Packet (Schooner, 1823)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Venice, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Dick, John, (1824-1825); Fox, Simeon, (1825-1826); Patton, Benjamin, (1825-1826); Smith, Ruben, (1826); Smith, Walter, (1826-1829); Thompson, Sheldon, (1827-1829); Kimberly, John L., (1827-1829); French, George A., (1827-1829); Miles, Jr., George, (1827-1829); Fish, Amos, (1827-1829);
Master(s):: Keith, William, (1824-1825); Smith, Ruben, (1826-1829); Smith, Levi, (1826); Warner, Chauncey, (1827); Fitch, Harvey,
(1827-1829); Patterson, George, (1829);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 21, 1824: Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1824
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-15-1825
April 15, 1825: Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1825
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-2-1826
May 2, 1826: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-2-1826
View document online
October 2, 1826: Port: Buffalo Number: 104 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-2-1827
View document online
October 2, 1827: Port: Buffalo Number: 24 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-23-1829
View document online
September 23, 1829: Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-20-1829
October 20, 1829: Port: Buffalo Number: 12 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-23-1830
View document online
April 23, 1830: Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Packet (1823-1829)*
Nationality:: American (1823-1829)
Chronology:: 1. 11/23/1829, Cattaraugus Creek, ashore and became a total loss, (merchandise, salt);

Notes

General notes:: * Her official name is "Packet" and she ran out of Dunkirk, New York; The newspapers referred to her as "Packet of Dunkirk" which soon became "Dunkirk Packet" or sometimes just "Dunkirk"; To confuse the issue even further, she was referred
to by the newspapers as "Packet of Detroit" and "Detroit Packet" when she was owned in Detroit, Michigan, (1824-1826); When she arrived at Detroit, Michigan for the first time from Sandusky, Ohio, she was referred to as the "Sandusky Packet";
Sources:: 1. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Certificates of Registry: Buffalo, New York;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Frank Hamilton's Files;
6. Detroit Gazette: 12/10/1829;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218