Introduction
Acknowledgments
Abstract Log
Articles of Agreement
Bill of Health
Bill of Lading
Bill of Sale (1856)
Bond for Duties (1825)
Bonds for Foreign Voyages
Charter Party
Classification Certificate (1863)
Clearance Certificate
Coasting Permit (1809)
Consular Certificates (Miscellaneous)
Contribution Certificate "Morning Star" (1856)
Convoy Instructions (ca. 1800)
Crew List
Customs Certificates and Forms (Miscellaneous)
Drawback Forms and Certificates
Enrolment Certificate
Freight Circular (1857)
Freight List (1857)
Letter of Marque/Privateer Commission
License (Coasting/Fishing Vessels)
Logbook (1828)
Manifest
Marine Insurance
Marine Society Membership Certificate (1839)
Master Carpenter's Certificate/Measurement Certificate (1853)
Master's Certificate (1861)
Mediterranean Passport/Sea Letter
Oaths and Affirmations
Passenger List
Pilot's License
Port Rules and Regulations
Portage Bill (1852)
Receipts (Miscellaneous)
Registry Certificate/Ship's Register
Sailing Card (ca. 1860)
Sailing Orders (1830)
Seamen's Protection Certificate
Shipbuilding Agreements and Contracts
Steamboat Regulatory Documents
Whalemen's Shipping Paper (1840)
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
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Inspector's Certificate/Hull & Boiler Certificate: Large printed documents, approximately 10" x 16" being a common size. Title in printed prominently near the top and many examples feature decorative engraving. Certificates often begin with the phrase, "Application having been made in writing to the subscribers; Inspectors for said district, to inspect the Steamer…." At bottom places are provided for the signatures of the inspectors (hull and boiler), the collector, and a Justice of the Peace or other notary. Various stamps or seals may also appear.
This document, often called a Hull & Boiler Certificate, was a product of Federal legislation begun in 1838 to better regulate the safely of steam vessels and their machinery, and was issued after a thorough examination of the ship, including the hull, passenger accommodations, boilers, safety equipment, and life boats had been successfully completed. It defined the geographical limits within which that particular steamboat may operate, i.e. "From New York and Hartford, Connecticut, touching at intermediate places and back." The original was filed with the collector, and copies given to the owner/operators of the vessel. Copies of this certificate were to be prominently displayed aboard the vessel, which was reinspected periodically upon the conditions of service.
American Maritime Documents, 1776-1860 - Stein, Douglas L.
Steamboat Regulatory Documents
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Inspector's Certificate/Hull & Boiler Certificate: Large printed documents, approximately 10" x 16" being a common size. Title in printed prominently near the top and many examples feature decorative engraving. Certificates often begin with the phrase, "Application having been made in writing to the subscribers; Inspectors for said district, to inspect the Steamer…." At bottom places are provided for the signatures of the inspectors (hull and boiler), the collector, and a Justice of the Peace or other notary. Various stamps or seals may also appear.
This document, often called a Hull & Boiler Certificate, was a product of Federal legislation begun in 1838 to better regulate the safely of steam vessels and their machinery, and was issued after a thorough examination of the ship, including the hull, passenger accommodations, boilers, safety equipment, and life boats had been successfully completed. It defined the geographical limits within which that particular steamboat may operate, i.e. "From New York and Hartford, Connecticut, touching at intermediate places and back." The original was filed with the collector, and copies given to the owner/operators of the vessel. Copies of this certificate were to be prominently displayed aboard the vessel, which was reinspected periodically upon the conditions of service.
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