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Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan

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The whale ship Charles W. Morgan was built by Jethro and Zachariah Hillman and launched at New Bedford on July 21, 1841. It was deeded by gift to Whaling Enshrined Inc. in full ownership of 32/32 shares, held in 1/32 portions by Charles S. Ashley, James F. Avery, Clarance H. Bartlett, John H. Clifford, John A. Cook, Henry H. Crapo, William W. Crapo, Benjamin Cummings, John Duff, Edward R. Hathaway, Thomas S. Hathaway, Martha M. Hinsdale, Clark W. Holcomb, Charles W. Howland, Clara Wing Hussey, Henry S. Hutchinson, Amelia H. Jones, Harry Neyland, Pemberton H. Nye, Andrew G. Pierce Jr., Oliver Prescott, Joseph M Read, Oliver G. Picketson, William A. Robinson, Jr., Morgan Rotch, Jireh Swift, James E. Stanton, Jr., Frank C. Taylor, Frederic H. Taber, Henry L. Tiffany, George Fred Tilton, Charles F. Wing, Jr., and Edmund Wood. It was enshrined on July 21, 1926 by Col. Edward Howland Robinson Green.
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