1860-10-30, Richmond Dispatch; Curtis Peck (future obstruction at Drewry’s Bluff) makes run from Norfolk to Richmond in 8 1/2 hours
From the Richmond Dispatch, 10/30/1860, p. 1, c. 6
Quick Time. – The steamer Curtis Peck made the run from Norfolk to Richmond yesterday in eight hours and a half. We imagine it would be difficult to produce a boat to beat that time.