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Unnamed ferry line subscribers' agreement

Call Number

1974.251

Date

1833, inclusive

Creator

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet in one folder.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

One subscribers' agreement, dated 1833, to establish an unnamed ferry line between Brooklyn and New York City south of the Fulton Ferry.

Historical Note

The first steam ferry to provide service across the East River between Brooklyn and New York City was the Fulton Ferry, which officially opened in 1814 and connected the two Fulton Streets on either side of the River. Other early steam ferries between Brooklyn and New York included the South Ferry, which opened in 1836 and connected Atlantic Street in Brooklyn to New York's Whitehall Street, and the Hamilton Ferry, which opened in 1846 and connected Hamilton Avenue in Brooklyn to the Battery in New York. By 1854, several competing ferry lines between Brooklyn and New York were consolidated by the Union Ferry Company.

Source:

  1. Adams, Arthur G. "Ferries," in The Encyclopedia of New York City, ed. Kenneth T. Jackson (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press; New York: New York Historical Society, c1995), 397-401.

Scope and Contents

One subscribers' agreement, dated 1833, to establish an unnamed ferry line between Brooklyn and New York City south of the Fulton Ferry. Includes a list of 23 subscribers. The intended ferry line referenced in the agreement is possibly the South Ferry, which opened in 1836.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Unnamed ferry line subscribers' agreement, 1974.251, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Lea Luquer through T.P. Luquer, 1917.

Related Materials

Related archival collections at the Brooklyn Historical Society:

Missing Title

  1. 1977.051, Catherine and Main Street Ferry Company records, 1812-1845

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik

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Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: A0013 (Material Type: Text)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201