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Account of the sinking of the ship THOMAS P COPE : Notes 10 Jan 1847.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Cran, Walter, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2794
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Detailed account of the sinking of the packet ship THOMAS P. COPE in November-December 1846, written by survivor Walter Cran. Cran was traveling with his wife and their three young children from St. Louis, Mo. to his home in Scotland. Cran describes the trip via steamboat on the Ohio River from St. Louis, including the sight of another steamboat carrying enslaved people to market and soldiers transporting Miami Indians to the West; the trip via canal boat and railroad across Pennsylvania; a short stay in Philadelphia, Pa.; and passage on the THOMAS P. COPE bound for Liverpool, England. On 29 November 1846, the ship was struck by lightning, caught fire, and burned for several days until Cran and the other passengers, except one child, were rescued by a passing ship. The Crans arrived in Boston, Mass. on 20 December 1846, where they received charitable aid, probably from the Scots Charitable Society, before they were taken in by merchant Robert Waterston.
- Notes:
- Massachusetts Historical Society: Miscellaneous Manuscripts.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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