Letters, 1852-1859.

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Letters, 1852-1859.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55492319

Letters home to Thomas from Tennessee and Arkansas. Gives a description of Memphis, Arkansas and the hot springs in Arkansas. Discusses life on and the business of the boat. Very descriptive explanation of why steamboating is "a doggs life". Mentions family often. Discusses his plans to stop the river and go into "business."

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7704439

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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S.B Rose (Steamship)

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Smith, Thomas H., C.M.

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Moses Greenwood (Steamship)

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Smith, John W.

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Worked aboard a steamboat (the S.B. Rose, Moses Greenwood and others) on the Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Yazoo Rivers. His brothers Will and Thomas, a lawyer, Thomas's wife Fannie, and his father lived in Golconda, Illinois. From the description of Letters, 1852-1859. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55492319 ...

Smith family.

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