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Letter from J. Berstroud & Son to John W. Hunt, 6 January 1817
Discusses the Steamboat "Washington" arriving with dry goods.
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Tobacco invoice, ca. 1818
An invoice of 160 hogsheads of tobacco purchased by John Corlis and shipped to New Orleans in three boats, the Juno, Independence, and Miriam.
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Letter from George Foote to his father, 23 April 1812
Letter discussing travels from New Orleans, steamboat usage, land purchases, cotton prices, natural disasters, and crops.
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Steamboat broadside
Broadside about steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, including the rates of passage and freight. Broadside also lists the rules of the vessel, such as "no lying down with shoes or boots on the birth or you'll be fined 1.5 dollars."
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