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- 1908-07
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Summary
Joyce Bartels’s July 2008 historical feature republished 1908 reports about John Seavy, the alleged theft of the lumber schooner Nellie Johnson, and the revenue cutter Tuscarora’s pursuit and capture of Seavy’s yacht Wanderer.
Evidence limits
This is an annotated newspaper reprint, not a newly discovered contemporary case file. Its legal allegations remain source-reported historical claims.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "Pirate Captured" from Joyce Bartels's "One Hundred Years Ago July."Reprints July 1908 Charlevoix Courier and Sentinel accounts of the revenue cutter Tuscarora pursuing and capturing John Seavy after the alleged theft of the lumber schooner Nellie Johnson. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the historical feature.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “1908 Lake Michigan pirate-capture reports republished in July 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/documents/beaver-island-pirate-capture-1908-roundup/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "Pirate Captured" from Joyce Bartels's "One Hundred Years Ago July." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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