Record 268/479 Catalog Record Library Exhibit Page Home Search Description  Book: "An Old New England Log". The book is a collection of stories and adventures associated with the New England sea and those who sail on it or live by it. Several of the stories are of Marblehead and its people, including: 1. A Savage Mobility - The Smallpox War. This story is about the smallpox hospital on Cat Island 2. Headers Rebel - The First American Mutiny. The story covers Leslie's retreat, and the story of the mutiny be the crew of the Hannah. 3. Looking Back on the Civil War. Information on Civil War veterans in Marblehead 4. The Screeching Woman. A story about a woman captured by a pirate ship and murdered in Oakum Bay in Marblehead.

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Rev. 2.0 2/2013 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number, not the Record Number)     historic@marblehead.org
Last modified on: February 22, 2013