Eagle_, as an
old time reminiscence:

=To Poughkeepsie from New York in Seventeen Hours.=

--The first steamboat on the Hudson River passed Poughkeepsie
August 17th, 1807, and in June, 1808, the owners of the boat
caused the following advertisement to be published in prominent
papers along the river:

=STEAMBOAT.=

FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC.

The Steamboat will leave New York for Albany every Saturday
afternoon exactly at 6 o'clock, and will pass:

West Point, about 4 o'clock Sunday morning.
Newburgh, 7 o'clock Sunday morning.
Poughkeepsie, 11 o'clock Sunday morning.
Esopus, 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Red Hook, 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Catskill, 7 o'clock in the afternoon.
Hudson, 8 o'clock in the evening.

She will leave Albany for New York every Wednesday morning exactly
at 8 o'clock, and pass:

Hudson, about 3 in the afternoon.
Esopus, 8 in the evening.
Poughkeepsie, 12 at night.
Newburgh, 4 Thursday morning.
West Point, 7 Thursday morning.

As the time at which the boat may arrive at the different places
above mentioned may vary an hour, more or less, according to the
advantage or disadvantage of wind and tide, those who wish to
come on board will see the necessity of being on the spot an hour
before the time. Persons wishing to come on board from any other
landing than these here specified can calculate the time the boat
will pass and be ready on her arrival. Innkeepers or boatmen who
bring passengers on board or take them ashore from any part of the
river will be allowed one shilling for each person.

PRICES OF PASSAGE--FROM NEW YORK.

To West Point $2 30
To Newburgh 3 00
To Poughkeepsie 3 50
To Esopus 4 00
To Red Hook 4 50
To Hudson 5 00
To Albany 7 00

FROM ALBANY.

To Hudson $2 00
To Red Hook 3 00
To Esopus 3 50
To Poughkeepsie 4 00
To Newburgh and West Point 4 50
To New York 7 00

All other passengers are to pay at the rate of one dollar for
every twenty miles, and a half dollar for every meal they may eat.

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