[Image of Historical Map of Michigan] 1350. Vernor Family

Correspondence and Papers, 1813-1874.
3.6 cubic feet.

Background: After the Civil War, James Vernor was a pharmacist and subsequently manufactured a soft drink known today as Vernor's Ginger Ale.

Summary: Include family letters; biographical information; and Civil War letters of James Vernor to his brother, Charles, in Detroit, Michigan.

Repository: Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library.

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