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JESSIE MUNN

JESSIE MUNN WAS A THREE MASTED  VESSEL OF 875 TONS. SHE HAD THE BUST OF A WOMAN AS THE SHIPS FIGURE HEAD.SHE HAD BEEN BUILT IN BATHURST, NEW BRUNSWICK IN 1852. SHE WAS OWNED BY HT WILSON & JOHN DUCKITT ( CAPTAIN )

ON 3 JANUARY 1854 SHE SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL BOUND FOR NEW ORLEANS ARRIVING ON 20TH FEBRUARY 1854  WITH CAPTAIN JOHN DUCKITT IN COMMAND.SHE CARRIED 335 SCANINAVIAN & GERMAN LATTER DAY SAINTS

IN 1868 SHE WAS ABANDONED AT ST.PETERS BANK.

THE BELOW SITE GIVES SOME EXTENSIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE JESSIE MUNN ( SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS JESSE MUNN )

https://user.xmission.com/~nelsonb/voyage_desc.htm#jmunn

REGARDING IMAGES OF THE JESSIE MUNN

BOTH THE BELOW SITE GIVE A PAINTING  OF THE JESSIE MUNN  - BUT ITS OUR BELIEF THAT IS INCORRECT AS IT IS A PICTURE OF THE MERMAIN OF 1854

https://archive.org/details/JessMunnPassengerListJan1854

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/208854501451396809/

MERMAID 1854 FROM OUR RECORDS

 

 

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