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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04699 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1821 |
| Title | Dr Cornelius Vanderbilt in account with Steamboat Bellona |
| Date | 1 February - 1 April 1821 |
| Author | Vanderbilt, Cornelius (1794-1877) |
| Additional authors | Gibbons, Thomas (1757-1826) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | A list of the charges incurred running the ship during February and April 1821. Signed by Vanderbilt, who was the ship's captain, and Gibbons, who owned the steamboat. |
| Subjects | Steamboat Transportation Finance Commerce |
| People | Vanderbilt, Cornelius (1794-1877) Gibbons, Thomas (1757-1826) |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Cornelius Vanderbilt worked as a captain on one of Gibbons steamboats from 1818 until 1829, and later went on to become one of America's greatest railroad magnates. Thomas Gibbons owned a number of steamboats that operated between New York and New Jersey. Gibbons challenged the right of another man, Ogden, to have a monopoly on these water lanes, and in 1824 he won his case in the Supreme Court. The case of Gibbons v. Ogden would later prove to be one of the most significant decisions the court ever made. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |