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PERSEVERANCE, brig, Beverly, 278 tons, Nobleborough, Me., 1812. Reg. May 8, 1823. Josiah Gould, Beverly, owner ; Nathaniel Ingersoll, master.
PERSEVERANCE, brig, 176 tons, Edgecomb, Me., 1833. Reg. Mch. 23, 1843. Benjamin Webb, Caleb M. Ames, Charles Leach, Manchester, owners; Charles Leach, master. [Origi- nal water-color at the Beverly Historical Society. Water-color copy at the Peabody Academy of Science.]
PERSIA, brig, 254 tons, Salem, 1822. Reg. Aug. 20, 1822. William Silsbee, Nathaniel Silsbee, Zachariah F. Silsbee, Dudley L. Pickman, Robert Stone, owners ; Moses Endicott, master. [Half-hull model at the Peabody Academy of Science. Cast away at Brace's Cove on Cape Ann, Mar. 5, 1829, the vessel, cargo and all hands lost.]
PERSIA, brig, Beverly, 203 tons, North Yarmouth, Me., 1839. Reg. Aug. 21, 1849. Josiah Raymond, Beverly, own- er ; William S. Robbins, master.
PERSIA, bark, 555 tons, Newburyport, 1860. Reg. Oct. 30, 1860. John Bertram, owner; John B. Ashby, master. [Sold to Boston owners in Aug., 1862.]
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BRIG PHOENIX, W. D. WATERS, MASTER
From a copy of an original painting by Antoine Oettalluga, made at Genoa in January, 1829, and now in possession of the Peabody Academy of Science.
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PERU, brig, 210 tons, Salem, 1823. Reg. Oct. 29, 1823. Stephen C. Phillips, owner ; William Johnson, jr., master. [Rig altered to a bark in June, 1825. Went ashore and con- demned at Manilla, in 1827. John H. Eagleston was master at the time.]
PETERHOFF, 494 tons, Boston, 1847. Temp. Reg. Boston, Nov. 6, 1847. Lewis Endicott, Nathan Endicott, John Dwyer, John E. Giddings, Beverly, owners ; Lewis Endicott, master.
PETREL, sch., Beverly, 74 tons, Bradford, 1815. Reg. Mch. 26, 1821. William Leach, Beverly, owner ; Andrew T. Leach, master.
PHEBE, sch., 82 tons, Lynn, 1789. Reg. June 2, 1790. Henry White, owner ; Henry White, master.
PHEBE, brig, 104 tons, Salisbury, 1815. Reg. Sept. 9, 1822. Robert Upton, Benjamin Upton, owners ; Benjamin Upton, master.
PHENIX, sloop, 86 tons, Hartford, Conn., 1783. Reg. Jan. 11, 1792. James Farrer, Larkin Thorndike, owners ; Joseph Stone, master.
PHENIX, snow, 150 tons. Altered to a brigantine in Oct. 1800. Amesbury, 1793. Reg. Mar. 15, 1794. William Gray, owner; Andrew Ober, master. Reg. Apr. 23, 1804. Wil- liam Gray, jr., owner; Ward Chipman, master. [Ebenezer Ward, was also master. Lost at sea.]
PHILAENI, brig, 168 tons, Baltimore, Md., 1816. Reg. Jan. 3, 1824. Henry Prince, jr., Timothy Bryant, jr., owners ; Samuel Loring, master.
PHOENIX, ship, 352 tons. Captured in War of 1812. Reg. Dec. 21, 1812. Samuel Webb, jr., Henry Elkins, owners ; Samuel Webb, jr., master. [Sold to Boston owners in Feb., 1813.]
PHOENIX, sch., Danvers, 54 tons, Portland, 1793. Reg. Oct. 22, 1813. Andrew Smith, owner ; Andrew Smith, master.
PHOENIX, brig, 248 tons, Newbury, 1816. Reg. Apr. 12, 1823. William Rice, Moses Townsend, owners; William Rice, master. Reg. Jan. 5, 1830. Francis Quarles, jr., owner ; Francis Quarles, jr., master. [Sold at New York in 1830. Water-color copy at the Peabody Academy of Science.]
