John Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, Philadelphia: Louis H Everts, 1881, p 535.
--Davis Embree is a son of Samuel Embree and his second wife, Rebecca Kirk. Davis and his brother Jesse "were brewers in Cincinnati, and were occupied in the effort to extend their business by sending their ale down the rivers at the date of the last letter from Cincinnati. I remember to have met Davis when their business included the buying and selling of real estate, in which they thought they were prospering." Unfortunately, he suffered "financial embarrassment" due to inflated real estate values. His brother Jesse died in 1823 after being taken ill while commanding the steamboat "Cincinnati" owned by the brothers.
Davis Embree was a brewer in Cincinnati at the beginning of 1814, when his brother Jesse joined him. Their affairs were connected from that time to the death of the latter... In the latter period of their partnership they owned for several years a steamboat, which at first Jesse commanded, but afterwards Davis was her commander, and thereby became familiar with steam navigation on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Explosions of boilers, running into sawyers or snags and upon shifting shoals, and racing of boats were so common as to make the navigation of these rivers the most dangerous that could be made... the 'Cincinnati' was wrecked, some time before May, 1825...
Davis Embree was the most efficient advocate for an act of Congress to repress the dangers of all steam navigation. To this he devoted several years of his time and the energies of an intelligent and vigorous mind. The act of Congress of 30th August, 1852, was the result... It was due to him and his fitness and skill that he should receive the appointment of inspector for the Mississippi River district, and he continued to hold office under the act with general approval for some years; but his independent Ulster blood was too much for his safety. He would not for office concede his freedom of speech, and a successor of other party politics was appointed to his place under the administration of Mr Buchanan."
--Davis Embree is a son of Samuel Embree and his second wife, Rebecca Kirk. Davis and his brother Jesse "were brewers in Cincinnati, and were occupied in the effort to extend their business by sending their ale down the rivers at the date of the last letter from Cincinnati. I remember to have met Davis when their business included the buying and selling of real estate, in which they thought they were prospering." Unfortunately, he suffered "financial embarrassment" due to inflated real estate values. His brother Jesse died in 1823 after being taken ill while commanding the steamboat "Cincinnati" owned by the brothers.
Davis Embree was a brewer in Cincinnati at the beginning of 1814, when his brother Jesse joined him. Their affairs were connected from that time to the death of the latter... In the latter period of their partnership they owned for several years a steamboat, which at first Jesse commanded, but afterwards Davis was her commander, and thereby became familiar with steam navigation on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Explosions of boilers, running into sawyers or snags and upon shifting shoals, and racing of boats were so common as to make the navigation of these rivers the most dangerous that could be made... the 'Cincinnati' was wrecked, some time before May, 1825...
Davis Embree was the most efficient advocate for an act of Congress to repress the dangers of all steam navigation. To this he devoted several years of his time and the energies of an intelligent and vigorous mind. The act of Congress of 30th August, 1852, was the result... It was due to him and his fitness and skill that he should receive the appointment of inspector for the Mississippi River district, and he continued to hold office under the act with general approval for some years; but his independent Ulster blood was too much for his safety. He would not for office concede his freedom of speech, and a successor of other party politics was appointed to his place under the administration of Mr Buchanan."
John Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, Philadelphia: Louis H Everts, 1881, p 535.
--Davis Embree is a son of Samuel Embree and his second wife, Rebecca Kirk. Davis and his brother Jesse "were brewers in Cincinnati, and were occupied in the effort to extend their business by sending their ale down the rivers at the date of the last letter from Cincinnati. I remember to have met Davis when their business included the buying and selling of real estate, in which they thought they were prospering." Unfortunately, he suffered "financial embarrassment" due to inflated real estate values. His brother Jesse died in 1823 after being taken ill while commanding the steamboat "Cincinnati" owned by the brothers.
Davis Embree was a brewer in Cincinnati at the beginning of 1814, when his brother Jesse joined him. Their affairs were connected from that time to the death of the latter... In the latter period of their partnership they owned for several years a steamboat, which at first Jesse commanded, but afterwards Davis was her commander, and thereby became familiar with steam navigation on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Explosions of boilers, running into sawyers or snags and upon shifting shoals, and racing of boats were so common as to make the navigation of these rivers the most dangerous that could be made... the 'Cincinnati' was wrecked, some time before May, 1825...
Davis Embree was the most efficient advocate for an act of Congress to repress the dangers of all steam navigation. To this he devoted several years of his time and the energies of an intelligent and vigorous mind. The act of Congress of 30th August, 1852, was the result... It was due to him and his fitness and skill that he should receive the appointment of inspector for the Mississippi River district, and he continued to hold office under the act with general approval for some years; but his independent Ulster blood was too much for his safety. He would not for office concede his freedom of speech, and a successor of other party politics was appointed to his place under the administration of Mr Buchanan."
--Davis Embree is a son of Samuel Embree and his second wife, Rebecca Kirk. Davis and his brother Jesse "were brewers in Cincinnati, and were occupied in the effort to extend their business by sending their ale down the rivers at the date of the last letter from Cincinnati. I remember to have met Davis when their business included the buying and selling of real estate, in which they thought they were prospering." Unfortunately, he suffered "financial embarrassment" due to inflated real estate values. His brother Jesse died in 1823 after being taken ill while commanding the steamboat "Cincinnati" owned by the brothers.
Davis Embree was a brewer in Cincinnati at the beginning of 1814, when his brother Jesse joined him. Their affairs were connected from that time to the death of the latter... In the latter period of their partnership they owned for several years a steamboat, which at first Jesse commanded, but afterwards Davis was her commander, and thereby became familiar with steam navigation on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Explosions of boilers, running into sawyers or snags and upon shifting shoals, and racing of boats were so common as to make the navigation of these rivers the most dangerous that could be made... the 'Cincinnati' was wrecked, some time before May, 1825...
Davis Embree was the most efficient advocate for an act of Congress to repress the dangers of all steam navigation. To this he devoted several years of his time and the energies of an intelligent and vigorous mind. The act of Congress of 30th August, 1852, was the result... It was due to him and his fitness and skill that he should receive the appointment of inspector for the Mississippi River district, and he continued to hold office under the act with general approval for some years; but his independent Ulster blood was too much for his safety. He would not for office concede his freedom of speech, and a successor of other party politics was appointed to his place under the administration of Mr Buchanan."
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