Michigan: Bibliography and Sources

Bailey, John R. Mackinac, Formerly Michilimackinac. 3d ed. Lansing, Mich., 1897.

Bald, F. Clever. Detroit's First American Decade, 1796 to 1805. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1948.

Barnett, LeRoy. "Michigan Census Schedules and Records." Family Trails 6, no. 1 (1978): 1–31. Entire issue.

Bayliss, Joseph, and Estelle Bayliss. Historic St. Joseph Island. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Torch Press, 1938.

Blois, John T. Gazetteer of the State of Michigan, In Three Parts, Containing a General View of the State, a Description of the Face of the Country, Soil, Productions, Public Lands, Internal Improvements, Commerce, Government, Climate, Education, Religious Denominations, Population, Antiquities, Etc., Etc., with a Succinct History of the State, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Detroit and New York, 1839.

Blume, William Wirt, ed. Transactions of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Michigan. 6 vols. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, 1935–1940.

Buley, R. Carlyle. Old Northwest: Pioneer Period, 1815–1840. 2 vols. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1950.

Cannon, George H. "Michigan's Land Boundary." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 38 (1912):163–168.

Cannon, George H. "Our Western Boundary: How Michigan Lost Much Valuable Territory." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 30 (1903–1904): 244–261.

Cappon, Lester J., Barbara Bartz Petchenik, and John Hamilton Long, eds. Atlas of Early American History: The Revolutionary Era, 1760–1790. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1976. Section on boundaries is thoroughly documented.

"Centennial and Pioneer Notes." Michigan History Magazine 20 (1936): 435–437. Brief piece on boundary between Michigan and Wisconsin.

Chase, Salmon P., ed. Statutes of Ohio and of the Northwestern Territory, Adopted or Enacted from 1788 to 1833 Inclusive:Together with the Ordinance of 1787; the Constitutions of Ohio and of the United States, and Various Public Instruments and Acts of Congress; Illustrated by a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Ohio; Numerous References and Notes, and Copious Indexes. 3 vols. Cincinnati, 1833–1835.

Coolidge, Orville W. Twentieth Century History of Berrien County, Michigan. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1906.

County of Midland, Michigan: Official Register, History, Art Folio and Directory. 1897. Reprint, Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, 1976.

Cram, Thomas Jefferson. "Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating, in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, a Copy of the Report of the Survey of the Boundary between the State of Michigan and the Territory of Wisconsin." United States Senate, 27th Congress, 2d Session, 1841–1842, Senate Document no. 170. Serial 397.

Documents Relating to the Erection of Wayne County and Michigan Territory. Historical Publications of Wayne County, Michigan, nos. 1–2. Detroit: Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library, 1922–1923.

Dubester, Henry J. State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken after the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States. 1948. Reprint, New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. The standard guide for its subject.

Dunbar, Willis F. Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State. Rev. ed. Revised by George S. May. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans, 1980.

Durant, Samuel W. History of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, 1880.

Eirich, Constance G. "Study in Historico-Geography–The Establishing of the Ohio-Michigan Boundary Line." Journal of Geography 12 (1913): 5–8.

Evolution of Michigan Townships. Occasional Paper 4. Lansing: Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society, 1972. Important for conducting census searches in unorganized counties.

Farmer, John. Map of the Territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin. Albany, N.Y., 1831.

Filby, P. William, comp. American and British Genealogy and Heraldry: A Selected List of Books. 3d ed. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1983.

Filby, P. William, comp. American and British Genealogy and Heraldry: 1982–1985 Supplement. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1987.

Filby, P. William, comp. Bibliography of American County Histories. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985.

Fisher, David and Frank Little, eds. Compendium of History and Biography of Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Chicago: A. W. Bowen, [1906].

Fox, J. Sharpless, ed. "Territorial Papers 1831–1836." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 37 (1910): 207–419.

Fuller, George N., ed. Historic Michigan: Land of the Great Lakes, Its Life, Resources, Industries, People, Politics, Government, Wars, Institutions, Achievements, the Press, Schools and Churches, Legendary and Prehistoric Lore. 3 vols. [Dayton, Ohio]: National Historical Association, [1924–1928].

[Fuller, George N]. "Settlement of Southern Michigan, 1805–1837." Michigan History Magazine 19 (1935): 179–214.

Galloway, Tod B. "Ohio-Michigan Boundary Line Dispute." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 4 (1895): 199–230.

Gansser, Augustus H. History of Bay County, Michigan, and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Richmond and Arnold, 1905.

Gilpin, Alec R. Territory of Michigan, 1805–1837. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1970.

Glover, L. H., ed. Twentieth Century History of Cass County, Michigan. 2 vols. Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing, 1906.

Gwinn, Florence McKinnon. Pioneer History of Huron County, Michigan. [Bad Axe, Mich.]: Huron County Pioneer and Historical Society, 1922.

Hamilton, Claude T. "Western Michigan History." Michigan History Magazine 13 (1929): 208–266.

Hathaway, William H. "County Organization in Michigan." Michigan History Magazine 2 (1918): 573–629.

Hening, William Waller, ed. Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619 [to 1792]. 13 vols. Richmond, 1819–1823.

Historical Records Survey, Michigan. Alger County (Munising). Inventory of the County Archives of Michigan, no. 2. Detroit: Michigan Historical Records Survey, 1941.

Historical Records Survey, Michigan. Genesee County (Flint). Inventory of the County Archives of Michigan, no. 25. Detroit: Michigan Historical Records Survey, 1940.

Historical Records Survey, Michigan. Iosco County (Tawas City). Inventory of the County Archives of Michigan, no. 35. Detroit: Michigan Historical Records Survey, 1938.

Historical Records Survey, Michigan. Iron County (Crystal Falls). Inventory of the County Archives of Michigan, no. 36. Detroit: Michigan Historical Records Survey, 1938.

Historical Records Survey, Michigan. Jackson County (Jackson). Inventory of the County Archives of Michigan, no. 38. Detroit: Michigan Historical Records Survey, 1941.

Historical Records Survey, Michigan. Marquette County (Marquette). Inventory of the County Archives of Michigan, no. 52. Detroit: Michigan Historical Records Survey, 1940.

History and Directory of Kent County, Michigan: Containing a History of Each Township, and the City of Grand Rapids, The Name, Location and Postoffice Address of All Residents Outside of the City, a List of Postoffices in the County, a Schedule of Population, and Other Valuable Statistics. Grand Rapids, Mich., 1870.

History of Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, 1880.

History of Berrien and Van Buren Counties, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, 1880.

History of Calhoun County, Michigan: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Important Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability. Philadelphia, 1877.

History of Cass County, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. 1882. Reprint, Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, 1971.

History of Hillsdale County, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, 1879.

History of Jackson County, Michigan: Together With Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chicago, 1881.

History of Kent County, Michigan: Together With Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chicago, 1881.

History of Livingston County, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, 1880.

History of Manistee County, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Chicago, 1882. Sometimes found bound with History of Mason . . . and History of Oceana. . . .

History of Mason County, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Chicago, 1882. Sometimes found bound with History of Manistee . . . and History of Oceana. . . .

History of Muskegon County, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Chicago, 1882. Sometimes found bound with History of Ottawa. . . .

History of Oceana County, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Chicago, 1882. Sometimes found bound with History of Manistee . . . and History of Mason. . . .

History of Ottawa County, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Chicago, 1882. Sometimes found bound with History of Muskegon. . . .

History of Saginaw County, Michigan: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Michigan, Embracing Accounts of the Pre-historic Races, Aborigines, French, English and American Conquests, and a General Review of Its Civil, Political and Military History. Chicago, 1881.

History of St. Joseph County, Michigan: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Important Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability. Philadelphia, 1877.

History of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, 1880.

