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Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother About the Cost of Boat Repairs 1858
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Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother About the Cost of Boat Repairs 1858
Date
1858-07-6
Description
approximately 42 inches. The prospect for business looked gloomy. When the boat was complete, she would have cost about sixty-one thousand, which was a good deal of money. Moore writes that he put in $16,852 and Duvall $11,208. He offered his brother William a share in the cost of the boat.
P-084: Captain Enos B. Moore Diaries and Correspondence
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P-084: Captain Enos B. Moore Diaries and Correspondence
Date
1853
Description
This collection of letters and diaries of Captain Enos B. Moore preserves a turbulent time in US and river history, the years leading up to and through the Civil War. Moore piloted steamboats on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers for 45 years, between 1844-1889. The letters date from 1853 to 1865. The four diaries contain daily entries for years 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1865. Subjects include river

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