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

Laws of 1808, Chapter 225

Chapter 225 of the Laws of 1808, passed April 11, 1808, extended the steamboat monopoly in New York State awarded to Livingston, now in conjunction with Robert Fulton, and established penalties for anyone else who put steamboats in New York State waters or damaged Livingston-Fulton steamboats.

Laws of 1808, Chapter 225

(Transcript of Laws of 1808, Chapter 225)

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