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October 9 Friday – Sam, cub pilot, now under Horace Bixby again with co-pilot, possibly Isaiah Sellers (1802-1864) on the William M. Morrison (662 tons). On this date the steamboat left St. Louis [Schmidt].

Entry Date
Links to Twain's Geography Entries
Sam Clemens on the Mississippi: Day By Day
Pennsylvania - 1857: Day By Day
William Morrison: Day By Day
DBD: 1857
Editor Note
On this date it is known that Sam was actually a cub pilot aboard the Pennsylvania.

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.   

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