History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Containing a Full Account of Its Early Settlement, Its Growth, Development and Resources, an Extended Description of Its Iron and Copper Mines, Also, Accurate Sketches of Its Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages, Their Improvements, Industries, Manufactories, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers, Views of County Seats, Etc. Chicago, 1883.

Illinois Territory. Laws of Illinois Territory, 1809–1818. Edited by Francis S. Philbrick. Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, vol. 25. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1950. Cited as Ill. Terr. Laws.

Illinois Territory. Territorial Records of Illinois. Edited by Edmund J. James. Publications of the Illinois State Historical Library, no. 3. Springfield: Phillips Bros., 1901. Cited as Ill. Terr. Recs.

Indiana Territory. Executive Journal of Indiana Territory, 1800–1816. Edited by William Wesley Woollen, Daniel Wait Howe, and Jacob Piatt Dunn. Indiana Historical Society Publications, vol. 3, no. 3. Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1900. Cited as Ind. Terr., Exec. Journal.

Indiana Territory. Laws of Indiana Territory, 1801–1809. Edited by Francis S. Philbrick. Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, vol. 21. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1930.

Indiana Territory. General Assembly. Journals of the General Assembly of Indiana Territory, 1805–1815. Edited by Gayle Thornbrough and Dorothy Riker. Indiana Historical Collections, vol. 32. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1950.

Jackson, Ronald Vern. Michigan 1845 State Census. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1988.

Jenks, William L. "Creation of the Territory of Michigan." Michigan History Magazine 2 (1918): 270–288.

Jenks, William L. "History and Meaning of the County Names of Michigan." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 38 (1912): 439–478.

Jenks, William L. St. Clair County, Michigan: Its History and Its People. A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress and Its Principal Interests. 2 vols. Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing, 1912.

Kane, Joseph Nathan. American Counties: Origins of Names, Dates of Creation and Organization, Area, Population, Historical Data, and Published Sources. 3d ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1972.

Karpinski, Louis Charles. Bibliography of the Printed Maps of Michigan, 1804–1880: With a Series of Over One Hundred Reproductions of Maps Constituting an Historical Atlas of the Great Lakes and Michigan. Lansing: Michigan Historical Commission, 1931.

Kellogg, Louise Phelps. "Disputed Michigan-Wisconsin Boundary." Wisconsin Magazine of History 1 (1918): 304–307.

Knapp, John I., and R. I. Bonner. Illustrated History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan: Containing an Accurate Epitomized History from the First Settlement in 1824 to the Present Time, Illustrated with Portraits of Many of the First Settlers and Those That Came After, Together with Many Old Landmarks, Public Buildings, Farm Scenes and Homes of Prominent Residents, Valuable Statistics and Carefully Written Biographies. Adrian, Mich.: Times Printing, 1903.

Lainhart, Ann S. State Census Records. [Baltimore]: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.

Larzelere, Claude S. "Boundaries of Michigan." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 30 (1903–1904): 1–27.

Leach, Morgan L. History of the Grand Traverse Region. 1883. Reprint, Mount Pleasant: Central Michigan University Press, [1964].

Long, John H., ed. Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788–1980. 5 vols. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1984.

MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List of Session Laws. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1936. Complemented by Pollack (below), this guide lists all state session laws through 1935.

MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List of Statutes of States of the United States of America, Including Revisions, Compilations, Digests, Codes, and Indexes. Providence: Oxford Press, 1937. The most complete guide to state codes through 1937.

Marckwardt, Albert H. “Naming Michigan’s Counties.” Names: Journal of the American Name Society 23, no. 3 (September 1975): 180–189.

Martin, Lawrence. "Michigan-Wisconsin Boundary Case in the Supreme Court of the United States, 1923–26." Annals of the Association of American Geographers 20 (1930): 105–163.

Martin, Lawrence. "Second Wisconsin-Michigan Boundary Case in the Supreme Court of the United States, 1932–1936." Annals of the Association of American Geographers 28 (1938): 77–126.

