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APPRECIATED.The following correspondent will read with interest by many. t.'api. S yer is nearly 72 years of a^e. and a following the sea for many yi.u. is p his declining days in the prut tv villag Seal Cove.A few days ago Capt. C. II Sawye this place saw noted in the paper! Lieut. Wood of the British ar no Had b killed in the South African war and t his father, j. Taylor W ood, who ci mamied the Confederate S. S Taliahasin the time of the civil war. was living Halifax, N. S. Capt. Sawyer iccogni. in the father’s name a gentlemen wh he once met on the high seas The g ernment record of the meet mu readsfollows;Schr. Spokane of Tremont. lt;aleb Sawyer, master, sailed from 1 .dais on 28th of July 1864, with a cargo oila bound for Philadelphia, (hi the idh August following, in lat. 40' j - long.; 45’ was captured and burned i . the I a) hassee.In a spirit of friendship Caj t Saw] addressed a letter to Com. Wood remit inghimofthe sea incident and otferiexpressions of condolence. Promp Capt. Sawyer received the follow mg rej which he values highly,Halifax, N.S. !»«■• *•181Capt. Caleb H. Sawyer,Seal Cc (lt;.My Dear Sir!—I feel deeply indebted for youi kind ai sympathetic letter. Coming from 01 who by the fortunes of war w.m thrownmy way, losing his ail, moves me deep)I rejoice that you were repaid lor yo' vessel. With best wishes,Yours sincereb. (Signed) J. Jayi.uk Wood.
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Bar Harbor Record
Bar Harbor, Maine, US
Wed, Dec 20, 1899
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