History of the Old Colony Steamboat Company
The Old Colony Steamboat Company was chartered in April 1874 to operate freight and passenger steamers between Narragansett Bay and New York, N.Y. While controlled by the Old Colony Railroad, it operated independently. When the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad leased the Old Colony Railroad in 1893 it gained control of the steamboat company. IN 1905 the New Haven Railroad’s New England Navigation Company purchased the Old Colony Steamboat Company.
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):
City of Boston (Steamboat)
City of Lawrence (Steamboat)
City of Worcester (Steamboat)
Fitchburg (Steamboat)
Places:
Narragansett Bay (R.I.)
Subjects:
Steamboat lines–New York (State)–New York
Document Types:
Cashbooks
Logs (records)
Administrative Information
Coll. 124, 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.
| Cash Books; 1874-1894 | |||||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||||
| 1 | #361 (A); 1874 Jun-1876 Aug | ||||||||||||
| 2 | #362 (B); 1876 Sep-Nov | ||||||||||||
| 3 | #364 ( C); 1878 Dec-1880 Nov | ||||||||||||
| 4 | #365 (D); 1880 Dec-1883 May | ||||||||||||
| 5 | #366 (E); 1883 Jun-1885 Aug | ||||||||||||
| 6 | #367 (F); 1885 Oct-1888 Jan | ||||||||||||
| 7 | #368 (G); 1888 Feb-1890 Mar | ||||||||||||
| 8 | #369 (H); 1890 Apr-1892 Apr | ||||||||||||
| 9 | #370 (I); 1892 May-1894 Mar | ||||||||||||
| 10 | #371; 1874 Jun-1884 May | ||||||||||||
| 11 | #372 (#B); 1884 Jun-1892 Mar | ||||||||||||
| 12 | #373 (#C); 1892 Apr-1894 May | ||||||||||||
| Invoices; 1874-1894 | |||||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||||
| 13 | #385-3; 1874 Jun-1874 Nov | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Invoices; 1874 Dec-1875 Jun | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Invoices; 1875 Jul-1876 Apr | ||||||||||||
| 16 | #385-3, Index D | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Invoice D; 1876 May-1877 Feb | ||||||||||||
| 18 | #385-4, Index E | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Invoice E; 1877 Mar-Dec | ||||||||||||
| 20 | #385-5, Index F | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Invoice F; 1878 Jan-1880 Dec | ||||||||||||
| 22 | #385-6, Index G | ||||||||||||
| 23 | #385-6, Invoice G; 1881 Jan-1883 Feb | ||||||||||||
| 24 | #385-7, Index H | ||||||||||||
| 25 | #385-7, Invoice H; 1883 Mar-1885 Mar | ||||||||||||
| 26 | #385-8, Index I | ||||||||||||
| 27 | #385-8, Invoice I; 1885 Apr-1887 Jun | ||||||||||||
| 28 | #385-9, Index J | ||||||||||||
| 29 | #385-9, Invoice J; 1887 Jul-1889 Aug | ||||||||||||
| 30 | #385-10, Index K | ||||||||||||
| 31 | #385-10, Invoice K; 1889 Sep-1891 Jul | ||||||||||||
| 32 | #385-11, Index L | ||||||||||||
| 33 | #385-11, Invoice L; 1891 Aug-1893 Jun | ||||||||||||
| 34 | #385-12, Index M | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Invoice M,; 1893 Jul-1894 May | ||||||||||||
