Ticket for Railroad, Coach and Boat Travel from New York to Buffalo, circa 1835
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Artifact Overview
The Erie Canal, completed in 1825, helped New York City become America's leading commercial port and aided thousands of travelers in their journey west. By 1835, railroads were already making this journey faster and cheaper. The bearer of this ticket would have taken a steamer up the Hudson River to Albany, then traveled by rail and canal boat to Buffalo.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Ticket
Date Made
circa 1835
Subject Date
circa 1835
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
69.144.504
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in
Width: 8.875 in
Inscriptions
On front of ticket:
RAIL ROAD LINE FROM NEW YORK TO BUFFALO. / The bearer (space for name) has paid me / (space for amount) Dollars for the passage of (space for numbers) / Persons from New York to (space for name of destination) / One hundred pounds of baggage free for each full passenger on the / River, and fifty pounds on the Rail Road and Canal. / TOW BOAT NEW YORK 183 / TO JOHN M. HUGHES, / Schenectady.
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