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Letter to Editor
September 15, 1820
Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A stockholder corrects a newspaper report on the steamboat Potomac's intended route, stating it is built to run between Alexandria and Norfolk, with possible extension to Washington if beneficial to owners.
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To the Editor of the Norfolk Herald.
SIR:--I was pleased in observing in your paper the favorable notice of the steam boat Potomac; but as the writer has (no doubt unintentionally) mistaken her intended destination, I beg you will have it corrected. The Potomac, built at your place, is owned equally at Alexandria and Norfolk, and built expressly to run between the two places--should it be found that the interest of the stockholders will be promoted by her going from this place to Washington, the directors will pursue the course best calculated to accomplish that object.
A STOCKHOLDER.
Alexandria, Sep. 5, 1820.
SIR:--I was pleased in observing in your paper the favorable notice of the steam boat Potomac; but as the writer has (no doubt unintentionally) mistaken her intended destination, I beg you will have it corrected. The Potomac, built at your place, is owned equally at Alexandria and Norfolk, and built expressly to run between the two places--should it be found that the interest of the stockholders will be promoted by her going from this place to Washington, the directors will pursue the course best calculated to accomplish that object.
A STOCKHOLDER.
Alexandria, Sep. 5, 1820.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Steamboat Potomac
Alexandria Norfolk Route
Stockholder Correction
Destination Error
What entities or persons were involved?
A Stockholder.
Editor Of The Norfolk Herald
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Stockholder.
Recipient
Editor Of The Norfolk Herald
Main Argument
the steamboat potomac is intended to run between alexandria and norfolk, correcting a mistaken report of another destination; extension to washington may be considered if it benefits stockholders.
Notable Details
Built At Norfolk
Owned Equally At Alexandria And Norfolk