Str Yorktown b1853
The str Yorktown was a sternwheel packet built in Pittsburgh, PA in 1853 with a rated capacity of 143 tons. The str Yorktown was a typical Poe family boat. Capt Jacob Poe was the major owner and Capt George W Ebert was the first master. The other partners identified in the Certificates of Enrollment were Poe family members and one close friend – James Wilkins. Capt Ebert ran the boat between Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Louisville. In the winter of 1856-57, the packet was crushed in ice in Cincinnati with several other boats. [1]
Certificates of Enrollment
Str Yorktown
Owners and Partners | Share | Vol: | 6635 |
GW Ebbert | 1/8 | Enroll No : | 79 |
Jacob Poe | 1/4 | Cert Date: | 8 Jul 1853 |
Thomas Poe | 1/8 | Cert Type:: | Admeasurement |
Adam Poe | 1/8 | Build Locn: | Pittsburgh |
George Poe | 1/8 | Build Date: | 1853 |
AI McClure | 1/8 | Master | |
James Wilkins | 1/8 |
Str Yorktown
Owners and Partners | Share | Vol: | 6636 |
Thomas Poe | 1/8 | Enroll No : | 93 |
George Poe | 1/8 | Cert Date: | 8 Jul 1854 |
Andrew Poe | 1/8 | Cert Type:: | Enroll 79 |
Jacob Poe | 1/4 | Build Locn: | Pittsburgh |
AI McClure | 1/8 | Build Date: | 1853 |
GW Ebbert | 1/8 | ||
James Wilkins | 1/8 |
Str Yorktown
Owners and Partners | Share | Vol: | 6637 |
Thomas Poe | 1/8 | Enroll No : | 114 |
George Poe | 1/8 | Cert Date: | 8 Aug1855 |
Jacob Poe | 1/4 | Cert Type:: | Enroll 93 |
Andrew Poe | 1/8 | Build Locn: | Pittsburgh |
GW Ebbert | 1/8 | Build Date: | 1853 |
AI McClure | 1/8 | Master | |
James Wilkins | 1/8 |
References.
[1] Frederick Way, Jr.,Way’s Packet Directory, 1848-1994, (Ohio University Press, Athens 1994), p. 493.
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