PILGRIM, bgtne., Beverly, 137 tons, Salisbury, 1795. Reg. June 26, 1795. Israel Thorndike, Beverly, George Dodge, owners ; Osmond Thorndike, master. Reg. Jan. 12, 1796. Israel Thorndike, Beverly, George Dodge, Nathaniel West, Benjamin Pickman, owners; Nehemiah Andrews, master. Reg. Nov. 20, 1797, Hale Hilton, Beverly, owner; John Thissel, master.
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PILGRIM, brig, 269 tons, Newbury, 1808. Reg. Mar. 24, 1809. Richard Gardner, owner ; Charles Pearson, master. Reg. July 17, 1810. Richard Gardner, Ebenezer Beckford, Ebenezer H. Beckford, owners; Charles Pearson, master. Reg. Dec. 29, 1812. Ebenezer Beckford, Nathan Robinson, owners ; John W. Baker, master.
PILGRIM, sch., 56 tons, Edgecomb, 1821. Reg. May 20, 1837. William Page, jr., owner ; Alonzo C. Boynton, master. Reg. Dec. 21, 1849. Benjamin Fabens, Charles H. Fabens, owners ; Nathaniel Ramsdell, master.
PILOT, bark, 199 tons, Marshfield, 1837. Reg. Oct. 16, 1846. James Chamberlain, Samuel Chamberlain, George West, J. A. and B. A. West, Benjamin Cox, owners ; Joseph Hartwell, master. Reg. Jan. 26, 1849, George West, David Moore, John G. Waters, S. Chamberlain and Son, Benjamin A. West, John A. West, owners ; George F. White, master. Reg. June 15, 1850. George West, George West and Brothers, John G. Waters, S. Chamberlain & Son, John W. Goodridge, owners ; J. W. Goodridge, master. Reg. Apr. 24, 1852. George West, Benjamin A. West, John A. West, James Chamberlain, owners ; Thomas C. Dunn, master.
PIONEER, brig, 199 tons, Bradford, 1822. Reg. July 9, 1822. John W. Rogers, David A. Neal, owners; David A. Neal, master. Reg. Dec. 1, 1824. John W. Rogers, Nathan- iel L. Rogers, owners ; Andrew Ward, master. Reg. Apr. 28, 1828. Joseph Peabody, George Peabody, owners ; Henry Johnson, master. [Sold to Boston owners in Dec., 1832.]
PLANET, brig, 142 tons, Medford, 1845. Reg. Oct. 5, 1847. Charles Hoffman, owner ; William Edwards, master. Reg. Oct. 17, 1849. Benjamin P. Chamberlain, William E. Greeley, Joseph Rider, owners ; Joseph Rider, master. Reg. Sept. 26, 1855. Charles Hoffman, owner ; Nicholas Johnson, master.
PLANT, brig, 208 tons, Amesbury, 1818. Reg. Nov. 1, 1826. John Winn, jr., Joseph Winn, Nathan W. Neal, Tim- othy Winn, owners ; Charles Mansfield, master. [Sold to Bos- ton owners in Dec., 1828.]
PLATO, ship, 240 tons, Hanover, 1809. Reg. Oct. 14, 1809. Samuel Archer, 3rd, John Fairfield, jr., owners ; Joseph Har- ris, master. Reg. Sept. 13, 1810. John Dutch, jr., Thorn- dike Deland, John Fairfield, George Dutch, John Saunders, Danvers, owners ; George Dutch, master. Reg. Oct. 23, 1811. John Dutch, jr., Joseph White, Thorndike Deland, Samuel Upton, George Dutch, owners ; James King, jr., master. [Sold to Beverly owners in July, 1815.] Reg. July 10, 1815. Au- gustus Lovett, Beverly, owner ; Augustus Lovett, master.
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SHIP PRUDENT, BENJAMIN CROWNINSHIELD, MASTER From the painting now in possession of the Peabody Academy of Science.
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PLATO, sch., 125 tons. Altered to 140 tons in Oct., 1829. Salem, 1816. Reg. Mar. 2, 1822. Isaac Cushing, jr., Enos Briggs, Samuel Briggs, David Robbins, owners ; William Treadwell, master. [Isaac Cushing was sole owner from 1829 to 1842. Thomas Brooks and Henry P. Pressey were also masters. ] Reg. Mar. 13, 1824. Isaac Cushing, owner ; Wil- liam Treadwell, master. [Original oil printing at the Pea- body Academy of Science and a photograph of the painting at the Essex Institute.]
