http://books.google.com/books?id=YztHAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA7-PA31&lpg=RA7-PA31&dq=%22+Nathan+Haley%22+AND+ship+captain&source=bl&ots=PbjhI2ehR6&sig=r9RR1KipyOoQu0LG3ZJKhXJkixc&hl=en&ei=8wBMTobwOq3EsQLz0-G_CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22%20Nathan%20Haley%22%20AND%20ship%20captain&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=k-oVFwedjD4C&pg=PA170&lpg=PA170&dq=%22+Nathan+Haley%22+AND+ship+captain&source=bl&ots=Wy3V8LBYdl&sig=rABpavkNqX_476g_5xwFRDL_kiE&hl=en&ei=ewFMTuusMeSLsgKK-8y-CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&sqi=2&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22%20Nathan%20Haley%22%20AND%20ship%20captain&f=false I just googled it and came up with a slight variation in the name of the ship. Could this be the right one and your information incorrect? Just a guess- Sue Also, if you go onto a newspaper abstract site you might find information. I have found quite a bit about NYC ship captains that way.