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Steamboat Company Documents, 1885, 1887

(From: Hart, Hubbard L., Papers, 1850-1918, Collection M81-7)

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A text version of the Steamboat Company Document is included below the graphic image.


Steamboat Company Documents, 1885


Office of H. L. HART's
Orange Grove and Ocklawaha River Steamers,
Palatka, Fla., Decr. 20th [?] /85

Capt J.H. [?] Smith
Sanford-- My Dr Sir--Yrs 19th at hand & Note Contents-- Think if you can sell for the 20,000$-- better do it-- fear you can't get 15,000 after the R-R- gets to running-- still think-- a Boat will pay then in winter-- there will be a big travel then this winter I think-- particularly if Ler [?] gets his Hotel to running right soon-- I have many en- -quiries-- about it-- & have agts- working for it &c-- I have a party feeling of me hear-- or wanting price - on 3 or 4 Boats for Ockla- -ha route-- that I think if they buy will pay cash-- (talking about 3/4 Int. [?] -I haven't given them price yet-- perhaps had better put in up-north too)- -Who Have you for engineer--chief for Astatula-- Will want Hunter [?] here about 1st Jany-- want to start str Okee-

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