From the Plattsburgh Sentinel, 13 Jan. 1882, p.3
Capt. Walter W. Sherman died at New Haven, Vt., on the 4th inst. He was the third son of Capt. Jehaziel Sherman, Senior, one of the earliest steamboat men on the Hudson river and the pioneer in steamboat navigation on Lake Champlain. In fact, the Shermans were a family of steam boat captains, Richard W. having, on Lake Chaplain, gained the reputation of being the model steamboat captain of the world; Jehaziel, junior, served in that capacity for a number of years on the Hudson, as did also Captain Walter on the Mississippi.
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About 1830, Walter Sherman began sailing as captain of the Dewitt Clinton, one of four boats on the Hudson then under the management of Robert L. Stevens (1787-1856), one of the most prominent boat builders of the first half of the 19th century. The Dewitt Clinton, built in Albany in 1828, was one of several "palatial" steamers then on the river (see notice, upper right). However, after Stevens was bought out by a rival line in 1833, Sherman appears to have returned to Vermont. To date, the record of a career on the Mississippi has not been unearthed.
In 1848 Sherman married in Vergennes Olevia M Maybel of Montreal. Both their children died in 1858.
Capt. Walter W. Sherman died at New Haven, Vt., on the 4th inst. He was the third son of Capt. Jehaziel Sherman, Senior, one of the earliest steamboat men on the Hudson river and the pioneer in steamboat navigation on Lake Champlain. In fact, the Shermans were a family of steam boat captains, Richard W. having, on Lake Chaplain, gained the reputation of being the model steamboat captain of the world; Jehaziel, junior, served in that capacity for a number of years on the Hudson, as did also Captain Walter on the Mississippi.
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About 1830, Walter Sherman began sailing as captain of the Dewitt Clinton, one of four boats on the Hudson then under the management of Robert L. Stevens (1787-1856), one of the most prominent boat builders of the first half of the 19th century. The Dewitt Clinton, built in Albany in 1828, was one of several "palatial" steamers then on the river (see notice, upper right). However, after Stevens was bought out by a rival line in 1833, Sherman appears to have returned to Vermont. To date, the record of a career on the Mississippi has not been unearthed.
In 1848 Sherman married in Vergennes Olevia M Maybel of Montreal. Both their children died in 1858.
From the Plattsburgh Sentinel, 13 Jan. 1882, p.3
Capt. Walter W. Sherman died at New Haven, Vt., on the 4th inst. He was the third son of Capt. Jehaziel Sherman, Senior, one of the earliest steamboat men on the Hudson river and the pioneer in steamboat navigation on Lake Champlain. In fact, the Shermans were a family of steam boat captains, Richard W. having, on Lake Chaplain, gained the reputation of being the model steamboat captain of the world; Jehaziel, junior, served in that capacity for a number of years on the Hudson, as did also Captain Walter on the Mississippi.
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About 1830, Walter Sherman began sailing as captain of the Dewitt Clinton, one of four boats on the Hudson then under the management of Robert L. Stevens (1787-1856), one of the most prominent boat builders of the first half of the 19th century. The Dewitt Clinton, built in Albany in 1828, was one of several "palatial" steamers then on the river (see notice, upper right). However, after Stevens was bought out by a rival line in 1833, Sherman appears to have returned to Vermont. To date, the record of a career on the Mississippi has not been unearthed.
In 1848 Sherman married in Vergennes Olevia M Maybel of Montreal. Both their children died in 1858.
Capt. Walter W. Sherman died at New Haven, Vt., on the 4th inst. He was the third son of Capt. Jehaziel Sherman, Senior, one of the earliest steamboat men on the Hudson river and the pioneer in steamboat navigation on Lake Champlain. In fact, the Shermans were a family of steam boat captains, Richard W. having, on Lake Chaplain, gained the reputation of being the model steamboat captain of the world; Jehaziel, junior, served in that capacity for a number of years on the Hudson, as did also Captain Walter on the Mississippi.
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About 1830, Walter Sherman began sailing as captain of the Dewitt Clinton, one of four boats on the Hudson then under the management of Robert L. Stevens (1787-1856), one of the most prominent boat builders of the first half of the 19th century. The Dewitt Clinton, built in Albany in 1828, was one of several "palatial" steamers then on the river (see notice, upper right). However, after Stevens was bought out by a rival line in 1833, Sherman appears to have returned to Vermont. To date, the record of a career on the Mississippi has not been unearthed.
In 1848 Sherman married in Vergennes Olevia M Maybel of Montreal. Both their children died in 1858.
