Excerpt from Deed of Trust and Articles of Association of the Saginaw Bay Company

This indenture, made this Twenty-third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, between Stevens T. Mason, Frederick H. Steevens and Abby E. His Wife, Eleetus Back us and Mary L. His Wife, Horace Hallock and Elizabeth his wife, Henry R. Schooletaft and Jane J. His wife, John Hulbert and Maria E. His Wife, James Fraser and Elizabeth his wife, Andrew T. M'reynolds and Elizabeth M. His wife, Henry k.sanger and Caroline his wife, _phineas Davis and Abigailhis wife, of the State of Michigan of the first part, and F. H. Steevens, John Hulbert and elcctlh: Backus of the State aforesaid of the second part, whereas the said parties of the first part stand seized and possessed as Tenants in common of all that certain pcce or parcel of land known and described as follows: Beginning on the east bank of the Savina River at the north West corner of the John Riley reservation being also the south westcorner of the Nabobash reservation. Thence east by the north line of said Riley reser vation 35, 82 chains. Thence south three degrees west so far that a line running thence north eighty seven degrees west and thence northerly by the courses of the River to the place of beginning shall contain two hundred and forty acres, in the following individual proportions and shares respective ly to wit' The said Stevens T. Mason of two sixteenths, Frederick H. Steevensof four sixteenths, Electus Backus of one six teenth, Horace Hallock of one sixteenth, Henry R. Schoolcraft and John Hulbert of one sixteenth, James Fraser of one six teenth, Andrew T. Mcreynolds of four sixteenths, Henry K. Sanger of one six teenth, and'phineas Davis of one sixteenth, and have agreed to associate themselves to gether and form a company under the name and style of the sagina bay company, for laying out a Town upon said tract, and for other purposes, under the conditions, limita tions and agreements set forth in the Articles of Association hereunto annexed (the said ar ticles being hereby declared a part and par cel of this indenture) for the completition thereof, and more fully to carry into effect their intentions as set forth in said Articles of Association-have severally named, consti rued and, appeaned the said Frederick H. Steevens, Jehu Hui'eert and Electus Backus as Trustees to act in behalf of all the above parties of the first part, in holding managingand conveying all the real Estate belonging to them.

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