Hoosier (Brigantine, 1842)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Frederick N. Jones
Ownership Notes:: Coats, Giles K., (1842); Palmer, Rufus C., (1842); Holt, George W., (1842); Hunter, Robert, (1842-1846); McGaff, J., (1849); Reed, John, (1854); Hammer, George, (1863-1864);
Master(s):: Jon, B. P., (1842); Dorr, E. P., (1842); Eagan, M., (1849); Reed, J. S., (1854); Thompson, P., (1863); Somerville, W., (1864);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 9, 1842: Port: Buffalo Number: 36 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 9-20-1844
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September 20, 1844: Port: Buffalo Number: 58 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-10-1847
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April 10, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-3-1848
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August 3, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 43 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-24-1849
September 24, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 48 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-27-1854; Next document: (Vessel Destroyed)
April 27, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 40 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Chicago 4-11-1863
April 11, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 58 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-29-1864
January 29, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 5 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Hoosier (1842-1854);
b. Brig., Geneva (1854- )
Nationality:: American (1842- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1856, Lake Michigan, collision, (Brig, Seminole) repaired, $150 loss;
2. 8/00/1857, near Death's Door, struck a rock and repaired, $200 loss;
3. 10/00/1857, Milwaukee, damaged hull and lost part of her cargo, repaired, $800 loss;
4. 10/11/1857, near Chicago, ashore and released, $1, 700 loss, (lumber);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 8/00/1857, 10/00/1857;

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