Sea Captains: San Francisco 1800s

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William Henry Percy Hains

January 1, 1852, Daily Alta California, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Marine Journal
Port San Francisco, December 30, 1851
Cleared

Barque Laila Rookh (Br), Haines, Tahiti and Sydney; Hort Bros.

September 14, 1852, Daily Alta California, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Shipping Intelligence
Port of San Francisco, September 14, 1852
SPOKEN

Per Ceylon, August 29th, lat 37 53, long 145 W., British barque Laila Rookh, Haines, from Sydney, for this port, who kindly suppled the Ceylon with provisions.

October 29, 1852, Daily Alta California

Shipping Intelligence

November 6, 1852, Daily Alta California
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

October 11, 1853, Daily Alta California
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

October 22, 1853, Daily Alta California, San Francisco, California

Shipping Intelligence
Port San Francisco, October 22, 1853

Cleared: October 21: Br. barque Envelope, Hames (cq: misspelling), Sydney, Dickson, DeWolf & Co.

June 24, 1854, Daily Alta California, San Francisco, California

Shipping Intelligence
Port of San Francisco, June 24, 1854
Arrived

Br. barque Envelope, Haines, from New Castle, N.S.W., March 14th with coal; to Dickson, DeWolfe & Co. Anchored off North Beach.

June 24, 1854, Daily Alta California, San Francisco, California

Disaster.

Barque Envelope, March 24th, when 600 miles north of New Zealand, in a sudden shift of wind, carried away her bowsprit, foretopmast and foremasthead under the rigging; they were lost with everything attached -- mainsail, maintop-sail, maintop-gallantmast and yard. Has been ten days without foretopsail; has sailed from thence under jury masts. Had very light S.E. Trades. Made the best half of the passage under jury masts.

On July 14, 1854, the Daily Alta California reported that the 423 tons Sydney Coal, ex Envelope, for sale on private terms.

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