LIST OF PERSONS composing the crew of the ship Logan of New Bedford, whereof Luther J. Briggs is master bound for

NAMES	PLACES OF BIRTH	PLACES OF RESIDENCE	OF WHAT COUNTRY CITIZENS OR SUBJECTS	DESCRIPTION OF THESE PERSONS
				AGES	HEIGHT		COMPLEXION	HAIR
					FEET	INCHES
Luther J Briggs	New Bedford	New Bedford	United States
Charles Atkins	Sandwich	Sandwich		29	6	0 1/4	brown	brown
Frederick S Howland	Dartmouth	Darmouth		23	5	2	dark	brown
Jethro J Cornell	Dartmouth	ditto		18	5	5 1/4	light	black
Joseph Brayton	Tiverton RI	Tiverton		23	5	3 1/2	light	brown
Benjamin Case	Tiverton RI	Westport		36	5	7	dark	brown
John Thomas	New Brunswick NJ	New Bedford		30	5	2	black	woolly
Benjamin W Bates	Duxbury	Bridgewater		20	5	4 1/2	dark	brown
Charles Gilbert	Bridgewater	do		17	5	6	light	brown
Loronzo Cole	Smithfield RI	N Bedford		25	5	8 1/4	light	brown
Miles Carrington	Syracuse NY	do		22	5	10 1/2	light	light
Chauncy Rawson	do	do		22	5	10	dark	dark
Christopher Bracy	Norfolk Virginia	do		26	5	6	black	woolly
William H Howland	Dartmouth	Dartmouth		17	5	6 1/4	light	light
Charles H Howland	ditto	do		14	5	1 1/2	light	brown
Elisha C Tripp	New Bedford	New Bedford		16	5		light	brown
John Powers	Machias Maine	do		28	5	8 1/2	dark	black
Francis Steenburgh
Thurston Horn
Samuel M Baxter
Thomas Hennessy
Charles Wombolth
Otis Swett	Boston	New Bedford	United States	18	6	0 1/2	light	light
John Woods

Elisha C. Tripp, 1852 New Bedford dir., mariner, h. 86 Washington. 1859 NB dir., mariner, inq. 8 Allen. 1850 US census, New Bedford (p. 346B), 25, b. MA, no occup., living in household of Ishmael, 56, and Sarah, 54, Tripp. Malinda T. Tripp, 26, poss. his wife. William H., 36, also in household. 1860 US census, NB (p. 68), 45, seaman, w/ Mary, 35, b. MA.

Frederick S. Howland prob. b. 18 June 1815, Dartmouth, MA, son of Joshua and Sylvia (Smith) (see also William and Charles below). The birth date of 6 July 1818 is also given, which would better match the crewlist, but this may be a bap. Marr. Almy S. Russell 6 Feb 1842(IGI). In 1850 US census, Dartmouth (p. 407A), 34, b. MA, sailor, w/ Almy R., 31, b. MA, & 3 ch., and William, 36?, and Charles F., 29, Russell, sailors (Chas was brother of Almy, prob. Wm also). 1860 US census, Dartmouth, (p. 896), 45, master mariner, w/ wife & 5 ch., and William D. Gifford, 28, seaman (his pres. wife, Esther G., 21, was surely the Esther G. Russell, 11, living with the Howlands in 1850). Almy was alone with her younger ch. in 1870, Dartmouth. Frederick d. 1868 (MA State Health Dept.)

Benjamin W. Bates prob. b. 10 Nov 1817, Duxbury, MA, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Hooper)(IGI). In 1850 US census, Bridgewater, MA, 32, trader, w/ wife Diantha 25 & 3 ch. and Elizabeth Hooper, 77, prob. grandmother.

William H. Howland perhaps b. abt1823, Dartmouth, son of William & Abigail. The latter is in the 1860 census, master mariner, age 37, m. 1., 2. Rebecca Howland (vrs). Had a son in California about 1854.

Charles H. Howland prob. b. 25 Feb 1824, Dartmouth, MA, son of Joshua and Sylvia (Smith), m. Elizabeth Howland 30 Jan 1850, New Bedford (IGI).

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