Schooner Ranger document, 1810-1815
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Porter, Barton & Co.
Kibbe, George
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A page of entries detailing the financial history of the Schooner Ranger, a Great Lakes cargo ship, from 1810-1815. The ship sustained damage in 1811 on its journey from Detroit to Black Rock, in which 3 people drowned. The ship was subsequently "destroyed by the enemy in January 1813". In August 1815, the ship's account was settled. The settlement acknowledged that the ship was "taken by the U.S. Navy Officers for the use of the Government", and is signed by Porter, Barton & Co., and George Kibbe.
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Buffalo, August 15, 1815
This day settled all accounts between… respecting the purchase and sailing of
the Schooner Ranger until she was laid up in the fare of 1811. For the value
of the…of the said Schooner destroyed by the enemy in January 1813 and the
rigging & c taken by the U.S. Navy Officers for the use of the Government a
[Joint][appreciation] is to be made... Government for our mutual benefit.
Porter & Barton for [the firm] of Porter Barton & Co.
George Kibbe