Letter from Samuel Sevey, Jr. to E. Smith, 2 February 1819

Sevey reports to his uncle on health, education, business, hunting, family and steamboats from both a personal and general perspective. Speaks specifically of personal business and profits, number of steamboats built in town and misfortunes and death of Captain Clough and his crew of the steamboat Buffaloe.

Filson Manuscript Collection

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