| Cash Journals; 1894-1898 | |||||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||||
| 36 | # 1; 1894 Jun-Sep | ||||||||||||
| 37 | # 2; 1894 Oct-Dec | ||||||||||||
| 38 | # 3; 1895 Jan-Mar | ||||||||||||
| 39 | # 4; 1895 Apr-May | ||||||||||||
| 40 | # 5; 1895 Jun-Aug | ||||||||||||
| 41 | # 6; 1895 Sep-Nov | ||||||||||||
| 42 | # 7; 1895 Dec-1896 Jan | ||||||||||||
| 43 | # 8; 1896 Feb-Mar | ||||||||||||
| 44 | # 9; 1896 Apr-May | ||||||||||||
| 45 | # 10; 1896 Jun-Jul | ||||||||||||
| 46 | # 11; 1896 Aug-Oct | ||||||||||||
| 47 | # 12; 1896 Nov-Dec | ||||||||||||
| 48 | # 15; 1897 Jan-Feb | ||||||||||||
| 49 | # 13; 1897 Mar-Apr | ||||||||||||
| 50 | # 14; 1897 May-Jun | ||||||||||||
| 51 | # 16; 1897 Jul-Aug | ||||||||||||
| 52 | # 17; 1897 Sep-Oct | ||||||||||||
| 53 | # 18; 1897 Nov-Dec | ||||||||||||
| 54 | # 19; 1898 Jan-Feb | ||||||||||||
| 55 | # 20; 1898 May-Jun | ||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Records; 1864-1904 | |||||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||||
| 56 | Administrative Expenses (# 403 1/2); 1903 Jul-1904 Jul | ||||||||||||
| 57 | Record of Operating Expenses (# 404 1/2); 1898-1902 | ||||||||||||
| 58 | Invoice (404 I); 1875 Dec-1878 Apr | ||||||||||||
| 59 | Register of Bills Audited (# 404-2); 1878 Apr-1881 Nov | ||||||||||||
| 60 | Register of Bills Audited (# 404-3); 1881 Dec-1884 Sep | ||||||||||||
| 61 | Register of Bills Audited (# 404-4); 1884 Oct-1887 Jul | ||||||||||||
| 62 | Register of Bills Audited (# 404-5); 1887 Aug-1890 Feb | ||||||||||||
| 63 | Register of Bills Audited (# 404-7); 1890 Mar-1892 Jun | ||||||||||||
| 64 | Register of Bills Audited (# 404-6)-F; 1892 Jul-1894 May | ||||||||||||
| 65 | Log of Steamer FITCHBURG (# 404-9); 1892 Jan 11-Apr 12 | ||||||||||||
| 66 | Expense Book (# 404-9); 1876 Jan-Dec | ||||||||||||
| 67 | Vessel Accounts: CITY OF WORCESTER, CITY OF LAWRENCE, CITY OF BOSTON (# 404-10); 1894 | ||||||||||||
| 68 | Bills Collectable (# 404-11); 1894 Jun-1898 Jun | ||||||||||||
| 69 | Payroll (# 393 1/2); 1887 Jan | ||||||||||||
| 70 | Monthly Trial Balance (# 384 1/2); 1874-1886 | ||||||||||||
| 71 | Monthly Trial Balance (# 383 1/2); 1877-1885 | ||||||||||||
| 72 | Monthly Trial Balance (# 381 1/2); 1885-1889 | ||||||||||||
| 73 | Stock, Old Colony Steamboat Co. (# 378 1/2); 1864 Nov 30-1871 Jun 12 | ||||||||||||
| 74 | Checkbook; 1889 | ||||||||||||
| 75 | Vouchers and payroll # 1 (391); 1894 Jun-1897 Apr | ||||||||||||
| 76 | Voucher book # 2 (387); 1894 Jul-1897 May | ||||||||||||
| 77 | Record of Vouchers # 3 (388); 1897 Jun-1898 Jun | ||||||||||||
| 78 | Record of Vouchers # 4 (389); 1897 Jul-1898 May | ||||||||||||
| 79 | Record of Vouchers # 5 (390); 1898 Jul-1898 Sep | ||||||||||||
| 80 | Record of Vouchers # 6 (390-A); 1898 Aug-Oct | ||||||||||||
| 81 | Coupon Bonds; 1881 Jan 1, due 1896 Jan 1 | ||||||||||||
| 82 | Coupon Bonds; 1881 Jan 1, due 1896 Jan 1 | ||||||||||||
| 83 | Bonds and Transfers; ca. 1880 | ||||||||||||