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Ferry Boats

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Account Book of the Ferryboat W. V. B. Heermance

 Item — Manuscript Shelves
Identifier: MV 1690
Scope and Contents Item is a ledger of accounts related to the operation of the W. V. B. Heermance Steam Ferryboat at Coxsackie as well as miscellaneous accounts of the firm of Hamilton and Smith engaged in the freight and shipping business at Coxsackie. Some accounts are abstract tallies of expenses listed under "Reed and Powell" and "Hamilton and Smith" while others give individual names and itemized expenses accrued by those individuals for various services rendered. Some of these include the...

Account Book of the Hudson and Athens Ferry

 Item — Manuscript Shelves
Identifier: MV 1717
Scope and Contents Item is a ledger of accounts of the "Horse Boat" and "Small Boat" operated as ferries between the Village of Athens and City of Hudson between 1820 and 1838. Included within are revenues from each boat as well as names of those compensated for operating the ferry and servicing it. The most notable aspect of this ledger is the level of detail included in the accounting of revenues and debts, and the vast list of names of those involved with supplying and operating the Hudson-Athens Ferry at this...