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[Letter from Thomas Falconer to John David Falconer, December [January] 5, 1841]

Description: Letter from Thomas Falconer to John David Falconer, dated Dec. 5, 1841, but the December is probably a mistake for January since Falconer was captive in Mexico in December 1941. The letter chronicles Falconer's trip by steamboat down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Louisville, KY, to New Orleans, LA. There is a small sketch of the steamer, the William French. The letter gives details of the price of passage; accommodations and food; how the steamer is different from "ours"; the stokers (sl… more
Date: January 5, 1841
Creator: Falconer, Thomas, -- 1805-1882.

Receipt of payment

Description: Receipt of payment from Michael Reed to Joseph Depues[?] in the amount of $33 for his services in getting the testimony of F. W. Johnson and others in Reed's defense against a grant claim.
Date: June 5, 1856
Creator: Depues[?], Joseph
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