Item No. 121: Family Correspondence -- PLATTENBURG, William D. Autograph letter signed to Ellen S. Plattenburg, Mobile, 28 December. 1p. "Dear Mother" "…New Orleans is certainly one of the greatest places in the world there is now 1200 ships lying at the wharf besides other craft, to tedious to mention. I came to Mobile on the Steam Ship Creole and came very near being blown up. The air pump got something in it about two at night; and grounded on a sand reef about 12 in the fog. She struck very hard it jolted me nearly out of my birth [sic] but after working we got off about day and arrived safe.", 28 December [no year]

Item No. 121: Family Correspondence -- PLATTENBURG, William D. Autograph letter signed to Ellen S. Plattenburg, Mobile, 28 December. 1p. "Dear Mother" "…New Orleans is certainly one of the greatest places in the world there is now 1200 ships lying at the wharf besides other craft, to tedious to mention. I came to Mobile on the Steam Ship Creole and came very near being blown up. The air pump got something in it about two at night; and grounded on a sand reef about 12 in the fog. She struck very hard it jolted me nearly out of my birth [sic] but after working we got off about day and arrived safe.", 28 December [no year], Box: 1, Folder: 19. Philip Doddridge, Politician, Personal and Family Papers, A&M 3893. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/129655 Accessed November 14, 2024.