Land Record, 1886

File — Volume: V263

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

The Resident Agent's Office Records contain the bulk of St. Mary's early records. In addition to land records, correspondence, and financial records, this subseries includes the diaries of the St. Mary's explorers.

The diaries, covering 1862-1866, provide detailed accounts of the explorers' surveying efforts and contain correspondence and sketches. As well as surveying, the explorers often visited nearby copper mines and gave brief reports on the progress of the mines.

Dates

1886

Language of Material

From the Collection:

English, except for a very small number of files in French, Finnish, or German.

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Note that most folders in the collection do not have titles written on them. Please refer to the collection inventory for the titles.