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.
February 27 Saturday – Pennsylvania ,left for St. Louis
February 25 Thursday – Pennsylvania arrived in New Orleans.
February 19 Friday – The Pennsylvania reached Cairo, Illinois in the afternoon. Other boats had either elected to stay in St. Louis or were aground.
February 18 Thursday – Due to ice, the Pennsylvania had only managed to reach Rush Tower, some 40 miles south of St. Louis.
February 17 Wednesday – Pennsylvania left for New Orleans. The Mississippi was choked with ice, but Captain Klinefelter thought the boat could handle it. They went aground several times.
February 14 Sunday – Pennsylvania arrived in St. Louis.
December, late – Sam no doubt spent the holidays with his family before returning to New Orleans [MTL 1: 75].
November 30 Monday – Sam’s 22 nd birthday.
November 27 to December 12 Saturday – Sam worked as a night watchman on the freight docks from seven in the evening until seven in the morning. He earned three dollars a night [Neider 100].