Mahalah (Schooner, 1843)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Texas, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Marsclen, George, (1843); Southworth, Ezra C., (1845); Fear, A., (1846);
Master(s):: Morgan, Porter J., (1845-1846); Maviden, Solemon, (1843);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 13, 1843: Port: Oswego Number: 36 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-18-1844
April 18, 1844: Port: Oswego Number: 12 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-9-1845
May 9, 1845: Port: Detroit Number: 34 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-15-1846
July 15, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 68 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Mahalah (1843- )
Nationality:: American (1843- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/22/1845, 25 miles south of Kalamazoo River, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 5/4/1847, between Chicago and Calumet, ashore and released;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. House Report No. 741; p. 160;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 649;

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