Berrien Springs, Michigan
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Berrien Springs is a village in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,910 at the time of the 2020 census. The village is located within Oronoko Charter Township.
Aerial view of Berrien Springs
Francis B. Murdoch
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Francis Butter Murdoch was an American attorney and newspaper publisher. As a lawyer, he practiced law in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois and Missouri, and initiated freedom suits for Dred Scott and
Berrien Springs, Michigan
…The first permanent settlers (according to European-American terms), John Pike and his family, did not arrive until 1829. Francis B. Murdoch was a co-founder of the village and the first lawyer in the county. (His surname was spelled as 'Murdock' in some records.) In 1831 he built a two-story…
Francis B. Murdoch
Wood engraving of the pro-slavery mob setting fire to Gilman & Godfrey's warehouse, where Elijah P. Lovejoy hid his printing press
The Scott v. Emerson case centered on Dred and Harriet Scott (top) and their children, Eliza and Lizzie.
San Jose Telegraph and Santa Clara Register, February 15, 1854 (Vol. 2, No. 27)