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Maritime CAPTAINS, MASTERS - Mississippi Gulf Coast-Mississippi Sound, compiled by Else J. Martin
Volunteer Lt. Commanding U. S. S. J. P. Jackson. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series 1, Vol. 21, pp 756-57
SAUCIER, Edward, Hancock Co., Miss.
•	1833 - Schooner L'Hutruche, of Bay St. Louis, built Amite River, Miss 1824. Registered 1832 at Pearlington, Miss., owner/master not listed. Registered May 29, 1833, owner/Master Edward Saucier of Hancock Co., Miss. NOSRE 1
SAWYER, Capt.
•	1877 - Arrived Port of Pascagoula, American brig Suwanee, Capt. Sawyer, 245 tons, from St. Thomas, ballast seeking. PMR, Dec. 14, 1877.
SEAMAN, William C., Biloxi, Miss.
•	1839 - Schooner Pauline, built at Biloxi in 1837; Registered June 25 1838 with owners C. Bloom and Carston Fellman, New Orleans, master C. Bloom; Enrolled Nov. 11, 1839 with new owner and Master, William C. Seaman, Biloxi, Miss. NOSRE5
SERRA, Angel, New Orleans, La.
•	1826 - Schooner Two Friends, built at Pascagoula, 1817; registered Oct. 4, 1826 with owner Joseph Barabino, New Orleans; Master Angel Serra. Registered Aug. 2, 1827 with Geusepe Giordano of New Orleans and Master, Angel Serra. NOSRE 1
SHERIFF, George, New Orleans, La.
•	1814 - Schooner Peacock, of Bayou St. John, built 1814 on Dog River, Miss. Territory (now Mobile Co., Ala.). Des: 22 32/95 tons; 47 x 13 x 4.2; one deck, two masts. (1) Previously registered, No. 10, Nov. 4, 1815 at Mobile, Miss. Territory. Reg. at Port of New Orleans, No. 28, May 29, 1817 with George Sheriff, New Orleans, master and owner. (4) Enrolled, No. 88, Nov. 18, 1817. (5) Enrolled, Port of Pearl River, No. 97, Oct. 21, 1818 with George Sheriff owner and John McGill master. NOSRE, Vol. 1
SHERMAN, Geo. G., Moss Point, Miss.
•	1899 - On Thursday, Feb. 22d at about 10 a.m. Mr. Geo. G. Sherman, of the schooner Henrietta J. Powell, lying at middle fleet, fell from the rail of his vessel....cannot read last line. DStar, Mar. 3, 1899.
SLADE, Louis, Hancock Co., Miss.
•	Louis Slade, Captain/Master of schooners Alice McGuigin, Addie Eads, Lillie Schmidt, dates not known POTR
SMITH, James, Capt.
•	1874 - Schooner Pascagoula. In the big 1874 Gulf of Mexico Hurricane, four of Moss Point/Pascagoula schooners were damaged or lost. The Pascagoula, Capt. Jas. Smith, owned by S. A. Gartland of this place (Jackson Co.) had trouble on a trip from New Orleans with coal to Houston, Texas, was beached on Pelican Island, but will probably be gotten off with no further loss than lighterage of the cargo. PStar, Sept. 19, 1874.
SMITH, Nicholas, Pearl River
•	Nicholas Smith, Captain/Master of schooners Addie Eads, Jennie Dorsey, dates not known POTR
SMITH, R. D., Capt., East Pascagoula/Scranton, Miss.
•	1878 - The schooner Mclnnis was hauled out at Capt. R. D. Smith's shipyard last Tuesday. DStar, Aug. 9, 1878.
•	1880 - "After being caulked and otherwise repaired, the schooner L. N. Dantzler was launched from Capt. Smith's Shipyard last Saturday. A goodly quantity of eggnog and delicious cake was also "launched" at the same time by ye reporter." DStar, Jan. 6, 1880.
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