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OriginalNotes: 1850 Floyd County Census, Roll 145, p. 398, Aug. 7, 1850: Samuel F. Simpson, age 24, Daguerreotypist, b. KY; May E. Simpson, 21; in same household with: Jerome Beers, 44 shoemaker, b. Conn.; Esther, 40, b. Conn.; Stephen Beers, 19, tinner, b. NJ; Joseph, 15 student, b. NJ; George, 13, Conn.; Jane, 12, Ind; Charles, 9, Ind.; Ann, 7, Ind.; Theodore, 6, Ind,; Fanny, 3, Ind.; Julia, 1, Ind.
Floyd Co. Death Records:
Esther Beers, d Sept. 25, 1892, New Albany; Geo. H., June 24, 1914; Jerome, Feb. 17, 1886; no Samuel or May Simpson
Floyd Co. Mar. Rec.: Fannie C. Beers m. R. Mancini, Oct. 31, 1872; Jane Beers m. J. J. Cumerson, Nov. 22, 1881; Anna G. m. N. Stevenson, Oct. 2, 1905 [Anna b. Apr. 10, 1866]; Mary E. Beers m. S. F. Simpson, no date listed.
New Albany Ledger, Feb. 22, 1850, p. 2 Married on Wed. the 20th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Martin, Mr. S. F. Simpson to Miss Mary E. daughter of Jerome Beers, Esq. all of this city.
New Albany Ledger, Feb. 17, 1886, p. 4 obit of Jerome Beers, d. today, age 80, 69 years res. of New Albany, one of 49ers to CA, 3 times visited in search of gold, 3 yrs. in war in 23rd Ind. Reg. for many years carried on shoe and boot business. Res. on Chartres St.
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OriginalSource: 1850 Floyd County Census, Roll 145, p. 398, Aug. 7, 1850, Samuel F. Simpson, Daguerreotypist

New Albany Daily Ledger, Wed., April 24, 1850, p. 2, col. 1
Daguerreotypes. Mr. Simpson, the proprietor of the New Albany Daguerrean Rooms, has recently made several improvements, by which he can now take a most excellent likeness in almost any weather. The light has been very much improved, and we hardly see how it can be bettered. His assortment of stock, & c. is very complete, and those must be very fastidious indeed who cannot find something to please their taste or fancy. Mr. S. is permanently located in this city, has been to much expense in rendering his rooms comfortable, convenient, and suitable, and we do think that he should receive the patronage of our citizens. Parents, children, husbands, wives, lovers, friends, and every body else who wish to preserve either from themselves or others an accurate likeness, should by all means pay Mr. S.'s rooms a visit. The cost is but a trifle.
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OriginalSource: PHOTOGRAPHIC & FINE ART JOURNAL, 8 (August 1855) p. 252-3:  letter to the editor describing floating gallery: business conducted wholly on the Mississippi River. Had run 2 floating dag. galleries down the river and was at work fitting up another, idea new to the East, but popular in the West. The year before he had left New Albany, Ind. on the first of March, had stopped at about fifty landings, and taken about 1,000 dags and traveled some 1400 miles.  Weather became too warm for his northern blood, and in June the yellow fever season was close, so he boxed up all his equipment, sold the boat at a loss, boarded steamer and arrived back home in a little less than 6 days. ...am on the eve of making a similar "Trip." Offered to write more about his travels. [see full transcription below]

Photographic and Fine Art Journal (New York) 8:7 (August 1855): 252–53. 
DAGUERREOTYPING ON THE MISSISSIPPI. 
Dear Editor:—As you expressed a desire that I should give you an account of my 
experience during the past twelve months, I now retire a few minutes from business for 
that purpose. 
