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      "Before 1841 propeller-driven steamboats were virtually unknown on the Great Lakes. Suddenly, that summer, propellers (as they came to be better known) began to enter the waters of Lake Ontario at Kingston. Before the Vandalia appeared on her trial trips in late November, at least four propellers had made their …

 Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 11 Sep 1948     Hot on Scent 100 Years Ago Schooner Days DCCCLXIV (864) by C. H. J. Snider THINGS so broke that we had just eighty hours left to find our vanished Sylph in, if we were going to do ...

 Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 11 Sep 1948     Axe to the Root of a Mystery Schooner Days DCCCLXV (865) by C. H. J. Snider ON Clayton's west-side waterfront, in from the St. Lawrence, on the foreshore of the Otis-Brookes Co.'s ...

      Reason: sunk Lives: nil Hull damage: $39,000 Freight: merchandise/corn Remarks: Raised

 Oswego Daily Times, 6 Nov 1851     A New Steamer - A new Steamer, as many of our citizens are aware, is being built at Clayton, for the Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company. We are assured it will eclipse any other steamer now running on our lake, though we have none but what we may will …

      Reason: fire Lives: nil Remarks: see MYRTLE of same date

      Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $474 Cargo: $120 Freight: black walnut Remarks: Got off

      Reason: leak Cargo: $800 Freight: wheat Remarks: Repaired

      Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off

      Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off

      Reason: fire Lives: nil Remarks: Rebuilt as ONTARIO

 Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Jun 1938     And This Was Pirate Bill Johnson's "Untimely End" Schooner Days CCCL (350) _______ PIRATE BILL JOHNSTON'S capture was in tune with the man and that mixture of farce-comedy which in part relieved and in part emphasized the ...

 Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 31 Jul 1948     Ever Hear of It - Battle of Clayton? Schooner Days DCCCLVIII (858) by C. H. J. Snider BATTLE BULLETIN

      The brig New York, Capt. Whittier, bound down with a cargo of timber, when off Long Point, was struck by a squall last night, which carried away her fore-top-mast, fore-yard and sail, sprung her main-mast, split her main-sail, and did some other damage. She was bound for French Creek, but …

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      This letter was written to Lieut. Tom Leonard in Kingston, Upper Canada from M.L. (possibly a family member) on December 1814. It discusses family concerns about his illness and the hope that he might write to them soon. It also mentions Col. Drummond's kindness to send updated letters to the …

      This is a note authorizing the payment of 4 pounds to the bearer, Sergt. [Ozies] signed by T. Leonard in Kingston, Upper Canada. Leonard was from the 104th New Brunswick Regiment that was raised in 1803 and sent to Upper Canada where they participated in the battles of Sackets Harbor, …

      This letter is to Lieut. Thomas Leonard in Kingston, Upper Canada, from his sister, Elizabeth Leonard, in St. Johns, New Brunswick. In the letter she mostly discusses the local gossip of individuals in St. Johns. Leonard was from the 104th New Brunswick Regiment that was raised in 1803 and sent …

      This letter mentions how anxious the family is to hear from Thomas and provides information on the people living in St. Johns for his benefit. Leonard was from the 104th New Brunswick Regiment that was raised in 1803 and sent to Upper Canada where they participated in the battles of …

      This letter was written to Lieut. Thomas Leonard of the 104th Regiment in Kingston, Upper Canada in 1814. Leonard was from the 104th New Brunswick Regiment that was raised in 1803 and sent to Upper Canada where they participated in the battles of Sackets Harbor, Beaver Dams, and Lundy's Lane, …