Broadside - For Albany. Passage $1 --- Meals Extra. Steam-Boat Fanny, Capt. R. Benson, Will Tow, Lake, Or Other Boats, To Albany, Or Intermediate Places --- For Freight Or Passage, Apply To The Captain On Board

BRADBURY, WILLIAM [PRINTER]

Publication: Printed by Wm, Bradbury, 1834, New York

First edition. 12 1/2" x 8" pictorial broadside with a woodcut design of the FANNY, a side-wheeler. "The FANNY , a staunchly built little sidewheeler, was constructed for Captain John Douglas and associates, of Connecticut and New York. The first enrollment was made at the New York Custom House April 27th 1825. Its first run was between New York and Norwich and for several years while on this run had the NEW LONDON as consort until that steamboat was sold to the Troy Steamboat Company for operation on the Hudson. FANNY operated on this route steadily for the next five years except for occasional excursions to Fisher's Island and Block Island. On October 1830, during a heavy fog, the FANNY ran on Holmes Reef while passing through Hell Gate and sank. She was raised, reconditioned and, the following year sold to Elijah Peck of Oyster Bay, Long Island who placed her on the Boston - Nahant run. A short time later Curtis Peck and Charles Hoyt became the owners of FANNY and ran her on various routes along Long Island Sound. The year 1835 found Isaac Newton and associates as owners at which time the steamboat made her appearance on the Hudson. Soon after this FANNY was purchased by David and Captain Jacob Tremper and was the first steamboat acquired by Captain Tremper and formed the nucleus of his fleet of steamboats. The Captain operated FANNY personally, placing her on the New York - Roundout- Marlboro and Milton run for several years. The latter two towns are small communities a few miles below Poughkeepsie, also on the west bank of the Hudson. The little sidewheeler did a flourishing business but after several years, due to age, was replaced by the EMERALD which, although built in 1826, still had a few more years of use in her. FANNY'S last owner was Robert J. Vandewater, who sailed the vessel South and enrolled her in Apalachiola, Florida, giving as commander, Captain Hezekiah Nash. The final document was surrendered January 5th, 1844, with the simple epitaph "burned with fire." Additional comments on this broadside tell us that the Fanny "leaves New York on (a specified date) at 5 o'clock afternoon, foot of Broad-street, White Hall Slip." Not found in American Imprints, and Not found in OCLC. Fine copy suitable for framing.

Inventory Number: 49690