Name: Neil Gallagher secures the Beaver Island winter mail contract, 1887
Start: 1887-12-01
End: 1887-12-01
Location: Charlevoix

Neil Gallagher secures the Beaver Island winter mail contract, 1887

Also 1887 Neil Gallagher Beaver Island mail contract

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TypeEvent

Date1887-12-01

WithinBeaver Island

ErasIrish era

Event

Date: 1887-12-01
Kind: Award
Where: Charlevoix
Eras: Irish era
Concepts: transportationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The November 17, 1887 Charlevoix Journal reported that Capt. Neil Gallagher had secured the Beaver Island mail contract beginning December 1. The notice described weekly service when crossing was possible.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper report of a contract award or appointment. It does not preserve the contract, identify the vessel or route details, state payment, or show how long the service operated.

Sources

Charlevoix Journal, November 17, 1887, “Local Notes and News.”
Reports that Capt. Neil Gallagher secured the contract for carrying Beaver Island mail beginning December 1, with weekly service when crossing was possible. It does not preserve the contract, route details, pay, vessel, or later operating record. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Neil Gallagher secures the Beaver Island winter mail contract, 1887”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/neil-gallagher-beaver-island-mail-contract-1887/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix Journal, November 17, 1887, “Local Notes and News.”.

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