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The last vessel we find built by Samuel Kent, was in 1818, the brig "ORACLE," 144 tons, of Boston; owners, Otis Vinal, Warren Clafflin, of Boston, Thomas Hobart, of Pem- broke, and Edmund Freeman, of Orleans, Mass. Samuel Kent later moved to So. Boston, where he worked repairing old vessels. Afterward he returned to Scituate, where he died, and is buried in Norwell, in the cemetery opposite the Unita- rian church "on the hill."
Capt. Noah Brooks, who served his apprenticeship with Samuel Kent, built in the Kent yard in 1804 the brig " TROP- IC," 150 tons, owned by Thomas Motley, Jr., of Boston. This was probably the first ship he built on his own account, as he was then but 22 years of age. Noah Brooks was a direct descendant of William, who was a householder in Scituate in 1644, and resided south of Tills creek, near a clear spring of water. Capt. Noah Brooks was b. in Scituate, July 7, 1782, and d. in Dorchester, Jan. 28, 1852, from the result of an accident, he being thrown from a sleigh. As before stated, he served his apprenticeship with his brother-in-law, Samuel Kent, in the Kent yard at the Harbor. For several seasons in the fall of the year he took companies of men down Eastand built one or more vessels there. He went to So. Boston, where he worked a short time for Lot Wheelwright, and afterward built ships on his own account at the yard foot of F street, later occupied by E. & H. O. Briggs, he being a partner with them at the time they built their first vessel. He built the bark " Edward Fletcher," which was launched from back of the forts, fully rigged. Capt. Noah Brooks was son of Noah who descended from Nathaniel, through Nathaniel, Jr., and Taylor Brooks. Noah, Sr., mar. Hannah, dau. of Ebenezer
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Stetson, who lived on North River. Captain Noah, Jr., the shipbuilder, mar. in 1812, Esther Stetson. She was born in Scituate in 1785, and died in 1863.
CHILDREN OF CAPT. NOAH AND ESTHER STETSON BROOKS.
1. Williams Barker, mar. Alvira W. Rice, and they have had nine children whose names are given below. 2. Esther Stetson, mar. Seth Pettee, and had one child, Noah Brooks, d. aged 11 mos. 3. Nancy. 4. John. 5. Lydia Sophronia, mar. Joseph Winsor, Jr., and had one child, Francis Herbert. 6. Sarah Copeland. 7. Hannah Elizabeth, mar. Benjamin B. Converse, and has had five children ; two now living, Herbert Brooks and Frank Battelle. 8. Noah Warren, d. aged 8 mos. 9. Maria Warren, mar. Francis B. Little.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAMS BARKER AND ALVIRA W. BROOKS.
1. Mary Alvira Briggs, d. aged 8 mos. 2. Marion Wil- liams. 3. Noah Walter. 4. Ella Maria. 5. Esther Stetson. 6. Williams Barker. 7. Antoinette Parsons. 8. Agnes Al- vira. 9. Laura Alice.
James Sylvester Briggs and Barnabas W. Briggs, built at the Harbor as early as 1834. They first occupied the Samuel Kent yard and opposite the residence of John Beal. There they built three schooners. They then removed down to the lower wharf, to the Will James yard, back of the old Dunbar store. This yard had been occupied prior to this time by Abijah Otis. They were descendants of Walter, who was in Scituate in 1645. (See Briggs yard). Walter had a son, Lieut. James, who had a son Benjamin, b. in 1695. His son was James Briggs, b. Nov. 16, 1735, the veteran town clerk, which office he held for twenty-five years, and was generally called "Clark Briggs." He lived a half-mile sonth of Stockbridge's mill, and died in 1834, aged 99 years. His son Joseph, b. 1776, was father of James Sylvester and Barnabas W. Briggs.
James J. Briggs mar. Selina Curtis, Nov. 16, 1823, and had chil- dren : 1. Selina Curtis, b. Oct. 26, 1824. 2. Cynthia Miriam, b. Oct. 6, 1829. 3. Hannah Wade, b. Oct. 29, 1833. Selina married Perry L. Parker, Nov. 25, 1849, and had six children : Perry Llewellyn, b. Nov. 9, 1853. Ida Virginia, b. July 11, 1855. Joseph Sylvester Briggs, b. Aug.