PLATO, brig, 93 tons, Westbrook, Conn., 1827. Reg. Sept. 2, 1829. James Brown, Danvers, Caleb Smith, Danvers, Ben- jamin Creamer, owners ; George Creamer, master. Reg. Jan. 8, 1831. Benjamin Creamer, James Brown, Danvers, owners ; George Creamer, master. [Foundered while on her way to Peru in 1831.]
PLYMOUTH, bgtne., 146 tons, Plymouth, 1799. Reg. Sept. 9, 1801. John Norris, Peter Lander, Edward Norris, owners ; William Bradshaw, master. Reg. Aug. 7, 1804. John Nor- ris, owner ; Edward Norris, master. Reg. Apr. 2, 1805. John Holman, Abijah Northey, jr., owners ; John Holman, master.
POCASSET, sch., 76 tons, Wiscasset, Me., 1822. Reg. July 5, 1837. Jacob Caldwell, owner; Jacob Caldwell, master. Reg. June 4, 1838. William Skerry, owner ; William Skerry, master.
POCONOCKET, brig, Beverly, 149 tons, Brewer, Me., 1847. Reg. Sept. 30, 1853. Ezra Ellingwood, Beverly, Joseph T. Haskell, Beverly, owners ; Joseph T. Haskell, master. Reg. Aug. 13, 1856. Ezra Ellingwood, Beverly, Augusta Obear, New York, owners, Joseph F. Obear, master. [Lost.] POLLY, sch., Beverly, 149 tons, Casco bay, 1785. Reg. Oct. 6, 1789. Jonathan Harraden, owner ; Joseph Strout, master. POLLY, sch., 70 tons, Pembroke, 1786. Reg. Oct. 31, 1789. John Felt, owner ; John Felt, master. [Lost at sea in 1791.] POLLY, sch., 70 tons, Kennebunk, 1785. Reg. Dec. 4, 1790. Polly Hill, Polly McMillan, owners ; John McMillan, master. POLLY, sch., 66 tons, Amesbury, 1773. Reg. Nov. 4, 1789. Isaac Needham, owner.
POLLY, sch., 25 tons, Ipswich, 1786. Reg. Dec. 23, 1789. William Luscomb, owner; Adam Revel, master. Reg. Feb. 25, 1791. Joseph Waters, John Sinclair, owners ; John Waters, master.
POLLY, sch., 71 tons, Scituate, 1788. Reg. Dec. 24, 1789 Jonathan Ingersoll, owner ; Jonathan Ingersoll, master.
POLLY, sch., 71 tons, Salem, 1785. Reg. Mar. 2, 1790. John Norris, owner ; Nathaniel Knight, master. Reg. Sept. 24, 1794. James Dunlap, owner ; Timothy Wellman, master.
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POLLY, sch., 71 tons, Lynn, 1785. Reg. Oct. 8, 1789. Rob- ert Leach, owner ; William Ives, master. Reg. Mar. 15, 1810. Edward Allen, owner; John Allen, master. [John Pitman, Benjamin Lander, John F. Andrew, William Dennis, and Jonathan Skerry were also masters.]
POLLY, sch., 110 tons, Salisbury, 1787. Reg. Jan. 13, 1790. Benjamin Needham, owner ; Daniel Needham, master. [Ben- jamin Henderson was also master.]
Polly, sch., 48 tons, Dartmouth, 1787. Reg. Oct. 31, 1789. Joseph Hood, owner ; Joseph Hood, master.
POLLY, sch., 70 tons, Kennebunk, 1785. Reg. Dec. 3, 1791. Henry Elkins, owner ; Henry Elkins, master.
POLLY, bgtne., 91 tons, Casco bay, 1785. Reg. Mar. 8, 1792. John Harraden, owner ; Henry Saunders, master. Reg. Oct. 18, 1792. John Felt, Michael Webb, owners ; Andrew Har- raden, master.
POLLY, sch., 68 tons, Scituate, 1784. Reg. May 16, 1792. William Shillaber, owner; Jonathan Shillaber, master.
POLLY, brig., 136 tons, Haverhill, 1792. Reg. June 30, 1792. John Norris, owner ; William Bradshaw, master.
