William George Cowell Letters, 1854-1856.

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William George Cowell Letters, 1854-1856.

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Letters, 1854-1856, sent to William George Cowell, one of a group of men to lay out a town site at Superior, Wisconsin. Includes typed transcriptions of correspondence from apparent investors, acquaintances and friends discussing land sales, debts due and news of shared friends.

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Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Cowell, William George.

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William George Cowell was born in England, circa 1828. Emigrating to Canada, he found work in the Mica Bay mines until 1853 when he was hired in Sault Ste. Marie to accompany a group of city planners to lay out a town site at Superior. Cowell's job was to explore the copper range south of Superior which had previously been explored for minerals in the 1840s by the Union Company and the American Mining Company. Cowell's various jobs included Superior's town supervisor, mine captain at the Fond du...