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Contributors: Great Lakes Maritime Institute- Contributors: Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Year: 1847
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- Launch
Launch. - Yesterday afternoon, the new steamer Dawn, built for Messrs. H. & S. Jones, by Mr. Parkin, ship builder of this town, was launched amid the cheers of a large concourse of spectators. She is a good model, and went into her destined element in fine style. The Albion, … Launch. - Yesterday afternoon, the new steamer Dawn, built for Messrs. H. & S. Jones, by Mr. Parkin, ship builder of this town, was launched amid the cheers of a …Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Sidewheeler Peytonia
The Peytonia, considered to be the second steamer in the passenger trade on Lake Winnebago, was built about 1847; 150 feet long, 30 feet wide. It carried many thousands of early settlers into the Fox river valley before the railroads came. It was wrecked by ice, April, 1858, while on … The Peytonia, considered to be the second steamer in the passenger trade on Lake Winnebago, was built about 1847; 150 feet long, 30 feet wide. It carried many thousands of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Collision of Steamer Chesapeake and Schooner Porter
Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 9 Jun 1847, 203-07 Collision of Steamer Chesapeake and Schooner Porter The steamers Chesapeake and Constellation from Buffalo, were sailing in company on Lake Erie, June 9, 1847, and being off Conneaut about midnight, they met the schooner Porter, which turned aside to avoid the Constellation, and ... Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 9 Jun 1847, 203-07 Collision of Steamer Chesapeake and Schooner Porter The steamers Chesapeake and Constellation from Buffalo, were sailing in company on Lake Erie, June 9, 1847, and being off Conneaut about midnight, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Barque NEW BRUNSWICK
Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Stranded
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), 11 Oct 1847, p. 2, column 3 STRANDED.--The Schooner Outward Bound , with a cargo of 11,000 bushels of wheat, in getting out of our harbor on Thursday last, touched her heel, paid off, and went on shore to the southward of the south pier. A small portion of her cargo was at once taken output the … Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), 11 Oct 1847, p. 2, column 3 STRANDED.--The Schooner Outward Bound , with a cargo of 11,000 bushels of wheat, in getting out of our harbor on Thursday last, touched her heel, paid off, and went on …Maritime History of the Great Lakes - For Kingston Rochester Daily Democrat (Rochester, NY), 17 Apr 1847, p. 2 FOR KINGSTON-- The Kingston Harbor is clear of ice, and the Propeller "Ontario" will leave for that port at three o'clock this afternoon. Rochester Daily Democrat (Rochester, NY), 17 Apr 1847, p. 2 FOR KINGSTON-- The Kingston Harbor is clear of ice, and the Propeller "Ontario" will leave for that port at three o'clock this afternoon.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Wm. Benschoter, proposal, Whitefish Point lighthouse, bid, 1 August 1847
I will build & fit up a Light House & build a dwelling House as you propose in your advertisement of July 6 1847 at White Fish Point Lake Superior for five thousand dollars. I will build & fit up a Light House & build a dwelling House as you propose in your advertisement of July 6 1847 at White Fish Point Lake Superior …Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Geo. W. Budington, proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour lighthouses
Proposal for Detour lighthouse and dwelling $3593. Proposal for Copper Harbour lighthouse, $3863. Fit up the two houses complete for $1750. Proposal for Detour lighthouse and dwelling $3593. Proposal for Copper Harbour lighthouse, $3863. Fit up the two houses complete for $1750.Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Robert Thompson, proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour, Whitefish Point lighthouses, 7 August 1847
Proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour and White Fish Point lighthouses for $14,200. De Tour ($4,400); Copper Harbor ($4,800); White Fish Point ($5,000). Lighting apparatus for the whole for $1,775. Proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour and White Fish Point lighthouses for $14,200. De Tour ($4,400); Copper Harbor ($4,800); White Fish Point ($5,000). Lighting apparatus for the whole for $1,775.Maritime History of the Great Lakes - D. Shook, proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour, Whitefish Point lighthouses, 7 August 1847
Proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour and White Fish Point lighthouses for $14,600. De Tour ($4,700); Copper Harbor ($4,900); White Fish Point ($5,000). Lighting apparatus for the whole for $1,800. Proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour and White Fish Point lighthouses for $14,600. De Tour ($4,700); Copper Harbor ($4,900); White Fish Point ($5,000). Lighting apparatus for the whole for $1,800.Maritime History of the Great Lakes - T. W. Perry, proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour, Whitefish Point lighthouses, 6 August 1847
Proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour and White Fish Point lighthouses for $14,850. De Tour ($4,900); Copper Harbor ($4,950); White Fish Point ($5,000). Lighting apparatus for the whole for $1,750. Proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour and White Fish Point lighthouses for $14,850. De Tour ($4,900); Copper Harbor ($4,950); White Fish Point ($5,000). Lighting apparatus for the whole for $1,750.Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Charles Rude, proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour, Whitefish Point lighthouses, 7 August 1847
Proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour and White Fish Point lighthouses: De Tour ($3,700); Copper Harbor ($4,800); White Fish Point ($5,000). Proposal for Detour, Copper Harbour and White Fish Point lighthouses: De Tour ($3,700); Copper Harbor ($4,800); White Fish Point ($5,000).Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Thomas Chambers, Light ship Ocean, proposal for rations, 28 December 1847
Proposal for provisions at 19.5 cents per ration Proposal for provisions at 19.5 cents per rationMaritime History of the Great Lakes - Tully O'Malley, Light ship Ocean, proposal for rations and wood, 31 December 1847
Proposal for provisions at 19.75 cents per ration; good hard wood at $3 Proposal for provisions at 19.75 cents per ration; good hard wood at $3Maritime History of the Great Lakes - William Spaulding, proposal, Whitefish Point lighthouse, bid, 10 August 1847
Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Melvin Johnson, proposal, Copper Harbor lighthouse, bid, 10 August 1847
Bid for lighthouse & dwelling at Copper Harbor: $4,830 Bid for lighthouse & dwelling at Copper Harbor: $4,830Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Ebenezer Warner, proposal, Whitefish Point lighthouse, bid, 10 August 1847
Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Ebenezer Warner, proposal, Copper Harbor lighthouse, bid, 10 August 1847
Bid for lighthouse & dwelling at Copper Harbor: $4,300; fit up for $600 Bid for lighthouse & dwelling at Copper Harbor: $4,300; fit up for $600Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Wm. Benschoter, proposal, Copper Harbor lighthouse, bid, 10 August 1847
Bid for lighthouse & dwelling at Copper Harbor: $5,000 Bid for lighthouse & dwelling at Copper Harbor: $5,000Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Wm. Benschoter, proposal, De Tour lighthouse, bid, 10 August 1847
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