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From: Kathy <>
Subject: Re: [TSL] Erie Canal
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:00:51 -0400
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Sandra J Hawley wrote:
> Are there any Erie Canal passenger lists?

Beginning in 1820 the U.S. federal government began to regulate
passenger ships arriving in U.S. ports, requiring that they keep
passenger lists, in part to alleviate overcrowding. This is why
passenger lists for travel from Europe were created. The federal
government has no authority to regulate intra-state travel, so those
regulations did not apply to the Erie Canal. New York State required
Erie Canal passenger lists from 1827 to 1829, and those are available at
the New York State Archives:
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_trans_recrds_list.shtml

Good luck!
Kathy

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