 On the morning of August 1st, 1807, it left New York City and reached Albany 32 and a half hours later. Quick. That's pretty quick. Averaged four and a half miles an hour. So he accomplished their goal there. Bingo. And slightly exceeded it, which is always the goal. You want to get right over that line. So the provisional monopoly of steamboat navigation in New York waters was now the property of Livingston and Fulton.