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- Prescott, ON
- 1 and oxen, and the boats could then sail up to Prescott, Brockville or Kingston. From these ports, sailing
- 2 Capt. Maxwell, were both in service between Prescott and the Niagara River ports, each making one
- 3 came out this year, having been rebuilt at Prescott, from a sailing vessel named UNION. Under the
- 4 steamboat QUEEN CHARLOTTE, for service between Prescott, Kingston and the Bay of Quinte ports. In the
- 5 by the forwarding firms of W. L. Whiting & Co., Prescott, and Whiting & Crane, Lachine. The two partners,
- 6 the Head of Lake Ontario and Kingston and Prescott, regularly."
- 7 Hooker & Henderson John McPherson & Co.Prescott, March 22,
- 8 Co., Hooker & Henderson, and Jas. M'Cutcheon at Prescott; Archibald MacDonald at Kingston; Kerby & Co.,
- 9 Capt. Joseph Whitney, were sailing from Prescott on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday mornings, after
- 10 steamboat ALCIOPE, Capt. Jas. Mackenzie. Leaving Prescott every Friday morning, she made the following
- 11 the new steamboat GREAT BRITAIN was launched at Prescott. Built for the enterprising John Hamilton, of
- 12 McIntosh and her agent was Alpheus Jones, of Prescott.
- 13 1833, and it read as follows:GREAT BRITAIN, 1830 Prescott CANADIAN, 1833, Kingston QUEENSTON, 1824,
- 14 by Hathaway for Charles and James McIntosh, of Prescott. Charles McIntosh was her first master. She
- 15 have arranged for their transshipment at both Prescott and Kingston, but from its eligibility, intend
- 16 Cushing, agent, Montreal, W. Dickinson, agent, Prescott and G. Brush, agent,
- 17 was already on the wall, and once it came true, Prescott, Brockville and Kingston would no longer be
- 18 and her ports of call were as follows: Leaving Prescott on Wednesday evening after the arrival of the
- 19 the steamboats and stages between Montreal and Prescott, which virtually places the whole carrying trade
- 20 took part in the Battle of Windmill Point, below Prescott, on the 18
- 21 especially in the vicinity of Brockville and Prescott where there were numerous reports of vessels
- 22 this new Company are now building at Brockville, Prescott and other places, which, it is said, will be in
- 23 the latter two were receiving their engines at Prescott. All three were expected to be operating by June,
- 24 tons. She was sold in 1851 to Alfred Hooker, of Prescott, later passing to M. K. Dickinson. In 1867 she was
- 25 the propeller FREE TRADER, from Ogdensburg-Prescott to Kingston, Oswego, Toronto, Hamilton and Port
- 26 MAGNET, ARABIAN and PASSPORT from Hamilton to Prescott, instead of to Kingston, as in previous
- 27 of Montreal and Macpherson & Crane of Kingston, Prescott, Hamilton, Pt. Stanley and Bytown had since been
- 28 like purpose. Her work would be from Kingston to Prescott. The CHIEF JUSTICE ROBINSON would be laid up on 1
- 29 objects they could find. Capt. Allison Wright of Prescott, together with 15 crew and 5 passengers were
- 30 Jaques & Co., Montreal, Alfred Hooker & Co., Prescott, Hooker, Pridham & Co., Kingston, Toronto and
- 31 she was destroyed by fire about 2 miles above Prescott.
- 32 tons burthen. She was built for Alfred Hooker of Prescott. About 4:00 a.m. on Monday, the mate found flames
- 33 in trouble a month later. She was detained at Prescott on her downward trip, waiting for a large group
- 34 Hope, Cobourg, Kingston, Gananoque, Brockville, Prescott, Cornwall and Montreal. The fleet consisted of:
- 35 through the Thousand Islands, arriving at Prescott at 9:00 a.m., where they transferred to the small
- 36 were being diverted to Oswego, Ogdensburg and Prescott.
- 37 by Flatt & Bradley and both were to be at Prescott to prepare for running the rapids together. Mr.
- 38 The steamer CULTIVATEUR was sent down from Prescott to take the CORSICAN's passengers up to board the
- 39 cargo for Kingston, Gananoque, Brockville, Prescott, Cornwall, Valleyfield and Montreal, She was
- 40 at Oshawa, Kingston, Gananoque, Brockville, Prescott and Cornwall. All MacKay advertisements were now
- 41 ONTARIO in the person of Capt. J. Delaney of Prescott and Fairgrieve's propeller CANADA would be sailed
- 42 ONTARIO in the person of Capt. J. Delaney of Prescott and Fairgrieve's propeller CANADA would be sailed
- 43 locks and her passengers had to be sent up to Prescott by rail, where the CORSICAN took them aboard for
- 44 and the propeller SIR S. L. TILLEY came in from Prescott and cleared for Duluth. Word was received that
- 45 was back in service in November and cleared for Prescott. She would return to Hamilton to lay
- 46 ROSEDALE, Capt. Ewart, running light from Prescott to Toledo, went aground just below Rock Island,
- 47 chance of getting a grain cargo to Kingston or Prescott. Vessels had been getting into Port Colborne and
- 48 and the ARABIAN would be in service between Prescott and Duluth. One bright spot on the business
- 49 and much improvement work had been done between Prescott and Cornwall. The replacement of the Beauharnois
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