Solomon Juneau (Schooner, 1837)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: George Barber
Ownership Notes:: Juneau, Solomon, (1837-1840); Walker, G. H., (1837-1840); Rogers, James, (1837-1841); Hachaway, Joshua, (1837-1841);Jeffers, James W., (1841);
Master(s):: Jeffers, James W., (1837-1840);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 15, 1837: Port: Detroit Number: 45 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 5-4-1840
May 4, 1840: Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-27-1841
May 27, 1841: Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Solomon Juneau (1837-1847)
Nationality:: American (1837-1847)
Chronology:: 1. 11/29/1837, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 4/23/1839, near Milwaukee, ashore and released;
3. 9/25/1840, at dock in Cleveland, broke away in a gale, struck schooners, Aurora Borealis & Nancy Dousman, repaired;
4. 11/16/1842, Two Rivers, dismasted and lost anchors, (salt & apples), repaired, $500 loss;
5. 11/11/1843, 6 miles below Erie, ashore in a snow storm and released, (salt & merchandise);
6. 4/00/1847, Lake Michigan, sank, $4, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: * newspapers sometimes reported this vessel as Solomon Juno;
Sources:: 1. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Cleveland Daily Herald & Gazette: 12/13/1837, 5/6/1839;
4. Milwaukee Sentinel: 4/23/1839;
5. Michigan City Gazette: 11/29/1837;
6. Cleveland Daily Herald: 10/6/1840;
7. Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 10/6/1840, 10/9/1840, 12/1/1842;
8. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 7/7/1845;
9. Buffalo Daily Gazette: 11/30/1843, 5/14/1844, 5/17/1844, 5/21/1844;
10. John Poole's notes;
11. House Report No. 741; page 132;
12. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/12/1848;

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