Bobbi, New York? Possible yes, but highly unlikely considering the distance from New York to Galveston going over land, the number of weeks on the road, and the cost, and all this on the heels of a 3-4 week ocean voyage? Why it would have taken them longer to reach Texas than it took them to reach New York, Baltimore or Philadelphia. If they had indeed first landed in any of the Eastern seaports, there would have been a ship going to New Orleans for less cost and time than going by land. Ursula ___________________________________________________ There'll come a time, when you'll have no more time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbi" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:57:06 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Texas Seaport Museum Hi Kerry, One to keep in mind that usually is not thought of, is New York. The Erie Canal was completed in 1825. People were able to travel up the Hudson River to Albany, then go by way ot the canal to Buffalo. Once there they could go by way of the Great Lakes to Chicago and then go down the Mississippi. Traveling by water was cheaper and faster than traveling by land. Bobbi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Fuhrmeister" To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:00 PM Subject: [G-P-L] Texas Seaport Museum > > > > I did go to the Texas seaport Museum website after I posted my question > and the search did work but of course I didn't find my ggg-grandfather. I > wonder why? I will keep looking I guess, I know what the Declaration of > Intent says but what if it was a different port? what other ports in that > area could he have entered through in Dec of 1854? > > > > Thank you > > Kerry For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com Please visit and participate in our new forum http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Ursula, I was not saying it was probable, just that it was possible. Considering that Karl had not found the location of entry, it is something to look into. Bobbi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ursula" To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Texas Seaport Museum > Bobbi, > > New York? Possible yes, but highly unlikely considering the distance from > New York to Galveston going over land, the number of weeks on the road, > and the cost, and all this on the heels of a 3-4 week ocean voyage? Why it > would have taken them longer to reach Texas than it took them to reach New > York, Baltimore or Philadelphia. > > If they had indeed first landed in any of the Eastern seaports, there > would have been a ship going to New Orleans for less cost and time than > going by land. > > Ursula