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8, 1857. George Scarboro, b. Sept. 3, 1859. Selina Miriam, b. Oct. 6. 1863. Willie Grant, b. April 29, 1866. CYNTHIA M. mar. Anthony Gray, Mar. 15, 1868 ; no children. HANNAH W. mar. George W. Bailey, Nov. 26, 1856, and had two chil- dren, Herbert Briggs, b. Sep. 28, 1857, and Job Foster, b. June 14, 1865.
Barnabas W. Briggs, mar. Deborah Otis Jan. 17, 1831, and had children : 1. Emeline A., b. Nov. 9, 1832. 2. Ellen Deborah, b. Feb. 16, 1835. 3. Joseph Otis, b. Nov. 9, 1836. 4. Caroline Elizabeth, b. Jan. 15, 1845. 5. Julietta F., b. Sep. 27, 1846. EMELINE A. BRIGGS d. June 7, 1886, while teaching in the Florida Institute, at Live Oak, Fla. ELLEN DEBORAH mar. Luther Paul Nov. 18, 1869, and had six children : Helen Flor- ence, b. Jan. 5, 1870. Luther Gordon, b. July 29, 1871. Twin girls, b. Jan. 16, 1873. Harriet Otis, b. Nov. 22, 1874. James Irving, b. July 29, 1876. JOSEPH OTIS, mar. Elsic Orcutt Dec. 31, 1869, and had one child, Elsie Gertrude, b. June 15, 1871. Julietta F. mar. W. Webster Lunt, Mar. 1, 1870, and had five children. Grace Webster, b. Sep. 11, 1872. Albion Wallace, b. Oct. 14, 1874. W. Webster, b. June 6, 1877. Twin boys, b. Feb. 3, 1884.
James Sylvester Briggs was usually called Sylvester Briggs, which cognomen will be generally used here. The sterns of their vessels at the lower yard were nearly up to the back of Dunbar's store.
Otis Briggs, belonging to another branch of this family, built at the Harbor in 1831 the seh. "PYRETUS," 57 tons of Scituate, a fishing schooner. John and Peleg Jenkins, John Beal, Jesse Dunbar and Elijah Jenkins, Jr., owners. (See Briggs' yard, North River.)
Briggs
is now living at Scituate Centre, and is a remarkably well- preserved man, with almost perfect memory at the age of eighty-four, having been born May 20, 1805. He has given the author much valuable information about the shipbuilding at the Harbor, and on North River. (See Briggs Yard on North River. ) James Sylvester Briggs was the master carpenter of
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VESSELS BUILT BY J. S. & B. W. BRIGGS.
most of the vessels built by him and his brother. Together they built in 1834 the sch. "SCITUATE," a fishing schooner of 86 tons, of Scituate ; Cummings Jenkins, measurer ; own- ers, Perry P. Coleman, John Beal, Peleg Jenkins, Justin Litchfield, Sceva Chandler, David Coleman and Atwood L. Dunbar, of Scituate. Capt. Cole commanded her on her first voyage, and Capt. Alexander Anderson was mate. She was finally sold to Provincetown, and used also as a whaler by R. A. Barnard, of New York, by whom she was sold in 1838. The Briggses built in 1835 the sch " LAPWING," 64 tons. James S. Briggs, master and part owner ; also John Beal, Peleg and David S. Jenkins, George M. Allen, Shadrach Briggs and Charles Vinal, of Scituate, owners. Sylvester and Barnabas Briggs went the first voyage in the "Lapwing " fishing and coasting. Shadrach B. Curtis and Andrew Cole went in her several fishing voyages. The next year after she was built, Capt. McCloud, 3rd, took her, then Capt. Smith, and about 1844, Capt. Anderson. Sylvester and Barnabas Briggs built in 1837 the sch. "LYDIA & POLLY," of Scituate ; owned by Charles Vinal, Capt. Anthony Waterman, Shadrach Briggs and David S. Jenkins, of Scituate. The "Lydia & Polly," was named for Capt. Waterman's two daughters who lay dead in his house at one time afterward. In 1838 the sch. " POCAHONTAS," a fishing vessel of 41 tons ; owned by James S. and B. W. and Shadrach Briggs, Henry T. Otis, Benjamin Brown, Jr., and Justice Litchfield, was built by the Briggs Bros. Also in 1839, the sch. "STAR,"23 tons, owned by John Beal, John C. Jones, John, Peleg and Elijah Jenkins, Sr., Noah Jenkins, Jr., Reuben C. Bates and Seth Webb, of Scituate ; used as a fishing vessel. In 1839 the sch. "COHANNET" was built in Scituate, a fisherman of 82 tons, oak, iron and copper fastened ; owned in 1865 by Kent and others, Boston. In 1867 she was whaling in the Pacific. In 1874 was sold to Fair Haven, and in 1877 went on a whaling voyage. The sch. "PLANET," was built by the Briggses for Capt. Curtis, of Scituate.
