“The editor of the courier...”
Date
2-18-1812
Newspaper
The Supporter
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 1
Newspaper Location
Chillicothe, Ohio
Serial Number
562
Abstract
Report from the Louisville Courier that for the 50 days after October 1, 1811 that 38 flat bottomed boats, 8 barges and 3 keelboats had passed the Falls of the Ohio heading down the river. The boats were possible eyewitness to the New Madrid earthquakes.
Transcript
The editor of the 'Courier, at Louisville, (Ky.) has a list of the number of boats (and an estimate) from actual inspection, of the value of produce and merchandize, which passed the Falls of the Ohio, during the fifty days commencing on the first of Oct. 1811. From this statement it appears, in the aggregate, that during the time, which was the dullest season of the year, there passed 38 flat bottomed boats, 8 barges, and 3 keels. Their loading, in all, amounts to $222,366.
Recommended Citation
"“The editor of the courier...”" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 550.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/550
