Passage Contracts & Tickets - Second Class

All Second Class 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.

1897 Steamship Ticket Memorandum (Ticket Receipt) for a Prepaid Second Cabin passage on the American Line Steamship St. Louis for Passenger R. L. Laplace. The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives also has the passenger list for the voyage this ticket was purchased for.

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

1897-10-02 Prepaid Memorandum - Southampton to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 2 October 1897
Steamship Line: American Line
Steamship: SS St. Louis
Route: Southampton to New York
Ticket Type: Prepaid Memorandum
Voyage Class: Second Cabin
Name on Contract: Mr. J. L. Laplace
Etnicity of Passenger(s): British
Contract Terms: Limited - First part of round-trip ticket
Cost of Ticket: $49.10 / $1,580.00 in 2020 USD
Note: Passenger was on board the 2 October 1897 voyage of the Steamship St. Louis from Southampton to New York

This receipt was prepared by the ticket agent and represent the left side of the prepaid steamship passage contract that would have been forwarded to the immigrants named in the contract.

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

1898-11-11 Prepaid Memorandum - Eastward from New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 11 November 1898
Steamship Line: American Line
Steamship: Not Stated
Route: Eastward from New York
Ticket Type: Prepaid Memorandum
Voyage Class: Second Cabin
Name on Contract: Lloyd E. Brown and Leslie D. Brown
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Not Stated
Cost of Ticket: $88.00 / $2,830.00 in 2020 USD

Issued by the New York Office of the Anchor Line Steamships Company, this Second Cabin Steamship Ticket receipt was purchased by Jessie Clerihew for a voyage on the SS California on 18 May, 1912 from New York to Glasgow, Scotland.

Inbound Passenger Records for Jessie M. Clerihew and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations are included.

1912-05-06 Passage Receipt - New York to Glasgow

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 6 May 1912 / 18 May 1912
Steamship Line: Anchor Line Steamships Company
Steamship: SS California
Route: New York to Glasgow
Ticket Type: Passage Receipt
Voyage Class: Second Class
Name on Contract: Jessie M. Clerihew
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Scottish
Contract Terms: Not Stated
Cost of Ticket: $50.00 / $1,380.00 USD in 2020

Agent's Receipt and Record of a Second Cabin Steamship Ticket for an Eastbound voyage on the new Cunard Laconia from Boston to Liverpool, England.

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

1912-06-03 Agent's Receipt and Record - Boston to Liverpool

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 3 June 1912 / 25 June 1912
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Steamship: SS Laconia
Route: Boston to Liverpool
Ticket Type: Agent's Receipt and Record
Voyage Class: Second Cabin
Name on Contract: James Bartholomew
Etnicity of Passenger(s): British?
Contract Terms: Not Stated
Cost of Ticket: $52.50 / $1,450.00 USD in 2020

Westbound Steamship Ticket Order from the Donaldson Line for Second Cabin Passenger Miss Ruth Immel, departing on the SS Cassandra from Glasgow to Montreal.

Includes List of Border Crossings from Canada to the United States and Relative Cost of Passage Ticket in Today's Currency Value calculations.

1914-07-08 Agent's Record - Glasgow to Montreal

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 8 July 1914 / 29 August 1914
Steamship Line: Donaldson Line
Steamship: SS Cassandra
Route: Glasgow to Montreal
Ticket Type: Agent's Record
Voyage Class: Second Cabin
Name on Contract: Miss Ruth Immel
Etnicity of Passenger(s): American
Contract Terms: Not Stated
Cost of Ticket: $47.60 / $1,270.00 USD in 2020

Very rare prepaid certificate for a second class Steamship Ticket on the RMS Reliance of RMSP. The passage for the 18 year old German immigrant girl was paid for by a relative.

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

1923-01-27 Prepaid Certificate - Hamburg to St. Louis via New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 27 January 1923 / October 1925
Steamship Line: Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSP)
Steamship: SS Reliance
Route: Hamburg to St. Louis via New York
Ticket Type: Prepaid Certificate
Voyage Class: Second Class
Name on Contract: Frieda Mayer
Etnicity of Passenger(s): German
Contract Terms: Limited, Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $198.56 / $3,010.00 USD in 2020

Prepaid Steamship Ticket for Janina Kozlowsk, a 13 Year-Old Polish Immigrant girl traveling from Antwerp to New York on the SS Zeeland who arrived in New York on 10 November 1923.

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

1923-12-11 Prepaid Purchaser's Receipt - Antwerp to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 11 December 1923 / Nov 1923
Steamship Line: United States Lines/Red Star Line
Steamship: SS Zeeland
Route: Antwerp to New York
Ticket Type: Prepaid Purchaser's Receipt
Voyage Class: Second Class
Name on Contract: Janina Kozlowski
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Polish
Contract Terms: Transcribed
Cost of Ticket: $164.56 / $2,500.00 USD in 2020

Italian Immigrant was one of the 4,000 Quota immigrants from Italy in 1928 under the Immigration Act of 1924. The contract is stamped "Quota" in large letters. Second Class passage contract from Naples to New York on the SS Roma of the Navigazione Generale Italiana Line.

1928-09-18 Passage Contract (Quota) - Naples to New York

Date of Purchase / Voyage: 18 September 1928
Steamship Line: Navigazione Generale Italiana
Steamship: SS Roma
Route: Naples to New York
Ticket Type: Passage Contract (Quota)
Voyage Class: Second Class
Name on Contract: Illegible
Etnicity of Passenger(s): Italian
Contract Terms: Not Translated
Cost of Ticket: Not Stated

Economical Second Class Ticket from Naples, Italy to New York Berth Cabin 776, berth 3 on the SS Conte Biancamano sailing from Naples on 25 October 1930 for passenger Salvatore Milluzzo.

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

1930-10-25 Voyage Contract - Naples to New York