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Language
English
Abstract
Bills of lading for Ohio River packet boats, most traveling through Wheeling. Other Ohio River destinations include: Bellaire,
Clarington, Marietta, and Matamoras, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and New Martinsville, Parkersburg, Proctor, Sistersville,
and Wheeling, West Virginia. Steamers include: Ben Hur, Emma, John Lowry, Liberty, Matt F. Allen, New Courier, Richmond, Royal,
Ruth, Sawyer, and Telegram. Goods transported include: beeswax, cakes of ice, eggs, a freezer, melons, piston rods, potatoes,
and stoves.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Steamboats, Bills of Lading for Wheeling and Other Ohio River Ports,
A&M 3639, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.