In the first place, I must inform you that my business now, is wholly conducted on the 
River. I have run two floating galleries down, and am now fitting out another, and expect 
to start down in a few weeks. This kind of Gallery, I suppose, is rather new to most of 
your eastern operators; however, it is becoming quite popular in the west. Last year I 
fitted one up at this city, which I took down as far as Bayon Goula, on the sugar coast, 
one hundred miles above New Orleans. We have our boats fitted out with every 
convenience for taking likenesses. In front of all, is the reception room. In our sitting 
room we have a large side and sky light that enables us to operate in from five to ten 
seconds in fair weather. The dampness does not affect our operation half so much as a 
person would imagine that it would on the river. Notwithstanding, we have to guard 
against it continually. There is something about a Flat-Boat Gallery that savors very 
much of the romantic; however, it is not half so romantic as convenient. I am almost 
induced to think that there cannot be a more convenient plan devised for travelling 
operators than a Floating Gallery. As soon as the boat is landed we are ready for 
operations, without all that extra trouble that travelling artists usually experience in 
unpacking and setting up ready for operating. And there is no lack of conveyance; as 
soon as we are ready to leave, we untie our lines, spring upon deck, catch hold of our 
oars, and are off for another “port.” Besides, we are entirely independent. If business is 
good, we can remain, if dull we can leave; we are not tied to one particular place. When 
we are not employed, we can fish or hunt, as best suits our fancy, as the rivers are 
thronged with ducks and wild geese. While we are floating along, we are not 
unfrequently amused by the inhabitants along the shore. Their houses, customs, &c., in 
many places are very peculiar. And, then, there is that universal annoyance that every 
boatman must endure, of answering the foolish questions that are asked on shore, mostly 
by the “colored population,” such as, “What’s yer loadin?” “What ye got to sell?” or 
“Where ye gwine to lay to-night; got any whiskey?” and so many other such foolish 
questions, that you may imagine that persons with an artistic craft like our Magic No. 3, 
would not at all times feel disposed to return them correct, or even satisfactory answers. 
In this respect, we amused ourselves in proportion to the annoyance. 
However, it is not to be wondered at, that they should take us to be traders, there 
being such a large number of that class of boats on the river. Indeed, there is no kind of page 2 of 3 
business that does not find its way on the river. There are merchants, grocers, carpenters, 
cabinet-makers, blacksmiths, tinners, coopers, painters, shoe-makers, wagon-makers, 
plough-makers, (and I should have said likeness makers), saddlers, jewellers, potters, 
glass-blowers, doctors, dentists, showmen, ventriloquists, machinists, jugglers, Barnums, 
black-legs, gamblers, thieves, humbugs, museums, concerts, circuses, menageries, Tom 
Thumbs and baby shows, “till you can’t rest.” Indeed you could not name any business 
from the quack doctor to the Bar tender, that is not represented on the western rivers. And 
the bosom of the “Mighty Father of Waters” may truly be compared to the streets of a 
great city, where motley crowds from every nation are flocking to find sale for their 
merchandise, produce and manufactures. A full description of this river, with its trades 
and traffics, would be very interesting to those unacquainted with it. Those who have 
never navigated this river can have no conception of its vastness, nor of the amount of 
trade that is carried on along its shores, and on its surface. In a good stage of water, I 
suppose, that in regard to depth, velocity, and amount of water that flows down this 
stream, it is not surpassed in the world. 
Last year I left New Albany, on the first of March; stopped at about fifty landings, 
took something near one thousand likenesses, travelled (by water,) near fourteen hundred 
miles, arriving, as before stated, upon the sugar coast, where the French language is 
universally spoken. Here the weather became rather too warm for my northern blood, at a 
season of the year, (June) bordering so close upon that of the yellow fever, and I did not 
find it practicable to remain longer; so I boxed up, sold the Boat, (or rather gave it away,) 
and boarded the fine steamer Belle Sheridan, for home, where I arrived in something less 
than six days. 
Thus ends last year’s experience. As I am on the eve of making a similar “Trip,” if 
you desire that I should give you an account of all that is interesting, you will please let it 
be known. In the mean time if there are any points that I have not touched upon, 
connected with my business,—manner of traveling, &c., that you would like to be 
enlightened upon, please let me know, and I will give you all the information I can. For 
the present, I remain yours, &c., 
New Albany, July 18th 1855                      SAM. F. SIMPSON. 
A little more of the “lay of the land, and the looks of the people,” as daguerreotyped 
from day to day, would interest.—Ed.
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