Steamboats on the Hudson: An American Saga

Two Bobs, Three Johns, Three Jims, a Nick, an Aaron, a Tom and a Boat

• Introduction
• Battle of the Booklets (1)
• Battle in the Legislature
• • 1787
  • 1798
  • 1803
  • 1807
  • 1808
  • 1811
• Battle in the Newspapers
• Battle of the Booklets (2)
• Battle in the Courts
• Competition
• The Golden Age

• The Contenders
• Timeline
• Research at NYSL
• Site Index

The Fight: New York State Laws

Chapter 200 of the Laws of 1811, passed April 19, 1811, provided for the "more effectual inforcement [sic] of the provisions contained in" Chapter 225 of the Laws of 1808.

Laws of 1811, Chapter 200.

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