POLLY, ship, 185 tons, Salisbury, 1790. Reg. Dec. 19, 1792. John Osgood, owner ; George Smith. master.
POLLY, sch., 62 tons, Ipswich, 1784. Reg. Mar. 28, 1793. Nathaniel Ropes, owner; Francis B. Dennis, master.
POLLY, sloop, 64 tons, New Providence, R. I., 1785. Reg. June 24, 1793. Jonathan Ingersoll, owner ; David Ingersoll, master.
POLLY, sch., 83 tons, Scituate, 1788. Reg. Dec. 3, 1794. Jonathan Ingersoll, owner ; Jonathan Ingersoll, master. Reg. Jan. 23, 1796. Henry Gardner, Jonathan Mason, jr., Abel Lawrence, owners; William Ives, master. Reg. May 19, 1797. Henry Gardner, Abel Lawrence, Jonathan Mason, jr., John Collins, owners ; Benjamin Shillaber, master. Reg. Dec. 20, 1797. Abel Lawrence, Henry Gardner, John Col- lins, Amos Hovey, owners ; Benjamin Shillaber, master. Reg. April 12, 1799. Joseph White, owner ; Henry White, master.
POLLY, sloop, Ipswich, 33 tons, Ipswich, 1792. Reg. June 22, 1795. Joseph Dennis, Ipswich, Joseph Kilborn, Ipswich, owners ; Joseph Dennis, master.
POLLY, bgtne., 128 tons, Salisbury, 1787. Reg. July 23, 1795. Benjamin Needham, owner ; Seth Pope, master. Reg. Dec. 1, 1797. Benjamin Needham, Isaac Needham, Joseph Winn, John Winn, Job Trask, owners ; Job Trask, master. Reg. Mar. 6, 1798. Joseph Winn, owner; Hezekiah Flint,
Reaper of Julem J. Benson Haster
BRIG REAPER, SAMUEL BENSON, MASTER From the painting made at Marseilles in 1823 by Anton Roux.
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master. Reg. Feb. 26, 1799. Joseph Winn, John Needham, Isaac Needham, owners ; Job Trask, master. Reg. May 18, 1799. Joseph Winn, John Winn, Job Trask, owners ; Job Trask, master. Reg. Jan. 13, 1800. Joseph Winn, John Winn, Stephen Field, owners ; Stephen Field, master.
POLLY, sch., Beverly, 69 tons, Newburyport, 1788. Reg. Mar. 16, 1799. Hale Hilton, Beverly, owner ; Thomas Smith, master.
POLLY, sch., 111 tons, Salem, 1800. Reg. Oct. 3, 1800. Enos Briggs, Jeduthen Upton, Dudley Porter, Edmund Upton, Philip Chase, owners ; Amariah Leland, master.
POLLY, sch., Danvers, 112 tons, Brunswick, 1797. Reg. Dec. 26, 1806. John Fowler, Danvers, John Page, Danvers, owners ; Zacheriah Morgan, master.
POLLY, sch., 74 tons, Bradford, 1806. Reg. Jan. 12, 1810. William Orne, owner; Edward Lewis, master.
POLLY, sloop, 91 tons, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1801. Reg. July 3, 1812. Nathaniel Silsbee, Jonathan Neal, Robert Stone, jr., William Silsbee, William Manning, Thomas Whit- teridge, owners ; Samuel C. Handy, master. [A very success- ful privateer in the War of 1812. Driven ashore and captured in April, 1814.]
POLLY, sloop, 73 tons, Wells, 1798. Reg. June 27, 1820. Henry Tibbets, owner; Henry Tibbets, master. Reg. Mar. 17, 1825. John C. Very, Benjamin Hill, owners ; Cutler Weston, master. [Sold in 1825 at Maranham. ]
POLLY AND BETSEY, sch., 94 tons. Altered to a brigantine of 129 tons, in Sept., 1791. Salisbury, 1787. Reg. Feb. 24, 1790. Joseph White, Joseph Lambert, owners ; Joseph Lambert, jr., master.
POLLY AND BETSEY, bgtne., 129 tons. Reg. Sept. 23, 1791. Joseph White, owner; Gamaliel Hodges, master. [Lost.]
