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February 9, 1856, as a transatlantic
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J. A. Wotten, J. K. Mitchell, C. H. Townsend, J. B. Hildreth
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The Life of Robert Fulton and a
History of Steam Navigation
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Wooden hulled, brig-rigged, sidewheel steamer built in 1855
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Fulton (steamship 1855), painting by Samuel Ward Stanton.
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s last voyage, as a mail carrier, was on March 30, 1861.
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American Civil War auxiliary ships of the United States
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35:U.S. Mail Steamer Fulton, J. A. Wotten, Commander.
245:-rigged, sidewheel steamer built in 1855 by the
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