Creator
New York State Assembly
Title
Report of the Committee on Rail-roads on a communication from the president of the New-York and Erie Rail-Road Company, asking an investigation of the affairs of that company
Coverage
Albany
Publisher
Thurlow Weed
Date
1841
Description
New York State invested in a railroad across the “Southern Tier” to link New York and Buffalo. However, the company was soon the subject of scandal. This report from the state was the first of many investigations into the New York and Erie in the 19th Century. While the report did not find anything amiss, it was widely known the things were not right with the company.