POLLY AND PHEBE, sloop, 52 tons, Saybrook, Conn., 1792. Reg. July 31, 1795. Josiah Orne, James Porter, Alexandria, Va., owners; Peter Frye, master.
POLLY AND SALLY, sch., 67 tons, Hampton, N. H., 1786. Reg. Oct. 21, 1789. George Crowninshield, owner; Gideon Henfield, master. [John Crowninshield was also master.]
POMPEY, bgtne., 188 tons, Salem, 1802. Reg. Sept. 18, 1802. Joshua Ward, Joshua Ward, jr., James Devereux, James Gil- christ, owners ; James Gilchrist, master. Reg. July 21, 1804. William Orne, Joseph Orne, William P. Orne, James Devereux, James Gilchrist, owners ; James Gilchrist, master. Reg. May 20, 1805. William Orne, Joseph Orne, William P. Orne,
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James Devereux, owners ; William P. Orne, master. Reg. Dec. 13, 1805. William Orne, Joseph Orne, William P. Orne, owners; William Allen, master. Reg. June 7, 1809. William Orne, William P. Orne, owners ; John Ervin, master.
PONTIAC, sch., 69 tons, Duxbury, 1838. Reg. Nov. 3, 1849. Joseph Winn, Nathaniel B. Mansfield, Charles Roundy, John H. Eagleston, Benjamin F. Fabens, owners ; Thomas D. Bruce, master.
PORGA, sch., 68 tons, Saco, 1788. Reg. June 30, 1791. Elias H. Derby, owner ; Clifford Crowninshield, master. Reg. Apr. 19, 1793. Joshua Upton, owner ; Daniel Padox, master. Reg. Dec. 19, 1793. Israel Dodge, Jonathan Upton, owners ; Daniel Ropes, master.
POST BOY, sch., 154 tons, Amesbury, 1811. Reg. Jan. 27, 1812. John Derby, owner ; John H. Glover, master.
POTOMAC, brig, 155 tons. Altered to 111 tons, in Oct. 1865. Charlestown, 1846. Reg. Oct. 13, 1847. Benjamin A. West, Joseph Rider, John A. West, George West, owners ; Joseph Rider, master. Reg. Aug. 29, 1848. Michael Shepard, John Bertram, Andrew Ward, owners; William B. Bates, master. Reg. Oct. 10, 1849. Edward D. Kimball, J. W. Luscomb, Thomas P. Pingree, 3rd, owners ; J. . W. Luscomb, master. Reg. Jan. 14, 1852. Nathaniel A. Kimball, Edward D. Kimball, Thomas P. Pingree, Joseph W. Luscomb, owners ; Joseph W. Luscomb, master. Reg. Dec. 6, 1853. Charles Hoffman, owner ; Charles Boyer, master. Reg. Mar. 26, 1858. Albert G. Brown, owner ; James B. Coffin, master. Reg. Jan. 23, 1860. Charles Hoffman, owner ; D. M. Hoffman, master. Reg. Aug. 17, 1868. Frank B. Wilson, owner; Charles E. Brown, master. [Henry Richer was also master.]
POWDER POINT, sch., 82 tons, Duxbury, 1798. Reg. Dec. 30, 1803. William Gray, jr., owner ; James Dowling, master. Reg. Jan. 26, 1805. Robert Leach, owner; Larkin T. Smith, master. Reg. July 27, 1809. Robert Leach, Robert Leach, jr., owners ; Benjamin Shillaber, master. [Daniel T. Smith was also master.]
PRAIRIE, brig, 190 tons, Medford, 1845. Reg. Aug. 8, 1848. George Savory, Samuel Hutchinson, owners ; Samuel Hutchinson, master. Reg. Nov. 16, 1849. George Savory, Edmund Upton, owners ; Edmund Upton, master. Reg. Jan. 9,1852. George Savory, Edward H. Folmer, Beverly, owners ; Edward Upton, master.
PRESIDENT, sch.,Beverly, 141 tons, Deer Isle, 1807. Reg. Feb. 22, 1810. Livermore Whitteridge, Beverly, Samuel Goodridge,
SHIP RECOVERY, JOSEPH ROPES, MASTER.
Elias Hasket Derby, owner. From the painting by William Ward, in 1799, now in possession of the Essex Institute.
