Sloops of The Hudson
by: William E. Verplanck and Moses W. Collyer
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York & London, 1908

A LIST OF SOME OLD SLOOPS OF THE HUDSON RIVER

Compiled by Capt. M. W. Collyer

The style of the names shows a progression through the sentimental, the patriotic and the political, then to the prosaic, and finally, in the successors to the sloops and schooners, we reach the mere numerical in the big scow-barges which now carry upwards of five hundred tons of brick or crushed stone.—W. E. V.

Ambassador, of Rondout Albert Lewis, built in 1861 at Nyack Asa Bigelow, of Maiden Abraham Cosgrove, of Croton Anna Van Cortlandt, of Croton Anna Maria, of Newburgh Anna V. Willis, of Nyack Andes Annie M. Tower, built in 1871 at Poughkeepsie Adalsne Townsend, built in 1854 at Poughkčepsie Ann Amelia, built in 1827 at Southold, N. J. Anna Maria, built at Greenport American System Anaconda Addison, built in 1819 at Coxsackie Abram Jones Argus American Eagle, of Haverstraw. (Built by John I. Woolsey, and was the fastest sloop sailed in Haverstraw Bay.—M. W. C.) Anna Maria No. 2. Arid Advocate Abraham Lincoln, built in 1861 at Haverstraw American Star, built in 1853 at Nyack Annie E. Leet, built at Greenport, L. I.

Belle, built by Win. Collyer at Sing Sing, N. Y. Bucletail (This was the name applied to the Tammany wing of the Democratic party. The faction was opposed to DeWitt Clinton. A satirical poem called Bucletail Bards, aimed at Clinton, was written and published by the late Gulian C. Verplanck in 1819.—W. E. V.) Billow Benj. Stagg, built in 1839 at Newburgh Bridgeport, of Poughkeepsie Benj. Aiken, built Ifl 1836 at Greenbush, N. Y. Benj. Franklin No. 2, built in 1831 at Yonkers (Benjamin Franklin Transportation Co. of Yonkers takes its name from this sloop: she was a packet from Yonkers in 1839. Captain Joseph Peene, her master, was the father of the Peene brothers now operating this line from Yonkers.—M. W. C.) Bolivar, of New Baltimore, N. Y. Betsey & Ann Benj. Franklin, built in 1836 at Huntington Bride, of Cornwall on Hudson Banner, built in 1859 at Staten Island Benj. Brandeth, built in 1839 at Sing Sing, by Sniffin Bronk, built in 1832

Charles Lynch, of Rondout Canal, of Rondout Charles Hadden, built in 1853 at Coxsackie Carrie Gurnee, formerly First Effort, built in 1869 at Rondout, N. Y. Controller Contrivance, (scow), built in 1818 at Jersey City (She was owned by Daniel Tompkins who brought her from Newark, N. J., to Stony Point on Hudson, and used by him in the brick trade, which he established in the neighborhood. The Contrivance, though a flatbottom and scow-model sloop, was a fast sailer. She held the river until 1904, when she was sunk in collision with steamer James W. Baldwin, and her captain, Calvin Delanoy, of Glasco, was drowned.—M. W. C.) Congress, of Rondout Comet, of Spuyten Duyvil Cadet, of West Point (periauger rig - A term applied on the North River, and perhaps elsewhere, to vessels with two masts, but without bowsprit or headsail. They were generally small. The Cadet plied between Newburgh and West Point carrying supplies for the Post. Her master was Capt. Cronk.—W. E. V.) Centurion, of Hastings Capitol, of Malden Clermont, of Saugerties Commodore Jones, of Fishkill Clarissa Ann, of Rondout Ceres, of Hudson Comanche Carver, of Rondout Charles D. Belding, of Rondout Celerity, built in 1836 at Nyack Councillor Chatham Convoy, of Nyack Caroline, of Fishkill owned by J. P. De Wint. China Canaan Congress, built in 1826 at Coxsackie Clinton, of Glasco Catskill, of Catskill Climax

David Belknap, of Newburgh David Sands, of Newburgh (While anchored in New York harbor was run into and sunk by a steamship at night. No one saved but her captain, William Coleman.—M. W. C.) Diamond State, of Poughkeepsie Delaware, of Fishkill David Munn, of Haverstraw Dart, built at Nyack (A very smart sloop, owned by Captain Vergil Coleman of Fishkill.—M. W. C.) Daring, built in 5862 at Poughkeepsie

Exchange, of Newburgh (Owned by Isaac Quick; lost by George Miller at Manhattanville, N. Y.—M. W. C.) Eliza Ann Esmeralda, of Croton Edward Bigelow, of Malden Eclipse Exertion, of Haverstraw Ellen Eliza, of Haverstraw Emeline (a packet from Yonkers in 1825—Captain Isaac Ruton.—M. W. C.) Emma Ella Jane, of Harlem Entice

