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Confederate Inland Waterways mail to and from Arkansas

Inland Waterways mail during the Confederacy is scarce anywhere, and very scarce to and from Arkansas. I have seen very few covers for this list.

Updated 2013-02-28

Confederate IW Covers to and from Arkansas

Boat Name	Date	Origin/Destination	River(s)	Comment	Cover Image & Source
Judge Fletcher, Regular New Orleans & Arkansas River Packet	186x-May 30	From Monroe LA to Hampton, AR	Mississippi, Arkansas	Ornate envelope with all-over printed boat name, ms "Soldier's letter 3rd Ark" and "10"	Judge Fletcher NO & Arkansas River Packet Monroe LA to Hampton Ark JMilgram Collection 5-8-11.jpg
M Relf, From Steamer	1862-04-19	to Washington AR	Ouachita	Oval Hsp with "FROM/STEAMER/M. RELF), ms "Sr M Relf"	M Relf, Steamer 1862-04-19 to Washington AR RKaufman_Sale46_Lot514.jpg
M. Relf, Steamer	1862-04-12	New Orleans/Washington Arkansas	Ouachita	Text only from auction catalog	M Relf, Steamer 1862-04-12 to Washington AR text only SothebyPB Sale S-26 Lot123.jpg
Steamer Planter	1861	Unknown to New Orleans	Arkansas, Mississippi	From Rumsey Catalog "Leaves on Thursday, March 7 at 6 P.M. for Arkansas River. For Fort Smith, Van Buren, Ozark, Roseville, Sprada Bluff, Norristown, Dardanelle, Lewisburg, Little Rock, Pine Bluff, New Vanceny and all way and plantation landings in the Bends - The superior and swift-running passenger packet Planter, C.V. Wells, master. For freight or passage apply on board.".	Planter, Steamer to NO served Arkansas River SRumsey Sale 77Lot1071.jpg
Tahlequah, Steamer	1861-12-13	Red Fork Ark/Not stated	Arkansas	Printed Bill of Lading. Text Only.	Tahlequah Steamer 1861-12-13 Bill of Lading SPB4090 Lot633 text only.jpg