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Previous to the general organization of townships in 1827 (Territorial Laws, II, 479, 587), townships were "set off" by proclamation of Governor Cass in Monroe County in 1817 (Territorial Laws, I, 323), and in Wayne County in 1818 (Territorial Laws, II, 793). As organized in 1827, Pontiac Township in Oakland County included also territory now in Shiawassee, Saginaw and Lapeer counties (Territorial Laws, II, 477). Dexter Township, in Washtenaw County, included also a large area westward, until the organization of townships in Jackson County (Territorial Laws, II, 479).

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TOWNSHIPS ORGANIZED IN 1829, DATA:

Berrien County, Territorial Laws, II, 786.

Cass County, Ibid., II, 786. Penn township included the county of Van Buren and all that territory lying north which, with Van Buren, was attached to Cass County for judicial purposes.

Hillsdale County, Ibid., II, 787.

Monroe County, Ibid., II, 720.

The name of "Flumen" township was changed to
Summerfield the same year (Territorial Laws, II, 763).

St. Joseph County, Ibid., II, 786-787.
Washtenaw County, Ibid., II, 712.

Wayne County, Ibid., II, 737. A slight change in the boundary between Hamtramck

and Springwells affecting the
in 1831 (Ibid., III, 900).

Ten Thousand Acre Tract

was made

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TOWNSHIPS ORGANIZED IN 1830. DATA:

Jackson County, Territorial Laws, III, 839

Kalamazoo County, Ibid., III, 839, 840

Monroe County, Ibid., III, 843. Apparently there was some difficulty with this Act, which was confirmed by an Act of March 4, 1831 (T. L. III, 907). Oakland County, Ibid., III, 818, 833 Saginaw County, Ibid., III, 818. This township was made co-extensive with the county as laid out Sept. 10, 1822 (T. L., I, 334). The area was diminished March 2, 1831, by excluding the two northwest townships (T. L., III, 872) St. Joseph County, Ibid., III, 826

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