The clipper ship era : an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869 . packet shipsMontezuma, Yorkshire, Havre, Fidelia, secondColumbia, Sir Rohert Peel, Splendid, Bavaria,Isaac Wright, Ivanhoe, Yorktown, London, GuyMannering, Albert Gallatin, Isaac Wel)l), and Van-guard. Their yard extended from the foot of Fifthto Seventh Street, East River. Jacob A. Westerveltj born at Hackensack, NewiJersey, in 1800, was the son of a ship-builder. Hewent to sea before the mast and upon his returnserved his apprenticeship with Christian Berg
The clipper ship era : an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869 . packet shipsMontezuma, Yorkshire, Havre, Fidelia, secondColumbia, Sir Rohert Peel, Splendid, Bavaria,Isaac Wright, Ivanhoe, Yorktown, London, GuyMannering, Albert Gallatin, Isaac Wel)l), and Van-guard. Their yard extended from the foot of Fifthto Seventh Street, East River. Jacob A. Westerveltj born at Hackensack, NewiJersey, in 1800, was the son of a ship-builder. Hewent to sea before the mast and upon his returnserved his apprenticeship with Christian Bergh,subsequently becoming a partner in the firm andretiring with an ample fortune in 1837. Mr. West-ervelt then made an extensive trip through Europe,and after returning built two ships at Williams-burg. He formed the firm of Westervelt & Mackayand built a number of London and Havre packetships, among which were the Ocean Queen, WestPoint,Toronto,Devonshire,and American Eagle. Thefront door of Mr. Westervelts house in East Broad-way was ornamented with a beautiful carved stonecap representing the stern of a packet ship. In later. 0 ?^
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