1828

January 8, 1828 - New York Evening Post (New York, New York)
A mild winter; the river is open to Albany; wood is cheap; eggs and other produce are plentiful.

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February 20, 1828 - Providence Patriot (Providence, Rhode Island)
Butter - 129 firkins North River Butter, just landed from sloop Superior, or sale by Daniel Arnold, 12 West Water St.

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June 20, 1828 - American (New York, New York)
A cow was landed from a sloop on the west side of the city on Wednesday afternoon, which by some accident had fallen overboard. Shortly afterwards, she broke away from those who had charge of her, and ran furiously through the streets, exhibiting unequivocal signs of madness. Many persons were attacked by her and much hurt. In Mott Street a man and a child were seriously injured and one woman, we learn, was killed. All attempts to retrain the cow proved abortive, until a fine, large bull dog, the property of one of our butchers, was produced. He attacked her most heroically and soon pinned her by the muzzle to the ground, where he held her resolutely until she was secured by ropes, when she was easily carried off and prevented from doing any further mischief. - Gaz.

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James Stuart.  Three Years in North America.   Vol. 2.   Edinburgh, 1833. 1828-08-00 -- Three Years in North America.  James Stuart.  Vol. 2.  sloops
​p. 550    The sailing vessels on the Hudson are extremely beautiful.  They have no foresail, -- merely a jib and main-sheet, bleached as white as a table-cloth, by the sun.

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December 30, 1828 - Saratoga Sentinel
The navigation of the Hudson river closed as low down as the city of Hudson, last week.