Benjamin Rush (Schooner, 1828)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Erie, Pennsylvania*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: John Richards & Justice
Ownership Notes:: United States Revenue Service, (1828-1833); Eaton, Augustine, (1833); Chapin, Sheldon, (1833); Provost, James P., (1833); Todd, Augustus, (1835-1838); Smith, Davis, (1835-1838); Hagedorn, Luther, (1835); Seaman, Williams, (1837); Vrooman, David W., (1837);
Master(s):: Knapp, Gilbert, (1828-1829); Dobbins, Daniel, (1829); Haggorty, John, (1833); Edgerton, (1834); Todd, Agustus, (1835); Sawton, Reuben T., (1836); McKinsley, A. T., (1837); Vrooman, David W., (1837); Scott, Lucas, (1838);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Buffalo 4-26-1833
September 3, 1838: Port: Buffalo Number: 46
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment No. 12 of Buffalo dated 11 May 1837 was lost. [Note: new enrollment in Detroit had already been issued]
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April 26, 1833: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-8-1835
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May 8, 1835: Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-21-1836
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June 21, 1836: Port: Buffalo Number: 33 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-11-1837
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May 11, 1837: Port: Buffalo Number: 12 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-3-1837
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October 3, 1837: Port: Detroit Number: 49 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-12-1838
September 12, 1838: Port: Detroit Number: 46 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: (Lost in 1839)

History

Classification:

a. Schooner, Benjamin Rush (1828-1839)

Nationality:

American (1828-1839)

Chronology:

1. 11/11/1835, Buffalo, hit a dock and repaired;

2. 00/00/1839, sank;

Notes

General notes:: She was launched at the Navy Yard in Erie, Pennsylvania; 1828-1833, was employed as a United States Revenue Cutter;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 10/3/1828, 5/21/1829;
5. Cobourg Star: 11/25/1835;
6. Buffalo Whig: 6/25/1834;
7. Cleveland Daily Herald: 11/17/1835;

Contact

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