Old times on the upper Mississippi : the recollections of a steamboat pilot from 1854 to 1863 (1909)
Merrick, George Byron, Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Cleveland, Ohio : A.H. Clark Co. · leaf 60
n which thecaptain, clerks, and pilots were held by the travelling public. The.fame of such a crew was passed along from one tourist toanother, until the gentle accomplishments of a boats personnelwere as well known as their official qualifications. 2 Mud Clerk: Second clerk, whose duty it was to… … THE MUD CLERK 55 Captain William Faucette was, as I have said, of FrenchCreole stock, from New Orleans. In addition to being a goodand capable officer on the roof, he was also highly endowed withthe graces that commended him to the ladies and gentlemen whotook passage with him. Polite in his…
Merrick, George Byron · River life · River boats · Pilots and pilotage · Steam-navigation · Frontier and pioneer life
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