Hello, There are several references to sloops in Margaret Schram's book "Hudson's Merchants and Whalers", published 2004 by Black Dome Press. Sincerely, Regina Daly --- Paul Stewart <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Does anyone know of information on Sloops of the > Hudson. I have seen the > book on history by that name. It explores mostly > sloops that operated mid > Hudson and south. I am interested in exploring > Sloops that worked out of > the north river areas. All help appreciated. I have > visited the Hudson > River maritime museum but did not see much mention > of 19th century north > river sloops. All details may be relevant. I am > particularly interested in > African American sloop operators in the 1800 to 1860 > period. > __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs