Family Papers, 1815-1875.

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Family Papers, 1815-1875.

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Family Papers of Abraham Wendell and his sons: George T. and Jacob A.T. (Theodore) Wendell. Abraham's papers include Custom Collector's Records and Correspondence, 1831-1843 and undated, Correspondence, 1815-1848, mostly concerning his store, and Lighthouse Correspondence, 1832-1843. Correspondence to George T. and J.A.T. Wendell, 1849-1854 and undated relates to goods traded, purchased, and ordered in connection with the family store. J.A.T.'s Correspondence, 1855-1857 relates to his political carreer, and his Lighthouse Correspondence, 1857 and undated, relates to his work with Great Lakes lighthouses. Major correspondents of the three men include: Michigan legislator Stephen R. Wood, Lucius Lyon, Hestor Lockhart Stevens, Ebenezer Warner, Michigan Governor Lewis Cass, Bishop Baraga, and Robert McClelland, Secretary of the Interior. Minor correspondents include Michigan politicians: Austin Wing, Reuben Turner, R. Butler, J. Robert Graveraet, Charles Stuart, Peter White, George E. Hand, and William Pratt. This collection was on deposit at the Clarke Historical Library, but was returned to the Mackinac Island State Historic Parks Commission in April 2001. (Other papers of Abraham may be found in the Fred R. and Tom C. Trelfa Collection in the Clarke.).

1.75 cubic ft. (in 4 boxes)

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