Assorted Steamer Tickets

Name/Title

Assorted Steamer Tickets

Entry/Object ID

1984.07.07

Scope and Content

Freight tickets for steamers that stopped at Skull Run. Farmers would sell/deliver products to the steamers and sometimes people would travel on them. Other times the steamers would deliver products to Laura Carder's General Store. Most tickets (those with holes) found on an iron hook in the museum, presumably original and from Carder's store.

Acquisition

Accession

1984.07

Source or Donor

Nathan "Goff" Carder

Archive Items Details

Title

"Mattie Roberts" Steamer Ticket

Description

steamer ticket for Thomas Dewitt dated Dec. 21, 1865 for Bills Milling and Family. Total was $1.50. Was charged to Thomas Dewitt. this was the regular, Parkersburg, Pomeroy, and Gallipolis tri-weekly mail route. Mell Brown - Capt.

Creator

Thomas Dewitt, "Mattie Roberts"

Date(s) of Creation

Dec 21, 1865

Title

"Mattie Roberts" Steamer Ticket

Description

Ticket was for freight shipped for Thomas Dewitt. (plow pts) dated April 9, 1867. This was the Parkersburg, Gallipolis tri weekly mail route

Creator

Thomas Dewitt, "Mattie Roberts"

Date(s) of Creation

Apr 9, 1867

Title

"Iron Queen" Steamer Ticket

Description

Ticket for freight shipped for Dewitt's. total cost of shipment was $7.90 was on the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati line. dated 3-23-1894

Creator

Thomas Dewitt, "Iron Queen"

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 23, 1894

Title

"Iron Queen" Steamer Ticket

Description

steamer ticket on the "Iron Queen" for goods shipped for J.C. Dewitt Bros. on 1-28-1894 total cost was #1.00 this was the Cincinnati, Wheeling and Pittsburg Route.

Creator

"Iron Queen", John C Dewitt

Date(s) of Creation

Jan 28, 1894

Title

"Harry D Knox" Steamer Ticket

Description

Ticket for Dewitt to Muses Bottom from Ravenswood WV. 50¢

Creator

Thomas Dewitt, "Harry D Knox"

Title

"Harry D Knox" Steamer Ticket

Description

steamer ticket for the steam ship Harry D Knox from the regular Marietta, Parkersburg, and Ravenswood route.

Creator

"Harry D Knox"

Title

"Katie Stockdale" Steamer Ticket

Description

Cincinnati/ Pittsburgh passenger ticket. Total ticket was $8.25 left Pittsburgh every Monday at 4pm and Cincinnati every Thursday at 5pm.

Creator

"Katie Stockdale"

Title

"Wall City" Steamer Ticket

Description

Ticket to haul freight for Dewitt to ship freight. Total $1.20. This was on the regular Marietta, Parkersburg, Pomeroy, Middleport route dated 3-21-1879.

Creator

Thomas Dewitt, "Wall City"

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 21, 1879

Title

"Scotia" Steamer Ticket

Description

Pittsburg and Cincinnati ticket. Hauling 3 dozen egg cases and passengers from John Damett

Creator

"Scotia", John Damett

Title

"General Dawes" Steamer Ticket

Description

ticket for steamer. "General Dawes" to Muses Bottom which left Pittsburgh every monday morning.

Creator

"General Dawes"

Title

"Little Queen" Steamer Ticket

Description

steamer that ran the ohio - Millwood, Racine, Syracuse, Hartford, Pomeroy and Middleport - freight and passenger ships. Red ink total of ticket was $1.00

Creator

"Little Queen"

Title

"Chesapeake" Steamer Ticket

Description

Ticket for regular Parkersburg Pomeroy, Gallipolis and Huntington route steamer was the Chesapeake total cost $1.00

Creator

"Chesapeake"

Title

"Frank Preston" Steamer Ticket

Description

Steamer ticket for freight - $3.00 Oct. 1, 1886. For J.C. Dewitt this was the Ravenswood to Parkersburg Daily Route.

