DATE: 1812
CREATOR: McCourtnay, Abner and Hubbard & Hertich
ABSTRACT: Memorandum of the agreement between Abner McCourtnay and Hubbard & Hertich regarding the sale of a keel boat.
SCOPE: This 1812 memorandum establishes the terms of Abner McCourtnay’s sale of a keel boat to Hubbard & Hertich in exchange for lead, whiskey, and linen. Both parties are from Ste. Genevieve, Upper Louisiana Territory, present-day Missouri.
HISTORY: Keel boats were a type of river boat used primarily in the 18th and early 19th centuries. They had a keel, or a vertical structure extending from the underside of the hull, and were propelled by a combination of a sails, oars, and poles.
EXTENT: One folio
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Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is "From the collections of the Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library at the University of Missouri - St. Louis.”
