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- A chart exhibiting the lighthouses of the lake coast of the United States of AmericaA chart exhibiting the lighthouses on the lake coast of the United States of America Prepared by order of Stephen Pleasonton, 5th Auditor Treas'y Depart and Super't General of Lighthouses. 1848A chart exhibiting the lighthouses on the lake coast of the United States of America Prepared by order of Stephen Pleasonton, 5th Auditor Treas'y Depart and Super't General of Lighthouses. …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- E. B. Ward to S. K. Harring, re Detour light, Correspondence, 18 November 1848E. B. Ward to S. K. Harring, re Detour lightE. B. Ward to S. K. Harring, re Detour lightMaritime History of the Great Lakes
- Land Indenture between John Bray and the Department of Indian Affairs, 1848This item was digitized on November 14th, 2009, during a Digitization Days event at the Paris Branch of the County of Brant Public Library.This item was digitized on November 14th, 2009, during a Digitization Days event at the Paris Branch of the County of Brant Public Library.County of Brant Public Library
- Land agreement with Great Western Railroad CompanyThis agreement documents Capron's sale of a strip of land to allow the Great Western Railroad Company to run a track on his property. He additionally sold a plot to allow for the construction of a depot, and agreed to construct a wooden fence along the length of this track. …This agreement documents Capron's sale of a strip of land to allow the Great Western Railroad Company to run a track on his property. He additionally sold a plot to …
- 1858-1910 Baptisms, Guardian Angels Parish, OrilliaIn the Archdiocese of Toronto, original parish registers are not available to the public. Please DO NOT contact parishes for access to these registers. Other Resources Death and burials are not sacraments and are therefore not formally recorded by all parishes. In Ontario, official death records are kept by the …In the Archdiocese of Toronto, original parish registers are not available to the public. Please DO NOT contact parishes for access to these registers. Other Resources Death and burials are …Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 20 May 1848LAKE STEAMERS. - The British steamers of war on the lakes are the Cherokee, carrying 2 eight inch Paixhans, and 40 men, the burthen is 752 tons, the engine of 200 horse power; the Mohawk, two 18 mediums, 25 men, 60 horse power, and 194 tons; the Minos, two guns, …LAKE STEAMERS. - The British steamers of war on the lakes are the Cherokee, carrying 2 eight inch Paixhans, and 40 men, the burthen is 752 tons, the engine of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Palladium, April 18, 1848H. Fitzhugh & Co., proprietors of the schooner Cuba, which was run down and sunk on Lake Ontario on the night of the 6th of May, 1847, by the Propeller Genesee Chief, and with her cargo of wheat lost, have just recovered a judgment of $3,054.06 against the owners of …H. Fitzhugh & Co., proprietors of the schooner Cuba, which was run down and sunk on Lake Ontario on the night of the 6th of May, 1847, by the Propeller …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Tuesday, March 14, 1848First Boat on Lake Ontario ______ James L. Barton, Esq., in a letter recently delivered to the Young Men's Association of Buffalo, gives the following account of the first American Boat that ever floated on the waters of the Great Lakes. In 1789, John Fellows, of ...First Boat on Lake Ontario ______ James L. Barton, Esq., in a letter recently delivered to the Young Men's Association of Buffalo, gives the following account of the first American …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Apr 25, 1848THE WRECK OF THE NIAGARA. - The Rochester Advertiser thinks that this vessel, wrecked near the mouth of the river, will be got off in a short time. Workmen are going at it immediately, under the direction of Mr. George Wick, of Oswego. The necessary apparatus was brought up to …THE WRECK OF THE NIAGARA. - The Rochester Advertiser thinks that this vessel, wrecked near the mouth of the river, will be got off in a short time. Workmen are …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Tuesday, April 25, 1848Wreck of the Niagara. _____ The steamer Niagara, than which there are few finer vessels in the world, left this port for Rochester on the morning of the 18th, under the command of Capt. Childs, with some seventy passengers, among who were a number of ladies. The wind was ...Wreck of the Niagara. _____ The steamer Niagara, than which there are few finer vessels in the world, left this port for Rochester on the morning of the 18th, under …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), June 21, 1848THE STEAMER NIAGARA. - This vessel that went ashore early this spring near the mouth of the Genesee River on Lake Ontario, after laying seven weeks has at last been raised. The American says: "She was taken into the harbor between the piers; but in the