- H. N. Throop
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H.N. Throop was born at Pultneyville, November 10, 1807. (1). His parents, Samuel and Ruth Throop, were among the first settlers of the place, having removed from the town of Farmington, in the original county of Ontario, to the locality named Pultneyville, in the year 1806. Both parents were ...
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H.N. Throop was born at Pultneyville, November 10, 1807. (1). His parents, Samuel and Ruth Throop, were among the first settlers of the place, having removed from the town of …
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Feb. 10, 1877
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Excerpts from a letter dated Feb. 6, 1877 from Hamilton Colton of Milan, Ohio, to the Oswego Palladium, published Feb. 10, 1877.
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Excerpts from a letter dated Feb. 6, 1877 from Hamilton Colton of Milan, Ohio, to the Oswego Palladium, published Feb. 10, 1877.
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), March 16, 1877
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Death of Captain Morgan M. Wheeler ____________ Seldom has a more painful task fallen upon us than that which impells our pen to write the obituary of Captain Morgan M. Wheeler. The whole city was aware that Capt. Wheeler was seriously sick, and the various changes and ...
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Death of Captain Morgan M. Wheeler ____________ Seldom has a more painful task fallen upon us than that which impells our pen to write the obituary of Captain Morgan M. …
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), March 31, 1877
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The Late Captain Morgan M. Wheeler. ________ To the Editor of the Palladium: Sir -- Referring to the brief resolutions adopted by the Board of Trade, published in your issue of Tuesday, designed to express the sentiments of the Board in commemoration of the death of ...
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The Late Captain Morgan M. Wheeler. ________ To the Editor of the Palladium: Sir -- Referring to the brief resolutions adopted by the Board of Trade, published in your issue …
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), March 31, 1877
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This rivals even Snider's Schooner Days articles! It's enough to even put the spell check out of komishion!
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This rivals even Snider's Schooner Days articles! It's enough to even put the spell check out of komishion!
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Wed., July 11, 1877
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The Ellsworth Burned Loss of the Propellor at Stoney Island- Down the lake with an Oswego Party The telegraph operator at Sackets Harbor reported the following at 1 o'clock today: The steam barge Ellsworth burned last night near Stoney Island. Only one man aboard ...
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The Ellsworth Burned Loss of the Propellor at Stoney Island- Down the lake with an Oswego Party The telegraph operator at Sackets Harbor reported the following at 1 o'clock today: …
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- Saginaw Courier (Saginaw, MI), October 18, 1877
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The boat was US#18089, 310.19 gt and was built in Toledo in 1863. She's often named in the press NETTIE or NETT WEAVER, but NETTA is her registered name.
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The boat was US#18089, 310.19 gt and was built in Toledo in 1863. She's often named in the press NETTIE or NETT WEAVER, but NETTA is her registered name.
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Monday March 26, 1877
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Obituary Seldom has a more painful task fallen upon us than that which impels our pen to write the obituary of Capt. Morgan M. Wheeler. The whole city was aware that Capt. Wheeler was seriously sick and the various changes and probabilities of his case have been watched with deep …
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Obituary Seldom has a more painful task fallen upon us than that which impels our pen to write the obituary of Capt. Morgan M. Wheeler. The whole city was aware …
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Tuesday March 27, 1877
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Obituary Resolution Board of Trade Oswego March 27, 1877 At a meeting of the Board of Trade today, in the absence of the President, on motion of Cheney Ames, J.L. McWhorter was called to the Chair. O.H. Brown moved that a committee of three be appointed to draft ...
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Obituary Resolution Board of Trade Oswego March 27, 1877 At a meeting of the Board of Trade today, in the absence of the President, on motion of Cheney Ames, J.L. …
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- Daily Times (Oswego, NY), Wednesday March 28, 1877
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Tribute to the Late Capt. M.M. Wheeler At a special session of the Common Council held on the call of Mayor Allen yesterday afternoon the death of the late Alderman M. M. Wheeler was duly announced in fitting terms. Alderman. W. B. Phelps offered the following preamble and ...
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Tribute to the Late Capt. M.M. Wheeler At a special session of the Common Council held on the call of Mayor Allen yesterday afternoon the death of the late Alderman …
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), March 28,1877
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The Funeral of Capt. M.M. Wheeler The funeral of Capt. M. M. Wheeler at the residence this afternoon was attended by the Board of Trade, Common Council and an immense gathering of citizens. Rev. H. H. Stebbins of Grace church officiated. The coffin bore handsome floral ...
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The Funeral of Capt. M.M. Wheeler The funeral of Capt. M. M. Wheeler at the residence this afternoon was attended by the Board of Trade, Common Council and an immense …
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- Rambling Sketches
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Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph (Norwich, NY), July 4, 1877 Rambling Sketches. _______ Chicago , June 26, 1877 . Messrs. Editors: - After the severe storm of yesterday, the sunlight which bathes the earth is indeed welcome. The contrast of the ...
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Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph (Norwich, NY), July 4, 1877 Rambling Sketches. _______ Chicago , June 26, 1877 . Messrs. Editors: - After the severe storm of yesterday, the sunlight which bathes the earth is indeed welcome. The contrast of …
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- Horatio N. Throop to Capt. James Van Cleve, Pultneyville, June 17, 1877
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At the time, Capt. Throop was only 19 years old. His father, Samuel, drowned while endeavoring to bring in the schooner "Nancy" into Great Sodus Bay during a storm in 1819. - From a long memoir of his life in the History of Wayne County, N. Y. published in 1876.
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At the time, Capt. Throop was only 19 years old. His father, Samuel, drowned while endeavoring to bring in the schooner "Nancy" into Great Sodus Bay during a storm in …
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- Daily Palladium (Oswego, NY), March 26, 1877
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Death of Morgan M. Wheeler While in a measure prepared for the mournful event, our city is do-day deeply saddened by the death of Captain Morgan M. Wheeler which took place at about six o'clock this morning. Although still comparatively a young man, Captain Wheeler had ...
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Death of Morgan M. Wheeler While in a measure prepared for the mournful event, our city is do-day deeply saddened by the death of Captain Morgan M. Wheeler which took …
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Jan. 6, 1877
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An Old Tar's Twister _______ The Speed of Vessels Twenty-Five Years Ago - A Miraculous Escape From Drowning _______ It was a dark stormy night - the wind howling its loudest and shrillest from the northwest, a good night for a yarn and it was evident from the ...
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An Old Tar's Twister _______ The Speed of Vessels Twenty-Five Years Ago - A Miraculous Escape From Drowning _______ It was a dark stormy night - the wind howling its …
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- Rambling Sketches
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Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph (Norwich, NY), June 30, 1877 Rambling Sketches _________ Steamer Fountain City , June 20th, 1877 Messrs. Editors: Our good ship has just reached the dock of the beautiful city of Cleveland , and ...
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Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph (Norwich, NY), June 30, 1877 Rambling Sketches _________ Steamer Fountain City , June 20th, 1877 Messrs. Editors: Our good ship has just reached the dock of the beautiful city of Cleveland , and ...
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), March 10, 1877
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An Old Tar's Twister _________ A Breeze on Lake Erie. _________ Yes, to be sartin, I remember the breeze in the fall of '44. I were mate on one of them 'ere pocket edision brigs belongin' to Detroit then. We was workin' up Lake Erie and had just got breast …
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An Old Tar's Twister _________ A Breeze on Lake Erie. _________ Yes, to be sartin, I remember the breeze in the fall of '44. I were mate on one of …
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), March 10, 1877
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How to Hook on a Boat. It is reported that Capt. Billy McGee of the schooner Richardson of Kingston, has sold his schooner and is going to retire to a farm. There is considerable music in Capt. Billy and he will be missed at this port. Last fall Captain Billy …
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How to Hook on a Boat. It is reported that Capt. Billy McGee of the schooner Richardson of Kingston, has sold his schooner and is going to retire to a …
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Tues. , April 10, 1877
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Relics of Lost Vessel ____ A Trunk and Other Articles supposed to be from the Maggie Hunter Found Floating in Lake Ontario. _____ About half past four o'clock Sunday morning Henry and John Featherstonhaugh started down the lake in a boat after drift wood. On ...
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Relics of Lost Vessel ____ A Trunk and Other Articles supposed to be from the Maggie Hunter Found Floating in Lake Ontario. _____ About half past four o'clock Sunday morning …
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- Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), April 18, 1877
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Contemporary Opinion of the Oswego Times' Ghost ( New York Times, April 17th )- Oswego has never been noted for ghosts. In fact there has been hitherto been no trustworthy record of any Oswego ghost of any kind. Suddenly, without any previous announcement, and without the aid of ...
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Contemporary Opinion of the Oswego Times' Ghost ( New York Times, April 17th )- Oswego has never been noted for ghosts. In fact there has been hitherto been no trustworthy …
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