Title
Preview
Description
Black and white sketch of Phillip Pennywit, including biographical narrative.
Transcription
The pioneer riverman
Philip Pennywit
Born 1793 in Virginia.. Early in life he navigated the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers with a keelboat… He came to Arkansas 1828 in command of the "Facility"… He made five round trip voyages between the mouth of the river and Ft. Gibson during the boating season..
The facility was too large for use on the Arkansas River and Capt. Pennwit replaced it with the Waverly..... In 1830 he took the Waverly up the White River to Batesville.
He continued as a riverman until 1847 then entered mercantile business in Van Buren and later in Little Rock. Capt. Pennywit never married.. He died 1868.
Physical Description
Document, 11" x 14"
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000379, Image 48
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: biographical sketches, MS.000379
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Phillip Pennywit, Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: biographical sketches, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
