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    VESSEL NAME:   Robert Hollister
    OTHER NAME(s): -
    OFFICIAL NO:   -
    DATE OF LOSS:  24 October 1865
    CAUSE OF LOSS: Ashore  
    LOCATION:      Lake Michigan, north of Grasse Point
    RIG TYPE:      Brigantine, 2 masts
    HULL TYPE:     Wood
    BUILDER:       B. F. Hollister, Perrysburg, OH - 1847
    OWNER(S):      H. D. Braddock & Co., Chicago
    MASTER:        Capt. Nelson
    TONNAGE:       272 (om)
    DIMENSIONS:    115 x 26 x 10
    CASUALTIES:    None mentioned
    
                   Driven ashore during a savage nor'easter along
                 with several other vessels. It was originally thought
                 she was not terribly damaged and could be gotten off
                 when the weather permitted. Carrying lumber.


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Sources:  Mansfield, J. B. "History of the Great Lakes" Vol. I
          Chicago Tribune, 30 October 1865
          The Buffalo Commercial, 30 October 1865
          Detroit Free Press, 22 December 1865
          Chicago Tribune, 26 December 1865
          Cleveland Daily Leader, 23 August 1866
          Great Lakes Maritime Database, University of Michigan