Free Trader (Schooner, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sodus, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: David Rogers
Ownership Notes:: Rogers, David, (1858-1863); Rowland, H., (1861); Yolt, (1864); Babbitt, (1866);
Master(s):: Lake, Joseph, (1858); Rowland, H., (1861);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Genesee 9-23-1857
September 23, 1857: Port: Genesee Number: 18 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 10-13-1858
October 13, 1858: Port: Oswego Number: 42 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-23-1861
May 23, 1861: Port: Oswego Number: 50 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-28-1861
June 28, 1861: Port: Oswego*
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Free Trader (1849- )
Nationality:: American (1849- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/24/1853, Pultneyville, Lake Ontario, ashore, (wood), released, $400 loss;
2. 10/00/1859, near Wellington, Lake Ontario, ashore and released, $500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment is missing from the records;
1860, she was valued at $800;
1866, she was valued at $500;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Genesee, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Genesee, New York; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;

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