Hi, Are there any Erie Canal passenger lists? Thanks, Sandy

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