Alabama (Schooner, 1834)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sackets Harbor, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: James McSherry
Ownership Notes:: Luther, Wright, (1834-1843); Fitzhugh, Henry, (1836); Sabine, William, (1843);
Master(s):: Smith, Abner, (1834-1835); Crouch, I. H., (1835); Weeks, Samuel H., (1836); Purson, Alonso, (1838); McCarty, Charles, (1843);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 2, 1834: Port: Oswego Number: 14 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 5-11-1836
May 11, 1836: Port: Oswego Number: 9 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-3-1839
August 3, 1839: Port: Oswego Number: 23 of 1839
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-31-1840
August 31, 1840: Port: Oswego Number: 48 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-29-1843
April 29, 1843: Port: Oswego Number: 10 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-11-1846
March 11, 1846: Port: Oswego*
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Alabama (1834- )
Nationality:: American (1834-)
Chronology:: 1. 10/1/1843, Fairport, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (wheat);

Notes

General notes:: * Enrollment is missing and the final disposition of the vessel is unknown;
Sources:: 1. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes;
2. Buffalo Daily Gazette, 10/21/1843, 11/14/1843, 5/10/1844;
3. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York;
4. Enrollments: Oswego, New York;
5. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 7/5/1834;
6. John Poole's notes;

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