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THE DARING TRADER THE DARING TRADER JACOB SMITH IN THE MICHIGAN TERRITORY, 1802–1825 KIM CRAWFORD Michigan State University Press · East Lansing Copyright © 2012 by Kim Crawford i The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). H Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5245 Printed and bound in the United States of America. 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Crawford, Kim, 1957‒ The daring trader : Jacob Smith in the Michigan Territory, 1802‒1825 / Kim Crawford. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61186-026-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Smith, Jacob, 1773‒1825. 2. Pioneers—Michigan—Biography. 3. Fur traders—Michigan—Biography. 4. Indian agents—Michigan—Biography. 5. Frontier and pioneer life—Michigan. 6. Indians of North America—Michigan—History—19th century. 7. Flint Region (Mich.)—History—19th century. 8. Michigan— History—To 1837. 9. Michigan—History—War of 1812. 10. Michigan— Biography. I. Title. F566.S65C73 2012 977.4'03092—dc23 [B] 2011035345 Cover and book design by Charlie Sharp, Sharp Des!gns, Lansing, MI. Cover art is a detail from a mural painted by Edgar S. Cameron in 1925, located in Circuit Courtroom No. 3, Genesee County Courthouse. Photograph is by Tom Cheek with photo editing by Charlie Sharp, Sharp Des!gns, Lansing, MI. G Michigan State University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative and is committed to developing and encouraging ecologically responsible publishing practices. For more information about the Green Press Initiative and the use of recycled paper in book publishing, please visit www.greenpressinitiative.org. Visit Michigan State University Press at www.msupress.org ...

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