Saint Clair (Schooner, 1824)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Clair (Newport), Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Ward, Samuel, (1824-1831; Chartier, Charles, (1831-1832); Mini, Dominique, (1832-1837); Poquette, Charles, (1837);
Master(s):: Ward, Samuel, (1824-1829); Chartier, Charles, (1831); Mini, Dominique, (1832); Poquette, Charles, (1837);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 23, 1824: Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1824
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-7-1829
April 7, 1829: Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-20-1831
September 20, 1831: Port: Detroit Number: 6 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-17-1832
May 17, 1832: Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-23-1837
May 23, 1832: Port: Detroit Number: 20 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Notes

General notes:: 6/29/1826, she cleared Detroit for the port of New York via Buffalo, Rochester, and Utica; She was the first Great Lake vessel on the Erie Canal;
Sources:: 1. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
3. Black Rock Gazette, 7/13/1826;
4. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 7/14/1826, 1/13/1831;

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