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Cornish -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Michigan

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin Knight Correspondence

 Collection — Sc_box MS 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MS-165
Abstract

Correspondence, 1873-1874, from Benjamin Knight, a miner in Calumet, Michigan to his brother John Knight, a blacksmith in Wisconsin. Includes some details on their relatives and friends in Cornwall, England as well as the lack of trustworthy banks in Calumet and the lack of clothing stores. Also contains clipping of Benjamin Knight's obituary.

Dates: 1873-1874

Mary Ann Rule Letter

 Collection — Sc_box MS 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: MS-738
Abstract

Letter, 1905, transcription of a copy of a letter written by Mary Ann Rule as a reminiscence of her life, including her time as a resident of Keweenaw County, Michigan from 1855 to 1860.

Dates: 1905