Tom C. and Fred R. Trelfa Collection, 1802-1971.

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Tom C. and Fred R. Trelfa Collection, 1802-1971.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41953518

Collection, 1802-1971 and undated, of early, significant manuscripts relating to early fur trade and commerce at Michilimackinac and Sault Ste. Marie (Mich.), lighthouses, maritime activities on the Great Lakes. Manifests of lading and other records of American Fur Co. field agents document early fur trading and mining. Correspondence and other records between the U.S. Treasury Dept. and Collectors of Customs, usually Abraham Wendell at Michilimackinac, document marine hospital returns, registers of Great Lakes vessels, payment vouchers for Collectors, and construction bids for lighthouses at White Fish Point, Detour, and Copper Harbor, extensive information on Bois Blanc and Chicago River lighthouses regarding their operation and similar information for lighthouses at Pottawattomie, Thunder Bay Island, and Presque Isle. Alcona, Iosco, Presque Isle counties, Mackinac Island, and the centennial of Rogers City (Mich.) are also documented.

4.5 cubic ft. (in 7 boxes)

Clarke Historical Library

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Wendell, Abraham, 1791-1851.

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Abraham was born in Albany (NY) in 1791. He owned and operated a store on Mackinac Island (Mich.) where he served as Collector of Customs for the Great Lakes, ca. 1831-1848. He was married and had at least seven children. He died on Dec. 21, 1851 at age 60. His son, George T. was probably born in Albany (NY) in 1824. Like his father he was a merchant. He served as Michigan Representative from Mackinac County in 1857 and 1859-1860. George was Probate Judge of Mackinac County when he died on Oct. ...

American Fur Company

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Fur trading company in the American West. From the description of Papers, 1835-1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497429 Chartered by John Astor in 1808. Astor withdrew his interest in 1834 and in 1864 the company was sold to the North Western Fur Company. From the description of American Fur Company records, 1803-1849. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 56975212 No information is available on Livingstone, except as noted above. Franchere...

Trelfa, Tom C.

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The Trelfa brothers, from Alpena and Detroit (Mich.), collected papers and photographic materials documenting the history of Michigan. Several collections collected and donated by the brothers are in the Clarke Historical Library. From the description of Tom C. and Fred R. Trelfa Collection, 1802-1971. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 41953518 ...

Trelfa, Fred R., 1886-1979.

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Trelfa (1886-1929) was a historian from Alpena (Mich.). Several of his and his brother Tom's collections about early Michigan history are in the Clarke Historical Library. Nothing further is known about Lamb. Montreal (Keweenaw County, Mich.) was a copper mining area that later became part of the Clark Mine. From the description of Michigan Upper Peninsula glass plate negatives collection, 1897-1930. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 42469331 Fred R. Trelfa, b...