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1	Title:	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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2	Title:	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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3	Title:	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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4	Title:	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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5	Title:	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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6	Title:	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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7	Title:	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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