Navigation of Lake Erie

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Type

Document

Description

Information provided by a British sailor on navigating Lake Erie.

Date

09/1795

Author

Unknown Author

Recipient

Timothy Pickering

Repository

Detroit Public Library: Burton Historical Collection

Collection

Timothy Pickering Papers

Document number

1795099900001

Page start

1

Note

Partially illegible.

Notable persons

Timothy Pickering
British Sailor
Agent for the company
Indians

Notable locations

Lake Erie
the River French
Grand River
Montreal
Michilimackinac
Lake St. Clair
Presqu'Isle
Fort Erie
Fort Miami

Notable items

the "Dunmore"
King's vessels on Lake Erie
guns
six-pounders
the "Chippewa"
four-pounders
sloop
"New Liberty"
gun-boat
twelve-pounder
private vessels
Schooner "Nancy"
"Detroit"
"Saginaw"
"Beaver"
northwest Indian trade
portages
beef
Indian corn
distances stated by the sailor
the "Felicity"
sterling
towns
churches