Excerpt from Historical Collections, Vol. 24: Collections and Researches The members' of the Committee of Historians of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society again congratulate themselves and the society generally that they are now able to present another volume which shall be Volume 24, and like Vols. 19, 20 and 23, entirely devoted to copies of original documents from the Canadian Archives, obtained at Ottawa. Each of these volumes are adding greatly in their interest as we learn the facts they contain, also 'show that Michigan came very near having been lost as a part of the United States and this Vol ume shows more in this respect than any heretofore presented. In proof of this we refer to the letters Of Lieut. Gov. Simcoe, on, pages 324, 377, 459, 472, 478, etc., and on pages 338 and 402. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.