Le Grand Morehouse

MOREHOUSE, WILLES

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 9/7/2014 at 09:56:59

Capt Morehouse

Buffalo Iowa

Le Grand Morehouse—died around 1890; owned and captained the Lady Franklin during the 1854 Grand Excursion; in her reporting Catherine Sedgwick praised Morehouse for his courtesy; The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts has in its collection an engraved silver pitcher dedicated to Morehouse from the passengers. Another cup is owned by his grandaughter Mrs. Vernon Willes 806 W 3rd st in Muscatine, Iowa.

Source: Unknown, 1890.