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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, July 21, 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, July 21, 1857
    TextNewspaper       *marginally readable in original.
    TextNewspaper     *marginally readable in original.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 11 Jun 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 11 Jun 1857
    TextNewspaper       Yesterday, the schooner Madiera Pet, of Guernsey, Capt. Grange, a schooner of about 120 tons, arrived here from Liverpool for Chicago. She has on board a full cargo of measurement goods, consisting of steel, iron, crockery and paints. She made the passage in 35 days, and received for ...
    TextNewspaper     Yesterday, the schooner Madiera Pet, of Guernsey, Capt. Grange, a schooner of about 120 tons, arrived here from Liverpool for Chicago. She has on board a full cargo of measurement …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 18 Jun 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 18 Jun 1857
    TextNewspaper       Invincible went ashore near Tawas the next summer and was given up for lost, but was later recovered and lasted until going ashore again in a gale in 1869. Knowing where you are doesn't always mean you are where you want to be.
    TextNewspaper     Invincible went ashore near Tawas the next summer and was given up for lost, but was later recovered and lasted until going ashore again in a gale in 1869. Knowing …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 29 Jun 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 29 Jun 1857
    TextNewspaper       FROM LIVERPOOL. - On Sunday last a very ordinary, dirty looking schooner, with the British ensign flying from her masthead, made her way up the river and quietly anchored off the Great Western Railway depot. She was evidently a stranger in our waters, and naturally attracted ...
    TextNewspaper     FROM LIVERPOOL. - On Sunday last a very ordinary, dirty looking schooner, with the British ensign flying from her masthead, made her way up the river and quietly anchored off …
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 8 Jul 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 8 Jul 1857
    TextNewspaper       The Iceberg, which has been built for Dr. Rae to explore an undetermined portion of the coast of North America, was launched into her proper element, fully equipped for sailing, on Saturday afternoon, from the railway shipyard, in the presence of a number of spectators. Dr. Rae was not ...
    TextNewspaper     The Iceberg, which has been built for Dr. Rae to explore an undetermined portion of the coast of North America, was launched into her proper element, fully equipped for sailing, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 7 Aug 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 7 Aug 1857
    TextNewspaper       THE MADIERA PET. - This schooner sailed from Chicago on Wednesday for this port, where she will load with staves for Liverpool. The Democrat says "she was accompanied out of the harbor by a large number of citizens, including members of the Board of Trade, of the press ...
    TextNewspaper     THE MADIERA PET. - This schooner sailed from Chicago on Wednesday for this port, where she will load with staves for Liverpool. The Democrat says "she was accompanied out of …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 30 Oct 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 30 Oct 1857
    TextNewspaper       A Canadian vessel arrived in port a few days since, the captain of which is a genuine "John Bull." Being accosted by a brother sailor, who inquired as to the kind of weather he experienced on the trip, he replied, "Vy, it blowed and it stormed and snowed and pelted …
    TextNewspaper     A Canadian vessel arrived in port a few days since, the captain of which is a genuine "John Bull." Being accosted by a brother sailor, who inquired as to the …
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 26 Dec 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 26 Dec 1857
    TextNewspaper       *Saginaw Bay
    TextNewspaper     *Saginaw Bay
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  • Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 30 March 1857
    Daily British Whig (Kingston, ON), 30 March 1857
    TextNewspaper       Spring Walk I The Editor had it in contemplation last season to discontinue for ever and a day these same "Spring Walks," they having been for several years past nothing better than so many puffing vehicles of eulogistic praise, in which the sense of Goldsmith's ...
