1812: Rafting income of Joseph Bicknell

 

1821: September 20:  Delaware Gazette: Advertisement: Freighting by boat from Catskill to NYC

 

1823  Excerpts from the travel journal of Laura Sherwood

Sept 17: Page 1 -- Left Delhi
Sept 17: Page 2 -- Found Unadilla delightful.
Sept 18: Page 3 --  Rode to Guilford.
Sept 18: Page 4 -- Left Oxford.

Sept 21/22: Page 11 -- Auburn. Tour of the State Prison.
Sept 22: Page 12 --  Tour of the State Prison.
Sept 23: Page  13 --   Left Auburn. 
Sept 24: Page 14 -- Arrived at Geneva.  New Theological Seminary just completed.

Sept 26/27  Page 18 -- Overtaken by an Indian. 
Sept 27/28 Page 19 --Rode 26 miles to Harris Hill.  Found dirty beds. 
Sept 29/30  Page 22 -- Went to view the falls.
Sept 30  Page 23 -- Goat Island. 
Oct 4  Page 27 -- Sailed on the canal to Pittsford.
Oct 4  Page 28 -- Arrived in Pittsford. Description of trip on the canal.
Oct 4 Page 29 -- Description of trip on the canal.
Oct 4/Oct 5  Page 30--  Description of trip on the canal.
Oct 5   Page 31 -- Carriages take them to Rochester.
Oct 5   Page 32 -- Went to church. 
Oct 6  Page 33 --  Boats entered aqueduct with bands of music.
Oct 6 Page 34 -- Sailed through the aqueduct
Oct 6  Page 35 -- Rush to catch steam boat.
Oct 6/Oct 7 Page 36 -- Missed the boat.
Oct 7  Page 37 -- Windy.  Seasick.
Oct 7  Page 38 -- Visited 120 gun ship New Orleans

1838: October 1:  Letter to family in Hobart, Delaware County NY  Travel from New York to Michigan: missed the boat.

1840: October 4: Letter from Laura Sherwood to her son Oakley. Brief mention of trip to NYC.

1846: December 30:  Delaware Gazette: Advertisement: Catskill Steam Transportation

1849: September 1: Letter from Robert Sherwood to his sister Mary: Description of a visit to Paris. Located under The Outside World

1850: January 1: Edgerton stage business: Stage account: G. Beach: July 1849 - January 1850

1850: January: Edgerton stage business: Bill for an ad in the Delaware Gazette.  Located under Business and Labor

1850: January 23: Edgerton stage business: Sold a few horses. Located under Business and Labor

1850: April 1: Edgerton stage business: Settlement of Kingston Road. Located under Business and Labor

1850: October 1: Edgerton stage business, Apollos Cook Edgerton. Located under Business and Labor

1850: November 22: Edgerton state business: Turnover, one passenger hurt. Located under Business and Labor

1850: December 2: Edgerton stage business: Settlement of stage accounts, Henry and Guerdon Edgerton. Located under Business and Labor

1851: January - April: Edgerton stage business, Apollos Cook Edgerton to Henry Edgerton. Located under Business and Labor

1851: April - October: Edgerton stage business: Bill for oats. Located under Business and Labor

1851: November 15: Edgerton stage business: Man got on stage without driver's knowledge. Located under Business and Labor

1851: July - December: Edgerton stage business, Apollos Cook Edgerton to Henry Edgerton. Located under Business and Labor

1851 Letter from Harvey Seaman to parents in Delancey, Delaware County, NY describing a trip by sail from NY to California via Cape Horn. Located under Family and Daily Life

1852: March 4: Bloomville Mirror (newspaper): Railroad ride as capital punishment

1853: January 11: Edgerton stage business: Bill for keeping a team of horses. Located under Business and Labor

1853: April 23: Edgerton stage business: Drivers need to speed up (large file). Located under Business and Labor

1853: October 6: Escape from Delhi NY lawmen by George Edgerton to St. Paul, Minnesota Territory.

1853: November 3: Edgerton business: Receipt for shipping shingles via the New York and Erie Rail-Road

1853: November 5: Edgerton business: Note: Shingles are awaiting pickup at the railroad station

1854: May 17: Receipt for lodging at the Pacific Hotel, New York City

1854: December 20: Freight bill from the steamer North America.

1855: May 30: Delaware Gazette: Advertisement: Catskill Steam Transportation

1855: May 30:  Delaware Gazette: Advertisement: Stage coach from Hancock to Delhi

1856: October 8:  Delaware Gazette: Advertisement: Steam boat from Catskill to NYC

1856: December 4: Edgerton hotel business:  Letter from Scott & Conway Brewers, Norwich, NY: ship empty beer barrels

1857: August 13: 1857: Head hunting for a stage coach driver

1857: January 6: Edgerton hotel business: New York and Erie Rail Road: cranberries were never shipped

1857: November 2: Letter from George Jayne at Fergusonville Academy  Description of his trip from Orange NJ to Fergusonville (Delaware County) via steamboat and stagecoach.

1858: May: Letter from George Jayne at Fergusonville Academy  Description of his trip from Orange NJ to Fergusonville (Delaware County) via steamboat and stagecoach.

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