Scope and Content Note
Proprietors of freight boats carrying passengers entered into an agreement with the Commissioners of the Canal Fund to pay 1.3 cents per mile for each boat operated upon the canals.
Each document gives: name of proprietor; name of boat line; registered name and hailing pace of each boat in the line; proprietor's signature; and date. Legislation of 1827 provided for commutation of tolls upon passengers.
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