Foreign Relations of the United States, 1902, Whaling and Sealing Claims Against Russia, On Account of Arrest and Seizure of the American Vessels “Cape Horn Pigeon,” “James Hamilton Lewis,” “C. H. White,” and “Kate and Anna,” Appendix I

EXHIBIT B.

[Temporary register No. 34.—Official number: Numerals 46 14: letters H. D. L. J.]

Copy of certificate of registry.

In pursuance of Chapter I, Title XLVIII, “Regulation of commerce and navigation,” Revised Statutes of the United States, William R. Wing, of New Bedford State of Massachusetts, having taken out and subscribed the oath required by law, and having sworn that he, 9/64, together with Joseph Wing, 9/64; Thomas M. Hart, 2/64; Jonathan Bourne, 2/64; John Wing,: 2/64; Robert Allan, 4/64; A. H. Seabury, of said place, 10/64; William Potter, 2d, of Dartmouth, 8/64; Edward F. Potter, 8/64; Geo. W. Collins, 1/64; estate of Michael Baker, 3d, 4/64; estate of B. B. Church, of said place, 2/64, all of State aforesaid; and Abner Potter, jr., of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 3/64, are the only owners of the vessel called the Cape Horn Pigeon, of New Bedford, whereof J. S. Lay ton is at present master, and is a citizen of the United States; and that the said vessel was built in the year 1854 at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, as appears by permanent register No. 2, issued at the port of New Bedford September 1, 1894, now surrendered, new owners in part; and said register having certified that the said vessel has two decks and three masts, and that her length is [Page 31] 100 and no tenths feet, her breadth 24 feet and 9 tenths, her depth 14 feet and 4 tenths, her height feet and tenths; that she measures 201 tons and 42 hundredths, viz.:

	Tons.
Capacity under tonnage deck	207.22
Capacity between decks above tonnage deck.
Capacity of inclosures on the upper deck, viz	4.80
Gross tonnage	212.02
Deductions under section 4153, Revised Statutes, as amended by act of August 5, 1892:
Total deductions, crew space	10.60
Net tonnage	201.42

The following described spaces, and no others, have been omitted, viz:

* * * * * * *

and that she is a barque, has a billet head and a square stern; and the said Wm. R. Wing having agreed to the description and admeasurement above specified, and sufficient security having been given according to law, said vessel has been duly registered at the port of San Francisco.

Given under my hand and seal at the port of San Francisco this 30th day of November, in the year 1887.

[Place for seal of naval officer.]

Stuart Taylor.

[Place for seal of collector.]

Jno. S. Hager,
Collector of Customs.
Charles B. Morton,
Commissioner of Navigation.

[Seal of the United States Treasury.]

District of San Francisco, Port of San Francisco, Collector’s Office[, February 28, 1893].

I hereby certify the within to be a true copy of the original on record in this office. Given under my hand and seal this 28th day of February, 1893.

(Signed)

M. Webber, Collector. [seal.]

(Cat. No. 335.)—Registry of Cape Horn Pigeon.

Copy of certificate of registry:

No . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial of J. and W. R. Wing,
of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agents Cape Horn Pigeon,
called the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .