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Box 5

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Papers re. the steam canal boat JOHN B. DALLAS of New York, NY, Oct 13, 1912–Mar 5, 1914

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 10 (E8)
Abstract

The vessel was run ashore near Quonochontaug, RI, on Oct 12, 1912, to prevent her sinking. She was owned by Charles Beckman, Brooklyn, NY. Only part of the cargo of coal and the boiler were salvaged. Much of the correspondence pertains to the disposal of the boiler by the Scott Company. Includes correspondence, telegrams, transcriptions of telephone conversations, a memorandum of coal removed, and a memorandum of charges for services rendered.

Dates: Oct 13, 1912–Mar 5, 1914