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      A letter of S. Wright from Westport, NY, concerning his ancestors.

      A letter of Stephen Wright to Amos Wright, including genealogical record of Abel Wright of Westport, Mass.

      This is the certificate granting land to John Kirkby of the Township of Onondaga issued on February 14, 1862 by the Province of Canada. The original document was provided by Jim and Kathy Barton during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

      This item is a loan agreement between Eleanor Flock of Burford Township and the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada. The agreement is dated January 8th, 1862 and was for the sum of $1400 to be paid by April 1st 1867. If the amount was not paid in full …

      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 not sacraments and are therefore not formally recorded by all parishes. In Ontario, official death records are kept by the …

      Genealogical memoranda of Ebenezer Wright compiled by Rev. Stephen Wright.

 appeared in Canadian Champion, 16 Jul 1862, p. 2     Death of Hon. W. H. Merritt This gentleman, who has been complaining for some time, died on Sunday morning, 6th inst., on board the steamer Champion when he was returning from Montreal to his home in St. Catherines. He has reached that city on his way to the seaboard, but …

 The Intelligencer, 12 Dec 1862, Section Commentary     ...

 Hastings Chronicle, 10 Dec 1862, p. 2, column 5     ...

 The Intelligencer, 12 Dec 1862, p. 1     ...

      Launch at Brockville - A steamer named Bristol was launched from the yard of Messrs. Chaffrey Bros., Brockville, on Saturday last. She is the largest class built to pass through the locks. The launch was successful, and was witnessed by a very large number of spectators. ...

      THE LONDON TIMES ON OUR LAKE DEFENSES The London TIMES of the 7th (of January) thinks that, in case of a war with the United States, Canada would be attacked by sea instead of land and maintains that the policy of England would be to carry on a naval warfare …

      *pony engine - a small auxiliary steam engine used to run deck gear - winches, capstans, pumps, etc.

      *Now Marine City, MI

      THE WATER WITCH - The new propeller Water Witch, at present lying at Brady's dock, was yesterday visited by many of our citizens, including several of our leading shipwrights. By the latter she was pronounced - as we have already intimated - to be built strong and substantial, and of …

      BRITISH LION was wrecked in a storm on Long Pt, Lake Erie, Oct. 4, 1877

      * Two 11-inch Dahlgren guns were installed. **equipoise = counterbalanced, i.e. the rudder had a vane both foreward and aft of a central axle.

      THE NEW STEAM BARK CREAM CITY. - This monster steam craft arrived here yesterday afternoon shortly after five o'clock, and came alongside the dock foot of Bates street, where a large number of citizens, including many of our first and best mechanics, availed themselves of the ...

      The CREAM CITY went ashore in the great gale of Nov 22, 1869 near Detour, Michigan, in northern Lake Huron and was stranded. Despite determined efforts to extricate her, the big vessel resisted all attempts and was abandoned to break up December 8.

      The schooner NIGHTINGALE, at present laid up at this port, has been sold, we understand, by parties in Oswego, to E. W. Hudson, Esq., of this city. The price is stated to be $10,500. The NIGHTINGALE is a staunch built vessel of some 16,000 bushel capacity. We learn also, the …