2 YEARS BEFORE THE MAST
Bill Zeitler (WZeitler@compuserve.com)
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:00:19 -0400
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>The boat on which R.H. Dana sailed was allegedly made on Stave Island in
>Frenchman's Bay just off Bar Harbor, ME.
>Bob Patten
>Daleville, VA
Bob, Thanks for the interesting info on how the ship began.
In case you have not read the...." 24 years later part "...the ship was
captured by the southern forces in our Civil War. The crew and
passengers were allowed to get off...row 14 miles to shore....and the ship
was set afire and sank.
Bill