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7.2 TRANSPORT AND POSTAL SERVICES 1845-1860

TRANSATLANTIC SHIPS AND MAIL

Btack Balt L in e w ith i t t & atttouting t h ip t gave a
p e rio d . 'V o r k th ir e ' wat th e & a t t e t t o & th e packet & in 1844-1862
when th e ’ w e n t m i t t i n g ’ . SS ’ A d r i a t i c ' b u ilt in 1857 wat wooden h u ll th e
made one c ro ttin g &or th e C o lt in t L in e & con tin u ed in L in e u n tit 1864.

28U SA

SS 'Adriat
( ’ G s U £ £ ’ )

Yorkshire
Black Ball Line
packet ship,
circa 1850
1 GsuL&Jl * t o ptie.ve.nt
tie u b e . A p p tte d t o Aome
USA l * * u e * 1 8 6 7 -7 0 .
S e e n friom b a c k .
Uriuaed Po A
SS ’W athington’ wat wooden paddte tteameA in 1847-57 £oA Ocean Steam
N avigation Co. w hich had a Government C o n tra ct to ca rry ' d o t e d M between New &
Bremen. The co n tra ct d e fin e d th e t p t i t in th e p o tta t charge pa id between th e USA &
Bremen & th e a d d itio n a t p o tta t &eetdue to o th e r c o u n tr ie t i t went beyond Bremen.

mi 'pe>i S t e a m e 't Wa4 lung-ton'; Red cdi NEW VORK, 19.APR - givei 1S51 yeah
Black 'PART PAW - postage paid in NV to Bumen but not begond.
Red 'AMERICA/ (IBER BREMEN'; othel walking!) awount to 19 postage due.
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