Box 1
Container
Contains 126 Results:
Peter Crebassa Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-034
Abstract
Part Indian, part French, Peter Crebassa (1807-1898) was a fur trader and postmaster who spent most of his life in L'Anse. In addition to his business activities, Crebassa was responsible for bringing Father Frederic Baraga (later the first bishop of Upper Michigan) to Lake Superior in 1843. The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several...
Dates:
1831 - 1891
Letter to Peter Crebassa from E. B. Peasette, May 31, 1831
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Collection Scope and Content Summary
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several photographs. The collection documents his involvement with the fur companies, Chippewa Indians, Catholic Missions, and federal government and offers a unique view of the relationships between these institutions as well as demonstrating the significance of the fur trade to the early settlement of...
Dates:
May 31, 1831
Letter to Peter Crebassa from Eustache Roussain, Jun 21, 1832
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Collection Scope and Content Summary
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several photographs. The collection documents his involvement with the fur companies, Chippewa Indians, Catholic Missions, and federal government and offers a unique view of the relationships between these institutions as well as demonstrating the significance of the fur trade to the early settlement of...
Dates:
Jun 21, 1832
Notice of General Election, Sherriff McKernan, Oct 1, 1832
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Collection Scope and Content Summary
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several photographs. The collection documents his involvement with the fur companies, Chippewa Indians, Catholic Missions, and federal government and offers a unique view of the relationships between these institutions as well as demonstrating the significance of the fur trade to the early settlement of...
Dates:
Oct 1, 1832
Letter to Peter Crebassa from Lyman M. Warren, Aug 29, 1837
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Collection Scope and Content Summary
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several photographs. The collection documents his involvement with the fur companies, Chippewa Indians, Catholic Missions, and federal government and offers a unique view of the relationships between these institutions as well as demonstrating the significance of the fur trade to the early settlement of...
Dates:
Aug 29, 1837
Letter to Peter Crebassa from M. Crebassa (in French), Apr 20, 1838
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Collection Scope and Content Summary
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several photographs. The collection documents his involvement with the fur companies, Chippewa Indians, Catholic Missions, and federal government and offers a unique view of the relationships between these institutions as well as demonstrating the significance of the fur trade to the early settlement of...
Dates:
Apr 20, 1838
Letter to Peter Crebassa from James P. Levit, May 16, 1838
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Collection Scope and Content Summary
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several photographs. The collection documents his involvement with the fur companies, Chippewa Indians, Catholic Missions, and federal government and offers a unique view of the relationships between these institutions as well as demonstrating the significance of the fur trade to the early settlement of...
Dates:
May 16, 1838
Letter to Peter Crebassa from Charles W. Borup, Dec 18, 1838
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Collection Scope and Content Summary
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several photographs. The collection documents his involvement with the fur companies, Chippewa Indians, Catholic Missions, and federal government and offers a unique view of the relationships between these institutions as well as demonstrating the significance of the fur trade to the early settlement of...
Dates:
Dec 18, 1838
Letter to Peter Crebassa from James P. Scott, Jan 14, 1839
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Collection Scope and Content Summary
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several photographs. The collection documents his involvement with the fur companies, Chippewa Indians, Catholic Missions, and federal government and offers a unique view of the relationships between these institutions as well as demonstrating the significance of the fur trade to the early settlement of...
Dates:
Jan 14, 1839
Letter to Peter Crebassa from Charles W. Borup, Jan 14, 1839
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Collection Scope and Content Summary
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of business correspondence received by Peter Crebassa. It also includes some personal correspondence, outgoing correspondence, financial records, and several photographs. The collection documents his involvement with the fur companies, Chippewa Indians, Catholic Missions, and federal government and offers a unique view of the relationships between these institutions as well as demonstrating the significance of the fur trade to the early settlement of...
Dates:
Jan 14, 1839