Skip to main content

L'Anse (Mich.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Cannon and Cole Families Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-948
Abstract

Collection, 1840-2012, documenting the Cannon and Cole Families.

Dates: 1840-2012

General Store Account Books

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-236
Abstract

Account books, 1858-circa 1880, for unidentified general stores in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Day book entries include lists of goods purchased, lists of items to purchase, recipes for various medicines, notes and short diary entries. One day book appears to be for a store near L'Anse, Michigan. Also includes a ledger with customer's purchases and day book listed.

Dates: 1858-Circa 1880

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

Steamship Ivanhoe Freight Books

 Collection — Box 1-2
Identifier: MS-624
Abstract

Freight books, 1878-1881, of the steamship IVANHOE. The mail steamer ran between L'Anse and Hancock, Michigan with mail, passengers and express freight. Details the consignor, consignee, description, and weight for freight carried.

Dates: 1878-1881