speaking engagement for a fall fandango.  Addressed to "Friend Mordecai"?

A note written to Rev. VanRaalte from John Brower concerning a mortgage payment, dated November 22, 1864

Governor John J. Bagley's proclamation in celebration of the US Centennial, endorsed by Mayor William M. Ferry.  April 13, 1876