    TextNewspaper     Spring Walk I The Editor had it in contemplation last season to discontinue for ever and a day these same "Spring Walks," they having been for several years past nothing …
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Nov. 24, 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Nov. 24, 1857
    TextNewspaper       A VISITOR EXPECTED - The Hornet, an open boat 22 feet long and eight feet beam, sloop rigged, Captain Duncan, commander, set sail from Erie, Pennsylvania, on the 4th of October, bound for St. Paul. She made Detroit, Mackinaw, Green Bay, ascended the Fox River to Winnebago Lake - then …
    TextNewspaper     A VISITOR EXPECTED - The Hornet, an open boat 22 feet long and eight feet beam, sloop rigged, Captain Duncan, commander, set sail from Erie, Pennsylvania, on the 4th of …
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Fri, 8 May, 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Fri, 8 May, 1857
    TextNewspaper       The barque Empire, of 350 tons, was wrecked on Marblehead Point, about 4 miles from the port of Sandusky. Eleven lives were lost, all on board except Capt. Milligan and a seaman. The Empire was bound from Toledo to Tonawanda, with a cargo of lumber, shipped by J. W. Russell, …
    TextNewspaper     The barque Empire, of 350 tons, was wrecked on Marblehead Point, about 4 miles from the port of Sandusky. Eleven lives were lost, all on board except Capt. Milligan and …
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Dec 12, 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Dec 12, 1857
    TextNewspaper       ASTONISHING INCIDENT. - The schooner Shickaluna [sic] from Chicago for St. Catharines, during the severe storm of 24th ult., lost her boat from the davits when above Rondeau, C W, on Lake Erie on the 25th. The vessel stranded on a reef above Port Colborne, from which position she was …
    TextNewspaper     ASTONISHING INCIDENT. - The schooner Shickaluna [sic] from Chicago for St. Catharines, during the severe storm of 24th ult., lost her boat from the davits when above Rondeau, C W, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Mon., April 6, 1857
    Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Mon., April 6, 1857
    TextNewspaper       *Charlotte.
    TextNewspaper     *Charlotte.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Daily Advertiser (Detroit, MI), Sat, 12 Sep, 1857
    Detroit Daily Advertiser (Detroit, MI), Sat, 12 Sep, 1857
    TextNewspaper       LAUNCH. - The schooner J. Vilas was launched on Saturday last at Two Rivers, and towed to this place to receive her spars and rigging, on Sunday morning, by the steamer Cleveland. She was built by Rand & Harbridge, and is now owned entirely by Messrs. Rand & Sons of …
    TextNewspaper     LAUNCH. - The schooner J. Vilas was launched on Saturday last at Two Rivers, and towed to this place to receive her spars and rigging, on Sunday morning, by the …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sun, 10 May, 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sun, 10 May, 1857
    TextNewspaper       The barque Empire, the loss of which we noticed yesterday, has gone to pieces where she went down, and will prove a total wreck. Her cargo is of such a nature, however, that it will probably be saved without having received any material damage. Portions of the wreck and cargo …
    TextNewspaper     The barque Empire, the loss of which we noticed yesterday, has gone to pieces where she went down, and will prove a total wreck. Her cargo is of such a …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), November 15, 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), November 15, 1857
    TextNewspaper       The new schooner James Navagh has met with a sad accident on her first trip, occasioning the death of the first mate, Mr. George Livermore. It seems that while hoisting the yawl boat on deck, preparatory to passing the canal locks, some portion of the tackle gave way, but we …
    TextNewspaper     The new schooner James Navagh has met with a sad accident on her first trip, occasioning the death of the first mate, Mr. George Livermore. It seems that while hoisting …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 15 Jul, 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 15 Jul, 1857
    TextNewspaper       THE OSWEGO - The new steam tug Oswego arrived at this port yesterday from Philadelphia, via the St. Lawrence and Oswego. She was built by Hillman & Streaker of Philadelphia, is owned by Ames & Kimball of Oswego, and is destined for service in the Detroit river and on the …
    TextNewspaper     THE OSWEGO - The new steam tug Oswego arrived at this port yesterday from Philadelphia, via the St. Lawrence and Oswego. She was built by Hillman & Streaker of Philadelphia, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), November 30, 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), November 30, 1857
    TextNewspaper       The schooner James Navagh is ashore fifteen miles above Presque Isle [Lake Huron].
    TextNewspaper     The schooner James Navagh is ashore fifteen miles above Presque Isle [Lake Huron].
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Daily Palladium (Oswego, NY), Mon., June 29, 1857
    Daily Palladium (Oswego, NY), Mon., June 29, 1857
    TextNewspaper       Launch of the New Tug. - The new tug of Ald. Dobbie, was launched above the bridge on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a large concourse of spectators. She was decked in bridal robes and glided into her native element gracefully and beautifully, and sits like "a thing of …
    TextNewspaper     Launch of the New Tug. - The new tug of Ald. Dobbie, was launched above the bridge on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a large concourse of spectators. She …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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