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Maritime CAPTAINS, MASTERS - Mississippi Gulf Coast-Mississippi Sound, compiled by Else J. Martin • 1814 - Schooner Little Sally built on Pascagoula River,1814; enrolled and registered at New Orleans and Mobile, with owner and Master, Joseph Swiler, mariner. Nov. 1818, owners Baptiste Merle and Joseph Swiler; Master, Joseph Swiler. NOSRE 1 TAYLOR, Louis/Lewis J., Harrison Co., Miss. • 1855 - Schooner James F. Bradford of New Orleans, built in Jackson Co., Miss., 1849. Enrolled No. 12, May 3, 1851 at Shieldsborough, Miss, owner and master not listed but it appears to be owned by John Bradford, with master William Blackeney. Enrolled No. 150, New Orleans, Nov. 17, 1855, owners, Louis J. Taylor, New Orleans and John Bradford, Harrison Co., Miss. Master, Lewis J. Taylor. Enrolled No. 1, Feb. 9, 1861, New Orleans, owners Lewis J. Taylor, New Orleans and John Bradford, Harrison Co., Miss. Enrolled No. 6, April I, 1861, owners and master same. (1861 Confederate vessel) NOSRE 4 TERHUNE, Capt. • 1877 - Vessels in Port, Pascagoula, American schooner Georgia, Capt. Terhune. PMR, Oct. 12, 1877. TERREGOSSA, Joseph, Bayou St. John, La. • 1842 - Schooner Marcellite, of New Orleans, La., was built at St. Tammany Parish in 1840. Enrolled Aug. 25, 1842 with owner and Master Joseph Mondesire of New Orleans. Enrolled July 26, 1850 with owner and Master Joseph Terregossa of Bayou St. John. NOSRE 4 THOMAS, Clay, Hancock Co., Miss. • Clay Thomas, Captain/Master of schooner R. 0. Elliot, date not known POTR THOMPSON, Anniston, Hancock Co., Miss. • Anniston Thompson, Captain/Master of schooners Union and New Union, dates not known POTR THOMPSON, Carter, Hancock Co., Miss. • Carter Thompson, Captain/Master of schooner Lena M. H., date not known POTR THOMPSON, Stanford, Hancock Co., Miss. • Stanford Thompson, Captain/Master of schooner Emma Jane, date not known POTR THOMPSON, S. R., Scranton/Pascagoula, Miss. • 1878 - Vessel, Telephone. DStar, Mar. 29, 1878. We desire to express our warmest thanks to Capt. S. R. Thompson for the invaluable services rendered us in so kindly furnishing the use of his fleet, little Telephone, free of charge, which enabled us to safely convey the material of this office (Democrat-Star) from Handsboro to this place (Scranton). May Capt. Thompson and his Telephone make-many successful trips. THOMPSON, Samuel, East Pascagoula, Miss. • 1833 - Schooner Sally, built 1832 at Pascagoula; Registered temporary, Feb. 13, 1833 with owner and Master Samuel Thompson, Pascagoula, Miss. NOSRE 2 TITTLE, Richard H. • 1824 - Schooner, Rising State, built at Pascagoula, Miss, in 1819 by Walter Davis. First owners were Walter Davis & Ellis Fairbanks, Pascagoula (Moss Point area). Registration Mar. 31, 1824, owner, George D. Davies. Master, Richard H. Tittle. NOSRE 2 TITUS, William H., New Orleans, La. • 1857 - Schooner J. R. Plummer, of Jackson Co., Miss., built in Jackson Co., Miss. 1850. Enrolled July 18, 1850 at Shieldsborough, Miss. Enrolled No. 91, Dec. 19, 1857, Port of New Orleans, owner and Master, William H. Titus, New Orleans. NOSRE 5 TOOMER, Joshua H., East Pascagoula, Miss. 40
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