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Suviah ship records

 Collection
Identifier: SC-12-MS

Scope and Contents

Log of voyage from New Orleans to Brasos St. Iago, commencing December 23, 1846, William Gardiner, master. The ship reached the Chalmette battleground, where it met with an accident that forced it to return to the city. Most of the record recounts efforts to clear the decks and make the vessel seaworthy. The voyage was not continued.

Dates

  • Creation: 1846-1847

Conditions Governing Access

Use when materials are unfilmed, or there is a mixture of filmed and unfilmed materials: Available to registered researchers by appointment.

Requesting Materials

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction or use of materials is prohibited without the permission of the City Archives & Special Collections. Please review the Archives' Permission to Publish note.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Separated Materials

From the suit of John P. Barnett vs. William Gardiner and J.W. Zacharie, Fifth District Court #408.

Subject

Source

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
City Archives & Special Collections
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans LA 70112
504-596-2610