Title
The Superintending Committee of the Floating Church of Our Saviour Minutes 1843-1874 (4 of 5)
Format (Extent)
1 bound volume, 210 pages
Type (Physical characteristics and technical requirements)
.pdf
Description (Scope and Content)
Includes minutes from meetings of the Superintending Committee of the Floating Church of Our Saviour. The first Floating Church of Our Saviour was established in 1844 and decommissioned in 1866. The second Floating Church of Our Saviour was established in 1869 and decommissioned in 1911. The Superintending Committee was founded in September 1843 with Rev. B. C. C. Parker, J. R. Van Rensselaer, George N. Titus, Charles Tomes, Capt. Augustus Proal, Pierre E. F. McDonald, Albert Journeay, Jr., Henry Fisher, and Thomas P. Cummings elected as members. The following years include the elections of new members to the Superintending Committee. 1844: Henry Meigs, Jr., Richard Sill, Andrew N. Greene, John Wight, Worthington Romaine, Charles W. Carmer, and John Davenport. 1845: John R. Livingston, Jr. and George C. Morgan. 1846: David H. Dick. 1847: George S. Parker and James R. Swords. 1848: Henry Rogers. 1849: N. M. Stratton. 1850: Isaac Fryer and Charles P. Burdett. 1851: Henry P. Marshall, John R. Lewis, J. Pott, and John Coger, Jr. 1854: John H. Earle, Samuel Hopkins, J. Howard Wainwright, and F. W. Tomkins. 1855: Richard Kipling, Charles Vandervoort, John Tappin, and W. W. Thomas. 1856: William Heard, Samuel N. Hyde, and Peter V. King. 1859: Floyd Smith, Jr. and Lea Luqueer. 1860: T. R. McIlwaine. 1861: Benjamin Lee. 1862: William Powell. 1863: Hamilton Bruce. 1864: Daniel B. Whitlock, C. G. Mitchell, and George A. Newman. 1865: Samuel A. Banks. 1866: B. C. Morris, Jr., R. J. Hubbard, and Edward C. Bogert. 1867: George E. Shortridge and John H. Ruckel. 1868: Allen J. Cuming, John Erving, and Walter Mason. 1870: George Briggs, John H. Peet, and John H. Anthon. 1871: Francis Collingwood. 1872: Riley A. Brick. 1873: Charles Edward Rives.
Rights (Terms governing use)
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Creator
Superintending Committee of the Floating Church of Our Saviour
Date
1854-1860
Item Relations
Citation
Superintending Committee of the Floating Church of Our Saviour, “The Superintending Committee of the Floating Church of Our Saviour Minutes 1843-1874 (4 of 5),” SCI Digital Archives, accessed October 31, 2025, https://seamenschurch-archives.org/sci/items/show/1246.
