Safe harbor: Local historical society successfully bids on village-related items
The society purchased six lots for a total of $17,200. They were among the dozens of lots in the âCampâ collection sold last Sunday at the online auction hosted by Blanchardâs Auction Service, Potsdam. The collection descended through the Camp family from Sackets Harbor. The material was recently removed by the Campsâ direct descendants from the Federal home that Col. Elisha and Sophia Hale Camp built from 1805 to 1815 and in which the descendants have remained until now. Elisha Camp, brother-in-law of village founder Augustus Sacket, moved to Sackets Harbor in 1804. Mr. C...
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