Major Barnum (Schooner, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Power

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 21, 1849: Port: Rochester Number: 14 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 7-28-1850
July 28, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 52 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-23-1851
August 23, 1851: Port: Milwaukee Number: 37 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-15-1854
March 15, 1854: Port: Milwaukee Number: 3 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Major Barnum (1849- )
Nationality:: American (1849- )
Chronology:: 1. 6/16/1851, Mackinaw, ashore and released, (oats and flour);
2. 4/17/1853, Manistee, Lake Michigan, ashore, (lumber), released, $300 loss;
3. 5/1/1853, Milwaukee, ashore and released, $100 loss;
4. 6/8/1854, Milwaukee, parted her chains and drifted ashore, released;
5. 9/14/1854, North Point, Two Rivers, ashore, (lumber);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;

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