November 20, 1859
November 20 Sunday – A.B. Chambers arrived in St. Louis.
November 9, 1859
November 9 Wednesday – A.B. Chambers left for St. Louis.
November 7, 1859
November 7 Monday – A.B. Chambers arrived in New Orleans.
October 26, 1859
October 26 Wednesday – Sam left for St. Louis as the pilot of the A.B. Chambers (410 tons), copilots James C. DeLancey and Will Bowen; Captain George W. Bowman.
October 13, 1859
October 13? Thursday – Sam wrote to Elizabeth W. Smith (Aunt Betsy b.1794 or 5) from St. Louis. Smith was not really Sam’s aunt, but a friend of his mother. As he explained it in his Autobiography,
October 2, 1859
October 2 to 25 Tuesday – Sam stayed “at home awhile” in St. Louis until he learned that he was to pilot the A.B. Chambers [MTL 1: 95n4].
October 1, 1859
October 1 Saturday – The Edward J. Gray arrived St. Louis.
September 23, 1859
September 23 Friday – The Edward J. Gray left for St. Louis.
September 21, 1859
September 21 Wednesday – The Edward J. Gray arrived New Orleans.
September 13, 1859
September 13 Tuesday – The Edward J. Gray left for New Orleans.