Creator

John C Dewitt, "Frank Preston"

Date(s) of Creation

Oct 1, 1886

Title

"Gasoline Grey Eagle" Steamer Ticket

Description

Freight ticket for boat that ran between Marietta and Ravenswood - which left Ravenswood every Tuesday, Wed., and Friday at 5pm total of ticket is $1.00 for 400# of freight.

Creator

"Gasoline Grey Eagle"

Title

"Valley Belle" Steamer Ticket

Description

Ticket from the Valley Belle dated June 9, 1897. For S.S. Begley & Co. flour and feed. total of 40¢. this was the Marietta, Middleport freight/ passenger route.

Creator

S. S. Bigley & Co., "Valley Belle"

Date(s) of Creation

Jun 9, 1897

Title

"Valley Belle" Freight Ticket

Description

ticket from the "Valley Belle" dated 6-5-1897 to Skull Run for S.S. Bigley total charge for freight was .40 - regular Marietta, Middleport route.

Creator

S. S. Bigley & Co., "Valley Belle"

Date(s) of Creation

Jun 5, 1897

Title

Freight ticket - "Hornbrook"

Description

Freight Ticket from Portland, Ohio to Skull Run, West Virginia. Ticket was for 400 lbs. Ice was sent to L.E. Carder, signed by W.E. McDade. On reverse of ticket is advertisement for Cresent Supply Co. Marietta, Ohio.

Creator

Ward Eldo McDade

Date(s) of Creation

Jun 24, 1908

Title

"Valley Belle" Freight Ticket

Description

Bill of lading from Marietta to Skull Run for Mrs. Carder(?) 4 boxes of salt.

Creator

Valley Belle Steamer

Title

"Cricket" Freight Ticket

Description

Freight Ticket on the steamer, "Cricket", for delivery of 1 skiff(?) to Laura Carder of Skull Run. Form has "Green Line" at the top. It has cross stamped on the form "Valley Belle" was possibly transferred between steamers.

Creator

Jesse P. Hughes

Date(s) of Creation

1902

Title

Shipping Tickets - 6

Description

6 various barge tickets. 1: Portsmouth to Pomeroy Packet (?) 2: Regular Marietta - Parkersburg - Middleport - Gallipolis ticket. 3: Regular Pittsburgh - Portsmouth - Cincinnati. 4: Granite State Steamer. 5: Mattie Roberts Steamer. 6: Keystone State

Creator

"Mattie Roberts", "Keystone", "Granite State"

Title

Shipping order - Keystone State Steamer

Description

Shipping order Dated 4/11/1907. Shipped barrels of oil assigned to Mrs. L.E. Carder. Shipped on the Keystone Steamer.

Creator

"Keystone"

Title

Hornbrook & Best Steam Agents - Marietta

Description

2 Bill of Lading shipments to Portland signed by Skull Run Post Master L.E. Carder dated 6/11/1908 and the second one is July 28, 1908. Both have an advertisement for Cresent Supply Co on the back.

Creator

Laura Carder

Date(s) of Creation

Jun 11, 1908 - Jul 28, 1908

Title

2 Bill of Lading - Valley Bell Steamer

Description

2 Bill of Lading for good shipped on the steamer "Valley Belle" one dated March 12, 1902. The second one no date is visible. One from Portland and one from Skull Run.

Creator

Valley Belle Steamer

Date(s) of Creation

1902

Title

Freight Ticket - W.G. Downie - Steamboat

Description

Freight bill from Portland Ohio to Skull Run - Lana E. Carder a bail of paper. Total cost 35 cents signed by H.A. McDade. Lined - Ledger form with W.G. Downie letterhead.

Creator

H.A. McDade

Date(s) of Creation

Apr 4, 1902

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thomas Dewitt

Related Places

Place

City

Millwood

County

Jackson County

State/Province

West Virginia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America