SS Brother Jonathan
Captain Baldwin
From San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Passage:
13 days from Panama, via Acapulco and San Diego.
Daily Alta California, March 21, 1853
Memoranda
Left San Francisco, Feb. 15 at 11 o�clock A.M.; Feb. 18, exchanged signals
with barque Drymos off Cerri (?) Island; Feb 25 Ralph Polhemus,
of Fairview, Ill., died; Feb 27. At 1 o�clock A.M., reached San Juan del
Sur. Arrived at that port same date barque Lawrence, Logan, 110
days from New York, with an assorted cargo. March 6th, 6 o�clock P.M.,
left San Juan; March 10th, off Acapulco, passed a steamer going south,
supposed to be the Winfield Scott; March 12th, lat 19 28 long 105
52, exchanged signals with a ship standing S.E., supposed to be an English
man-of-war. Experienced continued head weather. March 17, at 1 o�clock,
ran into San Diego. Steamer Sea Bird was coaling. She sailed at
5 o�clock in search of steamer Independence. Left at 11 o�clock
P.M. Passed steamer Golden Gate at 1 o�clock same night. Cargo: Not listed. Delivered to D. Brigham, Jr.
Passengers:
Alden, H.W. (boarded at San Diego)
Alvord, L., wife and child
Anderson, J.M. (boarded at San Diego)
Armour, A.
Bailey, A.N.
Bartlett, E.D. and wife
Bartlett, G.R.
Bentineau, E. (Might be Bertinean or Bertineau)
Bernard, L.
Binam, A.
Black, T.
Blakely, H.A.
Board, F.
Botcher, H.
Botcher, Mrs.
Bowlesley, L.H.
Bradodry, J.F. (Difficult to read. Might be Bredodey or variation)
Bradshaw, H.W.
Brown, N.D.
Brush, Mrs. J. and child
Calder, Wm.
Camp, A.W.
Camp, E.S.
Campbell, W.C.
Canfield, Mr., wife and child
Carroll, Mrs.
Chapman, W.R.
Copenhaver, H. (Might be Copenhaver)
Crane, R.C.
Croger, H.
Crook, G.W.
Davis, A.J.
Davis, J.P.M., wife and child
Davis, Miss A.
Davis, Miss J.
Davis, Miss M.A.
Davis, Mrs. A.L.
Davis. E.L.
Dixon, I.
Dockstader, A.H.
Dodge, Miss
Dornam, J.K.
Douglass, S.
Duffy, S.S., wife and child
Dunn, Jacob
Field, G.K.
Fitch, W.W.
Flard, Mrs. P.C. (Might be Flaid, Flerd)
Goldine, J.A. (Might be Gordine)
Gunn, E.
Hagacorn, A.
Hall, S.A.
Halsey, W.R., wife and two daughters
Hama, S.B.
Harner, S.H. (Might be Harper)
Hatton, J.
Haun, D.L.
Haun, J.J.
Hawkins, J.K.
Herron, Rev. J.C., lady and child
Hobbs, J.K.
Hodgens, J.
Holbrook. C.B.
Hooker, A.E.
Hosteler, W.R. (Might be Hosteller or Hosteiler)
Humphrey, A.H.
Hutchings, W.F.
Irwin, B.M.
Isaacs, Geo M.
Jensen, C.J.
Johnson, B.F.
Johnson, T. and lady
Jones, J.W.
Kelly, Thos.
Kenson, E.
Labatt, A.C.
Lea, H.M. (Might be Lee, Len)
Lewis, M.
Lewis, S.S.
Lightner, Mr., wife and two children
Little, S.
Long, B.
Longley, A.
Longyear, M.
Loomis, J.
Mann, Jno
Marchbank, J.
Martin. W.W.
McCeon, J.
McKay, Miss M.
McKees, J.B., wife and three children
McKowney, W. and wife
McNeal, J.E.
Mead, Mr.
Meghel, A.
Miller, J, wife, nine children and servant
Mills, N.
Morrison, D.
Moulton, Mrs.
Page, R.
Paul, J.P.
Pease, H.F.
Pease, W.H.
Peck, J.G.
Plummer, Mrs. and three children (Might be Plommer)
Polhemus, Ralph (of Fairview, Ill died February 25 at sea)
Powers, N. and wife
Rapp, Miss Sally
Rising, M.
Roberts, F.
Silva, Mrs. J.
Slater, M.
Small, G.S.
Smlin, Major T.S. and lady
South, A., lady and three children
Stevens, Mrs. J.J.
Stotebark, A.
Thomas, Mrs. M.J. and daughter
Thompson, A.G. and wife
Todd, B.F.
Torrey, Miss Gertrude
Torrey, Mr., wife and four children
Van Winkle, Miss
Vogue, A.
Wales, W.
West, E.O., wife and child
Wicker, A.M.
Wilcox, Captain (boarded at San Diego)
Williams, Mr., wife and infant
Woodbury, C.E.
Work, G.B.
65 females in all; 306 passengers.
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