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Fur trade -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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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