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Important to Western & Southern Bound Passengers Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
Title
Important to Western & Southern Bound Passengers Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
Date
1855, 1855
Description
Broadside advertising the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad as a means of travel from New England to The South and West.
Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother About Christmas 1856
Title
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 brother to watch out for collisions near Yazoo City and called them "one of the greatest dangers" there. Moore mentioned seeing Jim Watkins on the Madison and heard their father might be making a trip down, and hoped to take at least one trip with him.
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 it. He had not heard any news from New Orleans as he continued to carry freight between Cairo and Cincinnati. Moore said he believed the steamboats had seen their best days, at least until they could be revolutionized. He made plans for a pleasure trip to New Orleans when he could hear back from family.
Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother About Ordering a Monument 1856
Title
Letter From Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother About Ordering a Monument 1856
Date
1856-11-1
Description
Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother about ordering a monument in Cincinnati. He heard his brother was laid up and feared the monument would not be ready. Moore said he was on the steamboat Mass headed for Cairo, and would return on the steamboat Michigan before attempting to work on the steamboat Crescent.
Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore About Maintenance Issues For the Boat 1858
Title
Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore About Maintenance Issues For the Boat 1858
Date
1858-10-6
Description
Letter from Enos B. Moore on maintenance issues the boat was having. He mentioned a poor trip where no passengers were picked up in Cairo, and he was having trouble getting the spark burner put in. He mentioned that Sam got off at Vicksburg but that Moore will travel down the coast as he waits for the boat. He was sure there was no danger but didn't want to risk the striker pilot. He did not know if Duvall would stop but hoped to get the boat taken in. He had only half-freight as he was not able to get the rest.

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