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Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877 Dr Cornelius Vanderbilt in account with Steamboat Bellona

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04699 Author/Creator: Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 1821/04/01 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.7 cm, Width: 40 cm Order a Copy

A list of the charges incurred running the ship during February and April 1821. Signed by Vanderbilt, who was the ship's captain, and Gibbons, who owned the steamboat.

Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877
Gibbons, Thomas, 1757-1826

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