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History of Manistee, MASON and Oceana counties, Michigan
H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1882

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           WILLIAM E. COOK is a son of John R. Cook, of the lumber firm of
	Pardee, Cook 8: Co., whose mill is at Hamlin. He is a native of
	Pennsylvania and went to Grand Rapids, Mich., with his parents in
	1870. From there they removed to Chicago. In 1877 he went to Hamlin
	to take charge of the store of the firm. In the Spring of 1882 he
	took charge of the books, which position he still holds.

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