John Christian Auch papers, 1840-1886 (scattered dates)

Summary

Creator:

Auch, John Christian.

Extent:

1 folder

Language:

English

Call Number:

2012101 Ac

Authors:

Finding aid created by Bentley Historical Library staff

Background

Scope and Content:

This collection consists of U.S. Land Office certificates for public lands in Genesee County, Michigan that were issued to John Christian Auch and others. One of the certificates was issued to Sha-sha-o-ne-besse, a member of the Saginaw Band of the Ojibwe (Chippewa) tribe.

Biographical / Historical:

Genesee County is located on the ancestral land of the Ojibwe (Chippewa), Odawa (Ottawa) and Sauk people. Jacob Smith was one of the first white settlers to the region, arriving in 1819.

The General Land Office (GLO) was an independent government agency responsible for public domain lands in the United States. It was established in 1813 and oversaw the surveying, platting, and sale of public lands in the Western U.S., and administered the Homestead Act and Preemption Act. The GLO came under the Department of the Interior in 1848, and merged with the United States Grazing Service in 1946 to become the Bureau of Land Management.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Ernest F. Auch (donor no. 6170 )

Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

Click on terms below to find any related finding aids on this site.

Subjects:

Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Genesee County.
Public lands -- Michigan -- Genesee County.

Names:

Auch, John Christian.
Sha-sha-o-ne-besse.

Places:

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.