William Brewster (Schooner, 1838)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sault St. Marie, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Philo M. Moses
Ownership Notes:: American Fur Company, (1838); Abbott, Samuel, (1838-1841); Crooks, Ramsay, (1838); Class, Benjamin, (1838); Halsey, Stephen A., (1838); Catlin, John, (1838); Whettin, John B., (1838); Brewster, William, (1838); Warren, Lyman, (1838); Dudgeon, A., (1842); Hagedon, Ionas, U., (1844); Adair, William A., (1844); Seymour, Alexander, (1846-1847); Smith, E. O., (1846); Gardner, C. v., (1847); Francisco, Peter S., (1850-1852);
Master(s):: Wood, John, (1838-1841); Standard, Charles C., (1841); Wood, O., (1842); Hagedon, Ionas U., (1844); Moore, (1845); Smith, E. O., (1846); Gardner, C. V., (1847); Becker, I., (1850); Boss, (1852);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 3, 1838: Port: Michilimackinac* Number: 8 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 9-22-1842
September 22, 1842: Port: Detroit Number: 28 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-28-1844
August 28, 1844: Port: Cleveland Number: 43 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-9-1846
September 9, 1846: Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-18-1847
June 18, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 49 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-13-1850
June 13, 1850: Port: Cleveland Number: 40 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-2-1851
June 2, 1851: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, William Brewster (1838-1852)
Nationality:: American (1838-1852)
Chronology:: 1. 9/12/1842, Sault St. Marie, taken over the falls at high water;
2. 4/6/1851, Port Burwell, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $1, 000 loss;
3. 11/12/1852, Fairport, Lake Erie, capsized and went ashore, (lumber), 7 lives lost, $1, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *This enrollment says she was surrendered at Portland, 9/22/1842, which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Michigan;
3. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 4/7/1845, 7/22/1845, 10/16/1845, 12/12/1845;
4. Buffalo Daily Courier: 7/17/1847;
5. Morning Express (Buffalo): 4/9/1851, 12/24/1852;
6. Cleveland Herald: 7/14/1847, 12/29/1847, 4/8/1851, 4/10/1851;
7. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 11/15/1852, 12/6/1852;
8. Vessel Underwriters: 1851;
9. Detroit Free Press: 1/26/1852;
10. Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 12/7/1842;
11. Buffalo Daily Gazette: 5/3/1844, 5/9/1844, 5/10/1844;

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