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Beverly, John Pinder, Beverly, Solomon Giddings, Beverly, owners; Solomon Giddings, master. Reg. June 22, 1811. Livermore Whitteridge, Beverly, Robert Porter, Beverly, John Pinder, Beverly, Solomon Giddings, Beverly, owners ; Zebulon Woodbury, master. Reg. Mar. 6, 1812. Thomas Putnam, Danvers, Livermore Whitteridge, Beverly, Robert Porter, Bever- ly, John Pinder, Beverly, owners ; Zebulon Woodbury, master. PRIMAS, sloop, 37 tons, Plymouth, 1793. Reg. Oct. 21, 1794. Edward Allen, owner ; Edward Allen, master.
PRINCE, sch., 98 tons, Falmouth, 1803. Reg. May 29, 1804. Amos Hovey, owner; Benjamin Shillaber, master. Reg. June 17, 1806. George Taylor, owner ; George Taylor, master. [John Heron was also master.]
PROPONTIS, ship, 425 tons, Medford, 1833. Reg. Dec. 11, 1841. Tucker Daland, Jacob Putnam, William Silver, own- ers ; William Silver, master. [Water-color paintings at the Peabody Academy of Science and also at the Essex Institute.]
PRUDENT, ship, 214 tons, Salem, 1799. Reg. Dec. 19, 1799. Nathaniel West, Ebenezer Beckford, Clifford Crownin- shield, owners; Benjamin Crowninshield, master. Reg. Jan. 16, 1804. Nathaniel West, owner; Edward Ford, master. [Fine old water-color at the Peabody Academy of Science and a water-color copy at the Essex Institute. Vessel was taken by British and condemned at Ceylon in Jan., 1806.]
PRUDENT, bgtne.,171 tons, Danvers, 1810. Reg. Dec. 29,1810. John Dike, jr., Thorndike Deland, John Fairfield, jr., Jerry L. Page, Philip Chase, Samuel Upton, owners ; Ezra J. Dutch, master. Reg. Feb. 15, 1812. Thorndike Deland, John Dutch, jr., Samuel L. Page, Jerry L. Page, James C. King, William Manning, Philip Chase, Abijah Chase, owners ; Samuel L. Page, master.
PRUDENT, bark, 298 tons, New Market, N. H., 1827. Reg. Oct. 24, 1829. Nathaniel Putnam, Danvers, Thomas Cheever, Danvers, Martin Bates, Danvers, John W. Proctor, Danvers, Caleb Smith, Danvers, William Stickney, Nathaniel Weston, owners ; David Ingersoll, master. Reg. Aug. 3, 1830. Na- thaniel Putnam, Danvers, Thomas Cheever, Danvers, John W. Proctor, Danvers, Martin Bates, Danvers, Nathaniel Weston- William Stickney, owners; David Ingersoll, master. [On voyage from Mobile, stranded on Abscom beach, May 21, 1836.]
PUTNAM, ship, Danvers, 266 tons, Danvers, 1802. Reg. Nov. 9, 1802. Samuel Page, Danvers, Abel Lawrence, Nathan Robin- son, Nathaniel Bowditch, owners; Nathaniel Bowditch, mas- ter. Reg. Feb. 27, 1804. Samuel Page, Danvers, Abel Law -
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rence, Nathaniel Bowditch, owners; John Carlton, master. [In 1806, this ship was cut off by the Malays in the Straits of Singapore. Six men were killed, the rest escaping to an English brig. See Felt, Annals, II, 319.]
QUILL, brig, 189 tons, Hingham, 1818. Reg. Oct. 4, 1828. John W. Rogers, Nathaniel L. Rogers, Richard S. Rogers, owners; Joshua Kinsman, master. Reg. Oct. 24, 1836. Rob- ert Brookhouse, William Hunt, owners; Frederick G. Ward, master. [Sold at Montevideo in 1839.]
RACHEL, sch., Beverly, 71 tons, Newbury, 1789. Reg. Dec. 14, 1798. Thomas Woodbury, Beverly, owner; Ebenezer Giles, master. Reg. Feb. 9, 1805. Thomas Woodbury, Bev- erly, Zebulon Woodbury, owners ; Zebulon Woodbury, master. Reg. Dec. 16, 1806. Thomas Woodbury, Beverly, owner ; Henry Larcom, master. Reg. Mar. 30, 1809. Thomas Woodbury, Beverly, Benjamin Larcom, Beverly, owners ; Benjamin Lar- com, master. Reg. Oct. 23, 1809. Thomas Woodbury, Bev- erly, owner ; Samuel Mattingly, master. [Sold to Boston own- ers in Feb., 1811.]
