H. B. Bishop (Schooner), aground, 25 Sep 1852
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BISHOP, H.B. Schooner, wrecked with part cargo lumber, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. Property loss $8,000.
Buffalo Morning Express
Dec. 25, 1852 (Casualty list)
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The Brig HENRY B. BISHOP of Buffalo, was wrecked in Nottawasaga Bay on the 25th. ult. She was taking in her load of lumber, and was driven on shore by a gale from the North and the North west.
Toronto Globe
Oct. 5, 1852
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ANOTHER VESSEL ASHORE AT NOTTAWASAGA.
(extract of a letter dated Sept. 27. from Nottawasaga)
"The SOPHIA is not the only vessel lost here, a large Brig, the HENRY C. BISHOP, of Buffalo, took in part of her load of timber at the mill, and then went outside of the 'bar' to take in the remainder of her load."
Kingston Standard
Saturday October 9, 1852
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NOTE Documentation Only
A large Top-sail Schooner called the HENRY B. BISHOP - the name of the unfortunate youth who perished in the conflagration of the store of Messrs. Walbridge & Co., last winter - was launched from the ship-yard of G.W. Jones & Co.,on Wednesday afternoon. She is owned by W.W. Walbridge & Co., and Captain Trowbridge, who is to sail her, and is 117 feet length of keel, 127 feet on deck, and 25 feet 2 inch beam. She is a beautiful and well proportioned craft.-Buffalo Com.
Cleveland Herald, weekly
Wed. April 28, 1847
- Media Type
- Text
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- Item Type
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- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Hull damage: --
Cargo: --
Freight: lumber
Remarks: Total loss
- Date of Original
- 1852
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.1476
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.536666 Longitude: -80.008055
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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