Dear Dr. Bond:
Thanks for the information on Audubon and his experiences in the New
Madrid earthquakes. I will check the biography out to see what other
information that I might have overlooked. I would have replied sooner
but we experienced a 4.1 magnitude earthquake here the other day and I
had to respond to public inquiries due to it.
Sincerely
Kent Moran
Center for Earthquake Research and Information
University of Memphis
EDWARD BOND wrote:
>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.
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>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
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>>from their sleep. At Norfolk it caused boats in the harbor to move and
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>>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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