Burton Historical Collection
Finding aid for Silas Farmer papers
00869
1839-1902
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Burton Historical Collection
- Creator -
- Atwater, Reuben
- Creator
- Farmer Company of Detroit.
- Creator -
- Farmer, Silas, 1839-1902
- Creator -
- Johnson, William, Sir.
- Creator -
- McGraw, Edward M.
- Creator
- Michigan Territory.
- Creator -
- Morris, Thomas
- Creator -
- Trowbridge, C.C.
- Creator
- Wayne County (Mich.).
- Creator -
- Woodward, Augustus B., (Augustus Brevoort), d. 1827
- Title
- Silas Farmer papers
- ID
- 00869
- Date [inclusive]
- 1830-1902.
- Extent
- 3.0 Linear feet (6 boxes, 1 large manuscript)
- Location note
- Level A, 19N
- Language
- English
- Language of Materials
- In English.
Biographical/Historical note
Silas Farmer was a noted Detroit map maker and historian.
Scope and Contents note
This collections papers chiefly related to Farmer's activities as a map maker and historian.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Burton Historical Collection Oct. 1, 2009
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
00869
Silas Farmer papers, 1830-1902. (OCLC record)
[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/297539942]Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Bank of Gibraltar.
- Bank of Michigan.
Geographic Name(s)
- Clairview Park (Gross Pointe Township, Mich.)
- United States--Civilization--French influences
- United States--History--War of 1812
Personal Name(s)
- Abbot, James, 1776-1858
- Badin, F.V.
- Bellecour, F.D.
- Brevoort, Henry B., (Henry Bregaw), 1775-1858
- Brunson, Alfred
- Cadillac, Antoine Laumet de Lamothe, 1658-1730
- Chandler, Zachariah, 1813-1879
- Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846
- DePeyster, A.R.S.
- Harrison, William Henry.
- Leeth, John, 1755-1832
Subject(s)
- Cartographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Education--History--Michigan--Detroit
General Note
See finding aids for complete listing.
Collection Inventory
BOX 1: Correspondence, 1871-1902 |
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BOX 2 |
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Biographies, A-Z |
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Writings |
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-- Clippings re. History of Detroit |
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-- Champions of Christianity |
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-- Boats |
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Abbott, James |
ZA 132 | |||
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Diary of one unknown Frenchman on Col. John Allen's expedition from Boston to St. Johns River and return |
ZA 427 | |||
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Jeffrey Amherst et al re. Pontiac's Conspiracy |
ZA 515 | |||
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Badin, F.V. |
ZB 142 | |||
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Bank of Gibraltar |
ZB 226 | |||
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Bank of Michigan |
ZA 226 | |||
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Bellecour, F.D. |
ZB 415 | |||
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Brevoort, Henry B. |
ZB 758 | |||
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Brunson, Alfred |
ZB 838 | |||
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BOX 3 |
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Canada |
ZC 16 | |||
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Cass, Lewis |
ZC 27 | |||
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Cadillac, Antoine de la Mothe (see also French in Detroit, ZF 887, Box 4) |
ZC 114 | |||
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Chandler, Zachariah |
ZC 361 | |||
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Clairview Park, Grosse Pointe Township |
ZC 522 | |||
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Clarkson, Thomas |
ZC 561 | |||
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Detroit—Education |
ZD 4e | |||
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-- History, 1700-1877 |
ZD 4h | |||
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-- Methodist Episcopal Church |
ZD 4m | |||
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DePeyster, A.R.S. |
ZD 441 | |||
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Dubois, Etienne/Francis Navarre |
ZD 851 | |||
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BOX 4 |
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French in Detroit, 1600-1779 (see also Cadillac, ZC114, Box 3) |
ZF 887 | |||
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Harrison, William Henry |
ZH 245 | |||
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Hull, William and War of 1812 |
ZH 877 | |||
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Petition of Martin Kundig, 1839 |
ZK 962 | |||
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Autobiography of John Leeth |
ZL 518 | |||
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BOX 5 |
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Letters of: Edward M. McGraw re. Detroit, 1830-1840 |
ZM 17 | |||
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-- O.H. Marshall re. Pierre Margrys work |
ZM 337 | |||
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May, James |
ZM 451 | |||
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Michigan |
ZM 582 | |||
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Michigan (Territory) Commission on Land Titles |
582t | |||
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Morris, Thomas |
ZM 834 | |||
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Will of Josette (Lachine) Gamelin (Mrs. Laurent Eustache Gamelin) |
ZO 145 | |||
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Reuben Atwater |
ZO 886 | |||
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Poetry |
ZP 752 | |||
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Pontiac & Paint Creek Turnpike |
ZP 778 | |||
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U.S. vs. John Reed |
ZR 251 | |||
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Sir William Johnson |
ZS 639 | |||
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Trowbridge, C.C. |
ZT 758 | |||
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Wayne County Michigan Courts—Probate Court, Michigan Territory & Indiana Territory/Justice Court |
ZW 367c | |||
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Papers of William Woodbridge |
ZW 851 | |||
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Woodward, A.B. |
ZW 871 | |||
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BOX 6 |
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"Metropolis of Michigan, or Detroit Illustrated"—sample pages |
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WALLET |
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Printed Leaflets & Flyers on publications and maps |
M5 | |||
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Scrapbook, Newspaper Clippings and Ad Sheets, 1847-1872, regarding maps Issued by the Farmer Company of Detroit |
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LMS |
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Miscellaneous Documents |
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Newspaper Articles |
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