$500 reward! Mr. William Albert Greeene, sic of the firm of Allen & Greene,

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Metadata
Handle
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:20369
Persons
Persons
Creator (cre): Allen, Zachariah, 1795-1882
Title
Title
Title
$500 reward! Mr. William Albert Greeene, sic of the firm of Allen & Greene,
Title Subtitle
of Providence, R.I., was a passenger on board the steamboat Lexington when she was destroyed by fire in Long Island Sound ... Th
Origin Information
Origin Information
Date Created
1840
Parent Item
Parent Item
Connecticut Images Collection
Connecticut History Illustrated
Resource Type
Resource Type
Still image
Digital Origin
Digital Origin
reformatted digital
Description
Description
Poster announces a reward for recovery of body and papers of Mr. William Albert Greeene [sic] who was killed when the steamboat Lexington was destroyed by fire in Long Island Sound.
Genre
Genre
broadsides
Posters
Subject
Subject
Shipwrecks
Marine accidents
Lexington (Steamer)
Geographic Subject
Geographic Subject
Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.)
Extent
Extent
Source extent: 1 sheet ; 38 x 26 cm.
Held By
Held By
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Use and Reproduction
Use and Reproduction
Copyright and reproduction information available from the Connecticut Historical Society.
Note
Note
Note Type
local
Note
theme: Infrastructure
Note
The steamer Lexington was bound for Stonington from New York on January 13, 1840 when a fire broke out. There were only four survivors of the 143 on board.
Local Identifier
Local Identifier
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