[Ads-l] Slight Antedating of "Michigander"

[Peter Reitan]

Several instances of "Michiganer," no d, from as early as 1835.

Piqua, Ohio, in newspapers.com.
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-piqua-courier-and-enquirer/131703202/
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In ADS-L 2000-July, both Barry Popik

https://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2000-July/007670.html

and Jesse Sheidlower

https://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2000-July/007689.html

mention an 1835 example of 'Michigander'. After some thrashing around
(which *Dictionary of Americanisms*, exactly?), I found the 1835 example
in (editor) Mitford M. Mathews' 1956 *A dictionary of Americanisms on
historical principles*:

**1835** in *Hist. Soc. N.W. Ohio* VII. (1935) 29 Aug. 3 Horner was not
acceptable to the Michiganders and acting Governor Mason continued in
office.

https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer00math/page/1051/mode/1up?q=Michigander

I suppose this didn't make it into OEDO (promised by Jesse) because the
July 1935 historical society publication (see page 3, "August 29"),

https://mail.toledosattic.org/images/pdfs/nwoq-by-issue/NWOQ_1935_Vol7-3.pdf

is an edited recounting of an 1858 article.

On 9/11/23 16:07, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
> Michigander (OED 1838 [14 Nov.])
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> 1838 _Bangor Daily Whig and Courier_ 18 Oct. (Newspapers.com)
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> I came, as I told you, the last thirty miles to Detroit by rail road.  This is part of one which the Michiganders are making across to St. Joseph's.
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> Fred Shapiro
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