General Morgan Research Page
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Link to the main webpage for Charles A. Falkinburg and Nelson Hance Falkinburg
"Entries were made at the U.S. Custom House in Montereyt on March 24, 1855, John Pope Davenport, Danielo E. Waty, George L. Dublois, and Eliju Avery were recorded as investors in the bond for the Certificate of Registry for the schooner General Morgan..." This was after Charles Falkinburg was Master in the trans-Pacific trade on other vessels.
Hawaii portion of the trip of the General Morgan from Hawaiian National Bibliography.
Note: Arrival in Honolulu on January 23, 1850... On February 20, 1850 the General Morgan departed Kauii for California.
Reference to the discovery of Humboldt Bay
"Finally in 1849 Humboldt Bay was again discovered; again by land. The ship General Morgan entered the bay on April 5, 1850, and from then on things moved quickly; the town of Eureka being founded the following month." Question: Was Charles Falkinburg Master of the ship during this exploration?
Who was the builder of the General Morgan? Records show that the General Morgan was built in 1848 in Washington, NJ
Shipbuilding Along the Great Egg Harbor River Excellent detail with references
"Captain John Clark and James Clark built some 30 ships in the reaches of the Great Egg Harbor River at Clarktown. There were over the years some 35 men who were building ships. In this time some 200 were built. (2)"
"George Wheaton was one of Mays Landing's earliest shipbuilders turning out ships where Babcock's Creek emptied into the river. Small schooners for river and coastal trade were built by Ephraim Dare. Upriver from Wheaton's was perhaps the most famous of all Mays Landing shipwrights - Captain Samuel Gaskill. The 21 Friends which Gaskill built for Captain John Jefferies of English Creek was so sturdy, (4) despite a collision and abandonment by her crew, she remained afloat for two years as a "ghost ship". She reportedly was seen on both sides of the Atlantic. Later she was salvaged and put to use by fishermen. The John Shay was also from Captain Gaskill's yard. She received local fame as a result of an encounter with Confederate privateers on her maiden voyage. Samuel Gaskill's reputation, however, was not only local but, it is said, he was known among and consulted by shipbuilders in Delaware and Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey."
Description of the Lyman Journal 'A Voyage to California'.
The Schooner Samuel Roberts
The CMTC purchased a second schooner-- Samuel Roberts. From the Hawaiian Encyclopedia: Kauai History
"In February of 1850, when Albert Lyman of Connecticut sailed the trading schooner Samuel Roberts into Hanalei Bay, he visited several Hanalei families and noted that fine milk was available from the Dudoit/Dudaver estate: 'We every day procure a bucket of the most delicious rich and new milk from the estate of Mr. Dudaver/Dudoit, on which he has about 1800 head of fine cattle. Milk is a most acceptable article on board, and a rare treat for us all.' "
Another Reference
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