Finding aid for the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company Ledger Book
Title:
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company Ledger Book
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company
Dates:
1889-1890
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company operated the docks at the Lake Erie terminus of the Erie Railroad in Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth century. The collection consists of one ledger book chronicling the work done and pay remitted to various laborers, carpenters, and foremen in 1889 and early 1890.
Identification:
MS 5290
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

History of the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company

The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company operated the docks at the Lake Erie terminus of the Erie Railroad in Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth century.

Scope and Content

The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company Ledger Book, 1889-1890, consists of one ledger book chronicling the work done by and pay remitted to various laborers, carpenters and foremen in 1889 and early 1890.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of shipping, commerce, and labor on the Great Lakes in the nineteenth century, as well as labor history in Cleveland, Ohio. Many names are Irish so the ledger may also be of interest to researchers and genealogists interested in Irish American history and the Irish immigrant community in Cleveland.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection has been retained in original order and consists of one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Great Lakes -- Commerce
Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 19th century
Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Labor -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 19th century
Shipping -- Great Lakes

Organizations/Corporations:

Erie Railroad Company

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 5290 New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company Ledger Book, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Edward Campbell in 2000.

Processing Information

Processed by Christine Borne in 2014.