Black Ball Line Passenger Ticket and Historical Documents Archives
The Black Ball Line operated one of the first Sail / Steam powered packet ships that offered regular passenger service between the ports of Liverpool, England and New York beginning in 1818. The service later expanded to include Boston and Philadelphia twice each month. Their reputation was for fast ships, excellent seamanship and often brutal treatment of low ranking seaman. By the 1880s, all of the packet ships were removed from regular passenger service and Black Ball Line faded into history.
Contracts for Passage
- 1859-03-16 Passenger Ticket for U.S. Packet Ship Yorkshire, New York to Bremen, Germany
Black Ball Line was owned by C. H. Marshall & Co. and served the North Atlantic trade.
