Box 1
Container
Contains 116 Results:
Bill of lading for keel boat Water Witch, signed Pemberton S. Bridges, bound for Franklin. (1 item), 1826 Oct 7
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1826 Oct 7
Unsigned fragment of journal describing first few days aboard the steamboat Lady of the Lake, up the Mississippi from New Orleans to Natchez. (3 pages) (accession number 76-0061), ca. 1830
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
ca. 1830
Bill of lading for muskets shipped by A. Meyer, on board the steamboat Pocahontas, to Col. F.D. Callender, Cairo. Document contains the stamp of Capt. Charles Parsons, assistant quartermaster at St. Louis., 1862 Dec
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1862 Dec
Receipt of payment of Col. F.D. Callender to the Regular Passenger Packet for shipment of guns on the steamer Pocahontas. Document contains the stamp of Capt. Charles Parsons, assistant quartermaster at St. Louis., 1862 Dec 13
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1862 Dec 13
Receipt of the United States to the Regular St. Louis & New Orleans Passenger Packet for transportation of men and supplies on board the steamer Ruth, from Columbus, Kentucky, to Helena, Arkansas. Receipt includes engraving of the Ruth. Document contains the stamp of Capt. Charles Parsons, assistant quartermaster at St. Louis., 1863 Jan 24
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1863 Jan 24
Bill of lading for cattle shipped on board the steamboat Era, St. Louis, to James M. Kellogg, Memphis. Document contains the stamp of Capt. Charles Parsons, assistant quartermaster at St. Louis., 1863 Feb
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1863 Feb
Receipt for military stores of Captain J. Lewis, to be delivered by the steamboat Rocket to Capt. B.F. Reno, Youngs Point, Louisiana., 1863 Feb 21
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1863 Feb 21
Permit of the United States Custom House, Memphis, Tennessee, to John Wesley, master of the steamer Upper Ferry, en route from Memphis to St. Louis. Includes signed oath of Wesley. Document contains the stamp of Capt. Charles Parsons, assistant quartermaster at St. Louis., 1863 Apr 5
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1863 Apr 5
Receipt of payment of steamboat New Sam Gaty to Sweney & Schneider, for pipes, wire, and forge., 1863 May 2
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1863 May 2
Bill of lading for food shipped by R.D. McGee & Co., Memphis, on board the steamboat White Cloud to Com. G.W. Graham, Vicksburg. Document contains the stamp of Capt. Charles Parsons, assistant quartermaster at St. Louis., 1863 July 11
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1863 July 11