Creator
New York Common Council
Title
Report of the Joint Special Committee on the Communication from His Honor the Mayor, Relative to the New York and Albany Rail Road
Coverage
New York
Publisher
Bryant and Boggs
Date
1840
Description
New York was benefiting from the transportation of goods to and from the Erie Canal and later Mohawk and Hudson Railroad via the Hudson River, but soon competition from seaports with direct rail access forced the city’s hand. This document is an 1840 report on the city’s need to support this project to help maintain its status as the major commercial port of the United States.