RACHEL, ship, 198 tons, Bangor, 1801. Reg. Oct. 15, 1802. Willard Peele, Jonathan Peele, Joseph Winn, John Winn, Israel Dodge, jr., Pickering Dodge, Nathaniel Appleton, own- ers ; Calvin Bunker, master. Reg. Jan. 16, 1806. Willard Peele, Jonathan Peele, Joseph Winn, John Winn, Pickering Dodge, Nathaniel Appleton, owners; Francis Joseph, master. Reg. Oct. 1, 1806. John Appleton, Nathaniel Appleton, Pickering Dodge, Joseph Winn, John Winn, owners ; Fran- cis Joseph, master. Reg. Mar. 20, 1807. Willard Peele, John Appleton, Jonathan Peele, Nathaniel Appleton, Picker- ing Dodge, Joseph Winn, John Winn, owners; Francis Joseph, master. Reg. Sept. 10, 1810. Pickering Dodge, John Appleton, Nathaniel Appleton, Joseph Winn, John Winn, Willard Peele, owners; Francis Joseph, master.
RACHEL, brig. 116 tons, Pittston, 1804. Reg. Mar. 12, 1812. Thomas Whitteridge, Joseph Winn, John Winn, owners; Mark Knowlton master.
RAJAH, sch., 120 tons. Altered to a brigantine July 14, 1798. Salisbury, 1795. Reg. Nov. 3, 1795. Willard Peele, Jonathan Peele, Ebenezer Beckford, owners ; Jonathan Carnes, master. Reg. July 14, 1798. Willard Peele, Jonathan Peele, owners ; Jonathan Carnes, master. Reg. Mar. 25, 1802. Israel Williams, Charles Cleveland, Isaac Hacker, jr., owners ; Joseph W. Williams, master. Reg. Aug. 8, 1803. Edward West, Gama- liel H. Ward, owners ; Gamaliel H. Ward, master. [The " Ra-
Richard Falem 1831.
BARK RICHARD, JOHN HODGES, MASTER. From a painting by S. Pellegrin, made at Marseilles in | 83 1 .
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jah" was the first American vessel to bring pepper to this coun- try from Sumatra. On the first two voyages the exact destina- tion of the vessel was a secret and the resulting profits were enormous. Her master, Captain Jonathan Carnes, presented in 1799 several curiosities to the East India Marine Society which led to the establishment of the museum by that society. For an account of voyages of the Rajah, see Hist. Sketch of Salem, p. 151, and Reynolds, Journal of a voyage around the World, p. 196, also Felt, Annals, II, p. 306. The Rajah was sold to New York owners in 1804.
RAJAH, brig, Beverly, 249 tons, Newbury, 1818. Reg. Aug. 11, 1818. [Owner and master not recorded.] Reg. Sept. 16, 1822. Josiah Lovett, Beverly, Thomas Stephens, Beverly, Abraham Kilham, Beverly, Pyam Lovett, Beverly, Samuel Haskell, Beverly, Albert Thorndike, Beverly, owners ; Zacher- iah Standley, master. [Sold to New Bedford owners in Mar., 1830.]
RAMBLER, sch., Beverly, 105 tons, Casco bay, 1783. Reg. Jan. 28, 1790. Hugh Hill, Beverly, owner ; John Hammond, master. Reg. Sept. 20, 1791. Larkin Thorndike, Beverly, James Farrer, Beverly, owners ; John Burke, master.
RAMBLER, sch., 96 tons, Duxbury, 1790. Reg. Sept. 7, 1790. Francis Boardman, owner ; Francis Boardman, master.
RAMBLER, bgtne., Beverly, 165 tons, Salem, 1798. Reg. Jan. 12, 1799. Israel Thorndike, Beverly, owner ; John Moulton, master.
RAMBLER, ship, 285 tons, Salem, 1811. Reg. Dec. 19, 1811. George Nichols, Benjamin Peirce, Timothy Bryant, Ichabod Nichols, Henry Peirce, owners ; Tunis Tunison, mas- ter. [Taken by the British in 1812 and afterwards lost. E. I. Hist. Coll. VI, 137.]
