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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Title, Analytic | Contract for a steamship journey from Switzerland to America, 1866 (no imbeciles or passengers with only one eye accepted) |
| Journal Title | Der Blumenbaum, Sacramento German Genealogy Society |
| Date of Publication | Oct./Nov./Dec. 2000 |
| Volume ID | 18 |
| Issue ID | 2 |
| Location in Work | 56-58 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 1063-8849 |
| Abstract | A four-page 1866 contract is transcribed here, between a Swiss shipping company (Jean Stoessel & Company) and the family of Jakob Meier from Eglisau, Switzerland. Transport was from Buelach, Switzerland to New York via Basel and Havre, France. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Emigration and immigration (Europe-US)/ Switzerland/ Atlantic crossing |