“ A Letter from Fort Stoddert”
Date
2-21-1812
Newspaper
Western Intelligencer
Page and Column
Page 3 Column 2
Newspaper Location
Worthington, Ohio
Serial Number
1192
Abstract
Felt report for the December 16, 1811 earthquake from Fort Stoddert, Alabama. Two earthquakes were felt and they were noted as being felt at the same time they were in Natchez, Mississippi.
Transcript
NEW-ORLEANS, December 26. A letter from Fort Stoddart mentions, that on the morning of the 16th inst. two shocks of an earthquake had been felt. This is precisely the time it was felt at Natchez. It is evident that our being on an island and resting on the water, prevented us from feeling part of the shock.
Recommended Citation
"“ A Letter from Fort Stoddert”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1145.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1145
