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Title: 1842-07-28 PORT HURON MICH---FREE FRANK---CDS---FROM JANE WELLS AT PORT HURON TO HER AUNT AMANDA AND UNCLE SAMUEL JACAKS AT SENECA FALLS NEW YORK---MENTIONS MARY, LAYDE AKINS, AND JOHN; JOHN IS AGENT FOR THE HURON COMPANY AND PORT MASTER, AND ALSO HAS A MERCANTILE BUSINESS; DESCRIPTION OF THEIR PLACE ON THE VILLAGE AND THE BOATS THEY CAN SEE; FREDERICK; A MAN NAMED TAYLOR DOVE TO A SHIPWRECK; CAROLINE IS NOW FIVE YEARS OLD; UNCLE SAMUEL; SHE RECEIVED LETTERS FROM JOHN JAMES AND ANN; ALBERT AKIN AND JANE HAVE BEEN TO CANADA---"THE STEAM BOAT...IS TO TAKE A PARTY OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN FROM OUR VILLAGE 7 OR 8 MILES UP INTO LAKE HURON TO SEE A SUBMARINE OPERATION - ABOUT 4 YEARS SINCE THEN WAS A LARGER VESSEL SUNK A SHORT DISTANCE ABOVE THE LIGHT HOUSE WHICH IS SAID TO HAVE A QUANTITY OF SPECIE ON BOARD - THE BOAT IS SAID TO BE ABOUT 70 FEET UNDER WATER - A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF TAYLOR HAS COME ON HERE AND I UNDERSTAND HE HAS DOVE DOWN AND FOUND THE BOAT - HE IS TO GO DOWN AGAIN TOMORROW AND WE TOGETHER WITH MANY MORE ARE CALCULATING TO GO AND SEE THE PERFORMANCE"---GENEALOGY---6 PAGES---PRIVATELY OWNED—COURTESY OF A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR - N Item ID: E0-26661 View Map
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