Meek, Forrest B. Michigan's Timber Battleground: A History of Clare County, 1674–1900. N.p.: Clare County Bicentennial Historical Committee, 1976.

Mendenhall, T. C., and A. A. Graham. "Boundary Line between Ohio and Indiana, and between Ohio and Michigan." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications 4 (1895): 127–198.

Michigan. Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan. Lansing, 1836–. Cited as Mich. Acts.

Michigan. Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1884. 2 vols. Lansing, 1886. Chapters on “Territorial and State Census Laws“ and “Review of Censuses” were useful.

Michigan Supreme Court. Michigan Reports. 1847–. Reports of cases heard before the Supreme Court of Michigan. Cited as Mich. Rpts.

Michigan Territory. Acts of the Territory of Michigan. 1st–6th legislative councils, June 1824–August 1835. Detroit, 1824–1835. The session laws of Michigan Territory. These were compiled and reprinted in the four-volume work cited below. Citations to territorial laws were taken from that later compilation.

Michigan Territory. Laws of the Territory of Michigan. 4 vols. Lansing, Mich., 1871–1884. Cited as Mich. Terr. Laws.

Millard, Alfred L. Early History of Lenawee County [Michigan] and of the City of Adrian, from the First Settlement of the County: Historical Oration Delivered at Adrian, July 4, 1876. Adrian, Mich., 1876.

Miller, George J. "Establishment of Michigan's Boundaries: A Study in Historical Geography." American Geographical Society Bulletin 43 (1911): 339–351.

Millis, Wade. "When Michigan Was Born." Michigan History Magazine 18 (1934): 208–224.

Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated Treaty Series. 231 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1969–1981.

Paullin, Charles O. Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. Edited by John K. Wright. Washington, D.C., and New York: Carnegie Institution of Washington and American Geographical Society of New York, 1932. Excellent section on international and interstate boundary disputes.

Pence, George, and Nellie C. Armstrong. Indiana Boundaries: Territory, State, and County. Indiana Historical Collections, vol. 19. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1933.

Pollack, Ervin H., comp. Supplement with Bibliographical Notes, Emendations, and Additions to the Check List of Session Laws, Compiled by Grace E. MacDonald. Preliminary ed. Boston: National Association of State Libraries, 1941. Fills gaps in MacDonald's 1935 compilation (above) to produce the most complete list of state session laws through 1935.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Sanilac County [Michigan]: Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Michigan and of the Presidents of the United States, Also Containing a Complete History of the County, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Chicago, 1884.

"Reports of Counties, Towns, and Districts." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 1 (1877): 94–520.

Robinson, Morgan Poitiaux. Virginia Counties: Those Resulting from Legislation. Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, vol. 9. Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1916.

Rohrbough, Malcolm J. Land Office Business: Settlement and Administration of American Public Lands, 1789–1837. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.

Royce, Charles C., comp. "Indian Land Cessions in the United States." Part 2 of Eighteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1896–1897. Washington, D.C., 1899. The standard authority in its field; state maps detail all Indian land-cession treaties with the federal government.

Russell, Donna Valley, ed. Michigan Censuses, 1710–1830. Detroit: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1982.

Sawyer, Meredith P. "Michigan-Wisconsin Boundary Dispute." Michigan History Magazine 11 (1927): 381–386.

Schafer, Joseph. "Editorial Comment: State Boundaries in the Old Northwest." Wisconsin Magazine of History 21 (1938): 337–355.

Schenck, John S. History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Michigan, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, 1881.

Schlesinger, Arthur Meier. "Basis of the Ohio-Michigan Boundary Dispute." In Ohio-Michigan Boundary, 57–70. Vol. 1 of Commissioners on the Ohio-Michigan Boundary, Final Report, edited by C. E. Sherman. 1916. Reprint, Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Cooperative Topographic Survey, 1972.

Sealock, Richard B., Margaret M. Sealock, and Margaret S. Powell. Bibliography of Place-Name Literature: United States and Canada. 3d ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1982.

