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Guide to the Henry D. Wilkins Monongahela Packet Boats Manuscript 1955-

Repository
Heinz History Center
Title
Henry D. Wilkins Monongahela Packet Boats Manuscript
Creator
Wilkins, Henry D.
Collection Number
MSS 1004
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Date
1955-
Abstract
The Henry D. Wilkins Monongahela Packet Boats Manuscript contains information collected by Wilkins about packet boat production in Brownsville, Pennsylvania from 1813 to 1916.
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
Author
The guide to this collection was written by Melissa Conte.
Sponsor
This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
Publisher
Heinz History Center
Address
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

History

Dr. Henry D. Wilkins was born on July 18, 1898 in California, Pennsylvania and passed away December 23, 1975 at the age of 77. Dr. Wilkins practiced dentistry for more than 50 years working in the cities of California, Brownsville and Clarksville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Henry D. Wilkins was the son of Fred and Eva Wilkins and possibly the grandson of Captain Henry D. Wilkins, a riverboat captain working in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.

Scope and Content Notes

The Henry D. Wilkins Monongahela Packet Boats Manuscript consists of a single manuscript thay contains information Wilkins gathered about packet boat production in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Wilkins provides information about individual packet boats that were produced in Brownsville from 1813 to 1916. Information on each boat includes details such as when they were built and first launched, who built them, construction materials and procedures, and the cargo the boats carried. Wilkins gathered this information over several years from sources such as the National Archives, Fred Way's Directory of Western Rivers Packet, Kussart's Navigation of the Monongahela, Records of the Monongahela Navigation Co., Captain Joseph L. Hendrickson's diary, Pittsburgh newspapers, and area residents.

Conditions Governing Access

None

Preferred Citation

Henry D. Wilkins Monongahela Packet Boats Manuscript, 1955, MSS 1004 , Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center

Processing Information

Preliminary processing by Melissa Conte on 10/23/2013.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.

Subjects

    Geographic Names

    • Pittsburgh (Pa.)
    • Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)

    Other Subjects

    • Packets

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