The Alleganian, a Cumberland newspaper, in 1878 included a regular feature, The Canal Trade. William Bauman has transcribed the lists of boats, captains, cargo etc mentioned in those stories.
The Alleganian, a Cumberland newspaper, during the 1878 time period included a regular feature - The Canal Trade. William Bauman has transcribed these articles. Until the boating season began the articles deal mostly with the political events affecting the canal, but in April the news included captains, cargo, freshets and all matters relating to the canal trade.
This ledger contains the boats registered in January, 1878.
The list of captains and owners includes women and African Americans. William Bauman who transcribed the list noted that by the time the boating season got underway, the boat captain listed in the Boat Register created Jan 1, 1878, was not necessarily the boat captain listed later in The Alleganian, the Cumberland newspaper.
As Unrau noted: