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