First Effort, built at Sing Sing Frances Ann Flash, (periauger rig) Franklin, of Poughkeepsie Florence Favorite Frances Jane Fame

General Livingston General Scott, of Cold Spring General Green Glide, of Nyack Gideon Lee, of Maiden General Montgomery Gloucester

Henry Edwards, of Newburgh Hendrickson, of Tarrytown Hunter (scow—sloop), of Athens Henry Soudder Huntress Henry Barclay, of Poughkeepsie Hannah Ann, of Glasco Harriet P. Ogden, of Hudson Henry Gage

General Putnam General Ward, of New Hamburgh Globe Grand Council Greene County Tanner, of Catskill George Law, of Cornwall (Carried the stone for High Bridge Aqueduct, New York.—M. W. C.) General Van Cortlandt, of Croton Garrett I. Demarest, of Nyack George M. Dallas, built at Peekskill

Intrepid, of Highland Falls Illinois, of Newburgh Iowa, of Rondout Independence (Carried the stone for High Bridge Aqueduct, New York.—M. W. C.) Intelligence Index Isabella

James Coates, of New Hamburgh Joseph Hammond, of Cornwall John Jay, of Poughkeepsie (Later of Newburgh. Captain Isaac Wood was her master.—M. W. C.) James Pollock, of Newburgh John Marsh, of Wilbur Jane Grant, of New Hamburgh Jewel John Henry Julia, of Poughkeepsie John Jones, of Cold Spring Joseph Moran John D. Noyells, of Haverstraw John T. Beveridge, of Newburgh John L. Richards, of Saugerties Judge Jack Downing James R. Sawyer, of Haverstraw John I. Woolsey, of Nyack

Kemble, built in 1825 at Poughkeepsie Kamana Katrina Van Corilandt, of Croton Kentucky Kinderhook

Little Martha, built in 1867 at New Hamburgh Lafayette Luzerne Lucy Hopkins Linnet

Mohican, built in 1837 at Peekskill Mary Dallas, of New Hamburgh Meridian Michigan Martin Wynkoop, of Rondout Mary Warner, of Fort Montgomery Minnerley, of Rondout Mary Willis, of Haverstraw Margaret, built in 1835 at Sing Sing Mary Kemble Mad Anthony Matteawan, of Low Point Mary Emma (scow), of Cold Spring Milan, of Rondout Marshall Martin Van Buren, of Croton Mechanic Martin Hines, of Yonkers Miracle, of Haverstraw

North America, (a scow), of Cornwall Newburgh, of Newburgh Nancy Noah Brown Ney Nassau, of Saugerties New Jersey, of Fishkill Napoleon Neptune, of Newburgh

Oregon, of New Windsor Orbit Orange Packet, of Newburgh Oregon No. 3, of Maiden Othello Ophelia, of Cornwall Oregon No. 2

Peter R. Valleau, of Poughkeepsie, built in 1829 at Nyack Progress Perry Van Cortlandt, of Croton Pell C. Vought Pearl Pilot Pennsylvania, of Maiden Pelie Perseverance, of Red Hook Phobe Jane Minnerley, of Rondout

Quackenbush Revenge Rebecca Ford Reindeer, of Athens Ralph Van Houghton Rising Sun Revenue, of Athens Rival, of Tivoli Richard Davis, of Poughkeepsie Ransom, of Rondout Robert North

Superior Star Samuel A. Cunningham Samsondale, of Newburgh Sophia Ann Swift Sarah Frances Samuel Marsh, (scow—sloop) Stephen G. Beekman, built at Nyack Surprise, of Poughkeepsie Specia Spy Sarah Elizabeth Speaker Stamford Saginaw Superb

Thomas S. Marvel, of Newburgh Thomas Webb, of Cold Spring Temperance Tremper Troubler, of Haverstraw Telegraph Thomas Adams, of Rondout Tautemio, of New Hamburgh Twilight

Utica, of Athens Unity Vought Victorine, of Cold Spring Victory, of Athens Victoria

William W. Reynolds, of Poughkeepsie William Johnston Wonder William Robbins Walter F. Brewster, of Newburgh (She ran into the Nyaek ferry losing her mast and sail which fell over the walking beam. Capt. Geo. D. Woolsey was her master.—M. W. C.) William Bridger, of Rondout William Nelson, of Croton Westchester William H. Hawkins, of Newburgh Warren Walter Klotts, of Rondout (Was burned at Merchants’ Stores, Brooklyn, in 1900.—M. W. C.) Westerlo, of Rondout Young America Zenobia

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