Historical Documents
The Good Ship Ganges And Her People
Written by Richard P. Brown of New York and Plainfield, New Jersey. Richard Brown was the grandson of Charles P. Rogers (born 1762), Capt. Rogers’ grandfather. We believe Richard Brown is Caroline Brown’s son, and Capt. Rogers’ first cousin. This document is about the merchant ship Ganges purchased in 1795 from France by Charles P. Rogers and others to be used in his shipping business. The ship was confiscated by the French during their dispute with England, and the Rogers family still believes compensation is due the family for the seizure of this property. Also includes history of Charles P. Rogers’ early years.
Ancestry Chart
Chart prepared from “Recollections of Our Family History” as told to one of her relatives by Caroline Ellis Beck in 1958 at age 99, and from records of old correspondence between family members.
1803 Last Will and Testament of William Rogers
1803 Last Will and Testament of William Rogers of New York and merchant of London; willing a portion to nephew Charles Rogers.
1811 Letter to Rebecca Rogers
Letter from Charles Rogers (Capt. Rogers’s father) to his stepmother, Rebecca Rogers.
1821 Letter from William Rogers to Charles Rogers
Letter from William Rogers in New York to his cousin, Charles Rogers in Petersburg.
1823 Letter from Andrew Adoue to Charles Rogers
1832 Letter from Caroline Adoue Rogers to Caroline Rogers Brown
Letter from Caroline Adoue Rogers (Capt. Rogers’ mother) in Petersburg to Caroline Rogers Brown (Charles Rogers’ half-sister) in New York.
1832 Letter from Charles P. Rogers to his son
1832 letter from Charles P. Rogers in Poughkeepsie to his son, Charles Rogers, in Petersburg informing him of the death of his grandmother, Elizabeth Platt Rogers.
1836 Letter from Caroline Adoue Rogers to Caroline Rogers Brown
1836 letter from Caroline Adoue Rogers to Caroline Rogers Brown informing her of the death of her father, Charles P. Rogers.
1850 Letter from Caroline Adoue Rogers to Caroline Rogers Brown
1850 letter from Caroline Adoue Rogers to Caroline Rogers Brown informing her of the death of Caroline Adoue Rogers’ mother and other news.
1852 Letter from Charles Rogers to wife Caroline
1870 Letter from Charles Rogers to wife Caroline
1870 letter from Charles Rogers in New York to wife Caroline (Capt. Rogers’ parents)
1885 Letter from Eugene Haanel to Capt. Rogers
1885 letter from Eugene Haanel, Director of Mines in Canada, to Capt. Rogers. Comments on their first meeting and observations from a recent visit noting the post civil war decline of the South.
1910 Letter from Eugene Haanel to Capt. Rogers
Handwritten account of Capt. Rogers’ kindness to a young German runaway boy, Eugene Haanel, who later became the Director of Mines for Canada.
