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503:. Brooklyn, New York. 11 Jul 1897. p. 9
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589:"Obituary, James E. McCarthy Jr"
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390:Earlier New York pilot boats
324:New York Pilot Commissioners
313:Allow Me To Congratulate You
221:for the a group of New York
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743:"Pilot Seguine Is Dead"
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249:First Steam Pilot Boat
132:General characteristics
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700:"A New Pilot Schooner"
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1214:Fleur de Lis
1174:D. J. Lawlor
1169:Caleb Curtis
1103:William Bell
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968:Independence
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1199:Enchantress
1033:Mary Taylor
1023:Jesse Carll
978:James Avery
918:Enchantress
883:David Carll
364:Sandy Hook.
342:Fort Worth,
296:Company at
261:Pilot Boat
217:company at
1489:1897 ships
1474:Steamships
1463:Categories
1345:New Jersey
1305:Centennial
1093:Washington
1083:Sandy Hook
998:Jacob Bell
983:James Funk
963:Isaac Webb
753:2021-09-24
710:2021-01-09
685:2021-01-14
656:2021-01-14
629:2021-01-13
600:2021-01-13
594:Daily News
569:2021-01-13
538:2021-01-13
507:2020-12-23
436:References
361:, and the
223:Sandy Hook
207:pilot boat
179:Propulsion
948:Gratitude
532:The World
420:in 1857.
411:New York,
404:New York,
396:New York,
335:New York.
275:New York,
1315:Ezra Nye
1204:Florence
1164:Coquette
1159:Columbia
1133:Virginia
1058:New York
1043:Mary Ann
928:Favorita
424:See also
418:New York
402:has the
380:New York
376:New York
359:New York
328:New York
306:New York
286:New York
267:Brooklyn
263:New York
251:New York
235:New York
199:New York
141:schooner
116:Launched
111:$ 32,000
89:Operator
71:Namesake
65:New York
30:New York
1360:Trenton
1269:Roseway
1259:Minerva
1254:Liberty
1154:America
1123:Widgeon
1073:Phantom
853:Caprice
843:Blossom
808:America
384:Nakhoda
354:Trenton
292:by the
209:in the
127:Retired
103:Company
97:Builder
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