New York State Comptroller's Office Passenger List and Freight Account Book of Steamboat "Red Jacket"

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
These are passenger lists for daily steamboat trips between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Provided are names; destinations; number of party; and fares paid. The series also includes daily accounts of Roswell Haskell with steamboat "Red Jacket" for receipts and disbursements.
Title
Passenger list and freight account book of steamboat "Red Jacket"
Quantity
0.3 cubic feet; 2 volumes
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A1079
Creator
Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

A passenger list for daily steamboat trips between Buffalo and Niagara Falls gives: names; destinations; number in party; and fares paid.

Accounts were kept between June 5 and September 11, 1838, and totaled at end of entries. The series also includes daily accounts of Roswell Haskell with steamboat "Red Jacket" for receipts (mostly from way bills) and disbursements, for April to November 1839; at the end are other miscellaneous accounts. Passengers were taxed in accordance with a law of 1817.

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