September 1821 issue:
The new mechanical steam-coach left Philadelphia at eight in the evening of the 3d ultimo, and arrived at Parrysberg, Greenland, at noon on the fifth, a distance of 893 miles in 40 hours. It carried eighteen in, and twenty-seven outside passengers, besides a great quantity of luggage.
(The Saturday Magazine vol. 1 July-December 1821, Philadelphia)
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