RAMBLER, brig, 147 tons, Kennebunk, 1816. Reg. Dec. 19, 1811. William Fabens, Samuel Fabens, owners ; Samuel Fabens, master. Reg. Nov. 26, 1828. Benjamin Fabens, Samuel Upton, owners ; Samuel Upton, master.
RANGER, bgtne., 149 tons, Wells, 1784. Reg. Mar. 1, 1790. Henry Gardner, Joseph Chipman, owners; Thomas Chipman, master. Reg. Mch. 7, 1792. Henry Gardner, own- er ; J. W. Bowditch, master.
RANGER, sch., 107 tons, Bristol, Me., 1806. Reg. Dec. 21, 1824. Thomas Magoun, David Magoun, owners ; John Willis, master.
RAPID, brig, 160 tons, Bristol, 1815. Reg. Nov. 29, 1817. Isaac P. Foster, owner ; Tracy Patch, master.
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RATLER, brig, 133 tons, Duxbury, 1838. Reg. Aug. 6, 1841. Michael Shepard, John Bertram, Nathaniel Weston, Andrew Ward, owners ; John F. Webb, master. Reg. Jan. 13, 1846. John Bertram, M. W. Shepard, owners ; James Dewing, mas- ter. Reg. Apr. 5, 1850. John Bertram, James B. Curwen, owners ; Chaplin Conway, master.
RAVEN, sch., 70 tons, Salisbury, 1786. Reg. June 11, 1807. Francis Quarles, Jeremiah Goodhue, owners ; Jeremiah Good- hue, master. Reg. Dec. 17, 1807. Francis Quarles, owner; John D. Wilson, master. [Sold to Dover owners, May, 1809.]
R. B. SUMNER, sch., 133 tons, Newburyport, 1858. Reg. Sept. 4, 1862. Charles H. Fabens, Samuel E. Fabens, owners ; Edmund A. Upton, master. [Sold away from Salem.]
REAPER, brig. Altered to a bark, Sept. 7, 1833, 229 tons, Amesbury, 1820. Reg. June 30, 1820. Gideon Barstow, Benjamin Barstow, owners ; Samuel Benson, master. Reg. Jan. 31, 1824. Robert Brookhouse, Emery Johnson, owners ; Robert Brookhouse, jr., master. Reg. May 16, 1827. Robert Brookhouse, Abraham Kilham, Beverly, owners ; Jonathan H. Chapman, master. Reg. May 26, 1830. Robert Brook- house, Nathan Robinson, owners ; Zebulon Woodbury, master. Reg. Sept. 7, 1833. John B. Osgood, owner; Joseph T. Worth, master. Reg. Dec. 31, 1842. Robert Brookhouse, William Hunt, Joseph H. Hanson, owners ; John L. Gallop, master. [Made four whaling voyages, 1833-42. Water-color copy of original painting at the Peabody Academy of Science.]
REBECCA, sch., Danvers, 137 tons. Altered to a brig and ton- nage changed to 178, in Sept. 1805, Danvers, 1803. Reg. Jan. 30, 1804. Samuel Page, Danvers, Solomon Giddings, owners ; Solomon Giddings, master. Reg. Jan. 12, 1810. Samuel Page, Danvers, Samuel Endicott, John H. Andrews, owners ; Curtis Searl, master. Reg. Mar. 18, 1815. John H. Andrews, Samuel Endicott, owners ; William Duncan, master. Reg. Apr. 15, 1817. Archelaus Rea, owner ; William Duncan, mas- ter. Reg. May 14, 1819. Samuel Endicott, John H. An- drews, owners ; William Duncan, master. Reg. Mar. 31, 1821. John H. Andrews, Jeremiah Page, owners ; Jeremiah Page, master. Reg. Sept. 29, 1832. David Pingree, Samuel Cook, Stephen W. Shepard, Benjamin W. Stone, owners ; James Barr, jr., master. Reg. May 14, 1834. David Pingree, Thomas Holmes, owners ; Benjamin Shillaber, master. [Sold to Salem owners in Mar. 1815. Condemned as unseaworthy at Buenos Ayres in 1834.]
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