[Transcript of letter from Thomas Falconer to John David Falconer, December [January] 5, 1841] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Transcript of letter from Thomas Falconer to John David Falconer, December [January] 5, 1841]
  • Series Title Thomas Falconer Correspondence

Creator

  • Author: Falconer, Thomas
    Creator Type: Personal

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Handwritten transcript of a 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, in the original letter, which is also available via the Portal to Texas History. The letter gives details of the price of passage; accommodations and food; how the steamer is different from "ours"; the stokers (slaves) who "make a most infernal singing"; fellow passengers; Americans for whom "the making of money is their chief pursuit from the time they can talk until they die"; and various towns and cities along the way. From New Orleans, Falconer went to Texas where he was caught up in the Texan Santa Fe Expedition.
  • Physical Description: 7 p.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Mississippi River -- Description and travel.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Ohio River -- Description and travel.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inland navigation -- United States.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Steamboats.
  • Named Person: Falconer, Thomas, 1805-1882
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Falconer, Thomas, 1805-1882 -- Correspondence.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Louisiana - Orleans Parish - New Orleans
  • Place Name: United States - Kentucky - Jefferson County - Louisville

Relation

  • Is Transcription of: [Letter from Thomas Falconer to John David Falconer, December [January] 5, 1841], ark:/67531/metapth586980

Collection

  • Name: Edward A. Clark Texana Collections
    Code: EDCLARK

Institution

  • Name: Southwestern University
    Code: SOUTHUN

Rights

  • Rights Statement: Available for research use; permission required for publication

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 229376922
  • Accession or Local Control No: Falconer-TranscriptsAndCopies-Transcriptof1841SteamboatLetter-SM
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth586978

Note

  • Display Note: Funded in part by the Institute of Museum & Library Services and the Texas State Library & Archives Commission (2015).
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