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A shipmaster who worked the Redwood Coast alobg California and Oregon in the United States of America.

1889

18 Oct 1889 in an article in the The Daily Morning Astorian it stated that: Captain Cousins of the bark Alden Bessie, which arrived the same day with salmon, reports that Harry Holt, an employee of the Alaska Commercial company, was drowned some weeks ago at Karluk. Holt was engineer of a steam-launch. While taking the captain out to the launch in a boat the latter capsized and Holt was drowned. The captain clung to the boat and was saved. Holt was a Swede.

1895

13 Mar 1895, in an article in The Daily Morning Astorian it stated that: CAPTAIN BROMAN’S START. Marshfield, Or. The steamer Areata sailed today with Captain Broman on board and his log boat In tow. He wanted to (be towed to sea in his boat, but. Captain…