Recalls her experiences as a passenger on the steamboat Buckeye when it sank after being struck by the steamboat Desoto on the Mississippi River above the mouth of the Red River on March 1, 1844. Reminiscences also discuss the rescue efforts following the sinking, and subsequent medical treatment that she received for her injured arm. Title: Handwritten copy of the reminiscences of Mrs. Narcissa Garrett, ca. 1880s . between 1880 and 1889. Garrett, Narcissa

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