One Class and Other Passage Contracts and Tickets

All One Class and Other Passage Contracts & Tickets available at the GG Archives. These unique contracts represent primary source documents of the voyage of many immigrants. Our collection includes a variety of types and classes and provides an invaluable account of the cost of passage.

This is an 1859 Ticket for Passage on the Black Ball Line Packet Ship Yorkshire for Nicholas Fish, a Famous American (1846-1902) and famous american family.

Includes photograph of the Hon. Nicholas Fish II that dates from circa 1882, taken after he left his post as Minister of Switzerland.

1859-03-16 Passage Contract - New York to Bremen

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 16 March 1859
Steamship Line: Black Ball Line
Steamship: Packet Ship "Yorkshire"
Route: New York to Bremen
Ticket Type: Passage Contract
Voyage Class: Unknown
Name on Contract: Nicholas Fish
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Not Stated

Certificate for Passage of Mrs. Andrew Fair from Glasgow to New York. Mrs. Fair, 67, arrived in New York on 11 June 1873 on board the Anchor Line SS Columbia.

Includes Images of Original Passenger Manifest used for immigrants arriving at Castle Garden.

1873-04-29 Passage Certificate - Glasgow To New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 29 May 1873
Steamship Line: Anchor Line
Steamship: SS Columbia
Route: Glasgow To New York
Ticket Type: Passage Certificate
Voyage Class: Unknown
Name on Contract: Mrs. Andrew Fair
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Limited
Cost of Ticket: Not Stated

In this case, based on the transciption of the Passenger Manifest, Jens Julius Skafte was a Norwegian immigrant who had settled in Albert Lea, Minnesota and was returning to the United States from Scandinavia.

Includes arrival record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1905-03-11 Passage Contract - Copenhagen to Boston

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 11 March 1905 / 6 April 1905
Steamship Line: Cunard Steam Ship Company, Limited
Steamship: RMS Ivernia
Route: Copenhagen to Albert Lea, MN via Liverpool and Boston
Ticket Type: Passage Contract
Voyage Class: Not Stated
Name on Contract: Jens Julius Skafte
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Norwegian
Contract Terms: Limited Translated from Danish
Cost of Ticket: 218.20 DKK / $1,760.00 USD in 2020

Rare Deck Class Steamship Ticket of the Union Castle Line for passage from Port Said to Delogoa Bay on the RMS Dunvegan Castle dated 15 November 1912.

Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1912-11-15 Counterpart Passage Receipt - Port Said to Delagoa Bay

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 15 November 1912
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co.
Steamship: RMS Dunvegan Castle
Route: Port Said to Delagoa Bay
Ticket Type: Counterpart Passage Receipt
Voyage Class: Deck Class
Name on Contract: Mr. S. Peroganakis
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Unknown
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: £11 - 0s - 0d / £1,113.00 GBP in 2020

Passage Contract for Passage for Mr. Frauk L. Pfeuffer on the SS Werra of Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, Departing from Havana for Galveston Dated 30 May 1933.

Passage Contract - SS Werra - 30 May 1933

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 30 May 1933
Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen
Steamship: SS Werra
Route: Havana to Galveston
Ticket Type: Contract for Passage
Voyage Class: Unknown
Name on Contract: Mr. Frauk L. Pfeuffer
Etnicity of Passenger(s): German
Contract Terms: Not Translated / Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: Not Stated

Passenger's Receipt and Contract for passage on the SS Excambion of the American Export Lines for a voyage departing from New York to Naples on 18 January 1938 for an American adult woman.

Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1938-01-18 Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations - New York to Naples

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 6 January 1938 / 18 January 1938
Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Steamship: SS Excambion
Route: New York to Naples
Ticket Type: Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations
Voyage Class: One Class Accommodations Only — First Class
Name on Contract: Mrs. F. Garner Bishop
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $169.00 / $3,100.00 USD in 2020

Passenger's Receipt and Contract for passage on the SS Excalibur of the American Export Lines for a voyage departing from Genoa to New York on 18 March 1938 for an American adult woman.

Includes Arrival Record and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1938-03-18 Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations - Genoa to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 18 March 1938
Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Steamship: SS Excalibur
Route: Genoa to New York
Ticket Type: Passenger's Receipt Forward Reservations
Voyage Class: One Class Accommodations Only — First Class
Name on Contract: Mrs. F. Gardner Bishop
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $164.00 / $3,010.00 USD in 2020

Passage Receipt and transportation contract for passage on the SS Vulcania of the Italia Line sailing 1 May 1948 from Alexandria to New York for a 24-year-old American male from Dallas, Texas.

Includes Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1948-04-27 Passage Contract - Alexandria to New York