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Seavey, James, 1825-1920. Papers, 1850-1918.

Title: Papers, 1850-1918.

Correspondence and records reflecting Seavey's activities as secretary to the Port Commissioners, giving a glimpse into activities of the board and pilots working under its jurisdiction, periodic reports (1900-1907) submitted by pilots such as Capt. O.A. Anderson listing number and names of ships piloted, dates of pilotage, and other information, and ms. listing of ship disasters in Puget Sound (1881-1894); incoming personal correspondence, chiefly from friends and relatives in Maine; correspondence and other papers pertaining to the estates of John Morris as well three early California gold rush letters (1851-1855) and other letters written between Seavey and Morris (then residing in New Dungeness, W.T.), referring to the weather, Washington real estate, the purchase of tidelands by Seavey, and other topics; inventory of goods belonging to the estate of Thomas Saunders, saloonkeeper; scrapbook with obituary of Judge James G. Swan; register of School District No. 1, Port Townsend, Jefferson County (1960) and graduates' record book from Port Townsend High School; and papers of the Seavey family and the family of his son-in-law, the Bartletts.

ArchivalResource: 0.84 linear ft.

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Learned family. Learned family collection, 1856-1993.

Title: Learned family collection, 1856-1993.

Calling cards, certificates, clippings, correspondence, deeds, legal documents, invitations, mortgages, programs, receipts, and other papers. Family members represented include William Henry Harrison Learned (1840-1904); his wife, Harriet Ann (Salvan) Learned (1840-1913); and their son, Alphonso Francis (Fawnie) Learned (1867-1938). Includes material relating to the service of both father and son as postmasters in Jefferson County, and a diary (1856-1857) of James Seavey in Port Ludlow, Wash.

ArchivalResource: 82 items.

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