Notebook IV - Documents from the Aberdeen - Emblem
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains bills of lading, receipts for freight costs, receipts for passage, advertisements, freight lists, receipts for storage, and accounts of sales. Most of the documents pertain to shipping lines within Alabama, including Montgomery to Mobile, Selma to Montgomery, Mobile to Selma, Mobile to Demopolis, and the Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers. It also includes a few documents concerning the route from New Orleans to Mobile, and Columbus and Aberdeen, Mississippi, plus receipts from stagecoaches, warehouse and storage companies, and railroads. The collection is arranged alphabetically by the name of the steamboat and is divided into five notebooks.
Dates
- Creation: 1820-1945
Extent
From the Collection: 0.8 Linear Feet (468 items)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Receipt to John Gendrat for freight on Steamer Elizabeth, January 27, 1827
- Receipt to C. Raoul for freight on Steamer Barry, October 26, 1834
- Receipt to J.S. Kellog & Co. for freight on Steamer Commerce, January 22, 1836
- Receipt to I.B. McMillay for freight on Steamer Coosa Belle, May 29, 1856
- Receipt to J.G. Allison for freight on Steamer Admiral, March 10, 1866
- Receipt to Mistress Capt. John Lock for freight on Steamer C.W. Dorramen, December 25, 1866
- Receipt to A.J. Peterson for freight on Steamer Clara, May 4, 1869
- Receipt to A.J. Peterson for freight on Steamer Carrier, March 30, 1894
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository