Rhodes' recent biography of John James Audubon discusses the New Madrid
earthquakes.  I don't have my copy at hand, but perhaps his notes might guide
you to some additional sources.

Edward L. Bond
Associate Professor of History
Alabama A&M University
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>Dear Virginia list service readers:
>     I had the pleasure of talking to Brent Tarter when he was in
>Memphis for the Southern History Association meeting.  He suggested that
>I send this question  to the list to see what is out there.  I am a
>historian researching for any primary source information on the New
>Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812.  They were felt all over the United
>States of the time with varying effects.  At Richmond,  for example,  it
>caused  suspended items to sway, dishes to rattle and awakened people
>from their sleep.  At Norfolk it caused boats in the harbor to move and
>even to dislodge a pipe( barrel) of wine from its skids and cause it to
>roll.  I have already looked at the existing  Virginia newspapers for
>the time period but gaps in the information exist.  I'm particularly
>interested in accounts from Western Virginia.  This area should have
>felt the earthquakes but accounts are scarce from the area.  The main
>quakes occurred on December 16, 1811,  January 23, 1812, and February 7,
>1812.
>    The reason for searching for these accounts is to see the effects
>the earthquakes had on the continental United States and to help refine
>how powerful the earthquakes were.
>Thanks for the help in advance
>Sincerely
>Kent Moran
>Center for  Earthquake Research and Information
>University of Memphis
>Memphis, Tennessee
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