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Summary Information

Title: Fred D. Lord Correspondence,
Inclusive Dates: 1893-1896
Creator: Lord, Fred D., 1864?-1954
Call No.: River Falls Mss AH
Extent: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / River Falls Area Research Center
Contact Information
See the catalog entry for information on possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:

Correspondence of Lord, who operated an abstract office at Ellsworth, Wisconsin, and with County Surveyor S.A. Carpenter prepared and published plat maps of Pierce County, Wisconsin. Letters concern titles of land in Pierce County, publication and sale of his maps, a dispute with Carpenter, and local political matters.

Biography/History

Fred D. Lord operated an abstract business in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, and in partnership with County Surveyor S. A. Carpenter, he prepared and published an atlas and plat maps of the county. He was appointed Register in Probate for 1900 to 1903.

Collection Scope and Content Note

The correspondence in this small group of papers includes letters relating to the publication and sale of the maps and atlases, Lord's dispute with Carpenter and the break-up of their partnership, various political matters, and letters concerning titles to lands in Pierce County.

Correspondents include A. H. Lord, Pierce County sheriff in the 1880s and father of Fred D. Lord; Freeman H. Lord, Fred D. Lord's uncle who served as a member of the County Board, was elected to the Assembly in 1895, and later was a Congressman; County Judge Allen P. Weld; S. A. Carpenter; and various bankers, lawyers, land speculators, and publishing houses.

Administrative/Restriction Information

Acquisition Information:

Transferred to the State Archives by the Pierce County Courts, May 26, 1966.

Processing Information:

Processed by Margaret Hafstad, April 26, 1967.

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