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From: Leila Kharem <>
Subject: RE: [NY IRISH] Marquis Cornwallis Ships Log
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 16:01:50 -0400
In-Reply-To: <20040901143714.1071.qmail@web25309.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>


Any idea where the mansion Hogan bought is on the Hudson? I happen to live
on the Hudson in Sleepy Hollow, and am interested in local history.

Leila

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From: Eilis O'Hara [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:37 AM
To:
Subject: [NY IRISH] Marquis Cornwallis Ships Log

The 654 ton Marquis Cornwallis set sail from Cork to
New South Wales in 1795 and carried 244 Irish men and
women prisoners.

There was a revolt on the ship prompted by intolerable
conditions suffered by the passengers who were chained
below decks and frequently fell victim to disease.

Captain Michael Hogan who was born in Co. Clare in
1766 was the ship's captain and quelled the mutiny.
Hogan made his fortune as a slave trader and merchant
and the ship's log reveals the aftermath of the
mutiny.

Hogan settled in New York in 1804 and bought a mansion
on the Hudson River. He went on to found the town of
Hogansburg in northern New York State and later became
the first US Consul to Chile.

The log is to be auctioned in London and is expected
to realise as much as £150k.

Eilis O'Hara

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