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Ocean to Ocean on Horseback: Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Development of Cities and Towns Along the Route; and Regions Traversed Beyond the Mississippi; Together with Incidents, Anecdotes and Adventures of the JourneyGlazier, Willard W.

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Ocean to Ocean on Horseback: Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Development of Cities and Towns Along the Route; and Regions Traversed Beyond the Mississippi; Together with Incidents, Anecdotes and Adventures of the Journey

Name: Ocean to Ocean on Horseback: Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Development of Cities and Towns Along the Route; and Regions Traversed Beyond the Mississippi; Together with Incidents, Anecdotes and Adventures of the Journey
Author: Glazier, Willard W.

Glazier, Willard W.

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So did I secure my repose at the Farmers' Hotel, and in the morning was
in the humor to give the good-natured proprietor, Louis Cicotte--a
typical French Canadian--a very hearty greeting, and an assurance of my
refreshment.


Eightieth Day.

                                                    _Farmers' Hotel_,
                                                    ECORSE, MICHIGAN,
                                                    _July Thirtieth_.

The weather was oppressively warm again on this day, and business in
Ecorse was apparently not "booming." I found the place quite in keeping
with the majority of French villages along the Detroit River--unambitious
and lifeless.

Two acknowledgments came from Monroe soon after I left, referring to the
aid which I had the pleasure of giving to those interested in the Custer
Monument. One was a brief and courteous bearer of thanks, and is as
follows:

                                          _Headquarters,
                               Custer National Monument Association_;
                                          MONROE, MICHIGAN,
                                          _July 28, 1876_.

    This is to certify that the proceeds of the lecture by Captain
    Willard Glazier, in this city on Thursday evening, July 27, 1876,
    have been paid into the treasury of this association, for which the
    members hereby tender him their sincere thanks.

                                                       T. E. WING,
                                                         _Treasurer._

The other was a letter of introduction and explains itself:

                                          _Headquarters,
                               Custer National Monument Association_;
                                         MONROE, MICHIGAN,
                                         _July 28, 1876._

    TO AUXILIARY SOCIEITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS OF THE CUSTER MONUMENT
    ASSOCIATION:

    Captain Willard Glazier, having kindly and generously volunteered to
    devote the proceeds of his lectures through Michigan to the fund
    being raised by this Association, for the erection of a monument to
    the memory of the late General George A. Custer, has made
    arrangements to remit to our treasurer here the money derived from
    such lectures, and we bespeak for him your earnest endeavor in aid
    of our common, glorious cause. Respectfully,
                                                      J. M. BULKLEY,
                                                         _Secretary._

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