Steamboat bills of lading, 1824-1847 (bulk 1847).

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Steamboat bills of lading, 1824-1847 (bulk 1847).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191918245

This collection consists of bills of lading for merchandise shipped on steamboats plying the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers. Included are bills for shipping on the boats MEDIUM, GENERAL PIKE, and JOHN DRENNON. Most concern goods loaded on the MEDIUM. Merchandise listed on these bills include vegetables, chickens, mackerels, tobacco, soap, coffee, molasses, sugar, clothing, and hardware.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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