March Americana Auction

Lot 39:

Logbook of George F. Cary, Documenting Shipwrecks.

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Start price: $150

Estimated price: $300 - $500

Buyer's premium: 20%

This logbook, kept by George F. Cary, a public notary who served in Machias from 1891-1912, contains a dozen first-hand testimonials from captains whose ships’ cargos were lost. Including the schooner Lavinia F. Warren, Nellie King, Jerusha Baker, Janus Freeman, George E. Dali, Alfalfa, Dreorra, and others. 8.5 x 7 inches.