In 1841, the bark "JAMES W. PAIGE," 198 tons, oak, copper fastened, was built in Scituate, Mass., by J. O. Curtis, and owned, in 1859, by Benner & Deake, N. Y., Capt. Jones. Half poop deck. J. O. Curtis afterward removed with his family to Medford.
In 1841, the sch. "SARAHI," 63 tons, was built by William Vinal at Melzar Turner's yard, and used as a packet between
Briggs
84 years
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WILLIAM VINAL -HENRY A. VINAL.
Scituate and Boston, afterward sold south. William Vinal also built, in 1843, the sch. "MARY," 73 tons, of Scituate. William Vinal was father of Capt. Henry Vinal, the master carpenter of this vessel. Capt. Henry A. Vinal was born in 1805, and is now living at Scituate Harbor, bright as a new dollar, and with feelings as young as a boy of sixteen. He has a smart, light step, good lungs and constitution probably strengthened by his long sea life. He commenced his sea life when but ten years old in the capacity of cook on the sch. "Adventure," 75 tons, built "up the harbor," and owned by his father, William Vinal. At eighteen years of age he was captain of her, and sailed to Virginia, North Carolina and other Atlantic coastline states ; also Texas, where he met Sam- uel Houston, afterward governor, whom he describes as " a hale fellow well met." Hle next went coasting and fishing in the sch. "Ontario," which he says was built by C. O. Briggs. About 1845, Sylvester Briggs built the bark "J. A. JESU- ROON." She was built for J. A. Jesuroon, a foreigner, who owned one-third of her. Capt. Vinal and others were inter- ested in her. While she was lying at her wharf in Boston, loading for a foreign voyage, Capt. Vinal was asked how much he would take for her. "$10,000," he replied. She was sold and fitted out for California in 1849. Capt. Vinal, when at Curacoa during one of his voyages, got the merchants and others quite interested telling them about our rabbits, describ- ing them, of course, as having long cars, short tails and "how soft they were," and "how they would jump," and they asked him to bring some down at any price. When he returned home he set the boys to work with their box-traps and got quite a num- ber which he took down to Curacoa. It was really a financial success as the merchants paid him $2.00 for the rabbits, $2.00 for catching them, and $2.00 for taking them down, making $6.00 apiece.
The Briggs Brothers built the " DRAPER," sold to Boston ; also the " GOLDEN HORN," for Souther of Cohasset. The "J. SETTER," a sch. of 58 tons, owned, in 1874, at Turk's Island, was also built at the Harbor; she was built in 1846, of oak, iron and copper fastened. Sylvester and Barnabas Briggs built, in 1845, the sch. "JOHN J. EATON," 43 tons, owned by Shadrach B. Curtis, Sceva Chandler, Edw. F. Porter, Benj. Brown, Jr., Joseph Northy, J. S. Briggs, George M. Allen, Dexter and Charles Vinal, Scituate. The Briggses built the same year, 1845, the brig "CLARENDON," 182 tons ;
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VESSELS BUILT AT SCITUATE HARBOR.
owners, Chandler Clapp, Benjamin Brown, Jr., and Shadrach Briggs of Scituate. In 1846, they built the sch. "OTIS," 87 tons ; owners, George M. and William P. Allen and John Manson, Scituate ; she was built of oak, iron and copper fas- tened, repaired in 1867, and owned, in 1875, by R. Murray Jr., Capt. Cutts, master, N. Y. In 1847, they built the sch. "CLARA JANE," 68 tons, owned in Plymouth in 1884. The sch. "BELLE," of about 35 tons, built at the Harbor, is now lying there condemned and useless. Sylvester and Barnabas Briggs built, in 1848, two vessels, viz. : sch. "SEARS & J. ROGERS," 31 tons, of Orleans, Mass., and the slp. "TAG- LIONI," 34 tons, owned by Shadrach B. Curtis and James S. Briggs, Scituate, and used as a Boston and Scituate Packet. In 1849, they built the bark "MARTHA ALLEN," 283 tons ; owners, Joel L. and John Manson and George M. Allen of Scituate ; she had one deck and beams built of oak, and was iron and copper fastened. Capt. Joel Manson went master, but left her on her arrival home, being sick. He died in Feb., 1851. Capt. King took her and, on a voyage to Rio de Janeiro was taken sick and put in at the Cape de Verde Islands, where he died, the mate coming home master of her. She was owned, in 1859, by G. F. Schmidt, Hamburg, and sailing under the German flag.
In 1848-49, a company of ship carpenters, with William Briggs as foreman, built a vessel at the Harbor on their own account. This was the sch. "SARAH BROOKS," 76 tons, of Scituate ; she was launched in 1849; owners, Robert Cook, Israel Nichols, Asa R. Lewis, Joseph and Frankhn Damon, Charles Ellms, 2nd., David and William Briggs, John L. Whittaker, Joseph Drew, Asa L. Hatch and Luther A. Tilden, Scituate, and Elbridge Wyman, Boston. Israel Nichols was master of this vessel. This was after he was discharged from the almshouse, where he had been confined five or six years in the old iron cage, being insane. After he was let out he lay on the ground for a time, really breathing in the very earth, and soon he appeared to be all right. He commanded the "Sarah Brooks," fishing in the summer and coasting as far as the Carolinas in the winter. On her last voyage he got as far as Provincetown with her twice, and returned each time on account of bad weather. Ichabod Cook then took the vessel and sailed from Scituate, but neither she nor any of the crew were ever heard from afterward.
A JAK TAAM
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BARK " MARTHA ALLEN," 283 TONS. Built at Scituate Harbor, in 1849, by J. S. Briggs.
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VESSELS BUILT AT SCITUATE HARBOR.
Sylvester and Barnabas Briggs built about this time a SCHOONER, of about 90 tons, for Capt. Loring Bates and one or two SCHOONERS, names unknown. They also built, in 1851, the sch. "ANTELOPE," 65 tons ; she drew 9 feet of water, was built of oak, iron, and copper fastened; in 1872 was owned by F. M. Freeman of Provincetown, Capt. Thomas Paine, and in 1884 in Camden, Me. They built, in 1854, the bark "DANIEL," said to have been named for Daniel Phillips who lived next west of Nelson's at Marshfield. She was of 240 tons, 110 feet long, 26 feet broad, of oak, iron and copper fastened, yellow metalled in 1864, and owned, in 1874, by Spearwater, of Nassau and sailing under the British flag, Capt. George H. Chisholm. There is a story that the Halls built a """ Daniel" at the ferry which was named for Daniel Phillips. In that case this is probably another vessel, and was not named for Mr. Phillips. In 1856, J. Sylvester Briggs built the bark "EVANGELINE," 488 tons, owned, in 1861, by W. S. Bartlett of Boston, Capt. Bartlett ; owned, in 1865, by W. S. Bartlett, London, Capt. Grey. W. F. Weld is said to have been interested in this vessel at one time. The sch. "OCEAN BELLE," 55 tons was built m Scituate, in 1860, by the Briggses for Abel Vinal; she was owned in 1884 in New York. The last vessel built by Sylvester and Barnabas Briggs was the bark "EVELINE," 650 tons, for Capt. Jos. Smith of Cohasset ; she was begun Feb. 10, 1859. She made a remarkably quick passage on her first trip, arriving at her port two days before she was due.
The sch. "S. R. SOPER," 130 tons, was built in Scituate in 1832, and owned and sailed by Robert O. Soper in 1865, whaling ; she was lost on Bird Island, May 25, 1870. In 1836, the sch. "WM. ALLEN." 99 tons, of Provincetown, was built in Scituate. Also the "LYCEUM" was built at Scituate Har- bor for Melzar Litchfield, and afterward lost at sea.
About 1837 Melzar S. Turner * came down from Pembroke and built just above the upper wharf by the mill and opposite the residence of Capt. Henry Vinal. Melzar Turner mar., for his first wife, a sister of William Turner. By her he had two children : George and Julia. George went to Liverpool, Julia is deceased. Melzar Turner mar., secondly, Emma, dau. of Israel Merritt. By her he had two children ; one is now living
ยท See Brick-kiln Yard.
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VESSELS BUILT BY MELZAR S. TURNER.
in Marshfield, a Mrs. Rogers. Melzar Turner mar., for his third wife, Harriet, dau. of Dea. Israel Cudworth of Scituate ; by her he had six children, five of whom are now living, viz. : 1. Henry James, who is in Detroit, Michigan, with Calvert & Co. 2. Charles Everett, residing in Mattapan, Mass. 3. Danforth Fish, residing in Waltham, Mass. 4. Jennie, living in Cambridge. 5. May, living in Cambridge. Melzar Turner built alone until Luther Briggs, who had built in company with him at the Brick-kiln yard, came down and helped him finish a vessel. From this time Turner & Briggs built more or less together at both yards until 1848, when they gave up the Pembroke yard, and built only at the Harbor.
At Scituate IIarbor Melzar Turner built the brig " FRANK- LIN," the brig "HIGGINS," the sch. "WILLIAM SOPER," and the sch. "MORRIS." We have been unable to ascertain in what years these vessels were built. Melzar Turner built, in 1837, the sch. "REAPER," 94 tons, of Scituate; Elijah Jenkins, Jr., and Seth Webb, owners, afterward sold to Bos- ton ; and the same year, 1837, the sch. "ORIANNA," 111 tons ; Chandler and Albert Clapp, John Beal and Peleg Jen- kins, owners; in 1838, he built the sch. "ONTARIO," 92 tons ; Elijah Jenkins, Jr., Seth Webb, Henry F. Vinal and Francis Thomas, owners. In 1841, there was built here the bark "TURK," 197 tons, of Boston, by Melzar S. Turner, master carpenter; owners, Alpheus Hardy, of Boston, and others, who afterward had another vessel built here named the " Young Turk." Melzar Turner built, in 1842, the bark "LAWRENCE," 198 tons, of Boston. She was built of oak, copper fastened ; owned, in 1863, by Fabins of Salem, Capt. Puling. She was often registered as the "Laurence." The same year, 1842, the slp. "SINUS," 55 tons, was built at Scituate Harbor, by Melzar S. Turner, master carpenter ; Wil- liam Vinal, owner and, in 1843, the bark "ZULETTE," 198 tons, of Boston.
In 1845, Luther Briggs was the master carpenter, and this year the brig " ARGUS," of 130 tons, was built at Scituate Harbor by the firm ; Chandler and Henry Clapp, Peleg T. and and David S. Jenkins, Luther Briggs, Caleb W. Prouty and Isaac Litchfield, of Scituate, and others, were the owners. The sch. "TALISMAN, 73 tons, oak, copper and iron fas- tened was built in Scituate in 1845, and owned in 1865, by Hicks & Bell, N. Y., Capt. E. G. Conner; large repairs were
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VESSELS BUILT BY BRIGGS & TURNER.
made on her in 1860. Briggs & Turner also built the brig "SAMUEL SOPER," and two vessels named " MARY." They built a fishing and coasting schooner in 1846; this was the sch. "SPARTACUS," 92 tons, of Scituate ; owners, Perry L. Parker, Edward F. Porter, Caleb W. Prouty, Peleg T., Noah and Reuben Y. Jenkins, Benjamin Swan, Jr., Joseph Northey, Thomas M. Hatch, Walter Wall and Melzar S. Turner, of Scit- uate, Luther Briggs, of Pembroke, and others ; she was sold and fitted out for California during the gold fever of 1849. During the two years before she was sold, Capt. Anderson, a part owner, went master of her. Capt. Alexander Anderson was born in Scituate Harbor in 1817. When about nine years old, he went in the schooner "Olive Branch," Capt. Stetson, one season, afterward in the schooner "Danube," as steward, with his uncle, Capt. Damon, for six years, when he left her, being then master. In 1839, he went as mate in the "Huron," (built at Brooks & Tilden's Yard), afterward in the sch. "Globe " from North Carolina ; he then went in a Hingham schooner, and in the sch. "James Otis" (built at Brick-kiln Yard), coasting and fishing. He was master of the "Spartacus" for two years, when he bought one-half of the seh. " Almira," built at Boothbay ; after commanding her three years, he sold her and went into the wrecking business, getting wreeks off the coast, or breaking them up if there was no chance of saving them. In this business he has assisted at one hundred and seven wrecks, and he remembers the particulars of each. Between his voyages in his early days he worked painting vessels on Hall's Yard and on Cushing O. and Henry Briggs' Yard. Capt. Anderson still lives at the Harbor and continues in the wrecking business.
Briggs & Turner built at the Harbor, in 1846, the sch. "BAY STATE," 90 tons, Luther Briggs and Melzar Turner, master carpenters ; owners, Caleb W. Prouty, Peleg T. and David S. Jenkins, Thomas J. Curtis, Daniel Broughton, Edward F. Porter, Anthony Chubuck, James H. Merritt, Asaph A. Faxon, Thomas Clapp, Sceva Chandler and Melzar S. Turner, of Scituate, Luther Briggs, of Pembroke, and John Lewis of Marshfield ; built of oak, iron and copper fas- tened, half deck, owned, in 1865, by Coburn & Ray, Capt. Corey, Rockland. In 1848, they built the sch. "EXCEL," 74 tons, owned, in 1884, at Boston, and registered as 52 tons. There was also built here, in 1848, the seh. "FLORA," 70 tons, of oak, break cabin, break two decks; owned, in 1861,
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VESSELS BUILT BY TURNER, OTIS & COLE.
by N. D. Scudder & Co., Barnstable, Capt. J. B. Sears ; owned,, in 1876, by Owen Bearse at Boston. The "Almatia" is the last vessel we have found recorded as having been built at the Harbor by the firm of Briggs & Turner. The bark " ALMA- TIA," 475 tons, was built by Briggs & Turner, in 1856, at Scituate, Mass ; owned, in 1861, by A. H. Power and others, of Cohasset, Mass., and by the Captain, J. H. Smith.
