Captain Allison Howes
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ALLISON HOWES COLLECTION [DHS Acc. No. 2008.26.1] TRANSCRIPTION OF DOCUMENTS: These papers were donated by Laurel Evans. They had been in the possession of her mother-in-law, Janet Howes, who was daughter of William Howes and granddaughter of Allison Howes Jr. Allison7 Howes was born in East Dennis, 30 Apr 1825, the son of William6 Howes Jr. (1781-1869) by his wife Lydia (Howes; 1794-1868). He married, in Boston, 1 Mar 1854, Mary C. Lincoln (b. Brewster, 24 Oct 1832; d. Pierre South Dakota, 5 Dec 1925, daughter of Isaac Lincoln of Brewster). After following the sea for many years, Allison moved to Nebraska to go into the lumber business, went to the Black Hills in search of gold, moved to Deadwood where he ran a lumber mill, then moved to Pierre, South Dakota, where he died 15 Feb 1911. It is easily possible to understand how and why Allison became a man of the land. He had terribly bad luck with vessels, having lost several to wrecks. Whether this was his fault, or fate, he evidently developed the reputation for not being a good master, and subsequent vessels are down-grades to him. He started in blue-water shipping, traveling around the world, with very large vessels, and ended up coasting in the Gulf of Mexico with non-descript small schooners. The documents show clearly that he never achieved the wealth that his brothers and others had, and the poor record of achievement apparently followed him even to the Dakotas. He mastered the Bark Nestor and the Palestine, the Brig Plumas, the Amulet, the Scargo and the Belle of the West
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Letters and Envelopes - Capt. Allison Howes
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Printed Materials - Capt. Allison Howes
Printed materials pertaining to Allison Howes
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Letter of Recommendation for Captain Allison Howes by Charles Lincoln
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1870-04-30) -
Dark Blue Scrap of a Letter from J.D. Bermudez
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1873-03-28) -
Dark Blue Scrap of a Letter by J.F. Webb
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1873-04-05) -
Letter from Anthony Howes to Allison Howes
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1867-05-23) -
Note from Anthony Howes to Allison Howes
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1867-05-21) -
Carbon Copy of a Typed Document Listing Ships
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., Undated) -
Undated Heavy-Duty Envelopes from Workman & Co. and Papers for the Brig Newbury
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., Undated) -
Account of Allison Howes and Levi Howes
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1871-06-27) -
Letter from Joseph Nickerson & Co. (Joseph Nickerson and Nathan Sears) to Allison Howes and Response
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1872-02-13) -
Draft of a Letter from Allison Howes to His Father
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1870-12-03) -
Account for the Schooner Nora by Captain Howes, Owners and W.P. Hall
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1870-06-27) -
Account for the Sale of Fruit per the Schooner Nora
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1870-05-31) -
Bill of Lading to Captain Allison Howes
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1867-05-24) -
Ledger-Sized Pages and Accounting Concering the Brig Newbury
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1867-05-28) -
Charter Party Between Allison Howes and Salvador Zulerata
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1867-02-07) -
Papers from the Consulate at Guadeloupe
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1866-12-10) -
Letter of Introduction from F.A. Clairmonte & Co. to Messrs J.T. Abbott & Co.
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1866-12-08) -
Crew List of the Brig Newbury of Boston from Georgia to the West Indies
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1866-11-05) -
Charter Party for Voyages from Barbadoes for the Brig Newbury
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1866-11-05) -
Charter Party for the Brig Newbury of Boston
(Dennis Historical Society Inc., 1866-09-29)