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Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother About Christmas 1856
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Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother About Christmas 1856
Date
1856-01-3
Description
Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother about how he spent Christmas with Sam at Captain Young's home. The weather in New Orleans had been severe, and the wharf was overcrowded. Because of this, they have not been able to unload their freight for a while. Moore felt as though this trip has been wasteful. He planned to offload some freight and then travel back up through Cairo. He warned his
Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore to Home 1854
Title
Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore to Home 1854
Date
1854-08-18
Description
A letter sent home from Enos B. Moore where he inquired as to why two previous letters had been unanswered, recognizing that he possibly did not receive their response. Talks about seeing Milton and Sam on the steamboat Ironton on the Missouri River. He tells of leaving the next day for New Orleans and describes a Yellow Fever outbreak there, and that due to low waters, the boat will stay in
Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore About Trying to Find Crew 1856
Title
Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore About Trying to Find Crew 1856
Date
1856-02-23
Description
Letter from Enos B. Moore regarding his attempts at finding new workers for the ship. He received a letter from William near the steamboat Natchez. He sent a young man for the position of mate; he had heard the young man was very good, but a little fractious. He was unable to find a chambermaid in New Orleans who was worth sending, and expected their departure will be delayed until the next week.
Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore About Description of Recent Trips and the Money Made 1858
Title
Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore About Description of Recent Trips and the Money Made 1858
Date
1858-11-23
Description
Letter from Enos B. Moore to William with description of recent trips and the money made. He described a trip with a moderate number of passengers that lost almost a full night due to fog. He made a trip that amounted to about sixty-eight hundred dollars but described being sued by the steamboat Lucy Robinson for $867.00 in addition to a bill he was given of $550.00. They decided they would fight
Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore About Not Having a Staffing Solution for the Addressee 1856
Title
Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore About Not Having a Staffing Solution for the Addressee 1856
Date
1856-04-24
Description
Letter from Enos B. Moore on not lacking a staffing solution for the addressee. He mentioned purchasing extra flour in St. Louis at $8.00 per bushel, and that he did not know any young men who were idle to be an engineer for the addressee. Moore mentioned knowing Henderson Squires was an engineer in New Orleans who was available. Henderson had written and not received a response, so Moore assumed
Letter from Maria Moore to Captain Enos B. Moore About Their Travels and Letters
Title
Letter from Maria Moore to Captain Enos B. Moore About Their Travels and Letters
Date
07-29
Description
Letter from Maria Moore to Enos B. Moore. This letter has 3 parts. In the first, she described how much she missed him while he was on business in New Orleans taking care of the boat. The second part of the letter was written the next day. She received a short communication from him and mentioned the family would be heading to Yazoo City if there was no fever in New Orleans. She also said she may
Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Wife About Meeting im in St. Louis 1859
Title
Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Wife About Meeting im in St. Louis 1859
Date
1859-09-13
Description
Letter from Enos B. Moore to his wife regarding her meeting him in St. Louis. He mentioned having been delayed in St. Louis, but was finally on his way to New Orleans. He hoped to make up time there and return to St. Louis on schedule. Moore wanted his wife to meet him there and instructed her that if she arrived before them, to go ahead to the Barnum's Hotel as it was quiet and as good as any
Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to Maria About Her Health 1859
Title
Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to Maria About Her Health 1859
Date
1859-08-5
Description
Letter from Enos B. Moore to Maria about her health. He responded to letters she sent on July 27th and 30th detailing her improving health. She appeared to have taken a trip which had greatly helped her. He hoped she would return soon as the weather would get cold, and that may counteract the improvements. Moore stated he would be leaving for New Orleans and had not heard anything about Yellow

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