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Day in the Life

Nov 17, 1836

Journal Entry

November 17, 1836 ~ Thursday

Nov 17th Went to Covington crossed the Ohio River into
Cincinnati visited the city & saw Conway & webster
who informed me that Brother Asahel H Woodruff had
located himself in Terrehaute Indiania & traiding
in Books in company with Robert Smith. I Also saw
the Dead & wounded carried from off the steem
Boat FLORA. 3 dead & 10 scalded by the bursting
of her pipes spent the night at Cincinnati on board
the Robert Emmet distance of the day 6 miles

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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1814
11 Apr 1814 - 18 Oct 1838
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Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Covington, Miami County, Ohio
Ohio River, United States
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

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Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

rived in Cincinnati , where we saw thirteen persons dead and wounded taken from the steamer Flora, which had burst her pipes [Column 4] while running a race; arrived in Kirtland on

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

in Cincinnatti, , where we saw thirteen persons dead and wounded, taken from the steamer Flora, which had burst her pipes while running a race; arrived in Kirt-

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

we arrived in Cincinnatti , where we saw thirteen persons dead and wounded taken from the Steamer Flora ^which had burst her pipes while running a race^; arrived in

Daybook (31 December 1835 - 3 January 1837)

17th Went to Covington crossed the Ohio river into Cincinnati visited the city & saw Conway & Webster Who informed me that Brother Asahel H Woodruff had located himself in Terrehaute Indiania & trading in Books in company with Robert Smith I saw the dead & wounded carried from aboard the Flora 3 dead 10 scalded by the Bursting of the pipes Spent the night in Cincinnati on board the Robert Emmet distance 6 miles

Daybook (Appointment Book with 1836 Daybook)

17th went to coveington crossed the ferry into Cincinnati visited the City. Saw Conway & webst[er] they told me Brother Asahel had located himself in terre haute ^indiana^ in company with Robert Smith. I ways on the wharf when the Flora was towed in with one dead & 11 scalded by the bursting of the pipes I saw them taken out Spent the night at cincinnati on board the ^Robert^ Emmet

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

we arrived in Cincinnati on the where we saw the ^thirteen person^ dead & wounded taken from the Steemer Florg Flora which had burst her pipes while running a race. there was 13 caused [as◊◊◊e] dead & wounded

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Nov 17, 1836