Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

Log Marks

Description
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Documents
Description
Log mark or marks for Fred L. Richardson in Alpena, Michigan, 1899.
Date of Original
November 14, 1899; December 13, 1900; April 20, 1909
Subject(s)
Corporate Name(s)
Fred L. Richardson
Collection
Fred Trelfa Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 45.06168 Longitude: -83.43275
Donor
Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to United States law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Fred Trelfa Collection, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
Full Text

# 12

LOG MARKS ADOPTED BY Fred L. Richardson

Richardson Lumber Co.

Received for Record on Date Indicated in Date Column

Chas W. McLean County Clerk.

DATE: November 14, 1899; December 13, 1900; April 20, 1909

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

This is to Certify, That Fred L. Richardson of Alpena does in accordance with Act No. 202 of the Session Laws of the State of Michigan for the year 1867, select and adopt the following marks, to be cut or stamped in conspicuous places, upon the ends or sides (or both) of logs and cedar to be put by or for him into Thunder Bay River or tributaries for the purpose of floating or rafting to the place of manufacture or shipment.

Said Marks ha.... been approved by the Officers of the Boom Co.

F. L. Richardson L.S.

McKay

1899

Nov. 14th (log mark) Exact Size (log mark) Exact Size Camp 4

1900

Dec 13th (log mark) Exact Size (log mark) Exact size 1" by 2 3/8"

M - shaped as one above 2 " overall (log mark)

[Someone wrote on the copy in ink Dec 13, 1900. This is not part of the original]

1900

Apr 20 (log mark) Exact size

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