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<p>[QUOTE="ExoMan, post: 2433207, member: 72588"]This is a new addition. Brunk listed two other two cent pieces, dated 1864 and 1867. I anticipate that this date will be added to his next edition. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce did a fine job of researching the Jennie Hubbs!</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that this issue may have been used as boarding passes for passengers who went ashore and returned. Jennie was primarily a cargo vessel, but she was fitted with passenger quarters that were even suitable for ladies. I also suspect that these counterstamped coins were issued in Jennie's final year, 1867. Another possibility is that they were struck as mementos for those who manned her.</p><p><br /></p><p>I stumbled upon a newspaper article in the Louisville Daily Journal, dated September 9, 1863. It provides some additional history on Jennie ...</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">A Memphis exchange says of the beautiful little Jennie Hubbs that she was built in Cincinnati under the immediate supervision of Capt. Devenney, who has had every detail arranged as his experience suggested; she therefore offers many contrasts to the usual arrangement of sternwheel boats, having the convenience of sidewheelers. Her guards are as wide as sidewheelers of her size, her saloon and staterooms are as spacious, and the ladies' cabin is admirably arranged and handsomely furnished. The pilot-house is of unusual size, and the arrangement on the boiler deck is excellent for convenience and securing space for stowage. We must acknowledge being highly pleased with the neat, pretty Jennie Hubbs, which receives its name from the niece, who is treated as a daughter of David Gibson, Esq. of Cincinnati, a charming young lady of seventeen. Will C. Hubbs, Esq., a brother of the accomplished lady, is a pilot on the boat. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ExoMan, post: 2433207, member: 72588"]This is a new addition. Brunk listed two other two cent pieces, dated 1864 and 1867. I anticipate that this date will be added to his next edition. Bruce did a fine job of researching the Jennie Hubbs! I suspect that this issue may have been used as boarding passes for passengers who went ashore and returned. Jennie was primarily a cargo vessel, but she was fitted with passenger quarters that were even suitable for ladies. I also suspect that these counterstamped coins were issued in Jennie's final year, 1867. Another possibility is that they were struck as mementos for those who manned her. I stumbled upon a newspaper article in the Louisville Daily Journal, dated September 9, 1863. It provides some additional history on Jennie ... [SIZE=4]A Memphis exchange says of the beautiful little Jennie Hubbs that she was built in Cincinnati under the immediate supervision of Capt. Devenney, who has had every detail arranged as his experience suggested; she therefore offers many contrasts to the usual arrangement of sternwheel boats, having the convenience of sidewheelers. Her guards are as wide as sidewheelers of her size, her saloon and staterooms are as spacious, and the ladies' cabin is admirably arranged and handsomely furnished. The pilot-house is of unusual size, and the arrangement on the boiler deck is excellent for convenience and securing space for stowage. We must acknowledge being highly pleased with the neat, pretty Jennie Hubbs, which receives its name from the niece, who is treated as a daughter of David Gibson, Esq. of Cincinnati, a charming young lady of seventeen. Will C. Hubbs, Esq., a brother of the accomplished lady, is a pilot on the boat. [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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