Commerce (Schooner, 1825)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Commerce
Also known as:: Hiram Pearsons
Year of Build:: 1825
Rebuilt:: 1. 1832, Black Rock, New York;
2. 1838, Chicago, Illinois, Samuel Ellis;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Billet (1825), Scroll (1826);
Builder Name:: Augustus Jones
Ownership Notes:: Pratt, Hiram, (1825-1827); Townsend, William, (1825-1833); Gillet, Regnolds, (1825-1826); Meach, Asa, (1825); Gillet, Shadrock, (1825-1826); Pratt, Hiram, (1826-1833); Woolsey, John W., (1827); Rice, Justin, (1830); Sears, Richard, (1830); Howard, Henry, (1830-1832); Wadhams, Ralph W., (1830-1833); Taylor, W. F. Porter, (1832-1833); Door, J. R., (1832-1833); Jones, DeGarmo, (1832-1835); Burnhams, John, (1832); Newberry, Oliver, (1833-1835); Thurstin, Daniel, (1836); Humphry, William, (1836); Taylor, Ausustus D., (1836-1838); Spaulding, John F., (1836-1838); Taylor, Solomon, (1836); Norton, Amos, (1842); Norton, George L., (1842); Caverly, William, (1842); Norton & Company, (1845);
Master(s):: Gillet, Reynolds, (1825-1827); Walker, Stephen K., (1825); Walker, Joseph, (1826); Merritt, Willis, (1827); Sanderson, (1828); Sherwood, (1829); Burham, John, (1830-1832); Chase,Samuel, (1833); Smith, Reuben, (1835); Cameron, Donald, (1836); Humphery, Jasper, (1839); Pierson, (1840); Caverly, William, (1842); McIntosh, (1844);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1825)

Hull Dimensions

1825: Length: 72' Width/Beam: 20' 6" Depth: 6' 10"
1832: Length: 71' Width/Beam: 20' 5" Depth: 7' 10"
1838: Length: 70' 10" Width/Beam: 20' 9" Depth: 7' 9"

Tonnage

1825: Gross: 88
1832: Gross: 98 + 86/95
1838: Gross: 96 + 56/95

Enrollments/Registration

July 23, 1825: Port: Sandusky Number: 7 of 1825
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 8-5-1826
August 5, 1826: Port: Buffalo Number: 101 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-30-1827
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May 30, 1827: Port: Buffalo Number: 14 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-8-1829
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June 8, 1829: Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-10-1830
May 10, 1830: Port: Buffalo Number: 6 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-25-1830
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September 25, 1830: Port: Buffalo Number: 20 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-7-1832
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May 7, 1832: Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 7-11-1832
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July 11, 1832: Port: Detroit Number: 14 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-21-1833
November 21, 1833: Port: Buffalo Number: 23 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-1-1835
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May 1, 1835: Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-30-1836
September 30, 1836: Port: Detroit Number: 27 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-11-1838
June 11, 1838: Port: Detroit Number: 22 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt**
Next document: Detroit 6-18-1839
June 18, 1839: Port: Detroit Number: 23 of 1839
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-4-1842
June 4, 1842: Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Commerce (1825-1837);
b. Schooner, Hiram Pearsons* (1837- 1849)
Nationality:: American (1825- 1849)
Chronology:: 1. 1/00/1828, Buffalo, broke away from a pier in a storm, ashore and released;
2. 4/30/1837, New Buffalo, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
3. 12/3/1841, near Southport, ashore and released;
4. 11/00/1842, Buffalo, damaged in a storm and repaired;
5. 3/17/1844, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
6. 8/11/1845, Chicago, mate (George Jacobson) crushed to death between the vessel and the Clark St. bridge;
7. 4/00/1847, near mouth of Grand River, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
8. 3/12/1849, Chicago, damaged in a jam of vessels during a flood and repaired;
9. 10/6/1849, between the two Calumets, Lake Michigan, ashore and hull went to pieces, total loss $4, 000;

Notes

General notes:: *Vessel showed up in the newspapers as: "H. Parsons"; "Hiram Pierson"; "Hiram Pearson";
**Vessel renamed "Hiram Pearsons";
"The Lake Erie Marine Society" ( a library) was formed on the Commerce,12/22/1828;
J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, list her as being built at Chicago, Illinois, in 1838 and lost in 1870;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. Daily Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 5/22/1837;
4. Buffalo Whig & Journal: 10/28/1835;
5. Cleveland Daily Herald & Gazette: 5/18/1837;
6. Black Rock Gazette: 1/31/1828;
7. Cleveland Herald: 8/12/1825, 12/16/1825;
8. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 7/13/1827, 1/4/1828;
9. Chicago Journal: 8/12/1845;
10. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 5/12/1845, 8/19/1845;
11. Chicago American: 3/6/1840;
12. Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 11/19/1842, 3/30/1844, 3/21/1849, 10/15/1849;
13. Buffalo Daily Gazette: 4/1/1844;
14. Commercial Bulletin (St. Joseph): 3/24/1844;
15. John Poole's notes;
16. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes: p. 872;

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