History of Providence & Stonington Steamship Company
The Stonington Steamship Company was organized in 1867 by the Stonington Railroad Company and others to operate between New York City and Stonington, Connecticut. It was consolidated into the Providence & Stonington Steamship Company in 1875 and terminated operations in 1896.
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):
Stonington Steamship Co.
Subjects:
Steamboat lines–Connecticut–Stonington
Steamboat lines–New York (State)–New York
Document Types:
Cashbooks
Ledgers
Administrative Information
Coll. 128, 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; 1868-1875 | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | A (#455); 1868-1871 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | B (#456); 1871-1875 | ||||||||||||
| Journals; 1868-1875 | |||||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||||
| 3 | A (#457); 1868 Jan 1-1875 Jan 30 | ||||||||||||
| Cashbooks; 1868-1875 | |||||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||||
| 4 | A (#458); 1868 Jan-1869 Jul | ||||||||||||
| 5 | B (#459); 1869 Jul-1871 Aug | ||||||||||||
| 6 | C (#460); 1871 Aug-1874 Feb | ||||||||||||
| 7 | D (#461); 1874 Mar-1975 Aug | ||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous volumes; 1881-1895 | |||||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||||
| 8 | (#461 ) Boats Running Expenses; 1887-1895 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | (No Identification); 1881 Oct-1882 Dec | ||||||||||||