Legal Document Concerning the Steamship "Meteor", Shreveport, Louisiana, January 7, 1848 Court document related to the steamship "Meteor", which was seized in a lawsuit. Barnett Levy and A. F. Alfred posted a $1,050 bond to recover the ship. The document details the loss of the steamship by fire in Long View, Louisiana, in 1850, resulting in three deaths. The document is dated January 7, 1848, and originates from Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.