Boutell Family Collection
c.00060

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Boutell family, (Lorenzo Boutell, 1802-1876)
Title
Boutell family collection
ID
c.00060
Date [inclusive]
1853-1900
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 3 folders
Dimensions
This collection consists primarily of deeds, mortgages, and receipts relating to property owned by the Boutell family in Livingston County, Michigan. The Boutells were among the earliest settlers of Livingston County in the 1830s. Also included are reminiscences of Waldo Baker, an early pioneer in Howell, Michigan, describing the journey west from New York by carriage over the toll roads and life in rural Michigan in the 1850s.
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections January 1965

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  February 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

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Controlled Access Headings

Family Name(s)

  • Boutell family, (Lorenzo Boutell, 1802-1876)

Genre(s)

  • Deeds

Geographic Name(s)

  • Deerfield (Mich.)
  • Howell (Mich.)
  • Livingston County (Mich.)
  • Michigan -- Description and travel
  • New York (State) -- Description and travel

Personal Name(s)

  • Baker, Waldo
  • Boutell, E., Mrs.

Subject(s)

  • Frontier and pioneer life -- Michigan

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Township Treasurer's Office 1856-1892 

 1

Livingston County, Michigan Register's Office, Deeds 1850-1900 

 2

"My Early Days in Michigan" by Waldo P. Baker 

 3