History of the town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from its first settlement, in 1630, to the present time, 1855, Part 34

Author: Brooks, Charles, 1795-1872; Whitmore, William Henry, 1836-1900
Publication date: 1855
Publisher: Boston : J.M. Usher
Number of Pages: 640


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That modelling is the difficult point in ship-building, is proved by the fact that science has so slowly approached that form which will safely carry the largest burden in the shortest time. From Noah's ark, which was not built for sailing, to the last improved clipper of our day, the science of modelling has produced strange results. How far the ark was a life- preserver of the arts of the antediluvians, we know not ; but we cannot suppose it has done much more for ship-build- ing than the shell of the nautilus or the sternum of the duck. That some arts are lost, there can be no doubt. We cannot embalm as did the ancient Egyptians, nor lift as they did the stones of their pyramids ; we have not the petrifying cement


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with which Appius Claudius built the aqueducts of Rome, Sesostris those of Egypt, Semiramis those of Babylon, and Hezekiah those of Jerusalem ; but we think that no good art in ship-architecture has ever been lost ; and we believe that the Medford model of this year has never been surpassed. The speed and safety of our ships are proofs of our remark.


The " Arbella," of four hundred tons, which brought Go- vernor Winthrop, was sixty-five days on its passage, - a period in which a Medford sailing ship now can cross the Atlantic four times.


"Oct. 7, 1641 : General Court. - Whereas the country is now in hand with the building of ships, which is a business of great im- portance for the common good, and therefore suitable care is to be taken that it be well performed; it is therefore ordered, that, when any ship is to be built within this jurisdiction, it shall be lawful for the owners to appoint and put in some able man to survey the work and workmen from time to time, to see that it be performed and carried on according to the rules of their art."


Who were delegated for this singular supervisory duty in Medford, or how much our ship-carpenters relished it, we are not told. May 29, 1644, the General Court proposed the formation of a company of ship-builders, "with power to regu- late the building of ships, and to make such orders and laws amongst themselves as may conduce to the public good."


Mystic River, having no fatal shoals or rocks within it, per- mits the passage of an empty ship of twenty-five hundred tons at the highest tides. If we can suppose a sea-serpent to have started from Charlestown for a visit to the country, and a small stream of tide-water to have followed him in his explorations, we can imagine him thus marking out by his many and sudden windings the course of our river from Bos- ton Bay to the Pond, -rendering it thus serpentine in order to present the best accommodations to the greatest number of ship-builders. Where can a little river be found that will afford convenient sites for ten large ship-yards within one mile's distance ? When, in one of these yards, we have seen from one to three vessels on the stocks at the same time, and have listened to that well-known, busy hum that comes from the boring of augers, the cutting of saws, and the driving of bolts, we have felt that a more glorious exhibition of human industry could nowhere be witnessed. To the gentlemen who have been at the head of this great enterprise, Medford is deeply indebted. Since the first of them came, real estate


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has more than doubled in the town ; and land which was sold for thirty or fifty dollars an acre has since been sold for two or five hundred per acre. The names of Magoun, Turner, Lapham, Sprague, James, Fuller, Rogers, Stetson, Waterman, Ewell, Curtis, Foster, Taylor, and others, will be held in grateful remembrance for many generations.


Mr. Calvin Turner was esteemed as one of the most skilful and accurate draughtsmen, as well as one of the most faithful builders, in New England. His yard was opposite Cross Street. He came to Medford in 1804, and rapidly acquired reputation by his genius and fidelity.


Mr. George Bryant Lapham was among the earliest comers connected with ship-building here. By patient industry, sound judgment, and unobtrusive merit, he won confidence, and commanded respect. Of others we should be glad to speak, did our limits allow.


Of the pioneer in this eventful movement of ship-building, we may take the liberty of stating a few facts, as they belong to the history of the town.


Thatcher Magoun, Esq., was born in Pembroke, Mass., June 17, 1775, - that red-letter day in Freedom's calendar. He early chose the trade of a ship-carpenter, and served his time with Mr. Enos Briggs, at Salem, where he worked five . years. He was fond of being in the "mould-room," and soon showed good reasons for his predilection. From Salem, he went to Mr. Barker's yard, in Charlestown (the present Navy Yard), where he worked and studied two years, and assisted in modelling. There he made the model of the first vessel he built, which was the " Mount Ætna," of Medford. In 1802, he began to look about him for a place in which he might safely begin, on his own account, the business which was the darling choice of his life. An accident, so called in the world's language, led him, one pleasant day, on a stroll upon Winter Hill; and, standing on one of those mounds of earth thrown up by our patriot soldiers, probably on the day he was born, for a rampart, he took a calm survey of Mystic River as the tide gave its full outline. At this moment came into mind the thought that here was a good place to build ships. But many things were to be ascertained about it. How deep is the water at high tide ? Are there any rocks or shoals in the bed of the stream ? Can timber be readily got in the neighborhood ? and can land be bought at a fair price ? These were inquiries which rushed through his young


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soul, and he felt that they must be answered. As his eye was searching river and woods, he saw the two masts of a schooner, which was lying at one of the distil-house wharves, in Medford. He immediately started for her. This was his first visit to Medford. He reached the schooner; and his eager question to the captain was, " How much water do you draw ?" Answer, "Ten feet." "What's your tonnage ?" Answer, " One hundred and twenty tons." "Do you go up and down the river often ?" "Yes, I bring wood for this distillery." " Are there any large rocks or bad shoals in the bed of the river ?" "No, it's all clear." "How deep is the water generally at high tide ?" "I guess from fifteen to twenty feet." "Do you think an empty ship of three hundred tons could float down the river ? " " Oh, yes." After this conversation, he silently concluded to make the trial. He found intelligent and affluent citizens in Medford who were ready to aid him ; but he told them " he could not afford to be helped." A young man thus afraid of debts would be likely to succeed without foreign aid. Young Magoun thus illustrated the common remark, that, where fathers do every thing for their sons, the sons do nothing for themselves ; and, where fathers can do nothing for their sons, the sons do every thing for themselves ; making the -


difference between the giant and the dwarf. Some advised his beginning to build above the bridge. He accordingly examined the bed of the river, and the depth of the water at low tide, by fording and wading ; and thus decided not to fix himself there. He then weighed the reasons for prefer- ring other places, till he finally concluded in favor of the spot where he first settled, and where all his ships have been built. His convictions being firm, that the river could float any vessel he might build, that the neighborhood could fur- nish an ample supply of oak timber, and that the site he had chosen could be purchased at a moderate price, he made an offer, which was accepted. Thus 1802 saw laid the first keel of that fleet of ocean merchant ships whose sails have shaded every sea and bay on the navigable globe. Honor to him to whom honor is due! Mr. Magoun lives to see his favorite science and art carried to new triumphs ; and, rest- ing in the affluence that follows his labor, may he long enjoy that respect and gratitude which society loves to give to its real benefactors !


Timber was procured from Medford, Malden, Woburn,


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Burlington, Lexington, Stoneham, Andover, and their adjoin- ing towns. Mr. Magoun's first purchase of it was trees standing in what is now Winchester. He gave six dollars per ton : the seller was to cut and deliver it. It was more difficult to get the white-oak plank. When the Middlesex Canal was opened, a supply came through that channel ; and large rafts were floated into the river through a side lock, which was near the entrance of Medford Turnpike. With our first builders, their price per ton for building was twenty- five dollars ; but they furnished only the wood and labor, - every thing else was furnished by the owner. The best oak plank can yet be procured, though at an advanced price. The " southern hard pine " is more used than ever as a sub- stitute, because it is so cut into long plank as to make less work to the builder. The materials for building at Med- ford may all be procured at a rate which will allow as favor- able terms as at any other place, especially when the compa- rative rent of yards is included. If the water in the river had been deep enough for the large ships of the present day, the yards above the bridge would never have been aban- doned.


The increase of size in our Medford ships has been gra- dual. The " Columbiana," built in 1837, was the first of six hundred tons ; and the " Ocean Express," the first of two thousand tons. The ship "Shooting Star " was the first clipper built here ; and the "George Peabody," the first ves- sel that passed the bridges on Mystic River, after the draws had been widened according to the direction of the Legis- lature.


The Rev. A. R. Baker preached a sermon on ship-building, in 1846, to which is appended a " register of vessels built in Medford." He says, " I have enrolled them so as to present the year of their construction, their description and name, the yard in which they were built, the name of their respec- tive builders and first owners, the residence of the latter, the tonnage of each vessel, the amount of tonnage, and the value of the vessels built here, estimating the hull, spars, and blocks of each at forty-five dollars per ton." The register has been brought down, for this history, from 1846 to 1855.


From this register, it appears that five hundred and thir- teen vessels have been built in Medford between the begin- ning of the present century and the year 1855, with .an aggregate of two hundred and thirty-two thousand two hun-


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dred and six tons ; and at a cost, according to the above esti- mate, of ten millions four hundred and forty-nine thousand two hundred and seventy dollars. The greatest number constructed in any one yard is one hundred and eighty-five ; and, in any single year, thirty. That year was 1845.


" The tonnage of the vessels built here in that year," says Mr. Baker, " was nine thousand seven hundred and twelve tons; and their aggregate, as they left our yards, about half a million of dol- lars. The shortest space in which a vessel was ever built in the town was twenty-six days. Her name was ' The Avon,' a ship of four hundred tons, which, with two others built here about the same period, served as privateers in the last war with the mother coun- try. In the five years preceding April 1, 1837, sixty vessels were built in this town, which employed two hundred thirty-nine work- men, and of which the measurement was twenty-four thousand one hundred and ninety-five tons, and the valne one million one hun- dred and twelve thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars. All those constructed in the county, except eleven, were built here. The value of these sixty was about one-sixth of all the shipping built in the Commonwealth during the same period. In the year preceding April 1, 1845, twenty-four ships were launched here, which employed two hundred and fifty men, whose tonnage was nine thousand six hundred and sixty, and whose value was half a million of dollars. In that year, one-quarter of the ship-builders in the Commonwealth were employed in this town, and built nearly one-quarter of the ships constructed in the State, one-third of the tonnage, and one-half the value of the whole. From this result, so creditable to our town, it appears that a given number of workmen here build larger and more valuable vessels than those which are commonly constructed in other parts of the Commonwealth.


"Of these vessels, two merit a special notice. The first was framed and put together in the oldest yard in the town ; then taken down, transported to Boston, and put on board the 'Thaddeus,' commanded by a gentleman of this village, who carried out with it the first missionaries to the Sandwich Islands, where it laid the foundation for this useful art. The other is the 'Falcon,' by the same builder, in 1817, - the most remarkable vessel that ever floated in our river, famed not for any wonderful beauty or perfect- ness of construction. Others may have sailed swifter, and been finer models ; but, in one important respect, this vessel surpassed all before it, - and we trust that no others will ever have an oppor- tunity to rival it, - it was the first vessel built in this town without rum. Previously, the keel was laid, and each part of the work accomplished, by the stimulus of ardent spirit. Each vessel was profanely christened with rum. He who first took this noble stand in the cause of temperance, in that day when all was drunkenness around, deserves our thanks, and ought to be encouraged in every


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good work by the result of that effort. The resolution was formed on a bright autumnal morning, as the only means of preserving the virtue of several apprentices, and at first called forth ridicule and reproach. No rum! NO RUM !! was written by these young devo- tees of Bacchus on every clapboard of the workshop, on each tim- ber and chip in the yard. Some refused to work; others cursed and swore. But firmness gave opportunity for reflection, which, in a few, approved the decision, whose number increased, till, in two years, they became the majority, and, in five, drove the monster from every yard, - a result in which we heartily rejoice."


The sermon gives a religious aspect to ship-building. It may symbolize human life. The wood and metals of which a hull is composed come from the earth; and in that ship's body are represented the mind of the moulder, the skill'of the architect, the hand of the carpenter, the smith, and the calker : and these most important parts are so blended as to attract least notice ; while the labors of the sailmaker and the rigger, the taste of the carver, and the coloring of the painter, catch the eye and charm the mind. The hour of launching is the hour of its birth. The anxiety of the builder then has its parallel elsewhere. It goes an infant to its new life to begin its world-journey. How important that it should be well found! How important that its compass, like a good con- science, should be ever in order ; that its pilots and mariners should be ever quick for duty ; and, above all, that its lading should be such, that, like virtue, it will secure wealth to its owner in the distant market! So, in this voyage of human life, if we put good works on board and wait the wind, if we take for our chart the word of God and are faithful to its heavenly bearings, we shall safely pass the dangers of the sea, as we sail towards that port of death to which all gales drive us ; and, having cast that anchor which can never be weighed, we shall find a safe moorage in the haven of eternal peace.


The ships of our day and of our town have borne the mis-" sionaries of the cross, with their printing-presses and Bibles, to the heathen of benighted lands ; and the ancient prediction seems here in one sense fulfilled. Historic truth, without any violation of language, may now say of Medford what the prophet Ezekiel says of Tyrus : "The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market; and thou wast replenished and made very glorious in the midst of the seas."


When we consider how much ship-building has done for


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our beautiful village; how many comfortable dwellings it has reared, how many thousands of human beings it has fed, how many children it has taught, how many homes it has blessed, and how much suffering it has soothed ; when we also consider that the ships which have gone from us are busy in honorable trade, bringing comforts and wealth to their various owners, extending the knowledge and securities of commerce, defending us in war, and promoting Christian brotherhood in peace ; when we sum up these domestic benefactions and these foreign bounties, we are moved to a devout acknowledgment of the wisdom and care of God.


REGISTER OF VESSELS BUILT IN MEDFORD.


No. Date.


Descrip.


Name.


Yard.


Builders.


Owners.


Their Residence.


Ton'age.


1


1803


Brig Ship


Medford


S. Lapham'st


C. Turner & E. Briggs .


John C. Jones


James Erving


Boston .


291.82


3


Ship


Otis .


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun .


Samuel Gray .


Boston .


165.18


4


Brig Ship


Eclipse .


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun .


.


6


1806


Ship


George Augustus


S. Lapham's


C. Turner & E. Briggs .


Nathaniel Goddard


Boston


Boston .


224.82


7


Brig


Pedlar .


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun


Joseph Lee, jun.


Boston .


247.80


8


Brig


Gulliver Eliza & Lydia


S. Lapham's


C. Turner & E. Briggs .


John Banister


Boston


100.04


9


1807


Sch.


Commerce .


S. Lapham's


C. Turner .


John Holland


Boston .


377.85


10


Ship Brig


Creole


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun


Andrew Cabot


Boston .


284.85


12


1808


Reaper .


T. Magoun's S. Lapham's


C. Turner .


Nathaniel Goddard


Boston .


382.02


13


1809


Ariadne


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun


Andrew Leach ..


Boston .


209.33


14 15


Brig


Charon .


T. Magoun's T. Magoun's S. Lapham's


C. Turner .


Nathaniel Goddard


Boston


438.90


1810


Ship


Mary & Frances


S. Lapham's


C. Turner .


P. P. Pope . .


Nathaniel Parsons


Boston


Boston


396.79


Ship


Sachem


T. Magoun's .


T. Magoun


John Holland


Boston


177.66


1811


Brig Brig


Margaret .


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun


Francis Weleh


Boston .


172.71


Edward Cruft


Boston .


236.27


Brig


Dolphin


S. Lapham's S. Lapham's


.


S. Lapham's ·


C. Turner


T. Magoun


Andrew Scott .


New York.


361.21


1812


Emily


T. Magoun's


. ·


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun ·


Joseph Lee, jun.


Boston .


133.49


T. Magoun


Edward Cruft


Boston .


184.34


Brig


Edward Foster


S. Lapham's


·


C. Turner


Nathaniel Goddard


Boston .


195.39


31


Brig


Rambler


S. Lapham's ·


C. Turner


Benjamin Rich .


Boston .


268.24


32


Ship


Argonaut


S. Lapham's . .


C. Turner


Thomas W. Ward .


Boston .


306.83


·


T. Magoun


Joseph Lee, jun.


Boston .


283.26


16 17 18


Ship


Cordelia


S. Lapham's


C. Turner .


19 20 21 22


Ship


Iris . . .


T. Magoun's · ·


T. Magoun


·


.


C. Turner


John C. Jones


Boston .


360.18


Ship


C. D. Coolidge .


Boston .


385.05


23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30


Ship Brig Brig


Bob Short


T. Magoun's


·


C. Turner


Brig


Ventrosa


S. Lapham's .


T. Magoun


Melzer Holmes


Boston .


Boston .


237.74


2


1804


Норе .


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun .


Thomas H. Perkins


Boston.


343.49


5


1805


246.92


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun


John Williams .


Boston .


147.28


11


Brig Ship Brig


Gilpin .


T. Magoun


P. P. Jackson


Boston .


238.20


Brig


Gipsy


Boston .


425.75


264.57


John Holland


George .


Norfolk Packet


Ship


Marcellus


Tom Thumb


135


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


366


187.73


Mount Ætna *


T. Magoun's


Timothy Williams


HHOUHH


T. Magoun


C. Turner


33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42


|1813 Brig Brig Brig Sch. Sch. Sch. Brig 1814 Brig Brig 1815 Ship Brig Brig


Lark , Griffin .


T. Magoun's . IT. Magoun T. Magoun T. Magoun


Lee & Cabot William Oliver. Benjamin Rich .


Boston .


175.06


190


Monkey


Peacock


S. Lapham's ·


·


·


C. Turner C. Turner . ·


John Peters Joseph Freeland . Benjamin Rich .


Boston . .


65.48


Boston . 317.65


Reindeer Į


Abællino Persia .


George Fuller's . George Fuller's. T. Magoun's T. Magoun's


T. Magoun T. Magoun T. Magoun


W. Lewis & T. Magoun Joseph Cabot .


Boston & Medford Boston .


236.20


Falcon .


Pedlar T. Magoun's .


T. Magoun's .


T. Magoun


J. Lee & William Ropes


Boston .


388.53


Courier


T. Magoun's ·


T. Magoun


Joseph Lce . .


Boston .


320


·


Augusta


S. Lapham's S. Lapham's


·


C. Turner . ·


E. Brigham, J. & W. Williams Benjamin Rich and others. . Benjamin Rich and others . . Phillip Maret and others


Boston .


371.61


Caton


S. Lapham's S. Lapham's S. Lapham's S. Lapham's


S. Lapham's ·


C. Turner .


Benjamin Rich .


Boston .


319.52


1816


Ship Ship


Cadmus Triton .


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun ·


David Hinckley


Boston .


344.51


Brig


Mexican


T. Magoun's T. Magoun's


T. Magoun


J. Pratt & T. Magoun


Boston . .


244.35


Brig


Gov. Brooks Telegraph


T. Magoun's S. Lapham's


C. Turner


Joseph Lee .


Boston .


180


Brig


Bocca Tigris


Sprague & James's


Sprague & James


W. Lewis & T. Magoun


Boston & Medford


273


1817


Falcon T


T. Magoun's . .


T. Magoun T. Magoun


L. Cunningham & Co ..


Boston . . .


145.52


63


Adriatic


T. Magoun's . .


* First vessel built in this town after the Revolution. There were some built before the Revolution, as one named " Mayflower," for that which brought over the Plymonth Puritans, by Mr. Rhodes, of Boston, on land now owned by Mr. Hastings. t The present owners' names are given in all cases. This yard was owned first by Messrs. Turner & Briggs, then by Mr. Turner, afterwards by Messrs. Rogers, and now by Mr. Lapham.


Each built in thirty-six days for privateering.


§ A privateer. !! This vessel was built in the short space of twenty-six days. A privateer.


T First ship ever built in town withont a daily allowance of ardent spirit.


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REGISTER OF VESSELS BUILT IN MEDFORD.


48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58


Brig


Amsterdam Packet Adriana


Duxbury


148.30


Amos Brown . .


Boston & Ipswich


350.41


C. Turner .


Bixby, Valentine, and others J. Belknap and others .


Boston . .


192.19


Brig


Swiftsure


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun


John Pratt .


Boston .


264.08


Boston & Medford


283.23


Brig


Orleans


T. Magoun ·


Nathaniel Goddard W. & N. Appleton and others


Boston .


391.40


59 60 61 62


Ship


Paragon


C. Turner . · C. Turner · C. Turner .


Benjamin Rich and others Joseph, Lce, jun. Henry Austin and others Winslow Lewis


· Boston . 144.62 New York 371.72


Boston .


429.68


Panther


ய்யிலிஸிஸ்


S. Lapham's · .


S. Lapham's


S. Lapham's . S. Lapham's · · C. Turner . James Ford James Ford


C. Turner .


Boston . 381.75


43 44 45 46 47


Brig Ship Ship Ship Brig Ship Brig


Boston .


344.38


C. Turner


Boston . 388.24


Avon (i


178.48


Boston . .


125.88


Paragon Brant. . Rambler ±


· T. Magoun's T. Magoun's . · C. Turner .


Boston . 193.55 Boston . 95.59 Boston . 157.37


Ship Brig -


Ship


T. Magoun ·


No.


Date. Descrip.


Name.


Yard.


Builders.


Owners.


Their Residence.


Ton'age. .


368


64


1817


Sch. Brig


Ant


Sprague & James's Sprague & James's George Fuller's .


Sprague & James . George Fuller


E. Cary . Benjamin Rich .


Boston . . Boston . ·


295.13


1818


Ship Brig Ship Brig


Mercury


T. Magoun's ·


T. Magoun


Geo. G. Jones & T. Magoun . John Pratt


Boston .


260


Brig


George


George Fuller's . Sprague & James's


Sprague & James


Joseph Lee


Boston .


261


Brig Brig


Palmer .


Sprague & James's T. Magoun's ·


T. Magoun .


L. Cunningham &


Boston .


253.07


1819


Brig Brig


Sicily


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun


Joshua Blake


Boston .


163.46


36


1820


Sloop Brig Brig Stmr.


Tamahourclaune


T. Magoun's . .


T. Magoun .


Josiah Marshall


Boston .


163.36


Jones *


T. Magoun's . ·


T. Magoun


Sprague & James


Sullivan


Boston .


Boston .


300


Ship


Rasselas .


Sprague & James's Sprague & James's T. Magoun's ·


T. Magoun


Josiah Blake


Boston .


235


1821


Brig Stmr.


Danube


Patent


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun George Fuller


Joshua Blake.


Boston .


180


Brig


Curleu


George Fuller's . Sprague & James's T. Magoun's .


Sprague & James


Stephen Glover


Boston .


367


Joshua Blake .


Boston .


220


1822


Ship Brig Brig Brig


Cadet .


T. Magoun's ·


T. Magoun


Nathan Bridge


Boston . 206.27


Boston


248


Medford


T. Magoun's


T. Magoun


T. Magoun


Boston & Liv. Importing Co. Samuel G. Perkins.


Boston .


354


Ship


Topaz


Edward Newton


T. Magoun's ·


T. Magoun


Enoch Silsby .


Hall & Williams


Boston .


230


S. Lapham's


Rogers


Henry Hovey


Israel Thorndike


Boston . 355


Israel


Lucilla .


T. Magoun's · .


T. Magoun .


T. Magoun


D. P. Parker .


Boston . 380


| Brig


Clarion .


S. Lapham's .


-


Rogers


Hall & Curtis


Boston 165


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97


Ship Brig Brig Brig Ship Ship


Niger


George Fuller's . Sprague & James's Sprague & James's


George Fuller Sprague & James . Sprague & James


D. P. Parker . .


.


Jones, Glover, and others .


Boston . 388


1823


Ship Ship


New England T. Magoun's .


Sprague & James .


Jacob Ammi


Boston .


40


Joseph Lee .


Boston .


207 100


Sloop


Orion


Java


T. Magoun's ·


Arab


T. Magoun's .


T. Magoun


J. Blake & 'T. Magoun .


Boston & Medford Boston .


304.66


T. Magoun's · ·


T. Magoun


Norwood & Nichols


Boston & Medford


271.86


Jones .


Archer


Sprague & James


Joseph Lec .


Boston . .


277


Halcyon


Truth


Sprague & James's


Sprague & James


J. Lambart .


Josiah Marshall


Boston .


162.63


Gov. Pinckney


Sprague & James


Joseph Lewis .


J. S. Sullivan


Boston .


96


Champion




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