Sheehan, Mrs. Frank J. [Bess May Vrooman]. "Northern Boundary of Indiana." Indiana Historical Society Publications 8, no. 6 (1928): 289–321.

Sinko, Peggy Tuck. Atlas of Historical County Boundaries: Michigan. Edited by John H. Long. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1997. 125 counties, 354 pages, 500 maps.

Sinko, Peggy Tuck. Guide to Local and Family History at the Newberry Library. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1987.

Sommers, Lawrence M., ed. Atlas of Michigan. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1977.

Soule, Annah May. "International Boundary Line of Michigan." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 26 (1894–1895): 597–631.

Soule, Annah May. "Michigan-Indiana Boundary." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 27 (1896): 341–345.

Soule, Annah May. "Southern and Western Boundaries of Michigan." Publications of the Michigan Political Science Association 2 (1896): 29–81. Also in Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 27 (1896): 346–390.

Sprague, Elvin L., and Mrs. George N. Smith, eds. and comps. Sprague's History of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw Counties, Michigan, Embracing a Concise Review of Their Early Settlement, Industrial Development and Present Conditions, Together with Interesting Reminiscences. N.p.: B. F. Bowen, 1903.

Stephenson, Richard W., comp. Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. Most of the maps listed here have been reproduced on microfiche by the Library of Congress.

Swindler, William F., ed. Sources and Documents of United States Constitutions. 10 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1973–1979. The most complete and up-to-date compilation for the states.

Tanner, Helen Hornbeck. Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987.

Territorial Papers of the United States. Vols. 1–26 edited by Clarence E. Carter; vols. 27–28 edited by John P. Bloom. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1934–1975. Cited as Terr. Papers U.S.

"Territorial Records, Copies of Papers at Washington, D.C." Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Historical Collections 36 (1908): 111–382.

Thorndale, William, and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. An atlas of well-designed county outline maps for each state, accompanied by a bibliography and an explanation of methodology.

Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive, with Illustrations of Scenery and Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. 1884. Reprint, Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, 1975.

Tucker, Willard D. Gratiot County, Michigan: Historical, Biographical, Statistical, Chronicling the Events of the First Sixty Years of the County's Existence As the Abode of White Men, with County, Township, City and Village Matters Fully Detailed, and with Miscellaneous Events of Importance Duly and Suitably Treated, by One Who Has Been a Resident of the County Nearly Half a Century. Saginaw, Mich.: Seemann and Peters, 1913.

United States. Statutes at Large of the United States of America, 1789–1873. 17 vols. Boston: Little, Brown, 1845–1874. Cited as U.S. Stat.

U.S. Census Bureau. “Significant Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities: 1970–Present.” http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/ctychng.html.

Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1976. The standard compilation for its subject.

Walling, Henry F., ed. and comp. Atlas of the State of Michigan, Including Statistics and Descriptions of Its Topography, Hydrography, Climate, Natural and Civil History, Railways, Educational Institutions, Material Resources, Etc. Detroit, 1873.

Wallis, Helen. "Michigan's Lost Peninsula." Michigan Heritage 2 (1961): 121–130.

Welch, Richard W. County Evolution in Michigan, 1790–1897. Michigan Department of Education, State Library Services, Occasional Paper no. 2. Lansing, 1972.

Whitney, William A., and R. I. Bonner. History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan: Containing a History of the Organization and Early Settlement of the County, Together with a Biographical Record of Many of the Oldest and Most Prominent Settlers and Present Residents, Obtained from Personal Interviews with Themselves or Their Children. 2 vols. Adrian, Mich., 1879.

Wittke, Carl. "The Ohio-Michigan Boundary Dispute Re-examined." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 45 (1936): 299–319.

Wright, J. Leitch, Jr. Britain and the American Frontier, 1783–1815. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 1975.

Yates, Dorothy Langdon. Salt of the Earth: A History of Midland County, Michigan. Midland, Mich.: Midland County Historical Society, 1987.