Balsas Valley Navigation and Improvement Company documents, 1904-1932.

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Balsas Valley Navigation and Improvement Company documents, 1904-1932.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48635350

Documents and newspaper clippings related to the Balsas Co. and to other enterprises in northern Mexico. Some personal correspondence and items belonging to William Ammerman are in the collection, as is a typescript by N. Johnson titled "A Study in Mexican Entrepreneurship by Two North Americans in the Early 20th Century: Rio Balsas Company and Related Enterprises."

.2 lin. ft.: (1 archives box)

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Kirkland, Frank S.

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Terrazas, Luis, 1829-1923

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Balsas Valley Navigation and Improvement Company.

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Navigation concession that operated on the Balsas River in the Mexican states of Michoacan and Guerrero. Primary partners in the concession were Luis Terrazas, Jr. and Frank S. Kirkland. The company eventually passed to the custody of William C. Ammerman. From the description of Balsas Valley Navigation and Improvement Company documents, 1904-1932. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 48635350 Historical Background ...

Ammerman, William C.

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Johnson, Nathan A.

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Fort Franklin was erected 1791-1792 in Pittsburgh to replace the dismantled Fort Pitt. After completion it was called Fort Fayette and during the War of 1812 it served as headquarters for supplies and the training of troops. From the description of Fort Fayette letter book, 1811-1812. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 44580618 ...