July 23 Thursday – Rufus L. Lackland left for St. Louis.

July 19 Sunday – Rufus L. Lackland arrived New Orleans.

July 11 Saturday – Sam and possibly Bixby transferred to the Rufus L. Lackland (710 tons) and departed St. Louis for New Orleans. Sam’s comments about the Lackland:

March 31 Wednesday – Pennsylvania left for New Orleans.

March 27 Saturday – Pennsylvania arrived in St. Louis.

March 20 Saturday – Pennsylvania left for St. Louis.

March 19 Friday – Sam gave a deposition in a lawsuit (Klineflelter, et al, vs. Vicksburg) over the collision between the Pennsylvania and the Vicksburg on Nov. 26, 1857. See that entry. Sam was a steersman on the Pennsylvania at that time [Marleau, “Eyewitness” 18]

March 17 Wednesday – Pennsylvania arrived in New Orleans.

March 11 Thursday – Pennsylvania left for New Orleans.

March 9 Tuesday – Pennsylvania arrived in St. Louis. Sam wrote to Orion and Mollie about the difficult trip of Feb. 17, which took twenty days, six or seven more than usual for the round trip.