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1Title:  Wilson Transit Company Records     
 Creator:  Wilson Transit Company 
 Dates:  1882-1890 
 Abstract:  The Wilson Transit Company (f. 1872) of Cleveland, Ohio, was a shipping company which shipped coal, railroad supplies and other goods on Lake Erie. The collection consists of record books of three ships, Charlemagne Tower, Jr., Wadena, and Wallula, from the company's freight-transportation fleet. 
 Call #:  MS 3082 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Wilson Transit Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Shipping -- Erie, Lake -- Finance. | Ship's papers.
 
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2Title:  Reindeer Logbook     
 Creator:  Reindeer 
 Dates:  1826-1854 
 Abstract:  the collection consists of a record of this merchant vessel's activities while on the Ohio River in 1826. This volume also contains "The illustration book" of the Family Social School of Mount Pleasant, Ohio, 1854-1858. 
 Call #:  MS 1254 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Reindeer (Ship). | Logbooks. | Ship's papers. | Merchant ships -- United States.
 
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3Title:  Peter Turner Papers     
 Creator:  Turner, Peter 
 Dates:  1823-1873 
 Abstract:  Peter Turner (d. 1871) was a Midshipman on board the U. S. S. Nonsuch, commanded by his uncle, Daniel Turner, during an expedition under Colonel Oliver H. Perry, which sought to end piracy on the waters near Venezuela, May 20, 1823-September 7, 1824. He also served on board the U. S. S. Cyane off the coast of Brazil, December 27, 1825-June 4, 1827. Peter Turner eventually became a naval officer, attaining the rank of Lieutenant and commanding various naval vessels. The collection consists of a letter book (1850-1861, 1870-1872) as commander of various ships, correspondence (1861-1873) relating to naval matters, logbook (1823-1824) kept by Turner on the U.S.S. Nonsuch, and a logbook (1825-1827) kept on the U.S.S. Cyane. 
 Call #:  MS 3092 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Turner, Peter, d. 1871. | United States. Navy -- Officers. | Shipmasters -- United States -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Ship's papers. | Logbooks.
 
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4Title:  Charles Carroll Logbook     
 Creator:  Charles Carroll 
 Dates:  1835-1837 
 Abstract:  The Charles Carroll was a whaling ship whose home port was Dorchester, Maryland. The collection consists of a logbook kept while on a whaling voyage in the South Pacific. 
 Call #:  MS 3110 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Charles Carroll (Ship) | Logbooks. | Ship's papers. | Whaling ships -- United States.
 
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5Title:  City of Buffalo Logbook     
 Creator:  City of Buffalo 
 Dates:  1923-1925 
 Abstract:  The City of Buffalo was a Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company steamship which sailed on Lake Erie between Cleveland, Ohio, and Buffalo, New York. The collection consists of a captain's log. 
 Call #:  MS 3248 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  City of Buffalo (Ship) | Logbooks. | Ship's papers. | Inland waterway vessels -- Great Lakes. | Lake steamers -- Great Lakes. | Steamboats -- Great Lakes. | Shipping -- Erie, Lake.
 
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6Title:  George H. Swain Daybooks     
 Creator:  Swain, George H. 
 Dates:  1856-1859 
 Abstract:  George H. Swain was a resident of Nantucket, Massachusetts, who was probably a crew member on the ships listed. Volumes include remarks recorded while on board the Lexington (on the Pacific and Indian Oceans), the schooner Secreto, and the bark United States, all of which were whaling vessels. 
 Call #:  MS 0456 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Lexington (Ship) | Secreto (Ship) | United States (Ship) | Logbooks. | Ship's papers. | Whalers (Persons) -- United States -- Diaries. | Whaling ships -- United States. | Voyages and travels. | Ocean travel
 
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7Title:  Devereux Family Papers     
 Creator:  Devereux Family 
 Dates:  1808-1932 
 Abstract:  John Devereux was a sea captain of Marblehead, Mass. John H. Devereux was an American Civil War general, engineer, railroad executive, and philanthropist, of Cleveland, Ohio. Henry K. Devereux was an engineer, real estate agent, industrialist, philanthropist, and harness-horse fancier, of Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, business, financial, and legal documents, genealogical data, ship's logs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and other papers, of John Devereux, John H. Devereux, and Henry K. Devereux. Bulk of the collection relates to railroad construction and John H. Devereux's career with several railroads. Includes records (1895-1916) of the Gentlemen's Driving Club, and material relating to Henry K. Devereux's interest in trotting horses and harness racing and his activities as an official of several businesses. The collection also documents the role played by the railroad for the Union during the American Civil War. 
 Call #:  MS 2415 
 Extent:  25.0 linear feet (54 containers and 28 oversize volumes) 
 Subjects:  Devereux family. | Logbooks. | Ship's papers. | Railroads -- United States -- Construction. | Railroads -- United States -- Management. | Railroad companies -- United States. | Harness racing -- United States. | Harness racehorses -- United States. | Horse-racing -- United States. | Horses -- United States -- Breeding. | Race horses -- United States. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
 
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