Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan Territory

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    One night we camped in the middle of a prairie without water; one man took a spade and said, ["]Who knows but I can find water here." and dug a small hole, which soon filled with good water; when the brotherin saw this, they said it was as much a miracle as for Moses to bring water out of the rock June 8, 1834 ~ Sunday Sunday the 8th. We were joined by my brother Hiram Smith and Lyman Wight with another company, who started ...
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    June 8, 1834