“Extract of a letter...”
Date
9-25-1816
Newspaper
The Georgia Journal
Page and Column
Page 2, Column 6
Newspaper Location
Milledgeville, Georgia
Serial Number
616
Abstract
Felt report for a New Madrid earthquake , Late July 1816.
Transcript
St. Louis, August 10. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in New Madrid, July 31st, 1816. "We had on Thursday last two considerable shocks of Earthquake, one in the forenoon about nine o'clock, the other about 3 o'clock, P. M. which revived in a small degree the apprehensions of danger among the populace here. It is not unusual to have shocks here every few days, but those above mentioned were more severe than usual."
Recommended Citation
"“Extract of a letter...”" (1816). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 604.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/604
