Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866 to John Ericsson

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GLC#
GLC02494.10-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 4, 1843
Author/Creator
Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866
Title
to John Ericsson
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 p. : address Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Discusses moving the boilers on the Princeton a few feet from the aft to make more room for the engines. Mentions being held in Philadelphia because a friend has been ill for weeks. Impression in upper left corner reads "Jessup & Brothers."

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