Mr. Turner had for several years been a member of the firm of Turner, Otis & Cole, (Melzar S. Turner, Edwin Otis, An- drew Cole. ) This firm occupied the yard back of the store at Dunbar's wharf at the head of Will James' dock, and nearly opposite the residence of Squire Dunbar. Andrew Cole was born in Scituate, and was son of Braddock Cole. He was a ship carpenter by trade, having served his time with Noah Brooks. He is now living in Scituate and unmarried. Here they built in 1847 the bark " UNION," 199 tons, of Boston ; oak, copper and iron fastened; one deck, owned in 1859 by Clermont & Kendrick, Capt. Kendrick ; owned in 1865 by Capt. G. Seller, Geetsm'de. They also built here several whaling vessels and Philadelphia packets. Turner, Otis & Cole built here in. 1847 the ship " HANNAH EDDY," 414 tons, of Boston. Ed- win Young worked on the vessels "Hannah Eddy," "Selah," and " Daniel Davis." He says that in 1837, $50,000 worth of vessels were built at the Harbor. He was born August, 1819, and worked in Charlestown, also in many yards on North River, painting vessels. He mar. Mary L. Litchfield, and had children, one adopted, Flora L., Perez L., Edwin A., Wal- ter L., Camilla Urso. In 1848 the bark "MARY F. SLADE," 199 tons of Boston, was built at Scituate Harbor by Turner, Otis & Cole, built of oak, iron and copper fastened ; owned in 1861 by A. A. Frazier, of Boston, Capt. Crowell. The bark " SELAH," of 199 tons, of Boston, was built here in 1848, by Turner, Otis & Cole, for Hardy & Baker, who used her in the Southern Packet Lines. She was built. of oak, iron and copper fastened, single bottom, and drew twelve feet of water. She was bought from Boston in 1868, and sent whaling in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, until she was condemned and sold at Panama, June 6, 1873. She was bought by J. M. McCooke, who repaired her, and in 1876 she was whaling from that port. The same year that Turner, Otis & Cole built the " SELAH," they built the brig " EMPIRE," 497 tons, built in 1848, sold to Boston, and owned in 1859 by Emery, of Boston, Capt. Osborn, and in 1861 by Post & Small, Boston.
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LAST VESSELS BUILT AT THIE HARBOR.
In 1850 Edwin Otis was master carpenter of the seh. "SOUTH SHORE," 88 tons, of Scituate, a very fast vessel built of spruce, and running to Bangor in the lumber trade. She was owned by Edwin & Howland Otis, Jr., Ensign O. Beal and Benjamin Brown, of Scituate; she was owned in 1863 by Howland Otis at the Harbor.
Turner, Otis & Co. built in 1852 the sch. "JAMES WYMAN," 65 tons, owned by Robert Cook, James Wyman, Perry L. Parker, Franklin Damon, Seeva Chandler, Benjamin O. Totman, John D. and Daniel Torrey, Jr., Thomas L. Prouty, Henry Hyland and Archibald Mitchell, all of Scituate ; owned in 1863 by E. H. Cook, in Vinal Haven, Capt. Buck- master, and used as a fisherman. They also built a vessel named " MARY." The sch. "EMMA V.," 149 tons, was built in Scituate in 1852. She had a trunk cabin, was built of oak, copper and iron fastened ; owned in 1865 by Boardman & Sanderson, Provincetown ; Capt. Pondor. The bark " YOUNG TURK," 300 tons, two decks, oak, copper and iron fastened, was built at Scituate Harbor in 1853 by Turner and others ; owned in 1859 by Hardy and others, Boston ; Capt. Harding. She was a very successful vessel, and used in the Mediterranean trade, where she paid for herself several times, and was finally lost off the Gut of Canso. In 1854 there were two vessels built here. The bark " SARAH," 260 tons, oak and pine, iron and copper fastened ; owned in 1859 by Vose, Livingstone & Co., New York; Capt. C. S. Stephens ; in 1865 by Pendergast Bros., Barbadoes ; Capt. J. Boyd; and she was afterward called the " Nellie Fenwick." The sch. "LINNELL," 177 tons, was built in Scituate in 1854 ; owned in 1861 by Capt. Freeman, of Orleans, Mass ; Capt. Freeman, break deck. The sch. "A. F. LINNELL," 176 tons, was built in Scituate in 1855 ; owned and sailed in 1861 by Capt. Free- man, of Orleans. The sch. "FOUR BROTHERS," a fishing sch., 53 tons; was built in Scituate in 1857; owned in 1865 by N. Chase, of Harwick ; Capt. A. S. Chase. The last vessel whose record we have that was built at the Harbor was the sch. "METEOR," 116 tons ; built in Scituate in 1864 ; owned at Boston in 1884. This was probably the last vessel built at the Harbor.
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