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This file appears in: Capt. William McClain's Underground Steamboat: McClain v. Esham (1856) and the Escape of Joshua onboard the Steamer Bostona
This file appears in: Capt. William McClain's Underground Steamboat: McClain v. Esham (1856) and the Escape of Joshua onboard the Steamer Bostona
Capt. William McClain's Underground Steamboat: McClain v. Esham (1856) and the Escape of Joshua onboard the Steamer Bostona
A long-overlooked Kentucky lawsuit, known as McClain v. Esham, dating to 1856, provides important insight into the Ohio River operations of what might best be described as an Underground Steamboat. In…