Log Marks

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LOG MARKS ADOPTED BY George Prentiss & Co

Received for Record on Date Indicated in Date Column

Mich’l O’Brien County Clerk.

DATE: March 15, 1873

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

This is to Certify, That George Prentiss & Co of Alplena Michigan do in accordance with Act No. 202 of the Session Laws of the State of Michigan for the year 1867, select and adopt the following marks, to be cut or stamped in conspicuous places, upon the ends or sides (or both) of logs to be put by or for them into Thunder Bay River or tributaries for the purpose of floating or rafting to the place of manufacture or shipment.

Said Marks have been approved by the Officers of the Boom Co.

............ L.S.

Mar 15 (log mark) 1876 Jany 3 (log mark) 3 in long 2 in wide

(log mark)

(log mark) 1880 Feb 8 (log mark) cut in the bark

(log mark)

(log mark) 1877 Nov 5 (log mark)

(log mark) 1878 July 7 (log mark)

(log mark)

(log mark) " " (log mark)

(log mark) 1879 Sept30 (log mark)

(log mark)

(log mark) Jan 4 (log mark)

(log mark) 1880 April 24 (log mark)

[continued onto Prentiss George & Co 1873 (2)]

(log mark) " " (log mark)

(log mark)

(log mark) (log mark) Montorse & Culligan

(log mark)

(log mark) (log mark)

(log mark) [arrow pointing up]

[continued onto Prentiss George & Co 1873 (3)]

(log mark) 1873 Nov 19 (log mark)

(log mark) (log mark) Hart 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in Figure 1/4 by 3/4 size

(log mark) (log mark) " " " " " " " "

(log mark) (log mark) " " " " " " " "

(log mark) (log mark) " " " " " " " "

(log mark) (log mark) " " " " " " " "

(log mark) 1875 Dec 27(log mark) " " " " " " " "

(log mark) (log mark) " " " " " " " "

(log mark) (log mark) " " " " " " " "

For a valuable consideration We hereby assign and transfer all our interest in and to the within Log Marks (log mark) [heart shaped] ...................................

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to W.L. H. D. Churchill .................

Witness, Hand .. and seal.. this........day of ...............

A. D. 18 ......

.................................. [L. S.}

IN PRESENCE OF

............................ County Clerk