Letter : Taboga Island, Panama, to parents, 1851 Nov. 23.

1851 November 23

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The Columbus was a propeller steamship used in the San Francisco and Panama passenger trade. In 1862, she struck a rock or reef near Punta Remedios, close to the harbor of Acajutla, Salvador, and sank.

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