Construction of the BERTIE
Four sons of Zephaniah Askew, a prominent Harrellsville, North Carolina farmer, saw an opportunity to bring regular steamboat service to Windsor, North Carolina. The brothers ordered an engine and boiler from Baltimore and constructed a steamboat hull along the banks of the Cashie River. Each of the brothers found their respective roles in this new venture during the 1870s.

Read more about the Askews

Construction Items
Date	Title
1871 March 10	To E. S. Askew & Brother
1871 March 10	[Envelope from E. H. Frazier & Co., East-Baltimore Iron and Brass Works]
1871 March 11	To E. S. Askew & Bro.
1871 March 14	[Contract between Frazier & Co. and Askew & Bro.]
1871 May 2	To E. S. Askew & Bro.
1872 July 8	To Father [Zephaniah Askew]
1872 November 11	To Father, Sir [Zephaniah Askew]
1872 November 28	To Father [Zephaniah Askew]
1873 January 12	To Father [Zephaniah Askew]
1873 February 17	Permanent Enrollment No. 6