Papers, 1850-1918.

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Papers, 1850-1918.

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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.

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Morris, John, of Port Townsend, Wash.

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Port Townsend High School (Port Townsend, Wash.)

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Saunders, Thomas, saloonkeeper

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Swan, James G., 1818-1900

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James Swan was a lawyer who specialized in admiralty law. He immigrated to Washington Territory from Boston, Mass. in 1852 and developed an interest in Northwest Coast Indian culture that is reflected in many aspects of the records. Throughout his life at Neah Bay and Port Townsend he served as Notary Public and Judge, Pilot Commissioner, Hawaiian Consul, Collector of Customs, and Collector for the Smithsonian Institute and the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries. From the descript...

Jefferson County (Wash.). School District #1 (Port Townsend)

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Bartlett family.

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Seavey, James, 1825-1920

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Teacher, postmaster, clerk of district court, county auditor, businessman, estate administrator, and secretary of Board of Pilot Commissioners for the District of Puget Sound; of Port Townsend, Wash.; b. in Thomaston, Me.; left Maine for California in 1854, arriving in San Francisco in Sept., and three months afterwards moved to Port Ludlow, W.T.; relocating to Port Townsend where became a teacher in 1860. From the description of Papers, 1850-1918. (Washington State Historical Societ...

Seavey family.

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Anderson, O. A.

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