Records of the Norwich & New York Transportation Company

Manuscripts Collection 125

Overview of the Records

Repository: G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport
Creator: Norwich & New York Transportation Co.
Title: Records of the Norwich & New York Transportation Company
Dates: 1860-1904
Extent: 18 items
Abstract: The collection comprises of company ledgers and journals.
Identification: Coll. 125

History of the Norwich & New York Transportation Company

The Norwich & New York Transportation Company was organized in 1860 to operate passenger and freight steamers between New York City and New London and Norwich, Connecticut. It was later owned by Norwich and Worcester Railroad Company, acquired by New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad Company in 1899, and purchased by the railroad’s New England Navigation Company in 1904.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.

Restrictions on Use

Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

 Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):

New England Navigation Company
New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company
Norwich and Worcester Railroad Company

Subjects:

Steamboat lines–Connecticut–New London
Steamboat lines–Connecticut–Norwich
Steamboat lines–New York (State)–New York

Document Types:

Ledgers

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Coll. 125, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.

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Detailed Description of the Records

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

 

Ledgers; 1860-1904
Volume
1 # 324-A; 1860-1867
2 # 324-B; 1867-1872
3 # 324-C; 1872-1876
4 # 324-D; 1877-1881
5 # 324-E; 1882-1887
6 # 324-F; 1887-1891
7 # 324-(6); 1891-1896
8 # 325; 1896-1904
Journals; 1860-1904
Volume
9 # 326-A; 1860 Aug 4-1863 Oct 7
10 # 326-B; 1863 Oct 9-1865 Nov 30
11 # 326-C; 1865 Dec 2-1867 Sep 23
12 # 326-D; 1867 Sep 26-1869 Jul 19
13 # 326-E; 1869 Jul 19-1971 Aug 19
14 # 326-F; 1871 Aug 19-1873 May 29
15 # 326-G; 1873 Jun 2-1875 Feb 23
16 # 326-H; 1875 Feb 25-1876 Aug 9
17 # 326-I(H); 1896 Oct 1-1904 Dec 31
18 # 326-S; 1896 Oct 1-1904 Dec 31

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