Miscellany, 1782-1860.

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Miscellany, 1782-1860.

Collection consists of a pass issued to David Concklin to use the Brooklyn Ferry to New York City, 1782; and an agreement by which the Brooklyn Ferry Company purchased land, boats, licenses, and other rights of the Long Island Ferry Company.

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Brooklyn Ferry Company.

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The Brooklyn Ferry Company was organized in 1839, bought out Fulton and South Street Ferries, and declined ca. 1877 when it was known as the Union Ferry Company of Brooklyn. From the description of Miscellany, 1782-1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155460053 ...

Long Island Ferry Company.

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Union Ferry Company (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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The first steam ferry to provide service across the East River between Brooklyn and New York City was the Fulton Ferry, which officially opened in 1814 and connected the two Fulton Streets on either side of the River. Other early steam ferries between Brooklyn and New York included the South Ferry, which opened in 1836 and connected Atlantic Street in Brooklyn to New York's Whitehall Street, and the Hamilton Ferry, which opened in 1846 and connected Hamilton Avenue in Brooklyn to th...

Concklin, David.

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