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New York Herald
New York, New York
May 19, 1849

Movements for California.

The bark Helen Augusta, Captain Myrick, cleared at Boston, on the 12th inst., for San Francisco. The following is a list of those who go out in her:--

The Massachusetts Mechanics’ Mining Company:
Ackerman, Jere. C., Newburyport
Adams, A.L., vice-president, Boston
Anderson, Thomas J., Boston
Ashley, William, Jr., Newburyport
Bailey, Alfred, Cambridgeport
Berrey (Berroy ?), Thomas F.M., Lawrence
Bickerton, Thomas, Boston
Bradley, Charles A., Newburyport
Bradley, James H., Newburyport
Buckman, George, Eastport
Caldwell, John, Jr., Newburyport
Casas, Francis B., Boston
Coleman, D.E., Newburyport, director
Collins, Hiram, Salisbury
Conant, Cornelius Walker, Charlestown
Conant, John H., Charlestown, director
Cook, George W., Nantucket, “accompany(ing) the expedition.”
Crossett, ____, Boston
Crossett, James L., Boston
Dame, C.C., Secretary, Newburyport
Dame, Marshall M., Portsmouth, NH
Damon, George, Hingham
Davis, ____, Boston
Deal, David M., Salisbury
Dunyer, William H., Portsmouth, NH
Farnum, Kneeland, Penobscot
Fowler, Richard, Jr., Newburyport
French, James P., Salisbury
French, Luther D., Salisbury
Gould, Thomas H., Newburyport
Hedge, James P., 2d mate, Plymouth
Hitchings, Hans K., Malden
Hobbs, Prentice, Boston
Hurley, John, Newburyport
Jacobs, James H., Boston
Jacobs, Peter H., Hingham
Kingsbury, Charles C., Amesbury
Knowles, Winslow, Jr., 1st mate, Brewster, MA
Learned, H.
Leavitt, Joshua, Hingham, director
Littlefield, John B., Prospect, ME
Mansfield, George L., Newburyport
Mellen, William R., Boston
Myrick, Frederick W., Captain and president, Newburyport
Nason, George, Salisbury
Northey, Joseph, Jr., Scitiate
Palmer, Joseph, Hingham
Payson, Daniel W., Newburyport
Quinn, Barney, Nashua, NH
Reith, William, Douvers (or Donvers ?)
Sawyer, Isaac, Amesbury, director
Sawyer, John C., Munroe, ME
Simmons, Joel, Charlestown
Somerby, James B., Newburyport
Southwick, Isaac H., Douvers (or Donvers ?)
Tappan, James S., Newburyport
Thompson, Cirl W., Prospect, ME
Ward, Joshua P., Great Falls, NH
Warden, Henry, Salem, “accompany(ing) the expedition.”
White, Benjamin L., Boston
White, Moses C., Boston
Williams, J.B., Newburyport, director
Wiswell, Thaddeus, East Machias


The brig Chatham, Captain Huffington, cleared at Boston, on the 14th inst., for San Francisco, with the following passengers:--

Bradford, John R., Jr., Boston
Coleman, William, Salem
Crowell, A.P., Manchester
Cusack, Thomas, Boston
Dodge, David F., Cambridge
Flinn, E.J., Marblehead
Frelan, T.W., Boston
Graves, Benjamin F., Marblehead
Gregory, Joseph, Marblehead
Hodge, Isaac G., Medford
Huffington, J.C., Salem
Isnard, Edward, Boston
Isnard, Joseph, Boston
Jeffries, George J., Boston
Jordan, J.H., Braintree
Knight, George V., Boston
Locke, Woodbury, Boston
Miller, John, Marblehead
Padleford, J.R., Taunton
Phillips, J.S., Marblehead
Prince, John, Boston
Shaw, T.P., Jr., Boston
Tibbits, William R., Salem
Vanderwalker, A.K., Taunton
Vroom (Broom ?), John, Boston
Wadison, Andrew, Marblehead
Walden, William, Salem
Wallace, W.V., Braintree
Weston, M.W., Taunton


The bark Henry Ewbank, Capt. Cooper, sailed from Boston on the 15th inst., for San Francisco, with the following passengers:--

Carroll, William
Chandler, Moses
Coffin, A., and wife
Emery, Wm. D.
Garland, ___



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