course of the night …THE STEAMER NIAGARA. - This vessel that went ashore early this spring near the mouth of the Genesee River on Lake Ontario, after laying seven weeks has at last been …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Sept. 25, 1848Storm Grounds Three Schooners In attempting to come in during the blow of Saturday night, the Brigs Mahoning and Paragon, and the Schooner President, all from Lake Erie loaded with wheat, went ashore in the East Harbor. The wind blowing a gale from the west drove them from their ...Storm Grounds Three Schooners In attempting to come in during the blow of Saturday night, the Brigs Mahoning and Paragon, and the Schooner President, all from Lake Erie loaded with …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Sept. 26, 1848Northwestern Insurance Company's Home Office Issues Advice to Vessel Masters Captain Rounds, of the North Western Insurance Office, has sent us the following directions to Captains of the Lakes, with reference to entering our Harbor. Capt. R. is familiar with the subject, and ...Northwestern Insurance Company's Home Office Issues Advice to Vessel Masters Captain Rounds, of the North Western Insurance Office, has sent us the following directions to Captains of the Lakes, with …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Nov. 15, 1848Canalboat Sunk The lake boat "Home" from Henderson, in tow of the steamer "Clinton," broke her line while coming into port this morning, and drifted ashore outside of the east pier and filled with water. She was laden with butter, cheese, whiskey, paper and 600 bushels of rye ...Canalboat Sunk The lake boat "Home" from Henderson, in tow of the steamer "Clinton," broke her line while coming into port this morning, and drifted ashore outside of the east …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Nov. 25, 1848Grain Boat Ashore The schooner Frontier went ashore in the East Harbor when coming in this morning, the wind blowing strong from the Northwest, with a heavy sea. She is loaded with wheat, and lays exposed to the action of the sea, and her safety depends on the turn of …Grain Boat Ashore The schooner Frontier went ashore in the East Harbor when coming in this morning, the wind blowing strong from the Northwest, with a heavy sea. She is …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Monday, Nov. 27, 1848Troubles on the Lake During the gale on Saturday, the brig "Burlington" from lake Erie, and the schooner "Seneca" of this port, were driven by the entrance to Oswego Harbor while striving to make Oswego harbor. The Burlington, unable to make the Sackets harbor passage, went ...Troubles on the Lake During the gale on Saturday, the brig "Burlington" from lake Erie, and the schooner "Seneca" of this port, were driven by the entrance to Oswego Harbor …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Dec. 4, 1848Schooner Sunk with Oswego Crew The steamer Niagara, Capt. Childs, arrived this (Monday) morning from Ogdensburgh. She reports the loss of the schooner Canada, with the Captain and two of the crew, on the North shore above Cobourg. The Canada cleared from this port on Thursday ...Schooner Sunk with Oswego Crew The steamer Niagara, Capt. Childs, arrived this (Monday) morning from Ogdensburgh. She reports the loss of the schooner Canada, with the Captain and two of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Dec. 9, 1848Loss of Schooner Canada From the wreck of the Canada, before noticed in our paper, we have the melancholy news of the loss of the entire crew; except the Captain, which consisted of Mr. Alexander McDougal and two sons, all of whom were residents of this city. To the surviving …Loss of Schooner Canada From the wreck of the Canada, before noticed in our paper, we have the melancholy news of the loss of the entire crew; except the Captain, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), June 21, 1848This was a very important expedition of discovery. Many specimens from it are part of the permanent collections of the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian. Geologist and biologist Agassiz, newly installed as a professor at Harvard was to become one of the preeminent scientists of the 19th …This was a very important expedition of discovery. Many specimens from it are part of the permanent collections of the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian. Geologist and …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Daily Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Friday, Sept. 5, 1848The Schr. J.M. Hughs, of Cleveland, while on her passage from the Welland Canal to this place, discovered during the gale of yesterday, about midway between the Eighteen Mile Creek and the Canada shore, a signal of distress flying at a distance; Capt. Glazier, of the Hughs, at once manfully …The Schr. J.M. Hughs, of Cleveland, while on her passage from the Welland Canal to this place, discovered during the gale of yesterday, about midway between the Eighteen Mile Creek …Maritime History of the Great Lakes