“A Revolution in Travelling”: The Steamboat Letters of the Torrance family, 1831-1848

Publication
The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Oct 2011, p. 359-376
Description
Creator
Fisher, Rob, Author
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Articles
Description
The Torrance family's correspondence in the collection of papers by Robert M. Powell and his family at Library and Archives Canada must be recognized for his discussion of the steamboats of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes in the 1830s and 1840s. This recently discovered cache of letters sheds new light on the beginnings of steam navigation on the St. Lawrence, indicating the great interest and involvement of this family in the technological and commercial aspects of this revolutionary development. The author transcribed the most significant parts of the correspondence and places these excerpts in context by referring to a range of previously published sources.
Date of Publication
Oct 2011
Date Of Event
1831-48
Subject(s)
Steamboats
Ontario (steamboat)
Great Britain (steamboat)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Montréal
    Quebec, Canada
    Latitude: 45.50884 Longitude: -73.58781
  • New York City
    New York, United States
    Latitude: 40.71427 Longitude: -74.00597
Copyright Statement
Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rights holder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Copyright Holder
Canadian Nautical Research Society
Recommended Citation
The Northern Mariner/le marin du nord, XXI No. 4, (October 2011), 359-376
Contact
Canadian Nautical Research Society

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“A Revolution in Travelling”: The Steamboat Letters of the Torrance family, 1831-1848


The Torrance family's correspondence in the collection of papers by Robert M. Powell and his family at Library and Archives Canada must be recognized for his discussion of the steamboats of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes in the 1830s and 1840s. This recently discovered cache of letters sheds new light on the beginnings of steam navigation on the St. Lawrence, indicating the great interest and involvement of this family in the technological and commercial aspects of this revolutionary development. The author transcribed the most significant parts of the correspondence and places these excerpts in context by referring to a range of previously published sources.